08/16/2001: 12 people were shot and killed in the village of Santo Tomas in Antioquia Department, Colombia in a presumed United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) attack by 50 members of the group. Those killed were accused of working with leftist rebels. The gunmen also shot farm animals and set fire to homes.
08/00/2001: A bridge was destroyed in a bombing by members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) on highway connecting Bogota and Medellin, Colombia. No casualties were reported in connection with this incident.
12/10/2001: Members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) set up a checkpoint and abducted 12 people along the Caribbean highway between Riohacha and Santa Marta, La Guajira, Colombia. The assailants also stole at least 15 vehicles. Some time later, the ELN members released most, if not all, of the captives, along with the stolen vehicles. Authorities state that the rebel group is trying to gain control of the highway.
10/11/2001: Unidentified assailants killed Luis Elias Marin, the mayor of Cartagena del Chaira, his driver, and three others near Montanitas, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although sources noted that the Mayor and his companions were close to territory inhabited by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/09/2001: Twenty-three people were kidnapped by Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels at a hotel resort in Jardin, Colombia. Four of the hostages were killed, and one hotel employee who refused to go along with the rebels was killed. The hostages were taken towards the mountains of the Antioquia region.
08/13/2001: Five electricity pylons were bombed by members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Medellin, Colombia. The explosions caused a blackout in the city. No injuries were reported in connection with this incident.
08/06/2007: Eight members of the Ejercito Revolucionario del Pueblo (ERP) kidnapped three people from Arboleda Corregimiento, Sucre department, Colombia, using a red Ford 350 truck driven by Santiago Cuello Chamorro, who was intimidated into helping the rebels.
08/30/2001: Jose Lizardo Rojas, the mayor of Puerto Rico, Colombia, was shot and killed by armed men on the outskirts of the town in Caqueta Department, Colombia. The incident was blamed on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/30/2001: Two bombs placed by the National Liberation Army (ELN) on a bus and on a vehicle were found and defused near a road exit and detonated by the Colombian security services in Santiago, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia.
11/22/2001:  Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) killed twelve peasants living in Panico, Cordoba Department, Colombia. The assailants accused the victims of collaborating with the rival group, United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC). This was one of two small hamlets in the area that the rebels targeted that day.
08/05/2001: Approximately 25,000 people were left without telephone service after a group of unidentified armed men blew up a Telecom exchange box in the Primero de Mayo neighborhood of Barrancabermeja, Santander Department, Colombia. No casualties resulted from the attack.
11/11/2001: A breakaway faction of Popular Liberation Army (EPL) kidnapped at least 15 musicians near El Tarra, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia. The musicians belonged to a popular band led by Alfredo Guteirrez. The assailants called Guteirrez and demanded that the military begin withdrawing from five cities or they would kill the musicians one by one. The musicians were released on November 28, 2001, following the intervention of the Red Cross and the ombudsman.
08/00/2001: Over sixty peace activists were kidnapped by armed paramilitaries from the United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) near San Pablo in Bolivar Department, Colombia. The victims included nationals of 11 countries. They sought to deliver the goods to a zone controlled by the National Liberation Army (ELN). No injuries were reported in connection with this incident.
06/15/2001: A car bomb exploded in the city of Barrancas located on the north coast of Colombia. There were no casualties, but the explosion caused important material damage to nearby buildings. The vehicle, loaded with explosives, was abandoned in a neighborhood of the city and was activated through remote control. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2001: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) raided the town of San Juan de Arama Municipality in Meta Department, Colombia. The day care center, the church, the notary's office, and 20 houses were completely destroyed. No injuries were reported.
08/00/2001: The National Liberation Army (ELN) bombed a portion of the OCENSA pipeline near the municipality of Remedios, in northwest Antioquia Department, Colombia. No casualties were reported in connection with this incident.
08/14/2001: Two automatic teller machines were blown up by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia. No casualties were caused in the blast.
08/23/2001: A bomb was detonated in a gambling company by suspected National Liberation Army (ELN) members in Rionegro Municipality, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
1/15/2001: Twenty suspected members of the United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) clad in military uniforms stopped a bus in a village outside of Popayan, Cauca, Colombia. The gunmen forced the passengers off the bus, killed ten of them and wounded the driver. The remaining passengers fled.
08/05/2001: Approximately 25,000 people were left without telephone service after a group of unidentified armed men blew up two Telecom exchange boxes in the Lz Esperanza neighborhood of Barrancabermeja, Santander Department, Colombia. No casualties resulted from the attack.
1/9/2001: Members of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) kidnapped 56 people at a roadblock near Barbosa, Antioquia, Colombia. Government forces attacked the guerrillas on January 10, 2001, and freed the captives. One assailant was killed; all of the hostages were released unharmed.
2/22/2001: At least eight unidentified assailants kidnapped Chikao Muramatsu, vice president of a joint venture of the auto parts maker Yazaki Ciemel, as he was driving on a highway on the outskirts of Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia. The kidnappers, dressed as police officers, flagged down Muramatsu's car, took custody of Muramatsu and his driver, and sped off with them. The driver was later released. The assailants handed Muramatsu over to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who began negotiations for his release three weeks following the abduction.
12/3/2001: Approximately 200 members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) raided "El Kilometro 40" hamlet, the home of coca leaf pickers, near La Gabarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The assailants blew up 15 houses with tanks filled with dynamite and gasoline. Six of the workers were killed in the attack; at least one was tortured before being burned alive. Another three workers were reported missing. Sources report that the murdered workers refused to give their coca leaves to the assailants.
01/10/2001: A car bomb containing 40 kilograms of dynamite exploded in the basement of Medellin shopping mall, El Tesoro. One person was killed, 51 were injured, 20 buildings were damages and 260 vehicles were damages. No one has claimed the attack.
04/14/2001: United Self-defense Forces of Colombia (AUC - Las Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia) militants killed 25 farmers in Alto Nayo, Colombia in an apparent political vendetta.
12/12/2001: Members of People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) set up an illegal checkpoint along the Cauca River near Magangue, Sucre, Colombia. The rebels stopped a canoe traveling along the river and abducted nine of the passengers. Three people were released the next day. Specific motive is unknown.
02/20/2001: Unknown perpetrators used four gas cylinders in an attack against the Jose Maria Cordova Military Academy for Cadets in Bogota, Colombia. The explosions resulted injuries to at least 20 civilians. Six city blocks sustained damage in the attack. A wall and some windows were damaged on the Academy’s campus. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although local authorities suspected the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).
08/29/2001: Five people were killed by the United Self Defense Forces (AUC) in Caramanta, Antioquia Department, Colombia. No further information was available.
10/16/2001: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Jorge Eliecer Meneses, Liberal Party member and former congressman, after kidnapping him and his brother from Meneses' ranch in Pailitas, Cesar province, Colombia. His brother was later released. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities believed that the United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) was responsible as they claimed responsibility for similar attacks that occurred shortly before this one.
04/02/2001: An unidentified gunman shot and killed Ricardo Orozco, Colombian Hospital Workers' Union vice president, as he was leaving his residence in Barranquilla, Colombia, and going to work. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, sources note that Orozco was being targeted by paramilitary members of a death squad in the area due to his status as an activist.
11/10/2001: Rebels kidnapped and killed a worker for an aid program with support from the United States in Colombia. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, sources claim that the rebels claimed the worker was working with the military.
10/10/2001: At least twenty-four men were killed by suspected members of a death squad outside the village of Buga, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although sources note that the United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) were active in the area.
12/17/2001: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)attacked a prison in Florencia, Colombia. An estimated 200 rebels took part in the attack. They attacked the prison in a bold bid to free jailed comrades, but were repelled by guards and government forces. Three inmates were killed, while five other inmates were wounded in the attack. Five guards were also wounded in the attack. Nine inmates escaped through a hole that the rebels had blasted in the prison wall.
09/01/2001: An unidentified gunman shot and killed Libardo Rodriguez Bautista, the brother of the leader of the National Liberation Army (ELN), as he walked in Giron, Santander state, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although sources suggested that this was related to the previous killings and kidnappings of the other siblings of Nicolas Rodriguez Bautista, the ELN leader.
03/25/2001: Five people, including two women, were shot dead after being kidnapped from residences in an unnamed community of farmers in Colombia, near the Venezuelan border. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the sources blamed the attack on a death squad sent by a paramilitary group.
08/30/2001: Seven civilians were kidnapped and killed by suspected members of the United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) in Narino Department, Colombia. The victims’ bodies were dumped in a river.
08/14/2001: Five people were kidnapped by the National Liberation Army (ELN) at a fake police checkpoint in Godo, located between Dabeiba and Mutata Municipalities on the Bogota-Medellin highway, in Antioquia Department, Colombia. The fate of the victims was not known.
1/13/2001: At least 40 suspected members of United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) stormed the hamlet of Corral de Piedra outside of San Juan del Cesar, Guajira, Colombia. The assailants proceeded to pull at least four people from their houses before shooting them. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2001: Unidentified attackers entered the village of Samana Colombia with a list of names and killed 15 peasants. The incident took place just hours before scheduled local elections. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack.
08/18/2001: A German man, Ralph Leroy, was kidnapped by the National Liberation Army (ELN) while driving on the Bogota-Medellin road toward the rural town of La Dorada, Colombia. Leroy was rescued early on August 22, 2001 in a military operation in the town of Sonson in Antioquia Department
06/27/2001: A dynamite attack was staged on five electrical towers in northern Medellin in Antioquia Department, Colombia. The attack left without electricity parts of Medellin and Rionegro municipalities.
11/21/2001: Four suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) killed Leonardo Morena, the mayor of Lejanias, in Meta Department, Colombia. Morena was driving home outside of Lejanias when gunmen shot him. Specific motive is unknown; however, Lejanias lies just outside of the guerrilla-occupied demilitarized zone.
07/17/2001: Eduardo Estrada Gutirrez, the president of the Association for the Development of Communications and Culture was assassinated at the El Binomio restaurant in San Pablo, Colombia by a paid assassin. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
3/3/2001: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) kidnapped ten people in Colombia. Among the ten captives were a motorcycle racing champion and two police bodyguards. Four of the hostages were later released. The motive behind the abduction is unknown.
08/23/2001: A bomb was detonated by suspected National Liberation Army (ELN) members in a third gambling company in Rionegro Municipality, Antioquia Department, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
11/10/2001: At least a dozen members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked the home of Luis Almario, a representative with the Popular Party, with guns and grenades in Florencia, Caqueta province, Colombia. A student and security guard in the vicinity of the attack were killed, but Almario and his family escaped unharmed. FARC did not claim responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2001: Eight people were killed and at least 137 were injured when a car bomb consisting of 66 pounds of dynamite was detonated remotely in Lleras square, a crowded business area, in El Poblado, Medellin state, Colombia around 10pm. One source estimated the damage to the area's stores and cars to be around $400,000. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although authorities thought that this attack might have been due to a fight between rival gangs in the area. Witnesses to the bombing saw four people, two men and two women, exiting the vehicle shortly before it exploded.
08/29/2001: Two car bombs were planted by National Liberation Front (ELN) members on the San Pablo-Simiti road, 6 km away from San Pablo, in southern Bolivar Department, Colombia. The vehicles were marked with the message "car-bomb" by the ELN. The bombs were found and detonated by the security services.
1/9/2001: Approximately 15 assailants killed four people in Cucuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attribute the attack to members of the United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC).
11/18/2001: Members of United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) set up a false checkpoint near Corinto, Cauca Department, Colombia. They stopped a bus carrying 30 passengers; 12 of the passengers were on a list carried by the assailants. The gunmen opened fire on the passengers, killing at least ten people and wounding another three, while calling them guerrilla collaborators.
04/25/2001: Approximately 250 militants from Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)attacked the Alto de San Juan village, Colombia. Fifteen people died as a result the incident where FARC fighters and members of the Peasant Self-Defense Groups of Cordoba and Uraba (ACCU) clashed. Residents also stated that FARC fighters took a large number of cattle and some horses owned by local people during the incident.
12/08/2001: Colombian soldiers foiled a Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)kidnapping operation at a fake checkpoint along a highway in Acacias, Colombia. Five FARC rebels, and one Colombian soldier were killed in the subsequent firefight that ensued after the kidnapping attempt.
08/14/2001: A boat belonging to the San Pablo Fluvial Transportation Company with 15 occupants was stopped by 20 armed men of the National Liberation Army (ELN) near Bocas de Sogamoso. The guerrillas hijacked the boat and took with them the pilot and his assistant, who were later released. The boat was left in an area 40 minutes from the Barrancabermeja harbor where oil is shipped. Explosives were then placed in the boat and which was later was found along the Magdalena River, in Santander Department, Colombia. The explosives were defused and no casualties resulted from this attack.
01/06/2001: One individual was killed while 10 were wounded in a bomb attack on the town of Barrancabermeja, Colombia. Authorities believe that attack was carried out by the National Liberation Army (NLA), but no one has claimed responsibility.
08/18/2001: Ariel Porras Moreno was killed by members of the United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) between Puerto Colombia and Tubara Municipalities, in Atlantico Department, Colombia. The body was found inside a car abandoned on a trail. Moreno was choked to death with an electric cable and the AUC logo was spray painted on his body.
6/25/2001: Armed gunmen, thought to be members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), kidnapped Hernan Mejia, the Colombian Soccer Federation's Vice President and organizer of the America Cup Colombia 2011 competition, outside Pereira, Risaralda state, Colombia. Hernan was released unharmed several days later. Before his release, the Federation was discussing cancelling the tournament, but after Hernan's release it was thought that the competition would continue.
09/06/2001: Two unidentified men assassinated Jairo Rojas Pulido, a member of the Chamber of Representatives for the Cundinamarca Department in his building's parking lot in northern Bogota. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/10/2001: Members of United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) stormed a small village in Colombia, killing 24 villagers. Contrary to previous massacres committed by the AUC, the uniformed assailants appeared to have no method of victim-selection; instead of targeting suspected guerrilla collaborators, the attackers appeared to kill indiscriminately. The bodies were left in two piles; one pile was for the younger victims and one was for the older. Specific motive is unknown.
08/10/2001: Three people were kidnapped by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia. The fate of the victims was not known.
03/19/2001: A German businessman was kidnapped by about twenty suspected leftist rebels in Tolima, Colombia. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
10/21/2001: A bomb hidden in a hot dog cart exploded outside of an apartment building in Penol, Antioquia Department, Colombia. Five people were killed and another two were injured in the explosion; a good portion of the building was also destroyed. The specific target is unknown; however, there were several police families living in the building. Authorities believe that the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) is responsible for the incident.
08/28/2001: An explosive device was found and defused on a railway from the Cerrejon coal mine to Puerto Bolivar near La Lima in Guajira Department, Colombia. No perpetrators were identified.
10/20/2001: Ten peasants were killed when gunmen suspected to have paramilitary ties shot them in Alejandria, Antioquia province, Colombia. The gunmen claimed the peasants were working with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2001: A regional prosecutor from Cali, Winston Tobar, was kidnapped  on a farm near Tocata along the Cali-Buenaventura Highway by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) in Valle Department, Colombia. He was released on August 24, 2001.
08/10/2001: Four people, including United Workers Federation (CUT)) Bolivar Department President Julio Carrascal, were kidnapped on the western junction highway at Maria La Baja by 30 members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) in northern Bolivar Department, Colombia. The fate of the victims was not known.
05/21/2001: An MK-82 bomb attached to around 500 pounds of TNT and four devices to detonate the TNT was found buried under fruit in a Chevy truck that was left outside the headquarters of Voz communist newspaper in Bogota, Distrito Capital department, Colombia. The bomb was deactivated by police, although authorities said that the bomb would not have detonated the way it was set up. No one was injured and no physical damage was done. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2001: The Maria Yamile bridge over the Nuevo Presidente River on the Tibu-Cucuta road was destroyed in a bombing by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
09/16/2001: 11 Colombian workers were killed and two injured in a rural area in the Falan Municipality, Colombia. The civilians were killed during a raid by alleged members of the United Self-defense Forces of Colombia (AUC - Las Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia) . No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/14/2001: A car bomb planted by suspected leftist rebels caused heavy property damage but no casualties in Valledupar, Colombia. The explosion caused damage to residences and a commercial warehouse over a three-block area. The Renault sedan used in the attack was packed with 100 pounds of explosives. While, no group claimed responsibility for the attack, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were suspected.
08/22/2001: The bridge over Lisgaura Creek near San Andres in Santander Department, Colombia was targeted in an explosion from a combined National Liberation Army (ELN) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack. No injuries were reported.
10/08/2001: Armed members of the United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) fired upon the vehicle carrying Luis Alfredo Colmenares, Liberal Party congressman and former governor, from a motorcycle as they traveled in Bogota, Capital District, Colombia. Colmenares was killed in the attack. The AUC later claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming this was yet one more killing of a politician who was associated with rebels.
08/23/2001: A bomb was detonated in a Corfinsura (National and South American Financial Corporation) office by suspected National Liberation Army (ELN) members in Itagui Municipality, Antioquia Department, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
08/07/2001: Two civilians were kidnapped at a roadblock near Canavera, Antioguia department in Colombia. The incident was a presumed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack.
08/10/2001: Three businessmen were kidnapped by members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Curumani, Cesar Department, Colombia. They were released August 14, 2001.
01/17/2001: Fifty members of the United Self-defense Forces of Colombia (AUC - Las Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia)  attacked a village in Chengue, Colombia. Estimates are that between 24 and 28 were killed with machetes, stones and sledgehammers.
08/10/2001: Five farmers were shot and killed by a United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) member in Pitalito, Huila Department, Colombia.
08/10/2001: Three farmers were shot and killed in a United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) attack in Algeciras, Huila Department, Colombia.
09/27/2001: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)members were suspected of kidnapping a Russian technician in Huila Province at an electrical power station near the town of Iquira. They also kidnapped four other Colombian workers whom they subsequently released. The victims were employees of Sgem World of Colombia, which carries out maintenance work at electricity facilities in Huila Province. FARC did not claim responsibility for the kidnappings.
09/14/2001: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)guerrillas, Fronts 35 and 27, were suspected to have blown up the gas pipeline that served the Montes de Maria region in the center of Bolivar Department, Colombia. The blast left 16,000 users in Bolivar Department without natural gas for seventy-two hours. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/01/2001: The United Self-defense Forces of Colombia (AUC - Las Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia) kidnapped 24 peasants in Northeastern Colombia. 17 were released on January 7, 2001 after it was clear they had no connection to the guerilla organizations in the area. The fate of the rest of the hostages was unknown.
08/23/2001: A bomb exploded behind the offices of Radio Caracol in Medellin, Colombia in an attack by the National Liberation Army (ELN). 35 people were wounded.
08/23/2001: At least ten people were injured when a car bomb exploded outside the Radio Caracol office in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia around 9:00pm. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. The damage was described as serious.
11/18/2001: The United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) kidnapped six mayors in the mountains of Antioquia Department, Colombia. The kidnapped were engaged in a meeting to negotiate with the National Liberation Army (ELN). The AUC said they would not allow the mayors to negotiate grass-roots truces with the ELN. The victims were released on November 20, 2001.
07/18/2001: German Technical Cooperation Agency workers Hurlich Kuenzel, Thomas Kuenzel and Reiner Bruchmann, were kidnapped by members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)outside of Silvia, Colombia. A spokesman from FARC said that the Germans would not be released until there was an end to aerial sprayings of chemicals on indian and peasant plots in the Cauca Department.
05/30/2001: Civilians in unspecified locations of Cordoba Department, Colombia were attacked by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The assailants burned houses and decapitated twenty four individuals.
08/23/2001: A bomb was detonated in the office of Superior Bank in a suspect attack by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
3/4/2001: A bomb exploded outside of a bank in Cartagena, Bolivar province, Colombia. The device was remote-controlled and was activated by two men driving in a vehicle in the vicinity of the bank. No one was injured in the incident; however, the bank was damaged. No group has claimed responsibility and the motive is unknown.
2/12/2001: Approximately ten unidentified gunmen shot and killed Ivan Villamizar as he was leaving the Free University in eastern Cucuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Villamizar was a university president and a former government human rights official who investigated and denounced paramilitary massacres. As he was leaving the university, the gunmen opened fire on his vehicle, injuring two of his bodyguards and the driver. Villamizar attempted to flee, but was surrounded by the gunmen and killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/10/2011: Members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) kidnapped Gianluigi Ravotti, an Italian man working for Ansaldo Energy, on a road near Guadalupe, Antioquia province, Colombia. The group did not claim responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2001: Three people were kidnapped by members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) at a roadblock between the towns of Yarumall and Angostura in Antioquia department Colombia. The hostages were local residents on a business trip to Medellin, Colombia.
1/5/2001: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed at least 12 people near Guatape, Antioquia state, Colombia. The assailants pulled the victims from the house and shot those they suspected of collaborating with rivals. Authorities suspect that the attack may have been perpetrated by members of United Self-Defense Groups (AUC).
06/26/2001: A dynamite attack staged by suspected guerrillas of the 10th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)on an electric tower in Cano La Pava, at Kilometer 89 of the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline in Arauca Department, Colombia, left 250,000 residents of Arauca Department (the municipalities of Arauca, Arauquita, Saravena, Tame, Puerto Rondon, Fortul, and Cravo Norte) without electricity. The explosion melted the cables between Towers 286 and 287 of the 230-kw line, which is part of the national network between the Los Palos station in Bucaramanga and Arauca.
10/14/2001: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed four employees at the Marmato restaurant in Manizales, Caldas department, Colombia. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack and the motive was unknown, authorities claimed the United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) could be responsible.
08/14/2001: A roadblock was set up and two buses were burned by 80 members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) at the 40-km point on the highway to the sea between Cali and Buenaventura, in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia.
08/23/2001: A bomb was detonated by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in a second gambling company in Rionegro Municipality, Antioquia Department, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
12/12/2001: Five suspected members of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) kidnapped Adriana Urbano de Moncayo near Buesaco, Narino department, Colombia. Moncayo was married to Jose Maria Moncayo, the mayor of Buersaco, who asked for her safe return. Her driver was also kidnapped alongside her but he was later released. The specific motive behind her kidnapping is unknown.
08/23/2001: A bomb was detonated in the office of Cattlemen Bank in a suspected National Liberation Army (ELN) attack in Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
9/24/2001: Colombian Inspector General Consuelo Araujo Noguera was found shot dead after she and a dozen others were kidnapped  at a roadblock by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) near Valledupar, Cesar province, Colombia. The other individuals kidnapped were released. Although FARC did not claim responsibility for the incident, authorities believed this was a response to ongoing peace talks between the rebel group and the Colombian government.
08/29/2001: Ten people were kidnapped and three trucks stolen at a National Liberation Army (ELN) checkpoint at Caracolicito on the border between Magdalena and Cesar Departments, Colombia.
08/23/2001: Two bombs were detonated at Le Apuesto gambling company by suspected members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Medellin, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
3/20/2001: Gonzalo Rodriguez Bautista was shot and killed by at least one gunman in Socorro, Santander province, Colombia. Bautista is the brother of Nicolas Rodriguez, the leader of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN); other than through his brother, Bautista has no connections with guerrilla groups or activities. The assailant fled following the shooting; however, one man named Roberto Tirado was arrested a few hours later in connection with the attack. The motive behind the shooting is unknown.
12/12/2001: Members of People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) set up an illegal checkpoint along the Cauca River near Guaranda, Sucre, Colombia. The rebels kidnapped two peasants in the area. Specific motive is unknown.
1/19/2001: Suspected members of the United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) killed six people in Santa Barbara, Antioquia, Colombia. The specific motive is unknown.
08/17/2001: A family of six people were kidnapped by National Liberation Army (ELN) members from a home in La Buitrera Corregimiento, near Cali, Colombia, and rescued three hours later by Colombian Army forces. The release was possible after one of the victims who escaped from the guerrillas alerted the authorities.
1/3/2001: Approximately 100 suspected paramilitary members attacked the village of Yolombo, Antioquia, Colombia. They shot and killed 11 members of the village whom they suspected were guerrilla sympathizers. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2001: Members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) kidnapped six people at a road block near Santa Isabel in Tolima Department, Colombia.
08/28/2001: Six people were killed and six people wounded in an attack by at least 20 men of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Puerto Libertador Municipality, Cordoba Department, Colombia
06/15/2001: At least 16 people were injured when a car bomb exploded in San Martin, Meta State, in southeast Colombia. No one was killed in the explosion which also caused enormous material damage in the municipality. Police said the car, containing 100 kilograms of dynamite, was parked close to the San Martin police station. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/4/2001:  A bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded in Saravena, Arauca Department, Colombia. One man was killed in the explosion and two children were injured. The military believes that the explosion was intended to target Reveiz Pizarro Battalion troops. Authorities blamed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for the incident.
08/25/2001: Amauris Esther Cantillo, the wife of politician Humberto Munoz, the vice-president of the Democratic Alternative Movement, was kidnapped from her home by six unidentified armed men in Campo de la Cruz Municipality, Atlantico Department, Colombia.
08/14/2001: Approximately 100 members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) forced out the passengers on a Peralonso Company bus on the Gramalote-Villa Caro road, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia and placed explosives in the vehicle. Authorities found and defused the bomb the next day. No injuries resulted from this incident.
08/14/2001: Eighteen people were kidnapped by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Curumani, Cesar Department, Colombia. The ELN released 14 of the victims when police and army units arrived on the scene. The fate of the remaining four was not reported. No casualties were reported in connection with this incident.
08/28/2001: A portion of the Trans-Andean Pipeline was destroyed by a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack near Puerres, southern Narino Department, Colombia. No injuries were caused.
08/23/2001: A car bomb planted by the National Liberation Army (ELN) outside a police station in Marinilla, Colombia killed one and wounded 20. The car bomb, containing an estimated 175 pounds of explosives, destroyed a police station, a girls' high school, a government office and a funeral home.
08/28/2001: Orlando Beltran of the Liberal Party was kidnapped at gunpoint from his vehicle in Huila Department, Columbia by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/11/2001: Alfredo Gutierrez , a well-known Colombian folk singer and one other person were kidnapped by the National Liberation Army (NLA) in Norte de Santander Department. They were released later the same day.
03/03/2001: Members of the 37th Front of The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) killed two policemen and injured two more during an attack on telecommunications towers in the town of San Nepomuceno in Northern Colombia. A civilian woman was killed in the attack as well. The attack targeted a police garrison that was guarding the towers. The perpetrators did not damage the towers during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/1/2001: Carlos Arturo Pinto, a special prosecutor, was shot and killed in Cucuta, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia. Two gunmen on a motorcycle killed Pinto as he left his home. Pinto was investigating leftist guerrillas and a paramilitary group at the time of the assassination; he had been called in to replace another prosecutor that had been assassinated a few months prior. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
1/8/2001: Paramilitaries killed three farmers in Valle province, Colombia. According to authorities, the farmers were wearing sneakers that had been part of a shipment stolen by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) two weeks prior. Authorities believe that the paramilitaries targeted the farmers for possible connections to FARC.
5/14/2001: At least 190 workers were kidnapped by at least 80 armed members of the United Self-defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) in Villanueva, in the province of Casanare, Colombia, under suspicion of being spies. The workers were taken off the buses they were traveling on towards their homes after leaving the farms they worked on. All but twenty-six of the workers were released the following day, while the remaining hostages were released after two days of captivity. All were uninjured. The AUC claimed responsibility for the attack over the Caracol radio station.
05/01/2002: A bicycle bomb exploded killing two civilians and injuring two Colombian soldiers in Colombia's Calamar Municipality. The commander of Mobile Brigade No. 7, Colonel Jairo Rodriguez blamed the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)for the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/17/2002: A dynamite attack damaged the multinational Drummond railway system in between the Cienaga and Papare terminals. Officials believe the 19th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)were responsible.
11/23/2002: Two local government officers, a mayor and municipal secretary, were found dead in a rural area of Tame city, some 450 kilometers northeast of Bogota, Arauca Province, Colombia. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)was suspected responsible for the attack. The victims were allegedly kidnapped by the FARC on November 23, 2002.
05/02/2002: Suspected members of the National Liberation Army (NLA) blocked automobile traffic on the Molino Viejo Bridge in Barbosa, Colombia. The group then burned two buses and a tractor-trailer. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2002: Suspected members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)threw a gas cylinder mortar bomb at a church in Bojaya, Colombia. The force of the explosion destroyed the church and nearby mud huts. 119 people were killed and another 80 were injured in the explosion. The church bombing appeared to be a mistaken target as the FARC was battling paramilitary forces in the region for several days prior to the incident. The Colombian government blamed the FARC, but the United Nations also held paramilitary forces and the Government of Colombia responsible for the incident along with the FARC.
08/04/2002: A bomb exploded next to the Metro rail system in North of Medellin, disrupting service in this area, but injuring no one.
05/02/2002: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)used dynamite to bomb a train, derailing 14 cars transporting 5,000 tons of coal, on the El Cerrejon Railroad in Guajira Department, Colombia. The train that was attacked was formerly owned by the US firm Exxon Mobil, but at the time of the incident was owned by the CZN consortium formed by BHP Billiton of Australia and Glencore International of Switzerland. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/25/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) opened fire on a group of people talking outside of a café in Paz de Ariporo, Casanare Department, Colombia. The assailants fired from a truck stolen a few hours previously. Two children were killed and two adults were injured. Specific motive behind the incident is unknown.
11/23/2002: Three Colombian town councilors were murdered by unidentified perpetrators. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)was suspected responsible for the attack.
08/04/2002: Ten civilians and 6 soldiers were wounded in a bomb attack on the Saravena Airport where seven bombs were enclosed in gas tanks. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)were targeting a military base situated next to Colonizadores Airport in Saravena. The damages affected 90% of the building.
07/18/2002: Three people were killed and sixteen injured by an explosion in Cartagena, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility.
01/30/2002: Thirteen people were injured in a bomb attack in Arauca, Colombia. The bomb was thrown from a moving dump truck. It was suspected the intended target was a nearby military garrison and not the residential area that was struck by the blast.
1/30/2002: An improvised explosive device exploded outside of the headquarters of Caracol Television in Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia. The device consisted of 30 kilograms of dynamite wired to an electrical system hidden in a stolen jeep. No one was injured in the explosion, but the surrounding area was badly damaged. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident, although authorities suspect the involvement of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/04/2002: Two bombs exploded outside the Mayor’s offices in Bogota, Colombia, killing a suspected terrorist and causing considerable property damage. Authorities said that the attack must have been perpetrated by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) (FARC), who wanted to sabotage Alvaro Uribe’s upcoming presidential inauguration ceremony.
05/23/2002: The National Liberation Army (NLA) destroyed a bridge connecting the towns of La Guajira and Cesar in northern Colombia. Five people were seriously hurt and power lines were damaged by the explosion.
02/27/2002: As part of a series of nationwide infrastructure attacks, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) members blew up the power substation in the city of Arauca, Colombia, which resulted in wide-scale power outages and water service disruptions throughout the country.
02/23/2002: FARC rebels introduced an unknown agent into the Pitalito water treatment plan. No injuries were reported in the incident.
06/27/2002: Rebels with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)shot and killed a Catholic priest who had been critical of the group in the town of Cali.
01/18/2002: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels attacked a Colombian Defense Forces helicopter who had overseen a poppy fumigation effort along the border of Cauca with Caqueta and Huila. Five soldiers were killed in the attack.
01/22/2002: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels kidnapped an undetermined number of people along a highway between Cumaral and Paretebueno, Colombia. In addition to the kidnapping they torched several cars in the attack.
06/02/2002: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)were thought to be behind explosions which killed 9 and injured 23 in the town of Chicorodo.
12/16/2002: A bomb exploded outside of the offices of the National Enterprise for Telecommunications (Telecom) in Neiva, Huila Department, Colombia. The explosion occurred inside of a phone booth where a number of people had lined up to use the phone. At least one person died in the explosion and another 25 were injured. In addition, 12 other businesses suffered damage. Authorities suspect that the one fatality may have been a suicide bomber; they also suspect that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is responsible for the incident.
02/01/2002: A car bomb inside of a taxi exploded in Cucuta, Colombia, causing property damage, but no casualties. Police attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (NLA).
8/19/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped twelve tourists, mostly teenagers, at La Fortuna, a Caribbean town in Santander Department, Colombia. The assailants killed a soldier who tried to stop the kidnapping. The rebels later released two of the captives.
4/26/2002: Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked the Montesol plantation near the town of Turbo, Antioquia Department, Colombia. Nine farm workers were shot and killed and another 18 were wounded in the attack. The assailants carried a list of names; they forced workers who were named on the list to leave the plantation, then executed them. Specific motive is unknown.
3/5/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set up a roadblock in Cesar Department, Colombia. The assailants burned several vehicles, stole a trailer truck full of food, and kidnapped nine people. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
2/24/2002: Approximately five members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) killed at least five residents of La Macarena, a town located within an area that used to be rebel-controlled in Meta department, Colombia. The government had ceded the area to FARC as a good faith gesture when peace negotiations had begun several years prior; however, the government had canceled the peace negotiations the week before and were moving military into the area to reclaim it. Residents stated that FARC began attacking villagers because they no longer had reason to feel responsible for their well being.
06/26/2002: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels kidnapped the mayor of the town of La Sierra.
04/14/2002: A car-bomb exploded along Colombian Presidential Candidate Alvaro Uribe Velez's campaign route in Barranquilla as he traveled to the Port Authority headquarters. The bomb destroyed Uribe's armored car and a bus. Uribe was not killed. There were 3 civilian causalties and approximately 20 injured. There were no claims of responsibility, though the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)is suspected.
01/28/2002: A car bomb exploded in Cucuta, Colombia. One person was injured in the attack, and significant damage occurred to a nearby bank building. National Liberation Army (NLA) rebels were blamed for the attack.
5/31/2002: Members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) stopped several vehicles and abducted four people in Antioquia Department, Colombia. The motive behind the kidnapping is unknown.
08/20/2002: Twenty-seven vacationers were kidnapped from the Utria National Park near Bahia Solano, Colombia, by members of the Ejercito de Liberación Nacional (ELN). Most of the victims were employees or former workers for the Cali city administration. One person died during the kidnapping and seventeen of the hostages were released between September 8, 2002 and November 25, 2002. The status of the remaining hostages was not known.
02/09/2002: Near the towns of Abrego and Gramalote in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia, dynamite explosions were used by the National Liberation Army (NLA) to destroy electricity towers, leaving five municipalities without power.
05/14/2002: The Colombian army was attacked by gas cylinders containing an unknown chemical agent in Los Farrallones, Colombia. Four soldiers were injured in the attack.
11/25/2002: Four experts of the Colombian Environmental Protection Ministry were been kidnapped by perpetrators in Nudo de Paramillo Park, 700 kilometers from the capital of Bogota, Antioquia province, Colombia. The victims worked in several nature reserves in Cordoba and Antioquia provinces. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)was suspected responsible for the incident.
08/03/2002: A minor car bomb explosion in Northern Bogota injured a woman who was passing by. There was another bomb, more powerful in that car, but that did not explode. The event took place four days before the inauguration of President-elect Alvaro Uribe, near a police station and in the area of several important financial institutions and universities. The investigations seem to indicate that it was carried out by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) (FARC).
3/18/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked the village of Mapiripan in Meta Department, Colombia. The rebels fired homemade mortars at the village, causing 1500 residents to flee. FARC believed that the villagers had collaborated with right-wing paramilitaries.
11/19/2002: A bomb exploded in the Santamar hotel in Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia. At least one guest was killed and another five were injured in the explosion; the hotel was also badly damaged. Authorities believe that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are responsible for the blast. A second bomb exploded at a different hotel at the same time and in the same area.
08/02/2002: An explosion of a gas tank bomb in Fusagasuga, Colombia, at the National Police Academy wounded five people: two police officers and three civilians. The scattered violence was a message addressed to future President Alvaro Uribe prior to his upcoming presidential inauguration ceremony. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)were responsible for the attack.
05/30/2002: Perpetrators were unsuccessful in an attempt to destroy a bus carrying the Mayor of Medellin, Luis Perez Gutierrez, in Medellin, Colombia. Authorities believed that the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) perpetrated the attack.
06/14/2002: Rebels with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)shot down a helicopter carrying 360 million pesos to the Agrarian Bank in Topaipi. Five policemen were killed and three have gone missing.
05/14/2002: Members of The Popular Liberation Army (EPL) were suspected to have murdered a professional soldier on leave, Luis Alirio Tapasco Manzo, and injured his brother in Naranjal, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the murder.
06/03/2002: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)unsuccessfully attempted to detonate a 40-pound cylinder bomb in the Police Station in Cundinmarca
12/13/2002: A package bomb exploded at the office of Senator German Vargas in Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia. The package contained a book that had been delivered as a Christmas gift; it exploded when the Senator opened the book, blowing off one of his fingers. The Senator is a outspoken supporter of President Alvaro Uribe, who states that the attack was the responsibility of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
1/8/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) shot and killed John William Lozano, the mayor of Puerto Rico, Caqueta Department, Colombia. Two men attacked Lozano as he was leaving the town hall of Puerto Rico, shooting him six times. He was the first Colombian mayor to be killed in 2002. Puerto Rico is located next to the rebel-controlled neutral zone.
05/11/2002: Suspected members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)abducted Ramon Arizmendi Garmendia, a Spanish national, on a road in northern Colombia. He was released on May 26, 2002. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
02/11/2002: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels attacked the town of Salgar, Colombia, by dynamiting a farm and cutting power to the town, frightening residents.
02/13/2002: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels attacked a power plant in Albania, Colombia, knocking out power to three towns for five hours. Only 2 of the 5 gas cylinders used in the attack had exploded; no one was hurt.
11/22/2002: Perpetrators hurled explosives from a vehicle which exploded on a street near the Colombian attorney general's office and the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia. Two pedestrians were injured, but the buildings were not damaged. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)was suspected responsible for the attack.
11/13/2002: A bomb exploded outside of the RCN Radio building in Cucuta, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia. The bomb was hidden in a car. At least three people were injured in the explosion and the RCN Radio studio was badly damaged, as was a nearby Catholic radio studio. Authorities blame National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) for the incident.
02/13/2002: Suspected guerillas on a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade in the industrial sector of Samana, Colombia, injuring one person and causing property damage.
01/20/2002: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels destroyed an electricity transformer line in Guaduas, Colombia. No one was injured in the attack.
05/10/2002: Suspected members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)kidnapped, then executed former mayoral candidate Eliseo Acevedo in San Pablo, Colombia. The perpetrators, dressed in Colombian military uniforms, shot Acevedo, an Uribista, 18 times. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, but local authorities believed the attack was part of a larger FARC operation to kill several anit-demilitarization leaders in the region.
02/25/2002: Presidential candidate Senator Ingrid Betancourt and campaign manager Clara Rojas were kidnapped by Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) members while traveling from Florencia to the town of San Vicente del Caguan, Colombia. Three civilians traveling with the Senator were set free and no injuries were reported. The outcome of the kidnapping was not known.
5/3/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped Mayor Jorge Ivan Cardona from his office in Argelia, Antioquia, Colombia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
01/16/2002: Unknown assailants attacked a market center in Santa Marta, Colombia. Two people were killed, and two others injured in the attack.
07/11/2002: Two policemen and a civilian were killed when Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) militants attacked a police station in Maitos, Colombia.
07/23/2002: Two people were killed and thirteen injured by an explosion at a café in Medellin, Colombia. An ex-congressman was among the dead. No group claimed responsibility.
02/20/2002: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) guerrillas hijacked a domestic airliner and forced it to land near the town of Hobo, Colombia. They then kidnapped Senator Jorge Eduardo Gechem Turbay from the plane.
5/31/2002: Members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) kidnapped two merchants on the Medellin-Bogota highway, Antioquia Department, Colombia. The motive behind the kidnapping is unknown.
05/14/2002: Ten members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)reportedly installed a roadblock, stopped a bus and forced everyone to get out of the vehicle on the Armenia-Cali Highway near Calarca municipality in Quindio, Colombia. The perpetrators then dynamited the bus, partially destroying the vehicle. The Colombian Army’s 8th Brigade soon came onto the scene and pursued the perpetrators, killing one of them. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
7/18/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped the three-year-old daughter of Libardo Erazo, the mayor of Colon, Putumayo Department, Colombia. FARC had issued threats to Colombian mayors that they would be targeted if they did not resign. Erazo resigned following the abduction, but it is not known whether his daughter was released.
12/13/2002: An explosion occurred at the 30th floor restaurant of Teqendama apartments and hotel in Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia. At least 32 people were injured, three of which were in critical condition. The explosion is believed to have originated in a package that was left by a guest. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and motive is unknown. The hotel is owned by the Colombian military.
02/23/2002: As part of a series of nationwide infrastructure attacks by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), two bridges were destroyed on the road connecting the towns of Florencia, in Caqueta Department, and Neiva, in Huila Department.
01/20/2002: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels torched a gasoline tanker along a road in Guaduas, Colombia. One person was injured in the attack.
7/17/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked the town of Dolores, Tolima Department, Colombia. The rebels fought with the police for hours; at least four rebels and four civilians were killed in the violent exchange and at least three children were injured. In addition, numerous buildings were destroyed, including private homes, city hall, businesses, and the civic center.
11/11/2002: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) kidnapped two people in the village of San Antonio de Aguilera, 25 miles north of Bogota, Colombia. The victims were a bishop and a priest. The army rescued them on November 15, 2002 from a clash with armed perpetrators near the village El Penol, 55 kilometers north of Bogota.
11/19/2002: A bomb exploded in the Lumar hotel in Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia. At least one guest was killed and another five were injured in the explosion; the hotel was also badly damaged. Authorities believe that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are responsible for the blast. A second bomb exploded at a different hotel at the same time and in the same area.
05/15/2002: In an action that reportedly involved both members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)and the Army of National Liberation (ELN), four gas cylinder bombs were launched at a police station in Cocorna, Colombia. Two of the four bombs landed in the “park” and one police officer and one passerby were injured. Neither group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/12/2002: A car bomb explosion killed five people, three civilians and two soldiers, in downtown Puerto Lleras in the Meta Department in southern Colombia. The Colombian military implicated Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)urban forces in the attack, although no official claim of responsibility was made.
01/19/2002: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels detonated a truck-bomb which targeted Army Gaula soldiers in Puente Amarillo, Colombia. Several homes were destroyed. It was not certain how many died or were injured in the attack.
05/15/2002: Members of the Army of National Liberation (ELN) established a roadblock on the highway from Medellin to the Coast, at Ventanas. The perpetrators set a bus on fire during the attack.
5/31/2002: Members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) kidnapped three men in La Union, Antioquia Department, Colombia. The motive behind the kidnapping is unknown.
5/31/2002: Members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) kidnapped a lawyer, Gerardo Alberto Pelaez Montoya, in Abejorral, Antioquia Department, Colombia. The motive behind the kidnapping is unknown.
02/23/2002: As part of a series of nationwide infrastructure attacks by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), telecommunications towers and electricity pylons were targeted in Florencia, Caquetá Department, Colombia. As a result of the attack, the city was without power and communication was cut off between Florencia and the rest of the country.
02/22/2002: As part of a series of nationwide infrastructure attacks, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels attacked a power station in Altamira, in the Huila Department of Colombia. The attack cut power in the Huila as well as the Caquetá Departments. One worker at the station was killed as a result of the blast.
7/24/2002: A bomb hidden in a car exploded near the bull ring in San Juan de Rioseco, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. The vehicle had been parked at the bull ring since dawn; when police went to investigate it, it exploded, killing three police officers and injuring at least six others, including both police and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident but authorities suspect that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was involved. Specific motive is unknown.
4/11/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped 12 provincial lawmakers from the parliament building in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia. The assailants burst into the legislative assembly, posing as a bomb squad and ordering the assembly to evacuate. The assailants led the 12 lawmakers into a vehicle and drove off with them. Rescue attempts were partially successful; a legislator and four aides were later rescued. However, the wife of one of the remaining captives received a phone call from her husband asking that the rescue attempts cease, given that they were putting the hostages in danger. One officer was killed in the attack and the outcome of the abduction is unknown.
01/19/2002: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels attacked a military patrol in Pichinde Corregimiento, Colombia. 11 soldiers were killed in the attack.
02/10/2002: An explosive device exploded outside of the Ganadero Bank in Arauca, Colombia, causing damage to four city blocks, but no casualties. Police found an unknown number of additional explosives that they defused without causing additional damage, as well as insignias belonging to the National Liberation Army (NLA).
01/17/2002: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels simultaneously bombed and destroyed two power lines in Casanare Department in Colombia. No one was injured in the attack.
03/16/2002: Colombian archbishop, Isaias Duarte Cancino, was shot dead by two unidentified men with pistols in Cali after administering a wedding procession. Monsignor Cancino was an outspoken and influential political critic of Colombia’s Leftist guerrilla groups and drug lords, going so far as to excommunicate large numbers of the National Liberation Army (NLA) and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) (FARC). No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/12/2002: Eight civilians and five soldiers were wounded by a car-bomb explosion in Granada, Colombia, near the Demilitarized Zone [DMZ]. A United Nations envoy was meeting with the FARC [Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)]. The explosion took place in front of the facilities housing the 21st Vargas Battalion, where troops were concentrating prior to entering the DMZ.
12/09/2002: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)guerillas were believed to be responsible for a car bomb that injured 65 people but killed none in Bogota, Colombia. The car, packed with 50 kg of explosives, was parked on a busy corner near a supermarket and a police sub-station in the northwestern neighborhood of Normandia.
6/16/2002: Approximately 80 members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) attacked an equestrian fair in Narino Department, Colombia. The assailants surrounded the fair and took at least ten people hostage. One of the hostages was former deputy minister Alberto Benavides. The captives were taken into the mountains and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
01/20/2002: Unidentified assailants, suspected to be Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels indiscriminately attacked the Main Square of Quipile, Colombia. Two people were killed, and one person was seriously injured in the attack.
08/06/2002: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)blew up the Ocensa pipeline which transports crude oil towards the sea port of Covenas at two points, about 216 kilometers to the northeast of Bogota. The attack caused oil spillage and environmental damage to the area.
3/28/2002: Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set up an illegal road block near San Clemente, Risaralda Department, Colombia. The rebels took eight people hostage, releasing four, and lit two tractor trailers on fire. Specific motive is unknown.
1/28/2002:  Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) killed seven people in a rural area of Huila province, Colombia. The assailants forced their way into a family residence, shot four family members, and decapitated a servant. They proceeded to shoot two more people who were riding by on a motorcycle at the time of the attack. Before fleeing, the assailants set fire to several surrounding houses. Authorities speculate the attack may have been related to a recent closure of a route regularly used by FARC.
02/06/2002: In Sincelejo, Colombia, an investigator employed by the Prosecutor's office was killed by gunfire from an individual on a motorcycle. A woman walking nearby was also wounded by the gunfire.
01/17/2002: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels destroyed a power line in Usme, outside of Bogota, Colombia. No one was injured in the attack.
4/19/2002: Members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) kidnapped at least six people near Rosas town in Cauca Department, Colombia. The rebels set up a roadblock and stopped several vehicles, kidnapping Jesus Salazar, the mayor of Rosas, and at least five other people. Specific motive is unknown; however, several days before the kidnapping, Salazar had led a march requesting that the rebels leave Rosas town alone. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
5/25/2002: Twelve men abducted Arnulfo Silva Cabrera, the mayor of Montanitas, and his driver, Camilo Hernan Rojas, near Montanitas, Caquetá Department, Colombia. Their dead bodies were found in the area later the same day. Silva had only recently become mayor and had since reported receiving threats from paramilitary groups. Authorities suspect United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) are responsible for the incident. Specific motive is unknown.
4/23/2002: Ten uniformed members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set up an illegal checkpoint on the Pan-American Highway on the  border between Boyaca and Cundinamarca Departments in Colombia. The guerrillas burned a car and a bus and kidnapped Cesar Cabana, a former interior secretary. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
03/05/2002: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)bombed two electrical towers in the central Columbian province of Meta, leaving tens of thousands without electricity. No injuries as a result of the explosion were reported.
12/04/2002: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)members shot and killed Jesus Nunez, mayor of Ambalema, in the city of Beltran, Colombia.
1/26/2002: Unidentified assailants threw a grenade in Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia. Eight people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility. The area is a contested area for military, paramilitary, and guerrillas.
9/18/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped 22 people from a pool-hall in Vistahermosa, Meta Department, Colombia. The rebels killed 11 of the captives and released another seven of them. They continued to hold four people captive; they accused these four of collaborating with right-wing paramilitaries.
4/21/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped several high profile figures during a peace march in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Those kidnapped included Guillermo Gaviria, the provincial governor; Gilberto Echeverri, a former defence minister; and Carlos Yepes, a chaplain. Four other prominent people were also kidnapped but were released shortly after. On May 5, 2003, Gaviria and Echeverri were killed, along with eight captive soldiers, during an army-led rescue attempt.
05/01/2002: A package bomb exploded in front of a restaurant in Pereira, Colombia killing a woman and her young son. Authorities believed that either the Ejercito de Liberación Nacional (ELN) or the Urban Militias of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)were responsible for the attack. The bomb exploded when the mother attempted to defuse the package, which contained 2 kilograms of ammonium nitrate. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/17/2002: A bomb exploded outside of a near-empty office building in Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia. 40 kilograms of dynamite hidden in a taxi exploded, injuring two people and shattering windows in near-by buildings and shops. The driver of the vehicle was shot when he tried to leave the scene of the incident. Authorities believe that members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are responsible for the explosion.
05/01/2002: Suspected members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)abducted nine unarmed and out of uniform Colombian soldiers while they were traveling overland from San Vicente del Caguan to Florencia in Colombia. On May 12, 2002 Colombian General Luis Alberto Ardila Silva reported that all nine soldiers had been killed by FARC's 14th and Teofilo Forero fronts. General Silva also disclosed that Colombian troops had captured the two guerrillas responsible for the kidnappings and murders. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnappings and murders.
4/19/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) hijacked a private helicopter and its four passengers after it departed from Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia. The helicopter was traveling from Canada to Bolivia and was carrying two Canadians, an Ecuadoran, and a French citizen. The motive behind the incident is unknown, as is the outcome of the kidnapping.
7/27/2002: A bomb hidden in a car parked next to the police station exploded in San Vicente del Caguan, Caqueta Department, Colombia. Four people were injured in the explosion, including one police officer. In addition, 50 homes and 14 vehicles were damaged. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspect the involvement of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Specific motive is unknown.
4/3/2002: Suspected members of United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) kidnapped a union leader near Santa Barbara, Nariño Department, Colombia. Paramilitaries set up an illegal checkpoint on the road between Santa Barbara and Monte Bello; they abducted Alfredo Zapata from a bus of cement factory employees. His body was found on April 4, 2002.
3/1/2002: Three bodies were discovered near Zipacon, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. The bodies were identified as Senator Martha Catalina Daniels, Ana Maria Medina, and the senator's driver, Carlos Lozano. The three victims had been shot and their bodies bore signs of torture. The husband of Ana Maria Medina had been kidnapped by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)  a year previous and Senator Daniels had been negotiating his release. The three had left the Senator's residence on March 1, 2002 and their bodies were found on March 3, 2002. Authorities suspect that FARC is responsible for the killing.
01/20/2002: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels attacked various buildings which included the police station in Aguas Blancas, Colombia. The rebels used gas tanks for explosive devices. Two were killed and 10 others injured in the attack.
7/20/2002: A horse laden with explosives detonated in Guadalupe, Antioquia Department, Colombia. Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) sent a horse loaded with dynamite towards the police station; it detonated prematurely and destroyed a private home, as well as damaging several businesses and the police station. At least eight people were injured in the explosion; however, there were no reports of fatalities. Specific motive is unknown.
06/06/2002: An explosion killed one and wounded 10 in a restaurant bathroom in Bogota. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and authorities believe the bombing was the end result of failed extortion.
02/04/2002: In El Dorado, Colombia, seven officers in the Colombian Army were killed when a bomb exploded in a house that they were searching. The bomb was apparently planted by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).
05/15/2002: A group of heavily men who identified themselves as members of the People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) abducted Ever Miguel Jimenez Ruz from his ranch in Hato Nuevo in Sucre Department.
01/25/2002: A bomb planted in a bicycle exploded in Bogota, Colombia. Five people were killed in the attack and 28 people were injured. FARC rebels were blamed for the attack.
08/07/2002: Bomb explosions occurred near Colombia’s presidential palace and parliament building as President Alvaro Uribe was sworn in. 14 people, among which 4 police officers, were killed and 69 others wounded. The attack was attributed to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) (FARC).
4/17/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped Mayor Reynaldo Davila Rincon, from his office in Chiscas, Boyaca Department, Colombia. Specific motive is unknown; however, it is suspected that he will be forced to participate in an trial for allowing municipal elections to occur when FARC prohibited them.
4/6/2002: Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) entered a village church and shot and killed the priest who was conducting Mass in La Argentina, Huila Department, Colombia. Five assailants opened fire on Juan Ramon Nunez, killing him and one of his parishioners. The motive behind the incident is unknown.
4/3/2002:  Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped the mayor of Cravo Norte, Arauca Department, Colombia. Mayor Ernesto Espitia was in a taxi on the way to the airport when assailants abducted him. No ransom demands were made.
4/9/2002: A bomb-sniffing dog uncovered an explosive device in Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia. Experts safely defused the device. Authorities blame the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for the failed attempt. This was one of several bombs that were attributed to FARC that day.
05/20/2002: Rebels with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) set off a car bomb on the La Pintada Bridge in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. No one was hurt, but the blast damaged fiber optics hardware and interrupted internet service for the entire country.
3/29/2002: Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set up an illegal road block near Belen de Umbria, Risaralda Department, Colombia. The rebels took at least two civilians hostage. Specific motive is unknown.
3/30/2002: A bomb exploded in front of a discotheque in Puerto Carreno, Vichada Department, Colombia. At least two soldiers were killed in the explosion and 14 civilians were injured. Authorities suspect that members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the incident.
10/24/2002: A suspected member of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) threw a grenade at a police vehicle in Bogota, Colombia killing one police cadet.
01/15/2002: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels attacked a police station in Guayata, Colombia. No one was killed or injured in the attack. The police station sustained minor damages.
10/22/2002: A car bomb exploded outside a police station in Bogota, Colombia killing 7 people and injuring 24. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) was suspected.
4/9/2002: An improvised explosive device detonated outside of a bookstore in Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia. The device consisted of explosives packed into a gas cylinder. At least one person was injured in the attack. Authorities blame the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for the incident. This was one of several bombs that were attributed to FARC that day.
01/16/2002: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels kidnapped a woman along a road outside of Buenaventura, Colombia. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown.
05/28/2002: A car bomb explosion just north of Bogota, Colombia, injured five citizens in a busy commercial area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/28/2002: Rebels with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) used gas tanks to attack a police station in Cali, Colombia, injuring no one.
07/02/2002: One soldier was killed and two wounded when a communications tower was bombed by Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in Cauca, Colombia.
05/08/2002: Three Colombian soldiers, Oscar Hernan Patino Bustamante, Orlando Campos Munoz, and Nefer Hernandez Serrano, were killed by explosive devices while they were searching for members of Front of the Popular Liberation Army (EPL) who were believed to have been operating in and around Teorama, Colombia. Another soldier, Jairo Cruz Pena, was injured in the attacks as well. The perpetrators detonated the explosive charges as the platoon was passing through. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/15/2002: Two bombs exploded simultaneously in a Cumana supermarket in the market square of Riohacha, Colombia. No one was hurt, but $73 million worth of damage was caused to ten nearby stores. Police did not know whether guerillas or criminals were responsible for the attack.
01/15/2002: A bomb exploded next to a power transmission line in Guayabetal, Colombia. Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels were suspected in the attack. Another transmission line was also attacked.
05/07/2002: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)’s (FARC) Teofilo Forero Column destroyed the Guasimillas Bridge with dynamite between the municipalities of Hobo and Gigante in Colombia’s Huila Department. The incident marked the second time in 45 days that FARC had destroyed the bridge. No casualties resulted from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2002: A bomb exploded in front of the main gate of the headquarters of Colombian presidential candidate Alvaro Uribe in Valledupar, Colombia. The office and some nearby homes were damaged, however there were no casualties. A second bomb was also found and safely defused. Authorities suspected the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in this attack.
4/3/2002:  Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped the mayor of Saravena, Arauca Department, Colombia. Mayor Jose Trinidad Sierra, along with three councilmen, were abducted by armed assailants. No ransom demands were made.
4/9/2002: An improvised explosive device detonated outside of an apartment building in Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia. The device consisted of explosives packed into a gas cylinder. At least one person was injured in the attack. Authorities blame the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for the incident. This was one of several bombs that were attributed to FARC that day.
07/01/2002: The owner of a radio station, who had recently criticized paramilitary fighters, was shot and killed by gunmen in Bogota, Colombia. The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, the target of the owner's criticism, were suspected of the attack.
10/19/2002: Luis Antonio Motta, Mayor of Campoalegre, Colombia was killed along with two councilmen and his nephew when members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) forced them from their car and shot them.
5/4/2002: Approximately 100 members from Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked the town of Rovira, Tolima Department, Colombia. The assailants detonated explosive devices at the police station, a bank, and various other public buildings and private homes. They also planted mines on access roads leading into Rovira. A soldier and a police officer were killed in the attack and two civilians were wounded.
01/03/2002: Inhabitants of Cauca, Colombia tried to prevent a Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)takeover of their town by protesting. The guerrillas destroyed the police post, the priest's home, a school, and 20 houses. An Indian and a law school student was murdered while helping a wounded policeman.
05/09/2002: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)’s (FARC) 25th Front reportedly shot and killed two policemen and wounded a three year old girl in Icononzo municipality, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the shootings.
01/15/2002: A bomb exploded next to a power transmission line in Restrepo, Colombia. Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels were suspected in the attack. Another transmission line was also attacked.
05/08/2002: A truck bomb destroyed the El Tacare Bridge that joins Casanare and Arauca Departments in Colombia. There was no claim of responsibility, but local authorities suspected that the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)was behind the attack.
02/28/2002: As part of a series of nationwide attacks by Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) guerillas, nearly 100 Colombian towns in the departments of Caqueta, Huila, Meta, Narino, Arauca and Boyaca provinces suffered electricity outages and many other towns have suffered from attacks on their telephone communication systems. It was not clear from reports which specific pylons and telecommunications systems targeted by the FARC caused which aspects of the damage.
05/08/2002: Three suspected members of Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)murdered a ranch worker, Rafael Enrique Menco, in Magangue, Colombia. FARC members were raiding the Bellavista Ranch where Menco was employed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/7/2002: A car bomb exploded in the busy entertainment district of Villavicencio, Meta department, Colombia. A smaller device exploded first, drawing a crowd; it was followed by a powerful car bomb that damaged nearby buildings. At least twelve people were killed and at least another 70 were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities speculate that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were involved.
4/9/2002: An improvised explosive device detonated outside of a cellular phone store in Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia. The device consisted of explosives packed into a gas cylinder. At least one person was injured in the attack. Authorities blame the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for the incident. This was one of several bombs that were attributed to FARC that day.
06/06/2002: The mayor of the Colombian town of Solita, Luis Carlos Caro Pacheco, was killed. Local officials have pinned the murder on the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) (FARC).
05/09/2003: Two power pylons were bombed in the Huila Department, Colombia. The bombings affected the power supply to much of southwest Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2003: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels blew up an electricity transmission tower near Hobo, Colombia, blacking out at least fifteen municipalities.
05/03/2003: Alleged members of the Popular Liberation Army (EPL) attacked police officers in an ambush in the rural area of Quinchia, Colombia. Three officers were killed and four wounded in the incident.
05/09/2003: One police officer was killed and a soldier injured in a rebel attack on a police outpost protecting the Calima hydroelectric plant in Calima, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/10/2003: Unknown perpetrators set off a small bomb in a busy downtown area of Bogota, Colombia, slightly injuring three women. Two of the women were in a stationery store on the third floor of the building in which the bomb exploded.
06/15/2003: Suspected members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) kidnapped 11 people from a resort at El Silencio, Colombia. Under pressure from Colombia’s military, the kidnappers released four of their hostages the next day. The fate of the other hostages was not known.
05/09/2003: Nine power pylons were bombed in the Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia. The bombings affected the power supply to much of southwest Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/09/2003: Three security officials were killed in a bomb attack on a water treatment facility in Santiago de Cali, Colombia. The blast did not interrupt the delivery of drinking water. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/03/2003: Twenty leftist guerillas allegedly kidnapped seven bus passengers on a route between Barranquilla and Bogota. The guerillas set up an illegal checkpoint near Fundacion and demanded the passengers' identity documents before forcing them to an unknown location.
09/28/2003: A bomb exploded in the nightclub district of the Colombian city of Florencia, killing at least 11 people and injuring 48, including children and two police officers. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)are blamed for the bombing.
07/02/2003: A remote-controlled bomb detonated in Isnos, Colombia when police approached a motorcycle while investigating a robbery. Police Chief Col. Jario Degado said that the bomb was concealed in the motorcycle's basket under a loaf or bread. The explosion killed one of the investigating police agents and injured 11 people, including a second police agent. Colombian authorities blamed the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) for the attack.
01/01/2003: Guerrillas of the 48th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were accused of planting eleven explosive charges on the Trans-Andean Pipeline between the villages of Puerto Colon and San Miguel, and in the Balestra region. The explosions resulted in the pipeline being shut down while technicians of the Colombian Petroleum Enterprise (Ecopetrol) replaced the damaged pipes.
10/16/2003: A bomb hidden inside a truck detonated at an army checkpoint in Fortul, Colombia. The driver of the vehicle was killed and one soldier was injured in the explosion. Four civilian bystanders were hurt in the blast as well. Authorities suspected that the driver was a member of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), although the group made no official claim of responsibility.
03/08/2003: National Liberation Army (NLA) rebels kidnapped at least 14 civilians at an illegal roadblock on the Bosconia-El Copey road in El Copey, Colombia. The Army rescued 13 hostages on a date between March 8 and 10. On March 21, ELN rebels released veterinarian Ernesto Solano Sandoval.
03/18/2003: Colombian journalist Luis Eduardo Alfonso Parada was shot and killed by unknown assailants outside of his office in Arauca, Colombia. Parada was the second reporter with Radio Meridiano-70 to be killed within a year; the director of the station, Efrain Varela, was killed in June after reporting on the arrival of outlawed paramilitaries in Bogota. Parada had previously left Arauco after receiving death threats.
10/22/2003: A motorcycle bomb was detonated outside the Office of the Prosecutor General in Itagui, Colombia. 11 people were injured in the attack and the explosion damaged the mayor's office along with six nearby stores. Authorities suspected an organized crime group was responsible, but no group made a claim of responsibility.
03/11/2003: Authorities blamed Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels for simultaneous attacks on Colombian public buses in Bogota, Colombia. Rebels tossed incendiary devices into the buses, but no one was injured. It is unclear how many bombs were detonated and how many buses were targeted; sources claim between two and four. Two women were arrested after passengers identified them as the assailants who had thrown bottles of gasoline onto one of the buses.
02/13/2003: A Cessna 208 single-engine aircraft which was US Government property and carrying four American contractors and a Colombian soldier, crashed in Santa Ana de las Hermosas canyon in southern Caqueta Department, Colombia, as part of US aid to Colombia's anti-drug cooperation efforts. Two were soon found by the Colombian military and shot dead execution-style --they were Thomas Janis, and Sgt. Luis Alcides Cruz of Colombia's military intelligence. The three other Americans were held as hostage. Both the Colombian and US Governments blamed FARC for the plane being shot down, the kidnapping of the passengers, and the two deaths. As of 02/13/2007, the remaining three Americans had not been released. All of the Americans were working for California Microwave Systems, a subsidiary of defense contractor Northrup Grumman, which was contracted by the US' Drug Enforcement Agency to locate coca crop sites in Colombia. FARC had offered a prisoner exchange with the Colombian Government, which both the US and Colombia refused.
03/21/2003: Rebels from the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) attacked the main square in Ricaurte, Colombia by firing explosive-filled gas cylinders and causing fires. A policeman and one civilian were injured. The city hall and police headquarters were destroyed, while nearby homes were damaged.
01/01/2003: Guerrillas of the 48th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were accused of planting eleven explosive charges on the Trans-Andean Pipeline between the villages of Puerto Colon and San Miguel, and in the Balestra region. The explosions resulted in the pipeline being shut down while technicians of the Colombian Petroleum Enterprise (Ecopetrol) replaced the damaged pipes.
03/05/2003: A bomb, left beside a car in the underground parking lot of a shopping center, exploded in Cucuta, Colombia, killing seven, injuring 68, and setting a fire to the complex. Colombian authorities blamed National Liberation Army (NLA) rebels, although there was no claim of responsibility.
03/06/2003: Two armed rebels, dressed in civilian clothes, intercepted and torched a bus and two trucks carrying cement and foodstuffs in La Quiebra, Colombia, causing no injuries. The rebels said that the attack was in retaliation for refusal to submit to their declared armed shutdown the day before.
10/23/2003: A bomb detonated at a stadium that was being used as an electoral center in Fortul, Colombia. The explosion injured two people and caused some material damage to the stadium and surrounding buildings. The polling station was relocated to a nearby school following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
01/16/2003: Eleven civilians were killed in the Colombian village of Dosquebradas as part of a greater massacre that resulted in at least seventeen dead and two wounded. The unknown leftist rebels charged into the villages and accused villagers of being members of a right wing paramilitary army before shooting them.
03/10/2003: Bombs damaged a natural gas pipeline, which ran from Chuchupa to Barrancabermeja, in Villanueva, Colombia. Police blamed the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) for the attack.
01/16/2003: Rigoberto Garcia Quintero, confessed member of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), was arrested while dying his hair after detonating a massive car bomb in a parking lot outside of the state prosecution office in Medellin, Colombia. The bomb, composed of 90 pounds of dynamite, resulted in six people dead, thirty wounded, forty shops damaged, and fifteen more cars damaged.
01/01/2003: Guerrillas of the 48th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were accused of planting eleven explosive charges on the Trans-Andean Pipeline between the villages of Puerto Colon and San Miguel, and in the Balestra region. The explosions resulted in the pipeline being shut down while technicians of the Colombian Petroleum Enterprise (Ecopetrol) replaced the damaged pipes.
01/28/2003: A bomb detonated at the home of Teheran Narvaez in the Colombian city of Cartagena. The attack, blamed on the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), destroyed the home and injured 2 civilians.
10/15/2003: A rocket was fired at Jorge Visbal, president of Colombia's National Livestock Federation, in Bogota, Colombia. The rocket missed his vehicle and struck a building causing minor damage. Authorities suspect the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) to be behind the attack, though no official claim of responsibility was made. Police detained two of three suspects in the attack. One suspect, a female, was wounded in a shootout with security forces and died from her injuries.
05/24/2003: Suspected members of the National Liberation Army (NLA) stopped 3 buses belonging to different companies on a roadblock and set them on fire near Dibulla, Colombia. No casualties resulted from this incident.
4/21/2003: Suspected members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) abducted a school teacher, Ana Cecilia Duque, as she was walking to school in the vicinity of Cocorna town, Antioquia Department, Colombia. The rebels left a note with another teacher that had been walking with Duque. The note was for Duque's father, Gabriel Villages; it accused him of collaborating with right-wing paramilitary forces. It stated that he had two days to assassinate the paramilitary warlord Matute in return for the safe return of his daughter. Duque's father refused to comply. Ana Cecilia Duque was found on April 26, 2003; she had been shot in the back of the head.
01/16/2003: Three civilians were killed in the Colombian village of La Tupiala as part of a greater massacre that resulted in at least seventeen dead and two wounded. The unknown leftist rebels charged into the villages and accused villagers of being members of a right wing paramilitary army before shooting them.
02/14/2003: At about 5:45AM local time, an explosion took place in the northern section of Neiva city, Huila Department, Colombia. The explosion took place in a house in the middle-class residential Villa Magdalena district, and Colombian police were searching the area for explosives and militants. The blast destroyed or damaged over 70 homes and buildings, left a 660-foot hole in the ground, and killed at between 17 and 18, and injured between 15 to 37 more, according to various reports. The search was conducted pending then-new President Alvaro Uribe's visit to the city on 02/15/2003, and his plane would fly over the residential area, which is next to the city's airport runway. Colombia's National Police Chief blamed FARC for the incident and speculated that FARC was plotting to strike President Uribe's aircraft as it landed or took off from Neiva's airport, because of the manner of setup and positioning of the explosives found.
01/01/2003: Guerrillas of the 48th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were accused of planting eleven explosive charges on the Trans-Andean Pipeline between the villages of Puerto Colon and San Miguel, and in the Balestra region. The explosions resulted in the pipeline being shut down while technicians of the Colombian Petroleum Enterprise (Ecopetrol) replaced the damaged pipes.
01/20/2003: Senator Piedad Cordoba escaped an assassination attempt from four motorcycle riding assailants in the Colombian city of Medellin.
10/10/2003: Jairo Gomez Giraldo, a candidate for mayor, and Julio Cesar Castennanos, a candidate for city council, in Genova, Colombia were abducted on October 10, 2003 and found murdered the following day. Members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were suspected in the incident, but the group did not make a claim of responsibility.
6/2/2003: A bomb exploded in Granada, Antioquia Department, Colombia. The remote-controlled device detonated as an army and police patrol passed, killing four people and injuring another ten. Leftist guerrillas are believed to be responsible for the incident.
01/01/2003: Guerrillas of the 48th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were accused of planting eleven explosive charges on the Trans-Andean Pipeline between the villages of Puerto Colon and San Miguel, and in the Balestra region. The explosions resulted in the pipeline being shut down while technicians of the Colombian Petroleum Enterprise (Ecopetrol) replaced the damaged pipes.
01/01/2003: Guerrillas of the 48th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were accused of planting eleven explosive charges on the Trans-Andean Pipeline between the villages of Puerto Colon and San Miguel, and in the Balestra region. The explosions resulted in the pipeline being shut down while technicians of the Colombian Petroleum Enterprise (Ecopetrol) replaced the damaged pipes.
08/10/2003: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) detonated a car bomb near a gasoline station in San Martin, Colombia. The explosion killed one person and injured 17 others. Homes and businesses were damaged in the blast as well. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
10/16/2003: A bomb exploded outside a photocopying and printing shop in Medellin, Colombia. No casualties resulted from the bombing. No claim of responsibility was made for the attack.
03/05/2003: One marine was killed and another marine and two non-commissioned officers were injured by a landmine blast outside of El Carmen de Bolivar, Colombia. Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels were blamed.
01/26/2003: A car bomb exploded in the Colombian town of Tame as a military convoy was passing by. The explosion resulted in seven dead soldiers with five more wounded. The driver of the vehicle that exploded was also killed in the blast. The attack was blamed on the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).
10/22/2003: A car bomb was detonated in the Restapo neighborhood of Bogota, Colombia injuring three people. At least 20 homes were damaged in the explosion. Authorities suspected the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) was behind the bombing, although the group did not claim responsibility for the attack.
01/21/2003: LA Times reporter Ruth Morris and photographer Scott Dalton were abducted in the Colombian Department of Arauca by the National Liberation Army (NLA). No further information was provided.
03/11/2003: A truck bomb exploded next to a refreshment stand on a rural road outside of Arauca, Colombia, killing one person and injuring six. Authorities suspected that the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) were responsible.
03/27/2003: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels detonated a bomb at an electricity substation in El Doncello, Colombia, damaging equipment and the power grid.
03/27/2003: National Liberation Army (NLA) guerillas kidnapped a police officer at a roadblock to Medellin, Colombia. The officer was accompanying the mayor of Yolombo, who was released soon after a brief detention, but the outcome of the police officer was unknown.
5/19/2003: Approximately ten members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attempted to kidnap 44 workers of the El Cerrejon mine in Guajira Department, Colombia. The workers were in two buses traveling to the mine when the rebels stopped them, forced the workers into one bus and attempted to abduct them. However, the arrival of troops and warplanes caused the assailants to abandon the hostages and flee. Specific motive behind the attack is unknown.
10/14/2003: The president of the San Andres town council, Carlos Mario Tapias, was shot to death after the bus he was riding in was stopped in San Andres, Colombia. Regional police suspected the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) to be behind the attack, though no claim of responsibility was made.
10/16/2003: A bomb exploded outside a bookstore in Medellin, Colombia. One person was killed and eight others were injured in the explosion. No claim of responsibility was made for the attack.
01/28/2003: A bomb containing 25 kg of R1 explosive was disarmed at Electrocosta's customer service offices in the Colombian city of Cartagena. The attack was blamed on the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).
01/28/2003: A bomb was detonated at the headquarters of Electrocosta in the Colombian city of Cartagena. The attack, blamed on the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), caused heavy damage to the building and nearby houses but resulted in no casualties.
4/19/2003: Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) threw a bomb hidden inside a soccer ball outside of a private residence in Bolivar Department, Colombia. Four family members were injured in the explosion. Specific motive is unknown; however, the bomb was thrown into an area where police often pass. No police officers were injured in the ensuing blast.
05/27/2003: Police headquarters and the town hall in San Vicente del Caguan, Colombia, were partially destroyed by the explosion of at least 150 kilograms (330 pounds) of dynamite. One child was killed and four other people wounded in the incident. Police blamed on the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) for the attack.
01/20/2003: Presumed members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) ambushed a military truck in Zambrano Municipality, Colombia resulting in seven deaths and two wounded. The dead included six soldiers and their civilian driver.
01/18/2003: A small hamlet within the Colombian Province of Meta was targeted with a 500 kg bomb composed of dynamite. Police were able to evacuate citizens nearby but were unable to disarm the device before it detonated resulting in twenty-one destroyed houses but no injuries. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe blamed the attack on the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).
03/04/2003: National Liberation Army (NLA) rebels kidnapped six employees of a dairy cooperative and a vocational school at a roadblock near Yarumal, Colombia. Rebels dragged dozens of people out of their vehicles, but a quick response by police forced the rebels to release some hostages before taking the remaining six into nearby mountains.
08/08/2003: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set off a car bomb in Saravena, Colombia. The bomb killed 5 people and injured four others. The bomb exploded as a military patrol was passing the parked automobile containing the explosive device. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
11/10/2003: Two men shot and killed Colombian radio host and union activist, Zully Esther Codina, while the victim was boarding a bus in Santa Marta, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
01/16/2003: Three civilians were killed and two more were wounded in the Colombian village of Dinamarca as part of a greater massacre that resulted in at least seventeen dead and two wounded. The unknown leftist rebels charged into the villages and accused villagers of being members of a right wing paramilitary army before shooting them.
03/18/2003: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels blew up tollbooths between Sucre and El Carmen de Bolivar, Colombia, destroying the booths, which were being rebuilt from previous attacks. No one was injured.
4/17/2003: A bomb exploded near a military checkpoint in the town of Fortul, Arauca Department, Colombia. The bicycle was being ridden by a 10-year old boy at the time that it exploded; he had been tricked by rebels into riding the bike towards the checkpoint. The boy died in the explosion and three other civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/01/2003: Guerrillas of the 48th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were accused of planting eleven explosive charges on the Trans-Andean Pipeline between the villages of Puerto Colon and San Miguel, and in the Balestra region. The explosions resulted in the pipeline being shut down while technicians of the Colombian Petroleum Enterprise (Ecopetrol) replaced the damaged pipes.
