A Collection of Terrorist Attacks, Aug-2005 to Mar-2006 by CPACT

Date City Country PerpetratorWeapon InjuriesFatalitiesDescription31-Aug-05

Nake Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 In Pattani's Nong Chik district, abridge was damaged when eighteenbombs fashioned from fireextinguishers were tied to the girdersof two bridges and eleven exploded.This bombing was thought to beconnected to an attack on anotherbridge in the Khok Po district.

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Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Abduloh Malee, a Muslim religiousteacher, was shot and killed by twogunman on his way to the IslamicPattana Wittaya school in Yala'sMuang district.

31-Aug-05

SungaiGolok

Thailand Unknown Explosives15 0 A bomb exploded in front of the KaiNa karaoke bar, in conjunction withtwo others, at the Genting and thePlaza Hotels. The five-kilogrambombs were placed in black plasticbags and left at the three sites to bedetonated by cell phone. Of thefifteen civilians injured in the threeattacks combined, four were inserious condition. Ten suspects werearrested for the incidents, including aman identified as Maroning Armerwho was seen placing the explosivesin front of the karaoke bar.

31-Aug-05

SungaiGolok

Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

15 0 A bomb exploded behind the GentingHotel, in conjunction with two others,one at the Plaza Hotel and one at theKai Na Karaoke Bar. The five-kilogram bombs were placed in blackplastic bags and left at the threesites to be detonated by cell phone.Of the fifteen civilians injured in thethree attacks combined, four were inserious condition. Ten suspects werearrested for the incidents, including aman identified as Maroning Armerwho was seen placing the explosivesin front of the karaoke bar.

31-Aug-05

SungaiGolok

Thailand Unknown Explosives15 0 A bomb exploded in front of the PlazaHotel, in conjunction with two others,one at the Genting Hotel and one atthe Kai Na karaoke bar. The five-kilogram bombs were placed in blackplastic bags and left at the threesites to be detonated by cell phone.Of the fifteen civilians injured in thethree attacks combined, four were inserious condition. Ten suspects werearrested for the incidents, including aman identified as Maroning Armerwho was seen placing the explosivesin front of the karaoke bar.

31-Aug-05

SungaiPadi

Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 0 A bomb was detonated by cell phonein Narathiwat. A teacher, WornMainjorn, was injured by the shrapnelof the explosion intended for thepolice escorting the teachers toschool.

31-Aug-05

SungaiGolok

Thailand Unknown Explosives15 0 A bomb exploded in front of the KaiNa karaoke bar, in conjunction withtwo others, at the Genting and thePlaza Hotels. The five-kilogrambombs were placed in black plasticbags and left at the three sites to bedetonated by cell phone. Of thefifteen civilians injured in the attacks,four were in serious condition. Tensuspects were arrested for theincidents, including a man identifiedas Maroning Armer who was seenplacing the explosives in front of thekaraoke bar.

31-Aug-05

Herat AfghanistanTaliban Unknown1 3 Employees of a Turkish constructioncompany building a road betweenHeart and Southern Kandahar wereattacked around 5:00pm on 31August by Taliban militia men. In theattack, a British engineer and hisinterpreter were kidnapped and threepolicemen were killed. The Britishembassy in Kabul confirmed that aBritish national was missing followingthe incident. The Taliban hasclaimed responsibility for the attack,noting that they have a British manin captivity named David. He wasreportedly wounded in the arm in theattack. One Taliban fighter has beencaptured.

31-Aug-05

KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 5 Afghan officials have reported thekidnapping of a district governor, anelection candidate, and threepolicemen northwest of Kandaharcity. In response, a spokesman forthe Taliban, Abdul Latif Hakimi,claimed responsibility for thekidnappings and claimed the Talibanhad executed all five men.Note:Incident date is approximate.

1-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Baqubah killed apoliceman when they opened fire onhim. Security forces in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

1-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A former officer in Saddam Hussein’sarmy was killed by gunmen inBaqubah when the gunmen openedfire on him. Former members ofSaddam Hussein’s regime arecommon targets in Iraq.

1-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A former officer in Saddam Hussein’sarmy was killed by gunmen inBaqubah when the gunmen openedfire on him. Assassinations of formermembers of Saddam Hussein’sregime are fairly common in Iraq.

1-Sep-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb exploded in centralKirkuk near the motorcade of thehead of the Kirkuk Municipal Council,Jamal Shakkur. No injuries werereported in the attack, although asubsequent car bomb explosiontargeting police responding to thefirst blast did injure five people,including a civilian, a policeman, andan explosive expert.

1-Sep-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A car bomb exploded in Kirkuk near agroup of police and medicsresponding to a roadside bombattack on the convoy of Kirkuk’sMunicipal Council Head, JamalShakkur. The explosion injured fivepeople, including a civilian, apoliceman, and an explosives expert.

1-Sep-05 Al-Diwaniyah

Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 Several mortar founds were fired onan oil warehouse in Al-Diwaniyah, insouthern Iraq. The attack woundedone oil worker and destroyed threeoil tankers. The oil industry in Iraq,including its workers, pipelines, andfacilities, is the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

1-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 5 Two Sunni clerics and three otherSunni men were arrested by men inInterior Ministry Uniforms inBaghdad. Their bodies were foundthree days later in a morgue. Sunniclerics are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

1-Sep-05 Ahvaz Iran Unknown Explosives0 0 Several explosive devices detonatednear an oil field in Ahvaz. Theexplosions caused three of the oilwells to catch on fire. The fires weresafely extinguished and the pipelinesrepaired. Several people werearrested in connection with theincident.On September 10, 2005,Iranian security officials announcedthree people who entered Iran acrossthe Iraq border had been arrested inconnection with the attacks. One is amember of the Mojahedin-e Khalqorganization, one of the Hizb al-Tahrir anti-revolutionary group, andone a local Arab from the Khuzestanregion of Iran.

1-Sep-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen kidnapped an Iraqicontractor who was working with theUS Army Corps of Engineers torecruit security guards forreconstruction projects in Mosul. Thecontractor was later found dead.Contractors who work with US forcesare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq. Many have beenkidnapped or killed in recent months.Officials suspect that Abu Bakr, wholeads an Al-Qaeda splinter cell inIraq, might be behind some of theattacks intended to disruptreconstruction efforts.NOTE:Kidnapping date is approximate

1-Sep-05 Thailand Unknown Explosives3 0 A bomb in a potted plant in front ofan electrical shop in Narathiwatexploded injuring three villagers.

1-Sep-05 Thailand Unknown Explosives3 1 Police sergeant Thaworn Raknim waskilled when a roadside bombexploded as he escorted teachers toschool in the Sungai Padi district ofNarathiwat. Another policeman andtwo of the teachers were alsoinjured.

1-Sep-05 Ammal Algeria SalafistGroup forCall andCombat(GSPC)

Firearms0 1 The mayor of Ammal wasassassinated by militants suspectedto be aligned with the Salafist Groupfor Call and Combat (GSPC). Theassassination is believed to be linkedto the September 29, 2005 nationalreferendum on partial amnesty forIslamic militants, which thegovernment hopes will end morethan a decade of violence linked toextremist Islamic groups.

1-Sep-05 Semdinli Turkey Unknown Explosives3 0 Three people were injured when anexplosive device detonated at apeace tent set up by members of theDemocratic People's Party (DEHAP)for World Peace Day, I Semdinli.Authorities believe the explosion wascaused by a sound bomb that wasplanted near the tent. Theperpetrators are unknown.

1-Sep-05 Helmand AfghanistanTaliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Pro-government Islamic cleric MullahAmir Akhund was killed by Talibaninsurgents in southern Helmandprovince. A spokesman for theprovincial governor reports that Mr.Akhund was stabbed to death on 1September. Taliban spokesmanAbdul Latif Hakimi said that the clericwas a candidate in upcomingelections and took responsibility forhis killing on behalf of the Taliban.Government officials deny that theMr. Akhund was running for election.

1-Sep-05 Belfast NorthernIreland

Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Loyalists are being blamed for apetrol bomb attack on the DonegallPass police station in south Belfast.Unidentified attackers threw fivedevices at police vehicles parked in alot near the station. There were noreported injuries caused by theattack.

1-Sep-05 Moscow Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb attack was interrupted inMoscow when security guards founda car filled with explosives parked ata toll parking ground near a metrostation. Police safely defused thebomb. The exact target of the attackis unknown.

2-Sep-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Firearms0 0 At approximately 2 PM, a man inNazran opened 9mm handgun fire onRuslanbek Zyzikov, the Ingushpresident's security chief. Zyazikovwasn't hurt because the attackermissed but the man standing next tohim, government official wasMagomed Kartoyev, was hit and ishospitalized. The attacker, namedIsmurziyev and believed to be part ofa miltant group, was detained bybodyguards and OMON police.

2-Sep-05 Zubair Iraq Unknown Firearms4 1 A gunman entered the Mizael Bashamosque in Zubair, near Basra, andopened fire on a group of Sunniworshippers during Friday prayers.The attack killed one person andwounded four others. This was one oftwo attacks on Sunni mosques onthis day.

2-Sep-05 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The Rashidiya mosque in Basra wasattacked by a group of gunmen whoopened fire on worshippers duringFriday prayers. One mosque guardwas killed in the attack. This was oneof two attacks on Sunni mosques onthis day.

2-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A car bomb exploded as a convoy ofvehicles driven by contractorsworking with US forces and the Iraqigovernment entered the SadeerHotel compound in Baghdad. TheSadeer hotel is used mainly byforeign contractors. One foreigncontractor was killed and anotherwounded in the incident.

2-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A car bomb exploded on MaghribStreet in Baghdad near a policepatrol, killing one civilian andwounding at least one police officer.Security forces in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacksin Iraq.

2-Sep-05 TuzKhormato

Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 The deputy head of the Iraqi DraftingConstitution Committee, Fu'ad Ma'sum, a Kurdish politician wasattacked by gunmen who opened fireon his motorcade near TuzKhormatu. Fu'ad Ma 'sum survivedthe attack, but one of his bodyguardswas killed and two injured. Thosewho participate in the politicalprocess in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

2-Sep-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on the car of apoliceman in Ninwi Governorate,killing him. Security personnel in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

2-Sep-05 Jalsiya Iraq Tawhidand Jihad

Firearms0 3 Gunmen kidnapped and killed threeTurkish nationals who were workingas truck drivers in Iraq transportingsupplies for US forces. Tawhid andJihad (known in 2005 as Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn)claimed responsibility for the attackand showed a video of the threehostages in front of armed men. Onthe same day, police found thebodies of the three drivers, shot todeath on a roadside near the villageof Jalsiya. Two of the drivers wereidentified as Majid Mohammed Jalaland Yahia Sadik, but the third driverhad no identification on him.Contractors who work supplying USforces in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

2-Sep-05 Khost AfghanistanUnknown Explosives5 0 Five people were injured in Khost citywhen a bomb went off at an open-airgathering of Islamic preachers. Theexplosion occurred near a parkedvehicle belonging to Ghazi Nawaz, acandidate for parliamentary election.He and four others were killed.Among the dead was a laymanMuslim missionary traveling tovillages to preach Islam, known asTablighis. Officials are investigatingthe incident. It is unclear if theindividuals were targeted because oftheir religious affiliation, or becauseGhazi Nawaz was participating in theup-coming parliamentary elections.

3-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped the manager of alocal security company that workswith Iraqi and US forces in Baghdad.Those who work with US forces andthose that assist in Iraqi securityoperations are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

3-Sep-05 Fatha Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Insurgents caused an explosion neara major oil pipeline that runs fromKirkuk to Ceyhan, carrying Iraqi oilexports, by lighting fire to someleaking gas. The blast occurred nearFatha and resulted in massivedamage to the pipeline and a hugefire. Exports had to be stopped as aresult of the attack. The oil industryin Iraq is the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

3-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 6 Armed gunmen attacked a policecheckpoint in Baqubah with machinegun fire, killing six police officers.Iraqi security forces are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

3-Sep-05 Taji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped three Iraqicontractors who work with US forceson the Taji Air Base, north ofBaghdad. Those who work with USforces are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

3-Sep-05 ElCarmendeBolivar

Colombia Unknown Explosives0 0 Unknown perpetrators placed 3 kg. ofR-1 explosives at the base of anelectricity pylon to be exploded witha detonator. Omega units from the3rd Marine Infantry RiflemenBattalion thwarted the attack duringa search operation. There were noinjuries or fatalities.

3-Sep-05 OndarroaSpain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A group of unidentified perpetratorsattacked an Ertzaintza police station(autonomous Basque police force) inthe town of Ondarroa, in Vizcayaprovince. The perpetrators threwMolotov cocktails at the premises,causing damage to the front wall anda police vehicle. There were noreported injuries.

4-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 2 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle near a police checkpoint inIskandariyah, southern Baghdad,killing one policeman and woundingtwo others. Iraqi security forces arethe frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

4-Sep-05 Belet Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A Turkish truck driver transportingsupplies for US forces was killedwhen gunmen attacked his truck witha missile. The victim was identifiedas Huseyin Ozturk and the attackoccurred near the city of Belet. Thosewho work with US forces are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

4-Sep-05 Vitina Serbia Unknown Explosives0 2 Two ethnic Albanian brothers werekilled when their car exploded whiledriving along UCK street. One of thetwo was a policeman named Naser(Hysen) Ramaj and the other wasnamed Jeton. Naser had been amember of the Kosovo LiberationArmy and Jeton was an activist withthe Handikos organization.

4-Sep-05 Yuregir Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated in thegarden of Mesut Ekici, the mayor ofHavutlu hamlet in Yuregir town, inAdana Province. Ekici is a member ofthe ruling Justice and DevelopmentParty (AKP). There were no reportedinjuries.

4-Sep-05 Garmser AfghanistanUnknown Explosives1 0 According to the Garmser Districtsecurity commander, a mine plantednear the front door of a provincialcouncil candidate's house explodedon 4 September, causing him seriousinjury. The candidate was identifiedas Mr. Habibollah Jan. The identitiesof the people that planted the mineremain unknown.

4-Sep-05 Grozny ChechnyaUnknown Explosives0 0 A terrorist attack in Grozny wasprevented when police found aplastic bag with an artillery shell andattached wires, a radio, and a bottlefilled with foam, in a garbage bin notfar from a school. The bomb wassafely defused. The exact target ofthe attack is unknown.

5-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Firearms5 2 Up to thirty armed gunmen attackedthe Interior Ministry building inBaghdad with RPGs, mortars, andgunfire. The attack occurred at dawnand resulted in the death of twopolice officers and the injury of fiveothers. The attack was claimed bythe group loyal to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn.

5-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 In Baghdad armed gunmenkidnapped the governor of al-Anbarprovince, Mamoun Samii Rashid al-Alwani. Members of localgovernments are the frequent targetof insurgent attacks.

5-Sep-05 Cauca Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) exploded bombed 7towers in the Cauca Region. Onewas a communications tower, whichcut off cellular phone signals inCauca and Nariño. 6 Electricitytowers were blown up, cutting powerto ~600,000 residents of Cauca,Putumayo, and Nariño. There wereno casualties or injuries reported.Other Sources: Bogota Caracol Radio05 Sep, Bogota Caracol TV 06 Sep

5-Sep-05 BuenaventuraColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives1 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) are suspected inthe grenade attack on city offices, aclinic and DAS (AdministrativeDepartment of Security)headquarters. DAS regional directorreported light injuries of one officialand physical damage to the offices.The motive is believed to be aretaliation for the DAS arrest ofgroup's urban members.

5-Sep-05 Wana Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In South Waziristan, unidentifiedmilitants blew up a school buildingand a basic health unit in the Wanaarea, though no casualties werereported. Two people have beenarrested in connection with theattack.Note: Incident date isapproximate

5-Sep-05 Mannar SriLanka

LiberationTigers ofTamilEelam(LTTE)

Explosives0 0 In Mannar town, a suspectedLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) cadre tried to throw a handgrenade at the house of EelamPeople’s Democratic Party leaderHarischandran. Although thegrenade missed its intended target,it damaged a nearby house.Note:Incident date approximate

5-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Police interrupted a terrorist attackwhen they found and defused a carbomb in Baqubah.

6-Sep-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 Two bombs went off in Nazran, bothnear telecommunications masts at afuel station near the Kavkazmotorway. The second bomb wentoff while law enforcement officialswere investigating the site of the firstexplosion. The first bomb containedthe equivalent of 1.5 kg of TNT andthe second the equivalent of 1kg.Both bombs contained metal objectsto increase their destructive effect.No one was injured in the explosions.

6-Sep-05 YadMordechai

Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinian militants fired two rocketsat a collective farm, the YadMordechai Farm, in southern Israelcausing no damage or injuries. Theattack comes after clashes betweenIsraeli troops and Palestinians whowere trying to force their way intothe Khan Younis settlement in Gazawhich led to the shooting and deathof one Palestinian youth. The attackwas likely to be in response to thisincident, although no group claimedthe attack.

6-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Unknown gunmen killed two civiliansand a cleric when they opened fireon the men in front of a mosque inBaghdad following evening prayers.

6-Sep-05 DeraGhaziKhan

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A railway track in North West FrontierProvince was blown up during theevening of September 6.Unidentified individuals planted twobombs on either side of the trackbetween Dera Ghazi Khan stationand Shadan Lond. This was theseventh incident of sabotage in thelast six months.

6-Sep-05 HangdewaNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 On September 6, over fifty teacherswere abducted from schools inTaplejung district, including thevillages of Hangdewa, Furumbu, andLinghim. It is reported that theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoists(CPN-M) is responsible for theabductions.Note: Incidents occurredin multiple villages

6-Sep-05 UnknownIndia RevolutionaryPeople'sFront

Unknown1 0 The president of the ManipurUniversity Students' Union, AshokKumar Singh, was abducted from theuniversity campus by members ofthe Revolutionary People's Front(RPF). Before being taken away in avan, the student leader wasassaulted.

7-Sep-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 A cellular service station, operatedby the Megafon telecommunicationscompany, was blown up at theoutskirts of Nazran in Ingushetia,near the Kavkaz federal highway.Asecond explosion occurred wheninvestigators and policemen arrivedat the scene. The second bomb wasfilled with shrapnel and wasequivalent to 2 kilograms of TNT.

7-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 3 A car bomb exploded near a convoyof vehicles used by foreign securitycontractors, injuring the occupant ofone of the cars (whose nationalitywas not given) and damaging one ofthe vehicle. Three civilians werekilled and two wounded in the attack.The attack occurred in Baghdad andseveral nearby cars and shops werealso damaged. Contractors whosupport US forces in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

7-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen assassinated an IraqiDefense Ministry Director, MajorGeneral Hadi Hassan Omran, whenthey opened fire on him as he drovethrough Baghdad. Omran's driverwas also wounded in the attack.Those who work in the Iraqigovernment are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

7-Sep-05 Basra Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives0 4 A roadside bomb detonated near aconvoy of American private securitycontractors in Basra, killing four UScontractors. All four men worked fora private contractor supportingBasra's US embassy office and wereemployed by the State DepartmentBureau of Diplomatic Security.Contractors who work for privatesecurity firms and otherwise supportUS forces in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.The attackwas claimed by the group led by AbuMusab al-Zarqawi

7-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms4 1 Gunmen attacked an Interior Ministrycommando patrol, killing ColonelAmmar Ismail Arkan, an InteriorMinistry commando, and woundingfour of Arkan’s bodyguards were alsoinjured in the attack.

7-Sep-05 KhanaqinIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents attacked an oil pipelinenear Khanaqin, on the Iranian border,with an explosive device. The attackdamaged the pipeline and caused alarge fire and also interrupted theflow of crude oil to Baghdad’s Dorarefinery. Oil pipelines are the targetof frequent insurgent attack in Iraq.

7-Sep-05 WestBank/Gaza

PopularResistanceCommittees

Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked the home offormer Gaza security chief, MoussaArafat, who is also a cousin of thelate Palestinian president YasirArafat. The gunmen attacked Arafat’shome in Gaza with rifles and anti-tank grenades, overwhelmed hisguards, stormed the house, draggedMoussa Arafat from his home, andkilled him in the street. Arafat’s sonManhal, a close aid to his father, waskidnapped in the raid. The attack wasclaimed by the Popular ResistanceCommittees, which said the attackwas retaliation for Arafat’s corruptionduring his term as security chief.Manhal Arafat was released by hiscaptors on September 8, 2005following negotiations betweenPalestinian officials and thekidnappers.Palestinian officialsaccused Hamas of being involved inthe incident and claimed to have alist of Hamas members who wereinvolved in the attack. However,Hamas denied such accusations.

7-Sep-05 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives21 16 A car bomb exploded outside a take-out restaurant in a crowded Basramarket, killing sixteen people andwounding twenty-one others. Theattack comes on the same day thatfour US security contractors werekilled in the city.A second car bombwas found in the same area thefollowing day but was safely defused.

7-Sep-05 Grozny ChechnyaUnknown Firearms0 1 A police station commander from theZavodskoy district interiordirectorate was killed on OlimpiyskiyProezd in Grozny. The man was onhis way home from work when hewas shot at with assault rifles from aLade car.

7-Sep-05 BuenaventuraColombia Unknown Explosives0 0 The perpetrators are unknown in thisincident. Mayor Saulo Quinones wasquoted saying that the attacks werecarried out by armed groups like theFARC. The Pacific Electric PowerEnterprise (EPSA) and an electricitypylon were bombed. The EPSAbuilding was bombed with 20 kg ofammonium nitrate fuel oil in apressure cooker.There were noinjuries or fatalities reported.

7-Sep-05 Narino Colombia Unknown Explosives0 0 Three energy pylons were bombedby unknown perpetrators, howeverno injuries or fatalities reported. Inthe past three days, six other electrictowers and one communicationtower were bombed by RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia (FARC)affecting Cauca, Nariño, andPutumayo.

7-Sep-05 Usenda Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) attacked the towersin Usenda that transmit the signalsfor Caracol Radio and ColmundoRadio in Popayan. There were nocasualties or injuries reported. TheJacobo Arenas Mobile Column wasreported to be responsible for theattack.

7-Sep-05 Sherzad AfghanistanUnknown Unknown3 0 A candidate in the upcomingparliamentary elections, Safia Sediqi,was attacked by unidentified men inthe Sherzad area of Khogiani Districtin Nangarhar. Although Safia Sediqiescaped unhurt, three of hercolleagues were injured in the attack.

7-Sep-05 NangarharAfghanistanUnknown Firearms1 0 Spin Ghar District Chief Mian SayedMohammad was attacked whilereturning home from his office on 7September. Unidentified gunmenshot at Mr. Mohammad from thecover of a nearby maize field,critically injuring him. It is unclearwho is responsible for the attack.

7-Sep-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 An explosive device was found anddefused near a railway crossing inNazran. The device was a remote-detonated explosive device packedwith nails and bolts with a powerequivalent to 15-20 kg of TNT.

8-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 A suicide bomber exploded hisvehicle near a convoy of private USsecurity guards in Baghdad, near theSadir Hotel which is used primarily byforeign contractors. The attackinjured five bystanders, but no one inthe convoy was injured. TheFederation of the Iraqi Chambers ofCommerce building was badlydamaged in the attack and fourvehicles were set on fire. Contractorsand private security guards who workwith US forces in Iraq or support theIraqi government are the frequenttarget of attack. This is second attacknear the Sadir Hotel in less than aweek.

8-Sep-05 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb was found parked in acentral market in Basra, near wherean explosion the previous day killedsixteen people and wounded twenty-one others. The second bomb wassafely defused.

8-Sep-05 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

7 1 An explosive charge was remotely-detonated near a vehicle carryingmembers of the Northern OilInstallations Protection force. Theattack killed one security guard andwounded seven others. The attackoccurred near Tikrit. Oil installationsand those who work for oilcompanies are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

8-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen opened fire on a policeofficer and a police man in Baqubah,injuring both security force members.Iraqi security forces are the frequenttarget of insurgent attacks.

8-Sep-05 Karachi Pakistan Unknown Explosives3 0 A bomb exploded at a KFC restaurantin Karachi as part of a coordinatedattack in which a McDonald'srestaurant was also targeted.According to police, the first blastoccurred on the mezzanine floor of aKFC restaurant, injuring three people.The second blast occurred eightminutes later outside a McDonald'srestaurant located near the beachfront. Note: Injury figures areapproximate

8-Sep-05 Gilgit Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 The Pakistan People's PartyParliamentarians leader was shot andkilled on September 8. Ramzan AliDanish, who was also the Gilgit PoloAssociation President, was shot onGilgit's Airport Road at 7:30pm localtime.

8-Sep-05 SaoPaulo

Brazil Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Three unknown, hooded perpetratorsentered the headquarters of theCentral Marilia Noticias media group(owns two radio stations, Diario FMand Dirceu AM and the newspaper,Diario de Marilia) by sending awoman to the door at night tosupposedly give a message. Whenthe night watchman opened thedoor, the three men came in,threatening the man with guns. Theyasked to see the safe, but they lit thebuilding on fire without takinganything. There were no casualtiesreported, only the destruction of thebuildings. This news group hasrecently taken a negative stanceagainst the local government. Theybelieve that their negative stanceperpetrated the arson attack.OtherSources: Estando.com, 09 September

8-Sep-05 Karachi Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded at a McDonald'sresaurant in Karachi as part of acoordinated attack in which a KFCrestaurant was also targeted.According to police, the first blastoccurred on the mezzanine floor of aKFC restaurant, injuring three people.The second blast occurred eightminutes later outside a McDonald'srestaurant located near the beachfront. Note: Injury figures areapproximate

9-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms5 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Baghdad, killing one officerand wounding five policemen. Onecar was set on fire in the attack. Iraqisecurity forces are the frequenttarget of insurgent attacks.

9-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 Gunmen detonated an explosivedevice inside a Shi'a mosque inBaghdad, injuring the mosque guardand damaging the building.

9-Sep-05 Al-Mashru

Iraq Unknown Explosives11 4 A car bomb exploded outside a policestation in the town of Al-Mashru,killing four Iraiqs and woundingeleven others. Police stations andsecurity forces are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

9-Sep-05 Mastung Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Balochistan Province, two bombsblew up outside a local governmentofficial in Mastung. No one hasclaimed responsibility for thebombing, and no injuries werereported following the explosion.

9-Sep-05 VavuniyaSriLanka


Firearms1 1 Gopal Vilvarasa, a member of thePeople's Liberation Organization ofTamil Eelam, was killed on 9September in the Vavuniya district.Members of the Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam (LTTE) 'pistol gang' shotat Vilvarasa, killing him and injuringone other civilian.

9-Sep-05 He'rat AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen attacked acandidate for election to the lowerhouse and one of his supporters inwestern He' rat. The candidate,Zabit Gholam Auz, escapedunharmed when three armed menattacked him on the Heart-Islam Qalahighway near the Ali Agha area. Theother man, identified as Nematollah,was shot in the leg and later dieddue to his injury. Police havearrested one of the shooters, but theother two escaped.

10-Sep-05 GazaCity

WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen opened fire on thePalestinian Interior Ministry PressOffice in Gaza City. Guards at theMinistry returned fire. No one wasinjured in the attack. The attack mayhave been perpetrated by membersof Hamas whose rivalry with theruling al-Fatah party is increasingand comes amidst generallawlessness in the region.

10-Sep-05 Deir El-Balah

WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped an Italianjournalist, Lorenzo Cremonesi, whoworks for the Corriere della Seradaily news paper in Gaza Strip. Thekidnapping occurred when gunmenstopped Cremonesi’s car and forcedhim out in the town of Deir El-Balah.Cremonesi was released unharmedseveral hours later. Officialsspeculated that the attack wasperpetrated by gunmen who weretrying to pressure Palestinianauthorities to give them jobs. Therewas no claim for the attack, howeverCremonesi stated that there werefive masked men who he suspectedto be from the Al Aqsa MartyrsBrigade.

10-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms4 4 Gunmen attacked a vehicle carryingmen who work for coalition forces ona base near Baqubah while the menwere traveling to work. Four of themen were killed in the attack andfour wounded. Contractors who workwith US forces in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

10-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed themayor of Baqubah’s al-Yarmoukneighborhood when they opened fireon him in Baqubah. Those who workin the new Iraqi government are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

10-Sep-05 Khalis Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An off-duty army officer was killed inKhalis, when gunmen opened fire onhim. Members of the Iraqi securityforces are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

10-Sep-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked two off-dutypolicemen in Kirkuk, opening fire onthe policemen’s vehicle. Onepoliceman was killed and onewounded in the attack. Members ofthe Iraqi security forces are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

10-Sep-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen opened fire at a police carin which a policeman was driving hissuperior officer. The policeman wasseriously wounded, but the officerwas not injured in the attack.Members of the Iraqi security forcesare the frequent target of insurgentattacks.

10-Sep-05 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms5 3 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inFallujah, opening fire on the patrol.This was one of two attacks on policepatrols in the city on this day whichkilled a total of three policemen andwounded five others. Exact casualtyfigures for each attack were notgiven.NOTE: Casualty numbers arefor both police patrol attacks on thisday.

10-Sep-05 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Firearms9 2 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inAl-Iskandariyah, south of Baghdad,killing two policemen and woundingnine others. The attack occurred asthe police patrol reached the scenewhere nineteen bodies of kidnappedIraqis had just been found.

10-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen assassinated Dr. Awwad Isa,a director general who works at theMinistry of Agriculture, when theyopened fire on his vehicle inBaghdad. Isa's driver was woundedin the attack. Officials in the Iraqigovernment are the frequent targetof insurgent attacks in Iraq.

10-Sep-05 MahaweelIraq Unknown Explosives0 5 Two suicide bombers detonated theirvehicles simultaneously as a policeofficer approached them inMahaweel, killing one policeman andtwo civilians.

10-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Several mortars were fired at theGreen Zone In Baghdad, landing nearthe area where the US embassy, Iraqiparliament, and other governmentoffices are located. No injuries ordamage were reported.

10-Sep-05 ValleduparColombia Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Luciano Romero Molina was torturedand stabbed to death by unknownassailants. The Labor Union leaderhad worked for the multinationalcompany, Nestle (at the factory),before he was fired. He was a leaderin the National Union for Workers ofthe Food Industry (Sinaltrainal).Romero Molina began to receivedeath threats after he was fired fromNestle. The News Agency, EFE,speculated that these death threatswere from Paramilitary groups. TheOAS International Committee onHuman Rights put Romero Molinaunder an international protectionprogram in Gijón, Spain for a fewmonths. When he returned toColombia, he began to receive deaththreats again. He disappearedSaturday, 10 September, and hisbody was found 12 September.Other Sources: Bogotá Radio CadenaNacional, EFE

10-Sep-05 SanCarlos

Colombia Unknown Explosives0 0 In San Carlos on 10 September,pylons were bombed by unknownperpetrators. Following the attack,two circuits were bombed in Cordobaon 14 September by unknownassailants. These areas are notconnected to the National Grid, butofficials from Electrical Inter-Connection Inc., claim that thepeople are being provided service.Other sources: EFE

10-Sep-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Lebanese national, JarabetDjikirdjian, who was working in Iraqsupporting reconstruciton and USoperations was kidnapped byunknown gunmen. Foreigners whowork with US forces in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgentkidnappings.NOTE: Kidnapping dateis approximate.

10-Sep-05 Kabul AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 0 Armed officers of the Kabul garrisonat Kabul Airport opened fire at aconvoy of vehicles associated withthe arrival of National DefenseMinister General Abdorrahim Wardagin Kabul. General Wardag arrived inKabul at 9:25 am after attending aceremony in Panjshercommemorating the death ofnational hero Ahmad Shah Masud. Ashe was leaving the airport in Kabul,four armed men fired at the vehicles,although no one was hurt in theincident. All four men have beenarrested and are under investigation.

11-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen opened fire on MajorGeneral Adnan Abd-al-Hamzah, asenior officer in the Interior Ministry,in Baghdad as he traveled to work.Abd-al-Hamzah was seriouslywounded in the attack. Securityforces in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

11-Sep-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives8 0 Three explosive devices detonatednear a police patrol in Kirkuk. Theattack wounded eight people,including three policemen. Membersof the Iraqi security forces are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

11-Sep-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 Gunmen attacked the motorcade of amember of the Diyala governoratecouncil as the member was headingto work. The member was not injuredin the attack, but three of hisbodyguards were wounded. Membersof the new Iraqi government are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

11-Sep-05 Iraq TheGroup forthePromotionof Virtueand thePrev

Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped a Lebanesenational who was working in Iraq forthe Getco Trading company,supplying foodstuff and alcohol tothe US and Iraqi armies. The manwas identified as Garavet JeanChekerjian, who also holds Cypriotcitizenship. A group calling itself “TheGroup for the Promotion of Virtueand the Prevention of Vice” claimedresponsibility for the kidnapping andreleased a video showing Chekerjianon the floor, bound with a gunpointed at his head. The kidnapperssaid that unless Getco Trading,which operates out of Cyprus, ceasedoperations in Iraq, they would kill thehostage. In the video, Chekerjianappealed to the Lebanese embassyand President Lahoud to put pressureon his employers. In a webstatement, the group said that thesale of alcohol was a primary crimeof Jetco and Chekerjian, as Islamforbids alcohol. On September 13,Getco Trading announced it wouldclose its office in Iraq and cease alloperations in the country in order tosave Chekerjian.Contractors whowork with US and Iraqi forces are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.On January 1, Jikerjian wasreleased by his captors. It is likelythat some kind of ransom was paid.The kidnappers had originallydemanded $20,000 for the hostage’srelease, but after the company paidthis amount, the ransom rose to $2million dollars. However, the amountor existence of a ransom was notconfirmed.

11-Sep-05 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms5 3 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inFallujah, opening fire on the patrol.This was one of two attacks on policepatrols in the city on this day whichkilled a total of three policemen andwounded five others. Exact casualtyfigures for each attack were notgiven.NOTE: Casualty numbers arefor both police patrol attacks thatoccurred on this day.

11-Sep-05 WelikandaSriLanka


Unknown0 2 Two civilians were abducted by agroup of Liberation Tigers of TamilEelam (LTTE) cadres in theWelikanda area of Polonnaruwadistrict. Mutturaja Muralidaran andKulasekaram Udayakumaran werekidnapped and later killed as theLTTE alleged that the two mensupported the 'Colonel' Karunafaction.

11-Sep-05 SakhiSarwar

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Near Sakhi Sarwar, a bombdestroyed three of the four pillars ofa high-tension power line towerduring the morning of 11 September.The tower, located on Dera GhaziKhan-Quetta Road, remainedstanding despite the explosion,allowing the power supply to remainuninterrupted. This was the eighthincident of sabotage in the districtduring the past five months and thesecond incident involving a powerinstallation.

11-Sep-05 RazakabadPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Two bomb explosions damaged the220 kilovolt ampere transmission linetower in Razakabad on the morningof 11 September. Initial reportssuggest that two of the powers pillarseach had half a kilogram ofexplosives attached to them. Theattack affected the power supply inseveral areas of Karachi.

11-Sep-05 MonaicherraIndia AllTripuraTigerForce(ATTF)

Unknown0 0 Prasenjit Debbarma, a senior triballeader belonging to the Congressparty, was abducted in Monaicherranear the India-Bangladesh border on11 September. Debbarma wasvisiting the area to address ameeting of party workers whenmembers of the All Tripura TigerForce (ATTF) abducted him.



0 0 The offices of the DemocraticUnionist Party (DUP) were burned outby arsonists during the secondconsecutive day of violence in Belfastand the surrounding areas. A DUPcouncilor blamed the violence on anexpression of a much deeperresentment and anger that existsright across Northern Ireland. Inareas where you have a paramilitarypresence, it will express itself inviolence.

