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201,712,130,030 | 2,017 | 12 | 13 | December 10-16, 2017 | 0 | null | 209 | Turkey | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown | null | null | 5 | 0 | The incident occurred in the southeastern part of the country. | 12/00/2017: Sometime between December 10, 2017 and December 16, 2017, assailants attacked a construction worker in southeastern Turkey. Yoldas died on December 19, 2017 as a result of his injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 68 | Named Civilian | Not Applicable | Construction Worker: Mustafa Yoldas | 209 | Turkey | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Turkey: Civilian succumbs to injuries after PKK attack," Anadolu Ajansi, December 19, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 1 | 0.941558 |
201,712,140,002 | 2,017 | 12 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Diyala | Muqdadiyah | 33.953167 | 44.921906 | 1 | 1 | The incident occurred to the south of the city. | 12/14/2017: A roadside bomb detonated against a farmer's vehicle in southern Muqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq. The farmer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 72 | Farmer | Not Applicable | Vehicle of Farmer | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A roadside bomb was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | A vehicle was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Farmer wounded in roadside bomb attack in Diyala," Iraqi News, December 14, 2017. | "Iraq Security Roundup 1900 GMT 15 December 2017," Summary, December 15, 2017. | "Iraq: Roundup of Violent Activities Targeting Civilians 12-18 December 2017," Summary, December 12, 2017. | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.86671 |
201,712,140,003 | 2,017 | 12 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Diyala | Mandali | 33.744999 | 45.545616 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/14/2017: An explosive device detonated near agricultural land in the outskirts of Mandali, Diyala, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 20 | Unknown | null | null | Unknown | Unknown | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Iraq: Roundup of Violent Activities Targeting Civilians 12-18 December 2017," Summary, December 12, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,140,004 | 2,017 | 12 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Saladin | Taji | 33.540672 | 44.251266 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/14/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Taji, Saladin, Iraq. One person was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 74 | Marketplace/Plaza/Square | Unknown | Market | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the lowest reliable estimates are reported here. | "Civilian killed, five wounded in northern Baghdad bomb blast," Iraqi News, December 14, 2017. | "Iraq: Roundup of Violent Activities Targeting Civilians 12-18 December 2017," Summary, December 12, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 6 | 0.86671 |
201,712,140,005 | 2,017 | 12 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 182 | Somalia | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Banaadir | Mogadishu | 2.059819 | 45.326115 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Waberi neighborhood. | 12/14/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at the General Kahiye Police Training Academy in Waberi neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. In addition to the assailant, at least 18 police officers were killed and 15 officers were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Somali Police Force (SPF) | General Kahiye Police Training Academy | 182 | Somalia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Al-Shabaab | null | null | null | null | null | Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the police personnel were targeted because they were preparing to engage in security operations against the group. | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | E-mail | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 13 | Suicide (carried bodily by human being) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | An explosives-laden vest was used in the attack. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. | "Somalia's Shabaab Kill 13 Police In Academy Bombing," AFP (World Service), December 14, 2017. | "Somalia: Suicide bomber hits Mogadishu police academy," Al Jazeera, December 14, 2017. | "Death toll in Mogadishu police academy attack rises to 18," Xinhua General News Service, December 14, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 34 | 0.917275 |
201,712,140,007 | 2,017 | 12 | 14 | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Faryab | Khwaja Sabz Posh district | 36.093262 | 64.850016 | 3 | 0 | null | 12/14/2017: Assailants attacked areas of Khwaja Sabzposh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. During the assault, a mortar shell detonated prematurely, killing four assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Lack of Intentionality | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 20 | Unknown | null | null | Unknown | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 11 | Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A mortar was used in the attack. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | There is doubt that this incident meets terrorism-related criteria. Sources conflict as to whether the assailants were killed by an explosion of their own mortar shell or in an offensive airstrike carried out by the Afghan Air Force. | "Security forces defeat Taliban in Takhar: Officials," Frontier Post, December 14, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 4 | 0.893287 |
201,712,140,019 | 2,017 | 12 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 37 | Cameroon | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | South-West | Dadji | 5.948376 | 9.310313 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Manyu district. | 12/14/2017: Assailants attacked Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) troops in Dadji, Mamfe, Manyu, South-West, Cameroon. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Ambazonia Defense Forces (ADF) claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) | Soldiers | 37 | Cameroon | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Ambazonia Defense Forces (ADF) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Note left at scene | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 4 | Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A shotgun and multiple hunting rifles were used in the attack. | 0 | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Africa Command OSINT Daily 15 - 17 December 2017," Summary, December 15, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | 0.846154 |
201,712,140,021 | 2,017 | 12 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 141 | Nepal | 6 | South Asia | Province 2 | Lahan | 26.727464 | 86.481412 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Siraha district. | 12/14/2017: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated in Lahan, Province 2, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Goit (JTMM-G) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated, "All the Tarai people should be united to end the colonial rule for the freedom of Tarai." | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 20 | Unknown | null | null | Unknown | Unknown | 141 | Nepal | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Goit (JTMM-G) | null | null | null | null | null | Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that "All the Tarai people should be united to end the colonial rule for the freedom of Tarai." | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Note left at scene | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 17 | Other Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | An explosives-laden pressure cooker hidden inside a jute sack and planted on a bicycle was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "IED goes off in Lahan," EKantipur.com, December 14, 2017. | "IED goes off at Lahan," My Republica, December 14, 2017. | "Nepal: Pressure cooker bomb goes off in Lahan," The Kathmandu Post Online, December 14, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.823529 |
201,712,140,022 | 2,017 | 12 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 214 | Ukraine | 9 | Eastern Europe | Rivne | Rivne | 50.6199 | 26.251617 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/14/2017: Assailants set fire to the home and vehicle of city councilor Oleksandr Babat in Rivne, Rivne oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 18 | Government Personnel (excluding police, military) | Rivne City Council | Residence of Deputy: Oleksandr Babat | 214 | Ukraine | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | A house and vehicle were damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Western Ukrainian city councillor's car, house said burned," Interfax-Ukraine, December 14, 2017. | "21:54 14.12.2017 Rivne city council deputys house, car set on fire," 112.UA International, December 14, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,140,025 | 2,017 | 12 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 153 | Pakistan | 6 | South Asia | Balochistan | Turbat | 25.999413 | 63.047451 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Kech district. | 12/14/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at the National Party office in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 84 | Political Party Member/Rally | National Party | Office | 153 | Pakistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) | null | null | null | null | null | The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the National Party participated in "Pakistan's genocidal policies in Balochistan." | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Personal claim | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 7 | Grenade | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | An office and an unspecified number of buildings were damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "National Party office attacked in Turbat," Dawn (Pakistan), December 15, 2017. | "NP office attacked in Turbat," Daily Balochistan Express, December 14, 2017. | "BLF owns terror attack on office of National Party in Turbat," Mustikhan's Musings, December 15, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.897297 |
201,712,140,026 | 2,017 | 12 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Kandahar | Shah Wali Kot district | 32.091793 | 66.02512 | 3 | 0 | The incident occurred along the Uruzgan-Kandahar Highway. | 12/14/2017: Assailants attacked police stations along the Uruzgan-Kandahar Highway in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 20 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. In addition, an unknown number of assailants were injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Afghan Police | Police Stations | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 20 | 0 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Afghanistan- 20 militant killed in Kandahar," Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), December 17, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | 0.893287 |
201,712,140,027 | 2,017 | 12 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 92 | India | 6 | South Asia | Madhya Pradesh | Bhoomkar | 24.642994 | 80.76694 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Satna district. | 12/14/2017: Assailants attacked Catholic civilians and priests at a pre-Christmas event in Bhoomkar, Madhya Pradesh, India. An unknown number of people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the incident to the Bajrang Dal, a subgroup of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for "alleged forced conversions of Hindus to Christianity." | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | Unarmed Assault | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | 15 | Religious Figures/Institutions | 85 | Religious Figure | Syro-Malabar Church of Northern India | Priests | 92 | India | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 69 | Religion Identified | Syro-Malabar Church of Northern India | Catholic civilians | 92 | India | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 73 | Vehicles/Transportation | Syro-Malabar Church of Northern India | Vehicle | 92 | India | Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) | Bajrang Dal | null | null | null | null | The specific motive is unknown; however, sources stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to "alleged forced conversions of Hindus to Christianity." | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | 9 | Melee | 22 | Hands, Feet, Fists | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | A vehicle was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Christians attacked & detained," Calcutta Telegraph, December 15, 2017. | "Priests thrashed over conversion," Chandigarh Tribune, December 15, 2017. | "India Carol Singers, Priests Allegedly Beaten up For 'Religious Conversions' in Satna," India.com, December 15, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | 1 |
201,712,140,028 | 2,017 | 12 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Farah | Pusht Rod district | 32.480918 | 62.028239 | 3 | 0 | null | 12/14/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire targeting a police chief in Pusht Rod district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least one civilian and three assailants were killed and six people, including two civilians and four assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Afghan Police | District Chief | 4 | Afghanistan | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 67 | Unnamed Civilian/Unspecified | Not Applicable | Civilians | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A roadside bomb and firearms were used in the attack. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "3 civilians, 10 IS fighters dead," Frontier Post, December 15, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 10 | 0.893287 |