01/07/2003: A Cundinamarca Police Convoy in Columbia were the targets of a Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) ambush near Quipile in Cudinamarca Department. The attackers, using explosives and firearms, managed to kill eight police officers and wound five more in the early morning assault.
08/03/2003: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) gunmen were suspected in the fatal shooting of Ivan Rincon Henao, the mayor of Aguadas in Caldas state, Colombia. His bodyguard was injured during the attack as well. Henao had received death threats from FARC the previous year. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
08/09/2003: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) bombed five oil wells in Colombia’s Putumayo Province. The bombings resulted in fires that required two weeks of work to extinguish. The fires caused extensive damage to the wells and to the surrounding ecosystem. No group claimed responsibility for the bombings.
02/07/2003: At 8:15 PM local time, a car bomb containing about 200kg of explosives detonated in building containing a nightclub in Bogota. The blast was on the third floor of the parking lot in the rear of the building containing the exclusive El Nogal nightclub, a place that caters to Bogota's elite. The eleven-story building was destroyed, ultimately killing 32 civilians, inclduing six children, and injuring at least 162. One estimate put the injured tally at over 200. Several other nearby buildings were also damaged. The Director of the Antiterrorism Unit of Colombia's Office of the Prosecutor General, and Vice President Francisco Santos immeidately blamed the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)for the attack. The Mayor of Bogota offered a 500 million peso (USD 165,000) award for information on the bombing. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the attack 15 years later.
01/01/2003: Guerrillas of the 48th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were accused of planting eleven explosive charges on the Trans-Andean Pipeline between the villages of Puerto Colon and San Miguel, and in the Balestra region. The explosions resulted in the pipeline being shut down while technicians of the Colombian Petroleum Enterprise (Ecopetrol) replaced the damaged pipes.
07/01/2003: A Swiss national, Florent Arnold, and between one and four Colombian employees of the non-government organization "Hands for Colombia" were kidnapped by rebels. Officials accused the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) for carrying out the attack. Benedetti and members of his humanitarian group were teaching irrigation skills to Paez Indians in Monterilla, near Mandomo, when they were abducted by seven armed men. The following day (07/02/2003) Arnold and one Colombian citizen were released under pressure applied by native villagers. There are no known fatalities or injuries and the total number of kidnapped people ranges from two to five.
05/27/2003: Unknown rebels destroyed a section of the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline at an unspecified location 425 kilometers northwest of Bogota, Colombia. The attack caused at least 7,000 barrels of crude oil were spilled into the Cimitarra River, which supplies drinking water to Colombians. No causality information was reported and no group took responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2003: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were suspected of blowing up three pylons supporting power lines along the Colombia-Venezuela border in the mountains of Pajarito, 180 kilometers (110 miles) outside of Bogota, Colombia. Approximately 150-300,000 residents of Colombia’s Arauca State experienced electricity disruptions resulting in blackouts as a result of the attack.
03/25/2003: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels toppled a communication tower in Ipiales, Colombia, cutting telephone service to 60 percent of Putumayo Department.
01/11/2003: A car bomb detonated by individuals suspected to be members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in Tame, Colombia left the driver and a Colombian soldier wounded. The driver of the car in which the bomb was concealed claimed to have been forced to drive the car and was unaware of the presence of explosives in the vehicle.
01/01/2003: Guerrillas of the 48th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were accused of planting eleven explosive charges on the Trans-Andean Pipeline between the villages of Puerto Colon and San Miguel, and in the Balestra region. The explosions resulted in the pipeline being shut down while technicians of the Colombian Petroleum Enterprise (Ecopetrol) replaced the damaged pipes.
12/01/2003: Members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)were suspected in killing the manager of a ranch in the vicinity of Punta de Blanco village, in the administrative district of Galeras, in the department of Sucre on the Caribbean Coast of Colombia, after which an anonymous phone call about the murder lured police into an ambush.
01/07/2003: A police convoy patrolling near Bogota was ambushed by an unknown number of assailants from the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) leaving eight dead and at least five injured.
09/23/2003: Suspected rebels of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) (FARC), bombed a railroad between an important coal mine and its nearby port of export. No casualties were reported but a train was derailed because of the bombing.
01/29/2003: Hollman Vargas Estefan, the Mayor of Sacama, Colombia was kidnapped by members of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC). In a message to the radio station Caracol, the FARC representative stated that he was kidnapped in order to pressure the government into accepting his resignation.
07/06/2003: A bomb exploded in town plaza of El Paujil, Colombia where local inhabitants gathered for festival celebrations. The bomb killed one and injured 35 others and was blamed on the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).
01/15/2003: A public bus operated by the Sotrapenol Company was machine gunned by presumed members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) between the towns of San Carlos and San Rafael in Colombia’s Antioquia Department. Four civilians were killed, seven were wounded, and two more have been declared missing.
01/08/2003: Arauquita, Colombia was the scene of a car bombing which killed the driver and wounded three others including a Colombian soldier. The vehicle was stopped at an army checkpoint entering into the town when the explosion occurred. There was no information regarding the perpetrators of the attack.
01/23/2003: The Cano Limon oil pipeline in Northern Colombia was bombed by unknown rebels. The attack occurred near the town of Arauca where U.S. Special Forces were training Colombian troops.
03/26/2003: People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) rebels killed a passenger boat captain, wounded two passengers and took three others hostage at an illegal checkpoint on the Covao Creek near Achi, Colombia. The boat was carrying 18 passengers from Guaranda to Magangue.
03/04/2003: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels blew up a power substation in Hobo, Colombia, destroying a high-capacity transformer and other equipment. The attack left more than 40,000 Hobo residents without electricity for at least a week.
04/18/2003: Rebels belonging to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)killed two peasants and one soldier during a Good Friday procession in Dolores, Colombia. Two people were also wounded. The rebels targeted both civilians and Colombian soldiers from the Sixth Brigade who were protecting the procession. The soldiers chased the rebels into the countryside.
10/08/2003: A car bomb exploded in the San Andresito shopping district in Bogota, Colombia. The device exploded as two police officers approached to investigate the suspicious vehicle. Six people, including the two officers, were killed and 12 were injured. No claim of responsibility was made for the attack.
01/09/2003: A car bomb detonated with the driver inside near a military checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Fortul in Columbia. The attack by unknown assailants resulted in four dead and fifteen wounded. Near the site of the bombing, U.S. Special Forces were training Columbian troops.
05/02/2003: A parcel-bomb went off in a shopping center, injuring at least seven civilians in Medellin, Colombia. The perpetrators were unknown.
03/26/2003: The Colombian Army defused four charges placed on an electricity pylon in Timba. The thwarted attack by Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) guerillas was on a key point in the power grid.
01/01/2003: Guerrillas of the 48th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were accused of planting eleven explosive charges on the Trans-Andean Pipeline between the villages of Puerto Colon and San Miguel, and in the Balestra region. The explosions resulted in the pipeline being shut down while technicians of the Colombian Petroleum Enterprise (Ecopetrol) replaced the damaged pipes.
12/01/2003: After murdering the manager of a ranch outside the village of Punta de Blanco in Sucre department, on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)guerillas of the 35th Front, killed six police officers and were suspected to have kidnapped an additional five police officers, en route to the ranch on the road between the municipalities of Galeras and San Benito. The police officers, members of Conpes Counterguerilla forces, were killed when three large R-1 charges were detonated leaving a 40 m crater and only small pieces of the vehicle. Other reports specify the location of the explosion as "El Playon, on the road from San Andres de Palomo Corregimiento to Baraya a rural are of Galeras."
01/12/2003: Colombian federal troops on patrol in the town of La Palma investigating a parked car were the victims of a car bomb as the three soldiers were killed and three more were wounded in what is a suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) attack.
05/08/2003: Unknown perpetrators blew up a communications tower in the western city of Pensilvania, Colombia. The government simply reported that an unspecified terrorist group was responsible for the incident.
01/01/2003: Guerrillas of the 48th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were accused of planting eleven explosive charges on the Trans-Andean Pipeline between the villages of Puerto Colon and San Miguel, and in the Balestra region. The explosions resulted in the pipeline being shut down while technicians of the Colombian Petroleum Enterprise (Ecopetrol) replaced the damaged pipes.
11/20/2003: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked sections of oil pipeline belonging to Canadian owned Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd. in Colombia’s Putumayo Department. The group detonated dynamite in 30 spots along the pipeline. No one was injured but there was damage to the pipeline. No group claimed responsibility for the bombings.
08/08/2003: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) blew up an electricity tower located on the border between Colombia’s Boyaca and Casnare Provinces. Although no one was hurt in the attack, Boyaca and Casanare Electric Company personnel stated that the damage would take five days to repair. The resulting power outages affected 13 urban centers and 300,000 people.
05/20/2004: A low level explosive placed by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) detonated in a residential neighborhood Cali, Colombia. The bomb caused no casualties.
06/07/2004: At least 14 people, including a priest and two pregnant women, were injured when a car bomb exploded in downtown Medellin, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2004: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) attacked a police station in Neiva, 150 miles southwest of Bogota, Colombia. A girl was wounded in the incident.
05/20/2004: A low level explosive placed by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) went off as anti-drug police patrol was going by in Cali, Colombia. The bomb caused no casualties.
09/03/2004: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels used a ‘boat-bomb’ to attack a navy post in Inirida, Colombia. The attack caused the death of one sailor and injured two other sailors. The operator of the boat was also killed in the attack.
08/27/2004: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped the mayor of Toribio and four other men. FARC guerillas acknowledged that they were holding Mayor Arquimedes Vitonas and four other members of his community. The outcome of the hostage situation was unknown.
08/10/2004: Unidentified assailants attacked the San Calixto police station in Norte de Santander, injuring at least three policemen. Though no one claimed responsibility, authorities suspected that one of the country's illegal armed groups were to behind the attack.
05/19/2004: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels exploded a grenade in a meeting San Juan de Arama, Colombia, injuring two people. The attack targeted the Governor of the province who was unhurt in the attack.
08/11/2004: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were blamed for killing nine coca pickers on a remote ranch in Colombia's northeast department Norte de Santander. Eight armed gunmen broke into the ranch, lined up the coca pickers, and then shot the coca pickers in the head. Before leaving, the rebels took a pile of freshly picked coca leaves and then burned down the farm. The attack came in the context of continued violence between the FARC and paramilitary militias over the control of coca production in Norte de Santander department.
07/08/2004: Andes councilman and journalist Jesus Maria Zapata was gunned down near his home by suspected members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in Antioquia department. The attack came in a wave of increased violence in Antioquia department attributed to the ongoing feud between leftist rebels and their rightwing paramilitary rivals.
05/20/2004: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels dynamited two energy towers in the Antioquia department, Colombia.. No casualties resulted from the incident, but electrical service to nearby areas was unaffected.
03/18/2004: Twelve travelers were kidnapped by rebels from the People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) while they were floating down the Cauca River from Montecristo toward Magangue in the Bolivar province, Colombia.
08/03/2004: Nine Colombian police officers were killed and one was wounded when a roadside bomb exploded. Dozens of officers were traveling along a mountainous highway to Andinapolis from Bogota when the bomb went off. Authorities suspected Colombia's largest rebel group, the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) (FARC), were responsible for the attack. The ambush was a way of retaliating for the police's seizure of almost three tons of cocaine over the past few weeks.
05/20/2004: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) exploded a bomb in the San Ignacio Plaza near the University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia. The explosion killed the rebel who was carrying the bomb as well as three bystanders at a nearby bus stop. Seventeen people were also wounded in the incident. It was reported that the bomb detonation was accidental and that the intended target was unknown.
07/11/2004: A bus driver and his assistant were killed by suspected members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in San Francisco, Antioquia department. Explosives were reportedly planted within the bus and presumably led to the death of the bus driver and his assistant. The attack came in a wave of increased violence in Antioquia department attributed to the ongoing feud between leftist rebels and their rightwing paramilitary rivals.
11/07/2004: A bomb exploded near the National Police station in Pasto, Colombia. The station and nearby buildings were slightly damaged by the blast. No casualties were reported and there were no claims of responsibility.
05/20/2004: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) exploded two bombs outside a restaurant near a soccer stadium in Medellin, Colombia. No casualties resulted from the incident.
06/06/2004: Seven people were injured when a car bomb exploded in Marroquin II neighborhood, in Cali, Colombia. Two bombs had been placed in the vehicle, though one of the bombs did not explode. The bomb that exploded was reportedly the work of Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)militia who operated in the eastern sector of the city.
06/29/2004: Four people were killed in successive detonations of rebel bombs on a highway in northwest Colombia. Three more civilians were injured in the blasts, which took place outside the town of San Francisco, in the province of Antioquia, in the capital Medellin. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/21/2004: Unknown attackers on a motorcycle shot and killed Salomon Freire, the chief of security of the state prosecutor’s office in Cucuta, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
06/19/2004: Four policemen died when a car bomb exploded on a highway in the southern Colombian province of Caqueta. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/01/2004: Colombian guerrillas launched 11 coordinated attacks against separate oil installations throughout southwestern Colombia. Authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia of committing the attacks. The rebels used explosives to disrupt the flow of oil through the state run pipeline, which transports 30,000 barrels of oil a day.
05/22/2004: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels placed a bomb in a night club, killing six civilians and wounding 82 others in Apartado, Colombia.
05/20/2004: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) planted an explosive device which was found and defused in the center of Cali, the capital of Valle del Cauca Department some 300 miles from Bogota, Colombia.
07/10/2004: Suspected members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were blamed for the shooting death of seven peasants in San Carlos, Columbia. The FARC did not claim responsibility for the attack. The attack came in a wave of increased violence in Antioquia department attributed to the ongoing feud between leftist rebels and their rightwing paramilitary rivals.
03/17/2004: Silvio Vergel, the former Colombian mayor of Abrego, and two associated were killed by unknown perpetrators guerillas outside Abrego, Colombia.
01/12/2004: Suspected rebels of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) attacked rival paramilitary fighters in Anza, Colombia. Five paramilitaries were killed, while five others were wounded, in the attack. The rebels used a grenade launcher and guns in the attack. The attack took place within a bar in the small Colombian town, 175 miles northwest of Bogota.
08/26/2004: Two Colombian police officers lost their lives in a bomb attack outside of a beauty salon in Bogota’s Suba District. Two other officers and two civilians were wounded in the blast. Colombian authorities believed that the target of the attack was a police car that was driving by the salon. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/03/2004: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) members assassinated a Colombia Councilman in Rivera, Colombia.
02/16/2004: A bomb exploded in the small town of Sacama, Colombia, during a festival. Twenty-two people were injured, including six police officers, but no one was killed. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)was suspected by authorities, however no one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/05/2004: Right wing paramilitaries attacked four civilian villagers in El Salado, Colombia and accused the victims of sympathizing with left wing FARC rebels. The region was a hotbed for the production of illegal narcotics, both poppy and coca plantations were numerous. The paramilitary group and FARC constantly struggle for control of the region due to the presence of illegal crops.
09/05/2004: Three people were killed and 14 were injured in a shoot-out in a church in Puerto Asis, Colombia. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, however the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)are suspected.
05/05/2004: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) members exploded a car bomb at a supermarket in Tame, Colombia, killing three and injuring 38.
05/20/2004: A low level explosive placed by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) went off as an army patrol was going by in Cali, Colombia. The bomb caused no casualties.
07/25/2004: The National Liberation Army (ELN) kidnapped a Catholic Bishop of Yopal, Misael Vaca Ramirez, in Morcote, Colombia. ELN informed the church that the Bishop would be released unharmed at an unspecified time. The Bishop was released unharmed on July 27, 2004, two days after being abducted.
06/20/2004: At least five soldiers died and five more were wounded in an ambush by Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)guerrillas in the mountains in northwestern Colombia.
01/07/2004: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels entered the Colombian village of Arboleda and killed eight peasants. While the direct rationale of the attack was unclear, Arboleda sits on the border with the war torn province of Antioquia.
10/03/2005: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked a police station in Sipi, Colombia. The perpetrators killed five police officers and injured eight others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/10/2005: Four people were killed and five more were wounded when militants opened fire on patrons at a restaurant in Campo Alegre, a town in Colombia’s Tolima Department. Four local officials were eating at the restaurant and were targeted in the attack. Authorities believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was to blame.
08/06/2005: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) were suspected to have worked together on a bicycle bomb attack in Arauca, Colombia. The bomb exploded next to a church killing one person and injuring 12 others. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
12/09/2005: Four soldiers were killed and two others wounded in Granada, Colombia when they hit a landmine planted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/19/2005: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked a police convoy, killing 10 officers and wounding 3 others, in the Department of Choco, Colombia. There was no official claim of responsibility.
12/09/2005: Three members of the Popular Liberation Army’s (EPL) “Oscar William Calvo” Front who were armed with rifles shot and killed farm owner Carlos Alberto Murcia Navarrete in Quinchia, Colombia.
12/23/2005: A car bombing that injured two policemen and three civilians in Colombia’s Arauca Department has been attributed to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/09/2005: Three soldiers were killed and another injured when they struck a mine planted by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in a field near Ortega, Colombia.
12/06/2005: The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked a police patrol car with rifles, killing one police officer, near Puerto Valdivia, Colombia.
12/24/2005: Unidentified perpetrators threw a grenade at the city hall building during a Christmas Eve celebration in Villagarzon, Colombia injuring 12 city officials. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2005: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) shot and killed councilwoman Luz Miryam Martinez in front of dozens of people at a communal hall in Puerto Rico, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/12/2005: Two children and a sports journalist were killed when a grenade exploded in a grocery store in the Fontibon neighborhood of Bogota, Colombia. Two other people sustained injuries as a result of the explosion as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.”
12/08/2005: Two National Liberation Army (ELN) hostages, Eduardo Ballesteros Angarita and Marco Tulio Mancilla, were found shot to death in Sabana de Torres, Colombia. They were abducted from their Miraflores and El Pozo rural properties at an unknown date.
04/17/2005: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) killed two policemen and wounded two others in an attack in Toribio, Colombia when detonating a gas cylinder bomb at Alvaro Ulcue Hospital. Six civilians were injured in the attack as well. Over 2,800 people fled the area following the bombing. The Colombian Army pursued and killed 16 members of FARC following the attack.
08/23/2005: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) killed at least 14 people who were cultivating coca near Taraza, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the massacre.
12/08/2005: Five National Liberation Army (ELN) members kidnapped two women in Piedecuesta, Colombia. Colombian police rescued them on December 20, 2005 and arrested two ELN perpetrators, Luis Heraldo Reyes Palomino and Celiano Ojeda Velandia, in the process.
06/11/2005: An unknown number of FARC perpetrators attacked police with explosives, then fired on them, killing two and wounding nine. The policemen were on their way to Puerto Asis in Putumayo Department, Colombia, and authorities believe the attack was meant to derail the upcoming elections.
02/20/2005: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) detonated a car bomb outside of the Radio Cadena Nacional (RCN) building in Cali, Colombia. The blast destroyed 70% of the installation and resulted in the injuries of at least two people.
08/18/2005: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) shot and killed Catholic priest, Jesus Adrian Sanchez in Chaparral County, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/18/2005: 07/18/2005: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) detonated explosives along a roadway in the Juan y Medio-Cascajalito-Tomarrason area of Colombia’s Guajira Department, killing nine people. There was no claim of responsibility for the incident.
01/01/2005: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) killed 17 people in Tame, Colombia. The perpetrators accused the victims of helping self dense groups in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/15/2005: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped six medical workers in Uribe, Colombia. The medical workers were released after having been held captive for several hours.
12/04/2005: A former Senator and Governor of Huila, Jaime Lozada Perdomo, was attacked and killed by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’s (FARC) Teofilo Forero Castro mobile column in Los Altares. The perpetrators attacked the former senator’s SUV first with explosives, then with rifle fire, and finally used sniper shots. Three others in Perdomo’s SUV were injured, including Perdomo’s son.”
12/14/2005: A police patrol vehicle, traveling to San Joaquin Corregimiento, Colombia, was ambushed by guerrillas who used a roadside bomb and rifle fire to kill one policeman and injure another.
02/20/2005: Members of the Colombian Army’s 17th Brigade entered a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) minefield near Dabeiba, Colombia. One of the group stepped on a mine that exploded killing four soldiers and wounding five others.
12/10/2005: Two Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) members, armed with rifles, shot and killed two police agents in Cali, Colombia.
08/15/2005: National Liberation Army (ELN) members killed two Catholic priests and two workers in Colombia when they ambushed the victims' vehicle using bombs and guns. The ELN released a press statement indicating the organization's sorrow for mistakenly killing priests Vicente Rosso Bayona and Jesus Emilio Mora.
04/28/2005: A bicycle bomb exploded within a residential area in Cali, Colombia injuring five people and damaging three nearby buses. Authorities detained one suspect in connection with the bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2005: A group of guerrillas, presumably members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), attacked a police patrol vehicle, killing four policemen in Huila, Colombia. This was the second FARC attack on the Campoalegre police force in the past two months.
12/10/2005: One Colombian soldier was shot and killed during a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack on the Guayas River Bridge in Cagueta, Colombia. The perpetrators attacked the victim, who was one of five Colombian soldiers, using a combination of rifle fire and grenades.
08/03/2005: Approximately 500 members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked a police station in Piamonte, Colombia killing four officers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/15/2005: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked the city of Toribo, Colombia killing four people and injuring 17 others. The perpetrators destroyed 20 houses during the attack as well.
02/28/2005: People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) members kidnapped 17 people along the Magdalena River in Colombia. The kidnapping appeared to be financially motivated. The outcome of the kidnapping remains unknown.
12/14/2005: Colombian authorities blamed the National Liberation Army (ELN) for the murder of Liberal Party politician Ladys Daza de Ospino and her son, former councilman Edgar Ospino Daza, in Curumani, Colombia.
06/09/2005: The Trans-Andean oil pipeline, near Orito, Colombia, was bombed which caused a spill of at least 1,000 barrels of crude oil. It contaminated the water supply of nearby towns and leaving them without usable water for at least 20 days. FARC was responsible for the attack.
08/01/2005: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked a Colombian police convoy using a roadside bomb and automatic weapons in Atanquez, Colombia. At least 15 officers killed and several others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the assault.
12/15/2005: In two related Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) truck bombings, two Colombian soldiers and one civilian were injured in Teorama, Colombia. After a small explosion in a truck, the three victims gathered closer to the vehicle and a second, more powerful bomb exploded.
05/24/2005: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked the town hall in Puerto Rico, Colombia firing assault rifles and throwing grenades. The perpetrators killed between six and nine municipal officers and kidnapped six others. No group claimed responsibility for the raid.
08/12/2005: Suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) bombed energy towers in El Morro, Colombia, leaving several surrounding towns without power. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
12/18/2005: Two Colombians and two Americans were unhurt and safely rescued after their helicopter was shot down by gunfire from Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) perpetrators in Colombia’s Cauca Province. The aircraft was part of a drug-eradication program and the two Americans worked for DynCorp International, a U.S.-based security contractor.
06/05/2005: Rebels bombed three electricity towers in the Arauquita rural area of Arauca Province in Colombia, near the Venezuela border. The attack affected three municipalities: Arauca, Arauquita, and Cravo Norte, leaving more than 100,000 without power, including the Cano Limon oil facility. Authorities suspect either FARC or ELN, but are not sure which was responsible.
02/20/2005: Two unidentified gunmen shot and killed press photographer Hernando Marne, employed with El Pais, in Tulua, Colombia. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the murder.
10/29/2006: A bomb planted in a taxi killed a taxi driver and a Colombian soldier in front of an army base in Villavicencio, Colombia. The other people were injured in the blast. Officials blamed FARC for the bombings and believed that the presence of 50 kilograms of R1 explosive planted in the taxi were unknown to the driver.
04/06/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators bombed a Transmilenio bus in Inglés Barrio, Bogata, Colombia. The blast injured five children and an adult. The police insisted that they had identified four suspects linked to this incident who are suspected members of the FARC urban militia, Antonio Narino Urban Network.
08/21/2006: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) launched a grenade at a police vehicle in the city of Cali in Colombia’s Valle del Cauca Department, but the grenade missed its intended target and blew up near a group of bystanders, wounding five civilians. FARC made no claim of responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: Three members of the Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional (ELN) shot and killed a woman in her home in La Mina, Coromora, Colombia. The ELN members stated that the killings were retaliation for the deaths of three ELN members killed in a clash with Colombian soldiers.
02/16/2006: Two people carrying explosives in a horse-drawn carriage were killed and four others were injured when the bomb exploded in front of a police station in Cali, Colombia. Police suspected that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels had tricked the two peasants into carrying the explosives and then detonated them with a cell phone.
06/18/2006: Six fisherman were killed by The Revolutionary Army Forces of Colombia for violating a fishing ban the group had put in place in Bogota, Colombia.
05/22/2006: In one of four incidents by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (200605220004, 200605220006, 200605220007), FARC perpetrators set three buses on fire near Santa Marta, Colombia. This incident is closely connected to another FARC arson case where they burned six buses near Calamar Municipality (200605220006).
04/04/2006: Three individuals who identified themselves Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional members shot Coromoro Municipality Councilman Gerardo Amaya Amaya, 77, twice in the head in his "El Guayacan" ranch in rural La Mina, Coromoro Municipality, Colombia.
08/02/2006: A land mine planted by leftist rebels killed six coca eradicators and injured seven others in Colombia. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is suspected in the attack.
12/28/2006: A Colombian paramilitary leader, Jaime Angarita, was killed by gunmen in the town of Medellin, Colombia. No one claimed responsibility.
04/11/2006: Three rebels, who identified themselves as members of the ELN's [Army of National Liberation] "Jose Manuel Martinez Quiroz" Front, abducted three geologists in Estados Unidos Corregimiento, Becerril Municipality, Perija Mountain Range, Colombia. Initially, the rebels had retained seven hostages but later four of them (drivers) were released.
11/21/2006: Three homemade bombs exploded in Cali, Colombia injuring at least 15 people and damaging several homes. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was suspected in the attack.
05/22/2006: In one of four incidents by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (200605220004, 200605220005, 200605220006), a group of around twenty FARC members kidnapped Councilman Elkin Villa, Professor Jaime Carvajal, and merchant Fabio Cardona, as they were traveling to Nutibara Corregimiento, Colombia in support of Presidential candidate Alvaro Uribe Velez.
07/13/2006:Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels kidnapped thirty five people in Riosucio, Colombia. Four hostages escaped but the outcome of the remaining hostages is unknown.
07/04/2006: The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked a Colombian police post in Palmira. FARC used a gas canister bomb in the attack. Six police officers were killed and three were wounded.
04/03/2006: Four FARC [Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia] insurgents shot the President of Arauquita Municipality Council Jose Manuel Roa Montanez twice in the head in a secluded area between the hamlets of Aguachica and Los Chorros some 30-km away from Arauquita's urban area. The council president was returning without bodyguard from La Paz Police Inspection in Columbia.
05/20/2006: In one of two Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) related incidents (200605200001), FARC members used explosives to damage three sections of the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline near the cities of Convencion and Teorama. The attack caused over 4,000 barrels of crude oil to flow into the Catatumbo River and downstream towards the Maracaibo Lake in Venezuela.
01/18/2006: Eduardo Hernandez Situ, a Valle del Cauca political figure and mayoral candidate, was assassinated by an unknown gunman in Buenaventura, Colombia. Officials suspect that right-wing paramilitary groups are responsible, though there were no reported claims of responsibility.
05/22/2006: In one of four incidents by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (200605220004, 200605220005, 200605220007), FARC perpetrators set fire to six buses near Calamar Municipality, Colombia. This incident is closely connected to another FARC arson case where they burned three buses in Santa Marta (200605220005).
05/22/2006: In one of four incidents by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (200605220005, 200605220006, 200605220007), FARC guerrillas detonated explosive devices near a group of electrical system repairmen and their Colombian soldier bodyguards in Colombia’s Morales Municipality, killing five and injuring nine others. The FARC was also responsible for the electrical pylon being sabotaged earlier.
04/13/2006: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 5th Front guerrillas torched a public service bus from the Gómez Hernández Transportation Company serving the Turbo Medellín route in Río Verde on the Dabeiba Uramita road and kidnapped the driver and his assistant. The fate of those kidnapped remains unknown.
07/11/2006:A grenade that was thrown into a restaurant in Medellin, Colombia killed one civilian and injured eight others. The perpetrator of this incident was unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/25/2006: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels opened fire on a passenger bus on a remote highway in the Caqueta department of southern Colombia, causing the driver to hit a wall. Nine people were killed and 11 more were injured in the attack.
01/22/2006: William Grajales, a mayoral candidate in Alcala, Colombia, was shot and killed by unknown perpetrators near his home. His was the fourth murder of a local politician in Valle de Cauca in two weeks. There were no claims of responsibility.
07/07/2006: The Colombian military defused five explosive devices planted on the Cafre River Bridge in Puerto Rico Principality, Colombia, by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
01/19/2006: Three technical and engineering personnel working for the company Ecopetrol, were kidnapped by suspected FARC members in Arauca, Colombia. FARC was known to be extorting the company. One of the victims, Gabriel Antonio Moreno, was found dead on January 21, 2006 by authorities. The other two victims were released on January 23, 2006 with no reported injuries.
04/11/2006: FARC guerrillas are being blamed for abducting the top Telecom official in Arauca Department, Edgar Ignacio Torres, as he was travelling to Arauca City, Colombia, after having attended a meeting in Saravena, Colombia when the vehicle in which he was riding was stopped along the highway. The abductors took Torres and a local businessman that was travelling with him.
04/06/2006: A Transmilenio auxiliary bus in the La Florida neighborhood in Bogata, Colombia was bombed by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators.The police insist that they have identified four suspects linked to this incident who are members of the FARC urban militia, Antonio Narino Urban Network. Two people were injured in the explosion.
02/04/2006: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerillas kidnapped three employees from an oil exploration company near Barrancabermeja, Colombia, and released them a day later.
02/12/2006: Suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels blew up two stretches of the Trans-Andean oil pipeline in San Andres, Putumayo department, Colombia. The group took over the Mocoa-Orito highway for a few minutes and torched a tanker before damaging the pipeline.
01/19/2006: Three technical and engineering personnel working for the company Ecopetrol, were kidnapped by suspected FARC members in Arauca, Colombia. FARC was known to be extorting the company. One of the victims, Gabriel Antonio Moreno, was found dead on January 21, 2006 by authorities. The other two victims were released on January 23, 2006 with no reported injuries.
04/08/2006: The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) killed El Carmen Municipality Councilman Albeiro Julio Caviedes from the Colombia Democrática Party.
02/04/2006: Suspected National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels kidnapped two doctors, a Britain and Dutchman, working with Doctors Without Borders along a highway near the town of Ocana in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia. The two were released unharmed five days later on 2/09/2006. The NGO and Colombian military speculated that the ELN abducted the doctors to treat rebels wounded in clashes with the Colombian government near the Venezuelan border.
07/15/2006:The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped 170 people in Riosucio, Colombia. The result of this incident was unknown.
01/17/2006: Jairo Romero Gonzalez, a regional politician and a candidate for mayor in the town of Yumbo, Valle de Cauca, Colombia, was assassinated along with two bodyguards in Cali. The two bodyguards were identified as Alexander Escobar Duque and Carlos Mesa Duque. Officials suspect right-wing paramilitary groups are responsible, and three suspected perpetrators were taken into custody.
10/19/2006: An SUV loaded with 60 kilograms of R-1 explosives detonated in the parking lot of Bogota, Columbia's War College, injuring 5 people, destroying 5 vehicles and damaging nearby buildings. The College was hosting an event concerning human rights, and in attendence were several high-level officials, including Army Commanding General Mario Montoya. President Uribe claimed FARC was responsible for the attack.
05/28/2006: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) ‘retained’ sixteen election officials and prevented the setting up of five polling sites in Choco Department, Colombia. This act prevented 200 citizens from casting their vote in Juntas del Tamana, Carmen de Surama, Curundo, Urabara and Irabubu. It is unknown when or if the ‘retained’ election officials were released.
05/26/2006: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) used remote controlled explosives to topple an electricity pylon in El Pailon, Colombia. The attack left 180,000 citizens of Tumaco without electricity.
06/17/2006: Perpetrators killed 11 civilians including two children, in Cauca, Balboa, Colombia. No claim of responsibility was reported.
01/20/2006: Delgar Cardenas Gonzalez, a municipal councilor of Sevilla, was shot and killed by an unknown gunman wearing a military uniform in Sevilla, Colombia. Police think that the shooter could be from the Victor Saavedra Company of the FARC, but there were no reported claims of responsibility.
05/20/2006: In one of two Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) related incidents (200605200002), three minors, believed to be paid by members of FARC, were arrested after they were caught launching a grenade at a public building in Buenaventura.
02/12/2006: Suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels stormed a farming family's home in Sabanalarga, Antioquia department, Colombia, and killed six family members, including a woman in her eighties. A pregnant woman was also abducted by the rebels. The motive of the attack was unknown.
02/27/2006: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels, dressed as police and armed with assault rifles, stormed into a city council session at Los Gabrieles hotel in Rivera, Huila department, Colombia, and killed nine council members. Four others, including two city officials, a police officer and the council secretary were injured in the attack.
06/04/2007: Gabriel Burgos, the deputy Education Minister of Colombia, was wounded when letter bomb composed of black powder and a detonator inside a package sent to him by unknown perpetrators detonated as he opened it in his office in Bogotá, Bogotá D.C. Department, Colombia. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/10/2007: Three Colombian Police officers were kidnapped by an unknown number of Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) perpetrators with unspecified weapons in Cartagena del Chaira, Caqueta Department, Colombia. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/03/2007: Five Colombian male civilians were killed and three more were wounded when an unknown number of unknown perpetrators opened fire with small arms in the morning outside an open-air roadside restaurant near Donmatias, Antioquia Province, Colombia. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/06/2007: Five peasants were killed and 20 more kidnapped by member of Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in Riosucio, Colombia.
01/17/2007: A dairy plant owned by Nestle SA, a Swiss food conglomerate, was bombed in Colombia by a pickup truck contianing 660 pounds of explosive. One person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responibility but Caqueta is a known FARC stronghold.
12/18/2007: In one of two related incidents committed by Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in Colombia, perpetrators from FARC’s 6th Front attacked Toribio Municipality’s police station with grenades and rifle fire, killing three police officers and damaging several houses.
10/25/2007: No casualties were reported but five electrical transmission towers were damaged (two severely and three moderately) by explosives planted by an unknown number of Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) perpetrators in the morning in La Perezosa, Huila Department, Colombia.
11/17/2007: A landmine exploded when a Colombian army vehicle drove over it in the country’s Tolima Department. The attack killed five soldiers and one sub-official, and injured three more. Officials blamed the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) for perpetrating the attack.
10/22/2007: Janeth Coral (a Colombian civilian and sister of Puerto Asis mayoral candidate Jorge Coral) was killed, Rosario Cabrales (a Colombian civilian and Coral supporter) was mortally wounded, and seven more Colombian civilians were wounded when an unknown number of Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) perpetrators threw a hand grenade into an office of Coral’s campaign headquarters in the morning in Puerto Asis, Putumayo Province, Colombia.
12/23/2007: Police blamed the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) for damaging the electrical infrastructure of the Colombian port city of Buenaventura, causing the city to suffer a black out.
11/26/2007: Two Colombian policemen were killed and two were wounded when members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) attacked their patrol with gunfire in the town of Puerto Rico in the country’s Caqueta Department.
10/23/2007: Liliana Polania (a Colombian civilian regional assembly candidate) and Gratiniano Murcia (a Colombian civilian candidate for mayor of Cartagena) were killed by an unknown number of Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) perpetrators just prior to a rally in El Diamante, Caqueta Department, Colombia.
09/22/2007: Julio Cesar Marentes, a mayoral candidate for Villarrica, was killed by suspected members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) . He was a candidate of the La U Party and was campaigning in the Tolima province of Colombia when he was shot.
03/16/2007: A bomb left in a popular neighborhood in Buenaventura, Colombia detonated as policemen passed, leaving at least five dead. FARC rebels are suspected. No claim of responsibility was reported.
01/19/2007: A pickup truck carrying 660 pounds of explosives destroyed a dairy plant owned by Swiss food company Nestle SA in Doncello, Colombia. Police attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). One man at the plant was injured. No claim of responsibility was forthcoming.
08/18/2007: A Community Development secretary in El Tarra, Colombia, Fabio Obregon Barbosa, was murdered by suspected members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) .
06/04/2007: Capt. Julio Solorzano, a Colombian police chief, and two Colombian civilians were kidnapped by Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) perpetrators carrying small arms in Florida, Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. No claim of responsibility was reported.
01/14/2007: Five policemen were killed, and more where injured when a police patrol in La Playa, Colombia was attacked by a roadside bomb. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, (FARC) are suspected to be responsible for the attack.
11/20/2007: One Colombian soldier was killed and three more were injured by an explosion that targeted a provincial governor’s convoy. The blast took place in the city of Popayan in Colombia’s Cauca Department and was meant to kill Governor Juan Jose Chaux Mosquera, but the device exploded prematurely and he escaped unharmed. Guerillas of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) are suspected of carrying out the attack, and one guerilla was also killed in the explosion.
11/25/2007: One Colombian army officer, Alex Vaca Ramirez, was killed, and an enlisted man, Corporal Jaime Aponsa Ocampo, was wounded when members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) detonated a roadside bomb while the soldiers were on patrol in the town of Puerto Rico in the country’s Meta Department.
08/18/2007: A liberal party municipal councilor, Hernando Palechor, was shot dead in La Vega, Colombia. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
01/21/2007: A police officer and two civilians were killed when a homemade mortar was launched on a police truck in the Pacific port city of Buenaventura, Colombia. The attack also injured nine others. Officials blamed FARC for the attack.
04/09/2007: One person was killed and 34 were hurt when a bomb exploded in front of police headquarters in Cali, a city in Colombia’s Valle de Cauca Department. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but police believed the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) may have been responsible.
12/18/2007: In one of two related incidents committed by Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in Colombia, a child was killed and his mother and uncle seriously injured when a landmine exploded in Anori Municipality. The landmine was reportedly planted by FARC’s 36th Front, which is headed by alias "Anderson Carranza."
10/17/2007: Benjamin Garcia, a Colombian civilian and candidate for mayor in Toledo Municipality, Antioquia Province, and his son were killed by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators by unspecified means in Toledo Municipality, Antioquia Province, Colombia.
10/26/2007: Two members of the Colombian Navy and one Colombian civilian were killed and three more sailors and three civilians were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) perpetrators detonated adjacent to a military convoy on a roadside in a hamlet outside Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia.
04/09/2007: In Tame, Colombia, 13 farmers were killed by armed assailants wielding unspecified firearms. No group claimed responsibility but the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is believed to be responsible.
06/06/2007: No casualties were reported when letter bomb placed inside a package failed to detonate when it was opened in the office of Miguel Angel Lemus, acting superintendent of Solidarity Economy (a government bureau that business cooperatives), at approximately 3:30 PM in Bogotá, Bogotá D.C. Department, Colombia. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/13/2007: A bomb attack damaged the Payoa-Bcaramanga pipeline in northeastern Colombia. The attack affected more than one million people in the region, and is blamed on the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group.
10/16/2007: Colombian civilian Adolfo Leon Alvarez Rodriguez, a mayoral candidate of the pro-government Radical Change Party in Ataco Municipality, Tolima Department, was killed by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators firing small arms in Ataco Municiplaity, Tolima Department, Colombia.
10/23/2008: On Thursday afternoon at 1700, suspected guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’s (FARC) 51st Front detonated a low-powered home-made improvised explosive device at 123rd Street and 11th Avenue near Unicentro in northern Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia. The bombing attack injured six civilians and caused an unknown amount of property damage. This was the sixth of six bombing attacks, occurring approximately three hours after the first bomb blast, which that took place during a protest march by thousands of civil servants in the capital city of Bogotá. The bombs, which contained less than 500 grams of benclo (sodium benzoate and potassium chlorate) and ammonium nitrate and used timed clocks, were placed near garbage cans in sectors where there are no surveillance cameras. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident, and even though police suspect the FARC as being responsible, several government officials doubt if this was in fact a FARC attack.
05/24/2008: On Saturday, United Self-Defense Forces Of Colombia (AUC) terrorist, Alexis Oviedo Nieto, alias "Cachetes," from the Don Mario Front, killed two civilians identified as Alejandro Angulo Gonzalez and Ana Maria Chiquillo Berrio in the Obrero neighborhood of Apartadó, Antioquia department, Colombia. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident, however Oviedo Nieto was arrested by the National Colombian Police on 10/28/2008 on Tuesday on charges of double homicide.
11/22/2008: On Saturday, Gil Benigno, one of the founders and the representative of the ‘National Farmers' Board of Work for the Reclamation of Lands’ for farmers whose land was forcibly taken by the Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), along with two passengers were shot at by unknown assailants while they were travelling in a car in Chigorodo, Antioquia, Colombia.  Benigno, who was trying to press the government for a quicker return of land to its rightful owners, was killed and the two companions were injured.
04/13/2008: On Sunday, Cauca, Colombia, assailants detonated bombs in three energy towers of an energy infrastructure, damaging the facility. The attack left about 60,000 people without power in the towns of Toroto, Inza and Silvia. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Jacobo Arenas Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)) was responsible.
05/06/2008: On Tuesday,  members of The  Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia detonated five timed improvised explosive devices near a pipeline in Puerres, Narino. The attack damaged the pipeline but no casualties were reported.
06/11/2008: On Wednesday, in Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia, armed assailants set fire to four vehicles transporting hydrocarbons for Avante Petróleos, destroying them but causing no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
10/08/2008: On Wednesday morning, unknown assailants detonated a bomb at a plaza near the town square in Villamaria, Caldas department, Colombia. The bombing attack killed one civilian bystander and caused an unknown amount of structural damage to a nearby building. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
10/23/2008: On Thursday afternoon at 1310, suspected guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’s (FARC) 51st Front detonated a low-powered home-made improvised explosive device amid a housing complex on 25th Street and 69th Avenue in the Salitre neighborhood near the German Embassy and the Maloca Scientific Center in western Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia. The bombing attack injured three civilians and caused an unknown amount of property damage. This was the first of six serial bombing attacks that took place during a protest march by thousands of civil servants in the capital city of Bogotá. The bombs, which contained less than 500 grams of benclo (sodium benzoate and potassium chlorate) and ammonium nitrate and used timed clocks, were placed near garbage cans in sectors where there are no surveillance cameras. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident, and even though police suspect the FARC as being responsible, several government officials doubt if this was in fact a FARC attack.
04/28/2008: On Monday, a school professor, Jose Noe Marin Osorio, was kidnapped by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC)  Aurelio Rodríguez Front as he was heading to work in La Victoria, Risaralda, Colombia. Marin Osorio stated that the FARC asked for a ransom of 200 million pesos (U.S. $79,840) but no money was paid. Four months later on 08/31/2008 on Sunday, troops from the Army's 8th Brigade rescued the professor who was being held hostage between the border of Choco and Antioquia, Colombia.
06/10/2008: On Tuesday, seven people were wounded when a bomb exploded in the Kennedy neighborhood in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The device was allegedly placed by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia militants on the median of one of the roads and then detonated by remote control as a truck drove past.
06/26/2008: On Thursday, in Belen de Umbria, Risaralda, Colombia, armed assailants set a bus on fire, damaging the bus but causing no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 47th front was responsible.
08/06/2008: On Wednesday, the Colombian National Police located and safely defused two car bombs loaded with 187 pounds of explosives planted by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels in the capital city of Bogota, Capital District, Colombia. The two bombs were planned to detonate simultaneously during the August 7th national holiday festivities targeting the RCN Television building and an armed forces building. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/15/2008: On Sunday, in Granada, Antioquia, Colombia, armed assailants threw a grenade at a hardware store, causing damages but no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia 9th Front was responsible.
11/29/2008: On Saturday morning after 0530, guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's 48th Front targeting both police and the local civilian population, detonated a second bomb at the port of La Playa, two kilometers outside of Puerto Asis, Putumayo. The vehicle based improvised explosive device, a motorcycle bomb that was detonated by remote control, injured 12 individuals including National Police Sub Commander Arisaldo Sandoval Carabalí and 11 civilians who were wounded while attempting to assist police in clearing up the area from the first bombing.
05/03/2008: On Saturday evening at 1930, in Neiva, Huila, Colombia, armed assailants threw a grenade into the premises of a petroleum installation, Copetrol, damaging the outer walls of the installation, a nearby residence, and destroying a nearby vacant van but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
12/25/2008: On Thursday, members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) ambushed the family of a deserter in Arauca with 9mm weapons.  Four rebels driving on two motorcycles attacked the family in their vehicle while driving on a road from Arauca City to Arauquita.  Five died and one was injured.  Apparently one of the assailants was injured in the attack.  No group has claimed responsibility.
04/22/2008: On Tuesday, one worker was killed and another wounded when a landmine exploded while they were working on a coca eradication project in Puerto Libertador,  southern Colombia. Authorities suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)  responsible for the attack.
11/29/2008: On Saturday morning after 0530, two businessmen, Jaime Alarcón Rojas and Juan Carlos Casanova, were taken hostage by guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's 48th Front following the detonation of two bombs at the port of La Playa on the Putumayo River, two kilometers outside of Puerto Asis, Putumayo. The insurgents kidnapped the two storeowners using them as human shields as they made their escape. There were no reported casualties or damage and the status of the hostages is unknown.
07/17/2008: On Thursday, in Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia, armed assailants and fired upon a non-governmental organization (NGO) facility, killing two NGO attorneys, one Army captain and one driver, and wounding one soldier and one civilian. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
09/05/2008: On Friday, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels detonated a bomb on the Pan-American Highway in an unspecified city, south-western Cauca department, Colombia. The bombing attack caused severe damage to 3,500 meters of the Pan-American Highway and led to a massive traffic disruption for several hours but resulted in no casualties. Authorities claim the attack was meant to attack a public transportation bus. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
11/07/2008: On Friday, in a rural area outside Tibú, Norte de Santander, Colombia, armed assailants detonated a bomb near oil tower #232, damaging the infrastructure. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely reported that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’s (FARC) 33rd Front was responsible.
05/29/2008: On Thursday, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas detonated explosives at an electric tower in Barrancas in the state of La Guajira, Colombia, leaving several communities in the department of La Guajira without power.
12/08/2008: On Monday, in Guaviare, Colombia, an improvised explosive device (IED), composed of dynamite, placed on a bridge exploded, causing severe damage but no casualties.  The bombing took place on the road between San Jose del Guaviare and El Retorno. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
09/01/2008: On Monday night at 0005, a pick-up truck packed with explosives blew up in front of Palace of Justice, the city’s central court building, in downtown Cali, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. The car bombing attack, which was carried out by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’s (FARC) Manuel Cepeda Vargas Urban Front according to police, killed five civilians and wounded 26 others. In addition, the blast caused extensive damage to the Palace of Justice, destroying a large part of the building's first floor and several adjoining buildings, including the Attorney General's Office and the Aristi Hotel. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident, although Colombian daily El Tiempo reported in its online edition that FARC recently circulated news saying attacks were to escalate in retaliation to increasing military operations and Operation Jaque, which in July led to the liberation of top FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt and 15 others. On 09/09/2008 on Tuesday, police arrested six suspected perpetrators who carried out the car bombing attack.
03/05/2008: Two workers were wounded as an explosive device containing black gunpowder detonated in the Exito supermarket in Chapinero neighborhood in Bogota, Colombia. Three others were slightly wounded in the explosion. The perpetrators were not known.
08/01/2008: On Friday, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels belonging to the 6th Front kidnapped two people at gunpoint in Cali, Valle de Cauca department, Colombia. The hostages were identified as Caterine Valencia, an employee of Empresas Municipales de Cali, and Luis Lozano, professor at the University of Valle. On the morning of 08/09/2008 on Saturday, they were rescued by the Colombian National Army in Santander de Quilichao, Cauca department, Colombia. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
02/15/2008: In Arauca, Columbia, Francisco Delgadillo, the municipal council chief for Saravena, was assassinated inside a local shop. Police detained the suspected assassin shortly after the incident. Although rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) continue to plague Columbia, no group claimed responsibility for this attack. Delgadillo received death threats from unknown persons prior to his assassination.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday, two members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 51st Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)  were arrested when they were found near a gas pipeline with 10 kilograms of explosives , two electric fuses and 20 yards of wiring in Guayabetal, Cudimamarca, Colombia.
09/09/2008: On Tuesday night, three civilians were injured when an unknown man detonated a bomb in an un-named hotel in Garzon, Huila department, Colombia. The bomb blast caused minimal damage to the structure of the hotel. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
10/04/2008: On Saturday, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels knocked down an electricity pylon in the village of La Espriella, Tumaco, Nariño department, Colombia. The vandalism attack caused minor damage to the electricity pylon and cut off electric power for 160,000 inhabitants in various locations on the Pacific coast but resulted in no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
12/09/2008: On Tuesday, seven suspected members from the AUC's Black Eagles beat, tortured and killed Miguel Angel Ospina Boscan, an indigenous man from the Wayuu Nouna Indigenous Reservation, in the barrio of Los Palitos, Maicao (La Guajira). According to investigations, the murder of the indigenous leader's brother was to send a message of intimidation, alerting the town that the assailants had control of the region. No damages were reported.
10/29/2008: On Wednesday morning, unknown armed assailants hurled a fragmentation grenade at the Builes Alfonso Correa school in Planeta Rica, Cordoba department, Colombia. The grenade attack caused an unknown amount of damage to the school but resulted in no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
12/05/2008: On Friday, members of the Domingo Lain Front of the ELN (National Liberation Army) set off two explosive devices in Fortul, Arauca, Colombia when the officers were close to the Fortul cemetery, where they were going to exhume a body.The blast killed nine officers. The wounded officers were killed with a shot to the head. No group claimed responsibility.
07/26/2008: On Saturday, in La Apartada, Cordoba, Colombia, assailants slit the throat of a community leader, Edilberto Trespalacios, killing him. No group claimed responsibility.
04/29/2008: On Tuesday night, in an area near Campo Seis Tibu , Norte de Santander, Colombia, armed assailants detonated a bomb near an oil pipeline, damaging the pipeline but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)) was responsible.
10/03/2008: On Friday afternoon at 1720, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels detonated an improvised explosive device in the bathroom of a financial firm in northern Bogota, Capital District, Colombia. The bombing attack killed one female employee, injured five others and caused an unknown amount of damage to several offices in the building. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/10/2008: On Tuesday, regional Administrative Security Department Police agents announced that they had prevented a plan by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)’s 21st Front to assassinate President Alvaro Uribe and Tolima governor Oscar Barreto Quiroga with a taxi vehicle-borne improvised explosive during Uribe's visit to Planadas (Tolima), Colombia. The attempted attack was to be in retaliation for military attacks against the new head of the Marxist rebel group, Alfonso Cano. Police arrested taxi driver Wilfredo  Álvarez González, seized the vehicle, license plate WTO 408 along with explosives documents and safely defused the 120 kilogram of Benclo explosives on the highway between Ibagué and Planadas in the village of Alvarado (Tolima). Wilfredo  Álvarez González was charged by the local prosecutor in Planadas (Tolima) for terrorism, fabrication of explosive materials, trafficking and transportation of firearms and ammunition. FARC claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/23/2008: On Thursday afternoon at or after 1311, suspected guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’s (FARC) 51st Front detonated a low-powered home-made  improvised explosive device at 99th Street and 9th Avenue in Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia. The bombing attack injured two civilians and caused an unknown amount of property damage. This was one of six bombing attacks that took place during a protest march by thousands of civil servants in the capital city of Bogotá. The bombs, which contained less than 500 grams of benclo (sodium benzoate and potassium chlorate) and ammonium nitrate and used timed clocks, were placed near garbage cans in sectors where there are no surveillance cameras. Five suspected youths were arrested in connection t the attack. However, no claim of responsibility was made for the incident, and even though police suspect the FARC as being responsible, several government officials doubt if this was in fact a FARC attack.
11/26/2008: On Wednesday afternoon, seven government officials of Jambaló, Cauca department, Colombia, were kidnapped by suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels. Several hours later, after the local indigenous population organized a massive search of 400 people pressuring the rebel group, the FARC released the hostages in Caldono, Cauca department, Colombia. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/19/2008: On Thursday, three peasant farmers were injured by the explosion of a mine field installed by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in a tobacco field in El Zapato, Ovejas, Sucre, Colombia. The victims were identified as Victor Eduardo Huertas Oveja, Sol Angel Teheran Carpio and Alexander Martinez Villalba.
06/15/2008: On Sunday night, in Cartagena del Chaira, Caqueta, Colombia, armed assailants fired upon political leader, Aníbal Núñez Charry.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
06/10/2008: On Tuesday, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebels blew up two electricity towers with dynamite in Alvarado, Tolima, Colombia. No casualties were reported.
05/29/2008: On Thursday night, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas detonated explosives at four electric towers in Maicao the state of La Guajira, Colombia, leaving many communities in the department of La Guajira without power. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/22/2008: On Friday night, at about 2200, in San Rafael, Antioquia, Colombia, assailants detonated a bomb near a bar wounding 12 civilians, killing an assailant handling the bomb at the time of explosion and damaging the structure of the building.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Front 9 (FARC) was responsible.
07/31/2008: On Thursday early in the morning just before dawn, an improvised explosive device was thrown by unknown attackers on motorcycles at a commercial shopping center located on Calle 15, Carrera 14, Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia. The blast caused an unknown amount of material damage, but caused no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
10/02/2008: On Thursday afternoon at 1430, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels set off a bomb next to a vehicle at a shopping center located near a police station in El Paujil, Caquetá department, Colombia. The bombing attack wounded four civilians and caused an unknown amount of damage to the vehicle. Authorities believe the attack was carried out to coerce the payments of extortion demands, although no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/15/2008: On Friday, the Colombian National Army located and safely defused a land mine planted by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels belonging to the 15th Front in rural Alto Guadualito next to El Doncello-El Paujil road, El Paujil, Caqueta department, Colombia. Two of the bombs were composed of 154 pounds of R1 explosives while the other two contained 55 pounds of R1 explosives each. It was believed that the FARC was targeting military troops. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
10/23/2008: On Thursday afternoon at 1311, suspected guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’s (FARC) 51st Front detonated a low-powered home-made improvised explosive device at 139th Street and 9th Avenue near the Palatino Shopping Center in northern Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia. The bombing attack injured one civilian and caused an unknown amount of property damage. This was the second of six serial bombing attacks, occurring only one minute after the first bomb blast, which took place during a protest march by thousands of civil servants in the capital city of Bogotá. The bombs, which contained less than 500 grams of benclo (sodium benzoate and potassium chlorate) and ammonium nitrate and used timed clocks, were placed near garbage cans in sectors where there are no surveillance cameras. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident, and even though police suspect the FARC as being responsible, several government officials doubt if this was in fact a FARC attack.
11/15/2008: On Saturday, suspected rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’s (FARC) 53rd Front kidnapped Samuel Moreno, the mayor of Sumapaz, in a rural area near the mountains outside Sumapaz, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. Four hooded men, including FARC commander 'El Diablo' (The Devil) from the 53rd Front, stopped the mayor's car, hit his driver unconscious and took the mayor into the mountains. Authorities offered a 50 million peso (US $25,000) reward for information leading to the rescue of the mayor, however on 12/12/2008, the mayor’s body was discovered by the Colombian army in Las Animas outside Sumapaz, Cundinamarca, Colombia. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
01/26/2008: The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia detonated a bomb near the convoy of a municipality mayor in Arauca, Colombia. The blast killed four policemen and injured two more, however the mayor escaped unharmed. The attack was blamed on the Reinel Mendez Column of the FARC.
06/26/2008: On Thursday, a civilian was killed and three others were wounded when an IED exploded near a police station in Ibague, Tolima, Colombia. Huber Lain Herrera Marin, a member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, was charged with detonating the bomb.
06/11/2008: On Wednesday, in Tado, Choco, Colombia, armed assailants set two buses on fire, damaging the buses but causing no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
10/11/2008: On Saturday night, suspected members of the United Self-Defense Forces Of Colombia (AUC) paramilitary group shot and killed Celestino Rivera, an indigenous leader, near a road in Jambalo, Cauca department, Colombia. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/30/2008: On Wednesday, police neutralized four improvised explosive devices, made out of 20 kilograms of gunpowder and R1, found inside a hotel near the market of Viejo in Riohacha, La Guajira.  No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
07/03/2008: On Thursday morning at about 1100, in Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia, armed assailants fired upon and killed Embera Kato tribal leader, Octavio Domica. No damage or motive were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
06/08/2008: On Sunday, in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, armed assailants fired upon and killed one off-duty soldier, Emilio Revelo Valencia.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
03/05/2008: The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), blew up a section of the TransAndean pipeline that goes from Orito to Tumaco on the Pacific Ocean. The terrorist attack is thought to be a retaliation for the death of alias "Raul Reyes" death during an army attack a short time ago.
07/31/2008: On Thursday early in the morning just before dawn, a grenade was thrown by unknown attackers on motorcycles at the Bagel Time restaurant located on Calle 98, #10-32, Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/09/2008: On Monday, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia militants detonated a bomb at a textile warehouse on the corner of 33rd Street and 6th Avenue in Bogota, Capital District, Colombia. One woman was killed and her mother was wounded in the blast.
09/20/2008: On Saturday morning at 0600, two civilians were injured when a suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel launched an improvised explosive device at the Adolescent Responsibility Unit office of the Buenaventura Prosecutor General’s headquarters building in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. The blast caused a significant amount of damage to the building and to 74 other nearby residences. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
10/23/2008: On Thursday afternoon at or after 1311, suspected guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’s (FARC) 51st Front detonated a low-powered home-made improvised explosive device at 121st Street and 21st Avenue in Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia. The bombing attack injured two civilians and caused an unknown amount of property damage. This was one of six bombing attacks that took place during a protest march by thousands of civil servants in the capital city of Bogotá. The bombs, which contained less than 500 grams of benclo (sodium benzoate and potassium chlorate) and ammonium nitrate and used timed clocks, were placed near garbage cans in sectors where there are no surveillance cameras. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident, and even though police suspect the FARC as being responsible, several government officials doubt if this was in fact a FARC attack.
10/22/2008: On Wednesday morning, unknown assailants on a motorcycle threw a fragmentation grenade at the Inverbaez liquor warehouse in Neiva, Huila department, Colombia. The grenade attack caused an unknown amount of structural damage to the warehouse but resulted in no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
10/12/2008: On Sunday night at 2250, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) rebels detonated a bomb on the first floor of the Plaza Hotel in downtown Neiva, Huila department, Colombia. The bombing attack wounded two civilians and caused an unknown amount of damage to the structure of the hotel. A second bomb detonated at the Sulicam Hotel one block away shortly after the first bomb blast. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday afternoon, the Teofilo Forero Castro mobile column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attempted a bombing against the convoy of former Senator German Vargas Lleras in the municipality of Algeciras. The device was made of pentolite, black powder and shrapnel.  No damages were reported. No casualties were reported.
10/06/2008: On Monday night, assailants wearing armbands who identified themselves as members of the United Self-Defense Forces Of Colombia's (AUC) Black Eagles paramilitary group fired upon several members of the indigenous Embera Chamí community near the town of Riosucio, Caldas department, Colombia. The attack killed three of the indigenous members and wounded another. The indigenous community reported that prior to the attack, flyers containing a list of more than 60 people, including indigenous and other civilians who were being threatened by the AUC's Black Eagles, had been circulated in the municipality.
11/20/2008: On Thursday, in the vicinity of an oil complex in an unspecified city, Arauca department, Colombia, assailants kidnapped two civil engineers identified as Lina María Mogollón Vargas and Sergio Antonio Cobos Gómez. Eight months later on 07/16/2009, the assailants released the engineers. No ransom or casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was reported that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
12/29/2008: On Monday night, at 2130,  a bomb exploded on the corner of Calle 169 and Autopista Norte in the north of Bogota targeting an appliance store at the Punto 169 shopping center.  The bomb was composed of 1.5 kg of pentonite and shrapnel.  The explosion damaged windows, several shops and four houses in the neighborhood.  The bombing, allegedly committed in retaliation for not paying extortion money, was conducted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 51st Front.  Five people were injured.
12/21/2008: On Sunday, in a rural zone that goes through Campo Alegre, in Valle del Guamuez, Putumayo, Colombia, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED), damaging an oil pipeline, "Oso."  The military defused a second IED at the scene. There were no casualties reported. No group claimed responsibility, although the military suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were responsible.
11/05/2008: On Wednesday, in Tarazá, Antioquia, Colombia, unknown assailants slit the throats of and beheaded two peasant leaders, Jairo Alberto Londono and Fredy Manuel Estrada Guerra, killing them. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/12/2008: On Thursday night, in Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia, armed assailants detonated a bomb near a electric post in the a corner of the village of Montevideo in the industrial sector of the city, damaging several buildings but causing no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
06/08/2008: On Sunday, in Patia, Cauca, Colombia, armed assailants detonated a bomb near a power plant, damaging three towers of the International Society of Automation power plant but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Front 8 was responsible.
11/04/2008: On Tuesday, two suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members traveling inside a vehicle threw a grenade at the Yep chain department store located at the crossroads of 15th street and Highway 10 in Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia. It is believed that the FARC rebels were trying to extort the store and after several failed attempts employed the use of the grenade as "punishment" for not giving in to their demands. The explosion caused minimal damage to one window of the store but resulted in no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
09/19/2008: On Friday, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels attempted to detonate a fire bomb on a public bus in Bogota, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. As authorities were able to safely disable the incendiary device, no damages or casualties occurred. This was the fourth of five similar arson attacks targeting public buses on five different bus routes throughout Bogota. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
12/20/2008: On Saturday, ten people were kidnapped by the Oriental Bloc of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Puerto Gomez, Cubarral, Meta. They  used the hostages as human shields by the 26th Front.  Six or seven individuals armed with AK-47s took the hostages after a soccer game. No damages were reported.
10/23/2008: On Thursday afternoon at or after 1311, suspected guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’s (FARC) 51st Front detonated a low-powered home-made improvised explosive device at 80th Street and 6th Avenue near the Peruvian Embassy in Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia. The bombing attack injured two civilians and caused an unknown amount of property damage. This was one of six bombing attacks that took place during a protest march by thousands of civil servants in the capital city of Bogotá. The bombs, which contained less than 500 grams of benclo (sodium benzoate and potassium chlorate) and ammonium nitrate and used timed clocks, were placed near garbage cans in sectors where there are no surveillance cameras. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident, and even though police suspect the FARC as being responsible, several government officials doubt if this was in fact a FARC attack.
10/11/2008: On Saturday, Nicolas Valencia Lemus, an indigenous community leader, was shot and killed by members of the United Self-Defense Forces Of Colombia's (AUC) Black Eagles paramilitary group as Lemus was travelling on a motorcycle with his wife and his son on a road near Toribio in the department of Cauca, Colombia. Before fleeing the scene, the assailants claimed responsibility by writing 'Aguilas Negras' (Spanish for Black Eagles) on the windows of Lemus' car.
06/01/2008: On Sunday, the National Liberation Army's Gustavo Palmesano Ojeda Front planted a land mine composed of eight IED's targeting the local civilian population as well as army troops in the rural area of Alta Maroca, Dibulla, La Guajira, Colombia. Troops discovered and defused the bomb before it exploded and seized four kilograms of pentolite, 500 meters of detonating cord and one gallon of liquid precursor chemicals.
01/30/2008: Suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members gunned down and killed two people in Cunday, Colombia.
11/15/2008: On Saturday, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels, targeting the civilian population initiated an armed take-over of the town of Arenal Sur, Bolívar department, Colombia. The rebels employed the use of heavy machine gun fire before being stopped by National Police forces. One civilian, identified as Jair Tafur Campo, died during the attack. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
11/20/2008: On Thursday, in the rural community of San Bernardo de Bata of Toledo district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia, assailants kidnapped one civilian, Román Darío Sánchez Basto. On 1/23/2009, an army unit rescued the victim unharmed. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels were responsible.
12/13/2008: On Saturday, unknown assailants traveling on a motorcycle threw a grenade into the Maquinagros warehouse in Tierra Alta, CÃ³rdoba, Colombia. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage to the warehouse and injured five people, Villarreal Viloria, Ledis Atencia Ruiz, Carlos Guzman PeÃ±a, including two children who were passing by at the time of the incident. No group claimed responsibility and local police could not offer a motive for the attack.
05/27/2008: On Tuesday, the first of five time initiated improvised explosive devices was detonated successively against an Interconexión Eléctrica S.A electricity pylon in Maicao, La Guajira. Colombia. The attack knocked down and damaged the towers but caused no casualties. The Revolutionary Forces of Colombia  59th front claimed responsibility.
07/15/2008: On Tuesday, in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, assailants on a motorcycle detonated an improvised explosive device near the front door of the office of the Vice President of Congress, damaging the building but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
11/21/2008: On Friday, unknown perpetrators bombed the regional headquarters of Colombia's biggest union, Confederation of Workers of Colombia (CUT), in Arauca, capital of Arauca department in Colombia. The bombing attack caused severe damage to the outside of the CUT union headquarters but resulted in no casualties. This was one of two bombing attacks targeting union and non government organization (NGO) offices in the department of Arauca on the same day. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
11/04/2008: On Tuesday, in a rural area outside Tibú, Norte de Santander, Colombia, a land mine exploded, killing one civilian and wounding two others. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
09/19/2008: On Friday, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels detonated a fire bomb on a public bus in Bogota, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. The arson attack partly destroyed the bus, but caused no casualties. This was the second of five similar arson attacks targeting public buses on five different bus routes throughout Bogota. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/06/2008: On Tuesday, grenades were launched at the town of El Pedregal in Corinto, Cauca. The attack killed three civilians and wounded one child. Authorities were able to intercept conversations between  members of The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) detailing how they were targeting the civilians of the that town.
08/09/2008: On Saturday, ten people were injured when an explosion caused by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels detonated in a commercial establishment at 143rd Street and Avenue 19 in the sector of Cedritos, Bogota, Capital District, Colombia. It is thought that the attack was carried out for non-payment of extortion demands. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
10/12/2008: On Sunday night at 2305, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) rebels detonated a bomb on the second floor of the Sulicam Hotel in downtown Neiva, Huila department, Colombia. The bombing attack killed one civilian, wounded five civilians and caused an unknown amount of damage to the structure of the hotel including several nearby shopping centers. Another bomb detonated at the Hotel Plaza one block away shortly before the blast at the Sulicam Hotel. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, unknown assailants detonated a bomb at a grocery store near the crowded main square of San Rafael, Antioquia, Colombia. The bombing attack injured 11 civilians and damaged a car that was parked outside the store. The bomb, which was packed with shrapnel, was reported by authorities to be a low-powered explosive device. No group claimed responsibility and local police could not offer a motive for the attack.
06/27/2008: On Friday, unidentified terrorists planted a landmine along the Telembi River in the rural area of Samaniego, Narino, Colombia. Three native Awa children were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/31/2008: On Sunday, four United Self-Defense Forces Of Colombia (AUC) terrorists belonging to the Black Eagles squad attempted to kill Ana Patricia Cuellar España, a government worker, outside her house in the neighborhood of San Rafael, Pitalito, Huila department, Colombia. The attackers threw rocks and fired at her house, but no casualties were reported. Before the assault, Cuellar España received death threats via phone calls.
10/17/2008: On Friday morning at 0530, an unknown male assailant detonated an improvised explosive device containing a live grenade in the middle of a public road at 90D Carrera and 83 B Street in the community of Quirigua, northwest Bogota, Capital District, Colombia. The bombing attack caused considerable damage to the windows of 20 neighboring buildings but resulted in no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
09/17/2008: On Wednesday evening at 2030, two civilians were injured when suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels detonated two bombs in a public facility in Bogota, Capital District, Colombia. The bomb blast caused an unknown amount of structural damage to the building. Reports from local businesses claim that members of the FARC were attempting to extort them. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
11/21/2008: On Friday, unknown perpetrators bombed the regional headquarters of Colombia's biggest union, Confederation of Workers of Colombia (CUT), in Arauca, capital of Arauca department in Colombia. The bombing attack caused severe damage to the outside of the CUT union headquarters but resulted in no casualties. This was one of two bombing attacks targeting union and government organization (NGO) offices in the department of Arauca on the same day. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/14/2008: On Thursday night, an alleged Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel detonated an improvised explosive device that killed seven people and injured 52 others during local festivities at a town fair in downtown Ituango, Antioquia department, Colombia. The device was hidden in a trash can beside a lamppost in the center of Ituango. Several nearby shops were destroyed in the blast. A man thought to be responsible for the bombing attack who is known as "El Pajaro" was arrested soon after the blast. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/12/2008: On Thursday night, in Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia, armed assailants detonated a bomb near a video store, damaging the structure but causing no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
10/23/2008: On Thursday, unknown assailants set fire to a passenger bus near the El Dorado airport in Bogota, Capital District, Colombia. The arson attack caused an unknown amount of damage to the bus but resulted in no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/15/2008: On Sunday, in Granada, Antioquia, Colombia, armed assailants threw a grenade at a nightclub, causing damages but no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia 9th Front was responsible.
09/19/2008: On Friday, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels detonated a fire bomb on a public bus in Bogota, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. The arson attack mostly destroyed the bus, but caused no casualties. This was the first of five similar arson attacks targeting public buses on five different bus routes throughout Bogota. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/10/2008: On Sunday afternoon, outside the city ofNeiva, Huila, Colombia, assailants detonated a bomb near a dairy company, damaging the facility but causing no casualties.No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
06/05/2008: On Thursday, in Chaparral, Tolima, Colombia, armed assailants set fire to a bus belonging to the company Velotax, injuring the driver and damaging the bus. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 21st Front was responsible.
10/27/2008: On Monday morning at 0900, suspected rebels belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 34th Front, fired upon a boat carrying the Mayor of Atrato, Luis Gorgonio Moreno Valencia, in the Atrato River in a rural area of Medio Atrato, Chocó department, Colombia. The attack killed a female civilian passenger, wounded the Mayor, one bodyguard and two other civilian passengers and caused an unknown amount of damage to the boat. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
01/24/2008: Unknown perpetrators detonated three small bombs in front of bank offices in Cali, Colombia. The attack killed and injured no one and property damage is unknown. A fourth bomb  containing six kilos (just over 13 pounds) of the explosive pentonite, was also found in front of a bank but was disarmed by local police before it could go off.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, in one of two related attacks, two assailants in motorcycles threw grenades at a hardware store in the Cooperative Centrafe in Neiva City, Huila, Colombia. The buildings were damaged but no casualties were reported. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia claimed responsibility for the attack
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, in one of two related attacks, two assailants in motorcycles threw grenades at a mattress store in the Cooperative Centrafe in Neiva City, Huila, Colombia. The buildings were damaged but no casualties were reported. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/15/2008: On Monday night at 2230, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels on a motorcycle threw an improvised explosive device at a government facility in downtown Neiva, Huila department, Colombia. The blast caused minimal damages to the structure of the building but resulted in no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/12/2008: On Thursday, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's 21st Front planted three improvised explosive devices in the rural sector of San Miguel in San Antionio, Tolima, Colombia. The bomb targeted civilians and military personnel but was defused by troops before it could explode.
07/11/2008: On Friday, in Quibdo, Choco, Colombia, assailants stopped a boat and kidnapped 16 civilians and two children, causing no injuries or damages. Later the same day, assailants released eight of the 18 kidnapped civilians. On 07/25/2008, assailants released the remaining eight civilians and two children. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely reported that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
12/04/2008: On Thursday, the Daniel Aldana column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) planted explosives which detonated in front of a police convoy charged with escorting First Lady Lina Moreno de Uribe, injuring three police officers.  The First Lady was in Tumaco at the time of the attack and was not injured.
07/01/2008: On Tuesday, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 13th Front kidnapped a traditional medicine healer and his son, 13 year old Franco Piñacué, at an indigenous reservation in Calderas, Antioquia department, Colombia. The FARC forced the medicine healer to attend to wounded FARC members back at their camp. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident, however, the next day on 07/02/2008, army troops rescued the two hostages when they engaged the FARC in armed combat, which resulted in the injury of Piñacué from crossfire.
07/25/2008: On Friday night, in Mistrato, Risaralda, Colombia,  Governor Hugo GonzÃ¡lez BernÃ¡za, of  Embera ChamÃ­ indigenous community was stabbed four times , then fired upon and killed by armed assailants. No group claimed responsibility.
05/27/2008: On Tuesday, unknown rebels detonated explosives targeting railroad tracks used to transport thousands of tons of coal to El Cerrejon, La Guajira, causing 40 train wagons to be derailed before the city of El Cerrejon (in Magdalena department) in the department of La Guajira, Colombia. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
12/10/2008: On Wednesday evening at 2130, an explosive device detonated outside the customer care center of a public firm in the El Penon neighborhood of Cali. The device is believed to have been thrown from a motorcycle minutes before it exploded.  The bomb was composed of 500 grams of explosives. Authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are responsible for this attack. No casualties were reported.
01/29/2008: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb near a police station in Bogota, Colombia killing no one and injuring three policemen and one civilian.
06/21/2008: On Saturday, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia militants detonated dynamite by remote control at the Colombian Ecopetrol oil pipeline in the rural area of Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The pipeline was closed and 100,000 barrels of crude oil were lost. No casualties were reported.
09/19/2008: On Friday, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels attempted to detonate a fire bomb on a public bus in Bogota, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. As authorities were able to safely disable the incendiary device, no damages or casualties occurred. This was the fifth of five similar arson attacks targeting public buses on five different bus routes throughout Bogota. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
12/22/2008: On Monday, in Solano, Caqueta, Colombia, an improvised explosive device (IED) placed at the central park exploded, killing one civilian, one child, and one soldier and injuring one civilian. No group claimed responsibility, although it was reported the the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 15th Front was responsible.
04/20/2008: On Sunday, after assailants organized a protest and forced farmers to join it, they opened fire on the farmers, killing one civilian and wounding fourteen others. They then barricaded the areas with vehicles set on fire, robbed a bank, and fired on responding police officers. No group claimed responsibility, although it was reported that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)) was responsible.
05/11/2008: On Sunday, guerillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) Mariscal Jose de Sucre Column detonated an IED composed of dynamite at electric tower #188 in the rural sector of Ospina Pérez, Ricaurte, Nariño department, Colombia, causing 300 million Colombians to be left without power in the localities of Ricaurte, Magüí Payán, Roberto Payán, Barbacoas and Tumaco. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday evening, Bogota National SIJIN Police discovered 220 pounds of Benclo explosives, 130 detonators and 200 meters of time fuse set to detonate inside a house in the neighborhood of San Isidro, Ciudad Bolívar, Antioquia department, Colombia. Police arrested two individuals at the residence and then defused the explosives, however the demolition unintentionally injured four civilians. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
09/19/2008: On Friday, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels attempted to detonate a fire bomb on a public bus in Bogota, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. As authorities were able to safely disable the incendiary device, no damages or casualties occurred. This was the third of five similar arson attacks targeting public buses on five different bus routes throughout Bogota. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/21/2008: On Thursday evening, at about 2030, in Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia, an assailant threw an improvised explosive device near a clothing store, injuring three civilians and damaging the structure of the building. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility.
