05/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police convoy in Kwatha Lamkhai, Manipur, India. Four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2017: Assailants opened fire on military personnel in Keran, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2017: Assailants shot and killed a retired Indian Armed Forces soldier outside his residence in Badshapur, Haryana, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers in Lamphel neighborhood, Imphal, Manipur, India. At least two constables were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/19/2017: Assailants attacked a construction site near Latratu Dam in Latratu, Jharkhand, India. An unknown number of workers were held hostage and pieces of equipment were set on fire during the attack. The hostages were released shortly after the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Front of India.
05/27/2017: Assailants armed with axes attacked Anduram Benjam in Kolengpara, Chhattisgarh, India. Benjam, a former Maoist, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and noted the victim was accused of being a police informant.
09/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on military personnel in Mon district, Nagaland, India. There were an unknown number of assailant casualties as security forces repelled the attack. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked Samsher Jangi in Bandro, Jharkhand, India. Jangi, a former panchayat representative, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and stated that the victim was accused of being a police informant.
01/26/2017: An explosive device detonated in a paddy field in Lengeribori, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of seven coordinated attacks in Assam on this date. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/16/2017: Assailants attacked a Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam (DVK) activist identified as H Farook in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Farook was killed in the attack. M. Ansath, a Muslim extremist, claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/18/2017: Assailants abducted an excavator from a construction camp in Mellim, Meghalaya, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2017: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a police station in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of six related attacks in Shillong on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected that the Khasi Students Union carried out the attacks.
02/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles (RR) patrol in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Three soldiers and one civilian were killed and five soldiers were injured in the attack and ensuing clash. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to General Bipin Rawat's statement urging citizens to stop facilitating the escape of armed group members during military operations. Sources also attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
09/30/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device targeting a Durga Puja pandal in Cuttack, Odisha, India. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Dimapur Gas Agency office in Dimapur, Nagaland, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a railway track between the Chiyanki and Karmabad railway stations in Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/01/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Indian Army convoy on Bemina Bypass in Bemina neighborhood, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least three soldiers were injured in the assault. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/22/2017: Assailants raided a construction site and set fire to several vehicles in Konta, Chhattisgarh, India. Additionally, an unknown number of villagers were taken from their residences and assaulted during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
09/01/2017: Assailants shot and killed Pavan Dehari near Baghdongari, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
06/15/2017: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at the sub-divisional forest office in Mairang, Meghalaya, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/10/2017: Assailants armed with greandes and firearms attacked an Indian Army base in Niausa, Arunachal Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/03/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) coal washery weighing house in Khelari, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. According to a poster discovered at the scene, the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/09/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at Jammu and Kashmir Police officers in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/07/2017: Assailants set fire to three Ram Kripal Singh Construction vehicles at a camp in Roam, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/11/2017: Assailants raided a road construction site in Madhuamilan, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties; however, assailants held an unknown number of workers hostage and set fire to two vehicles during the attack. The People's Liberation Front of India claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2017: Assailants attacked the Ellaquai Dehati Bank branch in Wahibugh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties; however, money was stolen in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Kralgund, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Gudoora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2017: Assailants opened fire on Sunil Pawar, a former Maoist supporter, near Pendhri, Maharashtra, India. Pawar was killed and two other people were injured in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Pawar of being a police informant.
06/15/2017: Assailants set fire to a forest department office in Tarkhola, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters carried out the attack.
04/08/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Indian Police Service (IPS) patrol near Magray Mohalla in Achabal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/24/2017: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Qayoum Wani near his residence in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Wani, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police station in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India. One civic volunteer was killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. The Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attack to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement, and Maoists.
02/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel in Chintur, Telangana, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/27/2017: Assailants set fire to a panchayat office in Dhobitala, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two similar attacks on panchayat offices in Kolkata district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
11/04/2017: Assailants raided a contractor camp in Melakajoba, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties, though assailants forced workers to leave the camp and set fire to several vehicles during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/16/2017: Assailants abducted ten people, including a sarpanch and deputy sarpanch, from Chintagupha, Chhattisgarh, India. The ten hostages were released on September 20, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to Maoists and stated that the victims were suspected of being police informants.
08/28/2017: Assailants shot and killed Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Abdul Rashid in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a culvert in Badedongar, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/16/2017: Two assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Shiv Kumar, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, in Tigri, Punjab, India. Three people, including Kumar, were killed and one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2017: Assailants attacked police personnel returning from the site of an earlier clash in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. One police officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/22/2017: Two assailants opened fire on civilians in Moreh, Manipur, India. A civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2017: Assailants shot and injured a civilian in Katrasoo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/18/2017: An explosive device detonated near Takahwada, Chhattisgarh, India. One civilian was killed and another civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/14/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at joint police personnel in Batpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was killed and three police personnel, including two CRPF officers and one Jammu and Kashmir Police officer, were injured in the blast. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2017: Assailants shot and killed Olget R. Marak outside his residence in Dambuk Aga, Meghalaya, India. The Garo National Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Marak of being a police informant in a note left at the scene.
01/25/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Gofa Bal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2017: Assailants abducted I. Imtilepden Pongen from his residence in Nagaland state, India. Pongen, the Development Authority of Nagaland secretary, was injured before being released the following morning. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device along the Baramulla Highway in Parihaspora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2017: Assailants set fire to a police checkpost in Sukhiapokhari, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 19 related incidents in West Bengal on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement.
03/22/2017: Assailants set fire to a meat shop in Ladpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of four attacks targeting meat shops in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, residents attributed the attacks to Hindu extremists.
08/21/2017: Assailants stabbed and killed Shabir Ahmad Wani, a former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) panchayat member, at his residence in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials suspected that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) carried out the attack.
08/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One CRPF officer was injured in the attack. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Dawood Ayoub in Khudwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of seven related attacks in the area on this date. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities questioned the veracity of this claim. In addition, Al-Umar Mujahideen and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) jointly claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/27/2017: Assailants stopped the vehicle of the Ri Bhoi Sericulture Officer in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. Assailants forced the driver out of the vehicle before setting it on fire with a petrol bomb. There were no reported casualties. This was one of six related attacks in Shillong on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected that the Khasi Students Union carried out the attacks.
10/03/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a government high school in Tondapara, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
07/01/2017: Assailants raided a fire brigade office in Kurseong, West Bengal, India. A guard was briefly held hostage and three fire engines were set on fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement.
07/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on joint Special Operations Group (SOG) and Rashtriya Rifles forces returning from an operation in Materbugh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/25/2017: Assailants raided a construction site near Rekhabat, Chhattisgarh, India. Five vehicles were set on fire and one person, identified as Ramesh Jain, was abducted during the attack. Jain was killed and his body was discovered the following day on November 26, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/02/2017: Assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked Border Security Force (BSF) members in Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2017: Assailants attacked Catholic civilians and priests at a pre-Christmas event in Bhoomkar, Madhya Pradesh, India. An unknown number of people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the incident to the Bajrang Dal, a subgroup of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for "alleged forced conversions of Hindus to Christianity."
07/27/2017: Assailants raided the residence of a traffic police officer in Mirhama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 14 similar incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/20/2017: Assailants detonated explosives and set fire to a mobile tower in Mirzadih, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties, though the tower was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/29/2017: An explosive device detonated at a petrol pump in Napet Palli, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded an extortion in a note left at the scene.
09/21/2017: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on the motorcade of Naeem Akhtar in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Akhtar, the state Minister for Public Works and a senior People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader, was unharmed; however, at least four civilians were killed and 29 people, including police personnel and civilians, were injured in the attack. Gulzar Dar, a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) member, was arrested and claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a JeM spokesperson rejected this claim and stated that Dar was not affiliated with the group. Sources also attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), which denied involvement.
03/22/2017: Assailants set fire to a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) outpost in Pilibhit district, Uttar Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2017: Assailants abducted and killed two civilians in Madegare, Andhra Pradesh, India. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of being police informants.
08/19/2017: Assailants set fire to a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) party office in Lebong neighborhood, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a Hindustan Construction Company office in Imphal, Manipur, India. Four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2017: At least five Election Commission of India panchayat poll officials were abducted in Chitrakonda, Odisha, India. At least two hostages were released the following day, on January 14, 2017, while the fate of the remaining three victims is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/13/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an Assam Rifles (AR) patrol in Mahamani, Manipur, India. Two AR soldiers were killed and six soldiers were injured in the blast. The People's Liberation Army (India) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2017: Assailants shot and injured Sub-Inspector (SI) Gowhar Ahmad near his residence in Barbugh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2017: Assailants abducted T. Sori from his residence in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, India. Sori was killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and stated that the victim was accused of being a police informant.
10/22/2017: Assailants attacked the residence of Farooq Ahmed, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zonal president, in Ashmuji, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two attacks targeting PDP leaders in Kulgam on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/17/2017: Assailants attacked a GAIL construction company camp and set fire to equipment in Jaiprakash Nagar, Bihar, India. An unknown number of construction laborers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist), noting that the owner of the construction company had failed to pay an extortion fee.
08/17/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Bihim Nallah, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Line of Control (LOC) in Degwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one Indian Army soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/03/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Assam Rifles (AR) patrol along National Highway 102 in H Mongjang, Manipur, India. At least three soldiers were injured in the blast. The People's Liberation Army (India) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on Ravindra Gujjar in Bhawaniram, Uttar Pradesh, India. Gujjar, a Samajwadi Party (SP) corporator, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2017: Two assailants attempted to steal the rifle of a bank security guard in Imam Sahib, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police bus in Zewan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one police officer was killed and seven officers were injured in the attack. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials doubted the veracity of this claim and attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
11/28/2017: Assailants raided a North Eastern Coalfields workshop in Tikok, Assam, India. At least two workers were injured and five vehicles were set on fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). Sources also suspected that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) may have carried out the attack.
03/00/2017: Sometime between March 2, 2017 and March 4, 2017, an unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Kera Jharia, Jharkhand, India. The device was thought to be targeting Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. This was one of two related incidents in Kisko Thana subdistrict on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
07/08/2017: Assailants attacked a Food and Civil Supplies Department office in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of seven related attacks in West Bengal on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
04/15/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device near Polampalli, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
06/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on police personnel near a bank in Hyderpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one police officer was killed and another officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2017: Assailants raided the residence of Assistant Sub-Inspector Ghulam Ahmad Bhat in Batagund, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on Nazir Ahmad Shah in Panzath, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Shah, a former Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) sarpanch, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a parking lot in Haridwar, Uttaranchal, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2017: Assailants attacked Sukku Nareti at his residence in Sureli, Chhattisgarh, India. Nareti, a village revenue official, was forced out of his residence and was killed a short time later. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being a police informant.
11/14/2017: Assailants detonated explosive devices targeting an Essar Steel slurry pipeline in Chitrokonda, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties, but the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/02/2017: Assailants attacked an Indian Police Service (IPS) post near a Ministry of Law and Justice court complex in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/13/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Sarnal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of seven related attacks in the area on this date. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities questioned the veracity of this claim. In addition, Al-Umar Mujahideen and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) jointly claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/25/2017: Assailants stopped and set fire to a passenger bus in Metlacheruvu, Telangana, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/29/2017: Assailants set fire to a construction equipment at a work site in Gagaguro, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two similar incidents carried out by the assailants in the area on this date. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to alterations made to the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act (CNT) and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act (SPT).
10/14/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties as the grenade failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2017: Assailants raided the residence of Anteshwar Mahanta in Simaluguri, Assam, India. Mahanta, the local Village Defense Party (VDP) president, and his son were taken outside the residence before being shot and killed. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused of the victims of being military and police informants.
06/22/2017: Assailants intercepted two vehicles carrying National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) officials in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India. Three people were beaten and both vehicles were set on fire in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/09/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle between Imam Sahib and Barbugh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one assailant was killed and one civilian was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
12/00/2017: Sometime between December 24, 2017 and December 30, 2017, an unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Basaguda, Chhattisgarh, India. This was one of two similar incidents in Basaguda in which three explosive devices were defused. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attacks.
07/28/2017: Assailants raided the residence of Bilal Ahmad Bhat, a former government militia member, in Bachroo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, though assailants forced residents to leave before setting fire to the house. This was one of 14 similar incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/06/2017: Assailants armed with explosive device, projectiles, and firearms attacked Indian Armed Forces soldiers in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, India. At least 10 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/13/2017: Assailants abducted Fayaz Ahmed Dar from his residence in Kakapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dar, a former National Conference sarpanch, was killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
01/31/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Indian Army convoy in Longding, Arunachal Pradesh, India. At least one assailant was killed and a soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
08/09/2017: Assailants stopped and set fire to a truck carrying food supplies along National Highway 10 near Hanuman Jhora, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks against vehicles in West Bengal on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
01/24/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device along Srinagar-Muzaffarabad highway near Sheeri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/09/2017: Assailants abducted Ummer Fayaz in Batpora, Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Fayaz, an Indian Army Lieutenant, was killed and his body was discovered the following morning, on May 10, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Sources also suspected that the incident was carried out by the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), which denied involvement.
06/25/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) personnel in Tarem, Chhattisgarh, India. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. This was one of three related bombings in Bijapur district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
10/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Seer village near Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. 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 Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol outside Chinna Kodepal, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one officer was injured and a sniffer dog was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/18/2017: Assailants stormed a road maintenance site and set fire to a tractor near Malewahi, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/23/2017: Security forces discovered and defused three explosive devices near Jagun, Assam, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2017: Assailants abducted Keshavanand Giri, a Member of Parliament, from his residence in Manjhi, Bihar, India. Giri was later killed and his body was discovered the following morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2017: Assailants opened fire on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers near a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) political rally in Achabal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/09/2017: Assailants abducted at least ten children from Jhaldera, Jharkhand, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/15/2017: Assailants shot and killed Pastor Sultan Masih in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The Khalistan Liberation Force claimed responsibility for the incident. In addition, sources attributed the attack to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
05/29/2017: Assailants stopped and set fire to a vehicle travelling along the Gridih-Dumri road in Dumri, Jharkhand, India. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two similar incidents carried out by the assailants in the area on this date. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to alterations made to the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act (CNT) and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act (SPT).
03/09/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Singjamei Super Market in Singjamei neighborhood, Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/09/2017: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle transporting senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in Kumdalan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
11/10/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
03/22/2017: Assailants set fire to a meat shop in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of four attacks targeting meat shops in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, residents attributed the attacks to Hindu extremists.
09/18/2017: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at Paul Lyngdoh's residence in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. Lyngdoh, a Member of the Legislative Assembly and United Democratic Party leader, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/19/2017: Assailants attacked Sikhdas Baghel, a civilian, at a shop in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India. Baghel was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
07/13/2017: Assailants set fire to a tourist lodge in Kurseong, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 19 related incidents in West Bengal on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attacks were carried out by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement.
07/10/2017: Assailants opened fire on a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims returning from Amarnath Yatra in Batangoo, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least eight people were killed and 18 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which denied involvement, and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
04/17/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Special Task Force (STF) personnel near Gudase, Chhattisgarh, India. Two STF officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/10/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Bonigam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a gas pipeline in Teokghat, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to the government's abuse of natural resources in Assam state.
12/17/2017: Assailants raided a road construction camp near Andrahal, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties, but several vehicles were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/07/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a police post in Qazigund, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2017: Assailants raided the Padmavati movie set in Panhala, Maharashtra, India. No casualties were reported in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the incident may have been carried out by Rajput extremists.
04/05/2017: Assailants attacked and injured an Indian Police Service (IPS) sub-inspector in Ladyhill neighborhood, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/28/2017: An explosive device detonated in a field near Kansaram, Chhattisgarh, India. A farmer, identified as Dudhi Hidma, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/14/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Heikham Dingo Singh, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), in Sekmai, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties as the device failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2017: Assailants abducted a civilian, Hari Pradhani, in Karlapat, Odisha, India. Pradhani was assaulted and released on March 19, 2017. This was one of three attacks by the same assailants in Karlapat on this date. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Hari Pradhani of being a police informant and producing homemade liquor.
11/19/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at security forces in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2017: Assailants attacked a bank security guard and tried to steal his rifle in Charari Sharief, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Rashid Lone, a senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worker, outside of a mosque in Khanpura, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Lone and his nephew were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel in Kotgul, Maharashtra, India. At least one police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on Indian Police Service (IPS) officers along Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Mir Bazar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least six people, including one officer, four civilians, and one assailant, were killed and three other people, including two civilians and one assailant, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
10/09/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Drang, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a police patrol near Madugula, Andhra Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
05/31/2017: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a police requisition vehicle in Lailad, Meghalaya, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on Vipin Sharma in Amritsar, Punjab, India. Sharma, the Hindu Sangharsh Sena district president, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Sikh extremists.
02/12/2017: Assailants set fire to a road construction camp in Kulhiamunda, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded that citizens boycott India's upcoming elections in Bolangir district, which began on February 13, 2017.
07/27/2017: Assailants shot and injured a police officer at his residence in Yamrach, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2017: Two explosive devices detonated in New Pheijang, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: Assailants raided the residence of a police inspector in Khudwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 14 similar incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/01/2017: An explosive device detonated in Bhejji, Chhattisgarh, India. A village councilor, identified as V. Ashok, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/18/2017: Assailants raided a road construction site in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties, though equipment was set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/31/2017: Assailants abducted Raghu Hantal from his residence in Cheliamunda, Odisha, India. Hantal was killed shortly after the kidnapping and his body was discovered the following day on April 1, 2017. This was one of two similar attacks in Malkangiri district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and stated that the victim was accused of being a police informant.
06/21/2017: Security forces discovered and defused 11 explosive devices, intended to target police personnel, along Dhanora-Orchha road in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
04/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of oil tankers along National Highway No. 37 in Kangpokpi district, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the Indian Oil Corporation was marketing fuel illegally and that the fuel was poor in quality. In addition, sources suspected the involvement of the Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA).
07/13/2017: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Panighata, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties, though a police vehicle was damaged in the attack. This was one of 19 related incidents in West Bengal on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement.
04/08/2017: Assailants opened fire on the son of a sarpanch in Kholvad, Gujarat, India. The victim was not injured as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/30/2017: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a truck in Umsning, Meghalaya, India. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/07/2017: Assailants attacked Indian National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) vehicles transporting explosive devices at the Bailadila Mountain Range in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India. An unknown number of employees were held hostage while devices and detonators were stolen from the vehicles. The hostages were released a short time later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
10/14/2017: Assailants attempted to seize weapons from security guards in Qazigund, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police arrested two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) members in connection with the attack.
12/22/2017: Assailants threw two petrol bombs at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2017: Assailants threw grenades and opened fire at the MKB Tea Garden in Konapather, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
03/26/2017: Assailants opened fire on police personnel guarding the residence of Farooq Ahmad Andrabi in Dooru, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Andrabi, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), was not present; however, at least one police officer was injured and rifles were stolen in the attack. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/14/2017: Assailants shot and killed Amit Sharma, a conservative Hindu leader, in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The Khalistan Liberation Force claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2017: Security forces discovered and defused three explosive devices in Chhipadohar, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
01/16/2017: Assailants abducted civilians from PK Gudem village in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. This was one of three related kidnappings on the same date. Six civilians were abducted across the attacks. Five hostages were released on January 17, 2017; the fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/07/2017: An explosive device detonated along Indian Railways tracks near the Jagannath Temple Gate station in Thalassery, Kerala, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. An additional 13 explosive devices were discovered and defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/17/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military convoy in Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One civilian was injured when security forces returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/22/2017: Assailants attempted to abduct the brother of a local politician in Gudem Kotha Veedhi, Andhra Pradesh, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/13/2017: Assailants set fire to a tourist lodge in Dhudhia, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 19 related incidents in West Bengal on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attacks were carried out by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement.
11/13/2017: Assailants threw grenades and opened fire at a joint Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Rashtriya Rifles checkpoint in Zacheldara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two assailants were killed and one police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials identified the assailants as members of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). Separately, sources also attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
02/12/2017: Two explosive devices detonated near a joint Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) and district force patrol in Basaguda, Chhattisgarh, India. Following the blast, the assailants then opened fire on the patrol. At least one assailant was killed and several others were injured in the ensuing clash No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
10/20/2017: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire at the residence of Mushtaq Ahmad Shah in Tral, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Shah, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Four people, including three police officers and a civilian, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/05/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a paddy field in Dubluhabi, Charaidew District, Assam, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities arrested a United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) member in connection with the incident.
07/03/2017: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two people, including a police officer and a civilian, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official suspected that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) may have carried out the attack.
06/29/2017: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused near Circular Road in Dangerpora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2017: Assailants abducted a schoolteacher, identified as Aijaz Ahmad Lone, in Wathoo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Lone was killed shortly after the kidnapping and his body was discovered the following morning. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident in a note left at the scene.
08/01/2017: Assailants raided a civilian residence in Bagrakote, West Bengal, India. Ten people were assaulted and injured, while four vehicles and a house were set on fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement.
03/15/2017: Assailants raided the residence of Prasanna Majhi in Karlapat, Odisha, India. Majhi, a Special Police Officer (SPO), was not harmed, though his motorcycle was set on fire during the attack. This was one of three attacks by the same assailants in Karlapat on this date. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Prasanna Majhi was targeted because he participated in a police operation in which a CPI-Maoist member was arrested.
03/17/2017: Assailants placed a boulder on railway tracks in an attempt to derail an Andaman Express train near Nagla Bhandai, Uttar Pradesh, India. A minor collision occurred as a result of the attack, though there were no reported casualties. Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: An explosive device detonated near the Moreh Youth Club in Moreh, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2017: Assailants abducted two suspected informants in Todke, Chhattisgarh, India. Both hostages were killed a short time later. This was one of two similar attacks in Rajnandgaon district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and stated that the victims were accused of being police informants.
07/13/2017: Assailants threw petrol bombs at a Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) motel in Gokul, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 19 related incidents in West Bengal on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement.
03/11/2017: Assailants raided the residence of a contractor, identified as Rajendra Sahoo, in Borapadar, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties, though construction equipment was set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/00/2017: Sometime between December 24, 2017 and December 30, 2017, an unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Basaguda, Chhattisgarh, India. This was one of two similar incidents in Basaguda in which three explosive devices were defused. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attacks.
05/26/2017: Assailants abducted Kalicharan Mahto, a civilian, from his residence in Tiskopi, Jharkhand, India. Mahto was killed and his body was discovered the following morning. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being a police informant.
01/24/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Murdanda, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/19/2017: An explosive device detonated in the Chowk Bazaar neighborhood in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties, but several shops were damaged in the blast. The Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attack to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement, and Maoists.
08/23/2017: Assailants abducted four civilians in Piri Bazar, Bihar, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Maoists carried out the attack.
05/01/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Farooq Ahmad in Dangerpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ahmad, an Indian Police Service (IPS) Deputy Superintendent, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/11/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Special Operations Group (SOG) camp in Imam Sahib, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
01/30/2017: Assailants beheaded a construction company employee in Belkhoria, Bihar, India. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the employee was targeted for not responding to an extortion demand. The group also warned others against engaging in government projects without receiving permission from them.
05/08/2017: Two explosive devices detonated near an Indian Army patrol in Lokchao, Manipur, India. At least two soldiers were killed and two other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2017: Security forces discovered and defused two landmines in Chintur, Telangana, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
05/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Yousaf Targami's residence in Tarigam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Targami, a Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/02/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least five CRPF officers were injured in the attack. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) issued a joint claim of responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: Assailants set fire to construction equipment at a stone quarry in Amjharia, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Front of India.
11/16/2017: Two explosive devices detonated in Koothuparamba, Kerala, India. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2017: Assailants set fire to the District Sericulture and Weaving Manager office in Mawpdang, Meghalaya, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2017: Assailants set fire to seven vehicles at a road construction site in Toylanka, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/19/2017: Assailants abducted Gowhar Ahmad Dar, a civilian, in Dhobipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dar was killed shortly after the kidnapping and his body was discovered the following morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
08/20/2017: Assailants shot and killed Hilal Ahmad Malik, a cable operator, near his residence in Malik Mohalla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
03/00/2017: Sometime between March 2, 2017 and March 4, 2017, an unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Musaria Khad, Jharkhand, India. The device was thought to be targeting Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers. This was one of two related incidents in Kisko Thana subdistrict on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
10/12/2017: Assailants raided a bank in Marhama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, though money was stolen in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), which denied involvement.
10/12/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a beauty parlor in Rajpora Chowk, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2017: Assailants shot and killed Special Police Officer (SPO) Haleem Gujjar outside his residence in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles patrol in Drubgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2017: Assailants set fire to office of the Fishery Director in Kurseong, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 19 related incidents in West Bengal on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attacks were carried out by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement.
04/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on Altaf Ahmad Dar in at a bus stand in Dhangerpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dar, a Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) worker, was injured in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Pulwama district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources noted that the victim had previously been asked to halt his political activities.
06/01/2017: Assailants attacked an Indian National Congress (INC) office in Pahamsohthri, Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya, India. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/06/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties as the grenade failed to detonate and was later defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2017: Assailants attacked Phagu Ram Mandavi at a fair in Ranibodli, Chhattisgarh, India. Mandavi, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) assistant constable, was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/11/2017: Assailants set fire to two vehicles at a crushing plant in Ormanjhi, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The People's Liberation Front of India claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded the shutdown of crusher units in posters left at the scene.
04/19/2017: Assailants robbed a bank in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks carried out by the same assailants on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/20/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a police vehicle in Narbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: Assailants abducted a security guard and three laborers from a construction camp in Kapasiya, Bihar, India. Two hostages were released shortly after the kidnapping, while the fate of the remaining two hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/05/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Indian Army camp in Pazalpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least three children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was in retaliation for the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) members by security forces earlier in the day.
04/03/2017: Assailants abducted a suspected informant in Kamkanar, Chhattisgarh, India. The hostage was killed and his body was recovered on April 12, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/24/2017: Assailants placed an iron pillar on railway tracks in an attempt to sabotage the Madgaon-Dadar Janshatabdi train near Diva, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties as the train was able to avoid derailment. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/30/2017: Three assailants shot and killed Naveen Gupta, a journalist, at a market in Billhaur, Uttar Pradesh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/02/2017: Assailants abducted Ghowhar Hussain Bhat from his residence in Kiloora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhat, a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) district president, was killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, police officials identified the assailants as members of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
04/27/2017: Three suicide bombers equipped with grenades and assault rifles attacked a military camp in Pangzam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least five people, including two assailants and three soldiers, were killed and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Police officials also suspected that the assailants may have been members of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
10/22/2017: Assailants shot and killed Shakir Ahmed, a snack vendor, in Arwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: Assailants raided the residence of Bilal Farooq Gaasi, a special police officer, in Trichal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 14 similar incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
03/14/2017: Assailants shot and killed Kaushal Pawan, a Bhakt Sangharsh Samiti member, near Mahuraushan, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/01/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Border Security Force checkpost in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One Rashtriya Rifles soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2017: Assailants threw petrol bombs at the house of T M Selvaganapthy, a former Tamil Nadu state minister, in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/05/2017: Assailants demanded an extortion payment from Nutan Construction Company employees at a construction site in East Champaran district, Bihar, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed an explosive device, intended to target police personnel, in Kothi, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
06/15/2017: Assailants set fire to a railway station in Gayabari, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters carried out the attack.
07/13/2017: Assailants armed with knives and stones attacked a police vehicle escorting West Bengal Tourism Minister Goutam Deb near Panighata, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 19 related incidents in West Bengal on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement.
05/20/2017: An explosive device detonated at a police station in Moreh, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Moreh overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/26/2017: Assailants stopped and set fire to a vehicle transporting Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency employees in Karcheli, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks in Dantewada district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
05/02/2017: Assailants attacked the Ellaquai Dehati Bank branch in Yaripora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties; however, money was stolen in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/10/2017: Assailants armed with firearms and sticks entered the residence of a political worker in Kadipora neighborhood, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The worker was not present and the assailants left after warning his family. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the attack and issued a warning to the targeted political worker's family.
07/10/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police bunker in Batangoo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2017: Assailants stopped a vehicle along Hill Cart road in Kurseong, West Bengal, India. The assailants forced passengers out of the vehicle before setting it on fire. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement.
01/09/2017: Assailants attacked an Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) pipeline construction site near Karo River along Tapkara-Rania Road in Khunti district, Jharkhand, India. An unknown number of workers were assaulted and construction equipment was set on fire in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Front of India.
06/25/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) personnel in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. This was one of three related bombings in Bijapur district on this date. At least one soldier was injured across two of the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
07/17/2017: An explosive device detonated in Soibam Leikai area in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2017: Assailants launched a grenade at a Rashtriya Rifles camp in Lorgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two soldiers were injured in the blast. This was one of seven related attacks in the area on this date. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities questioned the veracity of this claim. In addition, Al-Umar Mujahideen and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) jointly claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/10/2017: Assailants threw petrol bombs at a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) party office in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties, but the office was destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2017: An explosive device planted in a tractor detonated at the residence of village head Yambem Shyamo Singh in Nongpok Lourembam Mamang Leikai, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/14/2017: Assailants attacked an under-construction school in Kohkameta, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks in Kohkameta on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
05/30/2017: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a district forest office in Nongstoin, Meghalaya, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two police officers were injured in the blast. This was one of seven related attacks in the area on this date. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities questioned the veracity of this claim. In addition, Al-Umar Mujahideen and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) jointly claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/19/2017: An explosive device detonated near Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh, India. Three people were killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/16/2017: Assailants shot and injured a civilian, identified as Rashna Basumatary, in Gossaigaon, Assam, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
09/06/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Panzer, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the assailants intended to steal weapons in the attack.
10/14/2017: Assailants opened fire on two police vehicles in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
07/17/2017: Assailants set fire to a traffic outpost in Mirik, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
08/29/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device at the Mirik municipal office in Mirik, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties as the device failed to detonate and was later defused. The Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a joint police patrol in Chintagupha, Chhattisgarh, India. One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/29/2017: Assailants attacked and set fire to two civilian vehicles in Chutte, Jharkhand, India. Two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/11/2017: Assailants attempted to extort villagers in Tissa, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Security forces responded to the attack, killing one assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
10/23/2017: Assailants shot and injured a civilian, identified as Muhammad Maqbool Bhat, in Kellar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: Assailants raided the residence of a special police officer in Trichal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 14 similar incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
05/18/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a civilian residence in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2017: Fidayeen (suicide) attackers opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol vehicle in Pantha Chowk, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two assailants and one CRPF officer was killed and two officers were injured in the ensuing clash. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/06/2017: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused near Alubaka, Telangana, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
06/16/2017: Assailants set fire to a panchayat office in Mirik, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
03/18/2017: Assailants abducted Jotra Lohra from his residence in Lotwa, Jharkhand, India. Lohra was killed and his body was discovered the following morning. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being a police informant.
02/25/2017: Assailants opened fire on Dera Sacha Sauda followers at a canteen in Jaghera, Punjab, India. At least two people were killed in the assault. Two Khalistan Liberation Force members were arrested and confessed to carrying out the attack.
01/03/2017: Assailants opened fire on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers in Murran, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/09/2017: Assailants set fire to a polling booth at Government High School Arihal in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/22/2017: Assailants sabotaged a railway track and caused a train to derail in Kuneru, Andhra Pradesh, India. At least 34 people were killed and 61 people were injured in the derailment. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/10/2017: At least nine explosive devices were discovered and defused between Bhejji and Injram in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, India. The device was thought to be targeting Indian Armed Forces soldiers. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/13/2017: Assailants set fire to a sericulture office in Phool Bazar, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 19 related incidents in West Bengal on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement.
12/12/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol near Chhattisgarh, India. A police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/09/2017: Assailants armed with grenades and firearms attacked a Border Roads Organization (BRO) General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) camp in Battal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least three employees were killed and another was injured in the assault. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2017: An explosive device detonated on an Indian Railways Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train near Jabdi Station outside Jabdi, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh, India. At least ten people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials questioned the veracity of this claim.
02/24/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at the residence of O. Sunil, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, in Thoubal district, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2017: Assailants set fire to a community leader's vehicle in Mahudand, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two attacks on this date carried out by the same assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/28/2017: An explosive device detonated near railway tracks in Khalialbad, Uttar Pradesh, India. A Nepali civilian was injured in the blast. In addition, three explosive devices were discovered and defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a teacher's residence in Gowasarey, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two attacks on this date carried out by the same assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and stated that the victim was accused of supporting the Teertiye Prastuti Committee.
09/24/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a police bunker in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least seven people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
06/22/2017: Assailants abducted John Lugun from his house in Narahatu, Jharkhand, India. Lugun, a village head, was shot and killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Front of India.
03/19/2017: Assailants abducted Charku Yadav from his residence in Jori, Jharkhand, India. An unknown number of Yadav's family members were injured in the attack, and Yadav was killed shortly after the kidnapping. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Yadav of being an informant for Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad and the police.
02/12/2017: Assailants attacked the residence of Prabhawati Devi, a village head, in Bhelwaghati, Jharkhand, India. Devi was unharmed, though two people were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
06/13/2017: Assailants attacked a police guard post outside the residence of Muzaffar Attar, a retired judge, in Anchidora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two police officers were injured and four rifles were stolen in the assault. This was one of seven related attacks in the area on this date. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities questioned the veracity of this claim. In addition, Al-Umar Mujahideen and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) jointly claimed responsibility for the attacks.
10/20/2017: Assailants attacked an under-construction railway line between Kirandul and Visakhapatnam, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties, though five construction vehicles were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/24/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles patrol in Ajas, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused between New Tarrem and Sarkeguda, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
10/14/2017: Assailants shot and injured Tarkeshwar Paswan, a former Maoist, in Thathan Bujurg, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that Paswan was accused of being a police informant.
01/20/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused underneath a bridge in Gomia, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Dalma, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2017: Assailants attacked civilians in Nongstoin, Meghalaya, India. At least five people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army and stated that the victims were accused of working with police.
03/01/2017: Assailants set fire to three vehicles at a bridge construction site in Chatra, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT) claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was intended to threaten contractors who refused to respond to extortion demands.
04/06/2017: Assailants abducted a suspected informant in Belodi, Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, India. The hostage was killed and his body was discovered in the forest near the village a short time later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/16/2017: Assailants set fire to a billing center of the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited in Lodhoma, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters carried out the attack.
05/03/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Maharashtra Police convoy near Koparshi, Maharashtra, India. At least three officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/26/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles patrol in Saimoh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
05/20/2017: Assailants raided an unknown number of residences in Naira, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least 25 people were forced out of their homes and beaten in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that the victims were accused of participating in illegal drug smuggling and working with security personnel.
02/08/2017: Assailants abducted a civilian in Konanguda, Chhattisgarh, India. The hostage was killed and his body was discovered on February 10, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/22/2017: Assailants set fire to an earth mover in Kumkumpudi, Andhra Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/03/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Maharashtra Police vehicle in Hemalkasa, Maharashtra, India. Following the blast, assailants then opened fire on the vehicle. At least one officer was killed and 19 other officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
07/27/2017: An explosive device detonated as a police officer was removing a banner in Katekalyan, Chhattisgarh, India. The officer was injured in the blast. Maoists claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/16/2017: Assailants detonated explosive devices and opened fire on joint Jharkhand Special Task Force and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) personnel near Budha Pahad, Jharkhand, India. At least seven security personnel, including five COBRA members and two police officers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
09/23/2018: Assailants stopped and opened fire on the vehicle of Samir Kumar near Chandwara, Bihar, India. At least two people, including Kumar, a former Muzaffarpur mayor, and his driver, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/07/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Kakapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2018: Two assailants threw a petrol bomb at the residence of Patricia Mukhim in Umpling, Meghalaya, India. Mukhim, the Shillong Times editor, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2018: Assailants set fire to a JCB machine performing pipe laying in Kuakonda police station area, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/26/2018: Assailants abducted the Gola block pramukh, identified as Jaleshwar Mahto, in Koiya, Jharkhand, India. Mahto was released on an unknown date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the People's Liberation Front of India.
09/27/2018: Assailants opened fire and threw a grenade at the residence of Sangeet Som, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. There were no casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2018: Assailants abducted Kapurchand Rajput, a construction contractor, in Tetrai, Chhattisgarh, India. Rajput was killed on July 3, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/24/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police vehicle near a bus stand in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least three people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. Tehrik al-Mojahedin claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2018: Assailants shot and killed Mohammad Ashraf Mir, a Special Police Officer (SPO) and former militant, in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/30/2018: Assailants threw a petrol bomb near the residence of A R Mahalakshmi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state women’s wing president, in Teppakulam, Tamil Nadu, India. There were no reported injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2018: Assailants abducted Sheeraz Ahmed Bhat, a civilian, from Laroo, Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhat was tortured and killed and his body was discovered on December 11, 2018. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
05/09/2018: A timed explosive device detonated targeting a Border Security Force (BSF) outpost in Koirengei, Imphal, Manipur, India. Two BSF personnel were killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. The People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was part of the group's wider campaign of violence to recreate an independent state of Kangleipak.
02/20/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Nengmandalgre, Meghalaya, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Garo National Liberation Army.
07/27/2018: Assailants attacked a Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, though a guard's firearm was stolen in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/03/2018: Assailants shot and killed Arif Ahmad Sofi, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
05/15/2018: An explosive device detonated in Hatkhalipara, Uluberia, West Bengal, India. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2018: Assailants threw two grenades at an Assam Rifles (AR) transit camp in Imphal, Manipur, India. Nine soldiers were injured in the blasts. The Manipur People's Army (MPA), a subgroup of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/06/2018: Assailants opened fire on police personnel escorting prisoners at the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two police officers were killed and one prisoner escaped during the attack. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in order to free Mohammad Naveed Jatt, a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) member.
06/17/2018: An explosive device detonated at a park in Manasbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least 13 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device along the Mahadev Ghati-Bhopalpatanam road in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol in Kilenar, Chhattisgarh, India. Two BSF soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/20/2018: Assailants abducted Apurba Kakoti in Jagun, Assam, India. Kakoti, a stone quarry manager, was released after the payment of a ransom on November 28, 2018. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2018: Assailants threw grenades and opened fire at a water pump house outside an Air Force post in Malangpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/07/2018: Assailants abducted 35 villagers who had refused to attend a meeting held by the assailants in Phulpad, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India. All 35 hostages were tied to trees, physically assaulted, and released a short time later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/22/2018: Assailants abducted Mushtaq Ahmed Mir, a civilian, from his residence in Harwan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Mir, a laborer, was killed and his body was discovered on September 24, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused in front of a shop near Hollenphai, Moreh, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/18/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Indian Army personnel in Pallanwala, Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A jawan was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2018: Assailants attacked a cab carrying Pastor Abraham Topno in Ranchi Jharkhand, India. The assailants released the driver and abducted Pastor Topno. Topno was found beheaded the following day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Pastor Abraham Topno of being a police informant.
12/19/2018: Assailants opened fire at Hariharhat High School in Gitaldaha, West Bengal, India. At least three teachers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2018: Assailants raided a road construction site between Tumnar and Koitpal in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. A contractor, identified as Vishal Kumar, was abducted and four construction machines were set on fire during the attack. The hostage was killed shortly after the kidnapping. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and warned contractors not to participate in road construction projects in the area because the projects did not benefit locals.
01/24/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device planted near the Pampore railway station in Kandizal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2018: Assailants sabotaged a railway track with a piece of iron in Kiul, Bihar, India. At least one person was killed and two people were injured when a passenger train the iron. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Maoists carried out the attack.
06/14/2018: Assailants seized a rifle from a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) member in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. Tehrik al-Mojahedin claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2018: Assailants armed with pistols shot and killed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State Secretary Anil Parihar and his brother, Ajeet Parihar, in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
10/10/2018: Assailants shot and injured Bilal Ahmad, a Special Police Officer (SPO) in Karimabad, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/25/2018: Assailants abducted Dipak Parsa, a Congress worker, from Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India. Parsa was killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/20/2018: Assailants raided a construction company office in Chouparan, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties, but six vehicles were burned in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/13/2018: Assailants held a family hostage inside their residence in Dheerti, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The hostages were rescued, while all three assailants were killed and 12 soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash with security forces. This was one of three attacks carried out by the same assailants within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
09/21/2018: An explosive device detonated near a joint District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) patrol in Gangaloor, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one DRG officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/30/2018: Assailants attacked the residence of Faizan Wagay, a police constable, in Nadpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Wagay was injured in the attack. This was one of three related attacks targeting the residences of police officers in Nadpora on this day. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and warned the victim to leave the police force.
06/09/2018: Assailants opened fire on a 14 Rashtriya Rifle patrol in Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a 32 RR army unit in Watergam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one soldier was injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/02/2018: An explosive device detonated near a Border Security Force (BSF) demining operation along Markanar Road in Koyalibeda, Chhattisgarh, India. At least two BSF soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/25/2018: Assailants threw two petrol bombs outside the Prakash Theatre in Belagavi, Karnataka, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police identified and arrested five members of Sanatan Sanstha in connection with the attack. The group denied affiliation with those arrested. In addition, sources suspected that the attack was carried out to disrupt a screening of the controversial film "Padmaavat."
11/20/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a 183 Battalion Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Newa, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2018: Assailants raided a mining site in Kukud, Jharkhand, India. This was one of two related incidents targeting mines in the area on this date. Two guards were injured across both attacks. Additionally, three construction vehicles were set on fire and a weighbridge was damaged in this assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
02/19/2018: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused at Paraiya Middle School in Manjhar, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
07/07/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Hyderpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2018: Assailants denoted two explosive devices and opened fire on police personnel in Vandrangula, Andhra Pradesh, India. Two people, including a police officer and a civilian, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
11/20/2018: Assailants abducted Numal Boruah in Sapekhati, Assam, India. The fate of Boruah, a tea estate manager, is unknown. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles vehicle in Nuly Poshwari, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2018: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Nand Kishor Gurjar in Farukh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Gurjar, a Member of the Legislative Assembly was unharmed as no casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2018: Assailants abducted Moddi Gawde, a farmer and police volunteer, from Naranur, Maharashtra, India. Gawde was shot and killed later the same day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was targeted for being a police informant.
09/06/2018: Assailants attacked and extorted All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU) members in Nungba, Manipur, India. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
11/20/2018: Assailants opened fire on Suresh Sharma, the former Amritsar district president of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), at his shop in Chheharta, Punjab, India. Sharma was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2018: An assailant with a machete attacked police personnel at a polling station in Habial Gaon, Assam, India. The assailant was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/06/2018: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a grocery store in Ukhrul, Manipur, India. At least two people were injured in the blast. The Volunteers of Innocent People of Nagas (VIPN) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded that shops register with the group.
05/04/2018: An explosive device detonated in Molnoi, Kamjong, Manipur, India. A civilian was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2018: Assailants opened fire on an Indian Reserve Battalion police patrol in Sempora, Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A police officer was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police checkpoint along the Baramulla-Srinagar highway in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Three police officers were injured in the blast. Tehrik al-Mojahedin claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2018: Assailants abducted a civilian from their residence in Orapadar, Odisha, India. The hostage was killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and stated that the victim was accused of being a police informant.
11/20/2018: Assailants kidnapped a trader in Borbil, Assam, India. The fate of the victim is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
03/05/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Sikh Light Infantry patrol in Nungadang, Manipur, India. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), which denied involvement.
05/12/2018: Assailants opened fire on Dina Gope near his residence in Anushabad, Bihar, India. Gope, a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) local leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2018: Assailants equipped with firearms raided the residence of Abdul Rashid, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member, in Mattan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2018: Assailants armed with a firearm seized a ballot box from a polling booth in Ratua, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2018: Assailants questioned Aqib Wagay, a Special Police Officer (SPO), in Puchal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Wagay was shot and injured before his release, but died from his injuries on June 2, 2018. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on joint police personnel in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2018: Assailants opened fire on a joint Special Operations Group (SOG) and Territorial Army (TA) patrol in Halmatpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least six people, including three assailants and three security personnel, were killed and two security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash that continued until March 21, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2018: Assailants stopped two vehicles transporting Kidari Sarveswara Rao and Sivari Soma, in Thottangi, Andhra Pradesh, India. Soma, a former Telugu Desam Party Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), and Rao, a current Telugu Desam Party Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), were abducted, questioned, and killed in the assault. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2018: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at the residence of Irshad Ahmad Wani, a local Indian National Congress candidate, in Hajan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2018: Assailants attacked and killed former Maoist, Podia Wadde, in Cholnar, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
08/15/2018: Assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked a 6th Sikh Light Infantry camp in Theigothang, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. The Coordination Committee (CORCOM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to discourage people from celebrating India's Independence Day.
12/29/2018: Assailants threw a grenade targeting a police station in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The grenade missed its target and hit an adjacent business. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
08/08/2018: Assailants stopped a truck and set it on fire in Gamawada, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks on the same night. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for "encounters," in which 23 Maoists were killed.
11/01/2018: Security forces discovered and safely defused an explosive device between Alubaka and Abbaigudem, Telangana, India. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/29/2018: A pressure bomb detonated in Kakri Forest, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one police officer, identified as Assistant Constable Renu Bhaskar, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/00/2018: Sometime between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018, assailants opened fire on Seliam Wangsa in an unknown location in India. Wangsa, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
03/19/2018: Assailants physically assaulted and killed two civilians in Aadnar, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/18/2018: Assailants attacked a 13 Rashtriya Rifles patrol in Mir Mohlla, Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported injuries and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2018: Assailants opened fire on a grocery store at the Rupai-Siding Market in Doomdooma, Tinsukia, Assam, India. Two people were killed in the attack. An unidentified individual claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that he carried out the attack on the orders of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
10/23/2018: Security forces discovered and safely detonated a remote-controlled explosive device attached to a Workers and Traders Association Moreh (WATAM) garbage-collection vehicle in Moreh, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2018: Assailants attacked an Assam Rifles camp in Lempong Shingha, 15 kilometers from Mon, Nagaland, India. At least two security personnel were injured in the attack. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2018: An assailant opened fire on construction workers in Langol Tarung, Imphal West, Manipur, India. One laborer was killed and another laborer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2018: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused on a road in Dhanora, Maharashtra, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/29/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Kakapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2018: Assailants launched a grenade at a military camp in Bounra, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2018: Assailants abducted Manzoor Ahmed Bhat and his father Abdul Gaffar from their residence in Hajan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Gaffar was shot and injured but escaped shortly after the kidnapping, while Bhat was beheaded and his body was discovered the following day on April 6, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which denied involvement.
11/01/2018: Assailants abducted six civilians from Kherbari, Assam, India. Five of the hostages were shot and killed while the sixth hostage escaped later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Paresh Barua subgroup of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), which the group denied.
07/26/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Hundoora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2018: Assailants attempted to steal weapons from a police officer guarding the Mirza Kamil Shrine near Hawal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/29/2018: Assailants set fire to the house of the village chowkidar in Sudi Bigha, Bihar, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the area on the same night. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted for stealing money and failing to respond to extortion demands.
01/28/2018: Assailants threw three petrol bombs at the Shyam Cinema Hall in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Rajput extremists. Additionally, sources suspected that the attack was carried out to disrupt a screening of the controversial film "Padmaavat."
02/25/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police officer guarding the residence of Fazal Haq Qureshi, an All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The officer was killed and his rifle was stolen in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials doubted the veracity of this claim. Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind separately claimed responsibility for the attack. Additionally, authorities stated that the assailant, Eisa Fazli, was affiliated with Tehrik al-Mojahedin, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
03/26/2018: Assailants threw explosive devices and opened fire targeting Jashobanta Parida in Kamakshyanagar, Odisha, India. Parida, a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) youth leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2018: Security forces identified and arrested assailants who were attempting to plant explosive devices in Bhadrachalam, Telangana, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and noted that the devices were likely intended to target police.
05/24/2018: Assailants attacked a Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) depot in Mulchera, Maharashtra, India. A security guard was injured and the depot was torched during the attack. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and called for a bandh in Maharashtra in response to the killing of Maoists by security personnel.
11/20/2018: Assailants shot and killed Mir Hafizullah, a Tehreek-i-Hurriyat leader, at his residence in Badoora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. His wife was also injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol near Dudagad, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India. An assailant was killed in the ensuing clash, and an explosive device was subsequently discovered and defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/30/2018: Assailants abducted 10 construction employees and set fire to at least 14 construction vehicles in Etapalli, Maharashtra, India. The hostages were released the following day on December 1, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/23/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint near Gadoora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on the house of People's Democratic Party (PDP) senior leader, Peer Mansoor Hussain, in Achabal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The police guards working as Hussain's security detail repelled the attack. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2018: Assailants raided a mining site in Kudag, Chhattisgarh, India. This was one of two related incidents targeting mines in the area on this date. Two guards were injured across both attacks. Additionally, three construction vehicles were set on fire and a weighbridge was damaged in this assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
02/19/2018: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused along a road near Anjandham, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Maoists.
08/08/2018: Assailants set fire to two buses in Bhansi, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one person was killed in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks on the same night. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for "encounters," in which 23 Maoists were killed.
04/30/2018: Assailants threw two petrol bombs at the residence of Baskaran, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) district officer, near Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a District Reserve Guard (DRG) patrol in Rabdipara, Chhattisgarh, India. One DRG officer was killed and three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/10/2018: Assailants set fire to a panchayat ghar in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were n reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2018: Assailants armed with firearms and grenades ambushed Doordarshan journalists and police personnel in Aranpur, Chhattisgarh, India. Six people, including a cameraman, three police personnel and two assailants, were killed and two people were injured in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to avenge civilians who had been mistreated by the police.
10/19/2018: Assailants launched a grenade and opened fire on an army camp in Shadimarg, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2018: Assailants shot and killed Mohammad Iqbal Kawa, a civilian, at his residence in Kelam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on Hari Singh High Street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. An unknown number of CRPF personnel were injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2018: Assailants stopped a truck along Khunti-Arki Road in Aara Ghati, Khunti, Jharkhand, India. The driver was killed and his truck was set on fire in the attack. A Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) member, identified as Ajay Lohra, was arrested and claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2018: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police post in Watrigam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2018: Assailants raided a construction site in Dharampenta, Chhattisgarh, India. An engineer, P. Kasu, was abducted and a truck was set on fire in the attack. The hostage was killed and his body was discovered on April 16, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/29/2018: Assailants set fire to a bidi leaf center in Ramkunda-Bhandariya forest area, Garhwa, Jharkhand, India. This was one of seven related attacks that occurred in Jharkhand on this date. There were no reported casualties in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
11/01/2018: Security forces discovered and safely defused an explosive device in Utthedu Gollagudem, Telangana, India. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Sajad Mirza near Bahauddin Sahab (RA) shrine in Hawal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Mirza, a Janata Dal (United) leader, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/04/2018: Assailants opened fire on a married couple at their residence in Bomai, Sopore, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One person, identified as Mohammad Ashraf Mir, was killed, while his spouse was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
11/19/2018: Assailants abducted Pervaiz Ahmad Wani from Batmuran, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ahmad was shot and injured before being released shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Fateh Kadal area, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Three CRPF members and one civilian were injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2018: Assailants threw petrol bombs at the house of a Hindu Makkal Katchi party official near Periyapalayam, Tamil Nadu, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Arahom, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Four police officers were killed in the attack. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2018: Assailants attacked a police guard post outside the residence of Mohammad Shafi Banday, a Peoples Democratic Party leader, in Bona Bazar, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties; however, four rifles were stolen in the attack. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device on Sopore-Handwara highway in Nathi Pora, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2018: Assailants abducted Tariq Ahmad Ganie from his residence in Memender, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ganie, a Muslim League of the Hurriyat Conference activist and former militant, was shot and killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2018: An explosive device detonated near Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers along Aranpur-Jagarkunda Road in Aranpur, Chhattisgarh, India. At least two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/17/2018: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles patrol in Seer, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2018: An explosive device detonated along a road in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2018: Assailants abducted Ishfaq Ahmad, a police officer, and a civilian from Nowpora Payeen, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ahmad was released shortly after the kidnapping, while the fate of remaining hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2018: Assailants armed with axes and rods attacked Baman Markam in Muskel, Chhattisgarh, India. Markam, a District Reserve Guard (DRG) officer and former Maoist, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/07/2018: Assailants attempted to steal weapons from a police post guarding the residence of Jenhangir Iqbal Ganai, the Advocate General, in Mattan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash and no weapons were stolen during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/18/2018: An explosive device detonated in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2018: Assailants shot and injured Mangulu Madkami, a village head and former Maoist, in Silakuta, Malkangiri, Odisha, India. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Mangulu Madkami of being a police informant. Sources also noted that Madkami was a former Maoist.
07/27/2018: Assailants attempted to rob a Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch in Mohammadpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/14/2018: Assailants set fire to a bus in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/03/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device near Ambaguda-Trilochanpur Road, Trilochanpur, Odisha, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
09/11/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Pattan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2018: Assailants opened fire on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Gangoo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2018: Assailants shot and injured Mohammad Ashraf Thoker, an imam, in Parigam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2018: Assailants attacked the residence of Jahangir Wagay, a police constable, in Nadpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Wagay was injured in the attack. This was one of three related attacks targeting the residences of police officers in Nadpora on this day. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and warned the victim to leave the police force.
07/06/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Pantha Chowk, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2018: Assailants fired a grenade at the residence of Muhammad Ashraf Bhat, a National Conference (NC) leader, in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhat was unharmed and there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2018: Assailants tossed a grenade and opened fire on a police camp in Gagran, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/25/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Rajinder Singh, a sarpanch, in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2018: Assailants shot and injured M. Ramesh, a former Maoist, in Bhadrachalam, Telangana, India. This was one of three related attacks in Bhadadri-Kothagudem district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and stated that the victim was accused of being a police informant.
05/26/2018: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the police station in Kolathur, Tamil Nadu, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2018: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated targeting a 44 Rashtriya Rifles vehicle in Sugan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Three soldiers were injured in the blast; additionally, a second explosive device was discovered and defused following the attack. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
03/05/2018: An explosive device wrapped in a banner detonated while being defused near Paknabhatti, Maharashtra, India. Two police officers were injured in the blast. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2018: Assailants abducted Shakoor Ahmad Parray, a former police officer and former militant, from his shop in Kumdalan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The hostage was injured and released the next day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2018: Assailants abducted Reet Lal Yadav from his home in Khalari village, Jamui district, Bihar, India. Yadav, farmer, was killed shortly after the kidnapping. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Reet Lal Yadav of being a police informant.
10/17/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Security Forces camp in Rafiabad, near Sopore, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/19/2018: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of Kiriori Lal Meena, a BJP member of parliament, in Sapotara, Rajasthan, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel in Sakler, Chhattisgarh, India. At least 11 people, including two DRG members and nine assailants, were killed and an unknown number of assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/27/2018: Assailants opened fire at the Ram Janaki Mutt temple in Raghopur, Bihar, India. Mauni Baba, the temple's head priest, was killed and another civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2018: Three explosive devices detonated at an abandoned Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Boreguda, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/11/2018: Six explosive devices detonated near a Border Security Force (BSF) area domination operation in a forest between Gome and Gattakal in Chhattisgarh, India. Following the blast, assailants then attacked the operation. At least one assistant sub-inspector, identified as Mahendra Singh, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
09/07/2018: Assailants abducted two people from Bacheli, Chhattisgarh, India. The hostages were killed and their bodies were discovered on September 10, 2018. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted for being police informants.
05/13/2018: An explosive device detonated at the residence of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Akondaberia, West Bengal, India. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/18/2018: An explosive device detonated at the residence of Mayalangbam Bilasini Devi in Nongpok Awang Leikai, Manipur, India. Devi, a local village chief, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak-Progressive (PREPAK-P) carried out the attack.
07/13/2018: Five explosive devices detonated near a Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) patrol outside Pundari, Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blasts and three additional devices were discovered and defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/21/2018: Assailants raided a village and assaulted civilians in Bayanar, Chhattisgarh, India. Two people were killed and five people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/08/2018: Assailants uprooted railway tracks, causing an empty train to derail, in Kamaloor, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks on the same night. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/21/2018: Assailants threw petrol bombs at the residence of C.R. Nandakumar in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Nandakumar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) district president, was not harmed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the involvement of Dravidar Kazhagam in the attack.
03/04/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles joint checkpost near Pahnoo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least six people, including two assailants and four civilians, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
07/02/2018: Assailants attacked a member of the Sikh community in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The victim was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2018: Assailants opened fire at the residence of Rayees Ahmad Lone, a police constable, in Katho Hallan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Lone and his sister were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/18/2018: Assailants opened fire on Haroon Taili, a sarpanch, in Kholwad, Gujarat, India. Two people, including an assailant, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2018: Assailants armed with firearms abducted Mehraj Ahmad Para, a Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) worker, and set fire to his vehicle in Litter, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The whereabouts of Para is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2018: An explosive device detonated in the outskirts of Pusnar, Chhattisgarh, India. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/24/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Rashtriya Rifles cap in Nader, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2018: Assailants opened fire on a 55 Rashtriya Rifles vehicle in Babagund, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
10/03/2018: Assailants abducted Tawseef Ahmed Ganie, a civilian, from Unisoo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The victim was shot and killed and his body was discovered on October 6, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
05/10/2018: Assailants opened fire on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Dimapur, Nagaland, India. One CRPF officer, identified as Havaldar Rajinder Singh, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2018: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Tamar, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, though sources speculated the explosives were planted to target security forces.
04/06/2018: Three assailants opened fire at the Jarandih railway siding in Kantaghar, Jharkhand, India. An unknown number of workers were injured and several offices and vehicles were damaged during the attack. The Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJP) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the railway siding was targeted because the local contractors were working with the group's consent.
06/26/2018: Assailants attacked the residence of Sajad Ahmad Ahangar, a Special Police Officer (SPO), in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting SPO residences in Pulwama on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources indicated that the assailants threatened to kill the officers if they did not quit their jobs.
06/03/2018: Assailants attempted to steal weapons from a police post guarding National Conference leader Abdul Rashid Nangroo in New Colony, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2018: Police arrested six assailants who were on their way to plant landmines along a road in Cherla, Telangana, India. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI - Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2018: Assailants opened fire on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Lasjan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A CRPF member was injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2018: Assailants raided a construction site in Bhupatiraopet, Telangana, India. Two workers were abducted and several vehicles were set on fire in the attack; the two hostages were released shortly after the kidnapping. This was one of three related attacks in Bhadadri-Kothagudem district on this date. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in opposition to illegal sand mining in the area.
06/08/2018: Assailants shot and injured a shopkeeper in Kakapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2018: Two assailants opened fire on Ratnuchak Military Station in Bari Brahmana, Jammu and Kashmir, India. An assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
05/25/2018: At least three assailants abducted Mohammad Yusuf Wagay, a civilian, from his residence in Gund Prnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The hostage was killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which the group denied.
07/08/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Joshihatipara, Howly, Assam, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles patrol in Qaziabad Forest, Kralgund, Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2018: Assailants set fire to shops owned by a confessed army informant in Molo, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2018: Assailants abducted four villagers from Lakhapadar, Odisha, India. The four hostages were released on April 22, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and stated that the victims were suspected of being police informants.
11/03/2018: Assailants set fire to construction equipment at a construction company camp in Ekilsara, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/30/2018: Assailants raided a road construction site in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India. An unknown number of workers were assaulted and five vehicles were set on fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/16/2018: Assailants opened fire on T Chalukumba Ao in Mokokchung, Nagaland, India. Ao, a National People’s Party (NPP) provincial assembly candidate, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2018: Assailants raided a road construction camp near Balimaha, Odisha, India. The camp manager was beaten and four construction vehicles were set on fire during the attack. The Kalahandi-Kandhamal Border Committee, a subgroup of the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist), claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in opposition to the road construction project.
09/17/2018: Assailants disguised as journalists infiltrated the house of Lance Naik Mukhtar Ahmed Malik in Churath, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Malik, a member of the Territorial Army, was shot and killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
09/19/2018: Assailants set fire to a Panchayat Ghar in Kultrech, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2018: Assailants armed with knives attacked and killed Namskrutiji, a female monk, in Mandvivas, Gujarat, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2018: Assailants fired an under-barrel grenade launcher (UBGL) at a police station in Lassipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicle near Kharmod, Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device near the Sukma-Konta national highway in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
10/19/2018: Assailants opened fire on Naka party members near a railway station in Kralhar, near Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2018: Two assailants threw a grenade at a prayer hall in Adliwala, Punjab, India. At least three civilians were killed and at least 16 others were injured in the blast. The Khalistan Liberation Force claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/15/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at the M-Sector military complex in Kangla neighborhood, Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two bombings in Kangla neighborhood on this date. The Manipur People's Army (MPA), a subgroup of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/16/2018: Assailants armed with pistols attacked a police officer guarding the Rumi Gate at the University of Kashmir in Hazratbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2018: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Ghulam Nabi Patel in Rajpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Patel, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) activist, was killed and two guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/12/2018: Assailants held a family hostage inside their residence in Kotli Jhajjar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The assailants left the house a few hours later after stealing food. No casualties were reported. This was one of three attacks carried out by the same assailants within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
11/25/2018: Assailants set fire to a panchayat ghar in Batagund, near Kapren, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on army personnel in Pathan, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at police personnel in Batapora, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Sixteen people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Al-Badr claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2018: Assailants abducted Adnan Ahmad Shah from his residence in Thairun Trenz, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Shah, the nephew of officer Mohammed Syed Shah, was released unharmed on August 31, 2018. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the victim for the release of assailant family members.
07/15/2018: Assailants abducted a civilian, identified as Chandru Kavde, in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India. The hostage was killed and his body was discovered the following day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/18/2018: Assailants abducted Ganapati Muduli, a trader, from Orapadar, Odisha, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and stated that Muduli was suspected of being a police informant.
09/28/2018: Assailants set fire to construction equipment being used to build a bridge over Bakulia Rivulet in Chatra, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/23/2018: Assailants raided the house of a police officer in Pader Pora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The officer, identified as Nisar Ahmad, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2018: Assailants abducted Prasada Raju, a former village sarpanch, from Killamkota, Andhra Pradesh, India. Raju was released on or before October 20, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/26/2018: Assailants set fire to a panchayat house in Goripora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police post outside the Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani shrine in Charar-i-Sharif, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One police officer was killed and his rifle was stolen in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2018: Assailants launched a grenade targeting a 55 Rashtriya Rifles camp in Tahab, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/23/2018: Assailants attacked a mass prayer meeting at the residence of Bhimsen Chavan in Kowad, Maharashtra, India. At least 12 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2018: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Hafiz in Chrawan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Hafiz, a Special Police Officer (SPO), was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Thalkobad, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Mushtaq Shah in Tral, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Shah, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), was unharmed as he was not present at the time of the attack. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/08/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a minibus transporting Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officers and civilians near Bacheli, Chhattisgarh, India. At least five people, including CISF head constable Dinankar Mukhopadhyay and four civilians, were killed and two other CISF officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist)
11/24/2018: Assailants opened fire on Hawk Force police personnel in Godri, Madhya Pradesh, India. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/24/2018: An explosive device detonated near a Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) 206 Battalion patrol between Timilwada and Pushwada, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/30/2018: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle in Memender, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2018: Security forces discovered and defused three explosive devices between Basaguda and Dharamapur, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/09/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused along Balidih-Kulhi road near Kulhi, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists and stated that the explosive device was intended to target police personnel.
02/25/2018: An assailant attempted to throw an explosive device targeting Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Mankal Vaidya during a rally in Hosada, Karnataka, India. The assailant, Raymond Kaitan Miranda, was injured when the device detonated in his hands. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2018: Assailants shot and killed Padem Bhogaiah, a former Maoist, in Veerapuram, Telangana, India. This was one of three related attacks in Bhadadri-Kothagudem district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and stated that the victim was accused of being a police informant.
11/10/2018: Assailants abducted a supervisor from the Sati Tea Estate in Bamchuk Beel, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded a ransom for the release of the victim.
07/04/2018: Security forces discovered and defused along a road in Burha Pahar, Garhwa, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/04/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/09/2018: Assailants raided a road construction camp in Jamakana near Lanjigarh, Odisha, India. An unknown number of workers were briefly held hostage and seven construction vehicles were set on fire during the attack. Maoists claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the attack was carried out in opposition to the road construction project.
02/09/2018: Assailants abducted Taru Tana, a National Highway contractor, from his residence in Goju, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Tana was injured in captivity and was released on February 12, 2018. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) carried out the attack.
10/27/2018: Assailants attacked district police lines in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Tahab, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Seven people, including three civilians and four CRPF officers, were injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Al-Badr claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on the vehicle of Jonathone N Sangma, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) provincial assembly candidate, in Samanda, Meghalaya, India. At least four people, including Sangma and two bodyguards, were killed and three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army.
07/06/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Tahab, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2018: Assailants shot and killed a civilian identified as Shameema Bano in Drubgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Shameema Bano was targeted for being a police informant.
08/01/2018: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Check-e-Cholan, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2018: Assailants opened fire on the husband of a village mayor near Bakarpur, Haryana. India. Session Judge was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2018: A landmine detonated and assailants opened fire targeting a police vehicle near Budha Pahar, Garhwa, Garhwa, Jharkhand, India. At least seven police officers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
02/13/2018: Two assailants opened fire on a sentry post at an Army camp in Domana, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2018: Assailants abducted Darro Handa, a village head, from his residence near Dhurguda, Chhattisgarh, India. Handa was killed and his body was discovered the following morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/27/2018: An explosive device detonated outside the office of the additional commissioner of police at Ardali Bazaar in Barrackpore, West Bengal, India. At least two people, including a police officer and a civilian, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/20/2018: Assailants set fire to a Panchayat Ghar in Pehlipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, though the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Kanji Nagh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2018: Assailants set fire to a Panchayat Ghar in Yaripora, Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/29/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device hidden beneath a dummy in Chintagupha, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/23/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a security forces patrol in Goriwan, Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ten civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
05/06/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device at an electric transformer in Hatipukhuri, Sapekhati, Assam, India. This was one of two related incidents in which two explosive devices were defused at two different electric transformers in Sapekhati on this date. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/31/2018: Assailants abducted Javeed Ahmad Dar in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dar, a special police officer, was released unharmed on August 31, 2018. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the victim for the release of assailant family members.
08/31/2018: Assailants abducted Shariq Ahmad Bhat from his residence in Zirpara, Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhat, the son of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer Farooq Ahmad Bhat, was released later the same day. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the victim for the release of assailant family members.
08/24/2018: Assailants attacked a police picket in Ichgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device at an electric transformer near the Timan River, Sapekhati, Assam, India. This was one of two related incidents in which two explosive devices were defused at two different electric transformers in Sapekhati on this date. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/30/2018: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on a police station in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A police officer, Saqib Mir, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
06/14/2018: Assailants opened fire on Shujaat Bukhari, a senior journalist and editor-in-chief of Rising Kashmir newspaper, on Residency road in Press Colony, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bukhari and two of his personal security officers (PSOs) were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), who denied involvement.
07/31/2018: Assailants equipped with firearms attacked a police officer, identified as Mohammad Ishaq, in Khandhar, Maidanpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, but the officer's rifle was stolen in the attack. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2018: Assailants abducted a livelihood college student, identified as Kunjami Shankar, in Kundanpal, Chhattisgarh, India. The hostage was killed and his body was discovered the following day in the forest. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/26/2018: Assailants detonated 11 explosive devices and opened fire targeting Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel near Kondasawli, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one assailant was killed and one CRPF officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/01/2018: An explosive device detonated in Injari, Andhra Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/07/2018: Assailants attacked Raju Lekam at a market in Jangla, Chhattisgarh, India. Lekam, an assistant police constable, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
03/06/2018: Assailants shot and killed paddy trader Haridarshan Sahu in Bagdega, Odisha, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Front of India.
08/18/2018: Assailants attempted to steal weapons and opened fire on a police post guarding the residence of Showkat Hussain Ganai, a National Conference (NC) leader, in Chitragam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2018: Assailants abducted Aurangzeb, a soldier, from Kalampora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Aurangzeb was killed and his body was discovered later that evening. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to the killing of Wasim Shah, an HM member, in October 2017. Sources also suspected that the victim was targeted because he was a close aide to a military officer who led a security operation on April 30, 2018 that resulted in the killing of Sameer Tiger, another HM member. Sources also attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
05/30/2018: Assailants abducted eight construction workers and set fire to construction equipment at a Ram Kripal Singh Construction site near Kharagpur Lake, Kharagpur, Bihar, India. Four hostages were released shortly after the kidnapping, while the other four were rescued after 16 hours. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/13/2018: Assailants threw a hand grenade at Vishal Mega Mart in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2018: Assailants opened fire on Rashtriya Rifles personnel in Lassipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One civilian was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2018: Assailants set fire to five empty trucks in Bacheli, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/24/2018: Security forces discovered and defused four can bombs in Mirzachak, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
08/23/2018: Assailants shot and killed Tariq Ahmad Malik, a Forest Department employee, at his residence in Zandpal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which denied involvement.
05/04/2018: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Jhagrapathar, West Bengal, India. At least eight Trinamool Congress activists were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/05/2018: Assailants opened fire at a tea estate in Borhat, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2018: Assailants armed with grenades and automatic firearms attacked an Assam Rifles patrol in Aboi, Nagaland, India. At least four jawans were killed and six were injured in the attack. It is unknown if the assailants sustained any casualties. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to the occupation of Nagaland by Indian forces. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) also claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2018: Security forces discovered and safely defused an explosive device in Wangjing, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2018: Assailants threw two petrol bombs at the Bhanu Sagar cinema hall in Kalyan, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties as the devices failed to ignite. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police identified and arrested five members of Sanatan Sanstha in connection with the attack. The group denied affiliation with those arrested. In addition, sources suspected that the attack was carried out to disrupt a screening of the controversial film "Padmaavat."
12/06/2018: Assailants abducted Manku Potai in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh, India. Potai, a deputy sarpanch and former Maoist, was killed shortly after the kidnapping. Maoists claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/29/2018: Assailants abducted a project manager of the Reddy construction company in Vangaichungpao, Manipur, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA).
10/13/2018: An explosive device detonated near Sukreswar Temple at Pan Bazar along Mahatma Gandhi Road in Guwahati, Assam, India. At least four people were injured in the blast. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to keep Bengali groups from supporting constitutional amendments. Authorities questioned the veracity of this claim.
09/05/2018: Assailants armed with grenade launchers and firearms attacked an Assam Rifles (AR) post in Aigijan, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2018: Assailants shot and killed Sanjay Sao, a road construction company employee, at an office in Keeta, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists, noting that the victim was targeted for failure to pay a levy.
02/12/2018: Two assailants equipped with assault rifles launched a fidayeen (suicide) attack at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Karan Nagar area, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Three people, including the two assailants and one CRPF officer, were killed and another CRPF officer was injured in the ensuing clash that continued until February 13, 2018. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicle in Magarmal Bagh, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2018: An explosive device detonated in Metagudem, Chhattisgarh, India. Two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/24/2018: An explosive device detonated outside of a shop in Imphal, Manipur, India. Seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2018: Assailants abducted Hilal Ahmad Parray, a civilian, from his residence in Hajan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The hostage was killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which the group denied.
09/27/2018: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in front of a photocopy shop in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2018: An explosive device detonated along a railway line in South Dum Dum, West Bengal, India. One civilian was injured in the blast; additionally, at least ten explosive devices were recovered from the site. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2018: Assailants abducted Irfan Gulzar in Rahomo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Gulzar, a sub-inspector, was released unharmed on August 31, 2018. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the victim for the release of assailant family members.
05/21/2018: Assailants attacked police officers in Saidpora, Arihal, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2018: An explosive device detonated near District Reserve Guard (DRG) officers between Bheji and Elarmadgu, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one officer was killed and two other officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/21/2018: Assailants in Pakistan crossed the Line of Control and attacked an Indian Army patrol in Sunderbani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least five people, including three soldiers and two assailants, were killed and another soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2018: Assailants shot and killed a police officer, identified as Javid Ahmad Lone, at his house in near Warpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2018: Assailants shot and killed Hakeemur Rehman Sultani, a Hurriyat Conference (G) activist, outside his residence in Bomai, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2018: Assailants set fire to a vehicle after forces the driver and passengers to disembark in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to the killing of 40 Maoists by a "contract killer" in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra in April 2018.
10/12/2018: A landmine detonated in Gulpur, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A solider and a civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2018: Assailants threw an incendiary device (or a grenade) at the residence of Ghulam Muhammad Mir in Batagund, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Mir, a Congress leader, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of two similar attacks in Jammu and Kashmir on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/11/2018: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire at a Border Roads Organization (BRO) camp in Verinag, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A Beacon constable, identified as Pintu Sharma, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2018: Assailants threw four explosive devices at a police station in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. At least two police officers were injured in the blasts. The Bhinderanwale Tiger Force of Khalistan (BTHK) claimed responsibility for the attack, though authorities questioned the veracity of this claim. Sources also attributed the attack to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
11/17/2018: Assailants abducted two civilians, Hakib Javid Ganie and Ishfaq Ahmad, from Memender, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The two hostages were beaten before being released later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2018: Assailants raided a road construction site in Samri, Chhattisgarh, India. Three workers were abducted and five construction vehicles were set on fire in the attack. One hostage was released later the same day, and the remaining two hostages were released on May 9, 2018. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in opposition to the road construction project because the road would facilitate the activity of security forces without benefitting local residents.
10/04/2018: Assailants abducted Bebi Madavi, a civilian, from Irpanar, Bhamragarh, Maharashtra, India. Madavi was killed and her body was discovered on October 6, 2018. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Bebi Madavi was a police informant.
08/06/2018: An explosive device detonated in a school in Shiva, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The principal and a staff member were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2018: Assailants attacked a guard post in Wardwan. Soibug, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A police officer was killed in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2018: Assailants attacked the residence of former Member Legislative Council (MLC), Muzaffar Ahmad Parray, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, though four rifles were stolen in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
12/11/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Zainapora village, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Four police officers were killed in the attack. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Chinnakorepal, Chhattisgarh, India. One CRPF officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Maoists carried out the attack.
11/03/2018: An explosive device detonated near shops in the Kangpokpi bazaar in Kangpokpi, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/05/2018: Assailants stopped and set fire to six vehicles, including Telangana State buses, between Penta and Pedakurti, Chhattisgarh, India. One passenger, a former police constable, was shot and killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/14/2018: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on a joint District Reserve Guard (DRG) and local police squad responding to a tree blocking railway tracks near Pandevar Forest, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties and the assailants set fire to a JCB machine and trailer truck before fleeing the area. Two explosive devices were also discovered and defused. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/24/2018: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire targeting District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel near Sirsitti, Chhattisgarh, India. At least four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/15/2018: Assailants set fire to a Rohingya Muslim settlement in Kalindi Kunj neighborhood, New Delhi, India. There were no reported casualties, though the settlement was destroyed in the attack. Manish Chandela, a Bharatiya Janata Party leader, claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2018: Assailants abducted Zubair Ahmad Bhat in Arwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhat, the son of police officer Mohd Maqbool Bhat and the brother of police officers Mehmood Ahmad and Abdul Bari, was released unharmed on August 31, 2018. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the victim for the release of assailant family members.
09/00/2018: Sometime between September 16, 2018 and September 18, 2018, assailants set fire to a Panchayat Ghar in Nazneen Pora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on a 34 Rashtriya Rifles camp in Mantribugh, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One soldier was injured in the attack. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to avenge the deaths of innocent civilians.
05/14/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a polling station 3 kilometers from Raigani city, Galaisura, West Bengal, India. No casualties were reported. This was one of three explosive devices discovered and defused in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2018: Assailants abducted Sumar Ahmad Rather from Yamrach, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Rather, the son of police officer Abdul Salam Rather, was released unharmed on August 31, 2018. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the victim for the release of assailant family members.