201,712,140,029 | 2,017 | 12 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Faryab | Shirin Tagab district | 36.206464 | 65.05819 | 3 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Baloch area. | 12/14/2017: Assailants attacked an uprising forces post in Baloch, Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting posts in Baloch on this date. One uprising commander was killed across both assaults. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 17 | Terrorists/Non-State Militia | 94 | Non-State Militia | National Uprising Movement (NUM) | Post | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Personal claim | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed across incidents 201712140029 and 201712140030. | "Taliban capture Faryab's Baloch area, security posts," Pajhwok Afghan News English, December 15, 2017. | "Afghan forces' ambush kills 20 Taliban in south - agency," Afghan Islamic Press Online, December 15, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201712140029, 201712140030 | 1 | 0.893287 |
201,712,140,030 | 2,017 | 12 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Faryab | Shirin Tagab district | 36.206464 | 65.05819 | 3 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Baloch area. | 12/14/2017: Assailants attacked an uprising forces post in Baloch, Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting posts in Baloch on this date. One uprising commander was killed across both assaults. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 17 | Terrorists/Non-State Militia | 94 | Non-State Militia | National Uprising Movement (NUM) | Post | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Personal claim | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed across incidents 201712140029 and 201712140030. | "Taliban capture Faryab's Baloch area, security posts," Pajhwok Afghan News English, December 15, 2017. | "Afghan forces' ambush kills 20 Taliban in south - agency," Afghan Islamic Press Online, December 15, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201712140029, 201712140030 | 0 | 0.893287 |
201,712,140,031 | 2,017 | 12 | 14 | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 | 1 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Sari Pul | Sangcharak district | 35.888797 | 66.352928 | 3 | 0 | null | 12/14/2017: Assailants attacked Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least 52 people, including 10 civilians and 42 assailants were killed and 60 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes which lasted until December 18, 2017. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 75 | Village/City/Town/Suburb | Sancharak District | District | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Posted to website, blog, etc. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 42 | 0 | 60 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. | "1st LD Writethru: Afghan forces retake Tabar valley, Taliban run away," Xinhua General News Service, December 18, 2017. | "Clash in northern Afghanistan kills 10 civilians," Anadolu Agency (AA), December 16, 2017. | "Taliban offensives cause 18 civilians dead, 5,000 families homeless in N. Afghan province: official," Xinhua News Agency, December 15, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 112 | 0.893287 |
201,712,150,001 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Nineveh | Baaj district | 36.12192 | 41.295647 | 3 | 0 | The incident occurred between Sinjar and Tall Safouk. | 12/15/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked volunteer fighters between Sinjar and Tall Safouk, Baaj, Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the attack, killing five assailants. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 39 | Paramilitary | Iraqi Volunteer Forces | Members | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Al Hasakah Province of the Islamic State | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Posted to website, blog, etc. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 13 | Suicide (carried bodily by human being) | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Iraq: Security Roundup 1900 GMT 17 December 2017," Summary, December 17, 2017. | "Iraq Security Roundup 1900 GMT 16 December 2017," Summary, December 16, 2017. | "The Popular Mobilization Artillery Bomb A Gathering Of Daesh Inside Syria," Iraq News Gazette, December 16, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | null | 5 | 0.847853 |
201,712,150,002 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Dihok | Kani Masi | 37.216553 | 43.376226 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/15/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a Turkish Intelligence Services vehicle in Kani Masi, Dihok, Iraq. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 20 | Intelligence | National Intelligence Agency (MIT) | Vehicle | 209 | Turkey | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A roadside bomb was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | A vehicle was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Iraq Security Roundup 1900 GMT 15 December 2017," Summary, December 15, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | 1 | 0.86671 |
201,712,150,003 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 123 | Mali | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Kidal | Unknown | 18.454174 | 1.409692 | 4 | 0 | null | 12/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) checkpoint in Kidal, Mali. This was one of four attacks targeting MINUSMA checkpoints in Kidal on the same day. At least one assailant and one peacekeeper were killed and three other people and an unknown number of assailants were injured across all four assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA). | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 47 | International Organization (peacekeeper, aid agency, compound) | United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) | Checkpoint | 422 | International | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The victims included a Guinean (Guinea) peacekeeper. Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed and wounded across incidents 201712150003, 201712150004, 201712150005, and 201712150006. | "Guinean UN peacekeeper dies of wounds," The News International, December 19, 2017. | "Africa Command OSINT Daily 19 December 2017," Summary, December 20, 2017. | "Africa Command OSINT Daily 18 December 2017," Summary, December 19, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 201712150003, 201712150004, 201712150005, 201712150006 | 1 | 1 |
201,712,150,004 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 123 | Mali | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Kidal | Unknown | 18.454174 | 1.409692 | 4 | 0 | null | 12/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) checkpoint in Kidal, Mali. This was one of four attacks targeting MINUSMA checkpoints in Kidal on the same day. At least one assailant and one peacekeeper were killed and three other people and an unknown number of assailants were injured across all four assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA). | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 47 | International Organization (peacekeeper, aid agency, compound) | United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) | Checkpoint | 422 | International | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed and wounded across incidents 201712150003, 201712150004, 201712150005, and 201712150006. | "Guinean UN peacekeeper dies of wounds," The News International, December 19, 2017. | "Africa Command OSINT Daily 19 December 2017," Summary, December 20, 2017. | "Africa Command OSINT Daily 18 December 2017," Summary, December 19, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 201712150003, 201712150004, 201712150005, 201712150006 | 2 | 1 |
201,712,150,005 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 123 | Mali | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Kidal | Unknown | 18.454174 | 1.409692 | 4 | 0 | null | 12/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) checkpoint in Kidal, Mali. This was one of four attacks targeting MINUSMA checkpoints in Kidal on the same day. At least one assailant and one peacekeeper were killed and three other people and an unknown number of assailants were injured across all four assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA). | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 47 | International Organization (peacekeeper, aid agency, compound) | United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) | Checkpoint | 422 | International | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed and wounded across incidents 201712150003, 201712150004, 201712150005, and 201712150006. | "Guinean UN peacekeeper dies of wounds," The News International, December 19, 2017. | "Africa Command OSINT Daily 19 December 2017," Summary, December 20, 2017. | "Africa Command OSINT Daily 18 December 2017," Summary, December 19, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 201712150003, 201712150004, 201712150005, 201712150006 | 1 | 1 |
201,712,150,006 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 123 | Mali | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Kidal | Unknown | 18.454174 | 1.409692 | 4 | 0 | null | 12/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) checkpoint in Kidal, Mali. This was one of four attacks targeting MINUSMA checkpoints in Kidal on the same day. At least one assailant and one peacekeeper were killed and three other people and an unknown number of assailants were injured across all four assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA). | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 47 | International Organization (peacekeeper, aid agency, compound) | United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) | Checkpoint | 422 | International | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed and wounded across incidents 201712150003, 201712150004, 201712150005, and 201712150006. | "Guinean UN peacekeeper dies of wounds," The News International, December 19, 2017. | "Africa Command OSINT Daily 19 December 2017," Summary, December 20, 2017. | "Africa Command OSINT Daily 18 December 2017," Summary, December 19, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 201712150003, 201712150004, 201712150005, 201712150006 | 1 | 1 |
201,712,150,008 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Saladin | Huwaysh | 34.194717 | 43.800671 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/15/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Peace Brigades personnel in Huwaysh, Saladin, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, two people were killed and six others were injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 17 | Terrorists/Non-State Militia | 94 | Non-State Militia | Peace Brigades | Members | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Saladin Province of the Islamic State | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Personal claim | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 13 | Suicide (carried bodily by human being) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | An explosives-laden vest was used in the attack. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Eight security personnel killed, injured in suicide attack, northwest of Samarra," Iraqi News, December 15, 2017. | "Terrorism: Transcript of ISIS's Al-Bayan News Bulletin for 18 December," Baaz, December 18, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | null | 9 | 0.847853 |
201,712,150,010 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 182 | Somalia | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Middle Shebelle | Mahaday | 2.973305 | 45.535603 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on soldiers at a market in Mahaday, Middle Shebelle, Somalia. At least one soldier was killed and several people, including soldiers and civilians, were injured in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | Somali Armed Forces (SAF) | Soldiers | 182 | Somalia | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 74 | Marketplace/Plaza/Square | Unknown | Livestock Market | 182 | Somalia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Al-Shabaab | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Somalia: Militants attack market in Mahaday, 1 killed," Radio Garowe, December 15, 2017. | "Al-Shabab attacks Somali forces in southern town," Dayniile Online, December 15, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | 0.917275 |