12-Sep-05 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Several mortar shells were fired atthe US and UK consulate buildings inBasra. The attack caused nocasualties, and only slight materialdamage.

12-Sep-05 Karbala Iraq Unknown Firearms2 2 Gunmen attacked the motorcade ofAhmad al-Safi, a member of the IraqiNational Assembly andrepresentative of Shi'a leader GrandAyatollah al-Sistani. The attackoccurred in Karbala. Al-Safi was notin the motorcade at the time of theattack, but two of his guards werekilled and two wounded during theattack. Members of the Iraqigovernment are the frequent targetof insurgent attacks.

12-Sep-05 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Several mortars were fired at theSamarra District Headquarters officesand the nearby headquarters of theInterior Ministry Commando forces.No damages or injuries werereported.

12-Sep-05 Sederot WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Explosives0 0 A qassam rocket was fired at theSederot area of the Gaza Strip asIsraeli forces completed theirwithdrawal from the region. Theattack was one of the only suchincidents during the pullout andviolated security promises made byPalestinian militant groups. Theattack came amidst general chaos asPalestinians entered the abandonedsettlements. No injuries or damageswere reported.

12-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives13 5 A large car bomb exploded outside apopular restaurant in Baghdad’sMansour district, killing five peopleand wounding at least thirteenothers. The targeted restaurant ispopular among Iraqi security forcesand foreign soldiers. Most of thoseinjured were women, although theIraqi Vice Oil Minister MohammadAbu Dhi, who just happened to bepassing the restaurant at the time ofthe attack, was also injured. Localeswhere Iraqi and coalition forcescongregate are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks in Iraq.

12-Sep-05 BhelbadariIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown6 15 In the early hours of 12 September, agroup Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) attacked thevillage of Bhelbadari in the Giridihdistrict of Jharkhand. 15 civilianswere killed and 6 others injured whennearly 100 CPI-Maoists descendedupon the village.

12-Sep-05 Tappi Pakistan Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 3 Unidentified assailants killed threepeople in North Waziristan. Thevictims bodies were found with theirthroats slashed in a drain onSeptember 12 in the town of Tappi.It is believed that the individualswere killed because the assailantsaccused them of spying for theUnited States. The assailants left anote, written in Pashto, saying,Anyone working as an American spywill meet the same fate, along with ahit-list, which includes 28 localelders identified as governmentspies.

12-Sep-05 KandhkotPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A group of armed insurgents usedrockets and mortars to attack themain Sui gas pipeline near Kandhkottown on 12 September. Threerockets and mortars were fired at thepipeline, but no injuries or propertydamage was reported. The armedgroup, believed to be fromBalochistan, attacked the FrontierConstabulary (FC) check-post thatwas set up to protect the gas line,which supplies gas to Karachi andPunjab.

12-Sep-05 GadchiroliIndia Tippagarhdalam

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A group of Naxalites (left-wingextremists) set fire to a busbelonging to the Maharashtra StateRoad Transport Corporation In theGadchiroli district. The bus wastraveling between Yerka andTabetolla with 43 passengers when itwas forced to stop. The Naxalitesordered the passengers, driver, andconductor off the bus before settingit on fire.

12-Sep-05 VavuniyaSriLanka

Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified assailants threw a handgrenade at a television station inVavuniya district. The station,located on Vairava Kovil Road,belongs to the Tamil EelamLiberation Organization. Followingthe hand grenade, the assailantsopened fire, causing additionaldamage to the building.

12-Sep-05 Giridih India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives2 1 An investigation team looking into aNaxalite (left-wing extremists) attackon Bhelbadari village in Giridihdistrict that killed more than 15people earlier in the day, wasattacked on the way back fromconducting their investigation.Naxalites planted bombs targetingthe investigation team's vehicle,blowing them up near Sonadeni,killing the driver of the vehicle andinuring two other team members.

12-Sep-05 DadeldhuraNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 Around 250 students have beenabducted in Dadeldura district overthe course of 2 days. On September12 and 13, Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists (CPN-M) insurgentsabducted hundreds of students fromthe Chipur, Bhadrapur, Dewad,Divyapur areas.Note: Multipleincident datesNote: Multiple incidentsites

13-Sep-05 Grozny Russia Unknown Firearms12 0 The building of the Chechen InteriorMinistry in Grozny was attacked atapproximately noon by personsdriving in a car past the building.They used grenade launchers andreleased approximately fifteengrenades. Twelve people wereinjured: five civilians and the restgovernment officials.

13-Sep-05 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 4 A roadside bomb exploded near aconvoy of Iraqi security guards andforeign contract workers in Basra.Four people, all Americans, werekilled in the attack. Foreigncontractors and Iraqi security forcesare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

13-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Jaiech Al-Taifa al-Mansoura

Explosives0 0 Several mortars were fired at theGreen Zone in Baghdad and landedin the area where the Iraqigovernment, parliament, and foreignmissions (including the US embassy)are located. The mortar landed neara military hospital. No injuries orsignificant damage was reported.The attack was claimed by a groupcalling itself Jaiech Al-Taifa al-Mansoura (The Victorious GroupArmy), which has links to al-Qaeda.The group said that the mortarscontained chemical weaponsalthough this was not confirmed.Several other mortars missed theirtargets and landed in other areas ofBaghdad, two in a vacant lot near theTraffic Department Offices and one ina street. No casualties were caused.

13-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed two Sunniclerics in Baqubah when they openedfire on them in the city.

13-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 2 Gunmen ambushed two truck driverswho were transporting concrete blastwalls from the Kurdish area of Iraq toBaghdad where they are used tosecure government buildings, hotels,and embassies against explosionsand suicide bombers. The driverswere delivering the walls to protectpolling stations for the October 15th,2005 constitutional referendum. Bothtruck drivers were killed in the attackin Baghdad and one other bystanderwas injured. Those who work withand support the Iraqi government arethe frequent target of insurgentattacks.

13-Sep-05 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 A terrorist attack was interruptedwhen US forces found and killed twoinsurgents who were in the processof planting a roadside bomb inSamarra.

13-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A judge who used to work inBaghdad under Saddam Hussein wasassassinated by gunmen in Baghdad.Police found a note next to his bodyreading This is the destiny of thosewho support Saddam.' Formermembers of Saddam Hussein'sregime are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

13-Sep-05 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives6 2 A bomb planted on a minibusexploded in Hillah, killing two Iraqicivilians and wounding six others.

13-Sep-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Three Turkish workers who wereemployed by a Turkish firm workingwith US forces in Iraq werekidnapped by an unknown group.The group demanded that theTurkish firm cease activities in Iraq.The firm complied and the hostageswere released. No kidnapping datewas provided. Foreign contractorswho work with US forces are thefrequent target of attack andkidnapping in Iraq.NOTE: INCIDENTDATE IS DATE OF RELEASE

13-Sep-05 Furiani France Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated at arestaurant in the town of Furiani, onthe island of Corsica. The deviceseverely damaged the premises, butthere were no reported injuries. Thiswas one of two attacks on businessesin this region on this evening.

13-Sep-05 Ajaccio France Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb detonated outside of ahotel in Ajaccio, on the island ofCorsica, causing slight damage to thepremises. The hotel had beenvacant for several months prior tothe attack, so there were no injuriesreported. This was one of twoattacks against businesses in thisregion on this evening.

13-Sep-05 KhogyaniAfghanistanTaliban Explosives4 0 Police officials in Nangarhar reportedthat a roadside bomb hit the car ofSayed Abdul Ghafar Pacha, acandidate for the upcomingparliamentary election. Sayed AbdulGhafar Pacha was campaigning inKhogyani when the attack occurred.While he escaped unhurt, twopolicemen and two campaignerswere injured. Five men have beenarrested in connection with theattack. The Taliban claimedresponsibility for the bombing.

13-Sep-05 Lisburn NorthernIreland


1 0 One police officer was injured whensix petrol bombs were thrown at apolice post in Lisburn. The officersuffered minor burns on his arm andleg. One person was arrested inconnection with this attack. This isthe fourth consecutive day ofviolence in Belfast and surroundingareas. The disturbances may be dueto Protestant opinion that they arebeing short-changed in the peaceprocess.



0 0 An unspecified number of petrolbombs and two blast bombs werethrown at the New Barnsley PoliceStation in west Belfast on the fourthconsecutive day of violence in Belfastand surrounding areas. There wereno reported injuries caused in theattack. Authorities believe theviolence started because Protestantsare feeling short-changed by thepeace process.



0 0 A petrol bomb was thrown at theMountpottinger Police station in eastBelfast, on the fourth consecutiveday of violence in Belfast and thesurrounding areas. There were noreported injuries in this attack.Violence is believed to have startedwith Protestants who are feelingshort-changed by the peace process.


Explosives227 88 A suicide bomber detonated hisminibus among a crowd of laborersafter luring a crowd of men to thevehicle with promises of work. Theattack occurred in the Kadhimiyahdistrict of Baghdad, a mostly Shiitearea. The attack killed at least 88people and wounded at least 227.Officials said the explosion wascaused by at least 500 pounds ofexplosives. This was one of about 12explosions around Iraq on this day,most centered in Baghdad, all ofwhich were claimed by the group ledby Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, TanzimQa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn.The group released a statementsaying that the attacks wereretaliation for the recent offensive byUS and Iraqi troops in Tall Afar. Intotal, the attacks killed at least 152and wounded 542.


Explosives22 4 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle near a Shi'a market innorthwestern Baghdad, killing fourpeople and wounding twenty-twoothers.This was one of about twelveexplosions around Iraq on this day,most centered in Baghdad, all ofwhich were claimed by the group ledby Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, TanzimQa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn.The group released a statementsaying that the attacks wereretaliation for the recent offensive byUS and Iraqi troops in Tal Afar. Intotal, the attacks killed at least onehundred fifty-two and wounded fivehundred forty-two.


Explosives0 11 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle near a gas station, killingeleven people who were lined up torefill gas canisters.This was one ofabout twelve explosions around Iraqon this day, most centered inBaghdad, all of which were claimedby the group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn. The group releaseda statement saying that the attackswere retaliation for the recentoffensive by US and Iraqi troops inTall Afar. In total, the attacks killed atleast 152 and wounded 542.


Explosives24 5 A suicide car bomber detonated a hisexplosive device near a Shiite cleric’soffice in Baghdad, killing five peopleand wounding twenty-four.This wasone of about twelve explosionsaround Iraq on this day, mostcentered in Baghdad, all of whichwere claimed by the group led byAbu Musab al-Zarqawi, Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn. Thegroup released a statement sayingthat the attacks were retaliation forthe recent offensive by US and Iraqitroops in Tall Afar. In total, theattacks killed at least 152 andwounded 542.


Explosives0 7 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle near a police patrol inBaghdad, killing three policemen andthree civilians.This was one of about12 explosions around Iraq on thisday, most centered in Baghdad, all ofwhich were claimed by the group ledby Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, TanzimQa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn.The group released a statementsaying that the attacks wereretaliation for the recent offensive byUS and Iraqi troops in Tall Afar. Intotal, the attacks killed at least 152and wounded 542.


Firearms0 4 Gunmen opened fire on a police car,killing two top police officials and twoofficers. The attack occurred inBaghdad on the same day thattwelve explosions killed 152 andwounded 542 people, all claimed bythe group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn in retaliation for therecent offensive in Tall Afar. Thisattack was followed by a carbombing targeting security personnelwho responded to the initialshooting, killing three Iraqi soldiersand four policemen.

14-Sep-05 Taji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 17 Gunmen in Iraqi Army uniformssurrounded Taji, a Sunni village northof Baghdad, kidnapped seventeenmen, and shot all of them to death.The dead included a policeman andseveral men who worked as driversand construction workers for USforces in Iraq. Security forces andthose who cooperate with US forcesin Iraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack. The attackoccurred on the same day as 12explosions, mostly in Baghdad, killed152 and wounded 542. All of thosekilled in the Taji attack weremembers of the Tameem tribe.

14-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen killed an Iraqi army officerwhen they opened fire on him insouthern Baghdad. One bystanderwas wounded in the attack. Securitypersonnel are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.


Explosives0 8 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle near a patrol of Iraqipolicemen and army personnel whowere responding to the scene of anearlier armed attack on anothergroup of police officers which leftfour dead. The explosion occurred inBaghdad and killed three Iraqisoldiers and four policemen.This wasone of about 12 explosions aroundIraq on this day, most centered inBaghdad, all of which were claimedby the group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn. The group releaseda statement saying that the attackswere retaliation for the recentoffensive by US and Iraqi troops inTall Afar. In total, the attacks killed atleast 152 and wounded 542.


Explosives0 0 A suicide car bomber attempted todetonate his vehicle near a policecheckpoint outside the InteriorMinistry in Baghdad. However, thedevice malfunctioned and policewere able to stop the attack anddefuse the bomb. The attackoccurred on a day in which 12explosions in Iraq, primarily inBaghdad, killed 152 and wounded542 people. All the attacks wereclaimed by the group led by AbuMusab al-Zarqawi,Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn, inretaliation for the recent offensive inTall Afar.

14-Sep-05 JerusalemIsrael Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinians planted two pipe bombsnear Rachel’s Tomb south ofJerusalem. The first exploded, butcaused no casualties and the secondwas found and safely defused. Theattack comes following Israeliwithdrawal from Gaza Strip andgeneral chaos in the abandonedsettlements.

14-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen assassinated the leader of apowerful Shi'a tribe. Sheikh IbrahimAl-Aboud Al-Ambagi, one of theleaders of the Al-Ambagiye tribe, wasassassinated along with his nephewby gunmen who opened fire on himnear Baqubah.

14-Sep-05 Bogota Colombia Unknown Firearms1 0 Pedro Alejandro Franco, secretary ofthe Bogotá council, was shot 4 timesby unknown assailants while alone inhis vehicle on 53rd street and 4thhighway. The secretary of thegovernment, Juan Manuel Ospina,said that the government had notbeen aware of any previous threatsagainst Franco. The president of theCouncil discarded any possibilities ofarmed robbery. Franco wasrecovering from stomach, leg, andhip injuries at the Military Hospital.The police were undergoingoperations to apprehend theperpetrators.

14-Sep-05 BuenaventuraColombia Unknown Firearms2 1 José Aldemar Garcés Granja, thenephew of the Comptroller ofBuenaventura (Ercilio Garcés) wasshot 6 times and killed as he left hishouse by motorcycle. Two unknownassailants shot him in the R-9neighborhood, injuring two otherbystanders. There were no policeleads, and the cooperation ofresidents was requested.

14-Sep-05 ThekerajanIndia KukiRevolutionaryArmy

Firearms5 8 Suspected Kuki Revolutionary Army(KRA) militants opened fire in KarbiAnglong district, killing eight people,including three women and an infant,and injuring five others. Policereported that a group of men inmilitary fatigues entered Thekerajanvillage on 14 September and beganfiring on local villagers. The remotelocation of the village has madedetails difficult to obtain.Note:Injuries are estimated

14-Sep-05 Tarinkot

AfghanistanUnknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

4 3 On September 14, a remotecontrolled bomb placed in a carexploded in Tarin Kot, killing threepeople and injuring four others.

15-Sep-05 Mazbud Lebanon Jund al-Sham

Explosives0 0 An explosive device was detonated inthe town of Mazbud under a vehicleowned by a media figure, Ali Tu’mah.The explosion damaged the vehiclebut did not cause any injuries orcasualties. The attack was claimed ina letter left at Tu’mah’s house byJund al-Sham, which said that the Tu’mah was targeted for cooperatingwith ‘suspicious’ regimes, includingMorocco and Saudi Arabia. Tu’mahrecently published a book on thedeath of former Prime Minister Hariri.

15-Sep-05 CundinamarcaColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 Hernando Suescun, the Mayor ofCabrera, and two bodyguards weretraveling in a car when two bombsexploded. There were no injuries orfatalities reported. The police placedblame on the Revolutionary ArmedForces of Colombia (FARC). OtherSources: El Tiempo


Explosives12 9 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle near a police patrol inBaghdad's Dora neighborhood. Thiswas one of two nearly simultaneousblasts in the area against policeforces and one of three in the areaon this day. The two blasts killed atleast nine police commandos andwounded ten others. Two civilianswere also injured in the blasts. Thethree attacks together killed a totalof approximately thirty people,including twenty-four police officers.The attacks were claimed by thegroup loyal to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn, and come a day afterbombings by the same group killedone hundred sixty people andwounded over five hundred seventy.The group claims the attacks are inretaliation for the recent US offensivein Tal Afar.NOTE: Casualty numbersare for two blasts that occurredtogether.


Explosives12 9 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle near a police patrol inBaghdad's Dora neighborhood. Thiswas one of two nearly simultaneousblasts in the area against policeforces and one of three in the areaon this day. The two blasts killed atleast nine police commandos andwounded ten other people. Twocivilians were also injured in theblasts. The three attacks togetherkilled approximately thirty people,including twenty-four police officers.The attacks were claimed by thegroup loyal to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn, and come a day afterbombings by the group killedonehundred sixty people and woundedover five hundred seventy. Thegroup says the attacks are inretaliation for the recent US offensivein Tal Afar.NOTE: Casualty numbersare for two blasts that occurredtogether.

15-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen opened fire on a group ofShi'a pilgrims in Baghdad who weretraveling to the city of Karbala for areligious ceremony. Three pilgrimswere killed in the attack.

15-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives16 3 A roadside bomb exploded near aMinistry of Industry buscarryingemployees of the Ministry inBaghdad. Three people were killedand sixteen people injured in theattack. Government employees arethe frequent target of insurgentattacks in Iraq. The attack comesamid a period of increased violencein Baghdad.

15-Sep-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol in Kirkuk. The attackkilled two police officers andwounded four others. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

15-Sep-05 Hillah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 A senior Shi'a cleric and leadingmember of one of the Shiite politicalparties involved in the new Iraqigovernment, Mahdi al-Attar, wasassassinated by gunmen who shotand stabbed him to death nearHillah. Three of al-Attar's associateswere also killed in the attack.

15-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police officer in Baghdad was killedby gunmen who kidnapped andhandcuffed him and later shot him inthe head. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

15-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed a policeofficer in Baqubah with small armsfire and mortar. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.This was one of three such attacks inthis city on this day.

15-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed a policeofficer in Baqubah with small armsfire and mortars. Police officers inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack. This was one ofthree such attacks in this city on thisday.

15-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed a policeofficer in Baqubah with small armsfire and mortars. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack. This was one of three suchattacks in this city on this day.

15-Sep-05 Samarra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police major was abducted andthen killed by insurgents in Samarra.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

15-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked a police patrol insouthern Baghdad with gunfire,killing one police officer andwounding another. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

15-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents fired several mortars atthe Green Zone in Baghdad, whichhouses all government offices. Nocasualties or injuries were reported.

15-Sep-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 Insurgents detonated an explosivedevice at the entrance to a Shi'amosque in Mosul, killing an Imamand wounding three other people.

15-Sep-05 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives2 2 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baiji, killing two policeofficers and wounding two others.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

15-Sep-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 7 Five Iraqi-born lay persons from theAnglican Church in Baghdad werekidnapped by unknown gunmen asthey drove from Jordan to Baghdad.Among those kidnapped are MaherDakel, a lay pastor, his wife, their sonYeheya and their daughter, thechurch's music director Firas Raad,the deputy lay pastor, and thegroup's driver. The group wasattending a religious conference inAmman, Jordan and went missingChurch officials had not heard fromthem for three weeks and they wereover two weeks later returning toBaghdad. Sources reported that thefive-person team was believed tohave been killed.NOTE: Kidnappingdate is approximate.


Explosives21 22 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle in Baghdad's Dora district byramming his car into a truck near agroup of police commandos. Theattack killed 16 police commandosfrom the Quick Reaction force andfive civilians. 21 people werewounded in the incident. This wasone of three bombings in this areaagainst police forces on this day,killing a total of about 30 people,including 24 police officers. Theattacks were claimed by the grouployal to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn, and come after a day inwhich bombings by the group killed160 people and wounded over 570.The group says the attacks are inretaliation for the recent US offensivein Tall Afar.

15-Sep-05 HazarjoftAfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Abdul Hadi, a candidate in theupcoming parliamentary election,was shot and killed on September 15when armed Taliban insurgentsattacked him at his home inHazarjoft. Spokesman Abdul LatifHakimi claimed responsibility for theattack on behalf of the Taliban.Abdul Hadi was the seventhcandidate to be killed heading intothe parliamentary elections.

15-Sep-05 WestOldTown

UnitedStates

EarthLiberationFront(ELF)

Other 0 0 Suspected members of the EarthLiberation Front (ELF) caused over$30,000 in damages to equipment atthe West Old Town Landfill in Maine.The vandals broke windows andslashed tires in the landfill, which isowned by the state and operated bya contractor. Found at the scene ofthe attack were the initials ELF andmessages such as we don't wantyour trash and the people say no.

16-Sep-05 Beirut Lebanon Unknown Explosives23 1 A car bomb exploded in theChristian area of Beirut, killing oneperson and wounding 23 others. Theexplosion occurred near a bank, ahospital, and a coffee shop in aresidential area of the city and wascaused by about 15 kg of explosivespacked between two cars. Theexplosion caused significant damageto several nearby apartmentbuildings and cars and startedseveral fires. There have been aseries of bombings in Christian areasof Beirut since the February 14, 2004assassination of former PrimeMinister Hariri. Several officialsblamed Syria for the attack.


Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A suicide bombing was interruptedwhen gunmen found and arrested asuicide bomber near the al-Rasul al-Azam Mosque in Tuz Khormato. Theman was wearing a suicide vest andwas preparing to perpetrate acoordinated follow-on attack to aprevious suicide bombing at themosque which killed 12 and owned12. The bomber was of Saudi originand his device was defused. Theman, identified as Mohammad Ali,claimed that he had been kidnappedand drugged by insurgents whoforced him to take on the suicidemission. The interrupted attackcomes amid a period of increasedviolence in Iraq that has lefthundreds dead and wounded.


Iraq Unknown Explosives24 12 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle outside the Al-Rasul Al-AzzamMosque in Tuz Khormato, just asworshippers were leaving themosque following prayers on theMuslim holy day. The attack killed 12people and wounded 24 others. Theattack comes amid a period ofincreased violence and a string ofbombings in the country that haskilled hundreds. Another suicidebomber, a Saudi man namedMohammad Ali, intending to carryouta follow-on attack was arrested andhis device defused before he coulddetonate it.

16-Sep-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 On the border of North Ossetia andIngushetia, a bomb exploded on thetracks of a railway line betweenBeslan and Nazran as a freight trainwas passing by. Two empty railtankers and a locomotive werederailed. The bomb used in theattack is said to have contained theequivalent of 5kg of TNT.

16-Sep-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosion occurred in Nazranoutside the Ingushetian SupremeCourt building on MoskovskayaStreet. The explosive device wasplanted between the court and afive-story residential building andcontained the equivalent of 3-5 kg ofTNT. It left a crater between one andtwo meters wide.

16-Sep-05 SanCarlos

Colombia Unknown Explosives0 0 In another wave of attacks onUtilities (following the Sep10-14attacks), six high voltage towerswere bombed in San Carlos, SanRafael, and San Roque. Theperpetrators are unknown.

16-Sep-05 Lima Peru Unknown Firearms0 0 Luis Alberto Ramirez Hinostroza, awitness who testified against GeneralLuis Perez of the forceddisappearance of students inHuancayo in 1993 suffered a fourthattack on his life a few days after theformal indictment of General Perez.Two unknown perpetrators firedthree shots at Ramirez while theywere on a motorcycle.No injuries orfatalities were reported.

16-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms12 2 Gunmen opened fire on a crowd ofday laborers in Baghdad, killing twoand wounding twelve. The attackoccurred in the Shi'a area ofBaghdad, known as Sadr City.Gunmen opened fire on the laborersas they waited in line to find jobs.Asthe gunmen drove away, they killeda government official and woundedseveral others.The attack comesamid a period of increased violencein the region which has left hundredsdead.

16-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen in two cars who had justopened fire at a group of daylaborers in Baghdad, killing two andwounding twelve, opted fire on agovernment vehicle traveling on aBaghdad Highway, killing an officialof the Transport Ministry andwounding two other people.Government employees are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.The attack comes amid a periodof increased violence in Iraq that hasleft hundreds dead and injured.

16-Sep-05 Haswa Iraq Unknown Explosives6 4 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle near a police patrol in Haswa,killing three police officers andwounding six others. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack. The attack comes amid aperiod of increased violence in Iraqwhich has left hundreds dead andinjured.

16-Sep-05 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Firearms2 5 Gunmen entered the home of a localmayor in the Iskandariya Districk,south of Baghdad, and assassinatedhim. Amer al-Khafaji was shot todeath by the gunmen. Fourbodyguards were killed in the attackas well and two wounded. Localgovernment officials are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

16-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen assassinated a cleric,Sheikh Fadil al-Lamil, from the ImamAli Mosque in Baghdad's Shi'a SadrCity while he waited to fill his carwith gas. Two of al-Lamil's relativeswere wounded in the attack.

16-Sep-05 OuledAttia

Algeria Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

4 4 Militants launched an attack inSiouane, roughly 15 km from OuledAttia, the main town in themunicipality. The armed men firstattacked two elderly men, slittingtheir throats before retreating to thenearby high ground to wait for thegendarmes and municipal guards torespond. They then fired on thesecurity forces, killing two andwounding four others.

16-Sep-05 NawayKalay

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A senior official reported thatsomeone threw a bomb atGovernment Middle School in NawayKalay (North West Frontier Province).The explosion occurred on 16September; no casualties werereported.

16-Sep-05 Wangoi India Unknown Firearms0 1 A former member of the People'sRevolutionary Party of Kangleipak(PREPAK), identified as KonthoujamDhamen, was shot and killed byunidentified militants. The shootingoccurred on September 16 at MutumPhibou Mayai Leikai in Imphal Westdistrict.

16-Sep-05 Imphal India People'sUnitedLiberationFront(PULF)

Explosives0 0 The residence of the Superintendent(Directorate of Panchayat and RuralDevelopment) at Yairipok Bazaar inImphal City was attacked with twohand grenades and gun fire on 16September. Members of the People'sUnited Liberation Front (PULF) aresuspected to be responsible for theattack. No injuries were reported.

16-Sep-05 Morang Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 Approximately 60 teachers havebeen kidnapped by Communist Partyof Nepal-Maoists (CPN-M) insurgents.The abductions all occurred in theMorang District on 16 September.

16-Sep-05 LosAngeles

UnitedStates

AnimalLiberationFront(ALF)

Other 0 0 Members of the Animal LiberationFront (ALF) detonated smokegrenades in the Los Angeles,California home of Guerdon Stuckey,the general manager of LA's cityAnimal Services Department. Thegroup stated, military strengthsmoke grenades were detonated onthe floor of this animal killer's abode.Sleep tight…ALF. Animal activistshave protested to the city's policy ofputting animals to sleep at sixshelters.

17-Sep-05 Dujail Iraq Unknown Firearms1 4 Gunmen assassinated a Kurdishmember of the Iraqi Parliament, FarisNasir Hussein, who is a member ofthe Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Party,and wounded another PUK lawmakerHaidar Shanoun, when theyambushed the lawmakers’ convoynear Dujail. Hussein’s brother, onebodyguard, and the driver of thevehicle were also killed in the attack.The attack occurred the night beforethe Iraqi constitution was finallysigned and the men were headingtowards Baghdad for the NationalAssembly session at which thesigning of the document was tooccur.

17-Sep-05 Nahrwan Iraq Unknown Explosives38 30 A car bomb exploded in a Shiitemarket east of Baghdad, in Nahrwan.The explosion killed 30 people andwounded 38 others. The attackcomes during a week in which astring of car bombs left hundredsdead and wounded.

17-Sep-05 Samarra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An Iraqi contractor working for theUS military was killed by unknowngunmen who handcuffed andblindfolded him and shot him in thehead in Samarra. Those who workwith US forces are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

17-Sep-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen killed a policeman in theNinawa Governorate PoliceCommand while he was walking withhis fiancee in west of Mosul whenthey opened fire on him. The fianceewas also wounded in the attack.

17-Sep-05 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A leading Shiite cleric, ShaykhMuhammad al-Khattat, wasassassinated by gunmen in Baijiwhile he was on his way home fromwork.

17-Sep-05 Van Turkey KurdishWorkersParty(PKK)

Firearms3 1 One police officer was killed andthree more wounded when membersof the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)opened fire on the Central PoliceStation in Van. The perpetratorsmanaged to escape the scene afterthe attack without beingapprehended.

17-Sep-05 ChangaAmrei

Kashmir Unknown Unknown0 0 An unknown group attacked theancestral home of Power MinisterMohammed Sharief Niaz. The attackoccurred in the Doda district atChanga Amrei, but the Minister andhis family were not in the house atthe time of the attack.Note: Incidentdate is approximate

17-Sep-05 Helmand AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 0 A group of twenty Taliban militantswere arrested in Helmand provinceon September 17 as they wereplanting bombs at the Girishkhydroelectric dam. Afghan and USforces arrested the group following aone-hour standoff.

18-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents detonated an explosivedevice under a rail line as a freighttrain carrying oil to the Dora refinerywas passing by, causing nocasualties but significant damage tothe freight train and starting a largefire. The oil industry in Iraq is thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

18-Sep-05 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Masked gunmen in police uniformskidnapped an Iraqi reporter workingfor the New York Times, FakherHaider al-Tamimi, in Basra. Al-Tamimi was found shot to death inBasra the following day. Haider alsoworked as a freelance journalist forother western media organizations.Journalists have increasingly becomea target of insurgent attacks. Al-Tamimi is the second reporter tohave been killed in Basra in recentmonths.

18-Sep-05 GazaCity

WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Firearms0 0 Armed gunmen attempted to kidnaptwo foreign journalists working inGaza City following a Hamas-organized military parade in GazaStrip. Members of Hamas preventedthe kidnapping by cornering thekidnappers and forcing them torelease the journalists. Manyforeigners have been kidnapped inthe Gaza region in recent weeks.

18-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Police discovered a car bomb in asoutheast Baghdad neighborhoodand were able to defuse it before itexploded.

18-Sep-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A gunman in a police uniformassassinated Hind Ismaeel, a femalereporter working for the Iraqinewspaper As-Safeer, when theyopened fire on her in Mosul.Journalists and media are becomingthe frequent target of insurgentattacks.

18-Sep-05 Huila Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 On a bridge between Neiva andVegalarga, a bomb that was beingplanted for police force wasthwarted. Two FARC insurgents werearrested before they were able todetonate the bomb. No injuries orfatalities were reported.

18-Sep-05 Wana Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 In Wana, South Waziristan, a 50-year-old teacher was killed byunidentified gunmen. The teacher,identified as Taj Ali, served as aninstructor at a school for children ofgovernment and security forces. Noclaim of responsibility has beenissued yet.

18-Sep-05 KurupamIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 Members of the Deruvada squad ofthe Communist Party of India-Maoist(CPI-Maoist) attacked a revenueoffice in the Vizianagaram district.The assailants used bombs todestroy all official records andfurniture in the Kurupam office.

18-Sep-05 TrincomaleeSriLanka


Explosives1 0 One civilian was injured whensuspected Liberation Tigers of TamilEelam (LTTE) cadres exploded ahand grenade near a TechnicalCollege in the Anuradhapura junctionarea of Trincomalee district.

18-Sep-05 Kabul AfghanistanUnknown Explosives1 0 A local staff member at a UnitedNations (UN) compound outside ofKabul was injured when two rockets,fired by unidentified assailants,landed in a UN Children’s Fundwarehouse on September 18. Onlyone of the rockets exploded, causinga small fire in the compound.

18-Sep-05 Khost AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 On September 18, a bomb explodedoutside the car of Kafil Khan, acandidate for provincial council, inKhost. The candidate was not in thecar when the explosion occurred, andno one else was injured in theincident.

18-Sep-05 Khost AfghanistanUnknown Explosives2 0 Two men with explosives strapped totheir bodies were on their way to apolling station in Ghaziabad onSeptember 18 when the explosivesdetonated. No other injuries werereported, and the two perpetratorswere taken to a hospital in Khost.

18-Sep-05 Alingar AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 0 Polling was delayed in AllingarDistrict when four rockets landedoutside the district center onSeptember 18. Taliban spokesmanMofti Latifollah Hakimi claimedresponsibility on behalf of the groupfor the attack, which caused noreported injures.

18-Sep-05 Khost AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 A landmine exploded just minutesafter provincial council candidateKafeel Khan left a polling center inthe Darmalki area of Thana district.No one was injured in the incident,and poling continued following theexplosion.Note: Incident date isapproximate

18-Sep-05 NakarakhelAfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 A bomb explosion damaged a truckcarrying ballot boxes throughNakarankhel in Khogiani District. Thebomb detonated outside the truck,damaging its windows and cabin, butleaving the ballot boxes in tact.

19-Sep-05 MahmoudiyaIraq Unknown Explosives2 8 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosive device near a checkpointsouth of Baghdad, in Mahmoudiya,on a road being used by Shiitepilgrims to travel to Karbala for areligious ceremony marking the birthof their messiah. This was one of twosimilar attacks on checkpoints half-way between Baghdad and Karbala.In this attack, eight Iraqis, includingseven police commandos, were killedand two others wounded. In the twoattacks combined, 10 people werekilled, including seven policemen, asoldier, and two civilians. Twelvepeople, including several Shiitepilgrims were injured in the attacks.The attack comes amid a surge ofviolence in the country, much of ittargeted at Shiites.

19-Sep-05 Latifiyah Iraq Unknown Explosives10 3 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosive device near a checkpointsouth of Baghdad, in Latifiyah, on aroad being used by Shiite pilgrims totravel to Karbala for a religiousceremony marking the birth of theirmessiah. This was one of two similarattacks on checkpoints half-waybetween Baghdad and Karbala. Inthis attack, which was followed bymortar fire from insurgents, an Iraqisoldier and a civilian were killed and10 Shiite pilgrims were injured. Someof those injured were injured in themortar fire and not in the bombing.In total, 10 people were killed,including seven policemen, a soldier,and two civilians. Twelve people,including several Shiite pilgrims wereinjured in the attack. The attackcomes amid a surge of violence inthe country, much of it targeted atShiites. NOTE: Casualty numbersinclude those from the mortar attackthat followed the bombing.

19-Sep-05 Latifiyah Iraq Unknown Explosives10 2 Several mortar shells were fired at agroup of Shiite pilgrims traveling toKarbala to mark the birth of theirmessiah. The mortar fire occurred inLatifiyah and was a follow-on attackafter a suicide bombing the area thatkilled a soldier and a civilian andwounded 10 pilgrims. Some of thepilgrims were injured in the mortarfire and not in the bombing. NOTE:Casualty numbers include those fromsuicide bombing that preceded theattack.

19-Sep-05 NesterovskayaRussia Unknown Firearms0 1 Unknown persons broke into thehouse of a Russian Federal SecurityService (FSB) in Nesterovskayavillage in Sunzhenskiy district andshot him with automatic weapons,killing him.

19-Sep-05 Zagreb Croatia Unknown Explosives1 0 A bomb exploded at 7:30AM in themail room of the British Embassy inZagreb, lightly injuring one Croatianemployee of the embassy.

19-Sep-05 Ankara Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 A group of unknown perpetratorsplanted a time bomb, set to detonateat 7:00am, in a suitcase in front ofthe Ankara Kurtulus Police Station.Officials from the SecurityDepartment noticed the suspicioussuitcase and discovered the devicebefore it exploded. Sappers wereable to safely defuse the bomb.