04/29/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles patrol in Zanipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2018: Security forces identified and engaged an assailant attempting to plant an explosive device near a bus stand in Cherla, Telangana, India. The assailant fled and the device was defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2018: An explosive device detonated at the residence of Heikham Dingo in Khurkhul Makha Leikai, Manipur, India. Dingo, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2018: Assailants attacked a military cavalcade in Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/04/2018: Assailants set fire to four vehicles in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/04/2018: Assailants abducted a civilian from his residence in Dhanora, Horekasa, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India. The hostage was shot and killed a short time later in the forest near his house. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2018: Security forces discovered and defused three explosive devices in Basaguda, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
11/22/2018: Assailants set fire to a JCB machine in Lewadih, Latehar, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2018: Assailants stopped an oil tanker and abducted two people near New Helipong, Nagaland, India. The two hostages were released on May 3, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials suspected that Naga extremists carried out the attack.
04/09/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a bus carrying District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel in Namaid, Chhattisgarh, India. At least two DRG officers were killed and five officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/09/2018: Assailants equipped with firearms raided a road construction site in Dalki, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties, though 13 construction vehicles were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI).
08/22/2018: Assailants shot and killed Mohammad Ashraf Dar, a police inspector, in Larve, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
06/08/2018: Assailants attacked an army patrol in Handwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2018: Assailants threw a petrol bomb targeting the residence of a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in Mir Sahib Mohallah, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2018: Assailants equipped with firearms and knives raided the residence of Farooq Ahmed Parrey and Naseer Ahmad Sheikh in Hajan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Parrey was not harmed; however, three people were injured and Sheikh was abducted in the attack. The hostage was killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which denied involvement
10/13/2018: Assailants armed with sharp weapons attacked a police officer in Cherpal, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one assailant was killed and the officer and another assailant were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/09/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting District Voluntary Force (DVF) personnel near Sakata, Odisha, India. One DVF officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles camp in Khudwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2018: Assailants abducted Kifayat Bashir Mir from Pinjoora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Mir was shot and injured before being released a short time later. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was targeted for providing information about the group to security forces.
06/00/2018: Sometime between June 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018, assailants attacked an Assam Rifles patrol in Lawngtlai, Mizoram, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
04/09/2018: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Murumgaon, Maharashtra, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists and stated that the devices were intended to target police personnel.
10/27/2018: Assailants attacked a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) post at a power grid station in Wagoora Nowgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Rajendra Prasad, a CISF officer, was killed in the attack. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to avenge the deaths of innocent civilians.
08/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on the residence of senior National Conference leader Abdul Rahim Rather in Badi Pora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2018: A landmine detonated targeting army personnel in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/29/2018: Assailants abducted three construction workers on National Highway 2 in Kanglatongbi, Manipur, India. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Kuki Tribal Militants.
04/04/2018: A pipe bomb was discovered and defused near an offering box at a temple near Nadapuram, Kerala, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicle in Achabal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two CRPF members were killed and two others, including one civilian, were injured in the attack. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2018: Assailants set fire to a cement truck on National Highway 37, between Irang Bridge and Awangkhul, Noney, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2018: Assailants attacked a guard post outside the residence of a retired police officer in Wathora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two police officers were beaten and their rifles were stolen in the assault. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/29/2018: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire at a military patrol in Ahagam, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2018: Assailants abducted two former Maoists, including one identified as Irpa Laxman, from Dandakaryanya forest, Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India. The two hostages were killed shortly after the abduction. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were police informants.
06/16/2018: Assailants abducted two civilians, identified as Sheraz Ahmad Malik and Aijaz Ahmad Mir, from Trenz, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The two civilians were injured and released shortly after the kidnapping. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of being informants for security forces.
09/07/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) camp in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2018: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of trucks on the Maku bridge in Manipur, India. One driver was abducted while two others were injured. The whereabouts of the hostage are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
08/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Avtaar Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, in Monghama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2018: Security forces discovered and defused at least eight explosive devices in Aranpur, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
05/14/2018: An explosive device detonated outside a polling booth in Nandigram, West Bengal, India. Two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police party near Regdi Armed Out Post (AOP) in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/06/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Muhammad Ashraf Bhat, a National Conference (NC) leader and former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhat was unharmed and there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2018: Assailants abducted Shabir Ahmad Bhat, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) constituency president from Litter, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhat was shot and killed later the same day and his body was discovered on August 22, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) checkpoint along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border near Mahadevpur, Arunachal Pradesh, India. One civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
08/30/2018: Assailants abducted Gowher Ahmad Malik from his residence in Katapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Malik, the brother of officer Aijaz Ahmad Malik, was released unharmed on August 31, 2018. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the victim for the release of assailant family members.
05/29/2018: Assailants set fire to a bidi leaf center in Ramkunda-Bhandariya forest area, Garhwa, Jharkhand, India. This was one of seven related attacks that occurred in Jharkhand on this date. There were no reported casualties in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/01/2018: Assailants armed with firearms raided a State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Qaimoh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, though 5.78 lakh rupees were stolen in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2018: Assailants set fire to a panchayat ghar in Dangam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2018: An explosive device detonated near an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) patrol in Rajadera, Chhattisgarh, India. At least three officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/05/2018: Assailants abducted two civilians in Gulshan Mohalla, Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Both hostages were shot and killed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which the group denied.
05/05/2018: Assailants shot and killed Showkat Ahmad Dar, a special police officer (SPO), in Rahmoo, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2018: Assailants set fire to two construction machines at a road construction site in Vardeltong, Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/22/2018: Assailants opened fire on military personnel in Lolab, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2018: Assailants equipped with grenades and assault rifles launched a fidayeen (suicide) attack against the Sunjawan military camp in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least 10 people, including three assailants, six soldiers, and one civilian, were killed and nine people, including soldiers and civilians, were injured in the ensuing clashes that continued until February 11, 2018. The Afzal Guru Squad, a subgroup of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2018: Assailants abducted three migrant workers from Emerald Estate in Meppadi, Kerala, India. One hostage escaped the same day and the remaining two hostages escaped on July 21, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists, who denied involvement.
03/23/2018: Assailants abducted Talwarshingh Madavi from his residence in Darachi, Maharashtra, India. Madavi, a former Maoist, was killed and his body was discovered the following morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/22/2018: Assailants attacked the residence of Mohammad Yusuf, a station house officer (SHO), in Khiram, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One person was injured the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2018: Assailants attacked the residence of Dilbar Ahmad, a police sub-inspector, in Diaroo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2018: Assailants stabbed Gonju Mattami, a police officer, at a market in Jambia Gatta, Maharashtra, India. Mattami was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/08/2018: Assailants abducted Narayan Palashi from his residence in Kamalapada, Odisha, India. Palashi, the Papular postmaster, was killed shortly after the kidnapping. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Narayan Palashi was targeted because he was a police informant.
01/18/2018: An explosive device detonated in Lawngtlai district, Mizoram, India. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/19/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device near a Sri Lankan monastery in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India. This was one of three related attacks in Bodh Gaya on this date. Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) claimed responsibility for the incidents and stated that the attacks were carried out to avenge the poor treatment of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Additionally, sources suspected the possible involvement of Indian Mujahideen, Rohingya extremists, or the Sugden Group in the bombings.
03/10/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at the Kralkhud police station in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2018: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on police personnel in Katekalyan, Chhattisgarh, India. Thee assailants were killed and one police officer was injured in ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/16/2018: Security forces identified and arrested an assailant attempting to throw a grenade along the Srinagar-Jammu highway near Padgampora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2018: An assailant opened fire on Umar Khalid, a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar and activist, in New Delhi, Delhi, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Two individuals claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that they carried out the attack in order to "to punish 'anti-nationals.'"
06/26/2018: Assailants abducted four police officers serving as guards for the house of Karia Munda, a member of parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party, in Anigara, Jharkhand, India. The assailants released all four hostages on June 29, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack the Pathalgadi Movement.
07/19/2018: Assailants opened fire on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2018: Assailants abducted Naresh Salame in Belgaon, Chhattisgarh, India. Salame was killed shortly thereafter. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and noted that the victim was accused of being a police informant.
12/30/2018: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Dandmuh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2018: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in East, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2018: Assailants set fire to a Government Higher Secondary School in Hatmaloo, Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2018: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle along National Highway 37 near Sibilong, Manipur, India. One civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
11/10/2018: Assailants opened fire on an army camp in Banoora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2018: Assailants opened fire on a joint police patrol in Banura, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2018: An explosive device detonated at a power substation in Thoubal Khunou, Manipur, India. At least two workers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2018: Assailants attacked the residence of Jooli, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, at an unknown location in Jammu and Kashmir state, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2018: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of ten oil tankers in Jagun, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties; however, the drivers were forced from the vehicles and at least nine tankers were set on fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), or the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) may have carried out the attack.
09/07/2018: Assailants opened fire on Assam Rifles (AR) forces in Aibol Joupi, Manipur, India. At least one soldier was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Chintagupha, Chhattisgarh, India. One CRPF officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/28/2018: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused along Aranpur road in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2018: Assailants abducted Nasir Ahmad Mir from his residence in Midoora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ahmad, the son of police officer Ghulam Hassan Mir, was released unharmed on August 31, 2018. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the victim for the release of assailant family members.
02/14/2018: Assailants shot and injured Maulvi Talib, a cleric, in Hath Chhoya, Uttar Pradesh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2018: Assailants attacked a construction site in and torched four construction machines in Garu, Jharkhand, India. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/22/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at police officers who were returning from a search operation in Arwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least six police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported causalities in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Deedar Singh, a village Sarpanch, in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2018: Assailants assaulted a guard before detonating explosives at the farmhouse of Vikram Usendi in Bodanaar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. Usendi, a Member of Parliament and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member, was not harmed; however, the guard was injured in the attack. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2018: Assailants threw an explosive device at a civilian residence in Himchi, West Bengal, India. Eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2018: Assailants set fire to construction equipment in Bautia, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Front of India.
01/24/2018: An explosive device was discovered and destroyed along National Highway 2 between Wangjing and Kamjong, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that the device was intended to target security forces.
05/29/2018: Assailants set fire to Kendu leaves at a school in Rodo, Jharkhand, India. This was one of seven related attacks that occurred in Jharkhand on this date. There were no reported casualties in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
01/16/2018: Assailants raided a construction camp in Mathili, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties, though construction equipment was set on fire in the attack. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/29/2018: Assailants set fire to 11 vehicles owned by Sunil Singh, a transporter, in Sudi Bigha, Bihar, India. The fire spread and damaged a carpenter's house. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the area on the same night. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted for stealing money and failing to respond to extortion demands.
01/14/2018: Security forces discovered and defused three explosive devices between Badko and Aadnar, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
07/26/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker in Gorwan, Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One assailant was killed and at least four CRPF officers were injured in the blast. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2018: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near Daulat Pur, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A prisoner was killed and a police officer was injured in the blast. Sources identified the slain detainee as a member of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and noted that the attack was intended to help him escape from police custody. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2018: Assailants attacked a Jammu and Kashmir Bank (JKB) bank van in Chattergam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2018: An explosive device detonated underneath a Madurai-Coimbatore passenger train near Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/24/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Akoora Mattan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/15/2018: An explosive device detonated in Lawngtlai district, Mizoram, India. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Arakan Army (AA) may have carried out the attack.
10/25/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel near Chintabegu, near Jagargunda, Chhattisgarh, India. A CRPF jawan was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/06/2018: Assailants opened fire on Ishaq Ahmad Bhat at his house in Lurow, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhat, a Special Police Officer (SPO), was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2018: Assailants attempted to attack the residence of Javaid Qadri, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) district president, in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties as security guards repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2018: Assailants attacked a Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch in Brakpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is unknown whether the attack resulted in any casualties, though a guard's rifle was stolen in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2018: Assailants raided a police barracks and opened fire at a security checkpoint in Thanamandi, Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, although weapons were stolen during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
09/19/2018: Assailants attempted to abduct Constable Fayaz Ahmed Shah, a police officer, as he was leaving a mosque in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. When Shah resisted, the assailants shot and killed him. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/15/2018: Assailants stopped and hijacked a civilian vehicle in Bamiyal, Punjab, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2018: Assailants set fire to the residence of Showkat Raja, a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, in Gojwara, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2018: An explosive device detonated near Burji, Chhattisgarh, India. A District Reserve Guard (DRG) officer, identified as Shankar Pulse, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/08/2018: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Nowpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Tahab, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A CRPF member was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device along Bandipora-Srinagar Road in Dar Mohalla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2018: Assailants abducted Anil Kumar from Nawada, Bihar, India. Kumar was killed later on the same day. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Anil Kumar was targeted for being a police informant.
09/21/2018: Assailants abducted Fayaz Ahmad Bhat from his residence in Kapren, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhat, the brother of a police officer, was released later on the same day. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Shopian on the same date. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the attacks. Authorities also attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
08/10/2018: Assailants attacked a bank guard at Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch in Khrew, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The bank guard, identified as Mumtaz Ahmad, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2018: Assailants fired a grenade at and opened fire with a sniper targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Madora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Vijay Kumar, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) constable, was killed in the attack. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2018: Assailants armed with mortars, grenades, and firearms attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) patrol at the forest in Majiguda, Chhattisgarh, India. At least four assailants were killed and five officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/03/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a hardware shop in Kwakeithel, Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no casualties, but the store was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/04/2018: Assailants detonated explosive devices targeting a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) telecommunications tower in Edira, Telangana, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/12/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2018: Assailants abducted Muzaffar Khaliq, a People's Democratic Party (PDP) worker in Malangpora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Khaliq was released after he announced is resignation from the PDP on a social media video. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2018: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Kodkesa, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
04/23/2018: An explosive device detonated near Mundibeda Benasa, Odisha, India. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/24/2018: Assailants detonated explosive devices targeting an Army convoy between Nongtaw Khamti and Piyong, Arunachal Pradesh, India. At least one soldier was killed and one assailant was injured in the blasts and ensuing clash. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Coordination Committee (CORCOM) and suspected the involvement of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
06/15/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost near a dental college in Karan Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A police officer was killed and another police officer and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2018: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Zakhama, Nagaland, India. At least one soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2018: Assailants raided a road construction site between Bijapur and Gangaloor in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties, though seven vehicles and machines were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
04/25/2018: Assailants raided a police post in Goripora neighborhood, Hyderpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, though four police officers were held hostage and four rifles were stolen during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post in Janglat Mandi, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ten CRPF personnel were injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident
10/26/2018: Assailants set fire to a municipality office in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2018: Assailants abducted Nadeem Manzoor Dar from his residence in Safanagri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Manzoor was shot and killed shortly after the kidnapping. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Nadeem Manzoor Dar was targeted for being a police informant.
07/05/2018: Assailants abducted Javaid Ahmad Dar, a police constable, near his residence in Vehel Chatta Watan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dar was killed and his body was discovered early on June 6, 2018. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2018: Assailants opened fire on Vijay Munda at his residence in Lapung, Jharkhand, India. Munda, a government-run day boarding center hockey coach, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Front of India.
02/27/2018: Assailants abducted two workers from a construction site in Charhajare, Manipur, India. The two hostages were rescued by security forces on March 7, 2018. A member of the Kuki National Front (KNF) was arrested and confessed to the kidnapping.
02/18/2018: Assailants raided a road construction site between Bhejji and Elamadgu, Chhattisgarh, India. A contractor, identified as Anil Kumar, was abducted and eight vehicles were set on fire during the assault. Kumar was killed shortly after the kidnapping. This was one of two related incidents in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
04/29/2018: Assailants opened fire on Zubair Parray in Aloochi Bagh area, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Parray, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activist, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2018: Assailants fired a rifle grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Hawal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2018: Assailants launched grenades and opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Kakapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One CRPF member was killed and two others were injured in the attack. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also suspected that the attack was carried out by Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
07/24/2018: Two assailants armed with pistols opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Batamaloo, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one CRPF officer was killed and one officer was injured in the attack. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/10/2018: Security forces discovered and defused three explosive devices, intended to target police patrols, along Pirtand-Madhuban road in Dumri, Jharkhand, India. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
09/11/2018: Assailants fired grenades at a 22 Rashtriya Rifles camp in Sopore, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The blast did not result in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
02/28/2018: An explosive device detonated in Rakh-e-Brah, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2018: Assailants shot and injured Aijaz Ahmad Shah, a former militant, in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2018: Assailants abducted Bedma Tameya from a village in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, India. Tameya was killed and his body was discovered on February 26, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and stated that the victim was accused of being a police informant.
06/01/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Nowdal, Tral, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting railway tracks on the Down line near pole 325- 17/15 between Chaudhribandh and Chengro in Giridih, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties, though the track was damaged in the blast. This was one of two related incidents to occur on these train tracks on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/08/2018: Assailants abducted two alleged police informers in Suktara, Chhattisgarh, India. Both hostages were shot and killed a short time later. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of being police informants.
07/24/2018: Assailants raided Seleng Tea Estate and opened fire in Selenghat, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Naga extremists carried out the attack.
06/05/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Yamberzal Wari, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Yaripora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2018: Assailants abducted a civilian from her home in Kajra, Lakhisarai district, Bihar state, India. The hostage was beheaded shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and noted that the victim was accused of being a police informant.
11/17/2018: Assailants attempted to extort civilians in Laptang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. At least one assailant was killed in the ensuing clash with Assam Rifles members. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Unification (NSCN-U).
07/28/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Jawbrawa, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least seven CRPF officers were injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2018: Assailants attacked a branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Mahind, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Although there were no reported casualties, the assailants stole money and a rifle during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2018: Assailants opened fire on a security forces' guard post in Zadibal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2018: Assailants attacked and killed Lokesh Kartam, a suspected police informant, in Bade Gudra, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
03/20/2018: An explosives-laden parcel addressed to Sanjay Nahar, a humanitarian activist, detonated at a courier office in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a soldier in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Sepoy Shedge Suraj, a soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2018: Security forces discovered and defused four explosive devices in Semar, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
06/27/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting joint District Reserve Guard (DRG) and District Force officers between Katekalyan and Marjoom, Chhattisgarh, India. One DRG officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/14/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused along railroad tracks near a polling station 3 kilometers from Raigani city, Galaisura, West Bengal, India. No casualties were reported. This was one of three explosive devices discovered and defused in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2018: Assailants opened fire on Special Police Officer (SPO) Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh at his residence in Katsoo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Sheikh was killed and his wife was injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police camp in Gagran, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2018: An explosive device detonated in Balrampur, Chhattisgarh, India. A civilian identified as Budhan Yadav was killed in the blast. This was one of two similar blasts in the same area on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected Maoists.
03/13/2018: Assailants opened fire targeting Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) personnel in Palodi, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks in Sukma district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
02/07/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Sundarbani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Six people, including three soldiers and three porters, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2018: Assailants shot and injured Special Police Officer (SPO) Turlok Singh in Khanabal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/01/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a congregation addressed by former minister and prominent Shia leader, Maulvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, in Pattan, Baramulla, Gundi Khwaja Qasim, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least nine people were killed and 11 others were injured in the blast. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) guard post outside the residence of Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Abdul Majeed Paddar in Damhal Hanjipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/22/2018: Assailants opened fire on a 55 Rashtriya Rifles vehicle in Machpuna Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Tarhwali, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. Two BSF officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
01/02/2018: Seven explosive devices were discovered and defused in Ganganagar district, Rajasthan, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2018: Assailants shot and killed Hakeem-ur-Rehman Sultani, a Hurriyat Conference activist, in Bomai, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
12/29/2018: Assailants planted an unknown number of explosive devices in Sudi Bigha, Bihar, India. Security forces defused the devices. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the area on the same night. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted for stealing money and failing to respond to extortion demands.
11/01/2018: An explosive device detonated in Tufanganj, West Bengal, India. At least one person was killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2018: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in a school in Kukukala, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
05/09/2018: Assailants set fire to 10 road construction vehicles in Pirtand, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/16/2018: Assailants set seven trucks on fire near bauxite mines in Bagdu, Lohardaga, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/06/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting an Indian Army patrol in Phaisenjang, Manipur, India. One soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/10/2018: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on Reserve Police Force (RPF) personnel in Minpa, Chhattisgarh, India. Two assailants were killed and one police officer was injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/14/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Khanyar area, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles patrol vehicle in Kach Dorah, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/15/2018: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused in Jay Nagar, Tripura, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Communist Party of India- Marxist in the attempted attack.
01/23/2018: Assailants opened fire on a joint Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Chhattisgarh Police patrol in Basaguda, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/07/2018: An explosive device detonated near Biriabhoomi in Bhairamgarh, Chhattisgarh, India. A District Reserve Guard (DRG) officer, identified as Raju Kadti, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/13/2018: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Waheed Ur Rehman Parra in Chadoora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Parra, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) youth president, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2018: Security forces discovered and safely detonated two explosive devices in Cherla, Telangana, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/01/2018: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol at Eidgah, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/17/2018: Assailants abducted Dharamendra Kumra, a Right to Information (RTI) activist, in Sarai, Bihar, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2018: Assailants abducted Khem Bahadur Chetri, a cattle farm owner, in Bagkhuli Chapori, Assam, India. Chetri was rescued by security forces on December 18, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
12/15/2018: Assailants stopped 12 coal trucks and set them on fire in Kusumba, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The People's Liberation Front of India claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2018: Assailants set fire to the Salagram Ashram in Kundamankadavu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. There were no reported casualties, but the building and three vehicles were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to Hindu extremists and stated that the ashram was targeted after its leader advocated for allowing women to enter the Sabarimala temple.
01/27/2018: Assailants threw two grenades at the Warpora police post in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2018: A soldier stepped on a landmine in Lam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2018: Assailants set fire to 10 road construction vehicles in Maded, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Maoists.
07/25/2018: An explosive device detonated against a Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) patrol along Bansaguda-Terram road in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India. Two COBRA members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/12/2018: An explosive device detonated in a field in Timmapur, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one person working in the field was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/12/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a polling booth in Bhairamgarh, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at police personnel in Sherbagh, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2018: Assailants opened fire at a police picket outside of the house of Mohammad Shafi Banday, a former congress leader, in Bona Bazar, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2018: Assailants opened fire at a guard post at the residence of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gulzar Ahmad Nengroo in Prichoo, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2018: A landmine detonated targeting an army patrol in Gogal Dar, Keran, Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One soldier was injured in the blast. This was one of two similar incidents in this area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2018: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at the residence of Mohammad Yousuf Bhat in Memender, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhat, a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Shopian, was not harmed as he was not present at the time of the attack. There were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/03/2018: Assailants armed with sharp-edged weapons attacked Deepak Rao in Katipalla, Karnataka, India. Rao, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Sangh Parivar activist, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Front of India (PFI).
08/21/2018: Assailants opened fire on a 30 Rashtriya Rifles patrol in Ganapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. It is unknown whether there were any other assailant casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2018: Assailants abducted three people, identified as Basharat Ahmad Wagay, Zahid Ahmad Wagay, and Reyaz Ahmad Wagay, from Rebon, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Reyaz and Zahid were released shortly after the abduction and Basharat, a former Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed later the same day. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Basharat Ahmad Wagay was targeted for being a police informant.
07/28/2018: Assailants attacked a military camp in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2018: Assailants set fire to a bidi leaf center in Ramkunda-Bhandariya forest area, Garhwa, Jharkhand, India. This was one of seven related attacks that occurred in Jharkhand on this date. There were no reported casualties in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/31/2018: Assailants opened fire on a security force camp in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2018: Assailants raided a road construction site near Kadambaguda, Odisha, India. Two construction vehicles were set on fire in the attack, and a worker was kidnapped before being released a short time later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/16/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicle near Chhatabal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2018: Assailants set fire to the residence of Mohammad Latif, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Minority Morcha worker, in Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2018: Assailants attacked an Indian Army patrol in Keran, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One soldier was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2018: Security forces discovered and safely detonated an explosive device near Nengmandal, Meghalaya, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Garo National Liberation Army in the attempted attack.
01/11/2018: Assailants raided a stone crusher site near Donaikala, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties as security forces thwarted the assault. This was one of two related incidents in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC).
06/28/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire targeting an Assam Rifles patrol in Akhegwo, Phek, Nagaland, India. One jawan was injured in the blast. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2018: An explosive device detonated in Mendhar tehsil, Dehri Dabsi, Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A shepherd was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2018: Assailants abducted and executed Sukra Muduli, a suspected police informer, in Jantri, Odisha, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/23/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Khanyar area, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties as the device failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2018: Assailants abducted six suspected police informers in Kurnapally, Telangana, India. The assailants beat up all six hostages and released them a short time later. At least one hostage died from his injuries and the other five were injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI - Maoist).
11/17/2018: Assailants abducted three civilians from a bakery in Sadi Pora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two hostages were beaten and released, while the remaining hostage, identified as Huzaif Ashraf (Kutay), was killed later the same day. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted for being police informants.
03/03/2018: Assailants attacked a government primary school in Pacheshwari, Bihar, India. One person was killed and another person was abducted during the assault. The hostage was shot and killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and stated that the victims were accused of being police informants.
01/20/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a market in Chhote Tumnar, Chhattisgarh, India. A police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/08/2018: Assailants equipped with sharp weapons and firearms attacked Hinga Madkami at his residence in Phulpar, Chhattisgarh, India. Madkami, a police informant and former Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) member, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
09/17/2018: Assailants abducted Sikandar Yadav, a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) officer, in Pandethika, Bihar, India. The assailants shot and killed Yadav shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
02/08/2018: Assailants attempted to attack the Bailadila mines near Bacheli, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/25/2018: Assailants opened fire in a market in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2018: Assailants set fire to a panchayat ghar in Reshwari, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, but the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2018: Assailants set fire to a forest depot on Alapalli-Bhamragadh Road in Gadchiroli, Talwada, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties. The Perimili Dalam subgroup of the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2018: An assailant armed with an explosive device was arrested in the forest between Madnar and Permpal, Kondagaon district, Chhattisgarh, India. The assailant was thought to be targeting security forces with the device. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant, Mohan Kashyap, as a Maoist.
11/24/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Surinder Singh, a Congress leader and panchayat candidate, in Padibal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2018: Assailants set fire to a Common Facility Centre in Brakpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/08/2018: Four gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Congress leader Daljit Singh in Kutbewala, Punjab, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2018: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Ghulam Mohiuddin in Murran, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Mohiuddin, a National Conference leader and former Member of the Legislative Assembly, was not harmed; however, one bodyguard was killed and another bodyguard was injured in the attack, and their rifles were stolen by assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
11/14/2018: An explosive device detonated in a field in Chintagupha, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/08/2018: Assailants abducted Dinanath Upadhyay, a supervisor at a tea garden, in Tinsukia, Assam, India. Upadhyay was released on June 25, 2018. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Dinanath Upadhyay of providing information about the locations and movements of ULFA and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) members to a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and his employer.
03/08/2018: Assailants abducted Omais Bhat from Qaimoh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhat was tortured and released a few hours after the kidnapping; however, he later died from his injuries on March 22, 2018. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the victim was targeted because of his involvement in "anti-movement activities."
09/07/2018: Six assailants attempted to steal weapons from police officers in Khulchuhor-Ranipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One assailant was killed and one police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
05/14/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused along railroad tracks near a polling station 3 kilometers from Raigani city, Galaisura, West Bengal, India. No casualties were reported. This was one of three explosive devices discovered and defused in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a Rashtriya Rifles patrol in Kamalkote, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/27/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) headquarters in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One CRPF officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2018: Assailants set fire to a Panchayat Ghar in Bandipora district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2018: Assailants attacked election workers in Barddhaman, West Bengal, India. It is unknown if there were any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2018: Assailants attacked a mosque in Hajan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2018: Assailants shot and killed Soraisam Modhuchandra, a former Kangleipak Communist Party militant, in Imphal, Manipur, India. The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/31/2018: Assailants armed with an axe attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) member outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The CRPF member, identified as Ashok Kumar, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2018: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire at a 50 Rashtriya Rifles camp in Kakapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two people, including a soldier and a civilian, were killed in the ensuing clash. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles patrol between Hawoora and Red Wana, Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2018: Assailants threw an explosive device at a polling station in Tizit, Nagaland, India. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2018: Security forces discovered and defused 33 explosive devices in Parasnath Hill, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and noted that the explosives may have been planted to target police forces.
11/13/2018: Assailants opened fire on Amit Ranjan at a cultural program in Paliganj, Bihar, India. Ranjan, a local Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) president, was killed and another person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/12/2018: Assailants armed with automatic weapons opened fire on a police post outside the New Court complex at Hafiz Muhalla Path, Pulwama Muran Road, Bara Pora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two police officers were killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2018: An explosive device detonated between Taliperu and Pedamidisileru, Telangana, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in opposition to the Supreme Court of India's decision to dilute the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Atrocities Prevention Act.
01/22/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/05/2018: Assailants fired a grenade at a Rashtriya Rifles camp in Kakapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2018: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused in the outskirts of Tippapur, Telangana, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists and stated that the devices were intended to target security forces.
08/22/2018: Assailants shot and killed Mohammad Yaqoob Shah, a police officer, in Louswani, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
09/26/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a District Reserve Guard (DRG) patrol in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. One DRG member was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/10/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Special Task Force (STF) personnel in Pamed, Chhattisgarh, India. Two STF officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/05/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a civilian residence in Goreswar, Assam, India. The All (Baksa District) B.F.D.N Sangodan claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources noted that the attack was likely related to an extortion demand.
08/28/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a 44 Rashtriya Rifles armored vehicle in Nowpora Payeen, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Lingagri, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
04/09/2018: Assailants threw three explosive devices at a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) office in Madurai City, Tamil Nadu, India. 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.
08/03/2018: Assailants attacked police officers at a market in Basaguda, Chhattisgarh, India. One assailant was killed and two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/04/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post in Keegam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on a 42 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) patrolling party in Pinglish, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/16/2018: Assailants opened fire on a motorcycle in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two people, including a police officer and a civilian, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
10/28/2018: Assailants armed with a small axe and knives attacked Nandlal Mudiyami at his dinner table inside his residence in Palnar, Chhattisgarh, India. Mudiyami, a Zila Panchayat member and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, was injured in the assault. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to prevent roads from being constructed in the area.
02/21/2018: Assailants shot and injured Subhash Jangra, a municipal vice-chairperson, at his residence in Jind, Haryana, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device along a road in between Manatu and Chak, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
07/30/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) party in Sherbagh, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Three officers were injured in the blast. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2018: Assailants detonated a landmine and opened fire targeting a police vehicle in Cholnar, Chhattisgarh, India. At least six police officers were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/15/2018: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Anwar Khan, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, in Balhama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Khan was not harmed; however, one of his bodyguards was injured in the attack. Additionally, two assailants were killed and one Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was injured in the ensuing clash with security forces. Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2018: Assailants opened fire and detonated explosive devices targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Murtonda, Chhattisgarh, India. At least five CRPF officers were killed and one other officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
06/08/2018: Assailants attempted to steal a weapon from the security officer of former Member of Legislature (MLA) Abdul Gaffar Sofi in Kulgam Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2018: Three crude bombs were discovered and safely defused at Gitaldaha railway station in Gitaldaha, West Bengal, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/12/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Keegam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2018: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Babar Nad forest area, Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2018: Assailants set fire to a truck in Hedri, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/04/2018: Assailants attacked and killed two former Maoists accused of being police informants in Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/16/2018: Assailants forced Gendlal Jain outside his residence in Amagaon, Chhattisgarh, India. Jain, a suspected police informer, was beaten with sticks before being killed with a sharp weapon. Jain's father was also beaten with sticks and injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/30/2018: Assailants abducted Arif Ahmad Sankar in Arwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Sankar, the brother of officer Nazir Ahmad, was released unharmed on August 31, 2018. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the victim for the release of assailant family members.
10/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on a 34 Rashtriya Rifles patrol in Poterwal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles patrol in Ahgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
07/21/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Bumzoo, Mattan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2018: Assailants detonated explosive devices and opened fire targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) armored vehicle near Kistaram, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one assailant and nine CRPF officers were killed while five assailants and two officers were injured in the blast and ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks in Sukma district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/25/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Lasjan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2018: Assailants abducted and killed Gulzar Ahmad, a suspected informant, in Murran, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
06/26/2018: Two assailants armed with sharp weapons attacked Balaji Kamble on Pune-Alandi road in Wadmukhwadi, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Kamble, an Alandi municipal councilor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/12/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Kotli Jhajjar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) member and a forest guard were injured in the incident. This was one of three attacks carried out by the same assailants within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
01/06/2018: Assailants shot and killed Pandru, a village sarpanch, at his house in Chhindgur, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and stated that the victim was suspected of being a police informant.
05/16/2018: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Jamnagri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2018: An explosive device detonated on a passenger train in Harisinga, Assam, India. Three people were injured in the blast. The All (Baksa District) B.F.D.N Sangodan claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2018: An explosive device hidden in a bag on the side of the road detonated when a civilian, Gupta Pradhan, tried to open the bag near Kaliajhali, Koraput, Odisha, India. Pradhan was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Maoists.
04/22/2018: Assailants threw explosive devices at an electricity substation in Sarivella, Andhra Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to the Indian government's "move to dilute" the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe Atrocities Prevention Act.
07/29/2018: A police dog discovered an explosive device between Basely and Manpur, Chhattisgarh, India. Security forces successfully defused the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
11/15/2018: Assailants abducted a contractor and set fire to six construction vehicles in Upampalli, Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India. An unknown number of laborers were injured in the attack. The hostage was killed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/12/2018: Assailants opened fire on police personnel between Orchhameta and Tondebeda in Chhattisgarh, India. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/29/2018: Assailants abducted Asif Rafiq Rather from his residence in Pinglish, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Rather, the son of police officer Rafiq Ahmad Rather, was released unharmed on August 31, 2018. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the victim for the release of assailant family members.
10/02/2018: Assailants attacked police personnel in Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties in the incident. The Khalistan Liberation Force claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/06/2018: Assailants stopped a bus and forced passengers to disembark before setting it on fire near Usur, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/26/2018: Assailants stabbed and killed Raju Sekku near Kuaokonda, Chhattisgarh, India. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being a police informant.
05/24/2018: Assailants armed with sharp weapons attacked and killed two alleged police informants in Dokwatard, Giridih, Jharkhand, India. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of being police informants.
01/19/2018: Assailants abducted Subash Kumar Jain from his garment store in Dimapur, Nagaland, India. Jain was released later the same day. Two members of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) were arrested and claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/23/2018: Security forces discovered and safely detonated an explosive device near Chassad Kongkan, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2018: Assailants armed with axes and sticks attacked Somaruram Mandavi at his residence in Darba, Chhattisgarh, India. Mandavi, a village sarpanch, was killed in the assault. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being a police informant.
08/08/2018: Assailants abducted Arif Ahmad Sofi from his residence in Khudwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Sofi was tortured before being released the following morning, but he later succumbed to his injuries. This was one of two related kidnappings in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that the victim was accused of being a military informant.
11/21/2018: Assailants abducted a civilian from Palnar, Chhattisgarh, India. The hostage was killed on November 23, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/27/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) personnel in Minpa, Chhattisgarh, India. One DRG officer, identified as Madvi Sukka, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Maoists were involved in the attack.
10/05/2018: Assailants opened fire on National Conference (NC) workers in Qarfali Mohalla, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two workers were killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). Sources also suspected the involvement of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which the group denied.
08/26/2018: Assailants abducted three civilians in Bande, Chhattisgarh, India. Two civilians, identified as Sonu Pada and Somaji Pada were found dead on September 2, 2018. The fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted for being police informants.
12/27/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Ghutipara, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
07/29/2018: Assailants shot and killed Naseer Ahmad Rather, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer, in Naira, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
09/10/2018: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Ahmad Ganai, a teacher, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was targeted for being an intelligence agent.
05/00/2018: Sometime between May 20, 2018 and May 26, 2018, assailants abducted an unknown number of villagers from Budarikarka, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one hostage was killed on May 27, 2018 while the remaining hostages were assaulted and released. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/03/2018: Assailants stopped a passenger bus near Kachalaram, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties, though the assailants forced passengers to disembark before setting fire to the bus. This was one of two incidents in the area carried out by the same assailants on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
05/04/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a culvert along the Bhadrachalam-Charla highway, Satyanarayanapuram, Telangana, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
11/02/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused along Shopian-Pulwama Road in Nikas, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/03/2018: Assailants abducted two civilians from Baddepara, Chhattisgarh, India. One of the hostages was released and the second hostage, identified as Aaytu Hemla, was killed on or before November 6, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist), noting that Hemla was accused of being a police informant.
01/18/2018: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused in a sugarcane field near Sonoalsubba, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that the devices were intended to target a police patrol.
04/09/2018: Assailants detonated two explosive devices and opened fire targeting Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Chinnakodepal, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/04/2018: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of Akshay Sharma between Tarn Taran and Khadoor Sahib, Punjab, India. Sharma, an National Students' Union of India (NSUI) state president, was not harmed; however, at least two people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/19/2018: Assailants attacked a bank guard in Pinjoora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, but the assailants stole the guard's rifle. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2018: Assailants abducted Muhammad Shafi Mir from his brother's residence in Naman, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Mir, the brother of police officer Nazir Ahmed Mir, was released unharmed on August 31, 2018. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the victim for the release of assailant family members.
08/30/2018: Assailants abducted Faizan Ahmad Makroo from Kharpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Makroo, the nephew of constable Mushtaq Ahmad Makroo, was released unharmed on August 31, 2018. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the victim for the release of assailant family members.
10/30/2018: An explosive device detonated after a buffalo stepped on it in Balrampur, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two similar blasts in the same area on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected Maoists.
08/15/2018: Assailants attempted to plant improvised explosive devices at the line of contact in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Security forces repelled the assailants and recovered the explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/07/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, India. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/27/2018: Assailants abducted Mudasir Ahmad Lone, a special police officer (SPO) in Chankatar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Lone was injured and released the following day. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and appealed to special police officers (SPO) in the area to quit their jobs.
07/15/2018: Assailants opened fire on Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Barkot, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. Two soldiers were killed and one soldier and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/15/2018: Police forces discovered and defused two explosive devices near Churagaon, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists and noted that the devices were likely meant to target police forces attempting to establish a medical camp in the area.
05/17/2018: Assailants attacked Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Qaimoh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2018: Assailants opened fire on an army camp in Khudwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One civilian, identified as Muskan Jan, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2018: Assailants abducted Vinod Agrawal, a trader, in Giridih, Jharkhand, India. Agrawal was killed shortly after the kidnapping. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Vinod Agrawal of being a police informant.
05/16/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles patrol in Shikargah, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2018: Assailants raided a warehouse and stole a truck carrying explosives in Dunguripali, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Maoists carried out the attack.
01/05/2018: Five explosive devices were discovered and defused under a railway bridge in Kuttippuram, Kerala, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Maoists and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State in the attempted attack.
01/04/2018: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused along the Line of Control in Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that the devices were intended to target military personnel.
08/28/2018: Assailants shot and injured Muhammad Amin Malik, a civilian, in Lurgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2018: Assailants forcibly stole two rifles from police personnel guarding Sayed Gowhar, a political leader, in Dabran, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2018: Assailants abducted Ghulam Mohammed Dar in Kangan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dar, the father of two police officers, was released unharmed on August 31, 2018. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the victim for the release of assailant family members.
06/28/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device along Phulbani-Gochhapada road, Kandhamal, Namerbali, Odisha, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
05/02/2018: Security forces discovered and defused explosives inside a bag on a passenger bus in Basistha, Guwahati, Assam, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2018: Assailants abducted Katiya Peka Kumoti from his farm in Lanji, Maharashtra, India. Kumoti, a police warden, was killed and his body was discovered the following morning. In a letter left at the scene, the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was targeted for being a police informant.
05/19/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at police personnel in Murran, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties as the grenade failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on an Assam Rifles (AR) patrol in Aibol Joupi, Manipur, India. One soldier was injured in the attack. The People's Liberation Army (India) and the Manipur Naga People's Army (MNPA) jointly claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also suspected that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) may have carried out the attack.
06/02/2018: Assailants opened fire on Gurdeep Singh Pehalwan in Amritsar, Srinagar, Punjab, India. Pehalwan, a Congress councilor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2018: Assailants launched a rifle grenade and opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 183rd battalion camp in Newa Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two CRPF officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2018: An explosive device detonated near Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers escorting poling personnel to polling booth 183 in Nayanar, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/15/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on 44 Rashtriya Rifles personnel in Heff, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2018: Assailants attacked a guardpost at the residence of a former National conference legislator in Achabal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is unknown whether there were any assailants wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Dalipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2018: Assailants shot and killed three civilians in the Iqbal Market area in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/13/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device along the Srinagar-Baramulla highway in HMT neighborhood, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2018: Assailants abducted Nisar Ahmad Dhobi from his residence in Kapren, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dhobi, a police officer, was killed later on the same day. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Shopian on the same date. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the attacks. Authorities also attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
02/25/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) personnel near Tarlaguda, Chhattisgarh, India. Two CAF officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/25/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a post office in Wahibug, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2018: Assailants abducted two Hindustan Construction Company employees from Kangchup, Manipur, India. The two hostages were rescued on January 25, 2018. The Kuki National Front (KNF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/14/2018: Security forces discovered and destroyed an explosive device along the Srinagar-Sumbal road in Maloora neighborhood, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/00/2018: Sometime between September 16, 2018 and September 18, 2018, assailants set fire to a Panchayat Ghar in Seer, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) truck along Nagamapal in Imphal, Manipur, India. Umesh M. Helavar, a CRPF jawan, was killed and another jawan was injured in the blast. The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/05/2018: Assailants threw two grenades at Assam Rifles (AR) personnel at the Polo Ground in Imphal, Manipur, India. Two soldiers were injured in the blasts. The Manipur People's Army (MPA), a subgroup of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2018: Assailants shot and killed Fayaz Ahmad Shah, a police constable, in Awgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
05/18/2018: Assailants attacked a construction site in Bhansi, Chhattisgarh, India. A contractor was killed, an unknown number of workers were injured, and six vehicles were torched during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/16/2018: Assailants shot and killed Shiba Shankar Dash, a contractor, at a road construction site near Paji Bahali, Odisha, India. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/04/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Sangrama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Three people were injured in the attack. The victims included CRPF officers and civilians. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2018: Assailants armed with knuckle-dusters assaulted and wounded Herman Gomes, a Times Now journalist, and his friend in Gamdevi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/09/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Batagund, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks that occurred in this area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/24/2018: Assailants stopped and set fire to a bus between Basaguda and Timmapur, Basaguda, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
05/15/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle on Srinagar-Anantnag Highway in Pazalpora, Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A police officer was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Rajpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2018: Three explosive devices detonated near a bus stand in Kadir Ganj, Bihar, India. Ten additional devices were recovered at the scene. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident through pamphlets left at the scene.
12/29/2018: Assailants detonated explosives at the community hall in Sudi Bigha, Bihar, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the area on the same night. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted for stealing money and failing to respond to extortion demands.
05/17/2018: Assailants attacked a police post and stole three rifles in Dalgate area, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2018: Assailants abducted two people accused of being police informers in Rengawahi, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. One hostage, identified as Milan Haldar, was killed and his body was discovered the following day, July 15, 2018. The fate of the other hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/13/2018: An explosive device detonated as it was being defused in Bhadradri Kothagudem, Telangana, India. At least one police constable was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/22/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A civilian passerby was injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties as the grenade failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/15/2018: Assailants opened fire at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Panzgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2018: Assailants armed with grenades and firearms attacked the Kanubari tea estate near Kanubari, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) carried out the attack.
12/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) post providing security to a power grid in Wagoora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2018: Assailants set fire to a Panchayat Ghar in Ashmuji, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, though the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a joint Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jammu and Kashmir Police patrol in Khanabal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Six people, including a civilian and five police officers, were injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2018: Assailants abducted Mehraj Ahmed Dar from his residence in Hawoora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dar was tortured and beaten before being released the following morning. This was one of two related kidnappings in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2018: Assailants armed with sticks attacked Kalmu Dhruva in Bodko, Chhattisgarh, India. Dhruva, a Communist Party of India (CPI) worker and the husband of a village sarpanch, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/03/2018: Assailants threw grenades at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel stationed at a State Bank of India branch in Lal Chowk, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two security personnel were injured in the attack. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2018: Assailants armed with grenades and firearms attacked a checkpoint in Chatipora, Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
10/25/2018: Assailants armed with sniper rifles opened fire on a 42 Rashtriya Rifles camp in Nader, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one soldier was killed and one was injured in the assault. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to avenge the deaths of innocent civilians.
06/26/2018: A landmine detonated in Degwar, Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A civilian was injured and a cow was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2018: Assailants abducted a police officer from his residence in Navpora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The hostage was released the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/16/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Arrah, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel near Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2018: Assailants abducted two farmers, Ranjit Kumar Singh and Ramesh Jha, in Amthama, Bihar, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the involvement of Maoists and noted that the assailants accused the victims of being police informants.
06/01/2018: Assailants abducted two civilians from Deomali, Arunachal Pradesh, India. One hostage was injured and released, while the other was killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
06/05/2018: Assailants armed with grenades and automatic firearms attacked a Rashtriya Rifles camp in Hajan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel near Bhairamgarh, Chhattisgarh, India. Three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/17/2018: Assailants abducted Bijay Sahu, a shop owner, from his residence in Salepali, Odisha, India. Sahu was killed shortly after the kidnapping. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being a police informant.
06/09/2018: A landmine detonated targeting an Indian Army patrol in Sabjian, Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2018: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) A.S. Dinkar near Hajipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) or Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) may have carried out the attack.
04/23/2018: Assailants abducted Parwati Korram from her residence in Kohkodi, Chhattisgarh, India. Korram was beaten and strangled to death a short time later. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the death of 39 Maoists in an "encounter" with security forces in Gadchiroli district on April 22, 2018.
09/03/2018: Assailants physically assaulted Ajay Yadav in Herhanj, Jharkhand, India. Yadav, a Chukku ward committee member suspected of being a police informant, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC).
04/13/2018: Assailants set fire to the vehicle of Rodmal Rathore, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), at his residence in Mahananda Nagar, Madhya Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2018: Assailants raided a Jammu and Kashmir Bank and attempted to steal a rifle from a security guard in Pinjoora, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Although the guard was injured, the assailants failed to acquire the rifle. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/19/2018: An explosive device detonated at Kalchakra ground in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three related attacks in Bodh Gaya on this date. Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) claimed responsibility for the incidents and stated that the attacks were carried out to avenge the poor treatment of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Additionally, sources suspected the possible involvement of Indian Mujahideen, Rohingya extremists, or the Sugden Group in the bombings.
05/03/2018: Assailants attacked Fuad Saneen at the Malappuram Press Club in Up Hill neighborhood near State Highway 71, Malappuram, Kerala, India. Saneen, a Chandrika Malayalam photographer, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
06/20/2018: Twenty assailants abducted Ganga Madkami, a farmer, from his residence in Sudhakunta, Kalimela, Malkangiri, Odisha, India. Madkami was killed shortly after the kidnapping. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Ganga Madkami of being a police informant.
05/25/2018: Two assailants attempted to steal a rifle from a police officer guarding a power station in Wanpoh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties as security personnel thwarted the attempt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Budshah Chowk, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A CRPF member and a civilian were injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2018: Assailants abducted Yasir Ahmad Bhat in Watho, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhat, the son of officer Bashir Ahmad Bhat, was released unharmed on August 31, 2018. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the victim for the release of assailant family members.
06/18/2018: Assailants opened fire on an Indian army patrol in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Ningombam, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2018: Assailants slit the throat of Chhotu Kumar, a civilian, near Satpokhara, Bihar, India. The assailants then planted explosives in Kumar's body. This was one of two related attacks in Satpokhara in a 24-hour period. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) team near Mistri, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India. Two constables were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/03/2018: Assailants abducted Sitaram Bagde, an assistant police constable, in Kachalaram, Chhattisgarh, India. Bagde was killed and his body was discovered the following morning. This was one of two incidents in the area carried out by the same assailants on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
01/00/2018: Sometime between December 31, 2017 and January 6, 2018, assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a police patrol between Badegadam and Munga in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials arrested a Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) commander in connection with the attack.
04/20/2018: Assailants raided a bridge construction site in Partappur, Chatra, Jharkhand, India. An unknown number of workers were assaulted and six machines were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Maoists carried out the attack.
01/19/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device near an entrance gate to the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India. This was one of three related attacks in Bodh Gaya on this date. Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) claimed responsibility for the incidents and stated that the attacks were carried out to avenge the poor treatment of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Additionally, sources suspected the possible involvement of Indian Mujahideen, Rohingya extremists, or the Sugden Group in the bombings.
05/17/2018: Security forces discovered and defused six explosive devices in Husru forest in Lohardaga, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
03/06/2018: An explosive device detonated at an Assam Rifles (AR) office in Sanjeevni area, Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2018: Assailants shot and killed Mohammed Amin Dar, a People's Democratic Party (PDP) worker, in Gangbok, near Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2018: Assailants attacked the residence of Shakir Ahmad Bhat, a Special Police Officer (SPO), in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting SPO residences in Pulwama on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources indicated that the assailants threatened to kill the officers if they did not quit their jobs.
07/31/2018: Assailants launched a grenade at a military camp in Chilli Pora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2018: An explosive device detonated near a joint convoy of Border Security Force (BSF) troops and District Reserve Guard (DRG) officers in Bijapur Ghati, Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India. Following the blast, assailants then opened fire on the truck. At least six people, including four BSF officers, one DRG officer, and one civilian, were injured in the blast and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/23/2018: An explosive device detonated while police were removing Maoist banners and posters near Ulloor, Chhattisgarh, India. Two police officers were injured in the blast. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2018: Assailants raided a construction site in Amlidhar, Chhattisgarh, India. An unknown number of employees were injured and nine tractors were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/12/2018: Assailants set fire to a passenger bus and a truck in Jheeram Ghati, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/15/2018: An explosive device detonated at the Johnstone Higher Secondary School in Kangla neighborhood, Imphal, Manipur, India. One civilian was injured in the blast. This was one of two bombings in Kangla neighborhood on this date. The Manipur People's Army (MPA), a subgroup of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/11/2018: Assailants raided a stone crusher site near Donaikala, Jharkhand, India. Two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash with responding security forces. This was one of two related incidents in the area on this date; security forces thwarted a previous attack at a nearby site. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC).
11/12/2018: Assailants set fire to a tractor, a diesel generator, and a bike at a construction site in between Mahuadanr and Lodh Falls, Jharkhand, India. There were no casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
11/02/2018: Assailants abducted Naresh Singh from Ahiyari, Bihar, India. Singh was shot and killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/14/2018: An explosive device detonated at a police station in Chombala, Kerala, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2018: Assailants opened fire on Rakesh Sharma at a wedding in Behror, Rajasthan, India. Sharma, the municipal vice chair, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2018: Assailants abducted Rajeshwar Paswan, a village watchman, from his residence in Regania, Bihar, India. Paswan was killed and his body was discovered no later than November 8, 2018. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2018: Assailants attacked the residence of Danish Bhat, a police constable, in Nadpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Wagay was injured in the attack. This was one of three related attacks targeting the residences of police officers in Nadpora on this day. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and warned the victim to leave the police force.
07/09/2018: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on Assam Rifles om Kangpat. Manipur, India. One soldier was killed and three others were injured in the attack. The People's Liberation Army (India) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2018: Assailants dragged three truck drivers from a school, beat them, and forced them to drive their trucks outside of the village in the outskirts of Gatta village, Maharashtra, India. One of the trucks did not start but the other two were driven out of the village and set on fire by the assailants. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and declared a bandh in response to the killing of 40 Maoists by security forces in Gadchiroli district in April 2018. Sources stated that the 40 Maoists were killed in two encounters, which Maoists believed were "fake" and resulted in the death of innocent people.
10/03/2018: Assailants abducted a student between Bheji and Konta, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India. The student was released on October 4, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI - Maoist).
12/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on 55 Rashtriya Rifles patrol in Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
09/08/2018: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle near Murran Chowk, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/29/2018: Assailants set fire to a bidi leaf center in Ramkunda-Bhandariya forest area, Garhwa, Jharkhand, India. This was one of seven related attacks that occurred in Jharkhand on this date. There were no reported casualties in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
06/22/2018: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on police personnel in Tral, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Nine police officers were injured in the attack. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2018: Assailants stopped a bauxite truck near Kashitand, Jharkhand, India. The driver was removed from the vehicle and injured before the assailants set the vehicle on fire. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the attack in a note left at the scene.
04/11/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused along Nurpur-Chamba Road near Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2018: Assailants abducted Laluram Sirsam from his residence in Bhave, Chhattisgarh, India. Sirsam was shot and killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and stated that the victim was a police informant.
12/20/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Shumnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2018: Assailants abducted civilian Suhail Ahmad Ganie from Memender, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ganie was released unharmed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2018: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Kandi forest, Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2018: Assailants abducted three people in Khunti Toli, Jharkhand, India. All three hostages were released on May 7, 2018. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Front of India.
01/06/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol outside a shop in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Four police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the blast. The Afzal Guru Squad, a subgroup of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/17/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One civilian was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. Al-Badr claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2018: Assailants abducted Kuldeep Singh from his residence in Bata Gund, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Singh, a police officer, was killed later on the same day. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Shopian on the same date. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the attacks. Authorities also attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
12/14/2018: Gunmen opened fire on Hamid Ansari near Chinpina village in West Bengal, India. Ansari, an All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2018: Assailants fired a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks that occurred in this area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/29/2018: An explosive device detonated outside the State Cooperative building in Williamnagar, Meghalaya, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2018: Assailants attacked a cowshed construction site in Bara, Bihar, India. An unknown number of construction workers were injured in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the attack through a pamphlet left at the scene.
01/24/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2018: Assailants opened fire at a military camp in Chillipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) personnel between Timilguda and Raiguda, Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India. One officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/03/2018: Assailants raided a Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch in Kapran, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, though a guard's rifle and at least 75,000 Rupees were stolen in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting railway tracks on the Up line near pole 326-15/17 between Chaudhribandh and Chengro in Giridih, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties, though the track was damaged in the blast. This was one of two related incidents to occur on these train tracks on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/29/2018: Assailants abducted K. Shayamlal Mahto and Ghanshyam Mahto from their residences in Navadih, Jharkhand, India. The two hostages were shot and killed shortly after the kidnapping. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of being police informants.
09/18/2018: Assailants assaulted Vijay Chhabra at a vegetable market in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Chhabra, a newspaper scribe, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2018: An explosive device detonated in Kamjong, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2018: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Karnail Singh Peer Mohamad, the All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF), in Peer Mohamed, Punjab, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2018: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the residence of Abdul Rashid Bhat in Kuchmullah, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhat, a panch, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of two similar attacks in Jammu and Kashmir on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/31/2018: Assailants shot and killed Irpa Usendi, a labor contractor, at a market in Etapalli, Maharashtra, India. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Usendi of being a police informant.
11/09/2018: Assailants abducted a pharmacy salesperson from Dimapur, Nagaland, India. The hostage was released on or before November 13, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
11/22/2018: Assailants threw an explosive device at a hardware shop in Demow, Assam, India. Two people were killed and two people were injured in the blast. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/31/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused at Paraiya Middle School in Manjhar, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
08/07/2018: Assailants opened fire on Ashiq Ahmad Lone in Pastun, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Lone, a Special Police Officer (SPO) was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2018: Assailants opened fire on a 44 Rashtriya Rifles’ vehicle in Habdipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2018: Assailants fired a rifle grenade at a 55 RR Army vehicle in Tahab, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2018: Assailants abducted Firdous Ahmad Kuchey from his residence in Bata Gund, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Kuchey, a police officer, was shot and killed later on the same day. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Shopian district on the same date. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the attacks. Authorities also attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
11/11/2018: At least one explosive devices was discovered and defused close to a polling booth in Kanhaiguda, Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2018: Assailants abducted Chandan Tiwari, an Aaj journalist, in Pathalgadda, Chatra, Jharkhand, India. Tiwari was killed and his body was discovered on October 30, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC).
05/08/2018: Assailants threw two grenades at an Assam Rifles (AR) camp in North AOC area, Imphal, Manipur, India. An AR constable was injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
01/24/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting joint Special Task Force (STF) and District Force (DF) personnel near Hidmapara village in Basaguda, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one police officer was killed and another officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/07/2018: Assailants abducted Upendra Sao from Sondaha, Bihar, India. Sao was shot and killed one day later. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Upendra Sao was targeted for being a police informant.
04/27/2018: Assailants hijacked a petrol tanker and abducted two employees in Simaluguri, Assam, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the assailants demanded a ransom in exchange for the release of the hostages.
11/23/2018: Assailants opened fire near an army base in Chattergam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One civilian, identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Ganaie, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2018: Assailants opened fire on Ganeshwar Singh Uike and another person in Sadak Banjari, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India. Uike, a District Reserve Guard (DRG) constable and former Maoist, was killed and a civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/29/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Border Security Force (BSF) vehicle in Pantha Chowk, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least five BSF members were injured in the attack. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2018: Assailants attacked a Special Task Force (STF) team at the Markur Kerpe forests in Bedre, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one assailant was killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
01/03/2018: Assailants abducted Swapan Das from Palashbari, West Bengal, India. Das, a rice merchant, was rescued by police forces on January 7, 2018. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded a ransom in exchange for Das's release.
01/02/2018: Assailants opened fire on a joint Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) and police patrol in Aurangabad district, Bihar, India. At least one COBRA officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/29/2018: Assailants shot and injured Sayar Ahmad Wani, a madrasa teacher, in Czaancer, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/11/2018: Security forces discovered and defused three explosive devices in Rajpeta, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
02/13/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Shankar Yadav, a Indian National Congress (INC) district president, near Dhab, Jharkhand, India. At least two people, including Yadav and his bodyguard, were killed and his driver was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2018: A landmine detonated targeting army personnel in Keran, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One soldier was killed in the blast. This was one of two similar incidents in this area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/24/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on District Reserve Group (DRG) personnel near Irpanar, Chhattisgarh, India. At least five police officers were killed and eight officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/06/2018: A crude bomb detonated at a cemetery in Danapur, Bihar, India. Two children were injured in the blast; additionally, a second explosive device was discovered and defused following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2018: Assailants stopped a bus and ordered passengers off before setting it on fire in Bhusaras Valley, Gadiras, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/27/2018: Six explosive devices were discovered on an Alleppey-Dhanbad Express passenger train in Jharsuguda, Odisha, India. The explosive devices were removed from the train and were subsequently defused by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2018: An explosive device detonated in the Tirap Colliery neighborhood in Ledo, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Tinsukia district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
08/30/2018: Assailants opened fire on a joint military and police patrol in Parray Mohalla, Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two assailants were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Batagund, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Four people, including two CRPF officers and two civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2018: An explosive device planted under a bridge detonated near a military vehicle along a road in Trichal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Following the blast, assailants then opened fire on the vehicle. At least seven soldiers were injured in the attack. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at the Manipur State Legislative Assembly in Imphal, Imphal West, Manipur, India. Two security guards and a Border Security Forces (BSF) jawan were injured in the blast. The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least three people, including two police officers and a civilian, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2018: Assailants slit the throat of Ganesh Naidu in Bhansi, Chhattisgarh, India. Ganesh, a mining contractor, was killed and his vehicle was set on fire in the attack. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was targeted for continuing to support the mining of iron ore in the area.
11/12/2018: Assailants opened fire on a District Reserve Guard (DRG) team in Mudwala, Bihar, India. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/12/2018: Assailants entered the residence of Jitendra Singh in order to demand levy payment in Bariatu, Latehar, Jharkand, India. When Singh stated he was unable to pay, he was taken out of his house and thrashed along with his brother. Local villagers intervened and killed one assailant while injuring another. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJP).
10/03/2018: Assailants set fire to crops belonging to Ghulam Mohammed Khan, a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, in Verinag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2018: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused near a polling booth in Banda, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident Maoists.
02/11/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel near Tippapuram, Telangana, India. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/29/2018: Assailants opened fire on a 42 Rashtriya Rifles camp in Madora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2018: A landmine detonated targeting soldiers in Mankote, Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Special Operations Group (SOG) camp in Lasipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2018: Assailants shot and killed Jayaram, a civilian, in Kumkumgudi, Andhra Pradesh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/15/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a cement factory in Metoda, Gujarat, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused along a road between Kamjong and Skipe, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Army (India)
08/14/2018: An explosives-laden body detonated near Satpokhara, Bihar, India. Two police officers were injured while attempting to remove his body. This was one of two related attacks in Satpokhara in a 24-hour period. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2018: An explosive device detonated in Karmara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A shepherd was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/19/2018: Assailants threw a grenade targeting a police station in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The grenade detonated at a nearby tehsil office, and eight police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2018: Assailants set fire to Rashtriya Rifles seasonal huts along Mughal Road in Doubjan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2018: Assailants armed with swords, knives, iron pipes, bats, and a pistol attacked a villager that had complained about a local paper mill spreading pollution in Nani Amreli, Gujarat, India. The villager was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/29/2018: Assailants attacked the houses of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLC) Rajan Singh and his cousin in Sudi Bigha, Bihar, India. Singh was not home at the time of the attack, but the assailants shot and killed his uncle. The assailants also planted an explosive device at the scene which was later defused. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the area on the same night. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted for stealing money and failing to respond to extortion demands.
04/27/2018: Assailants fired a rifle grenade at a joint military and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Tahab, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2018: Assailants fired an under-barrel grenade at a 32 Rashtriya Rifles camp in Watergam, Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2018: Assailants opened fire on Special Operations Group (SOG) and Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Sunki, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
09/20/2018: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police station in Rajpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2018: Assailants abducted Imtiyaz Ahmad Mir in Wahibug, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Mir, a police sub-inspector, was killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
10/29/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at the house of Abdul Razaq Wagey, a former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA in Zawoora, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2018: Assailants opened fire at a polling station in Kothi Rai, Punjab, India. One person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire against a Road Opening Party patrol in Odha, Gariaband, Chhattisgarh, India. At least two officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/09/2018: Assailants fired a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Aripal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks that occurred in this area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/27/2018: Assailants shot and killed Lanshinthui Kamei, a suspected police informant, in Gairilong Luangrang, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Zeliangrong United Front.
04/29/2018: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire targeting Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) personnel in Bacheli, Chhattisgarh, India. One soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/22/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Lassipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2018: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire at a gas station in Sapekhati, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack, and the grenade was later defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) carried out the attack.
02/18/2018: Assailants opened fire on joint police personnel at a road construction site between Bhejji and Elamadgu, Chhattisgarh, India. At least three people, including one assailant and two police officers, were killed and six officers were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related incidents in the area on this date; this attack targeted police forces responding to an earlier assault at the construction site. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
02/03/2018: Assailants opened fire on joint police personnel in Tippapuram, Telangana, India. One police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/18/2018: Assailants set fire to a Panchayat Ghar in Ramnagri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2018: Two explosive devices detonated near a police outpost in Jagun, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. This was one of two related attacks in Tinsukia district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
09/00/2018: Sometime between September 16, 2018 and September 18, 2018, assailants set fire to a Panchayat Ghar in Drugam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/05/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) personnel near Ranibodli, Chhattisgarh, India. Three CAF officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/11/2018: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the residence of Than Khonglah in Dawki, Meghalaya, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Khonglah was targeted because he conspired against the group and was involved in the arrest of HNLC supporters.
05/25/2018: Assailants attacked a convoy of trucks along Bannu Bagicha-Mananpur Road near Jankidih-Beldarai, Bihar, India. Although there were no reported casualties, six trucks were torched during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/12/2018: Assailants set fire to a forest compartment area in Talwada, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident in a banner left at the scene and stated that the attack was carried out in opposition to the forest department's work in the area.
10/27/2018: Assailants set fire to a Panchayat Ghar in Nowpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2018: Assailants attacked a polling station and set fire to ballot boxes in Lakhmir Pura, Punjab, India. One civilian was killed when he was run over by the assailants' vehicle as they attempted to flee the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2018: Assailants threw grenades at a 34 Rashtriya Rifles camp in Nehama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2018: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices near Rautpara, Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh, India. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attempted attack was carried out in retaliation for an encounter in Gadchiroli in which Maoists were killed. Sources also stated that the incident was an attempt to prevent road construction in the area.
06/19/2018: Assailants abducted five female charity workers in Kochang, Jharkhand, India. The hostages were sexually assaulted during the attack and released after three hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Front of India and members of the Pathalgadi Movement.
10/03/2018: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Nisar Chudisaz, an independent candidate, with petrol bombs outside of his house in Rainawari, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2018: Assailants opened fire after being intercepted at a police checkpoint in Awantbhawan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
11/19/2018: Assailants set fire to two coal trucks in Bukru, Bukru, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJP) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated the trucks were targeted because the workers had refused to respond to an extortion demand.
06/18/2018: An explosive device detonated in Sadar, Bihar, India. One civilian was injured in the blast. In addition, security forces discovered and defused five explosive devices at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2018: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Yousuf Rather's vehicle in Charangam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Rather, a Power Development Department clerk and an All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) activist, was killed in the attack. Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out to deter Hurriyat parties from practicing secularism.
07/20/2018: Assailants abducted Special Police Officer (SPO) Mohammad Saleem Shah from Mutalhama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Shah was shot and killed and his body was discovered the following morning. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
08/30/2018: Assailants abducted Shabir Ahmad Zargar from his residence in Kangan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Zargar, was thrashed and released a short time later. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the victim for the release of assailant family members.
09/18/2018: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Newa, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One CRPF officer was injured in the attack. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/00/2018: Sometime between September 16, 2018 and September 18, 2018, assailants set fire to a Panchayat Ghar in Nagbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2018: Assailants abducted Manoj Padium, a road contractor employee, from his residence in Gatam, Chhattisgarh, India. Padium was shot and killed shortly after the kidnapping; additionally, his niece was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/29/2019: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices near a Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) camp in Burji, Gangaloor, Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2019: Assailants abducted a civilian accused of being a police informant from his home in Cheelkona, Madhya Pradesh, India. One person was injured in the attack. The hostage was found dead on December 2, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/17/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Nadenar, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
02/05/2019: Assailants opened fire on Kamalkishore Agrawal in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India. Agrawal, an assistant sub-inspector and member of the anti-terrorist squad (ATS), was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2019: Assailants launched a grenade targeting the residence of Mohammad Ashraf Bhat, a National Conference (NC) leader, in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused near a culvert on a road in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/02/2019: Assailants attacked a Nepali child in Kud, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The child was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2019: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Jamuniadih, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
05/13/2019: Fifty-two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Gaya district, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/05/2019: Assailants attacked the office of Gobindpur Royalty Crushers in Raipur Rani, Haryana, India. The accountant for the business was injured and the office was set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2019: Assailants threw explosive devices at civilians in Kankinara, West Bengal, India. Three people were injured in the blast. This was one of three attacks in Bhatpara on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2019: Assailants destroyed a suspension bridge cutting off access to a polling station in Gimba, Arunachal Pradesh, India. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who denied responsibility for the attack.
06/25/2019: An explosive device detonated in Bandel, West Bengal, India. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2019: Assailants attacked Kamlesh Tiwari in Khurshed Bagh, Uttar Pradesh, India. Tiwari, a right-wing Hindu leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State. A member of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was also arrested in connection with the incident.
07/18/2019: Assailants abducted three civilians from their homes in Veeravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. All three hostages were beaten before two were shot and killed, while one was released on the same day. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted because they were police informants who were involved in the deaths of their members.
10/05/2019: Assailants opened fire on Sajjad Ahmad Mantoo at his house in Hillar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Mantoo, a panch and Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (PDP) member, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2019: An explosive device detonated in Nadapuram, Kerala, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) camp in Keegam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were reported casualties in the blast. This was one of eight attacks on police carried out by the assailants on this date. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/27/2019: Assailants opened fire on district reserve guards (DRG) in Pamed, Chhattisgarh, India. Two police officers were killed and one other person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/25/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a police post near a bus stand in Anantang, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two people, including a police constable, were injured in the blast. This was one of eight attacks on police carried out by the assailants on this date. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an army patrol along the Line of Control in Pallanwala, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One soldier was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2019: Assailants threw explosive devices at police officers on patrol in Kankinara, West Bengal, India. One person was injured in the blast. This was one of three attacks in Bhatpara on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy along Srinagar-Jammu highway in Lethpora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. In addition to the assailant, 40 officers were killed and 20 others were injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2019: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicle in Rajbagh, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of eight attacks on police carried out by the assailants on this date. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/27/2019: Assailants abducted a contractor, Kailash Digal, from his house in Tilarpanga, Odisha, India. Digal was shot and killed shortly after the abduction and his body was found the following morning. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Kailash Digal of being a police informant.
02/12/2019: An explosive device detonated inside a shop in Anderhama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2019: Assailants opened fire on two journalists identified as Jobanpreet Singh and Gurchet Singh in Moga, Punjab, India. Jobanpreet Singh was killed and Gurchet Singh was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Chatra district, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/29/2019: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) mobile bunker in Drabgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/23/2019: Assailants set fire to three machines at a stone crushing unit in Rajgurwa, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/03/2019: An explosive device detonated when a child mistook it for a cricket ball in Pariyaram, Kerala, India. The boy, identified as Vijil, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/08/2019: Assailants attempted to abduct Mohammad Yasin Bhat, a soldier who was home on leave, in Qazipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State was involved in the attempted attack.
04/17/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/24/2019: Assailants cut the base of an electricity transmission tower in Chitragam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Chitragam on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
02/19/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting railway tracks between Khelari and Ray in Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties, though the track was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/19/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
05/06/2019: Assailants threw an explosive device at a Government Middle School serving as a polling station in Rahmoo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2019: Assailants abducted two Gujjar community members in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One hostage was killed on or before August 26, 2019 and the other hostage was killed on or before August 27, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
05/03/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel performing election duty at Central High School in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a District Reserve Guard patrol in Dodipadar, Chhattisgarh, India. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/29/2019: Assailants abducted six migrant laborers in Katrasoo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The hostages were shot and killed on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
09/14/2019: Assailants abducted and killed a suspected police informant in Kirandul, Chhattisgarh, India. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2019: Assailants opened fire on constable Farooq Ahmad outside of a mosque in Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ahmad, the personal security officer for People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Sajad Mufti, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2019: Three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/15/2019: Assailants stopped a bus and set it on fire in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/15/2019: A landmine detonated targeting a civilian grazing cattle in Useli, Chhattisgarh, India. The civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/11/2019: Assailants set fire to a tendu leaves site in Nawamuda, Chhattisgarh, India. Three guards were held hostage and there were no reported casualties in the raid. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out because the tendu harvesters were not receiving fair wages.
04/27/2019: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on C60 jawans in Bhamragarh, Maharashtra, India. In addition to two assailants, three jawans were injured in the attack. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the deaths of 40 Maoists in 2018.
08/30/2019: Assailants set fire to three Allied Infrastructure & Project company heavy weight machines in Dania, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/01/2019: Assailants shot and killed Special Police Officer Sameer Ahmad Mir at his residence in Hanjan Payeen, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2019: Assailants abducted a civilian from his residence in Bonas, Odisha, India. The hostage was shot and killed and his body was discovered a short time later. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out because they believed that the victim, Tunu Gandan, was a police informant.
03/19/2019: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Sukhendu Das, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gram panchayat president, in Cachar district, Assam, India. Das was killed and his colleague was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) bunker in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of eight attacks on police carried out by the assailants on this date. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/24/2019: Security forces discovered and safely defused an explosive device under a bridge in Ghot, Maharashtra, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/05/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at police personnel outside the deputy commissioner's office in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least 14 people, including one police officer and a journalist, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2019: An explosive device detonated near a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Mardum, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/04/2019: Assailants shot and killed Gopal Singh, the assistant general manager of a mining company, in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India. The People's Liberation Front of India claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that they carried out the attack because the victim, Gopal Singh, had supposedly exploited the poor.
10/12/2019: Assailants threw a grenade targeting a market in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Three civilians were injured in the blast. The Resistance Front (TRF) claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was the beginning of further attacks to push Indian security forces out of Jammu and Kashmir.
03/21/2019: Assailants entered a civilian residence and held seven people hostage in Hajan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Six hostages were released or rescued and one hostage and two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash with security forces the following day, March 22, 2019. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded that the family "bring back one of their daughters who was shifted to Sopore after Ali had started threatening her to get married to him."
12/00/2019: Sometime between December 19, 2019 and December 21, 2019, assailants abducted an unknown number of civilians from Bhamragad, Maharashtra, India. This was one of two related attacks in Gadchiroli at this time in which an unknown number of civilians were abducted. At least one hostage was killed and the whereabouts of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/28/2019: Assailants attacked Kerala's anti-terror commando force in Agali, Kerala, India. Four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/08/2019: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles camp in Largam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2019: Assailants raided the house of Sheetal Munda and opened fire in Aada, Jharkhand, India. Munda, a booth-level president of the village, and his wife were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Maoists.
12/06/2019: Explosive devices detonated near Kansra, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/11/2019: Assailants opened fire on a helicopter carrying individuals injured in an earlier attack in Pursalgondi, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/12/2019: An explosive device detonated in Kabirpur, Bihar, India. Two civilians were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2019: Assailants attacked the home of former Bharatiya Janata Party MP, Karia Munda, and abducted three security guards in Khunti, Jharkhand, India. The hostages were released on an unknown date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Pathalgadi Movement.
04/10/2019: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused along a road in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
03/20/2019: Assailants opened fire on a security patrol in Nambalnar Kandi, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2019: An explosive device detonated when a civilian was clearing weeds in Idathliambalam, Kerala, India. The civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2019: Assailants threw an explosive device near the Labony traffic island in Bidhannagar, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2019: Assailants equipped with rocket-propelled grenades and firearms attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Nowdal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2019: Assailants raided the house of Kamal Purty in Raigada, Jharkhand, India. Purty, a panchayat member, was not harmed, but his brother was held hostage and an unknown number of family members were injured during the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/07/2019: An explosive device detonated near a civilian residence in Barasat, West Bengal, India. A child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2019: Assailants abducted Ashang Kasar in Senapati, Assam, India. Kasar, a North East India Development Party (NEIDP) candidate, was rescued shortly after the kidnapping. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2019: An explosive device detonated after a constable stepped on it near Gorna, Chhattisgarh, India. The District Reserve Guard (DRG) constable, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/13/2019: Assailants opened fire on a National Conference (NC) activist in Chitragam Kalan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The NC worker was injured in the attack. This was one of two related incidents in the same village against National Conference workers on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2019: An explosive device was discovered and defused on an oil pipeline at a tea estate in Tinsukia, Assam, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Srigufwara, Anantang, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of eight attacks on police carried out by the assailants on this date. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle of the 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2019: An explosive device detonated in front of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Thelassery, Kerala, India. At least three cleaners were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/06/2019: Assailants opened fire at the house of a fruit trader in Dangerpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two relatives were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Dangerpora carried out by the same assailants on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
02/19/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an army porter in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The porter was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2019: Assailants attempted to extort a tea garden executive in Rowriah, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Moreh, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2019: An explosive device detonated in front of the Indian Infra Project Limited office in Langthabal Kunja, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/22/2019: An explosive device detonated in Chennapuram, Telangana, India. Two Roads and Buildings Department employees were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/05/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting soldiers in Khantha Wali, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2019: Assailants planted explosive material at the office of a nephew of Suresh Pachouri, a senior Congress leader, in Govindpura, Madhya Pradesh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at the house of a doctor in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2019: Assailants abducted Jitendra Kisan, a former CPI-Maoist supporter, from his home in Khapari Mahua, Gujarat, India. Kisan was killed on June 2, 2019. This was one of two similar abductions in Khapari Mahua on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/18/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on police officers in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one police officer was killed and six officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/25/2019: An explosive device detonated on a rickshaw in Badagada, Odisha, India. The driver was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2019: An explosive device detonated at a compound fencing wall in Moreh, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle between Peddakodepal and Naimed in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. At least nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
05/28/2019: Assailants shot and killed Haji Ahsan, a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader, in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Ahsan and his nephew were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at a rubber tree plantation in Gabtali, Tripura, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/18/2019: Assailants opened fire on Nagpur Mayor Sandip Joshi, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2019: Assailants abducted two civilians accused of being police informants from Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. Both hostages were killed later on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/22/2019: 1-2 explosive devices were discovered and safely defused at the Little Flower School in Sangaiporou, Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out to warn the school for "allegedly dragging the outfit in the admission imbroglio."
