05/24/2019: A explosive-laden drone detonated targeting an NGO in Shib Koh district, Farah, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2019: Assailants looted and set fire to an unknown number of residences belonging to members of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) in Tewar, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks on houses in Sangcharak district on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2019: An explosive device detonated near a market in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of at least nine related attacks in Nangarhar on this date. At least 123 people were injured across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/02/2019: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia outpost in Saray Andkhoy, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including three militia members and four civilians, were killed and another two militia members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/10/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Chamkani district, Paktia, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/03/2019: An explosives-laden bike detonated in Third Police District, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and three other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Bizgak, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed and seven officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/15/2019: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and four other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/27/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle driven by suicide bombers was identified and safely seized by security forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2019: Assailants abducted Qari Gholam Rasul in Nawabad, Herat, Afghanistan. Rasul, a Herat Religious Scholars' Council member and imam at a mosque, was killed and his body was discovered the following day, on October 21, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/01/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Sang-e-Toda, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. One local police officer was killed and two others were wounded in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/05/2019: Assailants opened fire on Ghulam Rahman in Yosuf Khel district, Paktika, Afghanistan. Rahman, the labor and social affairs department director, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2019: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated near a mosque and voter registration center in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Six people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/17/2019: An explosive device detonated in Mamand Bagh, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and another civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/01/2019: Assailants attacked Afghan forces in Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three soldiers and one police officer, were killed and three other people were injured in the attack. This was one of three attacks targeting security forces in Badghis on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2019: Assailants attacked a taxi driver in Khwaja Pesta, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The taxi driver was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/21/2019: Assailants attacked a local police outpost in Abdul Rahim, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed and another officer was injured in the incident. This was one of two similar attacks in Balkh on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/26/2019: An assailant opened fire on a passenger bus along the Kabul-Parwan highway in Kabul, Afghanistan. An Afghan National Army (ANA) commander and an engineer were killed and two other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/18/2019: Assailants opened fire on army checkpoints in Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed, two assailants were injured, and one assailant was arrested in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/16/2019: Assailants opened fire on federal prosecutors in Qarabagh district, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least two prosecutors were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the National Directorate of Security (NDS) headquarters in Sash Darak, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including a United States soldier and a Romanian soldier, were killed and 42 other people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2019: An explosive device planted on a vehicle detonated under a bridge in Koti Sangi, Kabul, Afghanistan. The driver of the vehicle, retired Ministry of the Interior Colonel Mia Gharib, was killed and one civilian was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian minibus in Bahrami Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least ten civilians were killed and six others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/10/2019: A grenade detonated targeting children in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. One child was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2019: Assailants threw two hand grenades targeting a military vehicle at the Abdul Haq Square in the 9th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. One person was killed and six others were injured in the blast. The victims included soldiers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near the Baghlan University entrance gate in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2019: Assailants threw hand grenades and opened fire on a police checkpoint in the 7th Police District , Kabul, Afghanistan. At least five people, including two assailants and three police officers, were killed and another five people, including two assailants and three police officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2019: Assailants opened fire on security checkpoints in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and another five people, including three assailants and two soldiers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/14/2019: An explosive device detonated at a bazaar in Soki, Kunar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and 12 civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2019: Assailants attacked a police vehicle on Highway A76 in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Jawzjan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/29/2019: Assailants opened fire and killed a retired Afghan army officer in Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2019: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Farah, Afghanistan. At least 23 assailants were killed and 44 assailants were injured in ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/29/2019: Assailants attacked a police bus in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/27/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Timorak, Balkh, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed and seven others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/12/2019: Assailants shot and killed two civilians in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/17/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a motorcycle in Juee, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2019: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and four other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2019: Assailants opened fire on family members of pro-government militia members in Yangi Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the assault. This was one of two related attacks in Khwaja Sabz Posh district on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
09/28/2019: Assailants attacked the police headquarters and other government buildings in Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 10 police officers were killed and nine other officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2019: An explosive device detonated near a police checkpoint targeting first responders at the scene of an earlier attack in the 4th police district of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Jalalabad on this day. Three people were killed and 19 others were injured across both blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/05/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an Interior Ministry vehicle on Asamayi road in 2nd Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. One Interior Ministry Staff College official was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2019: Assailants opened fire on an unknown number of military posts in Pusht Rod district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 17 people, including 16 assailants and one soldier, were killed and 23 others, including 21 assailants and two soldiers, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Taliban was responsible for the attack.
07/10/2019: Assailants attacked pro-government militia members in Gola, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least one commander was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/10/2019: An explosive device detonated in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/08/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan Army outpost in Naw Dara, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and another two soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/02/2019: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia outpost in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Five militia members were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Kunduz on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/07/2019: Assailants ambushed the vehicle of Mohammad Khan Ahmad, e Special Operations Forces commander, in Khwaja Sikandar, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least four people, including Ahmadi, were killed and three others were injured in the attack. Two members of the Ahmadi's family were abducted in the attack; one was killed and the whereabouts of the other is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2019: Assailants attacked pro-government militia members in Kishindih district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Two militia members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/19/2019: An explosive device detonated near a market in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of at least nine related attacks in Nangarhar on this date. At least 123 people were injured across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/26/2019: Assailants opened fire on special task force soldiers in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near the vehicle of a health director in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least three people killed and three other people, including the health department head and two employees, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Surkh Sang, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of three incidents that occurred in Argahandab district on this day. At least 14 police officers were killed and four officers were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/19/2019: Assailants fired rockets targeting civilians in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sang-e Haidar Biag, Daykundi, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkpoints in Kejran on this date. At least 7-8 police officers were killed and 16-17 officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants opened fire on a National Directorate for Security (NDS) base in Maydan Shahr district, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least 129 people, including three assailants, were killed and 54 people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2019: Assailants attacked a police post in Kotal Chichal, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of three related attacks targeting posts in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district on this date. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/16/2019: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Chahar Asyab district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
02/02/2019: An explosive device attached to a rickshaw detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2019: Assailants attacked Khel Guli military base in Dawlatabad district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and three others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/01/2019: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Shor Tepa district, Balkh, Afghanistan. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, at least 11 police officers were killed and 13 other officers were abducted in the incident. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/30/2019: Assailants attacked Egizak, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks in Sari Pul on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants fired rockets targeting Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were two people wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2019: Assailants attacked Dewar-e-Madan area of Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks in Puli Khumri on this date. At least nine people, including three assailants, four security personnel, and two civilians, were killed while another 38 people, including five assailants, were injured across this and another attack in Dewar-e-Madan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/13/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Giro district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of seven similar incidents in Ghazni on the same day. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across all seven events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/29/2019: Assailants attempted to abduct a soldier in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Police intervened, stopping the abduction. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/10/2019: Assailants opened fire on security posts in Topkhana, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on security posts in Sari Pul on this date. At least eight people, including one police officer and seven assailants, were killed and 13 assailants were injured across all three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2019: Assailants attacked Wali Muhammadi Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three other police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2019: Assailants attacked a military post in Shewan, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 21 people, including 20 assailants and one soldier, was killed and 18 assailants and another 23 people, including 18 assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2019: Assailants attacked security reinforcements responding to previous incidents in Chahar Tot, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on security forces in Chahar Tot on this day. Seven people were killed and six other people were abducted across the three attacks. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/03/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Alowzi, Logar, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and one police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2019: A mortar shell detonated targeting civilians in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2019: Assailants attacked local and national police outposts in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including ten assailants, were killed and 22 other people, including the district governor, the National Directorate of Security director, and 15 assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/20/2019: Assailants set fire to the Shaid Banafsha Girl's School in Farah, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints and five villages in Ishkamish district, Takhar, Afghanistan. The outcome of these attacks is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/29/2019: Assailants fired rockets at Mangajek district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/12/2019: Assailants fired a mortar at a house in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were killed and eight civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/12/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting security forces responding to an attack in Asyab, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Badghis on this date. At least three soldiers were killed and one was injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/09/2019: Assailants attacked the police headquarters in Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including six police officers and 10 assailants were killed while 20 people, including 10 officers and 10 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2019: An explosive device detonated near a police headquarters in Kandahar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/09/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Arghandab district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of four outposts attacked in the Arghandab district on this date. At least 23 people, including 18 assailants and five Afghan soldiers, were killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to the Taliban.
07/10/2019: Assailants opened fire on two Afghan Major Crimes Task Force prosecutors in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Both prosecutors were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2019: Assailants attempted to ambush a convoy of Afghan troops and supplies in Faizabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least four security personnel and 20 assailants were killed and two security personnel and 13 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, 15 explosive devices were discovered and safely defused by the security convoy. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan commando vehicle transporting ballot boxes in Khawaja Etoop, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two commandos were killed and three other commandos were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2019: Assailants attacked police outposts in Surkhsang, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two police officers and seven assailants were killed while three officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/11/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost along the Sari Pul Jawzjan Highway in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/18/2019: Assailants attacked and killed a National Directorate of Security (NDS) member in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks on military bases in Chashma Sher on this day. At least 16 people, including ten assailants and six soldiers, were killed and four other soldiers were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Char Tut, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on security forces in Chahar Tot on this day. Seven people were killed and six other people were abducted across the three attacks. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Aybak, Samangan, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/09/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in the district on this day. At least eight assailants and six police officers were killed and six police officers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/13/2019: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Miyan Joy, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two Romanian soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2019: Assailants opened fire on police checkpoints in Khwaja Baha Wuddin district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least eight security personnel, including soldiers and police officers, were killed while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/25/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an uprising commander's vehicle in Ruyi Du Ab district, Samangan, Afghanistan. The commander was killed and three other uprising members were injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks in Samangan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Omaki, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least three militia members were killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/09/2019: Assailants attacked Mardyan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. This was one of two similar attacks targeting Jawzjan on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2019: An explosive device detonated during evening prayers at the Mohammadiya mosque in Khak-e-Ghariban, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and 20 others were wounded in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Bodana Qala, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two people, including one soldier and one police officer, were killed and three other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/29/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Tapa-e-Akhtar, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least five soldiers were killed and eight other soldiers were abducted in the incident. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2019: Assailants abducted 60 truck drivers in Dara-i-Sufi Bala district, Samangan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/05/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Sayed Noor Abbas, a senior commander of the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS), in Bihsud district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two people, including Abbas and his bodyguard, were killed and six civilians were wounded in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2019: Assailants attacked Syed Jalal checkpoint in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of seven similar incidents in Ghazni on the same day. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across all seven events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/05/2019: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in the 6th police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2019: Assailants attacked the Governor's office in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks that occurred in the district on this day. One police officer was killed and three others were wounded across the incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/26/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Dehandara, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 18 people, including seven public protection officers and 11 assailants, were killed and 9 other people, including four other public protection officers and five other assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Panjshir, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and four officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Jar Quduq, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including four assailants, two police officers, and one civilian, were killed and another civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/05/2019: Assailants set fire to Aaq Tepa girls's school in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2019: Assailants attacked Dahshatan, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Balkh on this date. At least twenty-nine assailants and several soldiers were killed and eight other soldiers were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2019: Assailants attacked Sorkh Gonbad, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Balkh on this date. At least twenty-nine assailants and several soldiers were killed and eight other soldiers were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2019: An explosive device detonated close to the police headquarters in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. A police commander was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2019: Assailants opened fire on municipality workers in Torkham, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One official was killed and a second official was injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2019: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Zebak district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and three assailants were injured as security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/03/2019: Assailants opened fire on the driver of a fuel tanker at an illegal highway checkpoint in Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Four people, including the driver, were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/24/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Tangasuf, Daykundi, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkpoints in Daykundi on this date. 28 people, including eight security personnel and 20 assailants, were killed and four security personnel were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2019: Assailants attacked an unknown number of checkpoints in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 10 security personnel were killed and 11 were injured in the attack. In addition, 25 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The victims included soldiers and police officers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2019: An explosive device detonated outside a mosque in Puli Alam district, Logar, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and two other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2019: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and two other police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/03/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Laman, Badghis, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/06/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in the 2nd police district of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Ghalib University before several other assailants stormed an Afghan Green Trend Party building in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 24 people, including four assailants, were killed and 50 others, including Afghan Vice Presidential candidate Amrullah Saleh, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources the attack to the Taliban.
05/09/2019: Assailants attacked the Third Border Battalion commander for the Khwahan District in Safid Yalor, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Two people, including the commander and one of his bodyguards, were killed and three other people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/07/2019: Assailants flogged two civilians in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of adultery.
06/02/2019: An explosive device attached to a Burhanuddin Rabbani Education University minibus detonated in the 5th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Kabul on this date. At least one person was killed and 17 people were injured in the blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/10/2019: Assailants attacked a public order police post in Marwa, Herat, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed and eight officers were injured while the assailants suffered an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/08/2019: Assailants attacked the house of a tribal elder in Farsi district, Herat, Afghanistan. Three of the elder's family members were killed and another civilian was abducted in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2019: An explosive device attached to a bus transporting Khorshid TV employees detonated in Taimani, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and three other people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/03/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely while assailants were planting it in Chimtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and noted that the device was intended to target a security convoy.
09/27/2019: Assailants fired a rocket that landed and detonated in Aliabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and six other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2019: Assailants ambushed pro-government militia members in Doey, Samangan, Afghanistan. Three militia members were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/11/2019: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it along a road in Mizan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. The device exploded killing two assailants and wounding three others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/06/2019: Assailants opened fire on a British SBS patrol assisting civilians at the scene of a previous explosion in eastern Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in the same area on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/06/2019: Assailants fired a rocket targeting an Afghan commandos vehicle in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and three other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2019: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Shamulzayi district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on military checkpoints in Shamulzayi on this date. At least 28 people, including six soldiers and 22 assailants, were killed and six soldiers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Qush Qara, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Sari Pul on this date. At least 17 people, including eight security personnel and nine assailants, were killed and 43 people, including 30 security personnel and 13 assailants were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Khwaja Kashan, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents targeting posts in Ishkamish district on the same day. At least 37 police officers were killed and six other officers were injured while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across both clashes. Additionally, an unknown number of police officers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/08/2019: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Spin Jumat, Khost, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated blasts in Spin Jumat on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/14/2019: Assailants attacked and killed a border officer in Kalatah Porbuz, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/05/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Kama district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2019: Assailants opened fire and killed the deputy head of the provincial police recruitment center and his son in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2019: Explosive devices detonated targeting the convoy of Haji Javed Zaman, a presidential advisor, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police outpost in Ganj, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Herat on this date. At least seven border officers were killed and ten other officers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/11/2019: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Tanai, Khost, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and four other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/27/2019: Assailants shot and killed a prosecutor, Abdul Wahid, in the 2nd police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/22/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a police headquarters in Darqad district, Takhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/18/2019: Assailants abducted a village elder in Cehil Dukhtaran, Herat, Afghanistan. The hostage was killed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/30/2019: Assailants attacked police officers in Band Taimor, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least three police officers and five assailants were killed and one police officer and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/08/2019: An explosive device detonated while an uprising commander was attempting to defuse it in Qarghai, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two people, including the commander, were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2019: Assailants attacked the center of Qarqin district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least twelve people, including eight assailants and four militia fighters, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/08/2019: An explosive device detonated near a police foot patrol in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2019: An assailant, in an insider attack, stole weapons from a security outpost and used them against the pro-government militia members in Kolbaqal, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. One militia member was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Urozgani, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2019: An explosive device attached to a government vehicle detonated in the 9th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Munara, Daykundi, Afghanistan. At least ten assailants were killed and seven others, including four soldiers and three assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Akazai, Badghis, Afghanistan. Eight security personnel were killed and eight were injured in the attack. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/10/2019: Assailants attacked Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and two other police officers were injured in the clash. There were an unknown number of assailants killed and wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/24/2019: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Akhtar Muhammad, head of the police counterterrorism department in Charbolak district, in Margin Tepa, Balkh, Afghanistan. Muhammad was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/16/2019: Assailants shot and killed Zenatullah Zabi, a government employee, in Arghani, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban, which the group denied.
05/20/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Dara Afghanya, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/09/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Arghandab district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of four outposts attacked in the Arghandab district on this date. At least 23 people, including 18 assailants and five Afghan soldiers, were killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to the Taliban.
10/27/2019: Assailants attacked Charkhab, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least ten people, including five police officers, two militia members, and three assailants, were killed and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Hafiz Bachah, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three other officers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/17/2019: Assailants fired a mortar that landed and detonated in Mullaian, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one child was killed and six other children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/02/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police camp in Shaikhah, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants and eight police officers were killed and 15 assailants and five officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/13/2019: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpoint in Aqcha district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including seven uprising members and nine assailants, were killed and 21 other people, including three uprising members and 18 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
02/28/2019: Assailants looted and set fire to an unknown number of residences belonging to members of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) in Taghai Khwaja, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks on houses in Sangcharak district on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2019: Assailants attacked Bala Hisar military base in Aqcha district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 21 people, including one assailant, were killed and five others were injured in the attack. Additionally, five soldiers were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan security forces convoy in the Alam Khel, Balkh, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/18/2019: Suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles at the northern gate of a police headquarters in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Following the blast, additional assailants, some wearing suicide vests, opened fire on the headquarters. At least 16 people, including four assailants, were killed and 89 other people were injured in the blast and ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2019: Assailants attacked the center of Dawlatabad district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in the seventh police district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two people, including district police chief Mohammad Hashim Regwal and a guard, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Muqur district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 15 police officers were taken hostage in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/11/2019: An explosive device detonated outside a mosque in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three people were injured in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks in Jalalabad on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being planted in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and two other assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Koshki Kohna district, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the district on this date. At least 10 security personnel, including soldiers, police, and militia members, were killed, eight others were injured, and there were an unknown number of assailant casualties across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/16/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian residence in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2019: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Charkh, Logar, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2019: Assailants shot and killed a provincial police academy deputy in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/13/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Jar Quduq, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed and two other soldiers were reported missing. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/02/2019: An assailant opened fire on a security outpost tower in Sayyad district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/23/2019: An explosive device detonated near the district council compound in Dawlat Yar district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Qara Tepa, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 17 people, including seven soldiers and ten assailants, were killed and 11 soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/13/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Khani Kala, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of seven similar incidents in Ghazni on the same day. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across all seven events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/26/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in the 3rd Police District, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on security checkpoints in Kunduz on this date. At least six people, including two police officers and four assailants were killed, and another four police officers were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/18/2019: Assailants shot and killed a judge outside his residence in Ahmad Abad district, Paktia, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2019: Assailants opened fire on security posts in Gaju, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on security posts in Sari Pul on this date. At least eight people, including one police officer and seven assailants, were killed and 13 assailants were injured across all three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2019: Assailants attacked a police post in Khush Dara, Samangan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting posts in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district on this date. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/27/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were attempting to plant it in Kalaigal, Kunar, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and noted that the device was likely intended to target security forces.
05/06/2019: Security forces intercepted assailants attempting to attack an checkpost in Jaghuri district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two security force members were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2019: An explosive device detonated in the fifth police district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least eight people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2019: An assailant, identified as a soldier, opened fire on United States (US) military personnel at a military base in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two US soldiers were killed and the assailant was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Hazara Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three people, including one soldier and two assailants, were killed and two other soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/07/2019: Assailants attacked Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and two others, including a National Directorate of Security district head and a district military commander, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/13/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police truck transporting water for an outpost in Miya Nishin district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed and another officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Hayatan, Balkh, Afghanistan. One soldier and two assailants were killed and two soldiers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/27/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Kampirak, Balkh, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/01/2019: Assailants equipped with firearms and rocket propelled grenades attacked an army camp in Mandozai, Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition, multiple explosive devices detonated in a tunnel under the base. At least five soldiers were killed and six soldiers were injured in the assault. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Tapa-e-Ziarat, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least ten police officers were killed and 15 others were wounded in the attack. The number of assailant casualties is unknown. This was one of two similar attacks targeting checkpoints in this district around this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/05/2019: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Es Nari, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three civilians, including a teacher, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2019: Assailant attacked and killed a pro-government militia member in Qizil Qol, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
02/17/2019: Assailants abducted Sakhidad Khan, the population registration head for Chahar Bolak district, in Alamkhel, Balkh, Afghanistan. Khan's whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/30/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Qorghan Tepa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Qorghan Tepa on this date. At least thirteen soldiers were killed, seven soldiers were injured, and 20 security personnel were abducted across the attacks. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/09/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Tajikha, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on security outposts in the area on this day. Three people, including one soldier and two police officers, were killed and two soldiers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/06/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Mohammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Farah, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed and three officers were taken hostage. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/12/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a United States military convoy on Kabul-Paktia highway, near a military base outside Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. The driver of the explosives-laden vehicle was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/21/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Aq Chashma, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 23 people, including one commando, one police officer, one soldier, and 20 assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2019: Assailants lured security forces to a house and attacked them in 15th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Kabul on this date. At least two assailants and three soldiers were killed across both attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a market in Alasay district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and five others, including two security officers, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost at a bazaar in Mangajek district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least five people, including four police officers and one soldier, were killed and two other soldiers were injured in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Jawzjan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/19/2019: A sniper shot and killed a local police officer in Madrasa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/09/2019: A landmine detonated targeting a security checkpost in Padahgak, Daykundi, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and two other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Dar i Yakh, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and two other soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2019: Two suicide bombers in explosives-laden vehicles detonated and assailants opened fire at a hospital near Bagram Airbase near Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including seven assailants and two civilians, were killed and 76 people, including civilians and five Georgian soldiers, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. Officials also noted that bounties were paid by Iran to the Haqqani Network to carry out this attack.
10/13/2019: Assailants opened fire on appellate court prosecutor Abdul Momin Nusrat in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. Nusrat and his brother were killed and two local education department employees were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Gajgeen, Farah, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Kata Khil, Balkh, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and a second officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/28/2019: A suicide bomber detonated near Imam Hadi Mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. At least two people, including an assailant, were killed and six other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2019: Assailants attacked a police post in Nalghami, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this date. At least three police officers were killed and seven officers were injured across both attacks. The assailants also sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/25/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Farah, Afghanistan. At least five people, including three police officers and two assailants, were killed and six others, including one police officer and five assailants, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police van in Hawz Madad, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/10/2019: Assailants attacked a police post in Gortepa, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants and seven police officers were killed and 13 assailants and six police officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2019: Assailants attacked Mirza Hussain Sarosh along Kabul-Ghazni Highway in Salar, Wardak, Afghanistan. Sarosh, the Ghazni security command civilian deputy head, was killed in the incident. This was one of two similar attacks in Salar within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/30/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Mardyan district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 25 people, including four security forces and 21 assailants, were killed and ten others, including three security forces and seven assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2019: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosive device targeting a district headquarters in Sayedabad district, Maidan Wardak, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2019: Assailants opened fire on a Ministry of Defense (MoD) officer in the 5th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. The officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a bazaar in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint Qush Qara, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and five officers were injured in the attack. In addition, one officer was taken hostage. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/13/2019: Assailants fired a rocket at a patrol outside a base in Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/01/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle driven by a suicide bomber detonated and assailants stormed the Afghan Defense Ministry building in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including five assailants, were killed and 105 other people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2019: An explosive device detonated inside of a classroom at Ghazni University in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 19 people were injured. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
10/20/2019: Assailants attacked the National Directorate of Security deputy in Khurmabi, Takhar, Afghanistan. The deputy was killed and his son was injured in the incident. This was one of two similar incidents in Takhar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/05/2019: Assailants shot and killed a police officer inside of a customs building near Talashi Square in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/08/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants stormed Counterpart International, a United States (US) aid group, in the 4th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least fifteen people, including six assailants, were killed and another 20 people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, noting that they targeted Counterpart International for intermixing genders and engaging in harmful Western activities.
04/14/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least seven children were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/01/2019: Assailants attacked security posts in Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including two soldiers and 11 assailants, were killed while 23 others, including eight soldiers and 15 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash, which lasted until October 4, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/02/2019: Assailants opened fire and killed a border soldier in Islam Kala, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2019: Assailants opened fire on an unknown number of security checkpoints in Qashqari, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including four assailants and seven security forces members, were killed, five other security force members were injured, and two security force members were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/15/2019: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Rahim Kohdamani, an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) commander, while he was picnicking with his family in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Kohdamani's son was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/27/2019: An explosive device detonated in Gaday Qala, Pashton Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed and one was injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Gadai Qala on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/01/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle was identified and defused in Khairabad, Farah, Afghanistan. At least four suspects were arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/06/2019: An explosive device detonated near a police checkpoint in the 4th police district of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Jalalabad on this day. Three people were killed and 19 others were injured across both blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/16/2019: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Chimtal, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2019: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2019: Assailants attacked Nura Jan Jafari, a tribal leader and former Jihadi commander, in Alhamda, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Jafari was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Chahar Tot, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on security forces in Chahar Tot on this day. Seven people were killed and six other people were abducted across the three attacks. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/07/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a Public Works Department vehicle in the 1st police district of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three people, including a Public Works employee, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/15/2019: Assailants detonated explosive devices targeting power pylons in Sayilan, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks on power pylons in Baghlan and Kunduz on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/05/2019: Assailants opened fire at an Afghan Border Police (ABP) outpost in Nawa, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 23 people, including 16 assailants and seven police officers, were killed and 15 people, including 11 assailants and four officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Hazrati Sultan district, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a district building in Ab Band district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least five people, including four members of the Afghan Security Forces and the assailant, were killed and 20 others were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in the Ab Band district within 24 hours. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Zargaran, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Maywand district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/03/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan police forces check post in Shalam Khel, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least two people, including a local police chief and a bodyguard, were killed and two other police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Qorghan Tepa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Qorghan Tepa on this date. At least thirteen soldiers were killed, seven soldiers were injured, and 20 security personnel were abducted across the attacks. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/25/2019: An assailants attack on a police checkpost was repelled in Shorabak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents targeting police in Kandahar province on this date. At least seven assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/13/2019: A sniper shot and killed a police officer in Juma Bazar, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/19/2019: Assailants abducted six members of the Permanent Peace Movement, a Lebanese NGO, in Mohajirin, Logar, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/21/2019: Assailants attacked a highway police outpost in Karwangah, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/26/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/17/2019: Assailants fired projectiles at civilian residences in Afghanyah, Kapisa, Afghanistan. At least two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/11/2019: Assailants attacked security forces in Alam Khil, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least 16 assailants were killed and 12 other people, including nine assailants and three security forces, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/03/2019: Assailants raided a village and abducted 34 civilians in Deh Hajji, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/03/2019: Assailants prematurely detonated an explosive device before planting it in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Fifteen assailants including Mullah Musafir, a Taliban local commander, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol vehicle in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/28/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an unfinished school in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and five were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Shahab Arabi, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least five pro-government militia members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2019: Assailants attacked a village in Chaghcharan district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least 18 police officers were killed and seven others were injured in the ensuing clashes. This was one of two related attacks in Ghor on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/12/2019: Assailants opened fire on Mawlavi Saifullah, an imam, in Khewa, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Saifullah was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/16/2019: Assailants fired a rocket at a civilian residence in Dawlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and four people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police outpost in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/17/2019: Assailants abducted five Citizen Charter Program workers in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. The workers were released on April 17, 2019. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/28/2019: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in Takhta Pul, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least sixteen police officers were killed, four other police officers were injured, and there were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2019: An explosive device detonated in eastern Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Six civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2019: Assailants attacked an outpost in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. With the help of an insider, six pro-government militia members, including a commander, were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2019: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia outpost in Ali Abad, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on outposts in Faryab on this date. At least five militia members were killed and three others were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/10/2019: Assailants attacked Muqur district, Badghis, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/09/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Arghandab district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of four outposts attacked in the Arghandab district on this date. At least 23 people, including 18 assailants and five Afghan soldiers, were killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to the Taliban.
02/18/2019: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a pharmacy owner detonated in the 11th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. A doctor was killed in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in the Padgak, Daykundi, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkpoints in Kejran on this date. At least eight police officers were killed and another 16 police officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint on a road linking Baghlan and Samangan in Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 14 people, including eight assailants and six security personnel, were killed and seven other people, including three security personnel and four assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/31/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan army checkpoint in Mohammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. At least ten soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/13/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Jaghatu district, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed and another four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2019: Assailants attacked police outposts in Farah, Afghanistan. At least eight officers were killed and seven others were taken prisoner. The whereabouts of the abducted officers are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/02/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a National Directorate for Security (NDS) vehicle in Shor Tepa District, Balkh, Afghanistan. One NDS officer was killed and three others, including another NDS officer, a border police officer and a civilian, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/02/2019: Assailants attacked a local police outpost in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed. This was one of two similar attacks in Kunduz on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/29/2019: Assailants attacked a police patrol vehicle in 4th police district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two people, including one officer and one assailant, were killed and another officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Tulak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of seven attacks targeting the Tulak district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/08/2019: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Turkmen Qodus, Jawzjan , Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents that occurred in Turkmen Qodus on this day. One pro-government militia member and five assailants were killed while three militia members and three assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/08/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Sang Atesh, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. At least 12 assailants and two soldiers were killed across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/08/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Sang Atesh, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. At least 12 assailants and two soldiers were killed across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/29/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Kohistan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks against security checkposts in Kohistan on this day. At least 14 people, including 13 soldiers and one militia fighter, were killed, three soldiers and two assailants were injured, and two soldiers were taken prisoner across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/08/2019: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues in Haji Salam, Takhar, Afghanistan. One officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/22/2019: Assailants, including suicide bombers, in an explosives-laden vehicle on their way to carry out an attack refused to stop at a police checkpoint in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Police at the checkpoint opened fire and the vehicle detonated. At least eight people, including four assailants, two civilians, and two police officers, were killed and 15 people, including civilians and police officers, were injured in the blast. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/18/2019: Assailants detonated explosive devices outside the main gate of the Kabul Military Training Center in the 19th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. Five people, including four military personnel and one civilian, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2019: Assailants opened fire on the executive manager of the Logar Governor’s office in Mohammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. The executive manager was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2019: Assailants attacked a police headquarters in Azra district, Logar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed seven officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/09/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a private health facility in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one doctor was killed and two other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2019: Assailants attacked a bazaar in Yangi Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/06/2019: Assailants shot and killed a woman engaged to an Afghan soldier in Laman, Badghis, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/17/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Mohammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Mohammad Agha on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/07/2019: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices inside a mosque in Adraskan district, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2019: Assailants opened fire at a security checkpoint in Baba Nazar, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting checkpoints in Baghlan on this date. At least three police officers were killed and another eight officers were injured while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across both clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/08/2019: Assailants attacked security forces in Temorak, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least 19 security personnel were killed, three were injured, and 10 were abducted in the ensuing clash. The hostages were released on February 25, 2019. The victims included police and military personnel. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/05/2019: Security forces discovered and safely defused an explosive device in Kart-e Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar incidents on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2019: Assailants equipped with firearms and explosives-laden vehicles attacked checkposts in Chora district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 51 people, including 31 assailants, were killed and six other people were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/06/2019: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army checkposts in Khwaja Pesta, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/05/2019: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Tara Khel Village, Deh Sabz, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar incidents on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a recruitment center in the sixth Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 15 people were killed and 145 others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Manogay, Kunar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/08/2019: An assailant carried out an insider attack in Qurghan Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and four other officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a market in Alasay District, Kapisa, Afghanistan. One Afghan soldier was killed and 12 others, including two soldiers and 10 civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/04/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 11 officers and four assailants were killed and five officers and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2019: Assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked security outposts in Aq Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least seven security personnel and 8 assailants were killed and eight security personnel and 10 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The victims included Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers, Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, and pro-government militia members. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2019: Assailants attacked Guzargahi Nur district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated incidents in Guzargahi Nur district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/08/2019: Assailants attacked a police check post in Sharana, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed, three officers were injured, and two were taken hostage in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2019: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked the 215 Maiwand Corps at Camp Shorab in Shur Ab, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least nine assailants and 26 soldiers were killed and 15 people were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, an unknown number of soldiers were taken hostage; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. Source also attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
09/29/2019: Assailants abducted two people accused of cooperating with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Barakhanah, Ghor, Afghanistan. One hostage was killed and the other hostage was injured and later released. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/12/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/16/2019: Assailants attacked a civilian vehicle along Herat-Islam Qala Highway in Qudosabad, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and another officer was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/14/2019: Assailants attacked National Uprising Movement (NUM) personnel in Muqur district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and 10 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/30/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Pur Chaman district, Farah, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting the device in Malkok, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and another assailant was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Kanj Bazaar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and 23 other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Taliban, who denied involvement.
02/08/2019: Security forces intercepted assailants planting explosive devices in Garmsir district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured when security forces opened fire. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/13/2019: An explosive device detonated in Band-e-Bayan, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least two women were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/22/2019: Assailants abducted 24 members of the Salozai tribe in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The hostages were rescued by security personnel later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/11/2019: Assailants opened fire on security checkposts in Kotal Nobat Ab, Wardak, Afghanistan. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, five pro-government uprising members were killed and nine others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/09/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a border police vehicle responding to another attack in Islam Qala, Herat, Afghanistan. At least four border officers were killed and another seven were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2019: Assailants stormed the police headquarters in Wali Muhammadi Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including two security personnel, a district police chief, and four assailants, were killed and five security personnel were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2019: Assailants attacked a military vehicle on the Logar-Paktia highway in Puli Alam district, Logar, Afghanistan. At least five people, including three soldiers and two civilians, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/25/2019: Assailants attacked a military base along Balkh-Jowzjan Highway in Timorak, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least three people, including one soldier and two assailants, were killed and two other soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/07/2019: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated near a shuttle bus transporting newly recruited soldiers in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least ten people were killed and 27 other people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2019: Assailants attacked soldiers in Laman, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least four militia members were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/30/2019: Assailants armed with rockets attacked the convoy of Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum along the Balkh-Jawzjan highway in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on Dostum's convoy on this date. At least one of Dostum's bodyguards and four assailants were killed and two bodyguards and seven assailants were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/03/2019: Assailants attacked Afghan forces in Zari district, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least 20 soldiers, police officers, and pro-government militia members and 12 assailants were killed and four other security personell were abducted in the ensuing clash. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/16/2019: Security forces discovered and safely defused nine explosive devices planted along the highway between Farah and Bala Bolok in Farah, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/10/2019: Assailants attacked a local police outpost in Sayyad, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Sari Pul on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2019: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Nisar, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and nine other assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/24/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Jaga Aaraq Qazaq, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least nine assailants were killed and six assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/26/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and five other police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/16/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Dawlatabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. One assailants was killed and three other assailants were injured in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks in Faryab within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/10/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Muqur district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least ten assailants were killed and 12 were wounded in the attack. Additionally, four Afghan National Army soldiers were killed and four other soldiers were injured across this and another attack in Badghis on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/30/2019: Assailants attacked police officers along Maimana-Jawzjan Highway in Qaramqol district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and eight other police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/30/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Chaharsari, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and two other soldiers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/08/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Khanabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/16/2019: Assailants attacked police officers on the Kandahar highway in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar incidents in Kandahar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2019: Assailants attacked Argahandab district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Security forces responded, killing 28 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/11/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Gomruk, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2019: Assailants set fire to two oil trucks in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2019: An explosive device detonated near a Salaam Telecommunications Company office in 11th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/12/2019: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Nisar Ahmad Malikzai detonated in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. Malikzai, a journalist, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/08/2019: Assailants shot and killed a civilian suspected of working as an informant for special forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2019: Assailants opened fire on a border police post in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least six officers and five assailants were killed and five other assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. An unknown number of other officers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/01/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a police compound in Espandi, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including eight police officers and one assailant, were killed and seven other people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2019: In an insider attack, assailants attacked a joint military checkpoint in Khili Guli, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least seven soldiers were killed and six others, including three soldiers and three National Directorate of Security (NDS) officers, were injured in the attack. Six other soldiers were held hostage and the outcome is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2019: Assailants opened fire on a Public Protection Forces outpost in Puli Charkhi, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least four security members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2019: An explosive device was discovered and defused on Kabul University road in the 3rd police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of four related bombings targeting individuals celebrating Nowruz in Kabul on this day. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2019: Security forces intercepted assailants attempting to attack a security post in Pul-e-Seyah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and another eight assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/02/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Babor, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and another officer was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/04/2019: Assailants attacked and killed a police officer in Khanabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2019: Assailants attacked a Special Forces convoy on its way to an earlier attack in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Ghor on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/17/2019: Assailants attacked Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least four people, including one police officer and three assailants, were killed and eight other people, including three assailants and five police officers, were injured in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks in Faryab within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/12/2019: Assailants opened fire on a local police outpost in Chahlgazi, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents targeting police checkpoints in Chahlgazi on the same day. At least 11 officers were killed and six other officers were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/09/2019: An explosive device detonated near an ambulance between Kabul and Sheniya in Dawlat Yar district, Ghor, Afghanistan. The driver was injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks; this later bombing targeted first responders at the scene of an earlier explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Colonel Wakil Ahmad in Bala Shahr, Herat, Afghanistan. At least four officers, including Ahmad, the local police commander, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/01/2019: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in Pashmikah, Farah, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including three assailants and five police officers, were killed and ten people, including three assailants and seven police officers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/01/2019: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Andkhoy district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 39 people, including two security personnel and 37 assailants, were killed and two other security personnel were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/10/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy along a highway in Zabul, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/16/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Borgai, Khost, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2019: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Ruyi Du Ab district, Samangan, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. It is unknown if the assailants sustained casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/03/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Baghak, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three other officers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/15/2019: Assailants destroyed a power pylon in Buz Kandahari, Kunduz, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. This was one of three related attacks on power pylons in Baghlan and Kunduz on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/06/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Loka Mazar, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including two pro-government militia members and five assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/01/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two officers were injured. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/10/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Qush Qara, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least six people, including two soldiers and four assailants, were killed and 12 other people, including six soldiers and six assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two similar attacks in Sari Pul on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/07/2019: Assailants attacked police officers in Dari Kandaw, Khost, Afghanistan. At least five officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/15/2019: An explosive device detonated near a wedding ceremony traveling to a shrine in Mundagak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least nine people were killed and 34 other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/31/2019: Assailants attacked a police post in Azizabad, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this date. At least three police officers were killed and seven officers were injured across both attacks. The assailants also sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/02/2019: An explosive device detonated in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and nine other officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/28/2019: Four police officers poisoned and then attacked their colleagues at a police post in in Arghistan district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least five officers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/06/2019: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices along a road in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2019: An explosive device detonated in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. The victims included soldiers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/12/2019: Assailants attacked Gunabad, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 22 people, including 20 assailants and two police officers, were killed and ten assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/10/2019: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Nangarhar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2019: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a house in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 13 civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/17/2019: Assailants attacked security forces along the Ghazni-Kandahar Highway in Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two people, including an assailant and a military commander, were killed and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/08/2019: An explosive device detonated while being defused along Lashkargah-Sangin Road in Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least nine police officers were killed and two other officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/26/2019: Assailants attacked an outpost in Qabr-e-Muhibullah Khan, Khan Abad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents targeting outposts in Qabr-e-Muhibullah Khan on the same day. At least two pro-government militia members were killed and four other members were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
07/11/2019: Assailants attacked the convoy of Afghan Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum along the Jawzjan - Mazar-e Sharif highway in Aqcha district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/29/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Khwaja Qoshori, Faryab, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/16/2019: A shepherd stepped on a roadside bomb in Dawlatabad district, Faryab, Afghanistan. The shepherd was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2019: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of the Nader Shahkot district police chief, identified as Massoud, in Mata China, Khost, Afghanistan. One security guard was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Angashkah, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least five people, including three assailants and two police officers, were killed and ten people, including five assailants and five police officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2019: Assailants fired a mortar round targeting Afghan security forces which landed on a home in Darqad, Takhar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and two others were injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks targeting Takhar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/09/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians herding cattle in Chahar Shangho, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and another five were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/20/2019: Assailants opened fire and killed an Afghan army officer in 5th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2019: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Kilagi, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least two officers, including a commander, were killed and three people, including civilians, were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/11/2019: An explosive device detonated in Jurm district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks; this first bombing was designed to draw first responders to the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/03/2019: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan patrol in Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2019: Assailants attacked a border force outpost in Thana Baghal, Herat, Afghanistan. Five border force members were killed and four other members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/03/2019: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in northern Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/08/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Du-Juy, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and three other soldiers were injured in the incident. This was one of two similar incidents in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in the 3rd police district of Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents in and around the city on this day. At least nine police officers were killed and six other officers were injured while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across all three assaults. In addition, a mortar fired during the clashes struck a school in Andar district, killing four students and injuring 15 other students and two teachers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/08/2019: Assailants attacked the district center in Darqad district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Takhar on this day. Three assailants were killed and six assailants and two police officers were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants attacked several security outposts in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least two people, including one National Directorate of Security member and one pro-government militia member, were killed and a civilian was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2019: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Turkmen Qodus, Jawzjan , Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents that occurred in Turkmen Qodus on this day. One pro-government militia member and five assailants were killed while three militia members and three assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/08/2019: Assailants attacked security posts in Jarbashi, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Takhar on this day. Three assailants were killed and six assailants and two police officers were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/12/2019: Assailants fired a rocket at a residence in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Malgir, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least eight police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Surkh Sang, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of three incidents that occurred in Argahandab district on this day. At least 14 police officers were killed and four officers were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/11/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Karez Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents that occurred in Pashtun Kot district on this day. At least eight soldiers were killed and eight other soldiers were injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2019: Assailants attacked a police patrol in the 11th police district, Kandahar , Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2019: Assailants opened fire on Operation Freedom Sentinel soldiers in Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one United States soldier, identified as Sgt. Maj. James G. Sartor, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2019: Assailants attacked a local police outpost in Pasha Gul, Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least six officers were killed, two other officers were injured, and another two officers were abducted in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2019: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Asadullah, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/05/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Chakab, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Farah overnight. At least 20 soldiers were killed, an unknown number were injured, and two were abducted across both attacks. The outcome of the abductions is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/27/2019: Assailants opened fire on Qari Hijran Hidayat, the Hajj Affairs Director of Nangarhar, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Hidayat was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/20/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Arbabkhel, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 23 people, including 13 Afghan soldiers and 10 assailants, were killed and 19 others, including five soldiers and 14 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Arzbigi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least four people, including two officers and two civilians, were killed while three others, including two officers and one civilian, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/19/2019: Assailants attacked the Shahada district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least four pro-government militia members were killed in the attack, which lasted through June 20, 2019. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/20/2019: Assailants opened fire on Shaheed Muzhda, a poet, writer, political analyst and a former Taliban minister, near the Russian Embassy in the 7th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. Muzhda was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2019: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Nijrab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/20/2019: Assailants attacked security forces in Rohani Baba, Paktia, Afghanistan. Two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2019: Assailants attacked police officers responding to the scene of earlier incidents on the outskirts of Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents in and around Ghazni on the same day. At least nine police officers were killed and six other officers were injured while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across all three assaults. In addition, a mortar fired during the clashes struck a school in Andar district, killing four students and injuring 15 other students and two teachers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/12/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Takhta Pul, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least nine assailants and one police officer were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/18/2019: Assailants, including a suicide bomber, attacked a government building distributing national identification (ID) cards in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including three assailants, and 13 other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/10/2019: Assailants opened fire on security posts in Masjid Sabz, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on security posts in Sari Pul on this date. At least eight people, including one police officer and seven assailants, were killed and 13 assailants were injured across all three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and safely defused in Paghman district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2019: Assailants shot and killed Sharifullah Chamto, the Badghis police chief, in the 5th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks on police in Kabul on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2019: Assailants attacked and killed a soldier in Qarabagh district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/09/2019: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. Sources noted that the assailant was on his way to carry out an attack in Kabul. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/10/2019: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and four civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/28/2019: Assailants opened fire on two workers from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in Herat, Afghanistan. Both workers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and three local police officers were injured while there were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/06/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Aq Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including three security officers and six assailants, were killed and five others, including two police officers and three National Directorate of Security members, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden tractor and additional assailants opened fire on Green Village in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 22 people, including a Romanian diplomat, Nepalese and British civilians, and six assailants, were killed and 119 other people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2019: Assailants attacked Pulkhman checkpost in Sozma Qala district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army personnel were killed and six others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/29/2019: An explosive device detonated in Gulran district, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Golran on the same day. At least two people were killed across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/09/2019: Assailants launched mortar shells at a police post in Sayed Karam district, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least five children were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attribute the incident to the Taliban.
03/25/2019: An explosive device detonated at Mukhabiirat Square in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2019: Four suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles and assailants attacked a district center in Maruf, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 40 people, including 21 assailants, eight Independent Election Commission (IEC) employees, and 11 soldiers, were killed and another 27 soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2019: Assailants shot and killed Ahmad Khalid, the Balkh Airport intelligence director, in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/04/2019: Assailants attacked a Public Order Police outpost in Marwa, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 12 security personnel were killed and six others were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/02/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a mosque in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two children were injured in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Nangarhar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost along Baghlan-Kunduz Highway in Chahar Shanbeh Tepa, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed and three others were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2019: Assailants attacked a checkpost in Kanjak, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and another assailant was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/09/2019: Assailants attacked an unknown number of military checkposts in Sreh Chahan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. 20 soldiers were killed, eight were injured and 12 were taken hostage in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Gulzar Aka, Khost, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/12/2019: Two suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles and additional assailants ambushed a police convoy in Ghor, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers and two assailants were killed and three officers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/29/2019: A vehicle transporting explosive devices prematurely detonated in Jangal Aregh, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 17 people, including 15 assailants and two civilians, were killed and 14 other people, including assailants and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/30/2019: Assailants armed with rockets attacked the convoy of Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum along the Balkh-Jawzjan highway in Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on Dostum's convoy on this date. At least one of Dostum's bodyguards and four assailants were killed and two bodyguards and seven assailants were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/30/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Taluqan, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and another police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/10/2019: Assailants raided a police checkpost in Argo district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least four people, including two assailants and two police officers, were killed and four other police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/11/2019: Assailants launched rockets targeting the residence of a pro-government militia member in Dara-i-Sufi Bala district, Samangan, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and ten others were injured in the attack. This was one of two related incidents in Samangan on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/11/2019: Assailants ambushed a pro-government militia patrol in Dash-e-Gharma area, Khuram Ao Sarbagh, Samangan, Afghanistan. Three militia members were killed in the attack. This was one of two related incidents in Samangan on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Six police officers and nine assailants were killed while seven police officers and 11 assailants were wounded in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/14/2019: Assailants opened fire on police officers in 6th Police District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2019: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia outpost in Dawlatabad district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Two militia members were killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/19/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Ghojur Abad, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two pro-government militia members were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/31/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/28/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian tractor in Kalantar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/13/2019: Assailants attacked a security post in Aab Mazar, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Seven local police officers were killed and two were taken prisoner. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/26/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and five other police officers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/13/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Dih Bala district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/06/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Ma'luma, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, including four security officials and eight assailants, were killed and 21 others, including six security personnel and 15 assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/08/2019: Assailants shot and killed Noor Mohammad Shinwari, a mosque muezzin, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/16/2019: Assailants set fire to several shops at a bazaar in Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least ten civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
08/03/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least seven soldiers were killed, eight soldiers were injured, and four soldiers were abducted in the incident. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/21/2019: Assailants attacked Karan wa Menjan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least one security personnel was killed and three other security personnel were injured in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district within 24 hours. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2019: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Dawlatabad district, Balkh, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two were injured in the ensuing clash. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on the same night. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/27/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Chimtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Two assailant and an unknown number of police officers were killed while two assailants and two officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2019: Assailants set fire to a girls’ school in Shakardara district, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/30/2019: An explosive device detonated in Qwzil Qishlaq, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2019: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Dawlatabad district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and three assailants were injured as security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/03/2019: Assailants set fire to a checkpoint in Dasht-e Kelagai, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four related attacks in this area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2019: Assailants shelled a house in Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
04/14/2019: Assailants opened fire on Shapour Bakhtyar in Kadwalo, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Bakhtyar, the education and ethics director of a police headquarters, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2019: Assailants attacked security posts in Gaday Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the incident. This was one of two related attacks in Gadai Qala on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/27/2019: Assailants attacked the residence of a pro-government militia member in Laman, Badghis, Afghanistan. The militia member and his father were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/24/2019: Security forces conducted an airstrike against assailants planting explosive devices along a road in Shakarman, Laghman, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and two were injured in the attempted attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/24/2019: Assailants attacked military checkposts in Asmar, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and one assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/03/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Khowaja Shahab, Herat, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/15/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) post in Shorabak district Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least nine police officers and 16 assailants were killed and 11 people, including nine assailants and two police officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, an unknown number of police officers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/14/2019: A roadside explosive device detonated targeting security personnel on a road between Qalat district and Mizan district in Zabul, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2019: Assailants attacked Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least 22 people, including 10 police officers and 12 assailants, were killed and 10 other assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2019: Assailants attacked police officers in Sergha, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including six assailants and two police officers, were killed and ten others, including eight assailants and two police officers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/07/2019: Assailants attacked joint security checkpoints in Ghulam Bai, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including three Afghan National Police officers and four pro-government local militia fighters, were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/04/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Qarghan Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 10 security personnel were killed, 10 were injured, and seven were abducted in the attack and ensuing clash. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2019: Assailants attacked a security forces' base in Tangha Souf, Daykundi, Afghanistan. Eight security personnel were killed and three others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2019: Assailants attacked an army base in Suryan, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including ten assailants and one soldier, were killed and six other people, including five assailants and one civilian, were injured in the ensuing attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/15/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near Olya High School in Rish Khor, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2019: Assailants attacked a checkpost in Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least nine people were killed in the incident. Two other officers were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/01/2019: Assailants attacked a border forces unit in Gulran district, Herat, Afghanistan. Two border officers and four assailants were killed while eight officers and one assailant were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2019: Assailants fired mortars at a civilian house in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Four people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/29/2019: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia base in Lalah Gozar, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 27 people, including 10 assailants and 17 militia members, were killed while four militia members were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2019: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Shahidan Mina, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/22/2019: Security forces executed an airstrike against suicide bombers on their way to carry out an attack in Mazar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/31/2019: An explosive device detonated in Gulran district, Herat, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Aliabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three assailants and one police officer, were killed and five other people, including two police officers and three assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/02/2019: Assailants fired a rocket that targeting Chamkani, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least two children were killed and another child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Naw Bori, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in different districts of Faryab on the same day. At least three security force members and 11 assailants were killed and four civilians, two security force members, and six assailants were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/22/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Sar-e Jegdalek, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2019: Assailants ambushed a commando unit of the Afghan security forces in Maida Qul, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 35 soldiers were killed, including eleven soldiers that were briefly abducted, in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2019: Assailants attacked a government vehicle in Qala-e-Rig, Herat, Afghanistan. One National Directorate of Security officer was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: A suicide bomber detonated explosives in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and 16 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2019: Assailants attacked Obe district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least ten people, including one police officer, one soldier, and eight assailants, were killed and six other people were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2019: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in the 16th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army base in Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least seven soldiers were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/07/2019: Assailants fired rockets targeting the vehicle of Commander Sina, the Afghan Local Police (ALP) provincial commander, in Shash Qala, Logar, Afghanistan. Three police officers, including Sina, were killed and two other police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/20/2019: Assailants set fire to the home of Maulvi Sufi Gul, a religious scholar, in Ruyi Du Ab district, Samangan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2019: An assailant opened fire on United States (US) forces at the Kandahar Airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and three US soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Khash Rod district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers and 13 assailants were killed while six soldiers and 10 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/11/2019: Assailants fired a rocket targeting the United States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. The rocket hit the Afghan Defense Ministry near the embassy. There were no casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qush Qara, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents that occurred in the area on this day. One police officer was killed and 11 officers were injured across the attacks. In addition the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/22/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/03/2019: Assailants attacked NDS officers in Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least six NDS officers, including an NDS head, were killed and two other officers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2019: Assailants fired a mortar targeting a civilian residence in Marki Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and seven were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/18/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting Saber Khan in Sherwazi, Logar, Afghanistan. Khan, the Baraki Barak district police chief, was killed and two officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/07/2019: Assailants attacked local police officers in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and three other officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/07/2019: A sniper opened fire on an Afghan Public Protection Force member patrolling along the Qaisar-Laman Highway in Tagab-e-Ismail, Badghis, Afghanistan. The Afghan Public Protection Force member was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/07/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Duab, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and two other officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants attacked Tuli, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least seven pro-government militia members, including commander Abdul Ghayor, were killed and two civilians were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2019: Assailants fired a rocket targeting a bazaar in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/19/2019: An explosive device detonated near a police command center in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of at least nine related attacks in Nangarhar on this date. At least 123 people were injured across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/08/2019: Assailants attacked security posts in Moghal, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Takhar on this day. Three assailants were killed and six assailants and two police officers were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/26/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of a tribal elder in Dand Patan district, Paktia, Afghanistan. The tribal elder was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Chinar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and three others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/12/2019: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Ashtrak, Daykundi, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/26/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an Army vehicle in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 10 soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2019: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Chargo, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and another two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Taliban were responsible for the attack, which the group denied.
10/11/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the home of Suhrab Qaderi, the head of the Nangarhar provincial council, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks in Jalalabad on this date. One civilian was injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2019: Assailants fired a mortar which landed on a home in Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two shelling attacks in Kunduz on this date. Four civilians were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Shahabuddin, Baghlan, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/10/2019: Assailants attacked a security forces convoy in Chashma-i-Shafa, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least one National Directorate of Security member was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/17/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle along Kandahar-Herat Highway in Kalesk, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and three other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/05/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 50 assailants were killed and it is unknown if security forces sustained casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/28/2019: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Chaman-e Hozuri, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2019: Assailants attacked Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least eight police officers were killed in the attack, which lasted until August 8, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/08/2019: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 14 people, including ten assailants, were killed and 13 other security personnel were wounded in the attack. Additionally, at least 10 border force members were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2019: Assailants fired a mortar targeting a residence in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one child was killed and four other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 13 soldiers were killed and 22 others were injured in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. In addition, an unknown number of soldiers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Zarghon, Logar, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/26/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Balkh, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2019: Assailants opened fire on a tribal militia post in Lachapur, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least eight militia members and one civilian were killed while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/08/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Aab-e-Kalan, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least six people, including two pro-government militia members and four assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/05/2019: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Bahrami Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2019: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a mosque in Jawdara, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 74 people, including an assailant and 73 other people, were killed and 30 other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State. Sources also attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
08/20/2019: Assailants tied up a school watchman and set fire to Boi Hazar Nasiri Girls High School in Nasiri, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
07/08/2019: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Siah Sang, Daykundi, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting checkpoints in Kajran district on this date. At least 33 people, including 30 assailants and three soldiers, were killed across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/08/2019: Assailants attacked a military post in Trikh Nawar, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting posts in Trikh Nawar overnight. At least 21 people, including 13 assailants and eight soldiers, were killed while eight people, including four assailants and four soldiers, were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/06/2019: Assailants fired projectiles at the vehicle of a pro-government militia commander in Shor Bolaq, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the commander and two bodyguards, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/30/2019: An explosive device detonated near Afghan troops in Faizabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least eight soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2019: Several suicide bombers attempted to attack the Kelagai military camp in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Two suicide bombers were killed and one soldier was injured in the attack. A third suicide bomber escaped, but was arrested shortly after the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one pro-government militia commander was killed and another commander was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/27/2019: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Dara-i-Pech district, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/04/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Kajran district, Daykundi, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including three soldiers and four police officers, were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/23/2019: Assailants attacked a security post in Dih Bala district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing and injuring an unknown number of assailants. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2019: Assailants attacked and killed the wife and son of an Afghan Army soldier in Hassan Khail, Paktia, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Taliban.
09/29/2019: Assailants fired a mortar at a civilian residence in Bilchiragh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and three other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/29/2019: Assailants attacked Khwaja Sabz Posh, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 21 people, including one soldier, one police officer, and 19 assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2019: Assailants opened fire on an uprising checkpoint in Chahar Darah, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 14 uprising members were killed and another seven people, including civilians, were injured in the attack. There were an unknown number of assailant casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2019: Two explosive devices attached to a rickshaw detonated in Muqam Khan, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A driver was injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Nangarhar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 41 people, including 21 assailants, were killed and 108 people, including 20 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The victims included police officers, pro-government militia members, soldiers, and civilians. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2019: Assailants opened fire on Noor Mohammad Arab, an advisor to Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Arab was killed and a bodyguard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/25/2019: Assailants detonated explosive devices targeting a main bridge in Taluqan, Takhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, though the bridge was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2019: Assailants armed with explosives and firearms lured security forces to a house and attacked them in Shina Pol, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Kabul on this date. At least two assailants and three soldiers were killed across both attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Tere Zayi district, Khost, Afghanistan. At least ten people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/22/2019: Assailants extorted money from civilians in Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/02/2019: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Sangin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including eight soldiers and eight assailants, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2019: Assailants abducted Mohammad Reza, a pro-government militia commander, in Gosfandi district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Reza was killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/07/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Naw Bahar district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Zabul on the same day. At least 14 people, including four police officers and ten assailants, were killed and eight others, including two other officers and six other assailants, were injured across both clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/25/2019: An assailants attack on a police checkpost was repelled in Registan district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents targeting police in Kandahar province on this date. At least seven assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2019: Assailants attacked Takhta security outpost along the Sari Pul-Jawzjan highway in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Sari Pul on this date. At least 17 people, including eight security personnel and nine assailants, were killed and 43 people, including 30 security personnel and 13 assailants were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2019: An explosive device detonated in Chah e Kohsani, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three children were killed and two other children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/09/2019: An explosive device detonated in Urdogh, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Gas Enterprise vehicle in Jarqadoq, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. One gas worker was killed while five others, including three gas workers and two soldiers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/28/2019: Assailants opened fire on female police officers in 1st police district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/14/2019: Assailants attacked a military operation in Salimi, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/10/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police outpost in Khvajeh Jir, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Herat on this date. At least seven border officers were killed and ten other officers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/28/2019: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Tora Garah, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and two other officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2019: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan security forces patrol in Dawlat Yar district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/21/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost protecting a railway in Hairatan, Balkh, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/26/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Shinkay district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least five people, including four police officers and a member of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), were wounded in the attack. This was one of two attacks in Zabul on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/05/2019: Assailants attacked Abdul Qayyum Ansari in Baluch, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Ansari, a Shiite religious scholar, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/06/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on checkpoints in Ghazni on this day. Three police officers and 10 assailants were killed and seven police officers and six assailants were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/08/2019: Assailants attacked Afghan soldiers in Zakhel, Kunduz, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and a second soldier was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/04/2019: An explosive-laden vehicle detonated targeting tribal elder Malik Shahpoor Stanikzai in Moghol Khel, Logar, Afghanistan. Stanikzai was killed and five other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Machalgho, Paktia, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed, two others were injured, and an unknown number of assailants were killed or wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/08/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Atghar district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least four people, including one police officer and three assailants, were killed and another four people, including two police officers and two assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/08/2019: Assailants attacked a joint police and army base in Laman, Badghis, Afghanistan. One soldier and six assailants were killed and 19 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2019: Assailants attacked a government forces outpost in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and eight other people, including two police officers and six assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/01/2019: Assailants attacked and captured outposts in the Aab Frosha area, Imam Sahib district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/02/2019: Assailants attacked Farsi district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three people, including two Afghan police officers and one civilian, were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/30/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy in Regi, Farah, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2019: Assailants attacked ANP checkposts in Nawbara, Farah, Afghanistan. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/18/2019: Assailants attacked Qarqin district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/18/2019: Assailants fired a rocket targeting a mosque in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/02/2019: Assailants attacked a civilian vehicle in Baranabad, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three people, including a retired Afghan army officer, were killed and two other people were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/22/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one pro-government militia member was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/22/2019: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Joshua Beale, a United States soldier, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/02/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khawaja Musa, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least five people, including one police official and four assailants, were killed and six other people, including one police officer and five assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/01/2019: Assailants ambushed an army convoy of reinforcements sent to security outposts after a previous attack on on the Kunduz-Khan Abad Highway in Bagh-e-Miri, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, including four soldiers and eight assailants, were killed and six soldiers were injured in the incident. This was one of two attacks on the same posts over 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
09/21/2019: Assailants attacked pro-government militia members in Mirzai, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least 8 people, including six assailants and two militia members, were killed and 14 others, including 10 militia members and four soldiers, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2019: Assailants attacked Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and two others, including one soldier and one pro-government militia member, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/21/2019: Assailants attacked the residence of a local police officer in Sayed Abad, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the officer and two of his sons, were killed in the incident. This was one of two similar attacks in Balkh on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/01/2019: Assailants opened fire on civilians after they refused the assailants' demand to move the district bazaar in Awraq, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least three people, including two police officers and one soldier, were killed and 14 other security forces members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated as security personnel attempted to defuse it at the National Directorate of Security (NDS) headquarters in Herat, Afghanistan. At least three NDS personnel were killed and two were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2019: Assailants attacked a wedding in Hayatan, Balkh, Afghanistan. One police officer attending the wedding was killed and three civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/30/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Darqad district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks in Takhar on this date. At least 12 soldiers were killed and 11 other soldiers were injured in the attack. In addition, twelve assailants were killed across the two attacks in Darqad and Baharak districts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/23/2019: A suicide bomber attempted to target the Ayoub Ansar Mosque in the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. Police identified the assailant, causing him to detonate his explosives prematurely. The assailant was killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a polling center in Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2019: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Farah, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/07/2019: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Piro Qala, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/27/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Shibirghan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. One pro-government militia member was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/11/2019: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least eight police officers and seven assailants were killed while 10 officers and six assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Pul-e-Regi, Farah, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and five other officers were abducted in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2019: An explosive device detonated in the 16th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and two other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2019: Assailants attacked and set fire to the home of the Sayyad district governor in Sayyad district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Two people, including the governor’s brother and son were killed and two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/04/2019: Security forces identified, shot and killed an assailant who was attempting to attack police officers in the 5th police district of Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2019: Assailants attacked 201st Silab Corps outposts in Alishing district, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/27/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Haji Abdul Aziz, the deputy Provincial Council head, in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. Aziz was not harmed, but six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2019: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden Humvee and attacked Shamulzayi district, Zabul, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of assailant casualties as security forces repelled the assault. A second explosives-laden Humvee was recovered and safely defused. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/12/2019: Assailants attacked a police station in Herat, Afghanistan. At least six people, including one assailant, three police officers and two civilians, were killed and three police officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2019: Assailants detonated explosives and set fire to Shaheed Benafsha High School in Tosaak, Farah, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two attacks on schools in Farah within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2019: Assailants opened fire on Aziz Ahmad Azizi in the 2nd police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Azizi, an appeals court employee, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2019: Assailants attacked the Maulvi oil station in 12th police district, Herat, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting police headquarters in Alishing district, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the assailant, were killed and 26 others, including police and civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/18/2019: Assailants shot and injured Muhammad Raza Haroti, the Sarubi district administrator, in Urgun district, Paktika, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2019: An explosive device detonated near a traffic booth in Kabul, Afghanistan. One person was killed and another four people, including the Police District 8 head, were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2019: A soldier opened fire on his colleagues in Dara-i-Sufi Bala district, Samangan, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2019: Assailants attacked a government checkpoints in Darqad district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 14 people, including eight assailants, were killed and nine other people, including five assailants, were injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks targeting Takhar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: A suicide bomber on an explosives-laden bicycle prematurely detonated en route to a polling station in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2019: A suicide bomber detonated explosives and four assailants opened fire on the ministry of telecommunications and information technology in the 2nd police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 15 people, including five assailants, were killed and five others were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2019: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including five officers and three assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/13/2019: A suicide bomber detonated targeting the vehicle of a police commander in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including the assailant, were killed and 12 other people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2019: Assailants abducted a soldier along highway A76 in Afghanistan. The soldier escaped on June 16, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/22/2019: Assailants attacked a wedding in Pur Chaman district, Farah, Afghanistan. One person was killed and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/08/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Cheshma Duzdak, Badghis, Afghanistan. Eight soldiers were killed, two were injured, and four others were taken hostage in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/13/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2019: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked a construction company in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 22 people, including five assailants, were killed and nine people were injured in the attack. The victims included civilians and a member of the National Directorate of Security (NDS). Additionally, security forces safely defused an explosives-laden vehicle and two suicide vests at the scene. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/24/2019: Assailants opened fire on military posts in Baqal, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed and 15 other people, including two soldiers and 13 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/29/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks on military bases in Chashma Sher on this day. At least 16 people, including ten assailants and six soldiers, were killed and four other soldiers were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/26/2019: Assailants attacked Afghan forces in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. One soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/22/2019: Assailants fired rockets at a military base in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including eight United States soldiers and one United States contractor, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2019: Assailants attacked 2nd police district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in Kunduz on the same day. At least 17 people, including 15 assailants, were killed and 11 other people were injured across three of the four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/13/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Kaldar, Balkh, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Balkh on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Kohistan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks against security checkposts in Kohistan on this day. At least 14 people, including 13 soldiers and one militia fighter, were killed, three soldiers and two assailants were injured, and two soldiers were taken prisoner across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/28/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a Afghan forces base in Sarferaz Kala, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least five people, including the assailant and four pro-government militia members, were killed and ten other militia members were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2019: Assailants fired a mortar targeting a civilian residence in Shamsakheyl, Laghman, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed and another six civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/17/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police van in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and five people, including a police officer, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/28/2019: Assailants attacked a police post in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including two police officers and 11 assailants, were killed and another 11 people, including six police officers and five assailants, were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/28/2019: Assailants attacked Kamari checkpoints in Michalgho, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/25/2019: Assailants attacked Baloch, Balkh, Afghanistan. One militia commander, Muhammad Gul, was killed and another member was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/13/2019: Assailants, including suicide bombers, stormed a hotel near the police headquarters in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least six people, including three assailants, were killed and ten other people, including civilians and police officers, were injured in the attack. Two assailants were arrested following the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2019: An explosive device planted on a police vehicle detonated in the 3rd police district of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and seven civilians were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2019: Assailants launched a mortar at a civilian residence in Mohammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and four others were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Mohammad Agha on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/01/2019: Assailants attacked Band-e-Do, Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks in Puli Khumri on this date. At least nine people, including three assailants, four security personnel, and two civilians, were killed while another 38 people, including five assailants, were injured across this and another attack in Dewar-e-Madan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Bagh-e-Shamal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Seven people, including four soldiers and three police officers, were killed and eight security forces were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/25/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely at a volleyball court in Tala Wa Barfak district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Five people, including four assailants and one civilian, were killed and at least 20 people, including assailants and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/04/2019: Assailants attacked Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 25 people, including 20 assailants, were killed and eight security forces members were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian residence in Karam Khil, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/13/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a pick-up truck in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/29/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely as an assailant was planting the device in Khaniqa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/10/2019: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Herat, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/18/2019: An assailant, identified as an Afghan soldier, attacked and killed two of his colleagues at an outpost in Dobandi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the assailant defected to the Taliban following the attack.