20-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents detonated a car bombnear an Iraqi police patrol inBaghdad. Several casualties werecaused, but exact numbers were notgiven.

20-Sep-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Talal al-Jalili, the dean of the PoliticalSciences Faculty at Mosul University,was the target of an assassinationattempt when gunmen opened fireon al-Jalili and his son, Mustafa, neartheir house north of Mosul. Both menwere injured in the attack. Professorsand academics are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

20-Sep-05 MussayibIraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two former supporters of SaddamHussein were killed when gunmenopened fire on them in Al-Musayyib.The men were identified as MajorGeneral Najm Fadil Abbas, a formerofficer in Saddam Hussein’s army,and Abd Awn Ni’mah, a leadingmember of the Ba’th party. Formermembers and supporters of SaddamHussein’s regime are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

20-Sep-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives2 5 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle near a US convoy carrying adiplomatic security agent whoworked out of the US RegionalEmbassy Office in Mosul, killing theagent and three private securityguards from the Blackwater SecurityConsulting Group. All four of thosekilled were Americans. TheDiplomatic security agent, who wasattached to the State Department,was identified as Stephen EricSullivan. Two other members of theconvoy were injured in the attackwhich occurred in Mosul. USgovernment employees and privatesecurity contractors are the frequenttarget of insurgent attacks.

20-Sep-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The Mosul Bureau Chief of the Iraqinewspaper As-Safeer, Firas Maadid,was killed by gunmen who openedfire on him outside his home inMosul. Journalists have become anincreasingly frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

20-Sep-05 VolgogradRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 An uncased explosive deviceequivalent to 200g of TNT weredetonated on the doorstep of theeditorial office of the Lik newspaperin Kotovo, a town near Volgograd.The shockwave left a hole in thesteel door of the office and shatteredthe windows of a shop nearby. Theexplosion is likely linked to theimpending local governmentelection, in which the founder of Likstands as a candidate.

20-Sep-05 DamascusSyria Unknown Firearms0 0 A gunman opened fire on the vehicleof the UAE Charges d’Affaires inDamascus. No one was injured in theattack and investigation suggestedthat the gunmen was acting alone,without Syrian government support.The man was later found andarrested.

20-Sep-05 CajamarcaColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives2 1 Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) insurgentsambushed police on a routinehighway patrol on La Linea, ahighway running from Cajamarca toCalarca. The explosion occurred atthe Miraflores curve at La Virgenwhere one policeman lost his life andtwo others were injured. Later, a mannear the scene and in possession ofmilitary uniforms was arrested.

20-Sep-05 Duluiyah Iraq Unknown Firearms2 4 Gunmen attacked a group ofAmerican contractors from KBRHalliburton in Duluiyah with riflesand RPGs after they made a wrongturn near Balad. The gunmen thenforced two of the men who survivedthe initial attack from their vehiclesand killed them in the road in front ofa crowd, shooting one and lightingthe other on fire. The crowd thendragged the corpses through thestreet chanting anti-US slogans.USmilitary escorts of the convoy wereable to evacuate the remains of fourcontractors who were killed from thecity, but were unable to prevent theattack. Two contractors survived theattack but were wounded.Contractors in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.Althoughthe attack occurred on September20, 2005, the US military did notreport it until October 23, after anarticle in the British Daily Telegraphreported the story.

20-Sep-05 Accham Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 Over a period of five days, over twothousand people were abducted inAccham district. It is believed thatCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoists(CPN-M) insurgents are responsiblefor the kidnappings. Students andteachers are among those beingheld.Note: Incident date isapproximate and spans 5 days

20-Sep-05 JalalabadAfghanistanTaliban Explosives1 0 Taliban spokesman Mofti LatifollahHakimi claimed responsibility onbehalf of the group for firing 5rockets toward the Jalalabad airporton September 20. One rocket landedin the office of the information andculture department, injuring a guard.A second rocket landed in the houseof Dr. Rahmatollah Rahmanzai nextto the flour market in Jalalabad,injuring a child. Note: Multipletargets.

20-Sep-05 LondonderryNorthernIreland

Real IrishRepublicanArmy(RIRA)

Other 1 0 The Real Irish Republican Army(RIRA) is being accused of attackingDenis Bradley, the vice-chairman ofthe Northern Ireland Policing Board,as he sat in a bar in Londonderry.Bradley was beaten with a baseballbat by masked men as he watched asoccer game at the bar. The victimsuffered cuts to the face and abroken nose. Bradley had beenthreatened in the past and his homewas petrol bombed in 2004. Policingboard members are often targetedby paramilitaries.

21-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 2 Gunmen attacked an Iraqi policecommando patrol in Baghdad withgun fire, killing two commando andwounding three others. Securityforces in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

21-Sep-05 Grozny ChechnyaUnknown Firearms1 1 Late on the night of 21 September,three off-duty police officers werefired on by unidentified gunmen inthe Leninskiy district of Grozny,killing one of the policemen andwounding one. The third policemanreturned fire but the attackers wereable to escape.

21-Sep-05 JerusalemIsrael Hamas(IslamicResistanceMovement)

Firearms0 1 An Israeli man, Sasson Nouriel, waskidnapped in Jerusalem byPalestinian militants. Several dayslater his body was found nearBeitunia, near Ramallah. The bodywas found following intelligence froma Hamas cell member who wasarrested in connection with theattack. On September 27, Hamasclaimed responsibility for the attack,saying they had intended toexchange Nouriel for Palestinianprisoners, but had killed himfollowing Israeli arrests ofPalestinians in the West Bank. Thegroup also claimed that Nouriel wasa Shin Beth spy. The group releaseda video showing Nouriel, bound andblindfolded. The group hasannounced its intention to kidnapIsraeli citizens and soldiers to securethe release of Palestinian prisoners.The incident comes during a periodof renewed violence in the region.OnOctober 10, 2005, Israeli securityforces announced that they hadbroken up three Hamas cells andarrested several suspects believed tohave been involved in thekidnapping.

21-Sep-05 ValaichenaiSriLanka


Firearms2 1 A local government officer,Alagaratnam Jeevaratnam, was shotand killed in front of his house in theValaichenai area of Batticaloadistrict. The attack, which occurredon 21 September, also injured twoother people.

21-Sep-05 Kalat Pakistan Unknown Explosives2 0 A bomb exploded outside thePakistan TelecommunicationCompany Limited office in Kalattown, injuring two people.

21-Sep-05 Kalat Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified individuals attempted toblow up a gas pipeline in Kalat. Theexplosion did not interrupt the supplyof gas, as only the iron boundary wasdamaged, leaving the pipeline intact.Note: Incident date is approximate

22-Sep-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents detonated an explosivedevice near an oil facility in Kirkuk.The explosion damaged severalnearby pipelines and caused a largefire. Ten members of the forceresponsible for protecting oilpipelines were arrested in connectionwith the attack. Oil pipelines and theoil industry is the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

22-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen opened fire on the vehicleof a local police commander inBaqubah. Col. Fadil MahmoudMohammed was killed and his driverwounded in the attack. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattacks.

22-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 About twenty-five armed gunmen inpolice uniforms raided the home ofMuhsin Akmosh Al-Timimi, the ownerof a tile-making factory in Madaen,who had been working as acontractor with foreign companies inIraq. The attack occurred inBaghdad. The gunmen killed al-Timimi, two of his sons, and hisdaughter-in-law, and kidnapped athird son. Those who work withforeign contractors in support of thenew Iraqi government are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

22-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police officer was killed whengunmen opened fire on him as hewas patrolling in Baghdad. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

22-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police officer was killed whengunmen opened fire on him while hewas patrolling in Baghdad. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

22-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 4 Gunmen opened fire on a vehiclecarrying six bodyguards of the IraqiMinister of Immigration in Baghdad,killing four and wounding two others.The Minister, Sahaiyla Abed Jaarfar,was not in the vehicle at the time.Government members and theirbodyguards are the frequent targetof insurgent attack in Iraq.

22-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Baghdad killed anengineer who supported Iraqireconstruction when they opened fireon him from their vehicle. Those whosupport Iraqi reconstruction are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

22-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen attacked a police patrol withrockets in western Baghdad,wounding two police officers. Policein Iraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

22-Sep-05 Lahore Pakistan Unknown Explosives15 1 A home-made timing device attachedto a bomb and strapped to a bicycledetonated outside the public toiletslocated near Minar-e-Pakistan inLahore. The blast killed one vendor,Ghulam Yasin, and injured 15 others.The incident was part of acoordinated attack in which anotherbicycle-bomb explodedapproximately one hour later, killingfive people.

22-Sep-05 Lahore Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 5 A home-made bicycle bombexploded outside a cigarette shop onFerozepur Road in Lahore, killing 5people. The attack occurredapproximately one hour after a bombkilled one and injured 15 othersoutside public toilets in Lahore.

22-Sep-05 AppaipalliIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 1 Congress Party sympathizer MaripalliLingaswamy was shot and killed bymembers of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists (CPI-Maoists) atAppaipalli village in theMahabubnagar district.



0 0 Loyalists are being blamed forattacking the home of a Catholicfamily in the outskirts of northBelfast with petrol bombs. Police arecalling this attack sectarian. Nofurther information is available.

22-Sep-05 MolinadiQuosa

Italy Unknown Explosives0 0 An electricity pylon in Molina diQuosa was blown up by an explosivedevice. No further information aboutthe attack is available, but in May2006, ten anarchists were arrestedand charged in connection with thisattack.

23-Sep-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Firearms0 1 At around 0400 Moscow time, armedattackers wearing masks andcamouflage uniforms broke into theapartment of Magomed Nalgiyev, anofficial of the security guard sectionof the Nazranovskiy District InteriorDepartment. The attackers shotNalgiyev dead and escaped.

23-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives17 5 A suicide bomber detonated a hiddenexplosive belt on a bus in Baghdad,killing five people and woundingseventeen. The attack occurred whilethe bus was still at a bus station inthe city.

23-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen killed two members of theSupreme National Commission forde-Baathification, charged withpreventing former members of theBaathist regime from participating inthe new Iraqi government, when theyopened fire on them in Baghdad.Fourteen members of thecommission have been killed since itwas set up in 2003.

23-Sep-05 Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 Palestinian militants fired five rocketsat Israel from Northern Gaza, but nodamage or injuries were caused asthe rockets landed in empty fields.The attack was claimed by thePalestinian Islamic Jihad which saidthe attack was retaliation for thekilling of three Islamic Jihad membersby Israeli troops earlier in the dayduring a raid in Tulkarm. The attackwas the first since Israel completedits pullout from Gaza Strip.

23-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 2 A senior official in the Iraqi InteriorMinister, Captain Ra'ad KhalafHannon, head of the legal advisoroffice in the Interior Ministry, wasassassinated by gunmen who openedfire on him while he was driving withtwo of his brothers in Baghdad.Hannon was killed in the attack alongwith one of his brothers and theother brother was injured.Government employees are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

23-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen assassinated an InteriorMinistry employee, Ashraf JalalRahman, when they opened fire onhim while he was driving in Baghdad.Rahman worked in the ministry’ssecretary office. Governmentemployees are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

23-Sep-05 Al-Latifiyah

Iraq Unknown Explosives7 1 A roadside explosive devicedetonated near a group of Iraqirailway employees in Al-Latifiyah,killing one employee and woundingseven others. Workers who supportreconstruction of Iraq’sinfrastructure, including utilities andtransportation, are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

23-Sep-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms1 3 Three Turkoman Front officials werekilled and another was woundedwhen gunmen attacked the men asthey were leaving their offices inMosul.

23-Sep-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a police officer whenthey opened fire on him in Mosul.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

23-Sep-05 Gilgit Pakistan Unknown Firearms2 2 A van traveling from Gilgit city toSharoot village was attacked byunidentified gunmen, killing twopassengers and injuring two others.The attack occurred in the NorthernAreas of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir,where gunmen hid near a FrontierConstabulary check-point beforeambushing the van, killing twomembers of the Shia community,Naib Khan and a woman namedMamona.

23-Sep-05 Chemtal AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 6 Suspected members of the Talibanattacked a group of travelingmusicians in Chemtal District as theywere on their way home from awedding. The musicians, headed byQorban Nazar Khaab and MohammadAzim Godamdar, were forced out oftheir car, shot, and killed. All victimshad their money, cameras, andmobile phones with them when theywere found, indicating this was not arobbery. Note: Incident date isapproximate.

24-Sep-05 Oxford UnitedKingdom

OxfordArsonGroup

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A group calling itself Oxford ArsonGroup claimed responsibility for anattempted arson attack at the CorpusChristi College sports pavilion inOxford. The incident caused minordamages. Authorities believe theOxford Arson Group to be connectedto the Animal Liberation Front (ALF).In their statement of claim, the groupthreatens massive losses if theuniversity continues its constructionof an animal research lab.

24-Sep-05 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 Several rockets were fired at abuilding that houses British officialsin Basra. No officials were injured asmost of the missiles missed theirtarget. However, one Iraqi civilianwas injured by a rocket that hit anearby home. The attack comesduring a dispute in Basra betweenBritish officials and Basra authoritiesafter British troops shot two Basrapolicemen who tried to detain them.

24-Sep-05 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Several rockets were fired at theBritish and US consulates in Basra.The rockets landed in an empty fieldand no injuries or damages werecaused. The attack comes during adispute in Basra between Britishofficials and Basra authorities afterBritish troops shot two Basrapolicemen who tried to detain them.


PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives1 0 Nine qassam rockets landed in theSederot settlement, injuring oneperson. The attack was one ofdozens in the region on this day,launched by Palestinian militantsfollowing a large explosion at aHamas rally that killed manyPalestinians. Although the blast wasan accident, Palestinian groupsblamed Israelis and said their mortarattacks were in retaliation. Only lightinjuries were caused in the attacks.The attack was claimed by thePalestinian Islamic Jihad.


Hamas(IslamicResistanceMovement)

Explosives0 0 Four qassam rockets were fired atthe Sederot settlement. The attackwas one of dozens in the region onthis day, launched by Palestinianmilitants following a large explosionat a Hamas rally that killed manyPalestinians. Although the blast wasan accident, Palestinian groupsblamed Israelis and said their mortarattacks were in retaliation. Only lightinjuries were caused in the attacks.The attack was claimed by themilitary wing of Hamas.

24-Sep-05 NativHa'asara

WestBank/Gaza


Explosives0 0 Four qassam rockets were fired atthe Nativ Ha'asara settlement. Theattack was one of dozens in theregion on this day, launched byPalestinian militants following a largeexplosion at a Hamas rally that killedmany Palestinians. Although theblast was an accident, Palestiniangroups blamed Israelis and said theirmortar attacks were in retaliation.Only light injuries were caused in theattacks.The attack was claimed bythe military wing of Hamas.



Explosives0 0 Two qassam rockets were fired at theSederot settlement. The attack wasone of dozens in the region on thisday, launched by Palestinianmilitants following a large explosionat a Hamas rally that killed manyPalestinians. Although the blast wasan accident, Palestinian groupsblamed Israelis and said their mortarattacks were in retaliation. Only lightinjuries were caused in the attacks.The attack was claimed by themilitary wing of Popular ResistanceCommittees.



Explosives5 0 Palestinian militants fired at leastthirty rockets at settlements in theGaza Strip. The attacks werelaunched by Palestinian militantsfollowing a large explosion at aHamas rally that killed manyPalestinians. Although the blast wasan accident, Palestinian groupsblamed Israelis and said their mortarattacks were in retaliation. Only fivelight injuries were caused in theattacks.Attacks were claimed byHamas, Islamic Jihad, and PopularResistance Committees.NOTE:Individual attacks that were claimedare entered separately. This incidentreport is meant to summarize thoseattacks not specifically claimed.

24-Sep-05 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A quassam rocket was fired atsouthern Israel, landing near PrimeMinister Sharon's ranch. The devicedid not explode and caused nodamage. The unexploded device wasfound about three weeks after it wasfired, according to security officials.NOTE: Attack date is approximate

24-Sep-05 Simdega India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Remote-detonatedexplosive

8 0 Communist Party of India-Maoistsused remote controlled landmines toattack the traveling party of EnosEkka, Jharkhand's Rural DevelopmentMinister. The blast occurred nearKolibira Ghati, blowing up Ekka'sescort vehicle and injuring eightpolice personnel. Two wires and afuse were later recovered from thesite.

24-Sep-05 KosovskaVitina

Serbia Unknown Explosives0 0 The house of Slobodan Stankovic (aSerb) in Kosovska Vitina (located insouthern Kosovo) was bombed byunknown persons at 2200 GMT. Thehouse was one of those rebuilt forreturnees by the Kosovargovernment.

25-Sep-05 Al-Tarimiyah

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 9 Nine members of a single family whowere traveling to a recruitmentcenter to join the Iraqi army whereshot dead by gunmen near Al-Tarimiyah, north of Baghdad.Insurgents frequently targetindividuals who plan to join the Iraqisecurity forces.


Explosives12 13 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosive device near a policeconvoy carrying elite Iraqi policecommandos in Baghdad. The attackkilled thirteen people in total,including ten police commandos, andwounded twelve others, alsoincluding several police commandos.The attack was claimed by the groupled by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, TanzimQa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn.

25-Sep-05 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives49 5 A suicide bomber on a bicycledetonated his explosives in avegetable market in Hillah, killingfive people and wounding forty-nine.

25-Sep-05 Samarra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 5 Gunmen shot and killed five Iraqisecurity guards employed byNorthern Oil Company in Samarra.Oil company employees and the oilindustry are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

25-Sep-05 MusayyibIraq Unknown Explosives19 6 A suicide bomber on a motor bikedetonated his explosives in the cityof Musayyib, killing six people andwounding nineteen.

25-Sep-05 Tehran Iran Unknown Explosives0 0 Two explosive devices detonated infront of the UK embassy in Tehran.No damage was reported and noinjuries were caused.

25-Sep-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 Gunmen attacked the Patriotic Unionof Kurdistan (PUK) headquarters inMosul, injuring three PUK guards.

25-Sep-05 Jounieh Lebanon Unknown Explosives1 0 A bomb detonated inside the vehicleof a prominent Lebanese journalistand political talk show host, MayChidiac, in the town of Jounieh, northof Beirut. The bomb detonated whenChidiac got in her car after havinglunch at her friend's house, hoursafter she hosted a program about theinvolvement of Syrians in theassassination of Hairi. The bomb wasplaced under the seat of her car.Chidiac was seriously wounded in theattack, losing an arm and a leg. Theattack was the latest in a string ofsimilar bombings in Lebanon thathave targeted anti-Syrian journalistsand officials.On September 28, 2005sources announced that US FBIagents would join in the investigationinto the bombing that woundedChidiac.

25-Sep-05 ArauquitaColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 Forty-five thousand residents wereleft without power when a purportedleader of a unit of the RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia (FARC)threw a bomb at an energy plant.There were no reported casualties orinjuries. The people effected weremostly in the rural areas.

25-Sep-05 PutumayoColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 1 A bomb attack from theRevolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) left La Hormiga andSan Miguel municipalities withoutelectricity. One person was killed inthe ensuing gunfire.

25-Sep-05 Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 Police discovered 25 kilograms of C-4explosives which had been plantedon the Erzurum-Erincan railway linein eastern Turkey. The explosiveswere planted a two different pointson the line near the Sansa River andwere primed to explode at 7:30am.Police encountered the perpetratorswhile they were planting theexplosives, but they managed toescape unharmed.

25-Sep-05 KandhkotPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb explosion near Kandhkotdestroyed a 60-inch diameter gaspipeline running from Sui to Punjab.The Gas supply to Punjab wasinterrupted by the blast.

25-Sep-05 Kalotra Kashmir Unknown Firearms0 1 Two unidentified assailants shot andkilled Mujijb-ur-Rehman, agovernment lecturer, in the Dodadistrict. The attack occurred inKalotra near Gandoh on September25.

25-Sep-05 DebnathPara

India NationalLiberationFront ofTripura(NLFT)

Firearms3 8 On 25 September, members of theNational Liberation Front of Tripura(NLFT) attempted to run down aSpecial Police Officer camp atShantinagar. When this attemptfailed, the assailants opened fire onthe village of Debnath Para, killingeight non-tribal villagers, includingfour women and two children, andinjuring three others.

25-Sep-05 Salyan Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 Over 200 civilians from Salyandistrict were kidnapped byCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoists(CPN-M) on 25 September. Accordingto villagers, the Maoists abductedcitizens from Chhayakshetra,Karagithi, and Triveni VillageDevelopment Committees, claimingthe Maoists needed local citizens fortheir party consolidation program.

26-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives36 10 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle near a checkpoint outside theOil Ministry building in Baghdad. Theexplosion occurred near a PoliceAcademy where recruits were liningup to apply for work and near a buscarrying Oil Ministry employees andmore police. It was unclear whetherthe target was the Oil Ministry and itsemployees or the Police Academy.The attack killed ten people andwounded at least thirty-six, most ofthose wounded were Oil Ministryemployees, although six policemenwere killed and eight wounded aswell. Both police and Oil Ministryemployees are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.NOTE: Target islisted as Government, indicating theOil Ministry because there was aslight tendency in the news reportingto cite the Ministry and its employeesas the target.

26-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 An Egyptian engineer, SamuelDwara, working for the IraqnaTelecommunications Company inIraq, was kidnapped by gunmen inBaghdad who stopped his car whilehe was on his way to work. Dwara'sdriver was not taken. Foreigners whowork in Iraq are the frequent targetof kidnapping.

26-Sep-05 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 6 Armed gunmen in police uniformsstormed a Shi'a school in a villagenear Iskandariyah, forcing five maleteachers and the school bus driverinto a room and shooting all six.

26-Sep-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Gunmen detonated an explosivedevice under an oil pipeline used totransport oil to the Ceyhan, Turkeyport, causing significant damage tothe pipeline and further delaying oiltransport through the pipeline. Theattack occurred near Kirkuk, whengunmen detained nine installationemployees and then planted anddetonated the device. Oil pipelines inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

26-Sep-05 GazaCity

WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen opened fire at the home ofTawfiq Abu Khusah, spokesman forthe Palestinian Interior Ministry ofInterior and National Security in GazaCity. No causalities were caused inthe attack. Khusah had recentlystated publicly that a deadlyexplosion at a Hamas rally the led tomany Palestinian deaths and injurieswas an accident and not an Israeli airstrike. It is likely the attack on hishome was in response to thisstatement.



Explosives0 0 Militants fired a mortar shell at anIsraeli settlement north of Gaza Strip.The attack was one of dozens in theregion in recent days, launched byPalestinian militants following a largeexplosion at a Hamas rally that killedmany Palestinians. Although theblast was an accident, Palestiniangroups blamed Israelis and said theirmortar attacks were in retaliation. Noinjuries were caused in the attack.The attack was claimed jointly by thePopular Resistance Committees andal-Fatah.

26-Sep-05 Qurna Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen kidnapped a senior Shiiteofficial and member of the SupremeCouncil of Islamic Revolution in Iraq(SCIRI), Azhar Qassem Abdul Wahid,as he was leaving the SCIRIheadquarters in Qurna, near Basra.Wahid was shot dead by hiskidnappers and his body dumped ona roadside near Basra.

26-Sep-05 Sucre Colombia Unknown Firearms0 2 Two demobilized United Self-DefenseForces of Colombia (AUC) memberswere shot and killed while at theSincelejo Bar when the unknownassailants pretending to becustomerskilled Eder Jose SoteloPetro (alias El Mortal) and LuisHurtado Bertel (alias El Nacho). Twoother demobilized members havebeen killed since the Heroes de LosMontes de Maria bloc of the AUC wasdemobilized (14 July 2005).

26-Sep-05 NortedeSantander

Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 A twelve meter long bridge betweenthe Petroleo and La Llanamunicipalities was bombed anddestroyed by the RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia (FARC).No casualties were reported and thetrans-shipment of goods werererouted.Other Sources: El Tiempo27 September

26-Sep-05 Gaya India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 Communist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-Maoists) used dynamite to causean explosion at the Chakand railwaystation in Gaya district. Policereported approximately 20 Maoistssurrounded the station at 11:00 pmand asked railway employees toleave before exploding the dynamite,causing no injuries.

26-Sep-05 Sankh Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) hasreported that more than 250students from different parts of thecountry have been recentlykidnapped by Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists (CPN-M). Of these,200 students from the Rukum districtwere abducted on 26 September,and 70 students were abducted fromvarious areas in the Accham districton 25 September.Note: Multipleincident dates

27-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives26 10 A suicide bomber with explosiveshidden under his clothes detonatedhis explosive device inside a buildingin Baqubah where Iraqis were signingup to join the Quick Reaction PoliceForce. At least 10 people were killedin the attack and 26 wounded. Policerecruits are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq. Several ofthose killed and injured were newrecruits.

27-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms12 4 Gunmen attacked an Interior Ministrybus carrying detainees to Abu Ghraibprison in Baghdad. The attack killedfour Interior Ministry guards andwounded 12 other people, including8 detainees.

27-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A car bomb exploded in Baghdad infront of a crowded restaurant as aprivate convoy of SUVs carryingforeign security personnel passed.No one in the convoy was injured inthe attack, but five civilians werewounded and several cars damaged.Foreign contractors and securitypersonnel are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

27-Sep-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen assassinated Major FakhirHusayn, an officer in the Anti-Terrorism Unit in Kirkuk when theyopened fire on his vehicle. Anotherperson traveling in the car was alsowounded in the attack.

27-Sep-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice partrol in Kirkuk, killing onepoliceman. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

27-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police officer in Baghdad was killedwhen gunmen attacked his patrol inwestern Baghdad. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

27-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A suicide bombing was interruptedwhen police seized a suicide bomberin a car filled with explosives as hetried to enter the Green Zone inBaghdad, most likely to detonate hisbomb near government buildings.The bomber was arrested before hecould detonate his vehicle.

27-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Several mortar shells were fired at apolice station in Al-Azamiyahneighborhood in Baghdad. However,the mortars missed their target. Onemortar landed on the teachers’training school in Al-Azamiyah,damaging the school and causingsome injuries (although numberswere not given).


Unknown Explosives0 0 A qassam rocket was fired at theIsraeli Sederot settlement. No onewas injured in the attack. The attackcomes amid a period of increasedviolence in the region, following anexplosion at a Hamas rally,Palestinian mortar fire at Israelisettlements, and Israeli air raids onPalestinian targets.

27-Sep-05 KibbutzErez

WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Explosives0 0 A qassam rocket was fired at theIsraeli Kibbutz Erez settlement. Noone was injured in the attack. Theattack comes amid a period ofincreased violence in the region,following an explosion at a Hamasrally, Palestinian mortar fire at Israelisettlements, and Israeli air raids onPalestinian targets.

27-Sep-05 Cucuta Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Unknown1 0 Members of the Revolutionary ArmedForces of Colombia (FARC) attackeda police patrol as they were returningto the station. The FARC membersdressed in civilian clothes cutelectricity and ambushed the police.One police officer was wounded.

27-Sep-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms5 0 The central Kirkuk police chief,Birhan Habib, was the target of anassassination attempt when gunmenattacked his convoy with gunfirenear the al-Noor Mosque in Kirkuk.The attack injured two of hisbodyguards and three civilianbystanders. Habib was not injured inthe attack. Police officials are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

27-Sep-05 Anon deMoncayo

Spain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 A small explosive device detonatedat a dormant electricity powerstation in Anon de Moncayo, causingno damage. The Basque Fatherlandand Freedom (ETA) placed a call tothe DYA, a local road assistancegroup, to warn of the device prior toits detonation. There were noreported injuries.

27-Sep-05 MalkangiriIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 1 Congress party leader Subash Biswalwas shot and killed by members ofthe Communist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-Maoists). The attack occurrednear MV-88 village on September 27.According to police, the victim hadfiled a complaint with local police lastyear claiming that Maoists hadthreatened his life.

27-Sep-05 Mazar-eSharif

AfghanistanUnknown Firearms2 2 Mohammad Ashraf Ramazan, acandidate who was poised to win aseat in the lower house ofparliament, was killed whenunidentified gunmen chased his carthrough the Saeedabad area ofMazar-e-Sharif, firing at him with anAK-47 rifle. Both Ramazan and hisbodyguard were killed, while twoother bodyguards were wounded inthe attack. Afterward, Talibanspokesman Mofti Latifollah Hakimiclaimed responsibility for the attackon behalf of the Taliban.

27-Sep-05 Sunzha Russia Unknown Firearms1 1 Six masked gunmen broke into thehouse of Maksharip Belkharoyev, aprominent Islamic faith healer fromthe village of Alkhasty, killing himand gravely wounding his daughter.Belkharoyev had in the past beenpublicly critical of Wahhabism.

27-Sep-05 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Sukkasem Mama, an art teacher atthe Prasarn Witthaya School inPattani's Yarang District, was shotdead by two attackers while drivingto work.

28-Sep-05 Tal Afar Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives53 9 A female suicide bomber with anexplosive vest and disguised in men’s clothing detonated her device whilestanding in line in Tal Afar outside aIraqi Army recruiting station. Theblast killed nine people and wounded53. Security forces in Iraq and recentrecruits are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq. This was thefirst instance of a female suicidebomber in Iraq’s two-year oldinsurgency.The attack was claimedby the group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn.

28-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives14 2 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle by slamming into a policepatrol in Baqubah. The attack killedone police officer and wounded 14others, including 10 policemen.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

28-Sep-05 Najaf Iraq Unknown Explosives8 2 An explosive device was detonated inthe home of a bodyguard of Shiitecleric Moqtada al-Sadr, QassemMansour. The blast killed two peopleand wounded eight others, allrelatives of Mansour, and occurred inNajaf. The blast caused a large fire inthe house. It was unclear whoperpetrated the attack, although oneman was seen running from thehouse right after the blast.

28-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 7 7 Sunni men were kidnapped in Al-Hurriyah City in Baghdad by men inInterior Ministry uniforms. The menwere found dead several hours laternear the Al-Shu’lah police station.

28-Sep-05 CarmendeAtrato

Colombia GuevaristaRevolutionaryArmy(ERG)

Unknown0 0 Three people were kidnapped bymembers of the GuevaristaRevolutionary Army (ERG)-an ELNdissident group. Two of the peoplekidnapped worked at Telecom andwere in the process of makingchanges to the telephone networkswhen they were kidnapped. Thethird person has not been identified.There were no fatalities or injuriesreported.

28-Sep-05 GaziantepTurkey Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated at abuilding housing the Sahinbeymunicipality office, in Gaziantep city.The blast caused damage to nearbyshops, but there were no reportedinjuries.

28-Sep-05 Kotri Pakistan Unknown Explosives2 0 A Hyderabad Bomb Disposal Squadofficial reported that a time bombwas used to blow up a foot-longpiece of the tracks outside KotriRailway Station. The explosionoccurred just before a Karachi-boundShah Latif Express train wasscheduled to pass by. Although theexplosion left a two-foot-deep crater,only two people were injured in theincident.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

29-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms7 2 Gunmen opened fire on a minibus inBaghdad carrying cleaningemployees that were employed bythe Iraqi government as cleaners atcity jails. The attack killed twoemployees and wounded sevenothers. Government employees arethe frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

29-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 2 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inBaghdad, killing two police officersand wounding three others. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

29-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two high ranking police officials fromBalad were killed by gunmen whoopened fire on them in Baghdad in adrive-by shooting. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

29-Sep-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on a carload ofteachers near Baqubah, killing one.Three teachers survived the attack.This is the second attack on teachersin Iraq in one week. The deadteacher was identified as JassimKareem.

29-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside explosive device wasdetonated near the motorcade of thepolice director in Kirkuk, ColonelBurhan Taha. Taha was not injured inthe attack in Kirkuk, but his driver,Abd-al-Salam Dawud, was wounded.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof attack.

29-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The Director of the Ministry of Healthin Iraq, Zuhayr Mohammad Mahmudwas assassinated when gunmenopened fire on him as he returnedhome from work in Baghdad.Government officials are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

29-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An officer at the Iraqi PassportsDepartment, Wisam Abd-al-Karim,was the target of an assassinationattempt when gunmen opened fireon him in Baghdad. Abd-al-Karimsurvived the attack. Governmentofficials are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

29-Sep-05 Balad Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives150 102 Three suicide car bombers detonatedtheir vehicles about 10 minutes apartin close proximity to each other inthe Shiite town of Balad. The attackscombined killed 102 people andwounded close to 150. Most of thedead were civilians, although the citypolice chief Col. Kadhim AbdulRazzaq and four other police officerswere killed as well. Casualty numbersfor specific attacks were not given asthe devices exploded so closetogether, in terms of time andlocation. All three blasts wereclaimed by the Al-Qaeda affiliatedgroup, Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Biladal-Rafidayn.The first bomb explodedin a vegetable market; the secondbomb exploded near a bank; and thethird bomb exploded on a street ofclothing shops. All three blastsoccurred in close proximity to eachother and had the same target.OnNovember 1, 2005, Iraqi securityofficials announced that a Moroccanterrorist who lives in Syria, MuhsenKhayber, and is also known as AbdulRahim, was the mastermind behindthe coordinated suicide bombings inBalad. Spanish officials believeKhayber is linked to the Ansar al-Islam organization, an Islamic groupbased in northern Iraq.Note: Casualtynumbers are for all three attackscombined.

29-Sep-05 Balad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 Insurgents fired six mortar rounds ata police checkpoint in Balad, killingone civilian. The attack occurred atthe same time as a coordinated setof three suicide bombs exploded inthe city, killing and wounding over200 people.

29-Sep-05 Khalis Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Three members of the Al-Khalis citycouncil were killed when gunmenopened fire on them as they returnedhome from a council meeting. Thosewho participate in local governmentare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

29-Sep-05 Haweija Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen attacked the residence ofthe city police chief in Haweija, southof Kirkuk. Two of his bodyguardswere injured in the attack, althoughthe police chief was unharmed.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

29-Sep-05 Ajaccio France CorsicanNationalLiberationFront(FLNC)

Explosives0 0 The Corsican National LiberationFront (FLNC)-Union of Combatants,claimed responsibility for a rocketattack targeting the Ajaccioprefecture, on the island of Corsica.The group states that theyperpetrated the attack in response tothe government's plan to privatizeferry operations on the island. Intheir statement, the FLNC refers tothe prefect of Corsica as, a prefect ofconvenience and real inquisitor.

29-Sep-05 BudhraibariIndia AllTripuraTigerForce(ATTF)

Firearms0 0 Members of the All Tripura TigerForce (ATTF) entered Budhraibarivillage just before the Durga Pujafestival and began firing theirweapons, allegedly to create panic.Tripura State Rifles troops were ableto repel the ATTF following severalminutes of gunfire. No injuries werereported.

30-Sep-05 Hillah Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives41 12 A car bomb exploded in a crowdedvegetable market in Hllah, killing 12people and wounding 41. The attackis one of several bombings targetingShiite civilians that occurred over aperiod of two days in Iraq and comesduring a period of increased violencein the country. The attack wasclaimed by the group led by AbuMusab al-Zarqawi and affiliated withAl-Qaeda, Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn.

30-Sep-05 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms1 4 An Iraqi police convoy was ambushedin Basra, killing four policemen andwounding one other. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattacks.

30-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Police found a woman with anexplosive vest under her clothes at acheckpoint in Baghdad. The womanwas on her way to a flea marketwhere she planned to detonate herexplosive device. They arrested thewomen and defused her device.