05/17/2019: Assailants detonated explosives at a panchayat office in Timurpalli, Odisha, India. There no reported casualties in the blast. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for recent operations against the group.
06/10/2019: Assailants abducted a civilian and his son in Badetevda, Chhattisgarh, India. The civilian was killed and his son was released shortly after the kidnapping. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of giving his land to police.
04/17/2019: An explosive device detonated at a place of worship in Ramrai, Haryana, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Penta, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Maoists.
05/06/2019: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at the Government Higher Secondary School for Boys serving as a polling station in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2019: An explosive device detonated in Salotri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/29/2019: Assailants armed with bows and arrows attacked a vehicle carrying supplies for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Abhanpur, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India. The driver was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/11/2019: Security forces discovered three remote controlled explosives devices in Cheekupanasa, Andhra Pradesh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
07/03/2019: Assailants opened fire on Sanjesh Patkar, a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councilor, in Gandhi Chowk, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2019: An explosive device detonated in Nowgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A soldier was killed and two other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/24/2019: Assailants set fire to construction equipment in Suravidu, Telangana, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2019: Assailants raided a railway construction site and set fire to a number of vehicles in Malhan, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC).
04/09/2019: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on the convoy of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Bhima Mandavi in Dantewada, Nakulnar, Chhattisgarh, India. At least five people, including the BJP official, three police officers, and a driver, were killed in the attack. An additional explosive device was discovered on a secondary route for the convoy. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the deaths of CPI-Maoist leaders by authorities in Dantewada. Sources also noted that the attack may have been related to upcoming elections.
10/21/2019: An assailant shot and injured a civilian as he was leaving a polling booth in Jasia, Haryana, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Somvir Singh was arrested for the attack.
07/02/2019: Three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Jamuniadih, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
10/18/2019: Assailants set fire to apple boxes at a market in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2019: Assailants threw two grenades at the residence of an Indian National Congress leader in Pinglena, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One grenade exploded and the other device was safely defused. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2019: Assailants set fire to a passenger van in Gossaigaon, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Anti-CAB activists.
04/17/2019: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle transporting elections officials in Balandapada, Odisha, India. Following the blast, assailants then opened fire on the vehicle. At least one official, identified as Sanjukta Digal, was killed in the attack. This was one of two related incidents targeting elections officials on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
07/24/2019: Assailants shot and killed two former Maoists in Mayelpidi, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/09/2019: Explosive devices were discovered and defused under a bridge in Andharghati, Odisha, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
01/25/2019: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Midora Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of eight attacks on police carried out by the assailants on this date. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2019: An explosive device was discovered under a culvert and safely diffused by a joint police task force in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/12/2019: Assailants set fire to a construction road roller in Sanramloi, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The People's Liberation Front of India claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2019: Assailants on motorbikes threw a grenade at police near the Guwahati Central mall along RG Baruah Road in Guwahati, Assam, India. At lease 11 people, including two police officers, were injured in the attack. United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2019: Assailants ambushed a police patrol vehicle in Latehar, Jharkhand, India. Four police officers were killed in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2019: Assailants shot and killed a laborer outside his residence in Reshipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/26/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an under construction Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Hariharganj, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Jharkhand on this day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded that citizens boycott the upcoming Palamu Lok Sabha election, which was scheduled for April 29, 2019.
04/11/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting two under-construction buildings and a house in Goelkera, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol near Koparsi, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/19/2019: Assailants attacked a jewelry shop in Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2019: An explosive device planted on a bicycle detonated targeting a polling party along a road in Etapalli, Maharashtra, India. At least one Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/09/2019: Security forces discovered and defused explosive devices along a railway track at Habra station in Ashoknagar, West Bengal, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Handwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2019: Assailants set attempted to attack Abdul Gani Vakil in Shutloo Rafiabad, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Vakil, a Peoples Conference (PC) leader, was unharmed but his car was set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2019: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police station in Damhal Hanjipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2019: An explosive device detonated near a private microfinance office in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2019: An explosive device detonated in Ghoshpara, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2019: Assailants opened fire on Vikas Chaudhary outside a gym in Faridabad, Haryana, India. Chaudhary, a Congress spokesperson, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2019: Assailants hijacked the vehicle of two fruit traders in Dangerpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The assailants forced the hostages to accompany them to the house of another trader before shooting and injuring them. This was one of two related attacks in Dangerpora carried out by the same assailants on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
08/03/2019: Assailants threw a hand grenade at an Indian police party in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2019: An explosive device was discovered at a culvert along KG Top Road in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The device was defused the following day, on June 11, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2019: An assailant opened fire on Md Akbar, an elector, in Serampore, West Bengal, India. Akbar was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Raja Gupta.
05/19/2019: Assailants shot and killed a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worker at his residence in Zungal Pora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Separatists.
03/28/2019: Three explosive devices detonated near a Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) camp in Burji, Chhattisgarh, India. It is unknown if the blasts resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/24/2019: Assailants opened fire on apple truck drivers in Chitragam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two drivers were killed and another driver was injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Chitragam on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
04/10/2019: At least one explosive device was discovered and safely defused at Chhakarbanda Middle School, which was intended to be used as a polling station in upcoming elections, in Dumaria, Bihar, India. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2019: An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near the residence of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Leishangthem Susindro Meitei, in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the Incident.
11/22/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting road construction workers in Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, India. Two workers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/07/2019: An explosive device detonated in Tollen, Manipur, India. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2019: Assailants opened fire on Naseer Ahmad Ganaie in Nowpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ganaie, a shopkeeper, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
04/17/2019: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at the residence of National Conference leader and former Member of the Legislative Assembly, Ali Mohd Dar, in Doni Wari, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2019: Assailants threw an explosive device at a Border Security Forces (BSF) outpost in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2019: Assailants abducted a villager accused of being a police informant in Jagargund, Chhattisgarh, India. The hostage's body was discovered on November 11, 2019. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2019: An explosive device detonated inside Bright Future Public School in Banigawan, Uttar Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Al-Umar Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2019: Assailants abducted a tea garden official in Talap, Assam, India. Deba was released on October 23, 2019. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near the residence of Yumnam Dinesh Singh in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2019: Assailants threw a hand grenade targeting a security forces vehicle near a market in Rajpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2019: Assailants abducted two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) workers from their pharmacy in Zainapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One of the PDP workers was killed and the other was injured before being released. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2019: Assailants abducted Nalluri Srinivas Rao, a Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader, in Kothur, Telangana, India. Rao, his wife, and his son were injured in the kidnapping. Rao was found dead on July 12, 2019. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Rao was targeted for being a police informant.
06/20/2019: Assailants abducted two relatives of a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) member in Makroo Mohalla Arwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The hostages were shot and injured and released on the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2019: Assailants shot and injured a People's Democratic Party (PDP) worker in Mitrigam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2019: An explosive device detonated in front of a shop in Viewland, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel responding to an earlier blast in Ambaguda, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/12/2019: Assailants set fire to a water tanker, a cement concrete mixer, and a road roller at the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana construction site in Mangutha, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/20/2019: Assailants abducted six people from Kasansur, Maharashtra, India. Three of the hostages were shot and killed on January 22, 2019. The whereabouts of the remaining three hostages are unknown. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted because they were police informants. Sources stated that the CPI-Maoists targeted the victims in retaliation for the death of over 40 Maoists in April 2018.
10/18/2019: Assailants abducted an accused informant and his son in Gondia, Maharashtra, India. The civilian was killed and his son was released the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/23/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2019: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) office in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2019: Assailants opened fire at Shakeel Ahmed Bakhshi at his residence in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bakhshi, a separatist leader and the chair of the Islamic Students' League, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/29/2019: Assailants opened fire on Boti Lekam, a former village sarpanch suspected of being a police informer, in Chihka, Chhattisgarh, India. Lekam was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/15/2019: Assailants set fire to construction equipment in Kutipi, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the group was in opposition to road construction in the area.
12/02/2019: An explosive device detonated while being defused in Sagmetta, Chhattisgarh, India. One police officer was injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. Maoists claimed responsibility for the attack at the scene.
06/17/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalion camp headquarters in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near a school in Kalamboli, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/07/2019: An explosive device detonated in Chowki, Bihar, India. At least three children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2019: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy at the Jawahar Tunnel near Banihal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The explosives partially detonated, injuring the assailant; no other casualties were reported. Owais Amin, a member of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), was arrested and claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
10/19/2019: Assailants attacked dairy farmers in Charkholia Ramsing Sapori, Assam, India. One person was killed and several others were injured in the attack. Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2019: Assailants attacked a truck in Munkeri, Jharkhand, India. The driver was beaten and the truck was set on fire in the attack. The Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) claimed responsibility for the incident in a note left at the scene.
10/28/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a bus stand in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least 19 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting the house of Anuj Kumar Singh, a former Municipal Legislative Council member and BJP leader in Bodhi Bigha, Bihar, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and threw pamphlets that called on civilians to boycott the upcoming election.
05/13/2019: Assailants attacked a National Conference (NC) worker in his home in Chitragam Kalan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The NC worker was injured in the attack. This was one of two related incidents in the same village against National Conference workers on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the house of K.J. Sharlette in in Pilathara, Kerala, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Pilathara on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India- Marxist.
06/03/2019: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Pantha Chowk, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2019: Assailants opened fire on Iliyas Ahmad Khan, a head constable, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Khan was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Ghulam Mohidin Mir in Murran, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Mir, a former National Conference (NC) legislature, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2019: Assailants abducted Santosh Punem from a construction site and set fire to four construction vehicles in Marimalla, Chhattisgarh, India. Punem, a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader, was killed and his body was discovered the following day. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out because the victim was allegedly linked with Salwa Judum and because he was a contractor.
05/19/2019: Assailants threw an explosive device in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/18/2019: Assailants entered a polling station and destroyed voting machines in Imphal, Manipur, India. No casualties were reported in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2019: An explosive device detonated in Bandarchua, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/29/2019: Assailants threw explosive devices targeting a church in Shivrampur, West Bengal, India. An unknown number of civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
12/28/2019: Assailants abducted Sanjay Koda, a suspected police informer, in Gobardaha, Bihar, India. The hostage was found dead on December 29, 2019. This was one of two related attacks in Lakhisarai on this date. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident at the scene.
08/26/2019: Assailants opened fire on a joint military and police checkpost in Delina Chowk, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2019: Assailants detonated two explosive devices targeting joint security forces in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Two additional explosive devices were discovered and safely defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/25/2019: An explosive device detonated in Annaram, Telangana, India. No casualties were reported but a dog was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2019: Assailants opened fire on Yogesh Verma, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker, in Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Verma was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2019: At least three road construction vehicles were set on fire in Jijawandi, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/24/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/07/2019: Assailants set fire to two hiva trucks, a JCB, and a dumper in Hattinghore, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/29/2019: Assailants abducted two National Peoples' Party (NPP) members in Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. One victim, Zeli Anna, was killed and the other, Kham Nai Abh was injured and released shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
12/07/2019: An explosive device detonated on a bridge in Ghagra, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/09/2019: Assailants threw petrol bombs into the headmaster's office at a school in Shoolagiri, Tamil Nadu, India. There were no reported casualties, but the school was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2019: An explosive device detonated in Nadapuram, Kerala, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2019: Assailants kidnapped an Adivasi civilian accused of being a police informant in Cherla, Telangana, India. The hostage was released later that day on May 5, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/26/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police post on Srinagar-Charar-e-Sharief Road in Chanpora, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One police constable, identified as Feroz Ahmed, was injured in the attack. Additionally, two assailants were arrested. Al-Umar Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
03/23/2019: Assailants opened fire on Ram Lal Gujjar, a former municipality chairperson, while he was attending a ceremony for martyrs in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan, India. Four people, including Gujjar, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/27/2019: Assailants hurled a hand grenade at the residence of a doctor in Thangmeiband Hijam Leikai, Imphal West, Imphal, Manipur, India. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2019: Security forces discovered and defused five explosive devices in Sasang forest, Latehar district, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and noted that the devices were likely intended to target security forces.
05/20/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting District Reserve Guards in Gogunda, Chhattisgarh, India. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/11/2019: Assailants abducted two government officials and a construction worker in Potali, Chhattisgarh, India. All three hostages were released on October 12, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/05/2019: Assailants raided a road construction site in Patiamba, Odisha, India. Several construction vehicles were set on fire and a guard was taken hostage in the attack. The assailants accused the guard of being a police informant and shot and killed him shortly after the abduction. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2019: An explosive device detonated near western campus fencing of Subsidiary Intelligent Bureau in Moreh, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2019: An assailant attempted to attack an army recruitment rally with grenades near the town gate in Surankote, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security forces arrested the assailant at the scene.
10/28/2019: Assailants shot and killed a truck driver in Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
12/12/2019: An explosive device detonated in Lohardaga district, Jharkhand, India. At least one civilian was killed and another civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
11/30/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device near Kaththokwa bridge in Ghaghra, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/27/2019: Assailants abducted Tanveer Ahmad Dar from his home in Bimini Pora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dar, a civilian, was killed hours after the abduction. An unknown group posted a video of Dar admitting to being a military informant.
05/25/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on an Assam Rifles (AR) convoy in Ukha, Nagaland, India. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, at least two AR soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
10/17/2019: Assailants shot and killed Mian Gul Jan, the leader of Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP), in Khar Bazaar, Mumbai, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/03/2019: Assailants set fire to a Pokalain and a tractor between Madama and Barwatoli in Dumaro, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/28/2019: Security forces discovered and safely defused an explosive device in Baksa, Assam, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2019: Assailants opened fire on a State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) bus on polling duty in Turkwangam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2019: Assailants attacked a District Reserve Guard (DRG) search party near Kanneguda, Chhattisgarh, India. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/19/2019: Around 500 assailants ambushed a polling team and their security detail with machetes and rifles near Langbang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Being outnumbered, members of the Central Reserve Police Force and India Reserve Battalion handed over the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) without returning fire. There were no reported injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National People's Party (India).
05/06/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a school being used as a polling station in Chatapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2019: Assailants entered a health center and opened fire on Chanderkant Sharma in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Sharma, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader and medical assistant, and his personal security officer, identified as Rajinder Kumar, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
01/29/2019: Assailants stopped a passenger bus in Sarivela, Telangana, India. The assailants forced passengers to disembark and set the bus on fire. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/20/2019: An explosive device detonated near Bhatpara Police Station in Bhatpara, West Bengal, India. Two people were killed and nine others, including six police officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2019: Assailants fired a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Tahab, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of eight attacks on police carried out by the assailants on this date. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2019: Assailants attacked the Indian Forest Service office in Kuanria, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties but several guns were stolen in the incident. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities doubted the veracity of this claim.
02/04/2019: Assailants entered a construction camp, threatened its workers and set fire to construction equipment in Desughati, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded that the company suspend their road construction work.
07/09/2019: Assailants abducted Santosh Punem from a construction site in Marimalla, Chhattisgarh, India. Punem, a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader, was found dead nearby the following morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/28/2019: An explosive device detonated at Khwairamband Market in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2019: Assailants attacked the house of Suresh Hupendi and abducted him in Niche Kamta, Chhattisgarh, India. Hupendi was killed shortly after the kidnapping. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim, Suresh Hupendi, was targeted because he was a police informant.
12/28/2019: Assailants abducted Mughal Koda, a suspected police informer, in Baskund, Bihar, India. The hostage was found dead on December 29, 2019. This was one of two related attacks in Lakhisarai on this date. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident at the scene.
05/01/2019: Assailants shot and killed a villager accused of being a police informant in Biryabhoomi, Chhattisgarh, India. This was one of two related attacks in different Beejapur villages on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/23/2019: Assailants launched a grenade at a police patrol in Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2019: Assailants abducted and killed a civilian, identified as Chudka Besra, in Kenduadih Basti, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/06/2019: Assailants forced a civilian accused of being a spy out of his residence and executed him in Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, India. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2019: Assailants opened fire on the house of Abu Mehta, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) Secretary General, in Sovima, Nagaland, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2019: Assailants opened fire on an Assam Rifles (AR) post in Monyakshu, Nagaland, India. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at the Union Auto Show room in Imphal, Manipur, India. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2019: Assailants attacked a warehouse and set fire to kendu leaves in Debandha, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/11/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a Special Operations Group (SOG) team in Mathili, Odisha, India. Three police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/21/2019: Assailants threw explosive devices in Kankinara, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/04/2019: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2019: Assailants opened fire on LADT laborers and set a tractor on fire in Banda, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Front of India.
01/22/2019: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Pahu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2019: Assailants abducted two suspected police informants in Kosmi, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, India. Both hostages, identified as Nirmal Goswami and Samru Kosmi, were killed the following day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted for being police informants.
03/12/2019: Assailants abducted a civilian in Thamlakhuren, Manipur, India. The victim was rescued on the following day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
11/22/2019: An assailant threw petrol bombs at the ticket counter in Kishanganj railway station in Kishanganj, Bihar, India. Two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2019: Assailants abducted Lunkholal Lunghdim, a village chief, near Churachandpur, Manipur, India. Lunghdim was injured and released on July 6, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kuki National Front (KNF).
09/22/2019: Assailants threw five explosive devices at a crowd of people campaigning against construction in Titagarh, West Bengal, India. One woman was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/30/2019: An explosive device detonated in Lohardaga district, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/13/2019: Assailants attacked civilians, who had voted in recent elections, in Koleng, Chhattisgarh, India. At least 10 civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/01/2019: Assailants abducted Kashyap Boruah, an Upidta Energy Oil Company employee, from Innao, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Boruah was released on April 29, 2019, following the payment of a ransom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, two members of the Arunachal Pradesh Deprived People's Front (APDPF) were arrested in connection with the attack.
03/30/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker outside a State Bank of India branch in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One CRPF officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/30/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device and ambushed police officers in Bhamragad, Maharashtra, India. Two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/30/2019: Assailants opened fire on Arjumand Hussain Bhat in his shop in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhat, a social activist and drug addiction center coordinator, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2019: Assailants attacked Naresh Mitra, an environmental journalist, near his office in Guwahati, Assam, India. Mitra died of his injuries on December 9, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
05/31/2019: Assailants set fire to two truckloads of tendu leaves and abducted a staffer in Nevsa, Madhya Pradesh, India. The hostage was released a short time later. Maoists claimed responsibility for the attack in a pamphlet left at the scene and stated that the attack was carried out because the tendu leaf company "had conspired against them and tried to implicate them by helping the police."
05/07/2019: Assailants attacked the house of Rajkumar Sao in Malaypur, Bihar, India. Sao, a jeweler, and his daughter, Nikki Kumari, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and noted that the attack was related to a currency dispute.
01/08/2019: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles patrol near Litter, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to both Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
05/19/2019: Assailants threw an explosive device at civilians in Raidighi, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2019: Assailants threw an explosive device at civilians in Deganga, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at the Pune Railway Station in Pune, Maharashtra, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/01/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Namtihal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One CRPF member was injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2019: At least one explosive device was discovered and safely defused at a bridge in Imamganj, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2019: Assailants shot and killed a former army recruit who deserted during his training in Pinglena, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
10/18/2019: An explosive device detonated near the Shahu Toll Plaza in Ujalaiwadi, Maharashtra, India. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2019: Assailants attacked an outpost of the Assam Rifles in Sehlon, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. The People's Liberation Army (India) and Manipur Naga People's Army (MNPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of a Jammu and Kashmir Police officer in Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
11/24/2019: Assailants set fire to vehicles and construction equipment in Chhotedongar, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/19/2019: Assailants threw explosive devices in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2019: Assailants attacked a construction site and set fire to construction equipment in Panimunda, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2019: Assailants threw a hand grenade at an Indian police party in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2019: An explosive device planted in a culvert along Dumari-Madhuban Road was discovered and safely defused in Madhuban, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/07/2019: Assailants set fire to a bus used for carrying voters to polling stations in Jojohatu, Jharkhand, India. Two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
07/07/2019: Assailants set fire to a tractor and a riding vehicle in Navarnagu, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/14/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Pantha Chowk, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/00/2019: Sometime between April 8, 2019 and May 7, 2019, assailants attacked and killed two civilians accused of being police informants in Tahakadod, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/10/2019: Assailants abducted 12 employees of Odisha government’s water resource department, along with four motorboats, at Jantri ferry point in Malkangiri, Odisha, India. All of the employees were released on April 12, 2019. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Imphal, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in a forest in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/07/2019: And explosive device detonated on Sopore-Kupwara road in Gudshah, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/10/2019: An explosive device detonated at a place of worship in Ramrai, Haryana, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2019: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Qayoom Pandith in Jablipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Pandith, a contractor and Peoples’ Democratic Party activist, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2019: An explosive device in a container detonated when civilians attempted to open it in Bhangar, West Bengal, India. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2019: Assailants shot and killed an alleged police informant in Lapalong, Meghalaya, India. Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2019: Assailants opened fire on a Special Auxiliary Police (SAP) patrol near the Hudanga dam site in Saraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, India. Three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
01/17/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at police personnel in Rajbagh neighborhood, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Three police officers were injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2019: Explosive devices detonated in Goilkera, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/07/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Sakina Itoo, a senior National Conference leader, in Damhal Hanjipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a Border Roads Organization (BRO) camp in Imphal West, Manipur, India. There were no casualties in the blast. The People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in protest to India's Republic Day, celebrated January 26, 2019.
03/08/2019: An explosive device detonated along Bheji-Elarmadgu road, in Chhattisgarh, India. One person was killed in the blast. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2019: Assailants abducted and killed a civilian in Bonjangi, Andhra Pradesh, India. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and alleged that the victim was a police informant.
11/26/2019: Assailants threw an explosive device and opened fire at a local government event in Malikpora Hakura, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two people, including elected representative Mohammad Rafiq Shah and a government employee, were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
10/21/2019: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Damestola, West Bengal, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2019: An explosive device detonated in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2019: Assailants attacked and killed Lakma Mandavi, the sarpanch of Chhotegurda, in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
01/13/2019: Assailants raided the house of a village council head in Phokhariya, West Bengal, India. Two of the council head's relatives, Narad Yadav and Purushottam Yadav, were abducted. Narad Yadav was released shortly after the attack, but the whereabouts of Purushottam Yadav, a government contractor, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
05/20/2019: An explosive device detonated in Kankinara, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Parulia, West Bengal, India. One civilian was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2019: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a Government Middle School serving as a polling station in Batnoor, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No casualties or damage were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2019: Assailants opened fire on an army patrol in Chitrgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/00/2019: Sometime between December 19, 2019 and December 21, 2019, assailants abducted an unknown number of civilians from Etapalli, Maharashtra, India. This was one of two related attacks in Gadchiroli at this time in which an unknown number of civilians were abducted. At least one hostage was killed and the whereabouts of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/18/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least seven civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2019: Assailants set fire to a machine and vehicles at a construction site in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/01/2019: Assailants set fire to two vehicles, including the vehicle of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary, in Bonigam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/18/2019: Assailants threw explosive devices and opened fire on a crowd of protestors in Raiganj, North Dinajpur, West Bengal, India. Seven people, including a police volunteer, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to two individuals identified as Krishna Pal and Prabhat Rauth.
02/20/2019: An explosive device detonated on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Kashimira, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting security forces escorting polling personnel in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/28/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an army patrol near Mendhar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A soldier, Shanker Singh, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2019: An explosive device planted in a culvert was discovered and safely defused in Koyalibeda, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/15/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2019: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of Tirong Aboh, the sitting MLA for the National People's Party (NPP), in Bogapani, Arunachal Pradesh, India. 11 people, including Aboh, were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
02/07/2019: Assailants threw two grenades at Assam Rifles personnel at a polo ground in Imphal, Manipur, India. Three soldiers and one civilian were injured in the blast. The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2019: Assailants opened fire on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Keskutul, Chhattisgarh, India. Four people, including three CRPF personnel and one civilian, were killed and one civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/12/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device and ambushed security forces in Chintalnar, Chhattisgarh, India. Two assailants were killed and one jawan was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/12/2019: Assailants opened fire on Yogendra Meshram in Kombda Bajar, Maharashtra, India. Meshram, a teacher, was killed in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2019: Assailants threw an explosive device at voters in Raninanagar, West Bengal, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2019: Assailants forced two civilians accused of being police informants out of their residence in Geedam, Chhattisgarh, India. Both hostages were killed a short time later in the jungle. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/13/2019: Assailants opened fire on Vishl Khandelwal in Dehu Road, Maharashtra, India. Khandelwal, a Dehu Road Cantonment Board member, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2019: Assailants assaulted and injured a civilian accused of being a police informant in Lavhari, Maharashtra, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/23/2019: Assailants abducted two civilians, including Vale Vanja Kudyami and his wife, Messy, near Bhamragad, Maharashtra, India. Messy was released and Kudyami was killed on January 30, 2019. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted because Kudyami was a police informant.
12/05/2019: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused near a railroad in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2019: An explosive device detonated in Aurangabad district, Bihar, India. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/14/2019: Assailants set fire to a pulse mill in Saran, Bihar, India. The guard, identified as Vijay Singh was taken hostage during the attack and it is unknown whether the guard was killed or injured during the hostage-taking. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2019: An explosive device was discovered and defused on a Maharashtra State Transport bus in Apta, Maharashtra, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2019: Assailants threw stones and attempted to set fire to two trucks along Anantnag-Kulgam road in Qaimoh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2019: Assailants opened fire on mining personnel at a railway yard in Tandwa, Jharkhand, India. One person was killed and another person was injured in the attack. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident in a pamphlet left at the scene.
05/28/2019: At least 15 explosive devices detonated near Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) and Jharkhand Police personnel in Kuchai, Jharkhand, India. Following the blast assailants then opened fire on the security personnel. One CoBRA member was killed and 14 police personnel were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/22/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) in Tarrem, Chhattisgarh, India. One soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
05/24/2019: Five explosive devices were discovered and defused near a well along a road in Kondagaon district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/02/2019: Four explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Tarrem, Chhattisgarh, India. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/19/2019: Assailants abducted and killed an accused police informant near Perpa, Chhattisgarh, India. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2019: Assailants abducted three Bhartia Infra Projects Limited road construction workers along NH-2 between Kangpokpi and Changoubung in Manipur, India. All three hostages were released on March 10, 2019. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R).
03/07/2019: An assailant threw a hand grenade at General Bus Stand in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two civilians were killed and 31 civilians were injured in the blast. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2019: Assailants set fire to three road construction vehicles in Tikarpada, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that they carried out the attack in retaliation for the contractor refusing to adhere to their demands of constructing an eight feet wide road instead of a fourteen feet wide road.
03/28/2019: An explosive device detonated near an army bunker in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2019: Assailants shot and killed Toishe Yeptho, a functionary of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), in Dimapur, Nagaland, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a polling station in Tiken Batpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties as the grenade failed to detonate and was later safely defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/29/2019: Assailants opened fire on Ali Mohammad Yatoo in his residence in Nawnagri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Yatoo, the father of a National Conference (NC) activist, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2019: An explosive device detonated near a mall in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2019: Assailants set fire to a truck in Amirabad, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
07/16/2019: Assailants threw explosive devices at the home of Gita Devi Jadav, Ward 12 councilor of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in Bhatpara, West Bengal, India. Jadev was injured in the blast. This was one of three attacks in Bhatpara on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2019: An explosive device detonated at a mosque in Kachurthal, Assam, India. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a Quick Response Team (QRT) police vehicle responding to a previous incident in Kurkheda, Maharashtra, India. One civilian and 15 police officers were killed in the attack. This was one of two related incidents in Maharashtra on this day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility and stated that the incidents were carried out in retaliation for the deaths of fellow members the previous year.
04/11/2019: Assailants opened fire on police personnel guarding polling booths in Etapalli, Maharashtra, India. Security forces opened fire on the assailants and it is unknown whether there were any casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of five attacks on election-related targets in Maharashtra on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/04/2019: Assailants shot and killed Simranjeet Singh, a member of the Sikh community and the brother of a village chief, in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2019: Assailants shot and injured Urmila Kumar, a government school principal, in Purba Champaran district, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Khonghampat, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2019: Assailants raided a Ganesh Yadav road construction site in Giridih, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties, but at least three machines were set on fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/12/2019: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker in Gojwara, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One CRPF officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/24/2019: Assailants attacked a construction worker camp in Khaira, Bihar, India. At least one civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
09/13/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Chintagupha, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) office in Chandni Chowk, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack; however, an unknown number of workers were held hostage during the incident and released after the explosive devices detonated. Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident in pamphlets left at the scene and demanded that citizens boycott the ongoing elections.
11/14/2019: Assailants stopped vehicles and stole goods from villagers along Injaram-Bhejji route in Behji, Chhattisgarh, India. Security forces intervened and there were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/21/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker guarding a State Bank of India branch in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near Peddabailu polling station in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/16/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting security forces in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/00/2019: Sometime between April 8, 2019 and May 7, 2019, assailants attacked and injured two civilians in Kader, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/18/2019: Assailants stabbed C.O.T. Naseer, an independent candidate, in Thalassery, Kerala, India. Naseer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2019: Security forces discovered and defused four explosive devices near a police outpost in Nurmati, Andhra Pradesh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/17/2019: Assailants set fire to a construction vehicle in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/16/2019: Assailants opened fire on a Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) patrol in Saraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, India. At least three people, including one soldier and two assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
07/27/2019: Assailants detonated explosive devices and opened fire on a joint District Reserve Guard (DRG), Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF), and police intelligence operation patrol in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, India. At least seven assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/17/2019: A grenade detonated outside of the house of Anil Gupta, a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, in Bakaliaghat, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA).
05/12/2019: An explosive device detonated near a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Trilochanpur, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/01/2019: Assailants attacked Chondro Athoi, Assam, India. Several villagers were injured and three houses were set on fire in the incident. The People's Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/29/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Keri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2019: Assailants set fire to construction vehicles owned by Amar Infrastructures Ltd near Dadapur, Maharashtra, India. An unknown number of people were injured in the attack. This was one of two related incidents in Maharashtra on this day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility and stated that the incidents were carried out in retaliation for the deaths of fellow members the previous year.
03/11/2019: Assailants attacked construction workers and briefly held them hostage in Kukurkunda, Odisha, India. At least one person was killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the attack. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2019: Assailants shot and killed on a civilian who was a merchant and former militant outside his home in Babagund, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in a culvert along Ekatola-Murkutdoh Road in Salekasa, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/23/2019: Assailants set fire to road construction vehicles in Lohardaga district, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/30/2019: Assailants threw explosive devices at a house along Chalta Road in Kakinara, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/23/2019: Assailants threw a grenade targeting an army patrol vehicle in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2019: Assailants attacked a government school at Sondaha, Bihar, India. There were no casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist). Sources noted that a police camp was being set up at the school in preparation for upcoming elections.
03/27/2019: Assailants opened fire on Roman Rashid in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Rashid, a Special Police Officer (SPO), was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
07/21/2019: Assailants shot and killed a contractor in Pahadpadar, Odisha, India. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was a police informant.
05/31/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Midora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2019: Assailants launched a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 180 Battalion camp in Nowdal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one CRPF personnel were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2019: Assailants opened fire on Madan Yadav, a former Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) member and suspected police informant, in Mananpur, Bihar, India. Yadav and his driver were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/17/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated and assailants opened fire on a military patrol vehicle near Eidgah Arihal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two soldiers were killed and seven others, including five soldiers and two civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
05/25/2019: Assailants armed with axes, knives, and sticks attacked and killed a local Congress worker in Koshtapara, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by Maoists.
05/27/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely detonated along Jammu-Poonch national highway (NH-144A) in Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2019: Assailant shot and killed Raghu Ravindra in Khaira, Bihar, India. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Raghu Ravindra of being a police informant.
03/27/2019: Assailants set fire to mining equipment at Dantuta stone quarry near Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2019: Assailants held a village head hostage and stopped civilians from voting in Pokhria, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/06/2019: Assailants shot and killed a Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) soldier, identified as Muhammad Rafi Yatoo, in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/18/2019: Assailants attacked journalists attempting to cover polling in Kataphulbari, West Bengal, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2019: Assailants held workers hostage and set fire to vehicles and construction equipment at the National Mineral Development Corporation mining site in Kirandul, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/05/2019: Assailants set fire to a JCB machine and a roller in Burmu, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility fo the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/10/2019: Assailants shot and killed Thangneo Kipgen, a village chief, and his nephew in Bongbal, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by Kuki Tribal Militants.
04/18/2019: An explosive device detonated near CRPF personnel escorting a polling team in Korkoti, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one CRPF officer, identified as Constable Jagdish Naidu, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/03/2019: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Chorbora, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
10/12/2019: Assailants attacked and killed a civilian accused of being a police informer in Madded, Chhattisgarh, India. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Mangala Lakshadweep Express train in Ernakulam, Kerala, India. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2019: Assailants threw explosive devices at voters in Domkal, West Bengal, India. At least one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2019: Assailants held 18 laborers hostage in in Trenz, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The assailants opened fire on non-local traders. One person was killed and another person was injured in the attack. The remaining hostages were released a short time later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
04/10/2019: An explosive device detonated in Jolaputtu, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/03/2019: Assailants threw a crude bomb at Shakti Prasad Das, the Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR) director, in Kantapada, Odisha, India. Das and his driver were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2019: Three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused at a market in Gangaloor, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Maoists were involved in the attack.
02/27/2019: Assailants stopped a bus and forced a passenger to disembark in Raynar, Chhattisgarh, India. The passenger was shot and killed shortly thereafter. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and noted that the victim was accused of being a police informant.
02/14/2019: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device at the southern gate of a Catholic School in Imphal, Manipur, India. The Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2019: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Bharat Singh, national president of the Bhojpuriya Jan Morcha (BJM), in Arrah, Bihar, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2019: Assailants shot and killed Sameer Ahmad Ahanger, a shopkeeper, in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2019: Assailants armed with petrol bombs attacked the Communist Party of India (CPI) headquarters in Vyalikaval, Karnataka, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2019: Assailants opened fire on the Anantnag Municipal Council Chairman and his personal security officers at the Municipal Council Office in Dangerpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One security officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an oil truck at a railway construction site in Tumapal, Chhattisgarh, India. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/25/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused on Barsur-Narayanpur Road in Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2019: An explosive device detonated on a Vijayawada-Hubballi-Amaravati Express train at a station in Hubli, Karnataka, India. One person was injured in the blast. Several other devices were discovered by Railway Protection Force (RPF) officers and later defused on October 26, 2019. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and notes on the bucket where the explosive device was discovered stated "No BJP, No RSS" among other phrases.
02/10/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least 11 people, including seven police officers and four civilians, were injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2019: An explosive device detonated in Jamugurihat, Assam, India. Two secretaries of the Village Defense Party (VDP) were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2019: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Chakoora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
01/11/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel responding to an earlier blast in Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one soldier was killed and an unknown number of soldiers were injured in the blast. This was one of two related bombings in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/20/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the house of V.T. Padmanabhan in Pilathara, Kerala, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Pilathara on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India- Marxist.
04/11/2019: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Orchha, Chhattisgarh, India. One assailant was killed and one police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/10/2019: Assailants opened fire on two former Maoists in Gilanguda, Maharashtra, India. One of the former Maoists was killed and the other was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/06/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Laroo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A police officer was injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2019: Assailants set fire to a truck in Bedgaon, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on this day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated in a banner left at the scene that citizens should join the CPI-Maoists and "come together to defeat the Brahmin Fascist rule."
01/31/2019: Assailants set fire to six construction vehicles near Potegaon, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on this day. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2019: Assailants set fire to a Hiwa in Ramgarh district, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/18/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) patrol near Medha, Chhattisgarh, India. One ITBP officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/21/2019: Three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused near a market in Errabore, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/05/2019: Assailants threw explosive devices and opened fire on Shiv Kumar Pasi, a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator, in Sulem Sarai, Uttar Pradesh, India. Pasi and his nephew were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2019: Assailants set fire to the Government Middle School serving as a polling station in Keegam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2019: Assailants shot and injured Khushboo Jan, a Special Police Officer (SPO), at her residence in Vehil, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Jan later succumbed to her injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
04/11/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting a polling party in Pursalgondi, Maharashtra, India. Two police officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
06/18/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2019: Assailants shot and killed Seliam Wangsa, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in Nginu, Arunachal Pradesh, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). Sources noted that the target was a former member of the group.
11/19/2019: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused along Jammu–Poonch highway in Kallaqr Morh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2019: Assailants abducted a civilian accused of being a police informant in Bande, Maharashtra, India. The hostage was killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/28/2019: Assailants threw a hand grenade targeting Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2019: Assailants stabbed and injured a police constable, identified as Venkat Rao Majji, in Madded, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/07/2019: Assailants opened fire on a poll party in Arki, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/03/2019: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Majeed Dar, a Panchayat member, at his residence in Sholi Pora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2019: Assailants shot and killed a suspected police informant in Bhimankhoji, Maharashtra, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/02/2019: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Bonai, Odisha, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Maoists.
12/26/2019: Assailants set fire to a road construction vehicle in Patharhi, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties, but the vehicle was damaged in the attack. The Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2019: Assailants shot and killed a shopkeeper in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
06/09/2019: Assailants threw acid bottles and bombs at a Trinamool Congress (TMC) office in Bagnan, West Bengal, India. Eight people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/30/2019: Assailants abducted a civilian from a village in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, India. The hostage was killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
11/05/2019: An explosive device detonated at a market on Thangal Bazar-Khoyathong Road in Imphal, Manipur, India. Six people, including five police officers and one civilian, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Army (India).
06/06/2019: Assailants opened fire on the house of Sharingain Longkumer, a Member of the Legislative Assembly, in Dimapur district, Nagaland, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2019: Assailants set fire to 16 vehicles in Latehar district, Jharkhand, India. At least six people were beaten and injured during the attack. The Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJP) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in relation to an extortion demand.
06/23/2019: A lightning strike detonated 56 explosive devices in Samri, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/17/2019: Assailants stopped a civilian vehicle and set it on fire in Warpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The driver was physically assaulted and injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and stated that the attack was carried out because the civilian was driving during an Al-Badr business shutdown in Sopore, Kashmir.
10/23/2019: Assailants set fire to a school serving as a polling station in Nihama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2019: Assailants threw petrol bombs at a social activist while he was riding his bike in Alapakkam, Tamil Nadu, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/29/2019: An explosive device detonated at a hospital under construction in Arki, Himachal Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident in pamphlets left at the scene.
04/14/2019: Assailants abducted a civilian, identified as Chudka Soren, from his residence in Kanadi, Jharkhand, India. Soren was shot and killed shortly after the abduction. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Chudka Soren of being a police informant.
01/11/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Nowshera,, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. This was one of two related bombings in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/11/2019: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a polling booth in Kasurwahi, Maharashtra, India. This was one of five attacks on election-related targets in Maharashtra on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/05/2019: An explosive device detonated at the campus wall of Moreh police and Intelligent Bureau in Moreh, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2019: An assailant threw four explosive devices at a police station in Nedumangad, Kerala, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2019: Assailants abducted a civilian accused of being a police informant from Mardhar, Maharashtra, India. The hostage was killed shortly after the kidnapping. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Khudwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2019: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) camp in Mehjoor Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of eight attacks on police carried out by the assailants on this date. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/25/2019: Assailants set fire to a Sufi shrine in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, but the shrine was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2019: Assailants abducted and sexually assaulted five NGO workers in Khunti, Jharkhand, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Pathalgadi Movement.
02/22/2019: Assailants abducted Captain Vishal, a military captain, in Kiratpur, Punjab, India. Vishal's whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2019: Assailants abducted a civilian, identified as Manzoor Ahmad Lone, from his house in Dogri Pora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He was shot and killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2019: An explosive device detonated near Kekrang, Jharkhand, India. At least one civilian was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/29/2019: One or multiple explosive devices were discovered and defused at a polling booth in Santipur, West Bengal, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2019: Assailants set fire to a high school designated as a polling station in Qasba Yar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, but the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2019: Assailants set fire to a Pathwar Khana in Rajpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, but the office was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2019: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police bunker guarding Central Jail Srinagar in Rainawari, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2019: An explosive device detonated near a physiotherapy center on KMC Road in Kakching, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2019: Assailants opened fire on Mohan Gupta, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Maoist, at a market in Palamu district, Jharkhand, India. Gupta and another person were killed and two others were injured in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident at the scene.
04/17/2019: Assailants stabbed and killed Raju Ram Gode, a home guard, in Nelasnar, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/31/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at security personnel in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Seven people, including two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers and five civilians, were injured in the blast. Al-Badr claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2019: Assailants threw explosive devices at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel near the Manipur Assembly building in Imphal, Manipur, India. Two CRPF officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused beneath a road in Laheri, Maharashtra, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/17/2019: An explosive device detonated near two vehicles transporting election officials in Phiringia, Odisha, India. Following the blast, assailants then stopped the vehicles, forced the passengers to exit the vehicles, and then set both vehicles on fire. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related incidents targeting elections officials on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
01/18/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Kakapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Imphal, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Kekrang, Jharkhand, India. One CRPF officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/10/2019: Assailants abducted a police sub-inspector and a teacher in Jabeli, Chhattisgarh, India. Both hostages were released on March 11, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/19/2019: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
04/07/2019: Two remote-controlled explosive devices detonated targeting Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India. One ITBP member, identified as Shrinivas, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/26/2019: Assailants set fire to construction equipment at an under-construction bridge in Turi, Jharkhand, India. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Jharkhand on this day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded that citizens boycott the upcoming Palamu Lok Sabha election, which was scheduled for April 29, 2019.
12/08/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) personnel in Tamar, Jharkhand, India. Two jawans were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India—Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
01/15/2019: Assailants abducted Mohd Usman from his house in Gururbad, Bihar, India. Usman was executed shortly after the abduction and his wife was injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the village the same day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Mohd Usman was targeted because he was a police informant.
04/06/2019: Assailants attacked an army patrol in Pinjura, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two militants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2019: An explosive device detonated along Amlar-Lariyar road in Amlar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No casualties were reported, though three houses were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). Sources noted that the device was intended to target security forces.
02/14/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Keegam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/25/2019: Assailants abducted a suspected police informer in Rengrahatu, Jharkhand, India. The hostage was taken to Saranda forest and killed that day. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2019: Assailants attacked and killed Majid Hussain, a member of the Muslim community, near Kasti Garh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Shiv Sena.
04/24/2019: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Pulakesh Mahanta, a BJP leader, in Lajum, Margherita, Assam, India. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at the Gonikhan market in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two people were killed and 34 others, including three SSB police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2019: Assailants shot and killed a migrant laborer in Nihama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
09/04/2019: Assailants shot and injured a migrant laborer in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2019: Assailants abducted a construction worker in Babupadar, Odisha, India. The worker was found dead the following morning. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was a police informant.
01/03/2019: An assailant threw explosive devices at a police station in Nedumangad, Kerala, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant as a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
04/24/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely detonated outside the house of a retired public works engineer in Haobam Marak Chingtham Leikai, Imphal West, Imphal, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: Assailants attempted to stop a passenger bus in Batote, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The assailants took hostage Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activist Vijay Kumar and his seven family members in an ensuing encounter with security forces. In addition to three assailants, a soldier was killed and two police officers were injured in the attack. The hostages were released the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
11/26/2019: An assailant threw an explosive device targeting the gate of Kashmir University in Hazratbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two people were injured in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2019: Assailants fired a grenade targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One civilian and two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2019: Assailants armed with rifles and grenades carried out a fidayeen (suicide) attack against a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and state police joint patrol in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Six police personnel and one assailant were killed and three people were injured in the ensuing clash. Al-Umar Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities doubted the veracity of the claim. Sources also attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
12/12/2019: Assailants set fire to government buildings, including the treasury office, the post office, the panchayat/municipality office, and the railway station, in Chabua, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related arson incidents in Chabua on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Front of India (PFI) and Maoists.
05/31/2019: Assailants abducted Dileep, a suspected informant, in Lohardaga district, Jharkhand, India. Dileep was killed and his body was found the following morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
10/26/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) team at a checkpoint in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Six police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2019: Assailants stabbed and killed Chaitu Kadti, an assistant police constable, at a market in Mirtur, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
11/02/2019: An explosive device detonated at a festival in Imphal, Manipur, India. Three Border Security Force (BSF) officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a Special Operations Group (SOG) police camp in Gagran, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks on police in the area on this date. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2019: Assailants abducted a civilian at anti-CAA protests in Sangat Gali, Bihar, India. The hostage was killed and his body was discovered on December 30, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. Nagesh Samrat, a Hindu Putra Sangathan member, and Vikas Kumar, a Hindu Samaj Sangathan member, were among six people arrested in connection with the attack.
05/19/2019: Assailants threw an explosive device at a polling booth in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/08/2019: Security forces discovered and safely defused an explosive device planted in Kondaswali, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/11/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the death of the group's commander, Nasir Khan.
02/26/2019: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles camp in Khudwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2019: Assailants abducted a civilian, identified as Anandrao Sattu Madavi, in Visagundi, Maharashtra, India. The hostage was killed and his body was discovered a few hours after the abduction. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out because they believed the victim was a police informant.
10/20/2019: Assailants fired upon a Company Operating Base in Chen, Nagaland, India. Three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
02/20/2019: Assailants set fire to construction vehicles at a road construction site in Lodhi, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/08/2019: Assailants set fire to a water tanker and a mixing plant at a road construction site in Ghotsur, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/30/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2019: Assailants abducted an accused police informant from his residence in Lanji, Madhya Pradesh, India. The hostage was stabbed and shot to death a short time later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI - Maoist).
07/14/2019: Three assailants opened fire on constable Reyaz Ahmad Khan in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Khan, the personal security officer for National Conference (NC) leader Syed Tawqeer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2019: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles camp in Ahagom, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2019: Assailants abducted Sonsay Tanu Baig, a civilian, in Jarawandi, Maharashtra, India. Baig was killed later the same day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Baig of being a police informant.
02/08/2019: Assailants opened fire on Mohan Yadav in Jalpura, Bihar, India. Yadav, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2019: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Yusuf in Pratapur, Bihar, India. Yusuf, an aide to former Member of Parliament Mohammed Shahabuddin, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2019: A bag of explosive devices was discovered and safely defused on a bus near the Jammu bus stand in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2019: Assailants armed with sticks beat two vendors in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The two traders were injured in the attack. Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted because the group believed they were terrorists.
01/28/2019: Assailants opened fire on Tariq Ahmad Wani, a Jammu and Kashmir bank security guard and former soldier, in Tral, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Wani was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2019: Assailants stabbed and killed Chhannu Sodhi, a suspected police informant, in a market in Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/02/2019: Assailants shot and injured a former Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) activist in Kuchmulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2019: Assailants shot and killed a Territorial Army jawan in Sadura, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
07/22/2019: Assailants opened fire on Mago Munda in Hethgora, Jharkhand, India. Munda, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, his wife, and his son were killed and one other person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the People's Liberation Front of India.
06/10/2019: Assailants set fire to a Rajveer Construction Company Poklane in Bomane, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/31/2019: A landmine detonated targeting a civilian in Bagiot Dora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2019: An explosive device detonated in Pachpedi, Chhattisgarh, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/06/2019: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. There were no reported casualties, but the office was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2019: Assailants hijacked a fruit truck and briefly held the driver hostage in Shirmal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The driver was killed and at least one person was injured after they tried to intervene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
12/07/2019: Security forces discovered and safely defused an explosive device along the Sopore-Kupwara highway in Sagipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/20/2019: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Napet Palli, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2019: Assailants attacked the camp office of Classic Engicom construction in Honhe, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties, but at least ten construction vehicles were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Front of India.
04/08/2019: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Paroo, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2019: Assailants raided the residence of a police officer in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No casualties were reported, but two people were briefly held hostage and the officer's service weapon was stolen during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2019: Five explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Rajpur, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/06/2019: Assailants set fire to two trucks transporting beedi leaf in Kurun, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJP).
11/02/2019: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Manjit Singh along the Barnala-Raikot road in Sehjada, Punjab, India. Singh, the former Mehal Khurd sarpanch and the husband of the Mehal Kalan block samiti chair, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2019: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device under a bridge in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists. Sources noted that the device was likely intended to target security or government vehicles.
09/26/2019: Assailants set fire to construction equipment in Bhainsadohar, Bihar, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
10/22/2019: Assailants set fire to a school in Wattoo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2019: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Ismail Wani in Thaji Wara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Wani, a National Conference (NC) Block President, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2019: Assailants threw a grenade targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker in Gulshan Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The grenade failed to detonate and there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/22/2019: Assailants threw two petrol bombs at a Sabzi Mandi market in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/25/2019: An assailant armed with a grenade was arrested for threatening candidates at a police recruitment event in Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
01/31/2019: Assailants set fire to a road construction machine in Kalahandi district, Odisha, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/28/2019: Assailants opened fire on a civilian in Hajam Mohalla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The civilian, identified as Muzaffar Ahmad Hajam, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2019: Assailants set fire to two tractors, a truck, and a bike at a bus stand in Bareysarn, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related incidents in Bareysarn on the same day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/04/2019: Assailants set fire to shops at Iqbal market in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, but at least ten shops were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a road opening party near Hiroli, Chhattisgarh, India. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/17/2019: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying military personnel in Khudwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at the house of a government special class contractor in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no casualties in the blast. A second explosive device was discovered and defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2019: Assailants shot and killed a villager accused of being a police informant in Itampar, Chhattisgarh, India. This was one of two related attacks in different Beejapur villages on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/05/2019: Assailants set fire to a school designated as a polling station in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a Rashtriya Rifles camp in Sumbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2019: Assailants threw petrol bombs at a school in Kundalan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2019: Assailants shot and killed Dadu Singh Koratiya, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member and former village head, in Konde, Chhattisgarh, India. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Koratiya of "involvement in anti-tribal activities."
10/05/2019: Assailants stopped and set fire to a vehicle carrying apple-packing materials in Buminabad, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/15/2019: Assailants abducted Mohd Ghulam from his home in Gururbad, Bihar, India. Ghulam was executed shortly after the abduction. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the village the same day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Mohd Ghulam was targeted because he was a police informant.
12/08/2019: Assailants hijacked a bus transporting voters from polling booths in Goilkera, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/26/2019: Assailants abducted and killed a civilian in Koyalibeda, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/16/2019: Security forces discovered explosive devices in Janghar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One of the devices detonated as security personnel attempted to defuse it. One soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the blast. Three additional explosive devices were defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2019: Two explosives-laden scarecrows were discovered and safely defused near a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Aranpur, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/02/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused on a forest road in Mohanpur, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/29/2019: Assailants shot and killed a shopkeeper in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: Assailants set fire to vehicles and machines engaged in laying a water pipeline in Masenar, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Maoists.
05/05/2019: Assailants set fire to a panchayat ghar in Chandpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, but the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2019: Assailants opened fire on a civilian residence in Narbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One person was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2019: Two explosive devices detonated near an Assam Rifles transit camp at Minuthong Bridge, Imphal East, Imphal, Manipur, India. A teacher was injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2019: Assailants abducted Ishrat Muneer Bhat, a civilian, in Zainapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhat was shot and killed shortly after the kidnapping. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Bhat was targeted because the group suspected that she had given information to the security forces that led to the killing of her cousin and HM member, Zeenat-ul-Islam.
04/29/2019: An explosive device detonated near a polling booth in Berhampore, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/28/2019: Assailants shot and injured a civilian in Zaloora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/22/2019: Assailants ambushed a military patrol vehicle in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2019: Security forces identified and arrested an individual armed with a grenade in Lolab, Jammu and Kashmir, India. When police questioned the assailant, he claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that he was promised information, via social media, on how to join a militant group if he carried out this attack.
07/22/2019: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a home targeting a Hindu Munnani official in Alangudi, Tamil Nadu, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2019: Assailants shot and killed Gul Mohammad Mir, the Anantnag district vice president for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), at his house in Nowgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2019: Assailants launched a grenade at a central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near a Christian missionary office in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/28/2019: Assailants stopped a passenger bus in Mahupadar, Odisha, India. The assailants forced passengers to disembark and assaulted two staff members before setting the bus on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
06/01/2019: Assailants abducted Dilip Tirkey, a former CPI-Maoist supporter, from his home in Khapari Mahua, Gujarat, India. Tirkey was injured and released on June 2, 2019. This was one of two similar abductions in Khapari Mahua on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
09/17/2019: Assailants set fire to houses in Makhan Khuman, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/19/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2019: Assailants shot and injured a civilian at his house in Chand Hara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2019: Assailants set fire to the residence of Binod Hazarika in Chabua, Assam, India. Hazarika, a BJP MLA, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related arson incidents in Chabua on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Front of India (PFI) and Maoists.
03/16/2019: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Bala Kote, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/11/2019: Four explosive devices were discovered and defused near polling booths in Etapalli, Maharashtra, India. This was one of five attacks on election-related targets in Maharashtra on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/31/2019: An explosive device detonated in Chatikona, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Security forces discovered and defused a second explosive device at the scene. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/08/2019: An explosive device detonated near Simple Post in Jumgand, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2019: An explosives-laden pressure cooker detonated near a polling booth in Kasansur, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of five attacks on election-related targets in Maharashtra on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/11/2019: Assailants opened fire on election officials in Tumdikasa, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of five attacks on election-related targets in Maharashtra on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/09/2019: Assailants set fire to a liquor unit and several vehicles in Pottangi, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated "Close the liquor unit immediately, else you will face dire consequences."
07/13/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at the gate of Imphal Public Scool in Imphal, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2019: Assailants abducted a construction firm security guard in Ramgarh district, Jharkhand. India. The security guard was found alive on July 25, 2019. Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2019: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Pallanwala, Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2019: An explosive device detonated at the Gangai Kondan temple in Manampathi, Tamil Nadu, India. Two people were killed and three others were injured in the blast. An additional device was discovered and safely defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian in the forest near Nuguru, Telangana, India. One civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
10/29/2019: Assailants set fire to six vehicles next to the Katkamasandi railway station quarters in Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2019: Assailants shot and attacked Devendra Bhuyar, a Swabhimani Paksha candidate, in Warud, Maharashtra, India. Bhuyar was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/18/2019: Three explosive devices targeting security forces were discovered and safely defused on a road in Kondasawli, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
01/18/2019: Assailants threw a grenade targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, though a civilian vehicle was damaged in the blast. This was one of two related attacks on police in the area on this date. Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and the Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/12/2019: Assailants attacked and held hostage 10 family members of Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (PDP) district president, Sheikh Nasir Hussain, at his residence in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One person was injured in the attack and all of the hostages were released 10 hours later. A firearm was also stolen by the assailants during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
07/18/2019: Assailants assaulted and injured two people accused of being police informers in Bareysarn, Jharkhand, India. This was one of two related incidents in Bareysarn on the same day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/08/2019: An explosive device planted near a culvert detonated in Chikpal, Chhattisgarh, India. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/06/2019: Assailants attempted to extort food and money from the staff of Upavan private resort in Lakkidi, Kerala, India. Police officers responded, killing at least one assailant and injuring a second assailant. Two police officers were also injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, an unknown number of people were taken hostage at the resort and released a short time later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
09/27/2000: A strong explosion rocked the office of the Commission for Missing People and Victims of Violence (Kontras) in Jakarta, Indonesia. No one was injured or killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility.
11/24/2000: Armed Muslims attacked the village of Wunen on the Gorong area, Maluku islands, Indonesia. At least two people were killed in the attack and many houses were burnt down. Most of the villagers fled from the attack by boat or by way of the forest. Three other villages were attacked that day in the same area.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators planted bombs in at least two churches in Mojokerto, Indonesia, including Kristen Allah Baik Church. It is not clear how many were injured at this location, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118. One person was killed in the Mojokerto attacks.
11/12/2000: A bomb, which killed one person and injured six others, exploded near an Indonesian Protestant Church (GKPI) and the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) in Medan, Indonesia. The perpetrators of this attack were unknown.
09/11/2000: At 3 am on September 11, 2000, an unidentified individual on a motorcycle hurled a homemade grenade at the Baiturrahamn Police Sub-precinct office in Banda Aceh. The office's terrace suffered minor damage. The Banda Aceh Police Chief believed the explosion was premeditated because an officer at the station had noticed a man suspiciously loitering in front of the office before the blast. The individual was not caught, the police did not suspect any particular group of responsibility, and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2000: Muslim militants use speedboats, rockets launchers and rifles to attack the Christian village of Bia on Saparua Island, killing one citizen and wounding 27 more.
09/11/2000: At 5 am on September 11, 2000, an explosion struck the Aceh Provincial Council Building in Banda Aceh. Police found a 200-meter cable and 20 batteries at the scene of the incident. The explosion destroyed the door of a room occupied by a Provincial Commission. The Aceh Besar District Police Chief, Sayed Husaini, believed that separatist rebels were behind the incident. No one was injured, and there were no arrests. Provincial councilors believed the explosion was meant to terrorize them.
9/19/2000: Two bombs exploded in an abandoned house near a crowded local marked in Ambon, the capital of Maluku province, Indonesia. The market was populated with Moslem and Christian shoppers who panicked following the explosion, particularly when security forces began firing shots into the air. Three people were injured as a result of the explosion. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/24/2000: Armed Muslims attacked the village of Tansoa on the Gorong area, Maluku islands, Indonesia. At least two people were killed in the attack and many houses were burnt down. Most of the villagers fled from the attack by boat or by way of the forest. Three other villages were attacked that day in the same area.
01/27/2000: A grenade exploded in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia. No one was injured and police pursued the unknown perpetrators, but they escaped.
11/24/2000: Armed Muslims attacked the village of Utta on the Gorong area, Maluku islands, Indonesia. At least two people were killed in the attack and many houses were burnt down. Most of the villagers fled from the attack by boat or by way of the forest. Three other villages were attacked that day in the same area.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators  planted bombs at four locations in Pematang Siantar, Indonesia, including a Gereja HKBP Church. No casualties were reported at this location and it is unclear whether or not the bomb actually detonated, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators attempted to detonate bombs at 11 churches and religious targets in Medan, Indonesia, including the Santo Paulus Church. The bombs at these locations were disguised as Christmas gifts; they were discovered and defused without causing any damage or casualties, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators planted bombs in at least two churches in Mojokerto, Indonesia, including Bethany Church. It is not clear how many were injured or even if the bomb detonated at this location, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118. One person was killed in the Mojokerto attacks.
04/01/2000: Two members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) attacked a plane in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The plane was operated by PT Pelita Air Service, and two employees of Exxon-Mobil were wounded. The perpetrators used automatic weapons. A GAM spokesman stated that security forces guarding the airfield were the target, not the Exxon employees.
11/28/2000: Muslims attacked Christian villagers in Kairatu, Seram, in the Moluccas islands, Indonesia. 50 people were killed when fierce fighting ensued, with both sides suffering losses.
05/29/2000: The head of the Samudra sub-district military command, First Lieutenant Katimin, was shot dead by unknown assailants in North Aceh, Indonesia.
10/30/2000: An outpost of the Water and Air Police in Kuala Langsa, East Aceh, was attacked by some 30 armed civilians believed to be separatist rebels. One policeman and one of the armed civilians were killed.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators bombed the Santo Yosef Church in Jakarta, Indonesia. In addition to this attack the Canisius Church and the Roman Catholic Cathedral were also bombed. Four civilians were killed and 18 were wounded at this location when a bomb in a van detonated near a bus shelter outside the church.
11/24/2000: Armed Muslims attacked the village of Karlumen on the Gorong area, Maluku islands, Indonesia. At least two people were killed in the attack and many houses were burnt down. Most of the villagers fled from the attack by boat or by way of the forest. Three other villages were attacked that day in the same area.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators planted bombs in at least two churches in Mojokerto, Indonesia, including Kristen Ebinezer Church. It is not clear how many were injured or even if the bomb detonated at this location, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118. One person was killed in the Mojokerto attacks.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators detonated bombs at the Bethel Indonesia Church and at least two other churches during midnight mass on Batam Island, Indonesia. Six were wounded at this location. The entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators attempted to detonate bombs at 11 churches and religious targets in Medan, Indonesia, including the Cathedral Church. The bombs at these locations were disguised as Christmas gifts; they were discovered and defused without causing any damage or casualties, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators attempted to detonate bombs at 11 churches and religious targets in Medan, Indonesia, including the home of Pastor Oloan Pasaribu. The bombs at these locations were disguised as Christmas gifts; they were discovered and defused without causing any damage or casualties, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
10/18/2000: Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels attacked a three vehicle police convoy that was en route to Banda Aceh. Two policemen were wounded in the attack.
09/27/2000: An explosive device was thrown at the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence Building by perpetrators driving by on a motorcycle. No one was killed or injured. The Anti-Communist Command (KAK) was believed responsible.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators attempted to detonate bombs at 11 churches and religious targets in Medan, Indonesia, including the GKPS church. The bombs at these locations were disguised as Christmas gifts; they were discovered and defused without causing any damage or casualties, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
02/23/2000:Five suspected Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members attacked a patrol of security personnel in Indonesia, killing one and injuring another.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators planted bombs at four locations in Pematang Siantar, Indonesia, including the home of a pastor in the Kalam Kudus Church. No casualties were reported at this location and it is unclear whether or not the bomb actually detonated, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
09/21/2000: The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) attacked a joint Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) and police post in the center of Lhokseumawe, Indonesia. Six soldiers were injured, one of them critically, when four grenades were fired from the beach at their harbor guard post. The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/13/2000: At 3:17 pm, a car bomb on the second basement level of the Jakarta Stock Exchange building exploded. The blast killed 15, injured at least 27, and left a hole 60cm in diameter in the parking lot floor. Over 110 other vehicles were damaged by the blast. At least five of the deaths were from smoke inhalation, and three from being trapped inside burning car wreckage. The bomb, made by unknown perpetrators, was made of over 1 kg of TNT, and placed at the rear of the exploding car.
09/18/2000: Separatists killed Indonesian soldiers and policeman in Dayah Tanoh in two related attacks.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators bombed the Oikumene Protestant Christian Church in Jakarta, Indonesia during a service. In addition to this attack at least four other churches in Jakarta were also bombed. The entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118. A four-year-old girl was wounded at this location.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators attempted to detonate bombs at 11 churches and religious targets in Medan, Indonesia, including the home of Pastor James Hood. The bombs at these locations were disguised as Christmas gifts; they were discovered and defused without causing any damage or casualties, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators attempted to detonate bombs at 11 churches and religious targets in Medan, Indonesia, including the Kristus Raja Church. The bombs at these locations were disguised as Christmas gifts; they were discovered and defused without causing any damage or casualties, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
06/21/2000: The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) attacked an Indonesian police post in the center of Lhokseumawe. Six policemen were injured.
09/21/2000: A bomb planted by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) on the Banda Aceh - Medan road near Lampakuk, Indonesia, exploded injuring a mobile brigade policeman. This was one of several traps that had targeted police. GAM forces commander in Aceh, Rayeuk, claimed responsibility for a series of bombings against police targets in retaliation for a police attack on a GAM headquarters.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators attempted to detonate bombs at 11 churches and religious targets in Medan, Indonesia, including the GKII church. The bombs at these locations were disguised as Christmas gifts; they were discovered and defused without causing any damage or casualties, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators attempted to detonate bombs at 11 churches and religious targets in Medan, Indonesia, including the HKBP church. The bombs at these locations were disguised as Christmas gifts; they were discovered and defused without causing any damage or casualties, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators detonated bombs at the Pentecostal Church of Indonesia and at least two other churches during midnight mass on Batam Island, Indonesia. There were no casualties at this location, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
02/22/2000: A bomb, planted by unknown perpetrators, exploded in Masohi, Indonesia, damaging a church and preacher's home but causing no casualties.
8/22/2000: Pro-Jakarta militiamen attacked three workers of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) who were distributing supplies to East Timorese refugees at the Naen refugee camp near the town of Kefamenanu, West Timor, Indonesia. The workers were attacked with machetes, stones, and clubs and one worker was held underwater. All three suffered injuries.
03/31/2000: Two men from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) shot at Indonesian Security Force soldiers at an airport in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia. Two employees of Exxon Mobil Corporation Indonesian subsidiary were shot and wounded in the attack. A spokesman for GAM said the two men were hit by stray bullets and were not the intended target.
09/18/2000: A young man posing as a student assassinated a well-known professor in Banda Aceh.
9/17/2000: Two unidentified gunmen shot at Benjamin Munthe, a Protestant minister from the Indonesian Victory of the Faith Church, in Medan, North Sumatra province, Indonesia. Although Munthe was not injured in the attack, his driver was critically injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and the motive is unknown.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators attempted to detonate bombs at 11 churches and religious targets in Medan, Indonesia, including the Protestant Church. The bombs at these locations were disguised as Christmas gifts; they were discovered and defused without causing any damage or casualties, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
09/06/2000: At around 1200 on September 6, 2000 pro-Indonesian militiamen stormed and completely burned the UNHCR offices. Three UNHCR staff members had been killed. There were indications that the local Indonesian police were involved in the attack. The identities and nationalities of the victims were unclear, and there were no reports of perpetrator arrests.
05/29/2000: Four people were injured when a bomb exploded in a restaurant in Medan, Indonesia. There was no clam of responsibility for the attack.
05/28/2000: An explosion at a Protestant church injured 60 parishioners in Medan, Indonesia. Authorities did not know who was responsible for the attack.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators detonated three bombs in Mataram on Lombok Island, Indonesia, including ata Christian cemetary. There were no fatalites. It is not clear how many people were injured at this location, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators detonated a bomb at a car repair/welding shop in Bandung in West Java, Indonesia, killing four people and injuring two. Authorities believe that this location is where the bombs were being made, that the casualties were perpetrators, and that the bomb detonated prematurely.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators attempted to detonate bombs at 11 churches and religious targets in Medan, Indonesia, including a Catholic vicarage. The bombs at these locations were disguised as Christmas gifts; they were discovered and defused without causing any damage or casualties, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators planted bombs at the Santo Beato Church and at three other churches during midnight mass on Batam Island, Indonesia. It is unclear whether or not the bomb successfully detonated at this location. The entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators attempted to detonate bombs at 11 churches and religious targets in Medan, Indonesia, including the Kemenangan Iman Indonesia Church. The bombs at these locations were disguised as Christmas gifts; they were discovered and defused without causing any damage or casualties, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
08/01/2000: A powerful bomb killed two people and injured dozens - including the Philippine ambassador - as his car entered his official residence in Jakarta, Indonesia. Ambassador Leonidas Caday was believed to be the target of the blast as the carbomb exploded as the ambassador’s limousine drove by. Two people, an embassy guard and a female street trader were both killed. Twenty one others were wounded. A member of the Jemaah Islamiyah admitted during trial to setting off the explosion along with a number of other JI members. Court records indicate the bombing was motivated by "revenge for the death of fellow Muslims in the Philippines.”
12/13/2000: Members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) attacked Cikijing, a red-light district in Subang, West Java, Indonesia. The assailants forcefully cut the hair of three suspected prostitutes, destroyed several residences, and beat and stabbed to death a young man who tried to intervene. The attack took place during the month of Ramadan.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators planted bombs at four locations in Pematang Siantar, Indonesia, including the home of Pastor Elisman Sibayak. No casualties were reported at this location and it is unclear whether or not the bomb actually detonated, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators detonated a bomb in Sidomulyo in East Java, Indonesia, leaving one dead and five injured.
11/25/2000: In Medan, Indonesia, an explosion occurred at a house owned by Rudolf Pardede, chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle (PDIP), leaving two people in critical condition. The perpetrators of this attack were unknown.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators bombed the Canisius Church in Jakarta, Indonesia. In addition to this attack the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the Santo Yosef Church were also bombed. Five people were wounded at this location.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators detonated a bomb at the Koinonia Church in Jakarta, Indonesia. In addition to this attack at least four other churches in Jakarta were also bombed. The entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118. At this location the bomb was planted in a minivan, killing the driver and wounding a woman nearby.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators planted a bomb at the Protestant Church in Bekasi, Indonesia. The bomb exploded around 9:05 p.m., and the bomb squad disabled two other devices. There were no casualties reported at this location, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators bombed the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia. In addition to this attack the Canisius Church and the Santo Yosef Church were also bombed. There were no casualties at this location, however the series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators detonated three bombs in Mataram on Lombok Island, Indonesia, including at the Pentecostal Church Pusat Surabaya. There were no fatalites. It is not clear how many people were injured at this location, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
11/25/2000: Armed Muslims attacked the Christian village of Uraur located in the Maluku islands, Indonesia. One person was killed and another was injured in the attack. Sources report that 32 houses, one elementary school, and one church were burned to the ground in the attack.
09/12/2000: Around 1:30 pm on September 12, 2000, two armed men threw a grenade at the house of North Aceh Police Chief Abadan Bangko. The grenade exploded on the house's roof. The Free Aceh Movement (G am) claimed responsibility for the attack. The G am stated that they carried out the incident because the Aceh Police refused to withdraw Mobile Brigades investigating the G am headquarters in Aceh. No one was injured, and no one was arrested.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators detonated three bombs in Mataram on Lombok Island, Indonesia, including at the Protestant Church of Western Indonesia. There were no fatalites. It is not clear how many people were injured at this location, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators planted a bomb at the Huria Kristen Batak Protestant Church in Sukabumi, West Java. The entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118, however no casualties were reported at this location and it is not clear that the device actually detonated.
12/18/2000: Suspected members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) opened fire on a plane as it was preparing to land at Lhokseumawe airport, Aceh province, Indonesia. Several bullets hit the plane that was chartered by Exxon Mobil. There were at least 23 passengers on board the plane in addition to crew members, but no one was injured in the attack. The plane was forced to turn around and return to Medan.
05/27/2000: Lieutenant Colonel Sulaiman Ahmad of the Indonesian military was abducted by eight perpetrators suspected to be members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and found the next day strangled to death in Lancang Barat village, in Aceh.
08/27/2000: The Free Aceh Movement was suspected of exploding a grenade at the Malaysian Embassy in Indonesia. No one was hurt in the attack.
10/13/2000: Unknown perpetrators bombed the offices of the PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara Mining Company in Lombak, Indonesia. No one was injured in the attack.
01/09/2000: Three police headquarters in Aceh were attacked with grenades and guns by Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels. One Indonesian Military Forces officer was killed and fourteen policemen were injured.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators detonated bombs at the Simalungun Protestant Church and at least two other churches during midnight mass on Batam Island, Indonesia. Nineteen were wounded at this location. The entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators bombed the Huria Kristen Batak Protestant (HKBP) Church in Pekanburu, Indonesia, killing five people, including four policemen attempting to defuse the bomb, and injuring eight people.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators detonated a bomb near the Hotel Surya Kancana in Ciamis, West Java. The entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118, however the device at this location detonated prematurely and no casualties were reported.
11/16/2000: An explosion, mostly likely from a hand grenade, slightly shattered the official gubernatorial residence of Governor Sutiyoso in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. There were no fatalities, but a household technician was slightly injured. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
09/29/2000: A bomb exploded at the regional office of the Justice and Human Rights Ministry of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. It caused no casualties. There was no immediate claim of responsibility from officials of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), although the group was suspected in the attack.
06/18/2000: A police truck in Aceh Province, Indonesia was ambushed by armed gunmen believed to be separatist rebels as it traveled between Blang Karieng and Krueng Geukeuh. Three policemen were lightly injured in the attack.
07/04/2000: A bomb exploded in the Jakarta attorney general's office after the questioning of former president Suharto's son in a corruption investigation. No casualties were reported from the incident.
7/5/2000:  Authorities found and defused an two unexploded bombs in the Attorney-General's office in Jakarta city, Jakarta province, Indonesia. The devices were found in a cardboard box on the third floor between water pipes and the wall; each weighed approximately one kilogram. The bombs were found one day after the building was targeted in a successful bombing attack.
09/29/2000: A homemade bomb exploded at the office of the Industry Ministry in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. It caused no casualties. There was no immediate claim of responsibility from officials of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), although the group was among the suspects.
01/08/2000: Two policemen were killed when the Simpang Ulim police headquarters were attacked by Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels armed with rifles.
12/6/2000: At least two improvised explosive devices were thrown into a procession of Christians in Ambon city, Maluku province, Indonesia. One soldier was killed and at least seven people were injured in the attack, including four civilians. The bombs originated from a group of Muslim men who surrounded the procession.
07/02/2000: Four police officers were killed and five injured by grenade attack in Aceh, Indonesia, allegedly by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). The attack occurred 30 kilometers southeast of Lhokesumawe.
10/23/2000: Suspected members of the Muslim Jihad Force attacked the predominantly-Christian village of Kairatu, on Seram island, Indonesia. The assailants shelled the village with rocket launchers and burned down 17 houses. Two Christians, including a soldier, and at least five Muslims were killed in the fighting that ensued.
09/25/2000: A fire broke out at the Manonda central traditional market. The fire was suspected to be the work of saboteurs. No one was injured.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators  planted bombs at four locations in Pematang Siantar, Indonesia, including an unidentified building. The bombs at these locations were disguised as Christmas gifts; they were discovered and defused without causing any damage or casualties, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
06/09/2000: Eight days after a ceasefire was signed between the government and pro-independence rebels, suspected rebels of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) ambushed several Indonesian police officers as they pulled down a red, black and white separatist flag in the village of Cot Trieng, 150k east of Banda Aceh. Indonesia. An officer was shot in the head and had been hospitalized in a critical condition.
12/06/2000: In Matang Baru, Indonesia, suspected plainclothes soldiers surrounded aid workers' vehicles, ordered four people out of their car at gunpoint, and took them hostage. Three of the hostages, Idiss Yusuf, Ernita binti Wahab and Bakhtiar, were killed after being beaten and interrogated. The forth hostage, Nazaruddin Abdul Gani, escaped. The unknown perpetrators claimed that the aid workers were "trying to give the rebels spirit to fight against us."
09/18/2000: Separatists killed Indonesian soldiers and policeman in Dayah Tanoh in two related attacks.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks across Indonesia, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators planted bombs in at least two churches in Mojokerto, Indonesia, including Santo Yoseph Church. It is not clear how many were injured at this location, however the entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118. One person was killed in the Mojokerto attacks.
09/12/2000: At 10 pm on September 12, 2000, a number of men detonated a bomb in the home of Aceh Deputy Police Chief Teuku Ahikin in the Simpang Tiga area of Banda Aceh. The Banda Aceh Police refused to identify the perpetrators. Police found 150-meter long electric cable was found behind the house. No one was injured, and no one was arrested.
12/19/2000: A bomb exploded in a bathroom at Dr. Sardjito public hospital in Yogyakarta, central Java, Indonesia. A visitor to the hospital reported the object and, when security approached the bathroom to investigate, the device exploded. The head of security, Maridjan, was badly injured in the explosion. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2000: A kerosene bomb thrown at the Egyptian Embassy in Jakarta by unknown assailants injured one staff member.
09/08/2000: Pro-Indonesian militiamen killed between 11 and 20 villagers in the town of Betun. Reports indicated that the militia was conducting house-to-house searches for staff and family of UN agencies and NGOs. The local Police and Indonesian Government strenuously denied the reports despite heavy international coverage.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators detonated a bomb at the Gereja Sidang Kristos Church in Sukabumi, West Java, leaving 3 dead. It is not clear how many people were wounded at this location, however the series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118.
12/24/2000: In a near simultaneous string of related attacks in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah perpetrators planted a bomb at the Anglican Church in Jakarta, Indonesia. In addition to this attack at least four other churches in Jakarta were also bombed. The entire series of attacks killed 19 and wounded at least 118, however it is unclear whether or not the explosive at this location actually detonated.
09/12/2000: Two Indonesian soldiers were killed and two other soldiers injured when an Indonesian Army patrol that was guarding an Exxon Mobil convoy of three minibuses carry company employees and heavy machinery was attacked by rebels. The incident occurred at Simpany Brandang, Lhoksukon Subdistrict, North Aceh regency, Aceh. The perpetrators attacked with a grenade launder, M-16 and AK-47 automatic rifles. The Free Aceh Movement (G am) leader, Abu Sofyan Daud, claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that the attack was carried out after the Indonesian Military failed to halt searching villages for G am rebels and their supporters.