201,712,150,011 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 155 | West Bank and Gaza Strip | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | West Bank | Ramallah | 31.907141 | 35.198219 | 1 | 1 | The incident occurred in the Kikar Ayosh area between Beit El and Ramallah. | 12/15/2017: An assailant wearing an apparent suicide vest stabbed and injured a Border Police officer at a checkpoint in Kikar Ayosh, between Beit El and Ramallah, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The assailant was shot and killed by officers following the stabbing incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant, Mohammed Aqal, as a Palestinian extremist. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 24 | Police Checkpoint | Israeli Border Police | Checkpoint | 97 | Israel | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Palestinian Extremists | null | null | null | null | null | The specific motive is unknown; however, sources posited that the attack may have been related to a larger trend of violence in response to President Trump's recent recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 | Melee | 23 | Knife or Other Sharp Object | 7 | Fake Weapons | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A knife and a fake suicide belt were used in the attack. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Fake bomber shot dead after West Bank stabbing," The Times (London), December 16, 2017. | "Israeli Border Police officer stabbed in Ramallah clashes," Jerusalem Post, December 15, 2017. | "Palestinian in 'suicide vest' attacks Israeli police, shot," Straits Times, December 15, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 2 | 0.650794 |
201,712,150,012 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 1 | null | 92 | India | 6 | South Asia | Arunachal Pradesh | Khamdu | 27.336705 | 96.00334 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Changlang district. | 12/15/2017: Assailants abducted Arunabh Phukan from Khamdu, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Phukan, the son of a businessperson and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, was released unharmed on December 25, 2017. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Phukan of being an informant for security personnel; however, the ULFA stated that Phukan was released after being found innocent. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 113 | Alleged Informant | Not Applicable | Alleged Informant: Arunabh Phukan | 92 | India | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) | null | null | null | null | null | The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Arunabh Phukan of being an informant for security personnel. Sources also suspected that Phukan was targeted in response to his father's refusal to respond to an extortion demand by the ULFA. | 0 | null | null | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Call (post-incident) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | 10 | null | null | -9 | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 1 | null | "Ulfa-I frees trader's son," Calcutta Telegraph, December 25, 2017. | "Ulfa faction frees BJP leader's son," Hindustan Times, December 25, 2017. | "Assam businessmans son abducted by ULFA (I) remains
," ShillongTimes.com, December 20, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.915966 |
201,712,150,013 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 155 | West Bank and Gaza Strip | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Gaza Strip | Beit Hanoun | 31.53619 | 34.539574 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/15/2017: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a residential building in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 76 | House/Apartment/Residence | Not Applicable | House | 155 | West Bank and Gaza Strip | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | The specific motive is unknown; however, sources noted that the attack may have been related to a larger trend of violence in response to President Trump's recent recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 11 | Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A rocket was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | A building was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Gaza Rocket Hits Israeli Home in Ashkelon, IDF Strikes Hamas Infrastructure," Algemeiner.com, December 18, 2017. | "Gaza rocket misses mark, damages local home Elad Benari, Canada ,Yesterday, 8:33 PM," Israel National News, December 15, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,150,014 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Kunar | Ghaziabad district | 35.2222 | 71.363757 | 3 | 0 | null | 12/15/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel in Ghaziabad district, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | Afghan National Army (ANA) | Soldiers | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Xinhua: 16 Insurgents Killed In Eastern Afghan Provinces," Xinhua, December 16, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 10 | 0.893287 |
201,712,150,015 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 92 | India | 6 | South Asia | Punjab | Barnala | 30.371479 | 75.547699 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on Bhagwan Singh Bhana in Barnala, Punjab, India. Bhana, a district council member and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 22 | Violent Political Party | 109 | Party Official/Candidate/Other Personnel | Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) | Leader: Bhagwan Singh Bhana | 92 | India | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "India: Akali leader shot at in Barnala," The Tribune Online, December 16, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,150,016 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Al Anbar | Abu Ghraib | 33.31065 | 44.038208 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/15/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. Five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 74 | Marketplace/Plaza/Square | Unknown | Market | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Suicide Bomber Attacks Militia; 15 Killed in Iraq," Antiwar.com, December 16, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 5 | 0.86671 |
201,712,150,017 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 147 | Nigeria | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Borno | Gwoza | 11.083983 | 13.693092 | 1 | 1 | The incident occurred between the towns of Pulka and Gwoza. | 12/15/2017: An explosive device detonated near a military convoy transporting Boko Haram detainees between the towns of Pulka and Gwoza, Gwoza, Borno, Nigeria. At least one soldier was killed and three other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 29 | Military Unit/Patrol/Convoy | Nigerian Army (NA) | Convoy | 147 | Nigeria | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Boko Haram | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 8 | Landmine | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A roadside landmine was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Unknown | -99 | Two military vehicles were damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here. | "Soldier Killed In NE Nigeria Landmine Blast," AFP (World Service), December 15, 2017. | "Boko Haram writes to announce impending attack on Borno community," News Express Nigeria, December 18, 2017. | "Soldier killed in NE Nigeria landmine blast," Gulf News, December 16, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 4 | 0.92928 |
201,712,150,018 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 | 0 | null | 182 | Somalia | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bari | Unknown | 10.87476 | 49.539269 | 4 | 0 | null | 12/15/2017: Assailants attempted to attack Puntland Security Force (PSF) personnel in Bari region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | Puntland Security Force (PSF) | Soldiers | 182 | Somalia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Al-Shabaab | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Somali regional forces clash with al-Shabab in northeast," Radio Kulmiye Online, December 15, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | 0.917275 |
201,712,150,020 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Kandahar | Shah Wali Kot district | 32.127054 | 66.07225 | 3 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Tabcha area. | 12/15/2017: An explosive device detonated in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Six children were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 67 | Unnamed Civilian/Unspecified | Not Applicable | Civilians | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 8 | Landmine | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Afghanistan- 6 children including 4 girls injured in Kandahar explosion," Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), December 16, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 6 | 0.86671 |
201,712,150,021 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Jawzjan | Jabbar-e Shahid | 36.845821 | 66.247284 | 2 | 0 | The incident occurred in Aqcha district. | 12/15/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Alaki Bai, an uprising commander, detonated in Jabbar-e Shahid, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Bai was killed and six bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 17 | Terrorists/Non-State Militia | 94 | Non-State Militia | National Uprising Movement (NUM) | Vehicle of Commander: Alaki Bai | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 29 | Sticky Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A mine attached to a vehicle was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | A vehicle was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Afghan commander killed in northern district," Afghan Islamic Press Online, December 16, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 7 | 0.86671 |
201,712,150,022 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 92 | India | 6 | South Asia | Chhattisgarh | Gonguda | 18.393274 | 81.663415 | 2 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Sukma district. | 12/15/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting security personnel in Gonguda, Chhattisgarh, India. Three soldiers were injured in the blast, and one assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | Indian Armed Forces | Soldiers | 92 | India | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Maoists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 8 | Landmine | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Chhattisgarh: Top naxal's gunwoman shot dead," Deccan Chronicle, December 15, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 4 | 0.803067 |
201,712,150,023 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 60 | Egypt | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Giza | Giza | 30.022924 | 31.185192 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Mohandesin neighborhood. | 12/15/2017: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Mohandesin, Giza, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 20 | Unknown | null | null | Unknown | Unknown | 60 | Egypt | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Two explosive devices planted inside wooden boxes were used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Security forces defuse 2 explosive devices found in Giza," Egypt Today, December 15, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,150,024 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 109 | Latvia | 9 | Eastern Europe | Vidzeme | Smiltene | 57.421869 | 25.902569 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/15/2017: Assailants set fire to a church in Smiltene, Vidzeme, Latvia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 15 | Religious Figures/Institutions | 86 | Place of Worship | Evangelical Lutheran Church and Roman Catholic Church | Church | 109 | Latvia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | A door was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Man from Lithuania detained for burning waste, old tires at two churches in Smiltene," Baltic News Service, December 15, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,150,025 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 | 0 | null | 93 | Indonesia | 5 | Southeast Asia | Papua | Unknown | -4.693395 | 139.364375 | 4 | 0 | null | 12/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on Trans-Papua Road project workers in Papua, Indonesia. At least one worker was killed and one Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka). | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 12 | Construction | Trans-Papua Road Project | Road Construction Workers | 93 | Indonesia | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) | Soldiers | 93 | Indonesia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Indonesia: State PAS News Roundup 15 December 2017," US Embassy Public Affairs Section, December 15, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | null | 2 | 0.931818 |
201,712,160,001 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Baghdad | Baghdad | 33.303566 | 44.371773 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the western neighborhood of Bakriyah. | 12/16/2017: An explosive device attached to a property developer's vehicle detonated in Bakriyah, Baghdad, Iraq. The developer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | null | null | Unknown | Vehicle of Property Developer | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 29 | Sticky Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | A vehicle was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Iraq: Security Roundup 1900 GMT 17 December 2017," Summary, December 17, 2017. | "Iraq Security Roundup 1900 GMT 16 December 2017," Summary, December 16, 2017. | "Iraq: Roundup of Violent Activities Targeting Civilians 12-18 December 2017," Summary, December 12, 2017. | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.86671 |