30-Sep-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A roadside bomb detonated inBaghdad near the convoy of MajorGeneral Jawad Rumi al-Dayni, aleading commander in the Iraqiarmy. Al-Dayni was not injured in theattack, but five of his bodyguardswere wounded. Security forces inIraq and their leaders are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

30-Sep-05 Ain Rich Algeria SalafistGroup forCall andCombat(GSPC)

Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 A 62-year old stockbreeder from AinRich was decapitated by members ofthe Salafist Group for Call andCombat (GSPC). El Watan attributesthe attack to the GSPC desire todemonstrate its rejection of therecent charter for nationalreconciliation (29 Sept.)

30-Sep-05 Nahr-eSaraj

AfghanistanUnknown Unknown4 2 A group of unidentified gunmenattacked a foreign work crew on theHeart-Kandahar highway in Nahr-eSaraj. In the attack, a security guardand a local farmer were killed whilefour other security guards wereinjured. No workers were injured,and the attackers managed to getaway.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

30-Sep-05 PariharparaIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown1 3 In Dantewada district, three mensuspected of attending an anti-Maoist peace initiative were killedand another was injured by membersof the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) in Pariharparavillage on September 30.

1-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 The brother of Iraqi Interior MinisterBayan Baqer Sulagh, Abdul JabarSulagh, a doctor who is head of theSadr City hospital in Baghdad, waskidnapped by armed gunmen whostopped his car and forced him out ofhis vehicle. The attack occurred inBaghdad as Sulagh drove to work.Sulagh was freed when militantsfrom Moqtada Al-Sadr’s army arrivedon a routine patrol and engaged in agunfight with the kidnappers,wounding one of them. When thekidnappers fled, Sulagh was able toescape. Interior Minister Sulaghsuggested that the attack was anattempt to put pressure on him.

1-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives10 4 A roadside bomb exploded near twopolice patrols in Kirkuk, killing threepolicemen and a civilian andwounding 10 other people, includingfour police. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

1-Oct-05 SahelAlma

Lebanon Unknown Unknown0 0 An attempt to assassinate Lebanesejudge Nazem Khoury who isoverseeing the investigation into thescandals of Lebanon's al-MadinaBank was interupted when neighborsof Judge Khoury alerted him ofsuspicious activity near his vehicle.When the judge checked, he saw aman run from the car. Police whoarrived to investigate found wiresunder the car and cut wires aroundthe steering wheel, but noexplosives. The incident occurrednorth of Beirut in Sahel Alma.Theincident comes amid a string ofbombings in the country targetinganti-Syrian journalists and politicians.

1-Oct-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A lieutenant colonel in the Iraqi army,Hatim al-Rubay'i, was assassinated inAl-Anbar governorate when gunmenopened fire on him. Military officersare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

1-Oct-05 Baskale Turkey KurdishWorkersParty(PKK)


0 0 An explosive device, planted bysuspected members of the KurdistanWorkers' Party (PKK), detonated nearthe entrance to the Rural ServicesOffice in Baskale, Van province.Authorities believe the device hadbeen detonated by remote-control.There were no reported injuries.

1-Oct-05 Arauca Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 Revolutionary Armed Force ofColombia (FARC) left themunicipalities of Tame, PuertoRondón, Arauquita, and Cravo Nortewithout electricity. FARC blew upenergy pylons 56, 57, and 58 fromEnelar in Villa Maga and Tower 478from ISA in La Pesquera deArauquita. There were no casualtiesreported. In the meanwhile, energyis being funneled into the capital ofArauca Department from Venezuela.

1-Oct-05 Tala BangladeshUnknown Explosives3 2 In Satkhira district, unknownassailants threw explosives at a fishdepot in the Daliya Market in Tala,killing two people and injuring threeothers.

1-Oct-05 BrahmanbariaBangladeshUnknown Explosives0 0 Unknown assailants blew up anexplosive in front of a Governmentclinic in Brahmanbaria district. Whileinvestigating the site, police foundpamphlets warning of more attacks ifhotels and restaurants do not remainclosed during Ramadan.

1-Oct-05 Gaya India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 1 The stationmaster of Jamuawarailway station in Gaya district,identified as Bacchan PrasadRavidas, was killed by suspectedmembers of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists while on duty onOctober 1.

1-Oct-05 Gaighat Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 On October 1, in Gaighat, Udayapurdistrict, six people, including onesecurity force personnel, werekidnapped by members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoists(CPN-M).

1-Oct-05 OkhaldhungaNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 In Okhaldhunga District, five peoplefrom Narayansthan village werekidnapped by members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoists(CPN-M).

1-Oct-05 LohardaggaIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Fire orFirebomb

10 0 In the Lohardaga district, tenemployees of the HindustanAluminiaum Company were injured,six dump trucks were burned, andtwo trucks and one proclain machinewere damaged when thirty membersof the Communist Party of India-Maoists attacked a serias of Bauxitemines owned by the Birla group onOctober 1.

1-Oct-05 Pristina FRY(Kosovo)

Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device was foundplanted under a United Nationsvehicle in Pristina, Kosovo. Thedevice was safely deactivated byNATO troops.

1-Oct-05 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms4 2 Two locals were killed and four wereinjured when a white pickup truck fullof black-hooded men pulled in frontof a Narathiwat teashop and sprayedthe store with bullets fromKalashnikovs and shotguns.

1-Oct-05 Bali Indonesia JemaahIslamiya(JI)

Explosives0 0 Three suicide bombers detonatedtheir explosives at tourist targetsalong Bali's crowded beaches, killingat least twenty people and injuringupwards of 116 others, six Americansamong them. All three bomberstargeted restaurants and the attacksoccurred almost simultaneously. Thesecond attack, perpetrated by twosuicide bombers, hit two restaurantsin Jimbaran. The outdoor restaurantswere only 100 meters from eachother. It is unclear how manyfatalities and injuries occurred ateach location. No group claimedresponsibility for the attacks,however, authorities believe thatJemaah Islamiyah is responsible.

2-Oct-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 The son of a top official in one ofIraq's ministries was kidnapped innorthern Iraq. No further informationwas provided. Family members ofgovernment employees are thefrequent target of kidnapping.

2-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 1 Four mortars were fired at theInterior Ministry building in Baghdad,killing one civilian and wounding sixother people.

2-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police captain was killed whengunmen opened fire on him inBaghdad. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

2-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen opened fire on the vehicleof Kirkuk Police Lieutenant JumhurAbdallah while he was driving inKirkuk with his wife and son.Abdallah was not injured in theattack, but his wife and son werekilled. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

2-Oct-05 WestBank/Gaza


Explosives50 3 Hamas gunmen attacked aPalestinian Police force headquarters'building near the Al-Shati refugeecamp, firing mortar shells at it. Threepeople were killed, including onepolice major, and 50 were woundedin the attack. The attack comesfollowing a disappointing showing inPalestinian elections for Hamas. Thevictims were identified as Major AliMakkawi, deputy chief of Al-ShatiCamp Police, Hiyma Nassar, andUmar al-Shinti. Two other policestations were also attacked on thisday. The attacks were in response toattempts by Palestinian police toenforce the ban on displayingweapons in public.



Explosives0 0 Militants from Hamas attacked aPalestinian police station in Gazawith RPGs and mortar fire. This wasone of three police stations attackedon this day. The most deadly attackoccurred at the Al-Shati refugeecamp police station, where 50 peoplewere injured and 3 killed. Nocasualties were reported for thisspecific attack. The attacks were inresponse to attempts by Palestinianpolice to enforce the ban ondisplaying weapons in public.

2-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen assassinated the directorgeneral of the Public Works Ministry,Safa Muhammad, in Baghdad whenthey opened fire on him. Governmentemployees are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

2-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Police found a car packed withexplosives near the Interior Ministrybuilding in Baghdad. The bombexploded as they tried to defuse it,but did not cause any casualties.



Explosives0 0 Militants from Hamas attacked aPalestinian police station in Gazawith RPGs and mortar fire. This wasone of three police stations attackedon this day in Gaza. The most deadlyattack occurred at the Al-Shatirefugee camp police station, where50 people were injured and 3 killed.No casualties were reported for thisspecific attack. The attacks were inresponse to attempts by Palestinianpolice to enforce the ban ondisplaying weapons in public.

2-Oct-05 ZhaGundai

India Unknown Fire orFirebomb

1 1 In South Waziristan, the son of pro-government tribal elder KhadeenWazir, identified as Najmuddin Khan,was shot and killed by unidentifiedgunmen. Aslam Noor, one of Khan’sassociates, was injured in the attack,which took place near Zha Gundai onOctober 2.

2-Oct-05 ChuadangaBangladeshPurboBanglarCommunistParty(PBCP)

Explosives1 0 On October 2, members of the PurboBanglar Communist Party claimedresponsibility for two bombexplosions at a fish market inChuadanaga, which wounded an icedepot employee, identified as ShukChand.

2-Oct-05 Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 2 A bomb planted under railway trackswas detonated remotely by mobilephone, killing two policemen andinjuring a security volunteer who hadbeen called by railway officials toinvestigate the bomb in Songkhla'sChana District.

3-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 3 A roadside bomb exploded near theconvoy of Iraq's Oil Minister, Ibrahimal-Uloum, in Baghdad as he wastraveling to Beiji for a ceremonymarking the opening of a rebuiltrefinery in the city. The explosionkilled three of al-Uloum'sbodyguards, wounded one, anddestroyed several of the vehicles inthe convoy, but al-Uloum was notinjured in the attack. Members of theOil Ministry and the oil industry itself(pipelines and refineries) are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

3-Oct-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 A member of the Ninevah provincialcouncil, Nafi'a Aziz, and her son werekilled when gunmen opened fire onthem in Mosul. Aziz was a member ofthe Patriotic Union of Kurdistan andwas in charge of the council's humanrights committee. Provincialgovernment employees are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

3-Oct-05 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives6 12 A bomb exploded inside a restaurantin Hillah, killing twelve civilians andwounding six others. The attackcomes several days after a car bombexplosion in a Hillah market killed 12people.

3-Oct-05 TuzKhormato

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen abducted the leader of theFayli Kurds, Ali Mahdi Salih, in TuzKhormato. Several of Salih’sbodyguards were also abducted. Nofurther information was available.

3-Oct-05 VannarapannaiSriLanka


Unknown0 1 In Jaffna District, members of theLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) killed a supporter of theEelam People’s Democratic Party,identified as Kitnan Parameshwaram,on October 3 in Vannarapannai.

3-Oct-05 ChandpurBangladeshJamatulMujahedinBangladesh

Explosives12 1 Members of Jamatul MujahedinBangladesh (JMB) are believed to beresponsible for a series of five bombblasts targeting courts that killed twopeople and injured 38. One attackoccurred in Chandpur district, wheretwo people were arrested inconnection with the attack. Bothsuspects claimed that JMB had askedthem to conduct the attacks. JMBpamphlets were found at theChandpur site calling for theestablishment of Islamic law inBangladesh.Note: Fatality and injuryfigures are approximate

3-Oct-05 Kolpur Pakistan BalochLiberationArmy

Explosives0 0 On October 3, members of theBaloch Liberation Army (BLA) placedexplosives at two different pointsaround the main pipeline from SuiSouthern Gas Company toBalochistan province. The explosionsinterrupted the supply of gas toPishin, Ziarat, Mastung, Kalat, andQuetta districts. Following theexplosions, BLA spokesman AzadBaloch claimed responsibility for theattack.

3-Oct-05 ChayakumarparaIndia NationalLiberationFront ofTripura(NLFT)

Unknown0 0 In Dhalai district, two workers at aprivate construction company inChayakumarpara were kidnapped bymembers of the National LiberationFront of Tripura (NLFT) on October 3.The militants raided the constructionsite and took the employees atgunpoint.

3-Oct-05 LaxmipurBangladeshJamatulMujahedinBangladesh

Explosives12 1 Members of Jamatul MujahedinBangladesh (JMB) are believed to beresponsible for a series of five bombblasts targeting courts that killed twopeople and injured 38. One attackoccurred in Laxmipur district, whereone person was arrested inconnection with the attack. Thesuspect claimed that JMB had askedhim to conduct the attacks. Note:Fatality and inury figures areapproximate.

3-Oct-05 ChittagongBangladeshJamatulMujahedinBangladesh

Explosives14 0 Members of Jamatul MujahedinBangladesh (JMB) are believed to beresponsible for a series of five bombblasts targeting courts that killed twopeople and injured 38. One attackoccurred in Chittagong district,where six people were arrested inconnection with the attack. Policealso recovered two unexplodedbombs from that site. Note: Fatalityand injury figures are approximate.

3-Oct-05 Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 A member of a committee inspectingthe administration of a police stationin Pattani, Waesamaae Samaae, wasshot and wounded by a hiddengunman behind a teashop.

4-Oct-05 YousifiyahIraq Unknown Firearms14 4 Gunmen attacked a group of policecommandos in Yousifiyah, south ofBaghdad. The attack killed fourcommandos and wounded 14 others.

4-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 4 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle outside the Green Zone inBaghdad, at the checkpoint for themain civilian entrance. The attackkilled three Iraqi policemen andwounded seven other peopleincluding five police officers. TheGreen Zone, which houses US andgovernment offices, is the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

4-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms3 2 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inKirkuk, opening fire on them. Theattack killed two policemen andwounded three others. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

4-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle on the grounds of the IraqiIntelligence Agency in Baghdad. Theattack wounded several agencyemployees, although exact numberswere not given. Governmentagencies and employees in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

4-Oct-05 SpinBoldak

AfghanistanUnknown Explosives16 5 A bomb exploded in Spin Boldak ascivilians were waiting for clearanceto cross the border into Pakistan.The blast killed five civilians andwounded sixteen others. Amongthose killed were two children andone woman.

4-Oct-05 KamdeshAfghanistanUnknown Unknown3 0 Three employees of an NGO, AfghanAid, were abducted from Kamdeshdistrict in Nurestan province onOctober 4. After being beaten upand told not to work with thegovernment any longer, the hostageswere released on October 8.

4-Oct-05 SpinBoldak

Pakistan Taliban Explosives14 6 An explosion in Spin Boldak resultedin the death of six people and causedinjury to fourteen others. Accordingto officials in the area, the Talibanare responsible for the explosion.

4-Oct-05 SararoghaPakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 In South Waziristan, a pro-government tribal leader, identifiedas Mohammad Alam, was shot andkilled by unidentified assailantsoutside Sararogha village on October4.

4-Oct-05 Belfast NorthernIreland


0 0 A petrol bomb was thrown at anOrange Order Hall (communitycenter) in north Belfast, as line-dancing classes were taking placeinside the building. The devicemissed the hall and burned itself outon the front lawn. Authorities arecalling the attack sectarian and anattempt to raise the politicaltemperature.

4-Oct-05 Pristina Serbia Unknown Explosives0 0 A United Nations car parked in frontof the house of a member of theinternational police force wasbombed shortly afer midnightwithout injury. The blast damagedsome nearby cars and the windowsof a shop.

5-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

6 0 A car bomb was remotely detonatednear a ten car convoy affiliated withoil installation protection forces forthe North Oil Company in Kirkuk. Theattack wounded six members of theconvoy and destroyed one vehicle.Oil force workers and the oil industrygenerally are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

5-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen opened fire on a vehiclecarrying two police officers and acivilian in Kirkuk. All threepassengers in the car were killed inthe attack.The killed police wereidentified as captain Ahmed Othmanand captain Mohammed Jamal.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

5-Oct-05 Khalis Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A car bomb exploded near a policeconvoy in the town of Khalis. Fourpolice were wounded in the attackand a police vehicle was damaged.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

5-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A car bomb exploded in Baghdad’sAl-Karrada district as a police patrolpassed, wounding one civilian andcausing damage to nearby shops.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

5-Oct-05 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives95 36 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle by ramming it into a Shiitemosque, the Ibn al-Nima mosque, inHillah, where worshippers wereinside participating in eveningprayers on one of the first days ofRamadan and also in the funeral of arestaurant owner who had beenkilled in a car bombing in Hillahseveral days earlier. The attack killed36 people and wounded 95 others.

5-Oct-05 Iraq Ansar al-SunnahArmy


0 2 Two Iraqi men were kidnapped byinsurgents and executed for being USspies. A video showing the two menbeing beheaded was posted on thewebsite of the group Ansar al-SunnahArmy, which claimed responsibilityfor the beheadings. The two menwere identified as Shaker MahmoudJassim and Riyadh Najim Abdullah. Inthe video, Jassim and Abdullahadmitted to working as spies for USforces, reporting on insurgents, andcalled on all Arabs and Jews workingwith Americans to leave their jobs.Those who work with US forces arethe frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

5-Oct-05 Gool Kashmir HizbulMujahideen(HM)

Firearms0 3 Two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) gunmenentered the home of Gami Gujjar inthe Gool area on October 5, killingGami, his daughter, and his son. In2004, Gami’s eldest son was alsokilled by HM militants. Gami wassuspected of being a policeinformant.

5-Oct-05 AnantnagKashmir Unknown Explosives16 0 In Anantnag, an unidentifiedassailant threw a grenade at theGeneral Bus Stand, injuring 16people.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

6-Oct-05 Uthaim Iraq Unknown Explosives0 5 Gunmen opened fire on five oilministry security guards who weredriving to Kirkuk. All five guards werekilled in the attack which occurred inUthaim. Oil workers and the oilindustry in general are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

6-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives8 4 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle near a four car convoy ofprivate security contractors inBaghdad. The attack killed threecivilians and wounded 8 others, butdid not cause casualties to theconvoy's personnel. Foreigncontractors are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

6-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 2 A retired Iraqi brigadier general, whowas working for the Iraqi TrafficPolice, was killed by gunmen whoambushed his car and opened fire onhim while he was driving with hisfamily in Kirkuk. The general'sdaughter was also killed and his wifeinjured in the attack. Security forcepersonnel in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

6-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents detonated an explosivedevice near an oil pipeline in Kirkuk,causing damage to the pipeline. Oilpipelines in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

6-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives11 11 A suicide bomber with explosivesstrapped to his body boarded aminibus heading to police academyin Baghdad and detonated his deviceas the bus passed a police patrol justoutside the Oil Ministry. The bus wascarrying policemen, students, andworkers. The attack killed 11 peopleincluding five policemen and somecivilians and wounded 11 others.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attacks.

6-Oct-05 Hebron WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped a businessman inHebron who is also a political leaderof Hamas. Some sources reportedthat the men were from PalestinianIntelligence Services. Thebusinessman was not identified andwas released the following day. Theattack occurred on the same day asa rash of kidnappings in the region.

6-Oct-05 Udaim Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A policeman was injured when aroadside bomb exploded near hisvehicle in Udaim. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

6-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents detonated an explosivedevice near an oil pipeline nearKirkuk, damaging the pipeline andcausing a large fire. Oil pipelines inIraq and the oil industry generallyare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

6-Oct-05 TulkaremWestBank/Gaza

Omar binal-KhattabBrigades

Firearms0 0 Armed men kidnapped a PalestinianProfessor Riad al-Raz, the head of theengineering department at A-NajahUniversity in Nablus, from his homein Tulkarem. Al-Raz is known to be aHamas political leader. The attackwas claimed by a previouslyunknown group, the Omar bin al-Khattab Brigades, which released astatement saying the attack was aresponse to Hamas’s disregard forPalestinian law. Hamas leadersblamed the Palestinian Authority forthe attack. Al-Raz was released thefollowing day. The attack occurred onthe same day as a rash ofkidnappings of Hamas members inthe region.

6-Oct-05 Nablus WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped a high schoolteacher in Nablus, Kamal Shaheen.Some sources reported that the menwere from Palestinian IntelligenceServices. Shaheen is a politicalleader of Hamas and said that hiscaptors questioned him beforereleasing him the following day andtold him that he was kidnapped dueto recent events in Gaza, which haveincluded clashes between Hamasmilitants and Palestinian securityforces. The attack occurred on thesame day as a rash of kidnappings ofHamas members in the region.

6-Oct-05 Iraq Ansar al-SunnahArmy

Firearms0 2 Two guards at oil facilities in Iraqwere kidnapped. Ansar al-SunnahArmy claimed responsibility for thekidnapping in a video dated October6, 2005 where they showed the twomen, questioned them about theirjobs, and then shot them. Thekidnappers said the two men werekilled for working in the oil industry,whose revenues US forces used tofinance the war in Iraq. Oil industryworkers are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.Note:Kidnapping date is approximate

6-Oct-05 GazaCity

WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and injured a deputy ofthe assassinated former Palestiniansecurity chief Moussa Arafat, in GazaCity. Bassam Azam, a senior officerin the Palestinian militaryintelligence, was shot in front of hishouse in Gaza City.

6-Oct-05 BuenosAires

ArgentinaCheGuevaraAnti-ImperialistCommand

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Che Guevara Anti-ImperialistCommand left leaflets at threeincidents that read: No to Bush, no toimperalism. Colonel Dorrego Anti-Imperialist Command. The attacksare against the Summit of theAmericas planned 3-5 November2005 in Mar del Plata. Explosiveswere thrown at a Citibank branch inSan Miguel and a fire ensued causingminor damage but not injuries orfatalities. A major fire was alsostarted at a Blockbuster video in SanMartin. In the Quilmes district,another Citibank branch was set onfire with tar and fuel. A fourth firewas set at a Ford dealership inQuilmes (tires were sprayed withaerosol and set on fire). OtherSources: Buenos Aires Canal 13Television 6 October



Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Che Guevara Anti-ImperialistCommand left leaflets at threeincidents that read: No to Bush, no toimperalism. Colonel Dorrego Anti-Imperialist Command. The attacksare against the Summit of theAmericas planned 3-5 November2005 in Mar del Plata. In the Quilmesdistrict, a Citibank branch was set onfire with tar and fuel. This caused aminor fire with no injuries or fatalitiesreported. Another Citibank branchwas attacked with explosives in SanMiguel. A fire ensued causing minordamage but no injuries or fatalities.A major fire was started at aBlockbuster video in San Martin.70% of the store was destroyed butthere were no injuries or fatalities. Afourth fire was set at a Forddealership in Quilmes (tires weresprayed with aerosol and set on fire).There were no leaflets found at thisfourth incident and the police wereinvestigating its relation to the otherthree fires.Other Sources: BuenosAires Canal 13 Television 6 October



Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Che Guevara Anti-ImperialistCommand left leaflets at threeincidents that read: No to Bush, no toimperalism. Colonel Dorrego Anti-Imperialist Command. The attackswere against the Summit of theAmericas planned 3-5 November2005 in Mar del Plata. A major firewas started at a Blockbuster video inSan Martin. 70% of the store wasdestroyed but there were no injuriesor fatalities. In the Quilmes district, aCitibank branch was set on fire withtar and fuel. This caused a minor firewith no injuries or fatalities reported.Explosives were thrown at anotherCitibank branch in San Miguelcausing major damage. A fourth firewas set at a Ford dealership inQuilmes (tires were sprayed withaerosol and set on fire). There wereno leaflets found at this fourthincident and the police wereinvestigating its relation to the otherthree fires.Other Sources: BuenosAires Canal 13 Television 6 October



Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A fire was set at a Ford dealership inQuilmes when tires were sprayedwith aerosol and set on fire. In threeseparate (although perhapscoordinated) attacks, the CheGuevara Anti-Imperialist Commandleft leaflets that read: No to Bush, noto imperalism. Colonel Dorrego Anti-Imperialist Command. The attackswere against the Summit of theAmericas planned 3-5 November2005 in Mar del Plata. Explosiveswere thrown at a Citibank branch inSan Miguel and a fire ensued causingminor damage but not injuries orfatalities. A major fire was started ata Blockbuster video in San Martin.70% of the store was destroyed butthere were no injuries or fatalities. Inthe Quilmes district, another Citibankbranch was set on fire with tar andfuel. This was also a minor fire withno injuries or fatalities reported.There were no leaflets found at theFord dealership, however the policewere investigating its relation to theother three fires. Other Sources:Buenos Aires Canal 13 Television 6October

6-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 5 A roadside bomb was detonated neara police patrol on a highway south ofBaghdad, killing five policemen andwounding 2. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

6-Oct-05 GazaCity

WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen kidnapped a PalestinianIntelligence officer, Sami al-Jour, inthe Al-Rimal district of Gaza City,opening fire on him and then forcinghim into a car and driving off. Al-Hour is the deputy chief of theGeneral Intelligence Department. Al-Jour was wounded in the attack, butwas found the following day, stillalive, in the Tall al-Za'tar area.Hamas was suspected in theincident, but denied involvement.

6-Oct-05 AnantnagKashmir Unknown Firearms0 1 Unknown gunmen shot and killedAbdur Rasheed Laway, villageheadman and activist for the People’s Democratic Party, at DamhaiHanjipora in Anantnag district.Note:Incident date is approximate

6-Oct-05 TrincomaleeSriLanka


Firearms0 1 In Trincomalee district, an activist ofthe Eelam People’s Democratic Party,Kinsley Weeraratne, was shot andkilled by Liberation Tigers of TamilEelam (LTTE) gunmen in Pallaiyuttuon October 6.

6-Oct-05 Colombo SriLanka


Explosives1 0 Members of the Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam (LTTE) attempted to killthe Private Secretary to EelamPeople’s Democratic Party leaderMinister Douglas Devananda,identified as Antony Pillai Jeyaraj, in abomb blast in the Bambalapitiya areaof Colombo. The attack injured oneperson.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

7-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives7 2 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Kirkuk, killing two civiliansand wounding seven others. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

7-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Baghdad, killing threepolicemen. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

7-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on a truck driverworking with US forces in Baghdad,killing him. Contractors who workwith US and Iraq forces are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

7-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

8 2 A remote detonated explosive deviceexploded near a police patrol inKirkuk, near Al-Mansur mosque,killing two Iraqis and wounding eightothers, including three policemen.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

7-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms6 3 A patrol of security personnel incharge of protecting oil installationsin Kirkuk was attacked by gunmenbetween Al-Uzaym and Khalis. Thegunmen detonated an explosivecharge near the patrol and an oiltank and then when the patrolapproached, they attacked itsmembers with gunfire, killing threepatrol members and wounding sixothers. Oil installations andprotection forces are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

7-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Gunmen detonated an explosivecharge near a fuel tank at an oilinstallation near Kirkuk, causing alarge fire. The attack was followed byan ambush an oil installationprotection patrol. Oil installations andprotection forces are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

7-Oct-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms5 0 Armed men attacked five membersof the rapid deployment force inDiyala Governorate with gunfire,wounding all five. Security forcemembers in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attacks.

7-Oct-05 VenezuelaUnknown Firearms0 1 Oswaldo Rodriguez, the regionaldirector in Amazonas State for theNational Elections Council, waskidnapped at gunpoint and stabbedto death. Authorities believe theattack on Rodriguez is a means ofintimidating the council ahead of the4 December 2005 Congressionalelections. Rodriguez had receivedanonymous death threats over thetelephone. Opposition leadersbelieve that the election officials arebiased in favor of the government.Other sources: El Nacional, Caracas,16 October

7-Oct-05 JalalabadAfghanistanUnknown Explosives4 0 A bomb exploded in Shukrollah FitaFaroshi music shop at Momondmarket in Jalalabad on October 7,injuring four people. Attacks onestablishments promoting activitiesthat are disapproved of by membersof the Taliban regime are thefrequent target of attack.

7-Oct-05 Mong Pakistan Unknown Firearms19 8 In Mong village, two unidentifiedgunmen attacked an Ahmadiyyaplace of worship, shooting and killingeight people and injuring nineteenothers.

7-Oct-05 GanaidoriKashmir Unknown Firearms1 0 In Ganaidori, Mohammad MaqboolLone, a People’s Democratic Partyactivist, was wounded when shot byunidentified gunmen in theAlamgarhi Bazar area.Note: Incidentdate is approximate

7-Oct-05 Karaiyur SriLanka


Firearms0 1 In Jaffna District, Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam (LTTE) gunmen shot andkilled a sympathizer of Eelam People’s Democratic Party and Chairman ofa Hindu Temple, identified asKandasamy Senthil Kumar, in theKaraiyur area on October 7.

8-Oct-05 Bastia France Unknown Unknown0 0 The French government reportedthat a customs office in Bastia, onthe island or Corsica, was attacked.It is unclear what weapon or tacticwas used in the attack, but therewere no reported casualties. Nofurther information is available.

8-Oct-05 Ishaqi Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents detonated an explosivedevice near an oil pipeline that runsfrom Kirkuk to the Bayji refinery,causing significant damage to thepipeline and interrupting oil flow. Theattack occurred in Ishaqi, nearSamarra. Oil pipelines in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.NOTE: Attack date approximate.

8-Oct-05 Debs Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents detonated an explosivedevice near an oil pipeline that runsfrom Kirkuk to the Bayji refinery,causing significant damage to thepipeline and interrupting oil flow. Theattack occurred in Debs, near Kikurk.Oil pipelines in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.NOTE:Attack date approximate.

8-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives16 7 A suicide bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, killingseven people, including a policeofficer, and wounding at leastsixteen, including six police. Thepatrol was responding to the scene ofa traffic accident when the attackoccurred. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

8-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen assassinated a member ofthe Kirkuk local district council, HajAbdul Bajid Ahmed Al-Jibori, whenthey opened fire on him south ofKirkuk. Local government officials arethe frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

8-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policeofficer, Capt. Haqi Isamel who worksin the Interior Ministry, killing him.The attack occurred in Baghdad.Police are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

8-Oct-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Mosul, wounding two policeofficers. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

8-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, woundingone civilian. Police are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

8-Oct-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A member of the local council of Al-Huwyjah sub-district, Abd-al-MajidAhmad Salih, was assassinated bygunmen who opened fire on him on aroad linking Kirkuk with Al-Huwayjah.Local government members as thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

8-Oct-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Lebanese national, Samir Abu Sa'd,who also holds Iraqi citizenship waskidnapped in Iraq where he wasworking as a construction workerssupporting Iraq reconstruction ad USoperations. Foreigners who work withUS forces in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent kidnappings.

8-Oct-05 BarcelonaSpain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unidentified perpetrators threw anincendiary device at the entrance tothe Republican Left of Cataloniaoffice in Barcelona. The devicestarted a small fire, which wasdetected by police officers andextinguished. The door to thebuilding was only slightly damaged inthe attack.

8-Oct-05 Bastia France Unknown Unknown0 0 The customs office in Bastia, on theisland of Corsica was attacked(weapon used and tactic not stated).There were no reported injuries andno group has claimed responsibilityfor the attack.

8-Oct-05 Turkey Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 A large bomb, which could havedestroyed an office building, wasdiscovered and safely defused at theAdana Seyhan District PoliceHeadquarters. The device was madeof A-4 plastic explosives and was setto explode by a mobile phone remotecontrol. A police officer guarding thebuilding noticed the package beforeit was detonated.

9-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 2 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inBaghdad, killing two policemen andwounding one other. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

9-Oct-05 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A car bomb exploded outside abuilding housing members of theShiite Badr Brigade in Basra, which isassociated with the government. Theattack killed two people andwounded three others and alsodamaged the building. Former Basragovernor Hassan al-Rashid, a seniorleader of the group, was in thebuilding at the time but was notinjured.

9-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

20 5 A remotely detonated car bombexploded near a police checkpoint inBaghdad, killing five police officersand wounding 20 other people,including many civilians.

9-Oct-05 MahaweelIraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol south of Baghdad nearMahaweel, killing two civilians andinjuring four others. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

9-Oct-05 CampoalegreColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Unknown0 2 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) killed two policeofficers in an ambush. Theperpetrators pretended to have atraffic accident in front of the policestation and then killed the officersthat came to the scene and stoletheir weapons. The weapon is notknown.

9-Oct-05 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms5 2 Gunmen attacked a group ofcontractors who work for US forces inBaiji, killing two and wounding fiveothers. Contractors who work withUS forces are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

9-Oct-05 Idil Turkey People'sDefenseForces(HPG)

Unknown0 0 Perpetrators from the People'sDefense Forces (HPG) kidnapped apolice officer, Hakan Acil, in Idil,Sirnak province. The assailants setup a roadblock on a road betweenMidyat and Mardin and forced driversto listen to a speech condemning the9 October Plot (the expulsion of PKKleader Abdullah Ocalan from Syria onOctober 9, 1998). During theblockade, the group dragged Acilfrom his car and abducted him. Thevictim's whereabouts are unknown.On 27 January 2006, Acil wasreleased in northern Iraq afterhuman rights organizations traveledto the area. Note: other newssources state that Acil waskidnapped on 9 September 2005 (not9 October) and noted that he wastraveling in a taxi with his girlfriendat the time of the attack.

9-Oct-05 KandaharAfghanistanUnknown Explosives2 1 An apparent suicide bomber drove acar laden with explosives into anautomobile carrying four Britishcustoms officials on a tour ofKandahar. Two of the four officialswere wounded. Although aninvestigation is still underway,officials suspect the attack is thework of the Taliban.

10-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 2 Gunmen ambushed a police convoyin the Adel neighborhood ofBaghdad, killing two police officersand wounding six others. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

10-Oct-05 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Gunmen fired five mortar shells at ahotel in Hillah that serves as the USembassy region office. One mortarhit the building, causing significantdamage, but no injuries were caused.

10-Oct-05 Samarra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A Shiite teacher in Samarra waskilled when gunmen stormed hisclassroom, dragged him out, andshot him. Several teachers havebeen killed in Iraq in recent weeks.

10-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 6 A suicide bomb exploded near anIraqi police checkpoint in Baghdad,killing six Iraqis.

10-Oct-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An Iraqi policeman was assassinatedwhen gunmen opened fire on him inMosul. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

10-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms8 2 Gunmen opened fire at an ArabLeague convoy in Baghdad, whichwas carrying the Arab Leaguedelegation to the headquarters of theAssociation of the Muslim Scholarsfor the Iftar, the meal used to breakthe fast during Ramadan. Theconvoy was also targeted by aroadside bomb. No injuries werereported among the delegation.However, two members of thesecurity force who were escorting thedelegation were killed and eightothers injured in the attack.

10-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb exploded near theconvoy of foreign contractors inBaghdad, killing one and woundinganother. Foreign contractors in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq. No nationality wasgiven for the victims.

10-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle near a police station inBaghdad, wounding three policeofficers. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

10-Oct-05 Al-Latifiyah

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 3 Najaf provincial governor, As’ad AbuGilal was the target of anassassination attempt when a bombexploded near his convoy in the cityof Al-Latifiyah. Following theexplosion, his convoy came undergunfire. Gilal survived the attack, butthree security personnel escortinghim, including the Najaf Police chief,were killed in the attack. Localgovernment officials are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

10-Oct-05 Haweija Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Four Iraqis who worked ascontractors for US forces in Iraq werekilled by unknown gunmen whoblindfolded them and killed them.The bodies were found in Haweija.Those who work with US forces arethe frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.Note: Date given is thaton which bodies were found. Attackmay have been earlier.

10-Oct-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Ahmad al-Salih, an Iraqi Islamic Partyofficial, was killed when gunmenopened fire on him outside his homein Mosul. Local government officialsare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

10-Oct-05 Bogota Colombia Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

9 0 Former Colombian CongressionalPresident German Vargas Llerasemerged unharmed from a car bombattack against him. He is the leaderof a Congressional faction supportingPresident Uribe. 9 people, includingthree of his bodyguards were injured.There was damage to windows andbuildings in the residential areawhere the bomb exploded. VargasLleras is a possible presidentialcandidate and the bombing comes asthe Constitutional Court is making acrucial decision on the reelectionlaw. This is the second attempt onVargas Lleras' life after injuries froma letter bomb in December 2002. Itis still unclear who the perpetratorswere. The majority of the securityservices speculate that it is theRevolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC). However, someanalysts believe it could be theUnited Self Defense Forces ofColombia (AUC). In addition, VargasLleras claims that an informant toldhim that the paramilitaries involvedin the drug trade and politicians triedto kill him.Other sources: ElEspectador, Caracol Colombia Radio,Caracol Television 11 October, 12October

10-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 4 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle near an Iraqi police patrol inBaghdad, killing three policemen.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

10-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen opened fire on Police MajorMuhammad Athir Midhat in Baghdad,wounding him. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

10-Oct-05 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive charge detonated nearthe vehicle of Amir Latif al-Zubaydi,the Director of the IndependentElectoral Commission of Iraq, in theDiyala Governorate, between Buhruzand Baqubah, in an apparentassassination attempt. Al-Zubaydiwas not injured in the attack whichoccurred less than a week before thenational referendum on theconstitution.