09/24/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Tarah-Khel, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2019: A landmine detonated targeting a police vehicle in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2019: Assailants attacked Barpul, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 19 people, including five pro-government militia members and 14 civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2019: An explosive device detonated in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. 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 Taliban.
04/17/2019: A suicide bomber detonated prematurely on a highway in Faryab, Afghanistan. The assailant was the only reported casualty. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated at a market near the Spin Jumat Mosque in Khost, Afghanistan. At least 2 people were killed and 23 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/29/2019: Assailants fired a mortar targeting a civilian home in Badiabad, Laghman, Afghanistan. One person was killed and six others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants attacked Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 12 security force members were killed and 18 other people, including security force members and civilians, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/06/2019: Assailants attacked a district police headquarters in Chahar Bolak district, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including the district police chief and six assailants, were killed and seven others, incluidng three police officers and four assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2019: An assailant opened fire on police officers in Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, one police officer was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Sang Atesh, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security outposts in the area on this day. Four police officers were killed across the attacks. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/02/2019: An explosive device detonated in Hashar Shahi, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least four children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Tajikha, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on security outposts in the area on this day. Three people, including one soldier and two police officers, were killed and two soldiers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/05/2019: Assailants opened fire and killed a police officer in 12th police district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/26/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the 4th police district of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2019: Assailants attacked army outposts in Ab Kamari district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. One soldier and 11 assailants were killed while three soldiers and 15 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/09/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Saray Khwaja, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on military bases in Sangcharak district on this day. Six security personnel were killed and seven were injured across the attacks. The victims included soldiers, pro-government militia members, and local police officers. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/26/2019: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in Chila Mazar, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least four police were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/09/2019: Assailants attacked a Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Hussainkhel, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least nine police officers were killed and six officers were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2019: Assailants attacked security bases in Parchaw, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 25 assailants were killed and eight other assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/07/2019: Assailants opened fire on Amir Jan, an imam and deputy chairman of central Logar’s Ulema Council, inside a mosque in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. Jan was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/15/2019: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in the 9th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one National Directorate of Security (NDS) official was killed in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out because the victim was allegedly an "intelligence operative" for the Afghan government.
05/13/2019: Assailants abducted five civilians in Khastak, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The hostages were shot and killed on June 22, 2019. This was one of two incidents in Badakhshan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and stated that the victims were accused of spying for the government.
01/15/2019: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues in Moshan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2019: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security outposts in Gosfandi district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/07/2019: A landmine detonated targeting a military vehicle in Hassan Khail, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Naw Abad, Kapisa, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/07/2019: Assailants killed police officer Mohammad Aziz in front of his family in the Hasan Tal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/03/2019: Assailants attacked army soldiers in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least five soldiers were killed and two other soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/23/2019: Assailants attacked a police headquarters in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one local police officer was killed and another officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/24/2019: Assailants attacked 201st Silab Corps outposts in Dur Baba district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/31/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) base in Bagh-e Shamal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Nine police officers were killed, three others were wounded, and there were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/07/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Aqcha district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. 27 assailants were killed and another 20 assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/25/2019: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying civilians and a Ministry of Interior worker in Chashma Shir, Samangan, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and four were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost on the highway connecting Sari Pul and Jawzjan in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and one officer was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/10/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents that occurred in the district on this day. Four police officers were killed and 11 officers were injured across the two incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
10/07/2019: Assailants fired rocket-propelled grenade and small arms on an Afghan-US mission convoy in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/06/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Zargar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on checkpoints in Ghazni on this day. Three police officers and 10 assailants were killed and seven police officers and six assailants were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/06/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Joi Begum, Imam Sahib, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkpoints in Imam Sahib district on this date. At least 13 people, including ten police officers and three assailants, were killed, four police officers were wounded, and three others were abducted across both attacks. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/06/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qirghiz, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkpoints in Imam Sahib district on this date. At least 13 people, including ten police officers and three assailants, were killed, four police officers were wounded, and three others were abducted across both attacks. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/26/2019: Assailants attacked an army outpost in Khwaja Namosi, Faryab, Afghanistan. An unknown number of assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/17/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest at the Dubai City wedding hall in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 93 civilians were killed and 142 others were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2019: A suicide bomber detonated targeting the vehicle of Shah Muhammad, a district police chief, at the central bazaar in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and two people, including Shah and one bodyguard, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2019: An assailant armed with a grenade attempted to attack the Pakistani consulate in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. Police identified and arrested the assailant before she could enter the building. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2019: An explosive device detonated in Shahr-e-Kohna, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a US military vehicle near Kandahar International Airport in Sar Gaz, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One US soldier was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Gardana Ahmad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated incidents in Gardana Ahmad on the same date. At least six people, including one soldier and five assailants, were killed and four police officers were injured across all attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/01/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Colonel Syed Agha, the district police chief, in Pachir Agam district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and seven others, including Agha, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2019: An explosive device hidden in an electricity meter detonated targeting Nowruz festival attendees near the Kart-e Sakhi Shrine in west Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of four related bombings targeting individuals celebrating Nowruz in Kabul on this day; three of the explosive devices detonated while a fourth device was discovered and defused. At least six civilians were killed and 23 civilians were injured across the three blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2019: Assailants set fire to a checkpoint in Dasht-e Kelagai, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four related attacks in this area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Hasan Tal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents in the area on this day. At least four officers were killed and six officers were injured across the attacks. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. In addition, six officers were abducted; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/21/2019: An explosive device detonated in Charikar, Parwan, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and 11 other civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/03/2019: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and then opened fire on a security force compound in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 21 people, including 17 assailants and 4 soldiers, were killed and another 10 people, including 7 assailants and 3 soldiers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/11/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint near Farah, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/12/2019: Assailants opened fire on a national police outpost in Chahlgazi, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents targeting police checkpoints in Chahlgazi on the same day. At least 11 officers were killed and six other officers were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/01/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints and outposts in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least six people, including three soldiers and three police officers, were killed and ten other people were injured in the attack. This was one of three attacks targeting security forces in Badghis on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/06/2019: An explosive device detonated in Qeysay, Farah, Afghanistan. Three children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan commando force vehicle in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two commandos were killed and six others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2019: An explosive device detonated as a police officer attempted to defuse it in Arghandab district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2019: A magnetic explosive device attached to the vehicle of Asadullah Mashouri detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Mashouri, a Wolesi Jirga candidate, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2019: Assailants fired several rockets targeting a bazaar in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/12/2019: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpoint in Turkman Qadoq, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least one NUM member was killed and three other members were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/21/2019: Assailants attacked Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 32 people, including six commandos, eight police officers, and 18 assailants, were killed, 30 other assailants were injured, and seven soldiers were abducted in the ensuing clash. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/18/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian minibus in Barbar Qala, Balkh, Afghanistan. 12 civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/25/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three assailants and two soldiers were killed while 11 people, including six soldiers and five assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/27/2019: Assailants attacked security forces in Police District 1, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Ghazni 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 Taliban.
01/27/2019: Assailants attacked security forces in Police District 3, Ghazni city, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Ghazni 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 Taliban.
07/02/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan forces convoy on the AH7 highway in Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and three other soldiers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/12/2019: Assailants attacked and set fire to a security outpost in Dara-i-Sufi Bala district, Samangan, Afghanistan. Two security personnel were killed and two were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2019: Assailants attacked a bazaar in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and two other soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) facility in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and another 11 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/05/2019: Assailants attacked Obe district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least six people, including four soldiers and two police officers, were killed and eight other security force members were injured while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/02/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Khwaja Baha Wuddin district, Takhar, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/02/2019: Assailants attacked Taluqan, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least one NDS officer was killed and two security forces members were injured in the attack, which lasted until July 5, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/05/2019: Assailants attacked Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and two other soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/02/2019: A suicide bomber was identified and shot by security forces at the district police headquarters in 6th police district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The assailant was intending to target the local police chief. A child was injured when the explosive device detonated after the assailant was shot and killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2019: Assailants attacked farmers and burned crops in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least three farmers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/11/2019: An explosive device detonated near a police motorcycle in Shahr-e Safa, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and another officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2019: An explosive device detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2019: A suicide bomber detonated explosives targeting Kunduz police chief, Manzor Stanekzai, who was addressing journalists in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including the assailant, were killed and five others were injured in the blast. This was one of four related incidents in Kunduz on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/08/2019: Assailants attacked police personnel in Balkh, Afghanistan. At least eight police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/28/2019: Assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint along a road in Bodana Qala, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated incidents along the road on the same day. At least six police officers were killed, three officers were injured, and one was reported missing across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/02/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint on Tur-Ghondai highway in Cehil Dukhtaran, Herat, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/02/2019: Assailants abducted four peace marchers from Musa Qalah District, Helmand, Afghanistan. The four hostages were released on or before June 6, 2019. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/11/2019: Security forces discovered and safely defused several explosive devices in Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents across Afghanistan where 13 explosive devices were discovered and defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2019: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security outposts in Majid Chawk, Sangin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this date. At least 65 people were killed and 38 people were injured across both attacks. The victims included soldiers, police officers, intelligence officers, and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/25/2019: Assailants attacked a security convoy in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and five were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/02/2019: An explosive-laden vehicle detonated targeting the residence of Shah Wali Khan, the brother of former President Hamid Karzai, during a meeting with government officials in Aino Mina, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least one bodyguard was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2019: Assailants opened fire and killed two former Jihadi commanders in Qarabagh district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2019: Assailants including a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and attacked a military base in Chimtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, six soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2019: An explosive device detonated in Khost, Afghanistan. Five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/12/2019: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Kunjak, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including three police officers and 13 assailants, were killed and seven other people, including one officer and six assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/03/2019: A suicide bomber was identified before targeting sit-in protesters at Zanbaq Square in Kabul, Afghanistan. The assailant was shot and injured by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/09/2019: Assailants attacked local police checkpoints in the Puli-Matani, Logar, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/28/2019: Assailants set fire to government employees' houses in Tulak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of seven attacks targeting the Tulak district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/06/2019: Assailants attacked Farah, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including ten assailants, were killed and an unknown number of civilians were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Bahadurgay, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least nine assailants were killed and 11 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that the Taliban was involved in the attack.
05/26/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Zakhel, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on security checkpoints in Kunduz on this day. At least six people, including two police officers and four assailants were killed, and another four police officers were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/19/2019: An explosive device detonated near a market in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of at least nine related attacks in Nangarhar on this date. At least 123 people were injured across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/12/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Chakab, Farah, Afghanistan. Nine police officers were killed and four were taken hostage. The whereabouts of the officers are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/11/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Gaday Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents that occurred in Pashtun Kot district on this day. At least eight soldiers were killed and eight other soldiers were injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/09/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a military checkpoint in Toor Pul, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, eight soldiers and two civilians were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2019: Assailants attacked a police van in Tir Pul, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and another officer was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2019: Assailants attacked a police check post in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and another officer was injured in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting police in Helmand on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/14/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army base in Shamulzayi district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including five security force members and four assailants, were killed and 17 assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2019: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Herat, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Khwaja Namosi, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants were killed and 23 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/22/2019: Assailants launched missiles targeting the Bagram Airbase in Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2019: Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated and assailants attacked the administrative headquarters in Shirzad district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 27 assailants and two security personnel were killed and 40 people, including 32 assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Adam Khan, Grishk district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least six officers were killed in the attack. This was one of two attacks in Adam Khan on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/14/2019: Assailants attacked Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and four others were wounded in the clash that ensued as security forces responded to the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2019: Assailants looted and set fire to an unknown number of residences belonging to members of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) in Khider, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks on houses in Sangcharak district on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2019: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated targeting the vehicle of Malik Dehqan, an uprising militia commander, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one person were killed and 14 other people, including Dehqan, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/13/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of seven similar incidents in Ghazni on the same day. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across all seven events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
09/07/2019: Assailants set fire to a Salaam Telecom tower in Aliabad, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, but the tower was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/13/2019: Assailants attacked university checkpoint in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of seven similar incidents in Ghazni on the same day. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across all seven events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
10/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and four other officers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/24/2019: Assailants attacked and killed a National Directorate of Security member in 3rd police district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in Kunduz on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2019: Assailants attacked Aybak, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least four assailants and seven pro-government militia members were killed and 11 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/20/2019: Assailants attacked Kota Ashar, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/14/2019: An explosive-laden vehicle detonated in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2019: Assailants attacked Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 10 soldiers were killed and 11 other soldiers were injured while the assailants suffered an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan forces vehicle in Dawlatabad district, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/14/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a United Nations (UN) compound in the Green Village, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, four civilians, including an Indian and a United States national, were killed and 113 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for US military operations in Afghanistan and because "the US stepped back" from recent negotiations with the Taliban.
03/23/2019: An assailant opened fire on police personnel in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two people, the assailant and a police chief, were killed and one police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/23/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Aino Mena, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least ten people, including Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) members and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2019: Assailants attacked Bala Murghab Base in Bala Morghab, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least four people, including two commandos and two soldiers, were killed and four other pro-government forces members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/04/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting civilians leaving a mosque in Kohna, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and 12 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2019: An explosive device detonated at a campaign office for President Ashraf Ghani in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least three people, including parliament member Ghulam wali Afghan, were injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting Ghani campaign offices within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2019: Assailants opened fire on Mena Mangal, a lower house of parliament cultural adviser and former journalist, in the 8th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. Mangal was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2019: Assailants attacked checkpoints in Maywand district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 23 people, including six police officers and 17 assailants, were killed and 13 other people, including 12 assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/27/2019: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Tergaran, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/28/2019: Assailants attacked Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two pro-government militia members were killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/30/2019: Assailants attacked Chimtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Seven people security members were killed in the attack. The victims included soldiers, national police, and local police. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/29/2019: An explosive device detonated in Golran district, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Golran on the same day. At least two people were killed across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
09/29/2019: Assailants attacked Tuly, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including eight pro-government militia members and three civilians, were killed and 26 other people were injured in the attack. Additionally, at least eight people were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2019: An explosive device detonated at the scene of an earlier attack in the 16th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks in Kabul on this date. At least 13 people, including two assailants, were killed and 45 other people were injured across all three blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident. Officials also attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
05/15/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Sweri, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least 15 people, including ten assailants, four police personnel, and one army officer, were killed and fifteen others, including three police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2019: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Mata Khan district, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least one officer and 13 assailants were killed and another officer and seven other assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/08/2019: Assailants abducted a senior traffic official and another worker in Mohammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. Both hostages were killed the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/13/2019: Assailants attacked Kokchinar military base in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Four soldiers, two national police officers and two local police officers were killed, while six security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, three soldiers were reported missing. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/14/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Qarqin district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including one pro-government militia member and ten assailants, were killed and 14 others, including six militia members and eight assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/09/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in the district on this day. At least eight assailants and six police officers were killed and six police officers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/15/2019: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a tribal elder detonated at the Shahre Naw Bazaar in Shahre Naw, Paktia, Afghanistan. The tribal elder was killed and at least two other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/19/2019: Assailants stopped an army vehicle in Zarshi, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three people, including a security force member and two civilians, were killed and another civilian was abducted. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/13/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Bam Ragha, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2019: Assailants attacked the Samti border forces outpost along the Afghan-Tajik border in Samti, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including five assailants and three border police officers, were killed and five other police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/31/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Charsiha, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including eight soldiers and one police officer, were killed and three other security force members were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2019: An explosive device detonated inside the Al-Taqwa mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three people, including religious scholar Mufti Samiullah Raihan, were killed and 16 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least five Romanian soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2019: Assailants attacked the police headquarters in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks that occurred in the district on this day. One police officer was killed and three others were wounded across the incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/03/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused outside Bi Bi Mahro female school in 10th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2019: An assailant, who had been invited as a guest to a dinner at the Paikan militia post, opened fire on pro-government militia members in Aqcha district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least four militia members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/31/2019: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Arghandab district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/16/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Qala Qazi, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/31/2019: Assailants opened fire on Hassan Haqyar in the 3rd police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. Haqyar, a political activist and former Taliban mining department director, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/29/2019: An explosive device detonated in Sang Atash, Badghis, Afghanistan. Two border police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2019: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near the central jail in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. One border police officer was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/22/2019: Assailants opened fire on a religious scholar in the Fourth Police district, Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The religious scholar was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan Public Protection Force outpost in Tabol, Herat, Afghanistan. At least six members were killed and six other members were taken hostage in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/03/2019: Assailants attacked and killed a police officer in 6th Police District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/30/2019: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint in Haidar Abad, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 21 people, including seven assailants and 14 security personnel, were killed while another ten, including five assailants and five security members, were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, two militia members were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Puli Khumri on the same day. At least four police officers were killed and seven other officers were injured across both attacks. Additionally, four officers were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/14/2019: Three mortar rounds landed near the Parliament building in 7th Police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being planted in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/12/2019: Assailants opened fire on fuel tankers in Khwaja Alwan, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/11/2019: Assailants opened fire and killed a shopkeeper believed to be a foreign spy in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan security post in Madagan, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents targeting security posts in Farah on this date. Six assailants were killed, nine other assailants were injured, and three Afghan soldiers were killed or injured in the ensuing clashes across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute it to the Taliban.
05/12/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle on Dar-ul-Aman road in the 6th Police District, Kabul , Afghanistan. At least two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/21/2019: Assailants attacked an army convoy in Nalak, Farah, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and there were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/14/2019: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Jurm district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least three assailants and two soldiers were killed while 10 assailants and three soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/14/2019: Assailants attacked security personnel in Tashkan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and six assailants and two security forces personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security post in Badi Ghondai, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of seven attacks on security posts in Kandahar on this date. At least 65 assailants were killed across all seven attacks, and 27 assailants were killed in this specific attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/14/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents in Helmand on the same day. At least four soldiers and 15 assailants were across all three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/14/2019: A soldier attacked his colleagues at a security post in Wazir Manda, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents in Helmand on the same day. At least four soldiers and 15 assailants were across all three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/01/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Azar, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least four police officers and six assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2019: Assailants opened fire on security checkpoints in Nadarabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including five soldiers and two assailants, were killed and 11 others, including four soldiers and seven assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/30/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/16/2019: An explosive device detonated in Daman district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/24/2019: An explosive device detonated in Muqur district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and two other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/14/2019: Assailants attacked Asiab Gorg, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks against villages in Chimtal district on this day. One police officer was killed and three officers were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/14/2019: Assailants attacked a border force outpost in Maruf district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One border officer and 20 assailants were killed while two border officers and 13 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/17/2019: An explosive device planted on a vehicle detonated in Puli Khumri district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Five civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2019: Assailants attacked a Hazara neighborhood in Mirhazar, Wardak, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed, 12 others were injured, and another five were reported missing in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/06/2019: Assailants attacked local police and pro-government militia member outposts in Aab-e-Kalan, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and another officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/14/2019: Security forces intercepted and killed two suicide bombers in Toshipla, Khost, Afghanistan. The assailants were the only reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
09/09/2019: Assailants attacked Darqad district, Takhar, Afghanistan. The outcome of the incident is unknown. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Takhar on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/17/2019: Assailants attacked police posts in the 3rd police district of Ghazni, Afghanistan. Police officers repelled the attack, killing one assailant and injuring two others. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2019: Assailants attacked the center of Bilchiragh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 26 people, including four police officers, two commandos, and 20 assailants, were killed and five other security force members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2019: Assailants attacked and killed an alleged government spy in Ghaib, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/23/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a foreign forces base in Sayad, Parwan, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in the attack and at least two civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/16/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in the yard of a polling station at the Awal Baba School in Maidan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two attacks in Wardak on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2019: Assailants attacked an outpost in Shahrak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and another three soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/07/2019: Assailants attacked an uprising outpost in Poshta Noor, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least 15 people, including uprising members and civilians, were killed and three others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2019: Two assailants opened fire on Ahmad Shohib, a National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee, in Rubat, Parwan, Afghanistan. Shohib was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Haidar Qela, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Farah on the same day. At least 16 people, including four police officers and 12 assailants, were killed and another 12 people, including three police officers and nine assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/07/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Ghaziabad district, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/25/2019: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in Police District 2, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and two other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/22/2019: Assailants abducted soldiers at a checkpoint in Jaghatai, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Herat on the same date. At least three soldiers were kidnapped across both incidents and all three were killed a short time after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/01/2019: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Qaraghal, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, including five assailants and seven pro-government militia members, were killed and 16 other people, including 12 assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants fired mortars near a polling site in Paktika, Afghanistan. This was one of three related mortar attacks on this date. At least one civilian was killed and 24 others were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2019: Assailants attacked a security post in Nani, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and another two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/01/2019: Assailants opened fire on Mullah Faiz Mohammad, a religious scholar, in Buland Ghar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Mohammad and another civilian were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: Assailants fired a mortar targeting the polling center at the Latifa Shahid Female High School in Fayzabad, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. There were no casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Khost, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and five others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2019: Assailants attacked the home of a police officer in Londyani, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/01/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Lash Wa Juwayn district, Farah, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed, two other police were injured, and the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/11/2019: Security forces discovered and neutralized several explosive devices in Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents across Afghanistan where 13 explosive devices were discovered and defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2019: Assailants attacked local police checkpoints in Shwat, Paktia, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/14/2019: Assailants attacked sleeping security personnel in Lewani Bazar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 23 security force members were killed and one other was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the insider attack.
11/04/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Shahabuddin, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Eight people, including four women and two children, were killed and six others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: Assailants attacked Bilchiragh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two people, including one territorial army soldier and one assailant, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2019: Assailants opened fire and killed an Independent Election Commission (IEC) employee inside his office in Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2019: Assailants shot and killed a plain-clothed police officer in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/26/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Dih Yak district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two security forces were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Gulran district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and 13 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. This was one of two attacks targeting police in Herat on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Spin Jumat, Khost, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle, targeting an election rally where President Ashraf Ghani was speaking to supporters, in Charikar, Parwan, Afghanistan. At least 27 people were killed and 32 others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2019: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Turkmen Qodus, Jawzjan , Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents that occurred in Turkmen Qodus on this day. One pro-government militia member and five assailants were killed while three militia members and three assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/02/2019: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia outpost in Aqcha district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two militia members were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/23/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting the vehicle of Abdul Wudood, a district police chief, in Patani, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least two people, including the assailant and one civilian, were killed and five others, including two civilians and three police personnel, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/17/2019: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Baharak district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/06/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Asia Khan, Balkh, Afghanistan. Two soldiers and a police officer were killed. This was one of two coordinated attacks near the village on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/06/2019: Assailants opened fire on Hashmat Bahaduri, a government official, in Karta-e Parwan, Kabul, Afghanistan. Bahaduri was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2019: Assailants attacked pro-government militias in Pahlwan Tashi, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least three militia members, including one commander, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/13/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a GardaWorld Security Company convoy in the 10th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. 13 people, including the assailant, were killed and 20 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/03/2019: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Gul Agha, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2019: Assailants opened fire at a police checkpoint in Sultan Mir, Farah, Afghanistan. At least six people, including two assailants and four police officers, were killed and another six, including four assailants and two police officers, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a convoy of Afghan security forces in Sar Hawza district, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least four police offices were killed and 11 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2019: Assailants opened fire on a security outpost in Qarqin district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two National Uprising Movement (NUM) members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/08/2019: Assailants attacked a police unit responding to a previous attack in Band-e Zeyarat, Pato district, Daykundi, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/25/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Consulate General of Pakistan in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three people, including one police officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2019: Assailants opened fire at a security checkpoint in Bala Duri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting checkpoints in Baghlan on this date. At least three police officers were killed and another eight officers were injured while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across both clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/23/2019: Assailants attacked a security post in Bilchiragh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/07/2019: Assailants fired mortars at a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the death of a Shia Hazara leader in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 11 civilians were killed and 95 people, including eight bodyguards, were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
11/05/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Poshta, Faryab, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Namak Ab district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least three security force members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/18/2019: Assailants attacked security forces in Yangi, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least four people, including two pro-government militia members, one police officer, and one civilian, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/03/2019: Assailants attacked security forces in Burka district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 37 people, including seven security personnel and 30 assailants, were killed and 14 others, including four security personnel and ten assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/24/2019: Assailants attacked an NGO vehicle in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least one employee was killed and another employee was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/12/2019: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Farah, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed and three soldiers and nine assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/14/2019: Assailants attacked an army outpost in Miya Nishin district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/13/2019: Assailants attacked Qarqin district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/07/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Hussainkhel, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/08/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Band-e Zeyarat, Pato district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan. At least six security personnel were killed and another was injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/01/2019: Assailants attacked police posts in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three police officers and seven assailants were killed and five police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/06/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy in Qarqaj, Badghis, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a bus carrying employees from the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs in the 2nd Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 10 people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Konjak, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/09/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Sang Atesh, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security outposts in the area on this day. Four police officers were killed across the attacks. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/27/2019: An explosive device attached to the van of a university professor detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One professor was killed and two other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2019: Assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked Safar-ba-Khair police checkpost in Khwaja Alwan Dashta, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least eight officers and five assailants were killed while two officers and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/06/2019: An explosive device detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2019: Assailants attacked military outposts in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Three soldiers and seven assailants were killed and four soldiers and nine assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/09/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Teber, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on military bases in Sangcharak district on this day. Six security personnel were killed and seven were injured across the attacks. The victims included soldiers, pro-government militia members, and local police officers. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/24/2019: Assailants detonated explosive devices targeting a coalition military convoy, including United States soldiers, in Sayad, Parwan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2019: Three police officers opened fire on their colleagues at a police checkpost in Kafirband, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2019: Assailants attacked the Chakar Gah security post in Koshan district, Herat, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/17/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Alkozai square in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least 18 people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/26/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including eight soldiers and eight assailants, were killed and at least nine people, including two soldiers and seven assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/25/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Khwaja Bandkasha, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Ishkamish on the same day. At least five police special forces members, five pro-government militia members, and 12-15 assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
01/15/2019: Assailants attacked the house of Nazak Mir Akbari in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Akbari, a former Wolesi Jirga candidate, was not harmed but one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2019: An assailant attacked and killed a militia commander in Kukal Dash, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. The assailant, who sources say had joined the insurgency, was identified as the militia commander's bodyguard.
03/30/2019: Assailants armed with rockets attacked the convoy of Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum along the Balkh-Jawzjan highway in Chahar Bolak district, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on Dostum's convoy on this date. At least one of Dostum's bodyguards and four assailants were killed and two bodyguards and seven assailants were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/25/2019: Assailants abducted four bank workers from Kohsan district, Herat, Afghanistan. All four hostages were released on October 26, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/17/2019: Assailants opened fire on a joint military and police checkpoint along the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Shahbaz, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, including 11 assailants and one security officer, were killed and two other security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2019: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying judges in Baqi Abad, Logar, Afghanistan. Four people, including three judges and an administrative officer, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/23/2019: Security forces identified and arrested an assailant as he was planting an explosive device in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/04/2019: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint in Boldak Nika, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least seventeen people, including three police officers and 14 assailants, were killed and 11 others, including four police officers and seven assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Koshki Kohna district, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the district on this date. At least 10 security personnel, including soldiers, police, and militia members, were killed, eight others were injured, and there were an unknown number of assailant casualties across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/30/2019: Assailants attacked Taluqan, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least two security forces members were killed and three other members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were attempting to plant it in Deh Sheikh, Herat, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Kogyani district police chief in Wali Muhammadi Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the police chief and two bodyguards, were killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/08/2019: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Ahmad Shah Baba Mina, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2019: An explosive device hidden in the washroom of a mosque detonated targeting Nowruz festival attendees near the Kart-e Sakhi Shrine in the 3rd police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of four related bombings targeting individuals celebrating Nowruz in Kabul on this day; three of the explosive devices detonated while a fourth device was discovered and defused. At least six civilians were killed and 23 civilians were injured across the three blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2019: An explosive device detonated behind a hospital targeting Nowruz festival attendees on Kabul University road near the Kart-e Sakhi Shrine in the 3rd police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of four related bombings targeting individuals celebrating Nowruz in Kabul on this day; three of the explosive devices detonated while a fourth device was discovered and defused. At least six civilians were killed and 23 civilians were injured across the three blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2019: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and three other officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan forces convoy in Chamtala, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and 12 others, including four assailants and eight civilians, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/14/2019: Assailants attacked Asia Khan, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks against villages in Chimtal district on this day. One police officer was killed and three officers were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/18/2019: Assailants shot and killed a police officer in Kunduz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/18/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. One civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2019: Assailants set fire to an unknown number of telecommunication towers in Shamulzayi district, Zabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2019: Assailants fired rockets at a security forces convoy in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and 20 Kochi tribe members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/04/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Sayed Ha, Takhar, Afghanistan. Three pro-government militia members were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/08/2019: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a local police commander detonated in Yamgan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The commander was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/23/2019: Assailants attacked electricity boxes in Sang Atesh, Badghis, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/02/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and seven other people were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/05/2019: Assailants entered the Radio Hamsada station and opened fire on journalists in Taluqan, Takhar, Afghanistan. Two journalists, Shafiq Arya and Rahimullah Rahmani, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers were killed and three other police officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle in Paniz, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/30/2019: Assailants attacked a civilian residence in Kohi, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were killed and another nine were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2019: Assailants attacked security personnel in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least 12 security personnel were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/15/2019: Assailants detonated explosive devices targeting power pylons in Shahabuddin, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks on power pylons in Baghlan and Kunduz on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/09/2019: An assailant attacked colleagues at a police outpost in Sharana, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/09/2019: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle between Kabul and Sheniya in Dawlat Yar district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and four other people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks; this first bombing drew first responders to the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/27/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Tegab Esmail, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least two security forces members were killed and two other members were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/10/2019: Assailants armed with firearms and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a police checkpoint in Maruf district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Police forces responded, killing 11 assailants and injuring an unknown number of additional assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/04/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and three other police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/13/2019: Assailants attacked Archto, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Sangcharak district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/22/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Zeyaratjah, Herat, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and another officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/05/2019: Assailants intercepted a passenger bus and abducted at least 12 people in Durabad, Farah, Afghanistan. At least two hostages, including a government employee, were killed. The fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out because the victims were allegedly government spies.
05/05/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden Humvee at the police headquarters in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Following the blast, additional assailants stormed the compound and opened fire on the officers. Two additional suicide bombers detonated in the compound. At least 28 people, including 18 police officers, two civilians, and eight assailants, were killed and 60 other people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Waza Khwa district, Paktika, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/15/2019: A roadside explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Karez e Subhan, Farah, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/28/2019: Assailants attacked a checkpost in Khosh Dara, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least six people, including five soldiers and one police officer, were killed and three other police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/21/2019: Assailants opened fire on uprising movement checkpoints in Zard Kamar, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and five people, including three assailants and two uprising fighters, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle intending to target security forces was identified and intercepted in Zurmat district, Paktia, Afghanistan. Security forces destroyed the vehicle in an airstrike, killing four assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2019: Assailants attacked security posts near the Jam Minaret in Shahrak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least 18 security personnel were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/11/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Alisher, Khost, Afghanistan. At least four officers were injured in the incident. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Alisher on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/01/2019: Assailants attacked security forces in Bilchiragh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including two police officers and seven assailants, were killed and six others, including one police officer and five assailants, were injured n the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/02/2019: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Jalalabad Road in 9th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. Two intelligence personnel were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2019: An explosive device attached to a mini-bus carrying university students detonated in Alilala, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The bus driver was killed and five students were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2019: An explosive device detonated in a hotel in Ishkamish district, Takhar, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Directorate of Security outpost in Ishkamish district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/25/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely as an assailant was planting it at Jahan University in Kart-e-Naw area, 8th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2019: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three soldiers and 15 assailants were killed while two soldiers and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/04/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least ten soldiers were killed and three other soldiers were reported missing in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Taliban Red Unit.
02/06/2019: Assailants attacked military outposts in Argahandab district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Seven soldiers were killed while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/07/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed and eight were injured, while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/22/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Top Khana, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/08/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy near Bagram Airbase in Bariyk Ab, Parwan, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, three United States soldiers were killed and eight people, including three United States soldiers, an Afghan contractor, and four Afghan civilians, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Nurgaram district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and four were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2019: Assailants opened fire on Obaidullah Barikzai in the 6th police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Barikzai, a former Member of Parliament, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2019: Assailants attacked an outpost in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least five soldiers were killed and seven soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2019: An assailant opened fire on a soldier in Shoz Bazar, Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near the Naheed Shaheed School in the 5th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2019: Assailants opened fire on Swat Gul, a tribal elder and former director of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, in Khost, Afghanistan. Gul was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2019: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. A special forces officer was killed and two other officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2019: Assailants ambushed security forces responding to a previous attack in Chimtal district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and two Humvees were destroyed. This was one of two related incidents in the district on this day. Six assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/22/2019: Assailants opened fire on an intelligence operative in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The intelligence official was killed and a university student was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2019: Assailants attacked local Police security posts in Alishing district, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/05/2019: A landmine detonated prematurely in Shahjoy, Zabul, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/31/2019: Assailants attacked 1st police district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. An unknown number of people were taken hostage at a hospital. This was one of four related incidents in Kunduz on the same day. At least 17 people, including 15 assailants, were killed and 11 other people were injured across three of the four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/08/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting the device in Syah Khak, Ghor, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/02/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Madrasa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. One local police officer was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/06/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Gandab, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers were killed and nine other officers were injured in the incident. This was one of two related attacks in different districts of Badghis on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/05/2019: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Kakar district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least 20 people, including 18 assailants and two security personnel members, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2019: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Surai, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers were killed and six were injured in the ensuing clash. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2019: Assailants set fire to two oil tankers and opened fire along the Mazar-e-Sharif highway in Bagh-e Shamal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/13/2019: An explosive device detonated in Gunabad, Herat, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2019: An assailant, identified as an Afghan soldier, opened fire on a joint North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghan Special Forces convoy in Kunduz, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack, which sparked friendly fire between NATO and Afghan forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/05/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Abak, Ghor, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Ghor on the same day. At least five police officers were killed and five other officers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/13/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting security personnel responding to a previous attack in Kaldar, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two people, including a pro-government militia member and a police officer, were killed, four security personnel were injured, and the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Balkh on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/12/2019: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Tangi Qarchaghi, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/06/2019: Assailants attacked Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and three local police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/19/2019: An explosive device detonated near a market in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of at least nine related attacks in Nangarhar on this date. At least 123 people were injured across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/01/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan army convoy in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three children were killed and four other people, including two soldiers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/08/2019: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Turkmen Qodus, Jawzjan , Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents that occurred in Turkmen Qodus on this day. One pro-government militia member and five assailants were killed while three militia members and three assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/04/2019: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Tetsu Nakamura, a doctor and head of the aid organization Peace Japan Medical Services, in first police district, Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Six people, including Nakamura and his bodyguards, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2019: Assailants attacked a border police checkpost in Trikh Nawar, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and 15 officers were injured in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2019: Assailants attacked Ay Khanom town in Takhar, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/29/2019: Assailants attacked pro-government militia checkpoints in Nahrin district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 25 people were killed and nine others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Kawliyan, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 24 soldiers were killed and seven others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/23/2019: Assailants attacked a television tower in Khwaja Mashhad, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three guards were kidnapped and the tower was set on fire in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2019: Assailants equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle attacked the district center of Maruf district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/30/2019: Assailants attacked Gul Tepa, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks in Sari Pul on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/13/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Guzargahi Nur district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least five officers were killed and two other officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated incidents in Guzargahi Nur district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in the district on this day. At least eight assailants and six police officers were killed and six police officers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/24/2019: An assailant opened fire on a police officer in the 17th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on police in Kabul on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/18/2019: Assailants attacked judges and police along Shahzada-ha street in Herat, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/10/2019: Assailants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and guns attacked defensive checkposts in Akazai, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting defensive checkposts in Badghis on this date. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, 24 soldiers were killed, 11 soldiers were injured, and an unknown number of soldiers were abducted across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Kukal Dash, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least nine pro-government militia members were killed and another seven militia members were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Shor Tepa district, Balkh, Afghanistan. One soldier and one pro-government militia member were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/10/2019: Assailants attacked the funeral procession for an uprising commander in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 44 people, including tribal elders were abducted in the attack. 40 hostages were released on December 12, 2019, and the fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/19/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle near Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/02/2019: A suicide bomber detonated near an Afghan Highway Police Center in Saydarak neighborhood, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including the assailant, were killed and 17 other people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Jamparan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/02/2019: Assailants abducted Abdul Samad Amiri, the head of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) for Ghor province, in Jalrez district, Wardak, Afghanistan. Amiri was killed and his body was discovered on September 5, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/15/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Qaysar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including four security personnel and three assailants, were killed and 10 other people, including six security personnel and four assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2019: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia outpost in Barik, Herat, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including three assailants, four militia members, and a civilian, were killed and two other militia members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/12/2019: Assailants shot and killed Adil Shah Adil, a provincial prosecutor, in Charikar, Parwan, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck targeting the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and a nearby hospital in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least 40 people, including the assailant, were killed and 140 others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Ismail Qashlaq, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and two other soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Taliban Red Unit.
12/22/2019: Assailants attacked a pro-government outpost in Chaproudha, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least one militia member was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/11/2019: Assailants opened fire on Hajji Haroon, the Afghan National Police intelligence head, in Kandak, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Haroon was killed in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/03/2019: Assailants attacked civilians in Dih Yak district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated at a local bazaar in Sabari district, Khost, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two others, including one soldier and one civilian, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/02/2019: Assailants attacked an army outpost in Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated incidents targeting army outposts in the district on the same day. At least four soldiers were killed and six soldiers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/30/2019: A magnetic explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least eight civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Dangam district, Kunar, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and another assailant was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/09/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in the district on this day. At least eight assailants and six police officers were killed and six police officers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/20/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Wado, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least four pro-government militia members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Palakhman, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Sari Pul on this date. At least 17 people, including eight security personnel and nine assailants, were killed and 43 people, including 30 security personnel and 13 assailants were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/25/2019: An explosive device detonated at a security checkpoint in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/19/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Puli Alam district, Logar, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and another person was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/20/2019: A sniper opened fire on a National Directorate of Security (NDS) member in Qurghan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. The NDS member was injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Qurghan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/23/2019: An explosive device detonated at the funeral ceremony for a tribal chieftain in Khas, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were killed and seven other civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/07/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Shinkay district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Zabul on the same day. At least 14 people, including four police officers and ten assailants, were killed and eight others, including two other officers and six other assailants, were injured across both clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/28/2019: Assailants attacked a local police checkpoint in Obe district, Herat, Afghanistan. One police officer and one civilian were killed while four officers were taken hostage. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Korak, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least five people, including three police officers and two assailants, were killed and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/28/2019: Assailants killed a local police officer in Aliabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/26/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four people, including one police officer and three assailants, were killed and eight others, including three police officers and five assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two attacks targeting police in Kandahar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/24/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least four officers and three assailants were killed and two officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/30/2019: Assailants attacked Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 36 people, including 30 assailants and six security personnel, were killed and 15 other people were injured in the ensuing clash with security forces which lasted until the following day. In addition, at least 96 Afghan security personnel were abducted in the attack. 42 hostages were released on July 3 while another 54 others released on July 9. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2019: Assailants opened fire on security checkpoints in Sitoot, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers and 10 assailants were killed while five soldiers and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition two soldiers were abducted in the assault. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/26/2019: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Panjwai district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed in the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting police in Kandahar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian bus along the Kandahar-Herat Highway in Ab Khorma, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 35 civilians were killed and 27 others were injured in the blast. This was one of two incidents in Ab Khorma on this date. The Taliban both claimed and denied responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Ab Khorma, Farah, Afghanistan. Six ANA soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the blast. This was one of two incidents in Ab Khorma on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents that occurred in the district on this day. Four police officers were killed and 11 officers were injured across the two incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
09/20/2019: Two consecutive explosive devices detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two people, including one civilian and one national security personnel, were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2019: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) commander in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. The commander, Quadratullah Mujahid, was killed and three other NDS members were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/08/2019: Assailants attacked pro-government militia members in Kohna Kakil, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least five members were killed and another member was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/10/2019: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in the 17th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2019: An explosive device detonated outside a shop in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Jawand district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least six people, including five soldiers and one police officer, were killed and four other police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/12/2019: Assailants attacked an army checkpoint along a highway in Gulistan district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 10 soldiers were killed and five soldiers were reported missing during the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2019: Assailants abducted nine farmers in Jangal Aregh, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Duazada Imam, Daykundi, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkpoints in Daykundi on this date. 28 people, including eight security personnel and 20 assailants, were killed and four security personnel were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/12/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and 11 civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Hasan Tal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents in the area on this day. At least four officers were killed and six officers were injured across the attacks. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. In addition, six officers were abducted; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/16/2019: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Sang Atesh, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and two other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/08/2019: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Laywanay, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed, two other police officers were injured, and the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/27/2019: Assailants attacked military bases and security posts in Dobandi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/17/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Yangi Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 17 people, including one police officer, four pro-government militia members, and 12 assailants, were killed and six other security forces members were injured in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks in Faryab within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/02/2019: An explosive device detonated near school children in Tahiri, Takhar, Afghanistan. Nine children were killed and another child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security post in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of seven attacks on security posts in Kandahar on this date. At least 65 assailants were killed across all seven attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/24/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol convoy in Aino Mena, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Five civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2019: Assailants attacked the district bazaar entrance in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 30 police officers and pro-government militia members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security post in Miya Nishin district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of seven attacks on security posts in Kandahar on this date. At least 65 assailants were killed across all seven attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/16/2019: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security post in Maywand district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of seven attacks on security posts in Kandahar on this date. At least 65 assailants were killed across all seven attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/31/2019: Assailants set fire to a telecommunications tower in Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on towers in the district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/24/2019: Assailants shot and killed three government employees in Qudosabad, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Herat on this date.No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/01/2019: Assailants attacked army outposts in Juy-Ye Ghazi, Herat, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers were killed and 13 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/15/2019: Assailants attacked a bazaar in Raghistan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated incidents in Raghistan district on the same date. At least six people, including one soldier and five assailants, were killed and four police officers were injured across all attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/17/2019: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated in a bazaar in Tagab district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including seven civilians and a police constable, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2019: Assailants opened fire on Fahimullah Fidayee, a judge, at his residence in Bagh-i-Dawood, Kabul, Afghanistan. Fidayee was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2019: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one child was killed and six others, including five other children and one intelligence agency member, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/31/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Yangi Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including nine assailants and four security personnel, were killed and another three security personnel were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/02/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting the device in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/02/2019: Assailants attacked the home of a police officer in Third Police District, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The police officer was killed and another person was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/22/2019: Assailants attacked and killed a teacher in Barengi, Ghor, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and previously threatened to kill teachers if they did not leave their jobs.
02/12/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Surkh Sang, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of three incidents that occurred in Argahandab district on this day. At least 14 police officers were killed and four officers were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/22/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. 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 Taliban.
09/22/2019: An explosive device detonated in Hassan Khel, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least five people, including two Afghan border forces members and three civilians, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2019: Assailants attacked soldiers in Darwaz district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least 15 people, including 12 assailants were killed and three soldiers, were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2019: Assailants attacked a security post in Shamulzayi district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Zabul on this date. At least 32 people, including 28 assailants and four security personnel, were killed across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2019: A sniper shot and killed a soldier in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/22/2019: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Torgara, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and five other police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/31/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian van in Dawlat Yar district, Ghor, Afghanistan. Five civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2019: Assailants attacked a vehicle transporting soldiers wearing civilian clothing in Nani, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/11/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan army checkpoint in the outskirts of Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers were killed and several soldiers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/11/2019: Assailants shot and killed Mohammad Gul Khan, a primary school headmaster, at his residence in Panjwai district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/01/2019: An explosive device detonated while being planted by assailants in Nijrab district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/28/2019: Assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint along a road in Bodana Qala, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated incidents along the road on the same day. At least six police officers were killed, three officers were injured, and one was reported missing across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/24/2019: A roadside explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle during a military operation in Naw Abad-e-Danishmandan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/22/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Palaspush, Balkh, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed and two others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting wedding guests traveling in Khimchal, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 15 civilians, including women and children, were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/09/2019: Assailants shot and killed Muhammad Ashraf, a teacher, in Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2019: Two explosive devices detonated targeting police and rescue forces responding to a previous attack in the 5th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Kabul on this date. At least one person was killed and 17 other people were injured in the blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/17/2019: Assailants opened fire on a pro-government militia member in Khanabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The militia member was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Haji Abbas, Herat, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed and 30 others, including four women and one child, were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/09/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Arghandab district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of four outposts attacked in the Arghandab district on this date. At least 23 people, including 18 assailants and five Afghan soldiers, were killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to the Taliban.
05/26/2019: Assailants opened fire on religious scholar Mawlavi Shabir Ahmad Kamawi in Kabul, Afghanistan. Kamawi was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/09/2019: Assailants attacked an outpost in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. One local police officer was killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden Humvee and additional assailants attacked a military base in Shah Mirza, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. In addition the the bomber, at least 11 people, including one police officer and 10 pro-government militia members, were killed and two other people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint on the outskirts of Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents in and around Ghazni on the same day. At least nine police officers were killed and six other officers were injured while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across all three assaults. In addition, a mortar fired during the clashes struck a school in Andar district, killing four students and injuring 15 other students and two teachers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/28/2019: Assailants shelled a civilian house in Alishing Laghman, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/04/2019: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia post in Shamazar, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two militia members were killed and four others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2019: Assailants attacked security forces in Tangai, Helmand, Afghanistan. Eight police officers were killed and 11 others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2019: An explosive device detonated near a police checkpoint in the fifteenth police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three other police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Kosai Kholai, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Kampark Manda, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least three police officers, including a commander, were killed and two were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Arikalik, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and one police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/08/2019: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least 13 police officers were killed and seven others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/13/2019: A magnetic explosive-device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One police commander was killed and another three people, including a bodyguard and two civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Taliban.
01/19/2019: Assailants attacked a wedding ceremony in Gharbi, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed, three people were injured, and six others were abducted in the incident. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. A Taliban spokesperson claimed responsibility for the attack, though a second spokesperson later denied responsibility.
02/03/2019: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Balochan, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/14/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost along a highway in Farah, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and six assailants were injured as security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/14/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Pashtun Zarghoon district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured as security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/26/2019: A sniper shot and killed two police officers in Dehdadi district, Balkh, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/18/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Zhwandai Adera, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/13/2019: Assailants attacked a border police convoy in Laman, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least four officers and five assailants were killed and two officers and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/14/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on outposts in the area on this day. Two soldiers and seven assailants were killed and four soldiers were wounded across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/20/2019: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Shakoor Mutmaen, the former Olympic committee head, in Afghanistan. Mutmaen was not harmed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/29/2019: Assailants shot an killed an army lieutenant in front of his residence in Kunduz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/03/2019: Assailants attacked security posts in Dahan-e Jowaja, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least 17 people, including 15 security personnel and two assailants, were killed and five assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2019: Assailants attacked a local officials convoy in Qarchaghay, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and three security force members were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/20/2019: In an insider attack, an assailant shot and killed five border soldiers in Atishan, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/11/2019: Assailants attacked and killed Mohammad Ali, a doctor, in Du Layna district, Ghor, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/12/2019: Assailants attacked and killed Rais Islam, a tribal elder and suspected informant, in Haji Hussain, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Kohistan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks against security checkposts in Kohistan on this day. At least 14 people, including 13 soldiers and one militia fighter, were killed, three soldiers and two assailants were injured, and two soldiers were taken prisoner across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/12/2019: An assailant attacked colleagues at an outpost in Maidan Hawai, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/24/2019: Assailants shot and killed a tribal elder in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/03/2019: An explosive device detonated near a bus for Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission personnel in Dar-ul Aman, Kabul, Afghanistan. Five people were killed and ten others were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack targeted Ministry of Health employees who provided information to the military.
09/18/2019: Assailants attacked the center of Warduj district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least six security forces members, including three police officers, were killed and two other officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/10/2019: Assailants opened fire and killed four civilians at their house in Sholgara district, Balkh, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2019: Assailants attacked Taluqan, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least four people, including one National Directorate of Security member and three assailants, were killed in the incident. This was one of two similar incidents in Takhar on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/21/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being planted by assailants in Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed while another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/07/2019: Assailants attacked a government outpost in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and three other soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/19/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in the first police district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/29/2019: Assailants attacked border soldiers on patrol in Shir Khan, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/06/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Baghak, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and four other officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/11/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were killed, five others were injured, and an unknown number of assailants were killed or wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/25/2019: Assailants attacked outposts in Qaramqol district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 13 police officers and pro-government militia members were killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Surkhakan, Laghman, Afghanistan. Six people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/20/2019: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted on the Chamkani-Gardez highway in Afzal Khel, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security post in Maruf district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of seven attacks on security posts in Kandahar on this date. At least 65 assailants were killed across all seven attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/25/2019: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a market in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and five civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/09/2019: Assailants abducted Sakhi Balooch, the National Radio and Television technician, in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. One day later Balooch was found dead. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and six people, including three assailants and three police officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/01/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Laman, Badghis, Afghanistan. Soldiers from a nearby army post arrived to provide support to the police. At least two police officers and one soldier were killed while three soldiers were wounded in the ensuing clash. In addition, four assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2019: Assailants attacked a civilian in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat, Afghanistan. The civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/09/2019: An explosive device detonated inside a mosque in Saydabad district, Wardak, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/13/2019: Assailants attacked Darwazbala district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and six other officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/20/2019: Assailants abducted the Population Registration Department deputy near Puli Khumri district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The hostage was killed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/07/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Maskinabad, Laghman, Afghanistan. Four people, including Alingar district police commander Chief Colonel Harif Saadat and three police officers, were killed and two other police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/12/2019: Assailants shot and killed Raz Mohammad Waziri, the governor of Jaghatu district in Wardak, near the Golai hospital in 5th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2019: Assailants attacked police posts in Kahmard district, Bamyan, Afghanistan. Two people, including one assailant and one tribal elder, were killed and another two assailants were injured in the attack. In addition, four people were abducted, and three of the hostages were released on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/15/2019: Assailants ambushed police officers in Khwaja Hijran district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Four police officers, including a district police chief, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2019: Assailants attacked pro-government militia checkpoints in Kohi, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including five assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. The victims included pro-government militia members and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/16/2019: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Charikar, Parwan, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2019: Assailants attacked Dara-i-Sufi Bala district, Samangan, Afghanistan. Three police officers and four assailants were killed when police forces responded to the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/13/2019: Assailants attacked military personnel in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 14 people, including 12 assailants and two soldiers, were killed and 11 people, including seven assailants and four soldiers, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2019: A suicide bomber on an explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and eight civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2019: Assailants attacked a police vehicle along a road in Ghoryan district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and two other officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/26/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Surkhsang, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks to occur in the area on this day. At least 12 police officers were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/21/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. A senior Afghan local police commander, Ahmad Aziz, was killed and six others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/24/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Sabzi Karha, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed and another nine were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/31/2019: Assailants ambushed the convoy of First Vice-President Gen Abdul Rashid Dostum as the convoy was traveling to Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/29/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle near a military base in Balghali, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Two Afghan soldiers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/26/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Taqci, Samangan, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and another was wounded in the attack. This was one of two attacks in Samangan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/14/2019: Assailants shot and killed Sayed Ziauddin, a school principal, in front of Abdul Ghafoor Nadeem High School in Khayr Khana, Police District 11, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2019: An explosive device attached to a vehicle was discovered and safely defused in fifth police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/08/2019: Assailants attacked pro-government militia members in Joy Bahs, Balkh, Afghanistan. Two militia members were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/05/2019: Assailants attacked police and military checkposts in Khwaja Pak, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Kunduz on the same day. At least 30 security personnel and 22 assailants were killed and 15 security personnel and 18 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/03/2019: Assailants ambushed police forces on their way to respond to an earlier attack in Dawlatabad district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Seven security forces were killed and five were injured in the ensuing clash, while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on the same night. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2019: Assailants opened fire on Salem Farahi in Farah, Afghanistan. Farahi, the acting public works department director, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/14/2019: An explosive device detonated at a volleyball ground in Kakar Shakot, Kapisa, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
11/02/2019: Assailants attacked Darwazbala district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least nine security officials were killed and eight others were injured, while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clashes that lasted for two days. Additionally, two other security force members were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2019: Assailants ambushed the deputy police chief of Ghazni in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2019: A police officer opened fire on their colleagues at a security checkpoint in Tor Kotal, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2019: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Chartot, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and three other officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/21/2019: Assailants abducted Noor Ahmad, a farmer, in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Ahmad was executed and his body was discovered on August 3, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/27/2019: Assailants attacked a border forces outpost in Tah Kham, Herat, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/29/2019: Assailants attacked Haji Agha Sanam in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Sanam, the district statistics department deputy head, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2019: Assailants abducted Sahar Gol, the chief judge of the district court, in Shinwari district, Parwan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/06/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Qarjaghai, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 29 people, including 15 assailants and 14 security personnel, were killed and 10 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks in different districts of Badghis on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
09/27/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting security forces responding to a previous incident in Kurak, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and two other officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Kurak on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security post in Arghistan district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of seven attacks on security posts in Kandahar on this date. At least 65 assailants were killed across all seven attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/29/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Mirano, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security post in Khakrez district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of seven attacks on security posts in Kandahar on this date. At least 65 assailants were killed across all seven attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/16/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting Hajji Zamari, a provincial police chief, in Gul Kalachan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Zamari and three others, including a tribal elder, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/01/2019: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) checkposts in Ludina, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 10 soldiers and 20 assailants were killed while two other soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2019: Two assailants opened fire on Rahmatullah Nekzad, a journalist, in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Nekzad was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2019: Assailants opened fire on an unknown number of police, military, and militia checkposts in Harkilik, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 22 soldiers and 15 assailants were killed while 10 soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, three soldiers were taken hostage by the assailants. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security post in Kandil Karez, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks that occurred in the area on this day. Three assailants were killed and an unknown number of soldiers were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/09/2019: An explosive device detonated in Taimani, Kabul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in the city on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/28/2019: An explosive device detonated at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2019: Assailants attacked the residence of Sayed Kamal Sadat, a local police commander, in Farsi district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least five people, including Sadat and four other police officers, were killed and another three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: An explosive device detonated near a polling station in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a marketplace in Kaga, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Nangarhar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2019: Assailants killed a woman in Konjak, Balkh, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved in the attack.
07/07/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) base in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including security personnel, NDS workers, and civilians, were killed and 179 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for Afghan intelligence employees collaborating with United States security forces.
09/28/2019: Assailants fired at least 12 rockets targeting Maidan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks in Wardak on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: Assailants opened fire inside a polling station in Paktika, Afghanistan. One child was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Saika, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two local police officers were killed and four other officers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/27/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Lab-e-Jar, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting Ahmad Farid, the Special Unit platoon commander, in Charikar, Parwan, Afghanistan. Farid was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Arab Aqsay, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two local police officers were killed and two officers were wounded. In addition, four assailants were killed and 10 others were wounded in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2019: An Afghan police officer opened fire on his colleagues at a police checkpoint in Baghipol, Farah, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/26/2019: Assailants attacked a police battalion and soldiers in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including six assailants, were killed and another three people, including an unknown number of assailants, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/02/2019: Assailants opened fire on police checkpoints in Faryab, Afghanistan. Two police officers and three assailants were killed and five assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/22/2019: Assailants abducted soldiers at a checkpoint in Ghazel Islam, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Herat on the same date. At least three soldiers were kidnapped across both incidents and all three were killed a short time after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/15/2019: Assailants attacked Dawlatabad district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and 14 were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2019: Explosive devices detonated at a market in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were killed and another 20 civilians were injured in the blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a mosque in Aybak, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least eleven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsible for the incident.
07/08/2019: Assailants attacked a military post in Trikh Nawar, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting posts in Trikh Nawar overnight. At least 21 people, including 13 assailants and eight soldiers, were killed while eight people, including four assailants and four soldiers, were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/31/2019: Assailants opened fire on a campaign office for Afghan president Ashraf Ghani in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qush Qara, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents that occurred in the area on this day. One police officer was killed and 11 officers were injured across the attacks. In addition the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/24/2019: Assailants ambushed a team of pro-government militia members in Khairabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. One militia member was killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/18/2019: Security forces identified and killed five assailants as they were planting an explosive device in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/27/2019: Assailants attacked a police base in Kohi Sey Sang, Daykundi, Afghanistan. At least nine police officers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants attacked a polling center in Obe district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two other people were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2019: A landmine detonated prematurely in Gulran district, Herat, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/12/2019: Assailants abducted Nadershah Sahibzada, a local radio journalist, in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. His body was discovered the next day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Chimtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Eight civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/25/2019: An explosive device detonated in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/24/2019: Assailants opened fire on a football field in Sayyad district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and four people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2019: Assailants launched a rocket targeting a civilian residence in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 15 civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Taliban was responsible for the attack.
09/02/2019: Police forces intercepted and killed two suicide bombers targeting a wedding ceremony in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The two assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/23/2019: Assailants attacked commandos eating breakfast in Cham Qurghan, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least six commandos were killed and four other commandos were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/05/2019: Assailants attacked police officers traveling to an outpost in Achaka, Moqor district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the incident. This was one of two attacks in this district in Ghazni within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2019: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Robat, Parwan, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/05/2019: An explosive device detonated in Bagh Awraq, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2019: Assailants fired a mortar targeting the district police headquarters in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two shelling attacks in Kunduz on this date. Five security personnel were killed and 21 others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Anar Dara police chief, Abdul Sai, in Anar Dara district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including six civilians and two security guards, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/17/2019: Assailants attacked and killed three family members allegedly affiliated with the government in Khewal, Ghor, Afghanistan. Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/25/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Mohammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2019: Assailants attacked police outposts in Sayeed Jan, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and another 11 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2019: Assailants attacked police posts in Shewan, Farah, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and five other people, including three assailants and two police officers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/14/2019: Assailants abducted a pro-government militia member in Sherkhaj, Herat, Afghanistan. The hostage was killed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/01/2019: Assailants abducted Zalmay Zaheer, a Wolesi Jirga candidate, in Khwaja Khan, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a military Humvee in Shawz wa Abkhorma, Farah, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Karizak, Daykundi, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on security checkpoints in Daykundi on this date. AT least 11 people, including eight assailants and three security personnel, were killed and four security personnel were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/14/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Mizan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/09/2019: Assailants established a checkpoint and opened fire on a vehicle in Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The driver was killed and one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/30/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts on the Kunduz-Khan Abad Highway in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 11 security forces members were killed and six others were abducted in the incident. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. This was one of two attacks on the same posts over 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
04/16/2019: Assailants hijacked two fuel tankers in Si Darakht, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. It is unclear if the drivers were abducted in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/25/2019: Assailants attacked a district center in Gulran district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including three assailants, were killed, 12 others, including seven assailants, were injured, and three others, including one soldier and two police officers, were taken hostage in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/27/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and a police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2019: Assailants ambushed a security forces patrol in Khunian, Ghazni, Afghanistan. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, six soldiers were killed and three police officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2019: Assailants attacked and killed three police officers in Argahandab district, Zabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Antan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of seven similar incidents in Ghazni on the same day. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across all seven events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
10/12/2019: Assailants shot and killed a religious scholar in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Khas Kunar district, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and three other assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
07/15/2019: Assailants opened fire on relatives of a local police officer in Tagab district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/08/2019: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Bazar Moshtarak, Daykundi, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting checkpoints in Kajran district on this date. At least 33 people, including 30 assailants and three soldiers, were killed across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/07/2019: A magnetic explosive device detonated targeting Mohammad Qasim Taj Wardak, the Commercial Director of Afghan Telecom Company, in the 5th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. Wardak was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2019: Two Afghan Border Police officers fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Islam Kala, Herat, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and one police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2019: Assailants attacked pro-government militia members in Qotos, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least two militia members were killed and another two members were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/24/2019: Assailants attacked a police headquarters in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least five people, including three assailants, one soldier, and one member of the National Directorate of Security, were killed and four security officers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/18/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel in Puli Khumri district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one other officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/03/2019: Assailants abducted a deputy police chief and a local commander in Sozma Qala district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Both hostages were later killed by the assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/25/2019: Assailants attacked the district center in Bilchiragh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two people, including one civilian and one soldier, were killed and three other soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/15/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Nawa, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and one other police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/14/2019: Assailants attacked a security post in Char Tut, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Four people, including a local police commander, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/25/2019: Assailants attacked soldiers in Nijrab district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. At least 18 soldiers were killed and another 13 soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/28/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Qala-e-Dasht, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2019: Assailants attacked an army outpost in Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated incidents targeting army outposts in the district on the same day. At least four soldiers were killed and six soldiers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/09/2019: An explosive device detonated in Waghaz district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least one child was killed and seven other children were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks against security outposts in Chahar Dara district on this day. One police officer was killed and five other people, including two police and three soldiers, were injured across all attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/06/2019: Assailants abducted seven Afghan National Army soldiers from a vehicle in Tarkanai, Paktia, Afghanistan. All seven hostages were killed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/29/2019: Assailants abducted Amanullah Wardag, the head of a police technical team, along the Kabul-Ghazni Highway, Salar, Wardak, Afghanistan. Wardag was killed later the same day. This was one of two similar attacks in Salar within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/15/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Police District One, Farah, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three assailants and one police officer, were killed and six others, including three assailants and three officers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/05/2019: Assailants attacked the security posts of the 1st Brigade of Silab Corps in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and four others injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
10/07/2019: Assailants attacked Sara Miasht, Pashton Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Pashton Kot on the same day. At least three police officers and three assailants were killed across both clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/14/2019: Security forces discovered and safely defused an explosive device in the 5th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2019: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) members in Gurg Ab, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers and nine assailants were killed while seven soldiers and 13 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/03/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and another officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/18/2019: Assailants attacked an Army outpost in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/03/2019: Assailants attacked pro-government militia members in Baysh Kapah, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 11 militia members, including a commander, were killed and there were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/09/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dawlatabad district, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and another officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/08/2019: An explosive device detonated in Spin Jumat, Khost, Afghanistan. Nine people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated blasts in Spin Jumat on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/09/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three other officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/26/2019: An explosive device detonated in Hassan Khail, Paktia, Afghanistan. Two members of Public Uprising Forces were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan army outpost in Lwari, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least five soldiers were killed and three other soldiers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/30/2019: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Aino Mina, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least five people, including three police officers and two assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2019: Assailants attacked Mangajek district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. This was one of two similar attacks targeting Jawzjan on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Nijrab district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Six people were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/31/2019: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and attacked a National Uprising base in Karosai, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were injured and there were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Siyah Aw, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including two soldiers, one police officer, and eight assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/05/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed and eight soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/29/2019: Assailants abducted a special forces police officer in Khash district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The officer was killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/23/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Mansor, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least three people, including one police officer and two assailants, were killed and three others, including two police officers and another assailant, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
02/26/2019: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three people, including one police officer and two civilians, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2019: Assailants attacked military personnel at a mosque in Kolian, Faryab, Afghanistan. 13 soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/11/2019: An explosive device, intended to target security forces, detonated prematurely in Sujani Sufla, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/26/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in a Yazidan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 15 people, including four security personnel and 11 assailants, were killed and four more assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a border police vehicle in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2019: Assailants set fire to a checkpoint in Dasht-e Kelagai, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four related attacks in this area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2019: Assailants attacked Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and six others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/26/2019: Assailants attacked police outposts in Shorabak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/26/2019: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in Shahada district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. A commander, Qurban Mohammad, was taken hostage and killed shortly thereafter. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/04/2019: Assailants attacked Shakhri Kokhna, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/03/2019: Assailants attacked the Gargarak security outpost in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed and 12 other officers were injured in the attack. This was the one of two attacks in Chashma Sher area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/21/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in police district 3, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured as security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/12/2019: Assailants attacked Sultan Mir security checkpoint near Farah, Afghanistan. At least four people officers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/10/2019: Assailants attacked military posts in Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 20 soldiers and 42 assailants were killed and 10 soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash, which lasted until March 12, 2019. Additionally, 28 soldiers were abducted in the attack; the hostages were released on March 19, 2019. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2019: Assailants ambushed a security convoy near a bridge in Kokcha, Takhar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed during the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/23/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being planted at the Tomb of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznawi in Rawdza, Ghazni, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and another assailant was injured in the blast. A second explosive device was discovered and safely defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/23/2019: Assailants opened fire on Hamidullah Hamidi, the secretary general of the Afghanistan National Boxing Federation, in the 3rd Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. Hamidi was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2019: Assailants attacked Qarqin district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least two people, including one soldier and one pro-government militia member, were killed and two other security forces members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/03/2019: Assailants abducted an election commission employee near Sozma Qala district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The hostage was killed on October 8, 2019 in Bashi village. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/11/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and safely defused in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2019: An explosive device planted under a power pylon detonated in Salang district, Parwan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/30/2019: Assailants attacked a base in Ambar Koh, Baharak, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks in Takhar on this date. At least 8 police officers were killed and four other officers were injured in the attack. In addition, twelve assailants were killed across the two attacks in Darqad and Baharak districts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/30/2019: An explosive device detonated in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2019: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Shamulzayi district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on military checkpoints in Shamulzayi on this date. At least 28 people, including six soldiers and 22 assailants, were killed and six soldiers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/05/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Toot, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Farah overnight. At least 20 soldiers were killed, an unknown number were injured, and two were abducted across both attacks. The outcome of the abductions is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/27/2019: Assailants attacked police outposts in the Dabkarez, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 19 people, including four officers and 15 assailants, were killed and two other people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/12/2019: Assailants attacked checkpoints in Baharak district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least five people, including four assailants and one pro-government militia member, were killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting checkpoints between the Takhar and Badakhshan districts on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating the attacks occurred as part of Operation Al-Fath.