201,712,160,002 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Kirkuk | Kirkuk | 35.45211 | 44.375465 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Musalla neighborhood of the city. | 12/16/2017: Assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) at an Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) office in Musalla, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks targeting ITF offices in Musalla on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 84 | Political Party Member/Rally | Iraqi Turkmen Front | Office | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 11 | Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) were used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | Unspecified property was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Iraqi Turkmen Front offices attacked in Kirkuk," Anadolu Agency (AA), December 17, 2017. | "Iraq: Roundup of Violent Activities Targeting Civilians 12-18 December 2017," Summary, December 12, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 201712160002, 201712160010 | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,160,003 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | null | 1 | null | 147 | Nigeria | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Borno | Musuni | 12.272152 | 14.092121 | 1 | 1 | The incident occurred along the Dikwa-Ngala Highway in Ngala district. | 12/16/2017: Assailants attack a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) convoy along Dikwa-Ngala Highway in Musuni, Ngala, Borno, Nigeria. At least ten people, including four aid workers and six insurgents, were killed in the ensuing clash. In addition, three aid workers were kidnapped and the outcome of the abduction is unknown. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | 2 | Armed Assault | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 47 | International Organization (peacekeeper, aid agency, compound) | United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) | Convoy | 422 | International | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Boko Haram | Shekau faction | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Video | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | 5 | Firearms | 6 | Other Gun Type | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | AK-47 assault rifles, locally-made firearms, and fire were used in the attack. | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | Four food trucks were stolen in this attack. | 1 | 3 | 0 | null | -99 | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 7 | Unknown | -99 | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here. | "Boko Haram says it carried out Christmas attacks in Nigeria; Militant leader Abubakar Shekau declares group active and operational a day after Nigerian president said it had been defeated," The Guardian (London), January 2, 2018. | "No civilian killed in Boko Haram attack on WFP's convoy - Army," Weekly Trust, December 23, 2017. | "Boko Haram Kills Four Truck Drivers, Abducts Three Others Carrying Food for IDPs in Borno," This Day (Lagos), December 18, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.92928 |
201,712,160,004 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Saladin | Mutaybijah | 34.32183 | 44.479528 | 1 | 1 | The incident occurred in the Al-Mayta region between Diyala and Saladin | 12/16/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed an explosives-rigged house in Mutaybijah, Al-Mayta, between Diyala and Saladin, Iraq. This was one of two related incidents in which two explosives-rigged houses were defused in al-Mayta on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 20 | Unknown | null | null | Unknown | Unknown | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 17 | Other Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | An explosives-laden house was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Ten Islamic State bodies found on borders between Diyala, Salahuddin: Commander," Iraqi News, December 16, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 201712160004, 201712160005 | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,160,005 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Saladin | Mutaybijah | 34.32183 | 44.479528 | 1 | 1 | The incident occurred in the Al-Mayta region between Diyala and Saladin. | 12/16/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed an explosives-rigged house in Mutaybijah, Al-Mayta, between Diyala and Saladin, Iraq. This was one of two related incidents in which two explosives-rigged houses were defused in al-Mayta on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 20 | Unknown | null | null | Unknown | Unknown | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 17 | Other Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | An explosives-laden house was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Ten Islamic State bodies found on borders between Diyala, Salahuddin: Commander," Iraqi News, December 16, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 201712160004, 201712160005 | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,160,007 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 160 | Philippines | 5 | Southeast Asia | Northern Samar | Hinagonoyan | 12.458056 | 125.045556 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Catubig district. | 12/16/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel in Hinagonoyan, Catubig, Northern Samar, Philippines. Two soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA). | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) | Personnel: Corporal Yzazel M. Laure, Private First Class Ronald. L Gomez | 160 | Philippines | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | New People's Army (NPA) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "NPA ambush on relief troops validates Yuletide truce halt," Philippines News Agency, December 18, 2017. | "NPAs wound 2 soldiers conducting relief work," Manila Bulletin, December 17, 2017. | "Philippines: 2 soldiers injured in ambush by NPA rebels in Northern Samar," INQUIRER.net, December 16, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 2 | 0.886364 |
201,712,160,008 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 228 | Yemen | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Marib | Marib | 15.45639 | 45.324871 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in Marib governorate. | 12/16/2017: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of Muslih al-Ahmadi detonated in Marib, Yemen. Al-Ahmadi, the Media Department head for the Islamic Reform Group (Islah), was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 22 | Violent Political Party | 109 | Party Official/Candidate/Other Personnel | Islamic Reform Group (Islah) | Vehicle of Media Department Head: Muslih al-Ahmadi | 228 | Yemen | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | A vehicle was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Najat Qayadi in the Islah Party from an assassination attempt in Yemen," Aljazeera.net website, Doha, December 17, 2017. | "Yemen: Open-Source Terrorism Roundup 16 December 2017," Summary, December 14, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,160,010 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Kirkuk | Kirkuk | 35.45211 | 44.375465 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Musalla neighborhood. | 12/16/2017: Assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) at an Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) office in Musalla, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks targeting ITF offices in Musalla on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 84 | Political Party Member/Rally | Iraqi Turkmen Front | Office | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 11 | Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) were used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | Unspecified property was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Iraqi Turkmen Front offices attacked in Kirkuk," Anadolu Agency (AA), December 17, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 201712160002, 201712160010 | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,160,011 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 19 | Bangladesh | 6 | South Asia | Dhaka | Gouripur | 24.757 | 90.57 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Shahganj Bazar area of Mymensingh district. | 12/16/2017: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a protest procession in Shahganj Bazar, Gouripur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 83 | Protester | Not Applicable | Protest Procession | 19 | Bangladesh | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A petrol bomb was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The victims included Abdul Matin and Rafiqul Islam. | "Petrol bomb blast in Msignh leaves two injured ," UNB.com.bd, December 17, 2017. | "Bangladesh: Petrol bomb blast in Mymensingh leaves two injured," New Age Online, December 17, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 2 | 0.86671 |
201,712,160,012 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 | 0 | null | 228 | Yemen | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Taizz | Mukha district | 13.635472 | 43.317189 | 3 | 0 | The incident occurred between Mukha district, Taizz and Khawkhah district, Al Hudayda . | 12/16/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Mukha district, Taizz, Yemen. Four soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 35 | Military Transportation/Vehicle (excluding convoys) | Military of Yemen | Vehicle of Soldiers | 228 | Yemen | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A roadside bomb was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | A vehicle was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Bomb blast kills 4 soldiers in Yemen," Anadolu Agency (AA), December 16, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 4 | 0.843691 |
201,712,160,013 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 72 | Gabon | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Estuaire | Libreville | 0.412811 | 9.460859 | 1 | 0 | null | 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. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 10 | Journalists & Media | null | null | National Geographic | Journalists | 55 | Denmark | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Personal claim | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 | Melee | 23 | Knife or Other Sharp Object | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "2 Danish Journalists Violently Attacked in Gabon," VOA News, December 17, 2017. | "Two men injured in Gabon knife attack in revenge for 'US attacks against Muslims'," The Telegraph, December 16, 2017. | "Jerusalem recognition: Nigerien stabs two Dutch journalists," News Agency of Nigeria, December 18, 2017. | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | 2 | 0.86671 |
201,712,160,014 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 153 | Pakistan | 6 | South Asia | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Haripur district | 33.99604 | 72.936966 | 3 | 0 | The incident occurred on Kensari Kot Road. | 12/16/2017: Assailants opened fire on Adil Islam at his residence along Kensari Kot Road in Haripur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Islam, a local government Nazim, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 15 | Politician or Political Party Movement/Meeting/Rally | Government of Haripur | Nazim: Adil Islam | 153 | Pakistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Pakistan- Haripur district nazim injured in armed attack," Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), December 17, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.86671 |
201,712,160,029 | 2,017 | 12 | 15 | December 1-31, 2017 | 0 | null | 92 | India | 6 | South Asia | Meghalaya | Unknown | 25.526979 | 91.287778 | 4 | 0 | null | 12/00/2017: Sometime between December 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017, assailants attacked and killed Kamdak, a former militant, in Meghalaya state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 77 | Laborer (General)/Occupation Identified | Not Applicable | Former Garo National Liberation Army Member: Kamdak | 92 | India | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Garo National Liberation Army | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "GNLA deputy commander in chief shot dead ...," ShillongTimes.com, January 11, 2018. | null | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 1 | 0.831325 |
201,712,160,030 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | December 1-31, 2017 | 1 | null | 200 | Syria | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown | null | null | 5 | 0 | null | 12/00/2017: Sometime between December 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017, assailants abducted four people, including Jolly Bimbachi, Sean Moore, Omar Ahmad, and Abdal-Geniy Ahmad, in an unknown area of Syria. Bimbachi and Moore were attempting to travel through Syria from Lebanon in the hopes of arriving safely at the Canadian Embassy in Turkey with Bimbachi's children. As the four people were being smuggled through the country, they were eventually handed over to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham members. Bimbachi's children were returned to her husband in Lebanon on an unknown date. Bimbachi and Moore were released as of February 5, 2018. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 68 | Named Civilian | Not Applicable | Civilians: Jolly Bimbachi, Sean Moore, Omar Ahmad | 38 | Canada | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 4 | 0 | null | -99 | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 4 | The victims included Abdal-Geniy Ahmad. | "Mother, held in Syria after trying to bring sons home, arrives in Ottawa," Ottawa Citizen, February 8, 2018. | "Jolly Bimbachi, mother held by al-Qaeda affiliate, returns to Canada," CBC, February 8, 2018. | "Syria raids kill 30 near Damascus as war of words escalates over chlorine use," Hindustan Times, February 6, 2018. | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.95 |