10-Oct-05 KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Explosives3 4 A bomb explosion in front of abuilding owned by mujahedincommander Shah Haga killed fourpeople, including Haga and threeworkers, and injured three others.Following the attack, the Talibanclaimed responsibility, indicating thatthe explosion was the result of asuicide bombing.

10-Oct-05 He'rat AfghanistanUnknown Explosives13 0 Saleh Mohammed Saljoqi, aphysician who is poised to win a seatfrom Heart province in the newAfghan parliament, escaped unhurtwhen a bomb exploded outside of hisclinic in Western Herat on October10. 13 people were injured in theexplosion.

10-Oct-05 Rajouri Kashmir HizbulMujahideen(HM)


0 10 On October 10, four HizbulMujahideen (HM) gunmen enteredthe houses of Munshi Ram in Dharavillage, and later Kartar Singh inGabbar village, slitting the throats offive people in each house. Both menhad been accused of being policeinformants by HM.

10-Oct-05 Amparai SriLanka

Unknown Firearms0 1 In Amparai District, an activist for theEelam People’s Democratic Party,identified as Abubhakkar Sagabdeen,was shot and killed on Pottuvil mainroad by unidentified assailants.

11-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 The convoy of an official delegationthat was traveling with a US securityescort in Baghdad was targeted bytwo roadside bombs. The attackwounded four civilians, but none ofthe delegation members. Informationabout the identity or nationality ofthe delegation was not given.NOTE:Target is listed as government underassumption that the delegation wasIraqi.

11-Oct-05 Samarra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on the head ofthe Samarra Tribes Council, HikmatMumtaz, killing him. The attackoccurred in Samarra in front ofMumtaz's house. Mumtaz was alsothe chieftain of the Al-Baz tribe.

11-Oct-05 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 Lt. Sa'd al-Tikriti, a police officer inthe Major Crimes Department at theSalah-al-Din province, was killedwhen unknown attackers threw agrenade at him as he left his housein Tikrit. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

11-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 A police patrol was attacked in theAl-Adil neighborhood in Baghdad,when a roadside bomb explodednear their patrol. Two policemenwere killed in the attack. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

11-Oct-05 Tal Afar Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives45 30 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle in a vegetable market in TalAfar, killing 30 people and woundinganother 45. The attack comes lessthan a week before the constitutionalreferendum in the country.The attackwas claimed by the group led by AbuMusab al-Zarqawi, Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn.

11-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in southern Baghdad,wounding three policemen. Police inIraq are the frequent source ofinsurgent attack.

11-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms9 0 Gunmen opened fire with machineguns at a police patrol in al-Ghadirdistrict of Baghdad, wounding ninepolicemen. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

11-Oct-05 Bogota Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 An attack aimed at the PresidentialPalace was thwarted when afragment of a rocket was found atthe Presidential Guard Battalion.Nine Mortars with 120 mm grenadecylinders with explosives were foundat a house in the neighborhood ofLas Cruces just blocks from thepalace. The launch pads were aimednorth towards the palace. Themortars and grenades were similar tothose used in an attack in August2002.Other sources: Cali El Pais

11-Oct-05 Hakkari Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device, which wasplanted inside a car which belongedto a Hakkari municipality official,detonated in the middle of the night.Three cars were damaged by theblast and windows in nearby houseswere shattered. There were noreported casualties caused by theblast.

11-Oct-05 Sharana AfghanistanUnknown Explosives7 0 Unidentified attackers threw twogrenades through a window into amosque in Sharana, injuring sevenworshippers who were offering eshaprayer and taraveeh. According toone of the victims, most worshippersrushed out after the first explosion.

11-Oct-05 Shopian Kashmir Unknown Firearms1 1 Shopian Councilor of MunicipalCommittee and Congress Partyactivist Mohammad Shafi Bandaywas attacked by unidentified gunmenon October 11. Banday escapedunhurt, but his driver was killed anda police escort was injured in theattack.

11-Oct-05 Shopian Kashmir Unknown Firearms1 1 Councilor of Municipal Committeeand Congres party activist,Mohammad Shafi Banday, wasattacked by unidentified gunmen inShopian on October 11 as he rode onSrinagar-Shopian Road. Banday wasuninjured in the attack, but hisdriver, identified as MohammadIqbal, was killed and police escortBashir Ahmed sustained injuries.

11-Oct-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Explosives1 0 A bomb exploded on the Kavkazhighway in Ingushetia as a truck wasdriving past; the driver was injured.

12-Oct-05 Tal Afar Iraq Unknown Explosives35 30 A suicide bomber with explosivestrapped to his body detonated hisexplosive device at the first of twocheckpoints outside an Armyrecruiting center in Tal Afar, wheremen were gathering to apply for jobs.The attack killed 30 people andwounded at least 35 others. Attackson police and army recruits arefrequent in Iraq. This was the secondmajor suicide attack in two days.

12-Oct-05 Fatiha Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents launched several mortarsat an oil complex near Kirkuk, inFatiha, hitting a gas pipeline andcausing a large fire which spread totwo oil pipelines. The pipelinesaffected run from Kirkuk to the Bayjirefinery. The attack disrupted oil flowand gas exports through the TurkishCeyhan port. Mortars were used asthe facility was well-guarded andsecured, so insurgents could notreach the pipeline to plant thedevice. Oil pipelines in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

12-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 0 A car bomb exploded near a convoyof vehicles which were preparing topick up Iraqi Minister of State forGovernorate Affairs, Saad Nayif al-Hardan, at his office in Baghdad. Theattack appeared to have been anattempted assassination of al-Hardanby individuals who thought he wastraveling in the convoy. Five of al-Hardan’s bodyguards and fivecivilians were injured in the attack.Government officials are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

12-Oct-05 KhanYounis

WestBank/Gaza

BlackPanther

Firearms0 0 An American reporter, DionNissenbaum, and a Britishphotographer, Adam Pletts, who workfor Knight Ridder newspapers andwere on assignment in Khan Youniswere kidnapped when six gunmenstopped their car and forced themfrom it at gunpoint. Nissenbaum wasrecently made Knight Ridder’sJerusalem correspondent. The menwere held for about 10.5 hours andthen were released unharmed. Thekidnappers were from a group knownas the Black Panther, which is abreakaway faction of the Fatah party.The attack is one of several latelythat involved the kidnapping ofwesterners.

12-Oct-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped two leaders ofthe Iraqi Turkoman Front, Kan'anShakir Aziz, the head of theIndependent Turkoman Movement inIraq, and Hashim Qassab Uglu, theofficial in chare of the front'sbusiness in Tuz Khormato, along witheight of their bodyguards. The attackoccurred when gunmen stopped theconvoy carrying Aziz and Uglu on theroad from Baghdad to Kirkuk.

12-Oct-05 Samarra Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 An Islamic party office was attackedin Samarra. The attack comesseveral days before theconstitutional referendum in thecountry and following the shift of theSunni party from opposing tosupporting the constitution after lastminute amendments to theconstitution were made. The attackswere likely perpetrated by Sunnisangry at the groups move. This wasone of three attacks on the group'sheadquarters buildings in Samarra onthis day and one of several targetingthe party throughout the country. Noinjuries were reported in the attacks.

12-Oct-05 Samarra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 An Islamic party office was attackedin Samarra. The attack comesseveral days before theconstitutional referendum in thecountry and following the shift of theSunni party from opposing tosupporting the constitution after lastminute amendments to theconstitution were made. The attackswere likely perpetrated by Sunnisangry at the groups move. This wasone of three attacks on the group'sheadquarters buildings in Samarra onthis day and one of several targetingthe party and its supportersthroughout the country. No injurieswere reported in the attacks.

12-Oct-05 Samarra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 An Islamic party office was attackedin Samarra. The attack comesseveral days before theconstitutional referendum in thecountry and following the shift of theSunni party from opposing tosupporting the constitution after lastminute amendments to theconstitution were made. The attackswere likely perpetrated by Sunnisangry at the groups move. This wasone of three attacks on the group'sheadquarters buildings in Samarra onthis day and one of several targetingthe party throughout the country. Noinjuries were reported in the attacks.

12-Oct-05 Zari AfghanistanUnknown Unknown4 3 A vehicle belonging to Afghan Healthand Development Services, an NGOworking to provide health facilitiesthroughout Afghanistan, wasattacked in Zari District byunidentified assailants. Three of theNGO workers were killed in theattack, while four others wereinjured.

12-Oct-05 Kabul AfghanistanUnknown Explosives1 0 The Canadian embassy residence inKabul was hit by a rocket at 4:10 am(local time) on October 12; a fewhours before United States Secretaryof State Condoleeza Rice wasscheduled to arrive in Kabul. Therocket wounded an embassy guardand damaged a wall outside theresidence.

12-Oct-05 MakhachkalaRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was found and defused inMakhachkala, near a training basefor the Federal Security Service[FSB]. The bomb likely targeted FSBpersonnel.

13-Oct-05 Hove UnitedKingdom

AnimalLiberationFront(ALF)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The private car of the widow ofAlexander Grant, a managingdirector at Roche pharmaceuticalcompany before his death, wastargeted by animal rights activists inHove, East Sussex. Roche has ties toHuntington Life Services, a researchcompany that does animal testing.The blast was caused by twoincendiary devices and totallydestroyed the vehicle. The AnimalLiberation Front (ALF) boasted aboutthis incident on their website.

13-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 2 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Kirkuk, killing two policemenand wounding two others. Attacks onpolice in Iraq are frequent.

13-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Shaykh Muhammad Husayn al-Asadi,one of the representatives forAyatollah Ali Al-Sistani, a major Shiiteleader, was assassinated by gunmenwho opened fire on him in front of hishome in southern Baghdad.

13-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A suicide attack in Baghdad wasinterrupted when security forcesseized a vehicle filled with explosivesand arrested the Somali man drivingthe car and the other passenger inthe car who admitted that they wereon their way to carry out a suicidebombing in the city.

13-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb attack was interruptedwhen security forces found anddefused a bomb planted outside theUniversity of Technology in Baghdad.This was one of several car bombsdefused around the city on this day.

13-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The secretary general of the IraqiRepublican Gathering, Sa’d Asim al-Janabi, was the target of anassassination attempt when gunmenopened fired at his convoy as hedrove to work in Baghdad. Al-Janabi’sguards returned fire and one of thebodyguards was killed in the attack.Al-Janabi was one of the politicianswho participated in the amending ofthe constitution in the last daysbefore the constitutional referendum.The attack may have been motivatedby anger over the shift of somepoliticians from supporting theconstitution to being against it. Theattack occurred two days before theconstitutional referendum in Iraq.

13-Oct-05 MuqtadiyaIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Iraqi and US security forcesprevented a terrorist attack on atruck carrying ballots from the IraqiElectoral Commission when theyused a decoy convoy to draw the fireof a insurgents who were waiting toambush the real Electoralcommission truck. The incidentoccurred near Muqtadiya andinvolved not only gunfire butroadside bomb explosions. Securitypersonnel returned fire and theattackers fled.

13-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives5 6 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle near an Iraqi police patrolnear the Iraqi army headquarters inthe Al-Wasiti district of Kirkuk. Theattack killed five civilians andwounded five police officers andoccurred only two days before theconstitutional referendum. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

13-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 3 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle near an Iraqi police officerconvoy in Kirkuk, near an Iraqi armycenter. The attack killed two policeofficers and wounded two others.Five nearby buildings were alsodamaged. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

13-Oct-05 Bastia France CorsicanNationalLiberationFront(FLNC)

Explosives0 0 Two rockets were fired at the Haute-Corse prefecture in Bastia, on theisland of Corsica. The rockets missedtheir target and instead hit at theback of the building, causing nodamages or injuries. Authoritiesbelieve this attack was an attempt toprotest the government's plan forprivatizing ferry operations. Therocket used to launch the explosiveswas later found and authorities sayalmost identical to one used by theCorsican National Liberation Front(FLNC) in an attack in Ajaccio on 29September. On 10 January 2006, theFLNC 22 October sect claimedresponsibility for this attack andsixten others on the island. In thisstatement, the group vowed to stepup its fighting strategy.

13-Oct-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)exploded on the Kavkaz highwaynear the village of Gazi-Yurt, as avehicle carrying personnel of theFederal Bodyguard Service waspassing by. The bomb contained theequivalent of 1.5 kg of TNT.

14-Oct-05 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Militants burned the offices of theIraqi Islamic Party in Fallujah. Theattack occurred the day before theIraqi constitutional referendum andtargeted the Sunni group thatswitched from being against theconstitution to supporting it,following several last minuteamendments in the final days beforethe vote. The group's headquartersin several other cities were alsotargeted by attackers, angry at theparty's switch in position. No injurieswere reported, although theheadquarters sustained materialdamage.

14-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A car bomb exploded near theKurdistan Democratic Party office inKirkuk, wounding five civilians. Theattack occurred the day before theOctober 15 constitutional referendumin Iraq.

14-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb exploded inBaghdad near a school that was tobe used as a polling location for theOctober 15 referendum woundingfour civilians. The attack occurredthe day before the referendum as USpersonnel tried to fortify the buildingfor the election.

14-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen fired on a polling station inBaghdad on the night before theOctober 15 constitutional referendumwas to begin. The attack was one offour in the capital on this night. Nocasualties were reported.

14-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen fired on a polling station inBaghdad on the night before theOctober 15 constitutional referendumwas to begin. The attack was one offour in the capital on this night. Nocasualties were reported in theincident.

14-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen fired on a polling station inBaghdad on the night before theOctober 15 constitutional referendumwas to begin. The attack was one offour in the capital on this night. Nocasualties were reported.

14-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen fired on a polling station inBaghdad on the night before theOctober 15 constitutional referendumwas to begin. The attack was one offour in the capital on this night. Nocasualties were reported in theincident.

14-Oct-05 Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Insurgents attacked electricity towersnorth of Baghdad, cutting offelectricity supply to Baghdad. Theattack occurred the night before theOctober constitutional referendumwas to begin. Although the attack didnot disrupt voting, the powerremained out in much of the cityduring the election and ballotcounting.

14-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Unknown armed men threw agrenade at the house of a pro-Islamicparty Imam Sheikh Muayad al-Azamiin Baghdad. Al-Azami is the imam ofthe Abu Hanifa Mosque in Baghdad.The Islamic Party altered its stanceon the constitution in the final daysbefore the October 15 referendum,following some last minuteamendments. The attack is believedto have been perpetrated by Sunnisangry at the group's shift tosupporting the constitution. Noinjuries were reported in the attack.

14-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants exploded a roadside bombnext to the Iraqi Islamic party officein Baghdad. The attack occurred theday before the Iraqi constitutionalreferendum and targeted the Sunnigroup that switched from beingagainst the constitution to supportingit, following several last minuteamendments in the final days beforethe vote. The group's headquartersin several other cities were alsotargeted by attackers angry at theparty's switch in position. No injurieswere reported, although theheadquarters sustained materialdamage.

14-Oct-05 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Gunmen detonated an explosivedevice inside the Iraqi Islamic partyheadquarters in Baiji, after forcing allthe guards out of the building. Theattack occurred the day before theIraqi constitutional referendum andtargeted the Sunni group thatswitched from being against theconstitution to supporting it,following several last minuteamendments in the final days beforethe vote. The group's headquartersin several other cities were alsotargeted by attackers, angry at theparty's switch in position. No injurieswere reported, although theheadquarters sustained materialdamage.

14-Oct-05 ShahQarraq

Iraq Unknown Explosives3 4 Gunmen detonated a roadside bombnear an Iraqi police patrol near thevillage of Shah Qarraq. The explosionkilled four police officers andwounded three others. The patrolwas on its way to guard a pollingstation in the village on the daybefore the country's constitutionalreferendum.

14-Oct-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen attacked a polling center inBaqubah on the night before theOctober 15 constitutionalreferendum. The attack injured oneof the polling center guards. Acoordinated follow-on attackoccurred when insurgents detonateda roadside bomb near the policepatrol responding to the initialincident.

14-Oct-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 Insurgents detonated an explosivedevice near a group of police officersresponding to a shooting at a pollingcenter in Baqubah that occurred onthe night before the October 15constitutional referendum. Theattack killed one policeman andwounded four others.

14-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A remote-detonated car bombexploded in Kirkuk in a marketsquare near a mosque, the SunniKhaled Ibn al-Walid mosque,following morning prayers. Fivepeople were wounded in the attackwhich occurred the day before theconstitutional referendum in Iraq.

14-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A mortar was fired at the Green Zonein Baghdad on the day before theconstitutional referendum in thecountry. No one was injured in theattack.

14-Oct-05 Kadikoy Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device was planted infront of a bank branch in the Goztepesection of Kadikoy. Citizens whowere in the area at the time informedpolice of the suspicious package andbomb experts were able to safelydefuse the bomb. Authorities believeit was set to explode with a timer.

14-Oct-05 Khost AfghanistanUnknown Explosives12 1 Mullah Mohammad Khan wasdelivering a sermon in his Khostmosque on October 14 when a bombexploded under the chair that he wassitting in. The explosion killed thecleric and injured twelveworshippers. Khan had been activein the campaigns running up to theelections on September 18.

14-Oct-05 KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded inside a gasolinetanker as it was traveling in acaravan outside of the Kandaharairport on October 14. The explosioninjured the driver of the tanker, andset fire to five other tankers in thearea. Taliban spokesman QariMohammad Yusof claimedresponsibility for the attack on behalfof his group. Note: Casualty figuresunknown.

15-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 Two Iraqi policemen were injuredwhen a roadside bomb explodednear their convoy in Baghdad. Theexplosion occurred as the policepatrol was inspecting the arealeading to one of the polling stationsto be used in the constitutionalreferendum being carried out on thisday.

15-Oct-05 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was planted inside the al-Imam school in Fallujah, which wasbeing used as a polling site for theOctober 15 constitutionalreferendum. Police were forced toclose the poll to defuse the bomb.

15-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolling station in western Baghdad,just as the polls were opening for theOctober 15 constitutionalreferendum. The attack wounded twopolice officers, but did not cause anyother casualties. This was one of fiveattacks on Baghdad polling stations.

15-Oct-05 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Three men attacked an empty pollingstation during the night, only hoursbefore the start of the October 15constitutional referendum. Theattack occurred in Basra. The threemen were arrested and no casualtieswere reported.

15-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 Gunmen fired a rocket at a pollingcenter in Baghdad during voting forthe October 15 constitutionalreferendum. The explosion injured oncivilian. This was one of five attackson Baghdad polling stations.

15-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 Gunmen opened fire a polling stationin Baghdad during the voting for theOctober 15 constitutionalreferendum. Police fired back,wounding three civilians approachingthe station to vote. This was one offive attacks on Baghdad pollingcenters.

15-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A mortar was fired at a pollingstation in Baghdad during votinghours for the constitutionalreferendum on October 15. Themortar did not exploded and noinjuries were caused. This was one offive attacks on polling stations inBaghdad.

15-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Police in Kirkuk found and defused anexplosive device planted in front of apolling center and gas station in thecity. The incident occurred duringvoting hours on the day of theConstitutional referendum in Iraq.

15-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked a group of policenear a polling station in Baghdad,killing on civilian. The attackoccurred during voting hours on theday of Iraq's October 15Constitutional referendum.

15-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Three mortar shells were fired at theGreen Zone in Baghdad. The attackcaused no casualties or damage. Theattack occurred on the day of theconsitutional referendum in Iraq.

15-Oct-05 Ahvaz Iran Unknown Explosives0 0 Two bombs placed in garbage cansexploded five minutes apart in amarket, the Karoun mall, in Ahvaz.The attack occurred just after duskas people bought food for the break-fast meal during Ramadan. Thebombs caused significant damage tocars and shops in the vicinity, killedsix people and wounded at least 102.Several explosive devices weredetonated in the same area in June,prior to the Iranian elections.Iranianofficials said that they suspectedBritish involvement in the attacks,although British officials denied sucha connection. Similar accusationshave been made following otherbombings in the region and in recentweeks as Iran believes British forcesplay a role in stirring unrest in theKhuzestan province. They alsoaccused Israeli security agents fromMossad and Sin Bet of being involvedin the attacks. On October 18, Iranianofficials announced that they haddetained more than 20 suspects inthe bombings. On October 30,Ministry of Intelligence officialsannounced that 30 suspects arrestedin connection with the bombing onthis day and earlier this year in Junehad confessed to their involvementand given information about theirterrorist group and future attacks.Note: Casualties are for bothbombings.

15-Oct-05 Ahvaz Iran Unknown Explosives102 6 Two bombs placed in garbage cansexploded five minutes apart in amarket, the Karoun mall, in Ahvaz.The attack occurred just after duskas people bought food for the break-fast meal during Ramadan. Thebombs caused significant damage tocars and shops in the vicinity, killedsix people and wounded at least 102.Several explosive devices weredetonated in the same area in June,prior to the Iranian elections.Iranianofficials said that they suspectedBritish involvement in the attacks,although British officials denied sucha connection. Similar accusationshave been made following otherbombings in the region and in recentweeks as Iran believes British forcesplay a role in stirring unrest in theKhuzestan province. They alsoaccused Israeli security agents fromMossad and Sin Bet of being involvedin the attacks. On October 18, Iranianofficials announced that they haddetained more than 20 suspects inthe bombings. On October 30,Ministry of Intelligence officialsannounced that 30 suspects arrestedin connection with the bombing onthis day and earlier this year in Junehad confessed to their involvementand given information about theirterrorist group and future attacks.Note: Casualties are for bothbombings.

15-Oct-05 Maslak Turkey KurdistanFreedomHawks(TAK)

Explosives5 0 Five people were injured when alarge bomb exploded in a car, parkedin a gas station in Maslak, in Istanbulprovince. The attack occurred in thelot of the OPET gas station andcaused damage to the station andseveral vehicles parked nearby. TheKurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK)issued a statement claimingresponsibility for the attack andstated that the damage exceededwhat was originally reported in themedia. They also stated that theintended target of the attack was theArmy Mutual Aid Association buildingnearby.

15-Oct-05 RiohachaColombia Unknown Unknown0 1 Rogelio Pimienta Varela, acouncilman in La Guajira, anindustrial engineer, and a member ofseveral labor union boards, wasmurdered by unknown perpetrators.The tactic and weapon are alsounknown. He is the secondcouncilman to be killed in Riohachaand the third councilman to be killedin La Guajira Department in 2005.

15-Oct-05 Bajaur Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb explosion in North WestFrontier Province damaged the officeof an Italian non-governmentalorganization called Intersas. Nocasualties were reported in theincident and no group has claimedresponsibility. The NGO was utilizinglocal staff to provide technicaleducation for Afghan refugees.

16-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Two mortar shells were fired at theGreen Zone in Baghdad. The attackoccurred on the morning followingthe October 15 constitutionalreferendum. No injuries or damagewere reported.

16-Oct-05 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 3 Gunmen attacked a convoytransporting referendum voting cardsalong a road north of Baghdad, witha roadside bomb, killing three Iraqisoldiers. The attack occurred on theday following the October 15constitutional referendum.

16-Oct-05 GushEtzion

WestBank/Gaza

al-Fatah Firearms5 3 Three Israelis were killed and fivewounded when gunmen opened fireon a group of settlers near the GushEtzion junction, at a bus stop usedfrequently by hitchhikers. The victimsincluded two women in their 20s anda teenaged boy. The attack wasclaimed by the military wing ofFatah. This was one of two drive-byshootings in the West Bank area onthis day, both claimed by Fatah inretaliation for IDF raids and arrests ofPalestinian militants.On October 17,security forces announced that theyhad arrested two militants inconnection with the attacks. The firstwas Majdi Kamal Abed El Jabar Amar,a Tanzim operative and leader of theBlack Arms Tanzim cell in Kafr Qallil.The second was Atzem Walid AbedGalil Amer Ahmed, a Popular Frontfor the Liberation of Palestineoperative who was involved in earliershootings in Kafr Qallil.

16-Oct-05 Eli WestBank/Gaza

al-Fatah Firearms1 0 Gunmen opened fire at a group ofsettlers at a road junction outside ofthe Eli settlement in the West Bank.The attack wounded one Israeli. Theattack was claimed by the militarywing of Fatah. This was one of twodrive-by shootings in the area on thisday, both claimed by Fatah inretaliation for IDF raids and arrests ofPalestinian militants.On October 17,security forces announced that theyhad arrested two militants inconnection with the attacks. The firstwas Majdi Kamal Abed El Jabar Amar,a Tanzim operative and leader of theBlack Arms Tanzim cell in Kafr Qallil.The second was Atzem Walid AbedGalil Amer Ahmed, a Popular Frontfor the Liberation of Palestineoperative who was involved in earliershootings in Kafr Qallil.

16-Oct-05 Saydiya Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen assassinated a top InteriorMinistry Aide, Colonel Saad AbbasFadhil, when they opened fire on himin front of his home in Saydiya.Fadhil is a security advisor in theministry. His son was also woundedin the attack. Government officialsare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

16-Oct-05 GhaziAbad

AfghanistanUnknown Unknown0 1 Unidentified assailants entered thehome of Mawlawi Noor Ahmed Jan,head of the Local Religious Scholars'Council in Ghazi Abad, and killedhim.

16-Oct-05 Murwe India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 1 On October 16, the State President ofBharatiya Janata Party's KisanMorcha, Surendra Kumar Singh, waskilled en route to his village.Communist Party of India-Maoistskidnapped Mr. Singh near villageMurwe and subsequently killed him.

16-Oct-05 HazaribaghIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 1 A Churchu village man, accused ofbeing a police informant, was killedby Communist Party of India-Maoistsin Hazaribagh district.Note: Incidentdate is approximate.

16-Oct-05 WestTripura

India AllTripuraTigerForce(ATTF)

Unknown0 1 Suspected members of the AllTripura Tiger Force (ATTF) killedCommunist Party of India-Marxistmember Bidya Debbarma. Thekilling occurred at Janmaejoynagar inWest Tripura district. Threeindividuals were later arrested fortheir suspected involvement.

16-Oct-05 Bolan AfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 1 On October 16, Mawlawi MohammadGol, a member of the council ofreligious scholars, was killed in Bolanby members of the Taliban.

16-Oct-05 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Mahama Ureh, a village defensevolunteer, was shot to death on hisway to work in the Bannang SataDistrict by gunmen on a motorcycle.

16-Oct-05 Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 3 Fifteen armed men stormed WatPhromprasit, a Buddhist temple inBan Nok of the Panare District inPattani, where they lit variousbuilding on fire. The militants thenset fire to two temple boys,Harnnarong Kham-on and SathapornSuwanrat, and then hacked a monk,Phra Phisu Kaew Phanjaphet, todeath with a machete.

17-Oct-05 Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Firearms0 1 An Iraqi who worked with US forceswas kidnapped and killed byinsurgents linked with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the al-Qaeda connectedgroup Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Biladal-Rafidayn. The group released avideo showing an Iraqi man beingshot twice and dumped. The videoalso showed identity papers for theman, identifying him as MahmudAlwan Hussein and showing hismembership in an association of Iraqicontractors. Contractors who workwith US forces are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.NOTE: Thevideo was undated and so attackdate is approximate.

17-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen opened fire on twopolicemen in Kirkuk, killing both.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attacks.

17-Oct-05 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives1 3 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle near a funeral procession foran important tribal Sheikh, HikmatMumtaz, leader of the Bu Baz tribe,Al-Baziyyin, the biggest tribe inSamarra. The attack killed twocivilians and wounded one other.Mumtaz was assassinated bygunmen on October 11 in front of hishome.

17-Oct-05 Ahvaz Iran Unknown Explosives0 0 Iranian security forces found anddefused an explosive device inAhvaz, preventing an attack oncivilians. This comes only days aftertwo bombs exploded in a mall in thecity, killing 6 and wounding over 100.

17-Oct-05 KhanYounis

WestBank/Gaza

Knights ofthe Storm

Firearms0 0 A group calling itself the 'Knights ofthe Storm' and claiming to beaffiliated with the Fatah party,kidnapped two men, claiming thatthey were collaborators with Israel.The group released a video showingseveral masked gunmen and twohostages kneeling on the ground andsaid that the two hostages wereabducted in Khan Younis afterPalestinian officials refused to arrestthem. The group also threatened tocarry out additional kidnappings andsaid that they would make a decisionabout executing the men after theyfinished interrogating them. Theattack is one of a rash of kidnappingsin the region recently.

17-Oct-05 Sangin AfghanistanUnknown Unknown0 2 The head of the Sangin DistrictIntelligence Department, Brig-GenMohammad Daud, was killed byunidentified assailants in an attack inHelmand Province. Daud’s bodygardwas also killed in the attack, whichwas not the first attempt on his life.

17-Oct-05 AnantnagKashmir Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified assailants shot andkilled Gulam Nabi Ganai, a leader ofthe Communist Party of India-Marxist(CPI-M), in Anantnag's Seer Hamadanvillage. Ganai was attacked outsideof a mosque on October 17. Hepreviously ran against People'sDemocratic Party chief MehboobaMufti in the October 2002 LegislativeAssembly elections.

18-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Militants assassinated one Iraq's topSunni Arab officials, Ayed AbdulGhani, who is an adviser to Osamaal-Najafi, Iraq's industry minister. Theattack occurred in Baghdad as Ghaniwas driving to work. Gunmen in twocars blocked Ghani's vehicle andthen opened fire on him.Government officials are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

18-Oct-05 Jbala Iraq Unknown Firearms5 2 Insurgents opened fire on a group ofSunni worshippers in the Al-RahmanMosque in Jbala village, nearBaghdad, killing two worshippersand wounding five others.

18-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, woundingone police officer. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattacks.

18-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inKirkuk, killing two police officers. Thevictims were identified as AhmadQadir, the brother of Col. SarhadQadir, who is the director of theKirkuk District and Sub-district Police,and Mu'ayyad Nasrallah. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

18-Oct-05 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen assassinated the deputygovernor of the Anbar province, TalibIbrahim, when they opened fire onhis vehicle in Ramadi. Two ofIbrahim's bodyguards (one of whomwas named Ibrahim MuhammadSamir) were wounded in the attack.Government officials in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.


Unknown Firearms0 0 Unknown militants fired severalgunshots at Israeli vehicle drivingnear the Hura junction. No injurieswere reported, but one car wasdamaged. Police responded, closingthe road to car traffic.

18-Oct-05 Arauca Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) blew up an energypylon as part of ongoing violence inthe Department since the beginningof October 2005. There were noreports of fatalities or injuries,however the electricity from Norte deSantander to Arauca was cut.

18-Oct-05 Janin Israel Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade andIslamic Jihad claimed responsibilityfor firing rockets on Janin settlementsthat were evacuated during thesummer of 2005. No injuries werereported.

18-Oct-05 PanjwayeeAfghanistanUnknown Unknown0 1 Education department officialsreported the abduction and murderof the Khandigak School Principal,identified as Abdul Ali. Although theassailants were unidentified, InteriorMinistry officials suspect the Talibanto be involved.

18-Oct-05 Srinagar Kashmir Al-Mansooran

Firearms0 6 Two armed assailants infiltrated ahigh security housing colonyreserved for the families of ministersand legislators in the Tulsibah area ofSrinagar. One of the attackersentered the house of Dr. GhulamNabi Lone, Minister of StateEducation for Jammu and Kashmir,shooting and killing one SecurityForce personnel, two civilians, andDr. Lone. At the same time, thesecond assailant attacked the houseof Mohammed Yousuf Tarigame,Communist Party of India-Marxistlegislator. Security Forces (SF)denied entry to the home, causingthe attacker to throw a hand grenadeinto the house, killing one SecurityForce member and causing theremaining SF personnel to kill theassailant.Following the attacks,representatives of both Al-Mansooranand the Jammu and Kashmir IslamicFront claimed responsibility for theattacks on behalf of theirorganizations.Note: Multiple groupsclaimed responsibility.

18-Oct-05 BajaurAgency

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 2 A missile landed on the house of HajiAbdus Samad in Bajaur Agency,North West Frontier Province onOctober 18. The resulting explosionkilled two women.

18-Oct-05 Thoubaldistrict

India UnitedNationalLiberationFront(UNLF)

Unknown0 2 United National Liberation Front(UNLF) militants killed two membersof the Kangleipak Communist Party(KCP). The UNLF had accused theKCP of practicing extortion in thename of revolution. The bodies wererecovered by Security Forces atTentha in the Thoubal district.

18-Oct-05 Sylhet BangladeshJamatulMujahedinBangladesh

Explosives1 0 A member of Jamatul MujahedinBangladesh (JMB) launched a bombattack in front of the house of SylhetDivisional Speedy Trial Tribunal JudgeBiplob Goswani. The blast injuredthe judge. The perpetrator wasdetained by local civilians.

18-Oct-05 SiddiqabadPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On October 18, the same night amissile attack killed two women,security forces successfully defusedtwo missiles that were found nearby.

18-Oct-05 Ahvaz Iran Unknown Explosives0 0 Two containers of explosives werefound under a bridge in Ahvaz. Twosuitcases with TNT, explosives, andfuses inside were found and defused.

19-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen opened fire on a carcarrying three Baghdad InternationalAirport employees in the al-Sydiyaneighborhood of Baghdad, killing allthree men. Airport employees areseen as cooperating with the newIraqi government and are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

19-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Insurgents shot and killed threeelection commission officials inBaghdad as the three drove homeafter a day of counting ballots. Theattack occurs as the results of theOctober 15 Constitutionalreferendum are being tallied.

19-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Insurgents shot and killed HakimMirza, a municipal director inBaghdad, and his driver. The attackoccurred when gunmen opened fireon Mirza's vehicle in Baghdad.Government officials are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

19-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Muhsin Chitheer, a lieutenant colonelin the former Iraqi army underSadam Hussein, was assassinated bygunmen in Baghdad who opened fireon him in front of his home. Officersfrom the former military are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

19-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms11 4 Insurgents opened fire on a policecheckpoint near the Hai Al-AdilHighway in Western Baghdad, killingfour policemen and wounding 11others. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

19-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A car bomb exploded near thevehicle of Kurdish tribal leader SheikAnwar Khalifa. Khalifa was not hurt,but a relative traveling with him wasinjured. One passerby was killed andthree wounded in the attack. Triballeaders are often targeted byinsurgents for their role ingovernment affairs.

19-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Abir Talib, a director general at theMinistry of Industry in Iraq, waswounded when gunmen opened fireon her vehicle in Baghdad. Talib'sdriver was killed in the attack.Government officials are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

19-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Two mortars were fired at the GreenZone in Baghdad. The attackoccurred as Saddam Hussein's trialbegan in Baghdad. No injuries werereported in the attack.