05/28/2019: Assailants attacked Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and three other assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/09/2019: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army checkpoint in Miranzai, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers and four assailants were killed and two soldiers and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/11/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device, fired rockets, and opened fire on a police convoy responding to an attack in Alisher, Khost, Afghanistan. At least six officers were killed in the incident. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Alisher on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/25/2019: An explosive-laden vehicle detonated targeting a police vehicle in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Zawa, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/29/2019: An assailant shot and killed a member of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2019: An explosive device detonated in 6th police district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2019: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Dih Yak district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and two other police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of a police official in the 3rd police district of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. The victims included police officers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2019: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 12 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2019: Assailants shot and killed two civilians in Awzan Saqal, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/20/2019: A vehicle transporting mines to be planted detonated prematurely in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Baghlan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
10/04/2019: Assailants fired rockets targeting a home in Nirkh distrit, Wardak, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/04/2019: Assailants attacked a local pro-government-militia office in Dawlat Yar district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/12/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two local police officers and seven assailants were killed and one officer and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/03/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Shahabuddin, Baghlan, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2019: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia outpost in Ali Abad, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on outposts in Faryab on this date. At least five militia members were killed and three others were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/27/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a Khost Protection Force (KPF) convoy in the 1st Police District, Khost, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and 17 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2019: Assailants shot and killed a tribal elder in Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/17/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police officer in Chehel Kapa, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/05/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle in Faryab, Afghanistan. At least seven shopkeepers were killed and another civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Hafizullah Safi, the governor of Chardara district, in Qarah Yatim, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three people, including Safi and two bodyguards, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Adraskan district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and two other officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting police in Herat on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks targeting checkpoints in this district around this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/09/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Sang Atesh, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security outposts in the area on this day. Four police officers were killed across the attacks. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/14/2019: Assailants attacked a checkpost in Stogan, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least three police officers and two assailants were killed and five officers and four assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2019: An explosive device detonated in Sumak, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were killed and one other was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/09/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Tulak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least 21 people, including 15 assailants and six security personnel, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/23/2019: An explosive device detonated at a local bazaar in Bilchiragh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two territorial army members were killed and five others, including two commandoes and three civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/17/2019: A suicide bomber detonated explosives targeting an office of the defense ministry in the 9th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 23 people, including the assailant, were killed and 38 others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a district chief’s vehicle in Obe district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed and 14 others, including the district chief, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/19/2019: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of Mohammad Ayoub Tandar, the police chief of Barmal district, in Yahya Khel district, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least four people, including Tandar and three assailants, were killed and six others, including three guards and three assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2019: Security forces identified an explosives-laden vehicle and fired a rocket to destroy it in Khanaqa-e-Maliki, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The intelligence officer that fired the rocket was killed and 13 other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/17/2019: A magnetic explosive device, targeting a police vehicle, detonated near the Money Exchanger's market in the 5th Police District, Herat, Afghanistan. At least ten people were injured, including three children, in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2019: An explosive device detonated near a market in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of at least nine related attacks in Nangarhar on this date. At least 123 people were injured across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/11/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the home of Suhrab Qaderi, the head of the Nangarhar provincial council, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks in Jalalabad on this date. One bodyguard was injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2019: Assailants opened fire on security posts in Aq Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least ten people, including six assailants and four soldiers, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle along the Khaf-Herat railway project in Ghoryan district, Herat, Afghanistan. Two people, including an Iranian engineer and an Afghan police officer, were killed and several people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2019: Assailants attacked a police officer in 2nd Police District, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/17/2019: An explosive device detonated in Shadi, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two people on a motorcycle were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/19/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan forces Humvee in Timurak, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and three other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2019: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/04/2019: Assailants opened fire on civilians traveling on a road in Qala-e-Sar-e-Sang, Ghor, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/14/2019: Assailants attacked Afghan National Police (ANP) checkposts in Shimlan, Helmand, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2019: Assailants attacked and killed Aminullah Alakozai, a former military corps commander, in the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2019: Assailants attacked a security post in Naw Bahar district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Zabul on this date. At least 32 people, including 28 assailants and four security personnel, were killed across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/11/2019: Assailants attacked an army outpost in Yakchal, Helmand, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2019: A suicide bomber detonated at the entrance gate of the Marshal Fahim National Defense University in the 5th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including one assailant and six security officers, were killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2019: Assailants attacked Qush Qara, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks in Sari Pul on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/05/2019: Assailants attacked the west entrance of Kunduz, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and four security officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/27/2019: Assailants opened fire and killed a civilian in Washer district, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/12/2019: Assailants opened fire on Ghafur Khan (Abdul Ghafour Mahmoud) in Sang Surakh, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Khan, the head of the National Directorate of Security, was killed and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/30/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Seven people, including two soldiers and five pro-government militia members, were killed and two security forces were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/04/2019: Assailants attacked a police post in Fawaid-i-Aama, Samangan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting posts in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district on this date. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/30/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Sarkhas, Helmand, Afghanistan. Three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/08/2019: Assailants abducted two people accused of cooperating with the government in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. Both hostages were killed on November 11, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/29/2019: Assailants equipped with firearms and rocket propelled grenades attacked police checkpoints in Arghanj Khaw district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least 20 people, including eight assailants, were killed and five police officers and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash, which lasted until March 30, 2019. The victims included police officers and civilians. Additionally, five police officers were taken hostage and their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2019: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of the deputy police commander in Washer district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Two people, including the deputy police commander and a guard, were killed and two other officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/10/2019: Assailants attacked a military patrol in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/07/2019: Assailants shot and killed an appellate court judge inside his residence in Mohammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/29/2019: Assailants attacked police officers in Shahrak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and another four police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/09/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Sang Atesh, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security outposts in the area on this day. Four police officers were killed across the attacks. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/14/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/09/2019: An explosive device detonated along a road between Salim Karwan and Shaheed Square in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in the city on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/04/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting Hazart Mohammad Rodwal, the Ahmadabad district chief, in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the assailant, were killed and four others, including Rodwal, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Hasan Tal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents in the area on this day. At least four officers were killed and six officers were injured across the attacks. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. In addition, six officers were abducted; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/12/2019: Assailants abducted Waisullah Hamidi, a Ministry of Interior official, from his residence in Iskan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Iskan on the same day in which two officials were abducted. Both hostages were publicly executed on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/23/2019: Assailants attacked and killed a pro-government militia commander in Angarian, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/20/2019: Assailants hijacked two oil tankers on the road connecting Shibirghan, Jawzjan to Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. Four people were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and noted that the victims were accused of having links with the Afghan government.
06/30/2019: Assailants attacked the residence of Qaderullah, a former police chief, in Gurbaz, Khost, Afghanistan. Qaderullah was killed and one of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/30/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Afghan brigadier general Zahirgul Muqbil along the Marja-Nawa Road in Jarnamo, Helmand, Afghanistan. Muqbil was killed and four others, including three security officers and journalist Sardar Mohammad Sarwary, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2019: Assailants fired a rocket targeting a police Humvee in Arab Aqsay, Faryab, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/25/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Qorogh, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Ishkamish on the same day. At least 22 people, including five police special forces members, five pro-government militia members, and 12 assailants were killed and three other people were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/04/2019: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a checkpoint in Chahar Deh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, four pro-government militia members were injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks in this district in Ghazni within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/25/2019: A suicide bomber detonated near a National Directorate of Security Special Foces convoy in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least six people, including the assailant, three agents and two civilians, were killed and 21 others, including six agents and 15 other civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting Shukrullah Shakir, the governor of Zindajan district, in Tarakhel, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Shakir, were killed and five security guards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2019: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Arghistan district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan forces military convoy in Zari district, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least ten people, including three police officers, one National Directorate of Security member, and six assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/05/2019: Assailants attacked the district administrative compound in Maruf district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 38 people, including 13 police officers and 25 assailants, were killed and 30 police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/23/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a bazaar in Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and 14 other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2019: Assailants attacked national police posts in Chahar Bolak district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Two officers and seven assailants were killed while two officers and six assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/26/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Mizan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/31/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Robat Akhund, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 13 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 Taliban.
09/24/2019: An explosive device detonated outside a campaign office for President Ashraf Ghani in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four people, including journalist Abdul Hamid Hotaki, were killed and seven other people were injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting Ghani campaign offices within 24 hours. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2019: Assailants ambushed a security force convoy in Bandar, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 18 people, including 11 assailants, four police officers, and three soldiers ,were killed and seven others, including five assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/06/2019: Assailants attacked Khanabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2019: Assailants set fire to a health clinic in Obe district, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian van in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and six other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Takhta Pul, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar incidents in Kandahar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2019: Assailants shot and killed a government employee in Ahmad Aba district, Paktia, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/22/2019: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Jurm district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed and their house was set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2019: Assailants detonated explosives and set fire to Amir Shir Ali Khan High School in Naw Deh, Farah, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack though a guard was briefly held hostage during the attack. This was one of two attacks on schools in Farah within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2019: Assailants attacked an outpost in Qabr-e-Muhibullah Khan, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents targeting outposts in Qabr-e-Muhibullah Khan on the same day. At least two pro-government militia members were killed and four other members were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants fired mortars near a polling site in Paktia, Afghanistan. This was one of three related mortar attacks on this date. At least one civilian was killed and 24 others were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated prematurely in Kuk Chinar, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and two were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Baghlan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
05/05/2019: An explosive device attached to a vehicle was discovered and defused in the 1st Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2019: Assailants opened fire on civilians near Breshna, Ghazni, Afghanistan. A tribal elder was killed and a camera operator for a government-run radio was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2019: Assailants attacked security forces along the Kabul-North highway in Dasht-e Kelagai, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/16/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at Mahbas Square in 12th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/21/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Darabad, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Farah on this date. At least 16 people, including four police officers and 12 assailants, were killed and another 12 people, including three police officers and nine assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/27/2019: Assailants attacked a market in Zari district, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least four people, including one police officer and three assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/17/2019: Assailants abducted a female police officer along Qahramon-e-mili road in Herat, Afghanistan. The hostage was killed the following day, on August 18, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/08/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Marsurakh, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed, six other police officers were injured , and the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/31/2019: Assailants attacked police security check posts in Atghar district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least 32 people, including one police officer and 31 assailants, were killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol vehicle in Sarkhom, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least nine police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2019: Assailants attacked military posts in Khakrez district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and nine other assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/10/2019: Assailants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and guns attacked army checkposts in Assyia, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting defensive checkposts in Badghis on this date. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, 24 soldiers were killed, 11 soldiers were injured, and an unknown number of soldiers were abducted across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2019: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint in Kajran district, Daykundi, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/23/2019: Assailants abducted three National Directorate of Security members between Nahrin and Doshi districts in Baghlan, Afghanistan. One hostage was killed and the other two hostages were released hours after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/28/2019: A roadside explosive device detonated in Shidan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2019: An assailant attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) officer in Paghman district, Kabul, Afghanistan. Two people, including the soldier and the assailant, were injured in the attack. The assailant was arrested by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2019: An assailant opened fire on a police checkpoint in Shahr-e-Safa, Zabul, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the insider attack was carried out by the Taliban.
10/15/2019: Assailants opened fire on the principal of Arif Shahid High School in western Kabul, Afghanistan. The principal was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a bazaar in Jani Khail district, Paktika, Afghanistan. Ten people were killed and 13 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2019: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in eastern Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and another person was injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in the same area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2019: Assailants attacked security posts in Kajran district, Daykundi, Afghanistan. At least 41 people, including six soldiers and 35 assailants, were killed and 16 others, including 13 assailants and three soldiers, were injured in the attack, which lasted until July 2, 2019. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/01/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts and border forces in Morichaq, Badghis, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2019: Assailants attacked a police post in Sarkai, Paktia, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on police outposts in Paktika on this day. At least nine people, including six assailants and three police officers were killed, and another eight people, including five assailants and three police officers, were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/02/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Darwazbala district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, including four security personnel and eight assailants, were killed and four other security personnel were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2019: Assailants opened fire on a civilian-clothed Afghan soldier in Charm Gari, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/25/2019: An explosive device detonated in Nozy Khwali, Paktia, Afghanistan. One border guard was killed and another was injured in the blast. This was one of two similar incidents in Paktia on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2019: Assailants opened fire on a security outpost in Waghaz district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers and six assailants were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Kata Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and three other officers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants fired missiles at a polling center in Kork Ozbakia, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Nusai, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2019: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Bahrami Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2019: Assailants attacked pro-government militia outposts in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Three militia members were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/14/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on outposts in the area on this day. Two soldiers and seven assailants were killed and four soldiers were wounded across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Nadir Abad, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least 30 people, including one pro-government militia member, one National Directorate of Security member, and 28 assailants, were killed and four other security forces members were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/02/2019: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Mohammad Naeem, a local representative, detonated in fourth police district, Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two people, including Naeem and the vehicle’s driver, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2019: In an insider attack, an assailant shot and killed five local police officers, including a commander, while eating dinner in Jinawa, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/04/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a market in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. One civilian, a doctor, was killed and 13 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2019: Assailants, including a suicide bomber, detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and attacked a highway police camp in Chinarto, Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, one police officer was killed and four others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2019: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) outpost in Jabbar Shahid, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including six assailants and three NUM members, were killed and 27 people, including 16 assailants and 11 NUM members, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/23/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in the 9th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2019: Assailants ambushed a member of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. The NDS member was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/12/2019: Assailants opened fire in Gulran district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one person were killed and two other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/05/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Asiab Gorg, Balkh, Afghanistan. During the attack, the assailants fired a mortar that struck a civilian residence, killing three civilians and injuring two civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/11/2019: Security forces discovered and safely defused several explosive devices in Khost province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents across Afghanistan where 13 explosive devices were discovered and defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2019: An explosive device planted in a cart detonated at the Taamer bazaar in Zurmat, Paktia, Afghanistan. Four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State, while other sources suspected the Taliban.
09/11/2019: Security forces discovered and neutralized several explosive devices in Paktika province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents across Afghanistan where 13 explosive devices were discovered and defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/05/2019: An assailant on a motorcycle opened fire on a border forces outpost in the 3rd police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. The outpost commander, Haji Mandi, was killed along with his bodyguard. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2019: An explosive device detonated near a motorcycle in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2019: Assailants attacked security posts in Arikalik, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 15 assailants and 15 other people, including soldiers, police officers, and militia members, were killed, while 18 people, including five security forces members and 13 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2019: Assailants attacked and killed a pro-government militia member in Bizgak, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/17/2019: Assailants attacked Andkhoy district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 17 people, including 12 assailants, were killed and 23 other people, including 17 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/14/2019: An explosive device detonated near pro-government militia members in Darayim district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. A commander was killed and three other members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2019: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and seven other people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/02/2019: Security forces identified and intercepted assailants on their way to attack security checkposts in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. 16 assailants were killed and another 13 assailants were injured in the attempted attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/02/2019: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle on a highway connecting Kabul to Bamyan Province in Jalrez district, Wardak, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/12/2019: Assailants fired rockets which landed a kilometer from the house of the governor in Bazarak, Panjsher, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/23/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Kohna, Herat, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including seven soldiers and one assailant, were killed and nine other soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/23/2019: An explosive device detonated in Buran, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/17/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a Sufi shrine in Wazir, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and five others, including a civilian and four police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/21/2019: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in Mang, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/06/2019: Assailants attacked Dara-e-Kalan village in Hazrati Sultan district, Samangan, Afghanistan. Police forces responded to the incident. Two police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/11/2019: Assailants attacked Mullah Mohamnad Agha, a scholar who also owned a madrasa, in Bakhto Tangi, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Agha was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Gurguri, Khost, Afghanistan. At least 12 soldiers were killed, ten others were injured, and an unknown number of assailants were killed or injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on outposts in the area on this day. Two soldiers and seven assailants were killed and four soldiers were wounded across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/25/2019: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Amanullah Ebrahimi, the Rashidan district police chief, in Qiyaq Dara, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four people, including Ebrahimi and three other police officers, were killed and another two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a public bus on Malang Jaan road in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were wounded in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2019: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Takhta Pul, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2019: Assailants ambushed a security force convoy in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. One National Directorate of Security officer was killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Koshki Kohna district, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the district on this date. At least 10 security personnel, including soldiers, police, and militia members, were killed, eight others were injured, and there were an unknown number of assailant casualties across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/04/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Kharaba, Helmand, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/02/2019: An explosive device detonated in front of a police headquarters in northern Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least ten people, including civilians and soldiers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2019: Assailants attacked a Public Protection Police outpost in Kotal Sangi, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including two police officers and five assailants, were killed and two other police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/20/2019: A suicide bomber detonated prematurely in Musa Kalim, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 15 assailants were killed and at least 24 other assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/07/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan forces in Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/24/2019: Assailants attacked a local police outpost in Arzbigi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 10 police officers, including two commanders, were killed in the incident. This was one of two attacks in Kunduz on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/06/2019: Assailants shot and killed a child in Khan Aqa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/25/2019: An explosive device detonated outside of a medical clinic in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Six people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2019: A magnetic explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in 5th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2019: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Bazar-e-Zekher, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/02/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Soltani, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/13/2019: Assailants attacked security personnel in Sangin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents in Helmand on the same day. At least four soldiers and 15 assailants were across all three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/12/2019: Assailants abducted Sebghatullah Samim, a Ministry of Interior official, from his residence in Iskan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Iskan on the same day in which two officials were abducted. Both hostages were publicly executed on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/21/2019: Security forces identified and arrested three individuals armed with an explosive device near Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
12/28/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire targeting Khanjar military post in Charkhakyan Manda, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least ten soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the blast and ensuing clash.The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a government office in Khawja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2019: Assailants fired two rockets targeting the Dar Aman area in the 6th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/14/2019: An explosive device detonated in Khanabad, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/24/2019: Eight explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Mosa Khail district, Khost, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2019: Assailants attacked Khwaja Sorkh, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least one uprising member was killed and a second was injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks in Sangcharak district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2019: A suicide bomber detonated explosives in Taimani, Kabul, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and at least four civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2019: Assailants attacked a police convoy in Qabristan, Takhar, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: An explosive device detonated inside a polling station at the Shah mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 15 people, including one police officer and an unknown number of election officials, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: Assailants shelled Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one election observer was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Charkh Ab, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents targeting military bases in different Kunduz neighborhoods on the same day. At least one soldier was killed and three other soldiers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/27/2019: Assailants opened fire on Haji Sangeen, a tribal elder, in front of his residence in Paktia, Afghanistan. Sangeen was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks against security outposts in Chahar Dara district on this day. One police officer was killed and five other people, including two police and three soldiers, were injured across all attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2019: Assailants executed a man and woman for having an affair in Ghor, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/13/2019: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Aqcha district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including nine assailants and seven security personnel, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/14/2019: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Uzbekparida, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed, four officers were injured, and two officers were taken hostage in the assault. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/20/2019: Assailants opened fire on security forces responding to a previous attack in Qurghan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and three other security forces members were injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting Qurghan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/29/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least six people, including two police officers and four assailants, were killed and another five people, including three assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/19/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Herat, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and six others were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2019: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The Baghlan Police Department chief financial officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Deh Yak, Farah, Afghanistan. At least six people, including four police officers and two assailants, were killed and four people, including two police officers and two assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/30/2019: Assailants opened fire on the head teacher of a school in Kilagai, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Four people, including the teacher's family, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/30/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Sholgara district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Three people, including one soldier and two assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/03/2019: Assailants attacked a district center in Ishkamish district, Takhar, Afghanistan. There were no casualties were reported in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2019: Two explosive devices detonated in Khost, Afghanistan. A third explosive device was discovered and safely defused. At least six people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/08/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Malarghi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents targeting military bases in different Kunduz neighborhoods on the same day. At least one soldier was killed and three other soldiers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/28/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Sarma Sang, Daykundi, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on security checkpoints in Daykundi on this date. At least 11 people, including eight assailants and three security personnel, were killed and four security personnel were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/22/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Salarzai, Balkh, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2019: Assailants fired rockets at the governor's guest house in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three attacks in Puli Khumri on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/28/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Zabul, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/09/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Chimtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. One soldier was injured and two others were injured. This was one of two related incidents in the district on this day. Six assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/03/2019: Assailants set fire to a checkpoint in Dasht-e Kelagai, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four related attacks in this area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2019: Assailants opened fire on border security posts in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Ten assailants were killed and one Afghan border guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
06/28/2019: Assailants attacked a police unit patrol in Garmsir district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and two other police officers were injured in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting police in Helmand on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/02/2019: Assailants attacked police officers in Shinkay district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Five police personnel, including the district police chief and head of the intelligence department, were killed and another three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: Assailants abducted eight people, including electoral commissions members and electoral observers, in Shinwari district, Parwan, Afghanistan. All eight hostages were released on December 9, 2019. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2019: In an insider attack, an assailant opened fire on his police colleagues in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/27/2019: Explosive devices detonated targeting a bridge in Ishkamish district, Takhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack, though the bridge was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/05/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Puli Khumri on the same day. At least four police officers were killed and seven other officers were injured across both attacks. Additionally, four officers were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/15/2019: Assailants set fire to the Karghjad Awlia School in Babaji, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the school was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2019: Assailants attacked Asyab village in Asyab, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Badghis on this date. At least three soldiers were killed and one was injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/26/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Aybak district, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least seven ALP officers were killed and seven other officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khogyani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including three police officers and five assailants, were killed and ten others, including two police officers and eight assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/21/2019: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Sabira, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and another officer was taken hostage in the blast. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2019: Assailants attacked Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and eight people, including five assailants and three police officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/14/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on outposts in the area on this day. Two soldiers and seven assailants were killed and four soldiers were wounded across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/07/2019: Assailants abducted six journalists traveling on the Paktia highway in Zurmat district, Paktia, Afghanistan. All six journalists were released later that night. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2019: Assailants attacked Siah Aab, Balkh, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: An explosive device detonated at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2019: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Majboor Abad, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and two other soldiers were injured in the incident. This was one of two similar incidents in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a convoy near an industrial park in the Ninth Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks in Kabul on this date. At least 13 people, including two assailants, were killed and 45 other people were injured across all three blasts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2019: Assailants attacked Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least six people, including four soldiers, one pro-government militia member, and one police officer, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/27/2019: Assailants attacked security forces in Kurak, Ghor, Afghanistan. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Kurak on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/25/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2019: Assailants attacked military posts in Khakrez district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 13 soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2019: Assailants attacked Saifullah Checkpoint in Dand Wa Patan, Paktia, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and four others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2019: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Aybak, Samangan, Afghanistan. Four people were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/13/2019: A roadside explosive-device detonated in the 3rd Police District, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least 30 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/09/2019: Assailants attacked Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the incident. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Takhar on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/05/2019: Assailants fired mortars and rockets targeting a market in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 14 civilians were killed and 36 others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2019: Assailants fired a rocket targeting civilians in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/12/2019: A landmine detonated targeting an Afghan Public Order Police convoy in Bedaka, Wardak, Afghanistan. Seven soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/19/2019: An assailant infiltrated a police outpost as a cook and opened fire at police officers in Zhari district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and three officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting security forces in Khairmani, Paktia, Afghanistan. One police official was injured in the blast. This was one of two similar incidents in Paktia on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2019: Assailants attacked army checkpoints in Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and another two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2019: Assailants killed Hazrat Shah, a government official, in Omar Khel, Kunduz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2019: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in the 4th police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least three people, including one assailant and two police officers, were killed and one officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants was planting it in Darazgird, Parwan, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and two assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/24/2019: Assailants attacked the convoy of a district police commander in Kapisa, Afghanistan. Two people, including the commander and his guard, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/24/2019: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Croatian North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Tarah-Khel, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least two people, including one assailant and one soldier, were killed and two other people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/03/2019: Assailants ambushed security forces responding to a previous attack in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. It is unknown if there were any casualties in the attack. This was the one of two attacks in Chashma Sher area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/31/2019: Assailants set fire to a telecommunications tower in Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on towers in the district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/12/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden minibus targeting an Afghan National Army Commando Forces base in Rish Khor, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least five people, including four soldiers and the assailant, were killed and another three soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks against security outposts in Chahar Dara district on this day. One police officer was killed and five other people, including two police and three soldiers, were injured across all attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2019: Assailants shot and killed a tribal elder in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/26/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan Army base in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least nine soldiers were killed and five soldiers were injured in the attack. It is unknown if the assailants sustained casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/19/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Dawlatabad district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in different districts of Faryab on the same day. At least three security force members and 11 assailants were killed and four civilians, two security force members, and six assailants were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/12/2019: A child suicide bomber detonated at a wedding ceremony at the residence of Malek Tor in Pachir Agam district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least ten people, including the assailant, Tor, a militia commander, and seven others, were killed and 12 other people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. In addition, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
09/09/2019: Assailants opened fire and killed a soldier in 4th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/29/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Jar-e-Khoshk, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and another two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/24/2019: Assailants attacked Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least five people, including four soldiers and one police officer, were killed and 13 other people were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/16/2019: Assailants opened fire on police officers at a bazaar in Rabat-i-Sangi, Herat, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/24/2019: Assailants abducted an Afghan soldier in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The soldier was killed by assailants shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and another two soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Gardana Ahmad, Raghistan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated incidents in Gardana Ahmad on the same date. At least six people, including one soldier and five assailants, were killed and four police officers were injured across all attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/19/2019: An explosive device detonated near a market in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of at least nine related attacks in Nangarhar on this date. At least 123 people were injured across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/21/2019: Assailants detonated explosives targeting several bridges in Karan wa Menjan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, though the bridges were damaged in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district within 24 hours. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2019: Assailants attacked Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and two other soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/03/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Shinwriha, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least four local police officers were killed and two other officers were injured in the attack. Additionally, two officers were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/26/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Surkhsang, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks to occur in the area on this day. At least 12 police officers were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/13/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Kunjak, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including 13 assailants and three security personnel, were killed and seven other people, including six militants and one security personnel, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/05/2019: Assailants attacked police and military checkposts in Talowkah, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Kunduz on the same day. At least 30 security personnel and 22 assailants were killed and 15 security personnel and 18 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2019: Assailants ambushed employees working for the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. Two engineers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/09/2019: An explosive device detonated as it was being defused in Adam Khan, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and three other officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks in Adam Khan on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Modirah, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/27/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2019: Assailants attacked security forces in Khash Rod district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least five soldiers and one assailant were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2019: Assailants attacked the National Directorate of Security department in Baharak district, Takhar, Afghanistan. Two people, including the deputy district chief and one pro-government militia member, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/08/2019: An explosive device detonated near the campaign office of President Ashraf Ghani in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2019: An explosive device detonated near a police forces patrol in Mes Aynak, Logar, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2019: Assailants attacked a town and set fire to shops and public buildings in Chah Aab, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 28 assailants, including a local Taliban commander, were killed while several assailants and three uprising members were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of three attacks in Takhar on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a health center in Barmal district, Paktika, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, but the clinic was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2019: Assailants attacked the office of the district governor in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least three people, including one soldier and two assailants, were killed and another soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle near a bus transporting Ministry of Mines and Petroleum employees in the 16th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks in Kabul on this date. At least 13 people, including two assailants, were killed and 45 other people were injured across all three blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident. Officials also attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
11/06/2019: Assailants shot and killed Aziz Ahmad Panjshiri, a prominent academic and former Kabul University professor, near Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban; which denied involvement.
12/24/2019: Assailants hijacked a convoy and abducted 27 members of the People's Peace Movement (PPM) in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on December 26, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/12/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan security post in Pol Regi, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents targeting security posts in Farah on this date. Six assailants were killed, nine other assailants were injured, and there were an unknown number of Afghan soldier casualties across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute it to the Taliban.
08/24/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost along a highway in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least 15 people, including eight officers and seven assailants, were killed and another ten people, including six officers and four assailants, were injured in the attack. Additionally, at least two people were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2019: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia outpost in Ali Abad, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on outposts in Faryab on this date. At least five militia members were killed and three others were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants fired a rocket targeting the provincial governor’s office in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and six other people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2019: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Kajran district, Daykundi, Afghanistan. At least ten police officers were killed and nine others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2019: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Anar Dara district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 14 assailants and two police officers were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2019: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) post in Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2019: Assailants ambushed security forces responding to a previous attack in Asia Khan, Balkh, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of two coordinated attacks near the village on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/17/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Muqur district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and another police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/12/2019: Assailants attacked checkpoints in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least twelve assailants were killed and ten others, including five assailants and five security personnel, were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting checkpoints between the Takhar and Badakhshan districts on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating the attacks occurred as part of Operation Al-Fath.
10/13/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting Mawlawi Mohammad Hussain Bajawri, a cleric, in front of his house in Qaralaq, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Bajawri was killed in the blast and another person was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2019: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Kochian, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police convoy travelling to defuse an explosive device in Anar Dara district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least nine police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/25/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in the 1st Police District, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including one police officer and 12 assailants, were killed and two other police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/24/2019: Assailants abducted four people, including three tribal elders and a member of the Samangan Provincial Council, in Chashma-e-Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The council member was killed on August 25, 2019, and the three remaining hostages were killed on August 27, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/26/2019: A suicide bomber was arrested before reaching his target in Rustaq district, Takhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2019: An assailant opened fire at a mosque in Taraqen, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks on military bases in Chashma Sher on this day. At least 16 people, including ten assailants and six soldiers, were killed and four other soldiers were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants fired mortars near a polling site in Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related mortar attacks on this date. At least one civilian was killed and 24 others were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/24/2019: Assailants shot and killed a soldier in Poshkoh, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Herat on this date.No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/12/2019: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and another soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/24/2019: An explosive device was thrown at a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) vehicle in the 9th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. One American UN worker was killed and five other people including at least two UN workers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2019: Assailants fired missiles at the Kandahar International Airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/05/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Khost, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and three were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Tulak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. Two pro-government militia members, including a commander, were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/25/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Khalwakha, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and another soldier was injured in the attack. Additionally, four soldiers were abducted and there whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/20/2019: Assailants attacked an army battalion in Amlar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2019: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security outposts in Shakar Shili, Sangin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this date. At least 65 people were killed and 38 people were injured across both attacks. The victims included soldiers, police officers, intelligence officers, and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/16/2019: An explosive device attached to a National Directorate of Security (NDS) vehicle detonated in 1st Police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least four people, including an NDS member, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2019: Assailants attacked Yangi Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least two local police officers were killed, another officer was injured, and an unknown number of assailants were killed or injured in the incident. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Takhar on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2019: Assailants set fire to a telecommunications tower in Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on towers in the district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/28/2019: Assailants attacked pro-government militia members in Khoshkak, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least two militia members were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/31/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks in Faryab in one night. Four police officers were killed and five others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Nawa Maish, Daykundi, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/12/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely while assailants were traveling to plant it on Alingar highway in Laghman, Afghanistan. Three assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2019: Assailants attacked police officers in 10th police district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least five people, including three police officers and two assailants, were killed and at least five others, including four civilians, one police officer, and an unknown number of assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2019: Assailants attacked the house of Abdol Hai Khan, the Balabolok district police chief, in Borji, Farah, Afghanistan. Four family members were killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/13/2019: Assailants opened fire on a United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) vehicle in Panjsher, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/27/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2019: Assailants opened fire on two prosecutors for the Ministry of the Interior major crimes task force in Fifth Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one prosecutor was killed and another prosecutor was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2019: Two explosive devices detonated targeting provincial officials during a public celebration in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least five people, including Asif Khan, the deputy head of National Directorate of Security, were killed and 48 other people, including the Helmand governor and two members of the provincial council, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2019: Assailants attacked police personnel in Farah, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2019: Assailants attacked security forces in Ab Firosh, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 40 people, including 10 security force members and 30 assailants, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/17/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Arikalik, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 18 assailants and three soldiers were killed while eight assailants and four soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2019: Assailants attacked a security forces tank in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2019: An explosive device detonated inside a shop in 7th police district, Herat, Afghanistan. Five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2019: Assailants attacked Dawlatabad district in Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants were killed and 21 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash with security forces. It is unknown if security personnel sustained casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban. Sources noted that this incident was carried out in support of assailants who had attacked the district on the previous day.
04/30/2019: Assailants attacked the house of Nader Khan, a local police commander, in Kandil Karez, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks that occurred in the area on this day. Three assailants were killed and an unknown number of soldiers were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/08/2019: Assailants abducted four civilians in Dare Qyaq, Ghazni, Afghanistan. One hostage was killed the following day while the fate of the remaining three hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
9/26/2000:  Sali Berisha, the former president of Albania and the leader of the opposition, avoided a grenade attack during a campaign rally in Fieri in southern Albania. Police arrested a man as he was in the process of pulling a grenade from his pocket. The assailant, identified as Enver Kapaj, is believed to be a member of the secret police or a member of the Democratic Party. The thwarted attack occurred less than a week before municipal elections.
12/11/2000: A bomb exploded on a road in Fushe-Kruje town, Tirana county, Albania. The explosion occurred a half hour before Prime Minister Ilir Meta was scheduled to drive past. The blast blew a crater in the roadway and damaged a vehicle, but no one was injured. Six people were arrested in connection to the attack.
04/26/2001: Unknown assailants placed a small bomb near the door of the residence of Arjan Kote, mayor of Permet, Permet District, Albania. No one was injured in the attack, and only minor damage was done in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2003: Unknown actors left an explosive device filled with organophosphorus compounds in the center of Tirana, Albania. The device did not explode, thus there were no injuries in the incident.
07/16/2009: On Thursday night at about 2300, in Tirana, Tirane, Albania, an improvised explosive device attached underneath a car with Tirana registration plates, exploded in front of the Albanian Parliament, damaging two nearby buildings and the car but causing no causalities. No motive for the attack was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
12/13/2013: Police found an explosive device under Besnik Dervishi's car in an unknown location in Albania. Dervishi, a regional governor, was unharmed in the attack as the device was defused before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosive device detonated at a town hall in Fushe-Kruje city, Durres county, Albania. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Vlore city, Vlore county, Albania. One person was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device planted near a school in Tirana city, Tirana county, Albania. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a hydroelectric plant in Gjegjan, Shkoder, Albania. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2016: An assailant attempted to abduct three civilians in Vlore, Albania. Police forces arrested the assailant before he could successfully carry out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources identified the assailant as Dijar Xhema and noted that Xhema yelled, "I am the emissary of Allah" during the attack.
10/11/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Frida Kopliku, a Regional Education Directorate employee, detonated in Shkoder, Albania. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2019: An explosive device detonated in front of the home of Afrim Ceka in Fushe-Kruje, Durres, Albania. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2000: Five members of a family were killed and one girl kidnapped after a group of approximately 10 unknown attackers exploded two bombs outside their apartment in El Ameria, Algeria. The man, wife, son, and grandmother were stabbed to death, and another son was burnt to death.
03/20/2000: Three people, two women and a man, were killed and one woman was kidnapped by an unidentified assailants in Dar Chouyoukh, Algeria. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) was suspected in this attack.
03/18/2000: One soldier was killed and four wounded when their vehicle was blown up by a bomb in Oued Djemaa, Algeria, as they were passing through the town. The unidentified attackers were based nearby in the mountainous region around Djebel Ellouh.
07/04/2000: Nine villagers killed by unknown assailants who beat them with axes and later cut their throats in Marionette, Topaz Province.
09/25/2000: Three people in a vehicle were killed in a bogus roadblock set by an armed group on the road linking Blida to Ouled Yaich. Two other travelers in another car were able to escape this trap. Islamic militants were suspected in the attack.
7/16/2000: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) and Daawa Wal Djihad (Appeal and Struggle) set up a fake road block in Tipaza province, Algeria. The assailants stopped three cars and opened fire on them, killing nine civilians in the attack. Three additional civilians managed to escape the attack. GIA and Appeal and Struggle are opposed to the Algerian President's peace offer to end civil war.
09/16/2000: An unknown group dressed in civilian clothes and fired on Gendarmes, killing one and wounding three in the hamlet of Azaouen, 15 km to the south of Jijel, Algeria.
01/29/2000: Armed rebels from the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) attacked a municipal guard station in Arris, Algeria, killing eleven guards and taking 3 or 4 hostage.
02/25/2000: One person was killed in a bomb attack in the cemetery of Youssoufia, Algeria. The attack was blamed on armed Islamists however a specific group was not identified.
06/03/2000: Armed Islamic militants killed two people driving between Hassi Ben Okba and Arzew, Oran Province, Algeria. The attackers intercepted the car, forced the victims out of the car, attacked the victims with knives, and proceeded to set the vehicle on fire then flee towards the "mountain of Lions". Both people died as a result of the attack. The same group killed seven people in Hassi Ben Okba on 06/02/2000.
06/25/2000: An armed group attacked a mercury factory in Ismael, Algeria, killing one and setting fire to several lorries and pieces of equipment. The perpetrators were thought to have belonged to the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC).
09/25/2000: In Berbissa [Blida Province], five people were killed, 1 was injured and a woman was abducted at a bogus roadblock. There was no claim of responsibility, however Islamic militants were suspected in the attack.
04/01/2000: A bomb exploded in Baghlia, Algeria. The attack was targeting combined forces of the Algerian Army and police. Two were killed and five wounded in the attack by unknown perpetrators.
01/03/2000: A bomb placed by unknown perpetrators exploded in the El Attik mosque in Khemis Miliana town. Another bomb inside the mosque was defused right before exploding. It was unknown whether there were any injuries or fatalities.
2/24/2000:  Muslim militants killed three communal guards near Chiffa, Algeria. The guards were staffing a roadblock. The militants ambushed the guards as they drove up to the roadblock and opened fire on them.
04/01/2000: Six unidentified perpetrators attacked a police station in Bir el Atter, Algeria. Two of the attackers were killed, but the attack caused no casualties among the police.
10/9/2000: Suspected Islamic extremists killed a woman and her five children by slitting their throats in Zemoura town, Relizane province, Algeria. The father was identified as a pro-government militia member; he had been missing for two days at the time of the attack. The attack occurred during a time of increased violence involving Muslim rebels.
10/12/2000: Muslim rebels killed five young shepherds between the ages of 14 and 17 in Djebabra, near Ain Defla, Algeria. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and the specific motive is unknown.
2/24/2000: Muslim militants killed six shepherds near Ben Allel, Algeria. The assailants slit the throats of the young men, aged 15 to 21 years old.
04/01/2000: The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) ambushed a combined military/civilian militia patrol in Dellys, Algeria. One soldier and one militiaman were killed by automatic weapons.
12/17/2000: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) opened fire on a bus that had stopped at a fake roadblock in Tenes, Chlef, Algeria. 15 people were killed and another seven were wounded in the attack. The assailants fled following the ambush.
10/19/2000: A group of 20 armed Islamic militants axed to death 12 inhabitants of a mountain village near Tenes, Algeria. Women and children were mostly killed in the attack. A young woman was also abducted in the incident.
04/02/2000: A homemade bomb detonated between Haouch El-Leban and Haouch El-Makhfi in Ouled Hadjadj, Algeria. The bomb was placed near the home of a municipal guard. Four were injured. The perpetrators were unknown.
7/8/2000: Two members of an official armed civil defense group had their throats slit near Tiaret, in Tissmesilt province, Algeria. The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) is believed responsible for the attack.
02/22/2000: A homemade bomb, planted by unknown perpetrators, exploded at a funeral service in Berradjaa, Algeria, killing one person, Chadouli Ahmed.
09/04/2000: A homemade bomb exploded at Mazer Village, killing one Civilian Militia member and between two and four soldiers. The perpetrators were not known.
07/08/2000: Two woman of 60 years old and a girl of 12 had their throats slit in El Masra, Algeria, by armed Islamic militants. All three victims died.
12/16/2000: Approximately six Algerian rebels burst into the Lycee Technique of Medea, a boarding school in Medea, Algeria, and began shooting at the students. 15 students and one security guard were killed and another six students were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and motive is unknown, but authorities speculate the incident was intended to attract media attention.
04/01/2000: Two homemade bombs were detonated in Sidi Daoud, Algeria while a patrol of the Mobile Police Brigade (BMPG) passed by. Four police officers were wounded in the attack. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) was suspected.
02/26/2000: Five people were murdered and a sixth was kidnapped at the Youssoufia cemetery in Remka, Algeria. The kidnapped individual was never found. No group claimed this attack.
09/19/2000: Unidentifiable individuals ambushed and killed five in Bou Ismail. The perpetrators remain unknown.
6/16/2000: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) detonated a bomb in a crowded market in Mascara, Algeria. Thirteen Algerian civilians were killed and forty-two others were wounded.
11/24/2000: A homemade bomb exploded in the path of an National People's Army (ANP) patrol in Mizrana, Algeria. After the explosion, the perpetrators, who were waiting in ambush near the scene of the explosion, fired at the soldiers, wounding several of them.
02/18/2000: Approximately 30 armed Islamic militants killed a family of six and kidnapped an additional woman in the Relizane Province, Algeria.
09/21/2000: Armed militants killed 6 and injured 2 in Hammam, Ain Defla province of Algeria. The perpetrators were unknown.
7/8/2000: A police officer was killed in Boudouaou El-Bahri, near Reghaia, Algeria. The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) is believed responsible for the attack.
06/02/2000: Six soldiers were wounded when a bomb exploded in Ain Sour, 150 kilometers (90 miles) west of Algiers, Algeria. Armed Islamic militants were suspected responsible for the bombing.
7/8/2000: Members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed three people by setting their car on fire while they were still inside near Ahmeur El-Ain, Tipaza province, Algeria. The reason behind the attack is unknown.
01/03/2000: Six were killed and fourteen wounded when four or six armed, unknown people dressed in Municipal Guard uniforms stormed a café in Germain, Tipasa province, and opened fire.
04/20/2000: Two Algerian soldiers were killed when their bus was stopped by a fake police roadblock set up by the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC). One was shot, and the other had his throat slit. The roadblock was on National Road N5, a few kilometers away from Lakhdaria, Algeria.
05/14/2000: An unknown group of armed Islamists opened fire on a restaurant in the Medea province of Algeria on May 14, 2000. Five were killed and one was injured.
06/02/2000: Four soldiers suffered injuries as a result of an explosion at a mausoleum in Tagdempt, 340 kilometers (approx 200 miles) west of Algiers, Algeria. Armed Islamic militants were suspected responsible for the attack.
7/12/2000: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a truck carrying Algerian soldiers in the mountains near Tébessa, Algeria. Seven soldiers were killed, two soldiers were wounded, and two other soldiers were kidnapped. The dead bodies of the kidnapped victims were discovered three days later.
10/16/2000: Four gunmen shot at and killed three worshippers leaving the Al Adjiba mosque in Bouira, Algeria. It was unknown who was responsible for the attack.
8/4/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated three bombs at the headquarters of a radio and transmission station in Algeria. There were no casualties but the explosive devices damaged equipment at the station and blacked out television as well as radio reception across the Batna region. A military vehicle was also damage by the blasts. Following the detonation, the assailants engaged in a fire fight with guards at the transmission station before fleeing.
11/21/2000: Six suspected Muslim rebels dressed in military uniforms attacked and killed at least ten members of a police officer's family in a village near Bou Ismail, Tipaza province, Algeria. Although the target of the attack was the police officer, he was only wounded. One rebel was killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and specific motive is unknown.
7/12/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot dead six Algerian civilians staying at a beach resort in Tipasa, Algeria.
07/12/2000: Two police officers were killed and one was wounded in an ambush by members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) in the town of Zemmouri, Algeria.
07/11/2000: After a bogus roadblock in Souk El Had, Boumerdes Province, members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) killed four and abducted five security officers. The outcome of the kidnapped security officers could not be determined.
8/11/2000: A group of armed men set up a roadblock near El-Aouana, in Jijel province, Algeria. They opened fire on a family returning to Algiers from a beach outing. A pregnant mother and her three children were killed in the attack. The father, a professor at the University of Algiers, was critically injured. One seven-year-old child escaped the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
11/29/2000: An unspecified number of unknown perpetrators ambushed a police patrol in the Naciria town center, in the Boumerdes Province of Algeria. An exchange of fire then ensued, which lasted nearly half an hour. One policeman was killed in the firefight and another injured and the security forces managed to shoot one perpetrator dead and recover his weapon.
10/25/2000: Suspected Islamic fundamentalists attacked a family celebrating the birth of a baby in their home in Bati district, on the outskirts of Madea, Algeria. After killing the baby with an axe, the assailants shot dead seven members of the family, and injured at least three more. The injured victims died in the days following the attack, bringing the death toll to ten victims. Before the assailants fled the house, they rigged two improvised explosive devices (IED's), which detonated after they left. Specific motive is unknown.
12/30/2000: Islamic extremists killed two shepherds near Sidi-Bouzid, Laghouat, Algeria. The assailants slit the throats of the shepherds as they tended their sheep. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/03/2000: A fake road block was set up on May 3, 2000. Officials attributed the act to Islamic militants. 23 people were killed and 21 were injured when they drove up to the road block set up near Medea.
7/19/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, invaded a home in Médéa, Algeria, and slit the throat of five individuals belonging to the same family. The assailants subsequently ignited the family's residence on fire.
04/15/2000: Homemade bombs were defused after being planted on the road between Benchoud and Ouled Keddache, Algeria. The perpetrators were unknown.
5/29/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a time bomb on a commuter train travelling near Haouch Tourab, Algeria. Seven civilians were wounded by the blast. Following the explosion, Algerian security forces engaged in a firefight with the assailants that last two hours before the Islamic extremists were able to flee.
12/20/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb in taxi van in Tiaret, Algeria. Two people were killed and seventeen others were wounded. The van was destroyed by the blast.
12/23/2000: Four armed men, pretending to be Algerian soldiers, used a homemade bomb to break into the house of an Algerian family in Merbouni, Algeria. The assailants proceeded to shoot and kill three members of the family. Additionally, one other family member was wounded in the attack. It is believed that the perpetrators were affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria.
7/9/2000: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed four government officials near the city of Jijel, in Jijel province, Algeria. The attackers opened fire on the victims as they were traveling in a car. One of the dead was the mayor of Erraguene,  a village near Jijel. The two young sons of the mayor were injured in the attack. The assailants fled to the woods.
10/14/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, invaded the homes of three families in Ouzera, Algeria. The assailants stabbed and shot numerous Algerian civilians resulting in the deaths of twelve individuals. Three other people were wounded during the attack. Additionally, the Islamic extremists stole many belongings within the houses before setting the structures on fire.
1/10/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting Sonelgaz workers fixing an electric power line in Tafal, Algeria. One worker was killed and two others were wounded by the blast.
06/06/2000: Islamic militants attacked a vehicle carrying teachers on their way to oversee an exam. One teacher was taken captive by the attackers, but was later released after being told that they only killed people with weapons.
11/21/2000: Suspected Muslim rebels killed at least eight shepherds by slitting their throats in Dhamnia village, Chlef province, Algeria. One young girl was injured and another was abducted by the assailants, who retreated to the Oued Romane mountains following the attack. Specific motive is unknown.
02/25/2000: Five policemen were injured in an attack on their patrol by an unidentified assailants in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. The attack was blamed on armed Islamists however a specific group was not identified.
03/04/2000: Two people were killed by perpetrators at a bogus roadblock in Tipasa, Algeria. The attackers belonged to Squadrons of Terror (Katibat El Ahoual).
06/10/2000: Suspected Islamic militants killed four people in Algeria by cutting their throats. The attackers stopped an automobile near the port city of Skikda, 510 kilometers east of Algiers, and murdered the four occupants before setting the vehicle on fire.
03/13/2000: Four soldiers were killed, and 15 others injured, when their military convoy was attacked by an armed group of around 100 Islamic militants in Draa El Mizan, Algeria.
12/12/2000: Members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) fired at a patrol from the Algerian militia in Bouchetata, Algeria. One militiaman was killed.
11/28/2000: A powerful homemade bomb exploded in Baghlia, Algeria, as a patrol of the mobile brigade of the Criminal Investigation Department was driving past, near the southern exit of the town. Two policemen died instantly in this attack. The perpetrators of this incident were not known.
12/23/2000: Four suspected Muslim fundamentalists dressed as soldiers attacked a family in Merbouni village, in Bougara municipality, Blida, Algeria. The assailants asked to be let into the family home and when they were refused entrance, they blew the door up with an improvised explosive device. Once inside, the assailants killed three family members, including a three-year-old girl, and wounded another family member. The other members of the family escaped unharmed.
09/29/2000: An Algerian family of 5 was attacked by a group of unknown men in Tipaza. All five individuals were killed.
03/22/2000: A homemade bomb exploded when a local security forces patrol drove past in Ammal, Algeria. Two security force members were killed and two others injured.
04/13/2000: Twelve people were killed and six wounded by an armed group with automatic weapons at a market in Attatba, Algeria. There were about 10 perpetrators however none of them were captured or identified.
10/11/2000: Muslim rebels attacked a family in their chalet at Chrea resort, Blida, Algeria. Six members were shot and killed and their throats were slit; one female family member survived the attack. Sources report that a vigilante group intervened. The motive behind the attack is unknown.
06/25/2000: The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) attacked a quarry in Bouzerra, Algeria, killing one guard and setting five lorries on fire.
12/3/2000: Six heavily armed assailants, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock near L'chef, Algeria. The assailants intercepted a vehicle in which they identified three members of the Algerian militia. The Islamic extremists shot and killed the three militiamen.
04/21/2000: The Algerian Minister of Agriculture, Said Berkat, was the target of an assassination attempt in in Magtaa Lazrag, Algeria. Unidentified perpetrators detonated a bomb moments after Berkat left the scene of the attack. One municipal guard was injured in the explosion.
03/13/2000: Armed Islamic Group (GIA) militants set up a fake roadblock between the cities of Boufarik and Benchaabane, Algeria and killed three civilians.
7/8/2000: Three shepherds were found with their throats cut in Tissemselt region, Algeria. The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) is believed responsible for the attack.
7/8/2000: Members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) stormed a village near Tipaza, Tipaza province, Algeria. They were armed with guns, axes, and knives. They beheaded eight farmers who were asleep at the time of the attack and shot another farmer that tried to escape.
11/18/2000: An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated outside of the home of a family in Sidi Gouzil, Medea province, Algeria. Four people were killed in the explosion, including the mother, father, and two children. The house was also destroyed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and the motive is unknown.
07/08/2000: A 15 year old shepherd died after having his throat slit by Islamic militants in Boussaada, Algeria.
4/11/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb inside Emir Abdelkader High School in Khemis Miliana, Algeria. Four students were wounded and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
12/12/2000: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) kidnapped an Algerian civilian in Acherar, Algeria, and forced his family to notify the municipal guard. The assailants detonated a bomb and fired gunshots at the responding municipal guard convoy. Nine municipal guardsmen were killed and three others were wounded. The chairman of the local Municipal People's Assembly (APC) who accompanied municipal guard convoy was also wounded in the attack. The fate of the kidnapped victim remains unknown.
06/17/2000: Armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) killed a policeman at a bar near Tamda, Algeria. Two others were wounded in the incident as well.
09/17/2000: In Eastern Algeria, a National People's Army Convoy was attacked by an unknown group with a roadside bomb, followed by a shootout. No information on casualties was given.
11/20/2000: Ten people were killed by a group of armed, unknown Islamic militants in Haouch Saboun, Algeria. Eight of the dead were relatives or close friends of a policeman, and the other two were his neighbors. The victims first had their throats cut, then were mutilated with axes, and finally were shot dead.
10/14/2000: Islamic extremists killed 12 women and children in Ouezra village in Medea region, Algeria. The assailants also abducted two young girls. The motive behind the attack is not known.
04/01/2000: An ambush by unidentified perpetrators killed five civilian militiamen on the road between Amelza and Aouala, Sidi Bel Abbes Province, Algeria. Another militiaman was wounded. An eyewitness said the attackers were members of Squadrons of Terror (Katibat El Ahoual).
03/01/2000: A family was attacked by unknown armed men in Gheraibia hamlet in Ouled Brahim, Algeria. Three people were killed, and three others were wounded.
03/16/2000: Mustapha Ziouani, a former terrorist, was killed by his former colleagues near Bordj Menaiel. He was abducted on March 16, 2000 and his body was found on March 17, 2000.
4/25/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting a routine Municipal Gendarmerie patrol passing through Sfisfa, Algeria. Two gendarmes were killed and five others were injured. Following the blast, the assailants and the Algerian security forces engaged in a firefight that last several minutes. One Islamic extremist was killed.
7/26/2000: A man and his 15-year-old grandson were killed in Tamrijt village, in the eastern Bejaia, Algeria. Sources suspect that Islamic militants are responsible for the attack.
06/02/2000: Four young people died after being shot and stabbed near a forest of Hassi Ben Okba, a small town at around 10 km to the east of Oran, Algeria, by armed Islamic militants. A few minutes later, the same armed group set up a bogus roadblock on a road leading to Hassi Ben Okba. Three people in a car, a couple and a child, were shot dead by machine-gun fire on a road.
09/19/2000: Two soldiers were killed and three others injured in an attack on a People's National Army [ANP] patrol in the municipality of Beni Amrane, in Boumerdes Province [some 50 km east of Algiers]. The attack, which was carried out by detonating a bomb while an army patrol was passing, was followed by an exchange of gunfire between the attackers and the soldiers. Islamic militants were suspected of perpetrating the attack.
07/08/2000: The leader of a government-armed self defense force was found decapitated in the district of Olga, Algeria. Armed Islamic militants were suspected responsible for the attack.
07/08/2000: Three security guards and a soldier were killed and two other guards were seriously injured by two bombs at a quarry Keddara, Algeria. Islamic militants were suspected responsible for the bombing.
10/14/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock near Ben Chicao, Algeria. The assailants intercepted a vehicle and slit the throats of six Algerian citizens.
7/26/2000: Suspected fundamentalists placed two bombs on a gas pipeline at Slama, in El Hoceinia municipality, Ain Defla Province, Algeria. The bombs exploded, causing damage to the pipeline and cutting off gas supply to several towns.
03/08/2000: Unidentified perpetrators attacked the Tenere Hotel in Ain Bessem, Algeria. Two soldiers and the Ain Bessem Mayor were killed in the attack. It was believed that they were the targets of this incident.
8/13/2000: Islamic militants raided a coffee shop in Touahna near Keddara, Algeria. A civilian guard was killed in the incident. No group has claimed responsibility and motive is unknown.
8/13/2000: Islamic extremists slit the throats of two children playing in a field near Tipaza town, in Hattatba municipality, Algeria. The assailants fled following the incident. No group has claimed responsibility but sources speculate that the attackers were led by Miloud and included elements of the Armed Islamic Group and El-Ahouel.
10/17/2000: An Algerian People's National Army (ANP) detachment comprised of two trucks and a Land Rover hit a landmine near Ghar Tin, Algeria. Two soldiers were killed and eight wounded in the incident. It was unknown who was responsible for the incident
3/22/2000: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a bomb targeting a Sonatrach gas pipeline near Tazrouts, Algeria. There were no casualties but the blast damaged ten meters of pipeline and ignited a fire that blazed for hours. The pipeline was disabled and was not fixed until four days later.
01/29/2000: A municipal guard died after a remotely-operated home-made bomb exploded when a Municipal Guard patrol passed by in Tagdempt, Algeria. The perpetrators of this attack were unknown.
12/18/2000: Suspected Islamic fundamentalists raided the village of Ouled Mahieddine, Chlef, Algeria. At least 22 people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2000: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a bomb targeting a bus carrying workers from the Sonelgaz National Gas Company in Maala, Algeria. One technician was killed in the blast. When Algerian soldiers arriving on the scene to investigate the attack a second bomb was detonated. One soldier was killed and another was wounded.
03/02/2000: Ten people were killed and three were wounded when armed Islamic militants attacked a home near Larbaa, Algeria. A young girl was kidnapped by the attackers as well. A local self-defense group intervened and the attackers fled.
03/06/2000: Three Civilian Defense Force soldiers were killed in an attack in El Ardja, Algeria, committed by unknown perpetrators. No further information was provided.
10/20/2000: Two men, including a member of the "Patriots" civilian guards, were murdered at roadblocks erected by Islamic militants in the Kabylia mountainous area of Algiers.
10/9/2000:  Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, invaded the home of a member of the Algerian militia near Relizane, Algeria. The assailants slit the throats of the militiaman's wife and five children. The fate of the militiaman is unknown.
11/5/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb that wounded a patrol of Algerian soldiers near Hammam Righa, Algeria. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded. It was believed that the bomb was originally intended to destroy an electricity pylon.
12/10/2000: A group of armed gunmen attacked a café a in Batna, Batna province, Algeria. One person, a member of a civilian security force, was killed in the attack. The attack occurred after Ramadan fasting had broken for the day.
10/23/2000: Unidentified assailants killed a policeman in the town of Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.
03/08/2000: A bomb exploded near Bordj El Mahache, Algeria, killing two members of a civilian security group. A third member of the group was wounded.
3/12/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated two homemade bombs targeting a weekly market  in Abou El Hassen, Algeria. One person was killed and thirteen others were wounded by the blast.
02/22/2000: A police officer, Ammi Khellaf, was killed by four unknown assailants who fired at him in point blank range near his home in New Town, Algeria.
12/29/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed an Algerian farmer in Sidi Lakhdar, Algeria. The farmer, identified as H.B. Ahmed, was killed because he failed to pay a tithe to Islamic extremists in the region.
04/04/2000: A market was the target of a bomb attack in Ain M’rane, Algeria. Two people were killed and seven were wounded. The attackers were unknown.
09/25/2000: Suspected Islamic militants in military uniform and armed with Kalashnikov rifles attacked a family in the village of Marbouni, in Algeria. Using a homemade bomb the perpetrators broke into a house and attacked a defenseless family. Seven people were shot by the group who fled after perpetrating their crime.
11/24/2000: Two soldiers were killed and a policeman was wounded after a homemade bomb exploded at Talouine in Kadiria, Algeria. The explosion took place as army and police patrols were combing the region in search of the source of an explosion heard the night before. It was believed that the attack was carried out by the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC).
09/22/2000: Unidentified assailants attacked the town of Bougarra, killing 13, injuring 3, and kidnapping one citizen. The perpetrators were unknown.
11/5/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, intercepted three shepherds in Oued-Rich, Algeria. The assailants abducted one of the shepherds because he admitted to being a former member of the Algerian military. Hours later, the Islamic extremists slit the throat of this individual.
6/6/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed policemen guarding students and teachers in Tariq Ibn-Ziyad, Algeria. Four policemen were killed and one of the assailants was also shot dead during the firefight.
8/13/2000: Armed Islamic militants attacked a police patrol at Baghlia, Boumerdes, Algeria. One police officer was shot and killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility and motive is unknown.
02/21/2000: Members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed four Algerian women in an attack in Aflou, Algeria.
06/06/2000: Islamic militants ambushed a patrol on a wooded mountain road. Two soldiers were shot dead and two others died of their injuries before they reached the hospital in Miliana. One rebel was also killed during the exchange of fire.
11/26/2000: Armed perpetrators from the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed a citizen in Tirmitine Municipality near Draa Benkhedda, Algeria. One Gia member was shot an killed by police while two others were arrested.
05/11/2000: Two police officers were killed on May 11, 2000 in the Tissemsilt province of Algeria. An unknown terrorist group ambushed them with homemade bombs. There were no other reported injuries.
1/16/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock and intercepted multiple vehicles near Khemis Miliana, Algeria. The assailants fired into the vehicles before stabbing many of the occupants and igniting the cars on fire. In total, twelve Algerian civilians were killed in the attack.
10/2/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) detonated a homemade bomb at a pizza parlor frequented by Algerian policemen and soldiers in Laghouat, Algeria. One person was killed and eight others were wounded. It is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
6/2/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, invaded the home of a family in Douaidia, Algeria. The assailants shot six members of the family; killing five and wounding one. Additionally, the Islamic extremists abducted the family's 20-year-old daughter. The fate of the kidnapped victim remains unknown.
06/07/2001: Five people were assassinated in an attack perpetrated by a group of terrorists in Ben Ziregue in the Bechar Province, Algeria. The victims, who were on board two vehicles, had their throats slit in a bogus roadblock thrown up by the terrorists 11 kilometers from the Moroccan border.
12/3/2001: Members of the Katibat El Ahoual, a faction of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), killed two Shepherds in Behaïria, Algeria. The assailants, armed with guns and knives, also kidnapped two girls in the area. The fate of the kidnapped victims remains unknown.
1/16/2001: Muslim rebels killed 12 people at a roadblock near Khemis Miliana, Aïn Defla, Algeria. The assailants stopped several vehicles, shot the occupants, poured gasoline over the vehicles, and lit them on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/18/2001: Twenty-three people were killed in a massacre in Chelf, Algeria. Six of those killed were abducted to a site a few kilometers away from the original site and then killed. Armed Islamic militants were believed to be responsible.
2/24/2001: A bomb exploded at an army bus stop in Laghouat city, Laghouat province, Algeria. Three soldiers were killed in the explosion and at least another 27 people were injured, including some civilians. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities are attributing the attack to  Muslim rebels.
06/02/2001: Five villagers were killed when Algerian Islamic extremists cut their throats in Bokat Eduaudia, Chlef province, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2001: Six unknown attackers massacred five members of the Hechchad family in Oued Rezzoug, near the forest of El Ghorari in Tipaza, Algeria. Two other members of the family were wounded in the assault as well. The attackers stole food and jewelry from the family's house. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/02/2001: Seven people were killed and two were wounded when at least fifteen armed assailants attacked a group of young campers at Ouled Bakrat beach in Saraida, Algeria. At least some of the victims had their throats cut, while others may have been shot. The assailants also caused property damage when they lit five cars on fire. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities blamed the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat organization.
07/25/2001: Four gunmen raided a tourist complex in Tipaza, Algeria killing two people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/24/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb at a bus stop frequented by Algerian soldiers in Laghouat, Algeria. Three people were killed and twenty-seven others were wounded. Most of the casualties were members of the Algerian military.
2/10/2001: Islamic rebels attacked three families with machine guns in Berrouaghia, Médéa Province, Algeria. The assailants shot and killed 26 civilians in total, including 11 children, and burned three of the bodies. Local residents believe that the rebels would have killed everyone in the village had government soldiers not intervened. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2001: Suspected Algerian rebels shot and killed 15 people living in a shantytown in Hai Benachour, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/12/2001: Four members of the Brahimi family were shot and two others were wounded in an attack on their home in Ouled Allala near Boukadir, Algeria. The attack was perpetrated by unknown assailants who burst into the family’s home and shot them while asleep.
08/29/2001: A communal guard was shot and killed and another wounded in an attack by Islamic militants in Relizane, Algeria.
10/28/2001: Two people were wounded when terrorists attacked in Bouira, Bouira Province, Algeria. An unidentified number of men stormed the town and opened fire. No group was named in the attack.
03/27/2001: Unknown attackers shot and slit the throat of a municipal guard, killing him, in El Manaicha, Algeria. After killing the guard, the attackers stole his kalishnikov gun. No group claimed responsibility for the murder.
8/31/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, threw a homemade bomb into the crowded Boumaati market in Algiers, Algeria. The bomb failed to explode and was subsequently defused by police.
2/27/2001: Four suspected Muslim fundamentalists attacked the Khelil family in their house at Bouharoun, Tipaza province, Algeria. The assailants, clad in military uniforms, raided the house, shooting and beheading at least seven members of the family, including six children and their mother. One young boy escaped by hiding under the bed; the father also survived, although he was badly injured. The motive behind the attack is unknown.
2/11/2001:  A masked gunmen, a former officer of the National Liberation Army (ALN) known as Essayd, shot and killed Ali Merad outside of his apartment in Souk Ahras city, Souk Ahras province, Algeria. Merad was a former high-ranking officer in the Islamic Salvation Army (AIS), the military branch of the guerrilla Islamic Salvation Front (FIS). Specific motive is unknown; however, the FIS claims the attack was meant to undermine peace and stability.
8/30/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake road block in Ras El Ain, Algeria. The assailants intercepted a vehicle and slit the throat of five individuals belonging to the same family. Additionally, the Islamic extremists abducted one of the family's daughters. The fate of the kidnapped victim remains unknown.
1/7/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) slit the throats of four Russian nationals picking mushrooms in a forest near Oued el Anab, Algeria.
08/23/2001: Unidentified Islamic militants killed seventeen people whom had their throats slit or were burned alive at a roadblock near Mascara, Algeria. Three people were wounded.
5/1/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, used an explosive to break into a home of a family in Koutitene, Algeria. The assailants proceeded to shoot or stab all of the individuals within the residence. Five people were killed and one was wounded.
4/1/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) invaded the home of a family in Ain Agba, Algeria. The assailants slit the throats of five individuals at the residence and also planted homemade bombs at the house. Sources conflict at to whether the bombs detonated when the bodies were discovered (injuring one individual) or if the bombs were located and defused by responding Algerian security forces.
7/19/2001: Suspected Muslim fundamentalists killed seven people in Boumedfaa, Ain Defla, Algeria. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities blamed Muslim fundamentalists. No details were provided regarding the type of attack or if any damage was done.
9/15/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) shot and killed four Algerian civilians in Sidi Boumaza, Algeria. It is unknown if the gunshots caused any property damage.
2/5/2001: Muslim extremists slit the throat of an elderly man on his farm near Algiers, Algeria. The assailants had intended to kill the man's son, a police officer, but when they failed to find the son at the farm, they killed the elderly man in his place. The motive behind the incident is unknown.
09/16/2001: Members of Hassan Hattab's Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) used automatic weapons to kill a communal guard in Azzaouen, Emir Ebdelkader Commune, Algeria. The shooting cam after the attackers exploded a device that killed a child. Communal guards killed two of the perpetrators and wounded an undetermined amount of others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/11/2001: Five members of the Alem family were killed and three others were injured in an attack by Islamic extremists in Ouled El-Djilali, Chlef Province, Algeria. The assailants burst into the home and shot the victims. Authorities blamed the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) and the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) for the incident.