201,712,170,001 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Diyala | Muqdadiyah district | 33.824244 | 44.789265 | 3 | 0 | null | 12/16/2017: Two explosives-laden motorcycles and between five and fifteen explosive devices were discovered and defused in Muqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 20 | Unknown | null | null | Unknown | Unknown | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Diyala Province of the Islamic State | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Personal claim | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Two explosives-laden motorcycles and between five and fifteen other explosive devices were used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Iraqi forces clear 25 villages in Diyala province," Egypt Today, December 17, 2017. | "Iraq: Security Roundup 1900 GMT 18 December 2017," Summary, December 18, 2017. | "Iraq Security Roundup 1900 GMT 16 December 2017," Summary, December 16, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.847853 |
201,712,170,003 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 205 | Thailand | 5 | Southeast Asia | Yala | Ban Kasod | 6.22563 | 101.206245 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in Bannang Sata district. | 12/17/2017: Assailants stopped a Siam Travel Company bus along Yala-Betong Road in Ban Kasod, Bannang Sata, Yala, Thailand. All of the passengers and the bus drivers were forced to evacuate the bus, which was then set on fire. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Fatoni Warriors claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded an extortion. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 18 | Tourists | 96 | Tour Bus/Van | Siam Travel Company | Bus | 205 | Thailand | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fatoni Warriors | null | null | null | null | null | Fatoni Warriors claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded an extortion. | 0 | null | null | 0 | 10 | -99 | 1 | 5 | Note left at scene | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | A bus was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | There is doubt that this incident meets terrorism-related criteria. Sources suspected that the attack may have been motivated by a business dispute. | "Police chief wont rule out any motives for the bus attack in Yala," Thai Public Broadcasting Service, December 19, 2017. | "Extortion angle probed in Yala bus arson," The Nation - Thailand, December 19, 2017. | "Fourth Army chief suspects business conflict behind Betong bus hijack," Thai Public Broadcasting Service, December 18, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 1 |
201,712,170,004 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Nineveh | Qayyarah | 35.79813 | 43.294178 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Arfeila area. | 12/17/2017: Three suicide bombers attacked the residence of a former town chief in Arfeila, Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq. One assailant was killed and a child was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 15 | Politician or Political Party Movement/Meeting/Rally | Government of Qayyarah | Residence of Town Chief | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 13 | Suicide (carried bodily by human being) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Child wounded in suicide attack against former officials house, south of Nineveh," Iraqi News, December 17, 2017. | "Suicide bomber killed before blowing himself up outside Mosul," Egypt Today, December 17, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 2 | 0.86671 |
201,712,170,005 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Nineveh | Qayyarah | 35.79813 | 43.294178 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/17/2017: A suicide bomber detonated prematurely while targeting the residence of a former mayor's father in Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq. The assailant was killed and there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 15 | Politician or Political Party Movement/Meeting/Rally | Government of Mosul | Residence of Father of Former Mayor | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 13 | Suicide (carried bodily by human being) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | An explosives-laden belt was used in the attack. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Suicide bomber killed before blowing himself up outside Mosul house," Iraqi News, December 17, 2017. | "Suicide bomber killed before blowing himself up outside Mosul," Egypt Today, December 17, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.86671 |
201,712,170,006 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 160 | Philippines | 5 | Southeast Asia | Davao del Norte | Gupitan | 7.902708 | 125.522001 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Kapalong district. | 12/17/2017: Assailants attacked and killed tribal leader Datu Benandao Maogan in Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA). | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 77 | Laborer (General)/Occupation Identified | Unknown | Tribal Chieftain: Datu Benandao Maogan | 160 | Philippines | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | New People's Army (NPA) | Front 34 | null | null | null | null | The specific motive is unknown; however, sources stated that the victim was targeted because he refused to respond to an extortion demand by the New People's Army (NPA). | 0 | null | null | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Assault rifles were used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Red rebels slammed for destroy and kill tactics," The Gulf Today, December 19, 2017. | "NPA rebels kill tribal leader in Davao Norte," Philippines Daily Inquirer, December 19, 2017. | "Asia: US Army ASD Philippine Terrorist Media Weekly Wrap-up 17 - 23 December 2017," Summary, December 27, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 1 | 0.886364 |
201,712,170,007 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 153 | Pakistan | 6 | South Asia | Balochistan | Quetta | 30.200819 | 66.994354 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred near the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church. | 12/17/2017: Two suicide bombers armed with grenades and firearms attacked Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. In addition to the two assailants, at least nine people were killed and 56 other people were injured in the blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 15 | Religious Figures/Institutions | 86 | Place of Worship | Bethel Memorial Methodist Church | Church | 153 | Pakistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State | null | null | null | null | null | The specific motive is unknown; however, sources posited that the victims, a Christian congregation, may have been targeted as part of a larger trend of sectarian violence between Pakistan's majority Muslim and minority Christian communities. | 0 | null | null | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Posted to website, blog, etc. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 13 | Suicide (carried bodily by human being) | 6 | Explosives | 7 | Grenade | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | Explosives-laden vests containing 15 kilograms of explosives, grenades, and AK-47 assault rifles were used in the attack. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | A mosque was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here. | "IS suicide bombers strike Pakistan church, 9 dead," Hindustan Times, December 18, 2017. | "Church attack: Suicide bombers caught on CCTV camera," Frontier Post, December 18, 2017. | "Nine killed in Quetta church suicide attack," Daily Times, December 17, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | null | 67 | 0.854227 |
201,712,170,008 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 60 | Egypt | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | North Sinai | Arish | 31.126646 | 33.800865 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/17/2017: An explosive device detonated near an armored security vehicle in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. At least one police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | Egyptian National Police (ENP) | Vehicle | 60 | Egypt | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A roadside bomb was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | An armored police vehicle was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Teacher killed, 2 injured in separate North Sinai attacks," Mada Masr, December 17, 2017. | "Roundup on Security Situation in Sinai 17 December 2017," Summary, December 17, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.86671 |
201,712,170,012 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 60 | Egypt | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | North Sinai | Unknown | 31.191767 | 34.040887 | 4 | 0 | The incident occurred along the Arish-Rafah highway. | 12/17/2017: Assailants opened fire on a bus transporting teachers to schools along the Arish-Rafah highway in North Sinai, Egypt. At least one teacher was killed and one was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 48 | Teacher/Professor/Instructor | Unknown | Bus Transporting Teachers | 60 | Egypt | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | A bus was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. | "Teacher killed, 2 injured in separate North Sinai attacks," Mada Masr, December 17, 2017. | "Roundup on Security Situation in Sinai 17 December 2017," Summary, December 17, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 2 | 0.86671 |
201,712,170,013 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Helmand | Lashkar Gah | 31.60063 | 64.369652 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the 7th police district. | 12/17/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in the 7th police district of Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkposts in the city on the same day. At least 11 police officers and 12-15 assailants were killed and two police officers and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 24 | Police Checkpoint | Afghan Police | Police Checkpoint | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Personal claim | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here. Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed and or wounded across incidents 201712170013 and 201712170014. | "At least 11 policemen killed in Taliban attack in south Afghanistan," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, December 17, 2017. | "Afghanistan- 11 policemen martyred in Helmand," Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), December 17, 2017. | "At least 11 Afghan Police Killed In Taliban Attack," Radio Free Europe, December 17, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201712170013, 201712170014 | 17 | 0.893287 |
201,712,170,014 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Helmand | Lashkar Gah | 31.60063 | 64.369652 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the 8th police district. | 12/17/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in the 8th police district of Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkposts in the city on the same day. At least 11 police officers and 12 assailants were killed and two police officers and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 24 | Police Checkpoint | Afghan Police | Police Checkpoint | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Personal claim | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here. Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed and or wounded across incidents 201712170013 and 201712170014. | "At least 11 policemen killed in Taliban attack in south Afghanistan," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, December 17, 2017. | "Afghanistan- 11 policemen martyred in Helmand," Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), December 17, 2017. | "At least 11 Afghan Police Killed In Taliban Attack," Radio Free Europe, December 17, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201712170013, 201712170014 | 16 | 0.893287 |
201,712,170,015 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Kandahar | Kandahar | 31.631083 | 65.742226 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Daman area of the 5th police district. | 12/17/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Daman, Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, one civilian was killed and five civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 37 | NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): Operation Resolute Support | Convoy | 422 | International | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 67 | Unnamed Civilian/Unspecified | Not Applicable | Civilians | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Posted to website, blog, etc. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here. | "2nd LD Writethru: Car bomb blast hits NATO convoy in S. Afghanistan, killing civilian," Xinhua General News Service, December 17, 2017. | "Suicide attack in Kandahar, casualties feared," Khaama Press, December 17, 2017. | "At least 11 Afghan Police Killed In Taliban Attack," Radio Free Europe, December 17, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 7 | 0.893287 |