19-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 The Baghdad correspondent for theBritish Guardian newspaper waskidnapped in Iraq while working onassignment. British officials said thatthe correspondent, Rory Carroll, anIrish citizen, had been abducted byan armed group as he left a house inBaghdad where he had beenconducting an interview with a victimof Saddam Hussein's regime. Theinterview had been set up by theoffice of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Hewas traveling with two drivers andone translator. One of the driverswas kidnapped along with Carroll,but was later released. Theinterpreter was also assaulted by thegunmen. Carroll had spoken to Irishpublic radio, RTE, where he workedon a freelance basis, about SaddamHussein's trial only hours beforebeing kidnapped. Foreign journalistsare the frequent target of attack inIraq.On October 20, Carroll wasreleased after being held for 36hours. His release was securedfollowing negotiations behind thescenes that included the Irishgovernment, as well as the British,French, and Italian governments.Carroll reported that those whokidnapped him were Shiites loyal toMoqtada al-Sadr and wanted to usehim as a bargaining chip to securethe release of Al-Sadr followers beingheld in Basra. On October 22, Iraqiforces announced that they hadarrested four suspects in connectionwith the kidnapping and werepursing four others.

19-Oct-05 RamallahWestBank/Gaza

Unknown Explosives0 0 A petrol bomb was thrown byPalestinians at an Israeli vehicle westof Ramallah. No damage or injurieswere reported.

19-Oct-05 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 6 Six Shiites were lined up by unknowngunmen at the materials factorywhere they worked in Iskandariyahand shot in front of their co-workers.The attack is an example of the risingsectarian violence in the country.

19-Oct-05 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An oil pipeline south of Samarra thatconnects the Beiji and Dora refinerieswas the target of an insurgent attackwhen gunmen detonated anexplosive device near the pipeline.The explosion caused significantdamage to the pipeline and a largefire. Oil pipelines and the oil industryare frequent targets of insurgentattacks in Iraq.

19-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen in police uniforms abductedthe director of the Al-AhaliContracting Company, whichparticipates in reconstructionactivities in Iraq, in Baghdad. Thosewho participate in reconstruction arethe frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq and are seen assupporting the new government.

19-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Muhammad Harun, the secretary ofthe Iraqi Journalists' Association, wasassassinated when gunmen openedfire on him in Baghdad. Journalists inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

19-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 2 An Iraqi intelligence officer was killedwhen gunmen opened fire on hisvehicle in Baghdad. Another travelerin the car was also killed and twowounded in the attack. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattacks.

19-Oct-05 PanjwayeAfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 District Chief Haji Ahmadullah Khanwas attacked by Taliban gunmen inhis home’s mosque as he was sayinghis evening Ramadan prayers. Khandied in the attack, but no others wereinjured.

20-Oct-05 Diyala Iraq Unknown Explosives13 4 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle near the Diyala governor’scompound in downtown Diyala,killing four people and wounding 13others. Government employees andofficers are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

20-Oct-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives8 2 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle near a police checkpoint inBaqubah, killing one police officerand wounding eight others. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

20-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An oil pipeline that links an oil fieldnorth of Kiruk to an oil refinery inBeiji was set on fire when gunmenlaunced several mortar shells at it.The attack occurred near Kirkuk andcaused significant damage to thepipeline. Oil pipelines in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq by insurgents seeking todestabilize the oil industry.

20-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 1 A Katyusha rocket was fired at apublic school, the Dijlah PrimarySchool, in the Mansour district ofBaghdad, killing one child and twoguards and wounding five otherstudents and a shop keeper from anearby store. Schools and teachers inIraq have become an increasinglyfrequent target of insurgent attack.

20-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A lawyer for a co-defendant ofSaddam Hussein, in the trial over thekilling of many Dujail residents afteran attempt of Hussein's life there,was kidnapped and killed by gunmenin Baghdad. Sadoon al-Janabi wasrepresenting Awad Hamad al-Bander,a former chief judge in Hussein'sRevolutionary Court who is chargedwith sentencing 143 Dujail residentsto death.Janabi was kidnapped byabout 20 armed men from hisBaghdad office. His body was foundthe following day, also in Baghdad,shot in the head and chest. Theattack comes only one day after theopening hearing in the court caseagainst Hussein and the otherdefendants, which was thenpostponed until late in November.

20-Oct-05 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb detonated near theconvoy of Tikrit governor HamadHammud, injuring four bodyguards,but leaving Hammud unharmed. Theattack occurred in Baiji. Governmentofficials in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

20-Oct-05 Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Firearms0 0 Two Moroccan embassy employees,Abderrahim Boualam, a driver, andAbdelkarim El Mouhafadim, aprocedural assistant, were kidnappedwhen gunmen stopped their car inIraq as they were returning from theMoroccan embassy in Amman, wherethey went to pick up their wages.Foreign embassy employees are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.On October 26, the al-Qaedaaffiliated group in Iraq, Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn,claimed to have kidnapped the twomen. In their statement, the groupsaid they were interrogating thecaptives.On November 1, thekidnappers released anotherstatement in which they said the twoMoroccans were to stand trial in anIslamic Court. In the statement ontheir website, the kidnappers alsopresented ten pictures which theyclaimed were ID cards, but thepictures were blurred and theirnames illegible.On November 3, thekidnappers announced that they hadsentenced the two Moroccans todeath after the Islamic Court hadjudged the two men to be apostateswho were waging a war on Islam.OnMay 23, 2006, Zaid Khalaf al-Karbuli,a suspected member of Al-Qaeda inIraq, was arrested in Jordan andadmitted to kidnapping the twoMoroccans and then later turningthem over to Zarqawi's Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (AlQaeda in Iraq). However, theMujahideen Shura Council, analliance of terrorist groups that nowincludes Al-Qaeda in Iraq deniedthese claims.

20-Oct-05 Batman Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated at thecourthouse in Batman, causing samedamage to the building, but nocasualties. On 3 November, policearrested four people they accused ofperpetrating this attack, includingone woman. In their raid of thesuspects' homes, police detainedorganizational documents andunused explosives.

20-Oct-05 KhwajaSabzposh

AfghanistanUnknown Firearms3 1 A car containing four members of anNGO, Coordinating for HumanitarianAssistance (CHA), came under attackby unidentified gunmen whiletraveling through Khwaja Sabzposhin Fariab Province. One of thepassengers died in the attack andthree others were injured. One ofthe surviving passengers reportedthat the attack was not a robbery,and it was the intent of theperpetrators to disrupt the security inFariab.

20-Oct-05 Shali ChechnyaUnknown Firearms1 0 Unidentified gunmen attacked threepolicemen guarding the Goit-Knot oilpipeline near the village of Mesker-Yurt in Checnya's Shali district. Oneof the policemen was injured.

20-Oct-05 Argun ChechnyaUnknown Explosives4 0 The motorcade of IbragimTemirbayev, mayor of Argun, wasbombed in an attempt on themayor's life. Four of the mayor'sbodyguards were injured, and fourcars were damaged.

20-Oct-05 Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 A pickup truck owned by PayomChaiman, a community developmentofficial, exploded shortly after hiswife, Pairin, had parked the vehicleby the town hall to run errands. Noone was injured and only minorproperty damage was caused by theblast.

20-Oct-05 Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 A ten-kilogram bomb was detonatedby a mobile phone at a railwaychecking station close to the NaPradoo station in the Khok PohDistrict of Pattani; neither thepoliceman nor the railway official on-duty at the time were injured.

21-Oct-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Three policemen were kidnapped byinsurgents, blindfolded and shot inthe head. Their bodies were foundnear the Iraq-Jordan border. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

21-Oct-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms2 3 A convoy of trucks carrying foodrations from the Interior Minstry wereattacked by gunmen while they wereparked in the celebration square inMosul. Eight trucks were set on fireas a result of the gunfire, three truckdrivers were killed, and two otherswounded in the attack. This was oneof two such attacks in Iraq in a periodof two days. Government convoysare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

21-Oct-05 AntioquiaColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Fire orFirebomb

0 2 Members of the Revolutionary ArmedForces of Colombia (FARC) burned abus on the Caracoli-Medellin route,15 minutes from Magdalena Medio.The driver and his assistant werekilled. There was no report of otherpassengers on the bus.

21-Oct-05 Khost AfghanistanUnknown Explosives1 1 On October 21, a bomb explodednear the vehicle of formercommander of the disbanded MilitaryDivision No. 25 in Khost, killing oneperson and injuring another.

21-Oct-05 Rangoon Burma(Myanmar)

Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded in front of theTraders Hotel in downtown Rangoon,causing minor damage; securityforces quickly sealed off the area andminimized the amount of informationavailable about the blast.

21-Oct-05 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives2 0 A bomb hidden under a pickup truckin the downtown exploded in theevening slightly injuring Saman andRattana Pukpobsuk, a chief warrantofficer and his wife, who were theowners of the vehicle, which wasreduced to a charred shell.

21-Oct-05 Thailand Unknown Firearms2 0 Two gunmen on motorcycles openedfire on a beef shop, injuringMarohyuning Udae, an assistantvillage head, and Yako Mana, a meattrader, in Yala's Raman district.

21-Oct-05 BanKamang

Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Madaming Samae, a volunteer nightguard at a public school in YalaProvince, was shot dead while ridinghis motorcycle to his shift.

22-Oct-05 Al-Madaan

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Al-Madaan, killing onepoliceman. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

22-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 Several mortar rounds were fired at apolice station in the Yarmoukneighborhood of Baghdad, injuringone police officer.

22-Oct-05 BaladRuz

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen assassinated Shaykh Ahmadal-Shammari, the imam of Imam al-Mahdi Mosque in Balad Ruz, whenthey opened fire on him in the city.Al-Shammari is affiliated with Shiitecleric Moqtada al-Sadr.

22-Oct-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A wheat silo owned by the InteriorMinistry was attacked in Mosul whengunmen launched RPGs at threewheat-carrying trucks parked inMosul. No one was killed in theattack, which was the second of itskind in Mosul in a period of two days.Government convoys are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

22-Oct-05 Karbala Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two prominent figures in Karbala,Malik Shiya and Hadi Abbud, wereassassinated by unknown gunmendressed as police officers whoopened fire on them in Karbala.

22-Oct-05 BarakaldoSpain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A group of unidentified assailantsthrew several Molotov cocktails intoan office of the Socialist Party of theBasque Country (PSE-EE) inBarakaldo. The devices causeddamage to the front wall and one ofthe blinds of the premises. Therewere no reported injuries.

22-Oct-05 Tulua Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) were implicated bypolice in bomb blasts on an electricalsubstation in Tulua. After a firebroke out at the station, a fewmunicipalities lost power.Technicians restored power later inthe day. There were no casualtiesreported, but Pacific EnergyCompany officials claimed that morethan 1 million dollars in damageresulted from the attack.

22-Oct-05 Pulwama Kashmir Unknown Firearms0 1 National Conference Party activistGhulam Rasool Shah was shot andkilled by a group of unidentifiedgunmen in the Ratniporaneighborhood of Pulwama district.

22-Oct-05 Grozny ChechnyaUnknown Firearms3 3 After two fishermen were fired atfrom the village of Elistanzhi, anumber of policemen and localresidents came to help them andwere also fired upon by the attackersafter an explosive device went off.Two villagers were killed as well as apoliceman; three villagers sustainedgunshot wounds.

23-Oct-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen assassianted an off-dutypolice lieutenant, Falih Hassan Khalil,when they opened fire on him in amarket in Baqubah. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

23-Oct-05 Amarah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen killed the leader of a Shiiteanti-Saddam group and his driver ona highway outside of Amarah, insouthern Iraq, when they opened fireon the vehicle carrying the two men.The attack comes amid a rise insectarian violence and as the firsttrial against Saddam Hussein beginsin Iraq.

23-Oct-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen assassinated a Shiite cleric,Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Rahman, nearBaqubah when they opened fire onhim.

23-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives13 4 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosive device by ramming hisvehicle into two police cars in Tahrirsquare in Baghdad, killing fourpeople, including two policemen andwounding 13 other people. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

23-Oct-05 Jorf al-Sakhr

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 12 Gunmen killed twelve Iraqiconstruction workers, five of thembrothers, and kidnapped thecontractor who hired them. Theattack occurred outside Hillah whengunmen approached the constructionsite and opened fire on the men. Themen were working on theconstruction of a governmentbuilding in Jorf al-Sakhr. Those whoparticipate in Iraqi reconstruction arethe frequent target of insurgentattacks.

23-Oct-05 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives1 5 A police colonel and his family wereattacked in Tikrit, when a bombexploded near the colonel's car. Lt.Col. Haitham Akram was getting intohis car with his two sons and wifewhen a bomb exploded near his car,killing him and both sons andwounding his wife. Two childrenbystanders were also killed in theattack. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

23-Oct-05 Taji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen attacked and killed threeIraqis driving a water truck to an Iraqiarmy base near Taji, north ofBaghdad, when they opened fire onthem. Those who supply Iraqi and USforces are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

23-Oct-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Iraq opened fire on aShiite student cleric in Baqubah,killing him. The attack is an exampleof the rising sectarian violence in thecountry.

23-Oct-05 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents detonated an explosivedevice near an oil pipeline used totransport oil to the Turkish port ofCeyhan. The explosion forced thecessation of oil exports on thepipeline. Oil pipelines and the oilindustry in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack. This wasone of four explosions on thispipeline on this day.




23-Oct-05 SanMiguel


Unknown0 7 Beginning on 23 October, 300fighters from the RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia (FARC)attacked a police station in SanMiguel and men protecting Ecopetrolfacility at Pozo Colon. Four policeofficers, an Army Sergeant, and twocivilians were killed and 12 houseswere damaged. The weapons usedare unknown.

23-Oct-05 DomandaAfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 0 In Khost, a complex housinggovernment offices in DomandaDistrict was attacked by unidentifiedassailants. After trading gunfire withpolice officers for thirty minutes, thegunmen escaped without seriouslydamaging the building.Note: Incidentdate is approximate.

23-Oct-05 Faizabad AfghanistanTaliban Explosives1 0 On October 23, two rockets firedfrom the Jughor Mountains landed inFaizabad, one landing close to apolice headquarters and the otherhitting the office of the InternalOrganization for Migration (IOM). Anemployee of the IOM, which isproviding medical assistance andconstruction material to returningrefugees, was injured in the attack.Police officials blamed the Taliban forthe attack.

23-Oct-05 BatticaloaSriLanka


Firearms3 0 Armed members of the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) injuredtwo children and a soldier when theyattacked a center for InternallyDisplaced Person's (IDP) in the townof Batticaloa.

23-Oct-05 Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 An unidentified person threw agrenade at the house of a retiredgovernment official on October 23.The house of Zafar Iqbal Awan islocated on Gulberg Street in Quetta,Balochistan. No casualties werereported.

23-Oct-05 Grozny ChechnyaUnknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device was foundhidden under a caravan parked nearseveral government buildings inGrozny, including the districtprosecutor’s office and the districtadministration building. The bombwas safely defused. Officialsspeculate that the governmentbuilding may have been the target.

24-Oct-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policemanin Mosul, killing him. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattacks.

24-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 2 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle in the Shaab neighborhood ofBaghdad near a police patrol, killingtwo Iraqis and wounding five others.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

24-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A policeman was killed when gunmenopened fire on him in Baghdad.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

24-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded inBaghdad near a police patrol,wounding two police officers. Policein Iraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

24-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb exploded near a carcarrying Ibrahim Zangana, a seniormember of the Kurdish DemocraticParty. The attack, which occurred inKirkuk, wounded Zangana and killedone of his bodyguards. Politicians inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

24-Oct-05 Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 Insurgents fired several mortarrounds at an oil pipeline in northernIraq, wounding two Iraqi soldiers andsetting a pipeline on fire. The attacktargeted oil pipelines connectingKirkuk oil fields and the refinery inBayji. Attacks on oil pipelines and theoil industry in general are frequent inIraq.

24-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed the secretary of thedirector general of Al-MansurMunicipality, Muhammad Ali Na'mi,when they opened fire on him inBaghdad. Government employeesare the frequent target of insurgentattacks.

24-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives40 20 Three suicide car bombs weredetonated in a coordinated attacktargeting two Baghdad hotels usedby foreign journalists. All threebombs exploded in front of rolling TVcameras in front of the Palestinehotel and the Sheraton hotel. Theattacks killed at least 20 peopletogether. At least 40 people wereinjured in the attack. About five Iraqipolice may have been among thedead. Two AP employees, threephotographers, and three otherjournalists were among the injured.The attack may have been anattempt to kidnap foreign journalistswho are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack. Other sourcesreported that the attack was not akidnapping attempt, but simply anattempt to kill people in a centralplace where the attack could betelevised. Rocket and mortar firewere also launched at the hotelsduring the attack. The hotels arelocated in the square where thestatue of Saddam Hussein wastoppled following the US invasion andthe fall of Baghdad. The first blastoccurred when a bomber slammedhis vehicle into the heavy blockadessurrounding the Sheraton andPalestine hotels, near a police post infront of the two hotels. The blastopened a path for another, largerbomb which exploded severalminutes later. All three blasts wereclaimed by the al-Qaeda linked groupTanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn. On November 2, Iraqisecurity forces announced thatmembers of the elite Interior MinistryWolf Brigade had arrested severalindividuals suspected of involvementin the attack.On November 26,Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn posted a video on theirwebsite showing how the groupplanned and carried out the attacks.The narrator said the Palestine hotelwas occupied by foreign journalistsand security companies, but that theSheraton was the main targetbecause it housed assassinationteams, intelligence groups, and USsoldiers.Note: Casualties are for allattacks combined.


Explosives0 0 Three suicide car bombs weredetonated in a coordinated attacktargeting two Baghdad hotels usedby foreign journalists. All threebombs exploded in front of rolling TVcameras in front of the Palestinehotel and the Sheraton hotel. Theattacks killed at least 20 peopletogether. At least 40 people wereinjured in the attack. About five Iraqipolice may have been among thedead. Two AP employees, threephotographers, and three otherjournalists were among the injured.The attack may have been anattempt to kidnap foreign journalistswho are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack. Other sourcesreported that the attack was not akidnapping attempt, but simply anattempt to kill people in a centralplace where the attack could betelevised. Rocket and mortar firewere also launched at the hotelsduring the attack. The hotels arelocated in the square where thestatue of Saddam Hussein wastoppled following the US invasion andthe fall of Baghdad.The second blastoccurred at a police position on thenortheast side of Firdous Square,near the Ministry of Agriculture andthe 14th Ramadan Mosque.All threeblasts were claimed by the al-Qaedalinked group Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihadfi Bilad al-Rafidayn.On November 2,Iraqi security forces announced thatmembers of the elite Interior MinistryWolf Brigade had arrested severalindividuals suspected of involvementin the attack.On November 26,Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn posted a video on theirwebsite showing how the groupplanned and carried out the attacks.The narrator said the Palestine hotelwas occupied by foreign journalistsand security companies, but that theSheraton was the main targetbecause it housed assassinationteams, intelligence groups, and USsoldiers.Note: Casualties are for allattacks combined.

24-Oct-05 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives9 5 Several explosive devices plantedoutside a building at the Baiji refinerycomplex detonated while US officialswere meeting with administrativeofficials from the refinery. Fivepeople were killed and nine injured inthe attack, although none of the USofficials were wounded. Attacks of oilindustry officials, employees, andinstallations are the frequent targetof insurgent attack in Iraq, as areattacks against US officials.US forcesarrested a number of MunicipalCouncil members of the city of Baijiin connection with the attack.

24-Oct-05 Sederot Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 Several rockets were fired on thetown of Sederot. Al-Quds Brigadesclaimed responsibility for the attackand asserted that it was the first in aseries of attacks in response to thekilling of Lu'au al-Sa'di, commanderof Al-Quds Brigades in the WestBank, and his escort, Majid al-Ashqar.

24-Oct-05 Faizabad AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 On October 24, rockets fired fromJarob Zar hills in BadakhshanProvince landed near the provincialintelligence department compound inFaizabad. No one was injured in theattack, and no property damage wasreported. A police search of theJarob Zar hills yielded one rocket, butthe attackers managed to escape.

24-Oct-05 Dhalai India NationalLiberationFront ofTripura(NLFT)

Unknown0 1 The body of a senior tribal leader,Kartik Tripura, was found in a forestnear Manughat on October 28.Police report that the victim left hishouse on October 24 heading forChichingcherra but never returned.National Liberation Front of Tripura(NLFT) members have beenimplicated in the killing, as Mr.Tripura had been a member of theruling Communist Party of India-Marxists.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

25-Oct-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A policewoman was killed in Mosulwhen gunmen opened fire on her.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

25-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms5 0 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Baghdad, wounding fivepolice officers. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

25-Oct-05 SulaimaniyahIraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives4 10 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle outside the Ministry ofPershmerga Affairs building inSulaimaniyah. Pershmerga areKurdish Security personnel. Theattack killed six pershmerga andthree civilians and wounded twopershmerga and two civilians. It wasone of three suicide bombs in thecity on this day. The other twotargeted the convoy of a seniorPatriotic Union of Kurdistan Partyofficial. Initial reports suggested thatboth attacks were claimed by the al-Qaeda linked group Tanzim Qa’idatal-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn. However,on October 26, a Kurdistani brigadelinked with al-Qaeda, Jihad Pegah,claimed the attacks. On October 25,sources reported the security forcesin the Patriotic Union of Kurdistanregional government were able to killthe mastermind of these attacksduring a raid of his house in theHomerekwer District. One securityofficer, Lieutenant Khalil MuhammadRashid, was killed in the raid.

25-Oct-05 SulaimaniyahIraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives6 3 Two suicide bombers detonated theirvehicles near the convoy of MullahBakhtiyar, a senior Kurdish official inthe Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Party.The attack occurred in Sulaimaniyah.One guard was killed in the attackand six people were injured.Bakhtiyar survived the attack butwas slightly injured. Two cars werealso damaged in the attack.Government officials are a frequenttarget of insurgent attacks in Iraq.The blasts were among three suicidebombs in the city on this day. Theother targeted the Peshmergaheadquarters building in the city.Initial reports suggested that bothattacks were claimed by the al-Qaeda linked group Tanzim Qa’idatal-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn. However,on October 26, a Kurdistani brigadelinked with al-Qaeda, Jihad Pegah,claimed the attacks.On October 25,sources reported the security forcesin the Patriotic Union of Kurdistanregional government were able to killthe mastermind of these attacksduring a raid of his house in theHomerekwer District. One securityofficer, Lieutenant Khalil MuhammadRashid, was killed in the raid.NOTE:Casualty numbers are for bothbombs.

25-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 2 Gunmen killed two Iraq FacilityProtection Service guards andwounded two others in Baghdad.Captain Abbas Muhammad Khalaf,who worked for BaghdadMunicipality's Protection Force, andHaydar Muzhir Latif, an Iraqi Policecommissioner, were killed and twoofficers wounded when gunmenopened fire on them in the Doradistrict. Attacks on the oil industryare frequent in Iraq.

25-Oct-05 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives0 4 Four foreigners working for a USprivate security firm were killedwhen a roadside bomb explodednear a convoy that they wereescorting. The attack occurred nearRamadi. The nationality of the fourmen killed and the nature of theconvoy they were escorting was notknown. Foreign security contractorsare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

25-Oct-05 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped Yalmaz Jaafar,the sister of the Minister of Housingand Reconstruction, JassimMohammed Jaafar, on a highwaybetween Tirkit and Kirkuk. She waskidnapped with two of hercolleagues, the brother of the headof the Tikrit Health Directorate,Mahdi Zainulabidine, and the head ofan agricultural services firm in Tikrit.Family members of governmentofficials are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.On October27, officials reported that Jaafar hadbeen released, although the two menwere still in captivity.

25-Oct-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 An Iraqi police patrol in Baqubah wasattacked when a roadside bombdetonated near the patrol. Onepoliceman was killed in the attack.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

25-Oct-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 5 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives inside a bus in Baqubah,killing five Iraqis and woundingseveral others (no specific numberwas given).

25-Oct-05 Gernika Spain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 A small explosive device detonatednear the courts in Gernika, on AdolfoUrioste Street. The blast causedminimal damage and no injuries. Acaller representing the BasqueFatherland and Freedom (ETA) hadplaced a call announcing theimpending explosion, about twentyminutes before it detonated. Thiswas one of four explosive attackstargeting law courts in the Basquecountry on this evening. On 28December, ETA officially claimedresponsibility for twenty-one attacksin the region, including five targetingcourthouses.

25-Oct-05 Ordizia Spain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated at lawcourts in Ordizia, in Guipuzcoaprovince. This was one of fourexplosive attacks targeting courts inthe Basque country on this evening.No further information is available.On 28 December, the BasqueFatherland and Freedom (ETA)claimed responsibilty for twenty-oneattacks in the region, including fivetargeting courthouses.

25-Oct-05 Amurrio Spain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated at lawcourts in Amurrio, in Alava province.This was one of four explosiveattacks targeting courts in theBasque country on this evening. On28 December the Basque Fatherlandand Freedom (ETA) claimedresponsibility for twenty-one attacksin the region between 25 Octoberand 21 December, including fiveattacks targeting courthouses.

25-Oct-05 BerriozarSpain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated at lawcourts in Berriozar, in Navarreprovince. This was one of fourexplosive attacks targeting courts inthe Basque country on this evening.On 28 December the BasqueFatherland and Freedom (ETA)claimed responsibility for twenty-oneattacks, including five oncourthouses in the region.

25-Oct-05 Medea Algeria Unknown Firearms2 4 Four gunmen entered a café inMedea across from the offices of theNational Liberation Front (FLN) andfired on the café's patrons, killing apoliceman and injuring a soldier. Themen then opened fire on citizens in anearby market, killing one andwounding another. Algeria's securityforces secured the area and killedtwo of the gunmen.

25-Oct-05 Sederot Israel Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimedresponsibility for firing two rockets atthe town of Sederot. Theorganization stated that the attackwas in response to Israel's killingPalestinians in the West Bank andGaza Strip. One rocket was reportedto have landed in an industrial zone.No injuries were reported.

26-Oct-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 A car carrying three engineers whowork on a US Army base in Salah al-Din Governorate was stopped byinsurgents who kidnapped the threeengineers and their driver. All fourbodies were found several hourslater in Diyala governorate. Thosewho work with US forces are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

26-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 A police lieutenant colonel in Kirkuk,Col. Arjuman Abdallah, was killedwhen gunmen opened fire on him infront of his home in Kirkuk. Thecolonel's son was wounded in theattack. Abdallah is also a leader ofthe Turkoman People's Party.Abdallah had escaped anassassination attempt last month,and his brother, a member of theIraqi Army, was killed last month.Police and those who are involved ingovernment affairs are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

26-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen assassainted Nabil Yasseral-Mussawi, a top culture ministryofficial, when they opened fire onhim in Baghdad. Al-Mussawi's driverwas also killed in the attack whichoccurred as al-Mussawi left for work.Government officials are the frequenttarget of insurgent attacks.

26-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen opened fire at the convoy ofAbdul Latif Rashid, a cabinet officialand the minister of water resources,in Baghdad. Rashid was not in theconvoy at the time of the attack, buttwo of his bodyguards werewounded. Government officials arethe frequent target of insurgentattacks.

26-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A bomb exploded inside a Sunnimosque in Baghdad, killing oneperson. This is an example of therising religious-targeted violence inIraq.

26-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 A car bomb exploded in Baghdad,killing one civilian and wounding fiveothers.

26-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inBaghdad, killing three police officers.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

26-Oct-05 Hadera Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives20 6 Five Israelis were killed and morethan twenty wounded when a suicidebomber blew himself up in a crowdedmarketplace in the coastal city ofHadera. Islamic Jihad claimedresponsibility for the attack, statingthat it was in retaliation for Israel’skilling of the organization’s Westbank military commander, LuaySaadi, on 24 October 2005. Thebomber was identified as Hassan AbuZeid from Qabatiyeh. It was reportedthat he was released from an Israeliprison approximately one monthprior to the attack.Palestinianofficials and others have warned thatIsrael’s month-long campaign ofarrests and killing in the West Bankcould result in such an attack. Todate, the Israeli army has killedtwenty-eight Palestinians inassassinations or during arrests sinceit withdrew from the Gaza Strip inSeptember. The Jerusalem Postreported that the alleged planner ofthe attack, Jihad Zakarne, may havebeen killed in a shoot-out betweenIDF troops and Islamic Jihad fugitivesin Kabatiya on 31 October 2005.NOTE: Number of injuries isapproximate

26-Oct-05 PutumayoColombia Unknown Unknown0 0 After attacks by Revolutionary ArmedForces of Colombia (FARC) in thePutumayo department on police andutilities (ECOPETROL) in the last fewdays, a new attack occurred byunknown perpetrators. An electricaltower was attacked and ninemunicipalities were left in the dark.The tactic and weapon were notreported and no casualties werereported.No allegations or claimshave been made for the most recentincident.

26-Oct-05 Sabario AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 4 A group of suspected Talibangunmen entered a mosque in theSabario District of Khost, shootingand killing a tribal leader and threecivilians.

26-Oct-05 VavuniyaSriLanka


Explosives0 0 No casualties were reported whensuspected members of the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) threw agrenade at the office of a LocalGovernment Commissioner inVavuniya district. Note: Incidentdate is approximate.

27-Oct-05 NahrawanIraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Sunni insurgents kidnapped amember of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Madhi Army. Members of theMadhi Army raided a house inNahrawan and freed the hostage andcaptured two militants. The incidentwas followed by a larger clash whenSunni insurgents ambushed theMadhi Army as they left Nahrawan.The attack is one of a growingnumber of religiously motivatedincidents.

27-Oct-05 NahrawanIraq Unknown Firearms17 23 Sunni insurgents ambushed a groupof from Muqtada al-Sadr’s MahdiArmy in Nahrawan, as they left thecity following a raid to free one oftheir members who was being heldhostage. The attack led to a clashthat killed 21 members of the MadhiArmy and two policemen andwounded 12 Madhi Army membersand five policemen. It was unclear ifthe militants had suffered anycasualties. The attack is one exampleof the growing number of religiouslymotivated incidents in the country.

27-Oct-05 KucukcekmeceTurkey Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Four masked assailants boarded apublic bus in Kucukcekmece, forcedthe passengers off, doused the bus ingasoline and then threw a fire bombinto the bus, causing a fire. Theperpetrators were able to escapebefore the police and firefightersarrived.

27-Oct-05 TrincomaleeSriLanka


Firearms0 1 An activist of the North East SinhalaOrganization, A.W.P. Anura, was shotand killed by suspected members ofthe Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) in the Orrs Hill area ofTrincomalee district.

27-Oct-05 RautahatNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 Eight teachers from Sarsawati HigherSecondary School, includingHeadmaster Rabindra Jha, wereabducted in the Gungapriya area ofRautahat district. It is believed thatCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoists(CPN-M) are responsible for thekidnapping.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

27-Oct-05 Jhenidah BangladeshPurboBanglarCommunistParty(PBCP)

Unknown0 1 Following the killing of several oftheir operatives, members of theJanajuddha faction of the PurboBanglar Communist Party (PBCP)killed five workers of the rulingBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).The attacks took place in fourdifferent districts over the course of8 hours (spanning October 26 and27).One attack took place inJhenidah, where a man named Sahinwas killedNote: Incident date isapproximate.

27-Oct-05 Kushtia BangladeshPurboBanglarCommunistParty(PBCP)

Unknown0 1 Following the killing of several oftheir operatives, members of theJanajuddha faction of the PurboBanglar Communist Party (PBCP)killed five workers of the rulingBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).The attacks took place in fourdifferent districts over the course of8 hours (spanning October 26 and27).One attack took place in Kushtiadistrict, where a man named AfazUddin was killedNote: Incident date isapproximate

27-Oct-05 Narail BangladeshPurboBanglarCommunistParty(PBCP)

Unknown0 2 Following the killing of several oftheir operatives, members of theJanajuddha faction of the PurboBanglar Communist Party (PBCP)killed five workers of the rulingBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).The attacks took place in fourdifferent districts over the course of8 hours (spanning October 26 and27).One attack took place in NarailDistrict, where Nazrul Islam andSwapan Bairagi were killed.Note:Incident date is approximate

27-Oct-05 ChuadangaBangladeshPurboBanglarCommunistParty(PBCP)

Unknown0 1 Following the killing of several oftheir operatives, members of theJanajuddha faction of the PurboBanglar Communist Party (PBCP)killed five workers of the rulingBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).The attacks took place in fourdifferent districts over the course of8 hours (spanning October 26 and27).One attack took place inChuadanga, where a man namedZamir Ali was killedNote: Incidentdate is approximate

27-Oct-05 SungaiKolok

Thailand Unknown Explosives1 0 Two of four explosives placed belowa rail track detonated, derailing anorthbound passenger train; only oneof the one hundred passengers wasinjured.

27-Oct-05 Parigi IndonesiaUnknown Explosives1 0 A home-made bomb severely burnedone man when it exploded under hisseat in a packed minibus in theCentral Sulawesi province. The buswas carrying eleven people from theprovincial capital Palu to theprimarily Muslim town, Tentena.

28-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 An explosive charge targeting apolice patrol detonated in Kirkuk,wounding four Iraqis. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattacks.

28-Oct-05 Sederot Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A Qassam rocket was launched atthe town of Sederot. Security forcesstated that the rocket landed onPalestinian territory near the formerEley Sinai settlement. No injurieswere reported.

28-Oct-05 Nawzad AfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 3 On October 28, engineer andcandidate for provincial council,Abdol Ghani, was driving back to hishouse from a party along with his sonand his cousin when they wereattacked by Taliban gunmen inNawzad District. All three died in theattack.

28-Oct-05 Doda Kashmir Unknown Firearms0 0 A group of unidentified individualsfired weapons at the house of formerMember of the Legislative CouncilAbdul Aziz Wani in the Marwah areaof Doda district. Police returned fire,but the terrorists managed toescape.

28-Oct-05 BujanovacSerbia Unknown Explosives0 0 The multiethnic police station in thevillage of Veliki Trnovalc near thetown of Bujanovac was hit by bomb,causing no injuries or fatalities.

29-Oct-05 HowaiderIraq Unknown Explosives42 30 A suicide bomber detonated his truckbomb in the Shiite town of Howaiderin a crowded market just as residentsand merchants were breaking thedaily Ramadan fast. The bomber hadfilled his truck with dates and acrowd of people had gathered near itto buy the produce when hedetonated the device. The attackkilled 30 people and wounded 42others.

29-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The brother of an Iraqi policemanwas killed when gunmen opened fireon him in Baghdad. The families ofpolicemen are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

29-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 5 An explosive charge detonated neara police patrol in Kirkuk, killing threepolicemen and two Iraqi officers.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

29-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice vehicle in Kirkuk, killing twopolice officers. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

29-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 One police officer was killed whengunmen opened fire on him inBaghdad. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

29-Oct-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms4 2 Unidentified gunmen killed thedeputy general manager of the NorthOil Company, engineer MichaelButrus, when they opened fire onhim in front of his home in Kirkuk.Butrus's daughter was also killed inthe attack and four other peoplewere wounded. Oil industryemployees and the oil industry arethe frequent target of insurgentattacks.

29-Oct-05 Mersin Turkey Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Two unknown perpetrators threw apetrol bomb at a police vehicle inMersin, causing damage to the car.Officers were in the vehicle at thetime of the attack, but were notinjured. No further information isavailable.

29-Oct-05 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A Qassam rocket was fired at thewestern Negev on Saturday 29October night. No injuries werereported. The Israeli Air Forceresponded Sunday morning withartillery barrages against suspectedlaunch sites.

29-Oct-05 Sederot Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A Qassam rocket fell near theSederot settlement during theevening of Saturday 29 October. TheIsraeli Defense Forces responded byfiring artillery at areas in thenorthern Gaza Strip thought to houseQassan-related infrastructure.