01/24/2000: Four marines were killed and six were wounded when they were attacked by Free Aceh Movement Forces (GAM) during evening prayers at Ujoeng Blang. At the sound of explosions, the marines rushed outside the mosque where they were attacked with gunfire.
08/14/2001: A school was torched in Aceh Besar Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia by members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). No injuries were reported in connection with this incident. Two other nearby schools were also attacked in a similar fashion.
08/14/2001: A bus was set on fire by Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members in East Aceh Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia. No injuries were reported in connection with this incident. Another bus was also torched in a related attack.
03/29/2001: Three people were found shot dead on a road outside of Tapaktuan, Aceh province, Indonesia. The three men killed included a religious leader working for human rights and a lawyer involved in a legal case the religious leader was involved in, in which he had accused local police of raping teenage women in the area. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, the Human Rights Watch group blamed local police as the three men were returning home from the police station at the time of the attack.
11/29/2001: Hundreds of members of the Muslim group Laskar Jihad attacked the Christian village of Patiwunga, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The entire village was burnt to the ground and at least one person was killed. Thousands of villagers fled the area. The same assailants also attacked five other villages, destroying them. On December 2, 2001, the Indonesian government stated that it was considering calling for a state of emergency in the area as the Muslim group continued clashes with military personnel.
08/05/2001: Three employees of a relay station for the state-owned television station TVRI were kidnapped by members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in the East Aceh Regency of Aceh Province, Indonesia. The three technicians were traveling to Medan, capital of North Sumatra Province, by bus when they were taken by a group of men at a roadblock.
10/12/2001: A bomb targeted a KFC outlet in Makassar, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The back door and windows were destroyed, and damaged was done to a nearby Indonesian restaurant and kindergarten. No group claimed responsibility, but the attack appeared to be a response to the US-led bombing campaign in Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack.
08/15/2001: A grenade was thrown at the TVRI building by members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in North Aceh Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The grenade was aimed at the security forces guarding the TVRI offices. No casualties or damage was reported in connection with this attack.
11/29/2001: Hundreds of members of the Muslim group Laskar Jihad attacked the Christian village of Dewua, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The entire village was burnt to the ground and at least one person was killed. Thousands of villagers fled the area. The same assailants also attacked five other villages, destroying them. On December 2, 2001, the Indonesian government stated that it was considering calling for a state of emergency in the area as the Muslim group continued clashes with military personnel.
03/27/2001: Suspected members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) injured an 11 year old student and shot and killed a policeman, Inspector Suratman, at the Krueng Cut Bridge in Darussalam, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2001: A bomb exploded in a market food stall in Ambon, Indonesia. Two people were killed and 17 were injured. No perpetrators were identified.
08/26/2001: Two men on a motorcycle threw a grenade in front of a furniture shop in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, four people were wounded. Witnesses said a group of police had been at another shop about 20 meters away when the grenade was thrown.
08/13/2001: A bomb was found and defused at a state school, in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The bomb was found after a school teacher received a telephoned threat from a man claiming that he had planted a parcel bomb. The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was suspected of this incident.
01/16/2001: A homemade bomb went off in a government office in the North Seram Sub district, Indonesia. Authorities believe the attackers were transmigrants from Central Maluku. This bombing was linked to two others the same day. There were no reported injuries.
08/26/2001: Two paramedics were injured when a grenade was thrown by unidentified perpetrators at the Tumpok Teungah public health centre by unidentified assailants in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The attack might have been aimed at soldiers guarding a burned-out school next door.
08/21/2001: A 20-year-old villager was shot and wounded near Lhok Aman in Meukek, Aceh Province, Indonesia by a  Free Aceh Movement (GAM) member.
08/24/2001: Two brothers and a sister were killed in a grenade attack on a home by Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members in the Ketol District of central Aceh Province, Indonesia.
12/23/2001: Separatist rebels from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) ambushed police forces in Mata Ie in East Aceh, Indonesia. There were conflicting estimates of how many police officers were injured in the attack.
08/14/2001: A school was torched in Aceh Besar Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia by members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). No injuries were reported in connection with this incident. Two other nearby schools were also attacked in a similar fashion.
04/07/2001: Suspected Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels threw several grenades at an ExxonMobil field in northern Aceh, Indonesia. The incident left no casualties but caused fire at the gas installation, which was extinguished by Exxon fire brigade. An Exxon representative reported that the attack caused extensive damage to extraction and processing installations. A GAM representative denied responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2001: Unidentified gunmen killed an Indonesian employee contracted by oil company Exxon Mobil in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack.
08/27/2001: Two unidentified men on a motorcycle threw a grenade at a bank in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Minimal damage was caused and no casualties occurred.
12/22/2001: A grenade was thrown at the house of a police chief outside of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Two civilians, and two police officers guarding the house were injured in the attack. Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels were suspected in the attack.
11/09/2001: Members of Mujahedin Kompak threw homemade bombs through the windows of the Petra Protestant Church in Jakarta, Indonesia during an evening service. One of the bombs detonated causing a strong blast and broken windows, but no casualties. Three unexploded bombs were found inside the church.
01/19/2001: Three bombs were found in the parking lot of the Taman Mini Amusement Park in Jakarta, Indonesia. The bomb squad was able to defuse the bombs before they could do any damage. Two unknown women were responsible.
08/27/2001: A police post was attacked by the Organisasi Papua Merdeka (Free Papua Movement) - OPM in Bintuni, Irian Jaya Province, Indonesia. No injuries occurred and three of the perpetrators were captured.
08/15/2001: A homemade bomb attached to a motorcycle detonated near a city bus in Pelabuhan Slamet Riyadi area of Ambon, Maluku Province, Indonesia. The two perpetrators were killed in the explosion, as was a civilian riding on the bus. Six people were wounded and two other cars were damaged in the incident.
05/29/2001: In one of two related incidents, Molotov cocktails were suspected to have been thrown at the home of the Golkar Party's South Lampung District Head, Zulkifli Anwar in Pahoman, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia. Zulkifli Anwar was not home at the time of the attack and no casualties resulted from the incident. The perpetrators were neither identified nor apprehended. A spokesman for the political party claimed that the blast was part of a campaign of political terrorism designed to intimidate the Golkar Party from pursuing the impeachment of the Indonesian President.
08/27/2001: Six people were wounded in an attack on a police post and market by Organisasi Papua Merdeka (Free Papua Movement) - OPM members in Sarmi, Irian Jaya Province, Indonesia.
12/09/2001: Four civilians were injured in a Free Aceh Movement (GAM) bomb attack in Lhoksemaue, Indonesia.
08/12/2001: In one of three related incidents, Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members were suspected of setting a high school on fire in East Aceh Regency, Indonesia. No injuries were reported in connection with this incident. A Free Aceh Movement (GAM) spokesperson denied responsibility for the attack.
09/20/2001: A Sergeant Major in the Indonesian Army and his wife were found dead with gunshot wounds to the head at Blang Payang near the town of Lhokseumawe, Indonesia. Police suspected the Free Aceh Movement in this incident but no group claimed responsibility.
03/18/2001: The bodies of eight Madurese men who were hiding in a forest were found dead after they had briefly come out of hiding to get food and check on their homes in Sampit, Central Kalimantan province, Borneo, Indonesia. At least one of the men had been decapitated. Authorities said that individuals belonging to Dayak gangs were responsible for the killings, although no claim of responsibility was made.
03/20/2001: Suspected members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) shot at two Army helicopters carrying Indonesian Mines and Energy Minister, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, and his entourage as they were flying over Exxon Mobil's Lhoksukon oil field in Aceh Province, Indonesia. No casualties resulted from the attack and both helicopters were able to land safely. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/12/2001: Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members launched an attack on the Julok police station in East Aceh Regency. A two-year-old was killed in the shootout and one policeman was wounded in the attack.
08/07/2001: A woman was abducted by a group of suspected Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members while she was working in the fields. The body of the woman was found in the Banta Yan river in East Aceh Regency, Aceh province, Indonesia, the next day. The woman's home was also torched. A spokesman for the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) denied responsibility for the attack on the woman.
08/12/2001: In one of three related incidents, Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members were suspected of setting a high school on fire in East Aceh Regency, Indonesia. No injuries were reported in connection with this incident. A Free Aceh Movement (GAM) spokesperson denied responsibility for the attack.
11/06/2001: A grenade exploded on the grounds of the Australian International School in Jakarta, Indonesia. No injuries were reported. No one claimed credit for the attack.
08/20/2001: A homemade landmine detonated in Syamtalira Aron in Aceh Province, Indonesia. One teenager was killed and another wounded after their motorcycle struck the device.
08/13/2001: A bomb was found and defused at the Banda Sakti Sub district office, in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia. Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members were suspected in this attack.
08/16/2001: Two Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members were killed trying to place bombs at a Pertamina oil-storage depot in Aceh Besar Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia. This incident was part of the GAM’s bombing campaign throughout the province on August 16, 2001.
08/16/2001: A bank in Banda Aceh was damaged in a bombing by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Aceh Province, Indonesia. This incident was part of the GAM’s bombing campaign and one of four banks that were targeted throughout the city on August 16, 2001. No injuries occurred.
05/29/2001: In one of two related incidents, Molotov cocktails were suspected to have been thrown at the home of Golkar Party-Lampung Chairman Zulkarnaen's father-in-law in Kemiling, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia. No casualties resulted from the incident and the perpetrators were neither identified nor apprehended. A spokesman for the political party claimed that the blast was part of a campaign of political terrorism designed to intimidate the Golkar Party from pursuing the impeachment of the Indonesian President.
05/10/2001: Two people were killed and another two were injured when a bomb exploded in the Iskandar Muda Aceh dormitory for students in Setiabudi, Guntur subdistrict, Indonesia. None of the injured were students, as the dorm also housed unemployed individuals from Aceh. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, and no details of the extent of the property damage done in the explosion were provided.
08/07/2001: A spokesman for the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) claimed that members of the group shot and killed four policemen in an ambush on a military truck in Batee Illiek, Aceh province, Indonesia.
08/14/2001: A convoy carrying 12 members of the East Aceh Human Rights Coalition and including members of the security services as an escort was attacked by members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) near Alue Rangan in Aceh Province, Indonesia. The organization was sent to investigate the Bumi Flora palm oil plantation massacre that happened August 9, 2001. No injuries were reported in connection with this incident.
08/30/2001: A shooting attack was launched by two unidentified assailants on a bus in Waai, Maluku Province, Indonesia. The incident wounded five passengers.
03/19/2001: Suspected Free Aceh Movement rebels shot a policeman, private Bakri, in his car in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
01/16/2001: Homemade bombs went off in radio, telecommunication and government offices in Ambon in Indonesia. Authorities believe the attackers were from Central Maluku. This bombing was linked to two others the same day. There were no reported casualties.
09/23/2001: Two bombs planted in a car exploded in a parking garage of the Atrium Plaza shopping mall in central Jakarta, Indonesia. No one was harmed in the attack. Although some local authorities suspected that the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was behind the attack, no group claimed responsibility.
08/23/2001: A bomb was found and defused outside the front gate of the Simpang IV State Primary School in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia. No perpetrators were identified.
2/18/2001: The body of Rusli Radja, a journalist, and the body of a public transport worker were found along the roadside in Sungai Pauh village in East Aceh province, Indonesia. The bodies bore bullet wounds and marks signifying torture. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and motive is unclear.
11/29/2001: Hundreds of members of the Muslim group Laskar Jihad attacked the Christian village of Betalemba, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The entire village was burnt to the ground and at least one person was killed. Thousands of villagers fled the area. The same assailants also attacked five other villages, destroying them. On December 2, 2001, the Indonesian government stated that it was considering calling for a state of emergency in the area as the Muslim group continued clashes with military personnel.
03/17/2001: Unknown perpetrators planted a bomb that exploded and damaged railroad track that ran across the Cisadane River which connected the cities of Merak and Jakarta in Indonesia. No casualties resulted from the attack, but train services were suspended for seven hours. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/25/2001: One person was injured when a van carrying Exxon Mobil company workers encountered a bomb on the roadway in Aceh province, Indonesia, around 8:00am. The van was commuting between work stations at the Exxon Mobil oil fields when the attack occurred. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it was thought that the company was targeted for its involvement in possible human rights infractions in the area.
11/29/2001: Hundreds of members of the Muslim group Laskar Jihad attacked the Christian village of Padalembara, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The entire village was burnt to the ground and at least one person was killed. Thousands of villagers fled the area. The same assailants also attacked five other villages, destroying them. On December 2, 2001, the Indonesian government stated that it was considering calling for a state of emergency in the area as the Muslim group continued clashes with military personnel.
11/29/2001: Hundreds of members of the Muslim group Laskar Jihad attacked the Christian village of Tangkura, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The entire village was burnt to the ground and at least one person was killed. Thousands of villagers fled the area. The same assailants also attacked five other villages, destroying them. On December 2, 2001, the Indonesian government stated that it was considering calling for a state of emergency in the area as the Muslim group continued clashes with military personnel.
08/16/2001: A police officer was kidnapped by Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members in Kota Litang of East Aceh Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia. Reports did not indicate the outcome of the kidnapping.
08/14/2001: A school was torched in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia by unidentified numbers of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members. No injuries were reported in connection with this incident. Another nearby school was also attacked in a similar fashion.
08/12/2001: In one of three related incidents, Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members were suspected of setting a high school on fire in East Aceh Regency, Indonesia. No injuries were reported in connection with this incident. A Free Aceh Movement (GAM) spokesperson denied responsibility for the attack.
11/28/2001: Indonesian Army Master Corporal Sarbani was shot dead while traveling home in Paloh Pineung, Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Indonesia. Authorities suspected that the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was responsible for the attack.
2/3/2001: Unidentified gunmen attacked the Kebun Baru palm-oil plantation near Langsa, Birem Bayeun district in Aceh province, Indonesia. The assailants dragged five plantation workers from their homes, killing three of them and seriously injuring the other two. They also burned down eight homes and two kiosks. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/22/2001: Two perpetrators riding a motorcycle threw a grenade into a police car in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia. The patrol was traveling back to their barracks at Meureaxa in Simpang Jam, 200 meters from Banda Aceh town hall. The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was suspected of the incident, which injured one policeman and three civilians.
04/13/2001: Suspected Free Aceh Movement (GAM) militants killed two police officers in downtown Aceh, Indonesia.
08/18/2001: A grenade attack was launched by two unidentified men on a motorcycle against the provincial parliament building in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The blast caused minor damage and no injuries were reported.
11/21/2001: Perpetrators attacked two police vehicles on patrol in Bung Simek, Indonesia. The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) claimed responsibility for the attack, which left seven police officers injured.
08/16/2001: A bank in Banda Aceh was damaged in a bombing by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Aceh Province, Indonesia. This incident was part of the GAM’s bombing campaign and one of four banks that were targeted throughout the city on August 16, 2001. No injuries occurred.
11/12/2001: Two bombs exploded simultaneously in Maluku, Indonesia, killing two people and injuring 20 others. No one claimed credit for the attack.
08/14/2001: A bus was set on fire by Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members in East Aceh Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia. No injuries were reported in connection with this incident. Another bus was also torched in a related attack.
4/16/2001: Two people were killed when unidentified gunmen robbed their residence and then set it on fire in Jamur, Siah district, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/16/2001: A homemade bomb went off in a hotel in Wahai, Indonesia. Authorities believe the attackers were transmigrants from Central Maluku. This bombing was linked to two others the same day. There were no reported casualties.
08/16/2001: A bank in Banda Aceh was damaged in a bombing by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Aceh Province, Indonesia. This incident was part of the GAM’s bombing campaign and one of four banks that were targeted throughout the city on August 16, 2001. No injuries occurred.
07/22/2001: A bomb exploded at Santa Ana Catholic church in East Jakarta, Indonesia. The explosion injured 72 people who were attending Sunday mass services, among a congregation of 800 people. Taufik Abdul Halim was apprehended following an explosion targeting a church the following week, and he was convicted in connection with this and two other attacks. Authorities indicated Taufik was affiliated with Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia and Jemaah Islamiyah, but he claimed to be part of a small group of Malaysian Muslims acting on their own.
08/14/2001: A school was torched in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia by unidentified numbers of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members. No injuries were reported in connection with this incident. Another nearby school was also attacked in a similar fashion.
10/18/2001: Muchlis Ali, regency secretary for North Aceh was assassinated by four gunmen on motorcycles in Cunda, North Aceh province, Indonesia. The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was suspected, but a senior leader denied responsibility.
01/16/2001: Rebels associated with the Free Papua Movement (OPM) kidnapped 16 people from the town of Merauke, Indonesia. The group asked for $1 million U.S., the removal of police forces from the Asiki region and a halt to all logging. 13 hostages were freed on January 29, 2001 while the last 3 were released February 7, 2001.
07/22/2001: A bomb exploded at Batak Christian-Protestant Church (HKBP) in East Jakarta, Indonesia. The explosion damaged vehicles, but no casualties were reported. Taufik Abdul Halim was apprehended following an explosion targeting a church the following week, and he was convicted in connection with this and two other attacks. Authorities indicated Taufik was affiliated with Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia and Jemaah Islamiyah, but he claimed to be part of a small group of Malaysian Muslims acting on their own.
08/16/2001: A series of 30 bombs were detonated by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in the outskirts of Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia, to protest Indonesia’s Independence Day. Reports did not specify the specific location of these bombs. Two perpetrators were killed during this multiple attack; no other injuries were reported.
08/17/2001: A bomb exploded causing slight damage to a reservoir in the Lhokseumawe area of Aceh Province, Indonesia. The incident was blamed on the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). No injuries were reported.
08/23/2001: A bomb was found and defused outside the home of the Keudee Aceh village head in Aceh Province, Indonesia. No perpetrators were identified.
08/14/2001: A school was torched in Aceh Besar Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia by members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). No injuries were reported in connection with this incident. Two other nearby schools were also attacked in a similar fashion.
06/13/2001: A separatist rebel group led by Daniel Awom was blamed for the armed attack in Manokwari, Indonesia, that left five Mobile Brigade police officers and one civilian dead. The six victims died of gunshot wounds.
11/29/2001: Hundreds of members of the Muslim group Laskar Jihad attacked the Christian village of Sanginora, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The entire village was burnt to the ground and at least one person was killed. Thousands of villagers fled the area. The same assailants also attacked five other villages, destroying them. On December 2, 2001, the Indonesian government stated that it was considering calling for a state of emergency in the area as the Muslim group continued clashes with military personnel.
08/25/2001: The bodies of five men were found on August 26, 2001 on the Blang Pidie -Banda Aceh road at Ujung Pandang, after having been abducted from their village in Kuala Batee in Aceh Province, Indonesia, on August 25, 2001 by an unidentified armed gang. All had been shot several times.
08/15/2001: A grenade was thrown at the residence of a prominent businessman in Aceh Province, Indonesia. No injuries resulted from this incident.
08/23/2001: A grenade was thrown at the Industry and Development Exhibition at Blangpadang Stadium in Banda Aceh, Indonesia by two Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members on a motorcycle. One person was seriously injured.
08/18/2001: Nine people were kidnapped and killed by 20 armed members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Aceh Province, Indonesia. The bodies of the victims were found buried at Langsa in East Aceh Regency on August 20, 2001.
11/1/2001: Hundreds of armed assailants attacked Waimulang village on Buru island, Maluku province, Indonesia. The assailants were from the western part of the region and were armed with grenades, improvised explosive devices, and standard weapons. Three villagers were killed and ten houses were burned down; thousands of villagers fled the attack. Specific motive is unknown; however, Waimulang village is predominantly Christian and Maluku province has been the site of violent conflict between Christians and Muslims for two years.
08/01/2001: A bomb exploded outside the Atrium Senen shopping center in downtown Jakarta, Indonesia. The intended target of the attack was a group of Christian worshippers gathered on the third floor of the shopping complex, but the bomb detonated prematurely injuring six people in addition to one of the assailants. Taufik Abdul Halim, who lost part of his leg in the explosion, was apprehended and convicted in connection with this and two other attacks targeting churches on July 22, 2001. Authorities indicated Taufik was affiliated with Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia and Jemaah Islamiyah, but he claimed to be part of a small group of Malaysian Muslims acting on their own.
08/09/2001: 31 employees of the Bumi Flora palm oil plantation in Idi Rayeuk, Indonesia were shot and killed by members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). Seven were wounded.
08/17/2001: A young boy was injured when a home-made bomb placed by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) detonated in a badminton court in Pusong Baru, Aceh Province, Indonesia.
11/13/2001: Gunmen in a speedboat shot dead three passengers in another boat in a Christian area of the riot-torn eastern Indonesian city of Ambon. Five people were wounded in the attack as well. No one claimed the attack.
08/01/2001: Two bombs exploded outside the Rawa Sakti Sports Stadium in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia while a game was in progress. No one was injured in the attack.
08/16/2001: A bomb was detonated by members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) at Syah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, in Aceh Province, Indonesia during Indonesia’s Independence Day. No injuries were caused. This incident was part of the GAM’s bombing campaign throughout the city on August 16, 2001.
3/13/2001: A live grenade was removed from St. Carolus Catholic Hospital by the bomb squad after the grenade was discovered by hospital workers around 6:30am in Jakarta, Indonesia. A faxed letter sent to the hospital two weeks earlier mentioned the planted explosives and requested 30 million rupiah (approximately $3400 US dollars) or there would be a bombing at the hospital. No group claimed responsibility for planting the explosive.
08/13/2001: A bomb exploded at the Studies Activity Centre (SBK) complex, Lhokseumawe, Indonesia. No casualties were reported in this explosion, but one of the buildings was damaged. The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was suspected of this incident.
08/15/2001: A minibus operating outside Banda Aceh was blown up by a grenade thrown by Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members on motorcycles after they had ordered its passengers out in Aceh Province, Indonesia. No casualties occurred in connection with this incident.
08/16/2001: A bank in Banda Aceh was damaged in a bombing by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Aceh Province, Indonesia. This incident was part of the GAM’s bombing campaign and one of four banks that were targeted throughout the city on August 16, 2001. No injuries occurred.
08/07/2001: A bomb outside the residence of Nailul Aryati detonated, killing her and wounding a nearby vendor, in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia. The home was seriously damaged. No group claimed responsibility, although police did hold at least ten witnesses for questioning, including the injured vendor.
08/13/2001: A bomb exploded at the North Aceh Education Service building complex, in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia. Five people were seriously wounded in the attack, in which Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members were suspected.
08/17/2001: A failed grenade attack by a suspected member of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was attempted on a police convoy in Tempok Tengah, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The perpetrator lost both hands when he tried to throw the grenade and later died.
08/25/2001: The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was blamed for the kidnapping of six people from the “Ocean Silver” in the Strait of Malacca. They detained six of the 12 crewmen, all Indonesians, and demanded 300 million rupiah (34,000 dollars) for their release.
08/21/2001: A policeman was shot and seriously wounded in an attack by unidentified perpetrators while riding a motorcycle in Aceh Province, Indonesia.
01/01/2002: A bomb exploded in Pentecost Church in Palu, Indonesia. At least three people were severely wounded, including two policemen.
08/13/2002: Members of the separatist group Free Aceh Movement (GAM) ambushed a patrol in Alue Kawee in North Aceh District, Indonesia. During the gunfight, one army officer was killed as well as 2 rebels. However, GAM claimed 3 soldiers killed and 3 civilians wounded.
10/12/2002: A bomb left in a bag Paddy's Bar in Kuta, Bali exploded, blowing out shop windows up to 500 yards away. At the time of this attack another bomb exploded in a van that was parked outside of the Sari Club, opposite Paddy's. 202 people were killed and 300 estimated injured from the simultaneous attacks. Nearly three-quarters of the victims were foreigners and most were in the crowded bars in the Bali district. The explosion was blamed on the Jemaah Islamiyah, but al-Qaida claimed credit for the attack.
01/01/2002: A grenade exploded outside of Bulungan fried chicken restaurant in south Jakarta, Indonesia, seriously injuring one person, and damaging a car. No group has claimed responsibility.
06/27/2002: Rebels with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) kidnapped nine athletes and officials en route after completion of the Aceh Games in the Indonesian town of Peureulak.
08/04/2002: At least 8 bombs exploded in August 4, 2002 during the night throughout the city of Poso, in the province of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. 7 people were injured in the bomb attacks while 4 others were missing. Besides, 27 houses and 2 churches had been burned down. Among the targets was the house of Poso legislative council speaker, Murad U. Nasir. Unknown militants were suspected in the attack.
6/13/2002: Two unidentified gunmen shot and killed Nasri Zamzam at his home in Alue Glong village, Aceh province, Indonesia. Zamzam was a legislative member of the Indonesian United Party. A witness reports that Zamzam had a conversation with the gunmen before he was shot, giving the impression that he knew them. Authorities blame Free Aceh Movement (GAM) for the incident; GAM denies involvement and claims the authorities orchestrated the attack.
9/25/2002: Suspected members of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) threw an improvised explosive device from the window of a vehicle near Sultan Iskandarmuda Airport in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia. No one was injured in the explosion. The incident occurred just hours before President Megawati Sukarnoputri was due to land at the airport. Authorities believe that the incident was perpetrated by the rebels in order to demonstrate that they still had a presence in the province.
10/24/2002: A homemade bomb exploded in a shopping mall in Bandung, Indonesia, injuring two civilians. No group or individual claimed credit for the attack.
08/04/2002: At least 8 bombs exploded i during the night throughout the city of Poso, in the province of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. 7 people were injured in the bomb attacks while 4 others were missing. Among the targets was the house of Poso legislative council speaker, Murad U. Nasir. Unknown militants were suspected in the attack.
7/27/2002: An explosion occurred in Ambon city, Maluku province, Indonesia. At least 21 people were injured in the explosion and numerous shops and vehicles were damaged. The blast originated from an ice cart and witnesses reported seeing people leaving a bag in that general area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
10/12/2002: An explosion at the Philippines Consulate general office in Manado, Indonesia caused no casualties or major damage. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/04/2002: 19 mortar shells were lobbed at a predominately Christian neighborhood in Ambon, Indonesia. 11 of the mortars exploded killing 2 people and injuring at least eight others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but local authorities suspected that the militant Islamic group, Laskar Jihad was behind the incident.
08/26/2002: In a series of related incidents, a bomb was exploded in front of the Poso Forestry Office in Poso, Indonesia, injuring one female passerby. No one claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected this was related to ongoing sectarian violence.
08/31/2002: Unknown gunmen killed three people, including two Americans, and injured at least ten others when they used automatic weapons to ambush a convoy heading towards the U.S.-owned Grasberg gold mine near Timika, Indonesia. Six out of the 10 injured were Americans. The mine's operator, PT Freeport Indonesia, an affiliate of the New Orleans-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper-and-Gold Inc., had often been criticized by human rights advocates for allegedly cooperating with Indonesian security forces in suppressing pro-independence activities. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/15/2002: A group of unidentified gunmen attacked the village of Losuo on Morotai Island, North Maluku province, Indonesia. One person was killed, a dozen more were injured and numerous residential and religious buildings were burned. Pangeo was one of three villages attacked that day by the gunmen; Muslims and Christians live together in all three villages, which is atypical in the Maluku islands. Specific motive is unknown; however, the attack is believed to be sectarian. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/17/2002: An explosive detonated inside the Blang Padang football field in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The explosion injured 13 people among a crowd who had assembled to celebrate Indonesia's Independence Day. There was no claim of responsibility for the blast, though Indonesian military officials suspected that members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) were behind the attack.
6/9/2002: An explosive device was discovered in a parking lot outside of a department store in the entertainment district of Jakarta, Jakarta province, Indonesia. Police safely defused the device and no one was injured. The device was similar to two other devices found in Jakarta that night; they are believed to be linked. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown; however, Muslim extremists have targeted entertainment clubs in the past that they perceived as un-Islamic.
6/9/2002: A parking attendant discovered an improvised explosive device in a parking lot outside of a discotheque in Jakarta, Jakarta province, Indonesia. Police safely defused the device and no one was injured. The device was similar to two other devices found in Jakarta that night; they are believed to be linked. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown; however, Muslim extremists have targeted discotheques in the past that they perceived as un-Islamic.
10/12/2002: A bomb placed in a van parked outside of the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali exploded, blowing out shop windows up to 500 yards away. At the time of this attack another bomb exploded in Paddy's Bar, opposite the Sari Club. 202 people were killed and 300 estimated injured from the simultaneous attacks. Nearly three-quarters of the victims were foreigners and most were in the crowded bars in the Bali district. The explosion was blamed on the Jemaah Islamiyah, but al-Qaida claimed credit for the attack. On January 29, 2004, one Islamic militant, Sarjiyo, was jailed for life for making the bombs used in this attack. Sarjiyo was found guilty of mixing the chemicals used in the attack and packing the explosives into the back of the van.
08/04/2002: At least 8 bombs exploded during the night throughout the city of Poso, in the province of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. 7 people were injured in the bomb attacks while 4 others were missing. 27 houses and 2 churches were burnt down. Unknown militants were suspected in the attack.
04/28/2002: Approximately 12 people dressed in military fatigues and black masks attacked Soya Village near the city of Ambon. 30 homes and a Protestant church were destroyed and 12 villagers were killed. The motive for the attack was unknown.
12/05/2002: Unknown perpetrators exploded a bomb at a McDonald’s restaurant in Ratu Indah shopping mall in Makassar, Indonesia. The attack killed three people and injured 11 more.
9/15/2002: A group of unidentified gunmen attacked the village of Korago on Morotai Island, North Maluku province, Indonesia. One person was killed, a dozen more were injured and numerous residential and religious buildings were burned. Pangeo was one of three villages attacked that day by the gunmen; Muslims and Christians live together in all three villages, which is atypical in the Maluku islands. Specific motive is unknown; however, the attack is believed to be sectarian. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/8/2002: Unidentified gunmen ambushed a bus in Mayoa village, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. At least one assailant opened fire on the bus, killing Lorenzo Taddei, an Italian tourist, and injuring at least three other people. The assailants fled and no group claimed responsibility. The specific motive behind the incident is unknown.
02/12/2002: Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatists destroyed a transmission tower in Bayeun, Indonesia, knocking out electricity to many regions, but injuring no one.
02/13/2002: A series of bombs exploded in Ambon, Indonesia, a day after a peace pact was signed between Muslim and Christian leaders to end sectarian violence in the area. The explosions occurred in deserted areas and no one was injured. The perpetrators were unknown.
10/12/2002: A small bomb exploded near the United States Consulates in Denpasar, Bali, but no one was injured.
11/21/2002: Three ExxonMobil workers were kidnapped by perpetrators in the Teupin Peunti village, Blang Geudong Area, Aceh Province, Indonesia on November 21. The victims were released unharmed on November 23. A released victim identified the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) as the perpetrator of the incident.
10/7/2002: Two suspected members of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) shot and killed a teacher outside of his home in Gapui, Aceh province, Indonesia. The assailants approached the victim on a motorcycle and shot him as he was leaving for school. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/12/2002: A bomb exploded in the vicinity of a passenger bus just outside of Poso, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The bus driver noticed a bag lying on the side of the road and stopped to investigate. The device exploded when the conductor and several other passengers go off the bus to examine it; one person was killed and four others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
04/22/2002: Two members of the Free Aceh separatist movement (GAM) carried a homemade bomb out of a house when it exploded. They were killed instantly, and there were at least 7 other injuries. There were no arrests.
06/06/2002: A bomb exploded inside a bus near the town of Mapene killing 4 people and injuring 17 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2002: A car bomb exploded in the city of Ambon, in the Maluku province of Indonesia. 4 were killed, and 58 were injured. There were no confirmed suspects.
02/11/2002: Two suspected Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members threw a grenade outside of a shopping center in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, injuring 16 people. Police said that the two men might have missed their target of a passing police security patrol; GAM denied responsibility for the attack.
07/01/2002: A bomb exploded at the Graha Cijantung Shopping Mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. No one was killed but eight received minor injuries. Police refused to release the identity of the perpetrators but the group was believed to be related to a regional conflict.
9/15/2002: A group of unidentified gunmen attacked the village of Pangeo on Morotai Island, North Maluku province, Indonesia. One person was killed, a dozen more were injured and numerous residential and religious buildings were burned. Pangeo was one of three villages attacked that day by the gunmen; Muslims and Christians live together in all three villages, which is atypical in the Maluku islands. Specific motive is unknown; however, the attack is believed to be sectarian. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2002: In a series of related incidents, a bomb was exploded near the home of a policeman in Poso, Indonesia, injuring the Policeman Fitriyadi. No one claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected this was related to ongoing sectarian violence.
6/9/2002: An improvised device exploded outside of the Exotic Discotheque in Jakarta, Jakarta province, Indonesia. At least four people were injured in the explosion and an outdoor stall was destroyed. The device was similar to two other devices found in Jakarta that night: they are believed to be linked. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown; however, Muslim extremists have targeted discotheques in the past that they perceived as un-Islamic.
9/8/2002: Gunmen on a speedboat opened fire on the Muslim village of Kulur on Haruku island, Maluku province, Indonesia. A Muslim woman and two young girls were killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2002: Retired Assistant Lieutenant Marzuki Ahmad (58) was shot dead by two armed men about 200 yards from his home in Lamkruet, Indonesia. He was the former Commander of Lhoknga Military Sub-Sector Command. Neither the type of weapon nor the group responsible were unspecified.
9/23/2002: Two hand grenades exploded in a van near a United States embassy warehouse in Jakarta, Indonesia killing one of four would-be assailants. There were no additional casualties. Authorities report that the grenades exploded prematurely and were intended to target either the warehouse or a house next to the warehouse belonging to a senior Indonesian military officer. Although arrests were made, there is no clear attribution of responsibility to a perpetrator group. Indonesian and Western officials link the attack to a network of Islamic radicals in Indonesia, while Indonesian police indicate that the attack was personal and carried out by debt-collectors.
10/9/2002: An explosive device was discovered in a shopping bag in a marketplace in the Christian quarter of Ambon, Maluku province, Indonesia. A civilian noticed the bag and alerted security; soldiers moved it to a safer area for the bomb squad to defuse. The device exploded before the bomb squad arrived, injuring two soldiers and at least two civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect the involvement of extremists.
05/01/2003: Fifteen suspected members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) attacked a military district office in North Aceh, Indonesia. One soldier was wounded in the incident.
08/05/2003: A suicide bomber suspected of belonging to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) detonated a car bomb in front of the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia. The powerful bomb gutted the hotel’s lobby and bottom floors. Fourteen people were killed and 149 others were injured in the explosion. Although no group claimed responsibility for the bombing, the attack came two days before a Bali court was expected to issue its first verdict against those charged with the Bali bombings that occurred on October 12, 2002.
12/23/2003: A bomb laid inside a bus in the Indonesian town of Poso was discovered and detonated without harming anyone. No group claimed responsibility.
01/01/2003: Indonesian police, investigating the shooting of two women including the wife of a known human rights campaigner, came under fire from unknown gunmen in the Papuan capital Jayapura. One military officer accompanying the policemen was wounded when three bullets hit his car
04/01/2003: A bomb exploded at a pipeline installation near Medan in the North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was suspected and police apprehended ten people in connection to the attack. The pipeline, built by state-owned Pertamina, was quite prone to fire since it had no special security provisions. No one was injured in the attack.
03/15/2003: About 45 alleged Free Aceh Movement (GAM) gunmen attacked a village in Takengon, Indonesia, killing two and burning 12 vehicles and four motorcycles. GAM denied responsibility for the attack.
05/01/2003: Suspected members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) attacked a military post in East Aceh, Indonesia. The number of government casualties not reported, but one rebel died in the incident.
12/23/2003: A bomb exploded outside a government office in the town of Poso in Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. No injuries were reported, and no group claimed responsibility.
01/11/2003: Four civilians were left dead and three more were injured when an explosion ripped through the Samppodo Indah café in Palopo, Indonesia. Two unknown suspects were seen in the café where the bomb went off just prior to the explosion.
07/21/2003: Three armed men came to the home of Idrus Jeumpa in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia, to demand that he pay 20 million rupiah ($2,439) in overdue "taxes" to the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). Jeumpa rejected the demand and the men consequently sprayed the house with bullets. They wounded Jeumpa and his daughter and killed Jeumpa's wife Saodah. Idrus Jeumpa worked for the Medan-based Waspada newspaper.
01/14/2003: Ambon in Indonesia was the site of a meeting involving four members of the Gotong Royong cabinet when a bomb was detonated after being hurled from a moving car by two men. The assailants were beaten by local mobs before police detained them. No one was injured in the attack.
04/27/2003: A small bomb exploded in a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The device was similar to one that was used a few days before at a United Nations office building. At least six people were injured, and there was some damage to the restaurant's chairs and windows. Police spokespersons suspected that the attackers were linked to the Jemaah Islamiyah group, and that the attack may have been connected to the ongoing trial of a number of Jemaah Islamiyah members, including leader Abu Bakar Bashir.
07/14/2003: A bomb exploded inside the parliament building of Indonesia in Jakarta. The explosion did not kill or injure anyone but did cause minor property damage. No one claimed the attack but the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) were both suspected in the attack.
05/01/2003: Suspected rebels of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) shot dead two civilians and wounded another at a food stall on the outskirts of Lhokseumawe, Indonesia.
01/06/2003: A vendor found a bomb inside the Sukaramai market, located on Jalan Senjata Api, Medan, Indonesia. Police were unsure of who planted the device.
11/02/2003: Suspected members of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) shot and killed one person and injured three others in the village of Ugimba, in Indonesia’s Papua Province. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2003: A small pipe bomb exploded outside the main United Nations building in downtown Jakarta. No one was injured, though there was some damage to a bridge. There was no claim of responsibility for this incident.
02/03/2003: At around 7:15 am local time, a bomb exploded at the Indonesian national police headquarters in the town of Kebavoran, a suburb south of the capital Jakarta. The bomb was in a black bag outside a function hall in the building. The blast destroyed several windows, damaged the entrance to the function hall, and created a large hole in the wooden ceiling in the lobby of the hall. At least one vehicle was damaged by the blast. No one claimed responsibility, though Indonesia's national Police Chief was certain that the blast was a political act.
01/04/2004: In the North Sumatran capital of Medan a bomb was thrown out of a moving vehicle in front of the local bus terminal. It detonated causing no injuries. It seems the attack was the work of an Acehnese organization that has been in hiding due to government crack downs in Aceh province.
10/14/2004: At least six people were killed when alleged Free Papua Movement (OPM) separatist rebels opened fire on a procession of cars belonging to the PT Modern contractor company in Puncak Jaya District, Papua Province, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/14/2004: One woman died and two men were injured when a group of armed men attacked the village of Dusun Tiga on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island. Ten men armed with rifles invaded the village, randomly shooting at houses. The woman who died was Hindu while the two injured men were Christians. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, local authorities cited tension between Christians and Muslims as a possible cause of the attack.
11/13/2004: A bomb exploded on a minibus in Poso, on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island, killing six people and injuring three. There were no claims of responsibility, but Islamic militants were suspected in this incident.
06/05/2004: Suspected separatist rebels in Indonesia's restive Aceh province shot dead three people and injured two other civilians. The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels were suspected of carrying out the attack.
12/08/2004: Suspected members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) executed three civilians and injured nine others in a shooting spree in Chik Embon, Aceh Province, Indonesia. GAM reportedly first lined up the village residents, who were Acehnese who had returned to their village after seeking refuge outside the violence-ravaged province.
10/12/2004: Suspected members of the Organisasi Papua Merdeka (Free Papua Movement) - OPM killed six workers traveling in a convoy heading from Ilu Sub-District to Mulia, Indonesia. The ambush occurred in the town of Kampung Munia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/14/2004: Unknown perpetrators planted a small bomb in a rural railway station in Cicurug, Indonesia. Authorities discovered the homemade bomb before the device exploded. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
07/18/2004: Five unknown gunmen killed female minister Susianti Tinulele while she was delivering her sermon at the Effata Presbyterian church in Palu, Indonesia. Four other members of the church were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
07/26/2004: A low-grade bomb exploded in the offices of Indonesia’s General Election Commission (KPU) in Jakarta, Indonesia. Minutes before the explosion occurred, security officers discovered two boxes at the entrance of the women’s washroom on the first floor of the building and the bomb squad was called. The boxes exploded before the bomb squad arrived, but there were no casualties. The KPU was holding a plenary session on the second floor of the building to discuss the final tally of the July 5 presidential elections. No specific group was suspected of the attack nor did any group claim responsibility.
01/10/2004: Four people were killed and three were injured in a bombing that ripped through an Indonesian café-disco in Palopo, South Sulawesi province. The bomb was apparently hidden on the second floor of the building. The motive for the attack has not yet been determined. Indonesia has a long history of Islamic terrorism, however, authorities were reluctant to attribute the attack to Islamic terror groups.
08/17/2004: Seven civilians were injured when a hand grenade thrown by a man riding on the back of a speeding motorcycle exploded in a crowd of people enjoying a free musical performance celebrating Indonesia’s Independence Day in Banda Aceh. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, Indonesian military officials believed that the perpetrator was acting on behalf of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
04/05/2004: Separatist rebels shot at two civilians, who were guarding the polling station, from surrounding hills in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The perpetrators were attempting to stop the elections that were taken place that morning. No specific group has claimed responsibility for the event and the election did take place. Authorities have speculated that the attackers were from the Free Aceh Movement.
05/04/2004: Unknown individual(s) exploded a bomb in a shop near a courthouse in Pekanbaru City in Sumatra, Indonesia, killing two and wounding four.
09/09/2004: Nine people and at least one suicide bomber were killed when a large car bomb detonated outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. 180 others were injured by the blast. Authorities blamed the blast on the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). The blast shattered the windows in seven nearby buildings and left a large crater in the pavement.
05/25/2004: Unknown individual(s) placed a bomb near a market, killing one civilian and wounding 12 others in Maluku, Indonesia.
04/10/2004: In Poso, Indonesia, two masked perpetrators broke in the Tabernacle Churh and opened fire on a crowd of people worshipping for Easter services. The two men rode up on a motorcycle and started to shoot at the congregation with automatic weapons. Seven people were injured, but no one was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/03/2005: A bomb exploded in front of hotel housing members of Indonesia’s Brimob Paramilitary Police Force in Poso. The explosion did not result in any casualties. Although local authorities suspected that the attack was related to sectarian violence between local Christian and Muslim communities, no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2005: At least 6 unidentified perpetrators attacked a police post in Loki, Indonesia killing six people including five paramilitary officers. One of the perpetrators died in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/03/2005: Three policemen were shot and killed in Banda Aceh City, Indonesia. Authorities suspected that pro-independence rebels were responsible for the attacks, but no group claimed responsibility for the shootings.
10/01/2005: A suicide bomber blew himself up on the second floor of the Raja restaurant in Kuta on the island of Bali in Indonesia. This blast is connected to another attack in the city of Jimbaran on Bali that occurred on the same day. The two attacks resulted in 25 fatalities and another 100 people being injured, including 7 Americans. Although local authorities suspected that Jemaah Islamiah leader Azhari Husin was behind both attacks, no group claimed responsibility for the bombings.
06/29/2005: A homemade bomb exploded near a busy market in Poso on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. There were no casualties or damages and no one took responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2005: Suspected Islamic militants planted a homemade bomb exploded at the open-air Mardika Market in Ambon, Indonesia, injuring ten people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/01/2005: Suspected members of Jemiah Islamiyah launched two attacks on the Indonesian island of Bali. The first attack occurred when two bombs exploded within minutes of each other on Jimbaran Beach near several seaside restaurants. Forensic evidence suggested that the two explosions were suicide bomb attacks. This attack along with a bombing that occurred 20 miles away at Kuta resulted in the deaths of 25 people and the wounding of at least 100 others, including seven Americans. Although no group claimed responsibility for the incident, authorities suspected that Azhari Husin and Muhammad Noordin, leaders of Jemiah Islamiyah, had masterminded the bombings.
10/29/2005: Suspected Islamic militants beheaded three Christian school girls in Poso, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the murders.
05/28/2005: Two bombs exploded in the Indonesian town of Tentena on Sulawesi Island killing 22 people and injuring 60 others. The first bomb exploded in a crowded market in Tentena. Indonesian authorities believed the attack was the work of Azahari Husin and the Jemaah Islamiyah organization. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
10/28/2005: An unidentified man bombed a minibus in Parigi, Indonesia leaving one man severely burned. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/16/2005: Five police officers and their cook were shot in the head as they slept in a remote post on the island of Ceram in Maluku. The area had previously seen intense communal fighting. The attack occurred in a post on the border between Christian- and Muslim-controlled villages, is the first known instance of multiple targeted assassinations by Indonesian jihadists.
04/12/2005: A home-made explosive device detonated at an empty intersection in Ambon, Indonesia. The explosion did not result in any casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
01/09/2005: Suspected members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) fired guns at officers guarding the home of a Deputy Provincial Police Chief in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. No one was injured in the attack. GAM did not claim responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2005: Two bombs exploded in the Indonesian town of Tentena on Sulawesi Island killing 22 people and injuring 60 others. The second bomb exploded outside of a police station in Tentena about 15 minutes after the first bomb exploded. The second bomb appeared to target first responders helping individuals injured in the initial blast. Indonesian authorities believed the attack was the work of Azahari Husin and the Jemaah Islamiyah organization. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
02/05/2006: Police found and defused three bombs in Batu Merah village, Maluku Province, Indonesia, after being tipped off by residents. Two of the bombs were located in a shopping center and the third was in a housing complex.
04/10/2006: Thirty armed men attacked soldiers supervising free medical treatment for residents of the hillside village of Wenbi, India. Wielding rifles, axes, and bows and arrows, the unidentified perpetrators killed two Indonesian soldiers. A Indian soldier and a student were also wounded. Two of the attackers were also killed. Students training in the Keerom (District) were evacuated to Padangbulan medical school in Apebupura, Jayapura.
09/06/2006: One man was killed as a bomb exploded in Tangkura village, Poso district, Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Islamic militants sporadically attack Christians in the area, but the event could have been an accident caused by leftover ordinance from previous conflicts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/16/2006: Two gunmen on a motorcycle killed a Christian reverend, shooting him in the head while he was shopping with his wife. It is believed that his killing was meant to inflame Muslim-Christian tensions in religiously mixed Sulawesi, Indonesia particularly its Poso district. No claim of responsibility was issued.
11/11/2006: A bomb exploded at an American fast food restaurant in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, seriously wounding a man believed to have been carrying the device. No group claimed responsbility for the attack.
01/10/2006: A small bomb exploded outside the offices of a government security agency at Poso, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, causing no damages nor injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
04/12/2006: About 300 protesters of the Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) attacked Playboy's Jakarta, Indonesia, office several days after the magazine's circulation commenced there by throwing stones at building and shattering windows. There were no casualties.
11/24/2006: An unknown number of unidentified men abducted a campaign worker and beat him before releasing him a few hours later. The man worked for a candidate running in the Pidie district elections in Indonesia’s Aceh Province. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
11/28/2006: An unknown number of unidentified men abducted a campaign worker from his home and beat him before returning him to his home a few hours later. The man worked for a candidate running in the Pidie district elections in Indonesia’s Aceh Province. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
01/25/2006: Two unknown gunmen attempted to assassinate Rudi Sufahriady, the police chief of the Indonesian town of Poso as he was riding his motorbike to morning prayers. The bullet missed and no claims of responsibility for the attack were reported. The town of Poso had been plagued by recent religious violence.
04/14/2007: Two homemade bombs exploded 15 minutes apart in Poso, Indonesia; No one was hurt. The first blast Saturday night was in an empty lot, followed by a second blast a little more than a mile away in front of a Christian residence. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/03/2007: One person was injured and a building and religious paraphernalia suffered minor damage when approximately 100 Anti-Apostate Movement Alliance (AGAP) perpetrators forced entry to the Sidang Jemaat Allah Church, interrupted services, and struck the reverend’s wife with a Bible in the morning in Gading Tutuka neighborhood, Soreang, West Java Province, Indonesia. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/03/2008: On Monday night at 0230, the first of three bombs targeting government buildings detonated outside the Regional Legislative Assembly's building in Ternate, North Maluku province, Indonesia. The bombing attack broke the glass panes of its security post but resulted in no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
10/30/2008: On Thursday, a bomb was recovered in Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, believed to be set up for a retaliation attack regarding the execution of three of the Bali bombers. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
06/02/2008: On Monday, unidentified militants planted a parcel bomb containing iron pipes and cables at the Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. The bomb disposal unit of the Indonesian police defused the bomb. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
11/03/2008: On Monday night at 0230, the third of three bombs targeting government buildings detonated at the Financial Bureau office of the North Maluku governor Thaib Armaiyn in Jalan Pahlawan Revolusi. locality, Ternate, North Maluku province, Indonesia. The bombing attack destroyed the ceiling of the office but resulted in no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
09/09/2008: On Tuesday early in the morning, an unknown assailant threw a grenade at the residence of Muzakkir Manaf, the former commander of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), in Krueng Barona Jaya sub-district outside Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia. The blast slightly damaged the residence, breaking window panes, as well as causing slight damage to Manf’s vehicle but caused no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
10/23/2008: On Thursday night at 0300, unidentified men launched a grenade outside the former rebel office belonging to the Aceh Transitional Commission in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia.  No casualties were reported and only minor damage was done. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/15/2008: On Sunday morning around 0400, in East Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia, an improvised explosive device located at the former Legislative Council building exploded, causing slight damage to the building but no casualties. The location also holds the Election Monitoring Committee's office. No group claimed responsibility.
11/03/2008: On Monday night at 0230, the second of three bombs targeting government buildings detonated at the residence of North Maluku Governor Thaib Armaiyn in Jalan Kapitan locality, Ternate, North Maluku province, Indonesia. The bombing attack damaged one side of the residence but resulted in no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
09/11/2008: On Thursday night, an improvised explosive device exploded near a security post on the road leading to the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. gold and copper mine in an unspecified city of Papua province, Indonesia. The blast caused slight damage but did not result in any casualties.  Police discovered and safely defused another bomb planted nearby at a bridge on the same road that failed to detonate. The Free Papua Movement (OPM) circulated pamphlets prior to the attack demanding the closure of the mine and then claimed responsibility for the incident after the attack.
07/31/2008: On Thursday night at 0130, a roadside bomb exploded at the Sayo residential area in Poso.  No casualties were reported. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
09/18/2008: On Thursday night before dawn, unknown assailants threw a grenade at the office of Tengku Darwis Jeunieb, Aceh Party of ex-Free Aceh Movement (GAM) political party chair, in Bireun, Aceh, Indonesia. The blast slightly damaged the office, causing damage to computers, furniture and files, but caused no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
07/31/2008: On Thursday, at 0130, in Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia, an improvised explosive device exploded in a residential area, causing no injuries or damage.  No group claimed responsibility.
10/29/2008: On Wednesday, a bomb was recovered in Poso, Central Sulawesi, believed to be set up for a retaliation attack regarding the execution of three of the Bali bombers. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
02/04/2009: On Wednesday afternoon, two unidentified gunmen raided the KPA's Aceh Besar branch in Kajhu village, Banda Aceh, Aceh province, killing a member of the KPA commission and injuring another. No group claimed responsibility.
07/17/2009: On Friday at between 0745 and 0800 , in one of two related attacks, two suicide bombers detonated improvised explosive devices in the restaurants of two hotels, The Marriott and the Ritz Carlton, in Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia. The blasts blew out windows and scattered debris and glass across the street, kicking up a thick plume of smoke. Facades of both hotels were reduced to twisted metal. Indonesian authorities say 9 people were killed and more than 50 wounded, seven of the wounded being U.S. citizens. A message was posted on two radical Muslim websites supposedly by wanted terrorist leader of Islamic group Jemaah Islamiah, Noordin Top, who said his group was behind the bombings. 'It is retribution for all the acts by the United States and its lackeys against Muslims and Muslim holy warriors,' said the statement written in Arabic and Bahasa Indonesia. It was signed off by Noordin Top, with the title of 'emir of Tandzim Al Qaeda Indonesia', a breakaway faction of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) militant group. Amir Abdillah, 34, is the first to appear of a group of defendants believed to have taken orders from Noordin Mohammad Top.
10/12/2009: On Monday, in Manado, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, the Sulawesi Police bomb squad removed a suspected explosive device from the ITC shopping mall. A security guard from the mall had discovered a package which was left unattended near the elevator at about 1800 local time. Police officers asked shoppers and staff to leave the fifth floor of the largest shopping center in the city before sealing the building's entrance with a police line, so that they could proceed to safely remove the suspect package. The bomb squad removed the package to as a preventative measure. No group has claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
03/30/2009: On Monday at about 0200, in Aceh, Indonesia, two armed assailants threw a grenade at the residence of an Aceh Party (PA) candidate, Alimuddin Jabat, damaging the residence but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2009: On Tuesday night at 0130, a home-made bomb, made from a mortar shell, exploded under a bridge in Muara Tami district 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Papua provincial capital Jayapura, Papua region, Indonesia. No damage or casualties occurred as the bomb fell into the river prior to detonating. Soldiers also found and detonated two other bombs that had failed to explode because of faulty fuses. No group has claimed responsibility.
01/20/2009: On Tuesday at afternoon at 1540, two unidentified men aboard a motorcycle hurled three Molotov cocktails at the Egyptian Embassy in Jakarta.  Two of the explosives struck the embassy building but did not cause damage, while the third struck a tree and started a small fire that was immediately extinguished. No group claimed responsibility.
07/17/2009: On Friday morning around 1000, in Indonesia's North Jakarta, two civilians were killed when unidentified militants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in a pickup truck at the Muara Angke entrance on a toll road. No group claimed responsibility.
02/12/2009:  On Thursday, armed assailants fired upon an Aceh Party leader in his residence. The incident took place in Meulaboh, Aceh, Indonesia.  The Aceh Party leader was killed in the incident and his residence was damaged. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/16/2009: On Monday evening at 2200, in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia, armed assailants fired upon the residence of a British European Union (EU) representative, damaging the residence but resulting in no casualties. "It was around 2200 last night. I saw two men on a motorcycle fleeing the house," the guard said. "We suspect that the perpetrators are trying to create an atmosphere of terror with foreigners as the target." No group claimed responsibility.
10/21/2009: On Wednesday night, in Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia, a group of about fifteen assailants, armed with riffles and swords, raided employees of PT Agung Karya who were conducting repair work on a bridge in the Kalome area in Tingginambut district. The assailants shot and stabbed Thamrin, a construction worker, who died instantly. Besides killing Thamrin, the attackers also stabbed another worker, Epiles, in the ear. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/20/2009: On Tuesday, in Timika, Papua, Indonesia, two men were wounded in the latest shooting ambush near US company Freeport McentimetersoRan's gold and copper mine in Indonesia's eastern Papua region. A mine worker and a driver were wounded after the bus they were driving in was shot at around 0930 on the road to the Grasberg mine. A driver, Rudi Palanding, was shot in his finger and a passenger, Kristian, was shot in his right elbow and upper right hip. The police are chasing after the shooters. The attacks were initially blamed by the military on rebels of the Free Papua Movement, but police have said there is no evidence that is the case. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/06/2009: On Friday, Erhard Bauer, 50 years old, head representative of German Red Cross in the province at the northern tip of Sumatra island, was shot and wounded when he was riding a car on the outskirts of Banda Aceh, Philippines, by two gunmen riding a motorcycle. His vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/12/2009: On Wednesday morning at about 0700 , gunmen fired upon a bus supposedly carrying several employees of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI); however, a statement from Freeport Indonesia had said the bus was empty. The bus, driven by Jemi Muntu, was attacked while it was traveling from the 28 mile point along the road leading to the Grasberg mine in Tembagapura, Timika, Papua. The attack occurred near the 46 mile point, just five miles short of the destination, which was a security post. Police have captured some of the perpetrators involved in this attack. No casualties have been reported in the attack, and there has been no claim of responsibility.
09/12/2009: On Saturday morning at 0850, inTimika, Papua, Indonesia, unidentified militants opened fire on a bus, carrying ten Freeport security guards. Two guards, Anselmus Gao and Gelke Pangkerego, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
07/17/2009: On Friday at between 0745 and 0800 , in one of two related attacks, two suicide bombers detonated improvised explosive devices in the restaurants of two hotels, The Marriott and the Ritz Carlton, in Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia. The blasts blew out windows and scattered debris and glass across the street, kicking up a thick plume of smoke. Facades of both hotels were reduced to twisted metal. Indonesian authorities say 9 people were killed and more than 50 wounded, seven of the wounded being U.S. citizens. A message was posted on two radical Muslim websites supposedly by wanted terrorist leader of Islamic group Jemaah Islamiah, Noordin Top, who said his group was behind the bombings. 'It is retribution for all the acts by the United States and its lackeys against Muslims and Muslim holy warriors,' said the statement written in Arabic and Bahasa Indonesia. It was signed off by Noordin Top, with the title of 'emir of Tandzim Al Qaeda Indonesia', a breakaway faction of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) militant group. Amir Abdillah, 34, is the first to appear of a group of defendants believed to have taken orders from Noordin Mohammad Top.
07/11/2009: On Saturday morning at 0500, an Australian employee of the US mining giant Freeport was shot dead in Papua, Indonesia, site of one of world's largest open-pit mines. The 38-year-old man, identified as Drew Nicholas Grant, was traveling in a vehicle on mile 53 of the Timika-Tembagapura road outside Freeport's mining and operations areas when he was killed by a single bullet, presumabley fired from the surrounding hills. The four other passengers who, along with Grant, were on their way to a game of golf escaped uninjured.
01/16/2009: On Friday morning at 0600, a grenade exploded in front of a hotel in Peunayong, Banda Aceh, Aceh province. The explosion damaged several vehicles but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/16/2009: On Sunday evening at 1500 , five employees of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) were injured when an armed group shot at the Freeport bus. The bus was heading from mile 21 to mile 50 when it was attacked at mile 41-42 of the Timika-Tembagapura road. The five employees who were wounded in the attack were Ferdinandus, Credo Sahing , Baharudin, Herman and Hendrik Ginsu. They were injured with glass shrapnel. There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack in a long line of attacks.
01/22/2010: On Friday, in the Sibuhuan area of Indonesia's Sumatra, in one of three related attacks, a Protestant church was burned down in a violent protest by Muslim activists. The group also burned down another church and a priest's private residence. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/22/2010: On Friday, in the Sibuhuan area of Indonesia's Sumatra, in one of three related attacks, a Protestant church was burned down in a violent protest by Muslim activists. The group also burned down a second church and a priest's private residence. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/22/2010: On Friday, in the Sibuhuan area of Indonesia's Sumatra, in one of three related attacks, the private residence of a priest was burned down in a violent protest by Muslim activists. The group also burned down two churches that the priest worked at. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/24/2010: On Sunday morning at 0630, unidentified men fired at two vehicles carrying employees of U.S. miner Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold Inc's in Indonesia's Papua province, wounding six people. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/7/2011:  Unidentified militants shot and wounded a police officer at the Grasberg mining complex in Papua province, Indonesia. First Brigadier Marselinus Gua was patrolling the mine when he was shot by suspected members of Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka). The specific motive behind the attack is unknown; however, workers have been on strike at the U.S.-owned mine for several weeks, demanding better pay and working conditions.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday, in Jakarta, Indonesia, in one of four linked parcel bombing attacks, a letter bomb hidden in a hollowed-out book was hand-delivered by courier to the house of Christian counter-terrorism police official Goris Mere. Police defused the bomb, which was discovered to contain ammonium chlorate, preventing any casualties or property damage from taking place. According to police, based on the materials used in the packages, the assailants aimed to instill fear and cause injuries, not cause deaths. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected Jamaah Islamiyah militants were responsible. After examining the design of one of the devices, police detectives named a bomb-maker known as Upik Lawang as their prime suspect.
04/29/2011: On Friday night at 0100, in the Sleman area of Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, unidentified motorcycle riders hurled two Molotov cocktails at a Pentecostal church. There were no casualties and the attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/14/2011: On Friday afternoon at 1545, near Nayaro village in Papua, Indonesia, unidentified gunmen attacked a PT Freeport Indonesia security truck on Tanggul Timur road. The truck was carrying two military officers identified as Second Sergeant Eko and First Private Pratu Tobias, and two employees working for the company’s security management unit identified as Roy Maleke and Beny Thomas. Three miners were reported dead, while three others were wounded in the attack. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday, in Jakarta, Indonesia, in one of four linked parcel bombing attacks, a letter bomb hidden in a hollowed-out book entitled "Jewish Militant" was hand-delivered by courier to the house of Indonesian rock musician Ahmad Dhani. Police defused the bomb two days later on 03/17/2011 on Thursday when it was discovered, which was discovered to contain ammonium chlorate, preventing any casualties or property damage from taking place. According to police, based on the materials used in the packages, the assailants aimed to instill fear and cause injuries, not cause deaths. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) militants were responsible. After examining the design of one of the devices, police detectives named a bomb-maker known as Upik Lawang as their prime suspect.
12/3/2011: Suspected members of the Free Papua Organization attacked police officers with bows and arrows, killing two of the officers. The attack occurred in the Puncak Jaya highlands in Papua, Indonesia. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/18/2011: On Saturday morning, in Lubuk Linggau, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia, a parcel improvised explosive device sent by unidentified militants detonated inside at a Supermarket, wounding at least one person identified as the store owner, Hindra Sumarjono. According to police, Sumarjono received a package that was approximately 15 x 20 centimeters containing the device with a return address in Jakarta on Friday afternoon. Sumarjono received wounds to his stomach after opening the package upon reaching his office on Saturday morning. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, it is possible the victim was identified as an infidel and that was the reason for the attack. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the store and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. According to police, the sender may have links to the Singaporean Fajar Taslim network. Police were looking for an unidentified person described as 165 centimeters in height, dark-skinned, with hair parted in the middle and with a thin mustache in connection with the parcel.
10/21/2011: On Friday morning, in an unspecified location in Papua, Indonesia, unknown gunmen ambushed a mine. During the attack three civilians were killed and one seriously wounded. No damages were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/18/2011: On Thursday night at 0300, in Morotai, Malaku, Indonesia, unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device assembled in a pressurized kerosene lamp outside the Morotai Provincial People's Representative Council building. The explosion resulted in material damage to the platform, doors and windows in the plenary assembly hall but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/18/2011: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a patrol car near the Grasberg mine, Papua province, Indonesia. The driver of the vehicle, a security guard, was killed and the passenger, a police officer, was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown. However, the car was in the vicinity of a bus terminal for employees of the Freeport McMoRanCopper & Gold Inc's mine; employees are currently on strike and violence has been escalating.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday afternoon, outside the building of the Institute for Studies on the Free Flow of Information in the Utan Kayu area of Jakarta, Indonesia, in one of four linked parcel bombing attacks, a letter bomb hidden in a hollowed-out book entitled "They Deserved to be Killed: Because of their Sins to Islam and Muslims" addressed to Ulil Abshar Abdalla, a well-known liberal Islamic figure, detonated as police attempted to defuse it. The device, which was hand-delivered by courier and contained ammonium chlorate, injured four people while it is unknown if the blast resulted in any property damage. Accompanying the bomb was a threatening letter urging Abdalla to write a preface to the book. According to police, based on the materials used in the packages, the assailants aimed to instill fear and cause injuries, not cause deaths. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) militants were responsible. After examining the design of one of the devices, police detectives named a bomb-maker known as Upik Lawang as their prime suspect.
09/25/2011: On Sunday morning at 1055, in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, a suicide bomber killed himself at a church in the city's Kepunton district. Twenty-two people were wounded in the explosion. The bomber has been identified as Malik Nurohman (aka Yosep aka Yadi), a member of a terrorist network based out of Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia. Subsequent media reports have identified the bomber as Ahmed Yosepa Hayat, a member of the Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid.
12/17/2011: A helicopter leaving the Freeport copper mine in Tembagapura, Papua, Indonesia, was fired upon. The helicopter was carrying 26 employees from the mine. One person was injured and helicopter sustained minor damage. No claim for the attack was reported.
03/17/2011: On Thursday, in Kota Wisata, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, militants sent a mail bomb to a police station with a message saying “Contains bomb, Allah is great.” Police defused the bomb, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday, in Jakarta, Indonesia, in one of four linked parcel bombing attacks, a letter bomb hidden in a hollowed-out book entitled "Is Pancasila Dead?" was hand-delivered by courier to the house of youth organization Pemuda Pancasila chairman, Yapto Suryosumarno. Police defused the bomb, which was discovered to contain ammonium chlorate, preventing any casualties or property damage from taking place. According to police, based on the materials used in the packages, the assailants aimed to instill fear and cause injuries, not cause deaths. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) militants were responsible. After examining the design of one of the devices, police detectives named a bomb-maker known as Upik Lawang as their prime suspect.
04/22/2011: On Friday morning at 0900, near Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia, unknown militants planted five massive bombs near a Catholic church. The bombs were hidden under a gas pipeline 100 meters from the church, and were set to detonate by cell phone. The Police safely defused the explosives on 4/21/2011 after nineteen arrested militants led police to the location. The militants were suspected to be responsible for high-profile target bombings that were carried out in March. A twentieth suspect was also arrested who had been approached by the militants and agreed to film the bombing attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
07/31/2011: On Sunday night at 0315, in Abepura, Papua, Indonesia, one soldier and three civilians were killed by unidentified armed gunmen. Several other people were also injured in the assault. The gunmen were armed with long rifles, big knives, and axes, and shot the vehicle. After the car stopped, the gunmen cleaved and axed the people in the car. The attack ended around 0400. No group has claimed responsibility for this assault.
08/01/2011: On Monday, in Abepura, Papua, Indonesia, at least four people including a soldier were killed, and seven others were wounded when a group of unidentified militans opened fire on a passenger bus. Attackers blocked a road near Nafri village and opened fire at the passengers inside the bus. The militants then attacked the victims with sharp weapons, possibly axes and machetes. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/15/2011: On Friday, at a mosque inside a police compound in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb packed with nails and other metal objects. The bomber was killed and 29 people were injured but no damages were reported. The suicide bomber was identified as Muhammad Syarif, who was one of the fugitives being hunted by police for involvement in an attack at a department store in Cirebon district recently. Evidence was found during a raid at the house of Syarif's parent-in-law, including cables, batteries, nails and other explosive materials. Many people were arrested in connection with the bombing. The alleged mastermind behind a series of recent bomb threats, Sigit Qurdowi, was shot and killed by police counterterrorism officers. He was the commander of Laskar Hisbah, believed to be the armed wing of hard-line Islamic group Jemaah Ansharut Tauhid.
03/18/2011: On Friday, in a residential complex in the Cibubur area of Jakarta, Indonesia, unidentified militants placed a makeshift bomb inside a cardboard box next to a power box inside a housing complex along with a note that said, “This contains a bomb. Allah Akbar.” The bomb detonated after police removed the bomb to a safe location. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
10/24/2011: On Monday, at an airport in Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia, a local police chief was shot and killed by two unidentified gunmen. The victim was identified as Dominggus Awes. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/14/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a vehicle transporting soldiers on Jalan Tanggul Timur road, Timika city, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia. One soldier was slightly injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/18/2012: An assailant on a motorcycle threw an explosive device at a police security post in Surakarta city, Central Java province, Indonesia. Two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police sources suspected Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT).
12/20/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Paso district, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Three officers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
11/20/2012: A homemade explosive consisted of a three-kilogram canister and cables was discovered outside of the Pasar Kliwon police station in Solo, Sukoharjo regency, Central Java province, Indonesia. The device was safely control-detonated without injury. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police suspected the involvement of Roki Aprisdiantoro, a recently escaped inmate who had attempted to blow up the police station several years earlier.
10/10/2012: Assailants kidnapped two police officers in Tamanjeka village, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Both hostages were discovered on October 16, 2012; they had been stabbed, killed, and buried. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
06/04/2012: Assailants shot and injured a high school student in the Jayapura area, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Free Papua Movement (OPM: Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
10/09/2012: An explosive device detonated outside the home of Okrifil Mamuaya in Poso town, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Mamuaya, a practicing Christian and employee of the public works office, was unharmed; however, the house and a nearby vehicle were partially damaged in the blast. This was one of two related attacks on Christian targets in the area that occurred within an hour of each other. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
09/18/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a Freeport Indonesia mining company vehicle carrying soldiers on Jalan Tanggul Timur road near Timika city, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2012: An explosive device detonated outside the Imanuel Church in Taripa area, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No information regarding possible casualties or damages was available. This was one of two related attacks on Christian targets in the area that occurred within an hour of each other. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
04/08/2012: Assailants opened fire on a Trigana Air plane at Mulia Airport in Mulia area, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia. A journalist was killed and four other people injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2012: An assailant opened fire on a police outpost in Surakarta city, Central Java province, Indonesia. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police sources suspected Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT).
07/24/2012: An explosive device detonated near the Haluan Kepri Daily newspaper office on Batam Island, Riau Islands province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties, as the device failed to completely detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2012: Assailants opened fire on security personnel escorting a Freeport Indonesia water tanker convoy at Mile 36 of Jalan Tanggul Timur area, Mimika district, Papua province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties, but the vehicles were damaged. This was one of two coordinated attacks on this convoy on this day, neither of which were claimed by any group.
11/28/2012: Approximately 40 assailants ambushed the Papua Regional Police chief's convoy in Indawa village, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia. The assailants opened fire on General Tito Carnavian's entourage, leading to a gunfight. There were no reported casualties on either side. Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2012: A pipe bomb detonated at a construction site in Semarang city, Central Java province, Indonesia. The device was deposited in a pile of trash, but the civilian who found it believed it to be a pipe from a local construction site and attempted to return it there. Three construction workers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/17/2012: An explosive device detonated behind the Central Maluku People's Representative Council building in Amahai town, Maluku province, Indonesia. This was one of three explosive devices targeting political figures on this day. No casualties were reported, but the buildings were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2012: Assailants opened fire on security personnel escorting a Freeport Indonesia water tanker convoy in Mimika district, Papua province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties, but the vehicles were damaged. This was one of two coordinated attacks on this convoy on this day, neither of which were claimed by any group.
10/22/2012: An explosive device was discovered in Tentena market, Poso town, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties, as police officials successfully defused the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2012: A gunman opened fire on a group of construction workers with a rifle in Jalan Aneuk Galon area, Special Region of Aceh, Indonesia. Three people died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/07/2012: Mobil Brigade Officer Ronald Supamena was shot dead by gunmen while on patrol near Freeport-McMoRan's gold and copper mine in Grasberg, Papua, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka). The attack may have been related to a three-month strike, which had ended two months prior.
05/29/2012: Assailants shot and wounded a German tourist in Jayapura city, Special Region of Papua province, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source suspected the Free Papua Movement (OPM: Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
03/21/2012: Gunmen shot at Muhammad Yusuf, a former village head and gold mine overseer, in Desa Blang Rikui area, Special Region of Aceh, Indonesia. No further information is available.
11/15/2012: An assailant opened fire on a police chief in front of his home in Poso city, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Niklas Karauwan, the chief, was not injured in the incident. The assailant fled and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/22/2012: Assailants set fire to the Madale Pentecostal Church in Madale village, Poso town, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties; however, the church was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials suspected Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT).
01/09/2012: Assailants shot and killed two people who worked for a contractor of Freeport McMoRan, a United States gold and copper mining company, near Timika, Papua, Indonesia. The victims' bodies were then burned inside their vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2012: A jerry can containing gas was lit on fire in the Ethics Committee room of the district parliament building in Jayawijaya regency, Papua province, Indonesia. No one was injured in the blast; however, the building suffered damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/25/2012: Police discovered and defused an explosive device hidden inside a laptop bag and planted under a bench at a police post in Paso town, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police dormitory on Patimura Street in Poso town, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/08/2012: An explosive device was discovered outside the home of a Christian woman and defused in Poso city, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/27/2012: Approximately 50 assailants attacked the Pirime police station in Wamena town, Lani Jaya district, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia. The attackers opened fire on the police officers, killing three of them, then set the police station on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials believe Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) was involved.
05/13/2012: Two assailants threw a grenade at the home of Ridwan, an Aceh Party member, in Meulaboh town, Special Region of Aceh, Indonesia. Ridwan was not injured in the blast; however, the house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: An explosive device detonated behind the Central Maluku District Government office in Amahai town, Maluku province, Indonesia. This was one of three explosive devices targeting political figures on this day. No casualties were reported, but the buildings were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/22/2012: An explosive device detonated at a police station in the Sintuvu subdistrict of Poso town, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the traffic police post on the same day. At least three security officials were injured across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents; however, police officials suspected Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT).
10/22/2012: An explosive device detonated at a police station in the Sintuvu sub-district of Poso town, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the traffic police post on the same day. At least three security officials were injured across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents; however, police officials suspected Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT).
11/11/2012: An assailant threw a pipe bomb at the South Sulawesi governor while he was giving a speech in Makassar city, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The device, which failed to detonate, did not cause any injuries; however, the assailant was assaulted by the crowd. Two people were taken into custody; officials suspected they may be members of Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT).
10/01/2012: An explosive device detonated at the Pasar Mardika bus terminal in Ambon island, Maluku province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2012: A roadside bomb exploded near the home of Azis Sangkala, the chairman of the Prosperous Justice Party Faction, in Amahai town, Maluku province, Indonesia. Sangkala was not injured, but the building was damaged in the blast. This was one of three explosive devices targeting political figures on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Officials suspected the incidents were carried out to protest upcoming elections.
10/23/2012: An explosive device was discovered by a local junior high school student in Poso town, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties, as bomb disposal units safely detonated the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2012: An explosive device was discovered at a plantation during a security search operation in the Tamanjeka area of Poso town, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties, as police successfully defused the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2013: Assailants threw an unspecified number of Molotov cocktails at the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) in Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No one was hurt, but a window and floor tiles of the church were damaged in the attack. This was one of three attacks on churches in Makassar, South Sulawesi on the same day, and follows two identical attacks on 02/10/2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2013: Assailants threw an unspecified number of Molotov cocktails at the Toraja Klasis Tallo Church in Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No one was hurt, but the front entrance to the church was damaged in the attack. This was one of three attacks on churches in Makassar, South Sulawesi on the same day, and follows two identical attacks on 02/10/2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2013: An assailant opened fire on a soldier and a civilian at an unknown location in Puncak Jaya district, Papua, Indonesia. The soldier was injured and the civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2013: Assailants attacked police officers in Tangerang city, Banten province, Indonesia. At least two police officers were killed and one assailant was injured when the police returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
02/02/2013: Four low-intensity explosive devices detonated in a ditch in front of a residential home in Medan city, North Sumatra province, Indonesia. While no one was hurt in the blasts, it is unknown if any nearby property was damaged. An additional four unexploded devices were discovered when authorities arrived at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2013: Approximately a dozen assailants opened fire on a military convoy in Timika city, Papua province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2013: An assailant threw an explosive device a police station in Tasikmalaya city, West Java province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties or property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device on his person at police headquarters in Poso district, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The assailant was killed and one civilian was wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, the incident was attributed to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
08/07/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a police inspector Dwiatno in Ciputat area, South Tangerang municipality, Banten province, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
03/11/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of the home of the Central Kalimantan Police head in Jakarta city, Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. The home belonged to Brigadier Geneneral Bachtiar Hasanuddin Tambunan, who was unharmed; however, two nearby civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2013: Assailants attacked a group of Indonesian soldiers and civilians in Puncak Jaya district, Papua province, Indonesia. One soldier and two civilians were killed. A local leader of the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2013: Twelve homemade explosive devices were found in a residential neighborhood in Poso town, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Four of the devices were set to detonate before they were reported to police by local residents . The devices were successfully defused by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military post in Puncak Jaya district, Papua province, Indonesia. One soldier was killed and another was injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks on military targets in Puncak Jaya district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect the involvement of members from the Free Papua Movement (OPM).