201,712,170,016 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Kandahar | Kandahar | 31.631083 | 65.742226 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/17/2017: Three explosive devices detonated targeting a police patrol in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | Afghan Police | Patrol | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 8 | Landmine | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Three roadside landmines were used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the lowest reliable estimates are reported here. | "Coordinated explosions in Kandahar and Helmand attack cause casualties," India Blooms, December 18, 2017. | "Afghan army recovers, destroys 164 IEDs, landmines," Xinhua News Agency, December 18, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 4 | 0.86671 |
201,712,170,017 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Balkh | Mazari Sharif | 36.70993 | 67.1157 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Selo area of the city. | 12/17/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Sakhi Mohammad Qateh detonated in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. Qateh, the Maimana-Almar highway commander, was killed and two other people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | Afghan Highway Police (AHP) | Vehicle of Highway Commander: Sakhi Mohammad Qateh | 4 | Afghanistan | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 67 | Unnamed Civilian/Unspecified | Not Applicable | Civilians | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Posted to website, blog, etc. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 29 | Sticky Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A magnetic explosive device was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | A vehicle was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Dostum condemns killing of highway commander in Mazar city blast," Khaama Press, December 18, 2017. | "1 person killed, 2 injured in Balkh blast," Pajhwok Afghan News, December 17, 2017. | "Xinhua: 1st LD Writethru: Blast Kills 1, Wounds 2 In Northern Afghanistan," Xinhua, December 17, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 3 | 0.893287 |
201,712,170,018 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 92 | India | 6 | South Asia | Odisha | Andrahal | 18.464464 | 82.355801 | 1 | 1 | The incident occurred in the Bonda Ghati area between Andrahal and Mudulipada. | 12/17/2017: Assailants raided a road construction camp near Andrahal, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties, but several vehicles were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 12 | Construction | Unknown | Construction Vehicles | 92 | India | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Maoists | null | null | null | null | null | The specific motive is unknown; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out in response to the killing of a Maoist in Chitrakonda on December 15, 2017. Sources also noted that Maoists opposed development projects in the area because they believed that improved infrastructure would enhance the effectiveness of security operations against Maoists. | 0 | null | null | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | Several construction vehicles and a camp were damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Rebels set vehicles afire," Calcutta Telegraph, December 18, 2017. | "Maoists oppose road work, torch vehicles," New Delhi Pioneer, December 18, 2017. | "Maoists torch contractor camp in Odisha's Malkangiri," HT Syndication, December 18, 2017. | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.803067 |
201,712,170,019 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Badghis | Ab Kamari district | 35.075136 | 62.888237 | 3 | 0 | null | 12/17/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the ensuing clash resulted in casualties. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Badghis overnight. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 24 | Police Checkpoint | Afghan Police | Police Checkpoint | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Posted to website, blog, etc. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Militants Attack Afghan Spy Agencys Facility in Kabul," VOA News, December 18, 2017. | "Islamic State attacks Afghan intelligence compound in Kabul," An Nahar, December 18, 2017. | "District police chief killed along with guard in Badghis attack," Pajhwok Afghan News English, December 18, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201712170019, 201712180019 | null | 0.893287 |
201,712,170,020 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Baghlan | Hajda Kotal | 35.944013 | 68.71286 | 2 | 0 | The incident occurred near Puli Khumri. | 12/17/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Hajda Kotal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 24 | Police Checkpoint | Afghan Police | Police Checkpoint | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Posted to website, blog, etc. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Taliban attack kills 2 police in Afghan northern Baghlan province," Xinhua General News Service, December 18, 2017. | "Taliban say 17 soldiers killed, injured in Afghan north," Taliban Voice of Jihad Online, December 18, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 4 | 0.893287 |
201,712,170,021 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 1 | null | 1,004 | South Sudan | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lol | Mogayat | 8.468314 | 25.679393 | 2 | 1 | The incident occurred near the town of Raja. | 12/17/2017: Assailants attacked four commercial trucks and NGO vehicles on a road near Mogayat, Raja, Lol, South Sudan. At least eight people were killed and five other people were injured in the assault. Additionally, six HealthNet and Solidarity International aid workers were abducted and all six hostages were released on December 20, 2017. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) claimed responsibility for the attack. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | Unknown | Commercial Trucks | 1,004 | South Sudan | 12 | NGO | 62 | International NGO | HealthNet | Aid Workers | 1,004 | South Sudan | 12 | NGO | 62 | International NGO | Solidarity International | Aid Workers | 999 | Multinational | Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Personal claim | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | Two trucks were stolen in this attack. | 1 | 6 | 1 | null | 3 | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 6 | The victims from Solidarity International included South Sudanese aid workers and a Bangladeshi aid worker, Mainul Islam Opu. | "6 missing aid workers in South Sudan now safe, UN says," FOXNews.com, December 20, 2017. | "Seven aid workers kidnapped in war-torn S. Sudan state," Sudan Tribune, December 19, 2017. | "Rebels admit abducting relief workers in Raja," Radio Tamazuj, December 19, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 13 | 0.841584 |
201,712,170,022 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 97 | Israel | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Southern | Negev | 30.721449 | 34.875657 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/17/2017: At least one rocket fired from Gaza hit a house in Negev, Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 76 | House/Apartment/Residence | Not Applicable | House | 97 | Israel | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | The specific motive is unknown; however, sources posited that the attack may have been related to a larger trend of violence related to President Trump's recent recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 11 | Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A rocket was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | A house was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after Palestinian rocket attacks," Reuters Canada, December 18, 2017. | "Gaza Terror Rocket Slams Into Israeli Town, Damages Home," Long Room.com, December 18, 2017. | "Israel Retaliates for Rocket Fire from Gaza Once Again," YeshivaWorld.com, December 18, 2017. | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,170,023 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 19 | Bangladesh | 6 | South Asia | Khulna | Bagerhat | 22.654372 | 89.767784 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Shaltola neighborhood. | 12/16/2017: Assailants stabbed Aditi Boral in Shaltola, Bagerhat, Khulna, Bangladesh. Boral, the daughter of Member of Parliament Happy Boral, was injured in the assault. This was the second time that Aditi was stabbed in 2017, the first incident occurred on May 23, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 15 | Politician or Political Party Movement/Meeting/Rally | Jatiyo Sangshad | Daughter of Member of Parliament Happy Boral: Aditi Bora | 19 | Bangladesh | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 | Melee | 23 | Knife or Other Sharp Object | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Attack on MP's daughter: Police arrest youth," Financial Express Bangladesh, December 19, 2017. | "MPs daughter stabbed 2nd time in 8 months," Financial Express Bangladesh, December 17, 2017. | "Insecurity looms over MP's family in Bagerhat after daughter's stabbing," United News of Bangladesh, December 17, 2017. | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.86671 |
201,712,170,026 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 229 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | North Kivu | Buloloma | 0.345664 | 29.71457 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/17/2017: Assailants slit the throat of Kambale Nzomivua Faustin, a civilian, in Buloloma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Faustin was killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 68 | Named Civilian | Not Applicable | Civilian: Kambale Nzomivua Faustin | 229 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | 9 | Melee | 23 | Knife or Other Sharp Object | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firearms and machetes were used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This incident is part of a set of coordinated attacks in which both military and non-military entities are targeted. | "In eastern DR Congo, Ugandan rebel group sows misery," NewsSummedUp.com, December 19, 2017. | "Suspected Ugandan rebels kill two in DR Congo attack," Radio Tayna, December 18, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 201712170026, 201712170027 | 1 | 0.944444 |
201,712,170,027 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 229 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | North Kivu | Buloloma | 0.345664 | 29.71457 | 1 | 1 | null | 12/17/2017: Assailants attacked an Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) position in Buloloma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least one soldier and an unknown number of assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related incidents in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) | Soldiers | 229 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | 9 | Melee | 23 | Knife or Other Sharp Object | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firearms and machetes were used in the attack. | 0 | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This incident is part of a set of coordinated attacks in which both military and non-military entities are targeted. | "In eastern DR Congo, Ugandan rebel group sows misery," NewsSummedUp.com, December 19, 2017. | "Suspected Ugandan rebels kill two in DR Congo attack," Radio Tayna, December 18, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 201712170026, 201712170027 | null | 0.944444 |
201,712,170,028 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 182 | Somalia | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bari | Galgala | 10.989985 | 49.056877 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/17/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a Puntland Security Force (PSF) vehicle in Galgala, Bari, Somalia. An unknown number of soldiers were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 29 | Military Unit/Patrol/Convoy | Puntland Security Force (PSF) | Convoy | 182 | Somalia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Al-Shabaab | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Posted to website, blog, etc. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 8 | Landmine | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A roadside landmine was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Unknown | -99 | A military vehicle was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Several Soldiers Injured in a Bomb Blast On Puntland Troops," Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu), December 19, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | 0.917275 |
201,712,170,029 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Nineveh | Mosul | 36.354145 | 43.14357 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Nahrawan area of western Mosul | 12/17/2017: Assailants attacked a Federal Police patrol in Nahrawan, western Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | Federal Police | Patrol | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Scores of Iraqis Still Killed Daily by Government and Coalition Air Strikes, 3 Million Refugees Still Not Repatriated to their Cities, December 18, 2017," Al Jazeerah, December 18, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | null | 3 | 0.847853 |