08/11/2001: A civil patrol was attacked by suspected Islamic extremists in Timizer, Jijel Province, Algeria. One person was killed in the attack.
07/27/2001: Two people were killed when an unknown number of suspected Islamic gunmen launched an attack on a restaurant boat in Tabaza, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/1/2001: Members of the Katibat El Ahoual, a faction of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), ambushed Algerian soldiers in Beni Bouattab, Algeria. Two soldiers were killed and one other was wounded.
2/10/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) attacked Cherata village, in Médéa province, Algeria. The assailants entered six homes and killed at least 23 people, including 12 children. Two people survived, but the attackers had torn out the eyes of one of the survivors.
07/05/2001: A group of six to nine individuals set up a false checkpoint along the highway in Algeria. They killed 11 people, primarily by gunfire in four separate cars. One car was burned making it difficult to determine if the individuals were shot or burned to death. The incident lasted 10 minutes until the perpetrators fled after one individual escaped and warned oncoming traffic about the roadblock. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/01/2001: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a family of five in Medea, Medea province, Algeria. The gunmen entered the home after an explosive device lobbed through their front door detonated. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, and no details regarding property damage were provided.
08/26/2001: Five people were shot and killed and two were wounded in an attack by Islamic militants in El Houala, Mascara Province, Algeria. Two people were kidnapped and beheaded, their bodies were found the next day.
09/28/2001: Four members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) killed two policemen and wounded another in Les Issers, Algeria. The attackers targeted the policemen near their homes in a neighborhood celebration. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2001: Unknown militants attacked a Algerian Army patrol in Chrea, Algeria. One soldier was wounded in the attack.
3/25/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) used an explosive to break into a residence housing three families in Bouarfa, Algeria. Once inside the home, the assailants killed twelve Algerian civilians using guns and knives. Algerian security forces later a defused an additional bomb left at the scene that did not detonate.
05/31/2001: A police station was attacked with firearms by an unknown group of individuals in Boghni, Algeria. One policeman was killed during the attack. Authorities were unable to catch the assailants.
09/10/2001: An on-duty policeman in front of the Mekacher elementary school in Tizi Ouzou, Algiers, was attacked and seriously injured by four armed individuals in a Peugeot 405 who fired guns at him from point-blank range. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/04/2001: Suspected Islamic militants shot to death with machine guns nine people at a sports club twenty kilometers west of Algiers, Algeria, near midnight on September 4, 2001. No group claimed responsibility.
3/10/2001: Ten suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) attacked and killed five male farmers in Ain Berda village, Guelma region, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2001: An armed group attacked the Belmeddah family in their house in the Seven Chouhadas neighborhood of Ain Defla in Algieria. All four members of the family were killed in the attack. Mr. and Mrs. Belmeddah were clubbed then executed with a single shot to the head. The couple’s two young sons had their throats slit. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
3/12/2001: A family of eight were killed in their homes by a group of at least a dozen gunmen around 9:30pm in El Afroun village, Tipaza province, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2001: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) burst into a cafe in Kadiria, Algeria and shot dead a night watchman.
1/10/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed seven family members, including four children, in Hai El Ketab, Medea region, Algeria. The assailants surrounded the victims' huts before shooting and knifing them.
04/18/2001: Unknown militants detonated a bomb outside a café in Benchicaou in the Dumez housing development in Berrouaghia, Algeria. The attacks killed four and wounded two others.
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.
12/13/2001: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock on a road near Ain Touta, Algeria. The assailants killed two Algerian militiamen before setting their car on fire.
08/29/2001: A bomb placed by unknown perpetrators exploded in a sweets shop on a street near the Casbah in Algiers, Algeria. 34 people were wounded.
3/4/2001: Approximately 40 members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) attacked a café in Djenane El Aneb, Skikda province, Algeria. The assailants demanded that everyone in the café reveal their identity; they proceeded to slit the throats of six people with military backgrounds. Others in the cafe were physically assaulted. Before leaving, the attackers identified themselves as GIA and stated that the uniforms they were wearing were taken from soldiers they had slain several months previous.
12/15/2001: A bomb exploded in Ait Ouabane, Algeria. Two teenagers died in the explosion, and two others were seriously injured. The bomb was found in the town's center. It was not certain who planted the bomb, yet Muslim extremists were suspected.
11/22/2001: Six perpetrators set up a roadblock and opened fire at three civilian cars fifteen miles south of Algiers in Larbaa, Tissemsilt Province, Algeria. Four were killed and three injured from the incident. Authorities suspected that the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) was responsible for the incident.
03/10/2001: 15 perpetrators fired guns at a family riding in a van in Allouane, Algeria. One person was killed and three others were wounded in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/16/2001: An armed group wearing military uniforms attacked Miloud Hadrouga’s home at the Logements housing complex in Sig, Algeria. Eight members of Hadrouga's family were killed in the attack. As the attackers retreated, they killed a 16 year old boy as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/10/2001: A terrorist group made up of several elements attacked the communal guard's billet of Ait Ouarezedine in the commune of Tadmait, Kabylie Region, killing 3 communal guards, injuring 6, and abducting 1. The building located on the periphery of the Sidi Ali Bounab maquis was destroyed with bombs, then sustained automatic weapons fire. Given the large numbers of perpatrators, the few communal guards who were on site, about 15, fled during the attack.
07/15/2001: Islamic militants shot to death 12 people and wounded five in the village of Berrouaghia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2001: Two people were killed and two girls kidnapped in an attack on a hamlet near Beni Bouateb, Algeria. Islamic militants were suspected in the attack.
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.
2/8/2001: Six suspected Islamic extremists slit the throats of seven shepherds in a sheep pasture in Mainis, Chlef, Algeria. The assailants had emerged from their hideout in the forest of Oued El Amri before attacking the unarmed shepherds. Five of the shepherds were children. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/12/2001: 17 people in a farming convoy of four trucks had their throats slashed and were killed at a roadblock by Islamic militants in Ouled-Bouaza, Relizane Province, Algeria.
3/9/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) provoked Algerian soldiers at their barracks in Fil-fila to chase them towards Oued Soudane, Algeria. The assailants led the soldiers to the spot of a homemade bomb. When the bomb detonated, two soldiers were killed and five others were wounded.
7/17/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed eleven Algerian civilians and wounded five others in Hai El Djanoub, Algeria.
8/2/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb on National Road 48 targeting a vehicle carrying Algerian soldiers in Tizi Ghenif, Algeria. Two soldiers were wounded and their vehicle was damaged.
11/20/2001: A bomb hidden in a school bag exploded at Tafourah bus station in Algiers, Algeria. The station was busy with mostly female students. 29 were injured from the incident. A bus and a nearby building were damaged. No groups claimed responsibility.
03/05/2001: An unknown group attacked the Boumchida family house in Kolea, Algeria. The attackers shot Mr. Boumchida, who had served as the vice president of the Democratic National Rally at Kolea’s Municipal People’s Assembly. His wife was also murdered in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2001: Two people were killed, and another wounded at a bogus roadblock in Chlef, Algeria . Islamic militants were suspected in the attack.
09/05/2001: Two communal guards were attacked in the Eucalyptus housing complex in Algiers, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/12/2001: A suspected group of militant Islamists ambushed two policemen who were on patrol just north of the town of Ain El Hammam, Algeria. The attackers killed the two policemen and stole their firearms and identity cards. No group claimed responsibility for the ambush.
12/20/2001: Four people were killed, and one person injured, at a fake roadblock along a road between Ami Moussa and Ramka, Algeria. Muslim militants were suspected in the attack.
08/28/2001: A group of National Gas Company (Sonelgaz) workers were attacked by presumed Islamic militants in an unspecified location in Algeria. Two were killed and two were wounded.
3/12/2001: A family of eleven, including three children, was attacked in their homes and their throats were cut by seven individuals at 11:30pm in Haouch Rabta Jelloul village, Tipaza province, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/17/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock near Ain Ferah, Algeria. The assailants forced three Algerian civilians out of a vehicle before slitting their throats. Another individual was discovered dead inside the vehicle, which the Islamic extremists had ignited on fire. One of the victims was D. Mohamed, a member of Ain Ferah's Municipal People's Assembly (APC). It is unclear if the perpetrators specifically set out to kill Mohamed or if they solely intended to kill Algerian civilians at random.
7/4/2001: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock in Khezra, Algeria. The assailants intercepted two vehicles; killing two Algerian civilians and abducting three others. One of the hostages was Mohamed Boudiar, a member of the Algerian Senate. It is unclear if the perpetrators specifically set out to capture Boudiar. One of the hostages, M. Mesbah, was released shortly after the kidnapping. Another hostage, Fardi Mohamed El Salah, was killed by the Islamic extremists. Senator Boudiar was freed on July 26, 2001. It is believed that a 30-million dinar ransom was paid for his release.
1/3/2001: Islamic extremists slit the throats of four members of the same family near Laghouat, Algeria. No group has claimed responsibility and the specific motive is unknown.
09/13/2001: Members of Habi’s Er’roub were suspected in an attack where seven men had their throats slit in Granine, Algeria at a bogus roadblock on Wilaya Road No. Five. The victims were traveling in a taxi and two motorcycles. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
1/10/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed four family members, including a baby, in Laghouat region, Algeria. At least three other people were injured in the attack. The security forces intervened in time to protect an additional 12 people from being harmed in the incident.
12/26/2001: One person was killed, and 13 others injured during an attack on a taxi in Tiaret Algeria. Islamist extremists were blamed for the attack.
7/9/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) invaded the home of a family in Ziana, Algeria. The assailants shot seven members of the family, killing six and wounding one, before setting the house on fire. Additionally, the Islamic extremists abducted one of the family's daughters. The fate of the kidnapped victim remains unknown.
11/21/2001: Thirty perpetrators slit three victims' throats in Laghdiouere, Algeria. Among the victims was a soldier and other people that had finished their national service. Authorities suspected that the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) was responsible for the incident.
5/13/2001: Fifteen members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock in Agradou, Algeria. The assailants intercepted and ransacked multiple vehicles before killing four Algerian civilians. Using bombs and automatic weapons, the Islamic extremists killed seven members of the Algerian security forces responding to the incident.
06/29/2001: At least twenty armed assailants entered a cabaret club in Tebessa, Tebessa province, Algeria, and robbed the patrons. They then killed one man, the owner's brother, as he tried to run away for help, and took five women who were later found nearby with their throats cut. Conflicting reports were made on the group responsible for the attack, as one report said a pamphlet left at the scene of the attack claimed the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) was responsible and another report said that the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) was responsible. Neither group made a claim of responsibility.
09/08/2001: Ten people were killed and four others were injured in an attack by Islamic militants at a funeral vigil in Oran, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/27/2001: Four suspected Islamic militants shot and killed 22 people and injured seven others as they celebrated a wedding in Larbaa, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/28/2001: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed an Algerian military transport truck near Jijel, Algeria. Two soldiers were killed and three others. It is unknown if the gunshots caused any property damage.
12/14/2001: Suspected Muslim militants killed two policemen in a café in Tafoughalt, Algeria. 10 men were involved in the attack.
12/13/2001: A group of communal guards which had gathered to confront suspected terrorists was attacked in Chlef, Algeria. One guard was killed, and two others were seriously wounded.
08/21/2001: Two people were killed and five injured when a homemade bomb exploded in Draa El Had, in the Jijel region, Algeria. The victims were returning from their work as guards at a factory workshop in the area. After the explosion, the perpetrators shot at the victims.
12/15/2001: The city chairman of Ouled Aissa was shot and killed with a companion at a café in Ouled Aissa. The attack was blamed upon Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) militants.
5/9/2001: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) patrol in Tigzirt, Algeria. Eight policemen were killed and two others were wounded.
1/7/2001: Four Russian foreign nationals were found dead with their throats slit in Edough forest, Annaba area, Algeria. The victims had been on a mushroom picking expedition when they disappeared. Authorities suspect that Muslim militants are responsible for the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
1/1/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed five Algerian civilians in Djelfa, Algeria. One other individual was wounded in the attack. Reports conflict as to whether the victims were shot or stabbed.
01/27/2001: There was a massacre in Chelf, Algeria resulting in the throat-slitting and killing of 25. The numbers of perpetrators as well as their identity were unknown, but they were believed to be associated with an armed Islamist group.
08/16/2001: Two police officers were wounded in an attack by unidentified Islamic militants on a village in Chlef Province, Algeria.
12/08/2001: An Algerian man was killed and his companion injured in a Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) militant attack outside a café in Aomar, Algeria.
03/16/2001: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) targeted members of the security services in Aomar, Algeria. They, first, assassinated Din Brahim of the Judicial Police Mobile Brigade. The attackers then ambushed another group of soldiers riding in two cars. The attackers fired at the cars from all directions killing six soldiers and injuring three others. They then set one of the cars on fire and stole three Kalashnikovs and two Simonovs from the soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2001: Two police officers were killed at a roadblock set up by Islamic militants in Merkouna, Algeria. Two other policemen escaped.
08/28/2001: One civil guard was shot and killed and another wounded in an attack by suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) in Lakhdaria, Algeria.
08/02/2001: Two policemen were shot and killed by unnamed Islamic extremists and a child was wounded in Theniet el-Had, Tissemselt province, Algeria.
03/25/2001: Five members of a family were killed in their home in Ain Agba, Algeria, when armed attackers broke in and cut their throats. The attackers also left an explosive which detonated when someone found the murdered family, injuring that person. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, sources blamed Muslim fundamentalists.
01/20/2001: Armed Islamic militants attacked a family in Medea, Algeria, on January 20, 2001. Eleven were killed and three were wounded in the incident.
02/04/2001: An unknown group made up of five to ten people, set fire to the home of a businessman living in Tizouighine, a neighborhood located in the southwest of Thenia in Algeria's Boumerdes Province. The attack appeared to be retribution against the man who refused to pay the perpetrators money that they demanded from him. The victim’s house was destroyed, but no casualties resulted from the arson attack.
07/07/2001: Sixteen people were killed at a fake roadblock on the Sidi Lakdhar Road. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but Algerian authorities suspected the Armed Islamic Group (GIA).
12/05/2001: Two soldiers and three communal guards were shot in an ambush in Zekri, Algeria. Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) militants were suspected in the attack.
04/02/2001: Five people were injured when a home bomb exploded in the settlement of Oum-Tsaa near Kef-Bouacida, in the commune of Oued El-Aneb (Annaba), Algiers. There were no arrests in the attack.
07/27/2001: At least 10 people were killed by an unknown number of attackers who are suspected to have been Islamic militants in Algeria's Blida region. All were killed when the assailants attacked a farm at the entrance to the town of Mouzaia. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2001: Armed assailants injured five, and killed 17 people, including 10 children, in three houses in Aarib, Algeria. Islamic militants were suspected in the attack.
11/21/2002: A bomb exploded in the vicinity of a taxi cab near M'sila city, M'sila province, Algeria. Six people were killed and two were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility and the specific motive is unknown.
9/29/2002: Suspected Muslim militants raided Ammi Moussa village, Relizane Province, Algeria. The assailants killed seven villagers in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/23/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb near a market in Blida, Algeria. Three Algerian civilians were wounded and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
1/28/2002: In a series of three related attacks, suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) detonated a homemade bomb at a military housing complex in Laghouat, Algeria. One civilian was killed and nineteen other individuals were wounded. The building was damaged by the blast as well.
7/6/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on a road in Ouled Azzouz, Algeria. The assailants gunned down a vehicle carrying five Algerian citizens. Two individuals were killed and three others were wounded.
6/11/2002: Islamists opened fire on a bus in Medea, Medea province, Algeria. Twelve people were killed in the attack and nine were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and motive is unknown.
1/28/2002: In a series of three related attacks, suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) detonated a homemade bomb in the basement of a military housing complex in Laghouat, Algeria. There were no casualties but some apartments were damaged by the blast.
9/1/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, slit the throats of two Algerian citizens - a father and son - at their home in Abou El-Hacine, Algeria. It is unknown if the citizens were killed for a specific reason or if the assailants intended to target Algerian civilians at random.
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".
5/9/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb at a market in Cherchell, Algeria. One person was killed and two others were injured. It is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
2/5/2002: In a series of two related attacks, around twenty perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, stormed the home of the Serdoun family in Ben Achour, Algeria. The assailants blew open the door of the residence using a homemade bomb before shooting and/or stabbing the occupants of the house. In total, thirteen people were killed in the attack. It is believed that the Serdouns were targeted because the family was affiliated with the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD).
8/20/2002: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) fired at a vehicle carrying two Algerian civilians driving through El-Meridj, Algeria. Two individuals were killed and their car was riddled with bullets.
5/6/2002: Around twenty members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock on National Road 43 in Timardjane, Algeria. The assailants shot and killed three individuals. Two of the victims were identified as members of the Algerian security forces. Additionally, the Islamic extremists set two vehicles on fire.
6/23/2002: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) planted a bomb on a road in Boukabene, Algeria. The explosive device was discovered by Algerian security forces and subsequently defused.
6/17/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed Algerian soldiers on a road in El-Aouana, Algeria. Two soldiers were killed and five others were wounded.
6/24/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting a vehicle carrying workers for the Somibar company in Beni Snous, Algeria. Four individuals were killed instantly and the assailants stabbed to death two others who were wounded by the blast. It is unclear if the assailants specifically targeted the workers because they were employed by a national company that specialized in mines or if the Islamic extremists were targeting Algerian civilians at random.
11/21/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting a taxi driving on a road near Ain Rich, Algeria. Six Algerian civilians were killed and two others were wounded. The vehicle was also damaged by the blast. It is unknown if the assailants targeted Algerian civilians at random or if the victims were attacked for a specific reason.
5/1/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, slit the throats of three civilians returning to their home in Sidi Abdurrahman, Algeria. Additionally, the assailants took an Algerian woman hostage. The fate of the kidnapped victim remains unknown.
5/2/2002: Muslim militants killed three people and kidnapped another near Sidi Abderrahmane, Chlef province, Algeria. Assailants slit the throats of two men and one woman and abducted a second woman as they returned home from their fields. No group claimed responsibility and the motive is unknown.
7/6/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, stabbed to death three brothers as they were returning to their home in Draa Errich, Algeria.
2/5/2002: In a series of two related attacks, around twenty perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on National Road 4 near Sidi Lakhdar, Algeria. The assailants fired their machine guns at the multiple cars that drove by. In total, nine Algerian civilians were killed and thirteen others were wounded. Additionally, many vehicles were damaged by the gunshots.
8/1/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb near the Central Post Office in Algiers, Algeria. The explosive device was discovered and subsequently defused.
11/23/2002: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a military patrol in the forest near Timiri Moussa, Algeria. The assailants detonated a bomb targeting the soldiers before firing at the patrol. In total, nine soldiers were killed and twelve others were wounded.
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.
08/14/2002: A bomb planted in downtown Tebessa, Northeast Algeria, exploded near the Movement for National Reform (MRN). Some material damages were reported but no casualties. The perpetrators were unknown.
2/5/2002: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated two bombs targeting a municipal guard patrol near the school for the blind in Boukhalifa, Algeria. Following the shock of the blasts, the assailants fired at the patrol. In total, three municipal guardsmen were killed and one other was wounded in the attack.
12/23/2002: Around twenty perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed municipal guardsmen and militiamen on a personal transport vehicle travelling on a road near Beni Milenk, Algeria. One individual was killed and two others were wounded. It is unknown if the vehicle was damaged.
6/12/2002: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) set up a fake roadblock on a road near Médéa, Algeria. The assailants fired into a coach bus killing twelve passengers and wounding nine others.
11/12/2002: Unknown perpetrators opened fire on civilians in a cafe in Kasr El Boukhari, Medea region, some 80 kilometers south of Algiers, Algeria. Two were killed from the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2002: Fifteen perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on a road near Chemra, Algeria. The assailants intercepted many vehicles and, in the process, robbed Algerian civilians driving through the area. Additionally, the Islamic extremists slit the throat of two individuals who they identified as being Algerian policemen.
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.
7/17/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed seven civilians, including five members of the same family, in Ouled Allal, Algeria.
5/29/2002: Four suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) massacred three nomadic families in Sendjas, Algeria. The assailants shot and/or slit the throats of twenty three Algerian civilians and set fire to the bodies of at least three of the victims. Additionally, the assailants took one hostage. On May 31, the kidnapped victim was discovered dead with her throat slit.
02/05/2002: In Chana, Algeria, a homemade bomb exploded killing one person and injuring three others. Reports did not indicate the specific target or who perpetrated the attack.
8/20/2002: Ten suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a National Gendarmerie patrol on a road near Réghaïa, Algeria. The assailants detonated a homemade bomb before throwing grenades and firing their automatic weapons at the gendarmes. One gendarme was killed and two others were wounded. The perpetrators stole three guns from the gendarmes as well.
01/01/2002: In Setif, Algeria, soldiers and members of self-defense groups on a search operation were ambushed by terrorists. One member of the self-defense group was shot in the leg and one soldier was injured in a fall.
06/13/2002: A home-made bomb targeting civilians exploded in a cafe in the Algerian city of Djelida injuring 14 people.
1/28/2002: In a series of three related attacks, suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) detonated a homemade bomb at the entrance to a military housing complex in Laghouat, Algeria. There were no casualties but a staircase was destroyed and some apartments were damaged by the blast.
08/09/2002: A homemade bomb blast at a beach resort in the Skikda suburbs, Eastern Algeria, killed 2 gendarmes and wounded 6 others. A unidentified group of about 20 persons is accused of being responsible for this attack.
7/25/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a bomb at a bank in Algiers, Algeria. The bomb was located and subsequently defused by Algerian security forces.
04/24/2002: A group of suspected Islamic militants killed 16 people in the Tiaret region of Algeria. Among the dead were 8 children. All victims were from nomadic families. No group claimed responsibility.
4/13/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated two homemade bombs near a bus stop at the central square of Birkhadem, Algeria. Nine Algerian civilians were wounded by the blast.
6/14/2002: In a series of two related attacks, three suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) invaded a residence at the El Makam housing estates in  Douéra, Algeria and proceeded to shoot and kill six Algerian civilians. One other civilian was wounded in the incident.
02/09/2002: In the municipality of Oued Slama in Algeria, six members of a family were ambushed and killed by gunfire while driving in a car. Officials attributed the attack to the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) and residents suspected that the attack was in retaliation for the killing of GIA member Antar Zouabri by Algerian security services.
07/16/2002: Six people were killed by gunfire at a café in the village of Benimen, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility.
9/1/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed three Algerian civilians as they were collecting water at a river near Larbaa, Algeria. It is unknown if the citizens were killed for a specific reason or if the assailants intended to target Algerian civilians at random.
07/17/2002: Six civilians were killed by gunmen at a café in Medea, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility.
6/14/2002: In a series of two related attacks, three suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) shot and killed six Algerian civilians at the Es Salam housing estates in Douéra, Algeria.
4/1/2002: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed Algerian security forces on a search operation in Moulay Larbi, Algeria. Twenty soldiers and one member of the Algerian militia were killed. It is unknown if the gunshots caused any property damage.
06/27/2002: Armed assailants opened fire on a passenger bus in the Algerian city of Bou Ismail. The bus driver and another person were killed.
03/29/2002: Two civilians were killed and eighteen were wounded when two homemade explosive devices exploded in a food market in an eastern suburb of Blida, Algeria, approximately thirty miles from Algiers. No one claimed responsibility for the attack; however local authorities blamed the bombing on militants of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA).
12/18/2002: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) attacked an attachment of Algerian soldiers returning to their barracks on a road near Sahel Boubarak, Algeria. The assailants detonated a high-powered homemade bomb targeting the patrol before firing their machine guns at the soldiers. In total, two soldiers were killed and four were wounded.
04/25/2002: Alleged memebrs of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) attacked the Alegrian village of Mechraa Sfa in the Tiaret region. 4 civilians were killed in the attack. The motive was unknown.
05/13/2002: Two policemen directing traffic in the suburbs of Algiers, Algeria were shot and killed by perpetrators traveling in a white Clio car. Islamic militants were suspected and both the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) and the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) were suspected of being behind the incident since they had increased their at attacks in the wake of upcoming parliamentary elections on May 30, 2002. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/15/2002: Members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) attacked three families in Khodr, Algeria. In total, twenty-six people had their throats slit.
01/26/2002: One man was killed after an attack at his home in El-Anceur, Algeria. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack.
03/19/2002: Six members of the same family were killed in their sleep in the isolated village of Souk El-Had, Algeria, approximately 175 miles west of Algiers. The attackers used automatic weapons and axes to shoot and decapitate their victims. The assailants carried off the family’s herd and the father’s Kalashnikov rifle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although Algerian authorities suspected it was carried out by members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) in order to eliminate the father, a member of the village's armed civil defense group (Group for Legitimate Defense).
9/15/2002: Ten suspected members of the Draa El Mizan seriat, a group affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), ambushed a joint Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ)/Municipal Guard patrol in Tizi Ghenif, Algeria. Two municipal guardsmen were shot and wounded.
05/22/2002: An armed attack left one soldier dead and another wounded in a roadblock set up in the Algerian town of Blida. A local faction of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) was thought to be responsible for the incident.
12/12/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, slit the throats of two militiamen and four other civilians in Thledja, Algeria. The assailants stole the weapons belonging to the militiamen as well.
05/05/2002: Approximately 50 suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) attacked an Algerian military convoy on a road between the towns of Tigzirt and Dellys. 15 soldiers were killed and seven others abducted in the attack. The perpetrators used land mines to bring the convoy to a stop then fired on the vehicles with automatic weapons. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
6/22/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a bomb that killed two farmers in Beni H'bibi, Algeria. It is unknown if the farmers were the specific target of the bomb or if the assailants intended to target Algerian civilians at random.
5/27/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting a military convoy travelling on RN 43 in Taboukar, Algeria. One soldier was wounded and the blast shattered the window of the soldiers' Land Rover.
12/27/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting a Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) patrol on a search operation travelling on a road in Sidi Salem, Algeria. One policeman was killed and five others were wounded. The BMPJ vehicle was damaged by the blast as well.
8/16/2002: Muslim extremists attacked three families in the rural hamlet of Bokaat Laakakcha, Chlef province, Algeria. The assailants killed 26 people by slitting their throats. The specific motive behind the attack is unknown and no group claimed responsibility.
05/12/2002: Four Algerian soldiers who were abducted at a bogus roadblock on Wilaya Road near the town of Boghni on May 12, 2002 and were found dead with their throats slit on May 14, 2002 near the town of Mechtras. A group of armed Islamists affiliated with the Draa El Mizan seriat were blamed for the incident and the Algerian military launched an offensive into the area where the soldiers were kidnapped. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
7/1/2002: Two perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot at Algerian police officers near the People's Palace in Algiers, Algeria. One police officer was killed and another was wounded.
12/12/2002: Four people were killed and 16 wounded when unknown perpetrators exploded a bomb at a market in Boukadir, Algeria.
7/13/2002: Four perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed three Algerian civilians playing dominoes in Bouharoun, Algerian. The assailants shot the victims before stabbing them to death.
03/18/2002: An explosive device detonated near the main post office in downtown Algiers, Algeria, which killed three civilians and wounded thirteen others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although it was believed that the bombing was meant to coincide with the upcoming May 2002 parliamentary elections.
08/12/2002: Islamic militants from the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) opened fire in a restaurant in Baghlia, Algeria. They killed one civilian security guard and kidnapped the other- whose body was found in Baghlia, 70 kilometers east of Algiers, with his throat slit.
8/8/2002: Eight perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on a road in Slalma, Algeria. The assailants intercepted a vehicle and forced the passengers to hand over their identification papers. The assailants shot and killed, Kamel Yahiaoui, because he was identified as a police officer. During the roadblock the Islamic extremists also stole a vehicle belonging to an Algerian civilian.
6/7/2002: Twelve perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed Ali Ouedfel and his wife at their home in Taberranet, Algeria. Their son, a member of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD), was wounded as he engaged the assailants in a firefight. Before fleeing, the Islamic extremists placed a bomb at the house which was located and defused by Algerian security forces. It is unclear whether Ali Ouedfel and his wife were targeted for a specific reason or if the perpetrators intended to kill Algerian civilians at random.
9/5/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, used a bomb to break into the house of the Zeroual family in Ouled Brahim, Algeria. The initial explosion killed one member of the family and the assailants proceeded to kill two other individuals at the home. One of the family members, Roda Zeroual, was able to engage the attackers in a firefight, forcing them to retreat. Although Roda was shot in the shoulder, he wounded two of the Islamic extremists as well.
06/23/2002: Unknown gunmen opened fire at a seaside resort in Zeralda killing 6 teenagers playing soccer and wounding 3 others.
07/21/2002: Two policeman and one civilian were wounded by perpetrators posing as stranded motorists in Kadiria, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility.
1/19/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb that wounded an Algerian civilian in Tabesbest, Algeria. It is unknown if the victim was targeted for a specific reason or if the assailants intended to kill Algerian civilians at random.
9/28/2002: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed seven Algerian civilians in Ammi Moussa, Algeria.
1/19/2002: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a homemade bomb targeting the Hassi R'mel-Algiers gas pipeline at a spot in Krarib, Algeria. The pipeline was damaged and the gas supply to several surrounding cities was cut off for almost a week.
01/03/2002: Six armed men opened fire on a security post in Bab Lakouas suburb of Medea, Algeria. Five people, including one of the attackers, were killed and a Kalashnikov rifle recovered.
2/16/2002: Three perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed the representative of the municipal bureau of the National Office of War Veterans (ONM) in Oued Lakhdar, Algeria.
07/05/2002: A five year old was slightly injured when a bomb exploded on Palm Beach, Mediterranean beach outside of Algiers, Algeria.
07/28/2002: One soldier was killed and three were wounded when their vehicle was ambushed by militants near Kadiria, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility.
3/9/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Bissi, Algeria. Seven soldiers were wounded and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
2/4/2002: Muslim extremists set up a false checkpoint at Sidi Lakdar, Ain Defla province, Algeria. They proceeded to shoot and kill nine people at the checkpoint, injuring another three. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
7/10/2002: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) shot and killed ten members of the same family in Tiaret, Algeria. Three other individuals were wounded in the attack.
01/16/2002: A bomb attack was foiled against the bus station in Rouiba, Algeria. The would-be bomber was slightly injured when the bomb he carried detonated before the attack.
03/08/2002: Six civilians were killed and another six wounded by suspected militants in the town of El Affroun, Algeria. Three of victims were shot dead with Kalashnikov rifles, and the other three perished after the bus they were riding was set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/07/2002: An unknown number of attackers attacked two ajoining bar-restaurants, Le Vieux Routier and Liberte, on the road linking Mechtras to Les Ouadhias south of Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. The attackers, armed with Kalashnikovs and automatic pistols, some in ordinary military garb, shot a policeman. This attack was attributed to the Draa El Mizan Seriat, led by "emir" Hadj Ali
6/21/2002: In a series of two related attacks, suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) detonated a bomb at a park in Chlef, Algeria. One Algerian civilian was killed and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
10/1/2002: Suspected Muslim militants attacked two families in Oued Chorfa village, Ain Defla province, Algeria. The assailants opened fire inside the homes of the two families, killing 13 people and injuring one child. The militants abducted a woman before fleeing the area. No group has claimed responsibility and specific motive is unknown.
10/1/2002: In a series of two related attacks, seven suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) invaded the homes of two families in Oued Chorfa, Algeria. In total, thirteen people were shot and killed.
6/7/2002: Around ten perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, slit the throats of four shepherds on a farm in Louza, Algeria.
06/04/2002: A home-made bomb targeting civilians wounded 4 children in the Algerian town of Ait Mesbah. No group has taken credit for the attack.
07/05/2002: One person was killed and one injured when a bomb exploded at a cemetery honoring war veterans in Algiers, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility
01/12/2002: A taxi was machine-gunned by an armed group of five people in El Gaada, Algeria. Five of the passengers were killed. El Gaada was a locality well known for being a den for terrorist groups in the region.
10/29/2002: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed eight Algerian civilians at their homes in Boukaat Sidi Bouaissa, Algeria.
07/05/2002: A bomb, hidden in the mouth of a sewer, exploded, killing at least 35 people and injuring dozens more in Larba, Algeria. There was no claim of responsibility.
5/17/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a high-powered bomb in the middle of a busy market in Chlef, Algeria. A civilian notified Algerian security forces of the location of the device and the homemade bomb was subsequently defused.
06/28/2002: Armed assailants opened fire on a passenger bus in the Algerian suburb of Les Eucalyptus. Thirteen people were killed and nine were injured in the incident.
9/13/2002: Around twenty suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) ambushed Algerian civilians driving on a road in Bouhdoud, Algeria. In total, eleven people were killed either by knife or by gun. Following their deaths, the assailants ignited the bodies and vehicles of the victims on fire.
05/01/2002: Twenty people were killed and five wounded in one of two overnight attacks in the Algerian Province of Tiaret. Later that night in the same region attackers killed 11 others and on April 24, 2002 there had been a similar attack in which 16 people were killed. No group claimed responsibility for any of these attacks, but the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), a radical Islamic organization fighting the Algerian government, was suspected to have carried out the massacres.
01/18/2002: Unknown assailants killed one and injured one other person in a attack in Brahim, Algeria. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack.
01/05/2002: Three citizens were injured in a terrorist attack that targeted a playroom located along the road of Ain Bouchekif, near Tiaret, Algeria. The perpetrators, who were believed to be members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), shot into the crowd in the playroom with automatic firearms and then fled.
6/21/2002: In a series of two related attacks, suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) detonated a bomb at a busy market in Chlef, Algeria. Three individuals were killed and twenty-eight others were wounded. It is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
11/28/2002: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb targeting a vehicle carrying a member of the Algerian militia and his family in Faza, Algeria. The four occupants of the vehicle were wounded and the blast damaged the car. Three other bombs were located at the scene and disarmed by national gendarmes.
4/19/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb at the El Biar mosque in Algiers, Algeria. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
9/12/2002: Fifteen members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock on National Road 5 and shook down Algerian civilians passing through M'rahnia, Algeria. The assailants intercepted an ambulance carrying a wounded Algerian soldiers and proceeded to slit the soldier's throat before ignited the ambulance on fire. When an Algerian military patrol arrived on the scene, the Islamic extremists remotely detonated a bomb before fleeing to safety. Three Algerian soldiers were killed by the blast and nine others were wounded.
3/12/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Berkouka, Algeria. Two soldiers were wounded and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
01/26/2002: Four people were injured in a bomb attack at a bus stop in Bir Mourad Rais, Algeria. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack although GIA militants were suspected.
02/04/2002: A homemade bomb exploded near the Algerian town of Morsott, killing one security service official and injuring five others. The Salafast Group for Preaching in Combat (SGPC), which operated in the area, did not claim responsibility. It was not clear what the security forces were doing when the bomb exploded.
03/19/2002: Four farmers were intercepted and killed by armed militants at a fake road block near the town of Lardjem, Algeria, approximately 170 miles west of Algiers. The assailants slit the throats of all four victims, and set their vehicles ablaze. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although Algerian authorities suspected it was carried out by members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) in an ongoing campaign to retaliate to the February 8, 2002 killing of their leader, Antar Zouabri.
11/26/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed two policemen outside of a mosque in Berrouaghia, Algeria. An Algerian civilian nearby also suffered a bullet wound.
02/02/2002: A total of 12 males died in an ambush attack by Islamic extremists near Algiers, Algeria. An unknown number were also injured and taken to the hospital.
05/01/2002: Unknown perpetrators killed 11 people in an attack that occurred in Algeria's Tiaret Province. 20 people were killed and five wounded in a related attack that happenned in the same region earlier in the night. No group claimed responsibility for any of these attacks, but the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), a radical Islamic organization fighting the Algerian government, was suspected to have carried out the massacres.
10/16/2002: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed 13 students in a mosque in El Hadjadj, Algeria. Two other were injured.
01/05/2002: A terrorist group killed three shepherds and kidnapped two others at Ghabet Plateau, Algeria. According to security sources of Tiaret Province, the bodies of the three victims were discovered by security elements. The weapons used to kill the three shepherds were not specified. The attacks have been blamed on the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) and the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC).
01/05/2002: Six suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) attacked a police barricade in Medea, Algeria, killing one police officer. Security forces returned fire, killing one assailant, while the other gunmen opened fire on passers-by as they fled, killing five civilians. The firearms used by the attackers were not specified.
9/5/2002: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) slit the throats of four individuals near Boukadir, Algeria. The assailants also took two teenage girls hostage. The fate of the kidnapped victims remains unknown.
05/17/2002: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) blew up the Hassi R'mel-Algiers gas pipeline in Krakib, Algeria. The blast resulted in a fire, damaged both the pipeline and segments of the road nearby, and halted the flow of gas to surrounding areas for at least one week.
8/11/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a patrol of security forces in Marsat, Algeria. One individual was killed and two others were wounded. Their tractor was also damaged by the blast.
5/16/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a car on a road near Draa El Mizan. The three occupants of the vehicle were shot and killed by the assailants. Following the victims' deaths, their bodies were ignited on fire inside the Peugeot 205.
3/12/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated two homemade bombs near a municipal guard garrison in Ouled Ayed, Algeria. Four municipal guardsmen were injured and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
01/02/2002: Perpetrators burst into a liquor store located in the Bab Zouatine neighborhood in Algiers, Algeria. There were seven members in the group, four of whom carried Kalashnikovs and two sawed-off rifles. The attackers supposedly came to assassinate the owner of the store, who was not on the premises. They stole around 500,000 Algerian dinars.
5/25/2002: Two perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and wounded an Algerian police officer stationed outside of the transport ministry building in Algiers, Algeria.
10/1/2002: In a series of two related attacks, seven suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) wounded a child and took a woman hostage in Douar Djebailia, Algeria. The fate of the kidnapped victim remains unknown.
10/20/2002: Suspected Muslim militants set up a fake roadblock near Ain Kercha, Skikda province, Algeria. The assailants killed at least seven civilians by slitting their throat. They also kidnapped another five villagers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/2/2002: Seven suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) shot and killed thirteen Algerian civilians at their homes in Oued Chorfa, Algeria.
01/05/2002: Two members of the Algerian National Security Agency were killed at a fake roadblock in the western part of Bouira, on the outskirts of Kadiria, Algeria. The roadblock was setup by 20 or so terrorists wearing military uniforms. The attack took place one kilometer from municipal guard headquarters and within the span of 15 minutes. The attack was attributed to the local faction of the Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC).
2/14/2002: Around thirty perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, invaded a café in El Alia, Algeria. The assailants carried with them a list of four individuals who completed their national service in the Algerian military. After identifying two of these individuals, the Islamic extremists slit the throats of three people at the café. Following this act, the perpetrators set fire to the nearby Kribaa Saadi primary school. The building sustained extensive damage and many pieces of furniture were destroyed.
05/15/2002: Seven people were killed and fifteen others injured in a bomb attack on a market in Tazmalt, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2003: Four members of an Algerian Government Armed Civil Defense Patrol unit were stopped at a fake roadblock set up by Islamic militants in Ouargla Province in southern Algeria. They were then taken by those militants, dressed in military uniforms, driven 20km into the desert, and slit their throats. The militants left after stealing a Toyota car from the guards.
11/24/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed three Algerian civilians in Ramlia, Algeria.
03/28/2003: Suspected Armed Islamic Group (GIA) militants shot and killed four people and wounded another four in Chiffa, Algeria. The gunmen attacked a family, killing the two parents and wounding their four children; two youths near the home were also killed in the attack.
11/18/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed a member of the National Gendarmerie sitting at a café in Hamchir, Algeria. The assailants also wounded several Algerian civilians in the incident.
12/6/2003: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb targeting a vehicle driving through Bir Ghazal, Algeria. The blast wounded four Algerian civilians and their J5-type vehicle was damaged. At the time of the incident, the Algerian military was performing a search operation in the region.
12/6/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed an Algerian policeman at a shop near Aomar, Algeria. The victim was identified as Sid Ahmed B.
2/0/2003: In a series of seven related incidents, between mid-February to mid-May 2003, a total of thirty-two European 'adventure tourists' travelling through the Illizi and Tamanghasset provinces of Algeria were kidnapped by the Free Salafist Group faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC). On May 13, 2003, seventeen of the hostages were freed following a gun battle between Algerian security forces and the assailants in the Illizi province. It is believed that nine out of the eighteen hostage takers were killed during this assault. The remaining hostages were transported to Mali. One of these hostages, a German woman, died from heat stroke and six other hostages became critically ill. The rest of the fourteen hostages were eventually released on August 18, 2003, after a ransom of 4.6 million euros (5.2 million dollars) was paid to the perpetrators.
9/23/2003: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a military convoy passing through Ait Yahia Moussa, Algeria. Two soldiers were killed and two others were wounded.
2/0/2003: In a series of seven related incidents, between mid-February to mid-May 2003, a total of thirty-two European 'adventure tourists' travelling through the Illizi and Tamanghasset provinces of Algeria were kidnapped by the Free Salafist Group faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC). On May 13, 2003, seventeen of the hostages were freed following a gun battle between Algerian security forces and the assailants in the Illizi province. It is believed that nine out of the eighteen hostage takers were killed during this assault. The remaining hostages were transported to Mali. One of these hostages, a German woman, died from heat stroke and six other hostages became critically ill. The rest of the fourteen hostages were eventually released on August 18, 2003, after a ransom of 4.6 million euros (5.2 million dollars) was paid to the perpetrators.
02/25/2003: During the night, ten vehicles were machine-gunned at a fake roadblock set up by Islamist militants at Ahmeur el Ain village, 45 miles west of Algiers. 12 people were killed, at least some stabbed to death, and several others were injured. No one was caught in the incident.
5/27/2003: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed an Algerian policeman in civilian clothing in Zemmouri, Algeria. Following the shooting, the assailants stole the victim's weapon.
11/10/2003: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) setup a false roadblock on the Sidi Daoud road near Sahel Bouberak, Algeria. The attackers killed one man after finding out that he belonged to the Algerian military. When Algerian troops attempted to recover the victim’s body, they triggered an explosive device that killed one soldier and injured six others. Although the GSPC had been active in the region at the time of the attack, no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
1/23/2003: Algerian security forces defused a bomb hidden at the Omar Ben el-Khattab High School in Blida, Algeria. It is believed that the individuals who planted the explosive device were affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria.
2/0/2003: In a series of seven related incidents, between mid-February to mid-May 2003, a total of thirty-two European 'adventure tourists' travelling through the Illizi and Tamanghasset provinces of Algeria were kidnapped by the Free Salafist Group faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC). On May 13, 2003, seventeen of the hostages were freed following a gun battle between Algerian security forces and the assailants in the Illizi province. It is believed that nine out of the eighteen hostage takers were killed during this assault. The remaining hostages were transported to Mali. One of these hostages, a German woman, died from heat stroke and six other hostages became critically ill. The rest of the fourteen hostages were eventually released on August 18, 2003, after a ransom of 4.6 million euros (5.2 million dollars) was paid to the perpetrators.
06/15/2003: Suspected Islamic extremists detonated a bomb near Tizi-Niala, Algeria, killing four policemen and wounding another. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
1/23/2003: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) assassinated Abdelhamid Hireche, the mayor of Si Mustapha, Algeria. Hireche was returning to his home at the time of the shooting.
05/25/2003: Islamist extremists killed eight people in an attack in Boukaat El Maqam, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/17/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated bombs targeting a military patrol on a search operation in Tefrant, Algeria. The assailants subsequently fired their automatic weapons at the patrol. In total, nine soldiers were killed. The Islamic extremists also stole the victims' weapons.
03/28/2003: Suspected Armed Islamic Group (GIA) militants shot and killed eight people, 7 of which belonged to the same family, in Chtathia, Algeria.
3/8/2003: In a series of seven related incidents, two German citizens driving in the province of Illizi, Algeria, were part of the thirty-two European 'adventure tourists' kidnapped by the Free Salafist Group faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC). On May 13, 2003, seventeen of the hostages were freed following a gun battle between Algerian security forces and the assailants in the Illizi province. It is believed that nine out of the eighteen hostage takers were killed during this assault. The remaining hostages were transported to Mali. One of these hostages, a German woman, died from heat stroke and six other hostages became critically ill. The rest of the fourteen hostages were eventually released on August 18, 2003, after a ransom of 4.6 million euros (5.2 million dollars) was paid to the perpetrators.
02/13/2003: During the evening, four to five assailants from the Armed Islamic Group's (GIA) En Nasr outfit attacked a family in El Atatfa municipality, Chlef Province, northwestern Algeria. Two women, aged 75 and 37, were executed by gunshot, while a third woman in her late 30s was abducted. There was no other information on property damage, injuries, or casualties.
01/18/2003: A military convoy of the People's National Army was attacked by a homemade bomb planted along the side of the road by unknown extremists in Treizieme within Algeria. One Army sergeant lost his legs in the attack while 2 other soldiers were slightly wounded.
5/26/2003: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed fourteen members of the same family in Ain Soltane, Algeria.
12/10/2003: A group affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) planted a homemade bomb in an olive grove in T'har Boufraha, Algeria. The explosive device detonated and wounded two women who were harvesting olives at the field.
01/04/2003: Islamic militants ambushed a military convoy in Theniet El Abed, Algeria. The assault, believed to be carried out by the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), reportedly killed 43 soldiers and seriously wounded 19 others.
1/15/2003: Algerian security forces defused a bomb hidden in a plastic bag placed at 5 July Square in Tébessa, Algeria. It is believed that the individuals who planted the explosive device were affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria.
11/27/2003: Saudi prince, Talal bin Abd-al- Aziz Al-Rashid, was killed by Islamic extremists while hunting in the Algerian desert in the Djelfa Province. The attackers also killed eight others and injured several more in the attack. Three Saudis and four Algerians were taken hostage and later rescued unharmed about 40 kilometers away in an Algerian security forces operation. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/30/2003: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) ambushed a military convoy passing through Mongorno, Algeria. The assailants detonated a bomb before firing their machine guns at the soldiers. Eight soldiers were killed and three others were injured. The Islamic extremists also stole the victims' weapons.
2/0/2003: In a series of seven related incidents, between mid-February to mid-May 2003, a total of thirty-two European 'adventure tourists' travelling through the Illizi and Tamanghasset provinces of Algeria were kidnapped by the Free Salafist Group faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC). On May 13, 2003, seventeen of the hostages were freed following a gun battle between Algerian security forces and the assailants in the Illizi province. It is believed that nine out of the eighteen hostage takers were killed during this assault. The remaining hostages were transported to Mali. One of these hostages, a German woman, died from heat stroke and six other hostages became critically ill. The rest of the fourteen hostages were eventually released on August 18, 2003, after a ransom of 4.6 million euros (5.2 million dollars) was paid to the perpetrators.
01/04/2003: Islamic militants, presumed to be members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), killed 13 people from two families in Zabana, Algeria.
3/3/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a hand grenade that targeted Algerian soldiers on a search operation in the forests of Ouriacha, Algeria. One soldier was killed and ten others were wounded in the attack.
1/9/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed Algerian soldiers and municipal guardsmen on a joint search operation near Bouziane, Algeria. One soldier and one municipal guardsmen were shot and killed by the assailants.
5/4/2003: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) set up a fake roadblock on a road near Draa Semmar, Algeria. The assailants fired into two vehicles and killed two Algerian civilians. Three other civilians were wounded in the attack.
3/26/2003: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) set up a fake roadblock on a road near Meftahi, Algeria. The assailants shot and killed nine civilians.
2/15/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, invaded a home in Guerbaa, Algeria, and took one man and one woman hostage. The woman managed to escape the assailants but the male was discovered with his throat slit the next day.
10/29/2003: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) set up a fake roadblock on a road near Hameur El Ain, Algeria. The assailants shot and killed three Algerian civilians.
3/4/2003: Around five members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed Hamid Doghman, a 'repentant' Islamic extremist, as he was returning to his home at the Torni housing complex near Zemmouri, Algeria.
5/17/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attempted to assassinate the mayor of Harchoun at his home in Harchoun, Algeria. The assailants fired bullets at his house and damaged a window but fled upon the arrival of Algerian security forces.
7/31/2003: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) attacked the family of a member of the Algerian militia in Atba, Algeria. Three individuals were killed and three others were wounded.
05/17/2003: An armed Islamic group ambushed and killed three members of Algeria's security forces and wounded four others in the Ain Barbar mountains near the northeastern resort town of Seraidi, 600 kilometers (370 miles) east of the capital Algiers, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2003: In Algeria, members of the Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC) attacked a money transport truck near the town of Tigzirt. No casualties were reported and the GSPC members fled to nearby woods.
04/18/2003: A group of about ten persons and led by Amar Bounekib, a member of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), attacked a cafe in Jijel, Algeria. The perpetrators destroyed the property in the cafe in front of the stunned customers. The owner of the cafe who lives across from the premises, fired shots in return. The perpetrators subsequently retreated, killing one child in the process. The exact number of injuries was unknown. The cafe had been attacked previously, and the owner of the cafe had frequently refused to pay a tithe.
2/0/2003: In a series of seven related incidents, between mid-February to mid-May 2003, a total of thirty-two European 'adventure tourists' travelling through the Illizi and Tamanghasset provinces of Algeria were kidnapped by the Free Salafist Group faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC). On May 13, 2003, seventeen of the hostages were freed following a gun battle between Algerian security forces and the assailants in the Illizi province. It is believed that nine out of the eighteen hostage takers were killed during this assault. The remaining hostages were transported to Mali. One of these hostages, a German woman, died from heat stroke and six other hostages became critically ill. The rest of the fourteen hostages were eventually released on August 18, 2003, after a ransom of 4.6 million euros (5.2 million dollars) was paid to the perpetrators.
2/0/2003: In a series of seven related incidents, between mid-February to mid-May 2003, a total of thirty-two European 'adventure tourists' travelling through the Illizi and Tamanghasset provinces of Algeria were kidnapped by the Free Salafist Group faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC). On May 13, 2003, seventeen of the hostages were freed following a gun battle between Algerian security forces and the assailants in the Illizi province. It is believed that nine out of the eighteen hostage takers were killed during this assault. The remaining hostages were transported to Mali. One of these hostages, a German woman, died from heat stroke and six other hostages became critically ill. The rest of the fourteen hostages were eventually released on August 18, 2003, after a ransom of 4.6 million euros (5.2 million dollars) was paid to the perpetrators.
06/17/2003: One paramilitary soldier was assassinated and another seriously wounded following a shooting attack near the eastern edge of Boumerdes, Algeria. Elements of the local section of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) known as El Feth Katibat were suspected in the attack. Local sources believed that the shooting was retaliation for the killing of two GSPC leaders, Nouredine Skodarli and Lyes Saadaoui, on June 15, 2003.
12/16/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed two Algerian policemen on duty outside of a bank in Médéa, Algeria.
01/05/2003: In Algeria, the former secretary general of the Chlef Municipal People's Assembly, Mr. Chakouki, was assassinated by unknown assailants at his home in Lalla Aouda, in the Chlef suburbs.
05/17/2003: Two policemen were seriously wounded when a bomb exploded in Tigzirt, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2003: Hassane Ghezaili, Mayor of Chetaibi, and his deputy Hacene Layadi were killed when their convoy was ambushed at a fake roadblock set up in Annaba Province, inside the municipality of Treat in Algeria by an unknown number of assailants. The attack was started when the Mayor’s driver recognized the roadblock as being manned by assailants and attempted to ram through it. The gunmen opened fire wounding several occupants and immobilizing the Kia minibus. The Mayor and his deputy were then killed inside their vehicle with knives before the vehicle was torched.
6/21/2003: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed five members of the same family in Mardjet el Abed, Algeria.
11/18/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a municipal guardsman near El-Aouana, Algeria. The guardsman was killed in the incident.
01/07/2003: The Tizi Ouzou region in Algeria was the scene of a pair of bombs that left eight Algerian soldiers on patrol dead. The attacks were blamed on the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC).
7/28/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed members of the Algerian municipal guard at a post office in Ain Zaouia, Algeria. Three municipal guardsmen were killed and six others were wounded.
09/04/2003: Two Algerian soldiers were killed and three injured in a bomb attack east of the capital Algiers. Members of the Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC) are suspected.
9/1/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed a member of the Algerian militia heading towards a wedding in Lembatel, Algeria. The assailants also wounded another militiaman in the attack.
10/10/2003: Around twenty perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on a road near Serriana, Algeria. The assailants slit the throats of two Algerian police officers.
7/1/2003: Seventeen members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) stormed a beach in Sidi Abdelaziz, Algeria. The assailants proceeded to shoot and kill two individuals identified as municipal guardsmen dressed in civilian clothing at a café. Before fleeing the scene the Islamic extremists stole a walkie-talkie from a lifeguard and abducted three Algerian civilians. The fate of the kidnapped victims remains unknown.
2/16/2003: Around twenty perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on a road near Tadmait, Algeria. The assailants intercepted a bus and forced the occupants to hand over their identification papers. The Islamic extremists shook down the Algerian civilians and killed two individuals identified as municipal guardsmen. One victim was shot and the others throat was slit.
2/9/2003: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed an Algerian policeman outside of a police station in Boumaati, Algeria. The assailants were unsuccessful in stealing the victim's weapon.
01/29/2003: Five armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) opened fire on a municipal guard barracks in M'kira, Algeria. The attack resulted in three fatalities, one of which was an elderly bystander who suffered a heart attack, and four wounded.
2/9/2003: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock on the outskirts of Bouira, Algeria. The assailants identified two Algerian policemen inside a taxi and proceeded to shoot and kill them.
10/17/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a police convoy on a road near Zemmouri, Algeria. The assailants detonated a bomb before firing at the policemen. In total, three policemen were killed and thirteen others were wounded.
9/5/2003: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) planted a booby-trapped toy in Toulmout, Algeria. The explosive device detonated when it was discovered by five youths. Three individuals were killed and two others were wounded.
07/04/2003: Supposed extremists from the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), set-up a mock roadblock in a mountainous, wooded area near the town of Boghni, Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria. At least three people including a MP for the National Liberation Front (FLN) named Rabah Radja, a member of the armed forces, and a customs official were killed when they were ambushed.
3/2/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a military convoy on a road in Ouriacha, Algeria. The assailants remotely detonated a bomb before firing at the Algerian soldiers. Three soldiers were killed in the attack.
8/26/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed Ali D., a member of the Republican National Alliance (ANR), near his home in Bouira, Algeria. The ANR was an anti-Islamist Algerian political party.
7/5/2003: Around twenty members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock on a road near Timgad, Algeria. The assailants, armed with machine guns, intercepted many vehicles and proceeded to shake down Algerian civilians and check their identifications. The assailants slit the throat of a man identified as a police officer and three other individuals who the perpetrators suspected of collaborating with the Algerian security services.
9/10/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed an Algerian militiaman outside of his home in Zitouna, Algeria. The victim was riddled with bullets before the assailants slit his throat. Additionally, the militiaman's hunting rifle was stolen.
4/21/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed national gendarmes setting up a roadblock on a road near Dar El Beïda, Algeria. Three gendarmes were wounded in the attack.
06/04/2003: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) attacked two police vehicles on the outskirts of Beni Doula, Algeria. Ten police officers were killed and two others injured in the attack. The attackers ambushed the police vehicles using automatic weapons and grenades. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/9/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed members of the Algerian municipal guard in Helaim, Algeria. One municipal guardsmen was killed and two others were wounded.
11/24/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed three people of the same family in Bouseffou, Algeria.
8/10/2003: Around twenty perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a municipal guard detachment in Akrab, Algeria. The assailants detonated a homemade bomb before firing at the municipal guardsmen. One municipal guardsman, identified as B. Nasser, was killed and two others were wounded.
05/06/2003: Suspected militants from the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed and killed six Algerian soldiers in Keddara, Algeria. The perpetrators bombed the military vehicle and shot or stabbed the survivors after the bombing.
05/21/2004: Five suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and wounded a civilian in Tizouighine, Algeria.
09/18/2004: Four people were killed and one was abducted at a fake roadblock in Omar, Algeria. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/15/2004: Unknown perpetrators detonated two bombs by a guard post near Mazer, Algeria, as a military patrol drove past. Two members of the Algerian security forces were wounded. It is believed that the assailants were part of the Islamic insurgency in Algeria.
5/30/2004: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambush a convoy of combined security forces on the road linking Theniet El-Abed to El-Nawader, Algeria. One soldiers and two security guards were killed. Eleven other members of the Algerian security forces were wounded.
4/30/2004: Around five suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) shot and killed four Algerian civilians as they were working in a filed in Mongorno, Algeria.
11/28/2004: Six members of Humat al-Daawa al-Salafia group shot and killed a civilian in Algeria's Stamboul mountain range. The assailants also beat up three of the victim's cousins. Lakhdar Benkartab was identified as one of the wounded individuals. It is unknown if/why the victims were specifically targeted.
2/11/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated two roadside bombs targeting a convoy of construction workers and their police escort in Lakhdaria, Algeria. One policeman was injured and his vehicle was damaged.
5/17/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated two homemade bombs targeting a patrol of Algerian soldiers in the Babors region of Algeria. Two soldiers were killed and thirteen others were wounded. Two vehicles were damaged as well.
4/26/2004: Three armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) attacked Algerian security forces guarding a barracks in Kerkera, Algeria. Two municipal guardsmen were killed and three others were wounded.
6/14/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb near a fountain in Ayache, Algeria. An Algerian soldier was killed when the device detonated.
2/12/2004: Around nine armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a National Gendarmerie patrol, consisting of a three jeep convoy, near Tighremt, Algeria. The assailants shots and killed seven gendarmes and wounded three others before mutilating some of the dead bodies with knives. The perpetrators also stole a Jeep, a truck, and seven firearms belonging to the victims before fleeing.
12/9/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb intended to target a convoy of Algerian soldiers in Morched, Algeria. The explosive device was located and defused by Algerian security forces.
9/16/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated two roadside bombs targeting Algerian soldiers and militiamen on a search operation in Oued Jeddi, Algeria. Five soldiers were killed and three militiamen were injured. The blast ripped a hole though the soldier's vehicle as well.
6/23/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake checkpoint on a road in Oued Lahreche, Algeria. The assailants intercepted a vehicle and killed a family of five.
6/21/2004: The El-Forkane phalange of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) claimed responsibility for bombing the El Hamma Power Station (a property owned by Sonelgaz and constructed by an Italian company) in Algiers, Algeria. Eleven people were wounded by the blast and the building sustained significant damage. However, the attack did not cause any electrical blackouts within the city of Algiers.
2/10/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) killed four Algerian civilians at a roadside café near Jijel, Algeria. Three of the victims were shot to death and another's throat was slit. Other customers at the café were beat up and the assailants stole their money and cell phones.
1/18/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb that killed a 'repentant' Islamic extremist and wounded two members of Skikda's Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) on a search operation in Leghdira, Algeria.
2/5/2004: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a bomb targeting a Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) patrol on the outskirts of Boghni, Algeria. Following the blast, the perpetrators fired machine guns into two BMPJ vehicles that were engulfed in flames. In total, five policemen were killed and two others were wounded. Before fleeing the scene, the assailants stole weapons from the victims.
11/11/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb targeting a military patrol near Sidi Chaib, Algeria. One Algerian soldiers was killed and one other was wounded. The blast damaged a military vehicle as well.
9/3/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed five shepherds in Merdja, Algeria.
8/26/2004: In a series of multiple attacks, unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a bomb intended to target trains passing through Ahnif, Algeria. The explosive device detonated when a flock of sheep passed over the tracks. There were on casualties and the explosion did not cause any major damage.
4/30/2004: Around five members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) shot and killed four Algerian farmers as they were tending to their fields in Draa Tmar, Algeria.
08/24/2004: Unknown attackers ambushed an Algerian gendarmerie patrol in the city of Zemmouri, Algeria. The perpetrators killed one soldier and injured three other soldiers riding in the same vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/28/2004: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed members of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD) in Sidi Bouziane, Algeria. Three militiamen were shot to death and three others were killed by grenades. The assailants stole weapons from the victims as well.
7/3/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated two bombs targeting a convoy of the Algerian Municipal Guard in Kebaba, Algeria. Two municipal guardsmen were killed. During the ensuing firefight, one of the assailants was killed.
03/17/2004: Islamic militants killed seven and injured two individuals in a funeral procession near Medea, 400 kilometers south of Algiers, Algeria. The attacks occurred in advance of a presidential visit to the area.
7/3/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting Algerian soldiers travelling on National Road 11 in Taourarine, Algeria. The bomb missed its intended target and caused no casualties or damages.
11/4/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a police patrol outside of the municipality's headquarters in Relizane, Algeria. The barrage of bullets killed two policemen, wounded one other, and damaged the police vehicle. One the assailants was wounded during the ensuing firefight as well.
05/01/2004: Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) members used an improvised explosive device (IED) to kill two Algerian soldiers and wound several others in the Chrea forest, approximately 30 km southeast of Bouira, Algeria.
8/27/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), on board a Peugeot 504, shot and wounded three members of the National Gendarmerie who were setting up a roadblock on the eastern edge of Corso, Algeria.
11/8/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed two municipal guardsmen on a routine patrol in Sidi Mohamed Benaouda, Algeria. The two municipal guardsmen were shot and killed and one of the assailants was killed during the ensuing firefight.
8/25/2004: In a series of multiple attacks, unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated two bombs targeting a train passing through Ahnif, Algeria. The driver of the freight train was wounded by the blast and a portion of railroad tracks were damaged. As a result of the attack, all trains travelling from Algiers towards the eastern region of Algeria were suspended.
11/11/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb targeting a military patrol in a forest near Jijel, Algeria. One Algerian soldiers was killed and two others were wounded. The blast damaged a military vehicle as well.
1/27/2004: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock in Tiza, Algeria. The assailants intercepted two vehicles and proceeded to identify three members of the Algerian security forces dressed in civilian clothing. The Islamic extremists subsequently killed the two Algerian soldiers and one municipal guardsman before fleeing the scene.
9/15/2004: A youth, suspected of being affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), left a homemade bomb hidden inside a plastic bag at a café frequented by municipal guardsmen and Algerian militia members in Erraguene, Algeria. The explosive device was discovered by an alert customer and defused by Algerian security forces.
5/1/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and wounded two Algerian policemen patrolling Bougara Boulevard in Algiers, Algeria.
10/25/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb outside of a Municipal guard billet on the Staiha road near Skikda, Algeria. Two municipal guardsmen were wounded. A second bomb detonated three hours later targeting reinforcements of Algerian soldiers arriving on the scene. The blast did not cause any casualties or property damage.
9/16/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a patrol of civilian guards travelling near Tébessa, Algeria. Four guards were killed in the incident and it is unknown if the explosion caused any property damage.
6/5/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting municipal guardsmen in N'Chima, Algeria. Two municipal guardsmen were killed and two others were wounded by the blast. Following the ambush, the assailants stole two weapons belonging to the victims.
7/3/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a patrol of Algerian soldiers at a spot identified as Kilometer 16 on National Road 85 between Constantine and Collo, Algeria. Five Algerian soldiers were wounded.
3/16/2004: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb near a drinking water supply station in Ain Lechiekh, Algeria, targeting a detachment of municipal guardsmen. One guard was injured and two of the attackers sustained injuries as well. It is believed that the assailants were part of the Islamic insurgency in Algeria.
8/1/2004: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb targeting a vehicle driven by Algerians belonging to a firm providing security for a power company in Ziama Mansouria, Algeria. Three people were killed and one was wounded. Their vehicle was also damaged in the blast.
8/22/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb that wounded an elderly Algerian civilian walking on a path in Kharrouba, Algeria. It is unknown if the victim was the intended target of the assailants.
3/10/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, assassinated Abu-Hafs al-Jaza'iri in Algiers, Algeria. Abu-Hafs was an Imam who called on extremists to give up their arms. Additionally, the Imam also acted as a mediator between the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) and Algerian security forces.
12/13/2004: Four members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed Fateh D., an Algerian civilian, in Boudouaou, Algeria. It is unclear if Fateh was killed at random or for a specific reason.
08/23/2004: Six soldiers belonging to Algeria’s People's National Army (ANP) were killed and 13 others wounded in an ambush near Thenia, Algeria. ANP forces were responding to reports of an attack against civilian farmers in the village of M’sala, approximately 10 kilometers outside of Thenia. The attackers destroyed two ANP vehicles using homemade bazookas in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated two homemade bombs targeting Algerian soldiers near the community of Mechat, Algeria. One soldier was killed and three others were wounded. It is unknown if the explosions caused any property damage.
1/31/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, abducted an Algerian civilian near Aaloucha, Algeria. The assailants killed the kidnapped victim and booby-trapped his body with an explosive device. The bomb detonated when Algerian soldiers attempted to recover the corpse. One soldier was killed and ten others were wounded by the blast.
5/21/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated two bombs targeting a convoy of Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Oued Birane, Algeria. One Algerian soldier was killed and five others were wounded.
8/3/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, intercepted and, subsequently, set fire to a vehicle belonging to Boumerdès University near Sghirat, Algeria. The passengers inside the car escaped with no injuries, but the vehicle was destroyed. The specific reasons why the car was targeted remain unknown.
11/27/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb on a road near Oued Taourirt, Algeria, that detonated when municipal guardsmen stepped on the device. One municipal guardsman was killed and three others were injured.
3/12/2004: Four suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed two patrons at a café in Dellys, Algeria. One victim, Said S., was an elected official of the Municipal People's Assembly and the other victim, Mohamed Fedjri, was an Algerian citizen.
5/1/2004: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed two hunters in the woods of Oueldja, Algeria. The assailants also stole the victim's weapons.
4/13/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attacked a supply truck on its way to a surveillance post in Beni Bouattab, Algeria. One member of the Algerian militia was killed and one soldier was wounded by the sustained fire.
11/18/2004: The Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) planted a homemade bomb in a field in Marhrane, Algeria. A male identified Mezali was killed by the explosive device. It is unknown if the victim was the intended target.
10/23/2004: 16 people were killed in Algeria when gunmen opened fire on youths as they drove to a soccer match near the town of Medea, about 30 miles south of Algiers. It is not known who was responsible for the ambush.