02/14/2013: Assailants threw an unspecified number of Molotov cocktails at the Panakkukang Toraja Klasis Church in Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No one was hurt, but a wall of the church was damaged in the attack. This was one of three attacks on churches in Makassar, South Sulawesi on the same day, and follows two identical attacks on 02/10/2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: Assailants opened fire on a bus carrying military personnel, including Brigadier General Bambang Haryanto, in Mimika district, Papua province, Indonesia. No casualties were reported from the attack; only one bullet hit and caused damage to the bus. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a worker's barracks on a drill site of Medco E&P Malaka, an oil and gas company, in Aceh region, Indonesia. There were no reports of injuries or property damage in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of the Ekayana Buddhist Center in Jakarta city, Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. Two other explosive devices were discovered at the scene which failed to detonate. At least one person was injured in the blast. Muslim extremists claimed responsibility for the incident. A letter was discovered in one of the explosive packages, which read, "We respond to the screams of Rohingya." Police believe that the assailants carried out the attack in revenge for anti-Muslim Rohingya violence in neighboring Myanmar.
07/17/2013: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on the South Palu police station in Palu city, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2013: Assailants threw two Molotov cocktails at the Toraja Mamasa Church (GTM) in Makassar city, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No one was hurt, but the front gate of the church was damaged in the attack. This was one of two attacks on churches in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2013: Armed assailants shot and injured a member of the Indonesian military at a market in Wurak village, Papua province, Indonesia. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2013: Assailants threw an unspecified number of Molotov cocktails at the Tiatira Church in Makassar city, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No one was hurt and the attack did not cause any property damage. This was one of two attacks on churches in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle in Tingginambut, Papua province, Indonesia. Seven soldiers and four civilians were killed and while four civilians were injured. This was one of two attacks on military targets in Puncak Jaya district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect the involvement of members from the Free Papua Movement (OPM).
07/14/2013: Assailants opened fire on the parked vehicle of Fadil Muhammad in Simpang Ulin area, Aceh province, Indonesia. Muhammad, a legislator, was not injured in the shooting, but the car was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2013: Six gunmen ambushed a British Medco E&P Malaka engineer, Malcolm Primrose, and kidnapped him in Lubuk Pempeng village, East Aceh district, Aceh province, Indonesia. Primrose was released the next day unharmed and without a ransom being paid; however, the group had originally demanded a ransom of approximately $106,000. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect that Aceh separatists are responsible for the abduction.
09/16/2013: An explosive device detonated at the Kaligawe Traffic Police Post in Semarang city, Central Java province, Indonesia. No injuries were reported, but a window and fence were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2013: Gunmen attacked a military helicopter in Sinak, Papua province, Indonesia. The Super Puma helicopter was en route to pick up deceased soldiers from incidents the previous day. Three members of the helicopter crew were injured, and the mission was cancelled. No group claimed responsibility for the attack
08/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on soldiers guarding roads near Tingginambut village, West Papua province, Indonesia. One soldier was killed and an unknown number of people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) was involved.
08/06/2013: Assailants threw two petrol bombs at the St. Fransiskus Assisi Catholic high school in Tebet subdistrict, South Jakarta city, Jakarta province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the fire, which was quickly extinguished. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: An assailant threw an explosive device at a police checkpost in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia. Following the blast, the assailant attacked and injured one officer with a machete before being shot and killed by police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2013: Assailants used a grenade and firearms to attack Pola Winson's residence in South Tangerang city, Banten province, Indonesia. Winson, the owner of a paper factory, was not harmed in the blast; however, his house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2014: An explosive device hidden in the restroom of a gas station detonated in Sentul village, West Java province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Nasdem Party campaign post in North Aech district, Aceh province, Indonesia. At least two people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Assailants abducted a local resident from Lembah Napu village, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The resident was killed on an unspecified date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
02/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near the village hall in Pantango Lemba village, Poso district, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at the residence of Frietqi Suryawan in Magelang city, Central Java province, Indonesia. Suryawan, a reporter for Radar Yogya, was unharmed in the attack, although some patio furniture was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2014: Assailants opened fire on the Pesisir Utara police station in Poso town, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. A police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
11/26/2014: An explosive device detonated at the house of an anti-corruption activist in Probolinggo city, East Java region, Indonesia. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2014: Assailants attacked a private residence, which was previously hosting a Catholic prayer meeting, in Sleman district, Yogyakarta Special Region province, Indonesia. The assailants were reportedly targeting the owner of the aforementioned residence; however, there were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks targeting this prayer gathering by the same assailants on the same day. Muslim fundamentalists claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2014: Assailants opened fire on a mobile brigade in Tangofa village, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. One assailant was wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
04/10/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Indonesian National Army border post in Gunung Pawa area along the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border in Papua province, Indonesia. No one was injured in the attack. After the attack, assailants raised their own flag at the post. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
12/15/2014: Assailants abducted two people in Sedoa, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Eastern Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT).
09/18/2014: Assailants killed a civilian suspected of being an informant in Taunca village, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that victim was targeted because the group believed he was an informant for Indonesian authorities.
08/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police chief in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. The police chief was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: Assailants abducted five people near Napu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. One of the hostages was killed on an unspecified date, while two hostsages escaped on an unspecified date. The fate of the remaning two hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
05/29/2014: Assailants attacked a Catholic prayer meeting at a private residence in Sleman district, Yogyakarta Special Region province, Indonesia. Seven people were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting this prayer gathering by the same assailants on the same day. Muslim fundamentalists claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the building lacked the necessary permits.
02/11/2014: An assailant opened fire on Muhammad Daud in Pandan-Pandan subdistrict, Makassar district, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Daud, a police intelligence officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2014: Gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Faisal near Sawang area, Aceh province, Indonesia. Faisal, a candidate from the Aceh Party (PA), was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants threw pipe bombs at the Radar Sulteng publisher's office in Palu city, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2014: Two assailants threw a grenade at the Aceh Party office in Lueng Bata district, Aceh province, Indonesia. One civilian was injured and the office was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on military personnel at a market in Tingginambut area, Papua province, Indonesia. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2014: An assailant threw an incendiary device at Indonesian Survey Network (JSI) offices in Jakarta city, Jakarta province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on a food transport convoy in Dangobak village, Papua province, Indonesia. One person was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2014: An explosive device detonated near a residence in Palembang city, South Sumatra province, Indonesia. At least one person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpost in Gurage village, Papua province, Indonesia. Two military officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) was involved in the attack.
08/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on a group of police and military personnel in Lany Jaya district, Papua province, Indonesia. Five assailants were killed and two security personnel were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed it to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
03/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Ahmad Syuib in Ulee Reuleueng town, North Aceh district, Aceh province, Indonesia. Syuib, an Aceh Party (PA) member, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Amien Rais in Yogyakarta city, Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. Rais, the former speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly, was not in the car at the time of the attack and no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a vehicle decorated with Aceh Party (AP) campaign banners in Geulanggang Tenguh village, Aceh province, Indonesia. Three people were killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military post in Tingginambut district, Papua province, Indonesia. Three soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Lany Jaya district, Papua province, Indonesia. Two police officers were killed and six others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
05/04/2014: An assailant set the Church of the Assumption of Mary on fire in Pasaman Barat district, West Sumatra province, Indonesia. No one was injured; however, the fire damaged part of the church. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/24/2014: Assailants attacked Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) soldiers in Puncak Jaya area, Papua province, Indonesia. The soldiers were on their way to provide support for another unit at the time of the attack. At least one soldier was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, police officials attributed it to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
07/09/2014: An explosive device was discovered near a road in Muara Tiga area, Aceh province, Indonesia. There were no reports of damages or detonation of the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) soldiers and Indonesian National Police (INP) officers near an airfield in Lanny Jaya district, Papua province, Indonesia. At least one assailant was killed and an unknown number of other people were injured in the assault. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/07/2014: An explosive device detonated at an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in Malang city, East Java province, Indonesia. There were no reports of casualties in the attack; however, the ATM was badly damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Auma area, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. A police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
07/20/2015: Assailants set a tire on fire at the front door of a Baptist Church in Saman hamlet, Bangunharjo sub-district, Yogyakarta province, Indonesia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2015: Assailants opened fire on loggers in Skopro village, Papua province, Indonesia. At least one person was injured and two others were abducted by the assailants. The hostages were freed on September 17, 2015. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded the release of two detainees in exchange for the victims.
01/01/2015: Assailants opened fire and used machetes to attack a police patrol providing security for a mining company in Utikini Baru village, Papua province, Indonesia. Two police officers and a civilian security guard were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
03/23/2015: Assailants abducted two Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) military intelligence personnel in Alue Mbang village, Aceh province, Indonesia. The two hostages were found dead the following day, March 24, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the West Indonesia Mujahideen.
01/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Tangkura village, Poso district, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Three civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
07/17/2015: Assailants set fire to the Baitul Mutaqqin Mosque and threw stones at worshippers in Karubaga, Tolikara district, Papua province, Indonesia. This was one of three attacks in Karubaga on the same day. At least one assailant was killed and 10 others were injured across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Christian extremists.
09/17/2015: Assailants beheaded three people in Sausu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
12/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Indonesian National Police (INP) station in Sinak subdistrict, Puncak Jaya district, Papua province, Indonesia. At least three officers were killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Lekagak Tenggamati. Additional sources suspected that the incident was carried out by the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
12/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Trigana Air Service airplane transporting Mobile Brigade officers as it was landing in Sinak district, Papua region, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/13/2015: Assailants set fire to a church in Aceh Singkil district, Aceh province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks targeting churches in Aceh on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Aceh Singkil Islamic Care Youth Students Association (PPI).
09/00/2015: Sometime between September 1, 2015 and September 15, 2015, assailants attacked and killed a civilian near Salubunga village, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) and stated that the attack was carried out in revenge for an encounter between police and the group in August.
09/00/2015: Sometime between September 1, 2015 and September 13, 2015, assailants beheaded Nyoman Astika, a farmer, in Balinggi village, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) and stated that the attack was carried out in revenge for an encounter between police and the group in August.
06/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on and set fire to the Evangelical Church of Indonesia (GIDI) church in Puncak Jaya district, Papua province, Indonesia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
11/30/2015: Assailants attacked Major John de Fretes and two other soldiers in Namuni Kampong, Papua province, Indonesia. Fretes, a senior military officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
07/17/2015: Assailants set fire to an unknown number of shops in Karubaga, Tolikara district, Papua province, Indonesia. This was one of three attacks in Karubaga on the same day. At least one assailant was killed and 10 others were injured across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Christian extremists.
09/14/2015: Assailants attacked and killed a civilian identified as Hengky in Torue village, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) and stated that the attack was carried out in revenge for an encounter between police and the group in August.
05/26/2015: Assailants abducted two soldiers from Enarotali area, Papua province, Indonesia. The assailants took the soldiers to an elementary school and briefly held teachers hostage; the soldiers escaped on May 27, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of separatists.
10/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police armored vehicle in Poso Pesisir neighborhood, Poso town, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
10/13/2015: Assailants attacked a church in Dangguran village, Aceh Singkil district, Aceh province, Indonesia. An assailant was killed and four others, including a police officer and three assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of three related attacks targeting churches in Aceh on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Aceh Singkil Islamic Care Youth Students Association (PPI).
02/23/2015: An explosive device detonated in the children's play area at ITC Depok Mall in Depok city, West Java province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: An explosive device delivered to a businessperson was defused in Ciketing Asem neighborhood, Bekasi city, West Java province, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in East Jakarta, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2015: Assailants set fire to a church in Suka Makmur village, Aceh province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks targeting churches in Aceh on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Aceh Singkil Islamic Care Youth Students Association (PPI).
07/09/2015: An explosive device detonated in a restroom at the Alam Sutera mall in Tangerang city, Banten province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
07/20/2015: Assailants set fire to the front door and the western entrance of the Javanese Christian Church (GKJ) in Tlepok sub-district, Central Java province, Indonesia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/29/2015: An assailant shot and killed a soldier in Maranda village, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
07/17/2015: Assailants set fire to an unknown number of civilian residences in Karubaga, Tolikara district, Papua province, Indonesia. This was one of three attacks in Karubaga on the same day. At least one assailant was killed and 10 others were injured across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Christian extremists.
03/30/2015: Security forces found an explosive device planted outside of a Kompas TV office in Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Jamaah Ansharut Daulah claimed responsibility for the incident in a note left with the device.
08/28/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in a backpack at Santa Yoseph Church in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The device partially detonated, and the assailant then attacked Albert Pandiangan, the priest, with a knife. At least two people, the priest and the assailant, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources noted that Ivan Armadi Hasugian may have been influenced to carry out the attack by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) members through the Internet.
11/13/2016: An assailant threw an incendiary device at the Oikumene church in Samarinda town, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. One child was killed and three children were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as Johanda, a member of Jamaah Ansharut Daulah.
10/26/2016: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated outside a nightclub in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/24/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in front of a residential home in Kawua neighborhood, Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2016: A suicide bomber driving a motorcycle detonated near the Indonesian National Police (INP) headquarters in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. Aside from the death of the bomber, at least one officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
01/14/2016: Two suicide bombers detonated at an Indonesian National Police (INP) post in Jakarta city, Jakarta province, Indonesia. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Jakarta on the same day. At least eight people, including four assailants, were killed and 25 others were injured in the two incidents near the police post. Jamaah Ansharut Daulah claimed responsibility for the attacks. However, authorities also arrested a Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) member in connection with the incidents.
11/06/2016: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused outside Vihara Buddha Tirta, a Buddhist temple, in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2016: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated at a hydroelectric plant in Blitar, East Java, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/14/2016: A suicide bomber detonated in a Starbucks Corporation cafe in Jakarta city, Jakarta province, Indonesia. Aside from the death of the bomber, at least one person was injured in the blast. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Jakarta on the same day. Jamaah Ansharut Daulah claimed responsibility for the incidents. However, authorities also arrested a Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) member in connection with the attacks.
11/14/2016: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a Buddhist monastery in Singkawang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device planted under a food cart in Pahlawan Tegalrejo, Central Java, Indonesia. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and stated "We must keep our spirits high for jihad."
11/01/2016: An explosive device detonated after it was stepped on by a buffalo in a rice field near Sumberagung, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/13/2016: An explosive device detonated at the house of Golkar Party politician Marthinus Werimon in Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2016: An assailant armed with a knife and explosive devices attacked police personnel after he was questioned for placing an ISIL logo on a traffic post in Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia. At least three officers were injured before police shot and killed the assailant, identified as Sultan Azianzah. Jamaah Ansharut Daulah claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on road construction workers in Sinak, Puncak Jaya, Papua, Indonesia. At least four workers were killed, and two others were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to stop the development of Jalan Trans Papua. Sources also attributed the attack, however, to Lekagak Tenggamati.
01/01/2016: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of a national television station employee detonated on Dalem Kaum street, Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/14/2016: Two assailants opened fire on a group of people gathered outside an Indonesian National Police (INP) post at Sarinah Mall in Jakarta city, Jakarta province, Indonesia. The crowd had gathered in response to an earlier attack on the post. After the assault, the assailants fled, shooting more people and detonating an unknown number of explosive devices. One of the devices detonated prematurely, killing both assailants. This was one of three coordinated incidents in Jakarta on the same day. At least eight people, including four assailants, were killed and 25 others were injured in the two attacks near the police post. Jamaah Ansharut Daulah claimed responsibility for the incidents. However, authorities also arrested a Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) member in connection with the attacks.
11/16/2016: An assailant opened fire on the residence of Tarmizi Karim in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Karim, a gubernatorial candidate, was not harmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2016: Assailants attacked civilians in Mulia, Papua province, Indonesia. At least six civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lekagak Tenggamati.
11/07/2017: Assailants raided Banti village in Tembagapura, Papua, Indonesia. This was one of two coordinated attacks in villages near the Grasberg copper mine on this date. At least 1,300 residents were held hostage across both incidents. At least 1,148 hostages were rescued as of November 21, 2017; the fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2017: An explosive device detonated at a Religious Affairs Office (KUA) in Sidareja, Central Java, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/05/2017: Assailants set fire to five kiosks in Tembagapura, Papua, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2017: An assailant threw a petrol bomb at the Embassy of Myanmar in Jakarta, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2017: Assailants opened fire on an escort vehicle of a mining company in Mimika, Papua, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to disrupt operations at the Freeport Grasberg mine. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) also stated that the attack aimed to reopen Papua independence and peace talks, hoping to include the United Nations (UN) and the United States (US) in the negotiations.
12/11/2017: An explosives-laden package detonated in Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on officers who were evacuating the body of a police officer killed in clashes on the previous day near the Grasberg mine, 10 km northeast of Tembagapura, Papua, Indonesia. Four police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2017: Assailants opened fire on Brimob police personnel in Tembagapura, Mimika, Papua, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2017: Assailants attacked Senior Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan with acid in North Jakarta, Jakarta Special Capital Region, Indonesia. Baswedan was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2017: An assailant rammed his motorcycle into a police station and stabbed police officers in Banyumas, Central Java, Indonesia. Three police officers were injured in the attack before the assailant, identified as Muhammad Ibnu Dar, was arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jamaah Ansharut Daulah.
08/03/2017: Assailants shot and killed a farmer at his farm in Lobu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
10/17/2017: Assailants set fire to At Taqwa Mosque in Sangso, Aceh, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at a bus station in Kampung Melayu neighborhood, Jakarta, Indonesia. This was one of two suicide bombings at the same station within a short period of time. In addition to the two assailants, at least three police officers were killed and ten people, including five officers and five civilians, were injured across both blasts. Jamaah Ansharut Daulah claimed responsibility for the incidents. Sources also suspected the possible involvement of Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) in the attacks.
11/07/2017: Assailants raided Kimbely village, Papua, Indonesia. This was one of two coordinated attacks in villages near the Grasberg copper mine on this date. At least 1,300 residents were held hostage across both incidents. At least 1,148 hostages were rescued as of November 21, 2017; the fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2017: Assailants set fire to a local police station in Dharmasraya, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Two assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jamaah Ansharut Daulah.
09/11/2017: Assailants shot and injured Chief Brigadier Jainal Abidin in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. This was one of two related attacks targeting police officers in Bima on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Jamaah Ansharut Daulah.
12/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on Trans-Papua Road project workers in Papua, Indonesia. At least one worker was killed and one Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
06/30/2017: An assailant armed with a bayonet stabbed two police officers at the Falatehan mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. The assailant was killed and the two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that the assailant shouted "infidel" while carrying out the attack.
09/11/2017: Assailants shot and injured Chief Brigadier Abdul Gafur in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. This was one of two related attacks targeting police officers in Bima on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Jamaah Ansharut Daulah.
04/08/2017: Assailants opened fire on Traffic Police officers in Tuban district, East Java, Indonesia. At least six assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Jamaah Ansharut Daulah.
05/24/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at a toilet near a bus station in Kampung Melayu neighborhood, Jakarta, Indonesia. This was one of two suicide bombings at the same station within a short period of time. In addition to the two assailants, at least three police officers were killed and ten people, including five officers and five civilians, were injured across both blasts. Jamaah Ansharut Daulah claimed responsibility for the incidents. Sources also suspected the possible involvement of Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) in the attacks.
10/21/2017: Assailants opened fire on two Freeport mining cars in Tembagapura, Mimika, Papua, Indonesia. One person was wounded in the attack. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to disrupt operations at the Freeport Grasberg mine and revive the group's independence negotiations.
06/25/2017: Two assailants stabbed and killed a police officer at a checkpost in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. One assailant was killed and another assailant was injured as police personnel responded to the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailants as members of Jamaah Ansharut Daulah.
04/13/2017: An explosive device detonated at St. Yusuf Catholic Church in Ambarawa, Central Java, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2017: Assailants opened fire on a PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) patrol car in Tembagapura, Mimika, Papua, Indonesia. One employee, Raden Totok Soedewo, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
11/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol near Grasberg copper mine in Mimika, Papua, Indonesia. One police officer was killed and another was injured in the attack. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2017: An assailant detonated an explosive device at Pandawa Park in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The assailant then fled to a nearby government building, which he set on fire before being shot and killed by security forces. No other casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant, Yayat Cahdiyat, as a member of Jamaah Ansharut Daulah. Additionally, sources suspected that Cahdiyat may have been a member of Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT).
06/16/2018: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Tinggineri, Yambi, Puncak Jaya, Papua, Indonesia. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to the arrival of army personnel at a local village meeting.
05/08/2018: Inmates in a prison attacked and held at least six guards hostage in Depok, West Java, Indonesia. Five guards were executed and one was released, while one inmate was also killed and four guards were injured during the standoff that lasted for 36 hours. Jemaah Ansharut Daulah claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2018: Assailants opened fire on two boats carrying police officers and civilians near Torere, Puncak Jaya, Papua, Indonesia. Obaja Froaro, a district chief, was killed and an unknown number of others were injured and reported as missing following the attack. One of the missing officers was found dead on July 1, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
02/11/2018: An assailant equipped with a sword attacked the St. Lidwina Catholic Church in Sleman district, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Four people, including the church's priest, were injured in the assault before the assailant was shot and injured by police forces. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources stated that the assailant, Suliyono, had attempted to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria.
06/05/2018: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of Freeport Indonesia employees in Papua, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
06/22/2018: An assailant shot down an airplane at Kenyam Airport in Kenyam, Nguda, Papua, Indonesia. A copilot as injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2018: Assailants armed with samurai swords rammed their vehicle into the entrance of a police headquarters in Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia. One police officer and four assailants were killed and three people, including two police officers and a journalist, were injured in the attack. Negara Islam Indonesia (NII) claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/20/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Lamongan, East Java, Indonesia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.
05/13/2018: Three suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden belts at the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) on Jalan Diponegoro road in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. In addition to the three assailants, one person was killed in the attack. This was one of three related attacks targeting churches in Surabaya in which 40 people were injured across the attacks. Jamaah Ansharut Daulah claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2018: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Yambi, Puncak Jaya, Papua, Indonesia. Three soldiers were injured in the attack. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to the arrival of army personnel at a local village meeting.
05/18/2018: An assailant threw an explosive device at a toll road gate in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2018: An assailant armed with a knife and a machete attacked a police station in Penjaringan, Jakarta, Indonesia. Two people, including the assailant and one police officer, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Muslim extremists carried out the attack.
06/25/2018: Assailants opened fire on a plane carrying police officers and nearby civilians in Kenyam, Nduga, Papua, Indonesia. Three civilians were killed and two others, including a pilot, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
08/06/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Papua Terang expedition team in Bokoa, Paniai, Papua, Indonesia. At least five Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers guarding the expedition team were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/01/2018: An assailant threw three explosive devices at the Bontola police headquarters in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2018: A suspected suicide bomber attempted to detonate explosives at Cathedral Church in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. The assailant was arrested by security forces. No group claimed responsibility or the incident.
12/03/2018: Assailants armed with firearms and bows and arrows attacked an Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) outpost in Nduga district, Papua, Indonesia. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the assault. This attack targeted an outpost where four construction workers were seeking refuge from a previous incident. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2018: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at Transmart mall on Arif Rahman Hakim Street, Bandar Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the Central Pentecostal Church along Arjuno Street in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. In addition to the assailant, eight people were killed in the attack. This was one of three related attacks targeting churches in Surabaya in which 40 people were injured across the attacks. Jamaah Ansharut Daulah claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2018: Assailants raided Utikini, Papua, Indonesia. A hospital, a school, and several residences were set on fire during the attack. Additionally, three people, including two assailants and one soldier, were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/02/2018: Assailants shot and killed a taxi driver in Lanny Jaya, Papua, Indonesia. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the taxi driver was targeted because the group believed he was an intelligence agent.
12/01/2018: Assailants abducted 25 Istaka Karya construction workers from a camp in Nduga, Papua, Indonesia. The hostages were marched to the Karunggame River, where they were kept overnight. The following day, December 2, 2018, they were marched to Puncak Kabo hill, where the assailants opened fire on the workers. At least 14 workers were killed while the other 11 hostages pretended to be dead. Upon attempting an escape, the 11 victims were spotted and the assailants caught and slit the throats of five more hostages. Four of the remaining hostages made it safely to a TNI outpost while the other two hostages were reported missing. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2018: Assailants set fire to a hospital in Papua, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of four attacks in Papua on this date. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the hospital was targeted because it did not provide "native Papuans anything."
05/22/2018: An assailant armed with a knife attacked police officers at a police station in Maro Sebo, Jambi, Indonesia. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2018: Assailants set fire to civilian residences in Papua, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of four attacks in Papua on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka), which denied involvement.
07/15/2018: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police station in Indramayu, West Java, Indonesia. Police officers opened fire on the assailants, injuring one assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jamaah Ansharut Daulah.
05/10/2018: An assailant armed with a poisoned knife attacked police officers in front of the headquarters in Kelapa Dua, Depok, West Java, Indonesia. The assailant stabbed and killed one officer and security forces then shot and killed the assailant. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD).
12/31/2018: Assailants opened fire on and threw an explosive device at police officers who were recovering the body of a gold miner who was killed on the previous day in Salubanga, Parigi Moutong, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Two police officers, identified as Chief Brigadier Andrew Maha Putra and Chief Brigadier Baso, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
04/13/2018: Assailants abducted 16 school teachers in Kampung Aroanop, Tembagapura, Papua, Indonesia. All the hostages were tortured and at least one hostage was sexually assaulted. At least 13 hostages were released on April 19, 2018. Three others were released on April 21, 2018. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
03/24/2018: Assailants set fire to a school in Papua, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of four attacks in Papua on this date. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the hospital was targeted because it did not provide "native Papuans anything."
07/19/2018: Assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at the residence of Mardani Ali Sera, a Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician, on Jalan KH Ahmad Madani street, Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties as the incendiary device failed to ignite. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2018: Assailants beheaded a gold miner in Salubanga, Moutong, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
03/24/2018: Assailants abducted an unknown number of civilians from Papua, Indonesia. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. This was one of four attacks in this area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
11/03/2018: Assailants opened fire on Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) soldiers attempting to retrieve the corpse of a taxi driver from a previous attack in Lanny Jaya, Papua, Indonesia. At least two assailants were killed and an unknown number of other assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
02/12/2018: Five assailants equipped with pistols and machetes attacked military personnel at a market in Sinak, Papua, Indonesia. One soldier was shot and killed in the assault. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2018: An assailant threw a Molotov cocktail at a Modus newspaper office in Berauwe, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2018: Two suicide bombers detonated explosives at the Church of the Immaculate Santa Maria in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. In addition to the two assailants, five people were killed in the attack. This was one of three related attacks targeting churches in Surabaya in which 40 people were injured across the attacks. Jamaah Ansharut Daulah claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2018: Assailants armed with firearms and bows and arrows attacked Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) soldiers at a bridge in Tigginambut, Papua, Indonesia. At least two soldiers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
10/03/2018: Assailants abducted 15 people, including teachers and medical workers, in Nduga, Papua, Indonesia. The hostages were released on October 17, 2018 and at least one woman was injured in the attack. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2018: Four suicide bombers, members of the same family, detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle at an Indonesian police headquarters in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia. Four assailants were killed and ten people were injured in the blast. Jamaah Ansharut Daulah claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2018: An assailant attempted to attack Pniel Protestant Church in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The assailant fled the scene before carrying out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/16/2018: Two assailants armed with a machete attacked Usman Pahero in Hilir Muara, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Pahero, a Kotabaru Rescue Action Committee (KAPAK) environmental activist, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attack was related to the victim's opposition to mining activity in the area.
04/27/2018: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Moren Francis Ras at his residence in Hidden Valley housing complex in Tembagapura, Mimika, Papua, Indonesia. Ras, a PT Freeport Indonesia mining employee from South Africa, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/07/2019: Approximately 50 assailants attacked Indonesian soldiers with arrows, spears, and firearms in Yigi, Mugi, Papua, Indonesia. At least three soldiers and an assailant were killed and unknown number of others were wounded in the attack. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2019: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate at a traffic police post at the Tiga Tigu intersection in Kartasura, Central Java, Indonesia. The assailant was injured in the blast and there were no other casualties. Rofik Asharudas, an unaffiliated individual, claimed responsibility for the incident and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/02/2019: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Wuyukwi, Papua, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2019: Assailants set fire to the house of Asnawi Liwi, a Serambi Indonesia journalist, in Aceh, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2019: Assailants abducted a police officer in Kago, Papua, Indonesia. The officer was shot and killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Separatists.
11/30/2019: Assailants opened fire on a military helicopter in Mugi, Nduga, Papua, Indonesia. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
05/13/2019: Assailants opened fire on Indonesian soldiers patrolling a bridge construction project in Mugi, Papua, Indonesia. One soldier was killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
12/17/2019: Assailants opened fire on military personnel transporting goods outside Kulapa, Papua, Indonesia. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Separatists.
01/28/2019: Assailants opened fire on a military aircraft as it was attempting to land at Mapenduma Airport in Mapenduma, Papau, Indonesia. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
12/21/2019: Assailants opened fire on a plane at the airport in Beoga, Papua, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash with security forces. This was one of two related attacks at the airport on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2019: Assailants opened fire on soldiers guarding the Trans-Papua road project in Nduga district, Papua, Indonesia. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
11/19/2019: An explosive device detonated in the backyard of the District Attorney's Office in Parepare, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/09/2019: Assailants ambushed a military logistics convoy near Sinak airport in Puncak district, Papua, Indonesia. Two people, an assailant and a soldier, were killed in the ensuing clash. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2019: An assailant armed with a sickle attacked a police station in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Two police officers were injured before the assailant was shot and arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jamaah Ansharut Daulah.
10/19/2019: Assailants hurled Molotov cocktails targeting the Medan Legal Aid office in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources noted the attack was likely due to the law office’s work towards supporting students fighting a controversial anti-corruption law.
12/21/2019: Assailants opened fire on a plane landing at the airport in Beoga, Papua, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks at the airport on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2019: Assailants took an unknown number of police officers and civilians hostage near a mosque in Salubanga, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. One police officer was killed and the remaining hostages escaped shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
10/10/2019: Assailants stabbed the Indonesian chief security minister in Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia. Three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jamaah Ansharut Daulah.
08/21/2019: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the Golkar Party headquarters in Slipi neighborhood, Jakarta, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2019: Assailants fired on a military helicopter in the process of unloading soldiers and supplies in Nduga district, Papua, Indonesia. At least two soldiers were wounded in the attack. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/09/2019: An incendiary device was discovered and defused at the residence of Deputy Chief Laode Syarief, a Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leader, in Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2019: Assailants ambushed mobile brigade police officers near Mugi, Nduga, Papua, Indonesia. One police officer was killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Yal, Papua, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/25/2019: Assailants attacked three motorbike taxi drivers in Intan Jaya district, Papua, Indonesia. The three taxi drivers were killed in the attack. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of being undercover agents.
11/13/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest in the yard of a police station in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The assailant was killed while six people were injured, including four police officers, one police employee and one civilian. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD).
01/18/2019: Assailants ambushed a military outpost in Puncak district, Papua, Indonesia. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2000: The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) carried out an armed attack on two guards in Amadiyah, Iraq. One guard was killed and the other was wounded.
06/20/2000: A bomb exploded behind the Sheik Muhi al-Din Mosque injuring one civilian in Arbil, Iraq.
06/22/2000: The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) detonated three explosives containing TNT in Gisew, Iraq that caused a fire in the village.
01/25/2000: The office of the Islamic Unity Movement of Kurdistan (IUMK) in Irbil was bombed with 2-3 kg of TNT by unknown perpetrators. No one was injured but significant damage was caused to the office.
05/17/2000: Iraq's Islamic opposition forces (the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq faction) carried out a rocket attack on Saddam Hussein's Presidential Palace, killing and wounding dozens of Ba'thist mercenaries.
06/22/2000: The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) detonated three tractor explosives via remote control while women were on their way to harvest in Gisew, Iraq. No fatal injuries resulted from the blasts.
01/24/2000: Three people were injured when an explosive device went off outside a house in the Pirzeen resettlement camp. The perpetrators were arrested.
11/14/2000: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated outside of a teahouse in Arbil, northern Iraq. Six people were killed and 17 were injured in the explosion. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Authorities state that the incident was intended to destabilize the region.
01/08/2000: At 7:30 pm local time, a man identified only as S.M.M. attempted to throw a hand grenade into a group of youths celebrating Id al-Fitr in Kalar District, Iraq. The attack failed when the grenade exploded in the perpetrator’s hand, leading to his death. Investigation revealed that the man was a member of an undisclosed Islamic group.
06/28/2000: Fowad Hussein Haydar ran into the headquarters of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Iraq. He shot and killed two FAO workers, injured seven others and threatened to blow up the building. Haydar demanded compensation for Iraqi victims of UN sanctions, resumption of flights between Baghdad and Amman, Jordan, an end to the U.S.-UK air strikes and a statue outside UN headquarters in memory of Iraqi children who have died because of the sanctions. He surrendered two and half hours after the beginning of the attack.
03/16/2001: A bomb set near two buses in a bus station exploded, killing two and injuring 27 more in Baghdad, Iraq around midnight. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/11/2001: One person was wounded and homes in a neighborhood were damaged when three missiles, thought to be 122 millimeter Katyusha rockets, exploded in Baghdad, Al-Karakh district, Iraq. A group called the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incident, but claimed they launched more rockets and that the attack occurred in a different area of the city.
04/04/2001: A land mine exploded on a road outside Dohuk, Barwari district, Iraq, killing seven and wounding two who were traveling in a truck at the time. The victims of the attack were thought to be civil engineers working for the government area on projects involving repopulation. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities blamed members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) for planting the mine.
11/26/2002: Two were killed by two anti-personal mines in a village controlled by the Ansar al-Islam near the town of Halabja, Suleimanya province, Iraq, close to the Iranian border. The victims’ group was accused of links with al-Qaeda.
08/12/2002: Gunmen attacked a power station in Kurdish town of Halabjah, Iraq, with heavy weapons and RPGs. The security unit fired back and made the attackers flee but the station building had been heavily damaged. There was no casualties.
08/01/2002: Four people were injured after an explosion of a TNT device at an Iraqi checkpoint. Among the injured was one of the perpetrators. The injured perpetrator was taken to Biyarah by the gunmen of Ansar-al-Islam.
04/03/2002: Two gunmen attempted to assasinate Barham Salih, head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's regional government, by firing at him at his home in the city of Sulaymaniyah. Both gunmen and five of Salih's bodyguards were killed. Salih escaped unharmed. The gunmen were suspected to be members of the rebel group Jund al-Islam.
08/31/2002: An unknown person tried to use a two kilogram TNT bomb to carry out an attack in Halabjah, Iraq. The bomb, however, detonated before the perpetrator could place it, killing him. The target of the attack appeared to have been the headquarters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in the Sharazur region. No group claimed responsibility for the failed attack.
02/07/2002: In the southern Iraqi Saouira province, barracks of the Iraq Presidential Guard came under mortar fire from a group called Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI). The group claimed responsibility in a written statement sent to the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA. The news report states that damages and casualties were caused, but does not specify how much or how many.
09/27/2003: Three rockets were fired at the Al-Rashid Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq. The Al-Rashid is home to a contingent of U.S. officers and their civilian staff. Minor damage was reported and no casualties sustained. It is unknown who perpetrated the attack.
12/27/2003: An explosive device detonated near a Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) convoy of United States soldiers in Habbaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one United States soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/26/2003: Eight Iraqi civilians were killed and 18 wounded when an apparent mortar exploded in a market in Baqubah. It is not known who committed the act of violence.
11/11/2003: Unknown perpetrators used an improvised explosive device in an attack that left two Iraqi policemen dead and nine other people injured in Basra, Iraq. The device exploded prematurely, killing two of the attackers as well. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
10/27/2003: A car bomb exploded at a police station in the al-Shaab neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. The car bombing was one of four related incidents in Baghdad. The four attacks resulted in the deaths of 35 people and left more than 240 injured. Although reports were vague, they indicated that the greatest number of casualties occurred in the al-Shaab bombing. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/27/2003: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) station and the Governor's office in Karbala, Iraq. Following the blast, additional assailants fired projectiles and opened fire on the base. In addition to the bomber, at least 12 people, including Iraqi police officers and civilians, were killed in the attack. This was one of three coordinated suicide bombings in Karbala on the same day. In addition to the those killed, at least 167 other people, including five United States soldiers, 32 other coalition forces members, Iraqi police officers, and Iraqi civilians, were injured across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Baathist extremists.
12/27/2003: Assailants opened fire on Adil Hadidi outside his residence in Mosul, Iraq. Hadidi, an Iraqi lawyer working with the Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) coalition, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/14/2003: Unknown insurgents ambushed a U.S. military truck and armored vehicle with rocket-propelled grenades in Fallujah, Iraq. One solider was killed and three injured.
11/25/2003: Suspected Iraqi insurgents fired mortars at the US-led coalition’s headquarters in Baghdad. Two of the mortar shells landed on an apartment building near Iraq’s Information Ministry. Several civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/12/2003: Three Malaysian journalists and five Malaysian Medical Relief Society workers were attacked by a group of unknown armed militiamen in Baghdad, Iraq. Datuk Dr. Jemilah Mahmood and colleague Dr. Baba Deni suffered gunshot wounds, and an Iraqi pharmacist and a Syrian driver were killed in the incident. The three Malaysian journalists were also kidnapped in the event. The journalists were released unharmed after being held captive for three hours.
12/19/2003: Suspected Saddam Hussain loyalists carried out a bombing on a building that housed a religious school and the offices of Shiite Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, killing one woman, and wounding five others in Baghdad, Iraq.
12/27/2003: Two explosive devices detonated near a Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) convoy of United States soldiers in Baghdad, Iraq. At least five United States soldiers were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/27/2003: Two suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles at the Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) Polish base on the outskirts of Karbala, Iraq. Following the blast, additional assailants fired projectiles and opened fire on the base. In addition to the bomber, at least two Thai soldiers were killed in the attack. This was one of three coordinated suicide bombings in Karbala on the same day. In addition to the those killed, at least 167 other people, including five United States soldiers, 32 other coalition forces members, Iraqi police officers, and Iraqi civilians, were injured across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Baathist extremists.
10/12/2003: A car bomb exploded near the Baghdad Hotel which was used by members of the Iraqi Governing Council and Americans in Baghdad, Iraq. A suicide attacker drove the car past a security checkpoint before stopping and detonating the bomb. Six people were killed and 35 others were wounded. Al Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement issued to the press that referenced Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades.
11/17/2003: Unknown attackers fired rocket propelled grenades at a section of oil pipeline belonging to the Kirkuk Oil Company. The attack occurred along a section of pipeline about 15 kilometers northwest of the city of Kirkuk between the Zab station and Kirkuk refinery. There were no casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2003: A suicide bomber exploded in an SUV outside the U.S. intelligence headquarters in Irbil, killing three Iraqis and wounding dozens, including four Americans. Al-Qaida was suspected in the attack.
10/27/2003: A car bomb exploded at the Daura patrol station in the Bayaa neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. The bombing was one of four related attacks in Baghdad. The four attacks killed a total of 35 people and left more than 240 others injured. 15 Iraqis and one US soldier were reported to have died in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/03/2003: An Iraqi civilian was killed and 15 others were injured in an explosion targeting an official in the Dilyala Governorate, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/27/2003: Assailants opened fire on a Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) convoy of United States soldiers in Mosul, Iraq. At least four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/10/2003: Unknown attackers shot Muhammad Zebari, director of the Mosul Northern Oil Company, and his son outside their home in Mosul, Iraq. Zebari was injured and his son was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
09/25/2003: A bomb exploded at the Aike hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killing one person and wounding another. Journalists are housed at the hotel but it is unclear whether or not they were specifically targeted. The perpetrators were unknown.
12/26/2003: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) station in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two people, including one officer and one assailant, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/03/2003: A U.S. soldier was injured in Mosul, Iraq, in a bomb explosion near the Al-Rafidayn Bank. U.S. forces were guarding the bank at the time of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2003: A U.S. military convoy was attacked in Fallujah, Iraq, killing four soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but the attack occurred on the same day that supporters of deposed dictator Saddam Hussein had planned a day of resistance to U.S. occupying forces.
11/22/2003: Nine were killed and fifteen were injured in a missile attack on a Baghdad police station in Iraq. Authorities believe insurgents were responsible.
12/28/2003: An explosive device detonated near Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) soldiers in Baghdad, Iraq. At least three people, including one United States soldier and two Iraqi children, were killed and 14 people, including five United States soldiers, one Iraqi interpreter, and eight Iraqi Civil Defense Corps members, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/27/2003: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside the Karbala Human Rights Watch office in Karbala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/14/2003: Unknown perpetrators attacked a group of Portuguese journalists working in Iraq while they were traveling in Jeeps near the border with Kuwait. One reporter was shot in the leg and another, Carols Raleiras, was kidnapped. Raleiras was able to contact the Lusa News Agency during his captivity to ask for help. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/01/2003: Unidentified perpetrators lobbed two grenades into a U.S. military compound in Fallujah, Iraq, wounding seven American soldiers. The attack was believed to be a response to the killings of 18 Iraqi protesters the previous days.
09/24/2003: In Mosul, Iraq, two persons were killed and 20 wounded when a hand grenade exploded in a movie theater purported to have been showing a pornographic film. No responsibility was claimed and no specific group was blamed.
10/27/2003: A car bomb exploded at a police station in the al-Khadra neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. he bombing was one of four related attacks in Baghdad, which killed a total of 35 people and injured more than 240 others. US Army Lieutenant Colonel Eric Nanz indicated that one Iraqi policeman died, three civilians were killed, and four Iraqi policemen were wounded in this attack. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
05/27/2003: Gunmen opened fire on American troops at a checkpoint in Fallujah, Iraq, killing two U.S. soldiers and wounding nine others. U.S. troops returned fire, killing two attackers and capturing six Iraqis for questioning. The attackers used grenades and small arms in the attack. The U.S. soldiers killed or wounded were from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2003: A truck packed with explosives was driven into an Italian military compound in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq, by suicide bombers, killing 27 and injuring at least 80 others. 17 Italians died and 20 others were injured in the bombing. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/26/2003: A series of rockets were fired at the Al-Rashid Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq. At least six struck the building and damaged several floors. One person was killed and 15 others were wounded in the attack. US Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz was staying at the hotel at the time of the attack. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/26/2003: Assailants shot and killed a Sunni Muslim tribal leader in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2003: Unknown perpetrators planted a bomb in the courtyard of the Akhab al Moustafa Sunni mosque in a Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, that detonated at 6:45 AM local time, killing three and wounding two worshippers.
10/27/2003: In a series of coordinated attacks, a car bomb exploded at the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Baghdad, Iraq. The four attacks killed 35 people and injured more than 240 others. Red Cross headquarters in Geneva said 12 people were killed in the bombing including two employees. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
05/26/2003: An unknown attacker threw an explosive device at a U.S. convoy in Baghdad, Iraq. One soldier died and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. The perpetrator was wounded in the incident by U.S. fire, but he escaped.
03/22/2003: A car bomb exploded at the Khormal checkpoint in northern Iraq, killing an Australian journalist and three Kurdish fighters, and injuring nine, including another journalist. It was unclear if the taxi driver who detonated the bomb was killed, making it a suicide attack. Sources speculated that the bombing was in retaliation for a U.S. missile attack on an Ansar al-Islam training camp in the area the previous night.
09/24/2003: Unknown quantities of mortars were fired upon the Abu Gharaib prison in Baghdad, Iraq. It is not known who perpetrated the attack or if any casualties occurred.
09/24/2003: In Baghdad, Iraq, one person was killed and 21 injured after an explosive went off as a bus passed over it. No responsibility was claimed, however, the U.S. military confirmed that the attack did occur.
11/21/2003: Unknown perpetrators fired two rockets at Iraq’s Oil Ministry in Baghdad. The Oil Ministry building sustained minor damage. A note found next to some unexploded rockets was found, but not revealed to the press.
07/16/2003: Suspected Saddam loyalists assassinated Mohammed Nayel al-Jughaify, the U.S.-backed mayor of Haditha, Iraq. His son was also killed. The mayor was shot as he was driving from his office to his home, and his car caught on fire after the attack. No one has claimed responsibility for the murder.
10/09/2003: An unknown group of attackers shot to death Spanish diplomat Jose Antonio Bernal Gomez at his home in Baghdad, Iraq. No other casualties were reported. The men escaped in a car with foreign license plates. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
03/29/2003: Five U.S. Marines were killed in a suicide attack at a highway checkpoint north of Najaf, Iraq. Upon reaching the checkpoint, a taxi driver hailed the Marines to the taxi, which exploded after they approached the vehicle. There was no claim of responsibility; it was the first suicide attack on U.S. soldiers since the Iraq War started.
10/25/2003: A bus carrying Kurdish athletes going to Kirkuk was fired upon by an unknown group of attackers near the town of Harmin, Iraq. Eleven people were injured, three seriously. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
11/18/2003: Unknown attackers bombed a broadcast vehicle belonging to the Turkish owned Ihlas News Agency in Arbil, Iraq. The vehicle and a house it was parked in front of caught fire. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
09/09/2003: In the northern outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, one U.S. soldier was killed when a bomb hit the vehicle he was riding in.
10/07/2003: A projectile fired at the Iraqi Foreign Ministry offices in Baghdad, Iraq hit an adjacent parking lot. There were no casualties resulting from the attack. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
11/21/2003: Unknown attackers fired two rockets at The Palestine Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq. The rockets struck the 15th and 16th floors of the hotel which was home to many western journalists and workers. An employee of Kellogg Brown Root was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the rocket attack.
08/19/2003: The top United Nations envoy to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello, was killed in a powerful truck bomb blast at the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. A suicide bomber driving a cement mixing truck loaded with explosives bombed the building, killing a total of 23 people. At least 100 others were injured in the blast as well. Both the Armed Vanguards of a Second Mohammed Army and Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the bombing.
10/07/2003: The headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) in Kirkuk, Iraq was attacked. An unknown number of persons fired rockets at the building. One person was killed during the attack. Ba’athist loyalists were suspected; however, no claim of responsibility was made.
12/27/2003: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden tanker at the Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) Bulgarian base at Karbala University in Karbala, Iraq. Following the blast, additional assailants fired projectiles and opened fire on the base. In addition to the bomber, at least five Bulgarian soldiers were killed in the attack. This was one of three coordinated suicide bombings in Karbala on the same day. In addition to the those killed, at least 167 other people, including five United States soldiers, 32 other coalition forces members, Iraqi police officers, and Iraqi civilians, were injured across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Baathist extremists.
07/16/2003: Two soldiers were seriously wounded and their Humvee was demolished in Saidiya, Iraq, apparently by a land mine. However, officials also suspected that a command-detonated explosive might have been used in the attack.
11/20/2003: A suicide bomber attacked Kirkuk, Iraq. A school was the main target of the attack that killed 5 and wounded 40. Authorities were not sure of the specific group involved but believe they were Islamic militants.
11/10/2003: Unknown attackers bombed an Israeli Mossad office located in Kirkuk, Iraq. Specific casualty information was not made public, although reports indicated that several people were killed and wounded in the blast. The bomb, planted in the building’s garage, damaged the structure. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
11/19/2003: A bomb exploded outside the house of Sheik Amer Ali Suleiman in Ramadi, Iraq. Suleiman was a pro-American tribal leader. He was not injured in the attack but two were killed and seven others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/09/2003: A bomb explosion brought down high voltage power lines and disrupted electricity to Kirkuk, Iraq in the first of two related attacks. The bomb brought down high tension electricity lines linking the An-Nasr thermal power station to the city. No casualties were reported. No claim of responsibility was made for the sabotage attack.
11/22/2003: Nine were killed and fifteen were injured in a missile attack on a Baquba police station in Iraq. Authorities believe insurgents were responsible.
09/06/2003: A U.S. military convoy was attacked in Baqubah, Iraq when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded as the vehicles passed it by. An armored personnel carrier (APC) at the rear of the column was destroyed. The perpetrators were unknown.
09/15/2003: In Baghdad, Iraq, a U.S. solider was killed in a rocket attack on the vehicle he was riding in. The perpetrators were unknown.
05/26/2003: One soldier was killed and another injured when their convoy was ambushed in Hadithah, Iraq. The unknown attackers fired small arms, rocket-propelled grenades, and heavy machine guns at the convoy during the incident.
10/09/2003: A suicide car bomb attack occurred at an Iraqi police station in Baghdad, Iraq. Nine people, including the bomber, were killed and up to 45 others were injured. No claim of responsibility was made for the attack.
07/16/2003: Insurgents used rocket-propelled grenades to attack a large army truck convoy traveling west out of Baghdad, Iraq, near the Abu Ghraib prison. The attack killed one soldier and wounded three others. Two witnesses said that a black BMW had driven up on an access road next to the highway a few minutes before the convoy approached, and two men got out of the car and darted across the highway. The witnesses said they believed that the two men were involved in the attack, though a military spokesman declined to comment.
11/25/2003: Suspected insurgents fired a mortar at Iraq’s Foreign Ministry office in Baghdad. Several civilians were reported to have been killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/08/2003: During the night, Shaukat Haji Mushir, a leading commander of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) was assassinated alongside five others in Qamesh Tapa, near Halabja, during a meeting with Ansar al-Islam terrorist organization who pretended to be defecting from the organization. They were killed by grenades and AK-47 gunfire. Among the dead were two bodyguards, and four civilians. The three perpetrators from Ansar al-Islam managed to escape, and kidnapped three PUK guards to the Ansar-al-Islam controlled village of Byara. Ansar al-Islam claimed responsibility on its website between 02/08/2003 and 02/11/2003, claiming that the assassination was part of a plot to divide Kurdish groups.
11/20/2003: Two unidentified gunmen opened fire on the Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. The assailants killed an Iraqi security guard in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
07/16/2003: Insurgents unsuccessfully fired a surface-to-air missile at a C-130 cargo aircraft landing at the Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. The missile attack was the second in the past 10 days against a U.S. aircraft landing at the Baghdad airport.
02/26/2003: A suicide bomber detonated at a military checkpoint in Halabja, Iraq. In additon to the assailant, the driver of the car and two checkpoint guards were killed in the blast. The bomber was traveling in a taxi toward Halabja when he was stopped at the checkpoint. The guards became suspicious of the bomber, and when asked to step out of the car for inspection, he detonated. The bomb was made of about 10 pounds of explosives stuffed with metal shards. Local authorities blamed the attack on Ansar-al-Islam, a militant Islamist group.
11/21/2003: Unknown attackers fired two rockets at The Sheraton Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq shattering a glass atrium. At least one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the rocket attack.
05/08/2003: A U.S. soldier was shot while directing traffic on an bridge in Baghdad, Iraq. The soldier from the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment was injured, but survived the incident. There were no claim of responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2003: A homemade roadside bomb laid by unknown insurgents in the village of Rigga, ten kilometers from the city of Samarra, exploded, killing one U.S. soldier, as a military convoy on the way to Baghdad drove by.
12/22/2003: Several men in a car shot one of the three chief investigative judges, Youssef Khoshi, six times in the back, killing him instantly near his home.
05/26/2003: U.S. soldiers shot and killed a woman who tried to approach them carrying two hand grenades in Baqubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2003: Unknown attackers shot Sabah Shukur, the head of the electricity department for northern Iraq, as he returned home from work in Kirkuk, Iraq. Shukur avoided an assassination attempt, but was shot in his legs. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. The attempted assassination was the second of two related incidents involving attacks against northern Iraq’s electricity infrastructure.
07/05/2003: A road-side bomb was detonated while a parade of U.S.-trained police cadets passed the bomb in Ramadi, Iraq. A total of seven cadets were killed and at least 40 were injured from that blast which was blamed on suspected Saddam loyalists.
11/30/2003: Unidentified gunmen killed two South Korean workers and injured two others in an attack on a road near Tikrit, Iraq. The victims all were employed with Omu Electrical Company. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/29/2003: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a traffic intersection in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/29/2003: Assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked a Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) convoy of United States soldiers in Mosul, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/28/2003: An explosive device detonated near a Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) convoy of United States soldiers close to Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one United States soldier was killed and three other United States soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/20/2003: Unknown insurgents fired RPG rockets at fuel tanks in the Al Mashahida region of the Kirkuk Governorate in Iraq, setting ablaze the fuel pipelines that burned 2.6 million gallons of gasoline.
09/29/2003: A U.S. soldier was killed when the vehicle he was riding in was hit by a roadside bomb in Fallujah, Iraq. It is not known who was responsible for the placement of the suspected mine.
07/19/2003: A U.S. military column came under attack by a rocket propelled grenade fired from an unidentified vehicle in Al-Bayya in southwest Baghdad, Iraq. A soldier was killed and four others were wounded. Eyewitnesses said that several Iraqi citizens traveling in a civilian car were also injured.
07/16/2003: One American soldier, from the 1st Armored Division, was wounded when an attacker hurled an improvised explosive device or a grenade at soldiers in the upscale Mansur district of Baghdad, Iraq.
08/29/2003: A car bomb detonated near the Tomb of Ali in Najaf, Iraq, killing more than 100 people and injured over 200 others. Among the dead was Ayatollah Mohammad Baqer al-Hakim, a leader Shi ite cleric and the head of the Iran-backed Supreme Assembly of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SAIRI). Initial reports indicate that the perpetrators were linked to al Qaida and in 2007 Oras Muhammad Abdul-Aziz, a suspected member of al Qaida in Iraq confessed to his involvement in the bombing and was executed in Iraq.
12/24/2003: A suicide bomber detonated a pickup truck loaded with explosives near the barricades at the Interior Ministry of the Kurdistan Democratic Party offices causing structural damage to surrounding buildings, killing four people and wounding 101 others.
07/16/2003: A U.S. military vehicle exploded when it drove over a land mine in the Al-Bayya area of Baghdad, Iraq. Eyewitnesses were quoted as saying that the attack resulted in casualties within the Americans' ranks however the number was not disclosed.
09/29/2003: A U.S. soldier was killed when the vehicle he was riding in was bombed and then ambushed in Habbaniyah, Iraq.
12/31/2003: A car bomb explosion at the restaurant called Nabil killed five people and wounded thirty five individuals including two Americans and a Briton in Baghdad, Iraq.
11/29/2003: Seven Spanish intelligence officers were killed and another was injured when they were ambushed driving 30 kilometers south of Baghdad, Iraq. The insurgents attacked the group’s cars with rocket propelled grenades. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/28/2003: Iraqi insurgents were suspected in a mortar attack on a US military base that left one American soldier dead in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/20/2003: A member of Iraq's Governing Council, Akila al-Hashimi, was the target of an assassination attempt in Baghdad. She later died from her injuries. The perpetrators were unknown.
05/08/2003: A U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division soldier was killed as a result of sniper fire in Baghdad, Iraq. There were no claim of responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2003: A car bomb killed 11 and wounded 57 near the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. military officials believed that Ansar al-Islam was responsible for the bombing. The force of the explosion blew cars into the air and propelled segments of guard rails hundreds of yards across the median of a nearby avenue. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
12/29/2003: An assailant opened fire on an organization office in Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one guard was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/13/2003: A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up near the home of a prominent Kurdish politician in the northern region of Kurdistan, Iraq. Authorities believe that the bomber was targeting Kosrat Rasool Ali, a top official in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. No one else was injured, but the explosion shattered windows of nearby homes.
09/19/2003: Three U.S. soldiers were killed and two injured when unknown insurgents ambushed a US military base in the Iraqi town of Tikrit.
09/22/2003: A suicide car bomber struck near the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and as many as 17 injured. It was the second time the UN was targeted in Iraq. The perpetrators were unknown.
10/14/2003: A suicide car bombing occurred outside the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. Two people, including the bomber, were killed and three others sustained slight injuries. No claim of responsibility was made for the attack.
11/18/2003: Unknown gunmen attacked the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. No one was injured in the attack, for which no group claimed responsibility.
11/26/2003: Suspected insurgents attacked the Italian Embassy with rocket propelled grenades in Baghdad, Iraq. There were no injuries but the building did sustain slight damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/29/2003: Gunmen killed two Japanese diplomats in Tikrit, Iraq. Al-Qaida had threatened the Japanese government several times before the attack but it was unclear if they were responsible.
11/11/2004: Iraqi insurgents kidnapped three relatives of interim Iraqi Prime Minster Ayad Allawi in Baghdad. Ansar al-Jihad claimed responsibility for the abductions on its website and threatened to execute the abductees in 48 hours unless the US-Iraqi siege of Falluja was lifted. Two of the hostages were released on November 15, 2004 and the other hostage was released on November 21, 2004.
11/06/2004: In one of three possibly related attacks, two car bombs exploded outside an Iraqi local government building in Samarra, Iraq. Collectively, 33 Iraqi police, soldiers and civilians were killed and 48 were wounded. No one claimed responsibility for this incident.
07/23/2004: Suspected Iraqi insurgents shot and killed retired Iraqi General Salim Majeed Blaish as he was heading to the mosque for his Friday prayers in Mosul, Iraq. General Blaish was the former top commander in the Iraqi Army and had worked for the US authorities. One of General Blaish’s neighbors walking with him to mosque was also killed in the attack. Although no group claimed responsibility for the assassination, insurgents had repeatedly targeted senior officials and members of Iraqi security forces whom they accused of collaborating with the US occupation forces.
12/00/2004: The Mujahedeen Army, The Black Banner Brigade, and the Mutassim Bellah Brigade issued a videotaped from an unknown location depicting 10 Iraqi hostages, all employees of an American security and reconstruction company called Sandi Group. The perpetrators stated that they would kill the hostages if the company did not leave Iraq. The groups also threatened more attacks on Iraqi operations of the firm and anyone who cooperated with it. The fate of the hostages was not known.
11/06/2004: In one of three possibly related attacks, a car bomb exploded outside a teachers' college in Samarra, Iraq. Collectively, 33 Iraqi police, soldiers and civilians were killed and 48 were wounded. No one claimed responsibility for this incident.
11/09/2004: A police station was attacked by 10 to 15 armed men near Baquba in Iraq. This attack appeared to be related to another attack on a police station in Buhruz. No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2004: Armed men destroyed a police station with rockets and gunfire in the village of Buhruz, near Baquba in Iraq. This attack appeared to be related to another attack on a police station in Baquba. No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2004: A 7-year-old Lebanese boy was kidnapped by unidentified perpetrators and released a few days later in Mosul, Iraq. He was believed to be the youngest known foreign kidnapping victim in Iraq since the March 2003 U.S.-led invasion. The boy's father said a ransom of $1,725 was paid, far less than the $150,000 the kidnappers had demanded.
09/20/2004: The School of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at Baghdad University in AL-Latifiyah was attacked by assailants with machine-guns. Four people were killed and seven were injured in the attack.
11/12/2004: Muwaffak Mohammed Dahlam, head of the anti-criminal division in Mosul was assassinated by a group of armed men. Two of his guards were also shot and killed. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/01/2004: In a series of five related incidents, unknown assailants used car bombs to blast four Christian churches in Baghdad and one in Mosul, killing at least 11 people and many were injured. It was unclear if the cars were bobby-trapped or were driven by suicide bombers. In this incident, which appeared to the scene of the most fatalities, the bomb went off in the parking lot while several worshippers were in their cars. The exact number of injuries was unknown.
10/24/2004: In Iraq, nearly 50 police recruits were ambushed and executed on a remote stretch of road outside the town of Mandali in eastern Iraq. The group of former al-Qaida front man in Iraq, Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, claimed responsibility for the attack but the claim could not be verified.
06/16/2004: Three foreigners were killed in a booby-trapped car explosion in the city center of Al-Ramadi, west of Baghdad. No group claimed responsibility for the attack
02/15/2004: Gunmen opened fire at a car carrying American missionaries while they were on the road linking Baghdad with the city of Babil, Iraq. One American missionary was killed and three of his co-workers were injured. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/23/2004: In Iraq, a suicide bomber struck an Iraqi National Guard post in the town of Ishaki, just south of Samarra. Four guardsmen were killed and six wounded. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
08/01/2004: In a series of five related incidents, unknown assailants used car bombs to blast four Christian churches in Baghdad and one in Mosul, killing at least 11 people and many were injured. It was unclear if the cars were bobby-trapped or were driven by suicide bombers. In this incident, Our Lady of the Flowers Armenian Catholic Church was targeted in the Muslim Karrada district of Baghdad. Only one minor injury resulted.
11/11/2004: A suicide car bomb exploded on Saddoun Street in central Baghdad moments after attempting to ram into a convoy of Western sport utility vehicles. Seventeen people were killed and 30 were wounded in the blast. There were no claims of responsibility for this incident.
10/24/2004: Edward Seitz, the Assistant Regional Security Officer (RSO) at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, died in a mortar (or possible rocket) attack at Camp Victory near Baghdad airport. An American soldier was also injured and several trailers were damaged in the incident. Seitz was a Special Agent for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, the law enforcement and investigative branch of the State Department. He was believed to be the first U.S. diplomat killed after the March 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
06/22/2004: The dean of law at Mosul University and her husband were found dead outside their home in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Layla Abdullah Saeed and her husband, Moneer Yahya Ali Al-Khairo were killed by unidentified militants. Reuters reported that she had received death threats because of voicing a moderate opinion.
10/16/2004: In Baghdad, Iraq, mortar shells in the parking lot of the Mansour Hotel, which housed the Chinese Embassy and was home to foreign diplomats and journalists. No one was killed in the hotel attack.
07/19/2004: A suicide bomber driving a fuel tanker attacked an Iraqi police station in Baghdad’s Saidia neighborhood killing nine people and wounding an unknown number of civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/17/2004: An explosion occurred in the city of Samawah, the site of Japanese troop deployment, Iraq. Reportedly, the bomb had been filled up with TNT powder. The explosion occurred at a video shop in the city. No casualties were reported and no one claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/16/2004: A Syrian truck driver was kidnapped on the road between Mosul and Kirkuk while transporting foodstuffs. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/06/2004: A suicide car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, killed five Iraqi civilians and one US soldier, and injured 25 others. The explosion took place at the July 14th Bridge, which is intended for use only by Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) personnel. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility.
11/29/2004: Thirteen U.S. Marines and two foreign civilians were wounded when mortars struck their base south of Baghdad, Iraq. There were no claims of responsibility.
04/15/2004: Iranian First Secretary and Press Attaché Khalil Nai'imi was assassinated outside the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. Unidentified attackers shot at the Secretary's car, spraying it with bullets, then shooting the Secretary twice in the head at close range and fleeing the scene. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
09/07/2004: Two Italian women, Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, employees of the Italian aid agency, Un Ponte Per were abducted from their office in Baghdad. Also abducted were two Iraqis, a male employee of Un Ponte Per and a female who worked for the Italian organization, Intersos. A group called Al Zawahiri Loyalists claimed responsibility for the attack. The hostages were released on September 28, 2004.
09/17/2004: Eight people were killed and 25 were injured in a car bomb attack at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/26/2004: In a failed attempt to ram a fuel tanker into the Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, unknown perpetrators instead got stuck in the defensive concrete blocks of the Embassy and destroyed a house across the street. Nine people were killed in the attack, including the two perpetrators.
10/04/2004: A general director of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Thamer Abdellatif, was assassinated along with a female employee of the ministry, while on their way to work in a car at 7:30 in the morning.
05/31/2004: A suicide car bomber detonated his device near a coalition building in Baghdad, Iraq. Two died in addition to the bomber and twenty-five were wounded in the incident.
10/25/2004: In Mosul, Iraq,  the convoy of General Motaz Faqaa, a member of the liaison committee in the Andalous district in northern Mosul, was attacked with a suicide car bomb. Faqaa was not harmed, but two of his guards were injured in the blast. Approximately 20 minutes earlier, there was also an attack on Governor Duraid Kashmula at the Nineveh Governorate building.
02/18/2004: Militants pounded the U.S.-run prison of Abu Ghraib in Baghdad with 33 mortar bombs and five rockets. U.S. troops killed one of the attackers and arrested 55 others. Some of those arrested and believed to be linked to al-Qaida.
06/08/2004: Suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in front of al-Faris air force base in Baquba, Iraq. Five people were killed, including two assailants, two Iraqi civilians, and US soldier Humayun S.M. Khan. Additionally, 16 people were injured in the blast, including US soldiers and Iraqi civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/24/2004: An unknown group exploded a fuel tanker in the Mansour neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Twelve were killed and 15 were injured.
06/27/2004: Militants hit a U.S. Air Force transport plane with small arms fire after takeoff from Baghdad's airport, killing a passenger and forcing the aircraft to return. No one else was injured, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/2/2004: Member of Tawhid and Jihad released a video and statement claiming to have killed three Turkish nationals in Iraq. The identity of the victims is unknown. However, three bodies were located outside of Samarra; two were identified as Turkish and authorities suspect they may have been victims in the video release. The motive behind the incident is unknown; the video statement did not directly address the purpose of targeting the Turkish nationals.
02/22/2004: Two potential attackers were arrested at the funeral procession of Shaykh Damir al-Dari, an Iraqi judge. The men looked suspicious and were detained by a security guard. They confessed they intended to blow up grenades and then flee. They said they were paid one-thousand dollars by an unnmaed group.
11/08/2004: A suicide car bomb exploded outside the emergency room entrance of Yarmouk Hospital in Baghdad. Five Iraqi policemen were killed in the explosion. There were no claims of responsibility. The bombing appeared coordinated with two bombings hours earlier at nearby churches.
01/28/2004: A car bomb, disguised as an ambulance, exploded in front of the Shaheen Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killing three people, including the driver and injuring fifteen. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/14/2004: Unidentified gunmen killed two Iraqi policemen patrolling the Jurf al-Naddab in Baghdad, Iraq. The perpetrators set the victims’ vehicle on fire as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/16/2004: An explosive device went off in a schoolyard in northern Baghdad, Iraq, killing two children and wounding three others. The police discovered another unexploded bomb near the blast site but they managed to defuse it. The explosion was in a mostly Shiite working class area of Baghdad, however there was no more information on who was responsible for the attack.
10/14/2004: Two suicide bombers penetrated the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 10 people. Among those killed were four American and six Iraqi civilians. The attackers bombed a Green Zone restaurant and bazaar within minutes of each other. Members of the group Jama'at al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad (JTJ), whose leader was Abu Musab Zarqawi, claimed responsibility for Green Zone the bombings.
04/13/2004: Junpei Yasuda, a Japanese reporter, and Nobutaka Watanabe, a Japanese civil rights activist, were stopped and abducted by four cars of armed insurgents, while the men were traveling in a cab with an Iraqi to Abu Ghraib. The men were on their way to report on the emergency landing of an American helicopter when they were kidnapped. The Iraqi and taxi driver were quickly released, but the two Japanese civilians were held captive for four days.
02/18/2004: Two suicide bombers detonated 1,500 pounds of explosives outside a Polish-run military base, south of Baghdad, killing ten people and wounding 100 others, half of which were soldiers. It was reported that the attackers were foreign fighters working for al-Qaida. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/17/2004: An explosion occurred in the city of Samawah, the site of Japanese troop deployment, Iraq. Reportedly, the bomb had been filled up with TNT powder. The explosion occurred at a pool hall in the city. No casualties were reported and no one claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/26/2004: Two suicide bombers rammed their cars into a guard base in Kharma, Iraq killing just the two bombers and injuring several others.
02/16/2004: A bomb attack on a US convoy occurred in Baghdad, Iraq. The attack killed one U.S. soldier from 1st Armored Division and wounded another. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/08/2004: A bomb exploded near the home of Iraqi Finance Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi in central Baghdad. Two people were killed in the explosion, neither of them Mahdi. There were no claims of responsibility for this incident.
06/09/2004: Saboteurs blew up a key northern oil pipeline in Baghdad, forcing a 10 percent cut on the national power grid in Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, and no one was killed or injured.
09/16/2004: A group calling itself Jaysh Ansar al-Sunna executed three Iraqi truck drivers after they admitted that they were involved in transporting supplies to US army camps. A specific location was not disclosed in reports.
02/10/2004: A suicide bomber, detonated his truck-bomb, targeting Iraqi military recruits who were waiting outside an police recruitment center in Iskandariya, outside of Baghdad, Iraq. Approximately 71 people were killed and 150 others were injured in the attack. United States forces suspected al-Qaida of planning the bombing.
11/26/2004: A mortar attack struck a base for private security contractors from Global Risk Strategies located inside the Green Zone in Baghdad, killing four former Nepalese Gurkhas soldiers and injuring 12. Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2004: A suicide car bomb exploded outside of a police station in Mosul. Four people where killed and approximately 50 were wounded. No one claimed responsibility, and it was unclear who the perpetrator was.
05/22/2004: Jama'at al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad (JTJ) members attacked the home of the Iraqi Interior Ministry’s undersecretary in Baghdad, Iraq. Five civilians were killed in the attack and several others were wounded (unspecified number), including the undersecretary.
01/30/2004: Two rockets were launched at the Dutch Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. There were no casualties and no group claimed responsibility.
06/09/2004: In Iraq, a boys' school in the city of Al-Kut came under attack by unidentified gunmen while the students were sitting for their final year exams. There are no reports of injuries, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
6/26/2004: Members of Tawhid and Jihad kidnapped three Turkish civilian workers in Iraq. The assailants released a video statement threatening to behead the hostages if their demands were not met; they stated that Turkish firms working with the occupying forces needed to withdraw from Iraq. They also called for protests against US presidential attendance at the NATO summit. The hostages were released unharmed on June 29, 2004.
11/04/2004: A car bomb detonated outside a city council building in Dujail, 30 miles from Baghdad. Four Iraqis, of whom two were guards and the other two municipal workers, were killed and 18 were wounded in the explosion.
10/25/2004: In Mosul, Iraq, the Nineveh Governorate building was attacked by a suicide car bomb, followed by a mortar. The target was Governor Duraid Kashmula, who was in the building at the time. Three people were killed and a fourth was seriously wounded in the incident. A second attack occurred 20 minutes later, targeting the convoy of a top administrator, General Motaz Faqaa.
06/16/2004: Anti-U.S. guerrillas trying to discredit Iraq's new interim government killed an Iraqi oil official and attacked foreign contractors, hoping to rattle ordinary Iraqis and the government in waiting. Ghazi Talabani, 70, a senior advisor in Iraq's North Oil Co., was shot down outside his house in the northern city of Kirkuk.
09/18/2004: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a crowd waiting to apply for jobs with the National Guard in Kirkuk, Iraq. 21 people were killed and 67 wounded in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2004: Militants with suspected ties to al-Qaida detonated a huge car bomb destroyed a hotel in Baghdad, Iraq. The bomb, placed at a hotel generally frequented by foreigners, killed 28 people and injured 45 people.
12/02/2004: Unknown perpetrators detonated a series of explosives in multiple locations throughout downtown Baghdad. The explosions took place near the Green Zone, targeting a Iraqna mobile phone company office and unnamed government structures. There were an unspecified number of civilian injuries and no claim of responsibility.
11/25/2004: A suicide car bombing in Samarra, Iraq, killed two Iraqis and injured 13 others, including six Iraqi policemen. The perpetrator detonated the bomb as a US-Iraqi patrol was passing by the area. This was the first of two car bomb attacks in the city on this day. There were no claims of responsibility for this attack.
10/16/2004: In Kirkuk, Iraq, Ghafur Abu-Bakr Hakim, a leader of Turkomaneli Party, an ethnic Turkish political group, was assassinated while driving his children to school. It was not known who perpetrated the attack on his vehicle.
02/11/2004: A suicide bomber driving a car targeted Iraqi military recruits waiting outside an army recruitment center in Baghdad. 47 Iraqis were killed. United States forces suspect that al-Qaida of planning the bombing, but there was no evidence to prove this. This was the second of two vehicle bombings on recruitment centers in the Baghdad area, targeting Iraqi recruits for the army and police force. This was one of 2 related attacks in the Baghdad area from 02/10/2004 to 02/11/2004.
11/07/2004: A British contractor and one South African were killed when a roadside bomb exploded in Zubayr, Iraq. The blast targeted the convoy of contractors and private security guards. The victims were traveling in an armored vehicle which belonged to their company, Olice Security. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/30/2004: Unknown attacker opened fire at a British convoy, killing one Iraqi and wounding another in Baghdad, Iraq.
10/06/2004: A car bomb exploded in the town of Anah, killing 24 Iraqi national guard recruits, and wounding another 30, that were queuing outside the barracks. The post came under fire shortly before the suicide bomber arrived on scene, and the bomb detonated prematurely at a civilian rest stop. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/09/2004: Three Japanese citizens, who were traveling from Baghdad to Amman by taxi, were stopped by members of the Mujahedeen Brigades in the town of Sadalbur, Iraq, just north of Fallujah. The perpetrators detained the Japanese individuals for an hour, then made them get into a van and took them hostage. The kidnappers videotaped the three hostages and threatened them with knives and guns along, threatening to burn them alive unless the Japanese government removed their troops from Iraq. The hostages were released unharmed a week later on April 16, 2004, after the Committee of Muslim Scholars finalized the negotiations.
07/17/2004: Unknown gunmen shot and killed Lt. Col. Rahim Ali, an Iraqi police chief in the town of Iskandariyah as he drove to work. Local authorities suspected insurgents targeted Ali because he was working with US forces in the region. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
06/05/2004: A convoy of Italian troops was attacked on the outskirts of Nassiriya in southern Iraq, but no injuries were sustained. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/16/2004: In Baghdad, Iraq, mortar shells exploded near Ibn al-Betar hospital, killing one employee and wounding three others.
06/13/2004: A suicide car-bomber killed a dozen people in Baghdad. There are no reports of injuries, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/16/2004: An explosion occurred in Baquba, Iraq, an area of the Sunni triangle. The bomb struck a convoy, killing a soldier from Task Force Iron Horse and wounding four others. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/14/2004: Iraqi insurgents struck at the heart of downtown Baghdad, setting off a huge car bomb as a Western convoy passed in an attack that killed 13 people, wounded dozens. Five of the dead were foreign contractors, including an American and a Frenchman employed by General Electric to help repair Iraq's electricity system. Two Britons who worked for a private British security firm also were killed.
05/25/2004: Unknown attackers killed the Awqaf Director of Al-Anbar Governorate in Iraq.
08/01/2004: In a series of five related incidents, unknown assailants used car bombs to blast four Christian churches in Baghdad and one in Mosul, killing at least 11 people and many were injured. It was unclear if the cars were bobby-trapped or were driven by suicide bombers. In this incident, the blast hit around 7 p.m. while the worshippers were taking communion. The exact number of injuries was unknown.
10/16/2004: In a series of related attacks, five Christian churches were bombed around Baghdad, Iraq. In this incident, a church in the Dora area was targeted. No casualties occurred in the incidents, in which Muslim insurgents were suspected.
12/28/2004: An unknown group attacked the home of Shiite leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim in Baghdad, Iraq. There were 15 fatalities and 48 injuries. The target, al-Hakim was unharmed.
02/01/2004: In the first of two related attacks, a suicide bomber, dressed as an Islamic cleric, bombed the Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) building in Irbil, Iraq. The bombing took place on a major Muslim holiday, Eid al-Adha (the Festival of Sacrifice), during a reception for worshipers, and was most likely directed at the party leadership attending the meeting. Reports estimated that 100 people were killed, including several party leaders and key figures, and 267 were injured in both attacks.
01/18/2004: A pickup truck loaded with 500 kilos of explosives exploded at the Assassin's Gate, the entrance to the main industrial center of Baghdad, Iraq, and also the United States' Military headquarters. Twenty-five were people killed and over 100 were injured in the attack, for which no group claimed responsibility.
10/04/2004: A car bomb exploded at 8:45 in the morning just outside of the Green Zone at an Iraqi Army recruitment center, where hundreds of Iraqi's were queuing to enlist. 15 people were killed and another 81 wounded, though no coalition troops were killed.
09/01/2004: The car of the Czech ambassador to Iraq was attacked with gun-fire in Baghdad, Iraq. The ambassador was not in the car at the time and no one was injured. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/06/2004: A suicide car bomber attacked the funeral ceremony held for at least one Iraqi official in Khales, killing at least nine and injuring at least 37. The extent of property damage caused by the attack was not known.
04/07/2004: Nabil Razouk and Ahmed Yassin Takait, two Palestinians residing in Jerusalem, were abducted in Najaf, Iraq, by Ansar E-Din. They were abducted in suspicion of being spies for Israel. Nabil Razouk was released two weeks later in good health on April 22, 2004. The fate of the other hostage was unknown.