07/28/2008: On Monday in Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia terrorist leader of the AUC's Cacique Nutivara Bloc, Severo Antonio Lopez Jimenez's alias Job,body was found at the Las Palmas shopping center, with a note accusing him of his collaboration with newspapers and other medias. Authorities arrested one suspect believed to be responsible for the attack.
07/17/2008: On Thursday, 17 Colombian tourists who were traveling on the country's northwestern jungle rivers at a site between the municipalities of Riosucio and Quibdó, Chocó department, Colombia, were taken hostage by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The next day on 07/18/2008, the FARC released eight of the 17 hostages at the riverbanks of the Atrato River in Chocó department. On Wednesday, 07/23/2008, the International Committee of the Red Cross arranged for the release of eight more hostages in a rural area of Vigia del Fuerte, Antioquia department. The Red Cross denied that any ransom payment was made for the exchange of the hostages and it is unknown if the Colombian military paid a ransom for the release of the first set of hostages. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident and the status of the last remaining hostage is unknown.
05/01/2008: On Thursday, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked an electric substation belonging to Electrificadora del Huila in Betania, Huila, Colombia. The attack left the towns of Hobo, Teruel, Colombia, Villavieja, Aipe, Rivera, Baraya, Tello, Neiva, in Huila, and  Alpujarra y Ataco, in Tolima, without electricity for nine hours.
07/08/2008: On Tuesday, in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia, armed assailants threw bombs at a military healthcare facility, damaging the facility and  injuring one optometrist, one soldier, and  two civilians . No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the National Liberation Army (ELN) was responsible.
9/23/2008: On Tuesday night at 0220, 20 National Liberation Army (ELN) insurgents from the ELN’s Jose Domingo Lain Saenz Front attempted to detonate explosives at the Caño Limon Coveñas pipeline in the rural area of La Ceiba, Arauquita, Arauca department, Colombia. However, the insurgents were intercepted by Army troops and the explosives did not detonate, preventing any casualties or damages from taking place. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/04/2008: On Monday, in Cucuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia, assailants detonated a bomb near two electricity towers, destroying both towers but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) or the National Liberation Army (ELN) was responsible.
09/18/2009: On Thursday morning at 0930, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels detonated an improvised explosive device containing 17.6 pounds of unknown explosives on a public transportation bus in Fomeque, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. The bomb blast damaged the bus, two vehicles, and the structures of several residences but resulted in no casualties. The Cundinamarca police commander claims the bombing attack could be extortion against the municipal transport company. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/03/2008: On Thursday early in the morning, Luis Hernando Betancourt, a French priest attempting to establish communication with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in hopes of liberating Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages, was attacked in his home by an unidentified man, presumably a FARC rebel, with a knife in San José del Guaviare, Guaviare, Colombia. Betancourt sustained injuries to his arms and upper body and was treated in a nearby hospital. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
07/01/2008: On Tuesday, armed assailants detonated a bomb near an electrical substation in Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia, damaging the substation but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
07/17/2009: On Friday, an explosive was left in a trashcan in the commercial zone of Panamerica, between 6th street and highway 12 in Santander de Quilichao, department of Cauca, Colombia. The explosion caused damage to windows and doors of several buildings but no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility but authorities believe it was an attack from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in retaliation for the apprehension of alias ‘Orejimocho.’
08/24/2009: On Monday in Purisima, Cordoba, Colombia, 45 year old, Bernabé Agustín Roqueme, an indigenous community leader for the Zenu del Cabildo Comegen tribe, was shot dead by unidentified militants on a motorcycle. Two other leaders of the tribe have received anonymous phone calls threaten their lives. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/11/2009: On Wednesday afternoon, assailants fired upon and killed ten Tangarial and Awa civilians that were resting between the towns  Ricaurte and Guachavez, in  Narino, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility, although the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC) reported that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was suspected.
11/07/2009: On Saturday morning around 1100, in the road between Planadas and Gaitania, Tolima, Colombia, armed assailants fired upon and killed, Raúl Mendoza García, the president of the El Oasis Community Action Council (JAC). No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
04/18/2009: On Saturday night at about 0300, in Neiva, Huila, Colombia, one vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and one improvised explosive device, both placed near supermarkets, exploded nearly simultaneously, damaging the supermarkets, several stores, and residences but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility, although police suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
12/04/2009: On Friday, in El Mango, Cauca, Colombia, assailants fired small arms and grenades at police guarding a coca eradication team, wounding two police officers. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
09/06/2009: On Sunday, in Planadas, Tolima, Colombia, unknown assailants activated an explosive device in a commercial location, causing property damage but no casualties . No group has claimed responsibility but authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/30/2009: On Wednesday, in El Castillo, Meta, Colombia, an armed assailant on horseback fired upon town councilman, Germán Herrera Rozo, of the liberal political party, killing the councilman and wounding one child. No group claimed responsibility, however authorities believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
07/28/2009: On Tuesday, in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia, in the village of Llano Alta, assailants detonated explosives on a section of an oil pipeline, damaging the pipeline, surrounding flora and fauna, affecting drinking water, and rendering land unusable for crops but causing no causalities. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the National Liberation Army (ELN) were responsible.
05/24/2009: On Sunday evening at 2118, in the city of Neiva, Huila, Colombia.  Two men riding a motorcycle threw two kilograms of nitrate from ammonium on a Public Companies of Neiva’s building, injuring two civilians and causing no significant property damage. Minutes after the attack, the army captured a suspect and was turn in to the General District for questioning. Police authorities of Huila believe that the Revolutionary Army of Colombia were responsible for the attack.
05/20/2009: On Wednesday in Caño Verde, rural area of Arauquita, Colombia, assailants used dynamite to blow up two Electric Interconnection electricity towers. The attack left the towns of  la homónima Arauca, Cravo Norte, and Caño Limón without power. No group claimed responsibility but governor  Alejandro Arbeláez, suspects the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
07/09/2009: On Thursday, in Tierralta, Cordoba, Colombia, unknown men killed Héctor Betancur Domicó, the Indigenous Association of Northern Cauca governor of the Embera Changarra ethic group. Domico was the seventh indigenous leader killed in 2009. No group has claimed responsibility.
12/28/2009: On Monday morning at 1100, in San Antonio, Tolima, Colombia, ten armed assailants established a road block and detained the city's mayor approximately half an hour before releasing him. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
01/11/2009: On Sunday night, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) militants attacked an Ecopetrol camp, burning the camp and six vehicles, in the remote El Catatumbo region of Norte de Santander, Colombia. One of the destroyed vehicles was an ambulance, a Toyota Hilux, three white Chevrolet Dimax, and a motorcycle. No casualties or claim of responsibility were reported.
03/22/2009: Unidentified assailants electronically detonated two explosives that were place on  gas tanks on Pan American highway, Toribio, Cauca  which connects Colombia and Ecuador. This caused a portion of the highway to be closed. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility, although the governor of Cauca suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
09/16/2009: On Wednesday, in Monserrate, Boyaca, Colombia, assailants fired upon and killed one community leader, who was hit by five bullets in his body and two in the head. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the 28th front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
08/06/2009: On Thursday morning, in the department of Choco, Colombia , seven masked and armed men, threatened, tied the hands and feet of the indigenous families of Embera Pichinde tribe, kicked them, hit them with their guns and fired shots next to their ears. No casualties were reported. The families have been threaten before and were displaced three times within one year. The ‘ Black Eagles’ are believed responsible for the attack.
04/13/2009: On Monday night at about 2230, in San Martin, Cesar, Colombia, in the village of Terraplen, assailants fired upon people, killing one person and wounding four others.  Two people were reported missing.  No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
02/12/2009: On Thursday, assailants on motorcycles fired upon and killed a prominent peace activist, Luis Alberto Arango Crespo,  in Barrancabermeja, Santander, Colombia. He was the president of the association of fishers and beekeepers of Lanito and also member of the board of directors of the association of fishers of Magdalena Medio. No group claimed responsibility, but Paz Mario Jaimes and Rodrigo Perez  Alzate  ex-paramilitaries of United Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) were suspected to be responsible.
03/27/2009: On Friday, at about 2325, in the village of San Fernando, Pasto, Narino, Colombia, in the village of Dolores, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded, damaging two of the Cedenar electrical company  transmission towers causing the interruption of power in seven towns. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the  Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 29th Front, was responsible.
01/27/2009: On Tuesday evening at 2100, a bomb exploded killing two people and wounding 20 others, outside a Blockbuster movie rental store in an upscale neighborhood in northern Bogota, Capital District, Colombia. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is suspected to have been behind the bombing attack. Around five kilograms of explosives were placed in an ATM machine in the two story building where Blockbuster operates. Two FARC rebels,  Julian 'El Tigre' Pinilla LeÃ³n and Jose Alexander 'El Enano' Narquines Huertas, were arrested two days later.
01/24/2009: On Saturday at dawn, in Roncesvalles, Tolima, Colombia, assailants fired upon multiple facilities, damaging a police station, a school and several residences but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC), 21st Front were responsible.
02/10/2009: On Tuesday, three assailants fired upon and killed one government official, Bernardo Solarte Ceron,  from the municipal of  Florencia, in Argelia, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the National Liberation Army (ELN) and Los Rastrojos were responsible.
09/03/2009: On Thursday afternoon at about 1430, in San Jose de Isnos, Huila, Colombia, assailants fired upon and killed two civilians. No group claimed responsibility, although the authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday afternoon, at mile 23 on a road between Popayan and Huila, La Palma, Colombia, assailants hijacked two buses and ordered 45 passengers off the vehicles then setting the minibuses on fire. Then assailants hijacked a truck and ordered the driver to take the passengers of one of the minibuses to their destination. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility although it is widely believe that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were responsible for the attack  because these companies refused to pay the extortions to the guerrillas for intermunicipal transportation.
09/06/2009: On Sunday, in El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia, assailants stopped and set fire to vehicles belonging to ICAMEX-Termotecnica returning from work on the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline, damaging eight vehicles but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although police believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 33rd front was responsible.
06/30/2009: On Tuesday evening at 1815, in Taraza, Antioquia, Colombia, assailants kidnapped José Antonio Betancur López, a member of an association of peasants and spokesman who led many peasants to agree and sign agreements with the national government regarding the growth of coca plants. Later, the assailants killed the political affiliate, dismembered the body and buried it near an aqueduct, where it was discovered on 2 July 2009. No group claimed responsibility.
08/09/2009: On Sunday, in the village of Diviso, Florencia, Caqueta, Colombia. Army troops neutralized an explosive device composed of 100 kilograms of Ammonal and four electric detonators that were placed on 200 meters away from an electrical tower. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
10/10/2009: On Saturday, three explosive devices were neutralized by the police in Santa Fe de Antioquia, department of Antioquia, Colombia. One of the explosive devices was hidden in the diaper section of a supermarket. Five individuals who are suspected to be responsible for the attempted bombings were arrested. One of the individuals is an expert in explosives and was a former member of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN). The bombings were attributed to the FARCs 34th Front. Police are investigating if the attempted bombings have any relationship to extortion. No group has claimed responsibility.
02/04/2009: On Wednesday,militants abducted an undetermined number and killed 17 Awa Indians from their village in Barbacoas, Narino, Colombia.17 of the hostages captured were tortured and killed. One hostage that managed to escape was able to give authorities details on the perpetrators and victims. Authorities suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)responsible for the attack.
12/26/2009: On Saturday, in a military operation, soldiers of the Battalion of Infantry 3  Bárbula´, of the Décima Cuarta Brigade, found and destroyed a mined field composed by two improvised explosive devices, that was prepared by the 36th Front of the FARC, in rural sector of the municipality of Cáceres, department of Antioquia, Colombia. Source reported that the mine was to be used against military and civilians from that area. No casualties or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
02/17/2009: On Tuesday, assailants stopped a tractor-trailer and set fire to it on the Ocana to Cucuta road, near Cucuta, Santander, Colombia. The attack damaged the vehicle and injured one person. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible. The purpose of the attack was to block the flow of traffic in a road that leads to a fountain known as the Virgin where people gather and pray.
02/28/2009: On Saturday, at 0930, in Popayan, Cauca, Colombia, assailants kidnapped  primary healthcare worker for  The East Health Center of Cauca, 42 year old Tomas Vernaza NiÃ±o. No injuries or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was suspected that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
06/06/2009: On Saturday, two young men threw a grenade into a commercial building in the nightclub Rosa zone in Quibdo, Choco, Colombia. The explosion injured 11 people and damaged the building. No group claimed responsibility.
04/14/2009: On Tuesday, assailants fired upon and killed two police officers during  their doctor’s appointment in a hospital in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia .  No group claimed responsibility. Authorities suspect The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were responsible for the attack.
09/17/2009: On Thursday, afternoon at about 1430, in Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia, assailants threw a grenade at the home of a former governor of La Guajira, José Luis González Crespo, injuring one civilian and one soldier and damaging the residence and one vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
05/09/2009: On Saturday in Samaniego, Nariño, Colombia, guerrillas harassed the town and detonated an explosive device was within 50 meters of the mayor's office.  The explosion damaged a dozen buildings which included a dental office, a mechanic shop, a print shop, a hotel, a beauty salon, a storage, a frippery, and several apartments.  Two police officers were injured. No group has claimed responsibility, although authorities believe the National Liberation Army (ELN) was responsible.
11/28/2009: On Saturday at about 0800, at kilometer 44 of the road from Neiva, Huila leads to Balsillas, Caqueta, Colombia, two explosive charges packed in plastic cans with a load of 180 explosive ammonal, pentolite, electrol detonators, a remote activation device, and 60 meters of duplex cable, were discovered and destroyed in a controlled manner by anti-personnel explosives. Authorities believe the column Teofilo Forero Castro Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) placed the explosives to use it against military or civilians from that area. No group claimed responsibility.
05/28/2009: On Thursday night between 2300 and 2330, in Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador, two improvised explosive devices  containing propaganda leaflets exploded at the Teleamazonas television station causing no property damage or casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2009: On Sunday, between Santiago, Putumayo and Colon, Putumayo, Colombia, an improvised explosive devices (IED) exploded, damaging several electrical towers but causing no injuries. Police technicians safely defused eight other IEDs found in the same area . No group claimed responsibility, although police believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible
12/17/2009: On Thursday, in El Carmen del Darien, Choco, Colombia, assailants threw a fragmentation grenade, killing two human rights leaders and one civilian. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
07/04/2009: On Saturday, in Arauca, Arauca, Colombia, assailants threw a grenade into the home of the chairman of the City Council, damaging the residence but causing no causalities. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
12/26/2009: On Saturday afternoon, in Sumapaz, Cundinamarca, Colombia, assailants hijacked two buses transporting many passengers. Later, in San Juan, Cundinamarca, Colombia, the assailants released the passengers unharmed. No group claimed responsibility, although police believed the 53rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
04/06/2009: On Monday at about 2400 midnight, in Quibdo, Choco, Colombia, three improvised explosive devices placed in three businesses exploded, damaging the businesses but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility, although the police suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
08/13/2009: On Thursday night at 0250 in Port Caicedo about 40 miles away from municipality of Puerto Asis, Putumayo, Colombia, assailants bombed and demolished part of the substation of the electric power plant Puerto Caicedo, causing the damages to the control shed and leaving the inhabitants of Port Asis, Orito, Valle del Guamuez and San Miguel without electricity, but no casualties were reported. Authorities claimed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia 32nd front were responsible for the attack.
06/26/2009: On Friday, Chaparral, Tolima, Colombia, Assailant detonated an improvised explosive device and open fire against the vehicle carrying the provincial governor, Óscar Barreto Quiroga, damaging the vehicle and injuring the governor, but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although the governor suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia was responsible.
10/05/2009: On Monday night, in the neighborhood of a Socha Viejo, Jerico, Boyacá, Colombia assailants stopped a diesel truck that was transporting 35 tons of coal, forced the driver out of the vehicle and proceeded to set it on fire. The attack destroyed the vehicle but caused no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but the 28th Front of the Revolutionary Forces of Colombia are believed to be responsible.
11/11/2009: On Wednesday evening, in Florencia, Caqueta, Colombia, a bomb exploded near a closed business named DMG, killing a woman, wounding one other, and damaging the building. No group claimed responsibility.
11/28/2009: On Saturday at about 0500, only three kilometers from the urban municipality of Dolores, Tolima, Colombia, armed insurgents stopped a bus with the license plate of TMG243 belonging to the company Auto Fresa and order the passengers to get off. Using handguns for intimidation, they forced the passengers to walk to Prado, firing up into the air, then proceed to incinerated the bus. Source reported that. Insurgents left slogan stating the attack was against the government and the bus company Auto Fresa. The attack destroyed the bus but caused no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were responsible.
10/28/2009: On Wednesday at about 0000 midnight, in Neiva, Huila, Colombia, police was able to neutralized a bomb composed by 40 kilograms of ammonium nitrate inside a plastic container with one electrical initiator and a type of un-electrical slow burner initiator. The explosive was located in eighth street between second and third street of the Civic Plaza, in front of a store of Exito warehouses. Police officers in patrol surprised Frellin Alberto Noreña Ochoa, alias ‘Mono’, a member of the Fifth Company of the Teófilo Forero Castro Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, as he intended to active the explosive. Workforce of Grupo Armados Ilegales de la Sección de Inteligencia of Sijin and the Guala Police took part in deactivating the bomb. No group claimed responsibility. Department of Huila, Colombia, on 10/28/2009.
04/29/2009: On Wednesday, in Puerres, Narino, Colombia, assailants placed an explosive charge on an Ecopetrol oil pipeline and detonated it, causing damage to the pipeline but no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
02/22/2009: On Sunday, in Tumaco, Narino, Colombia, assailants threw a grenade into a hospital building, injuring two security guards, one of them was identified as Mario Alfonso Godoy. The attack also slightly damaged the hospital.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/01/2009: On Friday, in San Juan del Cesar, Guajira, Colombia.  An indigenous man, Luis Carlos Moperena,  from the village of Wiwa encountered four heavily armed men in uniforms. The men accused Moperena of being an informant for the army so they tied him up and poured gasoline over him setting him on fire with a match. Moperena suffered third degree burns in 50 percent of his body. No group claimed responsibility but is highly suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces 41st Front was responsible for the attack.
02/06/2009: The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped six members of an indigenous people in Barbacoas, Narino with the intention of executing them. The kidnapping was perpetrated by the Antonio Jose de Sucre unit. There was no mention of casualties in the act of the kidnapping.
02/08/2009: On Sunday, armed assailants kidnapped ex-department treasurer Mario Montoya Gomez in Venadillo, Tolima, Colombia. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia member Jacobo Prias Alape was suspected of kidnapping the victim from his country residence. During the police search to find him assailants fired upon police, killing one officer, and wounding 10 others.  He was released  11 days later. No group claimed responsibility.
05/03/2009: On Sunday, in Tulua, Valle, Colombia unknown assailants detonated an explosive device against the storage facility Singer and New Home whose owner has been extorted eight times in the past. In the attack, several establishments were affected such as, the Agrario Bank, Optics "El Lago," and the shop "El Boton."  Property damage was estimated at over $50,125 dollars.  No group has claimed responsibility.
07/20/2009: On Monday, near the area puerto Jordan, Arauca, Tame, Colombia, armed assailants set up an illegal checkpoint in one of the highways where they stopped the drivers of a tractor-trailer, a camper truck, and a taxi, forced them out of their vehicles before setting them on fire and destroying them. The taxi driver was killed when he failed to comply with the assailants when asked to stop and get out of the vehicle. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia FARC are believe responsible since they have been responsible for setting up illegal checkpoints throughout many different cities in the past weeks. The authorities captured one suspect ‘Alex’ a FARC member of the Reinel Mendez Front with him they found four kilograms of ammonal, 200 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, one kilogram of explosive, a computer and FARC propaganda.
04/27/2009: On Monday, in a rural zone of Ibague, Tolima, Colombia,  suspected guerrilla members from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Jacobo Prias Mobile Column, attacked a group of workers from the Enertolima Company.  In the attack two contractors were wounded, Amado Eliecer Ocampo, 20 years old and Ricardo Melendez Garzon, 42 years old.  No group has claimed responsibility.
01/08/2009: On Thursday morning, buses belonging to the Cootranspensilvania company were burned in various parts of the Bogota, Capital District, Colombia. Black bags were left on all three buses which caused a minor explosion resulting in the buses catching on fire. The attack injured one civilian and caused minor property damage. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
12/07/2009: On Monday at about 2230 - 0230, an explosive was found by the Administrative Department of Security (DAS), and neutralized by Technical Investigation Team (CTI) in front of the hardware store Inter Alemana, located in the fifth street 4-30, in the central of Neiva’s city, Huila, Colombia. The improvised explosive device was composed of 40 Nitrate of Ammonium or Ammonal, 30 meters of explosive cord of Ecuadoran manufactured, two electrical detonators, a Ericson W-300 cellular and two batteries of 9 volts, was placed inside the white plastic container that was protected by an icebox of Icopor. According to the anti-explosive experts, the explosive could detonated by remote control by a cellular phone call or an electrical circuit called rele. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility but its believed the Mobile Column of Teófilo Forero of the FARC.
12/23/2009: On Wednesday afternoon at 1345, in Ortega, Tolima, Colombia, an improvised explosive device exploded in a Gana Gana gambling establishment, killing one employee, wounding three others and two customers, and destroying the business. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible in response to the business owners failing to pay extortion money to them.
06/03/2009: On Wednesday in the village of Santa Rosa in Villagarzon, Putumayo, Colombia, assailants set fire to a passenger bus, completely destroying it but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was reported that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were responsible.
06/28/2009: On Sunday morning at 1100 , in the rural area of El Capricho, in San Jose del Guaviare, Guaviare, Colombia, assailants detonated three cylinder improvised explosive devices placed in a road as a truck carrying government official drove near it, destroying the truck. After the explosions, they fired upon occupants of the truck, wounding government official deputy, Raul Aldana, in the right leg and kidnapping another, Marcus Baquero. The status of the hostage remains unknown. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the Juan Duque Nieto, alias "El Viejo."7th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia was responsible.
05/29/2009: On Friday afternoon at about 1709, the Column Teofilo Forero of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), enter the city hall of the city of Garzon, department of Huila, Colombia. Killing two bodyguards, one police officer, two soldiers, injuring three soldiers and kidnapping councilman, Armando Acuna, the status of the councilman remains unknown. FARC claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/16/2009: On Monday in Popayan, Cauca two alleged  Self-Defense members, entered the house of the journalist Gustavo Adolfo Valencia Ayala, owner of the local radio station, La Voz de Belalcazar and attempted against his life.  Valencia was shot in the leg leaving him seriously wounded  and was rushed to a hospital. No group has claimed responsibility.
11/08/2009: On Sunday, in neighborhood of Los Pinos, Rioblanco, Tolima, Colombia, heavily armed guerrillas, arrived to the house of a seven month pregnant Emilse Hernández, whom they wanted to take, because the child that she was going to have was of a soldier. The father of the young lady, Cristóbal Hernández, witnessed the incident and attempted to stop the guerrillas which lead to the death of both father and daughter. No group has claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were responsible.
05/26/2009: On Tuesday, in Neiva, Huila, Colombia, an improvised explosive device  placed on an air conditioner of one of the Public Companies of Neiva building exploded, injuring one civilian and damaging that building, 16 other businesses and three residences.  No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia  was responsible.
09/20/2009: On Sunday, in Uribe, Meta, Colombia, in the San Martin neighborhood, assailants threw a grenade into a group of civilians, killing one civilian, Rusbel Medina Velasco, and injuring eight others. No group claimed responsibility, although the military suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
10/13/2009: On Tuesday, in Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia, armed assailants barricaded the road between Tibu and Petrolera, and set fire to a commercial bus and three vehicles damaging all four vehicles but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed the 33th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, in El Retorno, Guaviare, Colombia, on the road between San Jose del Guaviare and Calamar, 15 assailants set fire to vehicles, destroying  two vehicles and one bus and a truck used to transport food that belonged  to the company La Macarena. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was reported that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
05/18/2009: On Monday night at about 0115, in Neiva, Huila, Colombia, two assailants launched an improvised explosive device at an industrial zone hitting  a dairy products company, Alpina, injuring two people and damaging the business. According to police commander Flavio Mesa the same company was attacked last August because they failed to pay extortion money to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) No group claimed responsibility, although the police suspected the FARC was responsible.
08/06/2009: On Thursday, in Cajibio, Cauca, Colombia, in the village of La Capilla, assailants set fire to cut wood ready to be packed to production plants. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible. This is one of two related attacks targeting wood farms.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, an explosion attack against the new court house of Santander de Quilichao, located in between Villa del Sur and El Canalon in the department of Cauca, Colombia, 40 kilograms of R-1 explosives were used for this attack causing 90 percent damage to the court house and some nearby residences. No group has claimed responsibility but authorizes believe the attack was carried out by the 9th and 30th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
04/15/2009: On Wednesday, in Planadas, Tolima, Colombia, in the village of Gaitania, assailants fired upon and killed four civilians. No group claimed responsibility, although the military suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
02/18/2009: On Wednesday, assailants fired upon and killed three farmers,  21 year old Jorge Eduardo Romero  Miranda, 35 year old  Armando Cubides LeÃ³n and the third victim was Jorgeâs mother. The victims  were all relatives of the Municipal mayor of  Pajarito. The attack took place in a farm in Pajarito, Boyaca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility, although it was suspected that the National Liberation Army's (ELN's) Jose David Suarez Front was responsible.
08/11/2009: On Tuesday, in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, assailants fired upon and killed Jairo Martinez, the prosecutor responsible for running investigations on some of the Manuel Cepeda Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members. No group claimed responsibility but authorities believe FARC was responsible.
04/26/2009: On Sunday, two unknown assailants in motorcycles attempted against the life of former mayor, Juan Jacobo Manotas Roa, in Sabanlarga, Atlántico, Colombia. The former mayor suffered a gunshot wound in his left arm. No group has claimed responsibility.
04/24/2009: On Friday, unknown assailants detonated an explosive charge in the commercial establishments of Quibdo, Choco.  No casualties were reported, however serious damage was reported. No group has claimed responsibility.
11/08/2009: On Sunday, in township of Yarumales, Rioblanco, Tolima, Colombia, Juan Crisostomo Guilombo a farmer was killed by armed assailants for letting his son be part of the Colombian military forces. No group claimed responsibility but the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were suspected.
12/26/2009: On Saturday afternoon, in Sumapaz, Cundinamarca, Colombia, assailants hijacked two passenger buses. Later, in San Juan, Cundinamarca, Colombia, the assailants set fire to both buses, damaging the buses but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although police believed the 53rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
01/14/2009: On Wednesday at 0000 midnight, FARC urban fighters detonated a small bomb placed in a trash bin at the MIO transit system station in the San Fernando neighborhood of Cali, Valle de Cauca, Colombia. No casualties were reported, but the blast shattered the transit station's windows. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia killed by strangulation Consuelo del Pilar Parra MartÃ­nez and left an explosive under her body that was to be detonated by a cellular phone that was underneath the woman. The bomb was composed of 1 kg of explosives. The body was found in the Farallones hotel room 406 in Cali, Valle.  No group claimed responsibility.
10/13/2009: On Tuesday morning around 0730, in Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia several explosive charges were detonated at the 115 energy tower belonging to the business Central Electricity's. The blast caused no casualties but did damage the base but did not knock down the energy tower nor caused energy interruption. No group claimed responsibility but Commander Richard Portilla confirmed the Front 33rd of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were responsible.
07/20/2009: On Monday between Betoyes and Panama of Arauca, Tame, Colombia a bus along with other vehicles were intercepted by an illegal checkpoint set up by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia FARC, where they force the passengers out of the vehicles and set them on fire. The group has not claimed responsibility but authorities captured one suspect ‘Alex’ a FARC member of the Reinel Mendez Front with him they found four kilograms of ammonal, 200 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, one kilogram of explosive, a computer and FARC propaganda.
06/23/2009: On Tuesday, in Jambalo, Cauca, Colombia, three hooded men murdered an leader of the National Indigenous Organization, in Marino Mestizo, who was highly active in fighting drug trafficking. Indigenous leaders believe the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were responsible after a video of the assassination of the leader was posted on the website YouTube.
03/06/2009: On Saturday at about 0130, in Neiva, Huila, Colombia, an improvised explosive device (IED) placed in the center of the city exploded, targeting  a hardware store damaging eight other businesses, several residences and vehicles in the process. One person was injured and no group claimed responsibility for the attack, although the authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
06/01/2009: On Monday, 44 kilometers from Puerto Asis, Putumayo, Colombia, two armed assailants stopped a Transquilili tanker truck near a Ecopetrol site and took gasoline from the truck to set it on fire. Secretary of the department, Fabián Belnavis, suspects the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were responsible for the attack.
03/28/2009: On Saturday, in San Jose de Apartado, Antioquia, Colombia, Unidentified assailants placed an improvised explosive device (IED) in a box at the supermarket Los Ibanez, the bomb exploded injuring eight people including one child. No group claimed responsibility, although the mayor claimed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) front 5 were responsible. On 20090402 two brothers suspected to be participants in the attack were arrested.
09/07/2009: On Monday night at about 2200, two unidentified men in a motorcycles shot and killed Mariela Narvaez, city Councilor of Hobo in front of her residence in Hobo, Department of Huila, Colombia. Police officials presume the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are link to the murder but FARC has not claim responsibility for the murder.
09/27/2009: On Sunday evening at about 1900, in Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia, in the western sector of the city in the neighborhood of Las Ferias, a grenade detonated, injuring six people. No group claimed responsibility..
03/31/2009: On Tuesday, at about 2030, in Tulua, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, assailants fired upon and killed councilor and member of the Alas Party of Colombia, Carlos Alberto Wagner Valencia. No group claimed responsibility, although it was reported that Victor Saavedra  and other members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
11/20/2009: On Friday morning around 0900, in Ricaurte, Nariño, Colombia, near the border with Ecuador, assailants set up a road block which a bus driver ignored. The assailants fired upon the bus, wounding 12 civilians and a five-month-old baby. The assailants then set the bus on fire, destroying the bus and killing the driver, three civilians and two children. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Mariscal Sucre Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
06/04/2009: On Thursday, the Colombian Army 23rd brigade surprised the front 29th of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) when they were trying to demolish a pipeline in the municipality of Puerres in Monopama, Narino, Colombia. As the troops were trying to capture some of the assailants FARC had set up 10 kilometers of minefield surrounding the battle area preventing soldiers from evacuating wounded soldiers and causing a patrol car to explode. Two soldiers died and six were injured during the attack.
10/08/2009: On Thursday afternoon at about 0400, near the town of Colombia, Huila, Colombia, armed assailant broke into the house of farmer Carlos Cruz, killing him, his son Juan Carlos Cruz and granddaughter Karen Yulieth. His wife Leidy Cardozo, two sons and daughter in law, were able to escaped with some injuries. After, the assailants proceeded to steal the family’s cattle. No group claimed responsibility but it is suspected that the 17th and 55th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were responsible.
07/27/2009: On Monday, in the river between the villages of La Union and Bebedo, San Juan Choco, Colombia, four coca eradicators and two soldiers were killed when they were traveling to their rest area on a boat. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
01/16/2009: On Friday night just minutes before 0200, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) militants threw a grenade at a soft-drink company in Neiva, Huila, Colombia. The attack took place only minutes before a car bombing in a parking garage of the Los Comuneros mall and it is believed that the grenade attack was used to distract police forces. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
11/02/2009: On Monday, on a road between Ocana and Convencion, Norte de Santander, Colombia, armed assailants stopped a Cootranshacaritama company bus, at a roadblock, ordered the driver and passengers to disembark and drove it to a highway in Teorama where they set it on fire, damaging the bus but resulting in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed National Liberation Army (ELN) was responsible.
03/18/2009: On  Wednesday, in Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. On the Tibu-Cucuta road in the village of La Soledad, assailants set up a fake roadblock, stopped tractor-trailers and set them on fire, causing extensive damage to six tractor-trailers but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility, although police suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Front 33 was responsible.
06/21/2009: On Sunday, special agents of the Administrative Department of Security (DAS) located a Chevrolet Corsa, license plates GRD-676, that was loaded with R1, shrapnel, and detonating cord, in a parking lot in Ibague, Tolima, Colombia. The special agents neutralized in a control manner the car bomb. No group has claimed responsibility however, authorities believe that the 21st Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were responsible and that the intended targets were government entities such as city hall and a courthouse.
10/31/2009: On Saturday in Arauca, Arauca, Colombia, armed assailants fired into the Humanitarian committee members, who conduct investigation on state crime cases committed under the modality name as “ falso positivo.” No casualties or damages were reported. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were responsible for the attack.
09/15/2009: On Tuesday, in Labateca, Norte de Santander, Colombia, between Toledo and Samore, assailants attacked an electricity tower by unknown means, damaging the tower, leaving seven towns without electricity but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the 45th front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
07/11/2009: On Saturday night at about 0236, in Arauca, Arauca, Colombia, an improvised four kilogram explosive device exploded in front of a drug store, damaging three businesses but causing no causalities. The owner of the drug store suspects the attack was due to his failure to cooperate with extortion demands he has been receiving from unknown groups. No group has claimed responsibility.
07/07/2009: On Tuesday afternoon at about 1400, in Caceres, Antioquia, Colombia, an improvised explosive device exploded inside a store, injuring three civilians and one police officer and damaging the store. No group claimed responsibility.
08/19/2009: On Wednesday morning, in the area South Espino in Pupiales, Narino, Colombia, improvised explosive devices exploded on two electricity towers, toppling the towers, that belonged to the company Isa electricity, leaving some nearby towns without electricity but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility..
10/17/2009: On Saturday, in the Guejar river between the village of Puerto Toledo and the municipality of Puerto Rico, Meta, eight members of the Civic Committee for the Human Rights of Meta on a boat, were attacked by the 43rd Front of the FARC, injuring seriously the president of the Civic Committee for the Human rights of Meta, Islena Rey Rodriguez, and damaging the boat. It is believed that FARC member, Jhoany Cortes, alias ‘Picotazo’, was involved in the attack. Islena Rey Rodriguez was transported to hospital in the municipality of Puerto Rico where she was treated, and later evacuated to the city of Villavicencio, where she was declared to be instable conditions.
02/19/2009: On Thursday, unknown assailants placed and detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in the park La Libertad in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. The attack injured one 50 year old civilian, Luz Marina Moreno  and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/27/2009: On Sunday, in the road between Union and Paquilo in the municipality of Cabrera, department of Cundinamarca, Colombia, armed assailants intercepted two Intermunicipality of Transportation buses, and set them on fire damaging the buses but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but authorities attribute the attack to the 51st Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
05/16/2009: On Saturday, in Guachene, Cauca, Colombia, assailants set fire to a passenger bus, causing significant damage but no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia was responsible.
03/07/2009: On Saturday morning, in Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia, three improvised explosive devices (IED) exploded, damaging a pipe carrying water to the city. Two police officers were injured and Security forces safely executed a controlled detonation of a fourth IED found at the scene. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/11/2009: On Friday, in Tumaco, Nariño, Colombia, in the village of Los Cocos, assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a group of eradicators, killing one government contractor and wounding three others. Members of the Daniel Aldana Mobile Column front 29 of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
09/10/2009: On Thursday morning at 0930, in La Gabarra, Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia, The Arturo Ruiz Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia FARC 33rd front detonated an improvised explosive device killing two and wounding six coca eradicators while they were working. No property damage was reported.
01/16/2009: On Friday night at 0200, a car bomb packed with 88 pounds of explosives exploded in the parking garage of the Los Comuneros shopping mall in downtown Neiva, Huila, Colombia. The attack took place  minutes after suspected rebels hurled a grenade at a soft drink company to divert police, however no casualties resulted. The shock wave caused damage to some 400 nearby businesses. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is suspected to have carried out the attack, although no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
03/29/2009: On Sunday,in Quibdo, Choco, Colombia,Former Mayor of Medio Atrato was injured during a soccer gatheringwhen an unidentified man set off a fragmentation grenade , injuring 13 other people.No group claimed responsibility.
12/01/2009: On Tuesday, in the village of Tacueyo that leads to the municipality of Toribio, department of Cauca, Colombia, police destroyed eight explosive charges. According to Cauca Police, were composed of 20 kilos of explosives R-1, interconnected with an electric dispositive to a remote control. It was also reported that the explosive were to be used against the civilians and the public force of the municipality located north of Cauca. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility. Authorities attribute the attempted attack to the mobile column of Jacobo Arenas Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
09/21/2009: On Monday in Guapa neighborhood in Uraba, Antioquia, Colombia, assailants set up an illegal checkpoint where they stopped a passenger bus and set it on fire. Later on they fired upon an ambulance that sped though the checkpoint, wounding one nurse and damaging the ambulance. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed the 58th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
04/13/2009: On Monday night at about 0200, in Piendamo, Cauca, Colombia, in the village of Tunia, an improvised explosive device placed on the Pan American Highway exploded, injuring one civilian, one child, and damaging the road.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was reported that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
07/02/2009: On Thursday morning at about 0730, near Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia, in the Ambato area, assailants blocked the Cucuta-Tibu road for three hours. At one point, the assailants shot the tires of some of the vehicles, damaging many vehicles but causing no causalities. No group claimed responsibility, although it was reported that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
10/03/2009: On Saturday, the Revolutionary Armed Force of Colombia, attempted to kidnap the councilman Luis Ignacio Chacon, in the region of Potrero Grande, municipality of Colombia, department of Huila, Colombia, the farmers of the region prevented the kidnapping of the councilman.
03/14/2009: On Saturday, near Albania, Caqueta, Colombia, on the Albania-Curillo road, assailants barricaded a road, stopped two passenger buses, forced the passengers off and set fire to the buses, causing considerable damage to the buses but no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
07/21/2009: On Tuesday morning around 1030, in the municipality of Corinto, in the northern area of the Department of Cauca, Colombia, 50 guerrillas dressed in camouflage uniforms claiming to be military approached a commercial establishment open fired on police officers first then indiscriminate civilians and launched a grenade inside a bakery store. The explosion killed three civilians, a 40-year-old farmer, Reinaldo Casas, A 19-year-old Marcos Pálaga and 17-year-old Oscar Fernando Ocampo , injured 17 civilians, one child, two police officers and completely destroyed the establishment. No group claimed responsibility but authorities believe the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia FARC were responsible.
10/02/2009: On Friday morning at about 0600 in the neighborhood of Los Pinos in the highway between Soncha and Los Llasnos in the municipality of Socota, Botaca, Colombia, assailants stopped two passenger buses belonging to the Cootransval Company, after forcing the passengers off the buses, they poured gasoline on one of them and set it on fire. No group has claimed responsibility but authorities believe the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia 28th Front was responsible for the attack in response to the Cootransval Company failing to pay extortion money to the guerrillas.
09/05/2009: On Saturday evening at about 2000, in the park of San Antonio in central Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia, assailants launched a grenade at a crowd of people celebrating a national soccer team win. The attack killed one person and wounded at least 30. No group claimed responsibility. The site of this incident is the same one that was the target of a terrorist attack in 1995 that left 22 dead and 220 wounded.
12/01/2009: On Tuesday, in the municipality of Ortega, Colombia, alleged members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) deceived 51 year old Jose Édgar Oyola into transporting three bars of pentolite to one of the Gana Gana business in the Empresarial sector of Ortega. Oyola was carrying the explosive in his pants when it detonated by means of a cell phone call. The explosion killed the man and caused no damages. Coronel Julio Cesar of the Sixth Brigade claimed that Oyola, was not a member of FARC and had no criminal history but is under investigation. No group claimed responsibility.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, suspected rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), bombed a mayor's building, 42 residences around the building were damaged by the explosion in Ipiales, Narino.  In the attack four persons were wounded, amongst them a minor.  No group  claimed responsibility.
04/28/2009: On Tuesday, in Quibdo, Choco, Colombia, two improvised explosive devices placed at a supermarket exploded, damaging the supermarket but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility, although the authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
04/27/2009: On Monday, unknown assailants attempted against the life of Saul Rodriguez, former mayor of Yondo, Antioquia, Colombia. The former mayor suffered six gunshot wounds and was taken to the hospital where he was stabilized. No group has claimed responsibility.
06/14/2009: On Sunday, Administrative department of Security Officers (DAS) deactivated an explosive device composed of ten kilograms of pentolite ammonium nitrate, and shrapnel, that was placed in the entrance of Lagunilla Educational Institution Juan XXIII, a rural school, in the municipality of Algeciras, Huila, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility, however authorities believe that the Revolutionary Forces of Colombia Teofilo Forero Mobile Column was responsible.
06/26/2009: On Friday evening at 2030 in the Timiza neighborhood, Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia, an improvised explosive device placed at the pylon of a tower supporting electrical transmission lines exploded, injuring 13 year old Jonathan Juarez, 32 year old Maria Clavijo and damaging the pylon, several retail shops and residences. No group claimed responsibility.
12/07/2009: On Monday morning at 0400, in Neiva, Huila, Colombia, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on a highway near the Los Andaquies club, wounding one of the club's security guards, a civilian and damaged the club. Department of Administration and Security (DAS) officers discovered and safely defused two other 40 kilogram IEDs in the vicinity. No group has claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed that the Teófilo Forero Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
11/14/2009: On Saturday night at 0300, in Neiva, Huila, Colombia, two assailants left a bag with an improvised explosive device and detonated it in front of the new city council building that is under construction, leaving little damage to the building. Four people were wounded and over 150 houses were damaged. Minutes after the authorities deactivated a car bomb with 50 kilograms of explosives. No group claimed responsibility but authorities believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are responsible for the attack.
07/11/2009: On Saturday night at about 2300 25th street and highway 41 in San Judas, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, assailants on a motorcycle drove up to a pauper and handed him a bag claiming it was filled with food. The Pauper opened the bag, and was instantly killed along with another pauper, and a third was injured in the attack. A human rights activist believes the deaths might be the result of the “social cleaning” an action aimed at the most vulnerable people in the country. No group claimed responsibility.
04/17/2009: On Friday morning at about 0706, in Caceres, Antioquia, Colombia, an improvised explosive device placed in a restaurant exploded, injuring three civilians including one child, two doctors and four police officers.  No group claimed responsibility.
10/08/2009: On Thursday afternoon at about 1330, in Miraflores, Guaviare, Colombia, armed assailants fired upon a DC-3 plane, transporting 19 civilians and 11 soldiers, the attack wounded the mother of a military major, Blanca Lilia Pulido, and damaged the plane. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the first column of Urias Cuellar of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible
05/15/2009: On Friday, in Guayabal de Siquima, Caqueta, Colombia, assailants detonated a cylinder bomb on a restaurant wounding two civilians, an unidentified young girl and a 62 year old woman, Rosalba Joel, whom received wounds in the head and face. The spokesman for the 9th Brigade confirm the device was left under the weave of the restaurant by presumably The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia column Teofilo Forero. No group has claimed responsibility.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday evening at 1900, in Altamira, Prado, Tolima, Colombia, two armed insurgents shot and killed the Prado city council president, Ricardo Perdomo Rodriguez, in his residence. No group claimed responsibility but the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia are believed to be responsible.
09/14/2009: On Monday evening in Sacama, Casanare, Colombia, Councilman Eulises Silva Saavedra, was assassinated in front of his residence by unidentified gunmen. No group claimed responsibility but authorities attribute the assassination the 28th front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday morning at about 0500, 10 unidentified gunmen dressed up in military wardrobe raided the reserve area of Awa Indians, injuring two, killing five men, two women, two boys, two girls and a baby. The attack took place in the Gran Rosario, in the municipality of Tumaco, department of Nariño, Colombia. No group has claimed responsibility but authorities believe the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible since they have a history of attacking Awa Indian reservations in order to gain possession to their coca plantations for the purpose of smuggling out of Colombia to gain funding for the guerrilla group.
07/05/2009: On Sunday night at about 2245, in Arauca, Arauca, Colombia, an assailant threw a fragmentation grenade at the home of the president of the city council, Adner Charles Maldonado, damaging the house but causing no causalities. No group claimed responsibility.
07/07/2009: On Tuesday, in Taraza, Antioquia, Colombia, an improvised explosive device exploded in front of a coffee shop, injuring five civilians and damaging the shop. No group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday evening at approximately 2130, several men set fire to six tractor-trailers and a van, in a sector known as Tragedias, on the road that leads Cali to Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. According to the police commander, the individuals that were dressed in military uniforms, started to spray the three vehicles located in a parking lot with gasoline and then set fire to them. The individuals then fled to the mountains. Slight damage was caused to the vehicles. No group has claimed responsibility, but authorities believe that the 30 Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible..
09/02/2010: On Thursday, in the rural area of El Común, Pupiales, Nariño, Colombia, assailants attacked the Transandino oil pipeline belonging to Ecopetrol. The blast broke the pipe in three separate places causing crude oil to spill out but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
06/19/2010: On Saturday, authorities responded to a call from a concerned civilian who claimed a suspicious man dropped off a box in the wooded area in the road near El Cortijo that leads to Galindo in Huila, Neiva, Colombia. The arrival of the officers forced the assailants to flee, abandoning the box which police discovered contained explosives that were intended to disrupt public order during elections. The improvised explosive device was composed of two canisters of pentolite, a grenade, 181 cartridges, three hollow charges, two Indugel bars, two anti-personnel mines and a pound of tar. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the 17th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
11/22/2010: On Monday night, outside Tibú, Norte de Santander, Colombia, militants detonated an unspecified amount of dynamite against two electricity towers. The attack resulted in no casualties but completely destroyed both electricity towers in addition to leaving the localities of El Tarra, Tibú and their surrounding areas without electricity. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing attack but authorities suspected the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
06/26/2010: On Saturday, near the sports center located in the urban neighborhood of La Villa in Algeciras, Huila, Colombia, authorities found and neutralized two roadside improvised explosive devices composed of two 60 millimeter mortar shells. No group claimed responsibility but is was authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended to use the explosives against the civilians in the area.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday, on the Panamericana road between Popayán y Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia, police found and safely neutralized a roadside bomb. The explosive was placed on the via in which candidate, Rafael Pardo, had to travel that day for elections. No group claimed responsibility but is suspected the explosive was intended for the candidate.
02/20/2010: On Saturday morning between 0600 to 0700, in the third of three related attacks, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 6th Front and Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column attacked the town of Caldono, Cauca, Colombia, and took an unknown number of indigenous civilians hostage. Police and military soldiers responded shortly after the attack at which point the FARC rebels then began throwing unknown explosives into urban areas, wounding one soldier and four civilians. The attacks, which also took place in the towns of Jambaló and Cajibio, caused damage to an unspecified number of homes, a hospital, and an Air Force helicopter, although it is unclear in which attack the hospital and helicopter was damaged. No group claimed responsibility and the status of the hostages is unknown.
10/24/2010: On Sunday, at a transportation terminal in Neiva, Huila, Colombia, authorities safely defused a remote controlled explosive device composed of one kilogram of pentolite explosives, which had been placed on the tire of one of the buses at the terminal. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the attempted bombing.
11/22/2010: On Monday, in the rural area of Quebrada Seca, Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia, militants detonated an unspecified amount of dynamite against the Petronorte oil pipeline at kilometer 124. Although the attack resulted in no casualties, the oil pipeline sustained significant property damage and a large oil spill subsequently leaked into the Catatumbo river, resulting in the suspension of public water supply to the municipalities of Convención, Teorama and Tibú. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
05/30/2010: On Sunday, in Florida, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, assailants attacked the town of Miravalle by unknown means, wounding a civilian. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible. This is the second of two related attacks.
11/17/2010: On Wednesday, in the rural area of Cuatro Esquinas four kilometers outside Saravena, Arauca, Colombia, assailants intercepted a bus, forced 40 passengers out of the vehicle and proceeded to pour gasoline on it and set it on fire. The bus with plates XVU-459 was completely destroyed. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the attack.
02/19/2010: On Friday afternoon at 1520, in Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 10th Front kidnapped the government secretary of Arauquita, Toni Efren Murillo, of Arauquita. On or about 05/05/2010 on Wednesday, FARC rebels released Murillo unharmed. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
12/13/2010: On Monday, in the rural area of La Victoria, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia, the 12th Engineering Battalion of the Colombian Army located three improvised explosive devices, which were safely defused preventing any casualties or property damage from incurring. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected the 61st Timanco Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended to use the explosives against military troops and local civilians in the area.
11/22/2010: On Monday, on an unspecified road in the rural area of Campo Tres, Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia, militants set two civilian vehicles and an 18 wheeler truck on fire. The arson attack resulted in no casualties although all three vehicles were completely destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although authorities suspected the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the attack as the group had threatened the civilian population to stay out of the region of Tibu and Catatumbo in an earlier attack in the same location.
06/20/2010: On Sunday, in Puerres, Narino, Colombia, assailants blew up a section of an oil pipeline interrupting the flow of oil but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but it is widely believed that the 48th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
10/10/2010: On Sunday, in the Pitayo area outside Silvia, Cauca, Colombia, suspected members from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 51st Front blew up a cell phone tower, which belonged to the COMCEL Company, with dynamite. The attack destroyed the cell phone tower and left about 500,000 people without cell phone service. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2010: On Sunday, on the road towards the village of El Llanito, Florida, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, suspected members of the Sixth Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) forced all of the passengers off an inter-municipal bus belonging to the Transflorida company, then set it on fire, destroying the vehicle but no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility
11/22/2010: On Monday afternoon at 1645, in the rural area of La Pedregosa, Cajibio, Cauca, Colombia, heavily armed assailants intercepted the vehicle of the former Mayor of Cajibio, Luis Elmer Vivas Manzano, who along with his colleague was taken hostage. The colleague was set free hours later and informed authorities of the Mayor's captivity, but without specifying if there were any demands. On 12/02/2010, the Mayor was released unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping but authorities suspected the Teófilo Forero Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
05/04/2010: On Tuesday, two pressure release improvised explosive devices were found in Filipinas, Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia. The explosives were safely deactivated by the captain Nelson Darío Bedoya’s 30th anti guerilla brigade. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombings but authorites suspected the 10th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended to use them against civilians in the area.
06/19/2010: On Saturday, in Tres Bocas, Tibu, Colombia, an improvised explosive device was detonated against electric tower #54. The explosion damaged the tower and interrupted electric service to the towns of Tres Bocas, Petrolea, and La llana, but caused no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2010: On Saturday night at 0430, in the second of three related attacks, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 6th Front and Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column attacked the town of Cajibio, Cauca, Colombia, and took an unknown number of indigenous civilians hostage. Police and military soldiers responded shortly after the attack at which point the FARC rebels then began throwing unknown explosives into urban areas, wounding one soldier and four civilians. The attacks, which also took place in the towns of Jambaló and Caldono, caused damage to an unspecified number of homes, a hospital, and an Air Force helicopter, although it is unclear in which attack the hospital and helicopter was damaged. No group claimed responsibility and the status of the hostages is unknown.
06/26/2010: On Saturday, in Ventanitas, Yarumal, Antioquia, Colombia on the road that leads to the Atlantic Coast, assailants placed an improvised explosive device on a machine used to work on the damaged roads. The explosive was detonated when the machine was being used to remove soil, the explosion injured a worker and a fireman. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
05/17/2010: On Monday in El Tanque, San Andrés de Cuerquia, Antioquia, Colombia, assailants blew up two electricity towers. The explosions knocked down the towers leaving the towns of Toledo, Ituango, San Andrés and San José de la Montaña without electricity. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
08/07/2010: On Saturday, in the rural site known as Taqui, Ituango district, Antioquia province, Colombia, a group of guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), dynamited an 18 wheeler working for the Hidro-Ituango consortium. No causalities were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
04/26/2010: On Monday night, in Corinto, Cauca, Colombia, assailants detonated an explosive device outside an Agrario Bank. The explosion caused damage to the bank and nearby business but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believe the Sixth Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
11/30/2010: On Tuesday, in the rural area of La Quiebra, San Carlos, Antioquia, Colombia, the 4th Brigade of the Colombian Army found and safely defused an improvised explosive device. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended to use the explosives against civilians and military troops in the area.
11/22/2010: On Monday, on an unspecified road connecting Tibù and La Gabarra outside Tibù, Norte de Santander, Colombia, militants set a bulldozer on fire. The arson attack resulted in no casualties although the bulldozer was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although authorities suspected the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the attack as the group had threatened the civilian population to stay out of the region of Tibu and Catatumbo in an earlier attack in the same location.
04/08/2010: On Thursday, in Libano, Ibague district, Talimo, Colombia, an explosive device detonated by unknown assailants targeted the residence of merchant Gustavo Camelo, owner of a hardware store. The explosion caused minor damages to the residence but no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1245, in Caldono, Cauca, Colombia, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked the helicopter that was transporting military forces including General Freddy Padilla de Leon as the helicopter was taking off. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2010: On Monday, in Pan de Azúcar, Chitagá, North Santander, Colombia, the 13th Infantry Battalion lead by General Custodio García Rovira of the 30th Military Brigade, found and safely neutralized eight 40 pound cylinder bombs. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Arturo Ruiz Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended to use the explosives against civilians and troops in the area.
11/30/2010: On Tuesday, in a rural area in Leona, San Carlos, Antioquia, Colombia, during counterinsurgency operations, the Special Energy Battalion of the Colombian Army found and safely defused three cylinder bombs. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the 9th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended to use the explosives against civilians and military troops in the area.
10/25/2010: On Monday, on an unspecified road between Ibague and Rovira, Tolima, Colombia, the Sixth Brigade of the Colombian Army found and safely defused five improvised explosive devices composed of seven kilograms of Pentolite, Indugel, ANFO and shrapnel. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the 21st Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended to use the explosives against civilians or troops traveling on the road.
05/27/2010: On Thursday night at 1920, in San Juan de Pasto in Narino, Colombia, assailants in a motorcycle hurled a high capacity improvised explosive device at a political campaign of Manuel Santos. The explosion damaged windows, doors and furniture of residences, offices, stores and injured 12 people including five police officers. No group claimed responsibility but the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were suspected responsible.
08/07/2010: On Saturday at about 0000 midnight, in one of two related attacks targeting Colombia's transportation in an attempt to control movement along the Pan-American Highway, on Kilometer marker 40 of the Pan-American Highway at the rural site known as El Mango in the village of Pescador, Caldono municipality, Cauca province, Colombia, assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices consisting of 40 kilos of ANFO and dynamite each along the road. The attack destroyed a 300 meter section of one side of the highway and damaged five nearby residences but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia was responsible for the attack.
11/17/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0630, in the rural area of La Llanada, Pasto, Nariño, Colombia, militants detonated explosives as police and a public service vehicle were passing by. The attack injured three police officers and killed Rodrigo Rosero, the driver of the public service vehicle and his granddaughter Ana Maria Lopez, who was also aboard. The attack damaged approximately six nearby residences and an auto shop. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected either the National Liberation Army (ELN) or the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
11/30/2010: On Tuesday, in the rural village of La Hormiga, San Miguel, Putumayo, Colombia, assailants set fire to three road construction vehicles. The vehicles were damaged but the attack resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) carried out the attack, due to the refusal of the company to pay extortion money to the guerrillas.
08/09/2010: On Monday, in the rural area of Cuatro Esquina, Saravena municipality, Arauca province, Colombia, during search and control operations, the 18th Mechanic Calvary Division of the General Gabriel Reveiz Pizarro military troops, found and safely defused a 40 pound improvised explosive device housed inside a cylinder. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the Domingo Laín Sáenz front of the National Liberation Army (ELN) intended to use the explosives against civilians and troops that travel through the area.
08/09/2010: On Monday, in the rural area of Curipao, Tame municipality, Arauca province, Colombia, during search and control operations, the 18th General Rafael Navas Pardo Engineering Battalion found and safely defused an antipersonnel mine composed of ANFO and shrapnel that was intended to be detonated with an electronic pressurized release system. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the 28th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended to use the explosives against civilians and troops who travel through the area.
02/22/2010: On Monday night at 2300, in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, in one of three related attacks targeting offices belonging to the headquarters of the ruling Social National Unity Party (Party U), suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), attacked the office of Elmer Arenas with a medium scale bomb activated with a cellular phone. No casualties or damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2010: On Saturday, on kilometer 96, Berlin, between Junin and Guayacana in Tumaco, Narino, Colombia, electric tower number 233 was blown up, causing no casualties but disrupting the flow of electricity to the Port of Nariño. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
02/20/2010: On Saturday night at 0330, in the first of three related attacks, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 6th Front and Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column attacked the town of Jambaló, Cauca, Colombia, and took an unknown number of indigenous civilians hostage. Police and military soldiers responded shortly after the attack at which point the FARC rebels then began throwing unknown explosives into urban areas, wounding one soldier and four civilians. The attacks, which also took place in the towns of Caldono and Cajibio, caused damage to an unspecified number of homes, a hospital, and an Air Force helicopter, although it is unclear in which attack the hospital and helicopter was damaged. No group claimed responsibility and the status of the hostages is unknown.
07/11/2010: On Sunday morning at 0620, in Caserio, El Sinai, Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia, troops caught members of the 10th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) installing improvised explosive devices on an electric tower. The incident turned into an armed encounter where 10 soldiers were killed and another four were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and no damages were reported.
11/20/2010: On Saturday morning at dawn, in the rural area of Campo Seis outside Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia, in one of four related attacks targeting public infrastructure, assailants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device containing an unspecified amount of dynamite on the Campo Seis bridge between Cucuta and Tibu. The attack, which was one of three similar attacks targeting bridges, significantly damaged the bridge but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the attack.
11/20/2010: On Saturday morning at dawn, in the rural area of Campo Dos outside Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia, in one of four related attacks targeting public infrastructure, assailants blew up an electricity tower and seriously damaged another. The blast resulted in no casualties but left several localities surrounding Catatumbo without electricity. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the attack.
06/24/2010: On Thursday at 0330, in Ventanitas, Yamural, Antioquia, Colombia, on the road that leads to the Atlantic Coast, three militants intercepted an 18 wheeler truck transporting yucca and set it on fire, destroying the vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
12/09/2010: On Thursday night at 0120, in the Ricaurte neighborhood of Ibague, Tolima, Colombia, a powerful improvised explosive incendiary bomb detonated outside a Copifam store, a drug store that also serves as a medical center. The blast and subsequent fire destroyed the drug store in addition to causing property damage to other nearby stores, a liquor store and four shoe shops, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the attack because of unmet extortion demands against the business.
03/18/2010: On Thursday, assailants attacked with firearms and improvised explosives devices, the church which is where the priest of Caldono in Cauca, Colombia, resides. The attack caused damage to the church and at least 10 nearby residences. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
03/06/2010: On Saturday evening at 2030, a group of extremists entered the church, of the village of Mondomo, Santander de Quilichao, in Cauca, Colombia, and took out the parish priest, literally out of his bed. According to the parish priest, he was taken out at gunpoint, placed on a motorcycle, and taken to the mountains where he was held hostage for two hours before army soldiers rescued him. Two of the hijackers were arrested during the rescue operation and the 70 year old priest was not injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Jacobo Arenas Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
02/16/2010: On Tuesday at 0000 midnight, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) went out into the Pan-American highway and indiscriminately shot firearms for 15 minutes killing two civilians in Mondomo, Cauca, Colombia. Andres Fernando Muelas, an indigenous education leader, was on his motorcycle when he received a fatal shot to the head. A truck driver was also killed. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
11/23/2010: On Tuesday, close to the rural area of Tres Bocas on an unspecified road that leads to Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia, militants set up a roadblock by abandoning a Toyota van loaded with explosives in an effort to prevent civilians and public authorities from entering the area. Due to a public curfew enacted by the local government after a wave of similar attacks targeting public infrastructure suspected to be perpetrated by the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), military troops were unable to defuse the car bomb right away. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/12/2010: On Tuesday, in the rural site of La Loma in Yarumal, Antioquia, Colombia, Army troops from the 10th Infantry Battalion found and safely destroyed an antipersonnel mine. The explosives were suspected to be planted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 36th Front with the intention to be used against the local civilian population and military troops in that area. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
07/11/2010: On Sunday in Dabeida, Antioquia, Colombia, a vehicle carrying four exhumation experts, that were working for the exhumation of missing people, was attacked by unidentified armed men. The incident killed one, injured the other three and damage the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility but it is widely believe the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
05/25/2010: On Tuesday night at 2200, on the bridge Los Esclavos in between Corinto and Miranda in Cauca, Colombia, assailants set fire to a bus belonging to the Sultana del Valle company. The bus with plates VKJ-653 was incinerated with the driver still inside. The victim suffered third degree burns and the bus was completely destroyed. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible after pamphlets were seen circulating the area the previous week warning bus drivers to stay away from that area.
08/30/2010: On Monday, in Caloto, Cauca province, Colombia, assailants assaulted and overpowered security guards at a hydroelectric power plant and then detonated an improvised explosive device containing an unspecified amount of dynamite and ANFO. The attack injured several security guards, caused an unspecified amount of damage to the power plant and left 70 towns in the province of Cauca without electricity but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the 6th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the attack.
05/25/2010: On Tuesday, in the Limonar neighborhood Neiva, Huila, Colombia, an improvised explosive device exploded as police were disabling it, wounding two police officers and damaging 73 residences. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intented to used the explosive to create fear in the supporters of presidential candidate Manuel Santos.
02/09/2010: On Tuesday, in Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia, Governor Tony Efrén Murillo was kidnapped and later released unharmed on 05/05/2010 to an International Red Cross Committee. Authorities claim the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the kidnapping.
05/30/2010: On Sunday, in Florida, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, assailants attacked the town of Pueblo Nuevo by unknown means, wounding a civilian. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible. This is one of two related attacks.
03/25/2010: On Thursday night at 2230, in the Industrial Sector Park, in Periera, Risaralda, Colombia, an explosion caused panic amongst citizens. According to General Jose David Guzman Patiño, Commander of the Third Region of the Police, the attack occurred when an individual left half a pound of ANFO explosives next to a building and left running. No group has claimed responsibility, however authorities believe that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
01/28/2010: On Thursday, in a rural area of the municipality of Cajibio, Cauca, Colombia, Army troops from the 29th Brigade located and safely defused three cylinder bombs suspected to be planted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 6th Front. According to authorities, the explosives were going to be used against the town's aqueduct. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing attack.
02/26/2010: On Friday, military troops located and safely defused seven mines at a camp in the Cano Seco rural area of Arauquita municipality, Arauca, Colombia. The mines were placed by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 10th Front to be activated when the civilian population transited the area. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2010: On Wednesday at 1200 noon, in the rural area of El Lagarto of Vegachi municipality, Antioquia, Colombia, four teachers and 20 students from the José María Córdova school were held hostage by 10 guerillas from the Capitán Mauricio Front of the National Liberation Army (ELN) after they demanded they attend a propaganda meeting. The hostages were released unharmed later that night. The ELN claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/28/2010: On Sunday night, in Timbiqui, Cauca, Colombia, armed assailants opened fire against police officers near a park that was crowded with civilians. Two police officers and a woman were injured and it is unknown if any property damage was caused from the gunfire. The assailants left improvised explosive devices along the way as they escaped, forcing authorities to evacuate over 100 families out of the town while they safely defused the explosives. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
07/08/2010: On Thursday night, in Ocaña, Teorama, North Santander, Colombia, María Angélica González, who was in charge of coordinating a community project for the risk of human rights, was kidnapped. No casualties or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility but it is suspected the National Liberation Army (ELN) was responsible. The status of the hostage remains unknown. The next day another three women were kidnapped the following day. This is one of two related attacks.
06/12/2010: On Saturday at 1710, in Apartado, Antioquia, Colombia, an explosion went off near a commercial warehouse, damaging a store, killing a civilian and injuring 17 others including three children. No group claimed responsibility but the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were suspected responsible for the attack.
10/24/2010: On Sunday, at an airport in Tibu, Norte Santander, Colombia, authorities safely defused an improvised explosive device composed of one cylinder of unspecified explosives and other elements, which had been placed on the planes' take off area. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended to use the explosives against Colombia's First Lady, Cecilia Soler, who was schedule to arrive in the city for humanitarian aid efforts.
11/03/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0700, Edward Alberto Lopez Osorio was taken hostage on the road that connects the villages of Las Veraneras and Puerto Frazadas, a mountainous region of Tulua, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, by five heavily armed members of the Alirio Torees Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The guerrillas recognized Osorio as an off-duty police officer and took him from a milk truck. The next day on 11/04/2010, Osorio's body was discovered with multiple gun shot wounds two kilometers from the location where he was abducted. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/28/2010: On Sunday, three individuals on a motorcycle, two adults and one child, were detained for carrying an improvised explosive device containing one kilogram of explosives that was intended to be detonated in a commercial area of Neiva, Huila, Colombia. The two adults were previously identified as members of the Teofilo Forero Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The group did not claim responsibility for the attempted attack.
08/12/2010: On Thursday morning at 0530, on the corner of 66th Street and Highway Seven in Bogota, Capital District, Colombia, a vehicle improvised explosive device containing 110 pounds of unspecified explosives was detonated outside the Colombian Caracol Radio and Spanish EFE Media Building. The explosion injured nine civilians, destroyed the windows of at least 30 buildings and the facade of a nearby bank and damaged several nearby media buildings, many nearby buildings including 424 residences, 124 retail establishments, at least three banks, hundreds of apartment buildings and 18 nearby vehicles as well as a bus. Authorities were later able to discover through evidence gathered from computers seized during a military operation that the commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Mono Jojoy, had claimed responsibility for the attack in an email dated 08/13/2010. Jojoy had ordered the attack and claimed the motive was to publicize the inauguration of newly elected Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos and to intimidate the new government administration. The Caracol Radio director, Darío Arizmendi, had also received several threats from suspected FARC rebels prior to the bombing. Gustavo Ladino turned himself into authorities for his involvement in the attack while authorities later arrested Adelmo López Cortés and Edilson Moreno Barragán.
11/20/2010: On Saturday, in the rural area of Campo Dos outside Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia, in one of four related attacks targeting public infrastructure, assailants planted an improvised explosive device (IED) composed of 80 kilograms of R1 explosives, a fragmentation grenade and detonating cord under the Campo Dos bridge between Cucuta and Tibu. The attack, which was one of three similar attacks targeting bridges, and according to authorities was thought to have been targeting civilians, resulted in no casualties or property damage as Colombian military troops discovered and safely defused the IED Saturday night. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the attack.
06/10/2010: On Thursday morning at dawn, in Bogota, Capital District, Colombia, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device outside the church of Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos. The blast caused minor damage to the parking garage structure but no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that the attack was carried out due to the clergy speaking out against using drug trafficking, and unregulated mining to fund armed groups in the region.
10/29/2010: On Friday, in a rural area near Dabeiba, Antioquia, Colombia, during search and control operations the 82nd counterinsurgency troops of the Colombian Army found and safely defused an unspecified number of explosives. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the 5th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended to use the explosives against military troops and civilians in the area.
08/15/2010: On Sunday morning at dawn, on kilometer 50+320 in the rural sector known as Puente Diez, in the village of San Pablo, Cordoba municipality, Nariño province, Colombia, guerrillas from the 29th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) detonated an unspecified amount of dynamite against the Trasandino oil pipeline belonging to the Ecopetrol Oil Company. The blast damaged the oil pipeline, caused a major oil spill and created a fire that suspended oil collection until 08/20/2010, at which time the oil was then diverted through an Ecuadorean pipeline. The oil leakage caused an unspecified amount of damage to the environment and contaminated the Sucio and Guamuez rivers but resulted in no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility.
10/21/2010: On Thursday, in the Gustavo Restropo barrio of southern Bogota, Capital District, Colombia, the Metropolitan Police of Bogota found a Chevrolet Cavalier vehicle loaded with 10 kilograms of pentolite explosives, 400 grams of Ammonium and two detonators along with some maps of the city. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) Antonio Nariño Urban Network intended to detonate the explosives during the passage of an official motorcade of government officials.
05/02/2010: On Sunday, near Caloto, Cauca, Colombia, assailants attacked the town and fought with the army, Jaime Ilamo Escue, an indigenous leader was killed when a piece of shrapnel hit the his head. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
03/12/2010: On Friday, in Panama de Arauca, Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia, in a joint operation, military and police forces neutralized two car bombs. The first, which was composed of seven kilograms of Indugel explosives, was placed on a Toyota vehicle without license plates, while the other one, which was composed of two kilograms of ANFO explosives, was placed on a Chevrolet vehicle with Venezuelan license plates. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
11/30/2010: On Tuesday, in a rural area in Casagual, San Andres de Cuerquia, Antioquia, Colombia, the 4th Brigade of the Colombian Army found and safely defused three improvised explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended to use the explosives against civilians and military troops in the area.
06/01/2010: On Tuesday evening, at about 1800, in the village Paloquemao, near the municipality of Isnos, Huila, members of the 13th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped Juan Antonio Giraldo Londono, an engineer working on the reconstruction of a highway, employed by Union Temporal Gayco S.A. On 07/09/2010, Londono was freed unharmed in Popayan , Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility.
07/19/2010: On Monday night at 0400, in Luis Carlos Galán, Aipe, Huila, Colombia, an improvised explosive device, composed of 300 grams of C4 explosives, was detonated against a gambling establishment. No casualties were reported and the structure and furniture of the establishment were destroyed, also several nearby residences were damaged. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
09/02/2010: On Thursday, 35 kilometers from Curuguaty, Canindeyú, Paraguay, armed assailants dressed in military uniforms shot and killed  farmer and teacher, Hugo Ortiz. Ortiz, the father in law of Oscar Luis Benitez, former treasurer for the Paraguayan People’s Army (EPP), was ambushed while he was working in his farm and his wife was the only witness of the attack. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the EPP was responsible for the attack.
06/01/2010: On Tuesday, in Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia, armed assailants fired upon civilians killing a total of 11 in two separate attacks. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) was responsible.
01/22/2010: On Friday, authorities confirmed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column attempted a bombing attack against the Cauca Governor Guillermo Alberto Gonzalez Mosquera, several official buildings of Popayan, and the Mayor of the municipality of El Bordo, Cauca. The FARC was ready with material from Ecuador consisting of 60 kilos of TNT and three kilometers of detonating cord. The explosives were seized by police in a house in the village of El Rosario in Cajibio, Popayan municipality, Cauca, Colombia. No casualties or damages were reported as the bombing attack was thwarted and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2010: On Saturday night at 2200, in Tanque, Toledo, Antioquia, Colombia, assailants detonated dynamite on electricity towers, damaging two towers but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
06/28/2010: On Monday night at 2330, on 4th street and highway 8 in the downtown Seapto neighborhood of Libano, Tolima, Colombia, an improvised explosive device was detonated near a Gana Gana Casino store. The explosion damaged the windows, doors, and structure but caused no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but coronel Javier Herrera claimed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) carried out the attack due to the refusal from the company to pay extortion money to the guerrillas.
05/30/2010: On Sunday, in Puente del Río Bolo, Pradera, Cali, Colombia, during a search and control operation Engineers Battalion of Coronel Agustín Codazzi, found and neutralized 70 anti-personnel mines composed of shrapnel explosives, nails, staples and screws. No group claimed responsibility but it is suspected the Gabriel Galvíz Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) installed the explosives with the intent to disrupt the voters from the elections.
08/05/2010: On Thursday evening between 2000 and 0500 in the morning on 08/06/2010, in a rural area between El Paujil and Cartagena del Chairá, Caquetá, Colombia, two electrical towers were blown up using dynamite. The assailants then established a roadblock in order to keep workers from restoring power, stopped all vehicles attempting to pass, and held many civilians hostage for several hours. The explosion damaged the towers and left the whole area without electricity but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
06/28/2010: On Monday morning at 1130, in a parking lot in Isnos, Huila, Colombia, assailants who identified themselves as members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), asked if the vehicles in the parking lot belonged to the Gayco Company; when the response was that the vehicles belonged to Consorcio Paletara, the assailants proceeded to pour gasoline on the vehicle and set them on fire. Authorities suspect the attack occurred in retaliation to the Gayco company who has failed to pay the group extortion money for two months. The vehicles were damaged in the attack but caused no casualties.
06/01/2010: On Tuesday, in Tame, Arauca, Colombia, armed assailants fired upon civilians killing a total of 11 in two separate attacks. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) was responsible.
04/09/2010: On Friday evening at 1930, in the Miranda district of Cauca, Colombia, three suspected armed assailant fired upon Arnulfo Mostacilla Carabali, an ex-mayor of Miranda, in the district's central park. Mostacilla Carbali sustained wounds on his left arm, back, and chest. No group has claimed responsibility, however, authorities attribute the attack to the members of the Sixth Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
11/21/2010: On Sunday night, in the rural area of Ochalí, Yarumal, Antioquia, Colombia, militants detonated an explosive device against an electricity tower. The attack resulted in no casualties but completely destroyed the electricity tower in addition to leaving 60,000 residents from the localities of Ituango, Peque, Toledo and their surrounding areas without electricity. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing attack but authorities suspected the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0600, in the village of Santa Marta del hato, a rural zone of the municipality of Suarez, Cauca, Colombia, armed men in camouflage identified themselves as members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The rebels fired upon and killed eight miners.
03/19/2010: On Friday, in Cristales village, Rio Negro, Puerto Rico, Caquetá, Colombia, police found and neutralized 38 mines each composed of 250 grams of pentolite. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) planned to used the explosives against the civilians and troops in the area.
07/19/2010: On Monday night at 0400, in Alberto Galindo, Neiva, Huila, Colombia, an improvised explosive device, composed of 300 grams of C4 explosives, was detonated against a gambling establishment. No casualties were reported and the structure and furniture of the establishment were destroyed, also several nearby residences were damaged. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
11/26/2010: On Friday, in Miraflores, Guaviare, Colombia, troops from the 4th Brigade of the Colombian Army found and safely defused an improvised explosive device that was planted in the residence of Miraflores Mayor, Carlos Ivan Flores. The explosive was composed of two mortar grenades and 15 meters of detonating cord that was intended to be detonated from a cell phone. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the attack.