201,712,170,030 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 137 | Mozambique | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Cabo Delgado | Mocimboa da Praia | -11.353599 | 40.35224 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/17/2017: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. One police officer was killed and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | Mozambique Republic Police (MRP) | Joint Convoy | 137 | Mozambique | 4 | Military | 29 | Military Unit/Patrol/Convoy | Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (FADM) | Joint Convoy | 137 | Mozambique | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Muslim extremists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | 9 | Melee | 23 | Knife or Other Sharp Object | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firearms and machetes were used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Unknown | -99 | Military vehicles were damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The victims included the Director of the National Intervention Force. | "One Dead As Police Attacked in Mocimboa DA Praia," Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (English), December 20, 2017. | "BBC Monitoring: Terrorism Digest: 19-20 December 2017," BBC Monitoring, December 20, 2017. | "Rapid Intervention Force director killed in Mocímboa da Praia," Club of Mozambique, December 20, 2017. | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 6 | 0.897152 |
201,712,170,036 | 2,017 | 12 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 45 | Colombia | 3 | South America | Guaviare | San Jose del Guaviare | 2.56426 | -72.637985 | 1 | 0 | null | 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. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | National Police of Colombia | Vehicle of Deputy Police Commander: Colonel Wilson Albeiro Novoa Daza | 45 | Colombia | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 67 | Unnamed Civilian/Unspecified | Not Applicable | Civilians | 45 | Colombia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents | 7th Jacobo Prias Alape Front | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | An explosives-laden motorcycle containing 250 grams of ammonal was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here. | "Colombia Guerrilla Update: Ten ELN Rebels Die in Clashes with Army in Caceres (Antioquia)," Summary, March 22, 2018. | "Organized crime, terrorist actions after," LexisNexis Licensed Source, December 18, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 3 | 1 |
201,712,170,037 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 153 | Pakistan | 6 | South Asia | Balochistan | Turbat | 25.999413 | 63.047451 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/17/2017: Assailants fired rockets at a Pakistan Armed Forces checkpoint in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 36 | Military Checkpoint | Pakistan Armed Forces | Checkpoint | 153 | Pakistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 11 | Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Rockets were used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Highlights: Pakistan Balochistan Press 18 December 2017," Summary, December 18, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,180,001 | 2,017 | 12 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Kirkuk | Kirkuk | 35.45211 | 44.375465 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Tisin area of the city. | 12/17/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a police patrol in Teseen, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | Emergency Response Unit | Patrol | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 7 | Grenade | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Unidentified gunmen attack security patrol with hand grenades in Kirkuk," Iraqi News, December 17, 2017. | "Iraq: Security Roundup 1900 GMT 19 December 2017," Summary, December 16, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,180,002 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | 2017-12-18 00:00:00 | 0 | null | 95 | Iraq | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Baghdad | Baghdad | 33.303566 | 44.371773 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Arab Jabour area. | 12/18/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a volunteer fighter patrol in Arab Jabour, Baghdad, Iraq. A volunteer fighter was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 29 | Military Unit/Patrol/Convoy | Iraqi Volunteer Forces | Patrol | 95 | Iraq | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A roadside bomb was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Three people killed, injured in bomb blast near Baghdad market," Iraqi News, December 20, 2017. | "Iraq: Security Roundup 1900 GMT 20 December 2017," Summary, December 20, 2017. | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 3 | 0.86671 |
201,712,180,005 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 229 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | South Kivu | Kavumu | -2.203702 | 28.818895 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/18/2017: Assailants attacked several houses in Kavumu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks in South Kivu within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Nyatura Militia. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 75 | Village/City/Town/Suburb | Not Applicable | Houses | 229 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Nyatura Militia | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | Houses were damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "DRC: State PAS Press Summary 20 December 2017," Summary, December 20, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201712180005, 201712180006, 201712190005 | 0 | 0.76 |
201,712,180,006 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 229 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | South Kivu | Numbi | -1.787637 | 28.893027 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/18/2017: Assailants attacked several houses in Numbi, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks in South Kivu within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Nyatura Militia. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 76 | House/Apartment/Residence | Not Applicable | Houses | 229 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Nyatura Militia | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "DRC: State PAS Press Summary 20 December 2017," Summary, December 20, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201712180005, 201712180006, 201712190005 | 0 | 0.76 |
201,712,180,007 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 160 | Philippines | 5 | Southeast Asia | Basilan | Badja | 6.553941 | 122.154736 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Tipo-Tipo district. | 12/18/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel in Badja, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, Philippines. 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 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) | Personnel: Sergeant Ronel Agregado, Corporal Michael Santo Domingo, Private First Class John Banilla | 160 | Philippines | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Soldier killed, 2 wounded in clash with Abu Sayyaf," Manila Times, December 18, 2017. | "Philippines: Army man killed, 2 wounded in Basilan injured," Philstar.com, December 18, 2017. | "Asia: US Army ASD Philippine Terrorist Media Weekly Wrap-up 17 - 23 December 2017," Summary, December 27, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 3 | 0.888046 |
201,712,180,008 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 222 | Venezuela | 3 | South America | Miranda | San Antonio de los Altos | 10.377202 | -66.966843 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/18/2017: Assailants attacked a Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) barracks in San Antonio de los Altos, Miranda, Venezuela. An unknown number of GNB members were wounded and weapons were stolen in the incident. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and wrote "Libertad 350" on the wall. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela | Barracks | 222 | Venezuela | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and wrote "Libertad 350" on the wall. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Note left at scene | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Unknown | -99 | Several weapons were stolen and installations were damaged in this attack. | 1 | -99 | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | -99 | null | "Venezuela Security, Military, S&T Update: Armed Group Seize GNB Rifles," Summary, December 15, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | null | 0.86671 |
201,712,180,009 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 182 | Somalia | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hiiraan | Ceel Gaal | 4.845808 | 45.23996 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in Beledweyne district. | 12/18/2017: Assailants attacked an Ethiopian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Ceel Gaal, Hiiraan, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 29 | Military Unit/Patrol/Convoy | African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) | Ethiopian Convoy | 422 | International | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Al-Shabaab | null | null | null | null | null | The specific motive is unknown; however, sources noted that Al-Shabaab had been attempting to enforce a blockade on Beledweyne, Hiiraan. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Personal claim | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Somalia: Al-Shabaab Plots to Blockade Beledweyne as Government Officials Avoid To Use Road," Radio Kulmiye Online, December 19, 2017. | "Somalia: Ethiopian Troops, Al-Shabaab Militants Clash Near Central Town of Beledweyne," Dhacdo.com, December 18, 2017. | "Program Summary: Radio Andalus in Somali 1030 GMT 19 Dec 17," Radio Andalus, December 19, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.917275 |
201,712,180,010 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 182 | Somalia | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower Shebelle | Barawe | 1.114228 | 44.028706 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/18/2017: Assailants abducted Bashir Mohamed Yussuf from his residence in Barawe, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. Yussuf, a tribal elder, was shot and killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 68 | Named Civilian | Not Applicable | Traditional Elder: Bashir Mohamed Yussuf | 182 | Somalia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Al-Shabaab | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 4 | Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt) | 0 | null | "Highlights: Somalia Daily Media Highlights 20 December 2017," Summary, December 21, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 1 | 0.917275 |
201,712,180,011 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 182 | Somalia | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bari | Bosaso | 11.274796 | 49.179657 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on Puntland Security Force (PSF) personnel at a market in Bosaso, Bari, Somalia. At least two soldiers were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | Puntland Security Force (PSF) | Soldiers | 182 | Somalia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Al-Shabaab | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Posted to website, blog, etc. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 3 | Handgun | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Pistols were used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Somalia: Roadside bomb targets Puntland force ...," Radio Garowe, December 25, 2017. | "Highlights: Somalia Daily Media Highlights 20 December 2017," Summary, December 21, 2017. | "Highlights: Somalia Daily Media Highlights 19 December 2017," Summary, December 20, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 2 | 0.917275 |
201,712,180,012 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 153 | Pakistan | 6 | South Asia | Balochistan | Quetta | 30.200819 | 66.994354 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred on Sariab Road in the Satellite neighborhood. | 12/18/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused on Pakistan Railways tracks along Sariab Road in Satellite neighborhood, Quetta, Pakistan. The device was thought to be targeting a Jaffar Express train. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 19 | Transportation | 100 | Train/Train Tracks/Trolley | Pakistan Railways | Train Tracks | 153 | Pakistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 12 | Remote Trigger | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A 15-kilogram remote-controlled explosive device was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Security forces foil major terror bid in Quetta," Daily Balochistan Express, December 19, 2017. | "Bomb planted on railway track defused," Dawn (Pakistan), December 19, 2017. | "Highlights: Pakistan Balochistan Press 19 December 2017," Summary, December 19, 2017. | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,180,013 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 153 | Pakistan | 6 | South Asia | Balochistan | Mangoli | 28.46681 | 68.274078 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Nasirabad district. | 12/18/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) electricity tower in Mangoli, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting electricity towers in Mangoli on the same day. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incidents. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) | Electricity Tower | 153 | Pakistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Baloch Republican Army (BRA) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Posted to website, blog, etc. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 29 | Sticky Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Unknown | -99 | An electricity pole was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Balochistan: 220 KV transmission line partially damaged in IED blast," Pakistan Today, December 18, 2017. | "Two poles partially damaged in explosion," Pakistan Press International, December 17, 2017. | "Highlights: Pakistan Balochistan Press 19 December 2017," Summary, December 19, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201712180013, 201712180022 | 0 | 0.929487 |