11/07/2004: Twenty-one Iraqi policemen were killed by Iraqi militants at a police station in Haditha, Iraq. There were no claims of responsibility for this incident.
02/16/2004: A roadside bomb exploded in Tall Afar, Iraq, when a U.S. convoy passed, killing a U.S. soldier and injuring another. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2004: In a series of five related incidents, unknown assailants used car bombs to blast four Christian churches in Baghdad and one in Mosul, killing at least 11 people and many were injured. It was unclear if the cars were bobby-trapped or were driven by suicide bombers. In this incident, the bomb exploded while worshippers were still in mass. The exact number of injuries was unknown.
05/18/2004: Unknown gunmen killed two American civilians and wounded a third in Mosul, Iraq.
11/29/2004: A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle amongst a group of Iraqi policemen lined up outside a police station in Baghdadi, Iraq. Twelve Iraqis were killed and 10 wounded in the attack, most of them policemen. There were no claims of responsibility in this incident.
06/13/2004: Unidentified assailants assassinated Iraq's Cultural Affairs Minister Kamal al-Jarah outside his Baghdad home. No one else was killed or injured in the attack.
8/11/2004: Members of Tawhid and Jihad released pictures and video of the execution of Mohammed Fawzi Abdaal Mutwalli, an Egyptian national in Iraq. Images show the decapitation of the victim. The authenticity of the images is unknown and family members do not have knowledge of Mutwalli's disappearance. In a statement, the Tawhid and Jihad claimed that Mutwalli was a spy for the American government.
01/24/2004: A car bomb exploded in a crowded area outside a courthouse in Samarra, Iraq. Four civilians were killed and the wounded included 32 civilians and six Iraqi policemen. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/15/2004: A suicide car bomb exploded five kilometers outside of Karbala, killing the two suicide bombers inside. The bombers detonated their explosives after police officers, who had received a tip that the car was filled with explosives, surrounded the vehicle. No one else was hurt on the attack. The original target of the suicide bombers was unclear.
07/17/2004: Malik Dohan al-Hassan, the Iraqi Justice Minister, was the target of a suicide car bomber on Arabiya Street in downtown Baghdad. While al-Hassan survived the attack unharmed, five of his bodyguards were killed in addition to the driver of the bomb-laden vehicle. The attack was claimed by Al-Qaida member Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s Tawhid and Jihad Group via a posting on an Islamist website.
03/30/2004: An unknown man blew himself up while approaching an Iraqi police checkpoint in Al-Hillah, 100 km south of Baghdad, Iraq. Six people were injured in the attacks.
06/29/2004: A roadside bomb rocked a military convoy in southeast Baghdad, killing three U.S. Marines and wounding two others in the first fatal attack on American forces since they transferred sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/16/2004: In a series of related attacks, five Christian churches were bombed around Baghdad, Iraq. In this incident, a church in the Dora area was targeted. No casualties occurred in the incidents, in which Muslim insurgents were suspected.
9/14/2004: Saboteurs attacked an oil pipeline located  at Tigris River in Beiji, Salah ad Din governorate, Iraq. The assailants blew up the pipeline, causing fires that melted power cables and cut electricity across Iraq. There were no reports of injuries. A group calling themselves the "Followers of Zarqawi Group" claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2004: Unidentified saboteurs attacked a key pipeline in the Persian Gulf, halting export of oil through Iraq's two offshore terminals as insurgents ratcheted up violence 15 days before the restoration of Iraqi sovereignty. No one was killed or injured in the attack.
09/16/2004: Two Americans and a Britain were kidnapped from their home in Baghdad. Both of the Americans were eventually beheaded, the fate of the other is unknown. They worked for GSCS, a United Arab Emirates-based firm that has won building contracts in Iraq. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/15/2004: Insurgents blew up an oil pipeline near the village of al-Riadh in northern Iraq. The attack took place after an Internet message from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi appeared earlier that day exhorting attacks on oil and gas pipelines. The attack appeared to have been coordinated with an attack on a nearby natural gas pipeline at the same time. No one was killed or injured and there were no claims of responsibility.
9/22/2004: A suicide bomber in a vehicle drove into a group of Iraq National Guard recruits in Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq. Seven recruits were killed and another 53 were injured in the blast. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they were targeting people joining the "treacherous police and army".
05/26/2004: Three unidentified gunmen killed two employees of the Russian company Interenergoservis and injured five others in an attack on their bus in Baghdad, Iraq.
07/14/2004: A suicide car bomb detonated at a checkpoint near the Green Zone which houses the interim Iraqi government as well as the US and British embassies in Baghdad. The blast killed ten people and injured twenty others, including one American soldier. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
10/14/2004: Unidentified gunmen killed Investigation Magistrate Abd-al-Amir Kazim al-Shammari in front of his home in Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2004: A South Korean interpreter was beheaded by the insurgents who held him captive after his abduction five days prior near Falluja. A militant Islamic group linked to terrorist Abu Musab al Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/16/2004: Two Iraqi policemen were killed when unidentified gunmen attacked a police patrol parked on the street in Kirbala, Iraq, with light firearms. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
10/25/2004: A car bomb struck an Australian military convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, killing three Iraqi civilians and wounding nine people, including three Australian soldiers who suffered minor injuries. Al-Qaida in Iraq and the Islamic Army of Iraq both claimed responsibility for this attack on postings to websites. Neither claim was verified.
09/06/2004: A convoy of American and Iraqi troops was attack with a car bomb in Al Saqlawiya, Iraq. The attack killed 10 people. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/10/2004: A natural gas pipeline was attacked with a crude bomb that set a small section of the pipeline on fire near Kirkuk. The pipeline was owned by the Northern Gas Company and supplied natural gas to a power station in Beiji. Only a small section of the pipeline was set on fire as a result of the blast. It is unknown how many perpetrators were involved and no group claimed responsibility. No casualties were reported.
05/18/2004: A British civilian was shot and killed on the road between Mosul and Irbil, Iraq, by unknown individual(s).
12/01/2004: Unknown perpetrators targeted an Iraqi National Guard unit near Latifiyah, Iraq when, a suicide car bomber drove the vehicle into a checkpoint. The explosion injured seven civilians, but there were no fatalities.
10/24/2004: In Karbala, Iraq, Muslim al-Taie, an aide to senior Shiite cleric Hussein al-Sadr, was killed in a drive-by shooting by unknown perpetrators. One of al-Taie's bodyguards also was killed and another was injured in the attack.
07/14/2004: The governor of Mosul, Ussama Kachmula, was assassinated by a group of four insurgents when his convoy was ambushed near Beiji. The governor was on his way to Baghdad when his convoy was attacked with grenades and automatic gunfire. The governor, two of his bodyguards, and one of the assailants were killed. There were no reported injures.
11/25/2004: A suicide car bombing occurred outside a police station in Samarra, Iraq. There were no injuries and only the bomber was killed. This was the second of two suicide car bombings in the city on this day. There were no claims of responsibility for this attack.
04/07/2004: Fadi Fidel, Canadian citizen working for the International Rescue Committee, was abducted by suspect Mahdi Army members. He was beaten and tortured, but was released nine days later.
08/13/2004: British journalist James Brandon was abducted by about 20 masked gunmen, some wearing police uniform, from his hotel in Basra, Iraq. Hotel employees heard gun fire, and Mr. Brandon was badly beaten. The unidentified assailants released a video the next morning showing a scared and bare-chested Brandon with a bandage around his head, and the kidnappers threatened to kill him if U.S. forces did not leave Najaf within 24 hours, where they were engaged in fierce fighting with Muqtada al-Sadr's militia. While it was unclear what connection the kidnappers had to al-Sadr, spokespersons for al-Sadr condemned the kidnapping and called for the captors to release Mr. Brandon immediately. As a result, Mr. Brandon was brought to al-Sadr's Basra office and released one day after his capture on August 14, 2004.
06/08/2004: A car bomb exploded in the northern city of Mosul as a convoy of provincial council members passed by. The council members escaped injury, but nine people died and 25 were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2004:An unknown perpetrator group attacked a U.S. military base in Mosul, Iraq with RPGs and a car bomb. There was one U.S. military fatality and 15 injured troops. There were also twenty-five perpetrator fatalities.
09/02/2004: Iraqi insurgents blew up part of the Northern oil pipeline that supplies oil to Turkey near the town of Riyadh, Iraq. No one was hurt in the attack, but there was considerable damage to the pipeline.
10/10/2004: A car suicide bomb exploded near Iraq’s Oil Ministry in Baghdad. The blast, one of three related attacks, killed at least 17 people. The blast, which left a large crater near the Oil Ministry’s building, was thought to be related to a visit by U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2004: In a series of five related incidents, unknown assailants used car bombs to blast four Christian churches in Baghdad and one in Mosul, killing at least 11 people and many were injured. It was unclear if the cars were bobby-trapped or were driven by suicide bombers. In this incident, Our Lady of Salvation Christian church was targeted in the Muslim Karrada district of Baghdad, resulting in structural damage to the wall that surrounds the church. Witnesses said dozens were lightly injured by flying glass.
10/08/2004: The Red Crescent offices in Ramadi were blown up in the early morning hours. The incident was witnessed by American troops on patrol who reported seeing the insurgents videotaping the act, and then retreating into a mosque after having seen the US patrol.
05/13/2004: The Red Cross Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, and the nearby neighborhood of Al-Karradah were struck with mortars and rockets by unknown attackers. No casualties were reported in this incident.
10/13/2004: A car concealing a bomb exploded near the Khan Dari area in Iraq. The perpetrators who planted the bomb were thought to have been targeting a U.S. military convoy. The explosion killed 14 U.S. soldiers and destroyed two personnel carriers. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
07/18/2004: Unknown attackers shot and killed the head of Iraq’s Military Supply Department, Essam al-Dijaili, as he was on his way home. His bodyguard was killed in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
11/08/2004: A bomb exploded outside St. Matthew’s Church in southern Baghdad. Three people were killed and at least 25 injured in the explosion. There were no claims of responsibility. The attack appeared coordinated with an earlier attack at a nearby church and a subsequent attack at a nearby hospital.
02/23/2004: A suicide bomber killed at least ten police officers at a police station in Kirkuk, Iraq. At least 50 people were injured. A witness said a man with a shaved head drove up in a white Oldsmobile and detonated his bomb, killing everyone nearby.
02/01/2004: In the second of two related attacks, a suicide bomber, dressed as an Islamic cleric, bombed the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) headquarters in Irbil, Iraq. The bombing took place on a major Muslim holiday, Eid al-Adha (the Festival of Sacrifice), during a reception for worshipers, and was most likely directed at the party leadership attending the meeting. Reports estimated that 100 people were killed, including several party leaders and key figures, and 267 were injured in both attacks.
07/21/2004: A car bomb exploded in Ramadi, Iraq killing Sattar, Mustapha and Yussef Khalil, three brothers, as they were walking on the street. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/14/2004: Unidentified gunmen killed two high-ranking Iraqi Army officers in Baqubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/27/2004: Unknown gunmen attacked a member of Iraq's Interim Governing Council (IGC) in a failed assassination attempt. Instead, the target's son and three bodyguards were killed in Al-Yusufiya, Iraq.
07/15/2004: A suicide car bomb was detonated in the Iraqi city of Hadithah. The bomber targeted a government complex that included a police station and civil defense headquarters. Ten Iraqis were killed in the blast, including three security officers, and 27 others were injured. There was visible property damage to the targeted building and the surrounding area, though the extent of the property damage was unspecified. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/22/2004: A bomb exploded at the Iraqi Communist Party headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. Two party members were killed, another was injured, and the building collapsed as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2004: A suicide car bomber belonging to the Tawhid and Jihad group attacked the Iraqi National Guard headquarters in Mahmudiyah. The attack left one National Guard member killed and more than 50 others wounded. The attack was claimed by the Tawhid and Jihad group via a website posting.
01/14/2004: A suicide car bomb exploded outside of the police station in Baqouba, Iraq. Five were killed, and 29 injured, most of whom were Iraqi police. The perpetrator attempted to gain access to the inner compound of the Baqouba police station. As officers give the driver orders to stop Iraqi police opened fire on the car. The driver proceeded to ram the main gates and detonated a powerful explosion.
07/03/2004: A roadside bomb detonated near a checkpoint guarding an oil pipeline near the Iraqi town of Latifiyah. Though the bomb failed to hit the pipeline, six Iraqi soldiers were killed and four more were wounded in the attack. The assailants fled after the attack, and no one claimed responsibility. Authorities suspected the bomb was an improvised explosive device. The extent of the property damage was unknown, and it was unclear how much the bombing hindered Iraqi oil production.
05/06/2004: Armed attackers shot and killed two reporters and wounded one in an attack on the road between Baghdad and Al-Najaf, approximately 19 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq.
08/24/2004: Unknown perpetrators attacked two Iraqi interim government ministers with bombs about one half-hour apart in southeastern Baghdad, but failed to kill or injure either official. The second explosion, a roadside bomb about six miles away from the first attack, targeted interim Education Minister Sami al Mudhaffar as his convoy passed on its way to pick him up. The two bombings resulted in the deaths of five people and injured several others. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing, but the Jama'at al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad (JTJ), led by the Al-Qaida-linked militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, claimed responsibility for the first attack in a statement posted on an Islamic website.
01/07/2004: Insurgents sprayed a police checkpoint with automatic weapons fire west of Kirkuk, Iraq. As a civilian vehicle was stopped at the checkpoint, militants shot and killed an Iraqi police officer as well as the civilian stopped at the checkpoint. The checkpoint was erected in response to a recent wave of car bombings in the area. The exact affiliation of the militants was unknown.
05/28/2004: Two Iraqis working for Dutch journalists were abducted by unknown perpetrators in Iraq. The dead bodies of the workers were found one day later.
10/28/2004: In Iraq, a U.S. soldier was killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a patrol in Balad, north of Baghdad. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
04/04/2004: Assailants opened fire on a Combined Joint Task Force 7 patrol in Sadr City neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least eight United States soldiers were killed and more than 60 United States soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mahdi Army.
09/04/2004: A Police Academy in Kirkuk Iraq was attacked by a suicide bomber in a car, killing 20 and wounding 36. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/15/2004: A suicide car bomb, loaded with 300 pounds of explosives, struck near a police station in the al-Doura neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, killing ten people and wounding four police officers. The day the bombing occurred was the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. No group took responsibility for the attack, which was targeting a nearby Iraqi police patrol.
11/25/2004: Jim Mollen, the U.S. Embassy’s senior consultant to the Iraqi Ministers of Education and Higher Education, was killed just outside the Green Zone in Baghdad. There were no claims of responsibility for this incident.
07/24/2004: At approximately 7:55 am local time, Raad Adnan, head of the state-sponsored Al-Mansour Contracting Company, was kidnapped, while on his way to work, by armed gunmen on Rubai street in the Zayuna neighborhood in central Baghdad, Iraq. No demands were ever made and no group claimed responsibility. Nothing was reported regarding Raad Adnan’s release or health status.
01/18/2004: A car transporting a bomb exploded near a United States military convoy in Tikrit, Iraq. Two of the car's passengers were killed and another was injured. Authorities believed that the passengers were trying to attack the convoy and misfired the bomb. One of the men in the car was a relative of Saddam Hussein.
09/06/2004: A roadside bomb exploded killing one American soldier and injuring another in Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/06/2004: Gunmen killed 13 policemen and wounded 10 others in a bomb attack on a police station in Al-Musayyib, 50 kilometers south of the Iraqi capital. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2004: Five Iraqi women contracted as cleaners at the British military base in Basra airport were attacked by unknown gunmen as they waited for the bus. Two of the workers, Samar Muhammad and Nidal Abdullah, were killed instantly. Two more workers, Rasmiya Kahlil and Bushra Sabri, were seriously injured and taken to the hospital. This incident occurred in the context of frequent militant attacks against Iraqis who are working with the multinational forces in Iraq.
09/23/2004: In Najaf, Iraq an oil pipeline was attacked by explosives. The explosion forced South Oil Co to stop oil flow from fields near the city to Basra. No one was injured in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/21/2004: Iraqi insurgents belonging to a group called the Holders of the Black Banners kidnapped six truck drivers working for a Kuwaiti company in Iraq. The kidnappers demanded that Kenya, India and Egypt remove all their civilians working in Iraq in exchange for the lives of the abducted workers. The insurgents also demanded that the Kuwaiti company withdraw from its operations in Iraq within 72 hours. The outcome of the hostage situation was unknown.
10/12/2004: A suicide bomber driving a car rigged with explosives targeted a U.S. Army convoy that was moving on a road in Al-Mahawil, Iraq. The vehicle exploded, killing seven Iraqi civilians and injuring 12 others. No U.S. soldiers were injured, but one armored personnel carrier was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/24/2004: Unknown perpetrators launched bomb attacks within one half hour of each other on two Iraqi interim government ministers in southeastern Baghdad. The bombs failed to kill or injure either official. The first explosion was the result of a suicide car bomb around 8 a.m. that targeted interim Environment Minister Mishkat Moumin, as her convoy left a guarded and barricaded compound where many Iraqi ministers live and work. Jama'at al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad (JTJ), led by the Al-Qaida-linked militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, claimed responsibility for the first attack in a statement posted on an Islamic website.
05/10/2004: Three Russian electricity workers were attacked by unknown gunmen in Musayyib, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq. One of the group was killed and the other two were kidnapped by the perpetrators. The hostages were released after one week in captivity. One of the two hostages had a hand wound. Responsibility for the incident was claimed by Jaish Al-Ta'ifah al-Mansurah (Army of the Victorious Sect).
04/05/2004. Gary Teeley, a consultant for Qatar International Trading, was kidnapped at gunpoint from his company home in Nasiriyah, Iraq. There were no demands made from the suspected Shi'i militants. Italian forces received information of Teeley's location and contacted local Muslim authorities who aided in the negotiation Mr. Teeley's release. The reasons and location of his release were not given.
01/31/2004: A suicide car bomb detonated outside of a police station in Mosul, Iraq, killing nine people, including policemen and civilians, and wounding forty-five. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/29/2004: An unknown perpetrator group detonated a bomb in a residence in Baghdad, Iraq. There were twenty-nine fatalities and eighteen injured police and civilians.
07/11/2004: A roadside bomb detonated as a US convoy passed by in Iraqi city of Beiji. Following the explosion a car sped past and fired on the convoy. The US troops returned fire and were able to kill the driver of the car. One US soldier was killed and another was injured in the attack. As Iraqi civilian who was traveling behind the convoy was also killed in the incident, and an oil tanker was set on fire.
7/29/2004: Two Turkish nationals were kidnapped in the vicinity of Mosul, Ninawa governorate, Iraq. The two civilians worked for Bilintur catering company, which was subcontracted out to provide services to U.S. soldiers. On August 2, 2004, members of the Tawhid and Jihad released a video showing the assassination of one of the captives. Before being shot in the head, the victim read a statement urging Turkish companies to leave Iraq. The fate of the other captive is unknown.
12/27/2004: An unknown perpetrator group set off a bomb in Baghdad, Iraq outside the headquarters of a Shiite Moslem political party. Thirteen were killed and 66 were injured.
11/07/2004: Iraqi insurgents shot and killed Brigadier Shaher al-Jughaifi, the Security Chief for western Iraq in an attack on a police station in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. There were no claims of responsibility.
05/30/2004: Unknown gunmen opened fire and killed two westerners and wounded three others in Baghdad, Iraq.
01/09/2004: Three insurgents attacked the Bourj al-Hayat hotel in Baghdad, Iraq using rocket propelled grenades. The 4th and 5th floors of the hotel were hit, along with the swimming pool. The attackers drove up to the hotel in a dark vehicle shortly after 6am and opened fire. While no one was hurt in the attack it was the third time in a month the hotel has come under attack, and the second time this particular method of attack was employed. This particular hotel was a favorite for western civilian contractors, however, the hotel seems to have been mostly empty at the time of the attack.
05/25/2004: Unknown attackers killed two Russian workers and wounded five others in Iraq.
01/08/2004: A United States military medivac helicopter (UH-60 Blackhawk) was brought down by enemy rocket fire near the restive town of Fallujah, Iraq. The helicopter was clearly marked with a red cross. This was the second time in a week that a US helicopter has been attacked near the insurgent hotbed of Fallujah. All nine passengers aboard the helicopter were killed in the crash. No specific group was identified as responsible for the attack.
09/14/2004: A car bomb exploded outside of the police station on Hayfa Street in Baghdad, where a crowd of volunteers and recruits were waiting to join the police force. Forty-seven people were killed and 114 wounded in the attack. The group headed by Abu Musab al-Zarquawi, Tawhid and Jihad, claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2004: Six Iraqi policemen in Najaf were kidnapped by forces loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Al-Sadr hoped to pressure the Iraqi police to release some of his men from prison.
11/19/2004: A suicide car bomb exploded at a police checkpoint in eastern Baghdad, killing five Iraqi policemen. Four Iraqi policemen were also wounded, along with six Iraqi civilians. There were no claims of responsibility for this incident.
06/12/2004: Unidentified gunmen killed an Iraqi deputy foreign minister on his way to work as insurgents stepped up attacks in advance of the handover of power on June 30. Bassam Salih Kubba, Iraq's most senior career diplomat, was fatally wounded in an ambush in Baghdad's Azimiyah district. No one else was injured in the attack.
05/27/2004: Unknown attackers shot and killed two Japanese journalists and injured their Iraqi driver in a suburb of Baghdad, Iraq.
11/24/2004: Khasro Gouran, the Deputy Governor of Nineveh Province in Iraq, survived an assassination attempt. One bodyguard was shot and killed and two civilians were injured. There were no claims of responsibility for this incident.
01/26/2004: Iraqi insurgents attacked a hotel housing Polish troops in the southern town of Karbala, Iraq. The Iraqi police then returned fire. One policeman was killed in the incident.
01/16/2004: A plane carrying the Georgian Minister of Defense, Davit Tevzadze, was fired upon with a ground-to-air projectile when it took off from the airport in Baghdad, Iraq. No injuries resulted from this attack and there was no claim of responsibility.
11/08/2004: A bomb exploded near St. George’s Church in southern Baghdad. There were no casualties and no claims of responsibility. The attack appeared coordinated with two subsequent attacks at a nearby church and hospital, respectively.
10/27/2004: Shosei Koda, a 24-year-old Japanese traveler, was kidnapped and subsequently murdered by militants associated with former Jama'at al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad (JTJ) chief Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi. Koda's body was found in Baghdad.
06/05/2004: A roadside bomb killed an American soldier and wounded three others in a fatal attack on U.S. troops in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
06/20/2004: Attackers lying in wait for Iraqi troops detonated a roadside bomb on the dangerous road leading to Baghdad's airport, killing two and wounding eleven. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/25/2004: Four Egyptian and two Iraqi Orascom employees were kidnapped in Qaim, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/20/2004: Six policemen were killed and five others were wounded when a bomb was thrown from an unknown source at a police station in the city of Samarra, in Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/27/2004: In Iraq, a news anchor with Iraq's independent Al-Sharqiya television was killed, along with a translator, in a drive-by shooting in southern Baghdad. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
7/8/2004: Assailants attacked a U.S. military base in Ramadi, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One Humvee was destroyed in the attack; however, there were no reports of injuries. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2004: John Martinkus, an Australian journalist with SBS Television, was held kidnapped from outside his hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, and held hostage for over 20 hours by a group claiming to be Ba'athists. Martinkus was released after the perpetrators read his publications about the war online and decided they were objective and fair and that Martinkus did not have ties tothe United States-led military coalition.
10/14/2004: Unidentified gunmen killed an Iraqi journalist working for Al-Hurriyyah Television outside of her house in Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2004: Salvatore Santoro, an Italian employee of the Charity for England and Wales, was kidnapped and killed by unknown assailants in Ramadi, Iraq.
06/21/2004: The motorcade of Iraqi Health Minister Ala al-Din Alwan came under an attack in Baghdad. An explosive charge went off when the motorcade was passing. Four bodyguards were killed in the attack, and no group claimed responsibility.
10/14/2004: Unknown gunmen killed Karam Hussein, an Iraqi photographer working for the European Pressphoto Agency, outside of his home in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility the incident.
04/24/2004: Two armed Iraqi insurgents were killed in an attack on a Spanish patrol belonging to the Plus Ultra I Brigade in Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq. The battle started when the attackers detonated a car bomb then began to fire guns at the Spanish Patrol. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2004: In Rashidiya, Iraq an oil well was attacked with explosives and set on fire by insurgents. No one was injured in the attack
01/07/2004: Insurgents lobbed mortar rounds into U.S. Army logistical support camp Seitz, just west of the Baghdad airport. One U.S. soldier was killed and 33 were injured along with one civilian. The soldiers, members of 3rd Corps Support Command, were evacuated for medical treatment. This attack constitutes one of the worst attacks against U.S. soldiers during the Iraqi conflict.
08/28/2004: A huge fire broke out in an oil pipeline in the village of Al-Sa'dun, Iraq, when unidentified gunmen attacked the pipeline, which transports oil from the city of Khanaqin to Baghdad. The unidentified gunmen attacked the pipeline in the Nahrawan area, east of Baghdad, setting it on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2004: Six applicants to join the Iraqi National Guard were killed at a recruitment center when assailants in a passing car opened fire in Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility.
9/22/2004: A car bomb exploded in the Mansur district of Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the explosion was targeting two U.S. military vehicles that were in the area. There were no reports of injuries.
09/23/2004: Gunmen kidnapped two Egyptian employees at a mobile-phone company's office in Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/11/2004: Abdulrahman Mustafa, the Kurdish governor of Kirkuk survived an assassination attempt that occurred when a car bomb exploded as his convoy passed by. Six members of his security detail and eight civilians were injured in the blast. There were no claims of responsibility.
11/02/2004: A car laden with explosives detonated when it slammed into the concrete blast walls surrounding the Iraqi Ministry of Education in Baghdad's northern Sunni district of Azamiyah. At least eight people were reportedly killed in the blast and at least 10 were injured. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/16/2004: In a series of related attacks, five Christian churches were bombed around Baghdad, Iraq. In this incident, St. George's Church in the Karada area was targeted. No casualties occurred in the incidents, in which Muslim insurgents were suspected.
03/31/2004: An explosive device detonated near a Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) vehicle in Habbaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least five United States soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/24/2004: Three boats exploded near the Khawr al-Amaya and al-Basra oil terminals in the Persian Gulf, killing  two U.S. Navy sailors and one Coast Guard member and wounding four other coalition personnel. The victims were killed as they attempted to intercept the perpetrator’s boats. British military spokesman Capt. Hisham Halawi said it was not known if the attackers intended to be suicide bombers, but U.S. military commanders believed that the incident was a coordinated suicide bombing attack. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the bombing attack, which failed to damage any oil facilities.
04/24/2004: Three small Iraqi boats exploded killing three U.S. soldiers and injuring four more near the Basra oil terminal off the coast of Iraq. The soldiers were searching the boat when the boat exploded. After the incident two similar boats carrying explosives approaching the terminal were fired upon by the U.S. Navy and destroyed. Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi of Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack from an Islamic website.
10/04/2004: A car bomb exploded at 9:45 in the morning, next to the Baghdad Hotel and other major hotels on Sadoun street in Baghdad, Iraq. The attack resulted in nine deaths and 17 wounded.
12/31/2004: An unknown perpetrator attacked Iraqi National Guard members in a suicide car bombing in Al-Siniyah, Iraq. Seven Iraqi National Guardsmen were killed in the incident.
12/20/2004: Al-Qaida terrorists set on fire the major pipeline hub southwest of Kirkuk near Fatha. The hub consisted of pipelines leading to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan as well as to domestic depots. The attack followed an Osama bin Ladin website statement calling for his supporters to sabotage oil facilities in Iraq and elsewhere in the Persian Gulf.
11/15/2004: Insurgents blew up an oil pipeline near the village of al-Sarai in northern Iraq. The attack took place after an Internet message from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi appeared earlier that day exhorting attacks on oil and gas pipelines. The attack appeared to have been coordinated with an attack on a nearby natural gas pipeline at the same time. No one was killed or injured and there were no claims of responsibility.
11/18/2004: Insurgents fired ten mortar rounds at the provincial administration offices in Mosul, Iraq. Four Iraqi guards were injured. There were no claims of responsibility.
03/02/2004: In related incidents, al-Qaida suicide bombers targeted Shi'ite pilgrims during the holy month of Ashura. A suicide bomber and other perpetrators using non-suicide explosive devices targeted the holy shrine of Hussain in Karbala, Iraq. At least 106 people were killed and 233 injured in the attacks. US military authorities believed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi planned the attack.
09/22/2004: A suicide bomber drove a car into a busy shopping area in Baghdad. Many Iraqi citizens were waiting to enroll in the Iraqi National Guard. At least 11 were killed and many more were injured. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility.
12/21/2004: Ansar al-Sunna bombed a mess hall at Forward Operating Base Marez (a.k.a., Camp Ghizlani) near Mosul, Iraq during lunchtime. The attack killed 22  and wounded 66, including 15 American soldiers as well as two Iraqi soldiers and at least five civilian contractors emplolyed by Halliburton. Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for the attack in statement posted to a website. The perpetrators indicated it was a suicide attack, however this claim was not verified and United States military officials report that a 122mm rocket was fired into the tent.
07/22/2004: Unknown attackers bombed an oil pipeline in Kirkuk, Iraq. Although no one was injured in the attack, the pipeline sustained heavy damage and oil pumping in northern Iraq was brought to a halt. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/08/2004: Fereydun Jahani, an employee at the Iranian Consulate in Karbala, Iraq, was allegedly kidnapped by Islamic Army in Iraq (al-Jaish al-Islami fi al-Iraq), an Iraqi militia group. The Iranian diplomat was driving from Baghdad to Karbala at the time of the attack. The militia group later videotaped a bearded man identified as Jahani, showing various forms of identification, and accused him of stirring sectarian strife in Iraq. The video was shown on the Arab language Al-Arabiya television station.
9/12/2004: A suspected car bomb exploded on Haifa Street in Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, which prompted a firefight between U.S. troops and insurgents. The exchange of fire lasted several hours, during which an American tank and helicopters were deployed. The tank was attacked by an angry mob; the helicopters responded by firing missiles and gunfire at the crowd. The tank was destroyed and at least five people were killed and four were wounded. Members of Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident. This incident occurred at the same time that other sites around Baghdad were being targeted, including the Green Zone and Abu Ghraib prison.
12/17/2004: Four men were killed when unknown gunmen carrying firearms attacked a car in Mosul, Iraq. The victims, including one Iraqi driver and at least two men who appeared to be foreigners, were pulled from the vehicle and shot in the road. The vehicle was then set on fire. One of the men was possibly beheaded, but this was not confirmed.
11/19/2004: A suicide car bomb exploded in the Palestine Street district of Baghdad, as Iraqi police were setting up a checkpoint. Three Iraqis were killed and thirteen were wounded. There were no claims of responsibility for this incident.
05/17/2004: A suicide bomber assassinated the president of the Iraqi Governing Council in Baghdad, Iraq. Six other people were killed and seven others injured in the attack.
06/06/2004: Two suicide car bombings killed eight Iraqis in Baghdad. A pair of claims, monitored in Cairo on a Web site where Islamic militant postings often are made, were signed "The military wing of Monotheism and Jihad," a group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, whom the United States accuses of masterminding numerous terror attacks.
06/05/2004: Unidentified gunmen assassinated Shaykh Khalil Sab'a al-Mashhadani, member of the Iraqi Muslim Ulema Council and preacher at Du'at-al-Islam Mosque. The incident took place in Al-Dula'i area, west of Baghdad. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/01/2004: Armed men in four vehicles kidnapped Muna Muhammand Jaff, the head of the Mosul branch of the Kurdistan Women's Union, outside her home in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for this incident and the fate of the victim was not known.
09/25/2004: Two Egyptian Orascom employees, Mustafa Abdel Latif and Mahmud Turki were kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/19/2004: Unknown gunmen ambushed Mullah Kader, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), on the Tel Aafar Bridge as he made his way from Tel Aafar to Irbil. The attackers shot and killed two of his guards and wounded another. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination attempt.
9/22/2004: A suicide bomber in a vehicle targeted a U.S. military patrol in Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq. Sources state that one Iraqi civilian was killed in the explosion and 19 people were injured, including four U.S. soldiers. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2004: Insurgents killed four and wounded 18 in a mortar attack on a military recruitment post in Mosul, Iraq.
03/02/2004: Al-Qaida-associated suicide bombers targeted Shi'ite pilgrims during the holy month of Ashura. Four suicide bombers entered a two-ring security zone in the Khadumiyah District of Baghdad and three detonated their bombs (the fourth was captured before detonating his suicide belt), which killed at least 58 and injured 167 individuals. US officials believed the incident was planned by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
11/01/2004: An American, Nepali, Filipino and three Iraqi employees of the Saudi Arabian Trading and Contracting Company (SATCO) were abducted from its office in Baghdad by a group of 20 armed militants. The militants attacked the office with assault rifles and RPGs, killing one Iraqi guard. The three Iraqi hostages were released shortly after their capture and the Nepali citizen, Inus Dewari, was released on November 6, 2004. Roberto Tarongoy, the Phillippine citizen, was released on June 23, 2005. American forces stormed a farm house just outside of Baghdad on September 7, 2005 and freed the American hostage, Roy Hallums. The perpetrators made various requests for ransom, but none was ever paid. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/08/2004: Eight South Koreans from the Christian Council of Korea, who were driving from Jordan to Baghdad, Iraq, were stopped by armed militants on a highway at a checkpoint about 90 minutes outside Baghdad. The perpetrators seized seven of the South Koreans and took their passports; one of the travellers, Kim Sang-Mi, escaped before being taken hostage. The militants had initially suspected that the hostages might be spies for the United States, but released them unharmed after nine hours in captivity.
07/08/2004: Suspected Iraqi insurgents detonated a car bomb and then fired mortar shells at a joint U.S.-Iraqi military building in Samarra, Iraq. The attack destroyed the building and damaged nearby structures, and killed five U.S. soldiers, two Iraqi guardsmen, and three Iraqi civilians in surrounding homes. Twenty U.S. soldiers and four Iraqi guardsman were injured in the attack. At least four suspected insurgents were also killed in the ensuing firefight after the initial bombing and mortar strikes.
12/15/2004: In one of two possibly related incidents, at approximately 8:20am local time, a bomb blast hit an entrance to the Green Zone in Harthiya, a suburb of western Baghdad. At least seven were killed and approximately a dozen were injured in the attack.
04/24/2004: A suicide car bomber killed four Iraqi policemen and wounded 16 others near an American military base in Tikrit, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/15/2004: A university bus was destroyed by an anti-tank mine in Tikrit, Iraq. The bus driver and two students were killed and a civilian was seriously injured. As the bus was changing lanes on a bypass road, west of the city, it struck the landmine that caused an explosion that could be seen over a kilometer away. The majority of the students had already been dropped off, greatly reducing the casualty figures in this attack. The attack has not been attributed to any particular group, but was most likely carried out by at least one faction of the Iraqi insurgency.
04/10/2004: Nick Berg, an American civilian was taken hostage on or around April 9, 2004. He was found beheaded in Baghdad, Iraq on May 8, 2004. Tawhid and Jihad released a video of the group beheading Berg on May 11, 2004.
10/11/2004: Members of al-Tawhid and Jihad group's Qaqa Brigade beheaded a Turkish worker in Iraq whom they had abducted. The victim had been held captive for three days before his kidnappers killed him. The perpetrators wanted the victim’s employer to leave Iraq in exchange for his life. The beheading was broadcasted on a website belonging to Ansar al-Sunna, an Iraqi militant group. Abu Musab Zarqawi's group, Jama'at al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad (JTJ), claimed responsibility for the murder.
10/19/2004: Saboteurs struck Iraq's vital oil industry in two attacks, blowing up a portion of an oil pipeline linking northern oil fields to Turkey and another pipeline near a major refinery, according to the head of the Northern Oil Company (NOC).
10/10/2004: In one of three related incidents in Iraq, a missile attack in Baghdad’s city center near the Oil Ministry killed at least three people in what was thought to be a response to U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s visit to the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/24/2004: Unknown attackers fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a British vehicle, killing two and wounding two others in Baghdad, Iraq.
11/21/2004: Nine Iraqi National Guardsmen were killed and at least 17 were wounded when they were attacked by a group of gunmen in Ramadi, Iraq. There were no claims of responsibility for this incident.
01/31/2004: A homemade IED was detonated near a United States military convoy 30 miles southwest of Kirkuk, Iraq, killing three soldiers. No one claimed responsibility for the blast.
04/04/2004: In Nasiriyah, Iraq, two South Korean human rights workers were kidnapped by members of the Mahdi Army. A spokesman for the perpetrators, Sayyed Riyad, said that they would be held until Italian forces stopped fighting and left the region. However, the hostages were released unharmed 14 hours later, without any action by the Italian forces.
07/29/2004: Ali Ahmad Moussa, a Somali truck driver working for a Kuwaiti company, was kidnapped in Iraq by the group formed by Al-Qaida operative Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi. The group, Tawhid and Jihad, released a videotape showing Moussa seated in front of masked gunmen. The captors threatened to kill Moussa within 48 hours unless his company agreed to pull all its business from Iraq. Moussa was released on August 2, 2004 after his Kuwaiti company agreed to withdraw from Iraq.
6/5/2004: At least three civilian security contractors from the United States and Poland were killed in Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq. The victims were on their way to the Baghdad International Airport when their two vehicles were ambushed. The assailants encircled their vehicles and began firing on them with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades. The attackers then burnt the vehicles and bodies. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the victims were from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
9/12/2004: A suicide bomber was shot and killed in Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq. The assailant was attempting to breach a security checkpoint just outside of the Green Zone in a vehicle laden with explosives when national guardsmen opened fire. The Green Zone housed the US embassy and was the seat of the interim government. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident. This incident occurred at the same time that other sites around Baghdad were being targeted, including Haifa Street and Abu Ghraib prison.
06/17/2004: Two car bombs killed at least 41 Iraqis and wounded nearly 150 in separate attacks against the country's nascent security forces. One car bomb exploded near the town of Balad, north of the Iraqi capital, killing six members of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps and wounding four. The perpetrators were unknown.
9/12/2004: A suicide bomber was shot and killed just west of Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq. The assailant was attempting to drive a vehicle laden with explosives into Abu Ghraib prison. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident. This incident occurred at the same time that other sites around Baghdad were being targeted, including Haifa Street and the Green Zone.
07/28/2004: A minibus packed with explosives was detonated by a suicide attacker while targeting the al-Najda police station in Baqouba, Iraq. The blast killed at least 70 people, mostly civilians, and injured 56. The attack took place in the middle of the downtown part of the city, where hundreds were lined up to join the Iraqi police force. The blast wrecked nearby shops and burned vehicles. Officials suspected the group of followers of Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's Iraqi chief, who had made claims on other attacks in the city.
06/04/2004: Forty heavily armed men attacked a convoy of six vehicles escorted by armed professional guards of the British company DC Vans, near the town of An-Nasiriya in Iraq. The guards of the convoy repelled the attack, but Bulgarian driver Mario Dimitrov Manchev was killed. None of the remaining passengers were injured.
12/19/2004: Suspected Saddam loyalists detonated a car bomb near the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, claiming the lives of at least 62 people and injuring 130 others.
11/18/2004: A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle near a police station in the Baghdad suburb of Yarmuk, killing two civilians and injuring four others. There were no claims of responsibility for this incident.
08/03/2004: Police chief Colonel Moyad Bashar al-Shamari was killed and two other policemen were injured when their car hit a roadside bomb near the Abu Jafaar al-Mansour square in central Baghdad. The police officers were on their way to work at the Marmoun police station at the time. There is no claim of responsibility, and it was unknown who perpetrated the bombing.
05/25/2004: Unknown bombers attack the Kurma hotel in Baghdad, Iraq. Five civilians were injured in the incident..
07/19/2004: Unknown attackers fired mortars at the municipality building in Al-Salamiyah, Iraq. One person was killed and several others were wounded in the barrage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/21/2004: Unknown assailants launched three rockets at the Baghdad Hospital killing three people and injuring four others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/26/2004: Rebels launched attacks in the strife-ridden city of Baquba; a taxi apparently filled with weapons and ammunition blew up a street about 250 yards from one of the political party offices that was attacked earlier in the same day [200406260002].
10/28/2004: The killing of the 11 Iraqi National Guardsmen was claimed by Ansar al-Sunna, which posted a videotape of the incident on its website. The soldiers were apparently abducted on the main road between Baghdad and Hillah, 60 miles to the south of the capital.
09/30/2004: A rocket was fired at a logistical support area in Baghdad, Iraq killing one and injuring seven. No one claimed the attack
11/02/2004: A Lebanese-American man working for the Iraqi Ministry of Transportation was abducted from his home in Baghdad's upscale Mansour District by masked gunmen. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
04/24/2004: Six Iraqis and 38 more were wounded in a rocket attack on a chicken market in the Sadr City section of Baghdad, Iraq. It set off a battle between U.S. military and the attackers in which two more Iraqis were killed and three more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. The American military believed that the projectiles were aimed at a nearby U.S. military base but failed short in hitting the market area.
08/27/2004: A group calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq (al-Jaish al-Islami fi al-Iraq) executed Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni after holding him for a week. The Arabic-language satellite news channel, Al-Jazeera, reported that it had received a videotape showing the journalist after his execution. The group had wanted Italy to withdraw its military contingent in Iraq, numbering 3,000 troops, in return for Baldoni’s release.
07/07/2004: A mortar attack by suspected insurgents in Baghdad targeted the personal residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, as well as the office of his political party, the Iraqi National Accord Movement. A nearby house was also hit in the attack. All of these structures were located within the Green Zone. Six Iraqis were injured, including two policemen in the incident. There were no fatalities. The mortar strike came after Mr. Allawi signed into law new security measures. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility.
10/11/2004: A U.S soldier was killed, two Iraqis were killed, nine U.S. soldiers were wounded, and eighteen Iraqis were wounded when a suicide bomber attacked a Stryker convoy in Mosul, Iraq, with a pickup full of explosives that left a five-foot crater in the road. Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2004: Assailants opened fire on Blackwater Security Consulting vehicles in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least four contractors were killed and their vehicles were set on fire in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2004: Three Iraqi policemen were killed and others were wounded when a bomb exploded in a police station in Al-Nasiriyah, southern Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2004: An improvised explosive device blasted a pipeline belonging to the state-owned Northern Oil Company pipeline just west of Kirkuk, resulting in massive fires and damage to the main pipeline which connected the northern fields of Kirkuk to the Turkish port of Ceyhan. There was no claim of responsibility, and it was unknown who perpetrated the attack. There were no casualties.
07/08/2004: Jama'at al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad, a group loyal to insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, kidnapped two Bulgarians near Mosul and threatened to execute them if the U.S. military did not release all Iraqi detainees within 24 hours in a video broadcast on Al-Jazeera. The kidnapped men were identified as truck drivers Ivaylo Kepov and Georgi Lazov. Both were decapitated at unknown dates. The body of Gregory Lazov was identified on July 22, 2004 after it was found floating in the Tigris river, and the body of Ivaylo Kepov was identified on August 11, 2004.
10/16/2004: In a series of related attacks, five Christian churches were bombed around Baghdad, Iraq. In this incident, a church in the Mansur area was targeted. No casualties occurred in the incidents, in which Muslim insurgents were suspected.
06/26/2004: A car bomb killed up to 40 and wounded at least 22 south of Baghdad. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2004: Militants from Tawhid and Jihad, led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, kidnapped two Turkish truck drivers in Iraq. In a video the group demanded that the Turkish company withdrawal its services in Iraq or the two hostages, Abdulrahman Demir and Sait Unurlu, would be executed. The company, Oztur Transportation Company, followed the demands and the two hostages were released on August 04, 2004.
09/30/2004: A suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle outside the mayor’s office in Abu Ghraib, Iraq. Ten people were killed and sixty wounded in the attack. No one claimed responsibility.
06/24/2004: In Baghdad, a suicide bomber dressed in a policeman's uniform and carrying a briefcase loaded with explosives and ball bearings killed four Iraqis and wounded two U.S. troops at a checkpoint. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
7/28/2004: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped the three sons of Abdul Kareem al-Rawi, the governor of Al-Anbar province, from his home in Ramadi, Iraq. After abducting the sons, the assailants burnt down the governor's house. The hostages were released on August 6, 2004, after Governor Abdul Kareem al-Rawi announced his resignation and apologized for working with the United States. It was unclear whether the statement was solicited under duress.
06/24/2004: In Baquba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, about 150 insurgents seized two police stations and began hoarding weapons in buildings around a stadium in the city center. Two American soldiers were killed and seven were wounded, at least 25 insurgents were killed and at least seven Iraqi police officers were also reported killed. Fighters for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility.
07/26/2004: Outside the main U.S. Military Base in Mosul, Iraq, a pick-up truck loaded with explosives detonated 50 meters from the main gate of the Mosul airfield. Three people were killed including the suicide bomber. Four security guards and three U.S. soldiers were wounded in the attack.
01/13/2004: A US apache attack helicopter was downed by unidentified insurgents near Fallujah, Iraq. The attack marks the third time in two weeks a US helicopter has been shot down in this area. The apache was flying with another US helicopter when it was brought down by enemy ground fire. According to witnesses the apache was brought down by a missile. The two crew members aboard were injured, but survived.
12/20/2004: In the middle of mid-morning traffic, approximately thirty unknown, unmasked gunmen, hurling hand grenades and firing machine guns, attacked a car of five Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq workers in Baghdad, Iraq. Three of the employees, including a security guard, were dragged from their car, forced to kneel on the road, and shot in the head.
07/20/2004: Two unknown attackers shot and killed council member and acting Governor of Basra, Hazim al-Aynachi along with his bodyguard and driver as they pulled out from his driveway. Iraqi insurgents previously had threatened al-Aynachi. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
04/09/2004: On a highway west of Baghdad, Iraq, a convoy on U.S. contractors was ambushed by Mujahidin Group members, who fired on the trucks with automatic weapons and grenade launchers. Seven people were killed while Thomas Hamill and Spc. Keith M. Maupin, were taken hostage. The insurgents demanded that the US remove their soldiers from the area or they would mutilate and behead the hostages. Hamill was in captivity for about three weeks when he managed to escape on May 2, 2004. Maupin was shot in the back of the head by his masked captors on Arabic television on June 29, 2004. In 2009 an unnamed al Qaida leader reportedly confessed to killing Maupin.
10/23/2004: A suicide bomber struck at a police training academy and station in the town of Baghdadi, about 125 west of the capital, killing at least 16 recruits and injuring as many as 40. It was not known who was responsible for the attack.
01/31/2004: A mortar exploded on a street in Baghdad, Iraq, killing four civilians and wounding fourteen others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2004: Members of the Ansar al-Sunna Army kidnapped 12 Nepalese workers in Iraq. On August 31, 2004, the kidnappers killed the workers in a video, showing one of the victims being beheaded and all 11 others being shot in a series of execution-style slayings. The video of the executions was posted to an Islamic website. The Ansar al-Sunna Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2004: The northern Iraqi city of Mosul was hit when multiple morning car bombings killed 62 people and wounded 220. The military wing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group, the Tawhid and Jihad movement, claimed responsibility for the attacks in an internet statement.
03/09/2004: An unknown rebels spotted a US soldier inside a municipal building in the Bab al-Tub neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, and hurled a grenade into the building, which wounded two policemen, three government employees and two civilians.
06/26/2004: Rebels blew up the local headquarters of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's political group in Baquba and staged a deadly attack on the offices of a major Shiite political party in the city. Three people were killed and two wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/30/2004: A car bomb exploded outside a mosque in Talafar, Iraq targeting a police chief and police patrol. Four people were killed and sixteen wounded in the attack. No one claimed the attack.
10/30/2004: Seven people were killed and 19 wounded when a suicide car bomb exploded outside the Baghdad offices of the Al-Arabiya satellite Arabic television station. A group calling itself Brigades of the 1920 Revolution claimed responsibility in a statement posted on an Islamist website, whose authenticity could not be confirmed. Shortly afterwards, another unknown group called the Jihad Martyr's Companies in Iraq claimed responsibility in a competing claim.
08/26/2004: A mortar barrage hit the main mosque in the Iraqi city of Kufa, killing 27 people and wounding 63 others as they prepared to march on the violence-wracked city of Najaf. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/19/2004: Margaret Hassan, the British-born head of the Iraq operations for CARE International and a naturalised Iraqi national, was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq. She was held hostage for about one month before her captors killed her on videotape. Though the perpetrator group was not known, in May 2005 five men reportedly confessed to the killing of Hassan. Further information on the suspects was not available.
04/11/2004: French reporter Alexandre Jordanov and his cameraman were filming a documentary when they witnessed a clash between U.S. forces and Iraqi fighters. During the fighting, the two men were separated and cameraman Ivan Cerieix was abducted by an unknown group; he was released the next day. Jordanov was abducted by unknown militants and held for four days.
12/05/2004: Suspected insurgents fired on a bus carrying contractors on their way to work on a highway near Tikrit, Iraq. The incident resulted in 17 fatalities and 13 injuries.
08/04/2004: Two comrades, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party's Al-Karkh branch, Sardar Abdallah Sa'id, and an employee of the branch, Jihad Jalal, were assassinated in Baghdad.
10/16/2004: In a series of related attacks, five Christian churches were bombed around Baghdad, Iraq. In this incident a church near the Shurta tunnel in western Baghdad was targeted. No casualties occurred in the incidents, in which Muslim insurgents were suspected.
9/30/2004: At least two car bombs exploded during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a water pumping station in Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq. A crowd of children had gathered to collect sweets from a military convoy and to watch the ceremony when the blast occurred. At least 41 people were killed; the majority were children. In addition, at least ten U.S. soldiers were wounded. The Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2004: A mortar attack, launched by unidentified militants, landed in a residential area of central Baghdad, Iraq. The attack killed one Iraqi garbage collector and wounded 14 U.S. troops. There was not a claim of responsibility and no group was suspected by officials.
10/17/2004: Nine Iraqi policemen returning from training in Jordan were ambushed and killed in Latifiyah, about 25 miles south of Baghdad. The unidentified attackers then escaped.
11/01/2004: Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah, the Deputy Governor of Baghdad, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Baghdad, Iraq. The perpetrators rammed into victim's car as it passed a mosque. Two bodyguards were wounded in the attack as well. A militant group calling itself the Jaish Ansar al-Sunna (Army of the Protectors of the Sunna)claimed responsibility for the incident on their website.
10/28/2004: A Polish woman and longtime resident of Iraq, identified as Teresa Borcz Khalifa, was kidnapped from her home in Baghdad. In a video shown on Al-Jazeera, the unknown perpetrators demanded that Poland pull out its troops from Iraq that the US-led coalition free all Iraqi women held at Abu Ghraib prison. Poland refused to response to these demands and Khalifa was suddenly released, with no explanation as to why, on November 24, 2004.
11/01/2004: Unidentified insurgents fired a rocket at a hotel often used by Shi i migrant workers, killing 15 civilians and injuring eight. There was no claim of responsibility for this incident.
07/26/2004: Two Jordanian truck drivers, Fayez Saad al-Udwan and Ahmed Salama Hassan (Mohammad Ahmed Salamaal-Manaya'a), were kidnapped by a group calling itself the Mujahedeen Corps in Iraq, near Baghdad. The group threatened to kill the two men if the drivers’ company called Daoud & Partners, owned by Rami al- Ouweiss, failed to leave Iraq within 72 hours. The two men were released on August 09, 2004.
07/07/2004: Filipino truck driver Angelo de la Cruz was kidnapped by Khalid ibn Walid, an Iraqi insurgent group with links to the Islamic Army in Iraq. The group threatened to kill de la Cruz if the Philippine government did not withdrawal its peacekeeping force from Iraq within 72 hours in a video broadcast by Al-Jazeera. The Filipino was employed by a Saudi company working with US troops based in Iraq. On July 20, 2004 the Philippine government complied with the kidnappers demands and completed the withdrawal of their peacekeeping force in Iraq. Mr. de la Cruz was released unharmed as a result.
12/15/2004: A bomb exploded outside of a Shiite shrine, killing seven  and injuring thirty one in Karbala, Iraq. The target was Sheik Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalayee and there was no claim of responsibility from the unknown perpetrators.
01/31/2004: In Taza, Iraq, assailants opened fire on two leadership members of the Iraqi Turkmen Front, a group opposed to Kurdish demands for a federated state in northern Iraq. Front leader Hussein Abbas was injured and Deputy leader Mahdi Hussein Turkmani was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/10/2004: Four Italian security guards were kidnapped by unidentified Islamic militants as they traveled from Baghdad, Iraq, to the Jordanian border, en route to Italy. In a video aired on an Arabic language television channel, the militants demanded that the Italian government remove their 2,700 troops from Iraq. When this demand was not met, Italian security guard Fabrizio Quattrocchi was shot dead on camera on April 12, 2004. The other three hostages were kept for almost two months before being rescued by Polish troops, who came across the safehouse, on June 10, 2004. Several of the kidnappers were arrested during the rescue, but further information on their identities was not reported.
06/10/2004: Shiite gunmen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ransacked an Iraqi police station in the holy city of Najaf. No one was killed or injured in the attack.
10/31/2004: A rocket was fired into the Sunubar Hotel in Tikrit, Iraq, killing 15 Iraqis and wounding eight others. Insurgents may have been aiming at an American position, which was targeted by a second rocket afterward. U.S. officials said no American casualties were reported.
10/17/2004: A suicide car bomber in Mosul, Iraq, exploded a car near on a bridge. Five people were killed and 15 wounded. The blast occurred when the vehicle of the bomber collided with another car, setting off a giant blaze that damaged several other vehicles.
06/23/2004: A roadside bomb exploded near a hospital in central Baghdad, killing at least two Iraqi civilians -- a woman and a child -- and wounding two Iraqi men. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2004: Ten unidentified assailants, armed with firearms, abducted Fahmi Saber, an executive from Northern Oil Company near Baiji, Iraq. The fate of the victim was not known.
10/20/2004: A pair of suicide car bombings in Samarra, Iraq, killed 10 Iraqi civilians and injured 14 others, including 11 U.S. soldiers and an interpreter. The attack by unidentified perpetrators, which targeted a U.S. army convoy, also killed four children that were at a nearby nursery school by which the convoy was passing.
10/19/2004: Three mortar rounds exploded on a base in the town of Mashahda north of Baghdad, Iraq, killing six Iraqi National Guard members and wounding at least 100 other people. Insurgents were suspected.
06/03/2004: The Italian embassy in Baghdad was hit by a number of missiles, including two which fell inside the headquarters of the embassy. Two people were killed, and five injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, but militants were suspected of the attack.
10/21/2004: In Iraq, a roadside bomb killed four Iraqis overnight on a road in the Latifiyah area, south of Baghdad. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
06/17/2004: Two car bombs killed at least 41 Iraqis and wounded nearly 150 in separate attacks against the country's nascent security forces. Most of the victims were Iraqis waiting outside a recruiting station in downtown Baghdad, where they had lined up seeking jobs in Iraq's security forces. At least 35 people died and 145 were wounded when a vehicle laden with artillery shells exploded outside the station.
10/10/2004: A suicide attacker detonated a minibus packed with explosives near a police academy in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least four in one of three related attacks. The bombing was thought to be a response to U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s visit to the region. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
10/17/2004: A suicide driver in Baghdad, Iraq, exploded a car near a police patrol. At least seven people were killed and 26 wounded. 11 of the wounded were policemen. The attack occurred in the Jadiriyah district, home to the Australian and other embassies.
12/03/2004: Approximately sixty Jama'at al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad (JTJ) operatives equipped with automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades stomed a police station in Baghdad, Iraq. There were 13 fatalities and an unknown number of injuries. Responsibility for the incident was posted on a website.
07/26/2004: Suspected Iraqi insurgents attacked Iraq’s Deputy Chief of Tribal Affairs, Col. Musab al-Awadi, killing him and two of his bodyguards with gunfire. The attack happened outside al-Awadi’s home in southern Baghdad, Iraq.
01/09/2004: Five people were killed and 37 injured as a powerful bomb went off outside the Shi'a Sadiq Mohammed mosque in Baqouba, Iraq. The bombing was aimed at inflaming sectarian tensions in the religiously mixed town. The bomb was timed to detonate just as Friday prayers concluded when attendance was highest, in an attempt to maximize casualties. Apparently the improvised explosive device was rigged to a gas cylinder, and placed on a bicycle near the entrance to the mosque. Although no particular group was suspected of involvement, because of the sectarian nature of the attack it seems to have been perpetrated by a Sunni group.
11/01/2004: The offices of three pan-Arab satellite television stations, one of which belonged to al-Arabiya, were destroyed by a car bomb explosion in Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Jazeera, whose office was not one of the three targeted, reported that a militant group calling itself the Brigades of the 1920 Revolution claimed responsibility on the Internet for the attack. Al-Arabiya, however, reported later that the Brigades had denied responsibility.
04/11/2004: In Baghdad, Iraq, three Czech journalists were kidnapped by unidentified men, covering their faces with keffieh headscarves and carrying Kalashnikov rifles, who stopped their taxi, forced theminto a car and brought them to an unnamed village. There the hostages were interrogated about their nationality and whether they were with a Coalition. After the 90-minute questioning the hostages were brought to a shack in the middle of the desert and were kept there unharmed for five days, without any ransom demanded. The victims were released on April 16, 2004, with help from the Czech government and Sunni Muslim clerics.
12/14/2004: In one of two possibly related incidents, a bomb blast occurred at a National Guard Recruiting center located meters away from a Green Zone entrance near the western Baghdad suburb of Harthiya. At least one person was killed and 12 were wounded in the attack. hit the U.S.-controlled Green Zone in Iraq. Responsibility was claimed by Jama'at al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad (JTJ) on a website.
04/21/2004: Five Iraqis were arrested in connection to the Basra car bombings, which killed as many as 74 people and injured another 100. The perpetrators used five car bombs in a coordinated attack on Iraqi police stations and a police academy in Basra, Iraq. Police found two more cars with explosive devices inside before they could be used in the attack. The suspects were thought to be linked to al-Qaida, but no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2004: Four Iraqi police officers were killed and 16 American soldiers were injured in suspected insurgent attacks near Baiji, Iraq. The perpetrators used automatic weapons, rocket propelled grenades and other explosives to launch the assault.
04/20/2004: Approximately 22 prisoners were killed and 120 injured when 18 mortar shells hit the U.S. Army-operated Abu Ghraib prison in western Baghdad, Iraq. The motive was unclear, and no group claimed responsibility.
04/21/2005: Two US contractors and an Australian national were killed in a car-bomb attack along a road leading to Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq. The car-bomb exploded as a US military convoy was passing along the road en route to the airport. The Islamic Army in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents fired at a convoy carrying the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice, Hashem Ibrahim, leaving four of his bodyguards dead and five others wounded in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted assassination.
08/24/2005: Four engineers working for a telecommunications company were killed and a fifth was injured when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle outside of Baquba, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/17/2005: A car bomb exploded near Kindi Hospital as medical personnel and police transported wounded people from two bombings that had occurred earlier in the morning in Baghdad, Iraq. Sunni militants were suspected to have been behind the three bombings. The three coordinated strikes cumulatively killed 43 people and injured 88 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/19/2005: In Iraq, an explosive device was detonated under an oil pipeline that carries oil from Bayji refineries to Kirkuk oil fields. The explosion caused a large fire and damage to the pipeline. No one claimed responsibility for the blast.
05/15/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Sheikh Qasim Al-Gharawi, a Shi i cleric associated with Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, and one of his relatives in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/30/2005: Four people were killed and 20 others injured when a suicide car bomber targeted Iraqi police in the Al-Mafraq area of Baqubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/19/2005: Unknown gunmen in Mosul abducted and publicly executed three Sunni Arab political activists trying to encourage political participation among Sunnis in the region. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Col. Jassam Muhammed al-Lahibi, an official with the Iraq Ministry of Industry, and his driver, in the Al-Gazaliya neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/14/2005: Militants fired on an Iraqi police patrol in western Baghdad. Two policemen were killed and four others were injured. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/10/2005: The governor of Iraq’s Anbar Governorate, Raja Nawaf Farhan al- Mahalawi, was kidnapped in Iraq along with his son and four bodyguards on a road from Qaim to Ramadi. The perpetrators demanded that U.S. troops cease military operations within the town of Qaim, Iraq in addition to releasing captured fighters loyal to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The group al-Qaida in Iraq is believed to be responsible. The Governor's body was found inside a building on May 26, 2005 after a shootout between foreign fighters and U.S. soldiers in the town of Rawah, Iraq.
03/02/2005: Three unknown perpetrators shot and killed Iraqi Special Tribunal investigative judge, Barwez Mohammed Mahmoud, and his son, Arayane, in Baghdad, Iraq. The two victims were hit with automatic weapons fire outside of their home in Baghdad’s Adhamiya neighborhood. The Iraqi Special Tribunal was established to try Saddam Hussein and other former leaders of Iraq for crimes committed under the former dictator’s regime. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
04/30/2005: An Australian contractor, Douglas Wood, was kidnapped from Baghdad by members of the Shura Council of Mujaheddin. He was rescued by Iraqi troops in a raid on a house in Baghdad on 6/16/2005 . The group had released a video asking for ransom. There were no reported fatalities in the raid and three perpetrators were arrested.
03/02/2005: Two explosions rocked Baghdad, Iraq. The first was aimed at a group of citizens waiting to submit documents to join the Iraqi Army. Fifteen people were reported dead while at least thirty others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/24/2005: Unidentified perpetrators blew up the home of Fu'ad Muhammad Yasin, a police commando in Samarra, Iraq. Before destroying the house, the attackers executed Yasin's relative, Ahmad Sa'dan, who was also a commando. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/12/2005: In the Al-Sharqat district of Iraq  a car bomb, targeting the local oil security commander, exploded. The target was uninjured but four civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/18/2005: Unknown gunmen shot judge Jassem Dowaij and his driver in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
08/23/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attempted to assassinate Iraqi Environment Minister Narmin Othman while she was en route to Baghdad near the town of Adhaim. Gunmen attacked Othman's convoy injuring three of her bodyguards. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted assassination.
07/13/2005: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle targeted an Iraqi army column in the city of Sharqat in northern Iraq, killing one soldier and injuring two others. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/11/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded near a police station in the Dura district of Baghdad, Iraq, killing 3 people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/01/2005: Suspected insurgents attacked people attending the funeral of Taleb Sayed Wahba, a recently assassinated Kurdistan Democratic Party official, in Tal Afar, Iraq with a suicide car bomb. The perpetrators then sprayed the funeral with gunfire killing 25 and injuring 30 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2005: Suspected insurgents shot and killed two policemen who were on their way to work in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2005: A suicide bomber killed seven people, including two Americans, when he rushed into the Joint Coordination Center for Diyala (Governorate) compound in Baquba where officials coordinate emergency response efforts in the region. 20 people were injured in the explosion including nine US soldiers. Al-Qaida Organization in the Land of Two Rivers claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/14/2005: Militants opened fire on a military inspection station in Basra, Iraq, killing one security officer and wounding an unknown number of other officers. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2005: Unknown gunmen injured Ahmed Abbas Chalabi, a cousin of Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi, in a drive-by-shooting that left his two bodyguards dead in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2005: Unidentified gunmen fired at a bus carrying Shi i pilgrims home from Iran in Khalis, Iraq. Four people were killed and eight others injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2005: A bomb detonated near a market in Hillah, a city in Iraq’s Babil Governorate, killing 13 people and wounding another 27. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/07/2005: A suicide bomber belonging to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s group, al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad, blew himself up in front of a house belonging to an Iraqi Army officer in Balad, Iraq. 15 people, including two Iraqi soldiers, were killed and another 23 were injured in the explosion. Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2005: Two civilian truck drivers, one a Palestinian national and the other an Iraqi, were kidnapped in Iraq while delivering supplies to U.S. soldiers. The group Junaid Jihadist Battalion claimed responsibility and demanded that the foreign company for which the drivers work cease its business in Iraq. The fate of the victims is unknown.
01/04/2005: Pro-US, Baghdad Governor Ali al-Haidari was killed in a drive-by shooting on a road between the western districts of Hurriyah and Adil in Iraq. One of al-Haidari’s bodyguards was killed in the attack as well. An Al-Qaida linked group calling itself Jihad in the Land of Two Rivers, led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, claimed responsibility for the assassination of Baghdad's governor, via a statement and a video posted on the Internet.
05/05/2005: A suicide bomber killed 13 people and wounded 6 others who were waiting in line at an Iraqi army recruitment center in western Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/29/2005: Unknown attackers fired either a rocket or a mortar round at the US Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq. The Green Zone strike killed two US citizens and left four others injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/28/2005: Five Iraqis were killed when a booby-trapped car exploded in Ba'qubah in the Diyala governorate of Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/23/2005: Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing that targeted an Iraqi Army patrol near Abu Ghraib Prison in Abu Ghraib, Iraq which killed nine soldiers. The explosion injured 20 other people including civilians as well.
07/07/2005: Three Iraqi civilians were killed and 64 were wounded when mortar rounds fell on shops in the city of Mosul in Iraq’s Ninevah Governorate. The suspected targets of the attack were government buildings. No group claimed responsibility for launching the mortars.
06/20/2005: Ten unidentified gunmen wearing Iraqi Army uniforms attacked a house in Abi-Sayda in the Diyala governorate of Iraq and killed to members of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI).
01/07/2005: A time bomb hidden under piles of gravel and sand opposite a building near the police station exploded in the Iskan neighborhood of Arbil, Iraq. Two people, including a Peshmerga commander, were injured and the surrounding buildings were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: In Samarra, Iraq, police officers trying to gather the body of their colleague who was shot by insurgents on his way to work in Samarra came under fire from gunmen. Three police officers were injured in the attack and one was killed. Four gunmen who were later arrested. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/11/2005: A suicide car bomber attacked Iraqi Police Headquarters in Tikrit. Seven policemen died and eight others were injured in the explosion. The car exploded as the perpetrator attempted to drive the vehicle past a second security checkpoint. Security personnel shot at the vehicle just before it exploded. An Abu Musab al-Zarqawi led group claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing.
05/11/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded near a police patrol in the Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq, killing 2 policemen and 1 civilian. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: A suicide bomber entered the Mosul, Iraq, police headquarters building using a fake identification and detonated his explosives killing of the head of the city’s anti-corruption department, Walid Kashmoula. Two other people were killed in the attack and two wounded. Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2005: Unknown gunmen stormed the house of Iraqi National Guard member Ibrahim Omar, killing his wife, two of his children and injuring two other children in Baqubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/30/2005: A suicide car bomber targeted an Iraqi police convoy in Mosul, Iraq injuring four commandos and killing a nearby civilian. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/30/2005: A suicide car bomber targeted a joint US-Iraqi military convoy in Baghdad, Iraq injuring four soldiers. Two civilians were killed and six others were injured in the blast as well. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack via an internet website post.
07/11/2005: Gunmen attacked an Iraqi army checkpoint in Khalis, a town in the country’s Diyala Governorate, killing seven soldiers. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2005: A Defense Ministry Officer, Col. Siraj-al-Din Muhammad Abdallah, was kidnapped by gunmen near Kirkuk, Iraq. No further information was available on the victim's whereabouts. No one claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
03/26/2005: Three pilgrims in Hillah suffered from food poisoning, while on their way to celebrate the al-Arbaeen holiday in Karbala. According the authorities, the pilgrims were given poisoned food items by members of a "terrorist group." This is one of several attacks on Shiite pilgrims in recent days. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/17/2005: Suspected Sunni militants detonated a car bomb outside the Nahda Bus Station in central Baghdad. The bombing was the first stage of a three-phase attack on civilians in the area, leaving a total of 43 people dead and 88 others injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/14/2005: Militants fired on a civilian car transporting Iraqi policemen in a suburb of Kirkuk, Iraq. Three policemen were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2005: In one of two coordinated attacks a car bomb exploded in Jbala, south of Baghdad at 7:45 pm at the city entrance . Between the two attacks, thirteen Iraqi civilians were killed and thirty were injured, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2005: Two  Sunni clerics, identified as Sheik Hassan al-Naimi and Sheik Talal Nayef, were kidnapped from separate mosques in the Shaab neighboorhood of Baghdad and killed in what appeared to be a coordinated effort. The identity of the killers was unknown, but witnesses said they were wearing Iraqi army uniforms at the time of the kidnappings. The leader of the influential Sunni Muslim Association of Muslim Scholars accused  the Badr Brigades, a Shiite militia, of the killings.
07/22/2005: Insurgents attacked two police patrols in Baghdad, Iraq, leaving five police dead and an uncertain number of others injured. Two perpetrators were killed in the attack and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
07/30/2005: 07/30/2005: A female official with the Iraqi Health Ministry was abducted from her home in the Mansur district of Baghdad. The fate of Iman Naji Abdul-Razzaq was not known, and no one claimed responsibility for her abduction.
01/19/2005: Two Australian soldiers were wounded when a massive truck bomb exploded outside their barracks across the street from the Australian Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. The explosion also destroyed various vehicles and caused a large crater in the street. Two Iraqis were killed and several others wounded in the attack as well. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities suspected that an Iraqi insurgent perpetrated the bombing.
03/07/2005: Gunmen attacked an oil pipeline near Samarra, Iraq. The attack set the pipeline on fire and stopped transmission to the Bayji and Al-Dawrah refineries.
03/07/2005: Members of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s group, al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad, attacked Iraqi soldiers and police in the town of Baqubah. The perpetrators used mortars, land mines and one suicide bomb in their attack. Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the coordinated strike.
05/15/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded near a convoy carrying the governor of Diyala province, Raed Rashid Hamid al-Mullah Jawad, in Baqubah, Iraq. The governor was unharmed, but the blast wounded 3 of his bodyguards. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/10/2005: Two suicide car bombers killed at least seven Iraqi customs agents when they detonated their explosives near a station at the Syrian border. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2005: A bomb exploded near a mosque in Balad, Iraq. The mosque was empty at the time of the explosion and no casualties were caused. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/02/2005: A Shiite cleric was killed in Baghdad, Iraq. No further details were offered.
07/08/2005: Three soldiers were wounded by a bomb blast in Tuz Khurmatu, a town north of Baghdad, Iraq in the Salah al-Din Governorate. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/11/2005: A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside an army and police recruitment center in Al-Hawijah, Iraq, killing 30 people and wounding 35 others. The perpetrator was identified by police as Hazim Nasir.
01/02/2005: An Iraqi police officer was wounded when gunmen attacked him in an assassination attempt in al-Diwaniyah, Iraq.
03/19/2005: Four Iraqi police officers were killed and seven wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near the funeral procession being held for an officer killed earlier that day. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/14/2005: Militants threw grenades at and set fire to a music shop in Baghdad, Iraq. There were no casualties, and the extent of damage to the shop was not reported. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/20/2005: Thirteen Iraqi Traffic Police Officers were killed and 103 others wounded by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive driven by an unknown suicide bomber entered the sports field where they were training.
05/26/2005: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the house of the undersecretary of Iraq’s Interior Ministry, Hiqmat Mussa Salman, in the Ghazaliyah district of Baghdad, Iraq. Four policemen were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/08/2005: A member of the Iraqi Islamic Party and lecturer at Basra University was kidnapped and killed in Basra, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the abduction and murder of Jumhur Karim Khammas.
05/10/2005: A suicide car bomb targeting a joint U.S.-Iraq military convoy exploded near a cinema in Baghdad, killing 7 people and wounding 16 others, including 3 U.S. soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2005: A journalist with a German passport was kidnapped. A group calling itself the Protectors of Islam Brigade released a video showing the man who identified himself as Hassan al-Zaydi. Two armed men, one with a pistol, were also shown in the video. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown.
03/25/2005: In Iraq, insurgents attacked an oil pipeline near Abu Ghraib, using an explosive charge. The blast caused a large fire. The pipeline connects Baghdad’s refinery with Northern Oil Fields.
06/18/2005: A suicide bomber detonated near the Iraqi Islamic Party headquarters killing two and wounding eleven in Fallujah, Iraq. The intended target was the convoy of Fallujah's police commander. The blast also detonated nearby shops.
08/21/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Farid Jabouri, an interpreter, as he was going to work in Samarra, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2005: Three Iraqi truck drivers transporting building materials for the U.S. military near Baqubah, Iraq were killed after insurgents opened fire on their vehicles. The exact identity of the perpetrators was unknown.
03/13/2005: The Iraqi Army arrested six men who were planting explosive devices near the railway tracks in Al-Latifiyah, Iraq. The railway tracks are the frequent target of the attack.
08/17/2005: A car bomb exploded near the Nahda Bus Station in Baghdad, Iraq as emergency responders were attempting to assist victims of another bombing attack that had occurred in the area 10 minutes earlier. Sunni militants were suspected to have been behind both bombings. The bombing was one of three coordinated attacks in Baghdad that cumulatively killed 43 people and injured 88 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/05/2005: A bomb exploded in near Slovak troops operating in Iraq 90 miles south of Charlie Camp. 13 people were killed, mostly Iraqi policemen, and 33 others were injured. Local authorities believed that the perpetrators were targeting a polling station near a police station. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/20/2005: Three members of the Al-Qaida Organization of Holy War in Iraq bombed the British controlled Shaibah logistics camp in Basra. The suicide bombers killed wounded nine British soldiers along with several Iraqi security personnel. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the attack via an internet video.
05/26/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Musa Sallum Abbas, a professor at Al-Mustansiriyah University, outside his home in Baghdad, Iraq. The professor’s 3 bodyguards were also killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2005: Unidentified gunmen ambushed and killed a Filipino engineer, Federico Samson, employed with Lucent Technologies in Kirkuk, Iraq. Four other people were injured in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the assault.
09/25/2005: A suicide motorcycle bomber targeted at a market in Al Hillah, Iraq killing three people and wounding 36 others. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
04/22/2005: A bomb exploded outside the front door of a private residence in Samawah, Iraq injuring one person. Local officials suspected that Islamic extremists were responsible for the bombing.
07/14/2005: Al-Qaida in Iraq attacked the entrance to the Green Zone in Baghdad with a car bomb explosion and two suicide bombers, one that was shot and by an Iraqi policeman which detonated his vest, and the other was taken into police custody in Baghdad, Iraq. Two Iraqi police officers were killed and thirteen civilian bystanders were wounded.
08/21/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed two workers in a Shi i mosque. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/18/2005: Two owners of an asphalt factory that provided materials to U.S. forces were shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Dujayl, south of Tikrit, Iraq.
08/21/2005: Unidentified armed men abducted Dr. Mohammad Nayef as he walked out of his house in Baiji, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
02/28/2005: A suicide bomber blew up his car in the middle of a town square in the Shi i town of Al-Hilla, killing 110 people and wounding at least 133 others. Most of the victims were former civil servants trying to reclaim their jobs lost when Saddam Hussein fell from power.
07/10/2005: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside of a hospital in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Three civilians were killed and sixteen more were wounded in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/07/2005: A representative of Grand Ayatollah Al-Sistani was killed in Baghdad, Iraq by gunmen who opened fire on the car in which he was traveling. No one claimed responsibility for the murder of cleric Hashim Attiya al-Fadili.
03/31/2005: A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle in Tuz Khormato, south of Kirkuk, Iraq. The attack killed five people, including two Iraqi army personnel and three bystanders, and injured sixteen, including eight soldiers and eight bystanders. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2005: A US military convoy on patrol in Baqubah, Iraq was the target of a bomb attack injuring three Iraqis. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/12/2005: A suicide car bomber targeted a U.S. Army patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq, killing two civilians and injuring 15 more. There were no details regarding U.S. casualties. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/14/2005: Militants fired on an Iraqi army patrol in Kirkuk. One soldier was killed and one civilian was injured. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
07/12/2005: Gunmen attacked the office of the International Organization for Human Rights in Baghdad. Four people were killed and one injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/18/2005: Unidentified perpetrators killed Major General Adnan Thabit Al-Maryush, the Iraqi Interior Minister's advisor for Security Affairs, at his home in Al-Dawrah, Iraq. The chief of Al-Maryush's Guards was also killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
01/12/2005: Unknown attackers killed a US Army soldier in Iraq’s Al-Anbar Governorate.