01/12/2010: On Tuesday, in the rural area of San Luis, in the municipality of Caloto, Cauca, Colombia, Army troops from the eighth Quinbayas Counterinsurgency Battalion located and safely destroyed a 20 pound cylinder bomb containing unknown explosives and one antipersonnel mine which was installed with a pressurized detonating system. The explosives were suspected to be planted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 6th Front with the intention to be used against the local civilian population and military troops in that area. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
09/26/2010: On Sunday, in the rural areas of La Soledad and in Guayabal, Anori, Antioquia, Colombia, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) militants from the FARC's 36th Front detonated explosive devices which caused an unspecified amount of property damage to four electricity towers and left 16,000 local inhabitants without electricity for 10 days but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/08/2010: On Tuesday, in San Juan, El Paujil, Caquetá, Colombia, during a search and control operation the 35th Battalion Infantry, Héroes de Guepí, located and an antipersonnel bomb composed of two kilograms of ammonium nitrate / fuel oil (ANFO) and shrapnel. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the 15th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended to use the explosives to disrupt order during the president elections on 06/20/2010.
03/07/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1330, in the rural zone of Platanillal, in the Vegalarga township of the Neiva municipality, Huila, Colombia, military troops neutralized two cans loaded with ANFO and 400 meters of duplex cable waiting to be detonated against Orlando Beltran Cuellar, a candidate to the chamber of representatives. Troops also found one Suzuki motorcycle with MLK12 plates, 11 electric detonators, a pixilated bag, two black bags, two camouflaged carps, one poncho, two flashlights, one compass, one set of binoculars, lots of food, cartridges of different calibers and one volt-meter left behind during the militants' escape. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Angelino Godoy’s 17th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
07/09/2010: On Friday Morning, in Ocaña, North Santander, Colombia, two physiologists, Lisbeth Jaimes Jaimes, Nora Guerrero, and a lawyer, Monica Duarte, whom were working for the Non Government Organization were kidnapped. The status of the hostages remains unknown and no damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the National Liberation Army (ELN) was responsible for the kidnapping. This is one of two related attacks.
05/14/2010: On Friday, guerrillas from the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) bombed a rural home, using dynamite, in the village of El Roblal, Briceno, Antioquia, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility.
11/29/2010: On Monday morning at dawn, in the village of Marbella, San Agustin, Huila, Colombia, assailants kidnapped, Joaquín Fernando Sánchez Peña, an environmentalist that was working in a field of faunas in danger of extinction. The hostage was being transported on a horse, guarded by several men who fled when troops closed in on them later that night at 2200. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the 13th Cacica Gaitana Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, in the village of Quetambu, in the area of Colimba, Guachucal, Nariño, Colombia, members of an unknown guerrilla group attacked the Trasandino oil pipeline in two sections with explosives containing dynamite. The attack caused the pipeline to leak hydrocarbon, contaminating the water from the river Las Tolas, which feeds in to the municipalities of Sapuyes, Tuquerres, and Guachucal, Nariño. The attack also damaged potato and grass farms. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2010: On Friday night, a low intensity explosive device exploded on the avenue Kevin Angel and 58th Street, across from Los Saucs car wash in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. The explosive device was composed of 500 grams of gunpowder, according to the explosive experts of the department. No group has claimed responsibility, however, authorities believe that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
11/20/2010: On Saturday morning at dawn, in the rural area of Petrólea outside Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia, in one of four related attacks targeting public infrastructure, assailants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device containing an unspecified amount of dynamite on the Petrólea bridge between Cucuta and Tibu. The attack, which was one of three similar attacks targeting bridges, significantly damaged the bridge but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the attack.
03/13/2010: On Saturday, in El Boquerón, Neiva, Huila, Colombia, during search and control operations of the area, military troops found a "ball bomb," located on the side of a rural path in which the local civilian population travels upon daily. The bomb was composed of five kilos of ANFO explosives, which were safely destroyed by members of the EXDE military Group. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Angelino Godoy Front, of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the explosive.
06/20/2010: On Sunday, in Tres Bocas, Norte de Santander, Colombia, two suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) militants robbed ballots and then burned the only voting registration table set up in that area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/24/2010: On Friday, in the rural area of Botadero La Estrella in the mine of El Cerrejón, La Guajira, Colombia, armed assailants who identified themselves as members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), forced three workers out of the mine where they  proceeded to set two machineries on fire. The machines were destroyed but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/06/2010: On Thursday morning at 0900, in Triunfo,Toribio, Cauca, Colombia, armed assailants threw improvised explosive devices at the town and fought with the army, killing two civilians and wounding four civilians and three children. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended the attacks for civilians and military.
05/08/2010: On Saturday, at a market in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia, armed assailants on a motorbike fired upon and killed a political party member and coordinator, Francisco Javier Muñoz Arévalo. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) or the National Liberation Army (ELN) was responsible.
05/28/2010: On Friday morning at 1000, on the Panamerican Route, at the height of the village El Mango, in the Village of Mondomo, in the jurisdiction of Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), attacked with grenades and mortars the caravan of the Fourth Regional Police Commander, General Gustavo Adolfo Ricaurte. The attack left a bodyguard wounded and one vehicle damaged. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/19/2010: On Friday morning, about 20 armed assailants set up illegal checkpoints on the section of the Pan-American Highway known as "Cola del Avión" near La Agustina village, Santander de Quilichao municipality, Cauca, Colombia. They opened fired against two passenger buses injuring a woman and damaging the vehicles. They also hijacked a merchandise truck taking two of its occupants hostage. Military responded to the attack and the hostages were released unharmed. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Sixth Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
12/02/2010: On Thursday morning, near Mazamorras River, on the Isnos-Popayan road at kilometer 73, outside Isnos, Huila, Colombia, 10 assailants intercepted a cement truck traveling to Putumayo, poured gasoline on it and set it on fire. The tractor was damaged but there were no casualties. Following the arson attack, an explosive device detonated as a nearby military patrol was responding, injuring one soldier. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected the 13th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the attack in an effort to publicize and intimidate local construction companies.
02/14/2010: On Sunday afternoon at about 1500, in the villages of Tres Tejas and Triunfo Dos in the municipality of San Jose del Guaviare, Guaviare, Colombia, in an attempted kidnapping, armed assailants detonated an improvised explosive device and fired upon a political convoy of eight cars, three of Perez' bodyguards and two police officers were killed in the shootout, while Perez was wounded in the leg and taken to an area hospital. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) was responsible.
02/22/2010: On Monday night at 2300, in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, in one of three related attacks targeting offices belonging to the headquarters of the ruling Social National Unity Party (Party U), suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), attacked the office of Tyrone Carvajal with a medium scale bomb activated with a cellular phone. No casualties was reported and the attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2010: On Monday night at 2300, in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, in one of three related attacks targeting offices belonging to the headquarters of the ruling Social National Unity Party (Party U), suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), attacked the office of Dilian Francisca Toro with a medium scale bomb activated with a cellular phone. No casualties or damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2010: On Saturday, in the rural area of La Guayacana, Tumaco, Nariño, Colombia, members of the Daniel Aldana Mobile Column from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), blew up an electrical tower with dynamite, disrupting service to the municipality and surrounding areas. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
06/27/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1250, on Highway Five and 25th Street in Ibague, Tolima, Colombia, an improvised explosive device was detonated against a Gana Gana establishment, damaging the building, but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) carried out the attack due the refusal by the Gana Gana Company to pay extortion money to the guerrillas.
01/18/2010: On Monday, in the village of El Darien, municipality of Baraya, Huila, Colombia, the Army's Ninth Tenerife Artillery Battalion found and safely destroyed a 40 pound cylinder bomb loaded with unknown explosives that were suspected to be planted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 17th Angelino Godoy Front. The explosives were thought to be used against the local civilian population and troops of that area. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
07/10/2010: On Saturday, in El Mango, Popayan, Cauca, Colombia, an ambulance transporting an injured woman was intercepted by armed militants on the Panamerica road. They opened fire against the vehicle, injuring Libia Milena Guzman Trujillo, who accompany the injured woman on board, the driver received minor injuries and the vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) targeted an ambulance.
05/28/2010: On Friday night, in El Plateado, Argelia, Cauca, Colombia, assailants hurled an improvised explosive device at a residence. The explosion killed two children, injured four other people and caused and unknown amount of property damage to five residences. No group claimed responsibility but it is suspected the 60th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) carried out the attack to create fear in civilians for the upcoming presidential elections.
03/14/2010: On Sunday, military troops located and neutralized an explosive device in a sector known as Boca Napi,' in Guapi, Cauca, Colombia. The explosive device was composed of one kilogram of ANFO placed inside two plastic containers with pressure system detonators. No group claimed responsibility but it was suspected to have been placed by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), with the intention of attacking the civilian population and members of the public forces.
03/11/2010: On Thursday, in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia, armed assailants kidnapped three members of the Social National Unity party, Yesid Lozado brother of the ex- governor of Arauca, Donaldo Sanchez ex console of Saravena and Alexander Pirilla . The victims were released unharmed on 03/15/2010. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed the National Liberation Army (ELN) was responsible.
01/09/2010: On Saturday, in Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set fire to a tanker truck used to transport gasoline on the route that leads from Mocoa, Putumayo to Pitalito, Huila. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the arson attack.
12/16/2010: On Thursday afternoon, in the Patio Bolas urban area of Aipe, Huila, Colombia, military troops located an improvised explosive device that had been planted on a highway near the BJ oil company. The bomb, which was composed of three bars of C4 explosives, 25 meters of detonating cord, a hand grenade and was to be detonated remotely by cell phone, was safely defused preventing any casualties or property damage from incurring. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the 17th Angelino Godoy Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended to use the explosives against police patrols and public transportation that transit the area.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0930, a car bomb exploded in the Colombian port town of Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, killing one police officer, one government official, two government employees, and five civilians; wounding one police officer, two journalists, five government employees, and 43 people. The blast destroyed part of the local office of the attorney general in Buenaventura, the country's largest port which handles half the country's coffee exports but is also a major drug trafficking route to the Pacific coast. The vehicle used was a green Mazada 323 with license plates VEM-060 from Popayan. Local television images from the city showed wrecked taxis and destroyed store fronts as residents carried wounded people to hospitals minutes after the blast. The blast caused substantial property damage within a three block radius, as well as to two taxis, a van and a motorcycle. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 30th Front is believed to have financed the operation. No group has claimed responsibility, however authorities attribute the attack to the Manuel Cepeda Front and the 30th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
08/28/2010: On Saturday, outside the local radio station of Linda Estére in El Doncello, Caquetá province, Colombia, police safely defused an improvised explosive device composed of 25 kilograms of unspecified explosives and placed inside a metal container. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected the 15th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
11/19/2010: On Friday, in Roncesvalles, Tolima, Colombia, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device outside the restaurant La Gorda. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage to the restaurant, killed three civilians and injured 12 others including nine off-duty policemen. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but authorities suspected the 21st Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible after arresting Moisés Hernández Quiñónez, alias Tocayo and known member of the FARC's 21st Front, for allegedly carrying out the attack.
08/07/2010: On Saturday, at an oil well in Tibú, Norte de Santander, Colombia, a group of guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), attacked a group of police officers who were guarding wells belonging to Ecopetrol. As a result, a police officer, Marvin Vargas Guerrero, was killed. No other casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
06/25/2010: On Friday in the rural locality of Majayura, Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia, the 10th Brigade of the National Army found and safely neutralized six improvised explosive devices installed at the base of two energy towers (#99 and 100). No group claimed responsibility.
08/11/2010: On Wednesday, in one of two related attacks targeting Colombia's transportation in an attempt to control movement along the Pan-American Highway, on the Pan-American Highway near Santander de Quilichao municipality, Cauca province, Colombia, 11 assailants intercepted and shot the tires of two trucks causing a roadblock that lasted for at least two hours. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia was responsible for the attack.
09/09/2010: On Thursday afternoon at 1630, in Cordoba, Nariño, Colombia, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) militants detonated an explosive device against the Transandino Oil Pipeline for the fourth time in 2010. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage to the pipeline but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
02/02/2010: On Tuesday night at 0300, a bus Volkswagen model 2009, with internal number 2560, license plate VZH 913, and driver Wilson Rosales, was intercepted by four men who identified themselves as Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members on the crossing entrance to Brussels, via central Putumayo. source reported that the driver was order to drive the vehicle on a road leading to the El Diamante, where they poured gasoline and set the vehicle on fire. In response, police cordoned the area and made a search of the site for any explosive device that could have left behind by the FARC. The manager of the cooperative Lobayana Conveyor, which was affiliated with the vehicle, stated that the reasons to why the vehicle was burned is unknown. No group claimed responsibility. No casualties or monetary damages were reported.
12/27/2010: On Monday, in a rural area between San Antonio and Chaparral districts of Tolima, Colombia, the mayor of San Antonio, Ismael Cruz Neira, was kidnapped along with his police bodyguard, Carlos Alberto Ocampo Perez, in an illegal roadblock set up by about 100 guerrillas armed with rifles from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The mayor was released several hours later after the initial attack but the police officer was kept in captivity until 02/14/2011 when he was finally released. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/24/2010: On Friday, in the rural area of Vegalarga 20 kilometers outside the village of San Antonio, Neiva, Huila, Colombia, a Neiva Gas Company truck loaded with 60 cylinders of natural gas was hijacked by several armed militants and then abandoned and set up as a roadblock on a rural road that leads to Neiva. The driver of the vehicle was not injured and was allowed to flee the scene. Authorities suspected the truck was also fitted with explosives, as a message reading “danger FARC 17,” was spray painted on the vehicle; however, it was discovered two days later by bomb disposal experts that the vehicle in fact contained no explosives. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the 17th Angelino Godoy Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) carried out the attack with the intention to cause fear and intimidation among the general public.
06/03/2010: On Thursday, at around 1000, in Barbacoas, Narino, Colombia, armed assailants set up a roadblock, stopped five vehicles, and kidnapped five civilians and one undercover police officer who the assailants threatened to kill. Later on the same day the undercover police was fired upon as he escaped. On 06/06/2010, the remaining five hostages , Miriam Paz Solarte, José Antonio Rivero, Roberto Torres, Segundo Sevillano Casanova and Ignacio Díaz Tello, were rescued by authorities. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Daniel Aldana Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the incident.
11/24/2010: On Wednesday evening at 2000, in the rural area of La Hormiga, Valle del Guamuez, Putumayo, Colombia, militants detonated an unspecified amount of dynamite against the Transandino oil pipeline at kilometer 2. Although the attack resulted in no casualties, the oil pipeline sustained significant property damage from a fire that broke out after the explosion. Flames reaching up to 20 meters in height continued to flare through the next day on Thursday 11/25/2010. Furthermore, a large oil spill subsequently leaked into the Valle del Guamuez river, resulting in significant contamination to the public water supply of surrounding localities. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
11/18/2011: Members from the Nasa West indigenous community stumbled across a minefield while hunting in Planadas municipality, Tolima department, Colombia. Two people stepped on a land mine; one died instantly and the second, a child, died later. Two more members of the community rushed in to provide aid and also stepped on a land mine; both were injured in the explosion. Officials state that the minefield had been planted by members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), specifically Alfredo Gonzales' branch of FARC.
04/13/2011: On Wednesday morning at 0900, in the central market in the village of El Obelisco in El Tambo, Cauca, Colombia, several male militants from the National Liberation Army (ELN) detonated two improvised explosive devices targeting civilian residences and fired indiscriminately in the town. The explosions caused an unknown amount of property damage to the roofs of the civilian residences and to the market plaza as well but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/26/2011: On Thursday, on the Pan-American road in Timbio, Cauca, Colombia, two construction trucks were set on fire by suspected militants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The arson attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the trucks but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the arson attack to the FARC.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday morning, in the village of Chorros Blancos in Campamento, Antioquia, Colombia, the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) detonated two explosive devices that were placed in two gas cylinders and filled with shrapnel at a rural school. The blasts completely destroyed the school's cafeteria, left a crater measuring five meters in diameter in the school's ceiling and resulted in minor damage to seven nearby houses. No casualties were reported due to the fact that the professor had cancelled class and no group has claimed responsibility.
06/02/2011: On Thursday morning at 0900, in between the villages of Pueblo Nuevo and Campo 23 in the outskirts of Barrancabermeja, Santander, Colombia, two armed militants from the Raúl Eduardo Maecha 24th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) hijacked a milk truck in the rural area of Aguas Blancas and then fitting the truck with explosives detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting the Magdalena Medio Road. The blast caused an unknown amount of damage to several nearby houses but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however authorities attributed the attack to the 24th Front of the FARC.
11/2/2011: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) detonated an explosive device in a rural area outside of the city of Neiva, Huila department, Colombia. The device exploded as a military patrol passed by; one soldier was killed and four others were injured in the incident. Two other explosive devices left in the vicinity were safely defused by troops.
02/03/2011: On Thursday night at 2330, in south Neiva, Huila, Colombia, members of the 17th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) launched a low intensity grenade at the Hotel Mar Azul. Authorities suspect the motive behind the attack was extortion related. No casualties were reported and the attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the hotel. No group has claimed responsibility.
01/04/2011: On Tuesday evening shortly after 2140, at the corner of 50th and 19th Streets in the Alamos Norte neighborhood in Neiva, Huila, Colombia, suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia militants threw a grenade at a police officer's residence while they were riding a motorcycle. The police officer was not injured but his seven year old son was wounded from the attack which damaged the house and six nearby buildings. No group claimed responsibility.
02/17/2011: On Thursday, on an unspecified road in a rural area of La Argentina, Huila, Colombia, mayor Dagoberto Gaitan Guerrero was fired upon by suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The mayor, along with his driver, Victor Hugo Arroyo, a teacher, Edilma Montoya, and council member Carlos Julio Rodriguez, were wounded in the attack. It is unknown if the attack resulted in any property damage to the mayor's vehicle. No group has claimed responsibility.
04/23/2011: On Saturday, at a natural gas pipeline on bridge that connects Neiva with Algeciras, in Algeciras, Huila, Colombia, military troops located and safely defused an improvised explosive device planted by the Teofilo Forero Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). No casualties or property damage resulted as the bomb failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2011: On Wednesday, in the village of La Pastora in Fomeque, Cundinamarca, Colombia, mayoral candidate, José Alejandro Rey Rey, was abducted by the 53rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. On 05/16/2011 on Monday during a security operation, José Alejandro Rey Rey was safely rescued by military troops.
12/9/2011: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) surrounded and opened fire on the village of Toribio in Cauca, Colombia. While no one was injured or killed, people fled to into buildings for shelter.
05/22/2011: On Sunday noon, in an urban area in Argelia, Cauca, Colombia, militants from the 60th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) detonated several explosives near a slaughterhouse and the municipal gallery. As a result, a policeman, Ales Yamid Girón Uribe, was killed and Jhon Freddy Reina was injured. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the FARC’s 60th Front.
04/29/2011: On Friday afternoon at 1300, in the village of Verdeyaco in Santa Rosa, Cauca, Colombia, two park rangers of Colombia's National Parks stepped on an anti-personnel mine. Jaime Óscar Girón was injured and later died when he received medical aid. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the 13th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is responsible for the bombing.
05/28/2011: On Saturday, in the village of Cocuana in Neiva, Huila, Colombia, military troops located an improvised explosive device comprised of a cylinder loaded with 40 pounds of ammonium nitrate and shrapnel, which was planted by the Angelino Godoy Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and suspected to target both military troops and civilians. No casualties or property damage resulted as troops safely defused the explosive device. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attempted bombing to the FARC’s Angelino Godoy Front.
11/1/2011: Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) ambushed a military patrol in the rural area surrounding Florencia, Caqueta province, Colombia. Snipers, believed to be from FARC's Teofilo Forero unit, shot and killed two soldiers.
02/28/2011: On Monday, in the village of San Pablo, Teorema, Norte de Santander, Colombia, guerrillas attempted to kidnap a medical team consisting of a doctor, a nurse and the driver of the ambulance in order to force them to treat wounded FARC militants. However, the intervention of local villagers prevented the kidnapping from being carried out. No group has claimed responsibility although authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is responsible.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, in the village of Porroso, Apartado, Antioquia, Colombia, guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) fired upon a government delegation caravan of seven vehicles being escorted by the Colombian army. The attack left one soldier and one farmer dead and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the caravan. The delegation, which included the national director of Social Action Diego Molano, the commander of the national army's 17th Brigade General Hernan Giraldo Quejadas and several journalists, was travelling to visit an indigenous community in the region. No group has claimed responsibility.
04/08/2011: On Friday morning at 0930, near Corinto in the outskirts of Caloto, Cauca, Colombia, militants from the 6th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) launched an improvised explosive device at a civilian's home injuring one civilian and resulting in an unknown amount of property damage to the civilian’s residence. Afterwards, militants than launched additional improvised devices targeting the city and its local civilian population. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/13/2011: On Thursday, in the village of La Mina, Anori, Antioquia, Colombia, suspected guerrillas from the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia set a civilian house on fire because they believed he was collaborating with the Colombian army. Following the arson attack, which completely destroyed the house but resulted in no casualties, the civilian and his family were taken hostage but managed to escape the next day on 01/14/2011. No group has claimed responsibility.
01/09/2011: On Sunday, near Caño Limón, Arauca city, Arauca, Colombia, six improvised explosive devices (IEDs) composed of two bars of Pentolite and 50 meters of detonating cord were planted at an electricity tower at the Caño Limón - Coveñas oil refinery. No casualties or property damage resulted as the IEDs were later safely defused by police. No group has claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia was responsible for the attack in order to disrupt operations at the Caño Limón - Coveñas oil refinery.
11/2/2011: Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked an oil pipeline outside of Puerto Caicedo, Putumayo province, Colombia. The assailants blew up several stretches of the pipeline belonging to the state-run oil company Ecopetrol; the blast caused oil to spill and contaminate residential water supplies. In addition to attacking the pipeline, the assailants also set fire to three oil tankers on a road next to the pipeline. There were no reported injuries.
04/03/2011: On Sunday, in the rural area of El Guacal, Paya, Boyacá, Colombia, four militants who identified themselves as members from the National Liberation Army (ELN) forced four men out of a van belonging to the Cooperative Steel Transporters (COOTRACERO) company before setting it on fire. No casualties were reported but the van sustained an unspecified amount of property damage.
05/22/2011: On Sunday, a few miles from the location of a previous attack against a policeman in Bete at Medio Atrato, Chocó, Colombia, militants from the 34th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), shot three students from Technological University of Chocó (UTCH) and injured two civilians, who were traveling in three motor boats on the Atrato River from Bellavista. The rebels opened fire after the captain of the boat refused a rebel command to stop. Following the armed assault, FARC rebels held over 200 civilians passengers hostage, using them as human shields while trying to escape military forces. Two days later on 05/24/2011 on Tuesday night, Colombian military troops successfully rescued all the hostages. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the FARC’s 34th Front.
04/03/2011: On Sunday afternoon, in the village of San Rafael of Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, a white Nissan pick-up truck, license plate: CPZ-212, was discovered to have been rigged with one pound of ammonium nitrate after eight militants abandoned the vehicle. Another vehicle, which had been stolen by the same militants, was also discovered 100 meters from the location of the first vehicle, but it was discovered to contain no explosives. No casualties or property damage was reported as the car bomb failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect that the Víctor Saavedra and Alirio Torres Fronts of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are responsible for the attempted bombing.
05/23/2011: On Monday, on the Cali - Buenaventura road in Buenaventura, Cali, Colombia, militants from the 30th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set two construction trucks on fire that were traveling towards the port. The arson attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the trucks but no casualties were reported. The road was not blocked; however, the flow of traffic stopped as a result of the arson attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the FARC’s 30th Front.
02/02/2011: On Wednesday night, in El Caguán outside Neiva, Huila, Colombia, police discovered and safely defused a cylinder bomb containing 50 kilograms of ANFO explosives, which was targeting a bridge that connects the city of Neiva and the village of El Caguán. No casualties or property damage resulted as the bomb did not detonate. No group claimed responsibility although authorities suspect the 17th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is responsible after police captured three male members of the FARC's 17th Front, Jeison Orlando Torres Otálora, alias Freddy Guevara, Eduardo Murcia Durán, alias Jeison and a 17 year-old minor, alias Wilmer, who are thought to have armed the bomb.
03/05/2011: On Saturday morning at 0900, in the rural area of Casa Zinc on Campo Seis Road outside Tibú, Norte de Santander, Colombia, several armed militants who identified themselves as belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set a bulldozer on fire after forcing the driver to exit the vehicle at gunpoint. The bulldozer, which is owned by the San Simón construction company, only sustained partial damage from the arson attack. No casualties were reported.
11/6/2011: Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked a police station in Piendamo, Cauca department, Colombia. The assailants launched four improvised mortars at the police station; three successfully detonated. One civilian was killed in the incident and at least two more were injured; the police station and 19 private residences were damaged. Specific motive is unknown; however, the incident occurred less than two days after FARC's leader was killed.
11/7/2011: A bomb exploded inside of a business in the red light district of Puerto Berrio, Antioquia province, Colombia. One woman was killed in the explosion and thirteen people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
05/07/2011: On Saturday, in the village of Cipres in Iquira, Huila, Colombia, troops from the Number 26 Cacique Pigoanza Infantry Battalion located three improvised explosive devices planted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The attack was targeting the community center of Cipres. No casualties or property damage resulted as the explosives were safely defused by army troops. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attempted attack to the FARC.
12/18/2011: A railroad and a train carrying coal was damaged by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) using explosives near Puerto Bolivar, La Guajira, Colombia. The train was carrying coal from El Cerrejon mine to Puerto Bolivar.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday at 0000 midnight, at kilometer marker 75 in a rural area between Versalles and la Curva, El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia, two improvised explosive devices were detonated by guerrillas from the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) at the Caño Limón oil pipeline that is operated by Petronorte, a company contracted by the majority state-owned oil firm, Ecopetrol. No casualties were reported and approximately 100 barrels of crude oil has been spilled into the Catatumbo River causing an unknown amount of environmental damage. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
02/13/2011: On Sunday, in a rural area outside La Hormiga, Putumayo, Colombia, several guerrillas from the 48th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set fire to three cement trucks belonging to the Solarte cement company after threatening to shoot the employees with firearms. The property damage caused from the attack is estimated to be about $100,000 USD. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
05/12/2011: On Thursday, in an unspecified location in the village of El Danubio in Solano, Caquetá, Colombia, troops from the Army’s Sixth Division located a mine planted by the 15th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) targeting both army troops and civilians. No casualties or property damage resulted as army troops safely defused the device. No group claimed responsibility; however authorities attributed the attempted bombing to the FARC’s 15th Front.
03/13/2011: On Sunday, in the rural area of Balalaica, Santa Cruz de Guachavez, Nariño, Colombia, several heavily armed militants from the National Liberation Army (ELN) set two public service buses belonging to TransNeira company on fire after forcing the drivers and passengers to abandon the vehicles. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the arson attack, although the ELN was suspected to be responsible.
11/14/2011: An improvised explosive device hidden in a rubber bag detonated in a marketplace in Corinto, Cauca department, Colombia. Fifteen houses, five barns, a supermarket, and a soda shop were damaged in the explosion; however, there were no reported injuries. Although no group claimed responsibility for the incident, authorities believe that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) orchestrated the bombing as retaliation for the failure of small businesses to pay immunities.
01/16/2011: On Sunday morning, in a field in the rural area of Cuatro Esquinas, Miranda, Cauca, Colombia, two suspected guerrillas from the 6th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, aliases "Amadeo" and "Porqui," died as they planted an improvised explosive device thought to be targeting either local civilians or security forces. No property damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
12/7/2011: Five members (three men and two women) of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set up a false checkpoint on the road leading to Casacara Bercerril in Cesar, Colombia. Using weapons, they obtained a number of vehicles, set three of them on fire and vandalized another with "Cano Lives."  The attackers were able to flee and avoid capture.
05/29/2011: On Sunday afternoon at 1730, in the village of La Concha, Campamento, Antioquia, Colombia, two mayoral candidates, Guillermo Roldan of the Conservative Party and Donay Correa of the National Unity Party, were taken hostage by armed militants who identified themselves as belonging to the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The mayoral candidates were later killed by unknown means the next day on Monday 05/30/2011 when the FARC rebels forced the candidates’ companions to reclaim the bodies.
05/26/2011: On Thursday morning at 0500, outside the radio broadcasting station of La Veterana in Patia, Popayan, Colombia, two men riding a motorcycle who were suspected of belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) shot at a journalist and political activist, Héctor Rodríguez Castro, with automatic firearms. As a result, Rodríguez Castro was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although authorities believe the FARC is responsible. Two men were later detained on suspicious of being responsible for the attack.
02/02/2011: On Wednesday, in the rural area of Samaniego, Nariño, Colombia, body parts of a militant from the National Liberation Army (ELN) were distributed throughout the area where he attempted to plant a land mine, which authorities claim was targeting security forces and the civilian public. The other militant who took part in the attempted bombing was injured but left the area soon afterwards. The militant who died was known as Leo and was considered an important bomb-maker for the Mono Sergio Front of the ELN. No property damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
04/18/2011: On Monday, in El Limon sector of Toledo, Antioquia, Colombia, two soldiers were taken hostage by two men and one woman of the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The soldiers, identified as Fernando Builes Mazo and José Esteban Coba Teatín, were in civilian attire and were unarmed when they were abducted. No casualties were reported. Troops from Colombia's National Army found the dead bodies of the two soldiers on 04/20/2011.
11/14/2011: Eleven suspected members of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) abducted three miners from the Dugura mine in the Playa Rica sector, Choco department, Colombia. There were no demands made for their safe return and specific motive is unknown.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday, in an unspecified rural area at the Porce III electricity tower outside Guadalupe, Antioquia, Colombia, military troops located and safely defused three improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which were constructed of cylinders and were composed of ammonium nitrate and shrapnel. No casualties or property damage resulted as the IEDs failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the 36th Front of the FARC is responsible and that the motive was to disrupt electricity to the villages of Cerromatoso and San Carlos.
03/21/2011: On Monday evening at 1900, in the rural area of Los Balsos five kilometers from El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) bombed the oil pipeline Río Zulia-Ayacucho. Explosive charges were planted on a 16 mile stretch of the pipeline that is operated by Petronorte, a company contracted by the majority state-owned oil firm, Ecopetrol. No casualties were reported and approximately 200 barrels of crude oil has been spilled into the area causing an unknown amount of environmental damage. No claim of responsibility has been made.
12/22/2011: A police officer was killed and another was wounded when they were ambushed by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the village of Madre Muerta in Anori, Antiogui, Colombia. The police officers had responded to a report that a bus was being stolen. When they arrived at the location an explosive device was detonated. No property damage was reported.
06/07/2011: On Tuesday, in a private residence in the village of La Esperanza in El Bordo, Cauca, Colombia, unidentified militants shot and killed Ilvio Gentil Gómez, former politician and community leader who served on the council from 1998-2001 and was a candidate for October's elections. The militants used a rifle and a revolver. No group claimed responsibility although the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are suspected.
05/22/2011: On Sunday morning, in one of two related attacks in a forested area outside Bete, Chocó, Colombia, militants from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), shot a policeman with a sniper rifle. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the FARC.
02/07/2011: On Monday night, in a rural area outside Guachucal, Nariño, Colombia, a Transandino oil pipeline owned by Ecopetrol was damaged from the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED). The next morning on 02/08/2011 on Tuesday, the pipeline was bombed in another section by a second IED near Puerres, Nariño, Colombia. As a result of the two blasts, a large amount of oil was leaked out, damaging the local ecology and threatening the local civilian water supply. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility, but authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is responsible.
03/14/2011: On Monday night at 0400, at Interamericana de Licores business center in downtown Ibague, Tolima, Colombia, the 21st Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) detonated a low intensity parcel bomb containing 400 grams of ANFO explosives. The blast left one homeless man dead whom authorities suspect was paid by the FARC to deliver the parcel bomb. The explosion also destroyed the door and windows of the business. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing attack. Authorities suspect the motive of the attack was extortion related.
12/10/2011: Two members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) riding on a motorcycle threw a grenade at the home of Mayor Jairus Wilber Vallejo in Planadas, Tolima, Colombia. Two people, a police officer and a civilian were injured in the attack. The mayor and his family were not home at the time of the attack.
05/15/2011: On Sunday, at an internet cafe in La Hormiga, Putumayo, Colombia, two Colombian Liberal Party candidates, Jhon Freddy Londoño and Brindan Bustamente, were shot and killed by unknown gunmen. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspect the 48th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are responsible.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, on Los Libertadores Street in the rural area of El Sarampion, Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia, three armed men set three oil company vehicles on fire after forcing the owners to abandon their cars at gunpoint. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although authorities attribute the arson attack on Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas.
05/23/2011: On Monday night, in the village of Huellas in Caloto, Cauca, Colombia, at least four suspected militants armed with AK-47s from the Sixth Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) began firing at a local indigenous community shelter. As a result, three children were injured and the shelter sustained an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the FARC’s Sixth Front.
11/15/2011: Three suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set up an illegal roadblock near San Epifanio, Antioquia department, Colombia. The assailants stopped four vehicles, forced their passengers to disembark, and torched the vehicles, including two motorcycles, a truck and a bus. There were no reported casualties or injuries resulting from the incident. Specific motive is unknown.
04/07/2011: On Thursday, in the rural area of La Envidia seven kilometers outside the village of Villanueva, El Molino, La Guajira, Colombia, a section of the natural gas pipeline owned by International Gas Transportation Company (TGI) was destroyed after militants of the 59th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) detonated an unspecified amount of dynamite. The explosion also left a large crater at the blast site and suspended natural gas services and production. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/12/2011: On Tuesday evening at 1945, at kilometer marker 127 in the village of El Aserrío in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia, the Río Zulia-Ayacucho oil pipeline owned by Ecopetrol was bombed with explosives by the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The explosion resulted in an oil spill in which 200 barrels of crude oil leaked into the Catatumbo River causing an unknown amount of environmental damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2011: On Wednesday night at 2330, at kilometer marker 57 in an unspecified location in the state of La Guajira, Colombia, unknown militants detonated explosives on the railroad tracks belonging to the Carbones del Cerrejón company, which is the country's largest coal exporters. Other than the railroad tracks, the bombing did not result in any other property damage nor in any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although previous similar attacks on railroad tracks in La Guajira have been attributed to the 59th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/18/2011: On Tuesday morning at 0555, at the railroad tracks on kilometer marker 14.5 in a rural area in between Puerto Bolivar and La Mina, La Guajira, Colombia, unknown militants detonated an unspecified number of improvised explosive devices against a train transporting coal. However, as the train was traveling at a low speed, the conductor was able to stop the train, preventing any casualties from taking place or damage to the train itself, although the train tracks at the site of the detonation were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility but authorities are attributing the attack to the 59th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
04/19/2011: On Tuesday, in the village of La Vereda Campo Alegre, Convención, Norte de Santander, Colombia, militants from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the Ecopetrol-owned Caño Limón – Coveñas oil pipeline. No casualties were reported, but a section of the pipeline sustained an unknown amount of property damage and 1,200 barrels of crude oil spilled into the Catatumbo River, further resulting in an unknown amount of environmental damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2011: On Wednesday afternoon at 1700, near the village of Pajarito, Toribio, Cauca, Colombia, three armed men belonging to the 6th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped a medical team consisting of two healthcare practitioners after the guerrillas threw grenades at their vehicle, causing an unknown amount of property damage. Following the hostage taking, the militants then hijacked the vehicle. The next day on 03/17/2011 on Thursday at 1200 noon, outside Caloto, Cauca, Colombia, the intervention of a local indigenous defense guard forced the FARC rebels to release the hostages unharmed. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
02/07/2011: On Monday, in an unspecified location in the Awa indigenous reservation, outside Tumaco, Nariño, Colombia, three civilians were injured after stepping on an antipersonnel mine that was planted by an unknown guerrilla group. No property damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
02/28/2011: On Monday, between the municipalities of Apartado and Mutata, Antioquia, Colombia, militants from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked a group of military troops who were escorting public officials of the national government who were in route to an indigenous community in the area of Uraba. The attack resulted in the death of one soldier and one civilian. No property damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
01/13/2011: On Thursday, in the neighborhood La Colina, Puerto Asis, Putumayo, Colombia, approximately 10 armed men attacked the mayor's daughter, launching medium grade explosives at her home in an attempt to take her hostage. The attack left a 16 year old, the grandson of the mayor, dead. The guerrillas also threw explosives at the home of the mayor, Mauro Toro. No group has claimed responsibility, although it is believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the attack. Julian Andres Jara, alias Buche de Agua and also a member of the FARC's 48th Front, who was captured several days later, is suspected of being involved in the bombing.
05/25/2011: On Wednesday night, in the village of Guadas in Carmen de Atrato, Chocó, Colombia, militants from the 34th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) took three persons out of their homes and shot and killed them. Fabio Nelson Vélez was a civilian, while Saul Caro and Esneider were both former militants of the Guevarist Revolutionary Army (ERG). No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the FARC’s 34th Front.
12/7/2011:  On the outskirts of Florencia, Caqueta, Colombia, police responded to a report of a dead body. After arriving the police became suspicious and backed away from the body. Upon doing so, explosives hidden around the body detonated, injuring 4 officers. It is believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are responsible.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday, in a rural area at the intersection of La Argentina and Gallego Streets between Pitalito and Acevedo municipalities, Huila, Colombia, militants from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set a bulldozer on fire after threatening employees by unknown means. The machinery belonged to the Multilagos company, which had contracts for paving roads in the local area. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
01/26/2011: On Wednesday night at 0230, in the Jardin neighborhood of Neiva, Huila, Colombia, an improvised explosive device detonated at the Chinese restaurant Éxito, located on Buganvile Avenue. The attack took place 16 hours after authorities announced the arrest of Rodrigo Celis Sanchez and his wife Jesenia Alexandra Javela Gomez who both were responsible for various grenade attacks and bombings in 2010 in the city of Neiva. No casualties were reported but the roof of the restaurant was completely destroyed. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia was responsible.
05/07/2011: On Saturday night at 2445, in the town of Sucre, Cauca, Colombia, an unspecified number of militants from the National Liberation Army (ELN) attacked the hospital and 10 homes with grenades and mortar rounds. The hospital's emergency room and laboratories and 10 civilian homes were completely destroyed and one civilian was reported injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the ELN.
11/12/2011: Fabio Domico Domic, the deputy governor of Dabeiba, was shot and beheaded in the indigenous Nendo lands in Antioquia department, Colombia. The Indigenous Organization of Antioquia (OIA) accused Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) of perpetrating the assassination. Specific motive behind the attack is unknown.
02/08/2011: On Tuesday morning, in a rural area outside Puerres, Nariño, Colombia, a Transandino oil pipeline owned by Ecopetrol was damaged from the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED). The previous night on 02/07/2011 on Monday, the pipeline was bombed in another section by an IED near Guachucal, Nariño, Colombia. As a result of the two blasts, a large amount of oil was leaked out, damaging the local ecology and threatening the local civilian water supply. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility, but authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is responsible.
03/29/2011: On Tuesday afternoon, in the rural area of Ambato at kilometer marker 12 on the Ye de Astilleros-Petrólea road, Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia, militants from the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set a Trasán passenger bus and a tractor on fire after setting up an illegal roadblock and forcing the drivers and passengers to abandon their vehicles. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the arson attack.
12/30/2011: A bomb exploded outside of the police station in Orito in Putumayo, Colombia. The explosion killed two and wounded 16 more. It is suspected that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was involved. No claim of responsibility was made. No additional details on the explosive were given.
04/02/2011: On Saturday morning at 0600, between kilometer marker eight and nine in the village of Silvania of Orito, Putumayo, Colombia, the Trasandino oil pipeline owned by Ecopetrol was attacked with dynamite, which resulted in a fire. Furthermore, an unspecified amount of oil was spilled into the Yurumito River, which has affected the water supply to the local civilian community. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the 48th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is responsible.
02/01/2011: On Tuesday morning at 0600, in the rural area of El Limonar, Anori, Antioquia, Colombia, unknown explosives planted on a bus that was transporting sugar cane detonated as it crossed La Union Bridge. An employee from the Public Sector of Medellin who was driving by on his motorcycle was injured and the bus was completely destroyed. The bridge, which was the target of the attack, only sustained minor property damage on its surface as the blast resulted in a crater four feet wide. No group claimed responsibility although authorities suspect the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are responsible in an attempt to retaliate against recent government and military seizures.
11/12/2011: An explosive device detonated at the entrance to the courthouse in Toribio city, Cauca Department, Colombia. The area was full of people, given that it was market day. Ten people were injured in the explosion, including mayor Carlos Alberto Banguero, three police officers, and six civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect that the attack was perpetrated by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/09/2011: On Sunday, in San Miguel, Putumayo, Colombia, suspected militants from the 48th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia left an improvised explosive device (IED) near an oil pipeline. Military personnel later defused the IED, preventing any casualties or property damage from taking place. No group has claimed responsibility.
11/6/2011: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked a police station by unknown means in Jambalo, Cauca department, Colombia. One police officer was killed in the assault and three civilians were injured. Specific motive is unknown; however, the attack occurred the day after FARC's leader was killed. Such attacks serve to demonstrate that FARC maintains military capabilities in the face of loss of leadership.
03/31/2011: On Thursday evening at 1930, in the rural area of Caranal, Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia, suspected guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) bombed electricity tower #462 belonging to Enelar (Arauca Energy Company) by planting several antipersonnel mines detonated by remote control around the base of the tower. The blast cut power line #230 and resulted in the loss of power to seven municipalities but resulted in no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing attack.
05/21/2011: On Saturday morning at 0630, in Toribio, Cauca, Colombia, militants from the Jacobo Arenas Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) surrounded and attacked the town with unknown firearms and explosives causing the Colombian military to intervene and protect the town. No casualties were reported and only minor structural damage to roofs, buildings and civilian houses resulted. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Jacobo Arenas Front of the FARC.
03/26/2011: On Saturday evening at 2030, four kilometers from the Venezuelan border in the rural area of Carraipía, Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia, the Antonio Ricaurte natural gas pipeline was bombed by the 59th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) using an unspecified amount of dynamite. The explosion immediately resulted in a fire, destroyed a 25 meter section of the gas pipeline and interrupted the transportation of natural gas to Venezuela. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday morning at 0800, in front of the headquarters of a transportation carrier in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia, Judge Gloria Constanza Gaona, who was on her way to a municipal court in northern Colombia, was shot and killed by three members of the Ernesto Che Guevara Front of the National Liberation Army (ELN). Constanza Gaona was presiding over the case in which the Colombian army is suspected of murdering three young siblings in October 2010. On 05/02/2011 on Monday, Colombian police captured three alleged ELN members, Nelson Archila Romero, alias Belker, Robinson Adrián Ortega and José Diomedes Gamboa Giraldo, who are accused of assassinating the judge. Authorities stated that the perpetrators were aiming to discredit national security forces.
03/07/2011: On Monday afternoon at 1300, in the rural jungle area of Puerto Principe in Cumaribo, Vichada, Colombia, 23 Colombian employees of a subcontractor for the Talisman Energy Canadian oil company were abducted by seven armed militants from the16th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The hostages were transported in boats on the Uva River and 21 of the 23 hostages were released the next day on 03/08/2011 on Tuesday in an unspecified location in Colombia. One of the hostages managed to escape captivity Monday night while the status of the last remaining hostage is unknown. Authorities suspect that the motive of the attack may have been either to obtain a ransom or to prevent outside intrusion into their jungle stronghold.
01/06/2011: On Thursday morning, outside the office of rancher Carlos Cabrera in the city of Neiva, Huila, Colombia, guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), detonated a large improvised explosive device of about 20 kilograms. No casualties were reported, but the office and at least 50 nearby residences were damaged in the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/26/2011: On Thursday, in barrio María, Arboletes, Antioquia, Colombia, two unidentified male assailants shot and wounded the Socialist Party of National Unity mayoral candidate, Edwin Gomez, during an attack in Gómez' residence. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspect the attack may have been carried out by criminal groups in an effort to control political activity in the area.
04/10/2011: On Sunday afternoon at 1745, at electricity tower 195 in the rural area of Malabrigo near the village of El Morrón in Guadalupe, Antioquia, Colombia, militants from the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) remotely detonated an improvised explosive landmine device. One technician of the Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P (ISA) was injured while three others sustained minor injuries. The blast resulted in an unknown amount of property damage to the electricity tower and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/9/2011: In Inza, Cauca, Colombia, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia surrounded the town, opened fire, and tossed bombs into houses and government buildings. Two homes, a police station, and city hall were all hit by explosives. Only one injury was reported. No claim of responsibility was mentioned.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday evening at 1800, in the rural area of El Divino Niño in Filogringo village, El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia, suspected militants from the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) bombed an electricity tower belonging to the Centrales Eléctricas company using an unspecified amount of dynamite. No casualties were reported although the electricity tower was toppled over as a result of the blast and 12 nearby localities were left without power. No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing attack.
04/02/2011: On Saturday, in the rural area known as Selvas de Lipa outside Arauca, Arauca, Colombia, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) forced passengers off a bus belonging to the Sugamuxi bus company. The militants then set the bus, including all of the luggage and belongings of the passengers, on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but authorities believe the FARC is responsible.
12/8/2011: A soldier and a civilian were wounded in Corinto, Cauca, Colombia when an explosive detonated in the center of the city. The explosion happened during a celebration for the Day of the Candles. While no claim of responsibility was reported, it is believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is responsible for the attack.
02/25/2011: On Friday afternoon at 1700, at kilometer marker 418 in El Aserrio village, Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia, a section of the Caño Limón-Coveñas oil pipeline owned by Ecopetrol was damaged after guerillas from the Resistencia Bari Company of the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) detonated an unspecified amount of dynamite. Approximately 2,500 barrels of oil have spilled into the Catatumbo River 60 kilometers from the blast site. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/07/2011: On Saturday, in the village of La Vuelta in Buenos Aires, Cauca, Colombia, suspected militants from the 30th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) took hostage five civilians who were members of a local community counsel; identified as José Elder Viveros Delgado, Gueimar Alexis Viveros Delgado, José Eimer Viveros Delgado, Jaime Viveros Delgado, and Rómulo Viveros. The hostages were later killed on 05/11/2011. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday morning at 1120, on an unspecified road in El Palo village of Caloto, Cauca, Colombia, military troops from the Army’s 14th Mobile Brigade of the Third Division seized a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), a white Land Cruiser, packed with 25 kilograms of ammonium nitrate (ANFO) planted by the Jacobo Arenas Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Authorities report that the FARC had intended to detonate the VBIED in the central park of Caloto, which would have resulted in many civilian deaths. No casualties or property damage was reported as the car bomb was safely defused. No group has claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing attack.
03/03/2012: An explosive device detonated in Tame town, Arauca Department, Colombia. Two soldiers and one boy were killed, and two other soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but military officials suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/19/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in San Antonio de Getucha village, Caqueta department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and two wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources assigned blame to the 15th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/03/2012: An explosive device detonated near a church in Cedeno area, Yarumal city, Antioquia department, Colombia. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/15/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle targeting a police station was discovered and defused in Bogota city, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. The driver of the car was arrested and confessed, indicating that he was a member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/17/2012: Assailants launched a grenade at a navy checkpoint in Buenaventura city, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. Nine people, including civilians and a soldier, were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsiblity, but officials attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/22/2012: An explosive device targeted a passenger bus in Ibague city, Tolima department, Colombia. One person was wounded in the attack. This was one of two attacks on passenger buses within eight hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/15/2012: An explosive device exploded in Ricuarte municipality, Narino department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and six civilians injured. No group claimed responsibility, but sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/02/2012: Assailants threw a grenade into a Colombian Air Force (FAC) warehouse in Bogota city, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the warehouse was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2012: Assailants set five trucks on fire and planted landmines in Norte de Santander department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/14/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device on tracks used by Cerrejon's coal trains near Uribia town, La Guajira department, Colombia. No casualties were reported; however, a section of track was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but police suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/05/2012: Assailants burned three cars and planted several explosive devices on a highway between Villavicencio and San Jose del Guaviare in Meta department, Colombia. No one was injured, but the three vehicles were damaged in the attack; the bombs were disarmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected it was carried out by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/19/2012: Assailants detonated dynamite on the Cano Limon oil pipeline in two places in Colombia. No one was injured; however, oil pumping was halted as a result of the damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2012: An explosion occurred at the Hotel Nevada in Cajamarca town, Tolima department, Colombia. One hotel employee was killed in the attack, and four guests were wounded. While no group claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities believed that the explosive device was planted by a member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/20/2012: Assailants opened fire on a public bus at a checkpoint near Altaquer town, Narino department, Colombia. Four people were killed and another seven injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/21/2012: An explosive device attached to a horse exploded near a military patrol in Toledo town, Antioquia department, Colombia. The explosion killed two soldiers and injured seven others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/03/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device along a portion of the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline in Arauca city, Arauca department, Colombia. Pumping was temporarily disrupted while repairs were made to the portions of the pipeline damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/12/2012: Assailants kidnapped four people, three engineers working for Occidental de Colombia Enterprise and their driver, from an unknown location in Colombia. The driver and one engineer were released on December 14, 2012, and the remaining two engineers were released on December 25, 2012. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident, demanding a ransom payment in return for the safe release of the hostages. It is unknown if a ransom was paid.
08/21/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an electricity pylon near Arauquita municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, although the blast damaged the pylon and disrupted electricity service. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/02/2012: Two assailants opened fire on soldiers at a public festival in San Andres town, Antioquia department, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed in the attack, and two civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/26/2012: An explosive device planted inside a public transit vehicle detonated in Campo Alegre town, Meta department, Colombia. Six people were killed and another four injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/08/2012: Assailants attacked three police officers in Balboa town, Cauca department, Colombia. The nature of the attack is unknown, and while no group claimed responsibility for the incident, officials blamed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/27/2012: Assailants fired mortars at a police station in Puerto Rico village, Caqueta department, Colombia. The mortars missed the police station and struck a civilian house, killing three people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/14/2012: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in Morales town, Cauca department, Colombia. One police office was killed and two others injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks on police targets in Morales on this day; this one targeted reinforcements being sent to the location of an earlier incident. No group claimed responsibility for these incidents.
07/20/2012: Assailants destroyed oil pipelines in Putumayo department, Colombia. No casualties were reported, but a pipeline was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/27/2012: Assailants attacked a Colombian military patrol in Florida municipality, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. Five soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/02/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle tossed a grenade at an entertainment center in Barrancabermeja city, Primero de Mayo district, Santander department, Colombia. One person died and 27 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/00/2012: Sometime between July 1, 2012 and July 7, 2012, assailants attacked police in the El Plateado area of Cauca department, Colombia. Seven police officers sustained injuries in the attack. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2012: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police patrol in Samaniego city, Narino department, Colombia. No casualties were reported; however, three houses were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/14/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police station in Morales town, Cauca department, Colombia. There were no casualties reported, but at least four houses were destroyed and at least 12 others damaged. This was one of two attacks on police targets in Morales on this day, for which no group claimed responsibility.
09/24/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated outside a hospital in Samaniego municipality, Narino department, Colombia. Twenty people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the army attributed it to the Comuneros del Sur Front, a part of the National Liberation Army (ELN).
10/14/2012: An explosive device detonated in Puerto Jordan area, Arauca department, Colombia. The assailants were targeting a military patrol. Two civilians were killed and four other people injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/19/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated, targeting a police vehicle in Lomas de Grenada area, Popayan city, Cauca department, Colombia. One civilian was killed and seven police officers injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was involved.
11/18/2012: An explosive device detonated in a pharmacy in Ibague city, Tolima department, Colombia. Four people, including two police officers, were injured in the blast. Three youth were taken into custody following the blast as witnesses reported seeing a teenage boy drop the explosive package off in the store.
03/12/2012: Gunmen attacked a convoy of trucks carrying oil in El Doncello town, Caqueta department, Colombia. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources stated that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are often blamed for such attacks.
07/09/2012: Assailants ambushed police in Casanare province, Boyaca department, Colombia. Three police officers died and three sustained injuries in the attack. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2012: A police patrol was ambushed in Remedios town, Antioquia department, Colombia. One officer was killed and another injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/11/2012: Explosive devices detonated on a stretch of the Cano Limon oil pipeline in northeast Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/18/2012: An explosive device detonated attached to the seat of a municipal bus detonated at Ibague station, Tolima department, Colombia. Passengers had already disembarked from the vehicle; three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2012: Assailants attacked a military brigade in San Luis sector, Corinto town, Cauca department, Colombia. Sergeant Carlos Alberto Ariza Vargas was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/20/2012: Assailants blew up a bridge in San Vicente del Caguan town, Caqueta department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/21/2012: Assailants attacked a police station and radar tower in El Tambo municipality, Cauca Department, Colombia. In the gunfight, a police commander was killed. The radar was also heavily damaged. A guard was taken hostage and released on January 23, 2012. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/10/2012: Assailants attacked a police garrison with mortars near Tibu town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Seven police officers and one assailant were killed in the attack, and 12 police officers and five assailants were injured. Five assailantswere taken into custody as well. No group claimed responsibility; however, police attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/31/2012: An explosive device detonated at the attorney general's office in Popayan city, Cauca province, Colombia. At least two people, including a prosecutor, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/06/2012: An explosive device detonated in Puerto Valdivia village, Antioquia department, Colombia. The device detonated prematurely while two assailants were attempting to use it to target a police post; both assailants died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed the incident to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/04/2012: Assailants placed explosives in three dump trucks at a coal mine in Cerrejon town, La Guajira department, Colombia. Two of the devices detonated, causing substantial damage to the trucks. The other device was defused by security forces. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/03/2012: An explosive device detonated at a police station in Saravena city, Arauca department, Colombia. Two women were injured and several nearby houses damaged by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2012: An explosive device detonated at the El Cerrejon Railway connecting a thermal coal plant to a coal export terminal near Albania town, La Guajira department, Colombia. There were no injuries reported, but approximately 10 meters of the track were damaged in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 19th and 59th "Resistencia Guajira" Fronts.
01/17/2012: An explosive device detonated on the Cano Limon oil pipeline near its halfway point in an unknown location in Norte de Santander department, Colombia. No other information is available.
04/13/2012: Two explosive devices detonated in Cartagena city, Bolivar department, Colombia. Sources indicated that the attack was meant to target the sixth Summit of Americas taking place in Cartagena. There were no reported casualties, and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2012: An explosive device affixed to a motorcycle detonated near a police station in Tumaco municipality, Narino department, Colombia. Nine people died and 70 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but police suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), stating that the incident was in retaliation for recent security raids against leftist groups in Tumaco.
07/08/2012: An explosive device detonated at a medical clinic in Toribio town, Cauca department, Colombia. Five medical workers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/27/2012: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police patrol but instead struck a home in San Pablo village, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. One child was killed, and six people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/31/2012: Assailants hurled a hand grenade at a police station in Guapi village, Cauca department, Colombia. At least six people were injured, including two police officers and four civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/28/2012: Assailants kidnapped 11 workers on their way to work on the Bicentennial Pipeline in an unknown location in Arauca department, Colombia. All eleven hostages were released on March 6, 2012. The Domingo Lain front of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2012: Two explosive devices hidden in gas cylinders detonated near the Paez Power Station in Tulua town, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported injuries, but the blast caused the pylon to collapse, which suspended the power supply. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
10/19/2012: Assailants attacked a Colombian military patrol in Puerto Asis municipality, Putumayo department, Colombia. Five soldiers were killed and three other people wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/21/2012: An explosive device targeted a passenger bus in Ibague city, Tolima department, Colombia. Seven people were injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks on passenger buses within eight hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/11/2012: A military patrol was attacked near Jamundi municipality, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. Assailants used firearms and grenades in the ambush. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/13/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated on a street in Tibú municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. The explosive device was thought to have been targeting a police station but exploded prematurely. Three civilians were killed and two injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/29/2012: Assailants attacked a Colombian police patrol in Padilla town, Cauca department, Colombia. At least six police officers were killed and another person injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/07/2012: Assailants attacked an army patrol with explosives in Choco department, Colombia. Six soldiers and three assailants were killed in the attack, and two other assailants were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, military authorities attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/13/2012: Two explosive devices detonated near the United States Embassy and an attorney general's office in Bogota city, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but buildings were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected left-wing activists.
05/21/2012: Approximately 80 assailants attacked Colombian soldiers in Majayura village, La Guajira department, Colombia. Twelve soldiers were killed and four injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/20/2012: A mortar shell was fired at Colombian soldiers in El Palo town, Cauca department, Colombia. Three soldiers were killed and nine more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/08/2012: Assailants ambushed a convoy of police officers in Segovia city, Antioquia department, Colombia. Three officers were killed and another injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the 4th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/08/2012: Assailants fired two mortars at military troops in the Venadillo area of Caloto municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. One mortar failed to explode and the second hit a civilian residence. One person was killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the 6th "Hernando Gonzalez Acosta" Front, a subgroup of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/14/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Murindo town, Antioquia department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, source attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/11/2012: A vehicle bomb detonated outside of a police station in Suarez town, Cauca department, Colombia. At least 25 people were injured in the blast and approximately 60 homes were damaged. Officials believe that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is responsible for the incident.
09/12/2012: An explosive device detonated on the railway line connecting the Cerrejon coal mine with Puerto Bolivar in an unknown location in La Guajira department, Colombia. No one was injured in the attack; however, the rail line sustained minor damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated on the Piendamo bridge in Cauca department, Colombia. There were no casualties, but the bridge was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/15/2012: A landmine detonated in Tumaco city, Narino department, Colombia. The blast targeted workers attempting to repair a power line that had been previously damaged in an attack by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Two workers were killed and one injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected FARC.
11/17/2012: Explosive devices detonated in a rural area of Tarra town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. The blast occurred in the vicinity of a group of four civilians and a soldier; one person was killed and three more were injured. National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) is believed to be responsible for the bombing.
10/14/2012: An explosive device attached to an electricity pylon detonated near Tibu town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. The pylon was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/20/2012: Assailants ambushed a police convoy in Cisneros town, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. One police officer died and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/18/2012: An explosive device detonated near a part of the Rio Zulia-Ayacucho oil conduit in El Tarra municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. No one was injured; however, the explosive device caused significant oil spillage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected the involvement of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/03/2012: An explosive device was discovered at the Santiago Perez Quiroz airport in Arauca city, Arauca department, Colombia. The device was defused before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2012: Assailants abducted a local activist and his son in San Pedro Uraba municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. At the time of his abduction, the activist was supposed to be showing government officials land which had been seized from local peasants. The bodies of the victims were found on March 28, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction; however, the Inter-Church Commission for Justice and Peace (CIJP) identified the perpetrators as right-wing paramilitaries.
09/08/2012: A gunman opened fire on a group of people including a police officer, a local councilor, and the councilor's partner in San Vicente del Caguan municipality, Caqueta department, Colombia. Two of the three were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but police attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), claiming that it was part of their "Pistol Plan" targeting police officers.
08/25/2012: An explosive device detonated at Transandean oil pipeline in Puerres municipality, Narino department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, although the targeted stretch of pipeline was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/03/2012: Authorities intercepted a truck filled with explosives near Miranda town, Cauca department, Colombia. Two people were injured in the operation, which ended with a controlled detonation. No group claimed responsibility, though authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/16/2012: Explosive devices detonated near power pylons in Cajapi area, Tumaco municipality, Narino department, Colombia. Five people were killed and six others injured. Additionally, three pylons were destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/28/2012: Assailants opened fire on a Colombian counter-narcotics military and police patrol in Caqueta department, Colombia. Three soldiers and a police officer were killed. Additionally, Romeo Langlois, a French journalist, was kidnapped. Langlois was later released on May 30, 2012. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/24/2012: Assailants abducted Gina Uribe from her home in Saravena city, Arauca department, Colombia. Uribe, an environmental engineer, was released on August 13, 2012 after being held captive for almost three weeks. This was one of two coordinated kidnappings on this day. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the kidnapping on July 29, 2012 in a statement issued to the victim's family.
05/25/2012: An explosive device planted in a cart detonated near a police station in Tuquerres town, Narino department, Colombia. One person was killed and another six injured in the blast. This was one of two explosive devices targeting police stations in this department on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2012: Assailants blew up a section of the Cano-Limon oil pipeline in La Blanquita area, Boyaca department, Colombia. No casualties were reported; however, the explosion led to an oil spill that contaminated the local water supply. No group claimed responsibility for the incidnt, but sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/30/2012: An explosive device planted along an El Cerrejon coal railway track detonated, targeting a cargo train in La Guajira department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the cargo train and railway track were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/17/2012: Assailants attacked an army unit near an oil installation in Arauca, Colombia. Ten soldiers and one officer were killed in the attack, and two other soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/19/2012: Three explosive devices detonated on the Ovejas River Bridge between the cities of Popayan, capital of Cauca department, and Cali, capital of Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, although the blasts demolished part of the bridge and left a crater in the road. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/09/2012: An explosive device near the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Arauca department, Colombia. No one was injured, but the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/15/2012: A sticky bomb attached to the vehicle of Fernando Londono, a former government minister and journalist, detonated in Bogota city, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. Five people were killed and at least 39 others, including Londono, were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, the Bogota police chief blamed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/04/2012: Assailants attacked a police convoy in La Montanita town, Caqueta department, Colombia. The convoy was escorting a pregnant woman in labor to the hospital at the time of the ambush; she and her baby were killed along with two other police officers. An additional three police officers were injured. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/16/2012: An explosive device detonated at a power substation near Popayan city, Cauca department, Colombia. The power substation and surrounding houses were damaged in the blast. There were no reported injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/14/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting an oil depot near Tibu town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. The blast caused a minor oil spill. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/02/2012: Assailants launched homemade mortar shells at a police station, killing six people, injuring 34 more, and causing property damage in Villa Rica town, Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but government sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). FARC denied any involvement. Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon claimed that the attack was part of a FARC campaign to control drug routes.
07/24/2012: Assailants abducted Elida Parra from her home in Saravena city, Arauca department, Colombia. Parra, a radio reporter, was released on August 13, 2012 after being held captive for almost three weeks. This was one of two coordinated kidnappings on this day. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the kidnapping on July 29, 2012 in a statement issued to the victim's family.
03/10/2012: Four soldiers and two civilians were wounded when explosive devices planted in a house detonated in San Vicente del Caguan town, Caqueta Department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/08/2012: A group of soldiers stepped on a landmine while pursuing assailants near Argelia city, Cauca department, Colombia. Three soldiers were killed and two injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, a government secretary suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)'s 60th Front.
08/14/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting an electric pylon near Tibu town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. The pylon was not destroyed, and electricity service was uninterrupted. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/31/2012: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants on a bicycle were carrying it through a crowd celebrating Halloween in the central square of Pradera town, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Two assailants were killed and another 17 individuals, mostly children, were injured in the blast. According to police officials, the intended target was a nearby police station. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/24/2012: Assailants attacked a military patrol in El Tarra municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Five soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/17/2012: Assailants detonated explosive devices at the Cano Limon pipeline in an unknown location in Arauca department, Colombia. There were no casualties, and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/10/2012: Explosive devices targeted three electrical interconnection towers near Tumaco city, Narino department, Colombia. As a result of the blast, the power supply was cut off to Tumaco. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/04/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police station in Pamplona town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. There were no casualties, but there was significant damage caused by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/03/2012: Assailants kidnapped two German nationals in the Teorama municipality of Norte de Santander, Colombia. The victims were released on March 8, 2013. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the kidnapping, stating that the Germans were targeted for being suspected intelligence agents.
07/04/2012: Assailants shot at workers of the Ecopetrol oil company at the Sibundoy 1 well in Puerto Caicedo district, Putumayo department, Colombia. Five workers died and three sustained injuries in the incident. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Padilla village, Cauca department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and two injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/18/2012: Two assailants shot and killed two police officers at a village fair in Arauquita, Arauca department, Colombia. No further information is available.
07/10/2012: Assailants kidnapped two pilots and set fire to their helicopter in Argelia town, Cauca department, Colombia. The helicopter carrying the pilots had to make an emergency landing prior to the abduction. The victims were released by their captors on July 29, 2012. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident and said that they kidnapped the pilots because they believed them to be carrying out surveillance activities.
08/03/2012: Assailants threw a grenade outside the Sarare Estereo radio station in Saravena city, Arauca department, Colombia. Paola Osorio, a radio journalist, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2012: An explosive device detonated inside a police station in Sandona town, Narino department, Colombia. Six people were injured and numerous buildings damaged in the blast. This was one of two explosive devices targeting police stations in this department on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2012: An explosive device detonated near military forces in La Libertad village, Putumayo department, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed and an unknown number wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/10/2012: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Argelia town, El Plateado area, Cauca department, Colombia. One child died and five others sustained injuries in the blast. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/10/2012: Two explosives-laden vehicles targeted an electrical substation in Buenaventura city, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. No casualties were reported, but the electricity supply to the city was temporarily suspended. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/19/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the Transandino oil pipeline in the El Tibiso area, Narino department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast, although the pipeline was damaged and supply was temporary halted. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/02/2012: Soldiers on a search operation triggered a landmine in Barbacoas, Narino department, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed and another four were injured in the blast. The landmine had been planted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/21/2013: Explosive devices detonated on a Petronorte oil pipeline in unspecified locations in Tibu Municipality, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia. This was one of three coordinated blasts on the pipeline. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/13/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Cerrejon coal train in La Guajira department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast, but seven train wagons were damaged and rail service was disrupted. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/05/2013: Perpetrators detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the Colombian Petroleum Enterprise (Ecopetrol) in Tumaco city, Narino department, Colombia. There were no casualties reported, but the explosion damaged nearby homes and disrupted the city's water and electricity supplies. This was one of two incidents in this area on this day.. The Daniel Aldana Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the incident.
08/06/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused near the Usme bus station in Bogota city, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/15/2013: Assailants armed with mortar grenades attempted to attack the "Apolo" Task Force military base in Miranda municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. One mortar struck a civilian residence and the other detonated in the vehicle that it was being fired from. Two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the 6th "Hernando Gonzalez Acosta" Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/07/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Barrancabermeja, Santander province, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks targeting the pipeline in the same village on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/11/2013: Two assailants opened fire on Alberto Lazaro del Valle in Cali city, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. Valle, a journalist for Radio Cadena, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2013: An explosive device was thrown onto the railway tracks used by Cerrejon, a Colombian coal mining company, in La Guajira, Colombia. No one was injured in the blast and the extent of damage to the tracks is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, news sources attribute the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/22/2013: A section of the Cano Limon oil pipeline, owned by Ecopetrol, was blown up near Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. No injuries were reported; however, the pipeline sustained damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police suspect leftists.
02/04/2013: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Antioquia, Colombia. The assailants threw fragmentation grenades at the police, killing two officers and injuring two more people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials blamed the attack on Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/05/2013: A car bomb detonated in a rural area of Caloto municipality, Cauca, Colombia. The explosion targeted a military checkpoint. One civilian died in the blast. Fighting between the perpetrators and security forces after the explosion led to the death of a soldier and the injury of three additional military personnel. This was one of two incidents in this area on this day. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/22/2013: A soldier guarding the entrance to an airport was shot and killed by a sniper in Ituango, Antioquia, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, the army attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/07/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Cantagallo, Bolivar province, Colombia. The pipeline was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/05/2013: A car bomb detonated near an aqueduct in Caloto municipality, Cauca, Colombia. The explosion targeted the area's water supply. This was one of two car bombings in the area. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/21/2013: Assailants attacked an oil operation at the Yarumal 44 well in Arauca department, Colombia. An energy substation was also impacted in the attack, although specific information about damages is not available. This was one of three similar attacks against utilities in Arauca on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2013: Assailants kidnapped a police officer from an unknown location in Colombia. The officer was released unharmed on October 22, 2013. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/25/2013: Asailants abducted Patrocinio Sanchez along with his wife, son, and mother, in Samurindo village, Choco department, Colombia. Patrocinio, the former governor of Choco department, and his family were travelling through the village when his vehicle was stopped by the asailants. His wife, son, and mother were released unharmed a few hours later, while Patrocinio was released unharmed on April 3, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/02/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered in Socorro town, Cauca department, Colombia. The device, targeting civilians and police, was safely defused without causing injury. Officials attribute the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/10/2013: Explosive devices detonated near a police station in Toribio municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. Four assailants were killed in the blasts, and two police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspect the National Liberation Army (ELN) perpetrated the attack and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) planned the attack.
01/20/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Rafael Mauricio Giron Ulchur between Jambalo and Toribio towns, Cauca, Colombia. Ulchur, the Jambalo City Council president, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, the Association of Indigenous Councils (ACIN) attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/27/2013: Assailants abducted two soldiers in Mercaderes municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. The victims were released on August 31, 2013 to a delegation of members from a local Ombubsman's office, the Red Cross, and the United Nations (UN). No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2013: Assailants attacked Colombian soldiers guarding an oil pipeline in El Mordisco, Arauca department, Colombia. At least 15 soldiers were killed and five of the assailants were injured in the attack. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2013: An explosive device detonated at the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline near Saravena town, Arauca province, Colombia. There were no reported injuries; however, the oil pipeline was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources suspect either the National Liberation Army (ELN) or the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was involved.
03/22/2013: Assailants ambushed a group of Colombian soldiers in Tolima department, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/07/2013: An explosives-laden truck detonated near the Mayor's office building in Inza municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. Eight people, including military officers, police officers, and two civilians, were killed and at least 38 people were wounded in the blast. The attack destroyed most of the Mayor's Office building, destroyed a police station, and damaged nearly 30 houses nearby. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2013: Assailants kidnapped a police officer in Choco department, Colombia. The officer was released unharmed on October 22, 2013. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2013: Assailants attacked soldiers near the Cerrejon coal mine in Barrancas town, La Guajira department, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed and two more were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was involved.
10/07/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Barrancabermeja, Santander province, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting the pipeline in the village on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/20/2013: An explosive device detonated near the San Miguel-Orito oil pipeline, owned by Ecopetrol, in Orito, Putumayo department, Colombia. This was one of two attacks on the pipeline on January 20th, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, several sources blame the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/20/2013: A grenade was fired at a police station in Piamonte, Cauca department, Colombia. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, the news source attributed the attack to the 45th front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/15/2013: Assailants attacked a police station in Puerto Colon district, Putumayo department, Colombia. Two civilians were injured and 20 residences were destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/08/2013: Perpetrators attacked Ecopetrol's Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline in the Arauca, Colombia. Although no injuries were reported, the incident resulted in an oil spill and fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police suspected that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was involved.
11/26/2013: An explosive device attached to an electricity pylon detonated in Buenaventura city, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast, although the electricity tower was damaged, interrupting service. This was one of two electricity pylons that were targeted that day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/01/2013: Assailants set up a roadblock and abducted four soldiers in Mercaderes municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2013: Approximately 70 assailants attacked a police post with mortars and gunfire in El Pepino area, Putumayo department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/11/2013: An explosive device detonated near the Transandino oil pipeline in the Putumayo, Colombia. No one was injured in the blast; however, the pipeline was damaged. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the 49th front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/18/2013: Two assailants set fire to an oil company's truck in La Colorada, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Norte de Santander department, Colombia. ThIt is unknown if there were any casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the attack was attributed to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/14/2013: Two assailants attacked a Transit Police station in Quibdo city, Choco department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and at least one other was wounded in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, officials attribute the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/21/2013: Explosive devices detonated on a Petronorte oil pipeline in unspecified locations in Convencion municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. This was one of three coordinated blasts on the pipeline. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/22/2013: Assailants stopped a Cootran Hacaritama Company bus at a community toll in Norte de Santander, Colombia. The assailants then packed the bus with explosives and used it as a roadblock on the road between El Tarra and Convencion municipalities. There were no casualties reported. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Mariscal Antonio Jose de Sucre Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/11/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle exploded at a police station in Cauca department, Colombia. Three police officers and 14 civilians were injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police blamed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for the explosion.
06/09/2013: Assailants launched explosive devices at the village of Sipi, Choco department, Colombia. Two children were killed and two others were injured when one of the devices hit their home. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/05/2013: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused near the Naval base in Tumaco city, Narino department, Colombia. This was one of two attacks in the area on this day and the devices were meant to target any security personnel who may have attempted to thwart the previous attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to The Daniel Aldana Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/12/2013: Assailants kidnapped a soldier during combat operations in La Llanada municipality, Narino department, Colombia. The soldier, Jhonatan Mora, was injured in the abduction and was released September 15, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/10/2013: Assailants attacked El Placer Corregimiento police station with grenades and gunfire in La Hormiga municipality, Putumayo department, Colombia. One police officer and one civilian were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, police attributed the attack to the 48th "Pedro Martinez" Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/03/2013: An explosive device attached to the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline detonated in Toledo town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) was behind the attack.
12/15/2013: Six assailants set two oil tankers on fire in Ancura sector, Putumayo department, Colombia. The tankers, which belonged to the Invertrac and Interamazonica crude oil transportation companies, were damaged and a nearby water reserve area was contaminated. No group has claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/01/2013: Perpetrators attacked a police patrol in Maicao town, La Guajira, Colombia. Three police officers died in the exchange of gunfire. Sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/26/2013: An explosive device attached to an electricity pylon detonated in Buenaventura city, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast, although the electricity tower was damaged, interrupting service. This was one of two electricity pylons that were targeted that day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/21/2013: Explosive devices detonated on a Petronorte oil pipeline in unspecified locations in Teorama Municipality, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia. This was one of three coordinated blasts on the pipeline. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/14/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a group of soldiers near the La Esmeralda Corregimiento cemetery in Arauquita municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. Three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/20/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Baraya district, Huila department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/08/2013: Assailants planted dynamite at a section of the Cano-Limon oil pipeline in Miralinto, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the pipeline was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: Assailants abducted Alberto Parra Gomez in Paez district, Cauca department, Colombia. Gomez, a civilian, was killed on December 11, 2013. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/16/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an electricity tower in Yarumal municipality, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack, although service was interrupted for six municipalities. Officials attribute the attack to members of the 36th Front, a subgroup of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/07/2013: An explosive device was found and defused near the Los Colonizadores Airport in Saravena municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/05/2013: Assailants attacked the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in near Saravena city, Arauca department, Colombia. The blast damaged the oil pipeline. This is the second attack on this pipeline in two days. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
01/30/2013: Assailants abducted three engineers from Canadian oil field Gran Tierra Energy in Piamonte municipality, Cauca, Colombia. The victims were abducted while driving along a highway outside Piamonte. The engineers were released after Colombia military intervention on 1/31/2013. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/20/2013: Assailants kidnapped a former United States (US) soldier in El Retorno town, Guaviare department, Colombia. The victim, Kevin Scott Sutay, was in the country as a tourist at the time of his abduction. In July 2013, The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the attack, and offered to release Sutay as a good will gesture prior to peace talks. Sutay was released on October 27, 2013.