29-Oct-05 Mecca SaudiArabia

Unknown Firearms0 1 Muhammad Musfir al-Zahrani, apoliceman on duty in Mecca, waskilled when unidentified gunmen shotinto his patrol vehicle. Al-Zahraniand a colleague (who was notinjured) attempted to stop aLandcruiser driving against traffic.The driver refused to stop and shotswere fired from inside the car. Awitness stated that there were twomen inside the vehicle and that theywere the ones who fired on the policepatrol. The attack occurred asapproximately two million Muslimsgathered to celebrate Laylat-al-Qadr,the night during which the Koran issaid to have been revealed.Aninvestigation is underway to learnmore about the motives behind thecrime. Saudi Arabia has experienceda series of clashes attributed to Al-Qaeda since May 2003. It is unclearif this attack is related. Note:Incident occurred sometime duringthe night of 29 October and the earlymorning of 30 October.

29-Oct-05 Logar AfghanistanTaliban Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A girls’ primary school in LogarProvince was under renovation whenTaliban militants attacked on October29, setting fire to the school as wellas the temporary structures that hadbeen set up for use while therenovation was ongoing. This is thefourth school to be set on fire sincethe collapse of the Taliban regime in2001.

29-Oct-05 Delhi India Unknown Explosives45 16 A series of three bombings occurredin Delhi on the evening of October29, killing at least 59 and injuringapproximately 210 others. Thebombs were all located in differentareas, but they all blew up withinminutes of each other. The firstexplosion took place at 5:25pm localtime at a crowded marketplace inPaharganj, central Delhi. The bomb isbelieved to have been placed in amotorcycle or rickshaw that wasparked near a jewelry shop. Sixteenpeople were killed and forty-fivewounded when the device exploded.

29-Oct-05 Sibi Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 The gas pipeline that provides gas toQuetta and the surrounding areaswas damaged by a bomb near Sibi inBalochistan province, causing atemporary interruption in supplies tothe area. Officials report that theexplosion occurred around midnighton October 29, however they do notknow who is responsible for theexplosion.

29-Oct-05 Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A small section of the railway trackconnecting Quetta with the rest ofPakistan was damaged when a bombexploded, though no injuries werereported. Note: Incident date isapproximate.

29-Oct-05 Delhi India Unknown Explosives83 0 A series of three bombings occurredin Delhi on the evening of October29, killing at least 59 and injuringapproximately 210 others. Thebombs were all located in differentareas, but they all blew up withinminutes of each other. The secondblast occurred inside a DelhiTransport Corporation bus at 5:40pmlocal time in South Delhi. The bombwas placed in a bus near the KalkajiDepot. The explosion injured severalpeople but caused no deaths. Policeare investigating the explosions,though they do not yet know who isresponsible.Note: Injury figures forthis explosion are approximate.

29-Oct-05 Delhi India Unknown Explosives82 43 A series of three bombings occurredin Delhi on the evening of October29, killing at least 59 and injuringapproximately 210 others. Thebombs were all located in differentareas, but they all blew up withinminutes of each other. The thirddevice exploded at the Sarojini NagarMarket in South-West Delhi at 5:45pm local time. Police believe thebomb was placed inside a van thatwas parked near several shops. Theblast killed approximately 43 people.Police are investigating theexplosions, though they do not yetknow who is responsible.Note: Injuryfigures for this explosion areapproximate

29-Oct-05 Delhi India Unknown Explosives0 0 A series of three bombings occurredin Delhi on the evening of October29, killing at least 59 and injuringapproximately 210 others. Thebombs were all located in differentareas, but they all blew up withinminutes of each other. A fourthbomb was found and defused outsidethe State Bank of Bikaner in theChandni Chowk area. Police areinvestigating the explosions, thoughthey do not yet know who isresponsible.

30-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms7 2 Deputy Trade Minister Qais DawoudHassan was wounded when gunmenattacked his motorcade in Baghdad.Hassan survived the attack, but twoof his bodyguards were killed andfive other bodyguards and onecivilian were wounded. Governmentofficials are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.


Firearms0 2 Gunmen assassinated a cabinetadvisor, also the brother of one ofIraq’s Vice Presidents, Adel AbdulMedhi, when they opened fire on himin Baghdad as he drove to work.Ghalib Abdul Medhi and his driverwere both killed in the attack. The al-Qaeda linked group Tanzim Qa’idatal-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn claimedthe attack. Government officials andtheir families are the frequent targetof insurgent attack in Iraq.

30-Oct-05 Sinjar Iraq Unknown Explosives7 2 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle near an Iraqi checkpoint inSinjar, near the Syrian border, killingan Iraqi border guard and woundingseven other Iraqi security personnel.

30-Oct-05 Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A roadside bomb exploded near aconvoy of oil tanker trucks south ofBaghdad. The bomb completelydestroyed one of the trucks andkilled both men inside. Four civilianpassers-by were wounded in theattack. The oil industry and itsworkers are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

30-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 2 Gunmen opened fire on a group ofconstruction workers in Baghdad,killing two and wounding threeothers. Construction workers whosupport reconstruction in Iraq andoften work for governmentcontractors are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

30-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A member of the militia loyal toShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr waskilled when gunmen attacked him inBaghdad. The attack was likely anexample of Sunni on Shiite violence.

30-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was planted in a primaryschool in Baghdad, but wasdiscovered and defused before itexploded. Schools in Iraq arebecoming an increasingly frequenttarget of attack.


Explosives0 0 Several mortars were fired at theheadquarters of an Interior MinistryBrigade in Baghdad. No injuries werereported in the attack. InteriorMinistry security forces are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.The attack was claimed by theal-Qaeda linked group Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn.

30-Oct-05 Al-Mahmudiyah

Iraq Unknown Explosives2 2 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol in Al-Mahmudiyah,south of Baghdad. Two civilians werekilled and two injured in the attack.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

30-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 12 Twelve civilians were kidnapped bymen in Interior Ministry commandouniforms in Baghdad. Their bodieswere found four days later inBaghdad, some shot to death andsome beheaded. Officials believe theattack was carried out by sectarian'death squads' targeting members ofopposite Muslim sects.

30-Oct-05 BoumerdesAlgeria SalafistGroup forCall andCombat(GSPC)

Explosives1 0 A deputy in Algeria's NationalPeople's Assembly, Ali Rial, wasinjured by a bomb planted in his car.The bomb exploded in Zemmouri,injuring Rial and causing heavydamage to his vehicle. Rial is amember of the Algerian NationalFront (FNA). The Salafist Group forCall and Combat (GSPC) is suspectedin the attack.The attack occurred onthe same day as an attack by allegedmembers of GSPC targeting twoindividuals known to have taken astrong stance against terroristactivity.

30-Oct-05 Corso Algeria SalafistGroup forCall andCombat(GSPC)

Firearms1 2 Boualem S. was shot and killedoutside of a café and BoudjemaaArrar was killed inside a nearby shopby suspected members of theSalafist Group for Call and Combat(GSPC). Arrar had taken up armsagainst terrorists in 1994. Bothvictims were known in thecommunity for contributing to thegrowth of the local sportingmovement. A ten-year old child wasinjured in the attack. The attackoccurred on the same day that adeputy in Algeria's National People'sAssembly was injured by a bombplanted in his car.

30-Oct-05 KibbutzZikim

Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 The Al-Quds Brigades, Al-AqsaMartyrs Brigades, the Martyr AymanJudah Group, the Martyr Nabil Mas'udBrigades, the Martyr Jihad al-Ammarin Brigade, and the Al-NasirSalah al-Din Brigades announcedthat they jointly fired rockets onKibbutz Zikim near Ashqelon. Theattack comes after the killing of threeAl-Quds Brigades cadres by Israelis inthe town of Qabatiyah. The groupsalso attacked the town of Sederot.

30-Oct-05 Sederot Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 The Al-Quds Brigades, Al-AqsaMartyrs Brigades, the Martyr AymanJudah Group, the Martyr Nabil Mas'udBrigades, the Martyr Jihad al-Ammarin Brigade, and the Al-NasirSalah al-Din Brigades announcedthat they jointly fired rockets on thetown of Sederot. The attack comesafter the killing of three Al-QudsBrigades cadres by Israelis inQabatiyah. The groups also attackedKibbutz Zikim.

30-Oct-05 Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Assailants poured gasoline on twoliving quarters of the Buddhisttemple Wat Takhanthong in Yaringdistrict, Pattani province, and setthem on fire. The assailants firedshots into the buildings as they fledthe scene. It was the second attackon a Buddhist temple in Pattaniprovince this month.

30-Oct-05 IndonesiaUnknown Knives& sharpobjects

1 2 Three Christian girls were beheadedby six masked men as they returnedhome from the Central SulawesiChristian high school in Poso.Another girl survived the attack withmachete wounds to her face and theback of her head. Violent attacksoccurred in Poso between Muslimsand Christians in 2000 and 2001,killing upwards of 1,000 people. Apeace deal was reached in December2001, however bouts of violencehave continued. This attack appearsto be the first recent beheading.

31-Oct-05 Guelph Canada EarthLiberationFront(ELF)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) issuspected responsible for over$400,000 in damages caused to agolf pro-shop in Guelph. Theunidentified perpetrators set fire tothe shop, completely destroying itand all the merchandise inside.Graffiti painted at the scene of theattack indicated that the ELF wasresponsible. There has been anupsurge in eco-terror attacks in thisregion of Canada in recent months.

31-Oct-05 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives71 20 A car bomb exploded in a crowdedmarket in Basra, killing 20 peopleand wounding 71 others. The bombexploded as a police patrol passed, inthe evening hours when the marketand nearby restaurants were full ofpeople breaking the Ramadan fast.One Iraqi security source reportedthat members of the Iranian terroristgroup Mujahideen Khalq Organization(MKO) were involved in the attack.

31-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A construction contractor was killedwhen gunmen opened fire on him inBaghdad. Construction workers whosupport reconstruction in Iraq andoften work for governmentcontractors are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

31-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 Several mortars were fired at theIraqi Oil Ministry building in Baghdad.The mortars missed their target andlanded in the nearby intersection,killing one civilian, wounding fourothers, and damaging severalvehicles. The oil industry in Iraq isthe frequent target of insurgentattacks.

31-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen opened fire on the car ofpolice Major Hazim Shebib as he wasdriving to work in Baghdad. Shebiband his driver were seriouslywounded in the attack. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattacks.

31-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle on a central street inBaghdad. The attack was apparentlytargeting a police patrol, butdetonated prematurely. The attackcaused significant material damageto nearby vehicles and wounded fourcivilians.

31-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A car bomb exploded in the Al-Shu'lah area of Baghdad, a Shiitedominated area, wounding fiveIraqis. Attacks targeting Shiites arebecoming increasingly frequent inIraq.

31-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 A senior Interior Ministry Officer,Brigadier General Jamal Ahmad, waskilled along which his wife whenarmed men attacked them inBaghdad. Interior Ministry personnel,security forces, and governmentofficials are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

31-Oct-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 3 Several mortar shells were fired at anoil marketing company in Baghdad.The shells missed their target,wounding six Iraqis and killing threeothers. The oil industry in Iraq is afrequent target of insurgent attacks.

31-Oct-05 MontevideoUruguay Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 There were five automobile fires, afire set at a Bank of Boston ATM anda bomb set off in front of theUruguay-US Cultural Alliance. All ofthese attacks took place in the citycenter near Rio de la Plata shore. Theperpetrators are unknown, no leafletswere left behind, and no one hasclaimed the attacks. No casualtieswere reported. It is believed that theattacks are a reaction to the Summitof the Americas being held in Mar dePlata, Argentina.There was anotherfire set to an ATM in another part oftown. It is not clear as to whetherthis attack is related.

31-Oct-05 NusaybinTurkey KurdishWorkersParty(PKK)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Suspected members of the KurdishWorkers' Party (PKK) staged anattack against a pipeline belonging tothe Pipeline Transportation Corp(BOTAS) in Nusaybin, in Mardinprovince. The tactic used in theattack is unknown, but a fire wasignited, which caused an unknownamount of damage.

31-Oct-05 Gulmi Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 1 A woman was killed by a bombexplosion that was triggered bymembers of the Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists (CPN-M) in Gulmidistrict.

31-Oct-05 UnitedStates


0 0 A group of eco-terrorists targeted thePlum Creek Timber Co. in variousparts of the state of Maine. In oneevening, three private homes built bythe company and three officebuildings were targeted with fires,spray-paint and rocks. These attackscome as the Plum Creek Timber Co.announced plans to developthousands of acres aroundMoosehead Lake. It is unclear if thisgroup has any ties to the EarthLiberation Front (ELF).

31-Oct-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb went off at a Megafoncellular phone base station onTsaroyeva street at 0830 Moscowtime. This is the third cellular phonestation in Ingushetia that gunmenhave tried to blow up this month.

31-Oct-05 MontevideoUruguay Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 There was a fire set to an ATM of aBank of Boston outside of the citycenter. The perpetrators areunknown. There were no casualtiesreported and it is believed that theattack was a reaction to the Summitof the Americas being held in Mar dePlata, Argentina. It is not clear thatthis attack was coordinated withothers, however on the same daythere were five automobile fires, aand a bomb set off in front of theUruguay-US Cultural Alliance. All ofthese attacks took place in the citycenter near Rio de la Plata shore.

1-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Baghdad opened fire on apolice officer, killing him. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

1-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Baghdad opened fire on apolice officer, killing him. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

1-Nov-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives while lunging at a policepatrol struck in traffic in Kirkuk. Theattack seriously wounded BrigadierKhattab Iris Abdullah, the policecommander of the city of Kirkuk, andwounded his driver and twobodyguards. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

1-Nov-05 Kirkuk Iraq Ansar al-SunnahArmy

Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Kirkuk, injuring twopolicemen. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.The attack was claimed by Ansar al-Sunnah Army.

1-Nov-05 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Three Iraqis, one of whom was apolice officer, were kidnapped inTikrit by unknown gunmen. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks. Kidnappings ofcitizens are also very common.

1-Nov-05 NasiriyahIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents placed a bomb under anoil pipeline in Nasiriyah. Bombexperts were are able to defuse thebomb before it exploded. The oilindustry in Iraq is a frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

1-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An Interior Ministry colonel was killedwhen gunmen opened fire on him inBaghdad. Interior Ministry personnel,who oversee the Iraqi police forces,are the frequent target of insurgentattacks.

1-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police commando was killed whengunmen opened fire on him inBaghdad. Police and security forcesin Iraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

1-Nov-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A bomb exploded in front of apopular fast food restaurant inBaqubah, injuring four people. Thewas the first of several similarattacks over a period of 12 hours inthe city, although this was the onlyone that resulted in casualties.

1-Nov-05 KibbutzMafallesim

Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A Qassam rocket fired during thenight from the Gaza Strip landednear Kibbutz Mefallesim in thewestern Nagev. No injuries ordamage were reported.

1-Nov-05 Semdinli Turkey KurdishWorkersParty(PKK)

Explosives23 0 Twenty-three people, including twopolice officers and three Turkishsoldiers, were injured when a largecar bomb exploded near agendarmerie in the town of Semdinli.The car was parked near theentrance to the gendarmerieheadquarters and damaged ordestroyed sixty-seven homes andshops in the area. Police are blamingthe attack on the Kurdish Workers'Party (PKK).

1-Nov-05 Kurchali ChechnyaUnknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired a grenade launcher atthe house of a police officer,damaging the roof but causing nocasualties.

2-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 Insurgents detonated a bomb in avegetable market in Baghdad,wounding five civilians.

2-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms5 1 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inBaghdad with gunfire, killing onepoliceman and wounding five others.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

2-Nov-05 MusayyibIraq Unknown Explosives63 27 A car bomb exploded in front of aShiite mosque in Musayyib, on one ofthe final days of Ramadan and nearthe end of the day-long fast. At least27 people were killed and 63wounded in the attack. Violencetargeting Shiites is increasinglycommon in Iraq.

2-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 5 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol exploded in southeasternBaghdad. The bomb killed fivepeople, including one policeman, andwounded three other civilians. Policein Iraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

2-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A roadside bomb exploded next to aminibus carrying employees of theOil Ministry to work in Baghdad. Theexplosion wounded five Oil Ministryemployees. Employees of the Iraqi oilindustry and of the government's OilMinistry are the frequent target ofattacks by insurgents who seek toundermine the industry and its abilityto contribute to Iraqi development.

2-Nov-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded in front of apopular fast food restaurant inBaqubah. No injuries were caused inthe blast, but significant materialdamage to the restaurant and nearbyshops occurred. This was one of foursuch attacks in the city on this dayand followed another similar attackthe night before which did causeinjuries.


2-Nov-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded in front of apopular fast food restaurant inBaqubah. No injuries were caused inthe attack, but significant materialdamage to the restaurant and nearbyshops occurred. This was one of foursuch attacks in the city on this dayand followed another similar attackthe night before which did causeinjuries.


2-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Firearms0 2 Gunmen opened fire at a policevehicle traveling in Baghdad, killingtwo policemen. The gunmen then setthe policemen's car on fire. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks. The attack wasclaimed by the al-Qaeda linked groupTanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn.

2-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Firearms0 0 Insurgents kidnapped a policecolonel, Aisam Khaza'al Yousef Sayel,and his wife, Magda Yousef Sayel,who is a member of the councilcommission and a contender in theDecember election under the IraqiNational Accord Party. Thekidnapping was claimed by the al-Qaeda linked group, Tanzim Qa’idatal-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn. Thegroup released a statement claimingthe kidnapping, showing the ID cardof Col. Sayel, and stating that thetwo had been turned over to theSharia Committee. Kidnappings ofpolice officers and those involved inthe new government are frequent inIraq.

2-Nov-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives9 1 A car bomb was detonated near a UScivilian convoy in Kirkuk. The bobmdid not injure any personnel in theconvoy, but one Iraqi civilian waskilled and nine others wounded in theattack. US civilian convoys are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

2-Nov-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 Two explosive charges detonatednear a security forces patrol inKirkuk, wounding five personnel.Security personnel in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

2-Nov-05 Tehran Iran Unknown Explosives0 0 A small bomb exploded on the tenthfloor of the Sayeh Building innorthern Tehran, causing minordamage. The bomb was placed in astairwell outside of the offices ofBritish Airways and British Petroleum.It was unclear if British Airways andBritish Petroleum were the targets ofthe attack as Lloyds and MercedesBenz, among other internationalcompanies, also have offices on thesame floor. The attack occurred astensions ran high between Iran andthe West due to Iran's reluctance tosuspend sensitive nuclear activityand President Ahmadinejad'scomment that Israel should be wipedoff the map. The British Embassy inTehran has been the site of manyrecent demonstrations.A similarattack against the British Airwaysand British Petroleum officesoccurred on 2 August 2005. Someminor damage was caused, but noinjuries were reported.

2-Nov-05 Medina SaudiArabia

Unknown Explosives0 0 Police arrested a wanted man onekilometer north of the Prophet'sMosque in Medina and seized his carwhich was later discovered to be fullof explosives. Security forcesfollowed the individual and watchedas he parked his car at the exit of theAl-Manakhah tunnel and entered al-Dawudiyah mall. The mall isoccupied by offices, commercialestablishments, clinics, etc. The manwas arrested as he entered the malland his car was secured. The targetof the attack is unclear.

2-Nov-05 Gironde France CorsicanNationalLiberationFront(FLNC)

Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated at atax collection office in Girondedepartment, in the Basque region ofFrance. Severe damage was causedto the hall of the building, but therewere no reported injuries. No grouphas claimed responsibility for theattack. On 10 January 2006, theCorsican National Liberation Front(FLNC) 22 October sect claimedresponsibility for two attackstargeting tax offices. The groupstates, the situation of politicaleconomic and social submissionwhich we are currently experiencingcalls for the FLNC's resistance morethan ever.

2-Nov-05 Bologna Italy InformalAnarchistFederation

Explosives0 0 A parcel bomb, made up of a batteryoperated detonator and 50 grams ofgunpowder, was sent to the Mayor ofBologna, Sergio Cofferati. The devicewas discovered and defused byexperts before it could self-detonate.Authorities believe that the bombcould have caused serious injuries toanyone who opened it. Cofferati is aleft-wing mayor who has recentlybeen targeted by right-wingprotestors over his stance againstcrime. A group calling themselvesthe Fire and Fire-related Cooperativewarned of the device in a leaflet.This group is believed to be a part ofthe Informal Anarchist Federation(FAI). Police are investigatingwhether this device is related toothers that have been sent to EUofficials and Italian politicians in thelast year.

2-Nov-05 Srinagar Kashmir Jaish-e-Mohammad(JeM)

Explosives18 10 On the day when the new ChiefMinister of Jammu and Kashmir,Ghulam Nabi Azad, was to be swornin, a Fidayeen (suicide bomber)affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed(JeM) detonated a car bomb outsidethe home of outgoing Chief MinisterMufti Mohammad Sayeed, in theNowgam area of Srinagar. Theexplosion killed 10 people, includinga 10-year-old boy, a pedestrian, andthree police. 18 others sufferedinjuries in the attack.A spokespersonfor JeM, identifying himself as AbuQadam, used local media outlets toclaim responsibility for the attacks onbehalf of JeM and identified thesuicide bomber as MohammadMubashir.

2-Nov-05 BatticaloaSriLanka


Firearms0 1 Members of the Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked andkilled former member SellathambiPunyamoorthi on November 2. Armyreports indicate that the victim hadtried to leave the LTTE to live anormal life, when he was killed in theValachchenai area of Batticaloadistrict.

2-Nov-05 KarbiAnglong

India KarbiLongriNorthCacharHillsLiberationFront (


0 2 A passenger bus traveling nearSorsori in Karbi Anglong wasattacked by a group of suspectedmembers of the Karbi Longri NC HillsLiberation Front on November 2. Theassailants stopped the traveling busand attacked the passengers withsharp objects. Most passengersmanaged to escape, however twowere killed in the incident.

2-Nov-05 MalkangiriIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 1 The house of former Bharatiya JanataParty Minister Arbindo Dhali wasattacked in Malkangiri on November2. Despite police guarding thehouse, over 150 members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-Maoist) were able to surroundthe house, wrestle firearms from thepolice, and successfully bomb thehouse, killing one civilian.

2-Nov-05 NalgondaIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms6 0 A group of Communist Party of India-Maoists belonging to theBellamkonda dalam attacked avillage in Nalgonda district. TenMaoists entered Krishnapuramvillage and assaulted six civilians.They warned the rest against usingmobile phones and selling liquor.Note: Incident date approximate.

2-Nov-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Firearms0 1 A police vehicle carrying ZubeyrKostoyev, a police officer andyounger brother of the Nazraninternal affairs directorate, cameunder automatic weapon fire at 1730Moscow time killing Kostoyev.

2-Nov-05 Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 A powerful bomb collapsed a powerpole and severed the connected linesin Narathiwat's Muang district. Inother parts of the city, police foundand diffused six explosive devices.Militants also bombed a cooking-gasdepot and a provincial prison.Security forces had been on highalert ahead of the end of Ramadan,as authorities feared a rise in attacksat the end of the Muslim fastingperiod.

2-Nov-05 Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

2 0 A petrol bomb was thrown at aprovincial prison injuring a man andhis son. In other parts of the city,police found and diffused sixexplosive devices. Militants alsobombed a cooking-gas depot and apower pole. Security forces hadbeen on high alert ahead of the endof Ramadan, as authorities feared arise in attacks at the end of theMuslim fasting period.

2-Nov-05 Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 An explosive device was found anddiffused by authorities at a a gasdepot in Narathiwat. The bombweighed approximately 15 kilogramsand was to be detonated by atelephone signal. After the policedisarmed the device and left, a groupof militants threw petrol bombs atthe depot, causing a fire among thegas tanks. The fire was put out byfiremen and residents. Police foundand diffused six other devices atpoints around the city on this day.Militants also bombed a cooking-gasdepot, a provincial prison, and apower pole. Security forces hadbeen on high alert ahead of the endof Ramadan, as authorities feared arise in attacks at the end of theMuslim fasting period.

2-Nov-05 Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 An explosive device was found anddiffused by authorities at arestaurant in Narathiwat. The bombweighed approximately 15 kilogramsand was to be detonated by atelephone signal. Police found anddiffused six other devices at pointsaround the city on this day. Militantsalso bombed a cooking-gas depot, aprovincial prison, and a power pole.Security forces had been on highalert ahead of the end of Ramadan,as authorities feared a rise in attacksat the end of the Muslim fastingperiod.

3-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two Iraqi policemen were killed whengunmen opened fire on them inBaghdad. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

3-Nov-05 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 The Ninawa police commander wasattacked by gunmen outside ofMosul. The commander was notinjured in the attack, although two ofhis bodyguards were injured. Policeofficials in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

3-Nov-05 Zarautz Spain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 Two low-powered explosive deviceswere planted at the courthouse inZarautz, in the Basque Country. Oneof the bombs detonated first and thesecond exploded as the policearrived to investigate the first blast.Neither of the devices were powerfulenough to cause damages or injuries.On 28 December, the BasqueFatherland and Freedom (ETA)claimed responsibility for twenty-oneattacks in the region, including fiveagainst courthouses like this one.

3-Nov-05 BatticaloaSriLanka

Unknown Firearms4 1 A member of the Eelam People'sDemocratic Party was shot a byunidentified gunmen just north ofBatticaloa. The victim, identified asArumugam Pathmakanthan, waskilled in the incident, while a civilianand three police personnel sustainedinjuries.

3-Nov-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Firearms0 2 At 1500 hours Moscow time, twoofficers of the Federal SecurityService (FSB) were shot and killedwhile they were driving near theIkazhevo village.

3-Nov-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Firearms0 2 Two police officers were shot at andkilled by unidentified assailants usingautomatic weapons. The officerswere at the Baltorg market in Nazranand the shooting occurred at 1600hours Moscow time.

3-Nov-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Firearms0 0 A bomb exloded at a funeral for apoliceman killed on 2 November. Noone was hurt.

4-Nov-05 Buhriz Iraq Unknown Firearms10 6 Gunmen launched an armed attackon a police checkpoint in Buhriz, nearBaqubah. The gunmen, who weredisguised in women's clothing, firstlaunched mortars at the checkpointand then attacked with gunfire. Theattack led to a gun battle. At least sixpolice officers were killed and 10wounded in the attack. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattacks.

4-Nov-05 TuzKhormato

Iraq Unknown Explosives4 5 A roadside bomb exploded near aconvoy of Interior Ministrycommandos in Tuz Khormato, killingfive police commandos andwounding four others. Police andsecurity forces are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

4-Nov-05 Jalawla Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Malih Humud Mustafa al-Luhaybi, atribal chieftain, and his son werekilled by armed gunmen in the city ofJalawla.

4-Nov-05 Karbala Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a former Baath partyofficial in Karbala when they openedfire on him.

4-Nov-05 Al-Ishaqi

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents detonated an explosivedevice near an oil pipeline in Al-Ishaqi City, south of Samarra. Thepipeline connected the Bayji and Al-Dora refineries. The explosion causedsignificant damage to the pipeline.Oil pipelines in Iraq are the frequenttarget of attack by insurgents whohope to undermine the oil industryand the new regime.

4-Nov-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 5 A bomb exploded near a fuel convoybeing escorted by an Iraqi policepatrol. The explosion, which occurrednear Kirkuk, killed five police officers.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insugent attack.

4-Nov-05 ConvencionColombia Unknown Explosives0 0 Unknown perpetrators bombed theoil pipeline that takes oil from Araucato the Caribbean. There were nocasualties reported. Ecopetrol hassent crews to repair the pipe.

4-Nov-05 Bilbao Spain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A homemade explosive device, madeof a camping gas cylinder and abottle of flammable liquid, detonatedoutside a Socialist Party of theBasque Country (PSE-EE) socialistcenter in Bilbao. The blast causedonly slight damage to the office andno casualties were reported.

4-Nov-05 AnantapurIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 1 A member of the Penna AhobilamArea squad of the Communist Partyof India-Maoists who had recentlysurrendered to police was shot andkilled by other members of the PennaAhobilam Area squad. Reportsindicate that the remaining membersof the squad believed the victim,Harijana Prasad, had become apolice informant.



5 0 An Andhra Pradesh State RoadTransport Corporation bus travelingnear Krishnapuram village wasdamaged when suspectedCommunist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-Maoist) detonated a land mine.Five passengers were injured.

4-Nov-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified assailants fired at thecar of an employee of Ingushetia'sbranch of the Federal SecurityService (FSB), killing him. Theattackers fled the scene.

4-Nov-05 Mar delPlata

ArgentinaUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 According to press reports, fifty tosixty hooded men at the intersectionof Colon and Corrientes threwMolotov Cocktails at several storeson Colon Avenue. The Galicia Bankbranch, a Spanish bank, wascompletely burned and destroyed bythese men. The group ofperpetrators has not been identified.They were among thousands of otherpeople protesting the Summit of theAmericas being held in the city. Noinjuries or fatalities were reported.

4-Nov-05 BuenosAires

ArgentinaOther Fire orFirebomb

1 0 While there were thousands ofpeaceful protestors in Buenos Airespicketing against the Summit of theAmericas, there were severaldemonstrators who came preparedto attack US and Internationalbusinesses. The attacks occurred inthe Plaza de Mayo and Mayo avenue.Several businesses includingMcDonald's, Bank of Boston, andBurger King were set on fire ordamaged by demonstrators carryingQuebracho banners. Quebracho is aleft oriented group that has a historyof violence and piggy-backing anattack on other peacefuldemonstrations.

5-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 5 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, killing fivepolice officers and wounding threeothers. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attacks.

5-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 12 Gunmen attacked a minibus carryinga Kurdish Shiite family near Baghdad,when they opened fire on the bus.The family was returning fromvisiting a family cemetery near BaladRuz. The attack killed twelvemembers of the family and woundedtwo others. The attack was likelymotivated by sectarian tensionbetween Shiites and Sunnis.

5-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 A leading Sunni politician from theNational Dialogue Council, Fakhri al-Qaisi, was the target of anassassination attempt when gunmenopened fire on him in Baghdad as hewas driving home. Al-Qaisi was shotfive times and seriously wounded,but survived the attack. The NationalDialogue Council is expected tocontest the December 15 election.Politicians are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

5-Nov-05 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A Palestinian working as a securityguard for a US contractor in Baiji waskilled when gunmen opened fire onhim in Bayji. Foreign security guardswho work with American companiesare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

5-Nov-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A female teacher, Kawthar AbdelHussein, was kidnapped by unknowngunmen south of Baghdad. Her bodywas found shot to death several dayslater. Teachers in Iraq are becomingan increasingly frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

5-Nov-05 UnknownSudan Lord'sResistanceArmy(LRA)

Firearms1 1 A British aid worker was killed in anambush by approximately twentyLord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebelsnear Tubas, 12 kilometers from theUgandan-Sudanese border. CollinLee and his pregnant wife worked forthe International Aid Services (IAS)relief organization and were travelingwith a driver from Uganda tosouthern Sudan to participate in atrauma counseling workshop forvictims of war. Rebels fired into thecar, hitting Lee in the chest andthroat, and injuring the driver. Therebels threatened to set the vehicleon fire but were persuaded not to.Two aid agencies stopped working innorthern Uganda in October 2005after the LRA killed two aid workersin ambushes.

5-Nov-05 Israel Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimedresponsibility for launching tworockets against Israel from the GazaStrip. The organization stated thatthe attack was in response totargeted air strikes against Hasan al-Madhun, a leader of Al-Aqsa MartyrsBrigade, and Fawzi Abu-al-Qar'a ofHAMAS' al-Qassam Brigades. Bothmen were killed in the strikes.

5-Nov-05 TrincomaleeSriLanka


Firearms0 1 Suspected members of the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) shotand killed a man identified asSinnathrai Muratheelan inTrincomalee district on November 5.The assailants suspected the victimto be a police informant.

5-Nov-05 GangaloorIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms3 1 Members of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists attacked a civiliannamed Pujari Budhram because theybelieved he was involved in theSalwa Judum peace initiative. Theattack occurred in Gangaloor village,Dantewada district. Three otherswere assaulted in the attack.

6-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms5 1 Gunmen opened fire on a group ofcivilians and police near a bus stop inBaghdad. The attack killed apoliceman and wounded five otherpeople. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

6-Nov-05 MahaweelIraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A bomb exploded next to a policepatrol in Al-Mahaweel, killing apoliceman and wounding threeothers. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

6-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Shaykh Muhammad al-Azzawi, imamof the Al-Salam Mosque in Baghdad,was kidnapped by unknown gunmenin Baghdad.

6-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 Several mortars were fired at theGreen Zone in Baghdad, the areawhich houses most governmentbuildings and US headquarters. Theattack wounded two Iraqi civilians.

6-Nov-05 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Firearms0 5 Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi'sconvoy was attacked in Mogadishu.Gunmen attacked the convoy killingfive and wounding an unknownamount of people. This was only thePrime Minster's second visit to thecapital since being appointed thehead of the transitional government.He had previously stayed away fromthe capital because of securityconcerns. The Prime Minister was notinjured in the attack.

6-Nov-05 GazaStrip

Israel Hamas(IslamicResistanceMovement)

Explosives1 0 A rocket launched by Hamas landedon the home of a private citizen inDayr al-Balah in the central GazaStrip. One person was injured.

6-Nov-05 GazaStrip

Israel Unknown Explosives1 0 Militants fired a Qassam rocket atDayr al-Balah in the Gaza Strip. Therocket hit a home and injured aPalestinian man who lived there.

6-Nov-05 NahalOz

Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Israeli Defense Forces found anddefused an explosive charge placedat the Gaza Strip border fence nearNahal Oz.

6-Nov-05 Athens Greece Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unknown perpetrators threw aMolotov cocktail at a Bank of Cyprusbranch in Athens. The device starteda fire, which caused over 100,000euros in damage. Witnesses say thata young man threw the bomb. Nogroup claimed responsibility for theattack.

6-Nov-05 BaramullaKashmir Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified assailants shot andkilled a civilian, Riyaz Ahmad Najar,in Baramulla after accusing him ofbeing a police informant.Note:Incident date is approximate.

6-Nov-05 WarnagalIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown1 0 A group of Communist Party of India-Maoists assaulted a communityleader in Warangal district, allegingthat he/she was a police informer.


Unknown6 0 A group of Communist Party of India-Maoists assaulted six youths inNalgonda district, alleging that theywere police informants.

7-Nov-05 Thibban Iraq Unknown Firearms13 2 Insurgents attacked a group ofsecurity personnel guarding oilpipelines in Thibban, north ofBaghdad, with gunfire. Two securityguards were killed and thirteenothers injured in the attack. The oilindustry in Iraq, including itspipelines, employees, and securityguards, are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack by those who hopeto undermine the oil industry and thenew regime.

7-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 5 Several mortars were fired at theTurkomen club in Baghdad. Theattack killed five people andwounded four others.

7-Nov-05 Balad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police officer, Lt. Raed DawoodSalim, was killed by gunmen whoopened fire on him in Balad. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

7-Nov-05 Mosul Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Firearms0 1 Three gunmen killed an Iraqijournalist, Ahmad Husayn al-Maliki,who works for the Tall Afarnewspaper when they stormed intoan Internet Cafe in Mosul and shothim. Al-Maliki is also a member of theTurkomen minority in the city.Journalists have become anincreasingly frequent target ofinsurgent attack.The attack wasclaimed by the al-Qaeda linked groupTanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn.