5/2/2004: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed Benacer Benaouda, an Algerian militia member, at his home in Sabonette, Algeria. The assailants proceeded to stab to death his wife Lakhal Fatma and their children Rachid and Mohamed before setting their bodies on fire.
06/02/2004: An attack targeted a military convoy at Ouadas, 30 km northwest of Bejaia Province in Algeria. Ten people were killed and 16 others injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
4/11/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed Khaled El-Hechemi, a former Algerian police officer as he was leaving his home in Algiers, Algeria. The specific motives behind the attack are unspecified.
06/03/2004: At least 10 soldiers were killed and 45 others were injured in the ambush at the entrance of the commune of Beni-K'sila, in Algeria, while the convoy of the combined forces was returning from a combing operation. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/25/2004: Thirty suspected Islamic militants decapitated three soldiers in Algeria at a roadblock 90 miles east of Algiers. The soldiers, one of them a naval officer, were beheaded; two other people, including a police officer, were also killed in this attack.
2/1/2004: Around seventeen perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock in Boulakharachef, Algeria. The assailants intercepted many vehicles, stealing money and cellular phones. The attackers also slit the throats of two individuals; one a prison guard and the other a pastry chef. Additionally, an Algerian soldier was also targeted but he was able to escape from the Islamic extremists.
9/19/2004: Three perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed a former member of the National Gendarmerie in front of his home in Zemmouri, Algeria.
9/11/2004: Four perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock in Stop, Algeria. The assailants intercepted a vehicle containing three Algerian civilians and identified one of the passengers as a former member of the Legitimate Defense Group. The Islamic extremists proceeded to kill the former militia member.
4/12/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed Algerian soldiers near Oum Doub, Algeria. Two members of the People's National Army were killed and one other soldier was wounded.
3/7/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting an army patrol near Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. Four soldiers were killed and four others were wounded. Their vehicle was damaged as well.
06/09/2004: Two citizens were assassinated and their vehicle burned in the spot known as Oued Bouksim in the municipality of El Aissaoui in Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, though the area was known for terrorist activity.
10/31/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and wounded a member of the Algerian militia in front of the headquarters for the Municipal People's Assembly in Baghlia, Algeria.
10/4/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated roadside bomb targeting a patrol of Gendarmes in Thenia, Algeria. The explosion did not cause any casualties or damages.
01/19/2005: 15 suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) killed a man at a bogus roadblock they put up on Algeria’s National Road 12 near Adekar. The victim, whose throat was slit, was stopped at the GSPC roadblock and had his identity checked. No group claimed responsibility for the murder.
9/17/2005: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb which killed the head of security for the Sonelgaz National Gas Company in Biyada, Algeria. It is unknown if the victim was targeted purposely or if the intent of the assailants was to kill Algerian civilians indescriminately.
11/14/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) placed a large homemade bomb that would have been remotely detonated when the convoy carrying Djamel Ould Abbes, the Minister of Employment and National Solidarity, past over the device placed on road in Boumerdès, Algeria. However, Algerian authorities discovered and subsequently defused the explosive device.
12/24/2005: A remotely-detonated bomb explosion killed three members of Algeria’s Coast Guard and injured 13 others at a port in Boumerdes, Algeria. Security authorities stated that the attack carried the ‘hallmark’ of the Salafist Group for Dawa and Jihad, whose members are apparently active in Boumerdes.
5/11/2005: Two Algerian soldiers were wounded by a bomb blast in Ouled Arbi, Algeria. It is believed that the homemade bomb, which was buried underground, was planted by assailants affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria.
8/20/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) fired a homemade shell into the municipal guard headquarters in Kerkera, Algeria. The shell pierced through an outer wall of the building and landed in the courtyard but did not explode. Following the attempted bombing, a firefight broke out between the assailants and municipal guardsmen. All of the perpetrators were able to escape.
11/16/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock in Si Mustapha, Algeria, and kidnapped two Algerian citizens. The fate of the hostages remains unknown.
6/17/2005: Algerian police disarmed a bomb that was placed in front of the main courthouse in Dellys, Algeria. If detonated, the bomb would have caused a significant ammount of damage to the heavily trafficked area. It is believed that members of Algeria's Islamic insurgency planted the homemade explosive device.
9/15/2005: Unknown perpetrators detonated a homemade bomb as a military patrol drove on a road in Beni Mahboub, Algeria. One Algerian soldier was wounded in the incident.
04/20/2005: Unidentified perpetrators killed two municipal guards near El Amra, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attacked a military convoy near Stah Guentiss, Algeria killing at least 11 soldiers and injuring 13 others. One of the perpetrators died in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
6/12/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting a patrol of municipal guardsmen in Oued el Djemaa, Algeria. One municipal guardsman was killed and one other was injured.
5/28/2005: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) slit the throat of a shepherd near Batna, Algeria. Following his death, the assailants set the shepherd's body on fire. It is unclear if the victim was targeted for a specific reason or if he was attacked randomly.
12/15/2005: At least three Algerian National People’s Army soldiers were injured when a homemade bomb blew up as a group of them were walking in the Assouaf Mountains. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
10/30/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed an Algerian male (identified as Boualem S.) in front of a café in Benrahmoune, Algeria. A ten year old child was also wounded in the incident. It is unknown if Boualem was the specific target of the assailants or if he was shot indiscriminately.
6/4/2005: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed the deputy speaker of the Municipal People's Assembly (APC) in Aomar, Algeria.
7/29/2005: A local faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed National Gendarmes on a routine patrol on National Highway 5 in Tidjelabine, Algeria. Two Gendarmes were killed and four were wounded by the automatic gunfire which was followed by the detonation of a powerful homemade bomb. The assailants set off another bomb to cover their retreat.
3/24/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed two Algerian soldiers, dressed in civilian clothing, as they were returning towards their barracks in Thenia, Algeria.
8/16/2005: Unknown perpetrators, who might have been affiliated with the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), fired into an apartment complex in Ain Romana, Algeria. Abdelouahab Guiroud, Mahfoud Chenoufi, and Tahar Meguenni were killed in the incident. It is unknown if the victims were specifically targeted or if the the assailants intended to kill civilians at random.
1/19/2005: A child was wounded by a homemade bomb that was buried underneath a path in Missoura, Algeria. It is believed that the assailants who placed the device were part of the Islamic insurgency in Algeria. It is unknown if the child was the intended target.
10/30/2005: Members of a factions of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) planted a bomb that detonated in the vehicle of Ali Rial, an elected assemblyman, in Zemmouri, Algeria. Rial was wounded by the blast and his car sustained heavy damage.
4/22/2005:  Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb that killed two Algerian citizens in Bir El Ater, Algeria. It is unclear if the civilians were targeted for a specific reason or if they were attacked randomly.
4/29/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, fired a homemade mortar at Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Ouled Ameur, Algeria. Two soldiers were killed and one soldier was wounded in the blast.
4/3/2005: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and stabbed a shepherd near Chlef, Algeria. After killing the Algerian civilian, the assailants stole the victim's sheep.
10/14/2005: Seven men wearing military fatigues, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, raided a café in Oued Ouarzeg, Algeria. The assailants slit the throat of two Algerian citizens. Additionally, the perpetartors stole money and cell phones from customers at the café.
9/24/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a roadside bomb underneath the vehicle of a military patrol in Drarat, Algeria. One Algerian soldier was killed and five others were wounded in the attack.
6/20/2005: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb targeting Algerian security forces on a search operation in Mizrana, Algeria. One person was killed and eight others were wounded.
9/13/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a bomb underneath a military convoy driving on a road near Sahel Bourbarak, Algeria. Three Algerian soldiers were killed and two wounded. The assailants subsequently fired gunshots at the military vehicle to provide cover for their successful escape.
6/18/2005: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb that killed Ahmed Bendjarci, the head of Djelfa's Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ), and one other policeman in El-Djer, Algeria.
10/4/2005: Algerian police on patrol in Dellys, Algeria, discovered a homemade bomb set to be detonated remotely by cell phone. The explosive device was immediately defused. It is suspected that members of the Islamic insurgency in Algeria constructed the bomb.
9/1/2005: Four members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock on a road near Boumerdès, Algeria, and intercepted a vehicle driven by the mayor of Ammal (identified as Mr. Khaled). The mayor was killed and his Toyota was ignited on fire.
9/16/2005: Unknown perpetrators slit the throat of two Algerian civilians who were on their way home from work in Akhoucha, Algeria. The assailants subsequently fled to the nearby Gouffi Mountain in Siouane, Algeria and ambushed the municiple guardmen and National Gendarmes responding to the first incident. Two members of the municipal guard were shot and killed and three Gendarmes were wounded.
5/28/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attacked a Municipal Guard barracks in Khemis Miliana, Algeria. Three Municipal Guardsmen were killed in the assault and two others were kidnapped. Moreover, the assailants stole weapons from the Municipal Guardsmen. The fate of the kidnapped victims remains unknown.
10/30/2005: Nine to twelve members of the Ibad Errahman Brigade, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), ambushed an Algerian police patrol in Taher, Algeria. The assailants threw homemade grenades and fired gunshots at vehicles driven by the Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ). One policeman was killed and four other were wounded. Three Algerian citizens in the area were wounded as well.
11/12/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb that injured four Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Zemmouri, Algeria.
11/14/2005: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) placed a homemade bomb on a road near Ain El Hamra, Algeria. The explosive device was discovered and subsequently defused by the Algerian military. The planned target of the attack is unknown.
6/19/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Mizrana, Algeria. One soldier was killed and three others were wounded.
9/22/2005: Around 30 members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock near Tamalous, Algeria. The assailants intercepted many vehicles and slit the throat of two Algerian civilians. The Islamic extremists also stole cell phones and other property belonging to the travelers.
8/24/2005: The Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) is suspected of placing a powerful bomb in Bordj Menaiel, Algeria. The bomb was discovered and subsequently defused. The intended target of the attack is unknown. This incident occurred during the GSPC's campaign against national reconciliation.
04/03/2005: Four security personnel were killed and 11 others were injured in a bombing of a security convoy in Dellys, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
3/29/2005: Two members of the Algerian security forces were seriously injured when a bomb, placed at the entrance of an abandoned house, exploded while they were on a routine patrol near Oued Sbaa, Algeria. It is believed that members of the Islamic insurgency in Algeria planted the homemade bomb.
4/8/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed two Algerian civilians in Sbet, Algeria. One of the victims was a former member of the Legitimate Defense Group (an Algerian militia organization).
11/13/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed an explosive device inside the vehicle of an Algerian militia member in Zemmouri, Algeria. The bomb was discovered before detonation and subsequently defused.
5/31/2005: Unknown perpetrators shot and killed a farmer (identified by the initials A. M.) in Tariq Ibn-Ziyad, Algeria. It is unknown why the farmer was targeted; however, three years earlier, he was convicted by the Algerian government for supporting terrorism. The assailants, believed to be part of the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted an explosive device under a path as they escaped. The bomb detonated, but did not injure any of the Algerian security forces in pursuit.
3/13/2005: Eighty perpetrators , believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on Wilaya road 7 in Boushaba, Algeria. The assailants attempted to intercept a car driven by Algerian citizens; however, the driver tried to pass through the roadblock. Resultantly, the assailants fired into the car wounding the driver and a passenger. The perpetrators subsequently took several bystanders hostage and did not release them before stealing their belongings.
10/6/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) intercepted and fired gunshots into a vehicle carrying five Algerian citizens in El-Milia, Algeria. Three of the passengers were killed and two others were wounded. The assailants also stole hunting weapons that were discovered in the vehicle.
7/12/2005: Three individuals, suspected of being part of Algeria's Islamic insurgency, stormed into a pumping station in Cheikhleft, Algeria, and forced the customers into a cubbyhole, and in the process, stole money from their wallets and the cash register. The assailants subsequently shot and killed Salah Touati, an Algerian security agent. Local sources contend that the overall goal of the mission was to assasinate Touati.
7/6/2005: Unknown perpetrators detonated a land mine that targeted Algerian soldiers on a routine patrol in Leghdira, Algeria. One soldier was killed and thirteen were wounded. It is believed that the homemade bomb was planted by members of Algeria's Islamic insurgency.
07/18/2005: Militants ambushed government police in Tacheta, Algeria killing five people and injuring eight others. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
9/25/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed two Algerian militiamen in Layoune, Algeria. One other militiaman was wounded in the attack.
1/24/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) attacked a foot patrol of Algerian policemen returning to police headquarters in the daira of Tizi Ghenif. Two policemen were killed and one civilian was wounded.
08/20/2005: Suspected Islamic militants killed six people and kidnapped six others in Batna, Algeria. The perpetrators released five men whom they had kidnapped shortly thereafter. A woman who had been abducted in the group was not released. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/28/2005: Armed clashes between members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) and the Algerian military in Djadida, Algeria, left twelve soldiers dead and thirteen others wounded. Two members of the GSPC were killed in the fighting an unspecified number of GSPC members were apprehended by Algerian authorities. The rest of the assailants were able to escape.
12/2/2005: Armed members the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) attacked the headquarters of the Judicial Police Mobile Brigade in Adekar, Algeria. The assault lasted more than thirty minutes and did not end until Algerian soldiers joined the battle forcing the assailants to flee into the nearby woods. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the headquarters sustained any property damage.
9/15/2005: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a bomb in a high-tension electrical energy transformation station in Trig El Qares, Algeria. There were no casualties but the powerful explosion and resulting fire caused heavy damage to the transformation station. It is unclear if the incident caused power outages to the surrounding area.
9/13/2005: Unknown perpetrators assassinated the chief of the National Gendarmerie brigade in Benchoud, Algeria. After the shooting the assailants escaped in a vehicle. The specific reasons behind why the National Gendarmerie chief was targeted are unknown.
5/30/2005: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb targeting an Army convoy on a search operation in H'doura, Algeria. Two Algerian Soldiers were killed and five others were wounded. It is unknown if the explosion caused any property damage.
10/25/2005: Four assailants, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed an Algerian policeman and wounded a soldier who were sitting at a café across from an office of the National Liberation Front (FLN) in Medea, Algeria. The perpetrators subsequently headed to a town market shooting and killing one Algerian citizen and wounding another. Algerian security forces responding to the attacks killed two of the perpetrators before the rest fled to safety.
10/26/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a landmine underneath a car carrying Algerian citizens near Beni Oulbane, Algeria. Both of the passengers were killed and the vehicle was damaged. It is suspected that the intended target of the assailants were Algerian soldiers.
9/25/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed two members of the National Gendarmerie near their barracks in Saïda, Algeria.
7/6/2005: Around 20 members of Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), dressed in military fatigues, set up a fake roadblock on Wilaya road number 128 near Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. The assailants intercepted tens of vehicles and took the identification information of passengers and motorists. Three Algerian soldiers were stabbed and killed and one Algerian civilian was shot to death as he attempted to flee the scene. Moreover, the perpetrators confiscated money and cell phones and forced the victims to throw away alcohol they were transporting.
5/10/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attacked a Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) roadblock in Ighil Anane, Algeria. One police man was killed during the fifteen minute assault and another was wounded.
6/23/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a homemade bomb targeting a police convoy near Azzefoun, Algeria. Several policemen were wounded in the initial blast. When police reinforcements arrived to the scene, the assailants remotely detonated another bomb. In total, one policeman was killed and five others were wounded. It is unknown if either explosion caused any property damage.
08/20/2005: Unknown perpetrators killed an Algerian policeman and seriously injured his wife when they blew up his car in Zamouri Port, Algeria. The victims' vehicle had been rigged with explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
6/7/2005: A transport truck, carrying nineteen municipal guardsmen headed to reinforce a search operation, was split in two by a bomb blast on a path in Ain Rich, Algeria. Thirteen municipal guardsmen were killed and six others were wounded. Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) are believed to be responsible for planting the bomb.
2/8/2005: Unknown perpetrators killed a municiple guardsman in Beni Ferguene, Algeria. His body was discovered one day later. Algerian authorities suspected that the assailants were part of the country's Islamic insurgency.
6/22/2005: A homemade bomb detonated underneath a car on wilaya road number 7 as the vehicle passed through Beni Ghasdoune, Algeria. One passenger was killed and two were injured. It is believed that the bomb was planted by members of Algeria's Islamic insurgency; however, it is unknown if the victims of the explosion were their intended targets.
3/11/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a patrol of Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Kerkara, Algeria. Two soldiers were shot and wounded.
9/30/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, beheaded a cattle farmer near Ain Rich, Algeria.
7/12/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) assassinated a member of the municipal guard in Beni Ferguene, Algeria. Algerian soldiers, stationed nearby, attempted to come to the rescue of the municipal guardsman but were impeded by the detonation of a homemade bomb that the assailants left at the scene. One member of the National People's Army was wounded. Despite the blast, Algerian soldiers were able to aprehend one of the perpetrators.
10/26/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed three soldiers in a vehicle on a road near Beni Oulbane, Algeria. One soldier, already wounded by a bullet, was stabbed and killed by the assailants. The other two soldiers were able to escape unharmed.
7/13/2005: A member of the Algerian municipal guard was injured by a bomb in Ighzer Oumeziev, Algeria. The explosive device was placed on a path frequented by municipal guardsmen. It is believed that perpetrators were affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria.
4/23/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed the vehicle of the mayor of Erraguene, Algeria, two KM from the city's town hall. The mayor was killed and an Algerian soldier accompanying him was wounded. The mayor's vehicle was also heavily damaged in the incident.
10/30/2005: Four perpetrators armed with Kalashnikovs, believe to be associated with a local 'emir,' assassinated Taleh Rabah, an Algerian municipal guardsman, while he was driving with his wife in Ouled Bentafath, Algeria. Rabah's wife was wounded in the shooting.
9/10/2005: Unknown perpetrators ambushed customs officials on a reconnisiance mission against cigarette smugglers in the region of El Golea, Algeria. Several customs officials were wounded in the incident and two of thier vehicles were stolen. It is suspected that the assailants were members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), who carried out the attack on behalf of the smugglers.
4/13/2005:  Affiliates of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock on a small road in Ramka, Algeria. When Algerian forest rangers stopped in front of the pile of stones, the assailants, hiding on both sides of the road, fired into the vehicle with their automatic weapons. In total, two rangers were killed and three were wounded.
3/9/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb underneath railroad tracks in Ammal, Algeria. The assailants were targeting a fuel train travelling from Algiers to Beni-Mansour; however, the explosive device detonated seven seconds after the train past by. There were no casualties, but a section of the tracks was damaged.
1/22/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock on Wilaya Road 19 near Draa El Mizan, Algeria. The assailants shook down Algerian citizens on a public bus and slit the throat of an individual who was identified as an Algerian soldier. The Islamic extremists also set fire to a vehicle belonging to a state-owned company.
4/7/2005: Five armed members of either the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) or the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) set up a fake roadblock on National Road 8 in Oued-Djemaa Algeria. The assailants intercepted five vehicles and subsequently shot and killed thirteen Algerian civilians before lighting their cars on fire. The perpetrators also kidnapped one other civilian and slit her throat hours later.
9/22/2005: Members of the Ibad Errhaman Brigade, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), detonated a bomb as a military convoy passed through a road in El Mikail, Algeria. Following the explosion, the assailants fired at the envoy. Seven Algerian soldiers along with one civilian driver were killed in the attack and four soldiers were wounded.
1/18/2005: Two unknown perpetrators shot and wounded an adult male near Corso, Algeria. It is believed that the assailants were part of the Islamic insurgency in Algeria. It is unknown if the male was the intended target.
12/6/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed a homemade bomb on the route of a military truck on a search operation in Oumessad, Algeria. The explosive device was discovered and destroyed by Algerian authorities.
2/18/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a combined patrol of Algerian soldiers and municipal guardsmen on a search operation in Fadhala, Algeria. Four members of the Algerian security forces were killed and seven others were wounded.
01/02/2005: Fifty to 60 unknown attackers ambushed an Algerian military convoy on a road near Ras El Miad, Algeria. 18 soldiers were killed and 19 others were injured in the ambush attack. The perpetrators detonated a land mine that disabled the first vehicle in the convoy. They then fired Kalashnikov rifles at the remaining vehicles. Although no group claimed responsibility, authorities suspected that members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) were behind the attack.
03/10/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attacked a police roadblock in Bouira province, Algeria, with firearms, killing two policemen and wounding two others. There was no claim of responsibility.
9/27/2005: Unknown perpetrators detonated a roadside bomb that detonated underneath two passing vehicles in Boukahil, Algerian. Three Algerian citizens were killed and one was wounded. One of the vehicles was destroyed.
10/8/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a roadside bomb as a military patrol drove through Tentara, Algeria. One soldier was killed and another soldier was wounded. Four children playing in the area were injured as well. Additionally,  a nearby house was damaged.
11/11/2005: Five perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attacked vacationers in Beni Boussaid, Algeria, near the Djebel Asfour mountain. One Algerian citizen was killed and four others were wounded.
04/20/2005: Unidentified perpetrators killed two people in the village of Teberkanine, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/21/2005: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) bombed the entrance to the Sidi M’hamed-Cherif mausoleum in the Ain Romana cemetery in Mouzaia, Algeria. The bomb, which was had been buried under the entrance to the mausoleum, killed three people and injured five others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
6/13/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed two National Gendarmerie squadrons transporting exam papers on National Road 11 in Chaki Bounini, Algeria. Two national gendarmes and two Algerian civilians were killed in the incident. Six people were wounded as well.
4/13/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb at a meteorology station in Stah, Algeria, targeting municipal guardsmen. Three municipal guardsmen, including the chief of the unit, were killed in the blast. Two hours later, the assailants detonated two bombs targeting reinforcements from the National Gendarmerie that had arrived at the scene. Three National Gendarmes were wounded in the explosions. It is unknown if either of the two bombings caused any property damages.
4/10/2005: Members of an organization affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) kidnapped M. Sassi from his home in Serdj-El-Ghoul. The fate of the victim is unknown.
10/19/2005: Unidentified perpetrators thought to be Islamic extremists fired at a group of policemen from a passing car in Jijel, Algeria killing four of them. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/1/2005: Armed members the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) kidnapped the head of a major public works company near Ait-Said, Algeria. At the time, the victim was facilitating a project to repopulate an area devastated by extremist violence. After his family paid 750 million centimes in ransom, the victim was released the next day.
4/13/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed Algerian civilians in a forest near Relizane, Algeria. Two citizens were shot and killed and five others were wounded.
02/18/2005: The Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) claimed on its organization’s website to have killed 10 Algerian soldiers in an ambush attack in Algeria’s Batna Region. The group first detonated bombs as the troop convoy passed then fired guns at the soldiers.
9/26/2005: Unknown perpetrators remotely detonated a roadside bomb underneath a military patrol vehicle that was combing the area of Ouzina, Algeria. Three Algerian soldiers, including an officer, were killed and the vehicle was destroyed.
5/3/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting members of the Algerian security forces returning from a search operation in a wooded area near Derrag, Algeria. One municipal guardsman was killed and a captain in the Algerian military was wounded.
5/5/2005: Two men on motorcycles fired at police stationed at a checkpoint on Highway 4 in Oued Fodda, Algeria. A bystander was shot and injured during the incident, but the policemen were unscathed. It is believed that the assailents were part of the Islamic insurgency in Algeria.
6/13/2005: Unknown perpetrators used explosives to ambush a National Gendarmerie patrol escorting a vehicle near Hadjaret Enes, Algeria. The attack left three dead, including the head of the Gendarmerie brigade. It is believed that the assailents were part of the Islamic insurgency in Algeria.
8/28/2005: Members of the the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) killed two Algerian soldiers and one civilian in an ambush at Tirourda Pass on National Highway 33 in Boumerdès, Algeria. It is unknown if the assailants specifically targets Algerian soldiers or indescriminate citizens. This incident occurred during the GSPC's campaign against national reconciliation.
10/10/2006: About 7 pm local time, a terrorist group attacked a police patrol (automatic weapons fire) in downtown Boghani, 41 kilometers south of the wilaya of Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. 1 police officer was killed and 7 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/22/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, fired a homemade mortar at a taxi cab carrying four Algerian soldiers in Gueddara, Algeria. The four soldiers were wounded and the driver, an Algerian citizen named Ali S., died from his injuries three days later. The vehicle was damaged as well.
9/11/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb that targeted members of the Algerian municipal guard driving through Lakhdaria, Algeria. One municipal guardsman was injured and it is unknown if the explosion caused any damages.
4/8/2006: Over ten members of a group affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a patrol of Algerian soldiers on a search operation on a road between the villages of Iallalen and Ighil Elbir. Following a one hour firefight, the assailants escaped back into the woods. There were no casualties sustained by either side during the incident.
1/23/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock in Talmat, Algeria, and kidnapped an Algerian citizen named Mouhouche. The victim was held for ransom and it is unknown if she was ever released.
1/23/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a roadside bomb as an Algerian military convoy drove near Ouled Ben Saada, Algeria. The bomb did not hit the military vehicle and did not cause any casualties.
6/16/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed five Algerian soldiers in Aïn Defla, Algeria. At the time of the ambush, the soldiers were returning to their detachment.
7/6/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a bomb at a heavily trafficked car market that was located near the municipal guard headquarters in Tidjelabine, Algeria. Two municipal guardsmen, Laarbi Benguenoune and Ahmed Talbi, were killed in the blast and one other member of the municipal guard was injured. Six Algerian civilians were wounded as well. Immediately after the explosion, the assailants burst into the market and stole weapons from the victims before fleeing.
5/11/2006:  Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a mine that injured two Algerian soldiers carrying out a search operation in Oum Toub, Algeria.
3/24/2006: A member of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed Brahim Djelladi, the mayor of Benchoud, in front of his home in Benchoud, Algeria.
5/12/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb underneath a vehicle carrying Algerian soldiers driving past Bouaydel, Algeria. Two Algerian soldiers were wounded and their vehicle was damaged.
10/10/2006: A group of seven individuals, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, stabbed and wounded an Algerian citizen at his home in Aomar, Algeria. One of the perpetrators was a relative of the victim, however the specific motives behind the attack are unknown.
10/8/2006: Two perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed municipal guardsmen on a search operation in Ain El-Ansor, Algeria. One municipal guardsman, Sbaa Berradja, was killed and one other guardsman was wounded. While military reinforcements searched for the assailants, an Algerian soldier was injured by a homemade bomb.
10/03/2006: Around 10 pm local time, a terrorist group from the Salafi Group for Call and Combat [GSPC] attacked police officers on duty in the city of Naciria, 30 kilometers east of Boumerdes, Algeria. 2 police officers and 2 civilians were injured.
6/28/2006: Two Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Beni Ksila, Algeria, were wounded when they stepped over a homemade landmine planted by the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC).
6/14/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, entered into a heated discussion with three Algerian civilians near Gouraya, Algeria, over their lack of support for the "Islamists' cause."  Two of the civilians were beheaded and the third civilian was able to flee.
07/05/2006: The Salafi Group for Call and Combat placed a homemade explosive device in the central square of the town of Ammale, Algeria. The blast occurred while Algerian Municipal guards were sweeping the square for weapons. Three guards were injured but there were no fatalties. In addition, a second bomb was defused.
12/11/2006: A bus driver was killed and nine other people injured when a bomb set by unknown perpetraitors hit a bus near Algiers, Algeria. The bus carried workers in Staoueli Municipality. Eight of the nine injured were foreigners. No claim of responsibility was reported.
6/20/2006: Six members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed farmers on a remote road in Aguenni, Algeria. After firing on their vehicles, the assailants stabbed five farmers to death and subsequently set their bodies on fire. Three other farmers were able to escape without injury.
5/11/2006: Three armed assailants, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock in Ouled Ali, Algeria, and forced Hamid Amrouche, a municipal guardsman, off a bus subsequently killing him.
10/4/2006: Suspected members from the El Borkane faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) hid a bomb in the bushes on the heights of Kadiria, Algeria. The explosive device detonated when a combined force of Algerian soldiers and policemen passed by on a search operation. Four Algerian soldiers were wounded and four members of Kadaria's Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ), including its chief, were injured as well. It is unknown if the explosion caused any property damage.
5/11/2006: Armed perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed an Algerian militiaman in Gouffi, Algeria. The 63-year-old victim would die from his gunshot wounds.
7/6/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed a member of the Algerian municipal guard in Lagbab, Algeria. Before fleeing, the assailants also confiscated the victim's weapon. It is suspected that the perpetrators planned to attack a municipal guard post in Oued Falete.
6/28/2006: Around ten members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed combined Algerian security forces at a guard post in Bordj El-Gaid, Algeria. Two Algerian soldiers and one member of the municipal guard were shot killed. Another municipal guardsman was wounded.
1/26/2006: Members of El Feth Katibat, a group affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), kidnapped an Algerian citizen in Ammal, Algerian. The citizen, a baker by occupation, was released a day later in exchange for a large ransom.
6/18/2006: Members of the El-Farouk katibat, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), remotely detonated a bomb underneath a vehicle carrying a patrol of Algerian militia members monitoring a gas pipeline in Draa El-Mizan, Algeria. Three militia members were killed and three were wounded. Their vehicle, a Renault Express, was damaged as well.
5/11/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb underneath an Algerian military vehicle en route to the scene of the shooting of a municipal guardsman in Ouled Ali, Algeria. Ali Gassa, an Algerian citizen, died in the bombing and one Algerian soldier was wounded.
08/17/2006: A young man was shot by gunmen as he was driving his vehicle near the Ben Adjal area in Algeria, but he survived the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the shooting, but similar incidents had previously been perpetrated by Islamic militants.
7/4/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated two bombs near a barracks on a path frequented by Algerian soldiers in Tadmait, Algeria. There were no casualties and the blast did not cause any damages.
5/10/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, kidnapped three Algerian civilians in the Trech area near Ouled Dakhil, Algeria. The three young men were held in a wooded area for two days and beaten routinely before they managed to escape.
8/20/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, slit the throat of two Algerian citizens. The assailants booby-trapped the victims' dead bodies with a bomb that detonated when members of the National Gendarmerie, notified of the attack, discovered the corpses. One gendarme was wounded.
7/2/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on a mountain pass located between Draa El Mizan and Aomar. The assailants stole money from passing travelers and stopped a public transport vehicle that they subsequently set on fire.
6/19/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb located at the bus station in Boumerdès, Algeria. Three Algerian policeman and one Algerian citizen were wounded in the blast. It is unknown if there were any damages.
6/18/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a roadside bomb underneath a vehicle belonging to Algerian security forces on a joint search operation in Baghlia, Algeria. One wounded a member of the Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) was wounded.
10/30/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a roadside bomb underneath a vehicle of an Algerian civilian driving on National Road 68 on the south side of Les Issers, Algeria. The Algerian civilian was injured by the shrapnel and it is unknown if his/her vehicle sustained any damages. This attack took place during a major deployment of Algerian security forces into the region.
10/28/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a National Gendarmerie roadblock outside of the headquarters of the Municipal People's Assembly (APC) in Ain Zaouia, Algeria. One gendarme and two civilians were wounded before the assailants fled the scene.
8/24/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb that wounded an Algerian soldier in Beni Meslem, Algeria.
10/20/2006: Four members of the El-Ansar katibat, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), set up a fake roadblock near Ouled Abdellah, Algeria, on a road between Timezrit and Ain Zazla. The assailants stole a vehicle belonging to an Algerian citizen and stabbed Rabah N., a member of the Algerian municipal guard, who they forced off of a bus. The victim died from his wounds. The perpetrators subsequently fled the scene in their stolen vehicle.
8/9/2006: Around ten unidentified perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on National Highway 43 in Oued Zeguerre, Algeria. The armed assailants shot and killed a victim (identified as T. A.) before slitting the same person's throat. It is unknown if any of the victim's property was stolen.
9/9/2006: Eight armed members of the Ibad Errahman Brigade, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), ambushed a patrol from the Taher Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) that past through Ouled Souici, Algeria. The assailants threw a grenade at the BMPJ vehicle and then opened fire at the policemen inside. Three policemen were wounded and their car was completely burned out.
10/21/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed members of the Jijel National Gendarmerie in their vehicle in Zaana, Algeria. Three gendarmes were shot and killed. The assailants subsequently stole the victim's Kalashnikovs before fleeing into the mountains.
5/30/2006: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a bomb near a heavily trafficked railway station in Boumerdès, Algeria. Four people were wounded by shrapnel including two policemen. Following the blast, Algerian police discovered a bogus bomb near the station that was planted to lure Algerian security forces to another homemade bomb left at the scene. However, the real bomb was located and subsequently defused by two policemen.
6/29/2006: Ten members of the Ibad Errahmane Brigade, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), armed with RPJ7's and homemade mortars attacked a guard post manned by the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD) in Bellouta, Algeria. Two municipal guardsmen were killed and ten others were wounded. The assailants stole five weapons belonging to the municipal guardsmen as well.
9/2/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) placed two landmines on National Highway 12 near Adekar, Algeria. The bombs detonated underneath a convoy of Adekar's Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) returning from an operation. Following the explosion, the assailants fired at the Algerian policemen. In total four police officers were killed and six others were wounded. The BMPJ vehicle was damaged as well.
11/20/2006: Three members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) kidnapped two Algerian civilians - D. Amar and B. Abdelhamid - in Lagraf, Algeria. The assailants ambushed Algerian security forces attempting to search for the hostages. Three Algerian soldiers and two armed civilians were shot and killed by the perpetrators. The hostages were released unharmed two days after the kidnapping.
10/08/2006: Around 9:30 am local time, the remote-controlled lethal device exploded as the first of the gendarmes' vehicles drove past in Tidjelabine, Algeria. The El-Feth katibat claimed responsibility for the attack. 3 gendarmes were wounded. The bombing is suspected to be the work of the El-Feth katibat, though that hasnot been confirmed by any official sources.
5/11/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed a former member of the Algerian municipal guard in Bordj Menaiel, Algeria.
3/23/2006: Two suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed four peasants (identified as: Mohamed Hacen, Mohamed Bergoug, Rachid Ramdane, and Lotfi Boukhidar) as they worked in a field in Zerarkia, Algeria.
8/19/2006: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a patrol of Algerian soldiers in Alma, Algeria. In a firefight that lasted several hours, three of the assailants were killed. The Algerian soldiers did not sustain any casualties.
10/29/2006: An individual, believed to be affiliated with Algerian Islamic extremists, placed a bomb next to a permanent Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) roadblock in Bordj Menaiel, Algeria. The night before the planned bombing, the assailant was arrested by Algerian authorities. He notified Algerian security forces of the location of the  explosive device and it was subsequently defused. This incident took place during a major deployment of Algerian security forces into the region.
8/30/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a member of the Algerian municipal guard in El Ayoun, Algeria. The municipal guardsman was wounded in the incident.
02/23/2006: A homemade bomb exploded in the El-Gao community of Algeria, killing a National Gendarmerie officer and seriously injuring three others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
5/20/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed a bomb on a bridge in Boulballout, Algeria. The explosive device was discovered by Algerian citizens and destroyed by Algerian soldiers.
10/23/2006: The Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) was blamed for attacking a truck carrying Algerian security forces with a roadside bomb, killing 2 soldiers and wounding five.
11/13/2006:  Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), remotely detonated a bomb targeting a Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) patrol driving on a road near Tigzirt, Algeria. One policeman was wounded and it is unknown if the BMPJ vehicle sustained any damages.
6/14/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a homemade bomb targeting Algerian soldiers on a search operation near El Ouinet, Algeria. One captain was killed and an officer was severely wounded.
10/31/2006: A stolen truck was used in a carbombing of an Algerian police station in Dergana, a suburb of Algiers. This was one of two coordinated attacks, which combined to kill 3 civilians and wound 24 more. No claim of responsibility was issued.
10/31/2006: A stolen truck was used in a carbombing of an Algerian police station in the town of Reghaia, east of Algiers. This was one of two coordinated attacks, which combined to kill three civilians and wound 24 more. No claim of responsibility was issued.
6/27/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed municipal guardsmen on patrol in Bouira, Algeria. One municipal guardsman was shot and killed. Following the initial ambush, a forty-five minute firefight ensued between municipal guardsman and the assailants before the latter were able to flee under the cover of darkness. It is believed that at least one of the assailants was killed or wounded during the incident.
6/26/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a bomb that detonated underneath a vehicle driven by four municipal guardsmen in El Ghrarib, Algeria. All four municipal guardsmen were killed and their vehicle, a Renault Express, was damaged.
10/8/2006: Armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) kidnapped Rabah Tchina, an Algerian citizen, as he was driving in Boukerdane, Algeria. The assailants demanded a 900 million centime ransom from the victim's relatives in exchange for his release. One day later, a 600 million centime ransom was paid and Tchina was freed.
1/13/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated two roadside bombs as National Gendarmes drove through Souanine, Algeria. Four national Gendarmes were injured and their vehicle was damaged.
10/15/2006: Members of the El-Ansar katibat, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), remotely detonated a bomb targeting a police patrol near the Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) headquarters in Bordj Menaiel, Algeria. Three policemen were injured  and it is unknown if the explosion caused any property damage.
8/8/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a roadside bomb that wounded two Algerian municipal guardsmen on a patrol passing through Chabet El Ameur, Algeria. It is unknown if the blast damaged the municipal guard vehicle.
02/08/2006: Two armed men hijacked a bus full of 30 passengers, which was traveling from Kukes to Tirana in northern Albania. The two were armed with automatic firearms and threw a hand grenade at a police roadblock near Rreshen in the Mirdite (District), killing a police officer and a passenger and injuring five more, including a police officer and one of the gunmen. The gunmen then drove about six miles, before releasing all the passengers and being arrested. The motive was unknown.
5/6/2006: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) burst into to village of El Quaria, Algeria. The assailants stole the vehicle of an Algerian civilian and attempted to kidnap two children before they were thwarted by local security forces.
5/19/2006: Mourad Marazka, a former member of the El Forkane faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), was assassinated by two armed assailants while he was praying at his home in Meghaicha, Algeria. Marakaza had turned himself into Algerian authorities two years before the incident.
9/6/2006: Members of a group affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a bomb underneath a vehicle driven by the chief of Beni Douala's security agency as he was driving on a road between Beni Zmenzer and Beni Douala, Algeria. The security chief was unscathed by the blast, however the rear of his car was damaged.
5/1/2006: Around twenty armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) stormed into the village of Ouled Aissa, Algeria, and surrounded a local café. The assailants forced the café's customers to listen to a sermon before making them hand over large sums of money.
7/10/2006: Around forty armed assailants, dressed as members of the Algerian security forces and believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, burst into a camp of Algerian vacationers in Larhat, Algeria. The perpetrators were able to successfully penetrate the camp using Molotov cocktails and, in the process, set three vehicles and some tents on fire. During the incursion, four members of the municipal guard and one militia member were killed while defending the camp against the insurgents. The assailants would not flee until the arrival of reinforcements from the National People's Army two hours and forty minutes after the assault began.
05/13/2006: An unknown number of suspected Islamic militants massacred a cave full of civilians killing 3 women and 18 children in Jijel, Algeria. The civilians were killed to prevent them from talking to the authorities.The Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting is suspected in this incident.
1/21/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb that injured an Algerian soldier in El-Kennar, Algeria.
3/24/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb targeting Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Seddat, Algeria. Six soldiers were wounded in the blast.
1/26/2006: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) placed a time bomb underneath a railroad track in Timizar, Algeria, that detonated shortly after a train passed by. There were no casualties, but one car of the freight train was severely damaged and a ten meter section of the railroad track was damaged as well.
7/19/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, fired homemade mortar shells that fell near a café in the town of Tamedna, Algeria. Following the initial attack there was a half hour firefight between Algerian security forces and the assailants before the latter group fled under the cover of darkness. There were no casualties sustained and it is unknown if the mortars or gunshots caused any damages.
9/10/2006: Armed members of the El-Akram katibat, a group affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), ambushed a patrol of six National Gendarmes driving past the entrance to the city of Thenia, Algeria. The assailants, positioned in the mountains, detonated three bombs before firing at the gendarmes. Two gendarmes and an unknown number of GSPC members were wounded in the ensuing firefight. The perpetrators fled the scene before Algerian reinforcements arrived.
4/22/2006: Five armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) attacked the SNC-Lavalin company, a Canadian business, in Thenia, Algeria. Two of the companies hired security guards were wounded in the incident.
4/22/2006: Three suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) kidnapped an Algerian civilian from his vehicle in Si Mustapha, Algeria. The assailants demanded 800 million centimes from the victim's parents in return for his release. It is unknown if the ransom was ever paid or if the kidnapped victim was ever freed.
2/16/2006: Around six perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, decapitated Mohamed Saouli, a member of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD), in El Menzah, Algerian. The assailants also stole his firearm and set his tractor on fire. Moreover, the Islamic extremists booby-trapped a homemade bomb to the victim's body. The bomb detonated the next morning when two members of the GLD approached Saouli's corpse. One GLD member (identified as Djebbar El Hadj) was killed and the other militiaman sustained serious injuries.
5/21/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed a municipal guardsman on duty near El-Ghicha, Algeria.
10/19/2006: A remote controlled bomb was detonated outside of a military school in a neighborhood in Algiers, Algeria. The bomb had been planted inside of a garden that was adjacent to a housing compound. Six people were injured in the attack, including officers from the National People's Army. No claim of responsibility was forthcoming.
9/7/2006: Four individuals affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria remotely detonated a bomb in a square frequented by prison guards near the main entrance to the city of Lakhdaria, Algeria. The explosive device caused no casualties or damages. The four perpetrators were arrested by Algerian authorities two days later.
8/11/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated two homemade bombs on a path in Ain El Hamra, Algeria. One of the bombs seriously wounded an Algerian citizen while the other explosive device did not cause any casualties or damages.
2/28/2006: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated homemade bomb underneath the vehicle of Algerian soldiers on a reconnaissance mission in Ouled El Abi, Algeria. Two soldiers were wounded by shrapnel emitted from the explosive device.
10/12/2006: Rabah Aissat, the chairman of the People's Assembly for Tizi Ouzou, was shot and killed by a gunman while he sat at a café in Ain Zaouia, Algeria. Four other Algerian civilians at the café were wounded in the attack. Nassim Ben Mohand and Kaddour Arezki were convicted of both planning and carrying out the assassination.
07/20/2006: Unknown attackers said to be wearing old military garb and Afghan and municipal guard garb killed four municipal guards of Ain Benian, Algeria, with knives, three Seminov rifles and one Kalashnikov. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/29/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb in the village of Iguer-Guires, Algeria. Three Algerian soldiers were wounded along with an Algerian citizen. A house and bus shelter were damaged in the incident as well.
3/1/2006: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) placed two homemade bombs on a road near Assouaf, Algeria, where a military envoy of Algerian soldiers routinely drove through. The explosive devices were located by Algerian security forces and subsequently disarmed.
7/19/2006: Eight armed members of the Free Salafi Group, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), shot and killed Makhlouf Boudjemaa, a former member of the Algerian municipal guard, at his home in the community of Tanouna, Algeria.
4/5/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, kidnapped two Algerian civilians in Laarta, Algeria. The fate of the kidnapped civilians remains unknown.
1/16/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) interrogated and then subsequently assassinated an Algerian farmer with a knife in Sidi Daoud, Algeria. The reasons behind why the victim was targeted are unknown.
10/18/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria,  fired several bullets at a municipal guard post on the outskirts of Oum Toub, Algeria. There were no casualties but the post was burned.
10/15/2006: Armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed Algerian security guards near an observation post in Sidi Medjahed, Algeria, as they were preparing to break the Ramadan fast. Eight guards were killed in the incident.
8/10/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a high-powered bomb outside of a hotel that housed members of the Urban Safety Agency in Lakhdaria, Algeria. There were no casualties but the building was damaged slightly.
8/15/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, assassinated Abdelaziz Kharoubi and left his body at a cemetery in Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria. Abdelaziz Kharoubi, also known as Rambo, was a former extremist who had surrendered to Algerian authorities shortly before the charter for peace and national reconciliation was implemented.
2/23/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) sabotaged an electrical installation belonging to Sonelgaz, an Algerian national gas company, in Zemmouri, Algeria, causing the entire city to lose power. The assailants proceeded to head toward the nearby premises of COSIDER, a construction company in charge of rebuilding homes for disaster victims. The GSPC set fire to cars at the facility and destroyed one of the company's cement plants. During the attack, the perpetrators shot and killed H. Lounes, a militiaman who rushed to the scene to investigate the commotion.
1/3/2006:  Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a vehicle carrying four workers of the Algerian Water Company driving near Theniat El Had, Algeria. The four workers were shot and killed and their vehicle was riddled with bullets.
7/10/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) assassinated an Algerian farmer (identified as B. M.), outside of his home in Zemmouri, Algeria. The farmer's brother was a former member of the GSPC who surrendered to Algerian authorities eighteen months earlier.
05/16/2006: A group of perpetrators, using firearms, attacked police officers on patrol in Djebla, Algeria, seriously injuring one of them. No group claimed responsibility and no perpetrators were arrested.
12/12/2006: The Salafi Group for Call and Combat [GSPC] issued an electronic statement claiming responsibility for the attack on a bus in Bouchaoui which killed one and injured nine. The bus belonged to American company "Brown Root Condor". The operation resulted in an unspecified number of casualties.
6/7/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed a homemade bomb next to a monument at 1 November Square in Birkhadem, Algeria. The explosive device was discovered by a passing Algerian citizen and defused by Algerian security forces. It is believed that the bomb, scheduled to detonate during rush hour, was intended to cause mass civilian casualties.
7/31/2006: Unidentified assailants, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed two bombs on a road in Ghoumrassa, Algeria. The bombs were located by members of the municipal guard and defused by Algerian soldiers. The intended target of the bombs remains unknown.
8/4/2006: Three armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and wounded the mayor of Bordj Menaiel in front of his residence in Algeria. There were no damages.
11/2/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a vehicle of Algerian soldiers in Sidi Daoud, Algeria. Four soldiers were wounded and it is unknown if the explosion caused any damages. This attack took place during a major deployment of Algerian security forces into the region.
4/25/2006: Two perpetrators, both affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted two homemade bombs near a water reservoir in Boudoukha, Algeria, that was frequented by patrols from the municipal guard. The assailants were arrested by Algerian authorities and confessed to the location of the bombs. The explosive devices were subsequently defused.
07/04/2006: Three Algerian soldiers were wounded when a homemade bomb exploded in Mount Bouhench, Algeria. The soldiers were conducting a search on Mount Bouhench at the time. Aibed Er-Rahman katibet was responsible for the attack.
3/10/2006: Three armed members of the El-Feyh El Moubine katibat, a commando unit affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), shot and killed Abdelkrim Kaddouri while he was in his car in front of his home in El-Oued, Algeria. Kaddouri was the former advisor to Abderezak El-Para, a senior member of the GSPC. Kaddouri had previously surrendered to the Algerian government and had convinced others to cut off ties with the GSPC as well. It is believed that GSPC leader Abdelmalek Droukdel ordered the assassination to make an example of Kaddouri, specifically, to show what happens to those who supported Algeria's Charter for National Reconciliation.
8/8/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a roadside bomb that wounded three members from a Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) patrol passing through Ben Yamina, Algeria. It is unknown if the blast damaged the policemen's vehicle.
6/12/2006: Members of the Free Salafi Group, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), detonated a bomb that wounded two Algerian soldiers and one Algerian militia member on joint search operation in Beni Mahboub, Algeria.
08/13/2006: Bombs exploded at Sellal, Algeria. Six were wounded. No claim of responsibility was reported.
9/2/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a group of Algerian militia members guarding a gas pipeline three KM north of Chabet El Ameur, Algeria. One member of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD) was wounded and it is unknown if the blast caused any damages.
2/21/2006: Five armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting assassinated a former member of the GSPC (identified as D. H.) at his home in Ben Ouali, Algeria. Three years before the incident, D. H. surrendered to Algerian security agencies and dropped out of the GSPC.
2/15/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed four homemade bombs on a road near Chabet El Ameur, Algeria. The explosive devices were apparently put in place to target Algerian security forces. The Algerian military discovered and defused the bombs after being notified of their location by a 'repentant' Islamist.
2/21/2006: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb underneath a military convoy consisting of National Gendarmes and Algerian soldiers on a search operation in El-Gao, Algeria. One gendarme was killed and another gendarme was wounded. Two Algerian soldiers were wounded as well.
1/17/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a roadside bomb as Algerian soldiers, on a reconnaissance mission, drove through Sidi Ali Bounab, Algeria. Three Algerian soldiers were injured and their vehicle was damaged.
3/1/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a municipal guardsman as he got off a bus in Beni Mahboub, Algeria. The victim would later die from his injuries. Another member of the municipal guard, responding to the initial attack, was wounded by the detonation of a homemade bomb buried in the ground.
8/3/2006: Members of the Essedik katibat, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), placed two bombs in a trash can near a police roadblock in Bordj El-Kiffan, Algeria. One of the homemade bombs was remotely detonated by a cell phone and wounded three policemen. The other explosive device was discovered and defused by Algerian security forces.
10/14/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb that targeted Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Beni Ksila, Algeria. One soldier was killed and nineteen were wounded. It is unknown if the explosion caused any damages.
5/18/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a patrol of municipal guardsmen on the road leading to Beni Bouattab, Algeria. One member of the municipal guard was shot and killed. The assailants fled into the forest following a firefight with Algerian security forces that lasted several minutes.
08/13/2006: Around 8:30 pm local time, a bomb exploded at the Hassi R'mel-Boumerdes gas pipeline in the community of Krarib, Algeria. Two security officers were wounded. No claim of responsibility was reported.
9/29/2006: Three perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed two municipal guardsmen (identified as Brahim Bellil and Nabil Hamani) standing near the main mosque in Boudoukhane, Algeria.
9/2/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) killed two communal guards in an ambush in Ouled Hamza, Algeria.
04/23/2006: In El Kassa, Algeria, perpetrators detonated an improved explosive device (IED) in front of a van, causing significant damage to the vehicle. They then proceeded to fire upon the passengers of the van, killing nine municipal guards and one civilian. The attack also wounded eight other guards. No claim of responsibility was reported, but it was believed that the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) was responsible.
11/1/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a roadside bomb that wounded an Algerian civilian (identified as K. B.) crossing a road in Souanine, Algeria. It is suspected that the intended target was Algerian security forces recently deployed into the region.
04/06/2006: A former militant was attacked when three fellow militants fired upon him from a stolen vehicle in downtown Bordj Menaiel, Algeria at 1:00 p.m. The motive for the attack was based around the victim giving up the armed struggle. The victim was wounded and taken to Bordj Menaiel hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2006: Gunmen shot and killed two policemen and one civilian in El-Kseur, Algeria. Another civilian was also wounded in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/24/2006: Seven Algerian soldiers killed and seven wounded in an rocket propelled grenade ambush. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) in Anhif, Algeria was suspected. No claim of responsibility was reported.
3/1/2006: Algerian police defused a bomb in an apartment complex near a weekly market in Tigzirt, Algeria. The perpetrators of the incident are unknown; however, Algerian sources suggest that people associated with Algeria's Islamic insurgency planned the failed attack.
3/10/2006: Three perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed a member of the municipal guard outside of his residence in Legata, Algeria. It is unclear if the victim was targeted for a specific reason or if the Islamic extremists set out to kill a municipal guardsman at random.
7/10/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, abducted a 27-year-old shepherd and two children that were accompanying him in Sidi Chaib, Algeria. The shepherd's throat was slit and his body was mutilated while the children were released. The assailants stole the shepherd's eighty sheep.
10/14/2006: Members of the Oum Kamakem katibat, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), kidnapped Adelghani, the son of a wealthy Algerian, while he was at his farm in Menchia, Algeria. The farm's guard was abducted as well. The assailants demanded a 4 billion centime ransom from the victim's father for his release. It is unknown if the ransom was ever paid and/or if Adelghani or the farm's guard were ever freed.
7/3/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated two bombs on a railroad track in Taliouine, Algeria. There were no casualties, but the track was damaged.
5/8/2006: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) slit the throat of two Algerian shepherds, Abdelkader Tobal and Brahim Chiker, who were grazing their flock in El-Gard, Algeria.
7/10/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a convoy of fourteen members of the Algerian militia travelling through a forest near Annaba, Algeria. Following the initial skirmish, reinforcements from the National People's Army and Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) arrived on the scene resulting in a firefight that lasted eight hours before the assailants were able to flee. One militia member, Ammi Tahar, was killed and one of the perpetrators was killed as well.
04/07/2006: Fourteen Algerian customs officials traveling to a seminar in Ouargla were killed and eight others injured; one other later died from serious injuries. Their convoy of about 12 four-wheel-drive vehicles was ambushed south of Algiers, Algeria and the unidentified gunmen fled in two four-wheel drive vehicles, security sources and the Algerian news agency APS reported. One person in the convoy was also listed as missing. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting claimed responsibility.
1/27/2006: Armed members of El Feth Katibat, a group affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), travelling in a van entered into Ammal, Algeria, intending to commit an attack, however the assailants fled after they were identified by a local villager who called the attention of a National Gendarmerie brigade.
11/1/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed a bomb 200 meters away from military barracks in Ouled Ameur, Algeria. The bomb was located by Algerian authorities and subsequently defused. This attempted attack took place during a major deployment of Algerian security forces into the region.
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.
11/8/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) assassinated a shepherd near his home in T'kout, Algeria. The shepherd had previously reported to Algerian authorities that Islamic extremists had stolen one of his donkeys. The assailants forced the victim to a spot called Tizi Tsinaouine before slitting his throat and cutting off his head which was subsequently placed onto a stake. The GSPC members also stole eighty sheep belonging to the victim.
9/2/2006: Three armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed a member of the Algerian militia in front of his home in Ain El Hamra, Algeria.
2/10/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) abducted a merchant in Keddara, Algeria. The Algerian citizen was released 12 hours later near Zemmouri after the assailants received a large ransom.
4/20/2006: Four armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) assassinated Boualem O., a member of the Algerian militia the Legitimate Defense Group, as he was walking towards his home in Mssestas, Algeria.
9/29/2006: Members of the El Forkane group, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), detonated a homemade bomb targeting a freight train passing through Mezrana, Algeria. There were no casualties but thirteen cars were derailed and 200 meters of railroad tracks were damaged.
2/13/2006: Four members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) dressed in civilian clothing and driving a stolen vehicle abducted the manager of a store named Bouali in Chabet El Ameur, Algeria. The assailants demanded a 500-million centime ransom from the victims parents and he was released two days later.
3/16/2006: Around eleven heavily armed assailants, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on a road linking Beni Zmenzer to Tizi Ouzou in Algeria. The perpetrators abducted three Algerian civilians and stole their Mercedes. The fate of the kidnapped civilians remains unknown.
10/7/2006: Around seven armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), dressed in military uniforms, set up a fake roadblock in Tizi L'bir, Algeria, on a road linking Ait Ali to Chabet El Ameur. The assailants stopped two vehicles and checked the identification cards of the passengers. Two Algerian civilians and two Algerian soldiers were shot and killed. One Algerian soldier was wounded as well.
4/9/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb in Djebel Messaoud, Algeria, that killed two Algerian civilians who, at the time, were grazing their livestock.
10/19/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb placed near an empty fuel cistern at the 210 Housing Units apartment complex in Lakhdaria, Algeria. Less than thirty minutes later, the perpetrators detonated a bomb targeting a Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) responding the incident. Neither the first nor second explosion caused any casualties, however many windows at the apartment complex were shattered.
6/23/2006: Suspected members of the El-Mouhadjirine katibat, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), detonated a bomb underneath the vehicle of a military convoy on a search operation in Ras El-Miaad, Algeria. One Algerian soldier was killed and one other soldier was wounded.
5/27/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed two municipal guardsmen in Aïn Defla, Algeria. At the time of the ambush, the municipal guardsman were returning to their detachment.
04/05/2006: A citizen was kidnapped in Thenia, Algiers, Algeria by members from the Salafi Group for Call and Combat [GSPC] and was released the next day at about 1:00 a.m. It is not known whether the victim's parents paid a ransom for his release.
04/01/2006: Members from the Salafi Group for Call and Combat [GSPC] killed a person whom they had accused of guiding security agencies, in the spot known as Haga on National Road in Tigzirt, Algeria.
4/13/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members ambushed a National Gendarmerie patrol driving through Figuier, Algeria. One gendarme was killed and two others were wounded. One of the assailants were also killed in the ensuing firefight. Moreover, two passing by vehicles were damaged by bullets.
04/11/2007: Two suicide blasts in Algeria, one heavily damaging the Prime Minister's Office in the country's capital and the other hitting a suburban police station, killed at least 24 people. Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for the attack
7/23/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a homemade bomb targeting two municipal guardsmen at a watering hole near El Ancer, Algeria. The blast wounded both guardsmen and it is unknown if it caused any property damage.
01/28/2007: One municipal guard was killed and four others were wounded as terrorists launched two simultaneous attacks against the advance post of the Sidi Mansour Municipal Guard. The attack took place in Tamalous, Algeria. No specific group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/12/2007: Members of the Algerian security forces defused a homemade bomb that was placed in front of a post office near a permanent police roadblock in Boudouaou, Algeria. It is believed that the perpetrators were affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, however, the intended target of the assailants is unknown.
10/1/2007: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) remotely detonated a bomb targeting a freight train travelling through Gentar Ahnif, Algeria. Three people were wounded and railroad tracks were damaged by the explosion. Following the bombing, nearby Algerian soldiers and communal guards engaged in a firefight with the assailants before they fled the scene under the cover of darkness. Although the train's engine was also slightly damaged by the blast, the train was able to continued to its destination in Constantine.
10/8/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb that wounded an Algeria militiaman guarding the equipment of an unspecified company in Souma, Algeria. It is unknown if the militia member was the intended target of the assailants.
3/28/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members remotely detonated a bomb targeting a vehicle driven by the head of Boumerdès' Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) in Boumerdès, Algeria. The bomb, which was planted in a traffic circle, missed its intended target but damaged two other vehicles, a restaurant, and the building housing the headquarters of Boumerdès' National Housing Fund. There were no casualties.
12/26/2007: In a series of six coordinated attacks, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members armed with automatic weapons and mortars attacked military barracks near Lakhdaria, Algeria. Two soldiers were wounded in the assault and it is unknown if the barracks sustained any property damage.
02/24/2007: In the middle of the afternoon, two homemade bombs exploded as an army convoy drove past in Thenia, Algeria. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/14/2007: Three police officials were killed and five others were wounded as a bomb hidden in a bag exploded outside a police compound. Al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa claimed responsibility for the attacks.
2/26/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed the family of a municipal guardsman in Kara Mostafa, Algeria. One person was shot and killed and three others were wounded.
09/24/2007: An Algerian from Legata, known only as B.B., was killed in front of his house in Koudiet Laarayes by Al-Qaida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb in Legata, Algeria. Three masked perpetrators fired on the victim with automatic weapons before fleeing the scene.
1/21/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attacked a permanent National Gendarmerie roadblock in Tidjelabine, Algeria. Two gendarmes were wounded before the assailants fled.
06/02/2007: One Algerian plainclothes municipal guard was shot and killed by three Al-Qai’da in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) perpetrators firing small arms from a Renault-type vehicle at approximately 3:30 PM in Ait Kelili Municipality, Mekla, Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria. AQLIM later claimed responsibility for the killing.
7/0/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members slit the throat of an Algerian farmer in Garet, Algeria, who on many occasions refused to provide the organization with logistical support.
12/26/2007: In a series of six coordinated attacks, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members armed with automatic weapons and mortars attacked police in Lakhdaria, Algeria. Two policemen were killed in the assault and it is unknown if the bombs or gunfire caused any property damage.
06/22/2007: Gunmen killed two security guards in charge of security at a regional gas pipeline east of the Algerian capital, in Draa El-Mizan, Algeria, a newspaper reported Sunday. No claim of responsibility was reported.
3/20/2007: Members of the Algerian security forces defused a homemade bomb in front of a store in Tiaret, Algeria. It is believed that the perpetrators were affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, however, the intended target of the assailants is unknown.
12/26/2007: In a series of six coordinated attacks, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members attacked an army post in Tala Mimoun, Algeria. Two Algerian soldiers were wounded in the assault.
2/1/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members placed a homemade bomb near the headquarters of the Municipal People's Assembly in Baghlia, Algeria. The explosive device was located by Algerian security forces and subsequently defused.
2/21/2007:  Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) placed two bombs near Mustapha Bacha Hospital in Algiers, Algeria. The first bomb was discovered in a student's briefcase placed near the hospital. The device was subsequently defused. The second bomb was discovered one day later on a street close to the hospital. That device was also disarmed before detonating. It is believed that the intent of the bombs, left in heavily trafficked locations, was to cause mass civilian casualties.
01/23/2007: A roadside bomb exploded under an army vehicle in an eastern region of Jijel, Algeria. One soldier was killed and eight others were wounded as the soldiers were leaving their quarters. Algerian authorities blamed the attack on the Salafist Group of Call and Combat.
06/02/2007: One Algerian soldier was killed and 10 others were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of Al-Qai’da in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) perpetrators detonated near their convoy at about 9:00 AM near Imaghninene, Naciria Municipality, Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria. No claim of responsibility was reported.
9/23/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a bomb on a road frequented by Algerian security forces in Constantine, Algeria. The explosive device was discovered and subsequently defused.
7/23/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting a military convoy passing through Bouchakour, Algeria, on National Road 168. One soldier was killed and nine others were wounded by the blast. The victim's vehicle was damaged as well.
5/16/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members bombed a police roadblock in Constantine, Algeria, the day before legislative elections. One policeman was killed by the blast. One policeman and one Algerian civilian were wounded as well.
9/3/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed a homemade bomb on a road near the Ettahrir apartment complex in Bordj Menaiel, Algeria. The explosive device was discovered and subsequently defused. The intended target of the assailants is unclear.
8/19/2007: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) remotely detonated a bomb targeted a convoy of two to three vehicles driven by the National Gendarmes on National Highway 12 in Caper, Algeria. There were no casualties, but one of the vehicles was partially damaged.
12/26/2007: In a series of six coordinated attacks, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members remotely detonated a bomb targeting a police patrol near Thenia, Algeria. Two policemen were killed and two others were wounded. It is unknown if the blast caused any damages.
12/26/2007: In a series of six coordinated attacks, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members detonated two bombs targeting a freight train near Ahnif, Algeria. There were no casualties, but it is believed that the train was damaged.
8/16/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated  a bomb targeting a municipal guardsman returning to his home on El Mechmel road in Ain Zaouia, Algeria. The victim was wounded by the blast. Algerian security forces located and defused another bomb that was planted ten meters away from where the attack took place.
9/3/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members invaded the town Henchir El-Hoshas, Algeria, and slit the throat of an Algerian civilian identified as H. S. Before fleeing, the assailants booby-trapped the victim's home with land minds and homemade bombs. When combined Algerian security forces arrived at the victim's residence the bombs detonated. Two Algerian soldiers, two municipal guardsmen, and one Algerian militia member were killed by the blasts.
4/24/2007: A suspected member of the Ezzane katibat faction of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) shot and killed an Algerian citizen as he watched a soccer match at a café in Emir Abdelkader, Algeria. The reasons behind why the victim was targeted are unknown.
1/27/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a patrol from the National Gendarmerie on a reconnaissance operation in Benkanoun, Algeria. One gendarme was injured when he fell to the ground while dodging the bullets. There were no other casualties.
6/21/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed a bomb near the police station in Zemmouri, Algeria. The explosive device was discovered and subsequently defused by Algerian authorities.
6/21/2007: Members of the El Ansar phalange, a faction of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), remotely detonated a bomb in Chender, Algeria, underneath a convoy of National Gendarmes and Naciria's Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) that were escorting the Malian ambassador on National Highway 12. One policeman was wounded and one vehicle was damaged. Two other homemade bombs were discovered nearby and subsequently were defused. It has been reported that the intended targets of the operation were the Algerian security forces; not the Malian ambassador.
8/29/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb that targeted a freight train carrying fuel travelling through Ahnif, Algeria. Three people were wounded and nine cars were derailed. The contents of the detached cars spilled into a ravine.
06/06/2007: One Algerian police officer was killed and eight Algerian civilians were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators and concealed in a plastic bag detonated at approximately 10:45 AM at the main gate of a bus station near the headquarters of the security services in Tizi-Ouzou, Kabylie Region, Algeria. No claim of responsibility was reported.
9/11/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, fired an explosive shell at the Tamchit apartment complex in Batna, Algeria. Two children were wounded by the blast and the wall of a Mosque was damaged.
12/11/2007: A suicide bomber detonsated an explosives-laden truck outside the Supreme Court as a bus packed with university students was passing by in Algiers, Algeria. This was one of two suicide bombings in Algiers on the same day. In addition to the two assailants, at least 37 people were killed and 177 other people were injured across both blasts. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
7/4/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a National Gendarmerie roadblock on the Dellys road in Cap Djinet, Algeria. During the ensuing firefight, four national gendarmes were wounded and five of the assailants were injured before fleeing under the cover of darkness.
10/8/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting a National Gendarmerie surveillance post in Tigzirt, Algeria. There were no casualties, but the monitoring station was partially destroyed.
7/20/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members detonated a bomb underneath a passing train in Souk El Had, Algeria. Nine railroad cars, carrying flammable substances, were derailed and 30 meters of train tracks were destroyed. Fifteen minutes after the initial attack, the assailants remotely detonated a bomb targeting a patrol of Algerian soldiers that had arrived at the scene. One Algerian soldier was wounded.
9/13/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb at a market near a girls' primary school in Chemora, Algeria. The explosive device was discovered by two Algerian businessman and defused by the police.
6/6/2007: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) planted two homemade bombs near the Ben Abdelmalek Stadium in Constantine, Algeria. The devices were discovered and defused by Algerian security forces.
06/01/2007: Two Algerian municipal guards were wounded when two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by unknown perpetrators detonated at 6:30 PM near their vehicle on the road to the Halouane Apartment Complex, Ain Zaouia, Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria. No claim of responsibility was reported.
9/18/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting members of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD) in Ighzer Oumeziane, Algeria. One member of the Algerian militia was killed and one other was wounded.
2/13/2007: In a series of six coordinated bombings, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members detonated a car bomb targeting a National Gendarmerie station in Souk El Had, Algeria. There were no casualties but the National Gendarmerie building sustained massive damage.