05/22/2013: Gunmen attacked an army patrol in the rural area of Chitaga, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Eleven soldiers were killed, six others were wounded, and two individuals were kidnapped following the attack. The body of one of the kidnapping victims was later found by security forces. The second kidnapping victim was released July 4, 2013. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2013: Assailants attacked a police post in Mesetas municipality, Meta department, Colombia. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the 53rd "Jose Antonio Anzoategui" and 26th "Hermogenes Maza" Fronts of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/30/2013: An explosive device detonated on the La Florida airport runway in Tumaco city, Narino department, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility of this incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/25/2013: Two police officers, Victor Gonzalez and Cristian Ayate, investigating extortion demands were kidnapped in La Granja village, Pradera municipality, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The police officers were safely released on February 15, 2013. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at a military vehicle near Tumaco town, Narino department, Colombia. At least 12 marines were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/04/2013: Assailants attacked a police station in Totoro municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks on police and military targets in Totoro on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Furthermore, sources stated that the attack was meant to avenge the November 4, 2011 death of Guillermo Leon Saenz.
12/03/2013: Assailants detonated explosive devices near the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in La Reserva, Toledo district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. No casualties were reported; however, sources reported that the attack resulted in an oil spill that threatened the water supply. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/22/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a coal train in La Guajira department, Colombia. No casualties were reported; however, seven train cars were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/18/2013: An explosive device detonated on the Ecopetrol oil pipeline in El Luzon area, Orito municipality, Putumayo department, Colombia. A fire and oil spill resulted from the explosion, injuring one employee. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/06/2013: Two explosive devices detonated as police were arriving at the scene of an alleged kidnapping between the Santander de Quilichao and San Pedro villages in Cauca department, Colombia. The assailants lured the police to the location after placing a call with information about an abduction. The blast wounded seven police officers and 10 civilians in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Jacobo Arenas special forces unit of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/30/2013: Assailants killed a soldier in an unknown location in Putumayo province, Colombia. Sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). No further information provided.
02/24/2013: Assailants attacked a Cerrejon mining compound in Mina Sur, La Guajira department, Colombia. Four trucks were set on fire and destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown; however, sources note that the attack occurred the day before striking workers were required to resume work.
04/15/2013: Assailants abducted six individuals, including Cesar Octavio Guzman, the father of the mayor of Vega municipality, in Cauca department, Colombia. Five of the victims were released the next day, April 16, 2013; however, Guzman remains in captivity. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
01/23/2013: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members blew up two oil tankers in an unknown location in Colombia. No other information is known.
05/22/2013: Assailants blew up a section of oil pipeline near Guachiman village, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. As a result of the explosion, pumping has stopped until repairs can be made. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2013: Assailants attacked the Cano Limon Covenas oil pipeline in Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks against utilities in Arauca and one of two attacks on two different stretches of the same pipeline on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at a bus in Medellin city, Antioquia, Colombia. As a result of the blast, five civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2013: Assailants armed with guns and gas-cylinder bombs attacked a patrol of soldiers near an army base in El Mango, Argelia municipality, Cauca, Colombia. One soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, the news source attributed the attack to the 60th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/03/2013: Assailants kidnapped two oil field contractors in Orito town, Putumayo, Colombia. There was no information available with regards to the outcome of the kidnapping. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the incident.
10/09/2013: Assailants stopped a bus and forced the passengers off it in Anori area, Antioquia department, Colombia. When security personnel arrived to inspect the vehicle, explosive devices planted on the bus detonated, injuring eight people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/30/2013: Assailants attacked an army patrol in Turbo, Antioquia department, Colombia. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/05/2013: Assailants attacked a police station in Choco, Colombia. No information on the attacks' outcome was available. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/05/2013: Assailants attacked a patrol of soldiers with explosives and firearms in Corinto municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. Four soldiers were killed and eight others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the 6th "Hernando Gonzalez Acosta" Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/16/2013: An explosives-laden bus was placed on a local road in Ituango, Antioquia, Colombia. No one was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, the mayor of Ituango attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/18/2013: An explosive device detonated near the anti-narcotics unit of the Colombian army in Tumaco city, Narino department, Colombia. No one was injured in the blast and the amount damage is unknown. This was one of three explosions that occurred in this city on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/19/2013: Assailants shot and killed Benancio Taquinas, a member of the indigenous guard, in Jambalo municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/12/2013: Two houses were set on fire in Miraflores, Guaviare, Colombia. No one was injured in the arson attack. This was one of two attacks in Miraflores on February 12th. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members set the houses on fire to lure villagers to come as a group and douse the flames.
02/25/2013: Assailants threw explosive devices into a restaurant where police were having lunch in San Miguel town, Putumayo department, Colombia. One civilian and one police officer were killed, and 13 others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/30/2013: Blasts from high-power explosive devices targeted soldiers in Tolima department, Colombia. At least five soldiers were killed and one other was wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/12/2013: Assailants launched a grenade and opened fire on members of a town that were fighting a fire in Miraflores, Guaviare, Colombia. Two people were killed and 27 were injured in the attack. This was one of two incidents in Miraflores on February 12, 2013; the fire had previously been set to lure the townspeople into the area. No group claimed responsibility; however, police attribute the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/01/2013: An explosive device detonated near the residence of Alfredo Guzman, a former mayor, in Tame district, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/03/2013: A landmine detonated targeting a group of soldiers in Puerto Frazadas village, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Two soldiers died in the blast and another three soldiers were injured. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the incident.
04/06/2013: Assailants attacked the police inspection site with explosives and firearms in San Antonio de Getucha village, Caqueta department, Colombia. Three soldiers were killed, while an additional three soldiers and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the 15th "Jose Ignacio Mora" Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/04/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Nataga town, Huila, Colombia. The assailants also detonated an explosive device at the entrance to the station. One police officer was killed and a second one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials blamed the attack on Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/04/2013: An explosive device detonated at the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline in Toledo town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast, although the pipeline was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/15/2013: Gunmen set up a roadblock and opened fire on a bus near Valdivia municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. One person was killed and at least five were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities speculated that it was carried out by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/31/2013: Assailants kidnapped a police officer in Saravena city, Arauca department, Colombia. Officer Diego Felipe Gutierrez was killed and discovered by September 9th, 2013. Gutierrez was killed and his body was discovered on September 9, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/02/2013: Assailants opened fire on Ricardo Calderon in a rural area in Girardot city, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. Calderon, an investigative journalist with the Semana newsweekly, was not injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/18/2013: An explosive device detonated near an airport in Tumaco city, Narino department, Colombia. No one was injured in the blast. This was one of three explosions that occurred in this city on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/20/2013: Gunmen attacked a military outpost with mortars and machine guns in Hacari, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Four soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, news sources attribute the attacks to the 33rd front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/13/2013: An explosive device detonated in Tumaco municipality, Narino department, Colombia. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/21/2013: Assailants attacked the Toribio municipality area in Cauca department, Colombia. One police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the "Jacobo Arenas" Mobile Column and the 6th "Hernando Gonzalez Acosta" Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/21/2013: Assailants opened fire on Donaldo Sanchez Lizarazo at his residence in Saravena town, Arauca department, Colombia. Lizarazo, a Green Alliance city council member, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2013: An explosive device detonated near an electricity pylon in Pelagorro, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, several people in La Gloria, Pelaya, and La Mata districts of Cesar department lost power as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/04/2013: Assailants attacked a military control post in Totoro municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks on police and military targets in Totoro on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Furthermore, sources stated that the attack was meant to avenge the November 4, 2011 death of Guillermo Leon Saenz.
09/10/2013: Three employees of Termo Technica, which owns the Banadia oil pumping station, were kidnapped in Saravena city, Arauca department, Colombia. The victims were released on November 4, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the media source attributes the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/06/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Convencion municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. One police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, the source attributed the incident to the 33rd "Mariscal Antonio Jose de Sucre" Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/02/2013: Assailants attacked an army patrol in Naranjal area, Chaparral municipality, Tolima department, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however the source attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/17/2013: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Arauca department, Colombia. One officer was killed and two were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
07/26/2013: An explosive device targeting Colombian Army soldiers detonated in El Playon village, Tumaco municipality, Narino department, Colombia. One soldier was killed and four were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, military sources attributed the attack to the Daniel Aldana Mobile Column, a sub-group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
05/22/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police car in Maicao city, La Guajira department, Colombia. Two police officers were killed in the attack. Additionally, a car carrying migration office employees was caught in the crossfire, killing two of them and injuring a third. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/30/2013: A grenade exploded on soldiers in Puerto Concordia area, Meta department, Colombia. As a result of the blast, three soldiers were killed and two more people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/03/2013: An explosive device was found at the Tumaco Airport in Tumaco city, Narino department, Colombia. The device was safely defused before it could detonate. The attack was attributed to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/06/2013: Assailants armed with rifles and explosive devices attacked the police and navy station in Timbiqui municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties or damages from the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/05/2013: An assailant opened fire on a military post in Villagarzon municipality, Putumayo department, Colombia. One soldier was killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/12/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in downtown Bogota city, Bogota department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/03/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device at a section of the Ecopetrol-owned Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline near Toledo, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast, although the pipeline was damaged and oil contaminated a nearby river. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) was involved.
10/17/2013: Assailants abducted three Cano-Limon Covenas Oil Pipeline workers in Arauquita district, Arauca department, Colombia. No casualties were reported, and the victims were released a few hours later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities speculated that the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) was involved.
10/21/2013: Assailants attacked a military base in Fortul municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. No casualties or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2013: The Transandino oil pipeline, owned by Ecopetrol, was blown up in an unknown location in Colombia. No one was injured in the attack; however, four sections of a small pipeline were destroyed. This was one of two attacks on the pipeline on the evening of January 20th, 2013. No group claimed responsibility; however, the news sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/31/2013: Assailants ambushed Colombian soldiers in Policarpa Town, Narino Department, Colombia. Four soldiers were killed and two more were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/16/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a police station in Puerto Asis, Putumayo, Colombia. At least two police officers were injured in the blast; in addition, the station and surrounding houses were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police sources suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/14/2013: Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on police officers in Acevedo municipality, Huila department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and two other people, a police officer and a civilian, were wounded in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/18/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police station in Tumaco city, Narino department, Colombia. No one was injured in the blast. This was one of three explosions that occurred in this city on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/22/2013: An explosive device was discovered near a church in Neiva city, Huila department, Colombia. The device was thought to be targeting a nearby police patrol. Security forces attempted to safely detonate the device; the resulting blast injured nobody but caused damage to approximately 20 surrounding buildings. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Teofilo Forero Castro Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/04/2013: Assailants attacked the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline near Tarra town, Santander department, Colombia. The attack damaged the oil pipeline. This is the first attack on the pipeline in two days. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/20/2013: Assailants attacked a military patrol in Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. One soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/27/2013: Assailants set fire to two vehicles, one of which was a public bus, and opened fire on another vehicle in Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. Sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/04/2013: Assailants ambushed a National Institute of Prisons and Penitentiaries (INPEC) vehicle in La Esmeralda sector, Caqueta department, Colombia. Four INPEC officers and one inmate were killed in the attack. An additional three people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/19/2013: Assailants attacked a police station with homemade mortars and pressure cooker explosives in Sucre municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. Two police officers were injured and several homes were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/07/2013: An explosive device detonated near a military checkpoint in Neiva city, Huila, Colombia. No military personnel were injured; however, two civilians were wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/14/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Carrejon railway used to transport coal in La Mina Puerto Bolivar in Albania municipality, near Los Remedios, La Guajira department, Colombia. Seventeen wagons derailed as a result of the bombing and coal transportation had to be temporarily shut down while the damage was repaired. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although officials blamed the 59th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/17/2013: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden collar on a dog in El Charco, Narino department, Colombia. The blast, which targeted a local police station, injured at least two people and damaged nearby buildings. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/23/2013: National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) assailants attacked a police station in El Mango, Argelia municipality, Cauca, Colombia. Seven people were injured in the attack and several pieces of property were damaged. Six public service vehicles were also defaced with ELN logos. According to the military, this attack was perpetrated to distract the Army from searching for a business owner who ELN had kidnapped days ago.
12/23/2013: An explosive device detonated near a National Police of Colombia helicopter just after it landed in Briceno town, Antioquia department, Colombia. The pilot and technician were injured and the aircraft was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/25/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device on the Ballenas-Barrancabermeja gas pipeline in La Guajira department, Colombia. No one was injured in the attack; however, the pipeline sustained damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect the 59th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/10/2013: An explosive device detonated near a group of soldiers in Arauquita town, Arauca department, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the 10th "Guadalupe Salcedo" Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/18/2013: Assailants opened fire on Roberto Cortes in Huila department, Colombia. Cortes, the leader of Marcha Patriotica (MP), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting a natural gas pipeline in Maicao district, La Guajira department, Colombia. No casualties were reported from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected the incident was either the work of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) or the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/18/2013: Approximately 20 armed attackers kidnapped six workers for Braeval Mining Corporation in Casa de Barro, Norosi, Bolivar department, Colombia. Commander Yesenia Special Forces, a sub group of the National Liberation Army (ELN), claimed responsibility for the kidnapping, calling for stricter regulation of mining companies. As of January 29, seven kidnappers had been arrested and negotiations were still ongoing. On February 15, five of the six victims were released including three Colombians and two Peruvians. On April 11, 2013, ELN asked for Braeval's mining titles in the region in exchange for the release of the last hostage. The last hostage was released on August 27, 2013.
01/20/2013: Gunmen fired at a Bell helicopter attempting to land with police reinforcements in Caloto, Cauca department, Colombia. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, news sources attribute the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/22/2013: An explosive device detonated near the Petroleos del Norte oil pipeline in Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported injuries, but the pipeline sustained damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/13/2013: An explosive device detonated at a military training facility in an unknown location in Colombia. The blast killed three children and wounded one more. The facility hadn't been used by the military for at least a month when the blast occurred. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
10/21/2013: Assailants attacked the Cano Limon Covenas oil pipeline in Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks against utilities in Arauca and one of two attacks on two different stretches of the same pipeline on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2013: Assailants attacked the Transandino oil pipeline in Puerto Asis city, Putumayo department, Colombia. The pipeline had to be shut down due to damages. A nearby graveyard also suffered damages from a fire that followed the attack. There was no claim of responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/24/2013: Assailants with explosives and grenades assaulted an army patrol in the Tame area, Arauca department, Colombia. The attack killed 14 soldiers and two assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/10/2013: An assailant threw an explosive device at a police patrol in Cenvencion, Norte de Santander, Colombia. A police lieutenant was killed in the blast and three police officers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attribute the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/20/2013: Perpetrators attacked electricity towers in Orito, Putumayo department, Colombia. No one was injured in the incident; however, several towers were destroyed and the flow of electricity was cut off. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a news source attributes the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on two police officers in San Calixto town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. One of the officers was killed, while the other officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/16/2014: An explosive device detonated on a road in Guaviare department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the road was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/13/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices at a Bicentenario oil pipeline near La Esperanza area, Arauca department, Colombia. Although there were no reported casualties, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near National Army of Colombia soldiers in Saravena municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/01/2014: Assailants detonated explosives at an electricity pylon in Chaparral municipality, Tolima department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/06/2014: Two explosive devices detonated at an oil station in San Miguel town, Putumayo department, Colombia. No one was injured; however, at least two storage tanks were damaged in the blast. This was one of three attacks on oil facilities in this department on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the 48th Pedro Martinez Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/06/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Arenales town, Turbo district, Antioquia department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/29/2014: Assailants forced passengers off of a public bus and set it on fire between Ituango and Medellin municipalities in Antioquia department, Colombia. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the 36th Jair Aldana Baquero Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near the Petronorte oil pipeline in Piedrecita area, El Carmen municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/12/2014: Assailants abducted Mira party candidate Jose Gregorio Botello from his home in Cucuta city, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Botello was released, unharmed, on February 13th, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a police post in Tumaco city, Narino department, Colombia. Twelve people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/25/2014: Assailants abducted a child from a park in Almaguer town, Cauca department, Colombia. The child was rescued on December 8. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the involvement of either the National Liberation Army (ELN) or the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/13/2014: Assailants attacked the Municipal Secretary for Social Development in Saravena municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. The secretary and his bodyguard were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/29/2014: Assailants attacked soldiers in Corinto district, Cauca department, Colombia. At least two soldiers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/30/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the parking lot of a municipal building in Ocana, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least one security guard was injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/01/2014: Assailants stopped 19 oil tankers and forced them to dump their oil 40 kilometers from Puerto Asis municipality, Putumayo department, Colombia. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/06/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device near a National Army of Colombia military escort vehicle in Alto Bonito area, Narino department, Colombia. The soldiers were escorting a Technical Investigation Corps commission. At least one soldier was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the 29th Alfonso Arteaga Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/06/2014: An assailant shot and killed Gerardo Gonzalez, a member of the Cooperators' Network, at his residence in Los Pinos neighborhood, Neiva city, Huila department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source identified the assailant as a member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/06/2014: Assailants attacked an oil pumping facility between La Dorada town and Puerto Colon town in Putumayo department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks on oil facilities in this department on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the 48th Pedro Martinez Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/01/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an oil holding pool along the Cano Limon - Covenas pipeline in Campo Alegre area, Convencion, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The pool was damaged and local residents evacuated the area as a result of the blast. This was one of four holding pools attacked in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Comandante Diego Front of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near the Ecopetrol San Miguel-Orito Oil Pipeline in Putumayo department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. This was one of three bombings at different locations of the pipeline on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/25/2014: Assailants set two Coonorte Transportation Company buses on fire in Anori municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the buses were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/05/2014: Assailants torched a bus in Toledo municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/05/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered attached to a sign in San Andres de Pisimbala area, Cauca department, Colombia. The devices were safely defused. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/20/2014: An explosives-laden taxi was discovered and safely defused in El Tambo municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/05/2014: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused near a school in Holanda Alta town, Caqueta department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near the Ecopetrol San Miguel-Orito Oil Pipeline in Putumayo department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. This was one of three bombings at different locations of the pipeline on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/26/2014: An explosive device was discovered in a sewer along the Pan-American Highway and defused in La Primavera area, El Bordo district, Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/28/2014: Four assailants opened fire at a police checkpoint in La Y area, Hato Corozal district, Casanare department, Colombia. Three police officers and a Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) employee were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/23/2014: Assailants opened fire the convoy of Patriotic Union (UP) presidential candidate Aida Avella in Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported injuries as a result of the attack. The National Liberation Army (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident and later apologized for the attack.
10/13/2014: A sniper opened fire on a military sentry in San Vicente del Caguan municipality, Caqueta department, Colombia. The soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/02/2014: Assailants blew up a section of the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Cubara district, Boyaca department, Colombia. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the blast caused an oil spill. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/27/2014: An explosive device detonated along a section of the Ecopetrol Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in El Aserrio village, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Hector Front of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/00/2014: Sometime between February 1, 2014 and February 28, 2014, assailants abducted a merchant from El Anzuelo area, Meta department, Colombia. Eulises Pulido Osuna, the merchant, was rescued on March 19, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the kidnapping to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)'s 39th Joaquin Ballen Front.
05/29/2014: Assailants kidnapped the daughter of a police commander in Guanche municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. The girl was freed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the 6th Hernando Gonzalez Acosta Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/06/2014: An assailant opened fire on a police station in Peque town, Antioquia department, Colombia. A police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/24/2014: An explosive device, targeting a police patrol, detonated in Guapi municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and eight other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/15/2014: Assailants abducted two police officers in Tumaco municipality, Narino department, Colombia. Authorities found the bodies of the officers on March 18, 2014. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near the Ecopetrol San Miguel-Orito Oil Pipeline in Putumayo department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. This was one of three bombings at different locations of the pipeline on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/09/2014: Assailants attacked soldiers in Tame district, Arauca department, Colombia. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. Additionally, two soldiers were abducted. The two captive soldiers were released on November 25, 2014. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices near a Colombian Naval Infantry patrol in Tumaco area, Narino department, Colombia. In addition, the assailants opened fire on the patrol. One soldier was killed and at least three were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/06/2014: Assailants attacked members of the Colombian Army protecting two oil facilities between Puerto Vega town and Teteye town in Putumayo department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks on oil facilities in this department on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the 48th Pedro Martinez Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/27/2014: Assailants abducted a child from Cauca department, Colombia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was involved. Sources noted that the victim was being held for ransom.
08/13/2014: Assailants set fire to five oil trucks on the main highway between Ocana and Cucuta cities, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. The assailants first ordered the drivers out of the vehicles and then proceeded to set them on fire; there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on Military Forces of Colombia soldiers and civilians in Arauquita district, Arauca department, Colombia. At least three soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/25/2014: An explosive device detonated on a highway between Tame and Fortul towns, Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/00/2014: Sometime between January 1, 2014 and January 31, 2014, assailants abducted a Dutch citizen from Norte de Santander department, Colombia. The hostage was released on February 11, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/06/2014: An explosive device attached to the motorcycle of a traffic police officer detonated in Guadalupe town, Antioquia department, Colombia. The officer was killed and two other individuals, a civilian and a police officer, were injured in the blast; in addition, the explosion destroyed the motorcycle and the local police station. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a Colombian official attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/16/2014: Assailants abducted Freddy Palacios Ramirez from a boat in Alto Baudo district, Choco department, Colombia. Ramirez, the Alto Baudo mayor, was released on March 1, 2015. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2014: Assailants attacked security forces in Saravena township, Arauca department, Colombia. Two soldiers and 12 assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/24/2014: Assailants launched mortar grenades on a police patrol in Cauca department, Colombia. At least one police officer was killed and one other officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, police officials attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/01/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an oil holding pool along the Cano Limon - Covenas pipeline in Campo Alegre area, Convencion, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The pool was damaged and local residents evacuated the area as a result of the blast. This was one of four holding pools attacked in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Comandante Diego Front of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/17/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device on a bridge and intercepted two vehicles between Tumaco and Pasto municipalities in Narino department, Colombia. At least four Technical Investigation Corps (CTI) officials were abducted in the assault and released later that day. The two vehicles were set on fire and the bridge was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/18/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Miranda municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attempted bombing to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
07/21/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices targeting electricity pylons in Puerto Asis town, Putumayo department, Colombia. No casualties were reported; however, two pylons were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/02/2014: Land mines detonated targeting a Colombian army patrol near La Gabarra municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Three soldiers were killed and another was seriously injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, military sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/12/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Tibu municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/18/2014: Assailants opened fire at an army checkpost in La Esmeralda area, Araquita municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed and three civilians were injured in the ensuing gunfight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/10/2014: Assailants blocked a highway and forced people out of four vehicles belonging to the Mineros S.A. mining company in Anori municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. The assailants set the vehicles on fire; there were no reported casualties, but the vehicles were damaged. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/10/2014: Assailants abducted an engineer employed by Tecnotecnica Coindustrial, a subcontractor working for Colombia's Ecopetrol, in Convencion town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. The hostage was successfully rescued unharmed on January 12, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/19/2014: Assailants on a motorbike threw a grenade at a Police Immediate Attention Center in Arauca town, Arauca department, Colombia. A child was killed in the blast, and two civilians and two police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/30/2014: Assailants attacked a Marine patrol in El Firme de los Coimes area, Mosquera municipality, Narino department, Colombia. One soldier was killed and five wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Daniel Aldana front of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/09/2014: Assailants attacked a military helicopter in Anori town, Antioquia department, Colombia. Five National Army soldiers were killed in the attack. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was a joint effort with the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/30/2014: Assailants set fire to Gran Tierra Energy vehicles in San Jose del Fragua district, Caqueta department, Colombia. At least two trucks and a crane were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the army attributed the attack to the 49th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/16/2014: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Guayabal municipality, Caqueta department, Colombia. One soldier was killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Teofilo Forero Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military unit in Guadualito area, Tolima department, Colombia. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/17/2014: Assailants blew up the San Miguel de Orito Oil Pipeline in Valle del Guamuez municipality, Putumayo department, Colombia. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but two homes were destroyed in addition to the pipeline. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were involved.
01/26/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a National Police of Colombia patrol vehicle in Tumaco municipality, Narino department, Colombia. At least five police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Puerto Santander town, Amazonas department, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed and two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/20/2014: Assailants set a minibus on fire in La Plata district, Huila, Colombia. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blaze. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/21/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an oil pipeline in Tame district, Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties or damages as a result of the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting the pipeline on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents; however, sources speculated that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) were involved.
05/04/2014: A mortar shell struck a home in La Union Peneya area, Caqueta department, Colombia. An unknown number of people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Security forces prevented assailants from planting and detonating an explosive device near a power pylon in Manzanillo town, San Carlos district, Antioquia department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/17/2014: An assailant opened fire on a police officer in Fortul municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. The police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/11/2014: An explosive device detonated on the Bicentennial oil pipeline in Palo de Agua area, Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/13/2014: An explosive device planted in a bus detonated in a parking lot in San Andres de Cuerquia municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the 36th Jair Aldana Baquero Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Milan town, Caqueta department, Colombia. At least one police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, police officials attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/03/2014: Gunmen detonated an explosive device near police in Saravena town, Arauca department, Colombia. After the blast, assailants opened fire on the group. Four police officers were killed and another one was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/21/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an oil pipeline in Fortul district, Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties or damages as a result of the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting the pipeline on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents; however, sources speculated that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) were involved.
09/07/2014: Assailants detonated two explosive devices at the cement supply plant for a hydroelectric dam in Toledo municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. No one was injured in the blasts, but two trucks were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the 36th Jair Aldana Baquero Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/13/2014: Assailants attacked a police patrol in La Playa de Belen municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Two police officers were killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, some officials attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN). Other officials attributed the incident to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
11/05/2014: Assailants blew up the Transandino pipeline in Narino department, Colombia. There were no reports of casualties in the explosion, but crude oil pumping was suspended. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/01/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an oil holding pool along the Cano Limon - Covenas pipeline in Campo Alegre, Convencion, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The pool was damaged and local residents evacuated the area as a result of the blast. This was one of four holding pools attacked in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Comandante Diego Front of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Inza municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police station in Leiva municipality, Narino department, Colombia. One civilian was killed and 14 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Toledo town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. The pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the military attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/31/2014: An explosive device planted in a water pipeline near the Pan-American Highway detonated in Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties but the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/22/2014: Assailants detonated explosives at an oil pipeline near La Hormiga village, Putumayo department, Colombia. Although there were no reported casualties, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/16/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a police station in Pradera municipality, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. At least one person was killed and at least 61 others were injured as a result of the blast. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/08/2014: An explosive device was discovered attached to a power pylon and defused in El Morron town, Antioquia department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/15/2014: Assailants abducted a soldier in Mosoco village, Paez municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. The soldier was released on April 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/29/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Army headquarters in La Montanita area, Caqueta department, Colombia. Four soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/04/2014: Security forces discovered and safely detonated two explosives-laden motorcycles in downtown Toribio municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/18/2014: Assailants armed with explosives attacked Colombian military personnel in Lagunilla area, Chaparral municipality, Tolima department, Colombia. One soldier was killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/10/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a police vehicle between Norosi and Rio Viejo municipalities, Bolivar department, Colombia. Seven police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Alfredo Gomez Quinones Front of the National Liberation Army (ELN).
08/27/2014: An explosive device detonated along a road in La Milra de Manicomio area, Antioquia department, Colombia. No casualties were reported in the attack, but the road was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/03/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices at the mayor's office in Orito municipality, Putumayo department, Colombia. A baby was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the 48th Pedro Martinez Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/24/2014: Assailants threw explosive devices at a National Army of Colombia unit near Puerto Asis municipality, Putumayo department, Colombia. One soldier was killed and three others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the bombing to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/25/2014: An explosive device detonated in Turquestan village, Baraya district, Huila department, Colombia. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the 17th Angelino Godoy Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/02/2014: An assailant opened fire on a soldier in Caldono district, Cauca department, Colombia. The targeted soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/30/2014: Assailants launched grenades, intended to target a military base, in Miranda town, Cauca department, Colombia. One civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/08/2014: Assailants opened fire on and set fire to a bus in Tesalia district, Huila department, Colombia. Although there were no reported casualties, the bus and the passengers' luggage were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/28/2014: An explosive device detonated at an oil pipeline in La Brasilia area, Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/17/2014: Assailants ambushed a military patrol in Condoto municipality, Choco department, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/21/2014: Assailants lured and opened fire on a police officer in Teorama district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. The police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
06/03/2014: An explosive device was discovered planted under a home in Vegalarga area, Huila department, Colombia. The device was neutralized without incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the 17th Angelino Godoy Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/10/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at police officers in Arauca city, Arauca department, Colombia. At least seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police station in Lourdes park, Chapinero neighborhood, Bogota city, Bogota department, Colombia. Three people were wounded in the blast. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2014: At least one explosive device detonated at the mayor's office in Tumaco city, Narino department, Colombia. This was one of two simultaneous attacks carried out by the same group in Tumaco on this day. Eighteen officials were wounded across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/04/2014: An assailant sold meat laced with rat poison to soldiers near Tame town, Arauca department, Colombia. One soldier was killed and six others were hospitalized in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Domingo Lain Saenz Front of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/10/2014: Gunmen disguised as construction workers ambushed an army patrol in Montanita district, Caqueta department, Colombia. Four soldiers were killed in the attack. Additionally, four civilians were wounded when the soldiers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)'s Jose Ignacio Mora Front.
07/26/2014: Assailants stopped and set fire to two coal transport trucks in La Curva, Norte de Santander, Colombia. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/15/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in La Gabarra Corregimiento town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/12/2014: Assailants detonated roadside bombs and opened fire on a military convoy in Chaparral municipality, Tolima department, Colombia. The soldiers were escorting Amoya River Hydroelectric Project workers at the time of the attack. Two soldiers died in the blast and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/12/2014: Assailants set a Coonorte Company bus on fire in Las Brisas area, Antioquia department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the bus was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/09/2014: Assailants kidnapped the former mayor of Cubara from an unknown location in Colombia. The mayor was later killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/19/2014: Assailants forced 20 passengers to exit a Coonorte bus before setting it on fire along the Anori-Medellin Road in Antioquia department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the incident to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/08/2014: Assailants attacked the Esparta military base in Anori municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. A soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Jair Aldana Baquero Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Tierradentro area, Cordoba department, Colombia. Seven police officers were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/04/2014: Assailants ambushed a police patrol in Jambalo municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. Two police officers were killed in the attack. Two explosive devices placed underneath the corpses of the police officers were also discovered and defused. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on a helicopter delivering money to a bank in Teorama municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Three police officers and a security guard were killed in the attack, while another officer and the helicopter pilot were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/05/2014: Assailants attacked indigenous leaders in Toribio district, Cauca department, Colombia. Two civilians were killed in the attack. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants paid two boys to throw a grenade at a police station in Chilvi area, Tumaco municipality, Narino department, Colombia. Both boys were killed and eight police officers wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Daniel Aldana Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/08/2014: Assailants blew up a bridge in Puerto Asis district, Putumayo department, Colombia. There were no reports of casualties in the blast, but traffic was interrupted. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the 48th Pedro Martinez Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/12/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Doradas Altas town, Taraza district, Antioquia department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/26/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device near an oil pipeline in La Blanquita area, Cubara municipality, Boyaca department, Colombia. No casualties were reported, but the pipeline was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/14/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device against the Transandino oil pipeline in Narino department, Colombia. Although there were no reported casualties, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/16/2014: Assailants abducted two SICIM Construction Company workers in Caaserio Nueva Caranal area, Arauca department, Colombia. The two workers were released on February 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the Cano-Limon Covenas Oil Pipeline in Tibu district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/29/2014: Assailants abducted five people, including Felipe Calle Valencia, in Curumani town, Cesar department, Colombia. Four of the hostages were released a few hours later while Valencia, a University of Caldas contractor, was released on August 26, 2014. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/25/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a hydroelectric construction project in Antioquia department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the 36th Jair Aldana Baquero Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/26/2014: An explosive device detonated at a supermarket in Quibdo district, Choco department, Colombia. Four people were killed and 10 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/20/2014: Three assailants abducted Carlos Omar Angarita Navarro from a highway near Hacari town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Navarro, a member of the Provincial Assembly of Norte de Santander, was released a few hours later. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/10/2014: Assailants attacked three Colombian Naval Infantry soldiers at an airport in Vigia del Fuerte municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. The three soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/01/2014: An explosives-laden truck was discovered and defused on Juntas de Birmania Bridge in Inza municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/26/2014: Assailants planted an explosives-laden vehicle targeting contractors in Inza town, Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
10/01/2014: Assailants set fire to a vehicle belonging to La Paz Funeral Home in Vegalarga area, Huila department, Colombia. Although there were no reported casualties, the vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/00/2014: Sometime between September 28, 2014 and October 4, 2014, four explosive devices were discovered and defused near a school at the San Andres de Pisimbala reservation in Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Ambrosio Gonzalez Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/06/2014: A land mine detonated after a contractor for Ecopetrol stepped on it in Tumaco district, Narino department, Colombia. The contractor was killed and three other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/14/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Villa Lozada town, La Plata district, Huila department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/29/2014: An explosive device detonated near electricity pylons in Buenaventura city, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the pylon was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/14/2014: Assailants attacked a crew repairing an oil pipeline in Teorama municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, a truck and a trailer were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2014: Assailants set up a roadblock and attacked a police vehicle between Cartagena del Chaira and El Paujil municipalities, Caqueta department, Colombia. At least two police officers and a prisoner were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, media sources attributed the incident to The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)'s Front 15 group.
06/08/2014: Multiple explosive devices detonated near a National Police of Colombia station in Molino district, La Guajira department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but a nearby house and cultural center were damaged in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/24/2014: Assailants fired three mortars at a National Army of Colombia base in La Montanita municipality, Caqueta department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on Carlos Cervantes in Taraza municipality, Taraza district, Antioquia department, Colombia. Cervantes, a journalist, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on military personnel between Tumaco and Pasto municipalities, Narino department, Colombia. One soldier was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/01/2014: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Rigoberto Gil Gonzalez near Sonso area, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. Gonzalez, a lawyer with ties to the political movement of Senator Dilian Francisca Toro, was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/15/2014: Assailants launched an explosive device, targeting a naval headquarters, near a residential area in Tumaco municipality, Narino department, Colombia. Ten civilians were wounded and four homes were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/27/2014: Assailants attempted to set fire to three trucks in La Milra de Manicomio area, Yarumal district, Antioquia department, Colombia. Security forces intervened, and only one tractor-trailer was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the 36th Jair Aldana Baquero Front of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/29/2014: An explosive device detonated in Bogota city, Bogota department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four similar attacks carried out by the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) in Bogota city on July 29, 2014. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: An explosive device detonated near a Movistar cell phone tower antenna in Algeciras town, Huila department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/17/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an oil pipeline between Pasto and Tumaco towns, Narino department, Colombia. No one was injured in the attack, but the blast caused an oil spill. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/05/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Norte de Santander department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/17/2014: An explosive device detonated at an electricity tower in Llano Bajo area, Agua Clara district, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, although the tower was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/25/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in El Palmar town, Corinto district, Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/25/2014: Assailants set fire to a Cootranshuila Company bus in El Colegio area, Huila department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/08/2014: Three explosive devices detonated simultaneously near a police patrol along a highway in Cauca department, Colombia. Assailants then opened fire after the blast, but no one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the 8th Jose Gonzalo Franco Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated in El Muelle neighborhood, Iscuande municipality, Narino department, Colombia. Two police officers were killed and six more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/23/2014: Assailants abducted a Spanish journalist from near El Cabo, La Guajira department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
03/11/2014: Assailants attacked a National Army of Colombia patrol in Mandecito town, Antioquia department, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/08/2014: Assailants detonated explosives at the Tibu oil field in Tibu area, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. No one was injured in the attack, but the facility was damaged. This was one of two attacks on the oil field on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2014: An explosive device detonated in Pasto city, Narino department, Colombia. This was one of two attacks meant to target an army battalion in Pasto on this date. Two civilians were wounded across both attacks. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the battalion was targeted because FARC is opposed to military installments in the middle of civilian populations..
07/27/2014: Assailants attacked police officers in Solano city, Caqueta department, Colombia. A police aide was killed and three officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/07/2014: Assailants fired a grenade at the home of the mayor in Ataco municipality, Tolima department, Colombia. The mayor, Jose Antonio Jimenez Narvaez, was not harmed in the blast, but the residence was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/26/2014: An explosive device detonated in the courtyard of a house in Pasto city, Narino department, Colombia. This was one of two attacks meant to target an army battalion in Pasto on this date. Two civilians were wounded across both attacks. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the battalion was targeted because FARC is opposed to military installments in the middle of civilian populations.
08/04/2014: Assailants set fire to five oil trucks at a roadblock in Santa Marta town, Putumayo department, Colombia. Although there were no reported casualties, the trucks were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Beyotes town, Arauca department, Colombia. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on two employees of Ecopetrol oil company in Teorama town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. The two employees were killed in the attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on vehicles on a road in El Doce area, Antioquia department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but 11 vehicles were set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/21/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on police officers escorting public service vehicles in El Bordo town, Cauca department, Colombia. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/12/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a military truck between Fortul and Saravena municipalities, Arauca department, Colombia. Eight soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army (ELN).
06/29/2014: Assailants fired explosive devices at a group of Cano Limon Oil Field workers gathered for church services in Arauca department, Colombia. At least 13 people were wounded in the blast. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/14/2014: Explosive experts found and defused two explosive devices in Santa Lucia municipality, Valle Del Cauca department, Colombia. The intended target of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, Philippine Army officials attributed the attack to the Alirio Torres Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/06/2014: Assailants set fire to two Coomotor Transportation Company vehicles in Tello district, Huila department, Colombia. Although there were no reported casualties, the vehicles were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/13/2014: Assailants abducted Luis Alberto Alvarez in Puerto Politico area, Arauca department, Colombia. Alvarez, a farmer, was found dead on April 20th, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/04/2014: Explosive devices detonated near the mayor's office in Tumaco city, Narino department, Colombia. This was one of two simultaneous attacks carried out by the same group in Tumaco on this day. Eighteen officials were wounded across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/08/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the entrance to the National Army of Colombia 3rd Brigade Headquarters in Cali city, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/17/2014: Assailants detonated explosives and opened fire on a police patrol that was protecting a group of coca eradicators in Barro Blanco Corregimiento town, Antioquia department, Colombia. At least five police officers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. One police officer was kidnapped and released, unharmed, on March 5, 2014. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: An explosive device detonated in Bogota city, Bogota department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four similar attacks carried out by the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) in Bogota city on July 29, 2014. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2014: An explosive device planted in a sewer pipe detonated in Mojarras village, Meraderes municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the highway was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/29/2014: An explosive device detonated in Bogota city, Bogota department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, property was damaged in the blast. This was one of four similar attacks carried out by the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) in Bogota city on July 29, 2014. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2014: An explosive device detonated on the Cao Ovejas bridge in Cano Ovejas village, Mapiripan municipality, Meta department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the bridge was damaged in the blast. A second explosive device was discovered and safely detonated in a controlled explosion following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/09/2014: Assailants attempted to attack the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in Arauca department, Colombia. Security forces foiled the attack, killing one assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/19/2014: Assailants opened fire and launched grenades on a National Army of Colombia patrol in Vilachi village, Santander de Quilichao district, Cauca department, Colombia. At least five soldiers were killed and five others were injured in the assault. Additionally, one soldier was kidnapped and later released on December 26, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/31/2014: Assailants blew up a section of the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline near El Loro village, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/16/2014: Assailants abducted a brigadier general and two others, including a civilian lawyer acting as an advisor, in Quibdo municipality, Choco department, Colombia. The general, Ruben Dario Alzate, and his two companions were released on November 30, 2014. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2014: Assailants attacked National Police of Colombia officers in Toledo town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. At least three officers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/25/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Potrerito town, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/20/2014: An explosive device detonated in Toribio town, Cauca department, Colombia. At least one person was killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/30/2014: A grenade detonated at a grocery store in Quibdo city, Choco department, Colombia. Seventeen people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/15/2014: Assailants set fire to an Argos Cement Company truck in Cacahual area, Antioquia department, Colombia. No one was injured, but the truck was destroyed by the blaze. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/16/2014: An explosive device planted in a truck was discovered and safely defused in Purace municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/16/2014: Assailants set fire to a vehicle belonging to Los Olivos Funeral Home in Algeciras municipality, Huila department, Colombia. Although there were no reported casualties, the vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/25/2014: An explosive device detonated along a section of the Ecopetrol Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in Tame district, Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/14/2014: Assailants abducted two off-duty police officers from Leiva municipality, Puerto Nuevo Corregimiento area, Narino department, Colombia. The officers were found dead later the same day. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on Blas Antonio Morales in Santander department, Colombia. Morales, a former Green Party council member and mayoral candidate, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: An assailant opened fire on Santiago Garzon in Lopez de Micay district, Cauca department, Colombia. Garzon, the chief of the National Police of Colombia in Lopez de Micay, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/26/2014: An explosive device detonated at an aqueduct in Irique district, Meta department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the aqueduct was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/16/2014: Three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Saravena municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2014: Assailants attacked a section of the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in El Paso village, Catatumbo municipality, El Tarra district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. The pipeline was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/25/2014: An explosive device containing propaganda material detonated in Bogota city, Bogota department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four related propaganda bombings that occurred in different neighborhoods of Bogota on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on Gustavo Enrique Ortiz in La Union Peneya town, Caqueta department, Colombia. Ortiz, a Colombian Army captain, was killed in the attack. The victim was carrying out social work at the time of the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the 15th Jose Ignacio Mora Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/31/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices near a police truck in La Vuelta del Suspiro area, Huila department, Colombia. Three police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the 6th Hernando Gonzalez Acosta Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/11/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Remolino town, Taminango municipality, Narino department, Colombia. Two people, including one police officer and one assailant, were killed and one police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/08/2014: Assailants detonated explosives at the oil field in Tibu area, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. No one was injured in the attack, but the facility was damaged. This was one of two attacks on the oil field on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2014: Assailants attacked a National Police of Colombia station with mortars and firearms in Gorgona town, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. At least one officer was killed and six others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/25/2014: An explosive device containing propaganda material detonated in Bogota city, Bogota department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four related propaganda bombings that occurred in different neighborhoods of Bogota on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/07/2014: Assailants opened fire at a sporting event in Buenos Aires municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. Police believed that the attack was an attempted assassination of Deputy Commander Cristian Jimenez. Jimenez was killed and at least one other person, a civilian woman, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/14/2014: Assailants set fire to two trucks in El Viento area, Vichada department, Colombia. The trucks were destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/29/2014: An explosive device detonated in Bogota city, Bogota, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, property was damaged in the blast. This was one of four similar attacks carried out by the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) in Bogota city on July 29, 2014. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device along the Pan-American highway in Santander de Quilichao district, Cauca department, Colombia. No one was injured in the attack, but the highway was severely damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Jacobo Arenas Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/01/2014: Assailants attacked a police station in Las Mercedes municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Although there were no reported casualties, the police station was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/25/2014: Three explosive device containing propaganda material were discovered and defused in Bogota city, Bogota department, Colombia. This was one of four related propaganda bombings that occurred in different neighborhoods of Bogota on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/22/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices targeting road infrastructure on the Meta-Guaviare road in Puerto Arturo town, Guaviare department, Colombia. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/19/2014: Assailants abducted five Sercapetrol Oil Company employees in Vista Hermosa town, Meta department, Colombia. The five employees were released the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the abduction to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/22/2014: Assailants fired mortar grenades and opened fire on a police station in Toribio municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/01/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an oil holding pool along the Cano Limon - Covenas pipeline in Convencion, Norte de Santander, Colombia. As a result of the blast, the pool was damaged and local residents evacuated the area. This was one of four holding pools attacked in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/16/2014: Assailants threw incendiary devices at the Sintraemcali Union headquarters in Cali city, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2014: Several land mines detonated simultaneously, targeting a military patrol, in Catacumbo area, Tibu district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. One army sergeant was killed and seven soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/30/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a military barracks between Florencia and La Montanita towns, Caqueta department, Colombia. Three soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/25/2014: An explosive device containing propaganda material detonated in Bogota city, Bogota department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four related propaganda bombings that occurred in different neighborhoods of Bogota on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/03/2014: An explosive device detonated on the Pan-American Highway in Caloto town, Cauca department, Colombia. Sixteen homes were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, military officials attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on a National Police of Colombia station in Union Peneya town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. At least one officer was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the 15th Jose Ignacio Mora Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/12/2014: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Chiri town, Antioquia department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/19/2014: An explosive device detonated on the Pan-American Highway in El Descanso area, Caldono district, Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/28/2014: Assailants set fire to an Ecopetrol supply caravan in Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, 12 vehicles and several pieces of heavy machinery were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Heroes of Catatumbo Front of the National Liberation Army (ELN).
04/19/2014: Assailants abducted two employees of an oil company in Saravena city, Arauca department, Colombia. Both employees were released a few hours later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Ecopetrol pipeline in Toledo town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/10/2014: A gas-cylinder explosive device was discovered and safely detonated on a road leading to a school in La Palma village, Toribio district, Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Ambrosio Gonzalez Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Cesar Augusto Miranda Delgado in Toribio district, Cauca department, Colombia. Delgado, a police station sub-commander, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Tame district, Arauca department, Colombia. One officer was killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/20/2015: Assailants set fire to a vehicle in Tello district, Huila department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/12/2015: A vehicle carrying police commander Alfredo Ruiz Clavijo struck an explosive device in San Juan Chiquito, Cordoba district, Narino department, Colombia. Assailants then opened fire on the vehicle. Three people, including Ruiz and another police officer, were killed and the driver was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/06/2015: Assailants abducted three engineers and a government official at a milk collection center construction site in Simiti municipality, Bolivar department, Colombia. The kidnappers demanded a ransom of $63,636.00 and received a payment of $10,000.00.Three people were released the same day and Alexander Almanza, an engineer, was released on December 8, 2015. The Heroes and Martyrs Western War Front, a subgroup of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN), claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on police officers guarding a religious pilgrimage in Tuquerres, Narino state, Colombia. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/30/2015: Assailants detonated explosive devices at the Otirto-Churuyaco oil pipeline in Putumayo department, Colombia. The pipeline was damaged in the attack. This was one of four attacks targeting oil infrastructure in Putumayo on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police station in San Calixto municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. A police officer was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Comandante Diego Front of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/02/2015: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices at an oil pipeline in Alto de la Pava village, Saravena municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. Soldiers discovered the assailants and a clash ensued. At least two soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/17/2015: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on soldiers in Caqueta department, Colombia. At least four soldiers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on a hair salon in Tibu municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and two people, including a police officer and a civilian, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/01/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting soldiers in Angostura municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. One soldier was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/02/2015: Assailants detonated explosives on a bridge between Guamal and San Martin districts, Meta department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/16/2015: An explosive device detonated on the Pan-American Highway in Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/06/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device on the fence of the Juan XXII school in Algeciras district, Huila department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/30/2015: Assailants detonated explosive devices at the Yurilla 1 oil well in Putumayo department, Colombia. The well was damaged in the attack. This was one of four attacks targeting oil infrastructure in Putumayo on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/30/2015: Assailants detonated explosive devices at the Orito-San Miguel oil pipeline in Putumayo department, Colombia. The pipeline was damaged in the attack. This was one of four attacks targeting oil infrastructure in Putumayo on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/10/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on soldiers in La Montanita district, Caqueta department, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/16/2015: An explosive device detonated along the Trans-Andean oil pipeline near Contadero area, Narino department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on Genaro Garcia in Alto Mira village, Tumaco municipality, Narino department, Colombia. Garcia, a human rights and community leader, was killed in the attack. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device against an electricity pylon in Altaquer corregimiento, Narino department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/06/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting a water plant in Algeciras municipality, Huila department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the plant was damaged. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Teofilo Forero Castro Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/12/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police convoy in the southern Quiroga neighborhood, Bogota city, Bogota department, Colombia. Five officers and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that the National Liberation Army (ELN) was responsible for the attack.
06/06/2015: Assailants detonated explosive devices on the Pan American Highway in El Mango corregimiento, Caldono municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the 6th Hernando Gonzalez Acosta Front and the Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/30/2015: Assailants detonated explosive devices at the Loro 8 oil well in Putumayo department, Colombia. The well was damaged in the attack. This was one of four attacks targeting oil infrastructure in Putumayo on this date.. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/24/2015: A grenade detonated targeting a police vehicle in La Exportada neighborhood, Tumaco municipality, Narino department, Colombia. A police officer was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/22/2015: A sniper opened fire on Robinson Hernandez Caro in Hacari district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Caro, a soldier, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/04/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device against an electricity pylon in Mojarras corregimiento, Mercaderes municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties from the blast, but the pylon was damaged. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/06/2015: Assailants attacked the San Miguel pipeline in Luxon town, Orito district, Putumayo department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack, although the attack caused an oil spill. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/29/2015: Assailants abducted Diego Alejandro Jimenez in El Cairo district, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. Jimenez, a Western Gas Company contractor, was released on September 16, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/08/2015: Assailants hijacked 19 oil tankers in Puerto Asis, Putumayo department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the assailants forced the drivers to empty the oil from the tankers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/12/2015: Assailants attacked a military base in Buena Vista area, Briceno municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. One soldier was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)'s 36th Jair Aldana Baquero Front.
07/21/2015: A landmine detonated targeting security forces in Taraza district, Antioquia department, Colombia. One soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/02/2015: An explosive device detonated at a pension office in Puente Aranda area, Bogota, Colombia. One person was injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks on pension offices in Bogota on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/19/2015: Assailants abducted four geologists in El Carmen district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. All four hostages were released as of March 10, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/15/2015: Assailants attacked a military patrol with explosives and grenades in Timba area, Cauca department, Colombia. At least 13 people, including 11 soldiers and two assailants, were killed and 19 others were wounded in the attack. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was in response to alleged government offensives on the FARC during a declared ceasefire.
07/16/2015: An explosive device detonated along the Pan-American Highway in Taraza district, Antioquia department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/21/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at a police patrol in El Bagre area, Antioquia department, Colombia. At least three police officers were killed and an unknown number of civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/14/2015: Assailants opened fire on Luis Peralta Cuellar near El Doncello town, Caqueta department, Colombia. Cuellar, a journalist who had recently announced his candidacy for mayor, was killed and his wife was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/04/2015: An explosive device detonated near a National Police of Colombia convoy in Vigilancia sector, Cucuta district, Norte de Santander province, Colombia. Following the blast, the assailants then opened fire on the convoy. At least three officers were killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/25/2015: Assailants attacked a military patrol in Anori town, Antioquia province, Colombia. A soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/02/2015: Assailants intercepted a medical mission in Belen de los Andaquies, Caqueta department, Colombia. There were no casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/06/2015: Assailants set fire to a SERTRANS Transportation Company bus in La Ese area, San Andres de Cuerquia municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the bus was destroyed by the blaze. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/06/2015: Assailants abducted Marino Ibarguen, a political leader, from an area between Novita and Itsmina municipalities, Choco department, Colombia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/30/2015: Four assailants set fire to a Cootranshuila Company bus in an area two kilometers away from Paletara municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but the bus was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/16/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limones-Covenas Oil Pipeline in La Cristalina area, Teorama district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. This was one of two attacks on the pipeline this day. No casualties were reported in either incident. No group claimed responsibility for the blasts; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/28/2015: An explosive device detonated in Miranda district, Cauca department, Colombia. One soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/15/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy in Sardinata area, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Three soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the blast. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2015: Assailants set fire to five vehicles on Medellin-Quibdo road, Choco department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the vehicles were destroyed. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2015: Assailants opened fire on military personnel in La Playa de Belen district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/00/2015: Sometime between February 1, 2015 and February 15, 2015, an explosive device detonated in La Macarena district, Bogota city, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Nueva Reforma area, Baraya municipality, Huila department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/25/2015: Assailants abducted Jesus Delgado, a soldier, in San Vicente del Caguan, Caqueta, Colombia. Delgado was released on December 9, 2015. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2015: An assailant opened fire on Edgar Quintero in Palmira city, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. Quintero, a journalist, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2015: Assailants set fire to four cargo vehicles in Bruata area, Tado district, Choco department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2015: A landmine detonated in Uraba area, El Tigre town, Antioquia department, Colombia. A farmer was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2015: Assailants abducted Ramon Jose Cabrales Camacho in Venadillo, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Camacho, a government adviser, was released on March 23, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/08/2015: Assailants attacked the Trans-Andino pipeline near Tumaco, Narino department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but the pipeline was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/18/2015: Assailants detonated explosive devices and opened fire on a police patrol vehicle in Las Chircas area, near Ocana city, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Two police officers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) and the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
09/14/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Arauquita district, Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/11/2015: Assailants attacked a police outpost near Valle del Guamuez, Putumayo department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/28/2015: Explosive devices detonated in El Puro, Cauca, Colombia. Six people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/13/2015: Assailants launched four explosive devices, intending to target a military base, in Fortul municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. The explosives missed the base, injuring at least two civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/12/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device at the office of Joaquin Jose Vives, a Colombian Liberal Party gubernatorial candidate, in Santa Marta city, Magdalena department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/07/2015: Assailants ambushed a military convoy in Putumayo department, Colombia. One soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. One of the injured soldiers, Cristian Moscoso, was abducted and released on July 19, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/17/2015: An explosive detonated in Ochali area, Yarumal Township, Antioquia department, Colombia. Four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) may have carried out the attack.
03/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near a bank in Teusaquillo neighborhood, Bogota city, Bogota department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, although several windows were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) may have been behind the attack.
06/02/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device against an electricity pylon in Inda Zabaleta area, Tuma district, Narino department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the pylon was damaged. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/12/2015: Assailants attacked a police station in El Mango, Argelia Municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. Seven police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/22/2015: Explosive devices, targeting a Colombian military helicopter, detonated in El Bejuco village, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Four soldiers were killed and six others were wounded in the attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident and sources also attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/09/2015: Assailants opened fire on Hugo Sanchez in Palmitos town, Sucre department, Colombia. Sanchez, a Patriotic Union (UP) mayoral candidate, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: An assailant opened fire on soldiers in Botalon hamlet, Tame municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. At least two soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Solita district, Caqueta department, Colombia. One officer was killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Ecopetrol helicopter near Tibu town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/02/2015: An explosive device detonated at a pension office in Chapinero area, Bogota, Colombia. Nine people were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks on pension offices in Bogota on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/02/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting a culvert in Puerto Concordia district, Meta department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/11/2015: An explosives-laden boat detonated near civilian homes in Timbiqui municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. No casualties were reported, but at least 19 homes were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/13/2015: Assailants fired three projectiles at Betoyes Corregimiento Police Station in Beyotes, Tame district, Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/19/2015: An assailant opened fire on a police officer in Lejanias district, Meta department, Colombia. The officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/16/2015: Assailants set fire to a bus in Curia area, Meta department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/01/2015: An explosive device detonated in Arauquita municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. At least one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/01/2015: Assailants attacked a police station in Las Mercedes corregimiento, Cucuta municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. One officer was killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/16/2015: Assailants shot an injured a woman in Cauca province, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2015: Assailants detonated explosives targeting an electrical tower in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/16/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limones-Covenas Oil Pipeline in Campo Seis district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. This was one of two attacks on the pipeline this day. No casualties were reported in either incident. No group claimed responsibility for the blasts; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/26/2015: Explosive devices near an electricity pylon were discovered and safely defused in Buenaventura district, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/06/2015: Assailants attacked a military base in Curillo, Caqueta department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/10/2015: Assailants shot and killed Jorge Luis Benavidez, a police officer, in La 20 sector, Certegui district, Choco department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/23/2015: An assailant attempted to extort money from a farmer in Guadalupe district, Huila department, Colombia. The assailant was arrested by police officials while carrying out the act. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to Luis Eduardo Llanos Becue, a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) member.
01/14/2015: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused near a school in Puerto Amor area, Caqueta department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/14/2015: Assailants set an oil well on fire in Yondo area, Antioquia department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/01/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Gaupi municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Ecopetrol Transandino Oil Pipeline in southern Putumayo department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
09/06/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast, but the pipeline was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/26/2015: Assailants set a tractor trailer on fire in Buenaventura district, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/06/2015: An assailant opened fire on the car of Olinto Bermudez in Giron district, Santander department, Colombia. Bermudez, a council member, was not injured; however, his wife and son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2015: Assailants threw explosive devices and opened fire on National Army of Colombia soldiers in Calamar district, Guaviare department, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed and three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/16/2015: A landmine detonated when demining personnel were attempting to defuse it in an unknown location in Colombia. One deminer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2015: Assailants fired explosive devices at a Military Forces of Colombia base in Hacari district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. One device missed the base and instead landed on a civilian residence. At least eight civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/11/2015: Assailants launched explosive devices at a police station in El Tigre, Putumayo, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/11/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Las Cruces, Cauca department, Colombia. Three officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/00/2015: Sometime between February 1, 2015 and February 15, 2015, an explosive device detonated in Bogota city, Bogota department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2015: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Jorge Eliecer Alzate Patino in Baraya municipality, Huila department, Colombia. Patino, a police commander, and another officer were killed and a third officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/11/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device on the Pan-American highway in El Estrecho, Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/10/2015: An explosive device detonated at the headquarters of the Citizen Option political party in Bogota city, Colombia. One person was injured and the building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting soldiers guarding an oil facility in Norte de Santander, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/09/2015: Assailants attacked a police station in Hacari municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and a second police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2015: Assailants detonated explosives targeting an electricity pylon between Florencia and Altamira, Caqueta department, Colombia. There were nor reported casualties, but the pylon was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/13/2015: An explosive device detonated in Baraya municipality, Huila department, Colombia. A soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2015: Assailants killed Officer John Daimer Valencia Caro in Miranda municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/28/2015: Assailants attempted to attack an oil complex in Las Tropicales town, Arauca department, Colombia. Six people, including three soldiers and three assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Ecopetrol Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in La Canaguata, Boyaca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast, but oil supply was suspended. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/22/2015: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the Transandino oil pipeline in Tumaco area, Narino department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/10/2015: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Ocana district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/30/2015: Assailants attacked a bus near Yarumal area, Antioquia department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/29/2015: An explosive device detonated on a road between Granada and Puerto Lleras areas, Meta department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; However, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
10/26/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on security personnel guarding election workers in Guican town, Boyaca department, Colombia. Twelve security personnel were killed and three others were injured in the assault; the victims included soldiers and police officers. Additionally, two soldiers were abducted in the attack and were released on November 16, 2015. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/09/2015: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Cedeno area, Boyaca department, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/28/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused between Florencia and San Vicente del Caguan areas, Caqueta department, Colombia. In addition, assailants opened fire on police officials when the vehicle was discovered. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/11/2015: Assailants kidnapped two people near Mondomo municipality, Choco department, Colombia. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded an extortion payment.
10/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on Silvio Gomez in Pitalito town, Huila department, Colombia. Gomez, a Democratic Center party mayoral candidate, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Military of Colombia patrol with guns and projectiles near San Calixto town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. At least six assailants were killed and two soldiers were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on a soldier in Samaniego district, Narino department, Colombia. The soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/30/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the Bicentenary oil pipeline in Brisas de El Bojaba area, Saravena municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. This was one of three explosions on the pipeline on the same day. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/06/2015: A soldier stepped on an explosive device planted at a school playground in Convencion town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. The soldier, identified as Edwar Avila, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN), which denied involvement.
07/03/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Pailitas district, Cesar department, Colombia. Two police officers were injured in the blast. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2015: Assailants fired mortars at a police station in Argelia district, Cauca department, Colombia. Three soldiers and a civilian were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/07/2015: A sniper shot and killed Army Corporal Frey Mauro Vargas Arguello in El Doncello district, Caqueta department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Bicentennial Oil Pipeline in Fortul municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. The pipeline was not damaged in the attack. This was one of three attacks on the pipeline on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/18/2015: Assailants set fire to a tractor-trailer in Tableros area, Restrepo district, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/17/2015: Assailants attacked a police station in Suarez town, Cauca department, Colombia. Three civilians and two police offices were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/19/2015: Assailants attacked an oil well in Palmeras district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/01/2015: Two explosive devices detonated near oil pipelines in the outskirts of Tibu city, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. No one was injured and there was an unstated amount of damage in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/07/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an Ecopetrol oil well in Tibu district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but the well was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
06/30/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the Bicentenary oil pipeline in El Tigre area, Fortul municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. This was one of three explosions on the pipeline on the same day. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/01/2016: Two assailants distributing pamphlets were approached by police officers at the central park in Abrigo, Norte de Santander, Colombia. When the police officers asked for identification, the assailants opened fire. At least two people, including one officer and one assailant, were killed and another assailant was injured and later captured in the assault. The Popular Liberation Army (EPL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2016: Assailants abducted Fabio Leon Ardila in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. Ardila, a former mayor, was released unharmed on October 6, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/27/2016: An explosive device detonated in Algeciras district in Las Perlas farm, Quebradon Sur, Huila, Colombia. At least one child was killed and another child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC),.
05/14/2016: Assailants stopped a public service vehicle in Opogodo, Choco, Colombia. A miner, identified as Tulio Antonio Hurtado Ibarguen, was abducted and his vehicle was set on fire in the attack. Hurtado was released unharmed on May 16, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/09/2016: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Los Anayes, El Tambo, Cauca, Colombia. At least two soldiers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near the Ecopetrol Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/10/2016: An explosive device detonated in Parque Lineal sector, Cucuta city, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Eight police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/30/2016: An explosive device disguised as a soccer ball detonated in Virudo, Choco, Colombia. At least one Embera indigenous community member, a child, was killed and another civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) was involved in the attack.
04/06/2016: A sniper opened fire targeting a police officer guarding a police station in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/25/2016: Assailants shot and injured Juan Carlos Ramirez, a soldier, in El Para, Caqueta, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/11/2016: A sniper shot and injured a police officer, identified as Yeison Jair Calderon Duarte, at a police station in San Calixto, Norte de Santander, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on farmers along the Tamacay-Botalon route near Tame, Arauca, Colombia. At least two farmers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/08/2016: Assailants launched explosive devices at the Colombian Army 18th Brigade headquarters in Arauca municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/03/2016: A sniper opened fire targeting a Colombian police officer in El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/08/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks on the pipeline on the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/13/2016: Assailants opened fire on police officers in near Yopal, Casanare, Colombia. Two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/30/2016: A sniper opened fire on soldiers guarding a security council meeting in El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least one soldiers was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/30/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on military personnel in Buenavista, Barbacoas, Narino, Colombia. One soldier, identified as Diego Rodriguez Astaiza, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/16/2016: Explosive devices detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in La Brasilia, Arauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/20/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting office buildings in Bogota, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Bogota on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/11/2016: Assailants threw explosive devices at a military base in Fortul, Arauca, Colombia. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/30/2016: An explosive device detonated at the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline near La Canaguata, Boyaca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/28/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers investigating an earlier attack at a police checkpoint in Tocra, Bogota, Colombia. At least seven officers were injured in blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks on police in the area on the same date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/06/2016: Assailants abducted Arsen Voskanyan, an exotic frog smuggler from Armenia, and a companion in Pie de Pato, Choco, Colombia. The companion was released on January 21, 2017. On April 19, 2017, Voskanyan was killed as he attempted to escape from captivity as the assailants were on their way to release him to Russian authorities. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Arsen Voskanyan was targeted for "catching poisonous frogs to sell on the international drug market."
05/06/2016: A sniper shot and killed a soldier, identified as Jaime Perdomo Valencia, in El Para, Caqueta, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/20/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a healthcare insurance office in Bogota, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Bogota on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/17/2016: An explosive device targeting the Cano Limon Covenas oil pipeline detonated in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/13/2016: A sniper opened fire on a soldier in El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/24/2016: Assailants abducted two engineers at a work project in La Cooperativa, Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Both hostages were released unharmed the following day, on August 25, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/28/2016: Assailants attacked Humberto Chiran, an indigenous governor, in Narino department, Colombia. No casualties were reported in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2016: Assailants abducted an off-duty soldier, identified as Corporal Jair de Jesus Billar Ortiz, in El Diamante sector, Segovia municipality, Antioquia, Colombia. Ortiz was released on March 20, 2016. This was one of two related incidents in Segovia municipality on the same day. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2016: Multiple explosive devices detonated targeting a military patrol in El Espejo, San Calixto, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
06/12/2016: Assailants attacked military personnel in Vista Hermosa, Meta, Colombia. One soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/03/2016: Two explosive devices detonated at the Dona Teresa hydroelectric plant in El Diamante sector, Segovia municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related incidents in Segovia municipality on the same day. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2016: An explosive device detonated near a National Army of Colombia patrol in Puente Tijeras, Antioquia, Colombia. A soldier was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/17/2016: Assailants attacked police officers in Caceres, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2016: Assailants abducted two journalists and their driver, who were investigating the earlier kidnapping of a Spanish journalist, in El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. John de Jesus Reales was released on May 25th, 2016, and Carlos Melo and Diego D'Pablos were released on May 27th, 2016. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2016: Two explosive devices were discovered at an electricity pylon in Mondonedo, Cundinamarca, Colombia. One of the devices detonated while it was being defused, injuring two police officers. This was one of three related attacks targeting electricity pylons in the area on this date. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN). claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2016: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Ocana district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/21/2016: Assailants abducted journalist Salud Hernandez in El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Hernandez was released on May 27, 2016. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Cucuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least 13 people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/10/2016: Assailants abducted a merchant in Juntas de Tamana, Novita district, Choco, Colombia. The hostage was released on June 26, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/15/2016: Assailants attacked police personnel in Bocas de Satinga, Narino department, Colombia. Two police officers, were killed and a civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/12/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive devices targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in Guamalito, Arauca, Colombia. The pipeline was damaged in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting this pipeline on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/08/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in La Punta sector, Cubara municipality, Boyaca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks on the pipeline on the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/28/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Torca, Bogota, Colombia. One police officer was killed in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks on police in the area on the same date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/18/2016: Assailants opened fire on Alfredo Guzman at his residence in Tame district, Arauca, Colombia. Guzman, a former mayor, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on two army logistics trucks in Fortul district, Arauca, Colombia. Two drivers were killed and the two trucks were destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/19/2016: Four explosive devices detonated targeting military personnel at Los Colonizadores Airport in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. One soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/12/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive devices targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in El Carmen, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The pipeline was damaged in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting this pipeline on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/29/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an Ecopetrol pipeline in Cano Boga, Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/01/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano-Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in El Troncal, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/08/2016: Assailants attacked a military patrol in Puerto Lopez, Antioquia, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/26/2016: Assailants attacked a local human rights leader in Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia. No casualties were reported in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2016: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline near La Cieba, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/21/2016: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the residence of Luis Evelio Ascanio Naranjo in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. Ascanio, a Democratic Center councilor, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on Colombian Navy soldiers in Cano Dagua, Puerto Carreno district, Vichada, Colombia. At least three soldiers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/13/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting the Trans-Andian oil pipeline in Ricaurte, Narino, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near National Police of Colombia officers in Quebradanegra, Cundinamarca state, Colombia. At least one officer was killed and another was injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Quebradanegra; this later incident targeted police officers responding to an earlier explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/05/2016: Assailants established a checkpoint and shot and killed a civilian in La Uchalema, Norte de Santander, Colombia. This was one of two related attacks in Cucuta on this date; the second attack took place as military personnel responded to this first attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/30/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a National Police of Colombia station in Tame, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/09/2016: Four assailants set fire to two tank trucks in La Y San Pablo, Cano Chiquito, Casanare, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/05/2016: A sniper opened fire on a station in San Joaquin, El Tambo municipality, Cauca province, Colombia. Officer Edison Yubanny Burbano Cordoba was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/12/2016: Assailants blocked a road with two explosives-laden trucks in El Troncal, Arauca, Colombia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/24/2016: Assailants armed with grenades, projectiles, and firearms attacked a police station in Fortul, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/12/2016: Assailants set fire to a Sugamuxi Company bus between La Salina and Yopal, Casanare, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/20/2016: Assailants abducted Melisa Trillos in Ocana, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Trillos, an attorney, was rescued by soldiers and police officers on May 14, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the kidnapping was carried out by the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN), which denied involvement.
08/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on a National Police of Colombia station in Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/20/2016: Assailants shot and killed James Moreno Sogamoso, a Delta soldier, in Florence, Caqueta, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/12/2016: Assailants abducted Luis Eduado Zarate, a cattle farmer and merchant, from his farm in La Duda, Cesar, Colombia. Zarate was released as of July 14, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/22/2016: An explosive device detonated at a power pylon in Quebradanegra, Cundinamarca state, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Quebradanegra; this earlier incident proceeded an explosion targeting responding police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/30/2016: Assailants set fire to a truck along Medellin-Quibdo road in Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an electricity pylon in Bolivar neighborhood, Bogota, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three related attacks targeting electricity pylons in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/05/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in La Uchalema, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks in Cucuta on this date; this second attack took place as military personnel responded to the first attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/07/2016: A roadside explosive device targeting a Colombian Navy bus detonated near an airport in Guaymaral, Bogota city, Colombia. At least three people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion.
08/31/2016: Assailants abducted Nelson Alejandro Alarcon in Fortul, Arauca, Colombia. Alarcon was released as of October 10th, 2016. The National Liberation Army (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2016: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in LLanobaja, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/15/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Tibu district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/14/2016: Assailants attacked police officers at a restaurant in Otare, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and three others, including a police officer and two civilians, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/13/2016: An explosive device targeting an electricity pylon detonated in Las Pinas sector, Aguachica district, Cesar department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast; however, the pylon was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion; however, sources attributed it to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/18/2016: Assailants opened fire on an army patrol in Arauca, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/06/2016: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused along the Pan-American Highway in La Marqueza, Cauca, Colombia. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: Assailants abducted a civilian, identified as Octavio Figueroa, from an unknown location in Colombia. Figueroa was released on December 31, 2016. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Dabeiba, Antioquia, Colombia. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a soldier in Antioquia city, Antioquia, Colombia. The soldier, Jairo Humberto Rojas, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for incident.
10/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an electricity pylon in Mondonedo, Cundinamarca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three related attacks targeting electricity pylons in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/26/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police truck in Casanare Department, Colombia. Three police officers were killed and seven officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/09/2016: Assailants abducted a dairy farmer in Guaviare, Colombia. The farmer, identified as Robinson Escobar, was released on December 11, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/17/2016: Assailants attacked police officers in Valvidia, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in San Calixto, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Four people, including one police officer and three assailants, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
09/03/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting the Cano-Limon Covenas oil pipeline near Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/12/2016: Assailants set fire to four motorcycles in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/10/2016: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near the town hall in El Retorno, Guaviare, Colombia. At least five people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/06/2016: Assailants set up a road block and set fire to eight vehicles in Playa de Oro, Choco, Colombia. Two bus drivers were abducted in the attack, and the hostages were released on April 15, 2016. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2016: Assailants abducted Rosalba Ariza Tierradentro, a teacher, in Paletara, Purace, Cauca, Colombia. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/16/2016: Assailants abducted 17 civilians in Morales district, Bolivar department, Colombia. The hostages were released on January 17, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction; however, sources attributed it to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/19/2016: Snipers opened fire on a police patrol in San Calixto, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least two officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
11/16/2016: Assailants extorted money from civilians in Santa Rosa, Bolivar, Colombia. Security forces intervened and killed two assailants and captured a third. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked military personnel in Sardinata, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least two soldiers were killed while another soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/15/2016: Assailants set fire to a bus travelling from Medellin to Quibdo in Choco department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN).
02/15/2016: A grenade detonated in Bogota city, Bogota department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/18/2016: Assailants abducted three rice growers in Arauca, Colombia. Ricardo Castellanos was released on August 29, 2016. Pablo Emilio Sanchez was released on August 30, 2016. Alejandro Alarcon Jarro was released on October 10, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/24/2016: Assailants abducted Hector Rafael Ulloque Pena in Arauca, Colombia. In August, 2016, Hector was exchanged for his son, Diego Jose Ulloque Veleno, who was released as of September 29th, 2016. The National Liberation Army (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2016: Assailants fired an explosive projectile and opened fire at a polling station in Barranquillita, Guaviere, Colombia. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
01/31/2016: Explosive devices detonated targeting a military patrol in eastern Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/04/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/20/2016: Assailants abducted a National Police of Colombia officer between Tiquisio and Rio Viejo in Bolivar, Colombia. The hostage was released unharmed on April 2, 2016. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/15/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused on Popayan-El Tambo road in Cauca department, Colombia. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/07/2016: A sniper opened fire on a military patrol in Florencia, Caqueta, Colombia. One soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/15/2017: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. One police officer was killed and five officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/16/2017: Assailants abducted Cristo Humberto Contreras in Villanueva, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Contreras, the father of the mayor of El Carmen, was released on February 28, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN), which denied involvement.
04/28/2017: A sniper shot and killed Jaime Leonel Marino Quintero, a police chief, in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
06/17/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline near Alto La Pava, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, though the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/01/2017: Assailants opened fire at a police post in La Emperatriz, Cauca, Colombia. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Milton Hernandez Company of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/10/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel at a crime scene in Sanin Villa, Cesar, Colombia. At least three officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/00/2017: Sometime between October 1, 2017 and October 24, 2017, assailants abducted the brother of an indigenous governor in Choco province, Colombia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/26/2017: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the Cano Limon Covenas oil pipeline in Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two attacks on the pipeline on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/08/2017: An explosive device was detonated underneath the vehicle of Medardo Cuesta Quejada, the leader of Colombia’s National Union of Agricultural Workers (SINTRAINAGRO), in Cienaga, Magdalena, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/17/2017: An explosive device detonated in a restroom at the Centro Andino mall in Bogota, Colombia. Three people, including a French citizen, were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Revolutionary Movement (MRP). Sources also suspected the possible involvement of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN), which the group denied.
12/04/2017: Assailants shot and killed Luis Alfonso Giraldo, the president of the Communal Action Board of La Brasilia village, in La Carmelita, Putumayo, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/00/2017: Sometime between June 22, 2017 and June 26, 2017, three explosive devices were discovered and defused along a highway in Catatumbo, Santander, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2017: An explosive device detonated near a National Army of Colombia patrol in El Capricho Corregimiento, San Jose del Guaviare district, Guaviare, Colombia. At least six people, including two soldiers and four civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the 1st Armando Rios Front, a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissident group.
08/28/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline near La Esperanza stream in El Carmen district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/00/2017: Sometime between October 1, 2017 and October 31, 2017, assailants abducted Elkin Fabian Toro Carrascal, an administrator for the Community Action Board of El Tarra, in El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Carrascal was shot and killed and his body was discovered on February 17, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/06/2017: Assailants abducted three engineers in Sardinata, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The hostages were released on February 8, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
02/07/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting soldiers in La Esperanza, Meta, Colombia. A soldier, identified as Fernando Torres Munoz, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
01/00/2017: Sometime between January 15, 2017 and January 21, 2017, an explosive device detonated targeting the Cano-Limon Convenas pipeline in Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of seven attacks on the pipeline during the same week. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/02/2017: Assailants attacked a military vehicle in Vetas, Norte de Santander, Colombia. One soldier was killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/08/2017: An explosive device detonated near National Army of Colombia soldiers between Calamar and San Jose de Guaviare in El Retorno district, Guaviare, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed and three other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
07/26/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the 129-km marker of the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in Cedeno, Cubara, Boyaca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks on the pipeline in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/11/2017: Assailants abducted 20 fishermen in Simoita, Bolivar, Colombia. The hostages were released later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/26/2017: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the Cano Limon Covenas oil pipeline in Teorama district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two attacks on the pipeline on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/09/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpost in Cano Cuarteles, Arauca, Colombia. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/25/2017: A sniper shot and killed a deputy police commander in Fortul, Arauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) may have carried out the attack.