201,712,180,014 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 37 | Cameroon | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | South-West | Kembong | 5.630213 | 9.234492 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Manyu district. | 12/18/2017: Assailants attacked Gendarmerie Nationale members in Kembong, Manyu, South-West, Cameroon. At least four paramilitary soldiers were killed and several villages were set on fire in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Ambazonia Defense Forces (ADF). | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Gendarmerie Nationale | Officers | 37 | Cameroon | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Ambazonia Defense Forces (ADF) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Unknown | -99 | An unspecified number of buildings and military installations were damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Four security forces killed by Cameroon secessionists Govt confirms," AfricaNews, December 18, 2017. | "Villages Burned After Separatist Attacks," AllAfrica Web Publications (English) UNASSIGNED, December 20, 2017. | "Cameroon separatists kill four gendarmes as Anglophone crisis worsens," Business Insider UK, December 18, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 4 | 0.846154 |
201,712,180,015 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Helmand | Lashkar Gah | 31.60063 | 64.369652 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/18/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpoint in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, two people were killed and 31 people were injured in the blast. The casualties included police officers and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 24 | Police Checkpoint | Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) | Police Checkpoint | 4 | Afghanistan | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 67 | Unnamed Civilian/Unspecified | Not Applicable | Civilians | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Posted to website, blog, etc. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | -99 | Police vehicles were damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here. | "2 dead, 31 injured in Lashkargah car bombing," Pajhwok Afghan News, December 19, 2017. | "2 killed, 31 wounded in suicide car bombing in Lashkargah city," Khaama Press, December 19, 2017. | "1st LD Writethru: 3 killed, 31 injured in S. Afghan car bombing," Xinhua General News Service, December 18, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 34 | 0.893287 |
201,712,180,016 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 92 | India | 6 | South Asia | Odisha | Mahupadar | 18.60686 | 81.969824 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Malkangiri district. | 12/18/2017: Assailants abducted Muinan Kabasi from his residence in Mahupadar, Odisha, India. Kabasi was beaten and killed shortly after the kidnapping. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being a police informant. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 113 | Alleged Informant | Not Applicable | Alleged Informant: Muinan Kabasi | 92 | India | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Maoists | null | null | null | null | null | Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Muinan Kabasi of being a police informant. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Note left at scene | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | 9 | Melee | 27 | Unknown Weapon Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 4 | Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt) | 0 | null | "Rebels kill another Malkangiri 'informer'," Calcutta Telegraph, December 20, 2017. | "Naxals attack Bihar's Masudan Railway Station, abduct 3 officials," Business Standard India, December 20, 2017. | "Maoists kill villager in Malkangiri," The Pioneer (India), December 19, 2017. | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.803067 |
201,712,180,017 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 92 | India | 6 | South Asia | Bihar | Sikandra | 24.954109 | 86.035136 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Jamui district. | 12/18/2017: Assailants abducted two security guards from a construction site in Sikandra, Bihar, India. The two hostages were killed shortly after the kidnapping and their bodies were discovered the following morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist). | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 12 | Construction | Coastal Projects Limited | Construction Security Guards | 92 | India | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) | null | null | null | null | null | The specific motive is unknown; however, sources posited that the attack was carried out in order to compel the construction company to respond to an extortion demand. | 0 | null | null | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | 9 | Melee | 23 | Knife or Other Sharp Object | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 2 | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 4 | Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt) | 0 | The victims included Sidhram Koda and Ganguli Koda. | "India: Lingering Dangers In Bihar - Analysis," Eurasia Review, January 9, 2018. | "Bihar: Maoists abduct two security personnel and hacked them to death in Jamui," India Today, December 22, 2017. | "Maoists kidnap two guards of a private firm, hack them to death in Bihars Jamui district," Hindustan Times, December 19, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 2 | 0.944622 |
201,712,180,018 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Kabul | Kabul | 34.516895 | 69.147011 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in 5th police district. | 12/18/2017: Three assailants, including suicide bombers, armed with an explosives-laden vehicle and rocket launchers, attempted to attack a National Directorate of Security (NDS) training center in the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. Security forces intervened, killing the three assailants. In addition, two police officers were injured, and the explosives-laden vehicle was defused. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and the Taliban separately claimed responsibility for the attack. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 20 | Intelligence | National Directorate of Security (NDS) | Training Center | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Posted to website, blog, etc. | 1 | 7 | Posted to website, blog, etc. | null | null | null | 1 | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | 6 | Explosives | 13 | Suicide (carried bodily by human being) | 6 | Explosives | 11 | Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.) | null | null | null | null | An explosives-laden vehicle and rockets were used in the attack. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here. | "Militants Attack Afghan Spy Agencys Facility in Kabul," VOA News, December 18, 2017. | "Militant attack ongoing at Kabul intelligence training centre," DAWN Group, December 18, 2017. | "Kabul attack: Only Daesh fighters killed," Afghanistan Times, December 18, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | null | 5 | 0.854227 |
201,712,180,019 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Badghis | Ab Kamari district | 35.075136 | 62.888237 | 3 | 0 | null | 12/18/2017: Assailants attacked a police convoy responding to an earlier attack on a checkpost in Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least one police commander was killed and two police officers and an assailant were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Badghis overnight. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | Afghan Police | Convoy | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Taliban | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Posted to website, blog, etc. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 11 | Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.) | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A rocket was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Unknown | -99 | A tank was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here. | "Militants Attack Afghan Spy Agencys Facility in Kabul," VOA News, December 18, 2017. | "Islamic State attacks Afghan intelligence compound in Kabul," An Nahar, December 18, 2017. | "District police chief killed along with guard in Badghis attack," Pajhwok Afghan News English, December 18, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201712170019, 201712180019 | 4 | 0.893287 |
201,712,180,020 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Laghman | Mihtarlam | 34.674866 | 70.21344 | 1 | 0 | null | 12/18/2017: Two explosive devices detonated in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two people, including a civilian and an intelligence agent, were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 20 | Intelligence | Criminal Investigation Department (CID) | Agent | 4 | Afghanistan | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 67 | Unnamed Civilian/Unspecified | Not Applicable | Civilians | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Two explosive devices were used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most reliable estimates are reported here. | "Islamic State attacks Afghan intelligence compound in Kabul," An Nahar, December 18, 2017. | "ISIS claims attack on spy agency centre in Afghan capital," Solonews.net, December 18, 2017. | "Afghanistan: Official Says Two Killed, Seven Injured in Laghman Explosions," 1TV Online, December 18, 2017. | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 8 | 0.86671 |
201,712,180,021 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 92 | India | 6 | South Asia | Jammu and Kashmir | Baramulla district | 34.191218 | 74.35001 | 3 | 0 | null | 12/18/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No further information is available. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Jammu and Kashmir Police | Police Station | 92 | India | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 7 | Grenade | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Grenade lobbed at Police Staff Quarters in Pulwama," The Northlines, December 19, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,180,022 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 153 | Pakistan | 6 | South Asia | Balochistan | Mangoli | 28.46681 | 68.274078 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Nasirabad district. | 12/18/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) electricity tower in Mangoli, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting electricity towers in Mangoli on the same day. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incidents. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) | Electricity Tower | 153 | Pakistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Baloch Republican Army (BRA) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Posted to website, blog, etc. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 29 | Sticky Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Unknown | -99 | An electricity pole was damaged in this attack. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Balochistan: 220 KV transmission line partially damaged in IED blast," Pakistan Today, December 18, 2017. | "Two poles partially damaged in explosion," Pakistan Press International, December 17, 2017. | "Highlights: Pakistan Balochistan Press 19 December 2017," Summary, December 19, 2017. | START Primary Collection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201712180013, 201712180022 | 0 | 0.929487 |
201,712,180,023 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 153 | Pakistan | 6 | South Asia | Balochistan | Quetta | 30.200819 | 66.994354 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred in the Quetta district. | 12/18/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the Quetta Development Authority offices in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 20 | Unknown | null | null | Unknown | Unknown | 153 | Pakistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | A 12-kilogram explosive device was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "FC Balochistan foils terrorist activity," Daily The Pak Banker (Plus Media Solutions Private Limited Publication), December 30, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
201,712,180,024 | 2,017 | 12 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 4 | Afghanistan | 6 | South Asia | Paktika | Sarobi district | 32.770913 | 69.071992 | 3 | 0 | null | 12/18/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Sarobi district, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including four police officers and seven civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Afghan Local Police (ALP) | Commander | 4 | Afghanistan | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 67 | Unnamed Civilian/Unspecified | Not Applicable | Civilians | 4 | Afghanistan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | An explosives-laden motorcycle was used in the attack. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Four police personnel inured in blast in Afghan east," Afghan Islamic Press Online, December 18, 2017. | null | null | START Primary Collection | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 11 | 0.86671 |