2/15/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a convoy of Algerian soldiers travelling on National Highway 68 in Bouchakour, Algeria. Two soldiers were wounded in the blast and their vehicle was a damaged. A car belonging to an Algerian citizen driving nearby was also damaged.
11/11/2007: Three people were wounded when a bomb exploded near a police residence in Maatkas, Algeria. The car bombers were intercepted before reaching their target. The group responsible for the attempted attack was not named.
2/28/2007: In a series of four related attacks, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members, ambushed the Tamsaout municipal guard post in Thenia, Algeria. There were no casualties and, in the ensuing firefight, the municipal guardsmen forced the assailants to retreat.
7/10/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated two bombs targeting a National Gendarmerie patrol near a market in Tadmait, Algeria. The blasts caused no casualties or damages.
06/07/2007: Three Algerian Army soldiers were killed and seven others were wounded when a remote-detonated improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of suspected Al-Qai’da in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) perpetrators detonated adjacent to their patrol in Beni-Ksila, Béjaïa Province, Algeria. No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/6/2007: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) shot and killed Yakoubi Khelifa, the former mayor of Benchoud, in front of his home in Cherarda, Algeria.
4/25/2007: Two members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) shot and killed an Algerian militiaman in front of a market in Khemis El-Khechna, Algeria.
9/12/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members cut down three electrical energy transport pylons near Si Mustapha, Algeria, and subsequently blew up the power lines with explosives. The pylons were destroyed but it did not lead to any energy blackouts in the surrounding area.
10/14/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb, constructed to be detonated by cell phone, in Beni Amrane, Algeria. The explosive device was located and defused by Algerian security forces. The specific target of the assailants is unknown.
7/5/2007:  Algerian authorities defused two homemade bombs placed near the community of El Ardja, Algeria. It is believed that the explosive devices were planted by members of Algeria's Islamic insurgency and that their intended target were Algerian security forces.
3/4/2007: Members of the Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) defused a homemade bomb planted inside a vehicle in Constantine, Algeria. It is believed that the perpetrators were affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, however, the intended target of the assailants is unknown.
12/23/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting a convoy of Algerian soldiers near Tébessa, Algeria. Three soldiers were wounded and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
6/25/2007: Algerian soldiers defused two homemade bombs planted on the Aathouth bridge on National Highway 12 in Fenaia, Algeria. It is believed that the perpetrators were affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, however, the intended target of the assailants is unknown.
7/6/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb that wounded an Algerian civilian (identified as Lotfi Z.) in Collo, Algeria. It is unknown if the victim was targeted for a specific reason or if the assailants intended to kill Algerian civilians at random.
2/13/2007: In a series of six coordinated bombings, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members shot at police that approached their bomb ladened vehicle which was stationed in front of the Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) headquarters in Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria. The assailants subsequently fled into another vehicle and detonated their car bomb which wounded fourteen policemen and civilians. The BMPJ building sustained heavy damage in the blast.
08/14/2007: Three soldiers were killed and up to eight injured in an attack with two homemade bombs in Algeria’s Kabylei region. Authorities suspect that al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb group is responsible for the attack.
2/28/2007: In a series of four related attacks, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members, ambushed a National Gendarmerie post near Tidjelabine, Algeria, on National Road 5. Two civilians were shot and wounded before the gendarmes forced the assailants to flee.
5/27/2007: Four armed members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) kidnapped Amjad Wahbah, the regional director of an Egyptian-Algerian company, and his Algerian driver in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. The driver was freed almost immediately and Wahbah was not released until September 6, 2007. Following his release, Wahbah was treated at a local hospital before returning home to Egypt. The circumstances behind the release are unclear and it is unknown if a ransom was ever paid.
9/26/2007: Suspected members of the Les Issers faction of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) detonated a homemade bomb targeting a police car in Les Issers, Algeria. Two Algerian policemen were killed in the blast and their vehicle was damaged.
4/5/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated two homemade bombs underneath railroad tracks in Lakhdaria, Algeria. There were no casualties, but the tracks were damaged.
7/3/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members killed an Algerian policeman as he was returning to his unit in Bordj Menaiel, Algeria.
5/13/2007: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) remotely detonated a bomb targeting a military patrol travelling through Lemkhizna, Algeria. Two solders were killed and three others were wounded. Additionally, their vehicle was damaged by the blast. At the time, the soldiers were on their way to investigate the reported presence of terrorists in Chaaba Oum Daou.
3/4/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members ambushed a two vehicle convoy of National Gendarmes travelling through Tleta, Algeria. The assailants detonated multiple homemade bombs and fired into the vehicles from the side of the road. Seven gendarmes were killed and one other was wounded. Two of the perpetrators were killed in the resulting firefight with Algerian security forces.
8/23/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted two homemade time bombs near a busy vehicle market in Tidjelabine, Algeria. The explosive devices were located and defused by Algerian security forces. It is believed that the bombs were scheduled to detonate during rush hour.
09/08/2007: A suicide car bomb attack intended for a military barracks in Dellys, Algeria killed at least 27 soldiers and three civilians. The north African branch of Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for the attacks.
07/11/2007: Ten Algerian soldiers were killed and 35 were wounded in a truck bomb suicide explosion near their barracks in Lakhdaria, Albania. The Al Qaeda in Islamic North Africa claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/28/2007: In a series of four related attacks, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members, ambushed an army billet in Chabet El Ameur, Algeria. There were no casualties and, in the ensuing firefight, the Algerian soldiers forced the assailants to flee.
7/5/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members remotely detonated a bomb targeting Hocine Mazouz, the governor of Tizi Ouzou, as his motorcade passed through Tala Bougueni, Algeria. The bomb missed Mazouz's vehicle and slightly damaged a car at the end of the convoy. One policeman was wounded in the blast.
3/3/2007: Members from the group of Sermons and Struggle, a branch of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), detonated two landmines targeting a truck of Russian gas pipeline construction workers employed be Stroytransgaz as they were travelling on a minibus near Sharshal, Algeria. One Russian worker and three national gendarme escorts were killed in the blast. Five others were wounded as well.
10/13/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted two homemade bombs on a path frequented by military convoys in Dhaya, Algeria. The explosive devices were discovered by Algerian citizens and subsequently defused by Algerian security forces.
10/9/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed members of the Algerian militia in El-Kennar, Algeria. Two militiaman (identified as Abdelmalek and Seddik) were killed and one other was wounded.
12/11/2007: A suicide bomber detonsated an explosives-laden truck outside the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugee and Neighboring U.N. Development Program (UNDP) office in Algiers, Algeria. This was one of two suicide bombings in Algiers on the same day. In addition to the two assailants, at least 37 people were killed and 177 other people were injured across both blasts. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
2/20/2007:  Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members placed a homemade bomb at a spot near a Mosque, a natural gas network, and a location with a heavy presence of municipal guardsmen in Slalma, Algeria. The explosive device was located by an Algerian citizen and defused by the National People's Army.
5/29/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members shot and wounded a municipal guardsman and his brother in Boudoukhane, Algeria.
2/23/2007: Five individuals shot and killed a citizen in front of the La Casbah apartment complex in Thenia, Algeria. The citizen was suspected of assisting security forces in their combat against Algeria's Islamic insurgency.
2/14/2007: The Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) conducted seven different bombings simultaneously in Algeria.
2/22/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb on a road near the village of Ait-Aissa-Ouziane, Algeria. The explosive device was discovered by an Algerian citizen and defused by the police. It is suspected that the bomb, constructed to be detonated remotely, was intended to target Algerian security forces.
06/13/2007: Three Algerian civilians were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated outside a cell phone store in Zemmouri, Boumerdes Province, Algeria. No claim of responsibility was reported.
7/28/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade needle bomb that seriously wounded a farmer on the outskirts of the village of Ain Touta, Algeria. It is unknown if the farmer was the intended target of the assailants.
8/14/2007: Suspected members from Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) planted a bomb inside the vehicle of Mustapha Kertali, a former leader of the Islamic Salvation Army (FIS) who had left the organization and advocated the Algerian government's pro-amnesty position. The bomb detonated when Kertali was in his car near his home in Larbaa, Algeria. Kertali was wounded by the blast and his car was damaged.
08/27/2007: A roadside bomb exploded as the police drove past in Bordj Menaiel, Algeria, injuring five. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
4/16/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members, parked in two vehicles on the side of National Highway 12, ambushed a police roadblock in Les Issers, Algeria. One policeman was shot in the leg and one of the assailants was wounded as the Algerian security forces returned fire.
4/7/2007: Around 35 members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) ambushed a patrol of Algerian soldiers on a search operation in a forest near Ben Allal, Algeria. Nine Algerian soldiers were killed and five others were wounded. Six of the assailants were killed during the ensuing gun battle which lasted several hours.
2/8/2007: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) placed a roadside bomb at the western edge of Tigzirt, Algeria, near Tassalasth beach. The bomb was located and defused by Tigzirt's Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ).
09/06/2007: An Al-Qaida suicide bomber struck a crowd of people awaiting Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Batna, Algeria. The bomber killed 16 and at least wounded 74 others. The bomber prematurely exploded his device as police became suspicious of the man.
9/7/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members killed the father of Abdelkader Benmessaoud (aka Mossaab Abou Daoud) in Boukahil, Algeria. Benmessaoud was a former AQLIM commander who had recently left the organization and advocated for an end to insurgent violence.
2/13/2007: In a series of six coordinated bombings, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members detonated a car bomb targeting a National Gendarmerie station in Si Mustapha, Algeria. Four civilians were killed by the blast and eight people were wounded; including four gendarmes. The National Gendarmerie building and houses in the area were also damaged.
2/9/2007: Unknown perpetrators placed two homemade bombs inside of a popular spa in Hammam Righa, Algeria. The explosive devices were discovered and subsequently defused.
4/12/2007: Algerian security forces defused a car bomb in Algiers, Algeria. The vehicle, filled with high-powered explosives, was placed near the Danish embassy, the residence of Algeria's ambassador to Morocco, and the home of the General National Security Directorate. It is believed that the bomb was planted by individuals affiliated with Algeria's Islamic insurgency.
2/13/2007: In a series of six coordinated bombings, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members left a bomb ladened van near a bridge in Boubhir, Algeria. One member of the Algerian security forces was killed when he attempted to defuse the bomb.
6/11/2007: A homemade bomb was discovered inside a bus at the bus station in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. After a bus driver discovered the device, the bomb was defused by Algerian security forces. It is unknown who planted the low-powered bomb.
9/20/2007: A homemade bomb detonated when two Algerian militiamen attempted to remove a suspicious object as they were providing security for an Egyptian firm working in Haouch Medjadji, Algeria. One militia member was killed and the other was wounded. Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) was suspected of planting the explosive device. It is unknown if their intended target was the militiamen or the Egyptian firm.
10/4/2007: Around fifteen members of the El-Ansar katibat, a faction of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), fired three homemade mortar shells at buildings and units belonging to the Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) in Dellys, Algeria. Two policemen were slightly wounded and the BMPJ office building sustained significant damage.
7/11/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members remotely detonated two bombs targeting a National Gendarmerie roadblock in Tigzirt, Algeria. One gendarme was killed in the blast and one other gendarme was wounded. A Gendarmerie vehicle was severely damaged as well.
4/11/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a natural gas pipeline between the municipalities of Skikda and Jijel in the region of Ain Sebih, Algeria. There were no casualties but a large portion of the pipeline was damaged and major quantities of natural gas were released. As a result, natural gas was cut from several regions in Jijel.
12/08/2007: Terrorists targeted a convoy transporting Russian workers for the Stroytrans Gas company in Algiers, Algeria. A bomb exploded when the convoy passed by. There were no casualties and there was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
4/15/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated two bombs targeting a National Gendarmerie patrol travelling through Boudhar, Algeria. One gendarme was wounded and it is unknown if their vehicle was damaged.
6/4/2007: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) placed two homemade bombs at the Casbah of Constantine, Algeria. The devices were discovered and defused by Algerian security forces.
2/13/2007: In a series of six coordinated bombings, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members detonated a car bomb targeting a police station in Mekla, Algeria. Two policemen were killed and at least three civilians were wounded by the blast. The police station and houses in the area were also damaged.
1/30/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb placed inside the vehicle belonging to a former member of an Algerian security agency in Zemmouri, Algeria. The victim, identified by the initials B. R., was wounded and his car sustained major damage.
5/11/2007: In a series of two attacks that might have been related, unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb in an abandoned house targeting municipal guardsmen in Beni Mahboub, Algeria. One member of the municipal guard was killed and two others were wounded. Reports also suggest that another bomb at the scene might have been defused by Algerian security forces.
09/21/2007: Two French engineers, one Italian, an Algerian driver, and five Algerian gendarmes were injured when a suicide bomber drove his Mazda, laden with 550 ponds of explosives, into a European convoy in Lakhdaria, Algeria. The suicide bombing was carried out by Othman Abu Jaafar and targeted ‘French crusaders’ as part of an attack orchestrated by Al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa.
4/17/2007: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) detonated two homemade bombs targeting an Algerian military convoy in Bouchakour, Algeria. The explosion missed the convoy, but one Algerian citizen was seriously wounded by the shrapnel.
8/30/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, forced an Algerian soldier out of his parents home in Handala, Algeria, and slit his throat.
2/2/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members detonated a homemade bomb placed underneath the stands of a soccer stadium in Benchoud, Algeria, while a match was being played. Two spectators were wounded and the stadium sustained minor damages.
5/11/2007: In a series of two attacks that might have been related, unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb which wounded a member of the Algerian municipal guard in Megtaa, Algeria.
4/2/2007: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) attacked forward security post manned by Algerian soldiers and municipal guardsmen in Mechounech, Algeria. Three soldiers were killed and five others were wounded. Two municipal guardsmen were wounded as well.
5/15/2007: Members from the Aibed-Errahmane katibat, a faction of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), bombed a gas main in Timidaouen, Algeria. There were no casualties, but the gas main was damaged.
1/28/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members detonated an explosive at the main entrance to the headquarters of the Municipal People's Assembly in Ouled Aissa, Algeria, shortly after the daira chief of Dellys left the property. There were no casualties but the building was damaged.
1/30/2007: Around 20 members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) fired a rocket at a detachment of Algerian soldiers stationed at a school in Bousselem, Algerian. Four soldiers and one member of the municipal guard was killed and the building was damaged. Following the attack, the surviving soldiers pursued the assailants. Ten Islamic extremists were killed and several others were wounded.
07/04/2007: One municipal guard and one soldier were killed in an attack by militants near Collo, Algeria. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
3/6/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, bombed the National Gendarmerie headquarters in Baghlia, Algeria. There were no casualties but a wall surrounding the building was partially damaged.
2/13/2007: In a series of six coordinated bombings, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members detonated a car bomb targeting a police station in Boumerdès, Algeria. One policeman and three civilians were wounded by the blast. The police station and houses in the area were also damaged.
11/08/2007: Islamic guerillas attacked an airport in Djanet, Algeria with machine guns and RPGs. There was damage to aircraft but there were no casualties reported.
2/28/2007: In a series of four related attacks, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members, ambushed a municipal guard post in the village of Ait Ouarzedine, Algeria. There were no casualties and, in the ensuing firefight, the municipal guardsmen forced the assailants to flee.
05/19/2008: On Monday, in Ramada area, Setif province, Algeria, an improvised explosive device detonated killing one civilian and wounded two others. No damage or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
8/11/2008: An explosive device detonated in Ouled Issa, Boumerdes province, Algeria. The bomb was targeting security forces but failed to inflict any injuries or casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/14/2008: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) remotely detonated a bomb targeting a National Gendarmerie patrol travelling on National Road 12 in Azzazga, Algeria. Four gendarmes were wounded and their vehicle sustained serious damage.
3/29/2008: Mohamed Mahdjoubi was shot dead by Algerian authorities as he was preparing to carry out a suicide bombing attack against a state-owned company in Sidi El Houari, Algeria.
9/6/2008: Three perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed B. Zinou, a member of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD), at his home in Si Mustapha, Algeria.
5/13/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb that wounded an Algerian civilian in Bagas, Algeria. The intended target of the assailants is unknown; however, one day earlier, Islamic extremists ambushed Algerian soldiers on a search operation at the exact same spot.
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.
07/23/2008: On Wednesday, 13 soldiers were wounded when a suicide bomber slammed his motorcycle laden with explosives into a military vehicle and killing himself in the process, in Lakhdaria, Bouira province, Algeria. Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the incident on 07/25/2008 in a post to a jihadist website. The Islamists recently vowed to step up attacks against the government which it accuses of colluding with the United States and Western states against the people of Algeria..
03/16/2008: One soldier was killed and 20 others were wounded by a roadside bomb on their convoy route in El Aouana, Algeria by suspected underground Muslim fighters.
4/19/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting a military convoy passing through Les Issers, Algeria. Five Algerian soldiers were wounded and their vehicle was damaged.
7/28/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb that wounded a truck driver travelling on Wilaya Road 25 near Aomar, Algeria. His vehicle was also damaged by the blast. When Algerian security forces arrived on the scene, the assailants detonated another homemade bomb which killed one soldier and wounded six others.
7/17/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed Mouloud B., a former member of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD), in his vineyard in Legaadi, Algeria.
3/3/2008: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) detonated three bombs targeting private security guards in Laadjadra, Algeria. One guard was killed and seven others were wounded. The guards worked for a firm providing protection services for construction workers participating on a project building high-tension electric lines.
3/2/2008: Twelve suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), armed with Kalashnikovs and grenades, stormed into the Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (BADR) and a post office in Tizi Rached, Algeria. During the attack, which lasted about one hour, around one million centimes were stolen and a policeman was killed as he tried to intervene. Additionally, the bank and post office were damaged by grenade blasts and the police officer's firearm was stolen.
6/26/2008: Approximately 30 unidentified gunmen attacked a police patrol near the village of Les Aftis, Jijel province, Algeria. Three police officers were killed in the attack and the patrol chief was seriously injured. Following the ambush, the assailants also attacked a municipal police station. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
8/13/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb that wounded a municipal guardsman near a roadblock on National Road 43 outside of El Ancer, Algeria. Another bomb was discovered and defused nearby.
9/7/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb on National Road 30 in Boghni, Algeria. Two Algerian civilians were wounded and nearby homes were damaged by the blast.
04/05/2008: On Saturday morning at about 0730, in Tigzirt, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, armed assailants set up a checkpoint and fired upon and killed one off-duty police officer.  Al Qaeda Organization in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility.
06/08/2008: On Sunday, at 1600, a bomb exploded in the town of Lakhdaria, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. A French engineer's car hit the device as he left a worksite, killing him and his driver. Ten others, most members of a civil protection force, were killed when they ran to help and a second bomb was detonated. The attack was claimed by Al Qaeda in the Lands of Islamic Maghreb militants.
10/29/2008: On Wednesday evening at 2010, unknown Islamic militants shot and killed a security guard who was a former member of the Algerian Legitimate Defense Group near his home not far from the Geni-Sider apartment complex in Boumerdes district, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
8/13/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, slit the throat of a municipal guardsman (identified by the initials L. M.) near Tachachitch Anadhour, Algeria.
08/20/2008: On Wednesday, a vehicle based improvised explosive device functioned near the Hotel Sofi in Bouira, Algeria. A bus transporting Algerian employees of Canadian engineering company SNC-Lavalin Group Inc, who were working on water treatment plant, was hit by the blast. Twelve of the employees were killed and 15 were injured in the attack. Al Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghrib (AQ-LIM) stated that the SNC-Lavalin Group bus had been the target of the attack.
8/14/2008: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) remotely detonated a bomb on a road near Chekfa, Algeria, targeting a vehicle carrying Colonel Abdelkader Yamani, the commander of Jijel's operational sector. Yamani, the driver, and a military officer died in the blast. Their vehicle was damaged as well.
12/20/2008: Algerian security forces, acting on information from a 'repentant' Islamic extremist, intercepted a vehicle carrying three suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) in El-Hamadna, Algeria and killed the three individuals. It is believed that the assailants were on their way to Oran, Algeria, to perpetrate suicide attacks against unknown targets. Oran was the location of a recently concluded meeting of OPEC members.
01/09/2008: Five soldiers were killed and two wounded in a planted-roadside bomb explosion south of the Algerian city of Tizi Ouzou. The military patrol had been involved in the hunt for Islamist groups in the wooded region. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
6/17/2008: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) killed three individuals belonging to the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD) on a hunt in the mountains of Jebel Boukhil. The assailants stole one Kalashnikov and two shotguns belonging to the victims as well.
6/15/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, targeting a convoy from the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD) travelling through Gamra, Algeria. Three militiamen were killed and two others were wounded. The GLD vehicle was damaged as well.
6/6/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a convoy of Algerian soldiers returning to their barracks in Cap Djinet, Algeria. Six soldiers were killed and four others were wounded. The military vehicle was damaged by the blast as well.
7/7/2008: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) armed with homemade grenades and missile launchers attacked a detachment of Algerian soldiers and municipal guardsmen in Ait Saada, Algeria. Two municipal guardsmen were killed and two others were wounded. Three soldiers also sustained injuries.
7/10/2008: A bomb exploded in Bouberak Sahel, Boumerdes province, Algeria. The device detonated as a military convoy passed by; at least one soldier was wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
06/05/2008: On Thursday, an explosive device that had been left on a patio table outside of the Tamaris café detonated in Lido, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria. The device was detonated shortly before Hamza Hala, a suicide bomber, detonated near the entrance to military barracks near the café. No group claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, at an unspecified time, in an area in Dellys, Boumerdes, Algeria, an improvised explosive device was found against an unspecified target. The device was rendered safe. There were no reported casualties. There were no claims of repsonsibility.
5/30/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb which targeted a municipal guard patrol on a search operation in Guabel Boudjlal, Algeria. One municipal guardsman (identified by the initials G. N.) was injured. It is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
10/29/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed a former member the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD) near his home in Zemmouri, Algeria.
5/3/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted three bombs - constructed to be remotely detonated by a cell phone - on a road near Aghrib, Algeria. The explosive devices were discovered and defused by Algerian security forces. The intended target of the assailants is unknown.
2/16/2008: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) remotely detonated two bombs near a permanent checkpoint on National Road 12 near Tadmait, Algeria. The first bomb caused no casualties but damaged vehicles passing by. The second bomb detonated when reinforcements from the Algerian military arrived on the scene. Three soldiers were killed and two others were wounded. An Algerian civilian was wounded as well.
9/1/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb that struck a vehicle carrying a field officer in the Algerian military (identified by the initials W. A.) and a businessman driving through Tlijene, Algeria. Both individuals were killed in the blast and their car was damaged. The officer and businessman were on their way to inspecting a road construction site at the time; however, the reasons behind why the victims were targeted are unknown.
4/9/2008: Ten perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attacked Chinese workers in Souk El Had, Algeria. One member of the Algerian municipal guard was killed defending the workers. Additionally, one of the assailants was wounded in the incident.
09/28/2008:  In the evening, in Dellys, Boumerdes, Algeria, two suicide bombers drove a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) toward a security checkpoint and tried to escape, but the VBIED was remotely detonated, killing three soldiers, wounding four soldiers and two police officers, and damaging the checkpoint.  Al-Qaida Organization in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility.
10/3/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a newly completed municipal guard headquarters near Timizart, Algeria. There were no casualties, but the ground floor of the building sustained heavy damage.
9/24/2008:  On Wednesday at 2315, about 40 armed assailants fired upon a police barracks, killing one police officer, wounding two others, and damaging the police building in Boumedfaa, Ain Defla, Algeria.  No group claimed responsibility.
8/14/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb near an army barracks in La Coopawi, Algeria. One soldier was killed one other was wounded.
8/27/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb that struck a truck driving on National Road 12 in Si Mustapha, Algeria. The truck driver, an Algerian citizen, was wounded in the attack and his vehicle was damaged. Another bomb at the scene was located and disarmed. It is suspected that the intended target of the assailants was either a nearby National Gendarmerie brigade or Algerian soldiers who were on a search operation in the region.
08/27/2008: On Wednesday, at an unspecified time, in Naciria, Boumerdes, Nigeria, an improvised explosive device functioned as the militant was planting it against an unspecified target. The extremist died. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/26/2008; On Tuesday morning, in Si Mustapha, Boumerdes, Algeria, an improvised explosive device exploded as a truck drove past, wounding the driver and damaging the truck. No group claimed responsibility.
2/20/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a military convoy travelling near Guabel Boudjlal, Algeria. One officer was wounded and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
9/27/2008: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), armed and dressed as Algerian soldiers, set up a fake roadblock near Ait Ouarzedine, Algeria. The assailants intercepted a van and killed two individuals who were identified as being members of the Algerian communal guard.
5/3/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting a National Gendarmerie convoy travelling though Beni Arous, Algeria. There were no casualties but the gendarmes' vehicle was damaged. The assailants detonated a second bomb nearby that targeted Algerian soldiers responding to the first blast. Two soldiers were killed and two others were wounded.
11/08/2008: On Saturday, a civilian truck driver, delivering bread to National People's Army units, was killed by suspected Al-Qaida in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb.  According to witnesses, the victim's truck was stopped by three armed men, at the Le Stop section of Wilaya Road 107, on the southern edge of Laaziv.  The attackers pulled the driver out of his truck and cut his throat, leaving him to die in the roadway.  There was no known motive for the attack.
9/7/2008: Two perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed a member of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD) at his place of business in Stah Kentis, Algeria.
7/17/2008: Members of an Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) faction led by emir El Kazouit bombed a gas pipeline near Aomar, Algeria. There were no casualties, but a portion of the Hassi R'mel to Dellys pipeline was damaged.
08/09/2008: On Saturday, at about 2100, in Zemmouri el Bahri, Boumerdes, Algeria, a suicide bombing killed eight people and wounded 19 in the coastal town. The supposed target were the coastguard barracks, and an adjacent post of the paramilitary. The attack was claimed by Al-Qaeda's Algerian group.
8/23/2008: An improvised explosive device detonated in Tlidjen, Tebessa province, Algeria. The device exploded as two civilians drove over it with a tractor; both civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2008: On Thursday night at around 1915, a soldier was taken hostage by Al Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) at a fake checkpoint near Draa al Mizane, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. The body of the soilder was found the next morning.
9/20/2008: Three perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed O. Mohammed, a member of the communal guard, as he was returning to his home in Tariq Ibn-Ziyad, Algeria.
08/19/2008: On Tuesday morning, a suicide bomber drove a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device into a line outside National Gendarmerie college in Issers, Boumerdes Province. The queue consisted mainly of new recruits and graduates waiting to apply. Forty three people were killed and forty five were injured in the attack. The attack was suspected to be carried out by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
7/12/2008: Around twenty perpetrators, believed to affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, stormed the house of a farmer in Beni Djemaa, Algeria. The assailants stole money and possessions belonging to the farmer and his family. When the farmer (identified as M. A.) returned home he was dragged to the street and beheaded.
10/15/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting members of the municipal guard on a reconnaissance patrol in Talour, Algeria. Three municipal guardsmen were killed and two others were injured. Following the blast, there was a brief firefight between the assailants and the municipal guardsmen.
9/22/2008: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) planted a bomb, constructed to be detonated remotely, in Emir Abdelkader, Algeria. The explosive device was located by Algerian civilians and defused by security forces. It is believed that the bomb was intended to target gendarmes on a search operation in the region.
06/08/2008: On Sunday afternoon, at about 1700, in Beni Amrane, Boumerdes, Algeria, assailants remotely detonated two improvised explosive devices in quick succession as a vehicle passed, killing one French civilian and his driver and damaging the vehicle.  Al-Qaida Organization in Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility.
10/8/2008: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) kidnapped and killed an Algerian civilian in El Hassi, Algeria. The assailants booby-trapped the victims body with two bombs. Two days later, an Algerian army major was killed by the detonation of the bombs as he attempted to recover the corpse of the kidnapped civilian.
9/30/2008: Around twenty members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) ambushed a communal guard patrol near Theniet El Had, Algeria. All six members of the communal guard were shot and killed. After the shooting, the victims' weapons were stolen and their vehicle was set on fire.
05/17/2008: On Saturday afternoon at about 1500, in Cap Djinet, Boumerdes, Algeria, assailants remotely detonated a landmine improvised explosive device as a van drove near, killing one civilian and damaging the van. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
2/15/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb at the municipal stadium of Lakhdaria, Algeria, during a soccer match. Two policemen and an Algerian civilian were wounded by the blast. The stadium was also damaged. It is unclear if the assailants intended to specifically target Algerian security forces or Algerian civilians.
6/27/2008: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) detonated a homemade bomb targeting a patrol of Algerian soldiers travelling in Tigirine, Algeria. Two soldiers were killed and five others were wounded. Their vehicle was damage as well.
8/13/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting the Ouled Ali barracks near Chabet El Ameur, Algeria. One Algerian soldier was killed and another was wounded. It is unknown if the explosion caused any property damage.
6/26/2008: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) detonated a homemade bomb targeting a patrol of Algerian soldiers travelling in Tigirine, Algeria. Four soldiers were wounded and their vehicle was damaged.
8/9/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting a National Gendarmerie patrol travelling on National Road 24 in Tigzirt, Algeria. Following the blast, the assailants fired at the gendarmes with automatic weapons. In total, three gendarmes were wounded in the attack.
8/14/2008: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) detonated a bomb at a military observation post in Djidoune, Algeria. One soldier (identified as H. F.) was wounded by the blast.
4/5/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Djebel Sbaa, Algeria. One soldier was killed and one other was wounded.
2/6/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attacked Algerian policeman guarding a barracks in Boukhalifa, Algeria. One Algerian policeman was killed and another wounded in the drive-by shooting.
04/16/2008: On Wednesday, in an unknown location in Sahara, Algeria, a mediator between the Al Qaeda and Austrian authorities was killed while negotiations were going on to free two kidnapped vacationers. No group claimed responsibility but it is believed Mali rebels were involved.
8/17/2008: A military convoy was ambushed by Islamic gunmen in the mountainous region of Skikda province, Algeria. Two bombs exploded in the vicinity of the convoy, one as it passed by and the second shortly after the first. A firefight erupted between soldiers and militants; eleven soldiers, one civilian, and four assailants were killed in the incident and another dozen soldiers were wounded. One of victims was Lieutenant-Colonel Rahmouni Mohammed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/05/2008: On Thursday, a suicide bomber, Hamza Hala, blew himself up near the entrance to military barracks, injuring six people, in Lido, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria. The blast occurred shortly after a bomb exploded near a café in the same town. Al Qaeda in the Lands of Islamic Maghreb is suspected of being behind the bombings.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, at an unspecified time, somewhere in the Boumerdes province of Algeria, an improvised explosive device was found at a pumping station in an unspecified location. The device was rendered safe. There were no reported casualties. There were no claims of responsibility.
11/19/2008: A 42-year-old male entered the crowded Palace of Justice in Constantine, Algeria, with an explosive belt tied to his waist. After causing great panic, Algerian security forces were able to convince the would-be bomber to surrender. Subsequently it was discovered that the explosives the assailant carried were fake.
8/20/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, slit the throats of two Algerian civilians in Beni Bechir, Algeria.
8/21/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting a Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) in Guerbas, Algeria. The explosive device missed its target and did not cause any damages or casualties.
7/27/2008: An improvised explosive device detonated near Imagheninen, Boumerdes province, Algeria. The device exploded as a military convoy passed by; one soldier was killed and two were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
06/09/2008: On Monday, a bomb exploded at a bus station in Bouira, Bouira, Algeria. Twenty people were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the blast.
1/13/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attacked five Algerian youths picking chestnuts in a forest near Médéa, Algeria. Three civilians were killed and two others were wounded.
01/02/2008: In an apparent attempt of a suicide bombing, a car bomb exploded near the Naciria police station in a town east of Algiers, killing at least four officers and injuring 20 other people. The explosion caused severe damage to the police station while also damaging some nearby buildings as well. It was reported that Al Qaeda's North Africa branch claimed responsibility for the attack. The claim, however, was not confirmed with Algerian officials.
8/27/2008: Rebels ambushed a military convoy in a mountainous area in Batna province, Algeria. The assailants opened fire on the convoy, killing five soldiers, two municipal guards, and injuring 14 soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect the involvement of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM).
06/08/2008: On Sunday, at 1620, a bomb exploded in the town of Lakhdaria, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. Ten people, most members of a civil protection force, were killed when they ran to help after a bomb exploded and a second bomb was detonated. The attack was claimed by Al Qaeda in the Lands of Islamic Maghreb militants.
01/28/2008: An unknown suicide car bomber blew himself up near a police station in Thenia, Algeria killing four people and injuring twenty others. The blast also caused large amounts of damage to other buildings but only a slight amount of damage to the police station. The bomber may have been affiliated with Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb.
5/16/2008: Eight members of the El Arkam faction of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) intercepted a vehicle belonging to an Algerian civilian traveling through Thenia, Algeria. The assailants attempted to take the civilian hostage, but he was able to flee. The civilian's van was subsequently ignited on fire.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, at an unspecified time, an IED was found by the side of a road in an unspecified location in Boumerdes province, Algeria. The device was rendered safe by soldiers. There were no reported casualties. There were no claims of responsibility.
11/22/2008: On Saturday, a homemade bomb was defused by members of the National People's Army along the National Road 15 in Tizi Ouzou leading to Larbaa Nath Irathen, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. There were no causalties reported and no claim of responsibility.
2/11/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, fired a homemade shell at the vehicle of the mayor of Erraguene as he was driving near the Babors mountains in Algeria. The shell missed its target and did not cause any casualties. It is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
7/11/2008: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) remotely detonated a bomb targeting a military billet in Ain El Hamra, Algeria. Four Algerian soldiers were wounded by shrapnel and it is unknown if the explosion caused any property damage. Additionally, two other homemade bombs were discovered nearby and defused.
7/15/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb that hit an ambulance travelling on National Road 5 on the eastern edge of Tidjelabine, Algeria. Following the blast, the assailants riddled the vehicle with bullets. Three people inside the ambulance were wounded and the vehicle was damaged. There were some reports that the Islamic extremists actually intended to target a police patrol that passed by right before the ambulance.
5/31/2008: Five members of El Houra katibat, a faction of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), ambushed a military convoy in Sidi Mansour, Algeria. The assailants detonated a bomb before immediately fired into the convoy. One soldier was killed and one other was wounded.
07/17/2008: On Thursday night at 03:00, the gas pipeline linking Hassi R'mel to Dellys in Aomar located northwest of Bouira town, Bouira province, Algeria, was sabotaged when a homemade explosive device exploded, damaging the pipeline. Authorities believed the pipeline was attacked because of its economic importance to the region. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
3/16/2008: Four suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) entered a mosque in Megueren, Algeria, and shot and killed two moderate Salafists. The victims were identified as Ahmed Haroune and Abdeldjabar Haroune.
2/3/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting members of the National Gendarmerie on a search operation in Mzira, Algeria. Three gendarmes were wounded by the blast.
8/20/2008:  In a series of multiple attacks, a vehicle based improvised explosive device functioned outside of a military barracks in Bouira, Algeria. Two soldiers were killed and around ten others were wounded in the blast. The barracks sustained heavy structural damages as well. Al Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghrib (AQLIM) claimed the attack.
03/16/2008: Two young girls were killed in an attack on a bridge often used by anti-terrorism police in Lakhdaria, Algeria.
05/12/2008: On Monday, three Algerian soldiers were shot and killed by suspected Salafist Group For Call And Combat (GSPC) / Al Qaeda in the Lands of Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) militants during an ambush 75 miles east of Algiers in Bouira province, Algeria. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/11/2008: On Sunday, six Algerian soldiers were killed when their convoy was attacked by suspected Salafist Group For Call And Combat (GSPC) / Al Qaeda in the Lands of Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) militants in Medea province, southwest of Algiers, Algeria.  Once the Algerians began to return fire, the insurgents broke off the attack and retreated to a nearby forest with captured weapons and uniforms from the fallen soldiers. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
11/05/2008: On Wednesday, the mayor of the town of Timezrit, Boumerdes, Algeria was killed by unknown assailants. The victim, Fateh Bouchibane, was abducted from his vehicle, which was later found burned near an intersection in Tifra. The motive of the attack is unknown and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, though authorities suspect Al Qaeda in the Land of the Maghreb (AQLIM) to have been involved.
6/24/2008: Members of Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) abducted three members of Self-Defence Group (GLD) in the Jebel Boukhili mountain area, M'Sila province, Algeria. The three captives were found dead on June 30, 2008, in Ain Fares, M'Sila province. The assailants killed the captives, took their weapons, then called the victims' families and told them where the bodies could be found. At the time of the kidnapping, the GLD members were on a reconnaissance mission.
07/17/2008: On Thursday, Mouloud B., a former member of the Legitimate Defense Groups (GLD), was gunned down in his vineyard in Zemmouri east of Boumerdes town, Boumerdes province, Algeria, by unknown rebels. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
07/28/2008: On Monday morning at approximately 1100, an improvised explosive device exploded as a truck passed in Aomar, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, injuring the truck driver and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
10/13/2008: On Monday afternoon at 1615, suspected al Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) militants abducted an un-named civil servant at a fake roadblock near the village of Ath Sidi Amara, Timzerit district, Bourmerdes province, Algeria.  According to witnesses, the AQLIM insurgents were armed with Kalashnikov rifles and disguised in National People's Army uniforms. Four days later on 10/17/2008 on Friday, AQIM militants beheaded the government employee. No ransom demand or claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
12/27/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting an army patrol in Tariq Ibn-Ziyad, Algeria, on its way to begin a search operation in the area. Eight Algerian soldiers were wounded and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
4/8/2008: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) remotely detonated a bomb targeting Algerian soldiers returning to their barracks near Lakhdaria, Algeria. One soldier was killed and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
06/22/2009: On Monday, in the morning, in Chechar, Khenchela, Algeria, assailants attacked a gendarme patrol, slitting the throats and killing five police officers, kidnapping two others and stealing weapons and police uniforms. It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. The status of the hostages is unknown. Al-Qaida Organization in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility.
7/9/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a military convoy near Issoumathène village, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. One soldier was killed in the explosion and another two were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/20/2009: Security forces shot dead Omar Toudji, a member of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), in Dellys, Boumerdes province, Algeria. Omar Toudji, also known as Abou Abderrahmane, was shot as he was preparing to detonate a suicide belt targeting the coast guard.
6/29/2009: An improvised explosive device exploded in the vicinity of a civilian car traveling near Batna city, Batna province, Algeria. On person was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the motive is unknown.
8/5/2009: A group of unidentified gunmen attacked the headquarters of the communal guard located in Beni Aissi, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The assailants opened fire on the headquarters; the exchange of gunfire lasted approximately 20 minutes. One guard was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/26/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in Iragane, Jijel province, Algeria. The bomb exploded as a military patrol passed by; one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/15/2009: Islamic rebels stopped a passenger bus at false checkpoint in Bordj Menail, Boumerdès province, Algeria. Three of the passengers were soldiers dressed in civilian clothing; when the soldiers identified themselves, the assailants shot them. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/16/2009: A roadside improvised explosive device detonated in Ammal, Boumerdes province, Algeria. The device exploded as two civilian vehicles were passing by; one civilian was killed and another two were injured. Witnesses report that a convoy of the Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) had just passed by at the time the bomb exploded and was the likely target. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/11/2009: An improvised explosive device was discovered and control-detonated near Kadiria, Bouira province, Algeria. The device had been rigged to detonate remotely. No group claimed responsibility for the device and the specific target is unknown.
5/14/2009:  A bomb was discovered and defused on the outskirts of Djenane Ezzitouna, Constantine province, Algeria. The specific target and motive is unknown.
3/8/2009: Militants killed a police officer near Boghni, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The assailants burned the officer's body and car. No group claimed responsibility and specific motive is unknown.
4/8/2009: Suspected insurgents ambushed a vehicle carrying security personnel in Al Aouana, Jijel province, Algeria. The assailants opened fire on the vehicle the secruity guards were traveling in; three guards were shot and killed. The victims were employed by a Portuguese-Brazilian consortium that was constructing marina facilities in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/20/2009: Islamic militants ambushed a convoy of gendarmes in the mountainous region south of Medea city, Medea province, Algeria. The assailants detonated an explosive device in the vicinity of the convoy, then opened fire. Five officers were killed and one was injured in the attack; the attackers also took weapons and uniforms from the victims. Specific motive is unknown; however, sources indicate that the attack was designed to ease pressure on militants in the area, given that security forces have been increasing attempts to suppress militant activities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2009: Two shepherds were injured when a roadside bomb detonated in Bouberak Sahel, Boumerdes, Algeria. Both were severely injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/30/2009: On Friday evening at about 2030, in Iflissen, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, 20 armed assailants attacked a hotel, kidnapping the hotel owner and the hotel bus driver and stealing the bus. The next day the bus driver was found, and two days after that the hotel owner was released. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Al-Ansar battalion of Al-Qaida Organization in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was responsible.
3/29/2009: Unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device on the roadway In Tamazirt, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The explosion targeted a passing convoy of gendarmes that were providing security for the Chinese company CITIC-CRCC, who were in the process of building a road east of Bouira. Three gendarmes were injured in the explosion.
8/24/2009: An explosive device, hidden underneath a corpse, detonated in Ain Tanout, Ain Defla province, Algeria. The device exploded as members of the gendarmerie approached the the body; one gendarme was killed and the brigade chief was badly injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2009: On Saturday evening at 1730, in Azerou Kellat, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, an improvised explosive device exploded, killing one civilian and wounding three others.  No group claimed responsibility.
8/3/2009: Suspected Islamists opened fire on a private vehicle near Tadmait village, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. Four civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
05/14/2009: On Thursday afternoon at about 1330 in the area called N'Chama, near El Ancer, Jijel, Algeria, assailants detonated two of four improvised explosive devices as a freight train passed, causing light damage to one of the cars and to the track but no injuries. The third was remotely detonated as security agencies were coming to the scene, injuring two soilders and one municipal guard. The fourth was safely defused. Al-Qaeda Organization in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility.
10/27/2009: On Tuesday morning at about 0900, between Tadmait, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria and Naciria, Boumerdes, Algeria, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device on a railroad track linking the provinces of Tizi Ouzou and Algiers together, damaging the track but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
3/2/2009: Two bombs exploded near the communal guard barracks in Djebla village, Béjaïa province, Algeria. One male soldier and one female civilian were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
4/9/2009: A roadside bomb exploded in the vicinity of Timezrit, Boumerdès province, Algeria. The device detonated as a convoy of police officers who were responsible for polling station security passed by. One police officer was killed and another three were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/17/2009: An improvised explosive device was discovered by a local resident in El Hodh Esseghir, Tebessa province, Algeria. The device had been buried beside a trail in the town; security forces were able to safely extract it and control-detonate it. Specific target and motive is unknown.
6/30/2009: Two improvised explosive devices detonated in succession near Chechar, Khenchela province, Algeria. Soldiers were in the region conducting a search operation at the time; one was killed and three were injured in the first blast. Another soldier was injured in the second blast. No group claimed responsibility for the explosions.
4/8/2009: A bomb exploded along the border between the towns of Lakhdaria and Guerroumi, Bouira province, Algeria. One police officer, who was with a group patrolling the border area, was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
6/28/2009:  An improvised exploside device was discovered at a bridge that was under construction in Issiouène, Bouira province, Algeria. The military safely defused the device without incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown; however, the bridge was part of a roadbuilding project (East-West highway) that was contracted out to CITIC-CRCC.
05/02/2009: On Saturday evening at about 1830, Islamic militants ambushed a Judiciary Police patrol in the town of Zemouri, Boumerdes, Algeria, killing two officers. According to reports, a local police chief was one of the two victims killed, while another officer was wounded. No group has claimed responsibility, however authorities believe that Al Qaeda in the Lands of Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) is behind this attack.
8/6/2009: An explosive device was discovered by workers at a construction site in Lakhdaria, Bouira province, Algeria. Security forces safely defused the device. The construction site was operated by CITIC-CRCC, a Chinese company that was responsible for building a portion of the east-west highway. No group claimed responsibility and the specific motive was unknown; however, this was the second bomb to placed at a CITIC-CRCC site in less than a month.
3/20/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of El Ancer, Jijel province, Algeria. Three soldiers and one militia member were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/27/2009: A roadside bomb detonated in Bordj Emir Abdelkader, Tissemsilt province, Algeria. The device detonated in the vicinity of a vehicle, killing two soldiers and one civilian. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/9/2009:  An improvised explosive device detonated at Ras Skoura, Tebessa province, Alegria. A police-escorted convoy was passing by at the time of the explosion; one officer was killed and two civilians were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/16/2009: Armed militants detonated two roadside bombs as a military convoy passed by in Tadmait, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The assailants opened fire on the convoy following the explosion. Four soldiers were killed in the explosion and at least one was injured.
04/09/2009: On Thursday in Naceria, Boumerdes, Algeria, two police officers who were watching over a poll station were injured in a bomb blast. The poll was for the presidential election. No group claimed responsibility.
10/27/2009: On Tuesday afternoon at 1600, in Azazga, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, between the villages of Ait Bouada and Cheurfa, wounding a civilian. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
3/24/2009: Approximately 30 militants from Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) attacked a police station in Ouacifs, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The assailants fired on the police station for half of an hour, killing at least one officer and injuring at least another three. Officials reported that one of the injured officers died later from his wounds. The attackers withdrew following the incident. Specific motive is unknown; however, the attack coincided with arrival of President Bouteflika to the region.
8/15/2009: A buried explosive device detonated at an observation police post located at the entrance to the beach in the city of Tigzirt, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. One police officer was killed in the explosion and another two officers were badly wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2009: A bomb was discovered in the business district of Setif city, Setif province, Algeria. Security forces successfully defused the explosive device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/23/2009: Two improvised explosive devices detonated in Ain Sebt, Setif province, Algeria. The devices exploded while the governor was in the area to inspect development projects. At least three people were injured, including a photographer, a police officer and a guard. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/21/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in Beni Amrane, Boumerdès province, Algeria. The device had been triggered remotely and exploded as a soldier drove by. The soldier was killed in the explosion and two university students that were in the area were injured. Surrounding businesses and private residences were also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and specific motive is unknown.
7/26/2009:  Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) ambushed security officers in the Mascara region of Algeria. Two security officers were killed in the attack.
08/18/2009: On Tuesday morning, a suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into an Algerian police academy in Les Issers, Boumerdès, Algeria. The bomb killed 43 people and injured 38 others. Actual damage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility but al Qaeda is suspected for this attack.
4/7/2009: A bomb exploded in El Biar, Algiers province, Algeria, wounding one soldier who was part of a search operation. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
6/2/2009: Approximately 30 suspected Al-Qa ida militants ambushed a convoy tranporting high school entrance examinations in Timezrit, Boumerdès province, Algeria. The assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in the vicinity of the convoy, then opened fire on the two police cars that were escorting the school officials and the exams. Two teachers and eight police officers were killed in the attack; at least two other people were injured.
5/9/2009: Security forces dismantled a roadside bomb located in the vicinity of the village of Ihassamen, Boumerdes province, Algeria. The device consisted of a gas canister holding an explosive substance and detonator. The intended target is believed to be the nearby family home of a communal guard. Specific motive is unknown.
10/28/2009: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the detachment commander of the communal guard in Ath Aissi, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The commander was getting into his car when the assailants shot him with automatic weapons; he was badly wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
3/26/2009: Assailants linked to Al-Qa ida ambushed a lieutenant colonel and his troops as they were tracking militants in the vicinity of Azeffoun, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The lieutenant colonel was killed in the attack. The incident occurred the day before the President arrived in the region.
10/18/2009: A remotely-operated improvised explosive device detonated near a café in Benchoud, Boumerdes province, Algeria. The device exploded as a police vehicle was passing by; three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/20/2009: A roadside bomb exploded in Idjlouahen, Boumerdes province, Algeria. The device detonated as a military brigade was passing by; one soldier was kiled in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2009: On Saturday at 0800, in Tadmait, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) he was wearing near the Municipal Guard barracks, killing one municipal guard and one civilian, wounding one municipal guard and between five and eight civilians, and damaging the barracks. No group claimed responsibility.
7/30/2009: A powerful bomb detonated near to the downtown area of Lakhdaria, Bouira province, Algeria. No injuries or damaged resulted from the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
01/16/2009: On Friday, in Miliana near Ain Defla, Algeria,  ten armed Islamists stopped a vehicle carrying an Algerian customs officer at a fake barricade and slit the officer's throat. There was no damage or motive reported. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is being blamed for the attack.
06/13/2009: On Saturday, in late afternoon, in Oued Sbaa, Ras el Ma, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, assailants attacked two men, firing upon, slitting the throat of and killing an off-duty municipal guard. The assailants briefly held the other civilian hostage but released the victim unharmed. No group claimed responsibility. It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
8/8/2009: An explosive device detonated near the town of Souanine, Boumerdes province, Algeria. The device was remotely triggered as a military convoy passed by; four soldiers were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/11/2009: An explosive device detonated in Hazama, Bouira province, Algeria. A mentally disabled young man accidently detonated the device by stepping on it; his legs required amputation following the explosion. When police and emergency services responded to the incident, a second device exploded, wounding a police officer and a firefighter. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/30/2009: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a communal guard in the vicinity of Legata, Boumerdes province, Algeria. The guard was on his way home when they shot and injured him. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
10/22/2009: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) ambushed a group  of police officers near Maatkas, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The officers were providing security for the Canadian company SNC-Lavalin at the time of the attack; seven officers were killed and another two were injured.
4/9/2009:  A bomb exploded in the vicinity of the town of Siouan, Skikda province, Algeria. A group of soldiers were conducting a sweep of the area at the time the device exploded; one soldier was hurt in the incident. No group claimed responsibility.
4/6/2009: Algerian military disarmed an improvised explosive device in Ouled Sidi Elmehdi, Lakhdaria province, Algeria. The device had been placed in the vicinity of the railway line and officials believe it was targetting a passenger train traveling to Algiers. No group claimed responsibility for the device.
4/28/2009:  Two improvised explosive devices detonated at a municipal guard surveillance post in Mizrana, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. Assailants opened fire on the post following the explosion. Two guards were immediately killed and four were injured in the attack; one of the injured guards died following the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and specific motive is unknown.
02/12/2009: On Thursday, near Tebessa, Tebessa, Algeria, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) near a minivan, killing three civilians, one child, and damaging the van. Assailants detonated a second IED, killing two police and one firefighter responding to the first explosion. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed al-Qaida Organization in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was responsible.
4/26/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in Naaimia hamlet, Ain Defla province, Algeria. The device detonated when a detachment of municipal guards were in the area; at least three guards were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/2/2009: An explosive device detonated near the village of Bouassem, Boumerdes province, Algeria. No one was injured in the explosion; however, it is believed that the head of the communal guard was the intended target. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
6/17/2009: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) ambushed a convoy of police near El Mehir, Bordj Bou Arreridj province, Algeria. The convoy was returning from escorting  Chinese construction workers to a road project when they were attacked. The assailants detonated two roadside bombs as the convoy passed by, then opened fire on it. At least 18 officers and one civilian was killed in the attack, while another eight were injured; the assailants also took the victims' weapons and uniforms.
2/22/2009: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) attacked the housing compound of security personnel at the Sonelgaz electricity dam near Ziama Mansouriah, Jijel province, Algeria. The assailants fired mortars and detonated bombs at the compound, killing at least nine security guards and injuring another three.
9/12/2009: Six unidentified gunmen set up a fake roadblock in Ouadhia, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. A vehicle containing two soldiers and a driver attempted to force a way through the roadblock; the assailants opened fire, killing the two soldiers. The driver was not hurt in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/10/2009: Two explosive devices detonated simultaneously in the vicinity of a military convoy traveling near Azazga, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. At least six soldiers were injured and a vehicle was badly damaged in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2009: Two people were injured when a roadside bomb was remotely triggered in Thenia, Boumerdes, Algeria. No claim for responsibility was reported.
5/5/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in the village of Ihassamen, Boumerdes province, Algeria. Three people were injured, including two government-sponsored militia members and one civilian. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/23/2009: An explosive device detonated near the town of Ramlia, Tebessa province, Algeria. A civilian was killed in the explosion; he was driving in the vicinity when the blast occurred. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2009: One bomb exploded and two improvised explosive devices were safely defused by security forces in Yakouren, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. No one was hurt in the explosion and specific target is unknown.
12/25/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated near the village of Taboudoucht, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The device exploded as a miltiary convoy was passing by; one soldier was killed and two civilians were injured. The convoy was on its way to join an anti-terrorist operation. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/16/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in Oued Essania, Tebessa province, Algeria. Two people, a father and his son, were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) is believed to be involved.
7/18/2009: Islamist gunmen shot and killed two soldiers near Tabarkoukt, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The soldiers were providing security for a water treatment plant at the time of the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
03/19/2009: On Thursday at 1300, in Negrine, Bou Moussa, Setif, Algeria, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded, killing one civilian and wounding two others. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed that al-Qaida Organization in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was responsible.
12/27/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated near the village of Taboudoucht, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. No one was injured in the explosion and specific target is unknown.
7/26/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in Laalaoucha, Jijel province, Algeria. The device, which was buried underground, exploded in the vicinity of a military convoy; one soldier was killed and the second was badly injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2009: An improvised explosive device was successfully defused by police in Sidi El Bachir, Oran province, Algeria. The device consisted of scrap metal and TNT in a gas canister and had been placed under a recently built busy bridge. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/15/2009: At least four unidentified gunmen attacked the headquarters of the Mobile Brigade of the Judicial Police in Draa Ben Khedda, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The assailants opened fire on the building, injuring two police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/8/2009: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of El Aouana, Jijel province, Algeria. The device was located a few hundred meters from a military encampment; four soldiers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/09: On Sunday morning, in Chatabia, Tbessa, Algeria, a vehicle triggered two improvised explosive devices (IED) planted by assailants the night before, killing one government official and three civilians, wounding one civilian, and damaging the vehicle as it was traveling to the site where ranchers were attacked. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed al-Qaida Organization in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was responsible.
7/29/2009: Rebels ambushed a military convoy transporting supplies between Damous and Beni Mlika in Tipaza province, Algeria. The assailants targeted the convoy with bombs, then opened fire on it. At least 14 soldiers were killed and another seven were injured in the attack. The rebels fled following the incident.
6/7/2009: An explosive device detonated in Negrin town, Tebessa province, Algeria. The device was buried underground; when a car passed within the vicinity of it, it exploded. One person, Bouzenada Said, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2009:  Five soldiers were injured when a homemade bomb detonated along a foot path they were patrolling in the Tahachat forest. The attack was near Ait Toudert in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. The soldiers were part of a patrol to flush out known terrorist groups operating in the region. The forest is a known hide out and transit point for many armed groups. No claim of responsibility was reported.
7/28/2009: An explosive device detonated in Tadmait village, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. A military convoy was targeted in the attack; one soldier was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
5/25/2009: Approximately 30 militants ambushed an army foot patrol in the vicinity of Mchounech town, Biskra province, Algeria. The assailants opened fire on the patrol, killing at least nine soldiers and wounding another seven soldiers. One of the attackers was also killed in the ambush. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2009: On Saturday evening, in Chatabia, Tbessa, Algeria, eight assailants attacked a cattle ranch and assaulted the occupants and livestock, killing one civilian by slitting his throat; beat one other; and killing 300 sheep. Bombs were also planted around the house. The assailants wanted to steal the herd and no group claimed responsibility, although it was believed al-Qaida Organization in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was responsible.
12/31/2009: An improvised explosive device was discovered in the village of El Hadj Tifrit Do Ath, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. It detonated as the military attempted to defuse it; four soldiers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2009: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) attacked a police officer near Mechrek village, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The officer was on his way home when the assailants intercepted and shot him. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
04/19/2009: On Sunday, in Sekies, Bir el Ater, Tebessa, Algeria, an improvised exploded device exploded near a gas pipeline, killing one civilian, injuring three others and the mayor of Bir el Ater. No group claimed responsibility.
9/10/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in Baghlia, Boumerdes province, Algeria. The buried device exploded as a police vehicle passed by; one civilian was killed and one police officer was badly injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/20/2009:  An improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of the town of Tiana, Jijel province, Algeria. Soldiers were in the region conducting a search for armed groups; one soldier was critically injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
1/31/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of Aomar, Bouïra province, Algeria. The device exploded as a group of security officers responsible for monitoring a pipeline in the area drove over it; no one was killed in the bombing. Sources indicate that the device was remotely detonated. No group claimed responsible for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
1/8/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in Stah Guenter, Tebessa, Algeria. There shepherds who were in the vicinity of the explosion were injured. No group claimed responsibility and specific motive is unknown.
03/24/2009: On Tuesday at 1600, in Touzaline near Beni Amrane, Boumerdes, Algeria, a buried improvised explosive device (IED) exploded, killing one civilian and damaging a vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
04/09/2009: On Thursday afternoon in Imaghninene, Boumerdes, Algeria, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device at a voting center, wounding one police officer. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed al-Qaida Organization in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was responsible.
9/20/2009: An explosive device detonated near Takhoukht, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The device exploded as a military convoy passed by; at least five soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however,Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) is believed to be responsible.
07/05/2009: On Sunday night at 0300, unidentified insurgents placed an improvised explosive device in a field that injured a local militiaman and a civilian in the Merkounda area of Taxlente in Batna province, Algeria. Al Qaeda Organization in Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility.
9/15/2009: An improvised explosive device was remotely detonated in Ouled Bechali, Bouira province, Algeria. The bomb exploded as a military vehicle was passing by; at least ten soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated near the village of Ferkioua, Bouïra province, Algeria. The bomb exploded in the vicinity of a group of soldiers involved in a combing operation; two soldiers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/2/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a military convoy travelling near Adrar village in Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. Five soldiers were injured in the explosion, including two captains. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
4/20/2010: On Tassalast beach (near Tigzirt in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria), a bomb detonated just inside a check point, damaging the walls of the police outpost. No one was killed or injured.
10/29/2010: Three soldiers were injured when one stepped on a bomb buried next to a road in the mountains near Ahnif in Bouira, Algeria.
5/8/2010: A bomb detonated in the vicinity of Hamza town, Jijel province, Algeria. Five people were injured in the explosion, including two soldiers, one officer, and two civilian militia members. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/21/2010: An improvised explosive device detonated in El Eulma, Setif province, Algeria. The device was hidden in a box and placed on the hood of a vehicle in the commercial area of the city; when a passer-by tried to move it, the device exploded. The passer-by was badly wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2010: Two gendarmes were injured when an explosive, hidden in a plastic bag, detonated in Cape Djenet, Boumerdes, Algeria. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/23/2010: Soldiers from the National People’s Army (ANP) were ambushed when returning from patrol in Ait Aissi, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. First, a roadside bomb exploded, then gunmen opened fire.
4/10/2010: After being alerted by citizens, authorities disabled a bomb near Souk El Thenine in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. The public was nervous because there were rumors that there were more explosives in the area.
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.
11/12/2010: A van carrying security officers for the Canadian company SNC Lavalin was targeted in an attack in Boghni in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. One person was killed and four others were injured.
10/28/2010: A group of armed men, reported to be part of an Islamist group, ambushed an army convoy in the forest near Zekri in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. Two soldiers were killed and three or four more were wounded. The armed med used both firearms and remotely triggered explosives.
11/28/2010: A government convoy with representatives from the Ministry of the Interior and the local government was attacked by a bomb near Thenia in Boumerdes, Algeria. The delegation was on its way to Issers and Naciria. No one in the delegation was hurt, but 3 civilians nearby were injured.
4/27/2010: A roadside imprvised explosive device detonated in Ghefrane, Tebessa province, Algeria. The device exploded in the vicinity of private security guards for the Enrico Mattei pipeline; four of the guards were seriously injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2010: Two soldiers were killed when their convoy was ambushed in the forest near the town of Tagma in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.
1/30/2010: An improvised explosive device detonated in Yakouren, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. Two civilians were badly injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
5/4/2010: An improvised explosive device detonated when an elderly woman stepped on it in the vicinity of Yakouren village, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The woman was badly injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/1/2010: A bomb detonated in Oued Djemaa, Ain Defla province, Algeria. The device exploded as a military vehicle passed by; at least three soldiers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/1/2010: Four soldiers were killed when a bomb, buried on/near the roadway, exploded. No claim of responsibility was reported.
5/8/2010:  Militants ambushed a vehicle carrying two civilian militia members and one child in Iflissen, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. One militia member and his young son were killed in the attack; the second militia member was reported missing following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/27/2010: Three soldiers (part on an ANP patrol) were wounded when a homemade bomb exploded in Mizrana, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.
5/13/2010: Two improvised explosive devices detonated near the Gendarmerie Nationale brigade in Baghlia, Boumerdes province, Algeria. One device detonated before the other, injuring a police officer. A few minutes later, a convoy of the National People's Army (ANP) arrived and the second device detonated. A civilian was killed in the explosion, and at least another 15 others were injured. Not long after the incident, one of the injured victims died from his injuries. In addition, a private residence in the area was badly damaged in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2010:  A sergeant in the National People’s Army was injured when a booby-trapped car exploded in the southeast of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria. No claim of responsibility was reported.
7/25/2010: A person drove a vehicle packed with explosives into the Gendarmerie brigade, next door to the headquarters of the People's Municipal Assembly (APC) in Beni Aissi in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. A guard at city hall was killed and 8 policemen were injured. Buildings all around the area sustained damage.
8/23/2010:  Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) executed a customs officer in the Sahara in Algeria. The officer had been taken hostage in June; AQLIM stated that they killed him now due to the fact that the army was preparing to attack the group. The information was released in a statement; the officer's body was not located.
06/24/2010: On Thursday night around 2230, in the Ain Ghreb area of Stan Guentis, Tebessa, Algeria, suspected Islamist rebels attacked a wedding party with firearms, killing five people, including two children, two other civilians, and the groom, who was an off-duty soldier. One civilian was also wounded. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/5/2010: An improvised explosive device detonated in the community of Frahna, Tebessa province, Algeria. The device exploded as a military patrol passed by; two soldiers were killed and three were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
6/21/2010: A remotely-activated bomb exploded outside of the town of Lakhdaria, Bouira province, Algeria. The device detonated as a convoy of Algerian Legitimate Defence Group (GLD) passed by; no one was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/3/2010:  The headquarters of the communal guard in Yakouren, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria; was attacked by individuals using homemade rockets. No claim of responsibility was reported.
6/10/2010: A suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden vehicle into gendarme barracks near Lakhdaria, Bouira province, Algeria. In addition to the bomber, at least four other people were killed in the explosion, and another estimated 20 people were injured. One of the fatalities was a Chinese worker who was in the vicinity of the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/18/2010: National People’s Army (ANP) officials defused a roadside bomb hidden in a plastic bag on a road to a cleaning supply factory outside of the city of Lakdaria in Bouira, Algeria. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
8/19/2010: An improvised explosive device buried beside the road detonated in Keniza, Boumerdès province, Algeria. The device exploded as a military convoy was passing by; following the explosion, Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) opened fire on the convoy. Three soldiers were killed and at least another two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/28/2010: Two shepherds were injured in Mizab, Tebessa, Algeria when a homemade bomb exploded. They were out letting their cattle graze with the buried device detonated. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/14/2010-11/20/2010: Two contractors were stopped at a fake check point by armed men dressed in security uniforms outside of Bouhelali in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. One man was taken hostage; the other was shot while he was trying to escape and later died of his injuries. The hostage was released after the local community began to demonstrate against the kidnapping.
11/16/2010: Three members of the National Gendarmerie were injured when a remotely triggered, roadside bomb, exploded in Tizi Lvir, Bouira, Algeria. No claim of responsibility was reported.
7/17/2010: A shepherd discovered two homemade bombs on RN12 on the road between Azazga and Yakouren in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. The military was notified and the bombs were defused. The bombs were made from two gas cylinders and appeared to be connected to a remote trigger. No claim reported.
3/18/2010:  A 16-year-old shepherd was injured when an improvised explosive device detonated near Collo, Skikda, Algeria. The victim had been tending his livestock with his brother when the device exploded, injuring both of his feet. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/29/2010: A National Gendarmerie patrol was ambushed outside of Ouled Ziane in Boumerdes, Algeria. The chief was injured. An unknown number of attackers detonated a homemade bomb as the patrol drove past, and then opened fire. During the insuring fire fight 2 of the attackers were killed.
10/8/2010: In the town of Zehif in Tebessa, Algeria; a soldier was wounded when a buried bomb exploded under his truck. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/13/2010: A soldier was instantly killed while on patrol when a roadside bomb exploded. The attack occurred near Boulballout in Skikda, Algeria. No claim of responsibility was reported.
5/19/2010: Suspected Al-Qa ida insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device in Si Mustapha, Boumerdès province, Algeria. The explosion occurred as a military convoy was driving past; two soldiers were killed in the incident. 18 people were injured, including three civilians that were traveling separately from the military convoy.
8/2010: One soldier was killed and four were injured when their convoy was ambushed by members of the Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM). The attack occurred near Beni Ksila in Benjaia, Algeria. One of the attackers was also killed in the ensuing firefight.
10/25/2010: An explosive device, buried near the western entrance of the town of Si Mustapha in Boumerdes, Algeria; detonated. One soldier was killed and four more were wounded. The attack was attributed to El Arkam and some sources claim that the militants opened fire on the soldiers after the explosion.
12/25/2010: Algeria: An IED, buried near a fence, exploded at the construction site of the new communal guard headquarters in Agouni Or Charki, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. Damage was done to the building.
9/6/2010: A bomb placed on the road exploded near Bin El Ouidene, Skikda province, Algeria. The device was remote-detonated as a group of municipal guards passed by; gunmen opened fire on the convoy following the explosion. Three guards were killed and two were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/11/2010: An bomb exploded in the vicinity of Adekar, Béjaïa province, Algeria. Soldiers were in the area at the time of the explosion as part of a search operation; two of the soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the search was targeting members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) who were operating in the area.
6/6/2010: A bomb exploded in Darguina town, Béjaïa province, Algeria. One civilian and one communal guard were killed in the explosion; a third person was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/14/2010: Four solders for the National People's Army died and thirteen others were wounded when three buried bombs detonated on the road between Tadmaid and Larbaa in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. It is suspected that AQLIM carried out the attack.
7/28/2010: A convoy on RN25 transporting prisoners from Ait Yahia Moussa to Draa El Mizan in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, was ambushed. Gunmen opened fire wounding 2 officers.