07/15/2017: Assailants shot and killed Washington Marino Velasco Cardenas, a former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) member, in Barbacoas district, Narino, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
10/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members in El Charco, Narino, Colombia. Six former FARC members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the 124-km marker of the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in Cedeno, Cubara, Boyaca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks on the pipeline in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/25/2017: Assailants shot and killed Jose Huber Yatacue, a former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) member, in Toribio, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Patria Grande Ejercito del Pueblo.
01/26/2017: Assailants shot and killed Yoryanis Isabel Bernal Varela, an indigenous rights activist, in Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that right-wing paramilitaries carried out the attack.
09/16/2017: Assailants threw two grenades at a police substation in Puerto Valdivia, Antioquia, Colombia. Two police officers were injured in the blasts. This was one of two related attacks in Puerto Valdivia on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/02/2017: Assailants opened fire on Alicia Lopez Guisao in Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia. Guisao, a People's Congress indigenous rights activist, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to right-wing paramilitaries.
01/25/2017: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused between La Coposa and Valdivia in Valdivia district, Antioquia, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a Colombian Army patrol in Argelia district, Cauca, Colombia. A civilian and three soldiers were injured in the blast. In addition, two more explosive devices were discovered and defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/04/2017: Assailants hijacked a truck and used it to block a road between Ocana and Cucuta districts in Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Popular Liberation Army (EPL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2017: Assailants abducted eight people in Novita, Choco, Colombia. All eight hostages were released on May 9, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/25/2017: Assailants attacked civilians in El Carra, Choco, Colombia. At least five people were killed and one person was injured in the assault. A National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) flag was discovered at the scene of the attack; however, the group later denied responsibility and attributed the incident to the Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AGC).
09/27/2017: Assailants abducted Sandra Yaneth Luna from her residence in La Silla, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Luna, a community leader, was shot and killed and her body was discovered on February 6, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/07/2017: Assailants stopped two trucks and set them on fire along the highway near Quibdo, Choco, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the incident was carried out by the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on Bernardo Cuero in Malambo, Atlantico, Colombia. Cuero, a National Association of Displaced Afrodescendants (AFRODES) lawyer and human rights activist, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting the vehicle of Colonel Wilson Albeiro Novoa Daza, the Guaviare deputy police commander, in San Jose del Guaviare, Guaviare, Colombia. One civilian was killed and two police officers, including Colonel Novoa, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/14/2017: Assailants fired an explosive device targeting a military patrol near Susumuco, Meta, Colombia. At least two soldiers were injured in the attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Cuchilla, Cauca, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/13/2017: Assailants opened fire on Luz Jenny Montano Arboleda in Viento Libre, Tumaco, Narino, Colombia. Montano, a communal and religious leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/24/2017: Assailants abducted Aulio Isarama Forastero, an indigenous governor, in Choco, Colombia. Forastero was killed shortly after the kidnapping. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Aulio Isarama Forastero was targeted because of his alleged connection to Colombian military intelligence.
07/03/2017: An explosive device detonated near a National Police of Colombia patrol in Calamar, Guaviare, Colombia. At least three officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the 1st Armando Rios Front, a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissident group.
03/15/2017: Assailants abducted Yuri Katherine Higuera Quintero, an engineer, in Tibu district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Quintero was released on March 27, 2017. The Popular Liberation Army (EPL) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded to be recognized by the Colombian national government as a guerrilla fighting force and be included in peace processes.
10/23/2017: A sniper opened fire on a soldier in La Tolerancia, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
06/15/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting military forces near Angosturas, Arauca, Colombia. One soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/10/2017: Assailants abducted Jose Yilmer Cartagena in El Cerro, Cordoba, Colombia. Cartagena, the vice president of a land restitution organization, was tortured and killed shortly after the kidnapping, and his body was discovered the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Neiva, Huila, Colombia. Three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2017: A sniper shot and killed Abelardo Narvaez Jimenez, a soldier, in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
07/05/2017: Assailants abducted seven maintenance workers in Sacama, Casanare, Colombia. The workers were released on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/20/2017: An assailant opened fire on Henry Meneses Ruiz, a former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) member, in Miranda district, Cauca, Colombia. Ruiz was killed and the assailant was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2017: Assailants raided a construction camp in Puerto Valdivia, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, though four vehicles were set on fire during the assault. This was one of two related attacks in Puerto Valdivia on this date. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the construction company refused to respond to an extortion demand.
02/25/2017: Assailants opened fire on William Villamizar's motorcade in Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Villamizar, the governor of Norte de Santander, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a government official suspected that the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) may have carried out the attack.
10/17/2017: Assailants attacked Jose Jair Cortes Godoy in Restrepo, Narino, Colombia. Godoy, leader of the Alto Mira y Frontera Community Council, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities arrested a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissident in connection with the attack.
07/03/2017: Assailants threw two grenades at a police sub-station in La Mata, Cesar, Colombia. Two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/28/2017: Assailants attacked a military unit guarding oil infrastructure in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/08/2017: Assailants held three El Pais journalists hostage in a rural area of Cauca, Colombia. The hostages were released after more than half an hour. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2017: Assailants attacked a police station with grenades and rifle fire in Las Mercedes, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack, though three residences were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
04/16/2017: Assailants shot and killed Luis Alberto Ortiz Cabezas, a former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) member, in Guayacana, Narino, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissident.
06/26/2017: Assailants opened fire on police investigators in El Crucero de El Rodeo, Cauca, Colombia. At least three police officers were killed and four officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/16/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the Cano-Limon Covenas oil pipeline in El Lorito, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2017: An assailant opened fire on a Colombian Army Corporal in Media Naranja, Corinto, Cauca, Colombia. Edwin Salad Martinez was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
09/25/2017: Assailants set fire to a bus in La Cabuya, Labateca, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2017: Four assailants abducted Carlos Omar Delgado, a former Toledo Municipality mayor, near Altos de Mejue, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The hostage was released on August 24, 2017 in exchange for his brother, who was released on November 18, 2017. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/00/2017: Sometime between January 15, 2017 and January 21, 2017, an explosive device detonated targeting the Cano-Limon Convenas pipeline in Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of seven attacks on the pipeline during the same week. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/30/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police checkpoint between Pailitas and Tamalameque, Cesar, Colombia. One civilian was killed and four people, including one police officer and three civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/12/2017: Assailants abducted Roberto Florez Villamizar, a cattle rancher, in Chitaga, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Villamizar was released on June 26, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/18/2017: An explosive device detonated in a building next to the Colombian National Directory for Taxes and Tariffs (DIAN) building in Bogota, Colombia. At least nine people were injured in the blast. The People's Revolutionary Movement (MRP) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in opposition to tax reform which they argue would harm average Colombians.
09/18/2017: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in El Consuelo, Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but the attack resulted in an oil spill. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/17/2017: Assailants abducted Derk Bolt and Eugenio Follender, two Dutch journalists, from Filogringo, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The two hostages were released on June 23, 2017. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/09/2017: Assailants shot and killed a Mobile Police Squad (EMCAR) officer at a festival in San Rafael, Tolima, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/21/2017: Assailants detonated and explosive device and opened fire on a military truck in Jamundi district, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. One soldier was killed and four solders were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
09/15/2017: Assailants shot and killed Gratiniano Ibarra Mosquera, a former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) member, in El Roble, Caqueta, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2017: Assailants detonated explosive devices and opened fire on a police vehicle in El Caraqueno, Cauca, Colombia. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents. Sources also attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN), which the group denied.
03/28/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel escorting a bus in Nuevo Caranal, Arauca, Colombia. At least two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/20/2017: Assailants abducted Gonzalo Antonio Martinez Guisao, a former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) member in Piedras Blancas, Antioquia, Colombia. Guisao was killed four hours after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Prosegur armored transport vehicle in Diego Hernandez, Cesar, Colombia. One employee was killed and another employee was injured in the attack; additionally, the assailants stole $1.5 million from the vehicle before setting it on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked an Ecopetrol drilling rig in Acacias district, Meta, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three attacks targeting Ecopetrol facilities in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/02/2017: Assailants shot and killed Carlos Arturo Mena Renteria, a human rights activist, at his residence in Rincon del Indio, Meta, Colombia. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Carlos Arturo Mena Renteria was targeted "for being a toad and an informant."
06/08/2017: Assailants attacked a Civilian Organization of Humanitarian Demolition Help Popular Norway (APN) camp in Santa Helena, Meta, Colombia. The assailants used verbal and physical threats to intimidate the NGO workers and set fire to a vehicle. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/22/2017: Assailants shot and killed Javier Oteca, an indigenous rights activist, in Corinto, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to right-wing paramilitaries.
02/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police station in La Playa de Belen, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/09/2017: An explosive device detonated near National Army of Colombia soldiers carrying out coca eradication in Vallenato, Narino, Colombia. At least one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Oliver Sinisterra Front, a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissident group.
08/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia observers and former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members attempting to retrieve a weapons cache in Tierrero, Caloto district, Cauca, Colombia. At least one National Police of Colombia officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the attack was carried out by the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN), which denied involvement. Sources also stated that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents were involved in the incident.
01/00/2017: Sometime between January 15, 2017 and January 21, 2017, an explosive device detonated targeting the Cano-Limon Convenas pipeline in Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of seven attacks on the pipeline during the same week. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/00/2017: Sometime between January 15, 2017 and January 21, 2017, an explosive device detonated targeting the Cano-Limon Convenas pipeline in Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of seven attacks on the pipeline during the same week. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/21/2017: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on a police officer in Salto Gloria, Guaviare, Colombia. The officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
08/31/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting marines in Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia. One marine was killed and three marines were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/00/2017: Sometime between January 15, 2017 and January 21, 2017, an explosive device detonated targeting the Cano-Limon Convenas pipeline in Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of seven attacks on the pipeline during the same week. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/12/2017: Assailants abducted a retired army officer and his wife in San Jose del Palmar, Choco, Colombia. The hostages, identified as Alexander Chaverra and Leidy Viviana Betancourt, were released on April 25, 2017. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2017: Assailants opened fire on Freddy Chavarro at his residence in Santa Fe, Puerto Rico district, Caqueta, Colombia. Chavarro, a local municipal representative, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources later arrested two Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents in connection with the attack.
11/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents in Magui Payan, Narino, Colombia. At least 13 people, including an unknown number of civilians, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/00/2017: Sometime between January 15, 2017 and January 21, 2017, an explosive device detonated targeting the Cano-Limon Convenas pipeline in Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of seven attacks on the pipeline during the same week. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/18/2017: Assailants shot and killed Brutney Alfonso Avila Snak, a demobilized member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), in Puerto Jordan, Arauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/24/2017: Assailants abducted Freddy Moreno, an off-duty soldier, from Saravena district, Arauca, Colombia. Moreno was released on February 6, 2017. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2017: Assailants abducted a businessperson in Nula, Arauca, Colombia. The hostage was released on May 31, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/21/2017: A landmine detonated targeting personnel responsible for eradicating illegal crops in El Retorno, Guaviare, Colombia. Two eradicators were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
05/15/2017: Assailants set fire to an Ecopetrol truck in Acacias district, Meta, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three attacks targeting Ecopetrol facilities in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/16/2017: Assailants opened fire on Alfredo Guzman at his residence in Tame district, Arauca, Colombia. Guzman, a former mayor, was shot in the chest and injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/03/2017: Assailants abducted Harley Lopez in Barranquillita, Guaviare, Colombia. Lopez, a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) employee, was released unharmed on July 5, 2017. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the victim would be released in exchange for the suspension of military operations in the area for six days.
01/00/2017: Sometime between January 15, 2017 and January 21, 2017, an explosive device detonated targeting the Cano-Limon Convenas pipeline in Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of seven attacks on the pipeline during the same week. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/27/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in El Carmen district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/13/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel near the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Teorama district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/00/2017: Sometime between June 1, 2017 and June 30, 2017, assailants abducted a farmer in Choco, Colombia. The hostage was released on November 23rd, 2017 after a ransom payment. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN).
04/18/2017: Assailants kidnapped five tourists who were kayaking along the Apaporis River in Vaupes, Colombia. The hostages, three United states citizens, one French citizen, and one Spanish citizen, were released unharmed on April 22, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
01/09/2017: Assailants shot and killed a Military Forces of Colombia soldier in Tame, Arauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/28/2017: Assailants abducted nine environmental management workers in Catatumbo, Santander, Colombia. The hostages were released on the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
05/15/2017: Assailants sabotaged valves at several Ecopetrol oil wells in Acacias district, Meta, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three attacks targeting Ecopetrol facilities in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol guarding a pipeline in El Loro, Norte de Santander. Colombia. One soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/10/2017: Assailants abducted and killed Ivan Torres Acosta, a student, in Barranquillita, Guaviare, Colombia. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of working with the Colombian government and providing intelligence on armed groups.
02/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in La Blanquita, Boyaca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2017: Assailants shot and killed Luis Herminsul Guadil Hinestroza, a former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) member, in Tumaco, Narino, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2017: Assailants killed three civilians in the La Marina, La Parada, Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated "ELN present, death to the snitches and paramilitary collaborators."
02/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police forces near a bullring in La Macarena neighborhood, Bogota, Colombia. One police officer was killed and 26 people, including 24 officers and two civilians, were injured in the blast. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the repressive actions of the anti-disturbance police.
05/01/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police station in Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
06/02/2018: Assailants attacked and killed Carlos Jimmy Prado Gallardo, a social leader, in Narino, Colombia. This was one of four attacks targeting social leaders in Colombia over a 24-hour period. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2018: Assailants threw an explosive device under the vehicle of Luis Alberto Galvis in Estacion Tisquirama, Cesar, Colombia. Galvis, a local Workers' Trade Union of the Petroleum Industry (USO) leader, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/16/2018: Assailants attacked and killed Luis Eduardo Dagua, a local community leader, in Caloto, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/24/2018: Assailants abducted Freddy Arlendy Rangel Cardona from Choco, Colombia. The fate of the hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/07/2018: Assailants threw a grenade targeting a police patrol in Corinto, Cauca, Colombia. At least two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
01/25/2018: Assailants abducted four people, including three FARC (Revolutionary Alternative Common Force) members in La Florida, Narino, Colombia. The bodies of the four hostages were discovered on January 30, 2018. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/17/2018: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on a police vehicle in in Bajo Andes, between Mesetas and Jardin de las Penas, Meta, Colombia. Six police personnel were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/16/2018: An explosive device detonated at a market in Paloquemao neighborhood, Bogota, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related bombings in Bogota on this date. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident in a pamphlet left at the scene.
08/18/2018: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Granada, Corinto, Cauca, Colombia. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting the Amarillo Bridge in La Mata, Cesar, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, though the bridge was damaged in the blast. This was one of two related bombings in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/13/2018: Assailants opened fire on police personnel at a restaurant in La Union neighborhood, Arauca, Colombia. One police officer was killed and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/16/2018: An explosive device detonated in an empty bus in Bogota, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related bombings in Bogota on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/03/2018: Assailants opened fire on police officers near the Saravena police station in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. One officer was injured and an assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN).
07/14/2018: Assailants set fire to a tractor trailer in Buenaventura district, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a Gran Tierra Energy oil pipeline in Porvenir, Villagarzon, Putumayo, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, though the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2018: Assailants attacked and killed Orlando Negrete, a social leader, in Cordoba, Colombia. This was one of four attacks targeting social leaders in Colombia over a 24-hour period. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in La Motilina, El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/21/2018: Assailants abducted merchant Marco Tulio Caceres in Judia, Santa Barbara, Santander, Colombia. Caceres was rescued on July 22, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/27/2018: An explosive device detonated at the San Jose police station in Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia. At least five police officers were killed and 41 others were injured in the blast. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the Colombian authorities of violating the rights of civilians.
06/02/2018: Assailants attacked and killed Frady Estiven Chica, a former Revolutionary Armed forces of Colombia (FARC) member, in Antioquia, Colombia. This was one of four attacks targeting social leaders in Colombia over a 24-hour period. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2018: Assailants attacked Alejandro Jacanamejoy in Puerto Leguizamo, Putumayo, Colombia. Jacanamejoy, the president of Pinuna Community Action Board, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2018: Assailants attacked and killed two coca eradicators, identified as Hover Alexander Orrego and Edixon Panche Noscue, in El Dovio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/31/2018: Assailants abducted Yurgen Amaya in San Calixto, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN).
02/05/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in La Granada, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, though the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/18/2018: Assailants attacked a vehicle belonging to The HALO Trust, a British Non-Governmental Organization, in Santander, Uribe, Meta, Colombia. The assailants forced the staff to exit the vehicle and set it on fire. There were no reported injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
11/10/2018: Assailants detonated explosive devices and destroyed the Quebrada Seca bridge between Curumani and San Roque, Cesar, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/10/2018: Assailants armed with firearms stopped an inter-municipal bus between San Roque and Curumani, Cesar, Colombia. The assailants then set fire to the bus. At least five civilians were injured in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/05/2018: Assailants abducted Yisney Alvarez Quintero, a civilian, from Norte de Santander, Colombia. Quintero was released on December 7, 2018. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was abducted because the ELN believed she was a police informant.
08/08/2018: Assailants launched a fragmentation grenade at a military post in Puerto Jordan, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
07/10/2018: Assailants abducted two people, including Ibes Trujillo Contreras, in Suarez, Cauca, Colombia. One hostage was released the following day while Contreras, a community and social leader, was killed and his body was discovered on July 17, 2018 at the banks of the Marilopez River. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting José Auden Bautista, a farmer, in Hacari, Norte de Santander, Colombia. A farmer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/24/2018: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the Transandino oil pipeline between Tumaco and Pasto cities in Narino, Colombia. No casualties were reported in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/01/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Puerto Cachicamo, San Jose del Guaviare, Guaviare, Colombia. Two marines were killed and a third was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
07/04/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a Bogota National Navy patrol in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Eight soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN)
07/29/2018: Assailants shot and killed social leader Raul Buitrago Perdomo in Yurayaco, Caqueta, Colombia. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/12/2018: An explosive device, targeting two electricity pylons, was discovered and defused in La Concha, Antioquia, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/13/2018: Assailants abducted Rafael Andres Rian, an Ecopetrol engineer, in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. The hostage was released on December 27, 2018. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2018: Assailants shot and killed Miguel Angel Pinto Cuprita, a soldier, in Valdivia, Antioquia, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/26/2018: Assailants detonated explosives targeting an electricity pylon near Espriella, Narino, Colombia. No casualties were reported, though the tower was damaged and the power supply was disrupted. This was one of two related attacks targeting electricity pylons in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
08/26/2018: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in Jamundi, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. One police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
08/09/2018: Assailants abducted three soldiers in Tame, Arauca, Colombia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/04/2018: Assailants threw an explosive device and opened fire at a police station in Norosi district, Bolivar, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two incidents targeting police stations in Bolivar on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/08/2018: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Corinto, Cauca, Colombia. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/27/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy between Tibu and Salazar de Las Palmas districts in Norte de Santander, Colombia. Five soldiers were killed and 10 soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/08/2018: Assailants stopped and set fire to trucks and tractor-trailers in Puerto Raudal, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2018: A sniper shot and injured a police officer in El Consuelo, Arauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/27/2018: Assailants abducted Miguel Humberto, Manosalva Ovalle, and Jorge Antonio Sanchez, civilians, in Carmen, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Ovalle and Sanchez were rescued by December 1, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
12/00/2018: Sometime between December 3, 2018 and December 7, 2018, assailants abducted ten Venezuelan civilians from Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Two hostages were killed while in captivity and the fate of the remaining eight hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2018: Assailants attacked the Cano Limon pipeline in La Llana, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The outcome of the incident is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/10/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Colombian Navy post in Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/15/2018: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Cubugon, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, though the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/10/2018: Assailants detonated explosive devices and destroyed a bridge in Tamalameque, Cesar, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/03/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire targeting a police patrol in Las Ovejas, Cauca, Colombia. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/31/2018: Assailants abducted David Castilla, a merchant, in Ocana, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Castilla was released on October 12, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2018: Assailants detonated explosives at the Trasandino Pipeline in Ricaurte, Narino, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/22/2018: Assailants detonated explosive devices and shot and killed Jefferson Ricardo Roman at a police station in Tunja, Boyaca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that attack was carried out by the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/26/2018: Assailants detonated explosives targeting an electricity pylon in Espriella, Tumaco, Narino, Colombia. No casualties were reported, though the tower was damaged in the blast. This was one of two related attacks targeting electricity pylons in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
07/05/2018: An explosive device detonated in Corinto, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2018: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a police patrol pick-up in Puerto Tejada, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
10/24/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Convenas oil pipeline in Blanquita, Boyaca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, though the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2018: Assailants ambushed military personnel in Cristalina, Meta, Colombia. Two soldiers, identified as Jose Alexander Oino Guevara and Andres Felipe Cano Echavarria, were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2018: Assailants detonated explosives targeting an electricity pylon in Las Marias, Narino, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, though the pylon was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/12/2018: Assailants raided a healthcare facility in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the assailants threatened medical staff and damaged surveillance cameras during the attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2018: Assailants detonated explosive devices and destroyed the Flecha Roja Bridge in Besote, between Aguachica and La Mata, Cesar, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/23/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol near the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed and two more were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN).
11/10/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Cedeno, near Gibralter, Boyaca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, though the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/19/2018: An explosives-laden motorcycle, intended to target security forces, was discovered and defused near a school in El Capricho, Guaviare, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
09/07/2018: Assailants abducted a civilian, identified as Mayerly Cortes Rodriguez, in Orpua, Choco, Colombia. The hostage was released on September 19, 2018. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Rodriguez was targeted for being an informant.
05/15/2018: An explosive device detonated near soldiers in El Tandil, Tumaco, Narino, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed and three other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2018: Assailants opened fire on Javier Gomez Nieto, a driver, between Taraza and Valdivia, Antioquia, Colombia. Nieto was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/25/2018: Assailants opened fire on Venezuelan civilians in Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Three civilians were killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks that occurred in Tibu on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/27/2018: Assailants abducted Diana Maria Toro Velez, a merchant, from Amaga, Antioquia, Colombia. The hostage was released on December 24, 2019. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/07/2018: Assailants shot and killed Uriel Rodríguez , a member of the National Union of Agricultural Unions, in Altamira, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2018: Assailants kidnapped Iber Angulo Zamora and three others from a boat travelling along the Naya river in Santa Maria, Cauca, Colombia. The four were killed sometime before June 4, 2018. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2018: Assailants armed with rifles and explosive devices attacked La Esmeralda military base in La Guaira, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed and four soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/07/2018: An assailant shot and killed Joan Sebastian Catano Melchor, a soldier, in Carrizal, Convencion, Norte de Santander, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/15/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting an oil well in Aguazul district, Casanare, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings targeting oil wells at the Cupiagua-Recetor camp on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/19/2018: Assailants detonated explosives at a power pylon in Ricaurte, Tumaco, Narino, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/19/2018: Assailants abducted an Israeli tour group visiting cannabis fields in La Maria, Corinto, Cauca, Colombia. The Israeli tourists were released on May 22, 2018, while their tour guide was shot and killed on May 22, 2018. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/04/2018: Assailants opened fire at a police station in Arenal district, Bolivar, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two incidents targeting police stations in Bolivar on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/17/2018: Assailants abducted Irenio Bohorquez Contreras, a farmer, from Aguas Claras, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2018: Assailants abducted William Franco Choco, a merchant, in Ermita, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Mobile Police Squad in Cano Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Meta, Colombia. One police officer, Wilkar Fernando Rodriguez Ramirez, was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
08/27/2018: Assailants opened fire and launched fragmentation grenades at a military patrol in El Troncal, Arauca, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed and two others, including a civilian, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/13/2018: Assailants abducted a Community Action Board president, Jaider Santiago Manzano, from La Muralla, Teorama, Norte de Santander province, Colombia. No outcome was reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/24/2018: Assailants attacked El Morrito club with a grenade in El Bagre, Antioquia, Colombia. At least 25 people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to either the Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AGC) or Los Caparrapos.
08/22/2018: An explosive device detonated along a caravan route near a heliport in Ituango, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast, and a second explosive device was discovered and defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2018: Assailants opened fire on military personnel defusing explosive devices in El Caracol, Fortul, Arauca, Colombia. A soldier, identified as Breiner de Jesus Mejia Tausa, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/10/2018: Assailants stopped and boarded a bus in Huasano, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, though the assailants moved the bus and forced passengers to disembark before spray-painting graffiti on the bus's side. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2018: Assailants opened fire on a National Army of Colombia outpost in Quebrada Seca, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
11/12/2018: An explosive device detonated at the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three related attacks to occur in Arauca on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN).
04/21/2018: Assailants detonated explosives at the Transandino Pipeline in Tumaco, Narino, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel between Yopal and Pore, Casanare, Colombia. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2018: Assailants attacked and killed Julio Cesar Montalvo, the brother of an idigenous governor, in Los Caracoles, Montelíbano, Cordoba, Colombia. This was one of four attacks targeting social leaders in Colombia over a 24-hour period. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being planted in Ocana, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/07/2018: Assailants attacked and killed Juan Vicente Carvajal, a former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) member in Filipinas, Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a Colombian marine in Changuera, Jurado, Choco, Colombia. One soldier was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN).
08/10/2018: Assailants shot and killed Emiliano Trochez Yonda, an indigenous leader, in Guadualito, Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2018: A sniper shot and killed a soldier, identified as Luis Guillermo Asencio Alape, in Puente Lipa, Arauca, Colombia. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/22/2018: Assailants set fire to a Vertical Company helicopter in El Valle, Toledo, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/11/2018: Assailants stopped and set fire to a Transflorida passenger bus between Miranda and Corinto, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Army officials also attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
08/10/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in El Consuelo, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/03/2018: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a military canton in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/10/2018: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the Cusiana-Cupiagua oil pipeline in Plan Brisas, Casanare, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the Trans-Andean Pipeline in Casas Frias, Pupiales, Narino, Colombia. No casualties were reported in the blast, though the pipeline was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2018: Gunmen opened fire on a billiard hall in Catatumbo, El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Nine people, including four former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members, were killed and one was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the People's Liberation Army (EPL). Both groups denied responsibility.
02/15/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting an oil well in Aguazul district, Casanare, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings targeting oil wells at the Cupiagua-Recetor camp on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/03/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting an electricity pylon in La Fuguita, Guaviare, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, though the tower was damaged in the blast. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on military personnel in El Jordan, Arauca, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/02/2018: Assailants abducted Leonardo Pallares from Carretero neighborhood in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Pallares was released the following day on April 3, 2018. This was one of three related kidnappings in Teorama on this date. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/15/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Marines patrol near La Carpa, Guaviare, Colombia. One soldier, identified as William Martinez Fonseca, was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/24/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting soldiers responding to an earlier attack on an oil pipeline between Tumaco and Pasto, Narino, Colombia. One soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/11/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being planted on the Palermo Bridge in Bochalema, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Two assailants were killed in the blast, and a second explosive device was discovered and defused at the site. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/10/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a National Army of Colombia patrol in Puerto Valdivia, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/20/2018: Assailants attacked a Continental gold mining company site in Yarumal, Antioquia, Colombia. Three people were killed and three were injured in the assault. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents and the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) jointly claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/30/2018: Assailants opened fire on a helicopter carrying Ecopetrol contractors in Santa Rita, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2018: Assailants abducted José Fernando Jaramillo Oquendo from his residence in Torrente, Ituango, Antioquia, Colombia. Oquendo, a Communal Action Junta member, was killed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2018: Assailants shot and killed Gabriel Adolfo Correa Chavestan, a municipal councilor, in Buenos Aires, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents may have carried out the attack.
06/07/2018: An explosive device detonated in Aguabonita, Calamar, Guaviare, Colombia. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/15/2018: Security forces discovered and defused four explosive devices planted underneath La Rocha bridge between Yopal district and Sogamoso district, Boyaca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/13/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the Transandino oil pipeline in Mallama district, Narino, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, though the blast damaged the pipeline and resulted in an oil spill. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/10/2018: Assailants opened fire on buses transporting journalists and engineers to a hydroelectric dam in northern Colombia. Two assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents
12/19/2018: Assailants abducted Sergio Antonio Vargas, a merchant, from San Antonio, Cauca, Colombia. Vargas was freed the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/19/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused at the Traffic Bureau office in Cucuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2018: Assailants abducted two workers in Malvinas, Tame, Arauca, Colombia. The two were rescued by August 26, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/10/2018: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in La Gaitana, Boyaca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four related attacks against the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline in the area on this date. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/14/2018: Assailants stopped and set fire to a Los Libertadores public service bus in Campamento, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2018: Assailants abducted Alvaro Sarmiento Herrera in Soledad, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Herrera, a public defender, was beaten before being released after seven hours. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/11/2018: Assailants attacked a Vulcano Task Force military base in El Tarra district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/11/2018: Assailants ambushed Technical Investigation Corps (CTI) officers in Guayacana, Narino, Colombia. Three officers, Willington Alexander Montenegro Martinez, Yair Alonso Montenegro, and Douglas Dimitry Guerrero Medina, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents were arrested in connection to the attack.
09/03/2018: An explosives-laden boat detonated near a floating Navy base on the Arauca River in La Yuca, Arauca, Colombia. Following the blast, assailants in Venezuela opened fire on marines at the floating base. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/23/2018: Assailants opened fire on Libardo Moreno in Villa Colombia, Jamundi, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Moreno, the local Community Action Board of Las Pilas president, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/19/2018: A roadside bomb detonated prematurely in Arauquita. Arauca, Colombia. At least three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/01/2018: Assailants attacked United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) officials in western Caqueta department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but the assailants stole vehicles and equipment in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
01/10/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police headquarters in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2018: Assailants set fire to a tractor trailer and a bus in Besote, Cesar, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) painted their logo on other vehicles, claiming responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2018: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four related attacks against the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline in the area on this date. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2018: Assailants attacked and killed Harold Lerma Palacios, a social leader, in Tumaco, Narino, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
06/18/2018: Assailants shot and killed Hector Alonso Ayala Romero, a soldier, in Fortul, Arauca, Colombia. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2018: Assailants shot and killed Yolanda Maturana, an environmental activist, at her residence in Santa Cecilia, Risaralda, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/13/2018: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Puerto Valdivia, Antioquia, Colombia. Two police officers, identified as Police Commander Alexander de Jesus Hernandez Alvarez and sub-commander Rafer Stith Baldovino Munoz, were killed and one other was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2018: Assailants stopped a vehicle and detonated an explosive device along the highway in Boqueron, Cesar, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, though the road was damaged in the blast. This was one of two related bombings in the area on this date. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/23/2018: Assailants opened fire and threw grenades at a police station in Hacari, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Five people, including police officer Jeinner Sandoval and four civilians, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/17/2018: Assailants opened fire on Ricardo Gembuel in El Cofre, Cauca, Colombia. Gembuel, an indigenous leader, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2018: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a police vehicle in Corinto, Cauca, Colombia. Seven people, including civilians and police personnel, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents. Sources also suspected the involvement of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/06/2018: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a registry office in Santander, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
08/08/2018: Assailants abducted three soldiers in Agua Viva, Arauca, Colombia. All three hostages were released on September 5, 2018. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/27/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police station in Santa Rosa, Bolivar, Colombia. Two police officers were killed and one other was injured in the blast. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2018: An explosive device detonated at the Public Prosecutor's Office headquarters in Puerto Asis, Putumayo, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
04/02/2018: Assailants abducted Ronald Montejo from Belen neighborhood in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Montejo was released the following day on April 3, 2018. This was one of three related kidnappings in Teorama on this date. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/11/2018: Assailants stopped and set fire to a tractor-trailer in Socorro, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related arson attacks in Antioquia on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/07/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in San Cayetano, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/20/2018: Assailants threw explosive devices and opened fire at a military post in Corinto, Cauca, Colombia. Three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/11/2018: Assailants set fire to a bus in La Linda, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related arson attacks in Antioquia on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/26/2018: Assailants attempted to attack construction machinery in Novita, Choco, Colombia. Security forces responded to the incident and the assailants retreated. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/27/2018: Security forces discovered and defused five explosives-laden gas cylinders along the San Juan River in El Litoral del San Juan district, Choco, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) and stated that the devices were intended to target military personnel.
03/29/2018: Assailants abducted Jose Leonardo Ataya Rodriguez, the manager of the Arauca Municipal Public Service Enterprise, in Barrancones area, Arauca, Colombia. Ataya was taken to El Amparo, Venezuela and he was released on November 13, 2018 after a ransom payment. The Domingo Lain Saenz Front of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2018: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices at El Pescado Bridge in Puerto Valdivia, Antioquia, Colombia. The assailants then opened fire on military personnel responding to the attack, killing one soldier. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/03/2018: Assailants attacked and killed seven civilians in Argelia, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN), which denied involvement.
02/13/2018: An explosive device detonated along the Cerrejon railway line between Albania and Puerto Bolivar in Uribia district, La Guajira, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) in the attack.
02/11/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the Gamarra tollbooth between Gamarra and Aguachica, Cesar, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related bombings targeting tollbooths in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/28/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police station in Soledad, Atlantico, Colombia. At least five people, including a civilian and four police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/21/2018: Assailants opened fire on Kevin Julian Leo in Comuna 7, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia. Leo, a Heroes and Heroines of Love Corporation youth anti-militarist group leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2018: Assailants equipped with firearms stopped a truck and forced the driver to block the road in La Cantina, along the road between Ocana and Convencion, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Popular Liberation Army (EPL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/11/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Libertadores neighborhood, Arauca, Colombia. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/26/2018: Assailants attacked National Protection Unit (UNP) bodyguards providing protection to Feliza Vargas Quiroga, a FARC political party member, and stole their weapons in La Trinidad, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/02/2018: Assailants shot and killed Javier Ancizar Fernández, a trade unionist and primary teacher of the Educational Institution Francisco Antonio Rada, in Suarez, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Puerto Narino, Arauca, Colombia. One soldier was killed and one other was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/08/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Canaguata, Boyaca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, though the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/27/2018: Assailants intercepted election officials transporting ballots in Convencion, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The assailants proceeded to set fire to ballots that had been cast for presidential candidate Ivan Duque. There were no reported casualties. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2018: Assailants abducted Jefferson Arevalo Robayo from his farm in El Danubio, Meta, Colombia. The assailants also assaulted and injured the victim's wife during the kidnapping. Robayo, a Patriotic Union (UP) social and political leader, was killed and his body was discovered on August 23, 2018. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities arrested two Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents in connection with the attack.
08/21/2018: An explosive device detonated at the house of Hugo Perdomo Ruiz in Gaitania, Tolima, Colombia. Ruiz, a former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) member, was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2018: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in San Jose del Palmar, Choco, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN).
12/26/2018: Assailants shot and killed Faiber Manquillo Gomez, a social leader, near El Placer, Narino, Colombia. His body was found the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a soldier in Catatumbo, Norte de Santander, Colombia. A soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2018: Assailants attacked and killed Edinson Ariza Jaramillo, a soldier, in Montebello, Briceno, Antioquia, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
10/07/2018: An explosive device detonated near police officers along a road in San Alberto, Cesar, Colombia. At least two officers, identified as Eduardo Anaya Ramos and Henry Alberto Montenegro, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/19/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Llana Baja, Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/30/2018: Assailants shot and killed Belisario Benavides, a community leader, outside his residence in Rosas, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/20/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Army Sergeant Segundo Felix Sanchez Cabrera in La Paz, El Retorno, Guaviare, Colombia. Cabrera was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
05/12/2018: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a power pylon in Tumaco, Narino, Colombia. No casualties were reported in the blast, though the power supply was disrupted. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2018: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Miramar, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four related attacks against the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline in the area on this date. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/21/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Counternarcotics National Unit personnel near Cano Cauca, Guaviare, Colombia. At least four civilian contractors were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
09/17/2018: An assailant threw a grenade at a police patrol in Tumaco, Narino, Colombia. Three people, including two civilians and a police officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2018: Assailants abducted three police officers, a soldier, and two civilians on the Arquia River in Tagachi, Antioquia, Colombia. Al six hostages were released on September 12, 2018. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks that occurred in Tibu on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/21/2018: An explosive device detonated at the 111 marker of the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in Canaguata, Boyaca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/09/2018: Assailants abducted Wilton Vergel Ascanio, a cattle rancher, in Abrego, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Ascanio was released on January 6, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/04/2018: An explosive device detonated at the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline near La Llana Creek and the Catatumbo River in Llana Alta, Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/02/2018: Assailants abducted two people, including former mayoral candidate Arturo Baene, in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Both hostages were released the following day on April 3, 2018. This was one of three related kidnappings in Teorama on this date. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/07/2018: Assailants blocked Fortul-Tame Road and temporarily seized a load truck in Fortul-Tame Road, Agua Viva, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2018: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a Police Immediate Attention Center (CAI) in Padilla, Cauca, Colombia. One CAI commander, identified as Eddier Burbano, was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/11/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the Platanal tollbooth between Aguachica and Ocana in Aguachica district, Cesar, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related bombings targeting tollbooths in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/12/2018: An explosive device detonated at the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three related attacks to occur in Arauca on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, a National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) member was arrested in connection with the attack.
10/29/2018: Assailants abducted Jesús María Rojas Prada, a civil engineer, in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. Prada was rescued on October 30, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2018: An explosive device detonated at the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline near Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three related attacks to occur in Arauca on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN).
01/21/2018: Assailants opened fire on civilians in El Plateado, Algeria, Cauca, Colombia. Three civilians were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/22/2018: Assailants stopped an Autofusa bus and forced passengers to disembark before setting it on fire between Pani and Venecia, Cundinamarca, Colombia. An unknown number of explosive devices were later discovered and defused at the scene. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Hacari district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Los Pelusos subgroup of the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
01/10/2018: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in La Granada, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four related attacks against the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline in the area on this date. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/07/2018: Assailants threw explosive devices at a police station in Suarez, Cauca, Colombia. One person, identified as Brayan Adolfo Lugo, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
09/07/2019: Assailants shot and killed Jose Cortez Sevillano, the president of the Communal Action Board of El Carmen, in Llorente, Narino, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2019: Assailants opened fire on Jairo Ortiz, a Nasa indigenous leader, in Rio Negro, Huila, Colombia. Ortiz was killed and two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
04/27/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting an army barracks near the border with Venezuela in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. At least three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/02/2019: Assailants abducted a police officer, identified as Jonathan Smith Sierra Suaza, in Barrancones, Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. The hostage was killed and his body was discovered the following day, on February 3, 2019, in Cano Seco, Fortul district. A member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents pleaded guilty for the attack. Sources also attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/05/2019: Assailants abducted an off-duty soldier in San Lorenzo, Arauca, Colombia. The hostage was released on December 2, 2019. The 10th Guadalupe Salcedo Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/14/2019: Assailants attacked a police patrol along a road between Morales and Piendamo district, Cauca, Colombia. One officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2019: Assailants attacked and set fire to the vehicle of Alexander Botello, a mayoral candidate, in Miraflores, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on Botello in one week. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
10/30/2019: Three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused near La Antena military base in La Gabarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luis Enrique Leon Guerra Front of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/09/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano-Limon oil pipeline in Bancas, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two attacks on the pipeline on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/26/2019: Assailants kidnapped Doralba Agudelo Ossa, a rancher, in La Granja, Antioquia, Colombia. Ossa was released on January 12, 2020. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
01/24/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Balboa district, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2019: Assailants detonated explosive devices targeting a military patrol in Raudal Viejo, Antioquia, Colombia. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/10/2019: Assailants abducted Carlos Omar Ossa Velasquez, the deputy chief of the Cali Police, in Jamundi, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2019: An explosive device detonated at the Transandino crude oil pipeline in Coataquer, Mallama, Narino, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/21/2019: Assailants attacked and stole the vehicle of Alexander Botello, a mayoral candidate, in Convencion, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on Botello in one week. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2019: An explosive device detonated outside a liquor store in Toribio, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2019: Approximately 15 explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Socuavo, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/28/2019: Assailants attacked an illegal roadblock between Abrego and Cucuta in Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least one person was killed and another person was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/09/2019: An explosive device detonated at the Cano Limon pipeline in La Colorado, Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN).
07/04/2019: An explosive device detonated at a shopping center in Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident in pamphlets left at the scene referencing its 55th founding anniversary.
05/15/2019: Assailants opened fire on Oscar Marino Badillo in Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Badillo, the Obando mayor, was not harmed but at least two people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2019: Assailants abducted Sara Sofia Vargas from her residence in Chimichagua district, Cesar, Colombia. Vargas, a cattle rancher, was rescued by security forces on March 3, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
07/18/2019: Assailants abducted a civilian in Correa in Choco, Colombia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/09/2019: Explosive devices detonated targeting a military vehicle in Zaparay, Arauca, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents and the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/18/2019: Assailants shot and killed Javier Chaguendo Cordoba, a journalist and radio host, at the Planeta Stereo studio in Llorente, Narino, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2019: Assailants attacked Carlos Celimo Iter Conde in Las Juntas, Cauca, Colombia. Conde, a demobilized FARC member, was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/15/2019: Assailants abducted three environmental engineers in Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia. The hostages were released the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/08/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a mobile police squadron in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. At least four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/02/2019: Assailants attacked the car of Karina Garcia, a Liberty Party mayoral candidate, in Betulia, Cauca, Colombia. At least six people, including Garcia, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
09/03/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at the house of Betsaida Montejo Pérez, a mayoral candidate, in San Calixto, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Popular Liberation Army (EPL) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents .
09/22/2019: Assailants opened fire on police patrol vehicles in Puente Amarillo, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack occurred in remembrance of Victor Suarez, a former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) leader.
05/21/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Arauquita district, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/10/2019: Assailants opened fire on indigenous guards in Los Chorros, Cauca, Colombia. At least three guards were killed and eight other guards were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
11/03/2019: Assailants shot and abducted an indigenous activist in Loma Linda, Cauca, Colombia. The hostage was killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano-Limon oil pipeline in Campo Giles, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/19/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Transandino oil pipeline in Mallama district, Narino, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
11/30/2019: An explosive device detonated near troops in Conguital, Antioquia, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Army Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
04/03/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Villanorte, Caqueta, Colombia. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
10/11/2019: Assailants armed with firearms and an incendiary device attacked a Central Committee of the Colombian Communist Party (ACPM) headquarters in Teusaquillo neighborhood, Bogota, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the assault. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident in a pamphlet left at the scene.
05/20/2019: Assailants opened fire on Paula Andrea Rosero Ordonez near Samaniego, Narino, Colombia. Ordonez, the Samaniego ombudsman, was killed and her husband was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/06/2019: Assailants burned the boat of David Torres, the founder of and reporter for El Original, in Simiti, Bolivar, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2019: Three explosive device detonated targeting the residence of Jahir Corredor, a mayoral candidate, in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. Corredor was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/12/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Transandino oil pipeline in Barbacoas, Narino, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2019: Assailants shot and killed Anderson Perez, a NC Noticias journalist and former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) member, in Caloto, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside a police station in Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia. At least three officers were killed and 10 other officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Dagoberto Ramos Mobile Column of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/26/2019: Assailants attacked a local police station in Santa Rosa, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two related attacks on the police station in Santa Rosa on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
09/13/2019: Assailants shot civilians after declaring control over the village Las Perlas, Putumayo, Colombia. Three civilians were killed in the attack. The New Sinaloa Guerrillas faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Uribe, Meta, Colombia. Seven people, including two soldiers and five civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources suspected the involvement of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
05/22/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a military caravan in Campo Dos, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Six soldiers were injured in the blast. A second explosive device was discovered and safely defused in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/26/2019: Assailants launched explosive devices from a vehicle targeting 14th Battalion headquarters in Fortul, Arauca, Colombia. Five soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/04/2019: Assailants attempted to lure security forces to an explosive device in Bolivar, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but a lookout was arrested by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/09/2019: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police station in Toribio, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties as the device missed the station and landed at an unoccupied civilian residence. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
07/20/2019: Assailants shot and killed Humberto Diaz Tierradentro, the president of the Community Action Board, at his house in Guadalupe, Huila, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2019: Assailants opened fire on police officers in an unknown area of Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/20/2019: Assailants hurled fragmentation grenades at Vulcano Task Force working on the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Filo de Gringo, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least one worker was killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/27/2019: Assailants forced civilians to stop their vehicles along La Soberania corridor in Arauca, Colombia. The vehicles were then used to obstruct traffic along the road. This was one of six attacks in Arauca on the same day. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incidents and stated that the attack was carried out in celebration of the FARC's 55th anniversary.
01/07/2019: Assailants abducted Army Corporal Angel Mauricio Acevedo in Villa del Rosario district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Acevedo was released on February 7, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/03/2019: Assailants shot and killed Jose Humberto Rodriguez, the mayor-elect, in Sutatausa, Cundinamarca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2019: An explosive device detonated along a highway connecting Colombia and Ecuador near the boarder with Ecuador. in Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
05/14/2019: Assailants opened fire on Jorge Enrique Corredor Gonzalez, also identified as Wilson Saavedra, in Tulua, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Gonzalez, a former commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2019: Assailants opened fire on police officers at a gas station in Corinto, Cauca, Colombia. At least one officer was killed and another officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
05/16/2019: Assailants threw a fragmentation grenade at a Judicial and Investigative Police (Sijin) patrol in Tame, Arauca, Colombia. At least one child was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/11/2019: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Puerto Toledo, Puerto Rico, Meta, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
05/02/2019: Assailants kidnapped two communal leaders and one of their sons in Iscuande, Narino, Colombia. All three hostages were executed sometime prior to May 8, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2019: Assailants abducted a teacher in Caracoli, La Guajira, Colombia. The hostage was released a few hours later. The assailants identified themselves as National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) members.
03/07/2019: Assailants parked a truck to block a highway between Saravena and Tame in El Oasis, Arauca, Colombia. When soldiers arrived to move the vehicles, explosive device detonated, injuring five soldiers. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/12/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon Pipeline in La Pesquera, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks targeting the pipeline on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/30/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a police substation in Potrerito, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. At least one officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Jaime Martinez Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Army Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
06/11/2019: Assailants attacked and killed José Libardo Montenegro, a radio host of the community station Samaniego Estéreo, in Samaniego, Narino, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Transandino oil pipeline in Ricaurte, Narino, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/10/2019: An explosive device detonated near soldiers in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/28/2019: An explosive device detonated near soldiers in San Calixto, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/21/2019: Assailants stopped traffic and set fire to two vehicles in Valdivia district, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack and ensuing clash with police. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2019: An explosive device detonated at the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline near the Catatumbo River in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/04/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Saravena district, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/05/2019: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Santo Domingo, Antioquia, Colombia. At least one soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2019: Assailants shot and killed Carlos Yunda, a former FARC member, in Jagual, Cauca , Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/15/2019: Assailants opened fire on Bernando Betancourt, a Conservative party mayoral candidate, in Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Betancourt was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2019: Assailants attacked Cesar Lizardo Ceron in El Hato Santa Marta, Cauca, Colombia. Ceron, a social leader and mayoral candidate, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2019: Assailants forced civilians to stop their vehicles along Tame-Arauca Road in Tame district, Arauca, Colombia. The vehicles were then used to obstruct traffic along the road. This was one of six attacks in Arauca on the same day. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incidents and stated that the attack was carried out in celebration of the FARC's 55th anniversary.
12/10/2019: Assailants set up a roadblock and forced drivers out of their vehicles in Socorro, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties but six vehicles were burned in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/23/2019: Assailants attacked a river control post in Media Aqua, Arauca, Colombia. One marine was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/00/2019: Sometime between March 26, 2019 and March 28, 2019, an explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Sardinata, Norte de Santander, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/09/2019: Assailants opened fire on Alexander Cunda in El Progreso, Guatemala, Miranda, Cauca, Colombia. Cunda, an indigenous leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
12/03/2019: Assailants opened fire on Elicerio Mendoza, community leader of Casas Grandes, and his wife in San Vicente del Caguan district, Caqueta, Colombia. Mendoza was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at General Santander Police Academy in Bogota, Colombia. In addition to the assailant, at least 21 people were killed and 67 people were injured in the blast; the victims included Colombian, Ecuadorian, and Panamanian nationals. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire targeting a local judicial commission in Serpentino, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least two people were killed and seven people, including a judge, soldiers, and civilians, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/19/2019: Assailants shot and killed two police officers, identified as Alvaro Marin and Juan Carlos Barreto, at a restaurant in El Tambo, Narino, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/24/2019: Assailants abducted Yamir Arles Moreno, a primary witness against a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissident leader, between Bello and Copacabana, Antioquia, Colombia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/28/2019: Assailants attacked a police station in Buenos Aires, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2019: An assailant opened fire on a police patrol in Ocana, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/03/2019: Assailants opened fire on the 8th Rapid Deployment Battalion in Teorama district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/26/2019: A projectile-mounted vehicle, intended to target a police station, detonated prematurely in Betoyes, Arauca, Colombia. An unknown number of people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel near a sports facility in San Juan de Lozada, Meta, Colombia. At least two Third Land Operations Battalion members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Cumbal, Narino, Colombia. Jaime Gustavo Vega Medina, the Cumbal police sub-commander and mayor of Cucuno, and another police officer were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/27/2019: Assailants forced civilians to stop their vehicles along Fortul-La Esmeralda Road in Fortul district, Arauca, Colombia. The vehicles were then used to obstruct traffic along the road. This was one of six attacks in Arauca on the same day. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incidents and stated that the attack was carried out in celebration of the FARC's 55th anniversary.
05/05/2019: Assailants shot and killed a police officer in Tame, Arauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents or the National Liberation Army (ELN).
03/09/2019: An explosive device detonated on the road to La Gabarra, La Virgena, Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least three soldiers and two civilians were killed and another soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/14/2019: Assailants attacked the Cano Limon-Covenas Pipeline in Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/01/2019: Assailants attacked a police patrol in La Celia, Risaralda, Colombia. A police officer was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/26/2019: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Ocana district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/13/2019: Assailants shot and killed Jose Manuel Pana Epiayu, a traditional mediator and community leader, in Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2019: Assailants shot and killed Yunier Moreno, a former municipal council candidate, at his home in Cristales, Caqueta, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2019: Assailants abducted the younger brother of the Corinthian mayor in Corinth, Cauca, Colombia. The hostage was released on November 29, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/07/2019: An explosive device detonated on a bridge between Saravena and Fortul in Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/22/2019: Assailants threw two grenades at a police station in Puerto Claver, Antioquia, Colombia. Four people, including two police officers and two civilians, were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/12/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon Pipeline in Cedeno, Boyaca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks targeting the pipeline on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2019: Assailants launched explosive devices and opened fire on a riot police squad in San Miguel, Cauca, Colombia. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
12/12/2019: An explosive device detonated during a meeting between government officials, state-run oil company Ecopetrol, and indigenous authorities in Cubara district, Boyaca, Colombia. Three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/28/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on police forces in La Dos, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Six people, including five police officers and one civilian, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/18/2019: Assailants intercepted two trucks and set both on fire along a road in El Quince, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/10/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon oil pipeline in Las Bancas, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2019: Assailants threw a grenade targeting a police patrol in Astilleros, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/27/2019: Assailants attacked an oil pipeline at KM 19 in Caranal, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but the pipeline was ruptured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/14/2019: Assailants attacked the Cano Limon-to-Covenas oil pipeline in Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/01/2019: An explosive device detonated near the caravan of Yecid Lozano Fernandez and Jose Vicente Carreno along a road in Pajuila, Arauca, Colombia. Fernandez, the Mayor of Saravena, and Carreno, the Chamber by the Democratic Center representative, were not harmed; however, four National Army soldiers, including a sergeant, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/26/2019: An explosive device detonated along Pan-American Highway in Cachimbal, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties but the Pan-American Highway was seriously damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents and the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
12/04/2019: Assailants opened fire on Manuel Santos Yatacue, a former member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and his wife in Buenos Aires district, Cauca, Colombia. Yatacue was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2019: Assailants opened fire on military and police personnel along Pan-American Highway in Mondomo, Cauca, Colombia. At least one police officer was killed and seven security personnel members, including soldiers, police officers, and indigenous guards, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/12/2019: An explosive device detonated at the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/07/2019: Assailants attacked a police station in Fortul, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/01/2019: Assailants detonated explosive devices and opened fire on a military base in Motilandia, Norte de Santander, Colombia. One soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/14/2019: Assailants shot and killed Aquileo Mecheche Baragon, a human rights activist, in Riosucio, Choco, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AGC).
03/28/2019: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Mary Lopez, Buenos Aires, Cauca, Colombia. At least seven soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/21/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Puerto Jordan, Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia. A soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/17/2019: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in La Macarena, Meta, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the 40th Jacobo Arenas Front of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
05/27/2019: Assailants forced civilians to stop their vehicles along Ruta de los Libertadores Highway in Puerto Narino, Arauca, Colombia. The vehicles were then used to obstruct traffic along the road. This was one of six attacks in Arauca on the same day. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incidents and stated that the attack was carried out in celebration of the FARC's 55th anniversary.
09/21/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a Public Prosecutor’s office in Corinth, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
12/22/2019: Assailants opened fire on Ender Ravelo Jaimes, a former member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Tibu district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Jaimes was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian in Las Palmeritas, Santander, Colombia. The civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/18/2019: Assailants opened fire on an Integrated Control post on the International Bridge, Arauca, Colombia. Two police officers, identified as Jeison Alfonso Bejarano Usma and Oscar Alberto Gonzalez Torres, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/25/2019: Assailants shot and killed Danilo Olaya Perdomo, the president of the Community Action Board, in Cachaya, Huila, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2019: Assailants attacked and killed Servio Delio Causaluzan Guanga, a former FARC member, in Ricaurte, Narino, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/22/2019: Assailants threw two grenades at the police headquarters in Saravena district, Arauca, Colombia. At least two assailants were killed and two civilians were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/22/2019: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a military base in Piedras de Moler, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/11/2019: Assailants shot and killed four civilians in San Antonio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Popular Liberation Army (EPL) was involved in the attack.
03/13/2019: An explosive device detonated at the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Puerto Nuevo, near El Troncal, Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/13/2019: Assailants attacked and killed an Indigenous guard in Toribio district, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2019: Assailants opened fire on Ricardo Rojas in Ocana district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Rojas, the Drummond coal mine union vice president, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2019: Assailants detonated explosive devices and opened fire on a police patrol in La Ermita, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Two police officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/28/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2019: Assailants shot and killed a police officer in his vehicle in Corinto district, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
10/14/2019: Assailants opened fire on Richard Hernandez, the leader of the Social Party of National Unity, in Santa Cruz de Lorica district, Cordoba, Colombia. Hernandez was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2019: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Ocana, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/00/2019: Sometime between March 26, 2019 and March 28, 2019, an explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Convencion, Norte de Santander, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
09/15/2019: Two cylinder bombs were discovered and safely defused along the Pan-American Highway in El Mango, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
07/08/2019: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in El Charco, Narino, Colombia. 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 the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/09/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano-Limon oil pipeline in Pesquera, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two attacks on the pipeline on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/26/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Transandino oil pipeline in Casas Frias, Narino, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2019: Security forces intercepted two assailants planting two explosives-laden gas cylinders at the El Tarrita bridge in Brisas Del Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The two assailants were arrested and the devices were safely defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2019: Assailants attacked an activist while being transported by the National Protection Unit in Choco, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Transandino pipeline in Orito district, Putumayo, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Cucurucho, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Transandino oil pipeline in San Francisco, Ricaurte, Narino, Colombia. There were no casualties in the attack, but the blast caused an oil spill. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/12/2019: Assailants attacked and killed Giovanny Murillas, a former FARC member, in Guaviare, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2019: Three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused along a road in Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/05/2019: Assailants attacked a commission of traditional authorities in El Boqueron, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
12/14/2019: Assailants abducted Eider Colina Ruiz from his farm in San Nicolas, Arauca, Colombia. Ruiz, the Arauca treasurer, was released on December 17, 2019 in El Amparo, Apure, Venezuela. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/23/2019: An explosive device detonated near soldiers carrying out eradication activities in Mata de Platano, Tumaco, Narino, Colombia. At least three soldiers were killed and a civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
05/27/2019: Assailants forced civilians to stop their vehicles along Saravena-Fortul Road in Saravena district, Arauca, Colombia. The vehicles were then used to obstruct traffic along the road. This was one of six attacks in Arauca on the same day. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incidents and stated that the attack was carried out in celebration of the FARC's 55th anniversary.
05/27/2019: Assailants forced civilians to stop their vehicles along Fortul-Tame Road in Fortul district, Arauca, Colombia. The vehicles were then used to obstruct traffic along the road. This was one of six attacks in Arauca on the same day. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incidents and stated that the attack was carried out in celebration of the FARC's 55th anniversary.
06/01/2019: Assailants kidnapped Dagoberto Alverez Claro, the local Community Action Board treasurer and social leader, from his residence in Miraflores, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Claro was shot and killed near his house the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2019: Assailants abducted Celiar Martinez Garcia, a social leader, in San Pablo, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Martinez was rescued on February 7, 2020. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/10/2019: Assailants stopped a Ministry of Labor vehicle in Aspasica, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The vehicle of ministry officials, including Mayor Milciades Pinzon, was released after two hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
05/04/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Toribio, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
01/11/2019: Assailants shot down a Aerocharter Andina helicopter and abducted three crew members in San Jose del Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The hostages were released on February 3, 2019. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL), which the group denied.
07/08/2019: Assailants threw four grenades targeting the headquarters of the Public Prosecutor's Office in Ocana, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blasts and two additional explosive devices were discovered and safely defused at the scene. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/10/2019: An explosives-laden dump truck detonated targeting a military unit in Tame, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/22/2019: Assailants threw a grenade targeting a police station in Sardinata, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least 16 people, including 14 civilians and two police officers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/26/2019: Assailants fired three rifle grenades at an army base in La Yuca, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related incidents in La Yuca on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
10/11/2019: Assailants abducted three government officials in Ituango district, Antioquia, Colombia. The officials were released on October 13, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
09/27/2019: Assailants intercepted and attacked Marlon Ferney Pacho in Taravira, Cauca, Colombia. Pacho, the Talaga indigenous council secretary, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2019: Assailants fired seven rifle grenades that landed and detonated near the OXI petroleum company in La Yuca, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related incidents in La Yuca on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/04/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Transandino oil pipeline in El Pailon, between Pasto and Tumaco, Narino, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/22/2019: Assailants armed with rifles opened fire on a police station in Buenavista, Bolivar, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol vehicle in Cartagena del Chaira district, Caqueta, Colombia. Three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2019: Assailants abducted Octavio Sánchez Correa, a merchant, in Riosucio district, Choco, Colombia. The hostage was released on December 24, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/11/2019: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Carlo Zanza, Meta, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/26/2019: Assailants threw an explosive device at a military base in Miranda, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/12/2019: An explosive device detonated on an Ecopetrol Pipeline between Mansoya and Orito, Putumayo, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2019: Assailants attacked a local police station in Santa Rosa, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two related attacks on the police station in Santa Rosa on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
09/18/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Transandino pipeline in Orito, Putumayo, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon pipeline in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2019: Assailants opened fire on Alexander Parra, a former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) member working on the group's reintegration program, in Mesetas district, Meta, Colombia. Parra was killed and his fiancé was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
09/07/2019: Assailants opened fire on Orley Garcia, a mayoral candidate, in Toledo, Antioquia, Colombia. Garcia was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2019: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a polling station in La Catalina, Meta, Colombia. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
05/09/2019: Assailants attacked the vehicle of a human rights representative in La Esmeralda, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2019: Assailants opened fire on Weimar Galindez Daza, a former FARC member, in Tamao, Cauca, Colombia. Two people, including Daza, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy in San Jose, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/00/2019: Sometime between July 28, 2019 and August 1, 2019, three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in San Pablo, Norte de Santander, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN).
02/25/2019: Assailants shot and killed Dr. Sonia Rosero, a local political candidate, in Puerto Asis, Putumayo, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/25/2019: An explosive device detonated along the Cano Limon Pipeline in La Pava, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
01/22/2019: Assailants opened fire on security forces guarding the perimeter of the Carrizal Rural Training and Reintegration Zone (ETCR) in Remedios, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/10/2019: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in La Pica, Arauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/25/2019: Assailants intercepted the vehicle of Emiro del Carmen Ropero Suarez (Ruben Zamora), a former FARC commander and departmental assembly candidate, in Campo Alegre, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Five people, including Zamora, his wife, and three bodyguards, were held hostage for an hour, and the vehicle was set on fire in the attack. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident and told the victim that he was not permitted to carry out political campaign activities in the area.
08/08/2019: Assailants opened fire on indigenous guards as they attempted to remove explosive devices in Cauca, Colombia. It is unknown if the attack resulted in any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2019: An explosives-laden truck detonated along a road between Miranda and Caloto, in Corinto, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/04/2019: Assailants opened fire on former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) combatants Jhon Jairo Hoyos Cordoba and Jhon Cleider Lopez Castillo in Botafogo, Cauca, Colombia. Both Cordoba and Castillo were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2019: Assailants attacked and killed Rafael Polindara, a former armed member of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), in El Tambo, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2019: Assailants fired three rifle grenades at a naval base in La Yuca, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related incidents in La Yuca on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/16/2019: Assailants threw two grenades at soldiers and police officers between Flor Amarillo and Puerto Jordan in Tame, Arauca, Colombia. At least 11 soldiers and officers were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN).
02/22/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Mansoya Orito Ecopetrol oil pipeline in Santa Helena, Puerto Asis, Putumayo. Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
01/20/2019: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Cubara district, Boyaca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/17/2019: Assailants threw four explosive devices, including cylinder bombs, at a military checkpoint in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. At least three civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/30/2019: At least two explosive devices detonated against a vehicle on the road between San Pablo and Simiti districts in Bolivar, Colombia. Two ranchers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
06/12/2019: Assailants shot an killed two Peasant Guard members in Corinto, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2019: Assailants threw an explosive device targeting the National Penitentiary and Prison Institute (INPEC) training school in Popayan, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle near Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Two police officers, members of the national anti-terrorism unit, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Juan Fernando Porras Martinez Front of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/00/2019: Sometime between March 26, 2019 and March 28, 2019, an explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Cucuta, Norte de Santander Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
11/30/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting the National Penitentiary and Prison Institute (INPEC) training school in Popayan, Cauca, Colombia. Two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2019: Assailants attacked a National Army convoy in Santa Rosa la Palma, Cumbitara, Narino, Colombia. At least four soldiers were killed and seven others were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/26/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated at the parking lot in front of the mayor's office in Miranda, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Transandino oil pipeline in Narino, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a house in Monte Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/12/2019: Assailants abducted and killed Arley Mejia Saldana, a former FARC combatant, in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Saldana was killed on or before December 21, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a police station in Miranda, Cauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but several buildings were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Dagoberto Ramos Mobile Column of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/02/2019: Assailants opened fire on former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) member Ricardo Lopez Lora in Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia. Lora was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/00/2019: Sometime between May 12, 2019 and May 18, 2019, an explosive device detonated targeting the Bicentenario oil pipeline in Fortul district, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, but the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
09/04/2019: Assailants abducted Harold Bermudez Ayala, a merchant, in La Variente, Cauca, Colombia. Ayala was released on October 22, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
05/19/2019: Assailants hurled a fragmentation grenade during a festival in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Seven individuals, including five civilians and two soldiers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/21/2018: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Comoran Vice President Moustadroine Abdou in Anjouan, Comoros. There were no casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2018: Assailants armed with machetes and iron bars attacked a polling station in Moroni, Ngazidja, Comoros. At least one police officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Juwa Party.
03/07/2019: Explosive devices were planted at the top of a mountain to cause an avalanche on the vehicle of President Azali Assoumani in Sima, Nzwani, Comoros. President Assoumani was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2019: An incendiary device detonated targeting the office of Zolia Rosa Volio, a legislator, in San Jose, Costa Rica. No casualties were reported, though the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Anti-government extremists.
07/27/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting the Teletica headquarters in San Jose city, San Jose, Costa Rica. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources noted that the attack may have been motivated by the station's criticism of the Nicaraguan government.
5/25/2000: A bomb exploded in a post office in Vinkovci, in eastern Croatia. Two people were killed and at least eight were injured in the explosion. It is possible that the bomb was detonated by a suicide bomber who entered the post office shortly before the explosion. There are also reports that the explosion came from the parcel department, pointing to the possibility of a parcel bomb. The post office was damaged in the attack.
8/28/2000: Milan Levar, a former Croatian soldier, was killed in an explosion outside of his home in Gospic, Lika region, Croatia. Levar was the first Croatian soldier to testify about mass executions of Serbians in Gospic during the war for Croatia's independence in 1991. Two weeks later, several arrests were made in connection to the killing, including the arrest of Tihomir Oreskovic, one of the soldiers Levar had testified against before the International Criminal Tribunal.
2/1/2001: A bomb exploded in front of a monument in Mirogoj cemetery, Zagreb, Croatia. The monument was erected in remembrance of victims of fascism in World War II. No one was injured in the explosion; however, the monument was badly damaged. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/31/2001: In Kakma, Croatia, unknown assailants used firearms to attack the residence of Glisa Kolundzic, a member of the Serb Democratic Forum. The residence and a car was damaged in the attack, but Kolundzic was not injured.
03/16/2001: A bomb exploded in front of the City Hall in central Zagreb, Croatia, shattering windows and damaging six vehicles. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
09/19/2005: A small bomb exploded at the British Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia, injuring one Croatian embassy employee. The device was delivered to the embassy in a newspaper and exploded before most of the staff had arrived.
08/08/2008: On Friday, in Korzo 2 of Miljevac, Karlovacka, Croatia, an improvised explosive device  was detonated by unknown assailants and destroyed a nightclub. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/20/2008: In Pula, Croatia, two vans owned by ethnic Albanians were blown up one minute apart overnight. No casualties were reported and only minor property damage resulted. No group claimed responsibility for these attacks.
07/21/2009: On Tuesday, in Sibenik, Dalmatia, Croatia, assailants detonated a explosive device attached to a vehicle, injuring two Austrians, a Croatian and damaged one car. All three injured were treated in the hospital, but were not seriously hurt. The explosion was believed to be linked to a dispute between local politicians, but no motive was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
01/11/2013: An explosive device detonated at a bus stop in Aleja Bologna area, Zagreb city, City of Zagreb county, Croatia. One person, the suspected bomber, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however the injured person was taken into custody for the incident and a similar attack several days earlier.
05/03/2007: Two renegade soldiers attempted to hijack a plane leaving Havana's Jose Marti International Airport. During the hijacking Army Lt. Col. Victor Ibo Acuna Velazquez, whom the had previously kidnapped, was killed. No there were no other casualties and both assailants were captured. No group claimed responsibility for their actions.
05/24/2001: A bomb exploded at Avrupa Newspaper in Kucukkaymakli Omorphita, Cyprus. Much of the newspaper building was destroyed in the subsequent fire after the blast. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack.
08/27/2004: A bomb attack was carried out against the Ayios Mamas Church in the town of Morphou in north-west Cyprus. The bomb explosion caused extensive damage to the Ayios Mamas Church, also known as the Guzelyurt Museum, but no one was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/21/2007: A bomb attack targeting the house of Simav Asik, a member of the Lefkosa Municipal Council, destroyed one Mercedes and damaged two other cars in Lefkosa, Cyprus. Dynamite was the explosive used, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/29/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the residence of Demetris Christofias, the President of Cyprus, in Kellak, Limassol, Cyprus. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2013: An explosive device was thrown at the Kissonerga community council office in Kissonerga village, Paphos district, Cyprus. No one was injured in the blast; however, the building and a nearby bar were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2013: Two masked assailants threw an explosive device at a Bank of Cyprus branch in Limassol, Limassol, Cyprus. The assailants specifically targeted the bank's Automatic Teller Machine (ATM). No injuries were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2014: A pipe bomb detonated near the vehicle of Koullis Papamichael in Polemidhia area, Limassol city, Limassol district, Cyprus. Papamichael, a Pano Polemidia community leader, was unharmed in the blast; however, the explosion damaged the vehicle, the front of Papamichael's home, and a neighbor's car. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police station in Larnaca city, Larnaca district, Cyprus. No casualties were reported in the attack; however, the station, a police car, and a nearby church were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2016: An explosive device detonated at the residence of Xenia Xenophontos in Empa, Paphos, Cyprus. Xenophontos, a state prosecutor, was unharmed as there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2016: Assailants set fire to the Denya Mosque in Denya, Nicosia district, Cyprus. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2001: In Liberec, Czech Republic, a group of eight skinheads attacked a gay nightclub and tried and failed to force their way inside. No injuries were caused, but damage occurred to the club.
01/10/2003: Military grade explosives used for training exercise's were found on a busy railroad line in the town of Sumperk in North Moravia inside the Czech Republic. The explosives were removed without incident.
06/28/2008: On Saturday, at least 20 people were injured when rightwing extremists used tear gas on a Gay Pride parade in Brno, Jihomoravsky, Czech Republic. Three people were arrested when the demonstrators threw fireworks on the participants. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/12/2008: On Thursday, a homemade bomb, planted in a car, was discovered near a shopping center on the outskirts of Prague, Praha, Czech Republic. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
07/09/2009: On Thursday night, in Prague, Praha, Czech Republic, a unknown explosive device, thought to be contained in a briefcase, detonated in restaurant, injuring four people and damaging the restaurant. It is unknown if the owner of the briefcase was responsible for the explosion or if someone had put the explosive in his briefcase. No motive for the attack was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
09/02/2011: On Friday at 1230 noon, in the Zlicin sub district of Prague, Praha, Czech Republic, an improvised explosive device (IED) planted in a wastebasket by unidentified assailants was found by a guard near an IKEA store. The IED was set to explode at 1700 but was discovered at 1230 by a member of the security staff. No damage or casualties occurred and no group claimed responsibility.
01/19/2013: A suicide bombe detonated explosives strapped to his body outside a house near the town train station in Ceske Velenice, South Bohemian region, Czech Republic. Only the bomber was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2014: An explosive device planted underneath the vehicle of a Russian-speaking driver detonated at Ostrcilova Square in Prague city, Prague district, Czech Republic. Although no one was injured, the front part of the vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/15/2014: A letter bomb detonated at a pool manufacturing company in Orlov, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic. One civilian was killed and one was injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: An assailant set a police vehicle on fire in Usti nad Labem city, Usti nad Labem region, Czech Republic. There were no reported casualties; however, the vehicle was damaged in the attack. The Proletarian Solidarity claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out to draw attention to the anarchist prisoners who have been jailed for their views.
06/00/2015: Sometime between June 15, 2015 and June 30, 2015, assailants set fire to two police vehicles in Most city, Usti nad Labem region, Czech Republic. There were no reported casualties but the two vehicles were damaged in the attack. The Revolutionary Cells Network (SRN) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for police operations in April 2015.
07/01/2015: Assailants set fire to a police vehicle near a metro station in Prague, Czech Republic. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the vehicle was damaged. The Revolutionary Cells Network (SRN) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated it was in retaliation for a prior police raid.
07/04/2015: Assailants set fire to a police vehicle near a railway station in Prague, Czech Republic. There were no reported casualties in this attack. The Revolutionary Cells Network (SRN) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for police operations in April 2015.
06/07/2015: Assailants threw incendiary devices at the house of Defense Minister Martin Stropnicky in Suchdol neighborhood, Prague, Czech Republic. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: An assailant attempted to attack Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, in Prague, Czech Republic. The assailant was identified and detained by police before successfully carrying out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2016: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at a refugee center in Prague, Czech Republic. At least one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Neo-Nazis.
08/02/2017: Assailants set fire to the Corpus Christi church near Guty, Moravia-Silesia, Czech Republic. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, at least three two people were arrested in connection with the incident.
07/28/2017: A train crashed into a fallen tree along the railway between Bezdez and Bela pod Bezdezem in Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. There were no reported casualties in the attack. An anti-immigrant extremist left notes at the scene of the attack in order to make it look like the attack had been perpetrated by jihadists. He did this in order to "provoke a backlash against Muslims" and immigration.
06/01/2017: A train crashed into a fallen tree along the railway between Debr and Bakov nad Jizerou in Mlada Boleslav district, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. There were no reported casualties in the attack. An anti-immigrant extremist left notes at the scene of the attack in order to make it look like the attack had been perpetrated by jihadists. He did this in order to "provoke a backlash against Muslims" and immigration.
12/31/2008: On Wednesday afternoon, at 1520 hours, two Israelis working in a mall,  Rosengirdscentret Center,  in Odense, Fyn, Denmark were shot by suspected Palestinian Authority Arab militants. The two were wounded, one receiving injury to the leg, and the other to the shoulder from gunfire. The militants escaped in a black Audi sedan, which police later found at a nearby college. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/10/2010: On Friday afternoon, in Copenhagen city, Copenhagen, Denmark, an improvised explosive device was detonated in Hotel Joergensen by a man identified as Lors Dukayev. Dukayev was the only person injured and he then fled to the nearby H.C. Oersted Park. Police claimed that the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, was the intended target of the bombing. The attack was to be carried out with a letter bomb containing the explosive material TATP and small metal balls. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/05/2013: A gunman attempted to shoot a prominent writer, Lars Hedegaard, in Copenhagen city, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark. Hedegaard had been critical of Islam in the past, including the allegation that it limits free speech. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2015: An assailant opened fire on a cultural center hosting a Free Speech debate in Copenhagen, Capital, Denmark. One civilian was killed and three police officers were wounded in the attack. This was one of two attacks in Copenhagen attributed to the same individual within hours of each other. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to an individual, identified as Omar El-Hussein.
05/08/2015: Assailants set four buses on fire in Copenhagen, Capital, Denmark. There were no reported casualties, but the buses were destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the assailants spray-painted "boycott Israel" and "Free Gaza" on a fifth bus.
02/14/2015: An assailant opened fire on a Jewish synagogue hosting a Bat Mitzvah in Copenhagen, Capital, Denmark. One civilian security guard was killed and two police officers were wounded in the attack. This was one of two attacks in Copenhagen attributed to the same individual within hours of each other. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to an individual, identified as Omar El-Hussein.
08/16/2015: An assailant threw a Molotov Cocktail at a mosque in Copenhagen city, Capital region, Denmark. No one was injured, but the building was slightly damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2016: An assailant opened fire on police personnel in Christiania area, Copenhagen, Capital, Denmark. The assailant was killed and two police officers and one civilian were injured in the ensuing clash. Sources attributed the attack to Mesa Hodzic. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) also claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Hodzic's connection to ISIL could not be confirmed.