01/02/2005: The police chief in Jebala, Iraq, was killed when gunmen stormed his home. No further information was available.
07/29/2005: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a group of Iraqi army recruits in Rabiah, Iraq, killing 44 and injuring another 57. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2005: A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle at a checkpoint in Ramadi, Iraq, killing eleven Iraqi special police commandos and wounding at least fourteen other people, including nine police officers and three civilians. The Islamic Army in Iraq posted a statement on the internet claiming responsibility for this attack.
07/06/2005: In one of two coordinated attacks, a car bomb exploded in Jbala, south of Baghdad outside of a car dealership at 7:15 pm. Between the two attacks, thirteen Iraqi civilians were killed and thirty were injured, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2005: 20 unknown gunmen shot and killed Haidar Mohammed Ali al-Dujaili, the Director of Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi's office, in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2005: Two Iraqi policemen were killed when the roadside bomb they were trying to defuse went off near a Shiite shrine in Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/01/2005: A suicide bomber killed four people employed with the security firms Kroll Inc. and Bearing Point after ramming his vehicle into theirs in Baghdad, Iraq. The bomb exploded near Baghdad’s green zone killing three British workers and an American. The bomber was targeting a US manned checkpoint near the green zone. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
10/05/2005: Unidentified perpetrators detonated two bombs, including a car bomb, at a Shi i mosque in Al Hillah, Iraq killing 25 people and injuring 87 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: In Fallujah, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle near a convoy of foreigners. Two Iraqi civilians were killed in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/17/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot Kurdish Iraqi parliament members, Faris Nasir Hussein and Haider Qasim Shanno while the two were traveling north of Baghdad near Al-Dujail, Iraq. Hussein died and Shanno was injured as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
09/25/2005: A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into a police commando patrol in southeastern Baghdad, killing at least 10 people and injuring 12 others. Among the dead and injured were police commandos who were the intended target of the attack. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the bombing.
04/05/2005: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on Shayka Hilam Karim, Imam of Uthman Bin-Affan mosque in the New Baghdad neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. The incident occurred when the perpetrators shot at Karim from a car as he was entering the mosque; Karim was killed as a result.
03/27/2005: In Iraq, an oil pipeline that runs from Kirkuk to Bayji was attacked by unidentified insurgents who planted an explosive device under the pipeline. The explosion caused a large fire and stopped oil flow through the pipeline, which had just resumed operation two days earlier after being shut down due to previous attacks. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/12/2005: A Turkish transport driver working for the US Army was killed in a roadside explosion. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack and the perpetrators are unknown.
05/11/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded near a group of Shia day laborers in Tikrit, Iraq, killing 28 civilians and injuring 60 others. The group Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/30/2005: A suicide bomber blew himself up near a building which housed Sunni political leaders in Baghdad, Iraq killing one person and injuring 10 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/31/2005: Unidentified perpetrators blew up a car bomb in Basra, Iraq killing 20 people and injuring 50 others. The bomb exploded in Basra’s crowded Al-Jaza’ir neighborhood where authorities discovered and defused two other car bombs. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/14/2005: Authorities in Al Latifiyah, Iraq, found the bodies of 11 civilians. The victims had their hands tied behind their backs and had been shot in the head. Two of the victims were identified as truck drivers who had been among a number of truck drivers kidnapped last month. No group claimed responsibility.
07/10/2005: A car bomber rammed an Iraqi police convoy in Mosul, killing four policemen and injuring three others. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/05/2005: Unknown perpetrators attacked a police checkpoint with heavy machine guns in the al-Shebab district of Baghdad, Iraq, killing 10 Iraqi police officers and injuring 2 others. No claim of responsibility was issued.
08/18/2005: Unknown perpetrators fired automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades at the Al Dawla al-Kabeer Mosque in Ramadi, Iraq. Al Anbar Governor, Mamoun al-Alwani, was holding talks with members of the Muslim Clerics Association, an organization of Sunni Clerics, in the mosque at the time of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/07/2005: A roadside bomb detonated near a U.S. military convoy east of Baghdad, Iraq, injuring two soldiers. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/11/2005: Unknown gunmen shot and killed Lieutenant-Colonel Ibrahim Khalil, an intelligence officer with the Iraqi Defense Ministry, in northern Basra, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
09/09/2005: Unidentified perpetrators car bombed two U.S. military Hummer vehicles near the Citizenship and Civil Status Directorate building in Al-Ramadi, Iraq. The explosion destroyed both vehicles, but the U.S. military did not release any casualty information. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
07/19/2005: Three Iraqi delegates working on the nation’s Constitution were killed by gunmen in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2005: A suicide car bomber attacked a police patrol in central Baghdad, Iraq killing five people and injuring 20. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/22/2005: Unidentified perpetrators targeted a Shi i mosque with a car bomb in Al-Nu'ayriyah, Iraq killing nine people and injuring 28 others. The explosion damaged the mosque, nearby houses and several cars. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
06/11/2005: A suicide car bomb severely damaged the building of the Slovak Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, resulting in no casualties and no damage to the residence. An Iraqi branch of Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming that a meeting of US CIA agents was going on inside the embassy.
05/23/2005: A car bomb exploded outside a restaurant in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, killing eight people and wounding 110 others. The restaurant is often frequented by Shi i followers of Muqtada al-Sadr as well as local police. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/12/2005: Unknown gunmen opened fire on a police patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq; the perpetrators wounded two officers, no other casualties or injuries have been reported. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/03/2005: A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a checkpoint near the Baghdad offices of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi’s National Accord Party, killing four people and wounding 24 others. The bomb exploded at Green Zone checkpoint 12 after ramming a sports utility vehicle belonging to a Kroll employee. Ansar al-Sunna, an Al-Qaida linked organization, claimed responsibility for the bombing via the internet.
07/03/2005: Nine people were killed and 31 were injured when two suicide bombers detonated their explosives in succession at a gathering for Iraqi policemen in Babil, Iraq. The first bomber blew himself up in the restaurant where the gathering was taking place, and the second one detonated his explosives at the scene of the first bombing as people rushed in to help. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/02/2005: Four policemen were ambushed while on patrol in Samarra, Iraq. All four were killed in the attack.
06/18/2005: Unknown gunmen fired rocket propelled grenades at a police station in Kirkuk, Iraq killing one person and injuring four others.
08/11/2005: Suspected insurgents shot and killed the brother of Iraqi Women's Affairs Minister Azhar al-Shakly, Abdel Karim al-Shakly, in his car in central Baghdad. Abdel Karim Al-Shakly was the Security Chief for the Women’s Affairs Ministry as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2005: Unknown attackers shot and killed Abbas Mahmoud, a former member of the Badr Brigade, in Baqubah, Iraq. His son was also killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the murders.
01/18/2005: A suicide car bomber blew himself up in at a checkpoint 30 meters in front of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. The blast killed four guards and injured eight others. Local media believed that Iraqi Interim Finance Minister Adil Abd-al-Mahdi was the target of the bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/08/2005: Unknown gunmen assassinated two high-ranking Iraqi police officers in Ramadi. Major Abd-Ahmad Al-Assafi was shot as he was leaving the Al-Anbar Police Directorate and Colonel Jasim al-Khirbit was killed in the center of the city. No group claimed responsibility for the assassinations.
07/11/2005: A car bomb exploded near an Iraqi army checkpoint in the town of Khalis, killing two soldiers. The bombing came shortly after gunmen had opened fire on the same checkpoint. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2005: Unknown attackers fired a mortar shell that landed in the area of Al-Salihiyah in Baghdad, Iraq. The mortar killed one Iraqi civilian and injured four others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/27/2005: A bus carrying factory workers came under fire from insurgents just west of Baghdad, Iraq, killing 17 people and injuring 20 others. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/12/2005: Gunmen shot and killed an Iraqi police lieutenant who was in his home southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/02/2005: A roadside bomb killed five people and injured six others in the town of Jurf al Naddaf, Iraq. An American military convoy appeared to be the intended target of the attack. However, the bomb exploded next to a minibus following the convoy. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/08/2005: Unidentified gunmen killed two Northern Oil Company employees in Baiji, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/16/2005: A suicide car bomber targeted a police checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq’s Al-Haswah area killing three officers and injuring 6 others. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded near an Iraqi military convoy, killing 2 soldiers of the Iraqi National Guard and 1 civilian and wounding 6 others in Baqubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: Two Iraqi police officers were killed and one wounded when a roadside bomb targeting their patrol in Kirkuk exploded. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed the director general of administration in the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, Jassim al-Muhammadawy, outside his home in the Al-Jihad neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Three bystanders were also wounded in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/21/2005: Insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq kidnapped two Algerian diplomats and later executed them. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2005: One US soldier was killed in a improvised explosive device (IED) car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq. The bomb injured a nearby Iraqi civilian as well. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
07/30/2005: A roadside bomb exploded in Basra, Iraq as a convoy of vehicles from the British consulate passed by, killing two British security contractors. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/08/2005: Suspected insurgents attacked a truck convoy carrying sugar to Baghdad killing 24 people including 20 drivers, two policemen and two soldiers who were assigned to protect the group. The attack took place between Swairah and Salman Pak, south of Baghdad in the "Triangle of Death." No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/07/2005: Unidentified perpetrators detonated a roadside bomb outside of Al Karma, Iraq, killing four United States Marines. No group claimed responsibility for that attack which took place in an area of heavy insurgent activity.
12/31/2005: In one of two incidents in Baghdad, Iraq involving explosive devices targeting police forces (cf. 200512310001), two policemen were wounded when they were hit with an explosive charge.
06/18/2005: An unknown number of casualties occurred when masked gunmen opened fire on citizens in the Al-Athuriyin Market in the Al-Dawrah area in southern Baghdad, Iraq. The identities of the perpetrators was unknown.
04/03/2005: A car bomb targeted an US military convoy on patrol in the Al-Yarmuk neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq. One Iraqi was killed and five others were injured in the bombings. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/24/2005: A car bomb exploded outside a school for girls in a Christian neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, killing 6 bystanders and wounding 4 others. Three cars and several nearby building were also damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/10/2005: Unidentified perpetrators fired five mortars at the Babil Hotel which housed the United States Consulate in Hillah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/12/2005: Unknown perpetrators killed three members of Iraq’s National Guard and injured six others in an attack in Al-Mansar, Iraq. The National Guard personnel came under attack while they were delivering supplies to a local school. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2005: Unidentified perpetrators car bombed Al-Mustafa Restaurant in Baghdad, Iraq killing three people and injuring nine others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Ali Hameed, an engineer with the Iraqi Oil Ministry, outside his home in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2005: A suicide car bomb targeting an Iraqi police patrol killed 5 civilian bystanders and injured 12 others in central Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/19/2005: Iraqi workers en route to a U.S. military base were attacked by unknown gunmen, leaving 13 people dead. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2005: Armed men attacked a convoy of cars belonging to Mehdi al-Hafidh, a former Minister in the Iraqi Transitional Government in the Amiriyah neighborhood of Baghdad. One guard was killed in the attack, although al-Hafidh was not in the convoy. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/02/2005: 20 Iraqis were killed and 60 more were wounded in a suicide bomb attack in the predominately Shi i town of Musayyib, Iraq. The crowded market was filled with people buying goods for the holiday of Eid ul-Fitr, which marks Ramadan’s end. Sunni extremists were suspected to have been behind the attack, but no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/03/2005: Unidentified perpetrators fired four mortar shells at the city of Samarra, north of Baghdad, in Iraq. The shells appeared to target a U.S. installation in the city but missed instead exploding in residential and commercial areas of the city killing five people and wounding 12 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/17/2005: A suicide car bomber targeted a U.S. military convoy near Abu Ghraib Prison in Abu Ghraib, Iraq. The U.S. military did release casualty information relating to the incident, but three vehicles sustained heavy damage in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
09/07/2005: Unidentified perpetrators car bombed a takeout restaurant in Basra, Iraq killing at 16 people and injuring 20 others. The bomb exploded in the Shi i neighborhood Hayaniyah and destroyed two police vehicles as well. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
04/05/2005: Unknown gunmen attacked and killed Salim Ibrahim, a Kurdistan Democratic Party Official, in Mosul, Iraq.
11/19/2005: A suicide car bomber targeted a Shi i funeral killing 36 people and injuring 50 others in Abu Saida, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2005: Two suicide car bombs exploded outside the home of a community leader in Tal Afar, Iraq, killing at least 20 people and wounding 20 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/02/2005: Unidentified gunmen attacked and killed an Interior Ministry officer in al-Amil neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. Karim Isma'il was killed in front of his home when the gunmen opened fire at him.
01/02/2005: A police officer was assassinated in Basra, Iraq. No further information was reported on the attack.
03/22/2005: Unknown persons detonated an explosive charge under an oil pipeline near Kirkuk, Iraq. The explosion damaged the pipeline and caused a large oil leak and fire.
03/20/2005: A car filled with explosives was detonated in front of one of the offices of the Interior Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq. Two civilians who were in the car at the time of the explosion were wounded in the incident. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/07/2005: Four American contractors employed with a private security firm supporting the regional U.S. embassy office in Basra, Iraq, were killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their convoy. Three of the contractors died instantly and the fourth died in a military hospital after the bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents shot and killed an Iraqi female traffic officer as she was driving in the al-Bayaa (District) of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/26/2005: A member of the Islamist Dawa party, Fakhri Abd Amiri, was found dead in the Qadissiah district of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
04/05/2005: Unknown gunmen attacked the residence of a female translator working for the police in Baquba, Iraq, which is northeast of Baghdad. The perpetrators injured the woman and killed her father.
02/08/2005: A suicide bomber belonging to al-Qaida in Iraq targeted a group of recruits standing in line waiting to enlist in the Iraqi Army in Baghdad, Iraq. The explosion killed 21 people and wounded 27 others.
07/20/2005: A suicide bomber attacked an army recruitment center in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing 8 people and wounding 25 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/07/2005: A suicide bomber targeted a group of Iraqi policemen standing outside the Jumhouri Teaching Hospital in Mosul, killing 12 officers guarding the facility. Seven other people were wounded in the bombing as well. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the attack on behalf of Al-Qaida in Iraq in a statement carried on an Islamic website.
03/10/2005: 47 people were killed and 80 more were injured when an attack occurred on a mosque in Mosul, Iraq. A suicide bomber entered the hallway of the mosque and detonated a high powered explosive device. No claim of responsibility has been issued for the attack.
07/12/2005: Gunmen killed a senior Iraqi police officer east of Baghdad, Iraq while he was in his car. Captain Amir Muzar worked in the Iraqi Interior Ministry’s homicide department. The officer’s driver was wounded in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the shooting.
09/16/2005: A suicide car bomber struck near a Shi i Hussainiyat al-Rasoul al-Azam Mosque in Tuz Khormato, Iraq killing 11 people and wounding 21 to 24 others. Iraqi authorities suspected foreign fighters may have been responsible for the attack.
08/08/2005: Alaa al-Tamimi, the mayor of Baghdad, was ousted by armed Shi i militants when they stormed the city's municipal building. The group installed, Hussein al-Tahaan, a member of the Badr Organization, the armed militia of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq. Al-Tamimi was unharmed in the coup.
03/30/2005: Gunmen opened fire on a group of Shiite pilgrims near Mahaweel, Iraq, killing one and injuring two. The pilgrims were some of the thousands of Shiites walking to Karbala to celebrate the al-Arbaeen religious festival. This is one of several attacks on Shiite pilgrims in recent days. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2005: Two Iraqi civilians were killed by gunment for selling bread to Iraqi solders in the northern town of Samarra. The identities of the gunmen was unknown.
03/29/2005: Three drivers who worked for a Jordanian trucking company were kidnapped and executed in an unidentified area of Iraq. The Ansar al-Sunnah group released a video showing the three drivers and their execution.
01/03/2005: Unknown perpetrators detonated a roadside bomb that killed three members of Iraq’s National Guard. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
04/21/2005: Unidentified perpetrators launched a rocket at a residential area in Fallujah, Iraq injuring 10 people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2005: A police officer in Kirkuk, Iraq, was killed when gunmen opened fire on him as he went to work. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/04/2005: Several men dressed in women's clothing attacked a police checkpoint in Buhriz, Iraq killing six Iraqi policemen and injuring 10 others. Two of the perpetrators died in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/21/2005: Three Iraqis, all of them brothers, were kidnapped, tortured, and killed in Baghdad. Two of the brothers were police officers and the third an imam at a local mosque. According to an official at the Interior Ministry the men were kidnapped in northern Baghdad, tortured and shot dead with a machine gun. No group claimed responsibility.
07/27/2005: Dr. Falih Jadallah, head of the Sunni Arab party in Kirkuk, Iraq, was killed by gunmen in an attack outside of his party’s headquarters in the city. The man’s bodyguard was also injured in the attack that was not claimed by anyone.
04/05/2005: A car bomb exploded near a joint US and Iraqi military checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq. Two Iraqis were killed and several others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/16/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded in front of the former Defense Ministry building in Northern Baghdad, killing two Iraqi soldiers, and injuring fourteen Iraqi civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/05/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded outside a police academy in Hillah, Iraq during a graduation ceremony, killing at least 20 people and injuring 40 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/24/2005: Ten Iraqi civilians were abducted by an unidentified armed group near the Iraqi/Syrian border. Four days later, on 28 May, their bodies were found by police in al Qa'im city, near Baghdad. The Iraqi police reported that the ten men had recently returned from Syria. Their bodies showed evidence of tourture.
04/30/2005: A car-bomb damaged a jointly operated United States-Iraq checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq. Several military vehicles were damaged in the attack. The Abu Musab al-Zarqawi led organization, Al-Qaida in Iraq, claimed responsibility for the attack in an Internet statement.
05/19/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attacked the house of Sunni politician Fawwaz al-Jarba, a member of the [Unified] Iraqi Coalition List in the National Assembly, killing 7 and wounding 3 others in Mosul, Iraq. Al-Jarba was not injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/06/2005: A Turkish truck driver carrying supplies to US troops was killed when unidentified gunmen attacked his vehicle near Mosul, Iraq. A Kurdish official worked for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was also killed in the attack.
04/04/2005: Unidentified gunmen attacked the main headquarters of the Iraqi Communist party in Al-Thawrah city, in eastern Baghdad. The insurgents tricked the guards into letting them in, and proceeded to destroy contents inside such as computers, windows, etc, before burning it down; no injuries resulted.
01/18/2005: Unknown perpetrators fired mortars at the offices of the Iraqi Homeland Party in Al-Shirqat City injuring three people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/17/2005: Al-Qaida in Iraq perpetrated a car bomb attack targeting a fruit and vegetable market in Nahrawan, Iraq. The explosion killed 30 civilians and wounded 38 others.
08/25/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents locked a family of seven in a single room then bombed the house in Baghdad, Iraq killing them all. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2005: A video posted on the internet by the militant group Ansar al-Sunnah depicted two Iraqi hostages confessing to working on US bases in Anbar province and then being killed by automatic weapons. One of the hostages read a statement warning Iraqis not to cooperate with U.S. forces. The video did not reveal when the abductions or the killings had taken place.
07/29/2005: A car bomb explosion in the predominately Sunni-inhabited Adhamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq killed three people and injured 17 others. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents abducted, tortured then killed Canadian businessman, Zaid Meerwali, in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the murder.
04/05/2005: Salim Hilal, a member of the Babil (Governorate)Council, was assassinated near the city of Al-Qasim, Iraq. Three of Hilal's guards were injured in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/19/2005: A car bomb wounded the head of the Dora (District) police station and six of his bodyguards as they were traveling in a car convoy in western Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/09/2005: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a minibus taking Shi i pilgrims en route to Iran in Jaloula, Iraq. Three people were killed and eight others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2005: Four unidentified gunmen kidnapped a Turkish engineer employed and an Iraqi guard employed at a power plant in Baiji, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. The outcome of the kidnapping remains unknown.
01/26/2005: Unknown perpetrators were responsible for detonating two car bombs outside of the Riyad Administrative Subdistrict Police Station in Kirkuk, Iraq. The bombs killed one police officer and injured several others. An Iraqi National Guard officer was injured in the blast as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/11/2005: Suspected insurgents shot and killed a Shi i civilian heading to prayers at a local mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Ayed Abdulghani, a top aide to the Iraqi Minister of Industry and a leading Sunni Arab, east of Baghdad. The perpetrators were riding in a vehicle when they fired at Abdulghani’s car as he was going to work. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
06/26/2005: A suicide car bomber ran his car into a wall outside the home of a police officer in Samarra, Iraq and killed six people, besides himself. Two of the six were other insurgents, but the police officer survived.
09/25/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attacked an Iraqi police patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq. The attack began when a roadside bomb exploded near the patrol group. Then gunmen began firing on the officers injuring six of them. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/05/2005: Two British soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb exploded while they were traveling in a convoy through the area of Al-Zubeir, about 5 to 12 miles south of Basra, Iraq. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the bombing in a statement posted on the internet.
07/06/2005: Militants shot and killed a leader of the Shi i Badr Brigade militia, Raqim Amin al-Hilfi, in southern Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/07/2005: Egypt’s envoy to Iraq, Ihab al-Sharif, was killed six days after being abducted in Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the murder.
08/05/2005: Unknown gunmen killed the bodyguard of a prominent Shi i cleric and lawmaker, Sheik Jalaladeen al-Sagheir, while he was driving in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2005: A suicide bomber detonated a motorcycle bomb near a checkpoint near Musayyab, Iraq. The checkpoint was set up to protect pilgrims walking from Baghdad to Najf to celebrate a Shiite religious holiday. Three police officers were killed, at least ten wounded, and two civilians were also killed in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2005: Brigadier General Jalal Mohammed Saleh, commander of the Iraqi Army’s First Armored Unit, was the target of a failed assassination attempt in Baghdad, Iraq. Unidentified assailants kidnapped Saleh after failing to kill him.
10/23/2005: Suspected Sunni insurgents detonated a car bomb targeting a police patrol near Baghdad’s Tahrir Square killing two officers and injuring two others. Nine civilian bystanders were also hurt in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/31/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Jerges Mohammed Sultan, a journalist for the Iraqi state television station Al-Iraqiya, outside his home in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/26/2005: A car bomb exploded on a highway near the Iraq-Jordan border crossing of Al-Qadisiyah, killing two policemen and injuring an uncertain number of others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/13/2005: A mine planted under an oil pipeline exploded in Kirkuk, Iraq killing 12 people. Authorities suspected Ansar al-Islam was behind the attack after arresting a suspect, Saman Umar Ali, who was known to have been affiliated with the organization.
05/04/2005: An Ansar al-Sunna suicide bomber blew himself up at a police recruitment center in Arbil, Iraq killing 60 people and injuring 150 others. Many of those injured were recruits in the process of signing up to work for the Iraqi police.
05/18/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Ibrahim Khmamas, an investigator in the Iraqi Interior Ministry, outside his home in the Al-Za'faraniyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. The general’s wife and driver were also wounded in the assault. The group al-Qa’ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/04/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber blew himself up near a checkpoint at one of the entrances to Baghdad’s Green Zone. Three Iraqi guards were killed and seven other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2005: A suicide bomber blew up a fuel tanker next to a police station in Tikrit, Iraq, killing two people and injuring 12 others. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
10/06/2005: An unidentified suicide bomber blew himself while inside a minibus near the Iraqi Oil Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq. 10 people were killed and eight others were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/23/2005: Unidentified gunmen wearing Iraqi Army uniforms raided the home of a prominent Sunni Arab sheik and leader of the Dulaimi tribe, Khadim Sarhid al-Hemaiyem, killing him, three of his sons, and a son-in-law. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but many Sunni’s suspected Shi i militants were involved in the killings.
03/28/2005: A bomb exploded inside the Shiite Imam al-Khedher shrine in Khalis, Iraq, killing a pilgrim and wounding two people. The attack occurs as Shiites prepare to celebrate the al-Arbaeen religious festival for which many travel to Karbala. This was one of several attacks on pilgrims in recent days.
12/31/2005: Unidentified perpetrators bombed the Bab al-Mu’azzam area of Baghdad, Iraq killing two policemen and injuring four others.
04/12/2005: An Iraqi Interior Ministry Official, General Tariq al-Baldawi, was the target of an assassination attempt in Baghdad, Iraq. Although al-Baladwi escaped injury, one of his escorts was killed in the attack. Three other people were injured in the attempted assassination as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/17/2005: Unidentified gunmen attacked a minibus carrying Iraqi policemen in Al-Latifiyah City, Iraq. The attackers killed four of the policemen and kidnapped 13 others. Iraqi authorities engaged in search and rescue operation, but the outcome of the kidnapping situation is unknown.
12/19/2005: The Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITC) office was shot with long-ranged rifles causing extensive material damage and the injuries to four security guards in Kirkuk, Iraq. Kurdish militants have been blamed for the incident, although no one has been captured or claimed responsibility.
04/09/2005: Unknown gunmen ambushed a fourteen-truck ministry convoy as they drove from Kut, 170km south of the capital, to Baghdad, Iraq; four drivers were killed and four others were wounded. This particular route has become a popular target for insurgents.
05/05/2005: A car bomb exploded in the Ghazaliyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, killing 1 Iraqi police officer and wounding 6 others, in an apparent assassination attempt. The explosion targeted a convoy carrying the deputy interior minister of Iraq. The official was unharmed and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2005: Four unidentified gunmen stormed a house killing five people in Samarra, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents opened fire on passing cars between Kerbala and Baghdad, killing four people and injuring 12 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/10/2005: Unknown perpetrators detonated a large, roadside, improvised explosive device near a US Military Armored vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. Two US soldiers were killed and another four were injured in the bombing. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, military officials blamed the attack on Iraqi insurgents.
07/13/2005: An Iraqi police colonel was shot by gunmen who targeted him in a drive-by shooting in Ba'qubah, Iraq. Colonel Sha’lan Abd-al-Jalil, who later died from his injuries, was the commander of a Rapid Intervention Force. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/26/2005: Three Iraqis were killed and nine wounded when a suicide bomber rammed a pick-up into a tanker truck at a gas station causing a huge explosion and fire in Samarra, Iraq. The resulting explosion resulted in heavy damage to the gas station and several nearby cars. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/02/2005: Two suicide bombers killed five people and wounded 12 more in the city of Hillah in Iraq’s Babil Governorate. The first bomb targeted a police checkpoint in the city, and the second bomb blew up as policemen and civilians rushed to the scene of the first attack. No group claimed responsibility for the bombings.
07/17/2005: An unclaimed suicide attack killed three, including two policemen and a civilian, and injured eight, including seven policemen and a civilian as police inspected the bodies of Iraqi insurgents left on the side of the road as a trap in Eastern New Baghdad neighborhood, Iraq.
04/09/2005: The Omar bin Khattab group claimed responsibility for the armed kidnapping of the deputy charge d’affaires at the Pakistani embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Malik Mohammed Javed. Javed was kidnapped after leaving his Baghdad residence for evening prayers. The previously unknown group released a video which featured Javed pleading the Pakistani government for aid of his release. There is uncertainty concerning a ransom, yet the deputy was released on April 24, 2005.
11/24/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber targeted a hospital in Al-Mahmudiyah, Iraq killing 32 people and injuring 27 others. The perpetrator bombed the front of the hospital damaging several of the facility's buildings. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attacked Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's convoy killing eight of his bodyguards and injuring 15 others north of Baghdad. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted assassination.
10/07/2005: Unidentified perpetrators detonated a roadside bomb in Al Qaim, Iraq that killed two United States Marines. No group claimed responsibility for that attack which took place in an area of heavy insurgent activity.
07/08/2005: A mortar shell was launched at an Iraqi oil refinery just outside Baghdad, Iraq, causing a significant fire but no casualties. No one claimed responsibility for the attack that was likely meant to disrupt oil supply.
08/22/2005: Suspected insurgents killed the head of the anti-terrorism police unit in Kirkuk, Iraq. The perpetrators also killed the officer's wife in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2005: A car bomb exploded in the Dura district of Baghdad, Iraq, killing nine Iraqi soldiers and injuring 17 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/11/2005: Unknown gunmen shot and killed a police lieutenant who was riding in a cab in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/22/2005: In one of two incidents in Baghdad, Iraq (cf. 200512220005) three unidentified gunmen kidnapped three women who were on their way to work in Baghdad’s Green Zone. The outcome of the kidnapping remains unknown.
01/18/2005: Four members The Islamic Jihad Brigades claimed via video that they had kidnapped a Lebanese man, Gebrayel Adib Azar, whom they had accused of working with the US forces in Iraq. The group’s video statement demanded that the US company, Berjani Group, leave Iraq or they would harm Azar. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown.
08/27/2005: Four armed men opened fire on Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Fahr as he was leaving his home in Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted assassination.
05/27/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Shaykh Nayif Sabhan al-Juburi, a leader of the Al-Jubur tribe, outside his home in Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
10/03/2005: Unidentified perpetrators detonated a roadside bomb in Taji, Iraq near Iraqi Oil Minister Ibrahim Mohammed Bahr al-Olum’s motorcade. Although al-Olum was unharmed, three of his bodyguards were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Mani Hassan, a cleric of a leading Shia Islamist party, outside his house in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded outside a Shi i mosque in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, killing at least 7 people and wounding 23 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/17/2005: Suicide car bomb exploded near a police convoy at the Bay'a Bus Station in South Baghdad, Iraq. Seven were killed including three police and four civilians, and three civilians were injured, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2005: Kanis Mohammed al-Janab, a former Baath party member, was killed along with his three sons by unidentified gunmen in the village of Tunis.
08/25/2005: Police found the bodies of 36 Sunni men in a dry riverbed in Kut, Iraq, near the Iranian border, with their hands bound and bullet wounds in their heads. No group claimed responsibility for the mass killing.
04/09/2005: Sheik Fadil al-Shawki, an assistant to Moqtada Al-Sadr, was killed in Karbala, Iraq. Two of al-Shawki's companions were injured in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2005: Five women who worked as translators for the US military were killed by insurgents who opened fire on their car as they drove home from work in Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the killings.
01/03/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents killed a Turkish truck driver in an ambush attack that took place near the town of Baquba, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the murder.
07/02/2005: The Egyptian ambassador to Iraq was kidnapped from his home in Baghdad, Iraq and later murdered. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2005: A car bomb exploded in the center of Tikrit, Iraq killing one person and injuring two others. Salah ad Din (Governorate)police forces found two other car bombs in Tikrit and safely detonated them. No group claimed responsibility for the bombs.
08/07/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents opened fire on passing cars on the Baghdad-Al-Hillah road, killing three people and injuring 18 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/10/2005: Unknown gunmen attacked a minibus killing eight people in Al-Yusufiyah, Iraq. The perpetrators abducted three people in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/23/2005: A suicide car bomber wearing an explosive belt and driving a minibus blew himself up in Baghdad, Iraq’s Tayaran Square killing seven people and injuring 20 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/10/2005: Twenty-six mutilated bodies were found in a mass grave in Iraq, south of Baghdad with notes pinned to their chest. Sunni insurgent groups were suspected.
06/19/2005: A suicide bomber detonated in the Ibn Zanbour restaurant in Baghdad, Iraq and killed 23 people. The number of injured and the amount of damage was not reported. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack on the restaurant, which was frequented by Iraqi police and soldiers due to its proximity to the Green Zone. The claim was not verified by authorities.
04/28/2005: A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint in Tikrit, Iraq killing two Iraqi soldiers. Several US soldiers were injured in the bombing as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/29/2005: Insurgents killed General Ahmad Saleh al-Baranzanchi, the director of internal affairs of the province of Kirkuk, after abducting him from his home in Kirkuk, Iraq. The group Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for the assassination.
01/14/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attacked a vehicle transporting Peshmerga soldiers in Mosul, Iraq killing three of them. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/14/2005: Unknown perpetrators detonated a car bomb near a Kurdish Democratic Party building in Mosul, Iraq. The explosion, which occurred in the Al-Intisar neighborhood, killed two Peshmerga soldiers and injured another. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
12/22/2005: In one of two incidents in Baghdad, Iraq (cf. 200512220006), unknown gunmen attacked a checkpoint in the southern Baghdad area of Al-Dawrah, killing four Iraqi policemen and injuring six others.
08/11/2005: An Iraqi translator, Said Adib Touma, working for US forces was abducted and killed in Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2005: One person was killed and 10 others injured in a suicide car bomb attack that targeted an Iraqi police patrol in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Shaykh Muhammad Tahir al-Allaq, a representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, at his house in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/11/2005: Three Iraqis, and one American soldier were killed in a car bomb attack against a U.S. military checkpoint in Samarra, Iraq. 27 Iraqis were also injured in the attack.
09/05/2005: Unidentified perpetrators using rockets and automatics firearms attacked Iraqi policemen at a checkpoint at Qurtuba Square in Baghdad. Two Iraqi policemen were killed and five others wounded in the attack. The gunmen escaped and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2005: In Iraq, Baghdad police commissioner, Ahmed Ali Kadim, was killed when gunmen attacked him while he was on his way to work. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2005: A suicide car bomber blew up a vehicle near a convoy of followers of Shi i Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr. The convoy was en route to the Imam Abu al-Hawa Mussa al-Kadhem Shi i shrine. Two Iraqi soldiers escorting the convoy and two Shi i clerics were killed while five others were injured in the bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/13/2005: Two Iraqis were killed and sixteen were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of Grand Julayla Mosque in northeastern Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2005: Five people were killed and 23 others wounded on Baghdad’s Al-Kifah Street when two mortar shells struck a public café and a car in the street.
02/07/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber suspected of being a member of Al-Qaida in Iraq targeted the provincial police headquarters in Baquba Iraq, killing 15 civilians outside the facility’s front gate. Many of the victims were looking for jobs as policemen.
06/13/2005: An American convoy was attacked in Baghdad using a booby-trapped car. The attack, which may have been targeting an unspecified US diplomat, killed two Iraqis and might have wounded some American soldiers. The al-Zarqawi group, Tanzim al-Qaida fi Bilad al-Rafidayn [Al-Qaida Organization in the Land of the Two Rivers], claimed responsibility.
01/05/2005: An Arab group known as the Liberals of Galilee said in a statement sent to a foreign news agency that it had kidnapped an Israeli woman, Dana Benett, and demanded the release of one thousand Palestinian prisoners in exchange for her release. Police were unsure as to the authenticity of the claim.
10/11/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber attacked an Iraqi Army convoy in Baghdad killing five people and injuring 12 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/25/2005: Ansar al-Sunna members claimed responsibility for killing Judge Qais Hashim Shameri and his son as they were leaving their home in Baghdad, Iraq.
07/02/2005: Nine people, including two policemen, were wounded when a parked car bomb exploded near a police station in Baghdad, Iraq. There were no damage reports, and no one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/26/2005: Unknown attackers detonated a truck bomb outside of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) headquarters in Sinjar, Iraq. The bomb killed at least 15 people and injured 30 others. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
10/22/2005: Unidentified perpetrators fired three mortars at security checkpoint west of Kirkuk, Iraq. Two of the mortars struck near the checkpoint while the third landed near an oil pipeline belonging to the Northern Oil Company. The mortar explosion ignited a large fire that spread to surrounding pipelines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack which resulted in no casualties.
03/06/2005: A recently resigned Ninawa Council Member was assassinated by unknown gunmen in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/25/2005: Unknown perpetrators set off a bomb along a road between Samarra and Mutasam, Iraq. Although the bomb injured two civilians, the explosion failed to harm a US Military patrol that unnamed sources believed was the primary target of the attack.
11/09/2005: Five Iraqis civilians were killed and 25 others were wounded in an attack a double car bomb attack in the Adhamiya (District) of Baghdad. The bombs went off near the Al-Shab Iraqi police station and the adjacent Al-Sharufi Mosque. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/25/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Colonel Mikhlif Mosa, a local police chief, in Mosul, Iraq. The policeman’s relative was also killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/19/2005: A suicide car-bomber targeted an Iraqi National Guard building in Al-A'zamiyah, Iraq. Five people were killed in the bombing including two Iraqi National Guard members. The blast resulted in the injury of 20 others as well including several guardsmen. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/09/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attacked a truck carrying Iraqi National Guard soldiers in Al-Latifiya, Iraq killing 15 of them. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/14/2005: Suspected insurgents bombed an Iraqi Islamic Party office in Baghdad’s Fadhal (District). No one was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/06/2005: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped four Egyptian telecommunication engineers employed with Orascom from in front of their home in Baghdad, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping remains unknown.
03/28/2005: In Baghdad, Iraq, two mortar rounds were fired on the Green Zone, which houses many government buildings, by unknown insurgents. No damage was caused.
03/12/2005: An Iraqi contractor who works with US forces was kidnapped by gunmen north of Tikrit, Iraq. The outcome if this incidents was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
07/10/2005: A suicide attacker blew himself up in a crowd of roughly 400 army applicants in West Baghdad, Iraq. The blast killed 25 and wounded at least 47. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2005: Unidentified gunmen assassinated Muhammmad Zamil, the head of Al-Sadr City branch of the National Front for Iraq's Unity (NFIU) Party in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
05/12/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Iraqi Brigadier General, Iyad Imad Mahdi, in the Al-Jihad neighborhood of western Baghdad as he was driving to the Ministry of Defense. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/21/2005: A suspected Sunni Muslim suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside a Shi’i mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. The blast, which occurred during prayers, killed at least 14 people and injured many others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2005: Unidentified attackers launched a mortar attack against the Al-Zira'h and Suq Maryam areas in Samarra, Iraq, killing one person and injuring three others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/01/2005: Khalid al-Attar, an Iraqi television producer, was kidnapped and killed in Mosul. It was unknown who carried out the attack.
02/11/2005: Suspected Sunni gunmen shot and killed nine people inside a bakery in a predominately Shi i district in Baghdad, Iraq. The perpetrators were chanting religious slogans during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/01/2005: One person was killed and another injured when a suicide bomber detonated the explosives in his car outside an office in Baghdad, Iraq. The office belonged to the Dawa political party, of which Iraq’s then Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari was a member. There were no reports of damage, and no one claimed responsibility for the attack that also killed the driver of the car. However, al-Qaida was blamed.
08/10/2005: Unknown perpetrators abducted General Khudayer Abbas, Chief of the Administrative Affairs Office in the Iraqi Interior Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
10/30/2005: Unidentified gunmen ambushed the car of Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi’s brother in Baghdad, Iraq. Ghalib Abdul Mehdi, was injured while his driver was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the ambush.
05/29/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded at the gates of the Iraqi Oil Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 2 police guards and injuring 6 bystanders. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/29/2005: Insurgents attacked a police major crimes unit in the Amariyah neighborhood of Baghdad using rocket-propelled grenades, mortars, machine-guns, and a car bomb. The attack killed seven civilians and four police officers, and wounded twelve civilians. Al-Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/14/2005: A rash of more than a dozen of bombs rocked Baghdad beginning shortly after dawn and continuing until about 4 p.m. The explosions took place mainly in the heavily Shi i neighborhood of Kazimiyah where laborers had gathered shortly after dawn. At least 160 people were killed and another 570 were wounded. A senior US military official said the bombings could have been retaliation for the joint U.S.-Iraqi sweep through the northern city of Tal Afar to evict insurgents from their strongholds there. Al-Qaida in Iraq posted a statement on a website claiming responsibility for the attack. However, the authenticity of the claim had not been confirmed.
07/02/2005: Gunmen opened fire on a car driven by policemen in the city of Kirkuk in Iraq, killing two policemen and two bystanders. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/16/2005: Unidentified perpetrators opened fire on a group of day laborers waiting for jobs in Baghdad, Iraq killing three and wounding 12 others. The perpetrators fired on the group of workers from a vehicle in a drive-by shooting attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2005: Unknown gunmen killed two sons of Sheikh Qahtan al-Jwari, a Salahdin Provincial Council member. The attack, which also left Balad Council member Salah Dhiab injured, occurred on a highway between Balad and Dholuyah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
04/04/2005: A suicide bomber targeted US soldiers near the Abu-Ghraib Prison in Abu-Ghraib, Iraq. Although four civilians were killed in the attack, no US troops were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
03/10/2005: Fifteen mutilated bodies were found in a mass grave in Iraq, south of Baghdad in Latifiyah, Iraq. Sunni insurgent groups are suspected.
04/09/2005: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a vehicle in Mosul, Iraq. It was suspected that the blast was aimed at a nearby Iraqi police patrol; however, at least two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/19/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Mirza Hamza, a senior Baghdad municipal servant, and his driver in the Dura neighborhood of the Iraqi capital. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
03/11/2005: The police chief of Jisr Diyala, Col. Aiyad Abdul Razaq, was killed by gunmen in Baghdad. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber wearing a police uniform targeted police headquarters in Tikrit, Iraq. The explosion killed 10 people and wounded 35 others. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
06/23/2005: Four coordinated car bombings exploded in the Karada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq and killed 20 people and injured 50 more. The first car bomb detonated near the Shi i Husseiniyah Abdul- Rassul mosque, the second near Albu Jumaa mosque, the third targeted a police patrol near a restaurant, and the fourth was a suicide car bombing near a male bath. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Shi i cleric Muwaffaq Mansour while in his car in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/27/2005: Two mortar rounds were fired at the main bus depot in Baghdad, Iraq killing three people and injuring another 37. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2005: The bodies of 13 civilians were discovered by authorities in the Sadr City district of Bahgdad, Iraq. The men had been handcuffed and shot in the head. No group claimed responsibility.
01/26/2005: A suicide car bomber targeted three armored vehicles on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq injuring eight Australian soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/24/2005: Twenty-two civilians were confirmed killed and thirty were injured when a suicide truck bomb struck a police station in the al-Rashad neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. The exact number of civilians killed was uncertain and could be as high as forty. The bomb also damaged some buildings and numerous vehicles, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/09/2005: An oil pipeline feeding the al-Daura refinery and a power plant in central Iraq was attacked by insurgents and blown up. Oil distribution was hindered.
07/13/2005: Two-dozen Iraqi children were killed and eighteen more were injured when a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives in Baghdad, Iraq. The bomber was targeting U.S. troops who were handing out candy to the children. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/05/2005: A mortar attack by unidentified perpetrators intended for Iraq Police landed on a house in Baghdad, Iraq, killing one and wounding three. The mortars were fired at a complex that serves as an assembly area for Iraqi Police and Army personnel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/02/2005: Members of Takfir wa Hijra claimed responsibility for shooting and killing 12 unarmed Iraqi Army recruits south of Kirkuk, Iraq. The perpetrators stopped a bus the soldiers were riding in and ordered the victims to step outside of the vehicle. They killed the soldiers for collaborating with US forces inside Iraq.
01/18/2005: Unknown perpetrators fired three mortars at the Wihdah Police Station in Baqubah, Iraq. The mortars struck the facility killing one policeman and injuring two others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/18/2005: In one of two incidents in Baghdad, Iraq, (cf. 200512180002) at least one person was killed and 15 others wounded near the Al-Kazimiyah Holy Shrine after an explosive charge went off.
07/03/2005: A U.S. military convoy was attacked by a suicide bomber driving a car rigged with explosives in the city of Ramadi in Iraq’s Anbar Governorate. There were no casualty or damage reports, and no one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2005: A US military convoy on patrol in the Al-Ma'mun neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq was the target of a car bomb attack. One Iraqi was killed and five other Iraqis were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/15/2005: 20 people, including five policemen, were wounded when a mortar round landed near the Iraqi Interior Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/03/2005: Four members of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad group attempted to assassinate Iraqi Interior Minister, Falah al-Naqib, when they detonated two car bombs just outside the Iraqi Interior Ministry building in Baghdad. Although the four suicide bombers failed to injure al-Naqib, they killed five policemen and injured seven other officials. Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the bombings via an Islamic website.
07/09/2005: A family of four was killed by gunmen in the city of Baiji in Iraq’ s Ninevah Governorate. The husband and father of the family was a translator for the U.S. Army. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/23/2005: A suicide car bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up at a bus stop in Baghdad, Iraq killing six people and wounding 12 others. The bomber was targeting Shi i workers waiting to bused to Sadr City. Al-Qaida in Iraq had issued orders in the weeks before the attack calling for war against Shi i.
03/22/2005: An Iraqi police officer was killed when gunmen attacked the car he was driving to work in Baghdad, Iraq. Husam Husayn was the primary driver for a senior police commander in the Baghdad department. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/27/2005: Three Iraqis, including the head of communications at the Baghdad airport, were kidnapped by gunmen in the Mansur district of Baghdad, Iraq as they were on the way to work at the Baghdad International Airport. The fate of the kidnapped men was unknown, and no one claimed responsibility for the abduction.
11/09/2005: Seven people, four of them Iraqi police officers, were killed and nine others wounded in a suicide car bombing in Baquba, Iraq. The perpetrator appeared to have targeted an Iraqi police patrol. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/18/2005: Two unidentified suicide car bombers attacked the Hamra Hotel in Baghdad’s Jadriyah (District) killing at least six people and injuring 43 others. The first bomb knocked down the blast walls protecting the hotel. The bombs also destroyed several surrounding buildings. No group claimed responsibility for the bombings.
09/05/2005: A suicide car bomber targeted a US Army patrol in the Sidiyah neighborhood located southwest of Baghdad. The blast killed three Iraqi civilians and disabled a US Army Humvee vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/11/2005: Nashtuman Azad Ali, an Iraqi engineer who was working with US forces, was kidnapped by unknown armed gunmen who raided his house in Balad, Iraq; no other information is available.
04/07/2005: Unknown armed assailants planted explosives in the al-Khudir Shiite shrine in the Latifya area, 56km south of Baghdad, Iraq. The men arrived in several vehicles and the shrine was completely destroyed as a result; no casualties or injuries occurred.
11/26/2005: One Iraqi election worker was killed and three others wounded in a drive-by shooting attack in the al-Amil (District) of Baghdad. They were putting up election posters for the United Iraqi Alliance, a religious Shi i coalition. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/04/2005: Police Commander Colonel Gha'ib Hattab was shot and killed by unidentified perpetrators in Baghdad, Iraq. A woman was also injured in the attack, and there has been no claim of responsibility issued.
01/09/2005: Unknown attackers set off a bomb near a US military patrol in Baqubah, Iraq. The bomb killed one Iraqi civilian and wounded another. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/17/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded outside the office of the Iraqi Electoral Commission in Eastern Baghdad, Iraq, killing six including five employees and a policeman. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/09/2005: The Ansar al-Sunna group claimed responsibility for an ambush of a convoy leaving a US military base near Hit, Iraq. During the battle, group members kidnapped Japanese national, Akihiko Saito, who also was injured in the ambush. The perpetrators showed a video of Saito’s dead body on a website on May 29, 2005.
07/16/2005: Nurredin Ahmed, a Kurdish judge, was assassinated in the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah. The Imam Hussein Brigade was reported to have claimed responsibility.
12/19/2005: Four women were killed and four others wounded when unidentified perpetrators opened fire on the car they were traveling in at the time in northern Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2005: In Iraq, an explosive charge was detonated near the vehicle of the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Branch 3 in Kifri, Najat Hasan, as he traveled back from Kifri. One member of the security force traveling with him was wounded in the attack, but Hasan was not injured. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/15/2005: Members of Abu-Mus'ab al-Zarqawi’s Al-Qaida in Iraq organization coordinated a suicide car bombing near the Russian embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. The explosion blew out the embassy building’s windows and wounded five people.
01/10/2005: Members of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s group, al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad, claimed responsibility for the assassination of Deputy Police Chief Amer Naief and his son who was also a policeman. Naief and his son were gunned down as they left their home in Baghdad’s Dora neighborhood.
01/21/2005: A suicide car bomber blew himself up at a Shi’i wedding ceremony in Usifia City, Iraq. 11 people were killed and 23 others were injured in the explosion. Although no group claimed responsibility for the bombing, local people suspected that Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi’s group may have been responsible for the attack.
07/26/2005: Gunmen attacked civilians working on a water project in Al-Faris, Iraq, killing 18 and wounding 22. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
04/06/2005: Unknown assailants attacked the Al-Sadeer hotel and the Ministry of Agriculture in Baghdad, Iraq, on a street directly across the Tigris River, with mortar rounds. At least one Iraqi civilian was injured during the attack, and the blast left a crater near the Ministry building; the target of the attack remains unclear, yet the Al-Sadeer hotel houses many foreigners and has been attacked before.
05/09/2005: Lieutenant Colonel Omar Dalaf al-Qaissy was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in Baiji, Iraq. Al-Qaissy was in charge of protecting the Baiji Oil Refinery north of Baghdad. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/10/2005: Gunmen wearing police uniforms killed Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Ubayyis, commanded of the Al-Salihiyah Police, and two of his bodyguards in Baghdad, Iraq. No party has claimed responsibility
05/30/2005: A group loyal to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for double suicide attacks in Hillah that killed twenty-seven and injured at least 118. The suicide bombers entered a crowd of more than 500 former police commandos who were protesting outside the police station, and new recruits who were there to apply to join the police.
10/12/2005: Two suspected Iraqi insurgents attacked an Australian Defense Forces patrol in Samawah, Iraq. The perpetrators fired small arms at the patrol from long range and moved off before the patrol could return fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2005: Two car bombs exploded within minutes of one another in a crowded market in Baghdad, Iraq. Nine Iraqi soldiers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2005: The deputy chief of the Miqdad police department, Lieutenant Dashti Aziz Talabani, was assassinated by gunmen in Kirkuk, Iraq at an undisclosed date. On March 31, 2005, four members of a terrorist-related group were arrested in Kirkuk, including the head of the cell Muhammad Armiz Abd Isa.
07/11/2005: Gunmen attacked a U.S. military base in Hit, a city in western Iraq. Two marines and an Iraqi translator were killed. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/13/2005: A roadside bomb exploded near a U.S. military patrol in northern Baghdad, Iraq. There were no reports of U.S. casualties or damage, but two Iraqis were wounded by the blast. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/26/2005: At least twenty employees of Abu Ghurayb Prison were shot and killed by gunmen after leaving work in western Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/04/2005: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped Italian journalist, Guiliana Sgrena, a reporter for Il Manifesto Daily near Baghdad University in Baghdad, Iraq when a mini-bus blocked her vehicle. The perpetrators abducted Sgrena choosing to release her interpreter and driver. Sgrena was released on March 4, 2005 after having been in captivity for a month.
07/02/2005: Gunmen opened fire on the headquarters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Kirkuk, Iraq, killing one PUK guard and injuring another. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/11/2005: A bomb, planted by unknown assailants, exploded near the truck of a Turkish driver working with US Forces in northern Iraq. Cevat Bahtiya, identified as the driver, was killed during the explosion and his truck was destroyed as well. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Razzaq Ubayd Hindi, an Iraqi intelligence officer, and his wife while they were driving in the Saddat al-Hindiyah area of Baghdad, Iraq. At least one of the officer’s children was also wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack
05/02/2005: A car bomb exploded near a police convoy in the Huriya district of Baghdad, Iraq, injuring an Iraq police commander, Major-General Fuleih Rasheed, and two other police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attacked and injured three Iraqi policemen who were on patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/20/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Muhammad Harun Hassan, Editor-in-Chief of Nabdh al-Shabab and the Executive Secretary of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
04/14/2005: Unknown perpetrators planted an explosive charge that exploded near a US military patrol in Baqubah, Iraq. The explosion killed two US soldiers and wounded two others. Four Iraqi civilians were injured in the blast as well. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
03/09/2005: A female translator who worked with Iraqi police for the US Army was shot by an unknown assailant near Kirkuk, Iraq.
10/20/2005: Unidentified perpetrators fired a mortar round at the Tigris Mixed Primary School located in Baghdad’s Mansour neighborhood. The explosion killed at least one student and left four others injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/02/2005: 26 people were killed and 6 others injured, including eighteen members of Iraq’s National Guard, when two suicide bombers detonated a 4x4 vehicle packed with explosives alongside a bus in Balad, north of Baghdad, Iraq. The event was thought to be an insurgent response to the upcoming general elections; but no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/27/2005: A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of a hospital in the Al-A’zamiyah area of Baghdad, Iraq, killing five people and injuring ten others. The bomber was targeting security personnel who were at the entrance. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/11/2005: A U.S. military base near the Syrian border was attacked by two suicide bombers. The second bomber detonated a vehicle bomb in the crowd that gathered after the first explosion. The number of fatalities and casualties was not known, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/06/2005: Militants shot and killed two Iraqi soldiers as they shopped in the town of Bayji, north of Baghdad in Salah ad Din Governorate. The shop keeper was also killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
04/07/2005: A group of Turkish oil tanker drivers was attacked using a rocket propelled grenade by unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle. The drivers were part of a convoy was traveling between Kirkuk and Abril and had stopped at a crossroads to rest. The rocket, set off by unknown assailants, killed two drivers and wounded six others. Six trucks were set ablaze and destroyed during the attack as well
05/12/2005: A car bomb targeting a passing U.S. military convoy exploded in Kirkuk, Iraq, killing 2 civilian bystanders and injuring another. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/01/2005: Gunmen entered a Sunni mosque in Baghdad, Iraq and kidnapped the mosque’s preacher as he was leading Friday prayer. The scene of the abduction was near the area where an aide of an important Muslim cleric was murdered earlier in the day. Authorities believed the abduction was retaliation for the aide’s murder, but no one claimed responsibility.
07/02/2005: Twenty people were killed and another 21 were injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a police recruitment center in Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/10/2005: A mortar explodes in a crowd mourning a suicide bombing in the same place a day earlier. There were no casualties in this attack in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/17/2005: A suicide car bomb targeted a United States military convoy but missed and hit two minibuses killing six civilians, and injuring nine civilians south of Baghdad, Iraq.
07/25/2005: A suicide car bomber attacked a checkpoint in front of police headquarters near the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, killing two policemen and wounding 25 other people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/13/2005: In central Iraq, two members of a security force charged with protecting oil instillations were kidnapped and killed by unidentified insurgents. Their bodies were found two days after the kidnapping.
11/10/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber targeted an Iraqi Army recruitment center in Tikrit killing six people and injuring 13 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/11/2005: A drive-by shooting occurred at the Oman Embassy in Baghdad. Two people were killed including an Oman Embassy official and an Iraqi security officer. Two other people were wounded in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
01/08/2005: A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb while at a fuel station near an Iraqi security checkpoint in Al-Mahawil, Iraq. Iraqi Army and police jointly manned the checkpoint that was believed to have been the suicide bomber’s target. The bomb killed four civilians and injured 19 others. At least three cars were destroyed in the explosion as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/02/2005: Two Iraqi voter registration centers came under mortar attacks in Iraq’s Tikrit Governorate. Mortars were fired at the Al-Maqasid school which housed a voter registration center in the second of the two attacks. The mortars caused damage to the school, but no injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
06/17/2005: A car booby trapped with explosives detonated in front of the Sunni Al-Kamaliyah Mosque and wounded four Iraqis. The intended target was a patrol of the Al-Dhib Brigade forces affiliated with the commandos of the Iraqi Interior Ministry. The explosion damaged two oil trucks, cars, and nearby shops. It was not known who was responsible for the attack.
08/15/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents attempted to assassinate Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi via the detonation of a roadside bomb near his convoy in Baqubah, Iraq. Two guards and two civilians were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol exploded in Basra. One civilian was killed in the attack and one police officer wounded. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2005: A large explosion was reported in the offices of an Iraqi newspaper in Baghdad, the Baghdad Mirror, which is a weekly English newspaper. No casualties or damage were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/31/2005: Unknown perpetrators fired mortars at a US Military base in Mosul, Iraq. Casualty information was unknown, but buildings on the base sustained some damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/11/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber blew himself up in a market in Tal Afar, Iraq killing 24 people and injuring 36 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/29/2005: Al-Qaida in Iraq members kidnapped six Sudanese nationals, including a diplomat, in Baghdad, Iraq. All of the hostages were released two days later after the Sudanese government agreed to close down their Embassy in Iraq per the request of the perpetrators.
04/03/2005: Unknown gunmen killed two traffic policemen in Mosul, Iraq, at eleven-thirty am in the Western al-Islah al-Zirahi district.
05/12/2005: A car bomb was detonated remotely in Kirkuk, Iraq, injuring an Iraqi policeman and destroying 2 nearby cars. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/03/2005: A gas pipeline near Kirkuk which supplies the main power station in Iraq was bombed by unknown saboteurs.
07/13/2005: One Iraqi policeman was killed and another was injured by gunmen who opened fire on their vehicle in western Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/19/2005: Shi i rebels kidnapped Irish journalist and Guardian reporter, Rory Carroll, in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Two of his Iraqi colleagues were injured in the kidnapping. Carroll was released two days later.
09/26/2005: 10 gunmen wearing police uniforms stormed an elementary school in Baghdad’s Al-Muwayliha area killing five Shi i teachers and their driver. No group claimed responsibility for the massacre.
09/14/2005: Unidentified gunmen wearing military uniforms executed 17 men in the Sunni village of Taji, 10 miles north of Baghdad. The gunmen searched the village, abducted the men then handcuffed and blindfolded them before shooting them to death. The dead included an Iraqi policeman and civilians who had worked as drivers and construction workers for the U.S. military. No group claimed responsibility for the executions.
04/23/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber attacked a US military vehicle in Al-Ramadi, Iraq. It was not certain if there were any causalities or injuries in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/09/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber blew himself up in Baghdad’s Saydiyah (District) killing three policemen and injuring eight other people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/18/2005: Two unidentified suicide bombers launched a coordinated attack against two Shi i mosques in Khanaqin, Iraq. The bombers blew themselves up upon entering the mosques killing at least 75 people and injuring 90 others. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated strike.
09/03/2005: Unidentified perpetrators shot at an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Baquba, Iraq killing four soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/15/2005: A suicide bomber attacked the Abu-Ahmad Restaurant in central Baghdad wounding 15 people, including six policemen. The suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle, laden with explosives, into an Iraqi police patrol vehicle near the restaurant. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
09/03/2005: Unidentified perpetrators shot at a police checkpoint in Baquba, Iraq killing six officers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/02/2005: Two Iraqi voter registration centers came under mortar attacks in Iraq’s Tikrit Governorate. Mortars were fired at the Al-Hadarah school which housed a voter registration center in the first of the two attacks. The mortars caused damage to the school, but no injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/10/2005: Unknown perpetrators shot and killed Iraqi police lieutenant Ribar Khurshid Aziz in Kirkut, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/25/2005: A suicide car bomber killed 12 people and injured ten more in an attack on the Al-Sadir Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/03/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed three Iraqi police officers in Samarra, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/12/2005: A car bomb exploded at a market in Baghdad’s Al-Amin (District) killing at least four people and injuring 24 others. The blast also damaged a number of nearby shops and set several surrounding cars on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
03/22/2005: Gunmen in Musayyab, Iraq, attacked a school bus belonging to the Imam Al-Hasan Bin-Ali Religious School, affiliated with the Sunni Waqf Council. One person was killed and five wounded in the attack, including two students.
03/13/2005: An Iraqi policeman was killed, and three others were wounded when a mortar shell fell on a checkpoint in Al-Amil, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2005: Two explosions rocked Baghdad, Iraq. The second targeted a bridge connecting the center of Baghdad with A-Dawrah neighborhood and other areas across the Tigris River. The suicide bomber drove a vehicle into an Iraqi Military checkpoint killing at least seven soldiers and recruits. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2005: Three members of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq were killed by unidentified gunmen in Baqubah, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/06/2005: Militants ambushed an Iraqi police patrol in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. One officer was killed in the gun battle and ten others were injured.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/19/2005: An Iraqi journalist working for the New York Times was found dead hours after being abducted from his home in Basra, Iraq. A group of armed men claiming to be police officers took Fakher Haider, a journalist and photographer employed with the New York Times, from his home in Basra. He was found dead in a deserted area on the outskirts of Basra with his hands bound and a bullet wound to his head. No group claimed responsibility for the execution.
05/02/2005: Suspected Sunni insurgents car bombed an upscale shopping district in Baghdad, Iraq killing six people and injuring 12 others. The bomb also damaged a nearby apartment building and three parked cars. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
07/01/2005: Gunmen shot and killed a man who was an aide to Iraq's Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani. Two of the aide's body guards were also killed in the attack that occurred as the men were going to Friday prayer at al-Doreen Mosque in Baghdad. Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for the shooting.
01/17/2005: Unknown perpetrators kidnapped a Catholic Archbishop in Mosul, Iraq. The kidnappers abducted Monsignor Basile Georges Camoussa asking for $200,000 in return for his release. Camoussa was released unharmed less than 24 hours after he was first abducted. The Catholic Church denied paying any ransom money for his release. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
03/12/2005: Unknown gunmen kill 3 Iraqi. Police members while on patrol in Mosul, Iraq. No one was captured. The attack came while the police officers were escorting a funeral procession, and no claim of responsibility was issued for this attack.
12/11/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed three supporters of the Kurdish Islamic Union Party and wounded four others in Kirkuk, Iraq. All the perpetrators escaped except for one who was arrested. Party leaders of the Kurdish Islamic Union Party accused the Kurdish Democratic Party of being behind the attack. This apparently was the second attack of its kind in the city in the past couple days and the party’s headquarters had also been targeted for an attack.
05/02/2005: Al-Qaida in Iraq members claimed responsibility for the car bombing of a passport office that killed three people and injured six others in Baghdad, Iraq.
10/12/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber attacked a convoy carrying the Iraqi Minister for Provincial Affairs, Saad Naif al-Hardan, in Baghdad’s Qadissiya neighborhood. Al-Hardan was not harmed in the attack, but 10 people were injured in the bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination attempt.
01/24/2005: A suicide car bomber attacked the National Accord Movement headquarter building in Baghdad, Iraq. The bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint located at the entrance to Al-Zaytun Street wounding 10 people including seven policemen. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/19/2005: Unidentified perpetrators car bombed a market in Baghdad’s Jesir Diyala (District). The bomb, hidden inside a parked car, killed 13 people and injured 20 others when it exploded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/09/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a Director in the Ministry of Culture and Housing when firing at his car in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
03/09/2005: Unidentified persons wearing police uniforms used firearms and truck bombs to attack the Iraqi Agriculture Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, killing two and wounding 30. The attack also targeted a hotel located beside the ministry used by Western contractors, no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/05/2005: A suicide car bomber attacked a checkpoint in Baqubah, Iraq. The checkpoint was manned jointly with Iraqi National Guard Personnel and members of local law enforcement. Six security personnel were killed and 13 others were wounded in the bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2005: In Baghdad, Iraq, several mortar rounds landed in the Green Zone near the Convention Center where the Iraqi Assembly was just about to convene. The mortar rounds did not cause any casualties, but caused the windows of the Convention Center to shake and the lights to flicker. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Colonel Fadhil Muhammed Mobarak of the Iraqi Police as he was leaving his home in the Al-Amin neighborhood of eastern Baghdad. Al-Qa’ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2005: Four Iraqi civilians were wounded when a bomb targeting an Iraqi police patrol exploded west of Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/21/2005: Unidentified gunmen attacked an Iraqi Army and police checkpoint located between Baghdad and Al-Hillah. Two soldiers were killed and two others wounded in the attack. Two policemen were injured in shooting as well. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2005: A 63 year old Australian man identified as Douglas Wood was kidnapped in Iraq by a group calling itself the Shura Council of the Mujahedeen of Iraq. In a tape released by the captors, Wood sat with automatic weapons pointed at him and pleaded for US and coalition troops to leave Iraq so his life would be spared. Wood lived in California and was working with the US military in Iraq as a civilian engineer.
03/20/2005: A police officer walking to work in Samarra, Iraq, was attacked and killed by gunmen who opened fire on him from a vehicle. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2005: Unidentified perpetrators shot and killed a Sunni sheik linked to the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Kirkuk, Iraq.
01/02/2005: A suicide bomber attacked a US military convoy traveling on a road near the town of Taza, Iraq. The attacker had detonated the bomb from inside a vehicle. US authorities did not reveal casualty information to the press. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
07/01/2005: Two people were injured when a roadside bomb detonated in Kirkuk, Iraq near a public bath. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/27/2005: An Iraqi Interior Ministry Official, Brigadier General Sabah al-Lu'aybi, escaped an assassination attempt in Baghdad, Iraq, but was left severely injured after the attack. Two of his bodyguards were killed and one civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/10/2005: A suicide bomber targeted the Qadduri restaurant frequented by Iraqi policemen, in central Baghdad, Iraq killing 34 people and injuring 25 others. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack via a statement posted on a website.
05/12/2005: A car bomb killed 17 and injured 81 in a crowded market in a dense commercial district of Baghdad. The explosion also set fire to shops, cars and an apartment building in the vicinity, causing significant damage. The perpetrators are unknown, but the attack occured amongst a wave of increased violence across Iraq.
06/17/2005: Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility in an internet statement for the assassination of Salem Mahmoud al-Haj Ali, an Iraqi judge. He and his driver were shot and killed while on his way to work in Mosul, Iraq. The claim was not verified by authorities.
06/14/2005: In a pair of attacks against Iraqi civilians and police on June 14th, a car bombing in Kan'an killed as many as 10 police officers and civilians and wounding seven. The perpetrator was unknown, and no one claimed responsibility.
03/14/2005: A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle as he approached a police and army checkpoint north of Baghdad, Iraq. The attack killed two policemen and two civilians.
04/10/2005: Al-Qaeda In Iraq claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of Brigadier General Basin al-Jaza’iri, chief of Najaf Police department in Iraq. The group later executed the chief; their statement was posted on the Internet.
05/30/2005: Three suicide bombers detonated explosives during a police rally in Al-Hillah, Iraq, killing 31 and wounding 108 others. The group Al-Qa’ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/17/2005: A suicide car bomber killed seven policemen and injured 15 others when he slammed his vehicle into the inner gate of a police station in Baiji, Iraq. The bomber made it past one checkpoint before hitting the station’s inner gate. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, Iraqi insurgents had been targeting police and military forces in an effort to disrupt general elections that had been planned for January 30, 2005.
07/06/2005: Militants shot and killed a member of Iraq’s special commando police brigade in Baghdad. No one claimed responsibility for the murder of Captain Hazim Jabbar.
08/10/2005: Unknown gunmen killed two security guards protecting an oil pipeline in Baiji, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/23/2005: Unidentified perpetrators planted two bombs that exploded in front of the house of Nawfal Abd-al-Husayn, head of the Diyala (Governorate) Council, in Baqubah, Iraq killing two people and injuring four others. Nawfal Abd-al-Husayn had been assassinated prior to the attack in January 2005. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
03/28/2005: A policeman and street cleaner were killed when a bomb targeting a police patrol exploded in a garbage dump in the Al-Amil neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Three other police officers were wounded in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/10/2005: Unknown attackers detonated a roadside bomb that killed two American contractors employed with Blackwater Security Consulting south of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/22/2005: Suspected insurgents shot a policeman at a liquor store to lure police to a market in Kirkuk, Iraq where the perpetrators then exploded a car bomb amid the police convoy. The bomb killed 21 people and left 28 others injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/24/2005: Two car-bombs exploded outside a police academy training center in Tikrit, Iraq killing six people and injuring 26 others. Among those killed were four police officers. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/10/2005: A mortar attack on the Al-A'zamiyah residential area in northern Baghdad killed a traffic officer and injured seven other people. Four mortar shells landed in the Al-A'zamiyah neighborhood destroying a bus and damaging several shops. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2005: Unidentified gunmen assassinated Ghazi Abd-al-Razzaq al-Ubudi, supervisor of the Al-Karkh branch of the National Front for Iraq's Unity (NFIU) Party in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
04/15/2005: Unidentified gunmen assassinated Shamal Ahmad, who is a correspondent of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani’s Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s TV station in Kirkuk, Iraq.
08/02/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents bombed a section of oil pipeline between the Beiji Oil Refinery and a Baghdad power station in Samarra, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
07/28/2005: Unknown militants blew up a train on a rail line south of Baghdad, Iraq, causing a large explosion that destroyed the train, killed one soldier, and injured four civilians. There was no claim of responsibility made for the attack.
04/10/2005: Unknown assailants planted a roadside bomb which wounded sixteen civilians upon explosion in a Musayib, Iraq marketplace; some of which were children on their way to school; no casualties or property damage were reported. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2005: A convoy carrying senior security force officials, including top police chief Brigadier General Abu Al-Waled, was attacked by gunmen in Mosul, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/29/2005: A suicide bomber targeting the Iraqi Oil Ministry detonated his vehicle just outside the ministry building, killing two security guards. No group claimed responsibilty for the attack. There was no report of damage to the facility.
08/15/2005: Unknown attackers detonated a bomb that was hidden along a road inside a dead cow carcass as a convoy of 30 supply trucks passed by en route to a US Military installation. A Turkish driver of one of the trucks was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, although Iraqi insurgents previously had used the strategy of hiding explosives in dead animals.
05/02/2005: Unidentified perpetrators detonated a car bomb near a US military convoy east of Yarmuk, Iraq killing four people and injuring seven others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber attacked a market in Baghdad, Iraq killing 14 people and injuring several others. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the bombing and several other Baghdad attacks that had occurred during the week prior to this attack.
03/03/2005: Two construction workers who worked for a company that supplied US contractors are killed by insurgents near Kirkuk, Iraq.
07/01/2005: A mortar round hit a water facility in Baghdad, Iraq, resulting in a disruption of water supply to residents serviced by the facility. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2005: Unidentified men kidnapped Sifat Abbas al-Khuza'i, the official in charge of the central Euphrates branch of the National Front for Iraq's Unity (NFIU) Party in Al-Latifiyah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
02/09/2005: An Iraqi journalist for the American-based al-Hurra Network, Abdul-Hussein-Khazal, his son, and his driver were gunned down in Basra, Iraq. The Islamic group Iman Hassan-al-Basri claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/03/2005: Adil al-Janabi, a prominent Shiite cleric, was gunned down in the street in Iraq by unknown assailants. One of the cleric's bodyguards was also killed.
06/14/2005: In a pair of attacks against Iraqi civilians on June 14th, a suicide attack in Kirkuk, Iraq, killed about 20 civilians and injured as many as 53 others, mostly government employees waiting in line to pick up their paychecks at a bank in the city's center. Jaysh Ansar al-Islam claimed responsibility for the attack the following day.
03/17/2005: A police officer was kidnapped in Basra, Iraq, by unknown gunmen. His body was found the next day.
07/05/2005: Four people were killed and three others were injured when gunmen opened fire on their vehicle as they were traveling to work at Baghdad International Airport. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2005: An explosion occurred in Northeastern Baghdad, Iraq and killed one child and wounded four others. The suicide bomber was targeting traffic police but lost control and hit a tree. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/26/2005: In the second of two car bombing incidents in Baghdad (cf. 200512260001), a car bomb in central Baghdad exploded as a police patrol vehicle passed by, killing one civilian and injuring another.
10/2005: Suspected members of Al-Qaida in Iraq, also known as Tawhid al-Jihad, executed a contractor, Mohammed Mahmoud Alwan, on a video posted to an Islamic website on 10/18/2005. The perpetrators killed Alwan for working with pro-Western forces in Iraq.
07/28/2005: A truck convoy was attacked by unknown assailants near the village of Al-Awja, Iraq, killing wounding three truck drivers. The deceased was an Iraqi man who was working for the U.S. Army as a translator. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/01/2005: A suicide car bomb aimed at a U.S. military convoy killed 4 civilians, including children, and wounded 22 others in the Zafaraniya district of southern Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Qa’ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/02/2005: Explosives detonated by two suicide bombers killed one child and injured 15 others in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2005: Two suicide attackers bombed the Al-Bayar Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq killing two people and wounding eight others. Guards spotted the perpetrators as the two men approached the mosque and began firing at them. The perpetrators then threw hand grenades at the mosque before detonating the explosives they were wearing.
08/20/2005: Unknown gunmen ambushed two cars carrying the Ukrainian Charge D' Affairs and Military Attaché in Baghdad, Iraq. No one was injured in the attack.
03/21/2005: The head of the Kazimiyah neighborhood police force in Baghdad, Iraq, was attacked by gunmen who opened fire on his car. Col. Mou'yad was not injured in the attack, but two of his escorts were wounded. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber targeted the Iraqi Army building in Baquba, Iraq killing four people including three civilians. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the bombing via an internet post.
04/15/2005: Unknown gunmen assassinated the chieftain of the Al-Salman Village in al-Ramadi, Iraq; the man was identified as Khalad Hamid.
04/13/2005: Unknown gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of a senior official from the Iraqi Interior Ministry, Col Naji Sa’b Husayn, from the Ministry’s Department of the Inspector-General in Iraq; the incident took place near the Al-Bu’aytha checkpoint in the south of the capital. The attack wounded the officer, as well Commissioner Hazim Hunun who also is from the Interior Ministry. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/14/2005: A multi-car suicide bomber attack targeted US troops and the Iraqi Ministry of Interior within Baghdad's Green Zone killing 18 Iraqis and injuring 24 others. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/02/2005: Unknown gunmen shot and killed two Iraqi Ministry of Finance employees who were part of the Inspector General's Office in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2005: One American soldier was killed and two were wounded by a roadside bomb that exploded in Iraq’s Diyala Governorate. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/08/2005: Unidentified gunmen stopped a minibus in which six men were taking the coffin of a relative to a Shiite funeral in Najaf. The six men were kidnapped and killed later the same day, and the coffin was thrown into the nearby Euphrates river. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it took place in the area known as the "Triangle of Death" where kidnappings and killings between Shiite and Sunni groups were frequent.
07/05/2005: A mortar round launched at a U.S. military convoy missed its target and instead killed a civilian and wounded four others in the town of Samara in Iraq’s Salah al-Din Governorate. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: Insurgents blew up a municipal building in Baghdad, Iraq. The building was completely destroyed, but no injuries were reported in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2005: Unknown gunmen fired several mortar shells at the Australian Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. The shells missed their target and fell on a nearby house, but no casualties were caused. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/09/2005: Iraqi Chief Judge Zaher Bayati's convoy struck an IED in Kirkuk, Iraq. The IED damaged vehicles in the convoy but did not cause any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination attempt.
12/18/2005: In one of two incidents in Baghdad, Iraq, (cf. 200512180003) a suicide bomber drove a booby-trapped Kia car into the Muhammad al-Qasim Bridge police checkpoint. It was not known how many people were injured or killed in the bombing.
03/18/2005: Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint, south of Baghdad, Iraq, between al-Musayyib and al-Iskandariyah. Two police officers were killed and four wounded in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/30/2005: A car bomb exploded at al- Ammar market in Al Hillah, Iraq killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 30 others. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
02/11/2005: A suspected Sunni suicide car bomber killed 14 people and wounded 22 others at a Shi i mosque in Balad Ruz, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/08/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Zoba Yassin, a civil servant from the Iraqi Transport Ministry, in Baghdad, Iraq. His driver was also killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2005: Gunmen shot Abdul Rhman al-Samarie, a member of the Association of Muslim Scholars and the Sunni Imam of the Thaat Al-Nitaqeen Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, while he was walking outside the mosque.
05/23/2005: A suicide truck bomb targeting a Kurdish official exploded in the town of Tuz Khurmatu, Iraq, killing 5 people and wounding 18 others. The official, Mohammed Mahmud, was wounded in the explosion. The group Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on the internet.
04/01/2005: Unidentified perpetrators shot and killed a US soldier in Al-Ramadi, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/12/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber targeted a hospital and local government buildings in Musayyib, Iraq killing 18 people and wounding 25 others. Three policemen were killed and another three were injured in the bombing. The vehicle blew up outside of the blast walls of the complex, minimizing damage to the buildings.
07/03/2005: Gunmen opened fire on the convoy of Iraq’s Minister of Industry in Baghdad, injuring four of his bodyguards, but the minister escaped unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/11/2005: British Major Matthew Bacon was killed when a bomb exploded near his armored Land Rover about five miles east of the main British base near Basra, Iraq. Three other soldiers were wounded in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
10/18/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attacked a Kirkuk Police patrol killing two officers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/21/2005: Unknown perpetrators attacked a convoy of Turkish trucks near Balad, Iraq. The perpetrators fired automatic weapons and anti-tank missiles at the vehicles in the convoy, killing one Turkish driver. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2005: A suicide bomber wearing an explosives belt under black robes bombed the Al Kadimain Mosque in southern Baghdad killing 15 worshippers and wounding 32 others. A security guard discovered and tackled the perpetrator after seeing the explosive belt. People were arriving at the mosque in observance of the Shi i holy day of Ashura.