1/10/2010: Two improvised explosive devices were discovered on the outskirts of Djebahia, Bouira province, Algeria. The devices were discovered by soldiers who were returning from a search operation; they were able to successfully defuse both devices.
8/22/2010: Two civilians, a father and a son, were found with their throats slit near the village of Qamra, M'sila province, Algeria. They had been abducted the night before and their bodies were left in the same spot that a booby-trapped corpse had been left the week before. Sources point to Muhajiroun brigade as responsible for the incident.
8/15/2010: A bomb exploded on the first day of Ramadhan, injuring 4 civilians in Theniet Boussalah, Batna, Algeria. When members of the People's National Army (ANP) arrived, a second bomb exploded, killing one soldier and wounding another.
9/14/2010: A homemade bomb, hidden in a plastic bag and left inside a café, was defused. The café was only 100 meters from the city's police headquarters in Chabet-El Ameur, Boumerdes, Algeria.
9/1/2010: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near Zaatra village, Boumerdès province, Algeria. The bomber exploded as a military convoy was passing by; two soldiers were killed and at least nine were wounded. Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
1/28/2010: A bomb exploded on the railway line at Lota, Bejaia province, Algeria. The explosive device had been placed on the tracks and detonated as a freight train passed by. The freight train was damaged, as was the railway line; train travel in the area was halted for the day. No group claimed responibility for the incident.
8/19/2010: A booby-trapped corpse exploded near Qamra village, M'sila province, Algeria. Members of the Gendarmerie brigade were informed of a corpse in the area with a slit throat; when the brigade chief inspected the body, it exploded, seriously injuring the chief. Sources suspect that Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) is responsible for the incident and that the booby-trapped corpse was designed to announce their return to the area.
1/30/2010: A bomb was discovered on the railway line in the vicinity of Lota station, Bejaia province, Algeria. Security forces safely defused the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
6/9/2010:  An improvised explosive device was discovered hidden in a box at a shopping mall in the Baraki suburbs of Algiers, Algiers province, Algeria. The device was safely control-detonated by security. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/28/2010: Two children were killed and 5 were injured when they found a metal object on the ground and it exploded. The incident occurred in Ouled Sidi Brahim, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria. No claim of responsibility was reported
6/30/2010: Eleven police officers were killed when they were ambushed in Tamanrasset, Algeria near the border with Mali. The Al-Qa'idah in the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) claimed responsibility.
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.
08/22/2010: On Sunday, in Baghlia, Boumerdes, Algeria, suspected Al Qaeda militants shot and killed a former militant inside a local cafe. No group claimed responsibility, although Al Qaeda was thought to be responsible.
9/24/2010: Three soldiers were wounded when one of them stepped on a buried explosive device in the forest overlooking the town of Zekri in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. No claim of responsibility was reported.
4/3/2010: In the Bejaia region of Algeria, 7 soldiers were killed when their convoy was attacked by suspected militant Islamists. The soldiers were escorting workers of a Turkish company working on electricity lines in the area.
3/5/2010: A soldier was wounded while on patrol in the forest around Tafessour, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria. The explosive device had been placed next to a trail. No claim has been reported.
07/17/2010: On Saturday, in the spot known as Djellibae, in the municipality of Boudoukhane, near the southeast borders between the provinces of Khenchela and Tebessa, Algeria, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device killing four civilians. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
6/5/2010: A buried explosive device detonated in Stah Guende, Boumerdès province, Algeria. The device exploded in the vicinity of a shepherd, seriously injuring her. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/13/2010: An improvised explosive device detonated on the eastern side of Lakhdaria city, Bouira province, Algeria. The explosion occurred shortly after the motorcade for a key administrator passed by; however, no one was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1300, in Afir commune, near Delly, Boumerdes, Algeria, two improvised explosive devices detonated, killing one off-duty soldier and injuring five others. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
10/13/2010: Two police officers were injured when a remotely detonated bomb, hidden under a bridge on RN05, exploded. The attack occurred outside of Thenia in Boumerdes, Algeria. Both officers were transferred to a local hospital where doctors stated that they should survive their injuries. No claim of responsibility was reported.
3/4/2010: One soldier was killed and six more were injured when a bomb exploded on a road just south of El Aouana in Jijel, Algeria. The road connects El Aouana and Selma. No claim of responsibility was reported.
5/28/2010: A roadside bomb detonated in Mehaga village, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. A local citizen stepped on the improvised explosive device hidden in a field; the civilian was badly injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/2/2010: Five soldiers were killed and ten more were wounded when their convoy was ambushed by members of Al-Qa'idah in the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM). The ambush occurred in the Bounamane forest, outside of the town of Zekri in Bejaia, Algeria. The soldiers were hit with both explosive devices and gunfire from automatic weapons.
5/13/2010: A roadside bomb exploded in the town of Arib, Ain Defla province, Algeria. Two civilians that were in the area collecting honey were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
7/31/2010: A bomb exploded along the Enrico Mattei pipeline, injuring two security guards in El Oglat Krakra, Tebessa, Algeria.
7/4/2010: An explosive device detonated under a car carrying 4 civilians on their way home, killing 2 and seriously injuring the other two. The blast occurred near Gabel Boudhelal in Tebessa, Algeria.
8/29/2010:  An improvised explosive device detonated near Yakouren, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The device exploded as several vehicles were passing by, including a vehicle driven by an army officer. The officer was injured in the explosion and surrounding vehicles were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/5/2010: Unidentified gunmen attacked the headquarters of the municipal guard and the National People's Army (ANP) in Ihassamen, Boumerdes province, Algeria. The assailants opened fire on the headquarters, causing the forces to return fire and repel the attack. No injuries or damage were reported.
9/21/2010: An explosive detonated on the main boulevard in the town of Bordj Menaiel in Boumerdes, Algeria. Two police officers were killed and three civilians were wounded. No claim of responsibility was reported.
8/23/2010:  An improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of El Aouana, Jijel province, Algeria. The device detonated as a security company convoy passed by; the convoy was transporting money at the time of the attack. Two police officers and a civilian driver were wounded in the attack; there were no fatalities and none of the funds were stolen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/22/2010: An improvised explosive device detonated in Texenna, Jijel province, Algeria. The device exploded as a convoy of Gendarmerie passed by; no one was injured in the attack. The convoy had been escorting pipe-layers who were working on the Tabellout dam. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/25/2010: Abdelaziz Rabah was killed and three of his companions were injured while out hunting gazelle in Zarif El Our, Tebessa, Algeria. Rabah was killed when a buried explosive devise detonated. The others were injured when a second bomb exploded while they were trying to help Rabah. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/23/2010: A cow set off a buried explosive, slightly wounding the shepherd; in Takamra, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/26/2010: On Wednesday, near Sidi Bel-Abbes, Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, assailants kidnapped, Driss Magherbi, a former member of Algeria's government-sanctioned rural militia, the Legitimate Defence Group (GLD) and former president of the Sidi Ali Benyoub municipal council (APC). Driss Magherbi, was found decapitated on 06/06/2010 in a unknown place. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
6/24/2010: A bomb wounded a colonel and a lieutenant near Kharbouch in Ain Defla, Algeria. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/27/2010: Two communal guards were killed when a remotely triggered bomb exploded in Haraza in Bordj Bour Arreridj, Algeria. No claim of responsibility was reported.
7/4/2010: Three gendarmes (government sponsored local militia) were killed and two more were wounded outside of Zima Mansouriah in Jijel, Algeria. It is suspected that the explosive was remotely triggered. No claim of responsibility reported.
10/12/2010: On Tuesday, in the village of Tlidjen near Tebessa city, Tbessa, Algeria, three public works officials and two entrepreneurs were killed and one driver was injured when unidentified militants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device targeting a public works officials' convoy at a construction site. No damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/13/2010: A group of communal guards was ambushed by gunman in Dhehira, Tebessa, Algeria. One guard was killed and three more were injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
6/26/2010: Two members of the National People’s Army (ANP) were killed when a remotely triggered roadside bomb exploded on a road between Imaghninene and Bouassem in Boumerdes, Algeria. One was killed instantly, while the other died soon after from his injuries.
04/26/2011: On Tuesday, in Algiers, Alger, Algeria, in one of two linked attacks, the Palestinian ambassador to Algeria, Hussein Abdul Khaleq, was stabbed and wounded by a group of unidentified militants during an assault on the Palestinian Embassy building. No group claimed responsibility.
05/06/2011: On Friday afternoon, in Baghlia, Boumerdes, Algeria, unidentified militants fired upon and killed Ahmed Nezar, an Algerian journalist. No group claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was thought to be responsible for the attack.
04/15/2011: On Friday evening around 1915, near Azazga, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, 14 Algerian soldiers were killed and 12 soldiers were injured when 50 unidentified militants attacked an Algerian military post with grenades and unknown firearms. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was thought to be responsible for the attack.
12/6/2011: Security guards were targeted in an attack on a road near Aomar in Bouira, Algeria. One guard died and two were injured when a buried explosive was remotely detonated. The men had been hired to provide security for the Hassi R'Mel Djenat-Cap ga pipeline. The pipeline had been targeted in the past. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/17/2011: On Wednesday, in the village of Tala Bounane near Tizi OUzou, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, one bus driver and the driver for a local police chief was killed and two policemen were injured when militants fired upon a police car that the police chief was traveling in. The driver of the bus was killed as the bus passed the scene of the attack. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was thought responsible for the attack.
07/16/2011: On Saturday morning, in Bordj Menaiel, Boumerdes, Algeria, an unknown number of casualties were reported when a militant detonated a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device (SVBIED) targeting emergency responders in a public square. The militant drove the motorcycle SVBIED into a crowd of emergency responders that had responded to an earlier SVBIED that had targeted a police office building. One motorcycle was destroyed and an unknown amount of material damage was inflicted on the surrounding area. No group claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was thought to be responsible for the attack.
04/26/2011: On Tuesday, in Algiers, Alger, Algeria, in one of two linked attacks, unidentified militants attacked the Palestinian Embassy building by unknown means. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/08/2011: On Tuesday, in the village of Selmana near Djelfa, Wilaya de Djelfa, Algeria, five civilians were killed when unidentified militants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting an all-terrain vehicle. An unknown amount of material damage was inflicted on the all-terrain vehicle and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/22/2011: On Saturday night at 2354, near Tindouf, Tindouf, Algeria, two people were injured by gunfire when militants kidnapped three aid workers, two Spanish nationals and one Italian national, from the Rabuni refugee camp. It was believed that the militants took the hostages across the border into Mali in all-terrain vehicles. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was initially thought responsible for the attack, however a previously unknown AQIM splinter, the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), claimed responsibility in May 2012, demanding a monetary ranson and release of prisoners in exchange for the hostages. The hostages were released in July 2012, after MUJAO claimed their demands had been met.
02/14/2011: On Monday, in the village of Ighil Nebil in the district of Boughni in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, militants placed eight improvised explosive devices (IED) in an unknown area. Algerian security forces discovered and defused the eight IEDs before they could be detonated. No casualties or material damage were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
07/19/2011: On Tuesday morning, in Ouled Fodhil area of Bouira, Algeria, 10 soldiers were wounded when unidentified militants detonated a second improvised explosive (IED) targeting security forces that responded to an IED attack that targeted a military commander. An unknown amount of material damage was inflicted on the surrounding area in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/11/2011: On Tuesday, near Tizi Ouzou, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, four people were injured when militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting civilians. No material damage was reported in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is thought to be responsible for the attack.
08/16/2011: On Tuesday, in Bouira, Bouira, Algeria, militants placed and attempted to detonate a vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) outside the Bouira provincial government headquarters. However, Algerian police discovered and defused the VBIED before the VBIED could be detonated. No casualties or material damage was reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/04/2011: On Monday morning at 1100, in Tizi Ouzou, Tizi, Ouzou, Algeria, three suspected Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) militants opened fire on traffic policemen, killing one and wounding another. One militant was also killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is suspected.
02/02/2011: On Wednesday evening around 1830, in the village of Alidena near Djanet, Illizi, Algeria, 14 armed militants driving two Toyota vehicles, kidnapped a 56 year old Italian woman and three Algerian nationals from a house. The three Algerian nationals were later released on an unspecified date by the militants, and the Italian woman was released on 4/17/2012 in Burkina Faso. It was believed that the militants used the two Toyota vehicles to extract the hostages to the direction of the Algerian and Niger border. No casualties or damage were reported in the attack. The militant group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2012: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Guentis, Tebessa, Algeria. Five soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/09/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Boumerdes province, Algeria. One soldier was killed and another wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/23/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated in Checher area, Khenchela province, Algeria. Three soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2012: Two explosive devices detonated near a supply truck in Ath-Mansour town, Bouira province, Algeria. One person was injured and the truck damaged in the blast. This was one of three bombings at this site on this day; this first explosion was designed to draw a crowd. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qa'ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
05/08/2012: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Ath-Mansour town, Bouira province, Algeria. This was one of three attacks at this site on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Qa'ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
05/17/2012: An explosive device detonated in Azzeffoun town, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. No one was injured in the blast; however, the explosion damaged a delivery truck. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/21/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Bouira city, Bouira province, Algeria. One police officer was killed and another two injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2012: An explosive device detonated near barracks in Azzefoun town, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. Two Coast Guard employees were killed and two wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2012: An explosive device detonated near a convoy of gendarmes escorting prisoners in Dellys town, Boumerdes province, Algeria. Five gendarmes were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/21/2012: An explosive device detonated as soldiers were conducting a search operation in Guentis, Tebessa, Algeria. The soldiers were searching for National People's Army (NPA) operatives; one soldier was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/30/2012: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Mekla town, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. Two police officers were killed and two others wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
06/15/2012: At least 50 assailants attacked a police barracks in Ouacifs town, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The assailants cut electricity and phone service to the area, then began firing rockets, mortars, and firearms at the barracks. Two people were killed and another five injured; the casualties included police and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle on a paramilitary base in Tamanrasset city, Tamanghasset province, Algeria. At least 15 people were wounded. The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources indicated that Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) may have been responsible.
04/25/2012: An explosive device buried on the side of the road detonated near a military convoy near Issers city, Boumerdes province, Algeria. One civilian was killed and two others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
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.
06/11/2012: An explosive device detonated in Azazga area, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The device detonated as a military convoy was passing by; two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2012: Two explosive devices detonated in Souk El Thenine village, Tachet municipality, Ain Defla province, Algeria. A third explosive device was found and defused nearby. Three Patriot militia members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2012: An explosive device placed in a car was discovered and defused near a school in Issers, Boumerdes, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2012: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in Tizi Ouzou city, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. One police officer was killed and two others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2012: An explosive device planted on the side of the road detonated near a police patrol in Baghlia town, Boumerdes province, Algeria. One police officer was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2012: Assailants attacked the National Gendarmerie in Bouira province, Algeria. The attackers used handmade rockets, causing damage to the barracks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting a convoy of Algerian military vehicles in Fiadh area, Boumerdes province, Algeria. The attack injured two soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
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.
05/05/2012: An explosive device detonated near a municipal guard detachment in Krarib village, Bouira province, Algeria. One official was killed and one injured in the blast. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/26/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Algerian military patrol in Chetaibi district, Annaba province, Algeria. Three soldiers were wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2012: An explosive device detonated on a path near security forces' barracks in Tizi Ghenif area, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. A municipal guard and a civilian were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/08/2012: An explosive device detonated near municipal guards in Ath-Mansour town, Bouira province, Algeria. No one was injured and no property damaged in the blast. This was one of three bombings at this site on this day; this second explosion targeted the crowd drawn by the first. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qa'ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
07/12/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a National Gendarmerie patrol near Bordj Menaiel municipality, Boumerdes province, Algeria. Four soldiers suffered injuries in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/07/2012: Assailants attacked a mobile brigade of Judicial Police in Zemmouri town, Boumerdes province, Algeria. Two police officers suffered injuries in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2012: An explosive device detonated near an off-duty army vehicle near Keddara town, Boumerdes province, Algeria. Two army officers were killed and two injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/30/2012: An explosive device detonated in El Ancer town, Jijel province, Algeria. The explosion targeted the National Gendarmerie's intervention group; however, there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2012: Assailants shot two soldiers in a civilian vehicle at a fake roadblock on the road between Issers and Timezrit towns in Boumerdes province, Algeria. The assailants used the checkpoint to verify identity cards, removing two soldiers dressed in civilian clothes from a car. Both soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
07/27/2012: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Azeffoun municipality, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. Eight Algerian soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2012: An explosive device detonated in the Bouira region of Algeria. The blast, which authorities believe was meant to target soldiers who frequent the area, killed two older children. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2012: Three gunmen abducted Mohamed el Aid Khelfi near Debdeb town, Biskra province, Algeria. Khelfi, the Illizi region prefect and top security official, was rescued on January 17, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
05/07/2012: An explosive device detonated near a municipal guard roadblock in Anif village, Bouira province, Algeria. One guard was injured in the blast. Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting a military convoy in Boumerdes province, Algeria. The explosion missed the convoy, hitting a passenger bus instead. Four people were killed and another 19 injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2012: An explosive device detonated near a National Navy vehicle in Azzefoun city, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/21/2012: Assailants attacked a police officer and his family in Boumerdes province, Algeria. The police officer died and his father and brother were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the event.
04/10/2012: An explosive device detonated near a military convoy in Thala Mimoun area, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. One soldier was killed and two others injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/29/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the Regional Command of the Gendarmerie headquarters in Ouargla city, Ouargla province, Algeria. In addition to the bomber, an officer was killed and three other soldiers injured in the blast. The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2013: A an explosive device detonated in Chechar, Khenchela, Algeria. Two people, including a journalist, were killed and at least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/16/2013: Assailants seized control of a British Petroleum (BP) gas complex near In Amenas town, Illizi province, Algeria. The assailants held approximately 800 people hostage during the seige, demanding the release of Islamists captured in Mali in exchange for the safe release of the captives. At least two raids were conducted by Algerian forces, including one on January 19, 2013, which ended the incident. At least 40 hostages were killed during the incident and 29 assailants died in the raids. In addition, eight hostages and an unknown number of assailants were injured. Al-Mua'qi'oon Biddam Brigade (Those Who Sign with Blood) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating the attack was in response to Algeria allowing France to use its airspace to launch air strikes on armed groups in northern Mali. The attackers demanded the release of 100 Algerian prisoners to northern Mali and an end to French attacks in the region.
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.
07/00/2013: Sometime between July 8, 2013 and July 14, 2013, an explosive device detonated under the vehicle of a regional engineering company near El Kadiria town, Bouira province, Algeria. Two people were killed and one other was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute the attack to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
07/01/2013: Assailants planted five explosive devices in Draa Ben Khedda town, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. Two of the devices exploded ahead of a visit from Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal; however, no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device near a police patrol in Draa Ben Khedda village, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. No one was injured in the blast, but two civilian vehicles were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
09/24/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Negrine town, Tebessa province, Algeria. Two people were killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2013: An Algerian military patrol struck two roadside bombs in Damous forest, Tipaza province, Algeria. Four soldiers were killed and three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2013: Approximately 50 armed assailants, using a hijacked supply truck, attacked an army barracks with rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) and heavy weapons in Khenchela city, Khenchela province, Algeria. The assault sparked a three hour fight between the perpetrators and security forces that resulted in the deaths of two assailants and the wounding of three attackers and six soldiers. One perpetrator was also captured during the attack. This was one of two incidents in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the assault to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
03/05/2013: An explosive device detonated in Tizi Ouzou city, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. An army officer was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the convoy of the Prefect of Medea in Mezghena area, Medea province, Algeria. The victim, Brahim Mourad, was not harmed; however, a police officer was killed and four nearby civilians were wounded in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
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.
07/28/2013: An explosive device detonated as an Algerian National Guard patrol passed through the Meziraa area in Biskra city, Biskra province, Algeria. Three soldiers were killed and two were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2013: Armed assailants attacked a gas pipeline near Ain Chikh site in Djebahia, Bouira province, Algeria. The assailants used handmade mortars and automatic weapons to attacked the Municipal Guard barrack in front as well as the pipeline. In the attack and subsequent gunfight, two guards were killed and seven were injured. Katibate El Farouk, a subgroup of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting an army vehicle responding to an earlier attack in Medea province, Algeria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected the involvement of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
07/23/2013: An explosive device detonated in Kadiria district, Bouira province, Algeria. The device, which had been buried, detonated as forest rangers were passing by. At least two rangers were killed and at least one more was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2013: Security services identified and arrested a suicide bomber carrying an explosive belt near a bus station in Chlef city, Chlef province, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the unsuccessful incident; however, authorities believed the suspect belonged to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
03/18/2013: An explosive device detonated on a Patriot Militia truck in Amrouna, Ain Defla, Algeria. Two militia members were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2013: Assailants hijacked a truck used to deliver supplies to a nearby army barracks in Khenchela city, Khenchela province, Algeria. Two civilians, including the truck's driver, were taken hostage during the incident. The truck was later loaded with heavy weapons and used by the assailants to attack the army barracks. One hostage was released February 6, 2013, but the fate of the second hostage was unknown. This was one of two incidents in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
02/17/2013: An explosive device buried under an olive grove detonated in Thenia, Boumerdes, Algeria. A woman who stepped on the device was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy in Ait Aggouacha town, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. At least two soldiers were killed and another five soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2013: Assailants killed three auxiliary police officers in Tipaza province, Algeria. No further information is available.
07/12/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a military vehicle in Ain Kercha town, Oum El Bouaghi province, Algeria. Seven soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
05/12/2014: Assailants ambushed an army patrol near Jijel city, Jijel province, Algeria. A major was killed and 20 soldiers wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Zemmoura town, Bordj Bou Arreridj province, Algeria. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
09/21/2014: Assailants kidnapped Herve Gourdel in Ait Oubane area, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. Gourdel, a French tourist, was beheaded on September 24, 2014. Jund al-Khilafa claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that Gourdel's kidnapping was carried out in retaliation for French airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/03/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police checkpoint in Bordj Menaiel town, Boumerdes province, Algeria. One civilian was killed and three other people wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on soldiers who were inspecting a power plant in Telagh town, Sidi Bel Abbes province, Algeria. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Muslim fundamentalists.
06/21/2014: A roadside bomb, targeting military personnel, detonated in Ballota area, Sidi Abdelaziz town, Jijel province, Algeria. A soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on Chalghoum Youssef in Bordj al-Emir Abdelkader, Tissemsilt, Algeria. Youssef, a mayor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants attempted to attack a military patrol along the Libyan border in Illizi province, Algeria. Eight assailants were killed by security forces before they could carry out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: Assailants opened fire at 'Awin al-Saghir in Stah Guentis town, Tebessa province, Algeria. Saghir, the former mayor of Stah Guentis, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military convoy in Iboudraren town, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. At least 11 soldiers were killed and 5 others were wounded in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Security forces identified and arrested three suicide bombers in Algiers city, Algiers province, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/08/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police convoy in Illizi town, Illizi province, Algeria. It is unknown if the attack resulted in any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Tablat town, Medea province, Algeria. Two police officers were injured in the attack. The Algeria Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2015: Assailants shot and killed a civilian sitting at a cafe in Ouled Aissa town, Boumerdes province, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/16/2015: Security forces shot and killed an assailant carrying explosives near Tebessa city, Tebessa province, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2015: An explosive device detonated in Umm Kmakam area, Tebessa province, Algeria. Four people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on two police officers at a checkpoint in Laaijba municipality, Bouira province, Algeria. The officers were killed in the attack. The Algeria Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Bedjen area, Tebessa province, Algeria. A soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting the car of an Army Colonel in Batna city, Batna province, Algeria. The colonel was killed and at least two civilians was injured in the blast. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/18/2015: Assailants attacked a military vehicle in Ain Defla, Algeria. At least 10 soldiers were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: Assailants attempted to attack Annaba Theatre in Annaba city, Annaba province, Algeria. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Bouira city, Bouira province, Algeria. Two police officers were injured in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/18/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a People's National Army (ANP) convoy in Djebel el-Wahch area, Constantine, Algeria. At least four soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Algeria Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/03/2015: Thirteen landmines were discovered and defused in Constantine province, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
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.
05/12/2015: Assailants opened fire on Patriot Militia Members in Merouana city, Batna province, Algeria. At least four militia members were killed and the car they were driving in was burned with their bodies inside. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2015: Assailants attacked an army barracks at the entrance to Oued Chaaba village, Batna province, Algeria. At least two soldiers were wounded in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2016: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Bouira province, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: A suicide bomber was identified and killed by security forces before he could detonate in Maatkas, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. The bomber was thought to be targeting the mayor's office. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2016: Two assailants fired projectiles at the In Salah natural gas plant in Krechba, Ghardaia, Algeria. There were no reported casualties or damages in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the incident and vowed to preserve the environment.
11/13/2016: Assailants set up a makeshift roadblock and attacked soldiers and civilians between Bir Ould Khelifa and Tariq Ibn Zayd in Ain Defla, Algeria. Two soldiers and one civilian were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
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.
10/29/2016: Three assailants shot and killed a police officer in Ziadia area, Constantine, Algeria. The Algeria Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a People's National Army (PNA) convoy near Tamalous, Skikda, Algeria. No casualties were reported in the blast. The Algeria Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2016: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol east of Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2017: Two assailants opened fire on a police station in Boudjenana area, Constantine, Algeria. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Algeria Province of the Islamic State in the attack.
01/02/2017: An explosive device detonated in Mouzaia, Blida, Algeria. At least one person was killed and seven other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/03/2017: An explosive device detonated in Bir El Ater, Tebessa, Algeria. At least two soldiers were killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. Three assailants, identified as Muslim extremists, were arrested by security forces and confessed to planting the device.
05/20/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a cafe in Sidi Aich, Bejaia, Algeria. This was one of two similar incidents in Sidi Aich on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attacks.
07/20/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Tipaza province, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused in Skikda province, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: A suicide bomber armed with an explosives-laden belt and a firearm attacked the Directorate General for National Security in Tiaret, Algeria. In addition to the assailant, two police officers were killed and a third was injured in the attack. The Algeria Province of the Islamic State and Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued competing claims of responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a mosque in Sidi Aich, Bejaia, Algeria. This was one of two similar incidents in Sidi Aich on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attacks.
07/20/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: Security forces identified and opened fire on a suicide bomber targeting a police station in Bab al Kantara area, Constantine, Algeria. The bomber detonated, killing himself and injuring three police officers. The Algeria Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/31/2017: Assailants opened fire on national gendarmerie personnel in Ben Omar, Blida, Algeria. At least four security personnel were injured in the attack. The Algeria Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside a National Rally for Democracy (RND) office in Tiaret, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2017: Security forces identified two suicide bombers in Ibn Badis, Constantine, Algeria. One assailant was arrested while the second assailant detonated, killing only himself. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Algeria Province of the Islamic State.
09/22/2017: An explosive device detonated near soldiers in Derrag, Medea, Algeria. At least four soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/18/2018: A homemade grenade detonated in Tameziaft, Bouira, Algeria. At least two children were killed and four children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2018: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle in Bathia, Ain Defla, Algeria. At least three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy in Cherchar, Khenchela, Algeria. At least two soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2018: Assailants attacked Khaled bin al-Walid mosque in Oued Sebaa, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria. At least two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/09/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a soldier in El Ogla, El Oued, Algeria. A soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2018: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Telagh, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria. At least three soldiers and two assailants were killed and three other soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.
02/14/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Negrine, Tebessa, Algeria. At least five soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2000: Twenty-eight Angolan soldiers in an ambush by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels in the Mayara district. Three of the rebels were also killed in the incident.
10/18/2000: Unidentified gunmen set two buses and a car on fire on a rural road at Andurie, Kwanza Norte province, Angola. One of the buses contained passengers; dozens were killed in the fire. The group and motive are unknown, although sources speculate that the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) may have been responsible.
05/24/2000: Three Portuguese construction workers and one Angolan were kidnapped in Cabinda, Angola. The authorities suspected the Front for the Liberation of Cabinda Enclave (FLEC) in the incident. The fate of the victims was unknown.
02/20/2000: Seven Angolan soldiers were killed in an attack by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels on an Angolan Armed Forces base in Biro, Angola.
07/20/2000: The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) was suspected in the kidnapping of four Namibian citizens from their home in Kavango, Angola. The gunmen shot and killed two of the hostages and the other two escaped.
11/01/2000: A Calandulo Catholic mission truck was attacked while traveling near Cota, Malanje province, by an unidentified armed group. The truck was completely destroyed though no one was hurt.
05/03/2000: A World Food Programme convoy in Luanda, Angola, was attacked by suspected National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels. One person was killed, another was injured and the convoy trucks were set on fire in the attack.
8/7/2000:  Members of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) killed seven people and kidnapped seven people in the Damgamba commune, Nharea municipality, Angola. Six of the dead victims were from the same family and were preparing to travel.
07/18/2000: The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) kidnapped fourteen clergy members from the Dunge Catholic Mission in Benguela, Angola. Two of the kidnapped were killed, several escaped and the remaining hostages were freed on July 26, 2000.
03/22/2000: Six members of the Angolan Baptist Church were stoned and crucified by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels in Beu, Angola. No further information was provided.
09/20/2000: The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) guerrillas ambushed a convoy of lorries traveling on the Huila-Huambo road in central Angola. The attack resulted in 24 deaths in what was considered to be the most important attack by rebels in two years. Authorities suspected that UNITA guerrillas may have taken prisoner some of the members of the convoy in which they also destroyed 24 trucks.
12/17/2000: Suspected National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels killed 16, wounded 7, and kidnapped 46 in the central Angolan province of Bie, near Kalusinga. The rebels killed the civilians after they refused to hand over food supplies to the attackers and subsequently kidnapped 46 children and forced them to carry the goods. Details of the conclusion of the kidnapping were not present in the reports.
11/14/2000: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) forces attacked the village of Catala in Bie Province, Angola. Nineteen people were killed and 30 others were wounded in the attack and an unknown number of civilians were kidnapped. The fate of the kidnapped was not known.
06/10/2000: An armed group, allegedly belonging to the Front for the Liberation of the Cabinda Enclave (FLEC), attacked a vehicle of the National Polio Vaccination Campaign in the Miconge communal area of the Belize District, Angola. One person that was taking part in the polio vaccination campaign, Luis Filipe Gomes, was killed in the incident.
11/14/2000: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) forces used mortar fire to shell the city of Uige, Angola, wounding several people. It was believed that the attack was carried out as a rejection of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos' amnesty offer.
01/25/2000: Suspected National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels ambushed a vehicle in Soyo, Angola, killing a Portuguese citizen.
08/09/2000: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels were suspected of raiding a diamond mine in northeast Angola. A South African was shot to death and seven Angolan workers were kidnapped in the attack. There was no information on the fate of the hostages.
06/09/2000: Six people died when National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) allegedly attacked a heavy vehicle carrying goods on the outskirts of Malanje. The Angolan Armed Forces reacted to the attack. The assailants fired at the passengers before fleeing the area.
01/15/2000: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels killed 36 people around the town of Catchiungo, Huambo Province, mostly elderly people and children, between January 15, 2000 and January 29, 2000. The property of the victims was also plundered.
03/16/2000: The village of Capango came under attack by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) Rebels; several people were maimed, an unknown number of civilians were kidnapped. Several homes were destroyed in the attack.
09/20/2001: Five people were killed and six injured when their truck was ambushed in Angola's Bie Province near the village of Belchoir. The attack was blamed on National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), although no group claimed responsibility.
08/18/2001: Seven people died and four were seriously wounded in an attack by members the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) on the village of Caimbambo, in Benguela Province, Angola. The UNITA gunmen also stole various possessions from homes and livestock.
01/23/2001: The Angolan rebel group National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) led an armed attack on a civilian vehicle traveling on the road that links Cuito and Catabola in the Bie province. Three were killed and six were wounded.
08/20/2001: Members of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola( UNITA) perpetrated an attack on the village of Aynha do Norte, Angola. Nine people were killed and 14 injured. The assailants burned 28 homes and stole food and medicine.
2/1/2001: Suspected members of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) attacked a village approximately 10 kilometers outside of the provincial capital of Uige, Uige province, Angola. The assailants then lobbed several mortars at Uige from their village vantage point. At least five people were killed and 38 were injured in the attack. An unknown number of youth were abducted and civilian property was looted.
07/18/2001: Seventy people were killed and 15 were wounded when suspected UNITA rebels attacked Chinguvu, Angola. A number of residents were also abducted. No one claimed responsibility.
03/12/2001: Angolan militants shelled the village of Gama killing seven civilians and injuring six others. Angolan government soldiers engaged the attackers and regained control of the area following the bombardment.
08/14/2001: A village near Lubango, in Huila Province, Angola was infiltrated by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) members and the perpetrators opened fire on the homes. Another nearby village was also attacked in a similar fashion. In the two related attacks, 20 victims were taken to a hospital in Lubango of whom 10 died of their wounds.
06/07/2001: At least three people were killed and four wounded when the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) attacked the Angolan village of Namacunde, located on the border with Namibia. UNITA militants attacked a local police station as well. The rebels stole a 60mm mortar, a PKM rifle and some light weapons from the police unit. Four vehicles and a police unit were set on fire during the attack.
12/28/2001: Two police officers were killed, and two others wounded by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels along a road between Ndalatando and Lucala in Angola.
12/15/2001: A helicopter was shot down by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels outside of Uige, Angola. 24 people were killed in the crash.
09/19/2001: Five people were killed and six injured in an ambush on their truck near Belchior, on the road between Cuito and Camacupa in the Bie Province of Angola. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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.
04/15/2001: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels killed seven people and kidnapped 50 others in a village raid in Benguela, Angola. UNITA forces also looted houses and stores, burned homes, and destroyed a vehicle in the incident. According to Benguela Governor Dumilde Rangel, Civil Defense and the National Police captured two of the perpetrators, one of which was a cadet officer. A UNITA representative claimed responsibility for the incident through a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press in Lisbon, Portugal.
09/25/2001: The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas Savimbi, attacked an ENE electric substation building near Viana, in the Luanda Province of Angola. The perpetrators destroyed three generators resulting in a loss of power to Viana, Luanda Sul, Catete, Bom Jesus and the Luanda central water supply center in Quicuchi. As a result of the power losses, neither Luanda nor the Quicuchi Area had water following the attack. Two security personnel and an electric company worker died in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/15/2001: A missile was fired at two cargo planes belonging to the World Food Program (WFP), an organization associated with the United Nations, that were carrying food to Kuito, Bie province, Angola. No one was injured in the attack, and no damage was done. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebel group had claimed responsibility for a similar attack that occurred a week before. The Program suspended flights in the area of Kuito until an investigation into the incident was completed.
03/17/2001: Three people were killed and 14 others injured in an attack by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels on the road between the towns of Malanje and Calandula in Angola. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/12/2001: 27 people were wounded, including 17 children, in an attack by members of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) on the Bunjei Commune in Huila Province, Angola
2/15/2001: Unidentified gunmen attacked a group of farmers in Quinzango, Malanje, Angola. The assailants attacked while the farmers were harvesting their crops; the gunmen opened fire, killing approximately 20 civilians and wounding at least another 10. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and motive is unknown.
11/16/2001: At least two people were killed and three injured during as a result of an attack against Chipeta commune, Catabola municipality, Bié province, Angola, which was allegedly carried out by members of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).
06/07/2001: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels killed eight civilians in Cassamba, near Catabola, Angola. The perpetrators attacked while the civilians were searching for food in Cassamba. Savimbi's men accused the civilians of being the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) informants.
06/05/2001: Rebels from the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) launched a surprise attack on mourners who were attending a wake at a local home in Carreira de Tiro, situated 2 km from Malanje, Angola. The rebels fired machine guns indiscriminately at the residents. Another group of attackers launched a mortar and hand grenade attack at the house as well. Eight people were killed and nine injured.
08/26/2001: Unknown gunmen launched an attack on a fuel truck in Chibodu, Cabinda Province, Angola. Several people were reported wounded. Cabinda Governor Amaro Tati classified this action as a terrorist act. Several people were reported injured.
09/05/2001: Twenty-four civilians were murdered and six injured in an attack by the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels on the town of Bongo in the Longonjo District, Angola. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/11/2001: A mine placed by the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) derailed a train carrying refugees between Luanda and Dondo in Angola. The militants stopped the train with an anti-tank mine then fired at the train cars. Approximately 259 people were killed outright or died later from the attack and more than 160 were wounded.
09/01/2001: The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) launched an ambush attack on three vehicles in the Angolan Province of Cuanza Sul in the Cachoeiras area killing 32 people and injuring 52 others. The vehicles were traveling from the town of Gabela to Sumbe.
06/08/2001: An airplane, a Transafrik Boeing 727, chartered by the World Food Program for transporting food to the Angolan Province of Moxico was hit by a missile while in the air at 15,000 feet, 18km from Luena City. The plane was preparing to engage in a sudden descent which is used by airplanes in areas considered to be too dangerous for normal landings. National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) claimed responsibility for the missile attack. The number of casualties were not mentioned in reports covering the attack.
05/11/2001: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) attacked a small convoy of vehicles on a road between Cacuso and Malange in the Malange province of Angola. At least six people were killed and at least 12 people were injured in the attack. The rebels stole the agricultural goods the vehicles were carrying.
04/06/2001: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) militants killed two civilians and a cow in an unprovoked gun attack on the outskirts of Ganda, Angola.
06/26/2001: An ambush on a convoy of GAMEK construction company vehicles killed twelve people and wounded another ten as the convoy traveled outside Cacuso, Malanje province, Angola. Witnesses identified the attackers as members of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) organization.
05/05/2001: The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) attacked Caxito, Angola, in the Bengo Province. It was believed that UNITA attacked to destroy a bridge over the Dange River to disrupt the flow of good between the Zaire and Uige provinces. The attack resulted in the death of at least 76 civilians with another 20 injured and 120 kidnapped. At least 60 of the 120 kidnapped were students from the Development Aid of the People for the People. The Angolan Armed Forces rescued 21 of the kidnapped students six days after the attack. 19 rebels from the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola were killed in the attack.
04/09/2001: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) militants ambushed Angolan troops in Samba Caju, Angola, killing 120 soldiers and seizing military armor and equipment.
08/14/2001: A village near Lubango, in Huila Province, Angola, was infiltrated by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) members and the perpetrators opened fire on the homes. Another nearby village was also attacked in a similar fashion. In the two related attacks, 20 victims were taken to a hospital in Lubango of whom 10 died of their wounds.
03/14/2001: Approximately 300 rebels belonging to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) attacked Angolan Armed Forces positions in the Cassoleka commune in Calomboloca, Angola. Seventeen rebels were killed during the fighting as they were repelled by the government’s armed forces. The Angolan government believed UNITA’s raid was a bid to take over the town and to loot the local residents. Government officials also believed that the attackers were seeking to destroy a factory that had been under construction. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/25/2001: Eleven people were killed and seven injured in a National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) attack against Uige, the capital of Uige Province in the north of Angola. UNITA attacked Uige in three separate areas, north, east and south of the city, penetrating the neighbourhoods of Candombe, Velho and Kilala. Clashes lasted about five hours and many people fled their homes during the fighting.
04/22/2001: A group of unknown militants ambushed a civilian vehicle driving 35 km outside Saurimo, Angola. The perpetrators fired at vehicle, subsequently plundering and burning it, leaving six dead and six others injured.
08/16/2001: Unknown gunmen launched a gun attack on a fuel truck in Chibodu, Cabinda Province, Angola. Several people were reported wounded. Cabinda Governor Amaro Tati classified this action as a terrorist act.
10/08/2001: Members of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) kidnapped sixteen children as they were at church in Kiluanji, Kwanza-Norte province, Angola. The oldest of the children was fourteen, and the majority of the children were girls. The group did not claim responsibility for the kidnapping, but the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) condemned the attack.
03/09/2001: Five Portuguese nationals working for a Portuguese construction company and their Angolan driver were kidnapped in Cabinda, Angola. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and the outcome has remained unknown but local authorities suspected that separatist rebels were behind the incident.
08/24/2001: More than 50 people were killed and 12 people injured in a shooting attack on a bus on a highway near the town of Cacolo in Malange Province, Angola. The bus was ambushed by a group of unidentified armed men who set fire to the vehicle and then shot at passengers who tried to escape.
03/04/2002: Seven people were killed and three were wounded after an attack by suspected National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels in the Chiede commune, in Namacunde municipality, Cunene Province, Angola. The rebels also kidnapped three civilians, including one nurse. No information was available regarding their release. According to local government sources, the attack was carried out by sixty rebels who wielded AKM assault rifles and 80mm mortar shells.
01/31/2002: Militants of the The Front for the Liberation of the Cabinda Enclave – Renewed (FLEC) killed 21 soldiers of the Angolan Armed Forces in Chibodo, Angola.
01/16/2002: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels attacked the village of Chikupula, Angola. Three people were killed in the attack.
03/28/2002: Suspected rebels ambushed a truck in the Cubal locality in the Angolan province of Benguela. Seven civilians were killed in the attack. No one officially claimed responsibility, but Angolan Army blamed the killings on the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).
4/1/2002: Suspected members of National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) attacked a group of people traveling in a truck in Huambo province, Angola. The assailants killed seven of the passengers in the vehicle and wounded another four passengers. The incident occurred just days before a formal ceasefire was signed by the government and UNITA.
2/2/2002: Members of National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) attacked the port town of Baia Farta, Benguela province, Angola. 14 people were killed in the attack, including three of the assailants. Approximately ten civilians were injured as well. The attackers looted stores and private residences around the town. Before fleeing, UNITA stole 50 head of livestock and adbucted at least 40 residents. Two of the assailants were captured by security forces.
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.
01/08/2010: On Friday, in northern Cabinda, Cabinda, Angola, the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) attacked a Togolese football team convoy. The attack left two members dead and seven others wounded. The Togolese team was driving to Cabinda for the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament. Two members of the FLEC have been arrested in connection with the attack.
11/08/2010: On Monday, in an unknown area of Cabinda, Angola, unidentified militants attacked a military convoy transporting a group of Chinese mine workers by unknown means, killing two Angolan soldiers. No damage was reported and the militant group Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/31/2016: Five assailants raided an offshore gas platform in Cabinda province, Angola. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources claimed that assailants threatened oil workers and told them to leave the area.
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.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked a joint military and police patrol in Nhuca, Cabinda, Angola. Two soldiers were killed and four police officers were abducted in the assault. The Front for the Liberation of Cabinda / Cabinda Armed Forces (FLEC-FAC) claimed responsibility for the incident. On May 18, 2017, the group announced that it would release the captured officers; however, the fate of the hostage victims remains unknown.
06/16/2017: Assailants attacked a border police post in Lunda Norte province, Angola. An official of the Foreigners and Migration Service was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to an armed group from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
02/10/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel in Nkanga, Cabinda, Angola. Four soldiers were killed and six soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Front for the Liberation of Cabinda / Cabinda Armed Forces (FLEC-FAC).
08/25/2017: Assailants released a toxic gas at the Jehovah's Witnesses "Don't Give Up!" 2017 Regional Convention in Luanda, Angola. At least 405 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). The sources stated that the attack was carried out because members of the church did not vote in the recent presidential election.
02/06/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel in an unknown number of villages in Ntungo, Cabinda, Angola. There were an unknown number of casualties in the assault. The Front for the Liberation of Cabinda / Cabinda Armed Forces (FLEC-FAC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel in an unknown number of villages in Ntunga area, Cabinda, Angola. There were an unknown number of casualties in the assault. The Front for the Liberation of Cabinda / Cabinda Armed Forces (FLEC-FAC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Mongua, Cunene, Angola. Five civilians were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
1/20/2001: Two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle threw an improvised explosive device at a mosque in Floresta, a neighborhood west of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The device rebounded off the Islamic library, damaging the windows and gates of the building. A police officer patrolling the area was also injured in the explosion. The officer fired several shots at the fleeing assailants but it is unknown whether the assailants were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2001: A homemade pamphlet bomb exploded at 4:30am outside the headquarters of the Latin American Economic Research Foundation (FIEL), a non-profit organization, in the Retiro neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The newly-appointed Argentinian Economic Minister used to work in the headquarters office. An unknown group called the Rodolfo Walsh National Command claimed responsibility for the incident in the pamphlets that were strewn around the area after the explosion. No one was injured in the explosion, although the glass windows of the FIEL headquarters were shattered.
04/17/2003: A small bomb detonated outside a Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) bank in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A group called Comando Malvinas Argentinas claimed responsibility for the blast. The group claimed it was a protest against Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar's support for the war in Iraq in a communique. The device consisted of three cans of gasoline and was detonated by a battery-powered device. No one was injured, but there was some damage to the bank building's windows and doors.
06/06/2005: In a series of anti-US propaganda bombings in Buenos Aires and its suburbs, a Citibank branch was bombed in the early morning, injuring no one, but damaging the building. According to flyers found at the sites, the group responsible is called Mariano Moreno National Liberation Commando.
06/06/2005: In a series of anti-US propaganda bombings in Buenos Aires and its suburbs, a Blockbuster was bombed in the suburb of Ramos Mejia early in the morning, damaging the building but injuring no one. According to flyers found at the sites, the group responsible is called Mariano Moreno National Liberation Commando.
06/06/2005: In a series of anti-US propaganda bombings in Buenos Aires and its suburbs, a bomb was found at a MacDonald's early in the morning and disarmed by police. According to flyers found at the sites, the group responsible is called Mariano Moreno National Liberation Commando.
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.
09/16/2010: On Thursday night at 0355, in the Retiro neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina, an improvised explosive device detonated outside the offices of American Airlines and Alitalia located in a shopping mall on 883 Santa Fe Avenue. The blast destroyed windows and caused minor property damage to the facility but resulted in no casualties. The Chilean group Vandalicia Teodoro Suarez claimed responsibility according to leaflets found at the scene. According to witnesses, a man dressed in black with his head covered with a hood deposited the device two minutes before it exploded.
05/25/2010: On Tuesday night at 0148, in Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina, an improvised explosive device exploded in front of a branch of Banco Ciudad near the Colon Theater, damaging the bank but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but the Revolutionary Cell Brigade of Mauricio Morales was suspected responsible.
12/30/2010: On Thursday night at 0200, a small bomb exploded at the entrance of the Greek Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The blast broke some windows, caused minor damage to the building's facade and caused an unknown amount of property damage to nearby vehicles and other buildings on the block but resulted in no casualties as it was unoccupied at the time of the attack. Initial reports suggest a Molotov Cocktail was thrown at the embassy; however, the majority of sources report that an explosive device was used in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
12/20/2010: On Monday afternoon, in the Recoleta neighborhood in the Retiro area of Buenos Aires, Argentina, an improvised explosive device detonated outside a Frances Bank. The blast damaged windows and the entrance of the building but resulted in no casualties. The explosion also scattered a number of pamphlets denouncing repression of the Qom indigenous community. No group claimed responsibility, although the attack has been attributed to the Anarkista Jorge Banos Front of the Everyone For The Homeland Movement (MTP) anarchist group.
02/03/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0500, in Neuquen, Neuquen, Argentina, an improvised explosive device detonated at the office of the Chilean airline LAN, damaging the office but causing no casualties. The Jacinto Araujo Internationalist Rebel Insurrectionist Brigade claimed responsibility.
12/21/2011:  A homemade explosive detonated in an area known as "la isla" or "el triangulo," in Buenos Aires, Districto Federal, Argentina. The explosion damaged two cars and broke windows on a house and a building. The attack was claimed by a group calling itself the Core Conspirators for the Extension of Chaos (Núcleo de Conspiradores por la Extensión de Kaos). The group claimed on their webpage that they will continue attacks to "make life impossible," but they did not state what their end goal was. No deaths or injuries were reported.
05/22/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused in a theater in San Nicholas, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The device was targeting Alvaro Uribe, the former president of Colombia, who was scheduled to give a speech the next day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/01/2012: An explosive device detonated outside of the building that houses the European Union delegation in Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina. There were no casualties resulting from the incident, although the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/06/2013: Assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at the Chilean consulate in San Carlos de Bariloche, Rio Negro province, Argentina. No casualties were reported; however, the building was damaged in the fire. Mapuche Ancestral Resistance (RAM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2013: An explosive device hidden inside a backpack detonated in front of the headquarters of the Mutual Help Association of the Argentine National Gendarmerie in Balvanera, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Two guards were wounded after inhaling smoke caused by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2014: Assailants armed with firearms set fire to the Juan Javier Neumeyer mountain refuge in Challhuaco, Rio Negro, Argentina. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Mapuche Ancestral Resistance (RAM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the refuge was targeted because it "represents the interests of the bourgeoisie and local fascism through the Andean Bariloche club colluded with national parks, while the place borders the oil investment area of the basin of the Niriwau."
11/23/2015: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused outside of the Argentine Jewish Mutual Aid Society headquarters in Once, Buenos Aires, Argentina. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/18/2016: Assailants kidnapped a Chinese worker, Daniel Wu, in Posadas, Misiones, Argentina. Wu escaped unharmed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) was involved.
03/05/2016: Assailants opened fire on civilians at the opening of a Nuevo Encuentro party office in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2017: Assailants set fire to a mountain refuge site in Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Mapuche Ancestral Resistance (RAM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/00/2017: Sometime between July 16, 2017 and July 31, 2017, assailants set fire to a Benetton Group booth in Argentina. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Mapuche activists.
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.
07/13/2018: An explosive device detonated on the premises of the Local Police in Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Three people were injured, including a municipal employee and a police officer. This was one of two attacks targeting police in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the mausoleum of a police chief, who was killed by anarchists in 1909, at Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina. One assailant was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to anarchists.
11/14/2018: An assailant threw a bag of explosives at the residence of Judge Claudio Bonado in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There were no reported casualties as the devices failed to detonate and were later defused by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to anarchists.
08/02/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting the Cavalry Squadron at the intersection of Esteban Echeverría and Venezuela, Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina. There were no reported injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police station in Transradio, Esteban Echeverria, Buenos Aires, Argentina. There were no reported injuries. This was one of two incidents targeting police in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/30/2000: A bomb exploded in basement of the home of Gagik Dzhangirian, Armenia's military prosecutor, in Yerevan, Armenia. No one was hurt in the explosion but the house suffered minor damage. Dzhangirian had led an investigation of the killing of the Prime Minister and other government officials by gunmen claiming that the government was corrupt. The investigation had just finished and been handed over to the court to begin trial. An unknown group claimed that Dzhangirian had botched the investigation and threatened to seek revenge on Dzhangirian. However, no group claimed responsibility for the bombing of Dzhangirian's home.
01/04/2000: The offices of a Russian-language newspaper, Novoe Vremya (New Times), in Yerevan, Armenia, were burnt down after receiving threats related to a previous article published in the newspaper on the assassination of the Armenian prime minister on October 27, 1999. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
06/25/2001: An assassination attempt on Petros Makeyan, the Democratic Fatherland political party leader, failed after a gunman shot at Makeyan with a revolver at his home in Panik, Shirak region, Armenia, around 2:00am. Makeyan was not wounded in the attack, although it was thought that the shooter was a professional who planned out the attack in advance. Makeyan had received death threats prior to the attempt on his life.
09/11/2001: Andranik Markarian, the Prime Minister's aide and a businessman, was killed by a grenade left at his front door around 9:15am in Yerevan, Armenia. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, sources thought it might be related to his business dealings.
04/11/2007: The party offices in Yerevan's Zeytun and Avan, Armenia, communities were attacked. Both offices were located on the ground floor in blocks of flats. The blast seriously harmed the building where the party's Avan office is located. Windows were broken and a nearby chemist's shop was damaged. There were no casualties and no one claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/03/2009: On Wednesday, the deputy police chief of Armenia, Gevork Mgerian, was assassinated outside of his home in Yerevan. No group claimed responsiblity for the attack.
01/31/2013: A gunman shot and injured a presidential candidate in Yerevan city, Yerevan, Armenia. Paruyr Harikyan was a candidate for the Union for National Self-Determination Party. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
12/06/2015: An assailant opened fire inside a polling station in Yerevan city, Yerevan province Armenia. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/07/2015: Assailants abducted Artak Khachatrian in Yerevan city, Yerevan province, Armenia. Khachatrian, a member of Prosperous Armenia (PAP), was beaten and released several hours later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2016: An explosive device detonated at a government tax office in Vanadzor, Lori, Armenia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/17/2016: Assailants stormed a police station, taking seven police officers hostage, in Yerevan, Armenia. In addition, two medical workers were abducted on July 27th, 2016. All of the hostages were released on or before July 30, 2016 and the standoff ended with the surrender of 20 assailants on July 31, 2016. At least three police officers and three assailants were killed and another officer was injured during the standoff. Sasna Tsrer claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded that President Serzh Sargsyan step down and for the release from prison of Zhirayr Sefilyan, a leader of the Founding Parliament.
10/27/2018: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber attempting to attack the Armenian government headquarters in Yerevan, Armenia. There were no casualties in the attack. An unidentified man claimed responsibility for the attack in a call before the incident.
09/23/2001: A Brisbane, Australia mosque was ruined in a suspected arson attack. No group claimed responsibility.
10/15/2001: A letter delivered by mail to the U.S. Consulate in Melbourne, Australia contained an unknown chemical agent. No injuries were reported in the attack.
04/08/2006: The mobile phone shop of former Shapelle Corby backer Ron Bakir was firebombed at 6:00 a.m. when a man bashed the glass doors of the shop with a rock before dropping a cigarette into a canister of fuel on the footpath outside in Broadbeach, Australia. No group claimed responsibility for the 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.
04/21/2008: On Monday, a 30 mm pipe bomb rigged with external batteries and a mobile phone was detonated by the police bomb squad unit after it was found by council workers in Federation Park on the Drayton Connection Road, near Vale View south of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. No claim of responsibility was made for the attempted bombing, however on 04/22/2008 on Tuesday, executed a search warrant at a home in Kent Street at Oakey and allegedly found evidence of a home-made explosive device. A 21-year-old man was arrested and charged with one count of attempting to damage property by explosives.
10/08/2009: On Thursday night at 0100, in Market Street in Condell park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, an improvised explosive device placed on the hood of a car detonated, smashing the windows of two townhouses and destroying the vehicle. Investigator Mark Smith says it is not clear if the device was intended for the vehicle or the townhouses 10-15 meters away. No group claimed responsibility.
02/04/2010: On Thursday night, in Queens Park, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, armed assailants fired upon a mosque, damaging the mosque but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed Combat 18 was responsible.
09/02/2013: Assailants set fire to Gran Turismo Autos, a luxury car showroom, in West Melbourne area, Melbourne city, Victoria state, Australia. The fire damaged several vehicles, but did not cause any casualties. The Felicity Ann Ryder Cell of the Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility for the attack in a post online; however, police denied that the group was involved in the incident.
05/18/2014: Assailants set fire to a luxury vehicle on Moncur street in Woolahra neighborhood, Sydney city, New South Wales state, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the same group in Woolahra neighborhood on May 18, 2014. The Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2014: An assailant stabbed two police officers in Melbourne city, Victoria state, Australia. Authorities shot and killed the assailant and the two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to an individual, identified as Abdul Numan Haider.
02/24/2014: Assailants threw three homemade incendiary devices at the Logan Police District Headquarters in Logan City, southeast Queensland state, Australia. There were no casualties in the incident; however, one police vehicle suffered fire damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to anarchists.
05/18/2014: Assailants set fire to two vehicles on Queen street in Woollahra neighborhood, Sydney city, New South Wales state, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the Informal Anarchist Federation in Woollahra neighborhood on May 18, 2014. The Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was carried out in retaliation to injustice.
12/02/2014: Assailants set fire to the Oberon NSW Slaughterhouse in Oberon town, New South Wales state, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack; however, the building was damaged in the attack. The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for profiting from animal abuse.
12/15/2014: An assailant, Mon Haron Monis, took 18 people hostage in the Lindt Chocolate cafe in Sydney city, New South Wales state, Australia. Five hostages were able to escape during standoff. After 16 hours, police stormed the cafe and freed the living hostages. In total, Monis and two hostages were killed and four other hostages were wounded in the attack and siege. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on Rasoul Al-Musawi outside of an Islamic prayer center in Bankstown area, New South Wales state, Australia. Musawi, a Shia religious leader, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, people chanting pro-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) statements drove by the center just before the shooting.
08/12/2014: Assailants set a private vehicle on fire that belonged to an Australian Federal Police (AFP) officer outside the police station in Beechworth town, Victoria state, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2015: Assailants set fire to St. Mary's Church on Foster Street in Dandenong, Victoria, Australia. There were no reported casualties but the church was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/24/2015: Assailants set fire to Garden City mosque in Harristown, Queensland, Australia. There were no reported casualties, though the mosque was damaged by the fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2015: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Orange, New South Wales, Australia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2015: An assailant opened fire on a civilian police employee outside a police headquarters in Parramatta city, Sydney region, New South Wales province, Australia. The civilian employee, Curtis Cheng, and the assailant were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the attacker as Farad Jabar Khalil Mohammad.
03/30/2015: Assailants set fire to St. Mary's Church on Dandenong Road in St. Kilda East, Victoria, Australia. There were no reported casualties but the church was damaged in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting churches in Victoria on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/21/2015: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at the Heatherbrae Parade church in Orange, New South Wales, Australia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: Assailants set fire to St. James Church on North Road in Brighton, Victoria, Australia. There were no reported casualties but the church was damaged in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting churches in Victoria on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/14/2015: Assailants set fire to St. John the Evangelist church in Bannockburn, Victoria, Australia. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2015: Assailants set fire to St. Peter's Chains church on Sparks road in Norlane, Victoria, Australia. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two related attacks on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2015: Assailants set fire to Garden City mosque in Harristown, Toowoomba city, Queensland state, Australia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2015: Assailants set fire to the Norlane Baptist Church on Spruhan Avenue, Norlane, Victoria, Australia. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two related attacks on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2015: Assailants set fire to St. David's Church on Doncaster Road in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. There were no reported casualties but the church was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2016: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at Thornlie Mosque in Perth, Western Australia state, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/24/2016: Assailants set fire to the entrance of the 6PR radio station in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the attack may have been related to a radio discussion on Islam earlier that day.
04/14/2016: Assailants set fire to the Geelong West Presbyterian Church in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. There were no reported casualties, but the church was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suggested that the attack may have been related to allegations of past sexual abuse by local priests.
09/23/2016: Assailants set fire to St. Peter's Uniting Church in Hobbys Yards, New South Wales, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2016: An assailant stabbed and injured Wayne Greenhalg, a civilian, in Minto, New South Wales, Australia. Ihsas Khan claimed responsibility for the incident, and authorities suspected that the attack was inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/11/2016: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the Imam Ali Islamic Centre in Fawkner, Victoria, Australia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and while the specific motive is unknown, the words "Islamic State" were spray-painted on the building.
11/24/2016: Assailants threw incendiary devices at the Imam Ali Islamic Center in Fawkner, north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Abdullah Chaarani and Ahmed Mohammed claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: Assailants threw firebombs at the Imam Ali Islamic Centre in Fawkner, Victoria, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suggested that the mosque was targeted because the assailants mistook it for a church.
07/15/2017: Potential suicide bombers attempted to smuggle luggage containing two explosive devices onto an airplane at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. After the luggage was refused by the airline for being overweight, the assailants left the airport and subsequently dismantled the devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that the attempted attack was coordinated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/07/2017: Two assailants stabbed and killed a service station worked on Bungendore Road, Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources believe the attack was inspired by jihadi extremism, as the letters "IS" were discovered at the scene.
06/05/2017: An assailants took a sex worker hostage at the Buckingham Serviced Apartments on Bay Street in Brighton, Victoria, Australia. At least two people, including the assailant, were killed and three Victoria Police officers were injured in the incident. The hostage was released a few hours later. Yacqub Khayre claimed responsibility and stated that he carried out the attack on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Qaida.
12/21/2017: An assailant in a vehicle ran over pedestrians along Flinders Street and the Yarra River in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. At least one person was killed and 18 other people, including the assailant, were injured in the attack. Saeed Noori, identified as a Muslim extremist, claimed responsibility and stated that he carried out the incident in retaliation for the "mistreatment of Muslims."
05/27/2018: Assailants set fire to St. Paul's Catholic Church in Glenreagh, New South Wales, Australia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2018: An assailant exited his car, which was loaded with gas cylinders that caught fire, and proceeded to stab civilians in central Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. One civilian was killed and two others were injured in the attack before the assailant was shot and killed by police. Sources noted that the assailant, Hassan Khalif Shire Ali, had his passport revoked in 2015 because authorities believed he was planning to travel to Syria in order to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/09/2018: An assailant stabbed Roger Singaravelu at his residence in Mill Park neighborhood, Melbourne, JVictoria, Australia. Singaravelu, who had served as a homestay host to the assailant, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities arrested and charged Momena Shoma in connection with the attack and stated that Shoma was inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/13/2019: Assailants attempted to set fire to the vehicle of Belinda Hassan, a Labor parliamentary candidate, in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2019: Assailants set fire to the Minko North dairy farm in Korunye, South Australia, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to animal rights extremists.
04/09/2006: An Islamic cemetery under construction in West Vienna, Austria was hit by arson when unidentified perpetrators scrawled "will be blown up" on the wall of a prayer room. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/04/2007: Unknown perpetrators committed an arson attack on the Mustafa Kemal Ataturk cultural center in Vienna, Austria. No one was injured and no one claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/24/2008: On Friday night, unknown arsonists threw incendiary devices at a Kurdish club in Vienna-Fuenfhaus, Australia. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility for the arson attack was made.
10/25/2008: On Saturday night at 0430, unknown arsonists threw several Molotov cocktails through the door and window of a Kurdish club on Jurekgasse Street in  Rudolfsheim-Fuenfhaus 15th district of Vienna, Vienna (Wien) province, Austria. The incendiary devices went out before the firefighters arrived on the premises and therefore caused no casualties and only minimal damage to the Kurdish club. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
10/25/2008: On Saturday night, suspected Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) supporters smashed the window of a Turkish club with a stone in the district of Vogelweiderstrasse, Salzburg, Salzburg province,  Austria. The infrastructure attack caused minor damage to the club and no casualties were reported. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident, however the Interior Ministry suspected that PKK supporters were responsible.
10/18/2008: On Saturday, suspected Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) supporters carried out an arson attack on a Turkish club in Vienna-Hernals, Vienna (Wien) province, Austria. The arson attack caused minimal damage to the building but caused no casualties. No claim of responsibility for the incident was made, however the Interior Ministry suspected that PKK supporters were behind the incident.
03/07/2008: Another official in western Austria received a package containing acid when he opened it in Raab, Austria. Authorities say the administrator opened the package, but was not injured by the corrosive liquid it contained. Three other incidents occurred around the country where officials were sent packages containing butyric acid. One of the officials was treated for burns to both hands and thighs after he opened the package.
10/19/2008: On Sunday, suspected Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels broke into the Turkish consulate by throwing a rock through the window of the building and then set fire to the Turkish Consulate in Salzburg, Salzburg province, Austria, using a Molotov cocktail. The arson attack caused an unknown amount of damage to the Turkish Consulate building. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
10/19/2008: On Sunday, suspected Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK / Kongra GEL) supporters carried out an arson attack on the Turkish consulate in Salzburg, Austria. The arson attack caused minimal damage to the building but caused no casualties. No claim of responsibility for the arson attack was made however the Interior Ministry suspected that PKK supporters were behind the incident.
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.
01/13/2009: On Tuesday, on Vienna Street, Vienna, Austria, unknown gunmen shot and killed Umar Israilov, a Chechen dissident refugee, as he left a grocery store in Vienna.  According to local human rights groups, the victim was targeted because of his public opposition to the pro-Moscow, Chechen president.  No damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/24/2009: On Sunday afternoon around 1330, in an Indian religious temple of the Sikhs in Vienna, Austria, gunmen fired upon and injured nine people. An unknown number of perpetrators were arrested. No group claimed responsibility.
01/18/2011: On Tuesday night around 0030, in Vienna city, Vienna province, Austria, in one of 14 related attacks, the Greek Embassy was splashed with large quantities of red and black oil paint. Authorities suspect the incident is linked to the start of the trial in Greece of the suspected Conspiracy of Cells Fire, who were involved in the Greece embassy bombings in November of 2010. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/02/2013: Assailants set fire to a pizzeria and attempted to set fire to a Turkish cultural center in Tyrol, Austria. Two civilians were injured in the resulting fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the specific motive is unknown; however, sources note that the businesses were owned by a Croatian.
08/15/2016: Two assailants threw Molotov cocktails at the Turkish Avrasya Culture and Sports Association building in Wels, Upper Austria, Austria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
11/27/2016: Assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at a refugee center near Vienna, Austria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2016: Assailants set fire to a future International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) refugee center in Altenfelden, Upper Austria state, Austria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2017: An assailant attacked an elderly couple in their home in Linz, Austria. Both victims were killed and the house was set on fire during the attack. An unaffiliated individual claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that he was motivated by hatred of the Freedom Party of Austria. Authorities stated that the assailant had recently pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on social media.
03/12/2018: An assailant stabbed an Austrian soldier near the Iranian Embassy in Vienna, Austria. The soldier was wounded and the assailant was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as Mohamed El-M and stated that he was a member of a Facebook group that called for the release of Sunni detainees in Iran.
3/22/2000: Arkady Gukasyan, the unofficial president of the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, was shot and wounded as he was driving home in Stepanakert, in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Azerbaijan. His driver and bodyguard were also injured in the attack. The former Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Minister Samvel Babayan and his brother, Stepanakert Mayor Karo Babayan, were arrested in connection to the attack. Government authorities stated that the attack was designed to undermine democratic reform.
09/28/2001: An unknown group attacked the traffic police post number 718 on the ninth kilometer of the Zaqatala-Balakan road in Zaqatala District, Azerbaijan. They used grenades and assault rifles, wounding one person and damaging six cars. One of the perpetrators was killed in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/19/2001: An attack was launched against the police station in Zaqatala, about 350 kilometers north of Baku, Azerbaijan. Five policemen were wounded in the attack by alleged Avar nationalists.
08/30/2001: A group of unidentified assailants attacked the hotel hosting Deputy Interior Minister Zahid Dunyamaliyev and First Deputy Prosecutor-General Ramiz Rzayev in Zaqatala, Azerbaijan. No injuries occurred.