03/19/2018: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at the Turkish Embassy in Copenhagen, Capital, Denmark. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2019: An explosive device detonated at a police station in Copenhagen, Capital, Denmark. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2019: An explosive device detonated at the Tax Authority office in Copenhagen, Capital, Denmark. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2004: An explosion occurred on the Ethiopian-Djibouti train near Daasbyo, Djibouti. Six passengers were injured in the attack. As a result of the incident, the government decided to suspend the Ethiopian-Dijbouti route. No group claimed responsibility for the blast.
05/24/2014: Two suicide bombers detonated while seated at La Chaumiere, a restaurant frequented by international soldiers, in Djibouti city, Djibouti region, Djibouti. In addition to the two bombers, at least three people were killed and 15 others were wounded in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/21/2015: Assailants attacked security forces in Buldhoqo area, Djibouti. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2017: Assailants abducted an army sergeant and a doctor in Dalai, Tadjourah, Djibouti. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy.
10/06/2013: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Abel Martinez in Bisono city, Santiago province, Dominican Republic. Martinez, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, was unhurt in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2014: An assailant set fire to a backpack on a subway car in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic. At least 35 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, security officers arrested and charged an individual, Frankelis Holguin, in connection with the incident.
02/21/2000: The People's Combatants’ Group (Grupo de Combatientes Populares – GCP) claimed responsibility for sending a bomb hidden within a videocassette to indigenous rights leader Marcos Murillo, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The bomb was found and defused by police before causing any damage.
10/12/2000: Ten oil workers were kidnapped in eastern Ecuador, then flown across the border into Colombia by guerrillas from the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC). At least fifteen gunmen ambushed the workers in the oil encampment of Tivacuno.
2/16/2000: A small bomb hidden in a video tape was sent to Telecentro television network in Guayaquil city, Ecuador. It exploded, slightly wounding the network's news editor, Rafael Cuesta. The network had received warnings from a group calling itself National Liberation Army (Ecuador); the group warned the network to change its pro-governmental perspective. Authorities believe that the group may be responsible for the bombing, however the People's Combatant Group (GCP) also claimed responsibility.
01/21/2000: A bomb exploded outside the Ecuadorian Banking Superintendency (SBE) in Quito. No one was injured, but the SBE building was slightly damaged with broken windows. Ecuadorian Indians were violently protesting nearby at the time of the explosion, but there was no claim of responsiblity.
08/05/2001: An unknown number of explosives were placed at a branch of the state-owned Filanbanco in Guayaquil, Ecuador by unidentified perpetrators. Of six bombs placed in four branches throughout the country, only three exploded, causing minor property damage and no injuries.
08/05/2001: An unknown number of explosives were placed at a branch of the state-owned Filanbanco in Quito, Ecuador by unidentified perpetrators. Of six bombs placed in four branches throughout the country, only three exploded, causing minor property damage and no injuries.
08/05/2001: An unknown number of explosives were placed at a branch of the state-owned Filanbanco in Portoviejo, Ecuador by unidentified perpetrators. Of six bombs placed in four branches throughout the country, only three exploded, causing minor property damage and no injuries.
08/05/2001: An unknown number of explosives were placed at a branch of the state-owned Filanbanco in Cuenca, Ecuador by unidentified perpetrators. Of six bombs placed in four branches throughout the country, only three exploded, causing minor property damage and no injuries.
2/4/2001: A bomb exploded outside of an office building in Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador. The explosion blasted a hole in the sidewalk, shook the building, and broke windows; however, no one was hurt. The building was home to several news agencies, an oil company, and a financial institution; the intended target is unknown. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2002: A pamphlet bomb exploded in Centenario Park in Guayaquil, Ecuador, causing no injuries or property damage. A call was made to the police beforehand warning of a possible bomb in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2002: An explosion at a McDonald's restaurant located in Guayaquil, Ecuador, was attributed to the People's Revolutionary Militias (MRP) who had left pamphlets there, which criticized U.S. policies. The explosion caused injuries to three people.
1/28/2003: Two pamphlet bombs exploded in the vicinity of an American Airlines office on the ground floor of the Colon Hilton hotel in Quito, Pichincha province, Ecuador. At least one person was injured in the explosion and several hotel windows, the American Airlines office, and a passing bus were damaged. The improvised explosive devices shot leaflets into the air that urged the public to fight the economic policies of President Gutierrez. The leaflets were signed by the People's Revolutionary Militias (MRP).
03/23/2003: Members of the People's Revolutionary Militias (MRP) threw a hand grenade from a passing car at the U.K. Consulate in Guayaquil, Ecuador, shattering windows on the first floor of the building, but causing no injuries. The group claimed responsibility through emails and said the attack was to condemn the United Kingdom and United States for invading Iraq.
03/05/2003: A fire broke out in Ecuador's Congress in Quito, damaging the east and west wings of the building, but injuring no one. The building was evacuated during the four-hour fire; although Congress was not in session, a few people were treated for breathing problems. Initial reports speculated that the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit; however, two groups, White Legion and the People's Revolutionary Militias (MRP), later claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2003: People's Revolutionary Militias (MRP) rebels planted two small bombs that exploded within five minutes of each other outside of the Ministry of Agriculture in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The explosions injured three people and shattered windows on three floors of the building. MRP left pamphlets at the scene claiming responsibility and criticizing President Lucio Gutierrez's economic austerity programs.
02/16/2004: A leaflet bomb exploded in the Economy Minister Mauricio Pozo's office in downtown Quito. The Armed Revolutionary Left (IRA) was responsible for the blast and pamphlets at the scene expressed the groups opposition to President Lucio Gutierrez and his financial policies. No one was killed in the attack.
02/18/2004: A small bomb went off at the home of the Ecuadorian Supreme Electoral court Chairman in Guayaquil, Ecuador. No one was injured in the attack. The Armed Revolutionary Left (I.R.A) took responsibility for this attack expressing their opposition to the government of President Lucio Gutierrez for the “fascist” methods used and for yielding to the demands of the International Monetary Fund.
11/02/2008: On Sunday night, 20 United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) paramilitary members from the Black Eagles (Aguilas Negras) group entered Ecuadorean territory, attacked a dance club in Borbón, Esmeraldas department, and injured three Ecuadorean nationals. The paramilitaries were allegedly looking for a man they were planning to murder. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/26/2008: On Monday evening at 17:00, a group of 30 suspected United Self-Defense Forces Of Colombia (AUC) paramilitaries armed with rifles crossed the border from Colombia into Ecuador and took three Colombians hostage from the community of San Martin (unknown province) who allegedly owed extortion payments. The statuses of the hostages were unknown and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
01/20/2009: On Tuesday afternoon, in Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador, an improvised explosive device  placed in a cardboard box on the sidewalk near the World Trade Center exploded, causing slight damage but no casualties. No were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
11/22/2011: Two bombs detonated outside of the building for the Provincial Directorate of Health of Guayas in Guayaquil city, Guayas province, Ecuador. The bombs contained pamphlets from Revolutionary Insurgent Armed Forces of Ecuador (FAIRE) that criticized the presidential administration for recent large-scale forced retirements in the public sector. The pamphlets claimed that the right to work was constitutionally protected. No one was injured in the explosion; however, the blast did cause minor damage.
09/28/2012: An Australian and a British tourist were kidnapped during a canoeing trip in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, Sucumbios province, Ecuador. The two tourists were returned unharmed on September 29, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Black Eagles, a Colombian group.
04/10/2013: Gunmen attacked an Ecuadorian journalist, Fausto Valdiviezo, in Guayaquil city, Guayas province, Ecuador. Valdiviezo escaped without injury. However, Valdiviezo was killed in another attack on April 11, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2013: Gunmen attacked journalist Fausto Valdiviezo in Guayaquil, Guayas province, Ecuador. Valdiviezo was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, this is the second time Valdiviezo was attacked in two days.
07/13/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the PAIS Alliance headquarters in Guayaquil city, Guayas province, Ecuador. No casualties were reported. The National Liberation Front (Ecuador) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2016: Assailants attacked and took control of an Ecsa Ecuacorriente mining camp in Morona Santiago, Ecuador. The assailants relinquished control of the mining camp the following day. At least seven police officers were injured in the assault. Shuar extremists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to military operations evicting Shuar civilians in order to open up the land for mining activities.
06/30/2016: Assailants abducted a civilian, Victor M., in Lago Agrio, Sucumbios, Ecuador. The hostage was released on July 20, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/14/2016: Assailants attacked a Chinese mining site in Morona Santiago, Ecuador. At least one police officer was killed and seven people, including five police officers and two soldiers, were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Shuar extremists.
07/29/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device outside a business in Lago Agrio, Sucumbios, Ecuador. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/24/2016: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Lago Agrio, Sucumbios, Ecuador. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/29/2016: An explosive device detonated at a grocery store in Puerto El Carmen, Sucumbios, Ecuador. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Movimiento Revolucionario Alfarista (MRA) - Comuneros Montanas del Ecuador claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded an extortion payment.
02/15/2017: Assailants sent a parcel bomb to the office of Gabriela Rivadeneira in Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador. Rivadeneira, head of the National Assembly, was not injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/17/2017: Assailants sent an explosive device to the Tele-Amazonas television station in Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2017: Assailants abducted two soldiers in Morona Santiago province, Ecuador. The two hostages were released on January 28, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Shuar extremists.
03/26/2018: Assailants kidnapped two El Comercio journalists and their driver in Mataje, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. The hostages were confirmed dead as of April 12, 2018. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded that three of their detained members be released in exchange for the hostages.
02/17/2018: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in El Pan, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/18/2018: Assailants opened fire on military personnel near San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. At least two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Mataje, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Four soldiers were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
02/19/2018: Assailants in Colombia equipped with mortars and firearms attacked a military patrol in El Pan, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. At least two soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
04/04/2018: An explosive device detonated on a bridge in Viche, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2018: Assailants abducted Wilson David Ilaquiche Gavilanez from a bar in Tobar Donoso, Carchi, Ecuador. Gavilanez, an Ecuadorean corporal, was killed a short time later but his body was discovered as of March 4, 2019 near a river in Playon, Narino, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Oliver Sinisterra Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
03/18/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle near San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2018: An explosive device detonated at a military base in Borbon, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2018: Assailants abducted Oscar Efren Villacis and Katty Vanesa Velasco, a married couple, along the Ecuador and Colombia border in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. The hostages were killed on July 3, 2018. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded that people linked to the group be freed from prison in exchange for the hostages. Sources also suspected that the attack was in response to anti-drug-trafficking military operations in the area.
01/12/2019: Assailants opened fire on an anti-narcotics patrol in Puerto Mestanza, Sucumbios, Ecuador. One police officer and one assailant were killed while two officers and an assailant were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents.
05/07/2019: An explosive device detonated in a car park at the University of Guayaquil in Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2019: An explosive device detonated in a car park at the University of Guayaquil in Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/17/2009: On Tuesday morning, in Malabo, Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea, armed assailants in speedboats fired upon the presidential palace, killing one soldier and wounding several others. Security forces fired upon the assailants, damaging a tugboat and two ships. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) was responsible.
11/05/2007: Militants using firearms from the Democratic Movement for the Liberation of the Eritrean Kunamas (DMLEK) attacked government soldiers, killing or wounding fifteen of them in Mlzay, Eritrea.
11/05/2007: The Democratic Movement for the Liberation of the Eritrean Kunamas (DMLEK) destroyed the office of the Shembeko town administration with an RPG in Western Eritrea. No casualties were reported.
06/01/2008: On Sunday, four Eritrean soldiers, including a senior commander, were killed and more than 10 others wounded when Red Sea Afars Democratic Organization members attacked them in Morad, Eritrea.
06/01/2008: On Sunday, a military vehicle ferrying food rations was blown up after Red Sea Afars Democratic Organization members attacked soldiers in Morad, Eritrea. No casualties were reported.
02/25/2009: On Wednesday, in Haykota, Gash-Barka, Eritrea, a bomb killed two civilians and injured eight others at a restaurant in the semi-urban centre. The restaurant was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
02/15/2010: On Monday, in Asmara, Maekel, Eritrea, rebels of the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) attacked the 28th Sub-division military camp. It was unknown if the attack caused any damage. Seventeen intelligence agents were killed and 20 others were injured in the attack.
12/0/2011: On or around December 1st, members of the Eritrean Salvation Front (ESF) and the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization raided a military base in Enda Haji, Eritrea, near the Ethiopian border. The two groups claimed to have killed 17 soldiers, wounded 5 soldiers, and taken 2 more hostage. The rebel groups reported that some of their members were also killed and wounded, but did not give any numbers. No motive for this attack was stated.
03/10/2001: The head executive of a Russian newspaper, Vitali Haitov, was shot and killed outside of his home in Tallinn, Parita-Merivalja district, Estonia around 3:30pm. The shooter was not identified and no group claimed responsibility.
08/11/2011: On Thursday afternoon around 1500, in Tallinn, Estonia, Estonia, a civilian, identified as Karen Drambjan, fired shots and detonated a smoke bomb at the Defense Ministry. Later, police moved in and killed the gunman. No casualties or damages were reported in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
09/03/2015: Assailants set fire to an asylum seekers' center in Vao village, Laane-Viru county, Estonia. No one was injured, but the center was slightly damaged in the blaze. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/29/2000: Abdifetah Mursel Shel, a politician from the Alliance of Somali Democratic Forces, and two of his supporters were killed when their jeep ran over a radio-controlled land mine near Kebri-Dehar, Ethiopia. Several others were also injured in the attack. The incident occurred two days before elections were due. Abdifetah Mursel Shel was contesting a parliamentary seat against the Somali People's Democratic Party. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/11/2002: An explosion rocked the Hotel Tigray located in Addis Ababa city, Addis Ababa state, Ethiopia. One woman was killed and another 37 people were injured in the explosion. Authorities suspect the explosion was caused by a bomb, but are not ruling out the possibility it was caused by the accidental exploding of gas cylinders. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2002: A bomb exploded in a building belonging to the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway in the town of Dire Dawa. The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/22/2002: A bomb exploded next to a parked tanker in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. No one was injured and no group claimed responsibility.
09/26/2003: Two people were killed and nine injured when a bomb exploded on a passenger train in Ethiopia. The train was bound from Djibouti to Addis Ababa when the explosion occurred in the town of Adigale. There was no claim of responsibility but the Omoro Liberation Front (OLF) has been blamed.
04/17/2004: Thirteen students were wounded by two bomb attacks by Ethiopian Security Forces at Ambo Secondary School in southwestern Ethiopia. Several people were also wounded by bullets fired by the same security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/03/2004: Suspected Oromo Liberation Front members attacked students in a shop in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, with a hand grenade killing one and wounding three.
07/25/2005: In one of three attacks, a grenade exploded at a hotel which collectively killed five people and collectively injured thirty-one in Jijiga, Ethiopia the day before voter registration opened for the upcoming election. No group has claimed responsibility.
08/20/2005: Two perpetrators attempted to bomb a Mobil Oil depot in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but one of the perpetrators was a member of the All Ethiopian Unity Party (AEUP).
10/30/2005: Unidentified gunmen attacked a police station in Gambela, Ethiopia killing four officers and injuring six others. Among those killed in the attack was State Commissioner Didmu Amud. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/25/2005: In one of three attacks, a grenade exploded at a hotel which collectively killed five people and collectively injured thirty-one in Jijiga, Ethiopia the day before voter registration opened for the upcoming election. No group has claimed responsibility.
07/25/2005: In one of three attacks, a grenade exploded at a hotel which collectively killed five people and collectively injured thirty-one in Jijiga, Ethiopia the day before voter registration opened for the upcoming election. No group has claimed responsibility.
01/23/2006: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators exploded a grenade outside a hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which caused property damage, but no reported casualties. The Ethiopian Federal Police believe that the perpetrators may have been members of the Coalition for United and Democracy (CUD), the main opposition political party, but there were no reported claims of responsibility.
03/07/2006: Suspected militants with possible ties to the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (CUDP) detonated a bomb at the Lalibela Hotel near Addis Ababa Stadium in Ethiopia injuring three civilians. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
03/07/2006: Suspected militants with possible ties to the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (CUDP) detonated a bomb near a clothing store in Addis Ketema near the city’s open-air market injuring two civilians. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
04/06/2006: A small explosive device detonated around 3:00 p.m. outside the headquarters of the Coffee Profession Board after authorities defused a bomb at the train station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The blast caused no injuries and only minor property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/07/2006: Suspected militants with possible ties to the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (CUDP) detonated a bomb at a hotel and tourism center in southern Addis Ababa. There were no injuries and no immediate claim of responsibility.
04/06/2006: Police discovered and dismantled a bomb at the train station in central Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/24/2006: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators planted a grenade near Addis Ababa University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which police found and defused. The Ethiopian Federal Police believe that the perpetrators may have been members of the Coalition for United and Democracy (CUD), the main opposition political party, though there were no claims of responsibility.
05/12/2006: Six bombs planted by and unknown number of unknown perpetrators exploded killing 2 and injuring 21 others in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/23/2006: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators exploded a grenade outside a bank in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which caused property damage, but no reported casualties. The Ethiopian Federal Police believe that the perpetrators may have been members of the Coalition for United and Democracy (CUD), the main opposition political party, but there were no reported claims of responsibility.
10/15/2006: Perpetrators attacked a Christian congregation in Beshasha neighborhood, Jima, Welega Kifle Hager, Ethiopia. Using machetes, they beheaded and killed 10 civilians and wounded 30. No claim of responsibility was reported, but it was widely believed Islamic extremists were responsible.
01/24/2006: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators planted a grenade outside the gate of a junior high school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which police found and defused. The Ethiopian Federal Police believe that the perpetrators may have been members of the Coalition for United and Democracy (CUD), the main opposition political party, but there were no reported claims of responsibility.
03/01/2007: Five British Embassy personnel, workers and relatives of workers, along with 9 Ethiopian guides & embassy personnel, were taken hostage during a tour of the Afar region in Hamedela, Ethopia, by the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front.
05/28/2007: Five civilians were killed and over 52 wounded in five thrown hand grenade explosions in the main stadium during a rally in Jijiga, eastern Ethiopia. The five assailants were caught, and belong to the Ogaden National Liberation Front.
01/19/2007: Assialants armed with unspecified firearms fired upon and killed 19 civillians, four government officials, and two police officers in Gunagado, Degeh Bur, Ethiopia. Three civillians were also wounded. No group claimed responsibility, although it is widely believed that the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) was responsible.
04/24/2007: Over 200 gunmen of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) attacked a Chinese-run oil field in Abole, Ethiopia. Seventy-four people were killed including nine Chinese and 65 Ethiopians, in a raid claimed by the ONLF separatist rebel group on their website. The exploration facility of the Zhongyuan Petroleum Exploration Bureau of the China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation was completely destroyed. Seven Chinese workers were also kidnapped and then released unharmed five days later on April 29, 2007.
11/02/2007: Al-Shabaab claimed a hotel blast in Dolo, Ethiopia, in connection with the insurgency in and around Mogadishu, Somalia. They used chain explosions. The militants claimed that over 100 Tigrayans (Ethiopian soldiers) were killed and countless others were wounded. Their claim was not confirmed.
09/03/2008: On Wednesday, at 1700, in Addis Ababa, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia, a bomb exploded in a busy sports bar, killing seven civilians, wounding 24 others, and damaging the bar.  No group claimed responsibility.
06/29/2008: On Sunday, Ogaden National Liberation Front members attacked Ethiopian soldiers killing four of them and wounding seven in Kalyal, Kebri Dehar, Ethiopia.
09/22/2008: On Monday, at about 6:00 AM, in Somali, Ethiopia, Somali assailants kidnapped a Japanese doctor and a Dutch nurse, both of whom were working for the charity Doctors of the World (MDM).  The victims were moved into Somalia.  A spokesperson for a suspected offshoot of Al-Shabaab al-Islamiya claimed responsibility.
09/28/2008:  On Sunday, at about 1000, in Jijiga, Sumale, Ethiopia, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded, killing four civilians, wounding 22 others, and damaging a hotel.  No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/27/2008: On Tuesday night, at least three people were killed and five others wounded when two bombs detonated in the town of Negelle Borena, Ejersa Dera district, Oromiya province, Ethiopia. According to authorities, the first device exploded in the Kidane Mihret Hotel while the second exploded three minutes later in the Shuferoch Hotel, just a few yards away. The twin bomb attack came as the regime of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi celebrated the 17th anniversary of former president Mengistu Haile Mariam's ouster. Both hotels also sustained significant property damage. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident, however on 05/29/2008 on Thursday, Ethiopian police arrested an unknown number of suspects linked to the bombing attack.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, six people, including an American citizen who taught at the nearby university, were killed and six others were wounded when a bomb that was attached to a local city bus that the victims were riding in detonated near the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry building in the capital city of Addis Abab, Adis Abeba province, Ethiopia. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident, however on 05/26/2008 on Monday, Ethiopian police arrested an unknown number of suspects linked to the bombing attack, which is blamed on the Eritrean-backed Oromo Liberation Front (OLF).
04/14/2008: On Monday evening in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two remotely triggered bomb blasts went off within an hour of each other targeting National Oil Company gas stations. Three civilians were killed and 18 others injured in the attack. No groups have claimed responsibility.
05/27/2008: On Tuesday, Somali Islamic Front militants detonated a bomb in the Liban region of the Somali administrative region of Ethiopia targeting senior officials of Ethiopia's municipal government. No casualties or property damage was reported, however the Somali Islamic Front did claim responsibility for the bombing attack.
02/09/2009: On Monday, near Warder, Sumale, Ethiopia, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) and fired upon a minivan, killing seven civilians, three local officials from the towns of Warder and Galadi, and damaging the minivan.Assailants subsequently shot the survivors, killing three other civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
05/28/2009: On Thursday, outside Godey, Somali Region, Ethiopia, assailants ambushed the convoy of Somali security minister Col. Omar Hashi while he was travelling by road from Ethiopia towards his home in Hiiraan region in central Somalia. Unknown casualties were reported, but could not be confirmed. No damage or motive for the attack was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
04/25/2010: On Sunday, in the Adi Haro district of Tigray, Ethiopia, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in a café, killing five people and injuring 20 others. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack although Ethiopian officials blamed the attack on agents from Eritrea, accusing them of attempting to disrupt upcoming elections in Ethiopia.
04/05/2010: On Monday, in Danot Town near Ogaden, Somali province, Ethiopia, unknown assailants fired upon the vehicle of British geologist Jason Read, killing the geologist and two Ethiopian military guards. Three of the suspected attackers were apprehended by law enforcement officials. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/07/2011 (Default Date): On Monday, in an unknown area of eastern Oromia, Ethiopia, unidentified armed militants attacked and killed an Ethiopian government intelligence official by unknown means. No damage was reported and the militant group Oromo Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2011: On Thursday afternoon at 1600, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two people were injured when unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device on a road near the Lideta High Court. No material damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2011: On Friday, on a road near Jigjiga, Somali, Ethiopia, one United Nations World Food Program (WFP) driver was killed and one was injured when unidentified militants ambushed and attacked a WFP vehicle with unknown firearms. The driver was identified as Farhan Hamsa. Two other WFP workers were believed to have been taken hostage during the attack and were allegedly released on 05/26/2011. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/12/2012: Gunmen attacked a bus in Gambela city, Gambela region, Ethiopia. The attackers killed 19 men, wounded eight people, and kidnapped five women. No group claimed responsibility for this attack, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
01/17/2012: Assailants attacked a group of tourists at the Erta Ale volcano in Afar region, Ethiopia. The assailants killed five European tourists and kidnapped two Ethiopians and two Germans. The Germans were released on March 6, 2012. The whereabouts of the Ethiopian victims are unknown. The Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unit Front (ARDUF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2012: Assailants attacked a United Nations World Food Programme convoy in Somali, Ethiopia. One aid worker was killed and two workers were reported missing in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2013: Federal police discovered and defused two explosive devices at the airport in Addis Ababa city, Addis Ababa region, Ethiopia. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/22/2013: Assailants attacked the Sabab Humo military base in Mustahil district, Somali region, Ethiopia. Eleven people were killed and an unknown number of soldiers and assailants were wounded in this and a related assault. Additionally, the perpetrators stole a number of vehicles before fleeing the scene. This was one of two military bases attacked in Mustahil district on this day. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: Assailants attacked the Udu Qaris military base in Mustahil district, Somali region, Ethiopia. Eleven people died and an unknown number of soldiers and assailants were wounded in this and a related assault. Additionally, the perpetrators stole a number of vehicles before fleeing the scene. This was one of two military bases attacked in Mustahil district on this day. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2013: Two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a residence in Bole neighborhood of Addis Ababa city, Addis Ababa region, Ethiopia. The two assailants were killed in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for this attack.
11/06/2013: An explosive device detonated near a civilian bus in Segno Gebeya town, Benishangul-Gumuz region, Ethiopia. At least four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on a passenger bus near the Grand Renaissance Dam in Metekel, Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia. At least nine people were killed and six others were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/11/2014: Assailants opened fire on police stations near the Somali border in Ethiopia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/17/2015: Assailants attacked a military position in Addi Arkay, Amhara region, Ethiopia. At least six soldiers were abducted in the attack; their whereabouts are unknown. The Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy (PGMUD) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: Assailants attacked a military camp near Metema, Amhara region, Ethiopia. At least 19 special forces members were killed and 20 others were wounded in the attack. The Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy (PGMUD) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device inside the Grand Anwar Mosque in Mercato neighborhood, Addis Ababa city, Addis Ababa region, Ethiopia. At least 17 civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion.
10/28/2015: Assailants attacked Ethiopian soldiers in Tepi town, Southern Nations, Ethiopia. Twenty soldiers and two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. Tepi Youth claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the alleged harassment of villagers by security forces.
12/31/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at students at Dilla University in Dilla, Oromia, Ethiopia. At least two students were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/10/2015: Assailants attacked police officers in Teppi town, Southern Nations region, Ethiopia. One officer was killed and five officers were abducted; the outcome of the abduction is unknown. Tepi Youth claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that they would release the abducted police officers in exchange for their imprisoned associates.
06/04/2015: Assailants stormed a police station in Tebi town, Southern Nations region, Ethiopia. Three police officers and one prisoner inside the station were killed and a number of prisoners were released during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2016: Assailants raided a village in Jakawa, Gambela, Ethiopia. This was one of 10 related assaults targeting villages in Jakawa on this date. At least 60 assailants and 208 civilians were killed and 80 people were injured across the attacks. At least 159 children were also abducted. At least 91 hostages have been rescued as of June 11, 2016 but the whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Murle Tribe.
04/15/2016: Assailants raided a village in Jakawa, Gambela, Ethiopia. This was one of 10 related assaults targeting villages in Jakawa on this date. At least 60 assailants and 208 civilians were killed and 80 people were injured across the attacks. At least 159 children were also abducted. At least 91 hostages have been rescued as of June 11, 2016 but the whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Murle Tribe.
05/07/2016: Assailants attacked police personnel in Arba Minch, Southern Nations, Ethiopia. An unknown number of police officers were killed and injured in the attack. The Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy (PGMUD) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2016: Assailants raided a village in Jakawa, Gambela, Ethiopia. This was one of 10 related assaults targeting villages in Jakawa on this date. At least 60 assailants and 208 civilians were killed and 80 people were injured across the attacks. At least 159 children were also abducted. At least 91 hostages have been rescued as of June 11, 2016 but the whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Murle Tribe.
04/16/2016: Assailants opened fire on Anuak civilians in Fugnido, Gambela, Ethiopia. At least 10 people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Murle Tribe.
04/15/2016: Assailants raided a village in Jakawa, Gambela, Ethiopia. This was one of 10 related assaults targeting villages in Jakawa on this date. At least 60 assailants and 208 civilians were killed and 80 people were injured across the attacks. At least 159 children were also abducted. At least 91 hostages have been rescued as of June 11, 2016 but the whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Murle Tribe.
04/15/2016: Assailants raided a village in Jakawa, Gambela, Ethiopia. This was one of 10 related assaults targeting villages in Jakawa on this date. At least 60 assailants and 208 civilians were killed and 80 people were injured across the attacks. At least 159 children were also abducted. At least 91 hostages have been rescued as of June 11, 2016 but the whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Murle Tribe.
04/15/2016: Assailants raided a village in Jakawa, Gambela, Ethiopia. This was one of 10 related assaults targeting villages in Jakawa on this date. At least 60 assailants and 208 civilians were killed and 80 people were injured across the attacks. At least 159 children were also abducted. At least 91 hostages have been rescued as of June 11, 2016 but the whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Murle Tribe.
04/15/2016: Assailants raided a village in Jakawa, Gambela, Ethiopia. This was one of 10 related assaults targeting villages in Jakawa on this date. At least 60 assailants and 208 civilians were killed and 80 people were injured across the attacks. At least 159 children were also abducted. At least 91 hostages have been rescued as of June 11, 2016 but the whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Murle Tribe.
04/15/2016: Assailants raided a village in Jakawa, Gambela, Ethiopia. This was one of 10 related assaults targeting villages in Jakawa on this date. At least 60 assailants and 208 civilians were killed and 80 people were injured across the attacks. At least 159 children were also abducted. At least 91 hostages have been rescued as of June 11, 2016 but the whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Murle Tribe.
04/15/2016: Assailants raided a village in Jakawa, Gambela, Ethiopia. This was one of 10 related assaults targeting villages in Jakawa on this date. At least 60 assailants and 208 civilians were killed and 80 people were injured across the attacks. At least 159 children were also abducted. At least 91 hostages have been rescued as of June 11, 2016 but the whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Murle Tribe.
04/15/2016: Assailants raided a village in Jakawa, Gambela, Ethiopia. This was one of 10 related assaults targeting villages in Jakawa on this date. At least 60 assailants and 208 civilians were killed and 80 people were injured across the attacks. At least 159 children were also abducted. At least 91 hostages have been rescued as of June 11, 2016 but the whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Murle Tribe.
08/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on protesters in Bure, Amhara, Ethiopia. At least one person was killed and three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF).
02/05/2017: Assailants attacked Anyuak civilians in Gambela city, Ethiopia. At least eight people were killed and 16 children were abducted in the incident. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Murle Tribe.
03/12/2017: Assailants attacked civilians in Gog, Gambela, Ethiopia. At least 28 people were killed and 43 children were abducted between this and an attack in Jor on the next day. Six of the hostages were rescued on March 16, 2017, while the fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Murle Tribe.
08/06/2017: An explosive device detonated in Bahir Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/02/2017: Assailants attacked an Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) convoy in Addis Zemen, Amhara, Ethiopia. At least three soldiers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy (PGMUD).
08/24/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a market in Legehar neighborhood, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia. At least 13 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/20/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of the president of the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) in Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at the Lodge du Château in Gonder, Amhara, Ethiopia. At least five people, including Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) soldiers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at an Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) truck in Welka, Amhara, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP) prison in Wegera subdistrict, North Gonder district, Amhara, Ethiopia. At least two officers were killed and an unknown number of prisoners were released in the assault. The Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy (PGMUD) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2017: Assailants opened fire on Dr. Walter Reopert near the Erta Ale Volcano in Zone 2 district, Afar, Ethiopia. Reopert, a German tourist, was killed and his guide was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front.
01/10/2017: An assailant threw a grenade at Entasal Hotel in Gonder, Amhara, Ethiopia. At least one person was killed and 11 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/05/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Tekeba Tebabal in Gonder, Amhara, Ethiopia. Tebabal, the Gonder mayor, was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/02/2017: Assailants set fire to about 25 residential buildings and a warehouse at a Chinese irrigation project in an unknown area of Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy (PGMUD).
01/18/2017: An explosive device detonated at a cotton plant owned by the Tigray People's Liberation Front in Metema, Amhara, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2017: Assailants attacked civilians in Jor, Gambela, Ethiopia. At least 28 people were killed and 43 children were abducted between this and an attack in Gog on the previous day. Six of the hostages were rescued on March 16, 2017, while the fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Murle Tribe.
02/26/2017: Assailants attacked Anyuak civilians in Gambela, Ethiopia. At least four people were killed and four children were abducted in the assault. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Murle tribe.
04/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle in Gonder, Amhara, Ethiopia. Four soldiers were killed and five soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2017: Assailants threw a hand grenade at civilians in Bahir Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at the Grand Hotel in Bahir Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/21/2017: Assailants attacked a Chinese Irrigation project in Dembia, Amhara, Ethiopia. At least one soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy (PGMUD).
06/05/2017: Assailants attacked an Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP) prison in Silara, Amhara, Ethiopia. At least one officer was killed and four other people, including an assailant and three officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, 60 prisoners were freed as a result of the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy (PGMUD).
03/01/2017: Assailants armed with projectiles and other explosive devices attempted to attack the Grand Renaissance Dam (GRD) in Metekel district, Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia. At least 13 assailants were killed and seven other assailants were arrested after security forces responded to the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Benishangul Gumuz People's Liberation Movement.
06/19/2017: Assailants attacked a military post in Ebnat, Amhara, Ethiopia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the assault. The Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy (PGMUD) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/27/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a gas station in Bahir Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia. One person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2017: Assailants set fire to an Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP) ammunition depot in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties, though the depot was damaged in the attack. The Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy (PGMUD) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the ammunition depot was targeted because it was allegedly being used to torture political prisoners.
12/22/2017: Assailants ambushed Ethiopian soldiers in Oromia, Ethiopia. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: Assailants set fire to two fuel trucks in Aykel, Amhara, Ethiopia. Two drivers were injured in the attack. The Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy (PGMUD) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at the Florida International Hotel in Gonder, Amhara, Ethiopia. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2018: Assailants abducted a civilian, identified as Mohamed Sheikh Adani, in Werder, Somali, Ethiopia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF).
12/19/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a minibus between Tongo and Asosa in Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia. At least 10 people were killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Oromo Liberation Front.
10/17/2018: Assailants raided villages and confiscated weapons from non-Oromo civilians in West Wellega district, Oromia, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Oromo Liberation Front.
04/17/2018: An explosive device detonated in Moyale, Oromia, Ethiopia. Three people were killed and at least ten people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2018: Assailants raided villages and confiscated weapons from non-Oromo civilians in East Wellega district, Oromia, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Oromo Liberation Front.
12/04/2018: An explosive device detonated when a child stepped on it near a school in Amhara, Ethiopia. Two children were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2018: An assailant threw a grenade at a pro-government rally in Kirkos, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Two people were killed and 156 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Oromo Liberation Front.
06/09/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at Dilla university in Dilla, Oromia, Ethiopia. At least nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on local officials in Gimbi, Oromia, Ethiopia. Four officials were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Oromo Liberation Front.
10/27/2018: Assailants opened fire on civilians at Nech Sar Park in Arba Minch, Southern Nations, Ethiopia. At least four people were killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Oromo Liberation Front.
10/12/2019: Assailants attacked Afambo, Afar, Ethiopia. This was one of two attacks in Afambo on this day. At least 16 civilians were killed and 34 others were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2019: Assailants attacked Afambo, Afar, Ethiopia. This was one of two attacks in Afambo on this day. At least 16 civilians were killed and 34 others were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2019: An assailant, identified as security chief Asaminew Tsige, opened fire on a meeting in Bahir Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia. Regional president Ambachew Mekonnen and his adviser, Ezez Wassie, were killed in the assault. This was one of four coordinated attacks in an attempted coup to overthrow the Amhara government on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a militia led by security chief Asaminew Tsige.
12/04/2019: Assailants abducted 27 university students from a bus traveling between Dembi Dollo and Addis Ababa, in Oromia, Ethiopia. At least 21 hostages were released on January 11, 2020. The fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. The Oromo Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/28/2019: Assailants shot and killed two farmers in Amaro, Oromia, Ethiopia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Oromo Liberation Front.
06/24/2019: Assailants attacked villages in Metekel district, Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia. At least 37 people were killed and 18 people were injured in the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the forces of the coup attempt two days prior.
09/12/2019: Assailants attacked a police station with grenades in Burayu, Oromia, Ethiopia. Nine civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Oromo Liberation Front.
10/28/2019: Assailants stabbed and opened fire on Gemechis Tadesse in Nekemte, Oromia, Ethiopia. Tadesse, the EthioTelecom operations director for the western region, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2019: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Mota, Amhara, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of six related attacks in Mota on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2019: Assailants attacked the ruling party headquarters in Bahir Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia. This was one of four coordinated attacks in an attempted coup to overthrow the Amhara government on the same day. Dozens of people were killed across this incident and the attack targeting the police headquarters. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a militia led by security chief Asaminew Tsige.
01/29/2019: Assailants opened fire on a freight truck between Konso and Burji districts in Southern Nations, Ethiopia. Four people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2019: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Mota, Amhara, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of six related attacks in Mota on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2019: Assailants opened fire on a family of seven people in Gmja Biet, Oromia, Ethiopia. At least seven people were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2019: Assailants opened fire on an Action Against Hunger team at a refugee camp in Nguenyyiel, Gambela, Ethiopia. Two humanitarian aid workers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/12/2019: Assailants robbed a Commercial Bank of Ethiopia and the Cooperative Bank of Oromia branch in Oromia, Ethiopia. At least 12 employees were taken hostage in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Oromo Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2019: Assailants set fire to a district office in West Wellega district, Oromia, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on government buildings in the district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Oromo Liberation Front.
09/00/2019: Sometime between September 15 and September 30, 2019 assailants opened fire on a Tigray Special Forces patrol in Dansha, Tigray, Ethiopia. Two special forces officers were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2019: An assailant, identified as the victim's bodyguard, opened fire on Gen. Seare Mekonnen in Addis Ababa city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mekonnen, the chief of the staff of the national security forces, and retired Major General Gezai Abera were killed in the assault. This was one of four coordinated attacks in an attempted coup to overthrow the Amhara government on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a militia led by security chief Asaminew Tsige.
06/22/2019: Assailants attacked the police headquarters in Bahir Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia. This was one of four coordinated attacks in an attempted coup to overthrow the Amhara government on the same day. Dozens of people were killed across this incident and the attack targeting the ruling party headquarters. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a militia led by security chief Asaminew Tsige.
10/05/2019: Assailants opened fire in Ataye, Amhara, Ethiopia. Three civilians were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Oromo Liberation Army faction of the Oromo Liberation Front, who denied involvement.
12/21/2019: Assailants set fire to Muslim-owned businesses in Mota, Amhara, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of six related attacks in Mota on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2019: Assailants set fire to a church in Mota, Amhara, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of six related attacks in Mota on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2019: Assailants set fire to a district office in West Wellega district, Oromia, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on government buildings in the district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Oromo Liberation Front.
12/21/2019: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Mota, Amhara, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of six related attacks in Mota on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2019: Assailants attacked a vehicle carrying mine workers in Nejo, Oromia, Ethiopia. Five miners were killed. The victims a Japanese national and an Indian national. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2019: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Mota, Amhara, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of six related attacks in Mota on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/26/2000: Supporters of coup leader, George Speight, took two New Zealand pilots hostage at Vanua airport, in Cakaudrove province, on Vanua Levu island, Fiji. The hostage-taking occurred in response to the arrest of Speight, but the hostage-takers did not issue any immediate demands.
11/2/2000: Approximately 40 members of the rebel Counter Revolutionary Warfare unit who were loyal to the coup leader George Speight seized control of the main military barracks in Suva, on Viti Levu island, Central Division, Fiji. At least five soldiers were taken hostage in the mutiny but were later released. Army troops loyal to the legitimate Prime Minister stormed the barracks and, after an eight hour gun battle, regained control of it. Five rebel soldiers were killed, as were at least two regular soldiers. At least another ten soldiers were injured, as were eight civilians. 11 rebels were captured and as many as 15 escaped.
7/27/2000: Supporters of coup leader, George Speight, began systematically rounding up ethnic Indian men in a mass abduction in Labasa, Macuata province, on Vanua Levu island. The rebels abducted approximately 200 men from different families in retaliation for the arrest of Speight. No immediate demands were made.
9/15/2000: An improvised explosive device (IED) was discovered in the kitchen area of the premier business hotel, Centra Suva, in Suva, Fiji. The homemade device consisted of a portion of a pipe, an explosive, a detonator, and a timer; authorities state that the bomb was made by an expert. It was set to detonate at 2 pm, less than two hours before it was discovered and approximately the same time that the coup leader, George Speight, was scheduled to go before the court. Originally, authorities stated that the device had been discovered at the court where Speight was to appear, but later admitted that the device was found at the hotel. No group has claimed responsibility for the device.
09/26/2001: A mosque was set on fire in the city of Lautoka's Drasa-Vitogo area in Fiji. No one was injured in the arson attack. No group claimed responsibility.
11/07/2007: A student carried out a school shooting, said to be modeled on the Columbine (c.f. 199904200004) and Virginia Tech school shootings, in Tuusula, Finland. He killed seven students, a teacher, and himself, with a handgun.
10/21/2008: On Tuesday early in the morning, suspected Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels set fire to the Turkish embassy in Helsinki, Helsinki province, Finland, throwing several Molotov cocktails at the embassy door. The arson attack injured one person from smoke inhalation and damaged the embassy door before the fire was quickly put. Police speculated that the arson attack was carried out for political reasons. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
12/04/2015: Assailants set fire to a planned refugee reception center in Rauma city, Satakunta region, Finland. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the refugee center was damaged in the blaze. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2015: Assailants set fire to a Finnish Red Cross (IFRC) planned asylum seeker reception center in Pargas, Southwest Finland region, Finland. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2015: An assailant threw an incendiary device at a refugee reception center in Keltakangas town, Kymenlaakso region, Finland. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2015: Assailants set fire to a refugee reception center in Kankaanpaa town, Satakunta region, Finland. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the refugee center was damaged in the blaze. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: Assailants set fire to a hotel that was planned to be used as a refugee reception center in Asikkala city, Paijanne Tavastia region, Finland. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: Two assailants assaulted an asylum seeker near the Kaivanto refugee reception center in Kangasala city, Pirkanmaa region, Finland. The victim was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2015: Assailants set fire to a asylum seeker reception center in Tampere city, Pirkanmaa region, Finland. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the center was damaged in the blaze. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2015: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a refugee reception center in Oulu, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2015: Three assailants attempted to set a refugee center on fire in Lammi city, Western Finland province, Finland. No one was injured and the center was lightly damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2016: Assailants set fire to nine Pohjolan Matka buses in Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to Pohjolan Matka's engagement with Saga Furs, a fur auction company.
02/03/2016: Assailants threw three incendiary devices at a refugee reception center in Petajavesi, Central Finland region, Finland. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: An assailant set fire to a 230-year old church in Ylivieska, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland. There were no reported casualties. An individual confessed to carrying out the attack; however, no motive was reported.
08/18/2017: An assailant stabbed civilians in Puutori market square, Turku, Tavastia Proper, Finland. Two people were killed and eight people, including a Swede, Italian, and a Briton, were injured in the attack. The assailant was shot, wounded, and apprehended. Abderrahman Bouanane claimed responsibility for the attack and was found to be in possession of propaganda from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Additionally, Bouanane stated that he was waging a "war against women."
03/24/2017: Assailants set fire to a tent at an asylum seekers' protest camp in Helsinki, Finland. One person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2018: Assailants set fire to an eighteenth century church in Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland. There were no casualties in the attack, but the church was destroyed in the attack. An unidentified individual was arrested and claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2019: Assailants set fire to the Old Church in Hyvinkaa, Uusimaa, Finland. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2019: An assailant opened fire on the home of a Finnish-Iraqi couple in Kangasala, Western Finland, Finland. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2000: A rocket with an inert charge was fired at a government building in Sartene in southern Corsica, France. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but local authorities blamed armed militants within the highly fragmented Corsican nationalist movement. No one was injured in the attack.
05/03/2000: On the morning of May 3, 2000 a bomb was set off in Juan-les-Pins, France. An unnamed casino was the target. There was property damage but no injuries. It is unknown who was responsible for this act. It was linked to two other bombings that night: a cabaret in Paris and another casino in Carry-le-Roulet.
01/13/2000: The Pontorson tax office in La Manche department, France, was damaged when an explosive device went off outside the office’s door. The office and neighboring houses were damaged when the windows shattered. The perpetrators of this attack were unknown.
04/15/2000: A bomb attack badly damaged a former police station in Lecumberry, France. The device was a gas cylinder bomb weighing about 13kg. The Basque group Iparretarrak (IK) claimed responsibility through a statement sent to the Agence France Presse.
04/01/2000: A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the Total gas station in Dury, France, causing no damage. An anonymous caller claimed responsibility, and claimed to represent ‘an armed group for the protection of the environment,' however a specific group was not identified.
04/15/2000: The discotheque “Amnesia” in Bonifacio, France, was the target of a bomb attack. The attack caused major damage to the building, but no one was injured. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/2/2000: Following an anonymous tip, two explosive devices were discovered in a car parked in front of a military installation in Ajaccio, Corsica Island, France. Experts successfully defused the devices that consisted of 200 kilograms of nitrate fuel. Several weeks later, the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the failed attempt, stating it was "a warning to the forces of repression".
05/03/2000: On the morning of May 3, 2000 a bomb was set off in Carry-le-Roulet, France. An unnamed casino was the target. There was property damage but no injuries. It is unknown who was responsible for this act. It was linked to two other bombings that night: a cabaret in Paris and another casino in Juan-les-Pins.
6/26/2000: Workers found a bomb in the vicinity of the Kleber Center, a government conference center, near the Arc de Triomphe in central Paris, France. The bomb consisted of 23 sticks of dynamite, an alarm clock, and two detonators; the batteries failed, so the bomb did not detonate. A Corsican separatist group, the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC), claimed responsibility for the failed attack and stated that the bomb was supposed to explode early Monday. The FLNC stated that the French government was responsibly for a policy of eradication of their community.
10/20/2000: Corsican separatists were blamed for planting a car bomb in Marseilles, France, which was found a defused before it detonated
05/20/2000: An attempted attack on the Societe Nationale Corse-Mediterranee (SNCM) Ferry Company main office building in Marseille, France, was foiled when security guards found a container with 20 liters of solid nitrate with a timer detonator. The device was deactivated prior to causing any damage. There was no claim of responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2000: An explosion caused extensive damage at a tax office in Argentre-du-Plessis (Ille-et-Vilaine), France. An explosive charge consisting of dynamite partially destroyed the ground floor and first floor of the building.
04/19/2000: A bomb exploded at a McDonald’s fast food restaurant in Quevert, Brittany, France. One person was killed, and caused major damage to the building. Police have linked the bombing to the Breton Revolutionary Army (ARB).
10/10/2000:  Unidentified assailants threw two Molotov cocktails through the windows of a synagogue in Ulis, a southern suburb of Paris, France. The flames were doused before the synagogue suffered major damage. The incident occurred during increased tension amongst Jewish and Muslim people, following clashes between Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East.
05/03/2000: On the morning of May 3, 2000 a bomb was set off in Paris, France. The Crazy Horse cabaret was the target. There was property damage but no injuries. It is unknown who was responsible for this act. It was linked to two other casino bombings that night: one in Juan-les-Pins and the other in Carry-le-Roulet.
08/13/2000: A car bomb exploded at the Economic Development Agency building in Ajaccio, Corsica, causing serious damage. There were no casualties and no claim of responsibility was made.
8/26/2000: A bomb exploded outside the Departmental Directorate of Infrastructure [DDE] government building in Bastia, Corsica Island, France. The explosion was caused by a two kilogram bomb consisting of plastic explosives. The building was slightly damaged and several windows were broken in the explosion but no one was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/10/2000:  Unidentified assailants partially burned down a synagogue in Trappes, a western suburb of Paris, France. Several youths were seen leaving the synagogue just before the fire broke out. Canisters of flammable liquid were found on the premises. The first and second floors and the roof were badly damaged in the fire. The incident occurred during increased tension amongst Jewish and Muslim people, following clashes between Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East.
11/09/2000: Unidentified persons hurled three gasoline bombs at a branch of the post office in Hendaye, France. The interiors of the offices were gutted by the fire. The cost of the damage, which was apparently very extensive, was not known. It was suspected that young Basque separatists carried out the attack.
11/24/2000: In Cote d'Amour, France, one individual was killed in an explosion at an inter-community trade union office. The victim was an employee of the union, which is run by the local government and which heads decision-making on issues of health, tourism and the environment. Separatist militants were suspected in the attack.
11/19/2000: A car bomb went off outside the premises of the Departmental Directorate of Infrastructure (DDE) in Corte, Haute-Corse Department, Corsica, France. The blast did not result in any casualties, but caused extensive damage. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack
10/21/2000: An estate agency was completely destroyed after perpetrators ignited a gas canister near the location in Cambo-les-Bains, France. French police believed Iparretarrak, the French Basque underground movement, was responsible for the attack. No casualties were reported as a result of the incident.
04/21/2000: The Credit Agricole bank in Sagone, France, was the target of a explosive charge connected to a gas cylinder. The building was badly damaged, but no one was injured, as the attack occurred at night.
06/04/2000: An estate agency and a civil engineering firm were targeted in explosive attacks in Porto-Vecchio, Corsica. The premises of the Golf agency and the civil engineering firm Marcellesi were seriously damaged by two explosive charges of about 200 g. There were no casualties and no claim of responsibility in this incident.
12/31/2000: A device exploded outside the front entrance of The Environment Office of Corsica in Corte, Corsica. No one was injured in the attack; however, the building suffered damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2000: A small bomb damaged the Ajaccio, France political office of conservative lawmaker, Roland Francisci, who was known for his fierce opposition to an accord aimed at giving greater autonomy to Corsica. The entrance to the office was damaged by the explosion. No one was injured. No one claimed responsibility for the blast, but there was speculation that it may have been linked to Francisci's opposition to the plan worked out by Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin.
09/13/2000: On the morning of 09/13/2000, a bomb exploded outside a villa in Sperone town. The entrance to the villa was damaged, but there were no injuries. The villa belonged to Mr. Jacques Dewez, a property developer in the area, and the director of a golf course that was targeted in a 1994 bombing perpetrated by the Corsican National Liberation Front-Traditional Wing (FLNC). Mr. Dewez's wife and an employee were inside when the bomb went off.
08/26/2001: A bomb planted under a policeman’s car by the National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) detonated in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. The policeman escaped injury.
03/22/2001: French police defused a bomb planted in a vehicle in southwest Paris, France, after a spokesman for Armata Corsa, a Corsican resistance group, called Le Monde and Liberation newspapers and tipped them off. The unidentified person stated that the warning was reciprocation for the French government’s capture and arrest of the killers of Corsican guerrilla fighters Jean-Michel Rossi and Jean-Claude Fratacci.
08/19/2001: A branch of the Credit Lyonnais in Bastia, Corsica, France was bombed by unknown perpetrators. There was only minor damage to the building, but a security guard suffered slight concussion.
01/22/2001: An explosion occurred at the the building housing the Ministry of Justice in Annecy, France. There were no injuries or fatalities but there was extensive property damage. Officials believed that this incident was the work of the Armata Corsa organization.
10/10/2001: Petrol bombs were used in an attack on a French navy recruitment office in Pau, Pyrenees-Atlantiques department, France. Superficial damage was done to the building. Two phone calls were made to the Agence France Presse claiming responsibility on behalf of the previously unknown Totally Anti-War Group / Association totalement anti-guerre (ATAG).
11/06/2001: Unknown gunmen opened fire on the police barracks in Borgo, France. There were no reported injuries and no one claimed credit for the attack.
12/19/2001: Two buildings under construction were destroyed in an explosive attack in Vescovato, Corsica, France. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/18/2001: The National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) launched an attack on a villa in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. There were no casualties reported.
09/12/2001: A home-made explosive device lacking a detnator was discovered in front of a synagogue in the Villeneuve-la-Garenne neighborhood of Paris. The device was discovered after an anonymous call was made to the police. Police successfully disposed of the bomb and there were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
09/08/2001: In Itxassou, France, two petrol bombs each where thrown into 2 vehicles of a French Basque custom’s official. Also, an incendiary devise was thrown into the kitchen of the official's house, causing slight damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2001: A bomb was found and defused at a gendarmerie post near Porto-Vecchio in Corsica, France. The National Liberation Front of Corsica claimed responsibility. No injuries resulted from this incident
3/07/2001: The manager of the Titanite Explosifs store and eight of his family members were taken hostage around 7pm at their home outside of Grenoble, France, by suspected Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) militants. The militants then proceeded to use the manager's access to raid the company's store and steal 1.6 tons of dynamite, detonating cable to the length of 10km, and 20,000 detonators. The family was released two hours later after the trucks ETA loaded were gone.
08/12/2001: An arson attack was launched on the Lebanese Consulate by unknown perpetrators in Paris, France. Slight damage occurred and no injuries were reported.
12/08/2001: Petrol bombs targeted the home of a police officer in Asquain, France, in the Basque country. Several vehicles were damaged in the attack. No one was injured.
12/22/2001: On American Airlines Flight 63 en route to Miami, Florida, from Paris, France, Richard Reid attempted to detonate explosives in his shoes by igniting them with a match. After several attempts Reid was unsuccessful, possibly due to moisture on the fuse, and was restrained by passengers when a flight attendant smelled sulphur from the lit match. Doctors on board sedated Reid while the flight was escorted to Boston's Logan Airport by two U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jets. All 185 passengers and 12 crew members were safely removed; several had minor injuries including a flight attendant who was bitten by the perpetrator when she confronted him. Reid's shoes contained detonator wire and the plastic explosives triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and pentrite (PETN) that could have destroyed the plane if detonated. Reid, a petty criminal who converted to Islam while in jail and was trained by al-Qaida, ultimately pled guilty to all charges related to the incident and was sentenced to life in prison on January 30, 2003.
07/06/2001: A gang of six individuals partially destroyed a half-built police station. They ordered workers to leave the building before they set the charges. No one was hurt but the damage to the building was extensive. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. Officials suspected the Corsican National Liberation Front.
06/23/2001: Three unidentified members of the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) detonated a bomb in an empty residence in Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud department, Corsica, after making the guard of the housing development let them into the home. No one was injured, but the home was destroyed. The men wrote the group name's acroynym FLNC on a wall of the residence.
09/30/2001: Property belonging to a retired member of the Air and Border Police in Ustaritz, France, was targeted with two petrol bombs by unknown attackers. The bombs caused damage to two vehicles but there were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/22/2001: A bomb exploded outside of the headquarters of Corse-Matin, the daily newspaper in Aleria, Haute-Corse Department, Corsica. No one was injured in the explosion; however, the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
08/03/2001: The National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) placed an explosive device in a home in Isolella, Corsica, France. The device was found and defused, causing no injuries.
07/23/2001: Fourteen people were injured when a bomb exploded near the Borgo gendarmerie mobile unit post outside of Bastia, Corsica. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/02/2002: In two related incidents, devices were thrown in to real estate offices in France. In this incident, incendiary devices were thrown in to a real estate office in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France, destroying the building, but causing no injuries. Authorities attributed the incident to Basque nationalists; however, a specific group was not identified.
04/02/2002: Two unknown assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at a Marseille synagogue. The cocktail landed near two police guards. No one was injured, and no suspects were found.
05/11/2002: Unknown perpetrators bombed the premises of the Haute-Corse Road Company in Biguglia, Corsica damaging the interior of the building. Although the facility was damaged, there were no casualties. The Haute-Corse Road Company is a state body under the authority of the Haute-Corse General Council. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/17/2002: A bomb exploded in a private villa in southern Corsica. No one was injured in the attack. The incident occurred a week before Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to arrive. Authorities interpret the explosion as a message from separatists to the French government to expedite granting greater autonomy to Corsica. The bomb was one of 14 explosions that occurred throughout the night at various towns in Corsica, including three other private villas.
10/17/2002: A bomb exploded in a bank in Ghisonaccia, Haute-Corse, Corsica. No one was injured in the attack; however, the bank was damaged. The incident occurred a week before Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to arrive. Authorities interpret the explosion as a message from separatists to the French government to expedite granting greater autonomy to Corsica. The bomb was one of 14 explosions that occurred throughout the night at various towns in Corsica, including four other banks in Ghisonaccia.
05/10/2002: Unknown perpetrators bombed the premises of a refrigeration firm, Corse-Froid in Biguglia, Corsica. The bombing did not result in any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2002: A suspected Neo-Nazi organization targeted the regional headquarters of the charity organization, Secours Populaire, in Toulouse, France. The site had been vandalized in previous days with Neo-Nazi graffiti as well as some damage to the exterior fence. The local fire department successfully contained the fire and prevented the building from being seriously damaged. An anti-immigrant note was nailed to the gate of surrounding Secours Populaire’s building indicating that the attackers were Nazi skinheads.
10/17/2002: Explosives planted in a tax office failed to detonate in Migliacciaro, Corsica. The attempted bombing occurred a week before Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to arrive. Authorities interpret the incident as a message from separatists to the French government to expedite granting greater autonomy to Corsica. The bomb was one of 14 found throughout the night at various towns in Corsica.
04/04/2002: Two Molotov cocktail fire bombs were thrown at the synagogue in the Paris suburb of Kremlin-Bicetre. The fire bombs missed the synagogue and hit the sidewalk. None were injured. Police arrested three unidentified suspects who admitted to the attack.
10/17/2002: A bomb exploded in a company building in northern Corsica. No one was injured in the attack. The incident occurred a week before Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to arrive. Authorities interpret the explosion as a message from separatists to the French government to expedite granting greater autonomy to Corsica. The bomb was one of 14 explosions that occurred throughout the night at various towns in Corsica.
10/17/2002: A bomb exploded in a bank in Ghisonaccia, Haute-Corse, Corsica. No one was injured in the attack; however, the bank was damaged. The incident occurred a week before Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to arrive. Authorities interpret the explosion as a message from separatists to the French government to expedite granting greater autonomy to Corsica. The bomb was one of 14 explosions that occurred throughout the night at various towns in Corsica, including four other banks in Ghisonaccia.
10/17/2002: A bomb exploded in a bank in Ghisonaccia, Haute-Corse, Corsica. No one was injured in the attack; however, the bank was damaged. The incident occurred a week before Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to arrive. Authorities interpret the explosion as a message from separatists to the French government to expedite granting greater autonomy to Corsica. The bomb was one of 14 explosions that occurred throughout the night at various towns in Corsica, including four other banks in Ghisonaccia.
1/5/2002: Unidentified youths threw incendiary devices and stones at a synagogue in Paris, Île-de-France region, France. No one was injured; however, the synagogue sustained minor damage. No one claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown; however, the area has been subjected to a rash of violence by youths.
02/03/2002: A mansion in Ventiseri, France was bombed and destroyed. Another mansion was also attacked. No one was injured in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2002: Police discovered an unexploded bomb in a Jewish cemetary near Strasbourg-Cronenbourg. The bomb was removed and no one was injured. There were no suspects.
10/17/2002: A bomb exploded in a restaurant in southern Corsica. No one was injured in the attack. The incident occurred a week before Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to arrive. Authorities interpret the explosion as a message from separatists to the French government to expedite granting greater autonomy to Corsica. The bomb was one of 14 explosions that occurred throughout the night at various towns in Corsica.
10/17/2002: A bomb exploded in a police garage in Alleria, Corsica. No one was injured in the attack. The incident occurred a week before Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to arrive. Authorities interpret the explosion as a message from separatists to the French government to expedite granting greater autonomy to Corsica. The bomb was one of 14 explosions that occurred throughout the night at various towns in Corsica.
05/07/2002: A villa in Ventiseri, Corsica belonging to a German national was destroyed in an explosion. Authorities were unable to ascertain the cause of the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/02/2002: In two related incidents, devices were thrown in to real estate offices in France. In this incident, an unspecified number of petrol bombs were thrown in to a real estate office in Hendaye, France. Police suspected Basque nationalists; however, a specific group was not identified.
07/18/2002: A bomb attack in Bastia, Corsica, France destroyed a CRS (riot police) police barracks. No one was injured and no one claimed responsibility.
10/17/2002: A bomb exploded in a private villa in southern Corsica. No one was injured in the attack. The incident occurred a week before Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to arrive. Authorities interpret the explosion as a message from separatists to the French government to expedite granting greater autonomy to Corsica. The bomb was one of 14 explosions that occurred throughout the night at various towns in Corsica, including three other private villas.
02/11/2002: A French Customs' control boat was damaged, but did not sink, in an explosion in the port of Bastia in Corsica. No one claimed responsibility, but such attacks are often the work of separatists.
10/17/2002: A bomb exploded in a water-pump station in Borgo, a suburb of Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica. No one was injured in the attack. The incident occurred a week before Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to arrive. Authorities interpret the explosion as a message from separatists to the French government to expedite granting greater autonomy to Corsica. The bomb was one of 14 explosions that occurred throughout the night at various towns in Corsica.
01/18/2002: A Corsican judge, Philippe Toccanier, was the target of a failed assassination attempt at his home in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. No one was injured in the bomb attack. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack.
04/02/2002: Arsonists set fire to a Jewish cemetary pavilion in the French town of Schiltigheim. Most of the building was destroyed. There were no causalties or injuries. No suspects have been found.
10/17/2002: A bomb exploded in an agri-foodstuffs company in Borgo, a suburb of Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica. No one was injured in the attack. The incident occurred a week before Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to arrive. Authorities interpret the explosion as a message from separatists to the French government to expedite granting greater autonomy to Corsica. The bomb was one of 14 explosions that occurred throughout the night at various towns in Corsica.
10/17/2002: A bomb exploded in a private villa in southern Corsica. No one was injured in the attack. The incident occurred a week before Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to arrive. Authorities interpret the explosion as a message from separatists to the French government to expedite granting greater autonomy to Corsica. The bomb was one of 14 explosions that occurred throughout the night at various towns in Corsica, including three other private villas.
03/24/2002: Four people suffered minor injuries when a home-made explosive device detonated inside a Muslim butcher shop (Boucherie Ennasr) in Lille, France. Local authorities stated that the device consisted of a motorcycle battery attached to a charge, which was placed under one of the baby strollers inside the store. Three civilians, including a baby, were hit by flying glass and one individual was slightly burned. No deaths were reported. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. French investigators speculated that the attack may have been a form of extortion or part of a vendetta.
02/03/2002: A mansion in Ventiseri, France, was bombed and destroyed. Another mansion was also attacked. No one was injured in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
10/17/2002: A bomb exploded in a bank in Ghisonaccia, Haute-Corse, Corsica. No one was injured in the attack; however, the bank was damaged. The incident occurred a week before Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to arrive. Authorities interpret the explosion as a message from separatists to the French government to expedite granting greater autonomy to Corsica. The bomb was one of 14 explosions that occurred throughout the night at various towns in Corsica, including four other banks in Ghisonaccia.
10/17/2002: A bomb exploded in a bank in Ghisonaccia, Haute-Corse, Corsica. No one was injured in the attack; however, the bank was damaged. The incident occurred a week before Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to arrive. Authorities interpret the explosion as a message from separatists to the French government to expedite granting greater autonomy to Corsica. The bomb was one of 14 explosions that occurred throughout the night at various towns in Corsica, including four other banks in Ghisonaccia.
10/17/2002: A bomb exploded in a private villa in southern Corsica. No one was injured in the attack. The incident occurred a week before Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled to arrive. Authorities interpret the explosion as a message from separatists to the French government to expedite granting greater autonomy to Corsica. The bomb was one of 14 explosions that occurred throughout the night at various towns in Corsica, including three other private villas.
07/07/2003: A vacant holiday villa, owned by a French family from the mainland, was destroyed by an explosion by suspected separatists of the Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica, (FLNC) near the town of Tiucci, Corsica. This was one of four connected attacks which caused no deaths or injuries.
01/16/2003: An unoccupied villa in Corsica, France was the target of a bomb in a night where three separate bombings were reported. No one was injured.
03/15/2003: A bomb exploded at the General Council in the Corsican city of Ajaccio, France, causing extensive damage to the building and concussions to three people, including a child. The perpetrators were unknown.
01/03/2003: French Rabbi Gabriel Fahri was attacked with a knife by a lone assailant outside of his synagogue in Paris’s eleventh district. The unidentified attacker shouted “Allah Akhbar! We'll have your skin!” before stabbing Fahri in the abdomen. The wounds were not considered life threatening.
01/16/2003: The Vieux Port district in Bastia, Corsica was the target of a bomb in a night where three separate bombings were reported. The exact target remains unclear. No one was injured.
03/29/2003: Unknown perpetrators hurled a petrol bomb at a synagogue in the Paris suburb of Massy, France. A wall was slightly burnt.
05/10/2003: A villa belonging to the company D4 was destroyed by an explosive planted by the Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC) in Isolella, France. No casualties resulted from the incident. The FLNC claimed responsibility for the attack, indicating that the aim of the attack was to dissuade the Accor group from setting up in business on the island.
10/16/2003: A bomb exploded on the grounds of the EDF Electric Company in Ghisonaccia, France. The bomb caused serious damage to the facility, but there were no casualties reported. No claim of responsibility was made for the attack.
05/28/2003: A beach restaurant was damaged in a bomb attack in Borgo, France. No casualties resulted from the incident. A leaflet on the scene called for the defense of the Corsican coastline. The perpetrators of the incident was not known.
01/13/2003: An explosion at a private car in Santa Maria di Lotta, Corsica resulted in the destruction of the car as well as damage to ten other vehicles but caused no causalities. The attack was quickly claimed by the Resistenza Corsa.
07/14/2003: An explosive device was discovered outside the walls of the Vico Police Station, on the island of Corsica, France. The four kilogram device failed to detonate and was discovered by police after an anonymous phone call from a person claiming to be part of the Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC). This is one of four connected events that happened on the same day by the FLNC.
07/14/2003: On France’s Bastille Day, suspected nationalists of Corsica set-off an explosion in the post office of Bastia. The blast occurred minutes after French President Jacques Chirac finished a speech and caused major damage to the post office. The initials of a banned nationalist movement, the Corsican National Liberation Front, or Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica, (FNLC), were found near the site of the post office explosion, police said. No one was reported injured of killed. Four days after the attack (07/18/2003) the group claimed responsibility for the attack. This is one of four connected attacks carried out by the FNLC.
01/06/2003: French Rabbi Gabriel Farhi, member of the Liberal Jewish Movement of France, had his car set on fire in the parking lot of his residence in Paris’s 16th District by unknown assailants. Just three days earlier, the Rabbi had been stabbed.
01/16/2003: A hotel under construction in Haute-Corse, Corsica was the target of a bomb in a night where three separate bombings were reported. No one was injured.
08/04/2003: Unknown attackers bombed a holiday resort in Porticcio, Corsica, France. The device, which was left near the resort’s reception office, caused substantial damage to the building. However, no one was harmed in the attack.
10/10/2003: An explosive device was detonated near a tax office in Paris, France. No casualties were reported and the building suffered only minor damage. The Corsican National Liberation Front claimed responsibility for this attack.
07/14/2003: On France’s Bastille Day, suspected nationalists of Corsica set-off an explosion at a warehouse owned by a soft drink company, Lantieri, in Bonifacio. The blast occurred after explosions at the post office of Bastia and a private home. The blast caused significant damage to the warehouse and did not injure of kill anyone. The Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC) claimed responsibility for a series of attacks four days after the attack (07/18/2003). This is one of four connected attacks carried out by the FLNC on the same day.
07/19/2003: In two related attacks, bombs exploded in Nice, France, injuring a total of eight people and causing extensive damage. Shops were completely destroyed and parked cars peppered with impact marks. In the second attack, a bomb exploded at the directorate general of customs office in Nice. No one has claimed responsibility for these attacks; however, the Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC) was suspected. In September 2002, the FLNC claimed responsibility for a failed attack in the same place. The type of bomb used was unspecified.
11/09/2003: Unknown perpetrators attempted to bomb a gendarmerie barracks in Borgo, Corsica, France, but the device failed to detonate. The bomb was located inside a car that had been parked outside a wall surrounding the barracks. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
05/26/2003: Resistenza Corsa tried to bomb two establishments frequented mainly by North Africans in Bastia, France, but the bombs failed to explode.
07/14/2003: On France’s Bastille Day, suspected nationalists of Corsica set-off an explosion at the home of a French businessman Gerard Bourgoin in Bastia. The blast occurred several hours after an explosion at the post office of Bastia. The blast caused minor damage to the house and did not injure of kill anyone. The Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC) claimed responsibility for a series of attacks four days after the attack (07/18/2003). This is one of four connected attacks carried out by the FLNC on the same day.
03/20/2003: A bomb exploded at a restaurant-bar in Ajaccio, on the island of Corsica, France. No one was injured and the perpetrators were unknown.
10/10/2003: An explosive was detonated near a French Air Force recruiting office in Nice, France. One person was slightly injured. The Corsican National Liberation Front claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/24/2003: An explosive went off outside the building for the Association of Moroccans in Corsica in Ajaccio, Corsica. It was unknown who was responsible but racist groups had been showing their presence in the region at the time. No one was injured, but there was some damage to the building.
08/03/2003: Members of the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) bombed a house belonging to a French paramilitary soldier. The house was being rented to a person from France’s mainland, but no one was injured in the blast. Authorities found FLNC inscriptions on one of the house’s walls.
03/09/2003: An explosive attack destroyed a villa under construction and owned by a retired gendarmerie in Conca on the French island of Corsica. The perpetrators were unknown and the attack occurred amid weeks of attacks on gendarmes.
01/13/2003: An explosion in the front of Fanny’s Club in Bastia Corsica left significant damage to the bar but caused no causalities. The attack was quickly claimed by the Resistenza Corsa.
04/14/2003: Unknown assailants partially destroyed a McDonalds in Sergy, France. There were no casualties reported in the incident.
07/19/2003: In two related attacks, bombs exploded in Nice, France, injuring a total of eight people and causing extensive damage. Shops were completely destroyed and parked cars peppered with impact marks. In the first incident, a bomb exploded at the tax office in Nice. No one has claimed responsibility for these attacks; however, the Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC) was suspected. In September 2002, the FLNC claimed responsibility for a failed attack in the same place. The type of bomb used was unspecified.
07/07/2003: A vacant holiday villa, owned by a French family from the mainland, was destroyed by an explosion by suspected separatists of the Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica, (FLNC) near the town of Tiucci, Corsica. This was one of four connected attacks which caused no deaths or injuries.
07/07/2003: A vacant holiday villa, owned by a French family from the mainland, was destroyed by an explosion by suspected separatists of the Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica, (FLNC) near the town of Tiucci, Corsica. This was one of four connected attacks which caused no deaths or injuries.
07/07/2003: A vacant holiday villa, owned by a French family from the mainland, was destroyed by an explosion by suspected separatists of the Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica, (FLNC) near the town of Tiucci, Corsica. This was one of four connected attacks which caused no deaths or injuries.
05/26/2003: Resistenza Corsa bombed a bar frequented mainly by North Africans in Bastia, France. No casualties were reported in the incident.
08/04/2003: Suspected members of the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) bombed a France Telecom installation in Lucciana, Corsica. The bomb caused substantial damage to the facility, but there were no casualties. Local police reported that the attackers had left the initials FLNC on one of the facility’s walls.
09/12/2004: A car belonging to a Moroccan was attacked using plastic explosives in Bastia, France. No one was injured in the attack that police blamed on the Anonymous Underground Movement (MCA).
01/18/2004: An explosive device detonated in a car belonging to Aissa Dermouche, one of France's first Muslim prefects, in the city of Nantes, France. The explosive detonated in the middle of the night and no one was injured. No one claimed responsibility for the attack although right-wing militants were suspected. Dermouche was born in Algeria and had been named prefect of the eastern department of Jura only two days earlier.
09/12/2004: A villa belonging to an Italian was attacked using explosives the Poggio-Mezzana district of Haute-Corse Department, France. No one was injured in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/03/2004: A building site vehicle was damaged after an explosive charge was set off in an attack in Prunelli-di-Fiumorbu, near Ghisonaccia, in northern Corsica. No one was injured, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/15/2004: An attempted bombing took place in the Corsican city of Bastia outside of the Public Ministry Officer’s building. The small device, disguised as a fire extinguisher, malfunctioned when the detonator exploded but failed to set off the other explosive materials. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
04/19/2004: Unknown perpetrators targeted a local branch of the Credit Agricole Bank in Corsica, France. The attackers detonated a bomb that consisted of a high-powered explosive charge that caused significant damage to the facility. Although the bank sustained significant damage, no casualties resulted from the bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/02/2004: Two explosions destroyed a disco on the beach south of the city of Bastia on the French island of Corsica. The disco was closed at the time of the explosions and no one was injured. No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2004: A Geant Casino superstore was targeted in Furiani [on the outskirts of Bastia, northern Corsica] by a bomb explosion which caused serious damage to a warehouse. No one was injured, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/08/2004: In the early morning hours, a bomb exploded outside of the Indonesian Embassy in Paris. The attack shattered windows in a 30-meter radius and slightly injured ten people. The French Armed Islamic Front claimed to have conducted the attack, but authorities have their doubts as to its authenticity.
04/19/2004: Unknown perpetrators bombed a privately owned villa in Corsica, France. The house, which belonged to a Parisian family, was completely destroyed by a high-powered explosive device. Although the house was destroyed, no one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
10/21/2004: A bomb exploded at a police station in Aleria, Corsica, France. There were no injuries or fatalities and the perpetrators were unknown.
05/29/2005: The National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on the former premises of the Regional Directorate for Industry, Research and the Environment in Lucciana, Corsica. The attack did not result in any casualties and the building sustained only minor damage.
03/06/2005: An explosive device detonated and destroyed the Office of Tourism in Corte, Corsica. Other government offices were also damaged by the blast. No one was injured. No one claimed responsibility.
03/08/2005: In Ajaccio, Corsica, an explosive device detonated at an electrical building belonging to EDF (Electricité de France), the state-owned electric company. Though no one claimed responsibility, authorities suspected the Corsican separatist group, Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC). The device was placed against a wall, on which was written ‘miné FLNC’. No one was injured.
03/08/2005: A group of unknown gunmen fired at least 16 shots at a police headquarters in Corte, Corsica. Seven bullet holes were found immediately on the facade of the building. Another nine bullet holes were found on the facade of the police barracks. No one was injured. No one claimed responsibility. This incident was one of two separate acts in Corsica on the same day.
05/29/2005: The National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a private residence in Cargese, Corsica. The attack did not result in any casualties and the building sustained only minor damage.
09/29/2005: A rocket was fired on the prefecture building in Ajaccio, Corsica, causing extensive damage but no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, though authorities link the violence to the labor strife at the time.
05/29/2005: The National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on the Haute-Corse Prefect’s Office in Bastia, Corsica. The attack did not result in any casualties and the building sustained only minor damage.
12/21/2005: In one of two related incidents in Lumio, Corsica (cf. 200512210005), a beer barrel filled with a chlorate-based explosive mixture exploded at a villa in the Balagne region of the town. There were no injuries and no one claimed responsibility for the incident. The related incident also involved beer barrel explosions on villas, but the location was in the marina in Lumio.
02/25/2005: An explosive device damaged a holiday villa in Porto Vecchio, Corsica. The explosion caused a fire which damaged the front door of the premises. No one was injured. No one claimed responsibility.
05/23/2005: A bomb exploded and seriously damaged a town hall in Furiani, a town in the outskirts of Bastia on the French island of Corsica. Though no claims were made immediately after the attack, authorities suspect the National Front for the Liberation of Corsica-Union of Fighters (FLNC-UC). No one was injured.”