04/14/2005: One hundred masked Sunni militants drove into the town of Madain, Iraq, and attacked the Husseiniyat al-Rasul al-Adham mosque with explosives. The mosque was heavily damaged; allegedly during the attack, thirtyfive to one hundred people were taken hostage, yet conflicting reports are non-conclusive, and no other information was given.
03/20/2005: In Mosul, Iraq, gunmen opened fire on the funeral procession of Walid Kashmoula, the former head of Mosul’s anti-corruption department. Two people were killed. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/14/2005: Unknown gunmen attack and kill a police intelligence officer in Baghdad, Iraq, First Lt. Firas Hussein, as he was leaving for work. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/27/2005: An unidentified suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up inside a police recruitment center in Baqubah, Iraq killing 10 people and injuring 26 others.
08/13/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents abducted 11 Pakistani, three Egyptian and two Indian civilians who were employed with the Kuwaiti firm, Al Hamrah near Nasariya, Iraq. The victims were released unharmed after nine days in captivity.
03/13/2005: A member of the Iraqi National Congress, led by Ahmad al-Chalabi, was the target of an assassination attempt when gunmen opened fire on his car in Ramadi. The member was seriously injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2005: An unidentified suicide bomber riding a bicycle detonated an explosive belt while riding into a crowd of mourners near a mosque in the Al-Baya neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq killing at least three people and injuring 13 others.
02/19/2005: An unidentified suicide bomber riding a bicycle targeted a bus carrying Shi i pilgrims in Baghdad, Iraq. The explosion occurred at Baghdad's Aden Square killing 19 people and wounding 40 others.
02/19/2005: Unidentified attackers fired mortars at a security checkpoint near Mahmudiyah south of Baghdad killing five Iraq soldiers.
08/14/2005: Unknown perpetrators abducted Hassib Kadhem Jawid, a Director and General Manager of Iraq's Central Bank, from his home in Baghdad, Iraq. Jawid was released on August 25, 2005 after his captors received ransom payment for his release.
10/19/2005: Unidentified perpetrators fired six mortars at Samarra, Iraq killing four people and injuring 17 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/10/2005: Unknown gunmen killed Sayed Fadel al-Shoq, a member of the Shiite political party, the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) in a drive-by shooting which took place in the southern Baghdad district of Dura. The passenger in the car, who was also a party member, was wounded; the two SCIRI officials worked for Sadr, a radical anti-American Shiite cleric. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/26/2005: In one of two related car bombing incidents in Baghdad, Iraq (cf. 200512260002), a roadside car bomb exploded near a police patrol injuring two officers and one civilian in the city’s Al-Karrada (District).
05/23/2005: Gunmen shot and killed Wael Rubaie, an adviser to the Iraqi Ministry of National Security, in the Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq. His driver was also killed in the assault. The group Al-Qa’ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2005: An Iraqi civilian was killed and 10 others wounded when a makeshift bomb exploded near a restaurant in southern Baghdad, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility nor any perpetrators captured. A major suicide bombing occurred in Baghdad also on this day (cf. 200512060004).
04/14/2005: Relating to a previous attack which occurred in the vicinity of the Interior Ministry, a car bomb, left by unknown perpetrators, was found and defused in Baghdad, Iraq. The bomb was discovered after two suicide bombings took place that day, targeting a police convoy and US troops, and ultimately killing eighteen people, and wounding fifty.
04/14/2005: An unknown suicide bomber killed four policemen and wounded six civilians when the briefcase he was carrying his bomb in detonated at 7:00pm at a market in Mahawil, Iraq, which is just north of Hillah. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/13/2005: Unknown gunmen killed four Iraqi Army soldiers and wounded two others during an attack on a patrol near Samarra, Iraq.
03/16/2005: The Chief of the Iraqi Higher Judicial Council and head of the Cassation Court, Midhat al-Mahmud, was the target of an assassination attempt in Baghdad. He escaped but his vehicle suffered damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/13/2005: Five Iraqis and four US contractors were killed when a car exploded outside the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
04/02/2005: Insurgents in Khan Bani Saad, Iraq killed four policemen and one civilian when a car bomb they implanted remotely detonated on Highway 20, just north of Baghdad. The policemen were killed when they inspected the suspicious-looking vehicle. The attack also injured two other officers and one civilian.
08/01/2005: Suspected Sunni militants killed 22 Shi i supporters of Moqtada Sadr who's bodies were later found in Southeast Baghdad, Iraq. Two of the victims had been beheaded while the others had been shot. No group claimed responsibility for the murders.
09/28/2005: A female suicide bomber, the first recorded case in Iraq, blew herself up in a crowd of Iraqi Army recruits in Tal Afar, Iraq killing at least five soldiers and injuring 30 others. The perpetrator was wearing an explosive device packed with metal balls. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/08/2005: Zawba Yasin al-Mu'ini, an official in the Iraqi  Ministry of Transport and Communication, was killed by unidentified gunmen in the al Dawrah area south of Baghdad.
07/05/2005: One Iraqi soldier was killed and another was wounded when a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives near an army checkpoint in Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2005: Using an explosive device, insurgents attacked an Iraqi minaret in Samarra, Iraq, known as the Malwiya Tower. The explosion happened shortly have two men were seen descending from the top of the structure. The blasts left the tower immensely damaged, with a two-meter hole in the top of the minaret, which locals have accused US troops of using as a sniper position; no casualties resulted from this attack.
12/25/2005: Unidentified gunmen attacked the Iraqi Justice Minister, killing an undetermined amount of his body guards on a highway in southwestern Baghdad, Iraq.
05/01/2005: A British soldier was killed and another was injured, both members of the 1st Battalion, when a roadside bomb exploded while they were on patrol near Al Amarah, Iraq. British authorities suspected that local Iraqi insurgents were responsible for the bombing.
04/15/2005: Unknown gunmen assassinated the imam and speaker of Al-Rawiyin Mosque in Al-Qa’im, in western Iraq. The imam was identified as Shaykh Habib Isma’il al-Rawi.
01/13/2005: Unknown gunmen attacked a US military protected convoy near Al-Ishaq, Iraq. The perpetrators fired an anti-armor shell at one of the trucks in the convoy killing the Iraqi driver of the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/29/2005: Approximately 63 people were killed and another 85 injured in coordinated suicide attacks in the town of Balad, Iraq. Unidentified perpetrators blew up three pick up trucks packed with explosives in succession in crowded areas of the town within one hour of each other. The first bomb exploded at a crowded vegetable market. The second device blew up at Moat Gate near a Shi i mosque, while the third bomb blast occurred on Bank Street. No group claimed responsibility for the bombings.
03/14/2005: The convoy of the director general of the Iraq Health Ministry was attacked by a roadside bomb in Baghdad. Sa'ad al-Amily, the director general, was not in the convoy at the time. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/01/2005: Suspected insurgents kidnapped Abdul Jabar Sulagh, the brother of Iraq’s Interior Minister Bayan Baqer Sulagh, in Baghdad, Iraq. The Islamic Army of Iraq had recently posted a reward for the assassination of Interior Minister Sulagh, but the group’s involvement in Abdul Sulagh’s kidnapping was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
04/02/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents killed four US soldiers on patrol in Hadithah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2005: Members of al-Qaida in Iraq opened fire but did not injure Pakistani ambassador to Iraq, Mohammed Younis, in Baghdad, Iraq.
08/13/2005: Four Iraqi civilians were killed when a roadside bomb exploded in Samarra, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
07/03/2005: Two gunmen opened fire on a U.S. military patrol in the city of Samara in Iraq’s Salah al-Din Governorate. No U.S. servicemen were killed or wounded in the attack, but one of the assailants was killed by return fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents ambushed a car carrying three employees of the Kirkuk Health Department on the Tikrit-Kirkuk highway, 60 km south Kirkuk, Iraq. One of the vehicle's occupants was killed and two others were injured in the shooting attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/25/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded outside the gate of the offices of the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs in Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
09/19/2005: A suicide car bomber targeted a group of police commandos on patrol in Al-Mahmudiyah, Iraq. The explosion killed eight Iraqis including seven commandos. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
07/16/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded near an Iraqi Army Base in the Shaab neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, killing eight Iraqis and injuring twenty Iraqis. Al-Qaida in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/15/2005: Gunmen killed three Iraqi policemen and wounded two others at a security checkpoint in Buhruz village in Iraq’s Diyala Governorate. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/15/2005: Two U.S. soldiers were wounded when a suicide car bomber blew himself up near their convoy traveling east of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/04/2005: Jirjis Muhammad Amin, a senior official in the Kurdistan Democratic Party, was killed by unidentified gunmen outside his home in Mosul.
07/16/2005: A suicide car bomb targeted President Jalal Talabani's home near the Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraq, killing three Presidential guards and injuring nine others after sunset. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/07/2005: A suicide car bomb killed four American soldiers outside a hospital in Haditha, Iraq. Unknown insurgents then opened fire on the soldiers from inside the hospital with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades. No group claimed responsibility for the assault.
07/16/2005: Two suicide bombers attacked the Husayniyah Mosque in Kufa, Iraq, killing eight people and injuring 12. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/14/2005: A suicide car-bomb exploded outside a US military office building in Tikrit, Iraq injuring several Iraqis. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Mohammad Rashad, a lieutenant colonel with the oil protection force, in Kirkuk, Iraq. His bodyguard was killed in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
07/15/2005: A suicide bomber blew himself up at the residence of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in Baghdad, Iraq. Three of the president’s bodyguards were killed during the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2005: Unknown gunmen assassinated Sayed Ali Al-Sistani’s aide Sheikh Mahmoud Al-Madaeni, his son, and four of his bodyguards in the Salman Pak area of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/13/2005: Unknown perpetrators killed then burned the bodies of four police officers in Al-Suwayrah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.”
04/10/2005: Unidentified gunmen opened machine gun fire on Police Major Khalaf Mekhlif and Cpl. Bahaa Ahmad in al-Haditha, Iraq. The group of gunmen attacked the men after they had stopped their vehicle; the attackers killed Mekhlif and abducted Ahmad; no further information was given regarding the kidnapping.
05/06/2005: A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at a police checkpoint in Tikrit, Iraq killing seven officers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2005: Members of al-Qaida in Iraq shot and wounded Bahrain’s ambassador to Iraq, Hassan Mallalah al-Ansari. The ambassador was being driven to his embassy in Baghdad, Iraq when gunmen tried to kidnap him.
12/06/2005: Two police officers blew themselves up at Baghdad’s police academy building, killing at least 36 fellow officers and wounding at least 72 more. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incident. This incident was similar to other attacks on U.S. Army and Iraqi police forces during this period before parliamentary elections and during Saddam Hussein’s trial.
08/02/2005: Suspected Shi’i militants shot and killed Steven Vincent, an American journalist, after abducting him from a hotel in Basra, Iraq. The perpetrators also abducted and shot Vincent's translator, Nour Weidi, leaving her seriously injured. Five abductors kidnapped Vincent and Weidi from a hotel currency exchange and forced them into a police vehicle. Vincent was found on a road south of Basra dead later in the day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/14/2005: Unknown perpetrators detonated a car bomb as a US Military convoy was crossing the Al-Muthanna Bridge in Mosul, Iraq. No casualties resulted from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.”
08/02/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents attempted to kill Abu Ghraib police chief, Colonel Muzhir Hamed Youssef, via a drive-by attack as the victim drove to work. The perpetrators missed Youssef, but injured his driver in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2005: Unidentified perpetrators killed 12 Iraqi construction workers in the town of Al-Musayyab, Iraq. The perpetrators then kidnapped the contractor who employed the workers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. The kidnap victim’s fate was not reported
01/13/2005: A roadside bomb targeted a police patrol in Baqubah, Iraq resulting in the deaths of two officers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/14/2005: A suicide bomber blew himself up in Al-Mahawil, Iraq killing two people and injuring four others. Police attempted to apprehend the suicide bomber when they observed him acting strangely in Al-Mahawil's market. He evaded capture despite having been shot by the police and detonated the bomb. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/13/2005: Unknown perpetrators kidnapped Amer Abdeljabar Zaein, a top Iraqi Islamic Party official, in Baghdad, Iraq. Zaein was found dead eight days later on August 21, 2005. No group claimed responsibility for Zaein's kidnapping and murder.
07/15/2005: Eight people were killed and 15 were wounded by a suicide car bomb in Balad, Iraq. The bomber targeted an army checkpoint in the Al-Sha’b area, and most of the dead and wounded were Iraqi soldiers. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/13/2005: Unidentified assailants killed Mu’ayyad Sami, Chief Editor of Al-Barlaman newspaper, as he was leaving his home in Baqubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
04/01/2005: Insurgents are blamed for assassinating the chief of police, Colonel Hatem Rashid Mohammad, in Baladruz, Iraq. The attack was carried out by gunmen overnight, and the chief's aid and driver were killed in the ambush as well. Insurgents have been increasingly attacking this area in order to publicize their message against Iraqi police and military stabilization of the country.
04/10/2005: Unknown gunmen assassinated the imam and preacher of the Al-Taysir mosque, Shaykh Mujahid Muhammad Taha al-Samarra’i, in the Al-Mahmudiyah City, which is just south of Baghdad, Iraq. The imam was shot to death as he was leaving his residence. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/19/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber targeted a U.S. diplomatic convoy in Mosul, Iraq. The bomber drove his vehicle into the second of three armored SUV’s killing U.S. State Department official, Stephen Eric Sullivan, and three U.S. contractors. Two other people were injured in the blast as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/07/2005: Two suicide car bombs exploded near a convoy in Tahrir Square of Baghdad, Iraq, killing two American civilian contractors from the CTU Consulting firm along with 20 others. Thirty-five Iraqi civilians were also wounded. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2005: Members of the Jaiech Al-Taifa al-Mansoura group fired mortars at the Kadhimiyah Shrine in Baghdad, Iraq where thousands of Shi i were gathering for celebrations. Three people were killed and 36 others were wounded in the attack.
04/14/2005: Six policemen were killed and three others injured when unknown assailants attacked a police station in Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/13/2005: Unknown perpetrators kidnapped four Kurdish men in Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnappings. The outcome of the kidnapping was not reported.
03/14/2005: A car bomb exploded near the Kirkuk office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iraq. The explosion did not cause any casualties or damage. The Tawhid and Jihad group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2005: Two men were shot and killed when unknown assailants attacked their vehicle in Baladruz, Iraq. The victims had been working with US forces in Baladruz. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Ali Musa Salman, the director-general of the Iraqi Ministry of Trade, in Baghdad, Iraq. His driver was also killed in the armed assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/16/2005: A car bomb exploded at a gas station in Al-Musayyib, a town in Iraq’s Babil Governorate, killing 54 people, injuring 82 others, and damaging a nearby mosque. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2005: Suspected insurgents shot and killed Brigadier General Numan Salman Faris in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/09/2005: Unidentified gunmen open fire on a motorcade containing Iraqi Planning Minister in Baghdad, Iraq. Two guards were killed and one was wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
07/15/2005: Three people were killed and 36 were wounded by a car bomb that blew up in Baghdad, Iraq. A police convoy was being targeted, and all of the dead and seven of the wounded were police commandos. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2005: Unknown assailants killed General Abdelsalam Rauf Saleh, a senior Iraqi Interior Ministry official, and injured two of his bodyguards in an ambush on his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq.
07/16/2005: A suicide bomber attacked the Hammam al-Alil police station in Mosul, Iraq, killing four policemen and injuring 18 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded at the house of Iraqi national security adviser, Mouwafak al-Rubaie, killing 2 civilians and wounding 3 in the Kazimiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Rubaie was not at home when the attack occurred. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/13/2005: Unknown gunmen kidnapped Egyptian businessman, Sayyed Abdel Khaleq, who was the director of an oil derivatives plant in Kirkuk, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping was not reported.
05/20/2005: Unidentified perpetrators bombed a Shi  i mosque in Baghdad, Iraq killing two people injuring five others. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
01/13/2005: Unknown gunmen kidnapped a Turkish national, Abdulkadir Tanrikulu, and killed six Iraqi civilians in an attack in Baghdad, Iraq. The perpetrators swarmed the victims’ bus as it pulled up to the Bakhan Hotel at dawn to pick up Tanrikulu and five of his Iraqi employees. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/06/2005: Six Jordanian contractors working with the US military in Iraq were kidnapped. The group al-Bara bin Malek Jihad claimed responsibility in a video which aired on al Jazeera and showed the six hostages holding their passports. One of the hostages read a statement warning Jordanian companies to leave Iraq.
07/04/2005: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a joint U.S.-Iraqi military patrol in Al-Sharqat, Anbar, Iraq. At least three Iraqi civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2005: A roadside bomb exploded along a highway near Abu-Ghraib Prison targeting a US military convoy passing through Abu Ghraib, Iraq. Several US soldiers were wounded in the attack. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack.
07/31/2005: Insurgents detonated a remote car bomb in the town of Haswa, Iraq as a police vehicle passed, resulting in seven people dead and 12 injured. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/24/2005: Unidentified perpetrators detonated three car bombs near a fortified hotel compound in Baghdad, Iraq killing 12 people and injuring 12 others. Two of the perpetrators were suicide bombers who appeared to be targeting foreign journalists in Baghdad. The bombs exploded below concrete towers near the Sheraton and Palestine Hotels which housed many foreign journalists and Western workers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/06/2005: Authorities in Baghdad, Iraq, found the bodies of 14 civilians. All had been shot in the head. No group claimed responsibility.
07/15/2005: An improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated in Beiji, Iraq, killing three civilians. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/13/2005: Unknown gunmen attempted to assassinate Iraqi Al-Umma Party Chairman, Methal Al-Alousi in Baghdad, Iraq. The perpetrators attempted to kill Al-Alousi while he was at home, but he survived the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/06/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded near a crowded market in Suwayrah, Iraq, killing 58 civilians and injuring 44 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2005: Unidentified perpetrators fired two rockets into the parking lot of the Oil Ministry building in Baghdad, Iraq. The rockets injured one person and destroyed several cars. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/26/2005: A suicide bomber drove an explosive packed car into a bus carrying Iraqi Oil Ministry employees on their way to work in Baghdad, Iraq. The explosion killed 7 people and injured 30 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/13/2006: A roadside bomb killed two police officers and wounded a third on the highway near the Ishrin Bridge in Iskandiriyah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2006: Fourteen Iraqis were killed and 25 others wounded in an attack targeting a market in the village of Al-Khalis in Iraq’s Diyala Governorate. There were no reports regarding a claim of responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot dead two civilians in a taxi near Baqubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/10/2006: About 12:30 pm local time, a bomb placed under a car outside a bakery exploded in Doura district of Baghdad, Iraq. 10 civilians were killed and 4 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2006: Around 12:20 pm, a bomb exploded inside an Internet Café near the Sakhrah Intersection in Palestine Street and another car bomb exploded in front of the café in Iraq, which wounded three people. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/21/2006: Bombs killed 1 worshipper in a minority Sunni mosque in Khalis, north of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/26/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed the deputy director of a state-run food company, Jomaa Rasheed, in Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported claims of responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2006: A suicide bomber blew his vehicle up in a crowded square in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing 45 people and wounding 148 others at about 7:00 a.m. (0400 GMT) in Tayaran Square where hundreds of day laborers were waiting for jobs. Gunfire sounded immediately after the blast. No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2006: Approximately twelve people were injured in a suicide attack on a police station in Baghdad, Iraq. No specific group was suspected. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/14/2006: A drive by shooting killed a man walking along the street in Baiji, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2006: Terrorist attacks targeting the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's [PUK] offices claimed scores of lives, both civilians and Peshmerga forces, who managed to disrupt several attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/26/2006: A roadside bomb hit the convoy of the Iraqi industry minister, Osama Abdul Aziz al-Najafi, in Balad, Iraq. Three bodyguards were killed and one was wounded, but the minister escaped unhurt. There were no reported claims of responsibility for the attack.
10/22/2006: A taxi carrying four Algerian soldiers was struck by a homemade mortar fired by militants in Kadara, Algeria. The soldiers were seriously wounded, while the civilian driver of the taxi was killed. The attackers escaped and no claim of responsibility was issued.
08/27/2006: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle in the parking lot of the al-Sabah newspaper building in Baghdad, Iraq’s northern neighborhood of Waziriyah, killing two people and wounding at least 20 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/03/2006: An unidentified suicide bomber blew himself up killing 15 and wounding 30 outside police headquarters in al-Anbar, Fallujah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: A remote-controlled car bomb exploded in a busy Shi i market in the predominantly Sunni neighborhood of Dora in southern Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least 22 people and injuring 28 more. Police said that the explosion had missed its intended target of a police patrol and that an Iraqi suspected of triggering the device had been arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/09/2006: Unidentified gunmen opened fire at visitors heading toward the Imam Musa al-Kazim shrine in the Al-Kazimiyah suburb of Baghdad, Iraq, killing one person and wounding two others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/13/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed four policemen on their way home from work in Baiji, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: A car bomb killed three civilians and inured eight others in Beirut square in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: A roadside bombing in western Baghdad, Iraq, killed one policeman and injured two others as their patrol passed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: A missile attack was launched against the British Consulate during the commemoration of the anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II when gunmen launched four missiles that landed within the consulate's area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2006: When firefighters responded to a roadside bomb attack which targeted a private security firm in Kirkuk, Iraq, a second roadside bomb was detonated, injuring two. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/23/2006: Unknown gunmen shot a doctor to death as he drove to work at the Iraqi Health Ministry in the Saydiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. There were no reported claims of responsibility.
04/03/2006: A bomb exploded near a fabric shop in Buhriz and damaged buildings, but caused no injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: A truck driver was killed in Baiji, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, and no further details are available.
01/26/2006: Unidentified gunmen in Baghdad, Iraq shot at a civilian car, assassinating the head of the free prisoners' society, Na'il Abd-al-Amir al-Musawi, and one of his relatives, and wounding Dr. Hayfa Abd-al-Amir. There were no reported claims of responsibility for the attack.
06/28/2006: A senior Iraqi customs official Dhiyaa Abdul Hameed, the deputy director general of the Iraqi customs official was shot dead along with his driver in Baghdad, Iraq, by unknown men. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/04/2006: Salah Jali al-Gharrawi, an accountant with the Agence France Presse in Baghdad, Iraq, was kidnapped as he left the AFP Baghdad office. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2006: Eleven people, including three US soldiers were killed in a mortar attack on a Shi'a district in Baghdad, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was reported.
01/24/2006: Gunmen shot and killed a sheik of the Janabeen tribe, Zamil Mula Chiad, and injured his son in Siniyah in the Salahuddin Province of Iraq. The two were driving to Beiji at the time of the attack and Iraqi police later arrested members of a group of Islamic extremists who admitted to carrying out the attack.
12/29/2006: A triple bombing killed 13 in a Shite neighborhood in North Baghdad, Iraq, and wounded 51. Sunni insurgent groups such as Al-Qaida or the Islamic Army of Iraq are suspected but not confirmed. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/18/2006: Unidentified gunmen killed an Iraqi police major in a drive-by shooting in Ramadi, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/09/2006: An unknown number of unknown gunmen traveling in two cars gunned down a local Shi ite official on a road outside of Dujail, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: A Sunni lecturer at the Basra Technical Institution, Salah Aziz, was abducted by gunmen, and his body was found the next day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/09/2006: Priest Amir Behnam Hanna was beheaded a day after his abduction on 8 October in the city of Mosul, Iraq. No responsibility was claimed, but the body was found with a note citing Pope Benedict's remarks regarding Islam as a reason for the killing. Hanna's church hung posters during his disappearance criticizing the Pope's comments but to no avail.
02/18/2006: A grenade attack injured two policemen in north Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: Two workers at an electrical plant, a navy officer, two policemen, and a boy were killed in a market area in Basra, Iraq, when gunmen opened fire on them. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2006: Two explosions occurred at a crowded market in Baghdad, Iraq’s al-Jadida neighborhood, but there was no confirmation of any casualties or injuries. There were two successive ‘blasts’ caused by a car bomb that was speculated to be detonated by a suicide bomber. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/28/2006: A blast severely damaged the Sunni mosque in which the tomb of Saddam Hussein's father, Hussein al-Majid, was located in Tikrit, Iraq. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/15/2006:The Iraqi Olympic Chief was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown and so was the result of this incident. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/01/2006: Rebel forces fired about 15 shells at the Shaat Al hotel base in Basra, Iraq, which killed 3 people (2 civilians and 1 British soldier) and injured another person. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/15/2006: A member of President Jalal Talabani's Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party was kidnapped in Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/23/2006: Naji Ithawi was shot dead by unknown perpetrators in Baghdad, Iraq while heading home from evening prayers. Ithawi was a senior official in a government organization that administers Sunni mosques, and he had also served as a Sunni spokesperson, as well as a contributor to various Baghdad newspapers. There were no reported claims of responsibility for the attack.
10/04/2006: A suicide bomber attacked an Iraqi police base in the town of Ramadi (west of Baghdad), but guards shot at the explosives-packed vehicle and detonated it before it could hit the base. The attacker was killed and there were no other fatalities, though four policement were lightly injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A bomb exploded near a barber shop in Buhriz, but caused damage to the buildings, but no injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: Unidentified gunmen seriously wounded Iraqi journalist Nabila Ibrahim in a drive-by shooting in Kut in southeastern Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/12/2006: Unidentified gunmen fatally shot Khaled Mansur al-Shimalawi, a former Ba ath official, near his new home in an unknown city in Iraq.
08/27/2006: Eleven people were killed and 15 were wounded when a bomb inside a bus blew up on a busy street in central Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2006: A car bomb targeted a Sunni mosque in western Baghdad, Iraq. There were six fatalities and fourteen injuries. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/29/2006: Seventeen Iraqi police instructors and two translators were killed on their way home from a British-run training school near Basra, Iraq. The workers were stopped by unidentified gunmen in Basra's al-Kibla area and killed. The bodies were taken by the attackers back to the vicinity of a British base and scattered around the area. There was no claim of responsibility.
070/07/2006:Five civilians were killed by mortar shells in Baghdad, Iraq. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/20/2006: A suicide bomber blew himself up in a restaurant frequented by Iraqi policemen in the city center of Mosul, Iraq, killing five Iraqis, including one policeman, and injuring 21 others, 14 of whom were also policemen. The Mujahedeen Shura Council claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2006: A suicide car bomb targeted an Iraqi police patrol in Mosul, Iraq. There were three fatalities and four injuries. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/15/2006: Unknown gunmen shot dead four worshippers and wounded 20 others in Tikrit mosque attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/15/2006: Mortar shells landed on an electricity station in al-Mussayeb, killing two electricity workers, one engineer and one manual worker, and injuring a manual worker, and forced the suspension of electricity generation that feeds central and southern areas of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/22/2006: An explosive charge aimed at an Iraqi Police patrol wounded three civilians, including one child. The patrol was near Beirut Square in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. The charge was planted by unidentified individuals.
12/28/2006: Two roadside bombs exploded at a popular central Baghdad market, killing nine and wounding 35. There is no confirmation of a perpetrator. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/21/2006: The head of the municipal council in Samarra, Iraq escaped an assassination attempt by one of his bodyguards. This attacker shot dead one bodyguard and detonated the explosive which killed himself and seriously wounded the other guard. Samarra is 110 kilometres north of Baghdad. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/22/2006: Saddam Hussein's lawyer was abducted, tortured, and killed in Baghdad, Iraq. The perpetrators to this incident were unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/12/2006: A suicide bomber of unknown affiliation detonated his car in Al-Tayaran Square in central Baghdad, Iraq, after "luring" a number of daily-paid workers to ride in his car and promising to give them jobs. The explosion killed 60 workers and wounded 148 others. No claim of responsibility was reported.
01/23/2006: Unknown perpetrators planted an improvised explosive device on a school door south of Khadra, Iraq. Iraqi Army soldiers dismantled the bomb after an Iraqi school guard alerted them to its existence. There were no reported claims of responsibility for the attempted attack.
08/03/2006: Unidentified gunmen attacked a wedding procession in Al-Yusufiyah city, south Baghdad, Iraq, killing four and wounding 28 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: Four people were wounded when a car bomb struck the central district of Karradah, Iraq, in the capital. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2006: Insurgents opened fire on police in Kirkuk, Iraq, injuring four civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2006: Three car bomb explosions shocked Central Baghdad, Iraq, on December 3, 2006, killing 48 people and severely injuring 87 people. The attack occurred after the US launched seek & destroy operations in Fadel. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/02/2006: Unknown gunmen kidnapped Mary Hamza al-Rubai, a general manager at the Ministry of Industry, after stopping her car and releasing her driver. The outcome of the kidnapping was not reported.
09/11/2006: In Beni Saad town in Diyala province, Iraq, Sunni insurgents killed four guards and two others and then blew up the Shi i Huseiniyat Bani Saad mosque. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: A bomb exploded at a Shi i mosque in Basra, Iraq, injuring at least two people. The perpetrators and motive were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/28/2006: In the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, unidentified gunmen shot dead a teacher near his house. There were no reported claims of responsibility for the attack.
02/09/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed police Lt. Col. Khalid Shahouth in Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2006: A bomb blast, targeting a police general's convoy in the Karradah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, killed a policeman and injured one police officer. Karradah police chief Brig. Abdul-Karim Maryoush was left unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: Unidentified gunmen ambushed the home of a Shi i family in Baqubah, Iraq, killing two men and injuring one woman. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/23/2006: Unknown armed perpetrators attempted and failed to assassinate a member of the Iraqi Parliament, Jaber Khalifa Jaber, on the Jidadiya causeway in Baghdad. The type of weapon used in the attack was not reported. The attack resulted in the death of one of his bodyguards and the injury of his son.
07/05/2006: A restaurant in Baghdad, Iraq, was targeted with an explosive device. There was one fatality and seven injuries. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2006: When civil defense forces responded to a roadside bomb attack which targeted Kurdish militia members in Kirkuk, Iraq, a second roadside bomb detonated, injuring three. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/29/2006: In Baghdad, Iraq’s Masbah district, a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a police patrol, killing three people and wounding five others. Policemen and civilians were both among the victims. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2006: Unidentified individuals blew up the gold market in central Samarra, Iraq with an explosive in the morning, damaging the doors and furniture of eight shops, but without causing any financial losses. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/13/2006: A roadside bomb exploded near a police patrol 50 miles south of Kirkuk, Iraq, killing one police officer and wounding another.
08/31/2006: Fifty-two people were killed and more than 160 others injured in three bombings in eastern Baghdad; this incident occurred in Al-Ameen district in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2006: A bomb blast killed three Iraqi security guards and injured two others guarding an oil tanker in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/14/2006: Unidentified gunmen fatally shot Anis Muhammad Mahmud, inspection director of the banks in the northern areas of Iraq, near a hospital west of Mosul. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2006: Unknown perpetraitors attacked Kurdish peasants while they were farming farming and killed 14 of them near the village of Um Zebari in Shykhan, Iraq. The peasants were allegedly killed beccause they were Kurdish. No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/29/2006: Fourteen civilians were shot at a Baghdad, Iraq, business by gunmen, killing eight. No specific group was suspected. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/15/2006: Mortar shell hits the al-Sadiq University for Islamic Studies in Baghdad, Iraq, wounding five students and a teacher. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/06/2006: Five Shi'a truck drivers were killed when gunmen opened fire on them south of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/03/2006: Around 7:10 am local time, a suicide bomber detonated a belt rigged with explosives in the outdoor fish market in the primarily Sunni area of Sadiyah, southwestern Baghdad, Iraq. 2 were killed and 19 were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2006: At least eight Iraqis were killed and 40 others wounded in an attack in a marketplace in central Baghdad, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/28/2006: A roadside bomb, targeting a police patrol in central Baghdad, Iraq, exploded and injured three policemen. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/14/2006: Unidentified gunmen set fire to a house in the Al-Hurriyah neighborhood of northeastern Baghdad, Iraq. No further information was provided. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: Sa'ad al-Janabi, a journalist and member of the Iraqi National Dialogue Council, was kidnapped by men wearing Interior Ministry uniforms in western Baghdad, Iraq, after being stopped at a checkpoint; he was found dead two days later. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/23/2006: A prominent member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Jasim Muhammad, was shot and killed in Mosul, Iraq. The identities of the perpetrators are unknown, and there were no reported claims of responsibility.
04/09/2006: Four men sneaked into a wedding celebration in a garden of a home in Azamiyah in north Baghdad, Iraq, and opened fire, killing one of the Shi'a guests. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/14/2006: A civilian died and three others were wounded in a bombing near the Sa'd Bin Mu'adh mosque in Ba'qubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/15/2006: A car bomb killed nine people and wounded 33 at a petrol station in central Baghdad, Iraq. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
05/06/2006: An unknown perpetraor, dressed as an army officer, blew himself up inside an army base killing three Iraqi Army officer in Tikrit, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: A bomb exploded inside of a minibus at the station parking lot in Hilla, Iraq, killing at least four people and injuring at least three others. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2006: Five civilians were killed when a car bomb went off in Baghdad, Iraq near a market place. No specific group was suspected. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/10/2006: An unknown number of unknown gunmen opened fire on bus carrying Iraqi civilians to work and then planted a bomb on bus that exploded when rescue workers arrived killing 11 civilians in Ba'qubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2006: An unknown number of unknown gunmen killed the son of Iraq’s top judge in Azamiyah district, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a policeman as he was returning home from work in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/10/2006: An unknown number of unknown gunmen shot dead a senior Iraqi intelligence officer and two bodyguards in Ba'qubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/06/2006: A former Iraqi judge was assassinated in Western Baghdad, Iraq, by unknown gunmen. His son was injured in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/02/2006: A Shi i Iraqi member of Parliament survived an assassination attempt in Baghdad, Iraq. He was targeted with an explosive device. Two of his bodyguards and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/21/2006: An explosion charge went off and killed 1 worshipper, wounded 2 after the weekly Friday prayer outside Arafat Sunni mosque in al- Jadida in southeastern Baghdad, in Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/17/2006: A bomb blast injured four Iraqi policemen, three of them seriously, in Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/00/2006: Unidentified assailants shot and killed a butcher who supplied the Iraqi Army in Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported claims of responsibility for the attack.
07/08/2006:Six people were injured, both civilians and soldiers, when checkpoint was attacked in Al-Miqdadiyah, Iraq. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/17/2006: A roadside bomb exploded near a police vehicle in the Al-Yusufiyah neighborhood of southern Baghdad, Iraq, killing one policeman and injuring two others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/15/2006: A mortar shell hit the Isterbadi market in Baghdad, Iraq, killing four people, wounding 13 and devastating the more than a century old hall. There was no claim of responsibility.
02/13/2006: Unidentified gunmen killed three brothers and two of their sons in Baqubah, Iraq. All five were members of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq -- the country's leading Shi i political party. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/26/2006: A car bomb exploded next to a police checkpoint in front of Al-Rahmah Hospital in the city of Baquba, in the Diyala (Governorate) of Iraq. The blast killed two policeman and wounded one policeman. No claim of responsibility was forthcoming.
01/26/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Othman Majeed Rasheed, a senior official of Iraq’s anti-corruption commission in Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported claims of responsibility for the attack.
10/04/2006: A car bomb detonated near the al-Sumoud gas station in the Doura district of Baghdad, Iraq. 1 civilian was killed and 4 others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/02/2006: A marketplace in the northern Baghdad, Iraq, district of Hurreya was bombed. There were 31 injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/08/2006:Three bombs, targeting a minibus and two police patrols, exploded near al-Nahda bus station in central Baghdad, Iraq. Nine people were killed and eleven were injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/26/2006: A local municipal official named Ibrahim Nahar Jassim was killed by three cars filled with gunmen who laid in wait in front of his home in Mosul, Iraq. The gunmen escaped and no one has claimed responsibility.
07/05/2006: A roadside bomb targeting Kurdish militia members detonated approximately twenty-five miles south of Kirkuk, Iraq. There was one fatality and two injuries. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/12/2006: In Middadiyah (Muqdadiyah, Miqdadiyah), Iraq, 24 were wounded and four killed by a roadside bomb. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the Sunni al-Salam mosque in the Baghdad's Mansour district, killing a guard. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/29/2006: Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki's convoy came under attack by unidentified gunmen in Baghdad, Iraq's al-Rashad neighborhood. Al-Maliki was not present at the time, but his bodyguard was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2006: Six Shi’a shrines bombed by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators in Baquba, Iraq. No injuries were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/22/2006: An explosive charge went off on Al-Ghadir Street in southeastern Baghdad, Iraq. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/03/2006: Two civilians were killed and six others wounded when a car bomb exploded near a police patrol in Al-Talibiyah neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: A bomb exploded near a police patrol in the Karradah neighborhood of central Baghdad, Iraq, injuring four Iraqis, including three policemen. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/08/2006:Two civilians were shot and killed and one other injured while driving a delivery trunk in Ba'qubah, Iraq. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/01/2006: An unknown number of unidentified extremists detonated a car bomb on a road near a market in the Jadid neighborhood in Baghdad killing 23 and injuring 58. The Jadid neighborhood is predominantly Shi i. No responsibility was immediately claimed for the attack.
10/28/2006: A bomb went off on a minibus in Sadr City,Iraq, killing one man. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: A car bomb exploded near the convoy of the mayor of Madain, Iraq, killing two civilians and injuring 11 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/19/2006: Yasin Ibrihim, a Colonel in Baghdad’s Risafa Police Directorate was killed along with another police officer and his driver was kidnapped when an unknown number of unidentified gunmen, in SUVs, shot at their vehicle. No group claimed respoonsibility for the incident.
12/03/2006: Three car bombs set by unknown perpetraitors detonated coordinately in a commercial area in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing 51 and injuring 90 more. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/05/2006: A car bomb exploded at a wedding, in all 23 guests, mostly relatives of the groom who were on the bus, were killed, eight of them young children. No group claimed responsibility.
02/17/2006: A roadside bomb exploded near a police patrol in the Sebea Ibkar district of northern Baghdad, Iraq, wounding two policemen. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/28/2006: A roadside bomb exploded near a gas station in Western Baghdad, killing 12 and wounding 21. There is no clear perpetrator. No claim of responsibility was reported.
01/23/2006: Shi i gunmen wearing government security force uniforms raided a Sunni neighborhood in central Baghdad, Iraq, shooting dead three men, and abducting more than 20 others. Three of those abducted were later released in eastern Baghdad, but the fates of the rest are unknown. One of those killed in the initial raid was identified as Ismail Moh sen, and one of those later released after the abduction was identified as Yas ser Khalil. There were no reported claims of responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2006: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped three Iraqi journalists covering the explosion at the Al-Askari mosque in Samarra, Iraq. Police discovered the bodies of Al-Arabiya Satellite Channel correspondent Atwar Bahjat, cameraman Adnan Abdallah and sound engineer Khalid Muhsin a day later. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/04/2006: A series of bomb blasts went off in a shopping district in a mainly Christian neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, which killed 16 people and wounded 87. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/08/2006: Police defused ten roadside bombs believed to be targeting Shi i visitors heading to Karbala near a bridge in Latifiyah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/27/2006: The Shi i Shaykh Isma'il shrine south of Kirkuk was totally destroyed by militants in an explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this act and there were no casualties
12/20/2006: Six people were killed in Baghdad, Iraq, when a car bomb exploded next to a minivan carrying people to the airport. There is no confirmed perpetrator. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/10/2006: A suicide bomb exploded in a market near the Ali Bin-Abi Talib Shrine in Holy Al-Najaf south of Baghdad, Iraq. 35 were killed and 122 were injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/15/2006: A suicide bomber detonated a car laden with explosives in front of a school, which killed two students and wounded 25 others in Kirkuk city, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/02/2006: A bomb planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators was detonated near the convoy of the provinicial governor in Anbar, Ramadi, Iraq. Ten civilians were killed, 5 of the governors bodyguards were injured, and the governor received several minor injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2006: Unidentified armed men kidnapped Sunni cleric Sheik Abdul Qadir Sabih Nori after storming the Amjed al-Zahawi mosque in the Karradah neighborhood of southern Baghdad, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: Unidentified gunmen killed two policemen in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/09/2006: A car bomb planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators exploded near an Iraqi court killing 5 civilians and wounding 10 others in central Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/07/2006: An unknown number of unknown gunmen ambushed police patrol killing two police officers and wounding two others in western Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/04/2006: A group of armed men attacked a Turkish convoy near the city of Mosul, Iraq. Two Turkish drivers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2006: A bomb hidden inside a mini bus at a fish market in Kufa, Iraq killed 15 and wounded 25. The bomber was spotted by locals at the scene and was killed. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/03/2006: Abbas Fahmy, a prominent official in the Sunni-led coalition Iraqi Front for National Dialogue, was assassinated at 12:00 p.m. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/15/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed an official of the former ruling Baath party, Yunes Omar, in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2006: A civilian boy was killed as he walked to school when a roadside bomb went off in Basra, Iraq. 15 others were injured in the blast. No specific group was suspected. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/13/2006: An unidentified insurgent group detonated an explosive device in Iskandariyah, Iraq, killing one and wounding three others. There was no immediate claim of responsibility
07/06/2006: A suicide car bomb targeted buses of Shi i pilgrims at a Shitte shrine in Kufa, Iraq. There were fourteen fatalities and thirty-eight injuries. The casualties included Iranians as well as Iraqis. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2006: Unidentified armed men rushed into the clinic of Doctor Fadhil al-Jarah in Baghdad, Iraq and forced him into their car and fled the scene. There were no casualties reported and no claim of responsibility.
04/27/2006: Italian troops traveling in vehicle in Iraq was hit by a roadside bomb placed on the road south-west of Al-Nasiriyah, a Southern Iraqi city controlled by Italian troops. Three Italian soldiers and one Rumanian were killed. An Italian soldier was also wounded. A group calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/08/2006: A roadside bombing killed two civilians traveling in their car on the main road in Balad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2006: Maysan Police foiled a missile attack by an unknown number of unknown attackers on targets that were not disclosed in Mayasan, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/14/2006: A roadside bomb exploded, missing a police patrol near the University of Technology in eastern Baghdad, and injuring five civilians. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2006: Two suicide bombers in cars kill 14 at entrance to the Baghdad Airport in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/05/2006: Fifty civilians were kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, when gunmen posed as Iraqi police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. The fate of those kidnapped remains unknown.
02/22/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Shiekh Hassan Hadith Hassan, a Sunni Imam of the al-Yamani mosque in southern Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/31/2006: A convoy of 16 minibuses was attacked by insurgents in the Salah al-Din (Governorate)of Iraq, north of Baghdad. Eleven people were kidnapped from the convoy, including prominent persons from Shi ite towns, who were heading to Baghdad to meet with senior Iraqi officials. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
02/13/2006: A suicide bomber, standing in a line of Iraqis waiting for government checks at a bank, blew himself up in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 10 people and injuring about 40 more, including 3 children and nine women. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A remotely detonated truck bomb exploded near the Shi'a al-Sharofy mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. The blast killed 10 people and wounded 38 others. There was no claim of responsibility.
02/08/2006: A roadside bombing injured two Iraqi policemen in northern Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2006: A Turkish driver was shot to death just outside Baghdad, Iraq by an unknown number of unknown gunmen. There was no claim of responsibility.
01/21/2006: A car bomb detonated near a market in Baghdad, Iraq, killing an Iraqi civilian and wounding five others. The blast came one day after the Iraqi electoral commission announced the final results of the December 15 general elections and a surge in violence by insurgents had been expected. There were no reported claims of responsibility, however, and the perpetrators were not identified.
03/13/2006: An unknown number of unidentified insurgents shot and killed an intelligence officer of the Interor Ministry in west Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/02/2006: The market in Mahmudiyah, Iraq was targeted with a bomb and mortars. There were four fatalities and nineteen injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: A bomb exploded inside a house in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, and killed two children and wounded three other members of the family in the capital's Al-Jadida neighborhood. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/27/2006: A van carrying Shi i mourners returning from a funeral was ambushed by gunmen near Baquba, Iraq. Four of the passengers were killed and five were wounded. No claim of responsibility for the attack was issued.
03/13/2006: An unidentified insurgent group fired mortars into a Baghdad neighborhood in Iraq killing one and wounding four others. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
02/10/2006: A car bomb exploded outside of a Sunni mosque in the Dora neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, killing nine people and injuring 28 more. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. About an hour later, masked gunmen arrived at the scene and shot randomly at people, killing one woman and injuring several others. It was unknown if the gunmen were responsible for the mosque bombing.
04/14/2006: A bombing next to Al-Aqsa mosque in the Al-Qatun neighborhood of Ba'qubah, Iraq, killed three people and wounded two. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2006: In central Baghdad, Iraq, a bomb was detonated in a local shopping center. There were ten injuries. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/02/2006: Three mortar shells exploded at an oil storage facility west of Kirkuk, Iraq, causing a fire, but no injuries. Insurgents were suspected in the attack.
02/12/2006: Unidentified gunmen killed Iraqi Education Ministry official Karim Selman al-Zaidi in a drive-by shooting in Baqubah, Iraq.
02/12/2006: A roadside bomb, targeting a police patrol near a mosque in northern Baghdad, Iraq, exploded, injuring four people and damaging their vehicle.
02/15/2006: Three children, on their way to school, were killed when they stopped to look at a bag lying in front of a photography store in the Fadel neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, and it exploded. The perpetrators were unknown and the target was unclear. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/13/2006: An unidentified insurgent group detonated an explosive device in Taji, Iraq, killing one and wounding six others. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
10/05/2006: A car bomb detonated at around 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) in the Hurriyah neighborhood in northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, killing two people and wounding eight others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/12/2006: A bomb-rigged motorcycle, targeting a police patrol near a children's amusement park in the southern Baghdad neighborhood of Karradah, Iraq, exploded, but caused no injuries. A police vehicle was damaged.
02/14/2006: A large car bomb exploded in Baghdad's central neighborhood of Karrada, injuring one person. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/02/2006: The Grand Imam Abu Hanifa mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, was attacked with nine rockets. The mosque is considered the most revered Sunni shrine in Iraq. There were three injuries but no fatalities. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2006: Unidentified gunmen injured Judge Abd-al-Rida Husayn and killed two of his bodyguards as he was headed to work at the Baqubah Courthouse in Baqubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/20/2006: A car bomb exploded and killed four people and wounded seven at a government passport office in the Kasr neighbourhood in the north of Baghdad, Iraq. There is no confirmed perpetrator. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/22/2006: At least 12 mortars struck a crowded open air market in Mahmudiyah, Iraq. The attacks, striking shoppers preparing for the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, killed 32 and wounded 53. A Sunni insurgent group calling itself the Jihadist Soldiers claimed responsibility and demanded that Shi is and Mahdi Army militia members leave the city. The claim was posted in a Mahmudiyah mosque. Another report claimed that a bicycle bomb also went off at the market.
05/30/2006: In Hilla, Iraq, about 90 kilometers south of Baghdad, a suicide bomber blew up his vehicle outside of a car store, killing twelve civilians and injuring over thirty more. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2006: Fifty-two people were killed and more than 160 others injured in three bombings in eastern Baghdad; this incident occurred at a gas station and a restaurant on Palestine street in al-Baladeat, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/15/2006: Gunmen stormed a city bakery and kidnapped ten bakery workers in Baghdad, Iraq. Noone claimed responsibility.
08/18/2006: A group of Shi i pilgrims en route to attend a major ceremony was attacked by unidentified gunmen in northern Baghdad, Iraq Friday night, leaving seven people killed. There were no reports of the number wounded, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/13/2006: A bomb exploded next to the motorcade of former Iraqi electricity minister Ayham al-Samarraie in the Al-Mansour neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, injuring three of his bodyguards and one female passerby. The Mujahedeen Shura Council claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2006: A roadside bomb exploded in Baqubah, Iraq, killing one civilian and injuring five others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/12/2006: An explosion in Ramadi, Iraq, injured two people and damaged eight shops.
06/24/2006: Five Iraqi soldiers were killed outside U.S. military base south of Baghdad, Iraq. An Iraqi Police source in Al-Najaf said that the armed men intercepted a car transporting five people working at the US base, including two engineers, as they were leaving the base, adding that the armed men opened fire on the car, killing its occupants. The perpetrators in this incident were unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/28/2006: An Iraqi women's rights activist was killed when 10 unidentified gunmen broke into her home and shot her to death. The attack took place in the town of Hawijah, Iraq, a town plagued by Sunni insurgent groups. No claim of responsibility was forthcoming.
05/11/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb killing five civilians in Mansour district, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: A group of 15 vehicles, armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, attacked a truck convoy carrying building materials in Nibaie, north of Baghdad, Iraq. Five of the truck drivers were killed, three more were wounded and six vehicles were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/06/2006: Two bombs exploded nearly simultaneously in Western Baghdad, Iraq. The bombs were located in two bombs on opposite sides of the street. There were three fatalities and eight injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: A booby-trapped car, targeting Husayn al-Bahrani, an official working at the Baghdad Secretariat, exploded in the Karradah neighborhood of central Baghdad, Iraq, wounding two guards and damaging nearby buildings. Bahrani escaped unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: Gunmen killed a Shi'a cigarette vendor in the neighborhood of Al-Dura, Baghdad. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/01/2006: Gunmen kidnapped 26 workers from a refrigerated food factory in the mainly Shi i neighborhood of Hayy al-Amil, the western part of Baghdad, in Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/09/2006: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped Iraqi civilian Mohammad Ali Mohammad in the Ba'ath neighborhood of Kirkuk, Iraq. No further details were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a civilian driving his car in Balad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a doctor in his surgery in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/05/2006: A bomb went off at 6:30 a.m. (0330 GMT) in the Taiyaran Square in Bab al-Sharji area in central Baghdad, Iraq, where dozens of workers were waiting for daylong jobs. 28 workers were injured, and two were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/27/2006: A bomb exploded in a crowded market in Basra, Iraq, in a predominantly Shi i neighborhood. One woman was killed and three others were wounded. Eyewitnesses claim to have seen one perpetrator in a police uniform step out of a traffic police vehicle to plant the bomb. There were no reported claims of responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Hikmat Hassan Hamash, Imam of Abu Bakr al-Sidiq Mosque, and injured his brother in Dhuluiya, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/19/2006: A suicide bomber killed 22 and injured 44 in the Iraqi city of Hillah when after detonating the explosives after luring several day laborers to his van with the promise of work. The city is mostly Shi i, located 60 miles south of Baghdad. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/07/2006: A Sunni mosque in west Baghdad, Iraq, was targeted with a car bomb, which killed two and wounded three. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/13/2006: A bomb exploded near a police station in the Zayona neighborhood, Southern Baghdad, Iraq, killing between 12 and 22 and wounding 34. Of the killed, eight were police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2006: Bombs inside a minibus exploded near the Shi'a Imam Ali shrine in and the entrance of the Wadi Salaam cemetery in Najaf, Iraq, killing 15 people and wounding 30 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/02/2006: Gunmen attacked the convoy of Shi i Iraqi member of Parliament, Laqa al-Yaseen. Laqa al-Yaseen escaped but eight of her bodyguards were kidnapped and two were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/10/2006: Shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great) from two moving cars, masked gunmen shot randomly at people standing outside of the Sunni mosque where a car bomb had exploded an hour earlier in the Dora neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. The gunmen killed one woman and injured several others; it was unclear if the gunmen were responsible for the mosque bombing.
01/00/2006: American soldiers discovered three decapitated bodies on a soccer field west of Baghdad, Iraq. It is unknown when the attack took place, who the victims were, or who was responsible.
02/02/2006: A car bomb exploded near a gas station in one of two attacks that occurred within twenty minutes of each other in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. Two Iraqis were killed and another 13 injured in this attack; a total of 11 people were killed and at least 70 more injured in the two attacks. The perpetrators were unknown.
10/23/2006: A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi police patrol killed two policemen and wounded eight. In addition, one civilian was killed and five were wounded. A police car was also damaged. No claim of responsibility was forthcoming.
01/28/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot dead Abdul Razzaq al-Naash, a well-known Baghdad University professor and political commentator, in Baghdad, Iraq. There were no reported claims of responsibility for the attack.
12/20/2006: A suicide bomber killed 11 and wounded 30 at a checkpoint in the Jadriya area of Baghdad, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/07/2006: A Sunni mosque in northern Baghdad, Iraq, was bombed, killing three and wounding seven. The explosion occurred during Friday prayers. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2006: An unknown number of Shi i tribesmen dressed as policemen killed eight Iraqi police officers in Basra, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/08/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot dead Ahmed Abdel Wahab al-Juburi, a member of the town council of Hawija, after stopping his vehicle and confirming his identity on a main road between Kirkuk and Hawija in northern Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/16/2006: A suicide bomber detonated his car outside of a police station in Baghdad, Iraq, targeting a passing police patrol. None of the police were wounded but the explosion killed one civilian and wounded 22 others. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/02/2006: Gunmen kidnapped Ahmed al-Hijiya, the chairman of Iraq's Olympic committee and at least 30 others while they attended a conference. The bodies of two bodyguards were found later, dumped in a street. Jamal-abd-al-Karim, the president of the Iraqi taekwondo federation, was also kidnapped by the gunmen along with 15 members of the team. The coach of the national wrestling team, Mohammed Sahib, was murdered. Many athletes were reportedly targeted because of their perceived links with the US-led allies. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/15/2006: A parked car bomb exploded as a police patrol passed by, killing four policemen and injuring another police officer and three civilians in northern Baghdad's Adamiya neighborhood. The explosion also damaged several police and civilian vehicles. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: A bomb exploded near the convoy of Assad Yassin, the municipal council president of Samarra, Iraq, while the convoy was carrying Yassin's son. The attack did not injure Yassin, but killed one of Yassin's guards and wounded four others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/18/2006: A Car bomb killed five and wounded 19 at the Sadiya vegetable market in Sadiya, Baghdad, Iraq. There is no confirmed perpetrator. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/07/2006: An unknown suicide car bomber exploded his vehicle near the main provincial government building, killing five people and wounding 19 in Karbala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/13/2006: Iraqi authorities said 11 people died in a suicide bombing of a minibus in northern Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2006: Two Iraqi civilians were killed and six wounded when a car bomb exploded in Arafa Naftiya area, Kirkuk, Iraq, where the United States and British consulates and the headquarters of the Northern Oil Company are housed. Sunni extremists Ansar al-Sunna and al-Qaida in Iraq are suspected to be responsible for the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/22/2006: A bomb hidden beneath a car struck patrons waiting in line outside the al-Farasha pastry shop in the New Baghdad neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Two were killed and 10 were wounded. No claim of responsibility was forthcoming.
05/07/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated a car bomb outside of the offices of al-Sabah newspaper injuring one civilian in Baghdad, Iraq. A police patrol was the suspected target of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A bomb exploded near a grocery store in Buhriz and damaged a building, but caused no injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2006: Fifteen jeeps containing men in Iraqi national police uniforms kidnapped the head of the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry and eleven co-workers in Kadarrah, Baghdad, Iraq. Fifteen customers and staff of the next-door mobile phone store were also kidnapped in the same attack, and none of the victims have been recovered. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
07/07/2006: Insurgents attacked the Shi i Salman Pak mosque and the nearby National Police Headquarters in southeast Baghdad, Iraq. Two were killed and four were injured. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/19/2006: An unknown number of gunmen kidnapped Deputy Health Minister Ammar al-Saffar, a Shi i, from his home in Baghdad, Iraq. The gunmen arrived in four cars in broad daylight. It is unclear whether anyone was injured or anyone else was abducted with the Deputy Health Minister. The fate of Saffar remains unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2006: An unknown number of unidentified insurgents shot a police officer in his car in Khan Bani Saad neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
10/15/2006: Around 8:45 am local time, a roadside bomb went off near the convoy of a deputy of the Interior Ministry in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, which killed 5 and injured 7 others. A female Deputy of Interior Ministry in the financial department survived unhurt when a roadside bomb hit her convoy in Baghdad, Iraq. The blast damaged 2 cars of the convoy. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/19/2006: An unknown number of unidentified armed men kidnapped Mudhaffar al-Ubaidy, who works for the Iraqi cabinet, from his home in the Khardaa district of Baghdad, Iraq. His fate was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2006: Unknown gunmen killed a real estate broker in his Mosul, Iraq, office. There were no further casualties, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed two police officers, who were also brothers, as they were headed to work in Baqubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2006: Three unidentified gunmen shot and killed Sunni imam and his son as they were leaving a mosque in Basra, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/31/2006: Three people were killed when a car bomb went off on Palestine Street in Baghdad, Iraq. At least five more civilians were wounded, No claim of responsibility was issued, and the perpetrators are as yet unidentified..
04/13/2006: Gunmen opened fire on a convoy north of Baghdad, Iraq, and wounded seven truck drivers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2006: Five British citizens were abducted by unknown perpetraitors in Baghdad, Iraq. The kidnappers demanded the British Government to withdraw its forces from Iraq before they start killing their hostages, giving Britain a 10-day ultimatum. Britain rejected the demands of the abductors and asked them to release the citizens without conditions. The abductors are linked to Iran. No claim of responsibility was reported.
01/27/2006: Unidentified men in the Dora neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq shot and killed a driver for the Higher Education Ministry. There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
04/09/2006: A bomb exploded inside a minibus near the Mustansiriyah University in Baghdad, Iraq, killing three civilians and wounding seven others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/04/2006: An unknown suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a courthouse killing nine people in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/28/2006: In the town of Udhaim, in the Diyala (Governorate) of Iraq, which is located 20 kilometers north of the city of Baquba, Iraq, insurgents kidnapped eleven Iraqi army soldiers. The insurgents had set up a fake checkpoint and stopped the bus that was transporting the soldiers from Kirkuk to Baghdad.
03/13/2006: An unidentified insurgent group detonated a car bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, killing two. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
10/28/2006: Female Iraqi state television host Nakshin Hamid was abducted in Baghdad, Iraq along with her driver, Anas Qassem Najm; 30 minutes later her unidentified abductors called her television station and reported that they had killed her. Later that same day, both people were found dead, along with four other unidentified civilians on Haifa Street in Baghdad, Iraq. The Kurdish Hamid was known for aiming her programming towards Kurdish and Christian minorities. No group claimed responsibility for the killing.
12/02/2006: Two booby-trapped cars set by unknown perpetraitors exploded in Baghdad, Iraq, markets, killing and wounding scores of shoppers in the area. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/22/2006: A group of seven men dressed in paramilitary uniforms detonated 2 bombs inside of the Askariya shrine, one of Shi i Muslim's holiest shrines, causing extensive damage to the 1,200-year-old structure and triggering sectarian violence throughout the country. The explosion collapsed the dome and damaged the northern wall of the shrine, located in Samarra, Iraq, but injured no one. The shrine contains the tombs of two revered Shi i imams, who are considered by Shi is to be among the successors of the Prophet Muhammad. The attack triggered Sunni-directed violence throughout the country as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets and more than 90 Sunni mosques were attacked. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but Iraq captured Abu Qudama, an Al-Qaida suspect from Tunisia who was believed to be one of the attackers, in June 2006.
03/13/2006: Unidentified assailiants detonated an explosive device in Iraq on a train track, killing the conductor and wounding his assistant. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
09/08/2006: A mortar was launched by unknown actors at Shi i pilgrims in Baghdad, Iraq, killing three. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/24/2006: Mahdi Army militiamen, armed with machine guns and rocket propelled grenades swept through the Sunni dominated Hurriyah neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, burning four mosques, several homes and attacking worshipers as they left services. At least 25 Sunnis were killed and 14 were wounded in the attacks. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/22/2006: A bomb placed beneath a car detonated near al-Arabi market in Central Baghdad, killing 2 people and wounding five. No claim of responsibility was forthcoming.
08/17/2006: A car bombing in Sadr City, Iraq killed at least seven people and wounded more than 20 others. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/17/2006: Four unknown perpetrators with guns fired randomly inside the offices of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq in Kirkuk, killing one official and wounding another. Police believe that another attack 30 minutes later on the Kurdistan Workers Party office may have been carried out by the same gunmen.
03/22/2006: Suspected Sunni gunmen attacked on a bus filled with Shi i pilgrims, killing two and wounding forty-two in Baghdad, Iraq. The attack was carried out with firearms and not attributed to a specific group.
08/23/2006: Three traffic cops and three civilians were wounded by a roadside bomb that was targeting a U.S. military patrol in the city of Al-Fallujah in Iraq’s Al-Anbar Governorate. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: Unknown assailants fired mortars into a Shi i neighborhood in southern Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least 16 people and injuring at least 45 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/09/2006: Rockets fired from an unknown location fell on areas in Basra, Iraq, killing or wounding a number of citizens. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2006: A U.S. oil truck was destroyed by a roadside bomb that exploded north of Baghdad, Iraq. The Jaysh al-Mujahidin group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2006: Gunmen shot and killed the Imam of a Sunni mosque in Kirkuk, Iraq, Sheik Omar Abdel Razeq Mohammed, when they opened fire on him in the city. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/01/2006; A former Iraqi government official was kidnapped, killed, and dumped by unknown militia in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/21/2006: A suicide bomber boarded a bus filled with holiday shoppers departing the Shorja, Baghdad, Iraq, marketplace and detonated his explosive device. Four people were killed and another 15 were injured. The victims were mainly Shi i and included women and children. No claim of responsibility was forthcoming.
05/07/2006: Three policemen are killed in a roadside bombing by an unknonw number of unknown perpetrators in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/16/2006: Fourteen employees of the Crescent Security Group were taken hostage by militants claiming to belong to a previously unknown group called the Islamic Companies. Nine of the hostages were quickly released, however five remained captive. Four of the hostages were Americans and one was Austrian. Militiamen dressed as Iraqi police seized 19 trucks in the attack but only kept the five hostages. A video was released just over a month after the attack to verify the condition of the hostages. A year and a half later the last of the five bodies was recovered in Iraq; all five were killed.
12/05/2006: A suicide bomber detonated in the centre of a popular market in Khanaqin nighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, killing eight civilians and wounding more than 30 others. It is reported that the suicide-bomber was targeting a police station in Jalawla and killed five security personnel and a civilian, and wounded. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/03/2006: A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb near a U.S. Army patrol close to the Elwiyah police station in the Wahda district of central Baghdad, wounding five civilians. Reports said the American patrol managed to avoid any losses, and the wounded civilians were taken to the nearby Ibn al Nafees Hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/12/2006: An internal affairs officer at the Interior Ministry was killed by men in two cars while leaving his house in Amil in western Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: A car bomb exploded outside of the Shi i Abdel Hadi Chalabi mosque in Baghdad's northeastern Hurriyah neighborhood, killing 23 and injuring 55 others. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/13/2006: Eleven Sunni employees of a construction company were kidnapped in Basra, Iraq, and seven were later found dead and three others released. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/20/2006: Five guards and aides to President Jalal Talibani of Iraq were wounded when an unidentified suicide bomber with a car bomb drove near the presidential motorcade in the Sulayman Beg administrative subdistrict, near Tuz Khurmatu. Talibani was not present in the motorcade, however, and was not hurt. There were no reported claims of responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: Gunmen killed a school superintendent in front of a girl's school in southeastern Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/15/2006: A car bomb attack against a passing police patrol killed 4 civilians and wounded 28 others at al-Malaz restaurant on Palestine street in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/08/2006: The Mujahedeen Shura Council claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack targeting the 4-vehicle convoy of Iraqi Minister of Higher Education Sami al-Mudhaffar in the Karradah district of Baghdad. Mudhaffar escaped unharmed, but one civilian was killed and three others were injured in the attack.
02/05/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed the deputy director of Basra's prisons, Walid Zamel, in Basra, Iraq.
09/25/2006: Two explosive charges went off near a police station in Baghdad, Iraq. Three policemen were wounded. One of the bombs was planted inside a car, another was planted on a roadside. Several nearby cars and buildings were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/23/2006: In Mahmudiya, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle outside a hospital, killing one civilian and wounding five others. The identity of the perpetrator is unknown, and there were no reported claims of responsibility for the attack.
01/02/2006: A convoy of three cars, containing the Turkish Ambassador to Iraq Unal Cevikoz and officials was fired at from the roadside near the Um al-Kura Mosque in Baghdad. No one was hurt in the attack, but the windows of the vehicles were broken and one had a flat tire. No group claimed responsibility
02/01/2006: A homemade bomb exploded underneath an oil pipeline in Muwailha, Iraq, causing a fire. The pipeline supplied oil to a local electricity plant. The extent of damage was not reported and the perpetrators were unknown.
09/23/2006: Two bombs exploded in gas station in a Baghdad, Iraq, neighborhood which killed at least 31 Iraqi civilians and wounded 40 others. The bombs exploded as people from the neighborhood were lining up to buy fuel. Jund al-Sahabah Group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/22/2006: Unknown gunmen shot dead 7 Shiia construction workers in Sunni Khadra neighborhood of west Baghdad, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/30/2006: A car bomb detonated in Baghdad, Iraq's commercial Baiyaa district. The attack occurred just after midday, killing at least three people, wounding 10 others and damaging nearby cars and shops. No claim of responsibility was issued, and the perpetrators remain unidentified.
02/21/2006: The Minister for the Displaced and Immigrants, Suhaila Abid Jaafar, escaped an assassination attempt in Iraq. Both the location of the attack and number of injuries were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2006: A booby-trapped car set by unknown perpetraitors exploded inside the garage of the private college of Al-Ma'mun in the area of Al-Iskan in western Baghdad, Iraq, killing a university student and wounding four others. No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/13/2006: An unidentified group exploded two bombs in Tikrit, Iraq, targeting the governor’s convoy and wounding three of his bodyguards. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
12/30/2006: A suicide bomber killed himself and nine others at a Shi i mosque in the Khalis area of Baghdad. Approximately 12 people were wounded. It is unclear who carried out the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/14/2006: Two unknown suicide bombers detonated two cars packed with explosives killing 14 and injuring 6 others near Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2006: Five people were killed and 44 wounded in a car explosion in the Shi i holy town of Karbala, Iraq. The booby-trapped car was parked near the western entrance to Imam Al-Abbas shrine in central Karbala and a number of cars and shops were set alight in the explosion. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/14/2006: Two roadside bombs, targeting a police patrol in the southern Baghdad neighborhood of Al-Dura, exploded and wounded two policemen. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/06/2006: Unknown gunmen killed a customs officer in Basra, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/10/2006: A group of 16 unknown gunmen dressed as Iraqi police kidnapped Sunni Arab cleric Sheikh Adel Khalil Dawoud from his home in Baghdad, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping was not reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: A bomb exploded at the Sunni Thou Nitaqain mosque in the Hurriyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, killing three people and injuring 11 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/10/2006: A bomb, planted under a car in a main road in Al-Dawrah area in the southern part of Baghdad, went off, which killed 10 people and wounded 4 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/23/2006: A suicide bomber killed five civilians in line for gasoline in Basra, Iraq. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
01/28/2006: In Iskandariya, Iraq, unidentified perpetrators exploded a bomb near a candy shop, killing 10 Iraqis and wounding three. The extent of any property damage from the blast was not reported. There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
07/07/2006: A Shi i mosque was bombed in Tal al-Banat, Iraq, which is near Sinjar. There were nine fatalities and fifty-nine injuries. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/31/2006: Fifteen people were killed and nineteen were wounded when an unidentified suicide carbomber struck a wedding party in a Shi i district of Baghdad, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was issued.
01/27/2006: Two men were shot dead by unidentified perpetrators in the Jihad district of Baghdad, Iraq. Residents of the area claimed that they had been shot for collaborating with Americans.
12/27/2006: 25 people were killed in three coordinated car bomb attacks in Baghdad, Iraq. 55 were wounded, and the attacks came in mixed Shi i -Sunni neighborhoods. There was no clear perpetrator. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/13/2006: Nine oil installation security members were killed and more than 10 others wounded when two booby-trapped cars set by unknown perpetraitors exploded near Al-Riyad Subdistrict in Al-Huwayjah (District) in western Kirkuk, Iraq, north of Baghdad. No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/02/2006: An unknown number of unidentified extremists gunned down four Iraqi policemen as they drove away from the police academy in Mosul, Iraq. No responsibility was immediately taken for the attack.
04/04/2006: One civilian was killed by a roadside bomb near Fatiha, north of the oil refining city of Baiji, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2006: A suicide bombing attack killed at least 12 people and wounded 38 others in the town of Al-Hillah, Iraq. The bomber detonated explosives near a line of volunteers waiting outside a local Iraqi Army recruiting station. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2006: Unidentified gunmen dressed in police uniforms broke into a prison in Basra, Iraq, and kidnapped 12 inmates, including two Egyptians, two Tunisians, a Libyan, a Saudi and a Turk, shooting all of them dead in retaliation for the Askariya shrine attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: Gunmen using an unidentified car fired at a civilian car with five people in it near Al-Barakah restaurant and killed two Iraqi security personnel members of the ninth regiment of Oil Facilities Protection Force who guarded an oil facility in Baiji, as well as wounding three others of the ninth regiment personnel.
01/17/2006: Four unknown perpetrators with guns in Kirkuk, Iraq fired at the outside of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) office, killing one employee and wounding two. Police believe this attack may have been carried out by the same gunmen as another attack 30 minutes earlier on the Electoral Commission of Iraq offices.
02/25/2006: A car bomb exploded in a market in Karbala, Iraq, killing eight people and injuring 31 others. A suspect arrested after the explosion said that the intended target was the holy shrine of Imam Hussein, but parked the vehicle on a main road after he could not penetrate the checkpoints. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/13/2006: Gunmen destroyed a small Shi'a shrine in a mixed Sunni-Shi'a cemetery in Ba'qubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/12/2006: A parked car bomb exploded near a medical facility in the city of Khalis, Iraq, killing two bystanders and wounding at least 23 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/11/2006: Unidentified gunmen fatally shot policeman Arkan Muhammad in Fallujah, Iraq.
02/19/2006: A car bomb, targeting a government convoy, exploded near the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, minutes before a suicide bomber blew himself up nearby. Three Iraqis were killed and four others were injured. The car was parked near the Al-Jumhuriyah bridge and the convoy was that of an unidentified Iraqi senior official who was unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/09/2006: The brother of Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president (Gen. Amir al-Hashimi) was killed in his home in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2006: A suicide bomber blew himself up in a mourning gathering in Al-Qadisiyah area, northern Tikrit, Iraq, killing 15 people and wouding 30 others. No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2006: A suicide bomber killed thirty people at an Iraqi army recruiting center twenty miles east of Tal Afar, Iraq. No specific group was suspected. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A Shi'a family of six, the al-Saadun family, was killed in Basra when gunmen opened fire on them in a market. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/06/2006: An Iraqi police patrol was targeted with a roadside bomb in Mosul, Iraq. There was one injury. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: A car bomb exploded at 3:00 pm in the Shi'a area of the Habibiyah neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 10 people and wounding 25 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/26/2006: Unidentified attackers fired mortar shells at the facilities of the Gas Company of the North in Kirkuk, Iraq. One shell hit a gas line, causing a fire that increased the hours of an electricity blackout. No casualties occurred in the attack. No group claimed responsiblity for the attack.
02/22/2006: A bomb exploded outside of a shop as a police patrol passed by in downtown Iskandariya, Iraq, killing two Iraqi civilians and injuring four others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2006: An Iraqi soldier was killed and 11 others wounded, including two professors, when mortar rounds launched by uknown perpetraitors landed near the Health Ministry in central Baghdad, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/02/2006: A car bomb exploded outside of a crowded market in one of two attacks that occurred within twenty minutes of each other in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. A suicide bomber apparently tried to target a nearby Shi i Muslim mosque, but was blocked from getting close. Nine Iraqis were killed and another 57 injured in this attack; a total of 11 people were killed and at least 70 more injured in the two attacks. The perpetrators were unknown.
11/16/2006: Nine people were killed when an unspecified number of gunmen opened fire on the al-Rafidain Bakery in Baghdad’s Zayouna neighborhood, Iraq. The dead included employees of the bakery and its customers. Such attacks are usually carried out by Sunni-Arab militants, as most of the bakeries in the city are run by Shi is. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
02/17/2006: Unidentified gunmen killed a cigarette salesman in a drive-by shooting in Husseiniyah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/24/2006: Suspected Shi i militiamen bombarded Sunni Islam’s holiest shrine in Baghdad, Iraq, the Abu Hanifa mosque, with mortar fire, wounding at least five people. The extent of the damage was not immediately known. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/30/2006: A suicide bomber dressed as a police officer walked into a Kirkuk, Iraq police station and detonated his weapon. 2 policemen and one girl were killed while 13 were wounded. The identity of the bomber was unknown, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2006: Bombs planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators exploded wounding eight policemen and destroying two vehicles in Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: At least six Iraqis were injured when a mortar landed in a residential area of Sadr City in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: A bomb, targeting a convoy of SUV's on the main road in eastern Baghdad, exploded and injured nine civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/19/2006: A roadside bomb detonated near a police patrol in eastern Baghdad killing three police officers and wounding three more. The officers were on patrol in the Zaiyounah neighborhood when the bomb went off; there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
02/14/2006: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a pickup truck full of Shi i farm workers in Balad, Iraq, killing 11 Iraqis, including Hassan al-Sirhan of the Hayalin tribe, and injuring between two and four others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/17/2006: An explosive, planted under the car of Musa Buniyah, a member of the Maysan (Governorate)Council, detonated, causing material damage only. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/10/2006: Unknown gunmen dressed in Iraqi Army uniforms shot dead policewoman Nidal Muhammad at her home in Baqubah, Iraq.
04/05/2006: Basra International Airport in southern Iraq came under rocket attack when two Katyusha rockets targeted the airport but caused no damage as one hit an empty lot and the other hit a cart in another lot. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/14/2006: Two brothers were gunned down in front of their elderly mother, who was wounded when assailants stormed into their home in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/11/2006: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped prominent local Kurd contractor Shirzad Najim Jarjis as he was leaving his home in the Ba ath neighborhood of Kirkuk, Iraq. His dead body, tortured and handcuffed with a message pinned to his chest reading "This is the verdict of God", was found on the Kirkuk-Baghdad road later that day.
07/23/2006: Thirty four Iraqi civilians were killed and seventy three wounded when a Shi i suicide bomber suspected from the group Mahdi Army, exploded a Kia minibus at the entrance of the Jameelah market in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq. The attack was suspected to be aimed at Sunni civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2006: An explosive device targeting Al-Ba'aj local municipal premises, western Mosul, Iraq, resulting in the serious injury of local council head Abd-al-Rahim Jasim al-Shammary and three of his guards. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
10/14/2006: Residents of a rural Shi i town near Baghdad (about 50 miles from Baghdad) shot 26 people from a nearby Sunni village dead in the town of Balad. The killings were in response to the slaughter of 14 Shi i construction workers. It has been reported that Sunni Militiamen were responsible for this attack, but there was no claim of responsiblity.
04/10/2006: Gunmen in Fallujah, Iraq, attacked a civilian truck convoy that was guarded by police commandos, and security forces killed three insurgents in the ensuing gunbattle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/12/2006: An unidentified group of militants orchestrated a string of six bombing at markets in Shi i neighborhoods of Baghdad. The bomb exploded within minutes of each other in various parts of the city killing 62 and injuring at least 250. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
12/26/2006: A suicide bomber attacted a police checkpoint at a univesity in the city of Ramadi, Anbar province, Iraq, killing three police officers. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/20/2006: The United Nations envoy to Baghdad, Ashraf Qazi, escaped an assassination attempt in Ramadi, Iraq, after a roadside bomb exploded near the first vehicle of Qazi's convoy. There were no injuries or damage and the perpetrators were unknown. Qazi had been leaving a meeting with the provincial governor and his office staff. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2006: Four policemen were wounded in Baquba, Iraq when a roadside bomb exploded. No specific group was suspected. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.