08/17/2001: A statue of Sheikh Shamil, leader of a 19th-century rebellion against Russian forces, was bombed by an unknown group in Zaqatala, Azerbaijan.
05/03/2002: An unknown perpetrator threw a grenade at the residence of Nasimi Musaffar Oglu Mehraliyev in Baku Azerbaijan. Mehraliyev was seriously injured in the attack and require hospitalization. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/10/2007: Militants set fire to and destroyed a Catholic church in Baku, Azerbaijan, but there were no reports of casualties. No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2008: On Friday, in Baku, Baki, Azerbaijan, an improvised explosive device exploded at a transformer station when Bakielektrikshabaka electrical workers attempted to install a new transformer, killing two employees, wounding three others, and damaging the building. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed the Forest Brothers were responsible.
08/17/2008: On Sunday, at an undescript time, in Baku, Azerbaydzhan Territory, Azerbaijan, a grenade exploded during evening prayers at a packed mosque. Three were killed and 10 were injured. There were no claims of responsibility.
06/18/2009: On Thursday night at about 2245, in Asadly, Calilabad, Azerbaijan, assailants threw grenades and fired at soldiers and border guards at a border checkpoint, killing one soldier, wounding two border guards and reportedly killing an unknown amount of civilians. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Forest Brothers were responsible.
02/11/2009: On Wednesday morning, the chief of the Azerbaijan Air Force, General Rail Rzayev, was shot and killed while on his way to work. General Rzayev was shot in the head when his driver stopped to throw out garbage, approximatley 150 meters from the victim's home. The shooter and weapon type are unknown and no group has claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/03/2014: An explosive device detonated near the People's Front of Azerbaijan Party office in Baku city, Baku district, Azerbaijan. No one was injured in the blast; however, the explosion caused property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: Assailants attacked the house of a Jewish religious leader in Quba district, Quba rayon, Azerbaijan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2014: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Garachukhur neighborhood, Baku city, Azerbaijan. A guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security forces attributed the attack to Yekbun.
05/01/2016: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police station in Aliabad, Zaqatala, Azerbaijan. One police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2016: Security forces shot and killed a suicide bomber attempting to detonate near a shopping center in Baku, Azerbaijan. The assailant was the only reported casualty. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities identified the assailant as Emin Azizagaoglu Jami.
02/25/2017: Assailants attacked soldiers in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in Khojavend district, Azerbaijan. Five Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in the attack. Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry attributed the attack to Armenian separatists; however, a spokesperson for the Armenian fighters claimed that Azeri forces launched the assault and that they were acting in self defense.
03/10/2017: An assailant threw a grenade at a teahouse at the central bazaar in Ismailli city, Azerbaijan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/03/2018: An assailant opened fire on Elmar Veliyev, the mayor of Ganca, in front of his office in Ganja, Ganja-Qazakh, Azerbaijan. Veliyev was wounded in the attack. An individual, identified as Yunis Safarov, claimed responsibility for the incident in a video "urging people in Azerbaijan to start an armed struggle against officials and 'kill enemies of Islam.'" Sources also posited that Safarov carried out the attack in order to "establish an Islamic state in Azerbaijan."
03/24/2003: A gas cylinder in a waste bin exploded close to the Al Jufair base in Bahrain, where the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet is headquartered. There were no injuries, but windows of nearby homes were shattered.
04/09/2008: On Wednesday night, a Bahranian police patrol was attacked with stones and Molotov cocktails by unknown attackers in the village of Karzakan south of Manama, Al Manamah. The attack resulted in the death of one police officer and the injury of two more. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday night, in Manama, Al Manamah, Bahrain, a 17-year-old male assailant threw a Molotov cocktail at the Embassy of the United Kingdom. The attack caused no damages or casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
09/14/2010: On Tuesday, in Hamad town, Manama city, in Al Manamah, Bahrain, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging four vehicles owned by Bahraini security officials and creating panic but causing no casualties. Windows of nearby houses were also shattered in the attack. The attack came a few days after Bahrain charged 23 Shiite opposition activists with forming "a terror network" that allegedly aimed at undermining the kingdom's stability and security and ousting the Sunni-dominated government. No group claimed responsibility.
12/4/2011: A bomb attached to the bottom of a van exploded near the British embassy in Manama, Al-Manama, Bahrain. The explosion occurred in the early morning hours and there were no reports of any deaths or injuries from the explosion. The van did sustain damage, but the embassy did not. No claims of responsibility were reported.
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.
11/27/2012: An explosive device hidden in a trash bin detonated near the Indian embassy in Adliya neighborhood, Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2012: An explosive device detonated across the street from a police station in Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported injuries; however, at least one vehicle was damaged. This was one of six similar blasts that happened in the same area on the same day. Hezbollah is believed to be responsible for the coordinated incidents.
07/30/2012: Assailants threw incendiary devices at a police station in Sitrah, Central, Bahrain. The attackers had been part of a protest. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2012: Assailants attacked a warehouse owned by Hyundai dealer First Motors in Sitra, Manama, Central, Bahrain. In the attack, two guards were injured and 59 vehicles were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2012: Assailants threw petrol bombs at two police vehicles in Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties, but both vehicles were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2012: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a police vehicle providing security near Al Dair village, Muharraq governorate, Bahrain. One police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a police patrol on Sitra Island, Central governorate, Bahrain. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2012: An explosive device detonated near Dilmun school in Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. A street sweeper was injured in the blast. This was one of six similar incidents in the same area on the same day. Hezbollah is believed to be responsible for the coordinated incidents.
04/24/2012: An explosive device detonated near a group of police escorting firefighters in Diraz village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. Four police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2012: Assailants at a protest threw an explosive device at police officers in Al Akar area, Central governorate, Bahrain. One officer was killed and anotherinjured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2012: An explosive device detonated near a supermarket in Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. The device was hidden in a garbage bin and exploded when a civilian kicked it; an Indian citizen died in the blast. This was one of six similar incidents in the same area on the same day. Hezbollah is believed to be responsible for the coordinated incidents.
05/16/2012: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails in Nuwaidarat village, Central governorate, Bahrain. Four people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police checkpoint in Eker village, Central governorate, Bahrain. Seven police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/15/2012: Assailants attacked police with petrol bombs on Sitra island, Central governorate, Bahrain. Two officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/05/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Dilmun school in Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. Police were responding to an earlier blast in the same area when they found the device. This was one of six similar incidents in the same area on the same day. Hezbollah is believed to be responsible for the coordinated incidents.
11/05/2012: An explosive device detonated outside of Awal Cinema in Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. A Bangladeshi citizen, was killed in the blast. This was one of six similar incidents in the same area on the same day. Hezbollah is believed to be responsible for the coordinated incidents.
04/16/2012: An explosive device planted inside a burning tire detonated in Hamad Town, Northern governorate, Bahrain. One civilian was injured and another killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/16/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Samaheej village, Muharraq governorate, Bahrain. No other information was available.
03/15/2012: An explosive device detonated in Sitra village, Central governorate, Bahrain. The explosion wounded two police officers. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/15/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police station as police officers attempted to defuse it on Sitra island, Central governorate, Bahrain. Five police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2012: An explosive device detonated at Zubara Road in the Hoora area, Capital governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported injuries; however, three vehicles were damaged. This was one of six similar blasts that happened in the same area on the same day. Hezbollah is believed to be responsible for the coordinated incidents.
08/16/2012: Two explosive devices were discovered hidden inside burning tires along Shaikh Isa bin Salman Highway, Bahrain. One device was successfully defused by security forces, while the other detonated. There were no reported injuries or damage in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2012: An explosive device detonated near police officers in Bani Jamra village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. Four officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/12/2012: Assailants threw two explosive devices at Abdulrahman Al Dakheel Boys Intermediate School in Hoora area, Capital governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties or damage from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/08/2012: Security forces were alerted to a suspicious-looking minibus parked near a store in Manama city, Central province, Bahrain. Two explosive devices were discovered in the vehicle; both were safely defused without injury. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2013: An explosive device was found and defused in Muharraq city, Al Muharraq Governorate, Bahrain. No further information is available.
08/23/2013: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at Doctor Abdullah Al-Magabi in Muharraq city, Muharraq governorate, Bahrain. Al-Magabi, a cleric, was unharmed by the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2013: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at a police patrol in Janabiya village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. Three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2013: An explosive device placed in an empty house detonated near a police patrol in Wadayan village, Central governorate, Bahrain. No one was injured in the blast; however, part of the house and a car parked nearby were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/22/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely as it was being transported to an attack in Bani Jamra village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. The person carrying the device was killed in the blast and one other person was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2013: Assailants fired a homemade projectile device at a civilian vehicle on Budaiya Highway, Bahrain. There were no reported injuries; however, the vehicle was slightly damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2013: Assailants set fire to the Ma'ameer Primary School for Boys in Ma'ameer village, Central governorate, Bahrain. Classroom furniture, air conditioning equipment, and window panes were damaged in the attack; however, no one was hurt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2013: A car was set on fire on Roundabout 18 in Hamad Town area of Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities arrested five individuals in connection with the arson attack that they claim are members of the February 14th Movement.
08/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a Bahraini police patrol in the predominantly Shia village of Sahla, Capital governorate, Bahrain. Four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/30/2013: An explosive device detonated on Budaiya Highway in Jidhafs, Northern, Bahrain. A police vehicle was struck and three police officers were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
08/11/2013: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the Al Manhal Primary Girls School in Hamad town, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties; however, the school's fence was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2013: An explosive device detonated at a police station in Wadiyan village, Sitra island, Central governorate, Bahrain. One police officer was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near police officers removing roadblocks in Bani Jamra village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. Seven officers were injured in the blast. Al-Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: A gas cylinder placed inside a vehicle detonated near a recreational area in Budaiya town, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Al-Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Al-Malkiya city, Northern region, Bahrain. No further information is available.
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.
07/15/2013: Assailants threw petrol bombs at the home of Abbas Isa al-Madi in Dair town, Muharraq governorate, Bahrain. Al-Madi, a Member of Parliament (MP), was not injured, but the building was damaged in the fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police later arrested three people in connection with the attack.
04/14/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Financial Harbour district of Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. The February 14th Movement claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they were in opposition to the Formula One race that was scheduled for the following week.
05/05/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint with petrol bombs in Jari Al Sheikh district, Southern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties or injuries resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, four people were arrested in connection with the attack.
04/01/2013: Assailants set fire to a vehicle near the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Zallaq, Southern, Bahrain. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities arrested four individuals in connection with the arson.
03/13/2013: An explosive device hidden in a cardboard box targeted a police patrol in Nuwaidrat, Central governorate, Bahrain. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2013: Assailants armed with homemade weapons attacked a civilian vehicle in Saar town, Northern governorate, Bahrain. The driver, who was an expatriate, was unhurt; however, the vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2013: An explosive device detonated as Public Security Force (PSF) officers attempted to remove debris in Demistan city, Northern governorate, Bahrain. Two police officers were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2013: Assailants set fire to the main gate of the Nuwaidrat Primary School for Girls in Nuwaidrat village, Central governorate, Bahrain. No one was hurt in the attack; however, the main gate to the school suffered fire damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2013: An explosive device placed in a box was found on Avenue 28, Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. The outcome of the incident is unknown; however, security officials found the device and cleared the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2013: An explosive device targeted a police patrol in Hamad Town, Northern governorate, Bahrain. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: An explosive device placed in a company's parking lot was defused in the Sitra area, Central governorate, Bahrain. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2013: Assailants threw incendiary devices at a residential building housing Bangladeshi workers in Sehla village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/14/2013: Assailants threw petrol bombs at an Asian worker who was attempting to dismantle barricades erected by opposition elements in Nuwaidrat village, Central governorate, Bahrain. The targeted worker was seriously injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2013: An explosive device detonated on Janabiya Highway in Quraiya village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2013: Police discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in the Hoora area of Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. The Popular Resistance Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated at a market in Isa Town, Central governorate, Bahrain. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2013: Assailants remotely detonated a homemade bomb near Janabiyah village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. Four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to Shia Muslims.
02/18/2013: An explosive device detonated inside an automated teller machine in Sanad, Central, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties, although the blast resulted in material damage. The February 14th Movement claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/14/2013: A two kilogram pressure cooker bomb was found and defused by security forces near a mosque on the King Fahad Causeway in Bahrain. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2013: An explosive device detonated near police officers on al-Bade e street in Maqsha a village, Capital governorate, Bahrain. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2013: A building housing two car dealerships and a car battery shop was set on fire in Sitra, Central governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack; however, approximately 15 cars were destroyed in the fire, which was believed to have been set deliberately. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2013: An explosion occurred near the Ahli United Bank in Sanabis village, Capital governorate, Bahrain. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/17/2013: Police discovered and defused an explosive device on Shaikh Salman road in Isa town, Central governorate, Bahrain. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2013: Assailants threw incendiary devices at the Duraz Intermediate School for Girls in Duraz village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. No one was hurt in the attack and it is unknown if the school suffered any damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2013: An explosive device planted in a car detonated in Juffair area of Al-Manamah city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. The car was damaged in the blast; however, no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2013: An explosive device detonated near the entrance to Abu Saiba town, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties; however, a Public Security Force (PSF) vehicle was damaged by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2013: An explosive device detonated during a confrontation between opposition protesters and Bahraini police officers in Dair village, Muharraq island, Bahrain. At least one police officer was killed and at least four others were injured in the blast. The Popular Resistance Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a local market in Tubli village, Central governorate, Bahrain. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
01/16/2013: Assailants set fire to five vehicles owned by a family in Sitra, Central, Bahrain. There were no reported injuries resulting from the fire, although the vehicles were destroyed. The family said they were targeted because two members work for the police. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2013: Assailants set fire to a car on Al Zallaq Road, near Dar Kulaib city, Southern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities arrested four individuals in connection with the arson attack that they claim are members of the February 14th Movement. The incident appears to be part of a larger pattern of attacks committed by the organization that targeted vehicles and car dealerships throughout Bahrain.
04/08/2013: Assailants threw incendiary devices at the Dar al-Hukumah compound housing the foreign ministry in Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. Security forces were able to repel the attackers without incurring damages. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Demistan town, Northern governorate, Bahrain. Several police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2013: A home-made explosive device placed near a school detonated when a worker from Bangladesh was picking up trash in Al-Dair, Muharraq governorate, Bahrain. One person was injured in the attack. Two perpetrators were arrested in the attack that claimed allegiance to the February 14th Movement.
04/28/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Daih, Capital, Bahrain. A police vehicle was damaged in the attack, but no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2013: An explosive device detonated in a shopping and residential area of Jurdab village, Central governorate, Bahrain. At least one person was injured as several buildings, shops, and vehicles were also damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/17/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside Shaikh Eisa Bin Salman Mosque in Riffa city, Southern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the explosion. Al Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/17/2014: Assailants set fire to two tents belonging to campaigners in Saar village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. No one was injured, but the facilities were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Nuwaidrat village, Central governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties; however, the vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused on Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman road in Hamad, Northern, Bahrain. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2014: An explosive device struck a police bus in Daih village, Capital governorate, Bahrain. At least one police officer was killed and one other was wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2014: Assailants set fire to two campaign tents in Hamad town, Northern governorate, Bahrain. The tents, which belonged to parliamentary candidates, were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle, targeting police officers, detonated in Qurayyah area, Northern governorate, Bahrain. At least two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2014: An explosive device detonated inside a vehicle in Maqsha village, Capital governorate Bahrain. At least two assailants were killed and another was wounded in the blast. 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.
04/06/2014: An explosive device placed in a car detonated in Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the car was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2014: An explosive device, targeting Civil Defense personnel, detonated in Qurayah village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. Three Civil Defense personnel were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused on Budaiya Highway in Northern governorate, Bahrain. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2014: An explosive device detonated in Segaya neighborhood, Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. At least three Indian nationals were wounded in the blast. The February 14th Movement claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the attack was in revenge for the failure to release the corpse of Abdulaziz Moussa Al Abba for burial.
10/04/2014: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at the vehicle of Mohammed Al-Mawali in Al-Maqsha, Capital governorate, Bahrain. Al-Mawali, a parliamentary candidate, was unharmed in the attack, although his vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: An explosive device detonated in Karzakan village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. One civilian was killed and one other person was wounded in the blast. Al Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near a Public Security Force (PSF) patrol in Bani Jamra village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. At least three officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/14/2014: An explosive device struck a police bus in Daih, Capital, Bahrain. At least three officers were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police officer in Damistan village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. The police officer was killed in the attack. Al Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to Hezbollah.
10/23/2014: Assailants set fire to the residence of a parliamentary candidate, in Diraz, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties; however, the residence and two vehicles were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2014: Assailants threw incendiary devices at a police vehicle in Hamad town, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties; however, the vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2014: Assailants set fire to the campaign tent of Abdulla Tarrar Sultain Ali, a parliamentary candidate, in Hamad Town, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties; however, the campaign tent was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2014: An explosive device detonated in the predominantly Shia Muslim village of Eker, Central governorate, Bahrain. A police officer was killed in the blast. Saraya al-Mukhtar claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2014: Assailants set fire to three vehicles belonging to Jaffar Ibrahim Al Asfoor, a parliamentary candidate, in Diraz area, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two instances where parliamentary candidates' vehicles were attacked in Diraz in the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2014: Assailants with clubs and knives attacked the Al-Wefaq party headquarters in Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. There were no reports of injuries or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Daih village, Capital governorate, Bahrain. This was one of three coordinated bombings at this site on this day. The Al-Ashtar Brigades and the Popular Resistance Brigade separately claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/03/2014: An explosive device detonated near police officers at a funeral procession in Daih village, Capital governorate, Bahrain. The blast killed three officers and injured 11 other people. This was one of three coordinated bombings at this site on this day. The Al-Ashtar Brigades and the Popular Resistance Brigade separately claimed responsibility for the attacks.
11/25/2014: An explosive device detonated as police were dispersing a rally in Diraz, Northern Governorate, Bahrain. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2014: Two explosive devices detonated near police officers at a funeral procession in Daih village, Capital governorate, Bahrain. No casualties were reported in the blasts. This was one of three coordinated bombings at this site on this day. The Al-Ashtar Brigades and the Popular Resistance Brigade separately claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/11/2014: A homemade explosive device detonated near police officers in Eker village, Central governorate, Bahrain. Authorities claimed the explosive device was planted as a booby-trap for the officers. The blast injured two police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/24/2014: Assailants set fire to the vehicle of Hussein Salman Al Hamer, a parliamentary candidate, in Diraz area, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two instances where parliamantary candidates' vehicles were attacked in Diraz in the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2014: Assailants threw incendiary devices at two vehicles belonging to Shaikh Majeeb Al Asfoor in Capital governorate, Bahrain. Al Asfoor, a parliamentary candidate, was unharmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near shops in Diraz city, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2014: Assailants set fire to the commercial garage of Mohammed Mahdi Al Ekri, a parliamentary candidate, in Sitra, Central, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2014: Assailants set a Technical Service Center building on fire in Jidhafs city, Northern governorate, Bahrain. A security guard was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: An explosive device detonated in Sitra village, Central governorate, Bahrain. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: An explosive device planted in a vehicle was discovered and safely defused on King Faisal Highway in Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/13/2014: Assailants threw an unknown number of Molotov cocktails at a school bus in an unknown location in Bahrain. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the bus sustained damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2014: An explosive device, targeting police officers, detonated in Daih village, Capital governorate, Bahrain. A police officer was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Muslim fundamentalists carried out the attack.
07/25/2014: Assailants equipped with Molotov cocktails and metal rods attacked police officers in Bani Jamra, Northern, Bahrain. The assailants lured the police officers into a graveyard before detonated an explosive device. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Two explosive devices detonated near a police patrol in Saar residential area, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported injuries as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2014: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at a police post in Sitra village, Central governorate, Bahrain. No one was injured in the attack, but several nearby stores were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2014: A roadside bomb detonated prematurely in Daih village, Capital governorate, Bahrain. The blast injured two children who had been instructed to plant the device by adults. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/03/2014: An explosive device detonated in Sitra, Central governorate, Bahrain. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2015: Security forces discovered and safely detonated an explosive device planted along a highway near Karranah area, Capital governorate, Bahrain. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the Saar Mosque in Saar town, Northern governorate, Bahrain. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2015: An explosive device planted in a toilet inside a mosque detonated in Maqsha village, Capital governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, an individual was arrested in connection with the attack.
05/10/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol along the Khalifa al Kabeer Highway in Muharraq city, Muharraq governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities arrested two people in connection with the attack.
09/10/2015: An explosive device detonated at Al-Khamis Police Station in Bilad al-Qadeem, Capital governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Al-Haydariyah Battalion claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: An explosive device detonated in Akr, Central governorate, Bahrain. One police officer was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: Two explosive devices detonated in Karanah village, Capital Northern governorate, Bahrain. One police officer was killed and four police officers and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2015: An assailant attempted to plant an explosive device targeting police officers in East Eker city, Central governorate, Bahrain. The assailant was killed when the explosive device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2015: Assailants opened fire at the Shaikh Hassan Al Demistani Ma'atam, a Shia Muslim community hall, in Damistan, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks on Muslim Community halls in the area on this date. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near police personnel in Al Maqsha village, Capital governorate, Bahrain. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. Al Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident.
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.
02/07/2015: Assailants threw incendiary devices at police personnel in Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. Three police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Eker, Central governorate, Bahrain. One police officer was injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2015: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at Abu Saiba Elementary Boys School in Northern, Bahrain. The walls of the school were damaged as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: An explosive device detonated in Karranah village, Capital governorate, Bahrain. Two police officers were wounded in the attack. Al Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: An explosive device detonated in Al-Muharraq village, Muharraq governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2015: Assailants opened fire at the Hamala Al Kabeer Ma'atam, a Shia Muslim community hall, in Hamala village, Northern, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks on Muslim Community halls in the area on this date. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
07/18/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Karranah city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. No one was injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2016: Assailants set fire to roads to prevent students from reaching Al Dair Primary Boys' School in Dair, Muharraq, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2016: Assailants attacked police officers in Bani Jamra, Northern, Bahrain. No casualties were reported in the attack. The Martyr al-Nimr Battalion claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for police personnel allegedly concealing Shia symbols during Shia celebrations.
04/16/2016: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a police patrol in Karbabad, Capital, Bahrain. One officer was killed and two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: Assailants threw incendiary devices at security forces in Eker, Central, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks targeting security forces in Bahrain on the same evening. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/18/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Diraz, Northern, Bahrain. One police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Salmabad, Central governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2017: An explosive device detonated at a residential compound in Jeblat Hibshi, Northern, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Hajar, Northern, Bahrain. One assailant, identified as Nabeel Al Samee, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle near Jaww, Southern, Bahrain. At least one police officer was killed and five officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: An explosive device detonated in Shakhurah, Northern, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties, though police and civilian vehicles were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2017: Assailants detonated gas cylinders outside a bank in Sitra, Central governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Sitra, Central governorate, Bahrain. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: Assailants threw incendiary devices at security forces in Karzakan, Northern, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks targeting security forces in Bahrain on the same evening. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/05/2017: An explosive device detonated along Budaiya Highway in Budaiya, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/27/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police bus along the Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Highway in Jidhafs, Northern, Bahrain. At least one police officer was killed and nine other officers were injured in the blast. Saraya Waad Allah claimed responsibility for the incident. Saraya Waad Allah claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was "out of revenge for the guiltless blood and proud souls that were sacrificed."
03/02/2017: An explosive device detonated at Al Naeem Secondary Boys' School in Manama, Capital, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/01/2017: Assailants opened fire at the Public Security Force (PSF) prison in Jaww, Southern governorate, Bahrain. At least one police officer was killed and another was injured in the assault. Additionally, at least 10 prisoners were freed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/14/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Bani Jamra, Northern region, Bahrain. At least one police officer was injured in the attack. Al-Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to the executions of its members the previous day.
01/29/2017: Assailants shot and killed Hisham Hassan Mohammed Al-Hamadi, a police officer, in Bilad al-Qadeem, Capital, Bahrain. Al-Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: Assailants threw incendiary devices at security forces in Maameer, Central, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks targeting security forces in Bahrain on the same evening. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/10/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) oil pipeline near Buri, Northern, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the blast and resulting fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the February 14 Movement.
01/16/2017: Assailants armed with brass knuckles and a knife stormed the Northern Municipality office in Aali, Northern region, Bahrain. The assailants held five employees hostage and detonated gas cylinders inside the office. There were no reported casualties in the attack and the hostages were released later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel in Manama, Capital, Bahrain. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2017: An explosive device detonated near Public Security Force (PSF) officers at an Ashura procession along Budaiya Highway in Daih, Capital governorate, Bahrain. At least five officers were injured in the blast. Saraya Waad Allah claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2018: Assailants armed with incendiary devices attacked a police patrol in Diraz, Northern, Bahrain. A police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2000: Assailants opened fire on Kalidas Boral at Sadhana Intersection in Bagerhat, Khulna, Bangladesh. Boral, an Awami League (AL) leader and a former upazila Parishad advocate chairperson, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, five assailants were convicted in connection with the attack.
09/12/2000: At 6 pm, a gunman named Abul Kalam carried a briefcase, entered the office of Khgrachhari Deputy Commissioner Ashraful Makbul in Khagrachari, and took him hostage to issue a list of seven demands, including a salary raise and a ban on cigarette advertisements. The perpetrator gave Makbul a list of 34 local Civil and Military officials and forced him to telephone each of them to come to his office. He eventually seized 13 of these officials as they each entered Makbul's office. Elite security commandos were quickly dispatched to the area. The perpetrator also claimed he had planted explosives, including dynamite, around the office.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers around Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, unidentified perpetrators threw bombs at a police van in the Kadamtali area of Chittagong, injuring two police constables.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers around Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, bomb blasts occurred in the Agrabad Commercial area of Chittagong.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers around Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, bombs were hurled at trucks carrying ballot boxes throughout Chittagong. No casualties resulted, but two undisclosed persons were arrested in these attacks.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers around Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, the Port Administrative Building was attacked.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers around Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, approximately 10 bombs exploded near the Laldighi venue of the public meeting of the Awami League (AL). No casualties were suffered in this attack.
07/21/2000: Two remote explosives that were planted in Kotalipara, Bangladesh, with the aim of killing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, were found and defused. It was unknown who was responsible for the incident.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers around Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, Faruq Khaled Chowdhury, a commissioner candidate of Chawkbazar ward was injured when perpetrators fired at him from an autorickshaw, while he was campaigning in the Chandanpura area of Chittagong.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers in Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, over 100 bombs detonated, amid heavy gunfire, in the Bahadderhat area of Chittagong at approximately 6:30 pm local time. The violence and ensuing panic forced shopkeepers and other businesses to shut down for the day, but there were no causalties reported. The perpetrators also set fire to an autorickshaw in the area. The situation improved after police intervened at about 7:00 pm, but later deteriorated again.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers around Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation office was targeted.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers around Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, more than 100 bombs were detonated and at least 12 vehicles were damaged in the Chawkbazar area of Chittagong.
07/16/2000: A Bangladeshi journalist, Shamsur Rahman, was shot and killed by an unknown assailant at his office in Jessore, Bangladesh.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers around Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, at 6:30pm local time a three hour battle began between unidentified opposition activists and police and the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) paramilitaries at the Bahaddarhat bus-stand. At least 30 people were injured and 12 individuals were arrested in this attack.
03/02/2000: A small bomb was detonated outside the Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka, Bangladesh, by unknown perpetrators. The bombing preceded a visit to Dhaka by President Clinton. No further information was provided.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers around Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, at approximately 7:00 pm local time, perpetrators threw bricks at the on-duty police in the port area, injuring one. Sporadic bombings on the port also occurred throughout the evening.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers around Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, bombs were detonated at the New Market and Reazuddin Bazar area.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers around Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, at approximately 7:30 pm local time, several bombs were detonated at the Chittagong Circuit House.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers around Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, at approximately 11:30 am local time, five youths riding in an autorickshaw arrived at the Chittagong Press Club and threw nine bombs, including four petrol bombs, at the club building. Windows panes of the building were damaged, as was the Agrani Bank, which was situated on the premises. Four of the devices did not explode and were later defused by the police.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers around Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, the Lucky Plaza shopping center at Agrabad was bombed, injuring one person.
01/01/2000: In a series of related incidents, numerous bombs were detonated by unidentified attackers around Chittagong, Bangladesh, in an attempt to disrupt Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on January 3, 2000. In this incident, at approximately 7:00 pm local time, one luxury bus, private car and three rickshaws were set on fire by a mob in front of the Chittagong EPZ gate.
07/12/2000: Eight people, including six pro-government student activists, were killed by members of the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
11/11/2001: Fifteen people, including a former state minister and eight newsmen, were injured when about 25 youth armed with firearms, daggers, razors and hammers attacked a press conference of Awami League at Bagerhat, Bangladesh.
04/08/2001: Suspected members of the Jamaat-Shibir organization shot and killed two men and injured another two as they gathered in the Lovely Deocrators shop in the bazaar in Satkania, Chittagong district, Bangladesh around 10am. The two men killed were leaders in the Awami League. The armed individuals arrived and escaped using microbuses. Eight people were later arrested for suspected connections with killing these individuals.
09/16/2001: Ten people were injured when gunmen, allegedly belonging to the former parliament, Awami League member, Joynal Hazari, opened fire on the motorcade escorting a procession led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/16/2001: A powerful bomb blew up a ruling Awami League party office at Narayanganj town, Bangladesh, near the capital of Dhaka, killing 21 and injuring at least 100. Three women among the dead were reported to have been suicide bombers. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/03/2001: At least 10 people were killed and 18 others injured when a bomb exploded in the Baniarchar Catholic Church in southern Gopalganj district in Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/23/2001: Four unidentified gunmen opened fire on Harunur Rasheed, the general secretary of the Rupsha Thana Awami League, as he was walking with two employees in Khulna, Khulna district, Bangladesh. Rasheed was killed instantly in the shooting; there were no reports of injuries for the two people accompanying him. The gunmen then fled to the Rupsha river and got on board a trawler. Witness report that the assailants, while fleeing, chanted slogans for the Purbabanglar Communist Party, while detonating small explosives.
04/01/2001: Unknown perpetrators hurled a bomb at a truck driver during a strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The driver was killed and fifty people injured in the incident.
01/20/2001: Six were killed and several were injured in a bomb blast in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The explosion took place during a rally by the Bangladeshi Communist Party. Authorities arrested 10 people in connection with the bombing, but no group has taken credit.
04/14/2001: Nine people, including the bomber, were killed and at least twenty more were wounded when a remote-controlled bomb was detonated in a crowded open air concert celebrating the Hindi New Year in Dahka, Bangladesh. It was thought that this attack was part of a larger plot in which at least four people were carrying bombs to be detonated at the event. Sources suggest that this was not supposed to be a suicide attack, but that one bomber was killed and at least two were injured in the explosion. Another bomb exploded in the concert shortly after the first. No details regarding property damage were reported. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, the leader of Harkat-ul Jihad Islami, Mufti Abdul Hannan, was ultimately sentenced to death in connection with the attack.
04/11/2001: Unknown militants bombed a "peace rally", organized by the Bangladesh Sramik League, labor front of the Awami League at Motijheel Shapla Square in Dhaka, Bangladesh, injured at least 40 people.
01/20/2001: A bomb exploded outside the Awami League Office in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The two men responsible for detonating the bomb were killed in the blast. There were no injuries. No one claimed this bombing but the authorities do not believe it was linked to a bombing in Dhaka earlier the same day.
02/16/2001: Torben Mikkelsen and Nils Hulgaard of Denmark and Tim Selby of the United Kingdom, engineers conducting a survey as part of a government road and highways department project, were abducted in Bangladesh by six gunmen at Guniapara, near Rangamati, 400km southeast of the capital Dhaka. The kidnappers did not identify themselves, but were suspected to be members of a Chakma tribal group opposed. They were asking for 1.6 million dollars as a ransom for their three hostages.
6/15/2001: Unidentified attackers kidnapped Atahar Siddik Khasru, a journalist who worked for Ittefaq newspaper in Chittagong, Chittagong district, Bangladesh. Three days later, the attackers demanded $9,000 from his family or they would kill Khasru. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although sources noted that journalists in the area had been targeted recently due to the publicity they brought to corruption in the area.
09/26/2001: Four people were killed and two were injured by a bomb that went off on the first floor of the Upazila Health Complex in Sulla Upazila Sadar, Sunamganj District, Bangladesh before the start of an election projection meeting of the Awami League. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/04/2001: In pre-poll violence leading up to Bangladesh’s general election, an activist of the Awami League party was killed in northeastern Sylhet District when unidentified gunmen opened fire while he was campaigning. No group claimed responsibility.
9/28/2002: A bomb exploded at a circus being held at the Satkhira stadium in Satkhira, Khulna Division, Bangladesh. Two people were killed in the explosion and another 35 were injured. Authorities suspect that Islamic Shashantantra Andolon (ISA) is responsible for the incident. The ISA has been targeting the circus for displaying "indecent shows".
9/28/2002: A bomb exploded at the crowded Roxy movie house in Satkhira, Khulna Division, Bangladesh. One person was killed in the explosion and another 90 were injured. Authorities suspect that Islamic Shashantantra Andolon (ISA) is responsible for the incident. The ISA has been targeting cinema operators whom they suspect have been showing pornographic films.
05/25/2002: Rebels attacked an automobile convoy in the Sirajganj district of Bangladesh. One Awami League party activist was killed and another 15 people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2002: Bangladesh opposition leader Sheikh Hasina escaped unhurt when the vehicle she was in came under attack on the way to Jessore, Bangladesh, by alleged supporters of Prime Minister Begum Zia’s ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The government of Bangaldesh did not appear to have a part in organizing the attack. Stones and explosives were hurled at Hasina’s jeep after the attackers had put roadblocks on the road. Some members of Hasina’s convoy were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2002: Unknown perpetrators conducted a series of nearly-simultaneous bombings at four Bangladesh cinemas packed with families celebrating the end of the Ramadan in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The incident killed at least 17 people and injured around 300 people in the crowded theaters. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, but the government used the incident as an excuse to arrest dozens of activists opposed to the standing government.
03/01/2003: Four bombs exploded at the main entrance to an international trade fair in Khulna, Bangladesh, killing one police sergeant and critically injuring two additional police officers and two female visitors. The perpetrators were unknown, but police arrested 17 suspected Islamic militants the following day.
03/11/2003: Two policemen on patrol were killed and another two injured when unknown assailants exploded bombs in a crowded place in Khulna, Bangladesh. Police detained 211 suspects for questioning.
02/13/2003: Three blasts damaged a building belonging to an Islamic organization in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Three people were injured. Leaflets recovered at the blast site suggested that the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, an organization with al-Qaida links, was behind the blast.
03/07/2003: A bomb exploded outside of a mosque in Baghmara, Bangladesh, injuring four people, including a local union leader. The unknown perpetrators detonated the bomb after people finished their weekly prayers.
06/20/2004: At least 70 people, mainly opposition activists, were injured when a bomb exploded at an Awami League [AL] rally in northeastern Bangladesh. The bomb exploded minutes after AL lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta finished addressing hundreds of supporters in Sunamganj District, 177 kms northeast of the capital Dhaka. No one was killed in the attack, and no group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2004: A bomb exploded at a Muslim shrine in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The explosion killed two people and injuring up to 100 others, some of which included the British Ambassador and the British High Commissioner for Bangladesh. Members of Harkatul Jihad-e-Islami were convicted in connection with the attack.
01/12/2004: 3 were killed and 26 injured in a blast at a Muslim shrine in norteastern Bangladesh in the city of Sylhet. The attack occurred at the Hazrat Shah-Jalal shrine, during the urs religious congregation. While 24 suspects have been arrested no particular group has been blamed for the attack.
10/03/2004: A former vice president of the Federal Union of Journalists, Dipankar Chakrabarty, was killed in Sherpur, Bangladesh by four assailants weilding knives and traditional axes. The victim, who was also an executive editor of the Durjoy Bangla, a national paper, was stabbed to death while on his way home. The assailants were later identified as members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), at least one of whom confessed to the attack in 2017.
09/05/2004: A bomb exploded in a military compound in Sylhet, Bangladesh killing two and injuring seven. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/05/2004: At least nine passengers of a state-owned double-decker bus were burned alive and over 20 others injured critically in Dhaka, Bangladesh, when miscreants set fire to the bus. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/18/2004: A bomb exploded in an apartment building in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The explosion injured four people. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
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.
08/21/2004: At least 23 people were killed and 150 others were injured in a series of explosions in front of the Awami League's central office in Dhaka, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility; however, members of Harkatul Jihad-e-Islami were charged in connection with the attack.
03/04/2004: Jamaat-e-Islami leader, Maulana Gazi Abu Bakar Siddiqui, and his driver were both killed in bomb attack on Khulna-Mongla road, Rampal, Bagerhat District, Bangladesh. Police arrested three individuals in connection with this incident: Sheikh Mohammad Ali, Humayun Kabir and Daud.
01/08/2004: Ten tribal villagers were kidnapped from their homes in Sapmara, Bangladesh. The attackers stormed the village and created a panic among the village by unleashing indiscriminate gunfire on civilians. The attackers also set fire to a local home within the village. As the group left the village they abducted ten tribal residents. The fate of the abductees could not be determined.
11/29/2005: A suspected Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) suicide bomber dressed in traditional lawyer’s robes bombed a court complex in Gazipur, Bangladesh killing six people and injuring 50 others. The bombing was one of two attacks targeting Bangladesh’s courts on November 29, 2005.
12/05/2005: In one of two related incidents (cf. 200512050002), a member of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) blew himself up at the legal library in Bangladesh’s Gazipur (District) court premise, killing five people and wounding more than 25 others. There was a related explosion by a court building in Chittagong, Bangladesh, where a suicide bomber killed two people and wounded 25 others. These attacks happened within an hour of each other. These two incidents are also related to two previous Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) attacks in December, 2005. (cf. 200512010001, 200512030001).
12/01/2005: A suicide bomber suspected of being a member of the Islamic group Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) detonated a bomb in front of a government office and courthouse during a protest rally lead by lawyers in Gazipur, Bangladesh killing two people and injuring 30 others. The incident was related to two similar attacks on the nation’s judiciary on November 30, 2005.
11/14/2005: Mamun Ali, a member of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), killed two judges when he threw a grenade at their minivan in Jhalakati, Bangladesh. The grenade injured three other people as well. Authorities apprehended Ali after the attack as he tried detonating an explosive device in a failed attempt at suicide.
06/01/2005: In the early hours of the morning, unknown assailants threw an estimated six bombs at Mir Mohiuddin in front of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) office in Alamdanga sub-district, Chuadanga (District), Khulna Division, Bangladesh. Mohiuddin, a local BNP leader, was wounded, along with two others. Officials originally arrested five rival BNP members, but a representative from the ML- Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) claimed responsibility shortly after the attack, stating that Mouhiuddin was a social exploiter and an enemy of the state. Despite this claim, some officials still suspected BNP intra-party rivalry and conflict as the reason for the attack.
05/15/2005: Four perpetrators threw two homemade incendiary devices at a circus performance being held at Bagerhat Stadium in Bagerhat, Bangladesh injuring eight people. Authorities apprehended the four perpetrators.
10/17/2005: A suspected member of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) threw a bomb at a judge in Sylhet, Bangladesh. A mob captured the attacker and beat him unconscious before handing him over to police. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/03/2005: Suspected members of Jamaat-ul Mujahideen bombed a local courthouse in Chittagong, Bangladesh injuring one person. The bomb was placed in a tin that had been hidden inside a book. Six suspects were arrested for this and two other bombings that occurred on the same day in Bangladesh. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, officials suspected that Jamaat-ul Mujahideen members had perpetrated the attacks.
10/03/2005: Suspected members of Jamaat-ul Mujahideen bombed a court building in Laxmipur, Bangladesh killing one person and injuring a policeman. Six suspects were arrested for this and two other bombings that occurred on the same day in Bangladesh. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, officials suspected that Jamaat-ul Mujahideen members had perpetrated the attacks.
08/13/2005: One worshiper was killed and 80 others were injured when 10 to 12 bombs detonated simultaneously in the Shah Peer Kalla Shaheed shrine in Akhaura, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for he bombing.
08/17/2005: Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) members bombed approximately 350 targets across Bangladesh within an hour of each other killing two people and wounding more than 100 others. The group claimed responsibility for the coordinated strikes via leaflets left at many of the bomb sites.
11/27/2005: An unidentified perpetrator bombed a bus stop in Alamdanga, Bangladesh killing one person and injuring three others. A crowd of bystanders chased the perpetrator and beat him to death. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, local authorities suspected that the perpetrator was a Maoist.
05/17/2005: Three unidentified perpetrators shot and killed Khorshed Alam, a member of the Awami League Party in Dhaka, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
10/23/2005: Unidentified perpetrators threw a bomb at the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Khulna City, Mijanur Rahman, killing him. Local authorities suspected that Maoists belonging to the outlawed Purbobanglar Communist Party were responsible for the attack.
11/29/2005: A suspected Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) member, Abul Bashar, launched a suicide bomb attack at a police checkpoint outside a court in Chittagong, Bangladesh killing two officers and injuring 18 others. The bombing was the second attack on Bangladesh’s courts on November 29, 2005.
12/05/2005: In one of two related incidents (cf. 200512050003), a member of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) blew himself up near a police check post by a court building in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Three people were killed and 25 others were injured. There was a related explosion at the legal library in Bangladesh’s Gazipur district court premise, where five people were killed and more than 25 wounded after a similar suicide attack. These attacks happened within an hour of each other. These two incidents are also related to two previous Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) attacks in December, 2005 (cf. 200512010001, 200512030001).
12/08/2005: Two suicide bombers belonging to Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) blew themselves up in the middle of a group of people gathered at the Udichi Shilpi Gosthi cultural organization in Netrokona, Bangladesh, killing eight people and injuring around 50 others. It appears the perpetrators first planted a bomb in front of a nearby office building to attract people’s attention.
10/02/2005: Unidentified perpetrators detonated five small bombs at the Daliya market in Bangladesh’s Satkhira (District) killing two people and injuring three others. Local authorities suspected that the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) may have been behind the bombing.
12/03/2005: The mayor of Sylhet, Bangladesh, Badrudin Ahmed Kamran, survived an attempted assassination when a grenade, which failed to explode, was thrown at him during a ceremony. Although no one claimed responsibility, the police suspected Islamic militants, mainly the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant group, for the attack. During this same day, police reportedly defused over nine bombs elsewhere in the city and arrested over seventy suspected militants.
09/12/2005: An unidentified perpetrator hurled a homemade bomb at a school teacher in Khulna, Bangladesh. The victim died later at the hospital from the wounds suffered in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/15/2005: Suspected Islamic militants bombed a stage intended to be used for a village festival in Bogra, Bangladesh. The bomb killed one person and injured several others. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
02/05/2005: An explosive device planted on the moped of Sheikh Belaluddin Ahmed detonated in front of the Khulna Press Club along Sir Iqbal Road in Khulna City Corporation neighborhood, Khulna, Bangladesh. Ahmed, a Daily Sangram journalist, was killed and three other journalists were injured in the blast. The Purbo Banglar Communist Party claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities later arrested Shahabuddin Lashkar Dhira, a Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh) member, in connection with the incident.
10/03/2005: Suspected members of Jamaat-ul Mujahideen bombed a magistrate’s court in Chandpur, Bangladesh killing one person. Six suspects were arrested for this and two other bombings that occurred on the same day in Bangladesh. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, officials suspected that Jamaat-ul Mujahideen members had perpetrated the attacks.
07/07/2006: Four bombs exploded in Sirajganj City, Bangladesh and another three were defused. There were no casualties. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: A homemade bomb exploded in front of a bus counter of Hanif Paribahan at Shibbari crossing in Khulna, Bangladesh, causing no injuries. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/07/2006: Four bombs exploded in Sirajganj City, Bangladesh and another three were defused. There were no casualties. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: Perpetrators set fire to three places inside the Sangsad Bhaban between 8:00 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. According to official sources, the incident left 10-12 important files in the Law Section of Parliament in a burnt state. No group claimed responsibility for the 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.
07/07/2006: Four bombs exploded in Sirajganj City, Bangladesh and another three were defused. There were no casualties. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/07/2006: Four bombs exploded in Sirajganj City, Bangladesh, and another three were defused. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2006: Leftist extremists killed four policemen and wounded at least 30 other people in an attack at a market in Naogaon, Bangladesh. The Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was responsible for the attack
07/05/2006: An independent newspaper in Dhaka, Bangladesh was targeted with explosive devises. Two bombs exploded while two others failed to detonate. There were no casualties and minor damage. The perpetrator group has not been detemined. However, the radical movement Khatmey Nabuat threatened the paper just days before the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/07/2006: Four bombs exploded in Siraganj City, Bangladesh and another three were defused. There were no casualties. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb outside an abandoned house injuring a woman in Muladi, Barisal district, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/15/2006:An activist leader was killed by bomb blast in Kalidaspur, Bangladesh. The perpetrator of this incident was unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/01/2006: A bomb exploded in the village of Azan in the Khulna Division of Bangladesh, injuring two women. Police suspected "terrorists."
02/14/2006: A bomb exploded in Daulatpur, Khulna division, Bangladesh, injuring a 50-year-old chatpati vendor. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/24/2006: A bomb exploded in a classroom at Shamsherpur School in Bangladesh’s district of Munshiganj, injuring three students and slightly damaging the classroom. The perpetrators of the attack are unknown, but police suspect militants are responsible.
02/03/2006: Two bombs were hurled at Rashid Agrofood, a rice mill owned by a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader, in the Kushtia (District) of Bangladesh, injuring no one. After the attack, a man claiming to be an organizer for the Al-Qaida network in the Khulna Division claimed responsibility for the attack, as well as another attack that occurred on the same day in which three bombs seriously injured a local BNP leader in Amanatpur village.
04/13/2006: Suspects of the PBCP threw four home-made bombs at a shop in Paka village at Jiban Nagar in Chudanga (District), Belarus killing two and injuring three. About five minutes later, they shot an elderly woman a few meters (yards) away, killing her instantly. The attacks were in response to the capture of the group's leader.
02/03/2006: A local Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader was seriously injured in Amanatpur village of the Khulna Division after three bombs were hurled at him. After the attack, a man claiming to be an organizer for the Al-Qaida network in the Khulna Division claimed responsibility for the attack, as well as another attack that occurred on the same day in which two bombs were hurled at Rashid Agrofood, a rice mill owned by a BNP leader.
04/02/2006: Police recovered the body of a college student who was abducted by unknown perpetrators from Gazipur, Bangladesh. The body was found in a suitcase at the city's Sayedabad Bus Terminal area early April 9. There was no claim of responsibility.
11/14/2006: Unidentified assailants hurled about four homemade bombs inside a mosque wounding at least 10 people; The bombing incident took place as devotees were ending their evening prayers in the Atrai area of Naogaon district in Bangladesh. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
07/07/2006: Four bombs exploded in Sirajganj City, Bangladesh and another three were defused. There were no casualties. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/03/2006: A homemade bomb exploded inside of a poultry shop in Brahmanbaria of the Chittagong Division, Bangladesh, injuring the store owner and his 7-year-old son.
07/07/2006: Four bombs exploded in Sirajganj City, Bangladesh and another three were defused. There were no casualties. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/26/2007: Masked tribal perpetrators attired in black robes, who identified them only as PPA, kidnapped an official of the Danish organisation and his driver at gunpoint at rugged Thanchhi area of Bangladesh as they were travelling on a boat.
06/02/2007: No casualties were reported when Bangladeshi Police defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Jadid Al-Qaidah Bangladesh (JAQB) perpetrators in the morning at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) in Rajshahi, Rajshahi District, Bangladesh.
03/18/2007: Suspected terrorists left bombs near a home near a market in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. The bombs were found and seized. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/01/2007: No casualties were reported when Bangladeshi police defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Jadid Al-Qaidah Bangladesh (JAQB) perpetrators and found in a bathroom at approximately 3:30 PM at a student dormitory at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) in Rajshahi, Rajshahi District, Bangladesh. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/18/2007: Two men were badly injured when a bomb was thrown at them while they were waiting at a bus stop in Jhenaidah district of Bangladesh’s Khulna Division. The two men, identified as Rabiul and Alam, suffered serious wounds to their legs. No group claimed responsibility, but police suspect that an underground terrorist group might be involved.
11/05/2007: Members of Union Parishad, who have been trying to evict indigenous people from their locality, carried out arson attacks on 20 homes of indigenous people. The attack occurred in Patnitala in Bagladesh's Naogaon's province. The attacked injured seven people.
05/31/2007: A homemade bomb was detonated in the Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, at platform No. 8 of Kamalapur Railway Station. No one was hurt and no one has taken responsibility for the attack. Another live bomb was found at the scene.
04/11/2007: Hyder Hussain, a prosecutor who secured murder convictions against Islamist militants in Bangladesh last year, leading to their deaths, was shot dead by militants as he left a mosque in Jhalakati. The executed men belonged to the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), and that group was suspected of being responsible for Hussain’s death.
05/01/2007: A bomb attack rocked rail stations in Dhaka, Sylhet, and Chittagong in Bangladesh on May 1st. The blasts occurred within thirty minute intervals during the morning rush. The attackers claimed to be part of Jadid al-Queda. They left hand-written notes at the scene claiming responsibility for the attacks and demanded people quit their jobs with Western-affiliated companies. The attackers also threatened the Muslim minority of Ahmadiyas. The type of explosive device was not revealed. One Pakistani was critically injured.
04/11/2008: On Friday, in Chittagong, Bangladesh, militants set fire to doors and windows of the Hathazari police station. They also destroyed four motorcycles and police barracks and injured 23 people, including three policemen. No group claimed responsibility.
12/28/2008: On Sunday morning, at 1100, in the Jurain area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) against an unknown target, wounding one child. The bomb was thrown as Md Hasan and his friends were playing at Jurain Commissioner Road. No group claimed responsibility.
01/03/2008: Officer-in-Charge of Kulshi thana Kazi Shahabuddin Ahmed, ASI Harunur Rashid and constable Abdul Wadud were injured as terrorists threw bombs on them in Bangladesh’s Baghgona Debarpar area.
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.
06/26/2008: On Thursday, four women were injured when a bomb went off at village Krishna Nagar under Tala sub-district in Satkhira, Khulna, Bangladesh. The bomb was inside a small box that exploded when it was opened. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/17/2008: At approximately 1930, a bomb exploded at Faridpur Medical College Hospital in the Faridpur district of Dhaka, Bangladesh. There was no report of casualties and no group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/02/2008: On Friday, 25 suspected left-wing Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) militants killed one policeman and injured four others during an attack on a police patrol team patrolling a weekly cattle market at Taherpur of Bagmara sub-district in the Rajshahi district of Bangladesh. The attackers first stabbed the policeman and then opened fire on them. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/13/2008: On Sunday, in Brahmanbaria, Chittagong, Bangladesh, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a shoe shop, damaging the shop but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2008: Five people were wounded when two bombs hurled toward a police team missed their target and exploded in front of a tea stall in Jessore district, Bangladesh.
10/11/2008: On Saturday afternoon at 1600, unknown assailants planted two home-made bottle bombs containing unknown explosives on the lawn of Supreme Court Justice Sharif Uddin Chaklader's house at the Judges' Complex on Park Avenue in Kakrail, Dhaka province, Bangladesh. The explosives were safely defused preventing any casualties or property damages from taking place. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
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.
06/13/2008: On Friday, in Jaflong village, about 60 kilometers from Sylhet, Bangladesh, Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council militants killed the previously abducted the Khasi Student Union of Dawki president, Phershal Kongwang. Kongwang was abducted on 12/16/2007, from Shyiap, a picnic spot bordering the Indo-Bangla border. The exact date of the alleged killing is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2008: On Saturday, at Hajapur graveyard, in Awaliapur, Dinajpur Sadar, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, a bomb wrapped in a jute bag exploded, injuring two civilians. No group claimed responsiblity.
12/24/2008: On Wednesday afternoon, at about 1300, in Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a factory, damaging the factory. No group claimed responsibility.
10/25/2008: On Saturday evening at 2100, Abul Kalam, a trader, was shot dead by suspected Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) militants during an attack at a cloth shop in the Tarash area of Sirajganj district, Rajshahi province, Bangladesh. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
07/04/2008: On Friday night, police discovered and safely defused eight live bombs in Mihipassa village of Gaila union, Barisal district, Barisal province, Bangladesh. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
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.
09/16/2009: On Wednesday night, in Jessore, Bangladesh, two bombs were hurled from a motorbike at a ruling Awami League official office. The assailants also fired shots from revolvers. Police detained a suspect and were searching for others. A local party leader was killed and six people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility.
06/27/2009: On Saturday evening at 1800, at Mobarakganj station, in Chuadanga, Jhenidah, Khulna, Bangladesh, 178 kilometers southwest of the capital of Dhaka, assailants planted a bomb in a compartment of the Sagardari Express train, which exploded wounding eight passengers but causing no damage to the train. No group claimed responsibility.
07/13/2009: On Monday night at 0230, in Siddipasha, Abhaynagar, Jessore, Bangladesh, militants shot and killed a suspected regional leader of the Biplobi Communist Party (BCP). No group claimed responsibility.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, in Laxmipur village of Muladi sub-district in Barisal, Barisal, Bangladesh, unidentified militants detonated a bomb at the house of an Awami League (AL) leader, injuring two people. It was later revealed that the explosion occurred after two burka clad women visited the house asking for a favor. No group has claimed responsibility.
06/28/2009: On Sunday, on the Islamic University campus, in Kushtia, Khulna, Bangladesh, assailants beheaded a cadre of the outlawed Gono Mukti Fouj (GMF), Liton Hossain. No damages were reported in the attack. The Gono Bahini (GB) militants left a note claiming responsibility.
10/21/2009: On Wednesday evening, 15 people were injured when unidentified attackers threw a bomb at the car of a Bangladesh politician, Fazle Noor Tapas. Tapas, a member of parliament from the Awami League party of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, escaped unhurt in the attack in central Dhaka. The bomb hit the car as Tapas was getting into it. Police said eight people were taken to hospital. Police said they were trying to determine the type of the bomb and the motive behind the attack. Police and intelligence officials say the militants, mostly from two outlawed Islamist gangs, are trying to regroup and may launch fresh attacks. Earlier they targeted lawyers, judges, police and others. No group has claimed responsibility.
01/10/2009: On Saturday, police defused two bombs planted at the compound of the National Academy for Educational Management in Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/10/2009: On Monday morning, in Kushtia, Khulna, Bangladesh, suspected Jashod Gono Bahini militants beheaded three activists of outlawed Biplobi Communist Party. Police said Gono Bahini cadres committed the crime as they found a note left on the heads by the outfit claiming responsibility for the killings.
05/17/2009: On Sunday evening at about 2130, in Kotemore, Chuadanga, Khulna, Bangladesh, two motorcycle-borne assailants threw two bombs at a group of Jubo League members, killing one Jubo League leader, Baharul Hayat, and wounding nine other members, including Paltu, Hamid, Mintu and Yusuf. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities arrested several Bangladesh National Party (BNP) members in connection with the attack.
06/12/2009: On Friday night at 0300, in Mannan Nagar, Faridpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh, assailants abducted the regional leader of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), Mostak Hossain, from his residence and later hacked and shot him to death on 06/13/2009. No group claimed responsibility.
07/07/2009: On Tuesday afternoon at 1300, in Kushtia, Bangladesh, activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) beat up Sariful Islam Sumon, president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal at Islamic University. The BCL cadres swooped on Sumon at the main gate of the university and beat him up with iron rods and bamboo sticks. No group claimed responsibility.
07/13/2009: On Monday night at 0330, in Kastdah, Gangni, Meherpur, Bangladesh, a suspected Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) militant, Joynal Hossain, was killed by PBCB rivals when they called him out of his house. They picked him up at gunpoint and slaughtered him at a nearby field. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday at 2030, in Alamdanga, Khulna, Bangladesh, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting one civilian, killing one civilian. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party (PBSP) was responsible.
09/02/2009: On Wednesday, in Rangamati Reserve Bazaar, in Barkal, Rangamati, Chittagong, Bangladesh, assailants abducted two activists of United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF), Shukra Sen Chakilometersa, and Ranjan Chakilometersa. The status of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility but it was believed that United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (PCJSS) members were responsible for the abduction.
06/26/2009: On Friday night at 0230, in the village of Tidudah, Chuadanga, Khulna, Bangladesh, around 10 assailants stabbed and killed a local Bangladesh National Party (BNP) leader, Abdul Latif, and injured another, Ajoy Das. No damages were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/11/2009: On Monday, in Shibpur village, Pabna, Bangladesh, an unidentified militant was killed during inter-factional fighting at a market. It is unknown if the attack caused any damage. No group claimed responsibility.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, at Sarwarzan Pilot High School in the Bamna sub-district of Barguna, Barisal, Bangladesh police defused a bomb placed under the raised platform erected for an Independence Day program. Along with the bomb police discovered another device with "JMB Bomb" inscribed on it. No casualties were reported.
2/12/2009: On Thursday, around 2200,  in Charbiharia village, Khoksa, Kushtia district, Bangladesh, Bikash Kumar Bose, a regional leader of the New Biplobi Communist Party (NBCP), was shot and killed by about five unidentified militants. No damage or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
11/05/2009: On Thursday afternoon around 1430, in Gulistan, Dhaka, Bangladesh, assailants detonated a bomb at the Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra office, injuring four civilians, including two political leaders of the Awami League (AL). No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/07/2009: On Tuesday afternoon, at about 1600 in Habiganj, Sylhet, Bangladesh, an assailant armed with a primitive weapon and explosives entered the Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) building, assaulted one civilian, and held the civilian and one child hostage. Later, the assailant released the victims. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the assailant was a Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) member.
06/07/2009: On Sunday, in Dhalyachhari, Rangamati, Chittagong, Bangladesh, two members of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti political party were kidnapped by suspected United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) militants. The status of the hostages is unknown. No damages were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
06/20/2009: On Saturday night around 0230, in Dulalnagar village, Chuadanga, Khulna, Bangladesh, five assailants abducted a regional leader of the outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-ML), Kalu, from his residence by gunpoint, took him to a field, and slit his throat. Kalu's body was found on 06/21/2009. No damages were reported in the attack. 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.
06/19/2009: On Friday, in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, assailants planted two bombs in a bathroom at Jahangirnagar University. The bombs were discovered taped to the sunshade of the bathroom by two workers. They informed the students of the matter who informed the Provost, Associate Professor Khabir Uddin. He sent an on-duty guard, Amjad Hossain, to check the boxes. Hossain took the boxes from the sunshade and threw one of them, which exploded immediately. No casualties or damage were reported. The status of the other bomb is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
01/30/2010: On Saturday evening around 2000, at Chandai village in Atgharia Upazila, in the Pabna district of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, unidentified militants detonated several improvised explosive devices, injuring one 12-year-old child. No damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
10/28/2010: On Thursday evening around 2140, in Malibagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, a home-made bomb was hurled at the gate of Desh TV Station and the daily Bhorer Kagoj at Shahid Sangbadik Selina Parveen sarak. No casualties were reported, but the glass door on the ground floor of the station was shattered by the blast. The bottle of explosives targeted Karnafuli Media Point in which both the offices are located. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday evening at 2210, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, unidentified militants detonated two improvised explosive devices outside the gate of the office of former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia. Abdul Hamid Paban, son of BNP secretary-general Khandaker Delwar Hossain, was injured when the explosives were thrown by the assailants riding in a red jeep. No property damage was reported in the attack. Police arrested Pradip Saha, an activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (student wing of the BNP), and Shovan, a friend of BNP Secretary-General's son Paban, in relation to the blast. Two cars were also seized by the police. No group claimed responsibility.
02/08/2010: On Monday evening at 2045 or 2100, in Chuadanga, Khulna, Bangladesh, members of the Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) fired shots in the air and detonated small explosive devices during a violent demonstration. One bomb was detonated at Daulatdia near the Bangaz Biscuit Factory. The militants were protesting against recent counter-terrorism operations targeting the group and they threatened to launch retaliatory attacks. No casualties were reported. Police found leaflets left behind by PBCP militants threatening the police and Rapid Action Battalion agents to avenge the killing of its leaders. They also blamed 'conspiracy' of a group of Awami League (AL) leaders in the district for killing several of their leaders in the district.
11/29/2010: On Monday around 0000 midnight, in the Alokdiar area of Pabna, Bangladesh, unidentified militants hacked to death one Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) militant, identified as Mohammad Ziarul Islam. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the police claim that the attack may have been due to intra-party feuding. However, villagers claim that the attack was carried out over a land dispute. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2010: On Friday night, at Alka village in Fultola, Bangladesh, unidentified criminals threw two or three bombs at Amzad Ali Gazi, a fish trader, when he was entering his house. Gazi was killed. Police official, Kamruzzaman, said that earlier a group of local miscreants demanded a money from him. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/28/2010: On Wednesday night at 2230, in the Benapole area of Jessore district, Khulna province, Bangladesh, unknown militants lobbed an improvised explosive device at the rear of a music concert. One civilian was killed and 10 others were injured in the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but four people have been arrested in connection to the bombing.
07/20/2010: On Tuesday night, in a remote village in Bera sub-district of Pabna, Bangladesh, unidentified gunmen fired upon and killed three policemen at a checkpoint. The victims were identified as Sub-inspector Kafil Uddin, Nayek Abdul Wahed and Constable Shafique. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, it is suspected that the attack was carried out to take revenge for the continuous crackdown by the police on the militants. No damages were reported in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility, but police believed militants belonging to the Red Flag faction of the Purba Bandlar Communist Party (PBCP) were responsible. After killing the police officers, the militants chanted “damage to the police, victory to us’. It is reported that there are nine in total arrested for the attack on the police checkpoint. On 07/22/2010, police arrested two cadres of the Red Flag faction identified as Nader Pramanik and Wajed Ali, in connection with the killings. On 07/24/2010, Abdul Rahim and Tajul were arrested in connection with the killings. On 08/05/2010, Nuru Mandal, a top leader of the Red Flag faction was also arrested in connection with the killings. On 08/6/2010, two more cadres of the Red Flag faction identified as Mohad Akkas Sardar (55) and Nizam Fakir (50) were arrested in connection with the killings.
01/21/2010: On Thursday morning, in Lakhmipur Charpara village in Ataikula, Pabna, Bangladesh, unknown gunmen shot dead a regional leader of the Janajudhha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party, Makbul Hossain. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/07/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1700, in Khulna, Bangladesh, three people were injured in an explosion on the Khulna-Jessore Highway in front of the Police Training Center at Mirerdanga. Sarder Alauddin Mithu, the chairman of Phultala upazila parishad and secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), came under the attack when he was returning to Phultala after attending a division-level conference of BNP. The other two victims were identified as Shamim, driver of his car, and Jubo Dal activist Siraj Morol. At least six bombs were hurled and several shots fired at his car. All three were admitted to Phultala Upazila Health Complex with head injuries and were said to be in critical condition. One assailant, Alam Sheikh (30), an operative of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party was captured and a gun was seized from his possession. Police have filed two cases in connection with the attack. One case was filed against Alam Sheikh under the arms act and another case was filed against four suspects including Sheikh under the explosive act. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/27/2010: On Wednesday, in the Lemuchhari area of Khagrachari, Chittagong, Bangladesh, unknown gunmen opened fire on the motorcade of the Chairman of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional council, Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, as he made his way to the district circuit house, damaging his car. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/13/2010: On Saturday evening around 2015, in Taragunia, Kushtia, Bangladesh, three people were killed and a lawmaker was injured in a bomb attack at the residence of the ruling Awami League (AL) lawmaker Alfaz Uddin Ahmed. According to police, a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside the drawing room of Ahmed’s home, wounding Alfazuddin and killing the bomber and Asmat Ali, acting headmaster of Taragonia High School, instantly. Another injured victim, an Awami League activist, died on the way to the hospital. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the attack came days after the some local leaders of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami issued threats that the ruling Awami League would be exposed to danger unless their several stalwarts, faced with trial for crimes against humanity during 1971 Liberation War were not released. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the incident. On 11/14/2010, police arrested five people in connection with the attack.
01/27/2010: On Wednesday, in Rangamati, Chittagong, Bangladesh, unknown gunmen opened fire on Rangamati District Council Chairman Nikhil Kumar Chakma while he was in his car, causing some damage to the vehicle. He managed to escape the attack unhurt and no other casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
02/01/2010: On Monday morning at 0930, in Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh, three suspected Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants stabbed a former suspected JMB operative to death. The victim was identified as Rashidual Islam of Panchargarh who was connected and convicted of the August 17, 2005 serial bomb blasts across Bangladesh. Islam was traveling on the Eidgah at Uttara sector-6 on his bicycle when he was hit by an assailant on the head with a pistol and stabbed repeatedly in the chest and abdomen. Islam died at the local hospital due to seven fatal stab wounds. As the assailants fled, they threw homemade bombs at the people who had gathered around the incident. No group claimed responsibility. No motive was reported in the attack; however, according to Deputy Commissioner of Utara zone, Kazi Nisharul Arif, stated in public that the JMB was on the wrong track and practicing anti-Islamic activities and was on his way to Abdullahpur to present evidence to the people. Police believe that Rashidual was killed for leaving the JMB.
11/30/2010: On Tuesday, in Faridpur, Pabna, Bangladesh, unidentified militants killed a senior Purba Banglar Communist Party- Jana Juddha (PBCP-JJ) militant, identified as Mohammad Nurul Islam. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/04/2010: On Friday evening around 1800, at a check post in Doyaganj intersection of Gendaria (Dhaka), Bangladesh, assailants threw a homemade grenade, wounding one police officer, three civilians, and the assailant. Police arrested suspected militant, Saikat, 25, who was injured by his own grenade. They also recovered six grenades from his possession. According to police, Saikat threw the grenade at three policemen when they tried to stop his rickshaw. The grenade exploded injuring two pedestrians, one police officer, and a rickshaw puller. His accomplice managed to escape arrest. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the two assailants belonged to the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh.
11/14/2010: On Sunday evening around 2100, at Nayabazar cattle market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, unidentified militants, believed to be on the Second Buriganga Bridge, hurled six to seven bombs at the market. Four people identified as Jahangir, Adnan, Bayezid, and Mostafa, were injured from the first explosion in the attack. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.