03/03/2005: In Ajaccio, France, suspected Corsican separatists fired an anti-tank rocket at police barracks, piercing a wall but not causing any casualties. No specific group claimed responsibility.
03/24/2005: In Luciana, Corsica, an explosive device detonated and destroyed a ready-built building serving as an office for a stone transporter at the bottom of a quarry. No one was injured since the building was empty. No one claimed responsibility for the blast.
03/23/2005: In Corte, Corsica, authorities found an undetonated explosive device hidden in a fire extinguisher against a wall of the local France Telecom office. No one claimed responsibility.
04/28/2005: In Ciboure, France, an unknown perpetrator on a motorbike threw a Molotov cocktail at a police vehicle parked in front of the private home of then French Defense Minister, Michele Alliot-Marie. This attack occurred hours after Alliot-Marie was featured in the ‘Envoyé Spécial’ television program on the France-2 channel. No one was injured. Though authorities suspect Basque separatists yet no one claimed responsibility.
12/21/2005: In one of two related incidents in Lumio, Corsica (cf. 200512210006), beer barrels filled with a chlorate-based explosive mixture blew up in the marina of Lumio and damaged two villas. The villas were unoccupied at the time so no one was hurt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. The related incident involved a similar beer barrel explosion on a villa, but was located in the Balagne region of the Lumio.
01/19/2005: A small explosive charge detonated in an underground parking garage in Saint-Nicholas square in Bastia, Corsica. The explosive device was left near the offices of the company which manages the garage. No one was injured. No one claimed responsibility after the attack. On February 14, 2005, the FLNC-22 Octobre, a splinter group of the FLNC-Union claimed responsibility for thirteen prior attacks in Corsica.”
03/13/2005: In Ajaccio, Corsica, the detonation of a powerful explosive device destroyed the entire interior of a restaurant. Since the building was empty at the time of the incident, no one was injured. No one claimed responsibility. Though no one claimed responsibility, authorities suspected the Corsican separatist group, Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC).
01/04/2005: A woman and two children were injured by an explosion at the rector’s building of a university on the French island of Corsica. The inside of the building faced extensive damage. The explosion was attributed to a long campaign of separatist violence in Corsica. No specific group claimed responsibility.
05/10/2005: An explosion occurred at the Palace of Justice in Bastia, Corsica. Two officers from the French national police were slightly injured. No one claimed responsibility. Officials suspect the FLNC, the Corsican National Liberation Front.
05/15/2005: A bomb exploded at the Palace of Justice in Ajaccio, Corsica. Four persons were injured. No one claimed responsibility.
01/24/2005: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Departmental Directorate of Veterinary Services in Borgo, Corsica. Although the office sustained some damage, no one was harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/23/2005: A bomb exploded and seriously damaged a town hall in Biguglia, a town in the outskirts of Bastia on the French island of Corsica. Though no claims were made immediately after the attack, authorities suspect the National Front for the Liberation of Corsica-Union of Fighters (FLNC-UC). No one was injured.
04/30/2005: A bomb exploded at the Regional Directorate for Agriculture and Forestry (DRAF) office in Lucciana, France on the island of Corsica causing extensive damage to the building. The National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the attack with a note left at the scene.
07/28/2005: In one of three related attacks, the Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC) claimed responsibility for bombing a villa in Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, France, which caused minor damage and no injuries.
02/25/2005: An explosive device detonated at a gendarmerie building - i.e. a police building, in Ponte-Leccia, Corsica. There were no injuries, no damages, and no claims of responsibility.
08/11/2005: A bomb planted inside a trash bin in Bayonne, France was found and defused after a man belonging to Iparretarrak called police and told them where to find the device.
03/08/2005: Suspected members of the Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC) bombed Departmental Facilities Office (DDE) in Sarrola, Corsica. No one was injured in the bombing and the DDE office sustained only slight damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/10/2005: Suspected members of the Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC) bombed Departmental Facilities Office (DDE) in Ajaccio, Corsica. Two children in an adjacent building were injured in the blast, but the DDE office sustained only slight damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/29/2005: The National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a private residence in Porto Vecchio, Corsica. The attack did not result in any casualties and the building sustained only minor damage.
03/30/2005: In Calvi, Corsica, a weak explosive device detonated at the local technical building of the French national electric and gas company, EDF-GDF, which was in a residential area. No one was injured. The blast caused minimal property damage. Sources implied the Corsican separatist group, Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC), as possible perpetrators.
07/28/2005: In one of three related attacks, the Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC) claimed responsibility for bombing the Cargese, Corsica, France home of Yvan Colonna, who is heavily invested in the Italian stock market, which caused minor damage and no injuries.
07/28/2005: In one of three related attacks, the Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC) claimed responsibility for bombing EDF [French electricity company] in Bastia, Corsica, France, which caused minor damage and no injuries.
05/29/2005: The National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a private residence in Sagone, Corsica. The attack did not result in any casualties and the building sustained only minor damage.
04/14/2006: A home-made explosive device was found in Biarritz-Parme Airport in Bayonne, France, between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. following a telephone call made by a man who was apparently a sympathizer with the separatist cause.
02/02/2006: A bomb partially destroyed a villa in Coggia on the French island of Corsica, but caused no injuries. The Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC) acronym was painted at the location. Police successfully defused two other bombs found in the area several hours later.
02/02/2006: Police successfully defused two bombs found at villas in Coggia on the French island of Corsica. The Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC) acronym was found painted at the location. Another bomb had partially destroyed a villa in the area earlier in the day.
07/02/2006: A bomb was planted outside a tax office in Corsica, France. No one claimed responsibility. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2006: A car bomb set by unknown perptraitors exploded outside the gendarmerie barracks in Furiani, France, at 1300 hours [1200 gmt], causing very extensive damage. Nobody was injured and nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/17/2008: An unidentified group planted a bomb in the annex of the Bastia, France courthouse in Corsica. No one was hurt but there was slight damage to the building. No claim of responsibility was reported.
01/19/2006: The flat of a retired gendarme now working for the town hall of Ajaccio, Corsica was the target of a bomb attack which caused slight damage, but no injuries. The name “FLNC” (Corsican National Liberation Front) was painted on the flat's door.
10/01/2006: A police van was damaged in a bomb attack in a garage on the outskirts of Ajaccio in Corsica. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, and no casualties were reported.
08/06/2006: Around 1 pm local time, a bomb exploded in a villa in the district of Sant'Andrea d'Orcino near Ajaccio, France. There were no reported casualties. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/03/2006: The offices of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) were destroyed in Marseille, France by a gasoline incendiary device. There were no casualties. An unnamed far-left group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/03/2006: The Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC) claimed responsibility for two bombs that exploded and damaged several homes in Olmeto on the French island of Corsica. No one was injured.
04/14/2006: A home-made explosive device was found in and Cambo-les-Bains tourist office following a telephone call made by a man who is apparently a sympathizer with the separatist cause.
04/05/2006: Witnesses saw two unidentified individuals throwing a Molotov cocktail at the main gate of the Turkish consulate general in Paris, France at 1:00 a.m., but the attack caused no injuries or damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/27/2006: A Spaniard was kidnapped by three men in Luz-Ardiden, France. Authorities announced that the kidnappers were members of ETA, the Basque separatist group.
01/19/2006: A villa under construction in Sagone, Corsica, which belonged to a family living in mainland France, was the target of a failed bomb attack. Workers arriving at the construction site dismantled the bomb and noticed the inscription ‘FNLC’ on the wall.
05/11/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetraotrs detonated six small bombs in front of government buildings and private homes in Corsica, France. No one was injured in the bombings. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/09/2006: An unidentified male shot at a gendarmerie building in Ghisonaccia in the Haute-Corse department of the French island Corsica, causing no injuries or damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/14/2006: A home-made explosive device was found in dustbins near Bayonne, France, sub-prefecture [local administrative offices] following a telephone call made by a man who was apparently a sympathizer with the separatist cause.
01/20/2006: In Sagone, Corsica, a home under construction owned by a family living on the French mainland was extensively damaged by a bomb. There were no claims of responsibility and the perpetrators were not identified.
01/17/2006: A butcher shop belonging to a Muslim man was extensively damaged by a fire caused by the explosion of a bomb in Porto-Vecchio, Corsica. This is the fourth time since 2003 that the shop has been the target of an attack or attempted attack, though no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/28/2006: An explosive device was found outside the garage door of a gendarme's home in Ghisonaccia, Corsica, France. The bomb failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility in the attempted attack.
07/02/2006: Three bombs were planted in a Corsican piano bar in Bastia, France. No one claimed responsibility.
01/23/2006: In a series of related incidents, at least three bomb explosions destroyed approximately 15 chalets at a camping site in Castellare di Casinca in Corsica, France. A fire started by the explosions also destroyed five to six hectares of the surrounding forest. There were no reported injuries and there were no claims of responsibility, though Corsican separatists are generally suspected to be responsible.
01/22/2006: A tax office in Aix-en-Provence, France, was minimally damaged in a bomb attack claimed by the FLNC (Corsican National Liberation Front) 22 October wing. The man planting the bomb, Alexandre Vincenti, was killed when the bomb detonated prematurely. Another man, Dominique Pasqualaggi, was believed to have been present at the planting of the bomb as well.
01/23/2006: In a series of related incidents, a bomb destroyed the main building of an Italian-owned holiday center in Taglio Isolaccio in Corsica, France. There were no reported injuries and there were no claims of responsibility, though Corsican separatists are generally suspected to be responsible.
04/27/2006: A low-intensity charge exploded by night at army offices in Bastia, Northeastern Corsica, France. The attack occurred as Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s Prime Minister, was to visit Corsica’s main city, Ajaccio, the following day. The FLNC-Union of Combatants [National Front for the Liberation of Corsica], an outlawed separatist group, was suspected for having carried out the attack.
02/16/2006: Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC) militants attacked two villas in Coti Chiavari on the French island of Corsica, completely destroying one of the villas, which belonged to families who lived in mainland France. "Emile Corticchiato lives forever" in Corsican was found painted on both villas to dedicate the attack to one of the group's dead members.
04/22/2006: Corsican separatists briefly took four people hostage and locked them up in a shed near a villa in the southern town of Coti-Chiavari, Corsica. Then, they blew up the empty villa. No one was injured by the blast. Two of the four hostages were taken to the hospital for shock.
03/04/2006:Three Corsican National Liberation Front members bombed a resort complex on the island of Corsica and took a watchman hostage. The watchman was released to inform the authorities that the resort complex had been booby-trapped and that the Corsican National Liberation Front was responsible for the attack.
02/02/2006: Two villas were partially destroyed in Tiuccia on the French island of Corsica, but caused no injuries. The Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC) partially destroyed another villa and planted two other bombs in Coggia on the same day, but it was not reported that police suspected the group in this attack.
01/06/2006: A bomb exploded near the army recruitment office in Bastia, Corsica, causing slight damage but injuring none. No group claimed responsibility
01/24/2006: In a series of related incidents, three unoccupied holiday homes were the target of bomb attacks in the Haute-Corse region of northern Corsica, near Cervione. There were no reported injuries and there were no claims of responsibility, though Corsican separatists are generally suspected to be responsible.
09/22/2006: A bomb exploded in a café in Ajaccio, Corsica. One person was injured. No one claimed responsibility.
03/04/2006: Corsican separatists bombed a vacation resort located north of the main city of Ajaccio, Corsica. The watchman of the resort was briefly taken hostage. Three explosions occurred, damaging four or five vacant apartments. No one was injured.
12/08/2007: A villa belonging to a doctor from mainland France was destroyed in a daylight bomb attack in the island of Corsica, France. There were no casualties and no claim for the responsibility of the attack.
11/14/2007: Two retired teachers from mainland France found a 20-kilo bomb planted outside their house in Olmento, Corsica. The bomb was safely disposed of by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
11/14/2007: Unknown gunmen attacked a court in Ajaccio, Corsica, with machine guns. No one was hurt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2007: Three individuals, consisting of a couple and their child, were kidnapped in Messanges, Aquitaine, France. The perpetrators intended to use their vehicle in a car-bomb attack. Authorities suspect the Basque separatist group, ETA.
04/21/2007: A bomb exploded at the Office of Maritime Affairs in Bastia, Corsica. No one was injured. No one claimed responsibility. Officials suspect Corsican separatists.
06/11/2007: The Fogatta cinema was destroyed when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated inside the theater just before midnight in Ile Rousse, Balagne Region, Corsica, France. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/18/2007: Three bombs exploded and caused minor property damage and no casualties in the Basque Aquitaine region of France in the three small villages of Ciboure, Guethary, and Saint-Jean-de-Luz. An anonymous call was made to emergency services one hour before the bombs simultaneously exploded, damaging two homes and a real estate office. There was no claim of responsibility.
12/20/2007: A bomb exploded in the courtyard of the police headquarters in Ajaccio, Corsica. No one was injured. Though no one claimed responsibility, authorities suspect Corsican separatists.
04/21/2007: A bomb exploded outside a tax office in Bastia, Corsica. One man was injured. No one claimed responsibility. Officials suspect Corsican separatists.
12/01/2007: Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) claimed responsibility for the assassination of two Spanish civil guardsmen in southwest France on December 1st, in a communiqué sent to the Basque Daily fourteen days later.
07/03/2007: Two houses exploded in the southern town of Guethary, France. The government blamed the bombing on the ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna). No one was injured in the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/23/2007: A bomb exploded outside the treasury building in Ajaccio, Corsica. No one was injured. Though no one claimed responsibility, officials suspect Corsican separatist groups.
12/20/2007: A bomb exploded outside the offices of a government equipment department in Ajaccio, Corsica. One person was injured. Though no one claimed responsibility, authorities suspect Corsican separatists.
12/06/2007: A parcel bomb went off in Paris, France, killing an office worker. The perpetrator was unknown. The French Interior Ministry reported that another person was seriously hurt in the incident. The blast occurred at a building housing French president Nicolas Sarkozy's old law firm.
08/28/2007: Shots were fired at an Imam in Linguizetta, Corsica. No casualties were reported and the perpetrator of this incident was unknown.
12/23/2007: A bomb exploded outside police barracks in Ajaccio, Corsica. Two people were injured. Though no one claimed responsibility, officials suspect Corsican separatist groups.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday morning, at 1100, a group calling itself the Afghan Revolutionary Front planted a bundle of dynamite in the third floor restroom of the menswear department inside the Printemps department store in Paris, Ile de France, France. The group sent a letter to police saying several bombs were planted in the department store and that they demanded that France withdraw from Afghanistan. No casualties or damages resulted from the attempted bombing.
12/25/2008: On Thursday, mine clearance officers defused an explosive device found at the European Center for Sports Rehabilitation in the resort town of Capbreton, Aquitaine, France. Sixty patients were evacuated from the center after a patient reported finding the homemade bomb. The bomb contained a clock and two bottles of liquid, one contained gasoline while the other sodium chlorate. No casualties or damages were reported in the attempted bombing and no group claimed responsibility.
01/17/2008: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at about 2 am next to a bank in Moriani, south of Bastia, on Corsica Island. The attack did not kill or injure anyone however it caused damage to the Credit Agricole bank branch. Their motive was not known.
06/21/2008: On Saturday, Rudy Haddad, a Jewish man, was attacked and beaten by an unknown number of African youths in Paris, Ile de France, France. The attack was anti-Semitic. No group claimed responsibility.
01/16/2008: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb next to a bank near Bastia on Corsica Island. The attack did not kill or injure anyone however it did cause great damage to the bank.
04/20/2008: On Sunday before dawn, a group of ten neo-Nazis, named "LW," burned a mosque in Toulouse, Alsace province, France. The entrance hall of the Colomiers mosque was burned after the culprits set fire to an indoor trash can. The room reserved for ritual washing was also sacked. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/08/2008: On Friday night, French police located and safely defused an improvised explosive device planted at the Arcangues tourist center in the town of Arcangues in the Basque region of Pyrenees Atlantiques province, southwestern France. Police received an anonymous call at around 0400 warning of five explosive devices in the region, however, only three bombs were found.
08/08/2008: On Friday night, French police located and safely defused an improvised explosive device planted on a TGV high speed train traveling between Boucau and Ondres near the town of Landes in Poitou Charentes province, France. Police received an anonymous call at around 0400 warning of five explosive devices in the region, however, only three bombs were found. The makeshift bomb planted on the rail line contained a gas canister and was equipped with a detonator.
01/10/2008: A bank in Ajaccio was damaged in a bomb attack. Bank branches are frequently targeted in attacks attributed to underground separatists’ movements. There were no deaths or injuries from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/21/2008: Unknown perpetrators set off bombs at two banks in Sartene on Corsica Island. The attack killed and injured no one but caused significant property damage.
05/17/2008: On Saturday night at 23:20, a fire set by unknown perpetrators destroyed an unoccupied second home belonging to a couple from mainland France in Pianotolli-Caldarello, Corsica, France. The anti-terrorist section of the Porto-Vecchio investigation unit investigated the arson attack but no claim of responsibility was made for the incident and no casualties were reported.
12/25/2008: On Thursday morning, a bomb exploded at a real-estate agency in the town of Anglet in southwest France. The phrase "Basque country is not for sale" was spray painted across the building facade. The bomb went off before dawn and did not cause in casualties. The amount of damage done to the building was not reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/08/2008: On Friday night, French police located and safely defused an improvised explosive device planted at a holiday resort near the town of Arcangues in the Basque region of Pyrenees Atlantiques province, southwestern France. Police received an anonymous call at around 0400 warning of five explosive devices in the region, however, only three bombs were found. The makeshift bomb contained a plastic container full of petrol.
01/11/2009: On Sunday, in Saint-Denis, France, unknown assailants hurled two firebombs at a synagogue, setting fire to a pizzeria on the ground floor at Chabad House Ohr Manahem next door. No casualties or damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
01/27/2009: On Tuesday, in Bastia, Corsica, France, assailants fired a rocket at a police station, causing damage to three vehicles in the adjacent parking lot. No casualties were reported. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/20/2009: On Friday, in Lyon, France around mid-day, a male shooter attacked mothers with an air rifle while they were picking up their children near a kindergarten. The gunman also fired at one of the policemen who responded to the scene. A lead pellet was found at the scene that was used from a compressed air weapon and a manhunt has been launched for the gunman who escaped the scene. Ten people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
06/01/2009: On Monday, in Palombaggia, Porto Vecchio, Corsica, France, an improvised explosive device that was placed in the basement of an unoccupied residence belonging to a Swiss family exploded, causing minor damage to the residence but no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
01/05/2009: On Monday, in Toulouse, France, a car that was set on fire with petrol bombs was pushed into the door of the a synagogue. About a dozen people were inside the synagogue at the time but nobody was hurt and the building only suffered slight damage. Police found unexploded petrol bombs inside a second car, which did not catch on fire. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/22/2009: On Wednesday morning at about 0600, in Vescovato, Corsica, France, assailants packed a gas bottle into a stolen car and detonated it 20 meters from a gendarmerie, scattering debris across a 100-meter radius and damaging three nearby buildings, but causing no causalities. No motive for the attack was reported and no group has claimed responsibility, but the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) is thought to be responsible.
09/13/2009: On Sunday morning around 0500, in Ghisonaccia, Corsica, France, an improvised explosive device exploded in front of a parked vehicle, destroying the vehicle but causing no casualties. No motive for the attack was reported, but the individual was also the target of an attack of the same kind more than 10 years ago. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2009: On Monday, in Bonifacio, Corsica, France, an assailant on a motorcycle fired upon a police station, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
01/17/2010: On Sunday, in the village of Coggia, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France, militants detonated an improvised explosive device damaging one unoccupied house, no casualties were reported. This was one of two related attacks that targeted vacation homes in Coggia. The group Front de la Liberation Nationale de la Corse (FLNC) used graffiti to claim responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2010: On Sunday, in an unspecified location in France, members of the Animals Rights Militia (ARM) set fire to the Biomatech research center's administration building, which destroyed two floors of the building. There were no casualties and ARM claimed responsibility for the attack. The group also mentioned that they used gas cans to set the fire and that six people were involved with the incident.
01/17/2010: On Sunday, in the village of Coggia, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France, militants detonated an improvised explosive device damaging one unoccupied house, no casualties were reported. This was one of two related attacks that targeted vacation homes in Coggia. The group Front de la Liberation Nationale de la Corse (FLNC) used graffiti to claim responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2011: On Wednesday night before dawn, at a private residence in the Hause-Corse department in Saint-Florent, Corsica, France, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a vacation home owned by a French couple. No casualties resulted as the house was unoccupied at the time of the attack but it did cause moderate property damage to the building. No group has claimed responsibility but authorities are blaming Corsican separatists.
01/18/2011: On Tuesday night at 0200, in the Cannes area of Ajaccio, Corsica, France two bars were destroyed in a double bomb attack within minutes of each other. The blasts destroyed the bars as well as damaged several apartments and vehicles nearby. Three people were injured during the explosion. The bombs were allegedly comprised of 15 kilograms of explosives. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/24/2011: On Monday, in Paris, Ile de France, France, an unclaimed bag left at the Paris Roissy Charles De Gaulle Airport was found and suspected to be an improvised explosive device (IED). A bomb disposal expert was called to the F hall of one terminal at the Roissy airport. The IED was successfully defused. No damage or casualties were reported in the attack and no group has claimed responsibility.
04/09/2011: On Saturday night, in Creuse, Limousin, France, two suspected Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) members sped through a French checkpoint. Upon passing the checkpoint, the two individuals inside the car began to fire at police just before abandoning their car and fleeing. One officer was shot and injured during the incident. Police eventually caught up with and captured the individuals early on 04/10/2011. Police identified the two individuals as Oier Gomez Mielgo and Itziar Moreno. No group claimed responsibility, although ETA is suspected of being responsible for the attack.
10/06/2011: On Thursday evening, in Paris, Ile de France, France, a group of 25 to 30 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) supporters forced their way into the Zaman Daily's office. The PKK supporters then attacked two Zaman personnel who were in the building at the time of the incident. The supporters put up posters of imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and other posters in support of the PKK on the walls of the office. The intruders said they would not leave until an official from the Turkish Consulate in Paris came to talk to them. They also refused to leave after police arrived at the scene and then were forcibly removed from the office and taken to a local police station. It is unknown if the two Zaman personnel were injured in the attack and it is unknown if any damage occurred. No group claimed responsibility, although the PKK is suspected.
01/17/2011: On Monday, in the village of Cauria in the Sartene area of Corsa du Sud, Corsica, France, National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) militants detonated an improvised explosive device composed of three gas cylinders packed around a canister of unknown home-made explosives targeting a residential villa under construction. The bombing attack resulted in no casualties but caused a significant amount of property damage to the residence. FLNC militants claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2011: On Tuesday night at 0400, in Moriani Beach, San Nicolao, Corsica, France, unidentified militants detonated an explosive device at a hotel under construction. No casualties resulted as the building was unoccupied at the time of the attack but did cause significant property damage to the building, especially on the ground level in which the hotel recently underwent a full renovation. A second bomb, which had not detonated, was later discovered and safely removed by security forces. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) separatists are responsible.
12/12/2011: A parcel bomb addressed to the Greek Ambassador to France was discovered at the Greek Embassy in Paris (Department), Paris, France. The package, which did not list a sender but appeared to come from Italy, contained a low-power explosive which was detonated by French bomb experts under controlled conditions. Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attempted attack, authorities believe the incident is related to a string of package bombs and threatening letters sent to Italian officials and a German banker by the Italian anarchist group Federazione Anarchica Informale (Informal Federation of Anarchy) around the same time. The spate of mail bombings appear to have been carried out in response to the adoption of economic austerity measures by Eurozone member states.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
06/19/2012: An assailant took four people hostage at a French bank in Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France. Two of the hostages were released by the assailant while the other two were rescued after approximately seven hours. The assailant asserted that he had connections to Al-Qaida and demanded to speak to the French police unit that killed Mohamed Merah, a French Algerian who was shot during a standoff with police after killing seven people in a series of attacks throughout southern France in March of the same year.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
07/02/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a vacation home near Bonifacio district, Corse-du-Sud department, Corsica region, France. The home belonged to a Parisian banker who was forced out of the residence while the assailants set off the device. No injuries were reported in the attack. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) left its slogans on the walls of the home.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
03/21/2012: An explosive device detonated under the windows of the Indonesian Embassy in Paris, France. There were no casualties, but several cars and the embassy building were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, authorities attributed it to Frederic C. Jean Salvi, a French citizen. Authorities further stated that the attack may have been meant as a warning to Indonesia to cease security crackdowns in the country, which have affected Islamic militants in recent years.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
06/02/2012: Assailants attacked three Jewish youths as they left school in Villeurbanne, Rhone-Alpes, France. The assailants beat the victims with a hammer and iron bars, injuring all three. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, one assailant surrendered to the police several days later. Officials believe the attack was anti-Semitic in nature.
03/11/2012: A soldier was shot and killed in Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The soldier was off-base and out of uniform when the attack occurred. Mohammed Merah, a French citizen of Algerian descent, claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
12/08/2012: Assailants set fire to a house in Helette, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and stated, "The Basque country is not for sale."
09/09/2012: An explosive device went off near a supermarket in Corsica region, France. This was one of seven attacks on supermarkets around Corsica on the night of September 9, 2012. No one was injured in the attacks, but material damage was done. No group claimed responsibility for the blasts; however, sources noted that the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) had perpetrated similar attacks against supermarkets in the past.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
09/09/2012: An explosive device went off near a supermarket in Corsica region, France. This was one of seven attacks on supermarkets around Corsica on the night of September 9, 2012. No one was injured in the attacks, but material damage was done. No group claimed responsibility for the blasts; however, sources noted that the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) had perpetrated similar attacks against supermarkets in the past.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
09/09/2012: An explosive device went off near a supermarket in Ajaccio commune, Corse-du-Sud department, Corsica region, France. This was one of seven attacks on supermarkets around Corsica on the night of September 9, 2012. No one was injured in the attacks, but material damage was done. No group claimed responsibility for the blasts; however, sources noted that the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) had perpetrated similar attacks against supermarkets in the past.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
09/09/2012: An explosive device went off near a supermarket in Alistro commune, Haute-Corse department, Corsica region, France. This was one of seven attacks on supermarkets around Corsica on the night of September 9, 2012. No one was injured in the attacks, but material damage was done. No group claimed responsibility for the blasts; however, sources noted that the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) had perpetrated similar attacks against supermarkets in the past.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
03/19/2012: Four people, including children, were shot and killed outside a Jewish school in Toulouse city, Midi-Pyrenees region, France. Mohammed Merah, a French citizen of Algerian descent, claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was carried out in order to avenge Palestinian children.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
09/09/2012: An explosive device went off near a supermarket in Bastia commune, Haute-Corse department, Corsica region, France. This was one of seven attacks on supermarkets around Corsica on the night of September 9, 2012. No one was injured in the attacks, but material damage was done. No group claimed responsibility for the blasts; however, sources noted that the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) had perpetrated similar attacks against supermarkets in the past.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
09/19/2012: Two assailants placed an explosive device in a kosher food store and threw a rock through its window in Sarcelles commune, 15 kilometers north of Paris, Ile-de-France region, France. Four people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Muslim extremists.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
09/09/2012: An explosive device went off near a supermarket in Corsica region, France. This was one of seven attacks on supermarkets around Corsica on the night of September 9, 2012. No one was injured in the attacks, but material damage was done. No group claimed responsibility for the blasts; however, sources noted that the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) had perpetrated similar attacks against supermarkets in the past.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
09/09/2012: An explosive device went off near a supermarket in Oletta commune, Haute-Corse department, Corsica region, France. This was one of seven attacks on supermarkets around Corsica on the night of September 9, 2012. No one was injured in the attacks, but material damage was done. No group claimed responsibility for the blasts; however, sources noted that the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) had perpetrated similar attacks against supermarkets in the past.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
03/15/2012: Three off-duty soldiers in uniform were shot and killed in Montauban, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The soldiers were attacked while they stood in line at a cash machine. Mohammed Merah, a French citizen of Algerian descent, claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
05/11/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device in a holiday home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 26 attacks on vacation homes throughout the island on May 11, 2012. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they carried out the attack to fight property speculation.
01/03/2013: Assailants attempted to set fire to a real estate agency in Bassussarry, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. There were no reported casualties. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and spray-painted "The Basque country is not for sale" on the building.
05/25/2013: An assailant attacked a French soldier, who was on patrol, with a box cutter in Paris city, Ile-de-France region, France. The soldier was wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibiltiy; however, Alexandre Dhaussy, a recent convert to Islam, was arrested in connection with the attack.
05/04/2013: Assailants set fire to a house in Espelette, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. There were no reported casualties. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and spray-painted "The Basque country is not for sale" on the residence.
02/12/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting seaside villas in Porto-Vecchio, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica region, France. Two civilians, including a young child, were injured in the blast and three houses were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Assailants launched an anti-tank rocket at a gendarmerie police building in Ajaccio city, Corse-du-Sud department, Corsica region, France. No one was injured by the blast; however, a nearby building and a car sustained damage. This was one of two coordinated attacks on gendarmerie buildings in Corsica on December 5, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, several months later police arrested 12 people in connection with the case who they said were Corsican nationalists.
01/21/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside of a real estate office in Gareoult, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The acronym "FLNP" was painted on the facade of the building, which authorities believe refers to the secessionist group "National Liberation Front of Provence."
12/22/2013: Six assailants beat up a man and locked him in the trunk of a car in Villeurbanne city, Rhone-Alpes department, France. The Jewish Defense League (JDL) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the victim was being punished for performing the quenelle, an anti-Semitic gesture.
12/05/2013: Assailants launched an anti-tank rocket at a gendarmerie police building in Bastia city, Haute-Corse department, Corsica region, France. No one was injured by the blast; however, the building sustained damage. This was one of two coordinated attacks on gendarmerie buildings in Corsica on December 5, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, several months later police arrested 12 people in connection with the case who they said were Corsican nationalists.
11/15/2013: An assailant attacked the BFMTV headquarters in Paris, France. The assailant threatened journalist Philippe Antoine with a gun, but there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Abdelhakim Dekhar was arrested and convicted for carrying out the attack.
11/18/2013: An assailant opened fire at the Liberation newspaper office in Paris, France. The assailant then crossed the street and opened fire outside of the Societe Generale bank before hijacking a vehicle. One photographer for the newspaper was injured in the attack.No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police arrested Abdelhakim Dekhar in connection with the incident.
11/17/2013: Assailants set fire to a house in Itxassou, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and spray-painted "The Basque country is not for sale" on the residence.
12/21/2013: Assailants attempted to attack an employee of the Mama Shelter Hotel in Lyon city, Rhone-Alpes department, France. Hotel security protected the employee, and the casualty information resulting from the incident is unknown. The Jewish Defense League (JDL) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the employee was being punished for performing the quenelle, an anti-Semitic gesture.
12/19/2013: Assailants attacked a civilian residence in Sagone area, Corce-du-Sud department, Corsica region, France. No casualties were reported, but the home was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a Socialist Party office in Carcassonne city, Languedoc-Roussillon region, France. No casualties were reported, but the building was damaged in the explosion. Comite d'Action Viticole claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2013: Assailants set fire to a house in Ayherre, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and spray-painted "The Basque country is not for sale" on the residence.
07/03/2013: Assailants attempted to set fire to a real estate agency in Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. There were no reported casualties as the incendiary device failed to ignite. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and spray-painted "The Basque country is not for sale" on the building.
07/31/2013: An explosive device detonated at a Jehovah's Witness church in Ajaccio area, Corse-du-Sud department, Corsica region, France. No casualties were reported, but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside of a BNP Paribas Bank branch in Draguignan area, Var department, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, France. The National Liberation Front of Provence (FLNP) left pamphlets at the scene claiming responsibility for the incident.
06/29/2014: An explosive device detonated at an under-construction villa in Bonifacio area, Corse-du-Sud department, Corsica region, France. No casualties were reported; however, the home was damaged by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2014: An explosive device detonated at a nightclub in Cargese area, Corse-du-Sud department, Corsica region, France. No casualties were reported, but the club was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Corsican nationalists.
03/16/2014: Assailants set fire to a telephone exchange point in Bessieres, Midi-Pyrenees, France. There were no reported casualties; however, the telephone exchange point was damaged in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on telephone exchange points in the area on March 16, 2014. The Comite d'Action Viticole claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2014: An assailant armed with a knife attacked a French Police station in Joue-les-Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The assailant was killed and at least three officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the assailant was identified as Bertrand Nzohabonayo.
06/13/2014: Assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at a police station in Uzel city, Brittany region, France. There were no casualties in the attack; however, the station suffered minor fire damage. This was one of two police stations in the area that were attacked on the evening of June 13, 2014. The Breton Revolutionary Army (ARB), a sub-group of the Breton Liberation Front (FLB) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/11/2014: Assailants set fire to 11 Valette Foie Gras Company vehicles in Gourdon, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility stated that the attack was carried out in protest of the company's ill treatment of ducks for foie gras.
01/18/2014: Assailants set a gas cylinder on fire at a cattle market in Lezay, Poitou-Charentes region, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Justice Department, an animal rights group, claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/22/2014: An explosive device detonated outside of a tax office in Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was slightly damaged. The National Liberation Front of Provence (FLNP) claimed responsibility for the attack in graffiti left at the scene.
12/21/2014: An assailant attempted to run over pedestrians in his vehicle in Dijon city, Burgundy department, France. At least 11 civilians were injured in the attack. An individual, identified as Nassir, claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the treatment of children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
06/13/2014: Assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at a police station in Huelgoat city, Brittany region, France. There were no casualties in the attack; however, the station suffered minor fire damage. This was one of two police stations in the area that were attacked on the evening of June 13, 2014. The Breton Revolutionary Army (ARB), a sub-group of the Breton Liberation Front (FLB) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/16/2014: Assailants set fire to a telephone exchange point in Bessieres, Midi-Pyrenees, France. There were no reported casualties; however, the telephone exchange point was damaged in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on telephone exchange points in the area on March 16, 2014. The Comite d'Action Viticole claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants attacked K. Richard and drew a swastika on his chest in Paris city, Ile-de-France region, France. Richard, a Jewish teacher, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Bastia area, Haute-Corse department, Corsica region, France. No casualties were reported; however, the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: An explosive device detonated near the La Maison du Temps Libre Cultural Center in Corte town, Haute-Corse department, Corsica region, France. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2015: An assailant attempted to attack passengers on a Thalys high-speed train as it was traveling near Arras, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, France. However, several passengers were able to subdue the assailant, who was carrying multiple firearms and a box cutter. At least two passenger, including one citizen of the United States, were injured during the scuffle. Ayoub El Qahzzani, a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2015: Explosive devices detonated targeting tanks at a petrochemical plant in Berre L' Etang, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. No one was injured, but the tanks were damaged by the blast. This was one of two related incidents at the same plant on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/14/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a petrochemical plant in Berre L' Etang, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. This was one of two related incidents at the same plant on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/03/2015: An assailant wielding a knife attacked soldiers guarding a Jewish cultural center in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. At least two soldiers were wounded in the attack. The assailant was arrested and identified as Moussa Coulibaly, who had recently traveled to Turkey allegedly to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/02/2015: Assailants planted an incendiary device in front of a real estate agency in Ciboure, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. There were no reported casualties as the device failed to ignite. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and spray-painted "The Basque country is not for sale" on the building.
11/13/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near Gate D of the Stade de France, where a soccer match was taking place, in Saint Denis, Ile-de-France, France. In addition to the bomber, at least one Portuguese civilian was killed in the blast. This was one of eight coordinated attacks carried out in Paris and one of three incidents at the Stade de France on the same day. At least 53 people were injured in the three bombings at Stade de France. Later reports state that an additional 132 people were injured across all eight incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility and stated that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for France's participation in the United States-led coalition that carried out airstrikes on ISIL targets in Iraq and Syria.
08/23/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Auch city, Gers department, Midi-Pyrenees region, France. No casualties were reported, but 70% of the mosque was damaged in the blaze. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2015: An explosive device detonated at a kebab restaurant located next to a mosque in Villefranche-sur-Saone city, Rhone-Alpes region, France. There were no casualties reported in the blast, but the shop was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2015: A suicide bomber detonated at Comptoir Voltaire restaurant in 11th arrondissement, Paris, France. The suicide bomber was killed and at least one other person was injured in the blast. This was one of eight coordinated attacks carried out in Paris on the same day. Later reports state that an additional 132 people were injured across all eight incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility and stated that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for France's participation in the United States-led coalition that carried out airstrikes on ISIL targets in Iraq and Syria.
05/28/2015: Assailants set fire to a vehicle owned by the spouse of that Mayor of Ceret in Ceret, Languedoc -Roussillon, France. There were no casualties in the attack; however, the vehicle was destroyed in the fire. Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near Gate H of Stade de France, where a soccer match was taking place, in Saint Denis, Ile-de-France, France. The suicide bomber was killed in the blast. This was one of eight coordinated attacks carried out in Paris and one of three incidents at the Stade de France on the same day. At least 53 people were injured in the three bombings at Stade de France. Later reports state that an additional 132 people were injured across all eight incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility and stated that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for France's participation in the United States-led coalition that carried out airstrikes on ISIL targets in Iraq and Syria.
04/19/2015: An assailant shot and killed a civilian, Aurelie Chatelain, in Villejuif area, Paris, Ile-de-France region, France. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police arrested the assailant identified as Sid Ahmed Ghlam who was also on his way to attack several churches throughout Paris.
01/08/2015: An assailant shot and killed a police officer and injured a city employee in Montrouge area, Paris, Ile-de-France region, France. Security personnel attributed the attack to Amedy Coulibaly, a Muslim fundamentalist linked to the shooting of a jogger in a park on January 7th and a supermarket hostage-taking the following day, on January 9th. Coulibaly was killed in the supermarket attack and video was released posthumously in which he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
11/18/2015: An assailant attacked a Muslim civilian in Marseille city, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, France. The civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources indicated that the assailant had accused the victim of being a "terrorist."
01/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on a mosque in Albi, Midi-Pyrenees, France. There were no reports of casualties or property damage in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred amidst a wave of anti-Muslim violence in the country following the Charle Hebdo attack on January 7, 2015.
11/13/2015: Assailants opened fire on the terrace of La Belle Equipe bar in 11th arrondissement, Paris, France. At least 19 people, including one American citizen, were killed and nine other people were injured in the assault. This was one of eight coordinated attacks carried out in Paris on the same day. Later reports state that an additional 132 people were injured across all eight incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility and stated that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for France's participation in the United States-led coalition that carried out airstrikes on ISIL targets in Iraq and Syria.
01/10/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Muslim owned butcher shop in Ghisonaccia, Corsica region, France. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/07/2015: Two assailants stormed the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, Ile-de-France region, France. The attackers opened fire on journalists and building security, killing 11 people and injuring 11 others. The assailants fled following the raid, but continued shooting at police vehicles outside of the building and several blocks away; one police officer was killed in the street attack. The gunmen abandoned their vehicle several kilometers from the magazine offices, hijacked a second vehicle and injured the driver, before they disappeared for the remainder of the day. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was in retaliation for the magazine's depiction of Prophet Muhammad. The two assailants were identified as brothers Cherif Kouachi and Said Kouachi.
11/13/2015: Assailants opened fire on Le Carillon and Le Petit Cambodge restaurants in 10th arrondissement, Paris, France. At least 15 people were killed and 10 others were injured in the assault. This was one of eight coordinated attacks carried out in Paris on the same day. Later reports state that an additional 132 people were injured across all eight incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility and stated that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for France's participation in the United States-led coalition that carried out airstrikes on ISIL targets in Iraq and Syria.
11/13/2015: Assailants opened fire on Cafe Bonne Biere in 11th Arrondissement, Paris, France. At least five people were killed and eight others were wounded in the assault. This was one of eight coordinated attacks carried out in Paris on the same day. Later reports state that an additional 132 people were injured across all eight incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility and stated that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for France's participation in the United States-led coalition that carried out airstrikes on ISIL targets in Iraq and Syria.
12/24/2015: Assailants attacked police officers and firefighters called to the scene of a fake emergency call in Ajaccio city, Corsica, France. A police officer and two firefighters were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near the Stade de France, where a soccer match was taking place, in Saint Denis, Ile-de-France, France. The suicide bomber was killed in the blast. This was one of eight coordinated attacks carried out in Paris and one of three incidents at the Stade de France on the same day. At least 53 people were injured in the three bombings at Stade de France. Later reports state that an additional 132 people were injured across all eight incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility and stated that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for France's participation in the United States-led coalition that carried out airstrikes on ISIL targets in Iraq and Syria.
10/24/2015: An assailant armed with a knife attacked a rabbi and Jewish civilians outside of a synagogue in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, France. At least three people, including the rabbi, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant as a right wing extremist.
01/11/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes, France. There were no casualties in the attack, but the mosque was damaged by the fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2015: Assailants threw firebombs at the front doors of a mosque in Elne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. There were no casualties in the attack, but the mosque was damaged by the fire. White supremacists claimed responsibility for the incident and sources noted that graffiti with the words "white power" and an Islamophobic slogan were written on the walls of the targeted mosque.
01/08/2015: Assailants threw blank grenades and fired shots at a mosque in Le Mans city, Pays de la Loire region, France. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2015: An assailant shot and injured a jogger in a park in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Paris, France. Security personnel linked the attack to Amedy Coulibaly, a Muslim fundamentalist responsible for the shooting of a police officer on the following day, January 8th, and a supermarket hostage-taking two days later, on January 9th. Coulibaly was killed in the supermarket attack and a video was released posthumously in which he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
01/09/2015: Assailants opened fire on a mosque in Vendome, Centre-Val de Loire, France. There were no casualties in the attack, but the mosque was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/09/2015: Shots were fired at the Badr mosque in Soissons, Picardy, France. There were no casualties in the attack, but the mosque was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Muslim prayer hall in Port-la-Nouvelle district, Languedoc-Roussillon region, France. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/09/2015: Two assailants stormed the offices of Creation Tendance Decouverte, a printing firm, in Dammartin-en-Goele town, Ile-de-France region, France. The attackers took one employee hostage during an eight-hour standoff with elite forces. The siege ended when the gunmen were shot and killed, while the hostages were released unharmed. This was one of two coordinated attacks. The gunmen coordinated their attack with Amedy Coulibaly, the gunman who attacked a Kosher grocery store in Paris. The two assailants were identified as brothers Cherif Kouachi and Said Kouachi; they had carried out an attack two days earlier at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine in Paris and security forces had been searching for them since.
11/13/2015: Three suicide bombers opened fire on Bataclan concert hall, where an Eagles of Death Metal concert was being held, in 11th arrondissement, Paris, France. In addition to the three bombers, at least 90 people were killed and 200 others were injured in the attack. Additionally, at least 20 civilians were taken hostage for two hours during the incident. This was one of eight coordinated attacks carried out in Paris on the same day. Later reports state that an additional 132 people were injured across all eight incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility and stated that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for France's participation in the United States-led coalition that carried out airstrikes on ISIL targets in Iraq and Syria.
01/09/2015: A single assailant stormed Hyper Cacher, a kosher supermarket, in Porte de Vincenne area, Paris, Ile-de-France region, France. The gunman took the employees and customers hostage in a standoff against security forces, demanding that brothers Cherif Kouachi and Said Kouachi be allowed to go free. The brothers had attacked employees and police at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine, two days earlier and were, at the time of the supermarket attack, involved in a standoff with police outside of the city. The supermarket siege ended when elite forces stormed the store, killing the assailant. Four hostages were killed, three people were injured and 15 hostages were released in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks. The gunman was identified as Amedy Coulibaly; he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in a video that was released posthumously.
06/26/2015: An assailant attacked an Air Products factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier town, Rhone-Alpes province, France. The assailant beheaded a supervisor and hung his head from a fence before driving a vehicle into a gas-filled warehouse. In addition to the slain supervisor, two other employees were injured in the attack. An individual, identified as Yassin Salhi, claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Aix-les-Baines, Rhone-Alpes, France. There were no casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Muslim-owned butcher shop in Ghisonaccia area, Corsica, France. There were no casualties in the attack, but the shop was slightly damaged by the gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2015: Assailants fired shots at a mosque in Saint-Juery, Midi-Pyrenees, France. There were no casualties in the attack, but the mosque sustained damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2015: Assailants set fire to the town hall in Henin-Beaumont town, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2016: An assailant rammed a truck into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The assailant, identified as Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, opened fire on police officers before being shot and killed. In addition to the assailant, 86 people were killed and 433 people were injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Bouhlel's connection to ISIL could not be confirmed.
08/19/2016: An assailant stabbed and injured Chalom Levy, an Orthodox Jewish civilian, in Strasbourg, Grand-Est, France. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the assailant shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the attack and was motivated by anti-semitic beliefs.
11/20/2016: Assailants attacked protesters in Paris, France. At least 15 protesters were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2016: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Muret, Occitanie, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2016: Assailants ransacked and set fire to Sudvin winery offices in Maureilhan, Occitanie, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Comite d'Action Viticole claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was carried out to protest cheap wine imports.
04/23/2016: An assailant equipped with a box cutter attacked a soldier at a train station in Strasbourg, Grand-Est, France. The soldier was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/26/2016: Two assailants stabbed and injured an off-duty soldier in Saint Julien du Poy, Occitanie, France. The assailants claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for France's involvement in Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/30/2016: An assailant armed with a knife attacked a French Police officer in Toulouse, Occitanie, France. At least one officer was wounded in the incident. Abderrahmane Amara claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that he was "sick of France."
12/08/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside Saint-Andre Church in Roseraie area, Toulouse, Occitanie, France. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Muslim-owned restaurant in Propriano town, Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2016: Assailants set fire to a Muslim prayer hall in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/11/2016: An assailant armed with a machete attacked and injured a Jewish schoolteacher in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, France. An unidentified individual claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that he believed France did not respect Islam and protected Jewish civilians. He also asserted that he carried out the attack on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
11/05/2016: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the Turkish Consulate in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2016: An assailant armed with a knife and a fake explosives-laden belt attempted to attack a police station in Goutte d'Or, Paris, France. Police officers shot and killed the assailant and there were no other reported casualties. The assailant, identified as Sallah Ali, stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for French military operations in Syria. Ali also pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
06/13/2016: An assailant stabbed and killed police commander Jean-Baptiste Salvaing and his spouse at their house in Magnanville, Ile-de-France, France. The assailant also took the victims' child hostage for several hours before being killed by police. The assailant, identified as Larossi Abballa, had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) also claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Abballa's connection to ISIL could not be confirmed.
07/04/2016: Assailants set fire to the Domaine Jean Gleizes, a wine bar in Ouveillan, Occitanie, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Comite d'Action Viticole claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/01/2016: An assailant rammed his vehicle into soldiers guarding a mosque in Valence, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. A soldier was injured in the attack, while a civilian and the assailant were injured when soldiers opened fire. An individual, identified as Raouf El Ayeb, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that he targeted soldiers because "troops killed people."
12/16/2016: Assailants set fire to a Muslim prayer hall in Chateau-Thierry, Hauts-de-France, France. The prayer hall was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2016: Two assailants stormed a church and held six people hostage in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Upper Normandy, France. Father Jacques Hamel was killed and another person was injured in the attack. One hostage escaped and alerted police forces, who killed the two assailants and freed the remaining four hostages. The assailants, identified as Abdel Malik Petitjean and Adel Kermiche, had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in a video prior to the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) also claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Petitjean and Kermiche's connection to ISIL could not be confirmed.
10/25/2016: Assailants set fire to buildings at the Jungle refugee camp in Calais, Hauts-de-France, France. An unknown number of people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the No Borders Group.
02/03/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Muslim-owned butcher shop in Propriano, Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2016: Assailants set fire to a church in Veneux-les-Sablons, Ile-de-France region, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two incidents targeting churches in Ile-de-France on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
09/04/2016: An assailant attempted to set fire to a vehicle laden with gas canisters in Paris, France. The vehicle failed to ignite and was later dismantled by security forces. The assailant, identified as Ornella G., had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
06/21/2016: Assailants threw petrol bombs at the Republic of the Congo Embassy in Paris, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2016: Assailants set fire to St. Louis Fontainebleau Church in Fontainebleau, Ile-de-France region, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two incidents targeting churches in Ile-de-France on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
07/30/2017: An explosive device detonated near the Action Francaise offices in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/19/2017: Assailants set fire to five gendarmerie vehicles in Limoges, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Anarchist Revolt Against Exiled Gendarmes claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/13/2017: Assailants assaulted a student with glass jars near the University of Burgundy in Dijon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The student was injured in the attack. The Defense Command of the French People and the Motherland (CDPPF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2017: Assailants threw two incendiary devices at a Credit Agricole de Biguglia bank branch in Biguglia, Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two coordinated attacks overnight. Corsican nationalists claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/19/2017: A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a police van on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France. The assailant was killed in the attack. Adam Dzaziri claimed responsibility for the incident and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in letters mailed prior to the attack.
03/28/2017: Assailants set fire to seven Grenoble-Alpes Metropole vehicles in Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Wild Individualities claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the vehicles were targeted in order to fight "storage and exploitation of the human resource sites."
10/01/2017: An assailant stabbed two civilians at the French National Railway Corporation (SNCF) Saint Charles Train Station in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. At least three people, including both civilians and the assailant, were killed in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) news outlet, Amaq News Agency, claimed that the assailant, identified as Ahmed Hanachi, was one of the group's "soldiers."
09/15/2017: An assailant armed with a hammer attacked a woman at a park in Chalon-sur-Saone, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The civilian was injured in the assault. This was one of two related attacks in Chalon-sur-Saone within a short period carried out by the same assailant. The Defense Command of the French People and the Motherland (CDPPF) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/26/2017: An assailant armed with a hammer attacked and injured a civilian along Mansart Boulevard near the University of Burgundy in Dijon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. This was one of three incidents carried out by the same assailant on this day. The Defense Command of the French People and the Motherland (CDPPF) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/16/2017: A letter bomb addressed to Jeffrey Franks, the European representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), detonated in the IMF office in Paris, France. One person was injured in the blast. The Conspiracy of Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for the incident. In addition, sources suspected the involvement of the Revolutionary Struggle.
09/26/2017: An assailant armed with a hammer attacked and injured a student at the entrance gate of the University of Burgundy in Dijon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. This was one of three incidents carried out by the same assailant on this day. The Defense Command of the French People and the Motherland (CDPPF) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/09/2017: An assailant drove a vehicle into French Armed Forces soldiers near the town hall in Levallois-Perret, Ile-de-France, France. At least six soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, Hamou Bachir Benlatreche, identified as a Muslim extremist, was arrested five hours after the incident.
06/08/2017: Assailants set fire to an Enedis electricity distributor in Crest, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Wild Individualities claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/15/2017: An assailant armed with a knife attacked an on-duty soldier at the Chatelet metro station in Paris, France. There were no reported casualties, and the assailant was arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the assailant referenced the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during the attack.
09/26/2017: An assailant armed with a hammer attacked and injured a civilian along Mansart Boulevard near the University of Burgundy in Dijon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. This was one of three incidents carried out by the same assailant on this day. The Defense Command of the French People and the Motherland (CDPPF) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/05/2017: An assailant shouting "Allahu Akhbar" attempted to stab a French Armed Forces soldier at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. There were no reported casualties and the assailant was arrested. The assailant, identified as Mamaye D., claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that he was in communication with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
10/16/2017: An assailant set fire to a Banque de France branch in Place de la Bastille, Paris, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. An Anarchist, identified as Pyotr Pavlensky, claimed responsibility for the attack and stated "only thing I want is to move the Banque de France from Place de la Bastille. And long live the yellow vests!"
04/05/2017: An explosive device detonated at an Electricite de France (EDF) office in Bastia, Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2017: Assailants set fire to seven vehicles, including three Communal Social Action Center (CCAS) vehicles, in Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Wild Individualities claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the CCAS vehicles were targeted in order to fight "sentinels of the merchant order."
05/02/2017: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a bank branch in Corte, Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two coordinated attacks overnight. Corsican nationalists claimed responsibility for the attack. Sources also noted that "support to our brothers" and "liberta PJG" were spray-painted at the scene of the attack.
04/20/2017: An assailant opened fire on police personnel on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France. One police officer was killed and two officers and one German tourist were injured in the attack before the assailant was shot and killed by police forces. Karim Cheurfi claimed responsibility for the incident in a note left at the scene and defended the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). ISIL also claimed responsibility for the attack; however, Cheurfi's connection to ISIL could not be confirmed.
09/15/2017: An assailant armed with a hammer attacked a woman in Chalon-sur-Saone, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The civilian was injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Chalon-sur-Saone within a short period carried out by the same assailant. The Defense Command of the French People and the Motherland (CDPPF) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/29/2017: An assailant attempted to use his vehicle to run over civilians outside a mosque in Creteil, Ile-de-France, France. The vehicle was unable to break through the barriers and the assailant fled in the vehicle. An unidentified individual claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attacks.
10/26/2017: Assailants set fire to five police vehicles in Meylan, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. There were no reported casualties. Feminist extremists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in order to "fight sexism" and "gender" and was perpetrated as a "desire for revenge."
03/14/2017: Assailants set fire to Leader Price store in Narbonne, Occitanie, France. There were no reported casualties, although the store sustained damages. The assailants claimed to be part of the Comite d'Action Viticole (CRAV) and sources suspected they attacked the store for selling Spanish wine.
04/02/2017: Assailants set fire to the Armenian Evangelical Church in Alfortville, Ile-de-France, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2017: Police discovered and defused an explosive device planted in a residential building along Rue Chanez in Paris, France. Authorities suspected that the intended target was a volunteer worker opposed to radical Islam. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities arrested three people in connection with the incident, including a Muslim extremist.
03/18/2017: An assailant attacked a soldier at Orly Airport in Paris, France. The assailant held the soldier at gunpoint and attempted to seize her rifle before being shot and killed by security forces. Ziyed Ben Belgacem, a Muslim extremist, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated during the attack, "I'm here to die in the name of Allah."
04/13/2017: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the campaign headquarters of Marine Le Pen, the National Front (FN) presidential candidate, in Paris, France. There were no reported casualties. Fight Xenophobia claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2017: Assailants set fire to a TDF telecommunications pylon in Piegros-la-Clastre, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Wild Individualities and Children and Matches (Des enfants et des allumettes) separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2017: Assailants attempted to set containers of petrol on fire under cement trucks at a LafargeHolcim facility in 16e arrondissement neighborhood, Paris, France. The containers failed to ignite and there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2017: Assailants set fire to a nativity scene and the Virgin Mary statue at the Saint Charles Cathedral in Saint-Etienne, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2017: Assailants set fire to vehicles at a gendarmerie barracks car park in Vigny-Musset , Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. At least one officer was wounded in the attack. The Nocturnals and the Anarchist Revolt Against Exiled Gendarmes separately claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in support of those currently at trial.
05/30/2017: Assailants set fire to a Basque family vacation home in Helette, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Irrintzi claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the vacation house was targeted because it was "only used a few weeks of the year."
06/06/2017: An assailant armed with a hammer shouted "This is for Syria!" and struck a French Police officer outside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. The officer was injured while another officer opened fire and injured the assailant. Authorities identified the assailant as Farid Ikken, who claimed to be a "soldier of the caliphate" for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
09/13/2017: An assailant physically assaulted civilians in Toulouse, Occitanie, France. Seven people, including four civilians and three police officers, were injured in the attack before the assailant was arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that the assailant shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the attack.
07/18/2017: Assailants set fire to a TDF base station in Saint-Laurent-sous-Coiron, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Wild Individualities claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2017: Assailants set fire to the house of a Jewish family in Creteil, Ile-de-France, France. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police arrested an anti-Semitic extremist in connection with the attack.
04/17/2017: An explosives-laden fire extinguisher detonated at a Societe Generale bank branch on Cours Paoli, Corte, Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Corsican nationalists claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/30/2017: Assailants set fire to 11 Enedis utility vehicles in Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Wild Individualities claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in opposition to capitalism.
05/03/2017: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a real estate agency in Furiani, Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Corsican nationalists claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/03/2017: An assailant wielding two machetes attacked French Army soldiers outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. The soldiers opened fire, shooting and injuring the assailant, but not before one soldier was also injured. The assailant was identified as Abdallah El-Hamahmy, an Egyptian national, who was sympathetic to the plight of the Syrian people and supported the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
01/09/2018: Assailants set fire to a kosher grocery store in Creteil, Ile-de-France, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that anti-Semitic extremists carried out the attack and noted that anti-Semitic graffiti had been painted on the store the previous week.
09/28/2018: Assailants set fire to a slaughterhouse in Haut-Valromey, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to animal rights extremists.
03/23/2018: An assailant opened fire on police personnel jogging outside a riot police squad barracks in Carcassonne, Occitanie, France. One police officer was injured in the attack. This was one of three related attacks carried out in Carcassonne and Trebes on this date. An unaffiliated individual, identified as Redouane Lakdim, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that he was a "soldier of the Islamic State" and demanded the release of Salah Abdeslam, one of the assailants who carried out the November 2015 Paris attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) also claimed responsibility; however Lakdim's connection to the group could not be confirmed.
05/12/2018: An assailant stabbed pedestrians along the Rue Monsigny in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. Police opened fire in response, killing the assailant. One civilian was killed and four people, including a Chinese national, were injured in the attack. An unaffiliated individual, identified as Khamzat Azimov, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated "You started it by bombing Islamic lands. France, you started it by killing Muslims... and then we give you a response, you cry. If you want this to stop, put pressure on your government, I’m not the first one to tell you. Others like me told you before acting, but you refused to listen." Sources also noted that Azimov pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the veracity of this claim could not be verified.
03/23/2018: An assailant opened fire inside Super U supermarket and took civilians hostage in Trebes, Occitanie, France. Shortly thereafter, a hostage was released as a police officer, identified as Arnaud Beltrame, took her place. Police later raided the supermarket, killing the assailant and ending the standoff. In addition to the assailant, Beltrame and two civilians were killed and 13 others were injured. Three explosive devices were also discovered and defused at the scene. This was one of three related attacks carried out in Carcassonne and Trebes on this date. An unaffiliated individual, identified as Redouane Lakdim, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that he was a "soldier of the Islamic State" and demanded the release of Salah Abdeslam, one of the assailants who carried out the November 2015 Paris attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) also claimed responsibility; however Lakdim's connection to the group could not be confirmed.
06/02/2018: Assailants set fire to a mosque at 1 Rue Jean Jaures, Auneau, Centre-Val de Loire, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2018: An assailant hijacked a vehicle in Carcassonne, Occitanie, France. One passenger was killed and the driver of the vehicle was injured in the attack. This was one of three related attacks carried out in Carcassonne and Trebes on this date. An unaffiliated individual, identified as Redouane Lakdim, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that he was a "soldier of the Islamic State" and demanded the release of Salah Abdeslam, one of the assailants who carried out the November 2015 Paris attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) also claimed responsibility; however Lakdim's connection to the group could not be confirmed.
03/29/2018: An assailant attempted to ram his vehicle into a group of off-duty soldiers jogging in Varces-Allieres-et-Risset, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. There were no reported casualties as the soldiers successfully avoided the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/12/2018: An assailant held two people hostage in the office of a start-up company on Rue des Petites Ecuries, 10th arrondissement, Paris, France. Both hostages were rescued after four hours and one hostage and the assailant were injured. An unaffiliated individual claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded to speak with the Iranian ambassador.
06/17/2018: A woman attacked people with a knife in a supermarket on Avenue Jean Albert Lamarque in La Seyne-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. Two people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an assailant shouted "Allahu Akbar" and called the victims "miscreants" during the attack and was apprehended.
12/11/2018: An assailant, armed with a firearm and a knife, attacked civilians at a Christmas market along Rue des Orfevres, Strasbourg, Grand-Est, France. Five civilians were killed and 11 others were injured in the attack. The assailant was killed by authorities on December 13, 2018. Cherif Chekatt, an unaffiliated individual, claimed responsibility for the incident and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)'s Amaq News Agency claimed that Chekatt was a "soldier" of ISIL; however, the French Interior Minister refuted the claim.
03/05/2019: An assailant armed with a ceramic knife stabbed guards at a prison in Conde-sur-Sarthe, Normandy, France. Two guards were injured in the attack. Both the assailant and his partner were shot by police after they barricaded themselves and his partner later died of her wounds. Michael Chiolo, an unaffiliated individual, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that he carried out the suicide attack in retaliation for the death of Cherif Chekatt, the perpetrator of the December 2018 Strasbourg attack. Chekatt had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/29/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a villa on road to Cargese in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the attack occurred prior to French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Corsica and suspected that the attack may have been related to nationalist violence.
03/30/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a villa in Venzolasca, Haute-Corse, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the attack occurred prior to French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Corsica and suspected that the attack may have been related to nationalist violence.
01/29/2019: Assailants set fire to a TDF transmitter in Jarrie, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. An anarchist group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/03/2019: An assailant, identified as an employee at a police headquarters, stabbed his colleagues in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. In addition to the assailant, four people were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Jihadi-Inspired extremist, identified as Mickael Harpon. Authorities found a USB drive belonging to Harpon that contained Islamic State propaganda videos and sources believed he "had recently adhered to a 'radical vision of Islam.'"
10/28/2019: An assailant opened fire on civilians and threw an incendiary device targeting a mosque in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Two people were injured in the attack. A Conspiracy theory extremist, Claude Sinke, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for a conspiracy theory, in which he believed that Muslims set fire to the Notre Dame Cathedral in April 2019. Sources noted that Sinke was a former candidate for France’s far-right National Rally party.
08/31/2019: An assailant armed with a knife stabbed civilians at the Laurent-Bonnevay bus station in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. One person was killed and eight others were injured in the attack. Marmed Sultan N., an unaffiliated individual, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that "he heard voices insulting his God and inciting him to commit a massacre." Sources further stated that during the attack he shouted "They do not read the Koran."
01/28/2019: Assailants set fire to the France Bleu Isere radio station in Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. There were no reported casualties, but the station was damaged in the attack. Anarchists claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/10/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a villa in Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of six related attacks targeting villas in Corsica on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the attack occurred following an announcement on French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Corsica and suspected that the attack may have been related to nationalist violence.
09/17/2019: Assailants set fire to a chicken farm in Charencey, Normandy, France. No casualties were reported, but several buildings were damaged in the attack. Animal Rights extremists claimed responsibility for the incident and wrote "death camp" and "killers" at the targeted farm.
03/10/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a villa in Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of six related attacks targeting villas in Corsica on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the attack occurred following an announcement on French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Corsica and suspected that the attack may have been related to nationalist violence.
04/01/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused outside a treasury office in Bastia, Corsica, France. This was one of two related attacks in Bastia on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2019: An assailant opened fire outside a mosque targeting Imam Rachid El Jay, who had been threatened by the Islamic State and far-right groups, in Brest, Bretagne, France. The assailant committed suicide and two people, including El Jay, were injured in the assault. Karl Foyer claimed responsibility and stated that he was ordered to carry out the attack and they threatened to kill his parents and sister if their instructions were not followed.
03/10/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a villa in Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of six related attacks targeting villas in Corsica on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the attack occurred following an announcement on French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Corsica and suspected that the attack may have been related to nationalist violence.
03/10/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a villa in Piana, Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of six related attacks targeting villas in Corsica on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the attack occurred following an announcement on French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Corsica and suspected that the attack may have been related to nationalist violence.
05/24/2019: An explosive device detonated in front of Brioche Doree bakery on Victor-Hugo Street in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. 13 civilians were injured in the blast. An unaffiliated individual, identified as Mohamed Hichem Medjoub, claimed responsibility for the incident and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/01/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused outside a Department of Public Finances office in Bastia, Corsica, France. This was one of two related attacks in Bastia on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/10/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a villa in Piana, Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of six related attacks targeting villas in Corsica on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the attack occurred following an announcement on French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Corsica and suspected that the attack may have been related to nationalist violence.
03/10/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a villa in Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of six related attacks targeting villas in Corsica on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the attack occurred following an announcement on French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Corsica and suspected that the attack may have been related to nationalist violence.
06/16/2017: Assailants raided the TV+ offices in Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon. The assailants forced station employees to broadcast a recorded message. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Libreville on this date. Roland Desire Aba'a Minko, a supporter of opposition leader Jean Ping, claimed responsibility for the incidents and demanded that President Ali Bongo Ondimba resign from office.
12/16/2017: An assailant stabbed and injured two Danish National Geographic journalists in Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon. An unaffiliated individual claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that he carried out the attack in retaliation for the United States' "recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital" and attacks against members of the Muslim community.
06/16/2017: Assailants raided the Radio Africa No. 1 office in Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon. The assailants forced station employees to broadcast a recorded message and planted an explosive device in the office. There were no reported casualties, and the explosive device was later defused at the scene. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Libreville on this date. Roland Desire Aba'a Minko, a supporter of opposition leader Jean Ping, claimed responsibility for the incidents and demanded that President Ali Bongo Ondimba resign from office.
06/14/2017: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at a Coalition for the New Republic (CNR) party headquarters in Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2019: Assailants entered the RTG state radio broadcasting offices and held the staff hostage in Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon. The assailants broadcasted a message calling on the public to join a coup. Security forces stormed the office, arrested the coup leader, killed two other assailants, and released the hostages. The Patriotic Youth Movement of the Gabonese Defence and Security Forces claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/20/2000: Unidentified people heavily wounded the former Georgian minister of fuel and energy, Davit Zubitashvili, as he passed the front door of his house last night in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Ministry of Internal Affairs believed that an attempt was made to abduct the former minister but after he put up resistance, he was shot point blank.
06/01/2000: A gang of unknown individuals kidnapped United Nations observers in the Kodor Gorge, near the village of Lata, Abkhazia, Georgia. The UN observers were released them four days later, on 06/05/2000, without demand of ransom. No casualties resulted from the incident.
05/24/2000: The car of Otar Turnanba, a staff member of the administration of Abkhazia's Ochamchira district in Georgia, came under attack by suspected Georgian radicals in Shesheleti, Abkhazia, Georgia. Three people were injured in the incident.
8/15/2000: Zurab Achba, an advisor for the United Nations Human Rights Sukhumi office and a leader of the Abkhaz People's Forum, was shot and killed in the center of Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia. Achba was driving home when unidentified assailants opened fire on his car. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident and the motive is unknown. Achba was a former deputy of the Abkhaz Supreme Soviet.
12/10/2000: Two United Nations military observers, Lieutenant Colonel Zbigniew Blechacz from Poland and Captain Eustathios Kokkinitis from Greece, were abducted while patrolling an area of the Kodor Gorge, Abkhazia province, Georgia. The captives were released in good health on December 13, 2000. No ransom was paid for their release and the motive behind the abduction is uncertain. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2000: Unidentified persons opened fire on an Abkhaz militia post in Saberio, Gali District, killing two militiamen.
08/12/2001: A group of about 70 Jehovah’s Witnesses were meeting in a private apartment when they were attacked by 15 assailants with sticks and metal rods in Rustavi, Georgia. The attackers set fire to religious literature and destroyed furniture and electrical equipment. Seven people were wounded in the incident.
08/20/2001: An attack was launched by an armed group of 30-40 ethnic Abkhaz, Armenians and Russians against residents of the Kodori Gorge in Georgia. One civilian was wounded and one attacker was reported killed and another wounded. The group seized horses and cattle before retreating into Abkhaz-controlled territory.
07/22/2001: Four people, including two soldiers and two civilians, were killed when militants ambushed the truck they were traveling in near Gudava, Gali region, Abkhazia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2002: An explosion aboard a commuter train killed one civilian and wounded fifteen more in the breakaway region of Abkhazia located in northwestern Georgia. The Abkhaz security services blamed the explosion on Georgian guerilla units, Forest Brothers and White Legion, and did not rule out the possibility that Georgian national secret services were involved. However Tamaz Nadareishvili, a member of the Georgian Security Council, denied the involvement of guerillas and security forces. Nadareishvili further stated that the bombing may have been a purely criminal act committed by Georgians, Abkhaz people or peacekeepers as part of a struggle to increase their spheres of influence. No official claim of responsibility was made.
06/19/2002: The director of the Georgian Argobusinessbank, a British national, was kidnapped in Tbilisi by criminals dressed in police uniforms.
12/22/2003: Seven unknown assailants wearing ski masks, kidnapped, beat, threatened and after three hours released, political activist, Levan Kacharava, near his home in Batumi, Georgia. The kidnappers threatened Kacharava to discontinue his political activities as an opposition leader to the established government.
12/03/2003: An explosion with a charge equal to 300 grams of TNT was set off by unknown assailants between Rustavi-2 studios and the Georgian state TV building in the center of Georgian capital Tbilisi, shattering windows but resulting in no casualties.
10/03/2003: A grenade was thrown at a building housing the Georgian Revival Union, an opposition political party, in the town of Chkhorotsku, Georgia. No casualties were reported, but the building suffered damage. Although no claim of responsibility was made, representatives of the Georgian Revival Union blamed political opponents for the attack.
01/16/2003: The Georgian village of Chegali was the location of a failed assault on a Russian peacekeeper checkpoint guarding the Inguri hydroelectric power station by unknown assailants. The shootout resulted in several wounded on both sides but no reported deaths.
12/19/2003: Unknown assailants fired automatic weapons at the home of the deputy chairman, Davit Japaridze, of the Tbilisi branch of the Union for Georgia's Democratic Revival political party in Tbilisi Georgia, injuring no one.
01/31/2003: The Kavkasioni power transmission line was knocked out of service by unknown gunmen who damaged several electric insulators in the Tsalendzhikha district of Georgia.
04/04/2004: A bomb exploded in Tbilisi, Georgia, in an attempted assassination of a Russian General, Alexander Studenikin. The bomb, detonated outside of the General's car on his way home from work, was most likely made of TNT. No one was killed in the blast and the General was only slightly injured. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion.
08/03/2004: A Russian delegation, led by the head of the Duma CIS affairs committee Andrei Kokoshin, came under intensive rifle fire while driving through the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone near the village of Sarabuk. No one was injured in the attack, and it was unknown who perpetrated the attack.
08/13/2004: Georgia Prime Minister Zurab Zhvaniya came under fire in while traveling by car in South Ossetia. No casualties were reported. Authorities suspected separatist rebels were behind the attack.
06/06/2005: Four Georgians were abducted by a criminal or militant group in South Ossetia, in the Tskhinvali region. The Georgians went to the city Tskhinvali to buy a truck and never returned. The kidnappings took place in an area which Georgian police did not control, and the kidnapping was believed to be revenge for the death of Ossetians killed in a clash with Georgian police. There were no reports about their deaths or their return.
03/16/2005: In Klne, Georgia, ten bombs were found and defused about 100 meters from the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline. No group claimed responsibility.
09/20/2005: Unidentified perpetrators fired mortars at Tskhinvali, Georgia injuring 10 people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/10/2005: An unidentified perpetrator threw a hand grenade wrapped in handkerchief into a crowd gathered at Freedom Square in Tbilisi, Georgia where US President George W. Bush was giving a speech. The grenade did not detonate because it was defective. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/01/2005: A car bomb exploded in the city of Gori, Georgia killing three people and injuring 20 others. The bomb had the strength of 100lbs of TNT. Georgian authorities doubted that South Ossetian rebels were behind the bombing, but stated that the attack may have been planned from outside its borders (i.e. Russia). No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/29/2005: Unidentified perpetrators dressed in uniforms, suspected to be Ossetian rebels, opened fire on the Kurta police station from a vehicle moving from Java in the direction of Tskhinvali in Georgia. Policemen stationed at the Tamarasheni checkpoint closed the road after hearing about the attack. The perpetrators then fired on the policemen at the Tamarasheni checkpoint. One Georgian policeman was killed and two others were injured in the attack. Four of the perpetrators were killed as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/25/2006: A remotely-detonated roadside bomb killed the police chief of Abkhazia, Georgia and wounded two others. Organized crime is suspected. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/02/2006: Two Russian peacekeeping soldiers were killed in the Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia on Wednesday when gunmen opened fire on their car. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/14/2006:Two civilians were killed by an IED hidden in a tree in Tskhinvali, Georgia. The blast was thought to have targeted a deputy of the South Ossetian Parliament, however he was not injured in the attack. 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.
11/17/2008: On Monday, in P'lavi, Shida Kartli, Georgia, an improvised explosive device placed on an aircraft that had crashed exploded, killing two people and injuring seven others and one child, and damaging the aircraft.  No group claimed responsibility.
07/02/2008: On Wednesday morning at 08:00, a bomb that was thrown by unknown individuals in a car exploded near a Russian peacekeeping checkpoint on the border between Georgia and Russia in an unknown district of Abkhazia province, Georgia. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/29/2008: On Sunday, at 0810, a bomb exploded at a marketplace in the town of Gagry in Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia. Six people were wounded during the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the blast.
01/05/2008: Masked attackers wrecked a polling station in Kulaisi, Georgia. They cut off the power supply and tried to steal the ballot papers, caused other damage and injured an elections official.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday morning, in Sveri, Shida Kartli, Georgia, armed assailants fired small arms and grenade launchers at a police station, damaging the building but causing no casualties. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed Georgian South Ossetian separatists were responsible.
05/16/2008: On Friday early in the morning, an explosive device went off near a school in the Georgian village of Ergneti, however no casualties were reported as the school was unoccupied at the time of the explosion. The blast shattered the windows of the school building and damaged its facade. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
07/03/2008: On Thursday and Friday (07/04/2008), overnight, in one of four related attacks, in Ergneti, Shida Kartli, Georgia; Eredvi, Shida Kartli, Georgia; Kvemo Nikozi, Shida Kartli, Georgia; and Prisi, Shida Kartli, Georgia, armed assailants fired mortars on a peacekeeping station, a police station, and on various villages, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed Georgian South Ossetian separatists were responsible.
12/19/2008: On Friday evening, at 1700, in Kvemo-Khviti, Shida Kartli, Georgia, assailants fired upon an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) vehicle carrying three observers, causing damage to the vehicle but no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/29/2008: On Thursday morning at 0910, by the side of a country road 300 meters from the village of Churbauli, Znauri district, South Ossetia, Georgia,  two explosive devices that went off inflicted "splinter wounds to three people who were inside a car that was passing along the road at that time. There has been no claim of responsibility. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage.
03/23/2008: A peacekeeper and local resident were wounded after an explosive device disguised as a wine vessel was handed to them in the northern outskirt of Kvemo-Okoma in Znauri district, South Ossetia at about 12pm. The victims' names were V. Doguzov, who suffered multiple wounds, and I. Koliyev whose feet and right hand were torn off. Unidentified people that came from Georgia handed the bomb to them in an apparent attempt to help "destabilize the situation and prompt the sides to retaliate" in reference to the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone.
07/03/2008: On Thursday and Friday (07/04/2008), overnight, in one of four related attacks, in Ergneti, Shida Kartli, Georgia; Eredvi, Shida Kartli, Georgia; Kvemo Nikozi, Shida Kartli, Georgia; and Prisi, Shida Kartli, Georgia, armed assailants fired mortars on a peacekeeping station, a police station, and on various villages, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed Georgian South Ossetian separatists were responsible.