7-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives8 5 Several mortars were fired at theMinistry of Youth and Sports buildingin Baghdad. The mortars landed in anearby neighborhood, wounding fivecivilians and killing eight others.Government buildings in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

7-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attempted to assassinateBrigadier General Hamid Shafiq, apolice officer in Baghdad, when theyopened fire on him. Shafiq survivedthe attack, but was injured. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

7-Nov-05 Al-Sa'diyah

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 A member of a municipal council inan area northeast of Baghdad waskilled when gunmen attacked hisvehicle. The member’s son was alsokilled in the attack which occurrednear al-Sa’diyah. Those whoparticipate in local government arethe frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

7-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen opened fire at Mizhir Hadial-Gharrawi, the director ofinspectors at the Al-Dora Refinery inBaghdad, in front of his home inBaghdad. Al-Gharrawi was injured inthe attack. Officials and employeesof the oil industry are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack by thosewho wish to undermine the oilindustry and the new Iraq regime.

7-Nov-05 Medellin Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Unknown3 2 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) perpetrated anattack in a market. The motivation isunknown. Two police officers werekilled and three civilians werewounded (including one minor). Theperpetrators also stole policeweapons.

7-Nov-05 LashkarGah

AfghanistanTaliban Explosives1 0 As Helmand Governor SherMohammad exited his car in LaskarGah on his way to work, a suicidebomber detonated his explosive-laden car near by. The Governor wasnot injured in the event, and thebomber, identified as Talibanmujahedin Salahuddin, survived butlost both of his arms and legs. Afterthe attack, Yousuf Ahmadi,spokesman for the Taliban, claimedresponsibility for the suicide bombingon behalf of the group.

7-Nov-05 PamplonaSpain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Two homemade explosive devices,made of a camping gas cylinder,bottles of flammable liquid andfirework rockets, detonated at theoffices of two mutual insurancecompanies in the northern city ofPamplona. The explosions causedlittle damage.

7-Nov-05 BallymenaNorthernIreland


0 0 A pipe bomb was thrown at a homein Ballymena, causing extensivedamage, but no injuries. A womanand her two children were home atthe time of the attack. Authoritiesbelieve that loyalist paramilitariesmay be behind the attack. This samehome was targeted in a similarattack in September 2005.

7-Nov-05 RajnandgaonIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 1 Anil Pandey, a leader in the BharatiyaJanata Yuva Morcha, was shot andkilled by members of the CommunistParty of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) atMohala village in the Rajnandgaondistrict.

7-Nov-05 Tropoje Albania Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb filled with TNT exploded inMagregaj village of Tropoje district at2100 hours. The bomb destroyed a35 kW pylon which supplied energyto the water system of Bajram Curriand the villages around it.

7-Nov-05 PhilippinesNewPeople'sArmy(NPA)

Unknown3 3 A church owned by the IndependentBenevolent Missionary Association,an anti-communist cult, was raidedas its members were preparing for aritual. Three were injured and threewere killed by members of the NewPeople's Army (NPA) who had warnedthe cult's officials days before.

7-Nov-05 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A policeman at the Ba Lor policestation in Raman was shot and killed.The shooting occurred the samenight that militants attacked severaldistricts of Yala province, killing oneother person, firing on governmentbuildings, and setting fire to stateproperty. Prime Minister ThaksinShinawatra was visiting southernThailand (Narathiwat province) whenthe attacks occurred.

7-Nov-05 Thailand Unknown Unknown0 0 A police station in Bannang Sata wasattacked by militants. The incidentoccurred the same night thatmilitants fired on governmentbuildings and set fire to stateproperty. In total, two people werekilled, including a police officer, andextensive damage was caused.Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatrawas visiting southern Thailand(Narathiwat province) when theattacks occurred.

7-Nov-05 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A villager was shot and killed inBannang Sata. The shootingoccurred the same night thatmilitants attacked several districts ofYala province, killing a police officer,firing on government buildings, andsetting fire to state property. Intotal, two people were killed andextensive damage was caused.Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatrawas visiting southern Thailand(Narathiwat province) when theattacks occurred.

7-Nov-05 Thailand Unknown Unknown0 0 A tambon administrative office inThan To was attacked by militants.The incident occurred the same nightthat militants attacked severaldistricts of Yala province, killing apolice officer, firing on governmentbuildings, and setting fire to stateproperty. In total, two people werekilled and extensive damage wascaused. Prime Minister ThaksinShinawatra was visiting southernThailand (Narathiwat province) whenthe attacks occurred.

7-Nov-05 Thailand Unknown Unknown0 0 A local administrative office in KrongPinang was attacked by militants.The incident occurred the same nightthat militants attacked severaldistricts of Yala province, killing apolice officer, firing on governmentbuildings, and setting fire to stateproperty. In total, two people werekilled and extensive damage wascaused. Prime Minister ThaksinShinawatra was visiting southernThailand (Narathiwat province) whenthe attacks occurred.

7-Nov-05 HongKong

China,People'sRepublicof

Unknown Explosives1 0 A woman was injured in a bombattack on the offices of a Hong Kongnewspaper. A small gift box sent tothe Ming Pao Daily News editor-in-chief Cheung Kin-por exploded whenhis secretary opened it on theafternoon of 7 November 2005. Thedevice was accompanied by a letterdenouncing the newspaper forunspecified activities the monthbefore, demanding a $30 milliondonation within three days to theCommunist Chest, and threateningadditional attacks if the papercontinued its current reporting.

8-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 6 Six employees of a water treatmentplant were killed by unknowninsurgents. Their bodies were foundinside the treatment plant inBaghdad by police. Utilities in Iraqand their employees are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.NOTE:Incident date is date bodies werefound.

8-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 A lawyer for a codefendant inSaddam Hussein's trial was killed andanother lawyer wounded when threegunmen attacked their vehicle,opening fire on the lawyers inBaghdad. Adel al-Zubeidi, who wasrepresenting former Iraqi VicePresident Taha Tassin Ramadan andBarzan al-Tikriti, Saddam Hussein'shalf brother, was killed in the attack.Thami al-Khuzaie, also on the teamrepresenting the two men, waswounded in the attack. This was thesecond attack on lawyers ofHussein's codefendants. The first,about three weeks ago, resulted inthe death of Saadoun al-Janabi, thelawyer for Awad al-Bandar.Followingthe attack, lawyers for SaddamHussein, his aides, and lawyersrepresenting other defendantssevered all contact with the courtand called the upcoming trialillegitimate. The attorneys claimed itwas not safe for them to do theirwork. The head of Saddam Hussein'slegal team, Khalil al-Dulaimi, blamedthe US occupation forces for theirfailure to protect the people andprevent such attacks. Thegovernment rejected their boycott.On November 15, AP reported thatThamir al-Khuzaie, who was injuredin the attack, had fled the countryand was seeking asylum in Qatar.Several days earlier sources reportedthat the majority of SaddamHussein's defense team had also fledthe country, citing security concerns.

8-Nov-05 Daquq Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol exploded in Daquq, nearKirkuk. Two policemen were killedand three wounded in the attack.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

8-Nov-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms5 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Baqubah, killing one policeofficer and wounding five others.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

8-Nov-05 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 A roadside bomb exploded near avehicle carrying a security forcescolonel and his brother in Basra. Boththe colonel and his brother werekilled in the attack. Security forces inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

8-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol close to the Al-MustansiriyahUniversity in Baghdad. The attackkilled one civilian and wounded threeothers. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

8-Nov-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms6 0 Gunmen attacked a policecheckpoint in the Jurf al-Milh area inBaqubah with gunfire. Six policemenwere wounded in the attack. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

8-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Captain Abd Salim, the deputy chiefof the Al-Azamiyah Police Center innorthern Baghdad, was killed byunknown gunmen who opened fireon him as he drove to work. Policeofficials are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

8-Nov-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 4 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baqubah, killing fourpolicemen, including an officer withthe rank of major. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

8-Nov-05 Chuao VenezuelaUnknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded in Chuao. Theperpetrator and motivation areunknown. However, it is important tonote that elections are nearing. Theauthorities have suggested that thisis a possible motivation. There wereno casualties or fatalities reported.Inaddition, it is not clear whether theattacks were coordinated, but abomb exploded in Las Mercedes onthe same day and a third bomb wasremoved before it explodedfrom ashopping mall in Los Palos Grandes.

8-Nov-05 DamascoColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) (35th Front),bombed an electricity pylon,damaging one of the four supportingbeams. El Carmen de Bolivar andOvejas were left without electricity.There were no casualties reported.

8-Nov-05 AlpujarraColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 20 members of the RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia (FARC),25th Front, bombed the entrance toa new police station, still underconstruction. The men were carryingrifles. Once inside, they detonatedan explosive device and destroyedthe police station. The attack alsocaused damage to surroundingbuildings.

8-Nov-05 Rajouri Kashmir Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT)

Firearms0 2 Two men entered the home ofMohammed Ashraf on 8 November,shooting and killing Ashraf and hiswife. Mr. Ashraf was a head policeconstable and brother of People'sDemocratic Party leader and Memberof Legislative Council, MasterTassaduq Hussain. The attackoccurred in the Budhal area of theRajouri district, and police haveidentified two members of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Abu Hamza andSharaka, as the prime suspects.

8-Nov-05 Thailand Unknown Explosives1 0 Two car bombs exploded in Yalainjuring a total of five people. Thefirst bomb was planted at a parkingarea for the provincial educationoffice; it set eight vehicles ablaze.

8-Nov-05 Thailand Unknown Explosives4 0 Two car bombs exploded in Yalainjuring a total of five people. Thesecond bomb was planted at aparking area for the city hall; it setsix vehicles ablaze and injured fourpeople.

8-Nov-05 LosPalosGrandes

VenezuelaUnknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was removed from ashopping center in Los Palos Grandesbefore it could explode. Theperpetrator and motive are unknown.However, the elections are comingup and the authorities have quoted itas a possible motivation. There wereno casualties or fatalities reported. Itis unclear as to whether there is aconnection, but there were twobombs that exploded in Chuao andLas Mercedes on the same day.

8-Nov-05 LasMercedes

VenezuelaUnknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded in Las Mercedes.The perpetrator and motivation areunknown. However, it is important tonote that elections are nearing. Theauthorities have suggested that as apossible motivation. There were nocasualties or fatalities reported.Also,there was a bomb that exploded inChuao and a third bomb removedfrom Los Palos Grandes before itexploded. It is not clear whetherthese attacks are coordinated, butthey did occur on the same day.

9-Nov-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives9 8 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle near a police patrol inBaqubah, killing seven Iraqipolicemen and wounding nine peopleincluding three bystanders. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

9-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen assassinated an EducationMinistry official when they openedfire on him in Baghdad’s Shulaneighborhood. Governmentemployees are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

9-Nov-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A Sudanese administrative attachewho worked as a driver for theSudanese embassy in Baghdad wasassassinated when gunmen openedfire on him in Baghdad as he left thePalestinian mission. The man wasidentified as Hummoda AhmedAdam, a Sudanese citizen. The attackis the latest in a string of attackstargeting diplomats in Iraq.

9-Nov-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Kirkuk, injuring threepolicemen. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

9-Nov-05 ShahwaliKot

AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 The car of Uruzgan’s provincialgovernor Haji Jan Mohammad Khanwas attacked by suspected Talibangunmen as it traveled throughShahwali Kot in Kandahar onNovember 9. The Governor’s guardreturned fire, repelling the attack,which did not result in any casualties.

9-Nov-05 Panjwai AfghanistanUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A hospital run by a local NGO inPanjwai District was set on fire by agroup of unidentified men onNovember 9. All hospital equipment,medicine, beds, and furniture weredestroyed in the fire. Police areconducting an investigation of theincident.

9-Nov-05 Amman Jordan TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives0 0 A suicide bomber attacked theRadisson SAS hotel in Amman as partof a coordinated attack on threewestern hotel chains that killed 63people (including three perpetrators)and wounded more than onehundred. The Associate Pressreported that this particular attackkilled more than thirty. The assailantdetonated his device in the middle ofa wedding party taking place in oneof the hotel's banquet halls. Thebomber entered the hotel with hiswife, who was also wearing anexplosive device and prepared to actas a suicide bomber. Her explosivesdid not go off, however, and she fledthe scene. Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi returned to the apartmentshe and the other three suicidebombers had rented and thentraveled to the Jordanian city of Saltwhere she has relatives. Authoritiescaptured her and she made a fullconfession on Jordanian television. AlQaeda in Iraq, led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, claimed responsibility forthe attack. All three suicidebombers, and the woman whosedevice failed, were Iraqi. TheRadisson SAS in Amman has been atarget of Al Qaeda and Zarqawi inthe past. Casualty numbers are forall three attacks combined.On 21September 2006, the State SecurityCourt in Jordan sentenced SajidaMubarak Atrous al-Rishawi to deathby hanging. Six other Iraqis werealso sentenced to death in absentia.The seven were charged withconspiracy to carry out terrorist actsby using explosives that caused thedeath of an individual, the partialdestruction of a building with peopleinside, and possessing explosiveswithout a legal license with illicitintent. The verdict can be appealed.Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had originallybeen named in the case, howevercharges against him were droppedafter his death in a US airstrike nearBaqubah, Iraq in June 2006.


Explosives0 0 A suicide bomber attacked the DaysInn in Amman as part of acoordinated attack on three westernhotel chains that killed 63 people(including three perpetrators) andwounded more than one hundred.The bombing occurred withinseconds of attacks on the RadissonSAS and Grand Hyatt hotels. Theexplosive device of a female suicidebomber at the Radisson SAS failed togo off and she was later arrested inthe Jordanian city of Salt where shehas relatives. Authorities capturedher and she made a full confessionon Jordanian television. Al Qaeda inIraq, led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,claimed responsibility for the attack.All three suicide bombers, and thewoman whose device failed, wereIraqi. The Radisson SAS in Ammanhas been a target of Al Qaeda andZarqawi in the past. Casualtynumbers are for all three attackscombined.On 21 September 2006,the State Security Court in Jordansentenced Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi to death by hanging. Sixother Iraqis were also sentenced todeath in absentia. The seven werecharged with conspiracy to carry outterrorist acts by using explosives thatcaused the death of an individual,the partial destruction of a buildingwith people inside, and possessingexplosives without a legal licensewith illicit intent. The verdict can beappealed. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi hadoriginally been named in the case,however charges against him weredropped after his death in a USairstrike near Baqubah, Iraq in June2006.


Explosives100 63 A suicide bomber attacked the GrandHyatt in Amman as part of acoordinated attack on three westernhotel chains that killed 63 people(including three perpetrators) andwounded more than one hundred.The bombing occurred withinseconds of attacks on the RadissonSAS and Days Inn hotels. Theexplosive device of a female suicidebomber at the Radisson SAS failed togo off. She fled the scene and waslater arrested in the Jordanian city ofSalt. Authorities captured her andshe made a full confession onJordanian television. Al Qaeda in Iraq,led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,claimed responsibility for the attack.All three suicide bombers, and thewoman whose device failed, wereIraqi. The Radisson SAS in Ammanhas been a target of Al Qaeda andZarqawi in the past. Casualtynumbers are for all three attackscombined.On 21 September 2006,the State Security Court in Jordansentenced Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi to death by hanging. Sixother Iraqis were also sentenced todeath in absentia. The seven werecharged with conspiracy to carry outterrorist acts by using explosives thatcaused the death of an individual,the partial destruction of a buildingwith people inside, and possessingexplosives without a legal licensewith illicit intent. The verdict can beappealed. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi hadoriginally been named in the case,however charges against him weredropped after his death in a USairstrike near Baqubah, Iraq in June2006.

9-Nov-05 LondonderryNorthernIreland

Unknown Explosives0 0 Authorities are blaming dissidentrepublicans for a potential attack inLondonderry. According to reports, agroup of unknown perpetratorsstopped a motorist, held him atgunpoint as they placed a wheeledgarbage bin into his trunk anddemanded that he drive to theLondonderry police station. Thesuspects reported that the bin wasfilled with explosives. When thevictim reached the station, heabandoned his van and reported theincident to police, who were able tosafely detonate the vehicle with noinjuries caused. It is unknown if thebin was filled with explosives or ifthis was an elaborate hoax.Dissident republicans have beenaccused of perpetrating multiplebomb hoaxes during the month ofNovember.

9-Nov-05 ChavakachcheriSriLanka


Unknown0 0 In the Chavakachcheri area,suspected members of the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) robbedtwo postmen as they were deliveringvoter cards for the November 17Presidential election. The thieves gotaway with 259 vote cards.

9-Nov-05 Bhittai Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 During the evening of November 9,the G-2 Point gas plant located onthe border of Sindh and Balochistanprovinces was attacked with rocketsand hand-grenades. Although aboundary wall was destroyed, therewere no deaths, injuries, or damageto the plant reported.

9-Nov-05 Pristina Serbia Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded near theOrganization for Security andCooperation in Europe (OSCE)headquarters without casualties,destroying a luxury car parkednearby.

9-Nov-05 Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Arsonists lit the Tabing tambonadministration office in Sai Buridistrict in Pattani on fire early in themorning.

9-Nov-05 Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 Assailants threw a bomb at a groupof teachers in Sungai Padi district.The teachers fired back, but no onewas injured or killed.

10-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen opened fire on a husbandand wife who both worked for thecity council in the Ghazaliyaneighborhood in Baghdad. The attackoccurred when gunmen opened fireon the couple as they entered thecity council building. Localgovernment employees are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

10-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 0 Insurgents remotely detonated a carbomb near a police patrol inBaghdad, wounding two policemenand one civilian. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

10-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 0 A roadside bomb detonated near amosque in eastern Baghdad,wounding six civilians. Religiousinstitutions in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

10-Nov-05

Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives13 7 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle outside an army recruitingand medical center in Tikrit wherearmy recruits were being givenmedical checks. The recruits wereformer officers in the Iraqi armyunder Saddam Hussein who hadbeen invited to rejoin the military.The attack killed seven people andwounded 13. Recruits were amongthe dead and injured. Attacks onarmy and police recruits are frequentin Iraq.

10-Nov-05

Jassan Iraq Unknown Firearms0 27 27 persons were kidnapped,blindfolded, bound, and shotexecution-style by unknown gunmen.Their bodies were found in Jassan,near the Iranian border. Officialsbelieve there was a sectarian motivefor the killings. Such attacks arefrequent in Iraq. NOTE: Date ofincident is date bodies were found.

10-Nov-05

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 A bomb exploded near the PatrioticUnion of Kurdistan TV station inKirkuk. The blast killed two guardsand caused material damage to thebuilding. Both the Patriotic Union ofKurdistan and media organizationsare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

10-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives25 35 A suicide bomber detonated both anexplosive belt and a bag filled withexplosives inside a Baghdadrestaurant, Qadduri restaurant,where police frequently eatbreakfast. The attack occurred atbreakfast time while at least fourpolice patrols were eating. Theattack killed 35 people and wounded25 others. At least 7 police officerswere killed and at least 4 werewounded. The remaining casualtieswere civilians. The attack wasclaimed by the al-Qaeda affiliatedgroup Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Biladal-Rafidayn.

10-Nov-05

Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen opened fire on a group ofpolice officers in civilian clothing inMosul, killing one policewoman andwounding two other officers, a manand a woman. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

10-Nov-05

GazaStrip

Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A mortar shell fired at the Gaza Striplanded near the Karni crossing. Noinjuries were reported.

10-Nov-05

GazaStrip

Israel Hamas(IslamicResistanceMovement)

Explosives0 0 Israeli Defense Force troopsdiscovered and neutralized anexplosive device placed near theGaza Strip by Hamas members.

10-Nov-05

RiohachaColombia Unknown Firearms2 0 Unknown perpetrators kidnapped thebrother of Senator Luis Vives from afarm. Four armed men kidnappedthe brother and his lawyer. Nodemands have been made.

10-Nov-05

Qalat AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Suspected Taliban militants attackedNimroz Province Deputy GovernorNematollah Yosufzai on theKandahar-Kabul highway outsideQalat, killing him on his way to aconference on strengthening peacein Kabul. Taliban spokesman QariMohammad Yusof claimedresponsibility for the attacks onbehalf of the group.

10-Nov-05

GazaStrip

Israel Unknown Explosives0 1 A 22-year-old Palestinian man,Akrem Kud Salameh Abu Jadian, waskilled while attempting to place anexplosive device near the southernGaza Strip security fence. NOTE: Thearticle did not state whether theindividual was killed when the devicedetonated or whether Israeli forceskilled him.

10-Nov-05

Gaza Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Israeli Defense Forces found anddefused an explosive device near theKarni crossing in Gaza.

10-Nov-05

Van Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated at thebase of an electricity pole in the cityof Van. The blast damaged the poleand nearby homes in the area, butthere were no reported injuriescaused. No group has claimedresponsibility for the attack.

10-Nov-05

Jaffna SriLanka

Unknown Explosives0 0 On November 10, a grenade wasthrown onto the property of a lodgeowned by Jaffna Tamil NationalAlliance Member of Parliament,Suresh Premachandran, but nocasualties were reported. The lodgeis located in the Kattaipirai area ofJaffna district and the perpetratorsremain unknown.

10-Nov-05

Phek India NationalSocialistCouncil ofNagaland-Isak-Muivah

Unknown0 0 7 people, including Pfutsero TownCouncil Chairman Dingulo Khutso,Chakhesang pastor Nuvosaye Veseand elder Puneru Chakhesang, wereabducted from by members of theNational Socialist Council ofNagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) inPhek district. Reports indicate thatthe abducted people had participatedin an anti NSCN-IM rally in October.

11-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 0 A car bomb detonated near a policepatrol in Baghdad, wounding sixpeople, including three civilians andthree police officers. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

11-Nov-05

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms2 3 Gunmen in two vehicles opened fireon a police checkpoint in Baqubah,killing three police officers andwounding two others. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

11-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms4 2 Gunmen opened fire on thecompound of the Embassy of Omanin Baghdad, killing two people,including an Iraqi policeman and aSudanese embassy employee, andwounding four others, at least two ofwhom were policemen. The attack isthe second on employees of Arabembassies in the past week.Diplomats, particularly those fromArab countries working in Iraq withthe new Iraqi government, are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

11-Nov-05

Al-Qamishli

Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol in al-Qamishli, killingone policeman and wounding threeothers. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attacks.

11-Nov-05

al-Miqdadiyah

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Hadi Ahmad Shihab, a BadrOrganization leader in Al-Miqdadiyahnear Baqubah, was killed byunknown gunmen as he left Fridayprayers. The attack was likelymotivated because of Shihab’sparticipation in the Badr Organizationand may have been linked to recentsectarian violence in the region.

11-Nov-05

Al-Miqdadiyah

Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 An official at the Iraqi Islamic Party,Hajj Said Muhammad al-Mihdawi, wasshot and killed by unknown gunmenin Al-Miqdadiyah. One of the party’sguards was wounded. Those whoparticipate in Iraqi politics are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

11-Nov-05

KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 On November 11, ex-district chiefAbdul Hakim Khan was shot andkilled by suspected Taliban gunmenwho entered a mosque in HelmandProvince and attacked him while hewas at prayer. The assailants wereable to escape on motorbikes.

11-Nov-05

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 Two Filipino employees of a SouthKorean company supportingreconstruction in Iraq were killedwhen a roadside bomb explodednear their convoy. Foreign workers inIraq who support reconstruction arethe frequent target of insurgentattack and are seen as allies of USforces and the new Iraqi government.

11-Nov-05

Pulwama Kashmir Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda former policemen and currentCongress party activist, GhulamAhmad Ganai, in Pulwama district on11 November.

11-Nov-05

Ajilapur India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms1 1 Members with the Kalwakunrthydalam squad of the Communist Partyof India-Maoists reportedly shot andkilled a fair price dealer and injuredanother man, both in Ajilapur village,after accusing them of being policeinformants.

11-Nov-05

Kanker India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms5 1 After attending a public grievancesredressal camp, a team ofgovernment officials came underattack by members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-Maoist). The team includedBastar Development AuthorityChairman, Vikram Usendi, aBharatiya Janata Party legislatorrepresenting Narayanpur Assemblysegment, and District Collector S. K.Raju, among others. One person waskilled and five others were injured inthe attack.

11-Nov-05

Wana Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 Pro-government tribal leader AllahKhan was shot and killed byunidentified assailants in the Wanaarea. Khan was also a member ofthe Amn Committee, whichsupported military action againsttribal and foreign militants last year.He was killed in his village of OuchaKhwara, making him the 74th pro-government tribal elder killed inSouth Waziristan.

11-Nov-05

Pyuthan Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown3 0 Three members of the NepaliCongress and Communist Party ofNepal (CPN-UML) were assaulted bymembers of the Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists (CPN-M) after thevictims had lodged complaintsagainst that group.

12-Nov-05


24 5 A car bomb was detonated remotelyin a popular market in theneighborhood of Al-Amin in Baghdad,killing at least 5 people andwounding at least 24 others.

12-Nov-05

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inKirkuk with gunfire, killing onepoliceman and wounded one other.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack in Iraq.

12-Nov-05

ElCarmendeBolivar


Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC), 37th front, put anexplosive device at the offices ofElectrocosta Electricity Company. Ithad been put in a plastic containerwith two electric detonatorsconnected to a timer and a pressurerelief mechanism. Police agentsdeactivated the device before itexploded. No casualties or injurieswere reported.

12-Nov-05

UnknownKashmir Unknown Explosives1 0 Unidentified people detonated anexplosive in the northern region ofKashmir, injuring the State Secretaryof All India Forward Bloc, GhulamMohiuddin Sheikh of Zab Magam.

12-Nov-05

Giridih India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms16 5 A home guard training center atPachamba in the Giridih district wasattacked by more than 100 membersof the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist). Five peoplewere killed in the attack while 16others were injured. According topolice, the attackers also got awaywith 183 rifles, two pistols and 2500cartridges.

12-Nov-05

Colombo SriLanka

Unknown Firearms0 1 Eelam People Democratic Partymember Vellaipodi Rasanayagamwas shot and killed by unidentifiedattackers in the Wellawatte area ofColombo.

13-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 Insurgents detonated an explosivedevice near a police patrol inBaghdad, but missed the target,hitting a civilian car instead andkilling its driver. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

13-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen attacked the vehicle ofBaghdad mayor, Amir al-Sa'idi, in anattempt to assassinate him. Themayor, however, was not injured inthe attack, but two of his bodyguardswere killed. Local governmentofficials are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

13-Nov-05

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An official for the Iraqi Islamic Partyin the Bahruz Subdistrict of Baqubah,Shaykh Wathiq Abdallah, waskidnapped by men dressed in InteriorMinistry uniforms. Abdallah was laterkilled by his kidnappers. Politicians inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

13-Nov-05

Bogota Colombia Unknown Explosives5 1 Unknown perpetrators carried out abomb attack on a business in Bogotá.One girl died and five people(including 2 children) were injured.No motivation has been establishedfor this attack.

13-Nov-05

SrikakulamIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 2 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-Maoist) have killed two tribemembers for allegedly being policeinformants in Srikakulam district.

13-Nov-05


Unknown1 0 A tribal man was injured after beingattacked by members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-Maoist) in Srikakulam district.The CPI-Maoists had accused thevictim of being a police informant.

14-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A homemade explosive devicedetonated outside the Iranianembassy in Baghdad, killing onepolice officer and wounding fourothers. Diplomatic buildings in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

14-Nov-05

Saydida Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Saydida, killing onepoliceman and wounding threeothers. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

14-Nov-05

Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives30 6 A roadside bomb detonated near twopassenger coaches carrying civiliansfrom Ta’mim to Ramadi. The attack,which occurred near Ramadi, killedsix people and wounded 30 others.

14-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A convoy of vehicles carrying civiliancontractors and security personnelwas attacked by a roadside bomband small arms fire as it left theGreen Zone in Baghdad. The attackkilled two South African employees ofthe State Department securitycontractor DynCorp International,and wounded three other employees.Civilian security contractors in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

14-Nov-05

Qarni Israel Unknown Explosives2 1 Israeli Defense Force troops fired ona group of individuals preparing tolaunch rocket-propelled grenades.One of the individuals was killed andtwo others wounded. The target ofthe attack was not clear.

14-Nov-05

Kabul AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 2 Two suicide bombers detonated theirexplosives within 90 minutes and afew hundred meters of each otheroutside the offices of an electionoversight body in Kabul. In the firstexplosion, one German InternationalSecurity Assistance Force soldier andone civilian was killed. The Talibanclaimed responsibility for the attack.

14-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Other 4 0 Four police officers were attackedand beaten by men dressed inInterior Ministry commando uniforms.The policemen were all injured in theattack which occurred in Baghdad.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof attack.

14-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Tawfiq al-Yasiri, the head of theShams al-Iraq [Sun of Iraq] list andthe secretary general of the NationalCoalition party, was kidnapped byunknown gunmen who raided hishome in the al-Yarmouk area ofBaghdad. He was released severaldays later, unharmed. No details onthe conditions surrounding hisrelease were available. Al-Yasiri isone of the candidates running forgeneral election in Iraq and is knownfor trying to forge a Sunni-Shiitecoalition.NOTE: Kidnap date isapproximate.

14-Nov-05

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Interior Ministry uniformsstormed the home of Shaykh YasirSalah Ahmad al-Samarrai, a leadingmember of the Iraqi National ReformMovement, and kidnapped him. Al-Samarrai was later killed. Politiciansin Iraq are frequent targets ofinsurgent attack.

14-Nov-05

Cali Colombia Unknown Explosives0 0 Unknown perpetrators bombedelectrical towers in Cali. Two weredestroyed and a third was damaged.RCN Radio claims that there werethree additional bombs deactivated.There were no reports of casualtiesor injuries.The Revolutionary ArmedForces of Colombia (FARC) wereimplicated by the Police (El Pais, 16November)

14-Nov-05

SidiDaoud

Algeria SalafistGroup forCall andCombat(GSPC)


0 0 Militants aligned with the SalafistGroup for Call and Combat (GSPC)planted a bomb on the main road ofSidi Daoud. The device was toexplode when the convoy carryingthe Minister of Employment andNational Solidarity, Djamel OuldAbbes, passed. The package wasdiscovered prior to the convoy'sarrival. The bomb was to bedetonated by a mobile phone. Thismethod of detonation is new to theGSPC and could represent a spill overfrom the conflict in Iraq.

14-Nov-05

Srinagar India Al-Mansooran

Explosives17 4 An attack at a Lalchowk business hubin Srinagar left four people dead andanother seventeen injured. A groupof Fidayeen (suicide squad) launchedthe gun and grenade attack on 14November before escaping in thesurrounding area. Two CentralReserve Police Force (CRPF) soldierswere among the dead, and aJapanese journalist was injured.CRPF conducted a six hour cordon-and-search mission in search of theassailants. Al-Mansooran spokesmanAbu Usama claimed responsibility forthe attack on behalf of his outfit,while a man named Shams AzharulAmaan also claimed responsibility forthe attacks on behalf of Al-Mansooran and Jammu and KashmirIslamic Front.

14-Nov-05

JhalakathiBangladeshJamatulMujahedinBangladesh

Explosives3 2 Two senior assistant judges werekilled and three people injured asmembers of Jamatul MujahedinBangladesh (JMB) blew up a bomb inJhalakathi. The assailant approachedthe judges as they approached thecourthouse on November 14,appearing to try to hand them someleaflets that he was carrying beforehe threw a bag at a nearby microbus,where it exploded. Police were ableto arrest the bomber, Iftekhar HasanAl Mamun, who confessed to being amember of a JMB Fidayeen (suicidesquad). The suspect was found withan unexploded bomb strapped to hisleg.

14-Nov-05

Khotang Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists(CPN-M) insurgents abducted threestudents and three teachers inKhotang district.Note: Incident dateapproximate.

14-Nov-05

Kabul AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 2 On November 14, two suicidebombers detonated their explosiveswithin 90 minutes and a few hundredmeters of each other outside theoffices of an election oversight bodyin Kabul. In the second blast, awoman and a child were killed. TheTaliban claimed responsibility for theattack.

15-Nov-05

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Gunmen opened fire on anemergency police patrol in Kirkuk,killing four police officers. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

15-Nov-05

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 2 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Kirkuk, killing twopolice officers and wounding twoothers. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

15-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 4 A car bomb exploded in Baghdad,near a group of police officersgathered for a meeting near arestaurant frequented by Iraqi police.The attack killed four peopleincluding two police officers andwounded seven, including six policeofficers. The attack also resulted inthe destruction of several police andcivilian vehicles and nearby shops.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

15-Nov-05

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 Gunmen opened fire on the vehicleof the son of prominent TurkomanFront Member Subhi Sabir, woundinghim and two others. The attackoccurred in Kirkuk. Attacks on thoseinvolved in politics and their familiesare frequent in Iraq.

15-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb exploded near theal-Muthanna police station inBaghdad, wounding four policemenand damaging several nearby cars.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

15-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killedProfessor Jasim al-Fahdawi, aprofessor at the Faculty of the Arts inAl-Mustansiriyah University. Theattack occurred in Baghdad.Teachers and professors havebecome and increasingly frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

15-Nov-05

Kabul AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 A rocket fired from the Bagrami hillsin Kabul landed in the Shashdarakneighborhood, which houses theoffices of several foreign NGOs andthe Afghanistan InternationalChamber of Commerce (AICC). Therocket damaged the power generatorof private company North Ariana.Police officials believe that the rocketcould have been targeted for thenearby US embassy.

15-Nov-05

Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A mortar was fired toward thewestern Negev from the Gaza Strip.The shell landed in an open areacausing no damage or injuries.

15-Nov-05

Van Turkey KurdishWorkersParty(PKK)


0 0 Police discovered two suspectedmembers of the Kurdish Workers'Party (PKK) planting a remote-detonated explosive device in theparking lot of the Governor's Office inthe city of Van. The two suspectswere arrested with four kilograms ofA-4 explosives and a remote control.Police believe these two hadperpetrated previous attackstargeting Turkish police officers.

15-Nov-05

BaramullaKashmir Al-Arifeen Explosives90 3 A grenade explosion at a publicmeeting in Baramulla district killedthree people and injured 90 others.Former Minister and People’sDemocratic Party (PDP) leaderGhulam Hassan Mir was holding apublic meeting when an explosionerupted shortly after Mr. Mir beganaddressing the crowd. Mir and five ofhis personal security officers wereamong those injured, along with aDeputy Superintendent of Police anda Station House Officer. A mannamed Majid Iqbal later claimedresponsibility for the attack on behalfof the Al-Arifeen.

15-Nov-05

Karachi Pakistan BalochLiberationArmy

Explosives20 3 A car bomb explosion in front of aKFC restaurant in Karachi killed atleast three people and injured 20,including two South African women,on November 15. According topolice, the explosion was caused by5 kilogram improvised explosivedevice that was placed in a carparked outside the restaurant. Theresulting blast left a hole four feetwide and half a foot deep, damaginga Muslim Commercial Bank, a wing ofthe PIDC house, and the outerportion of the KFC. A spokesman forthe Balochistan Liberation Army,identified as Chakar Azam, claimedresponsibility for the car bomb onbehalf of his organization. Accordingto Azam, the bomb was detonated asa form of protest, to put pressure onthe government to provide greaterrights for the Baloch people.

15-Nov-05

Jaffna SriLanka

Unknown Firearms1 0 Senior Eelam Peoples' DemocraticFront (EPDP) member, N Kumaran,was injured on November 15 whenunidentified gunmen opened fire on agroup of EPDP members in Jaffna.

15-Nov-05

Kaski Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists(CPN-M) insurgents abducted fifty-five students and two teachers fromtwo different schools in Kaski district.Note: Incident date approximate.

15-Nov-05


Explosives0 0 Members of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists tried to blow up acinema hall in Srikakulam district,however only one of two explosivesactually detonated. The resultingblast did not cause extensivedamage.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

15-Nov-05

Gwadar Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A Chinese construction companybuilding a road to link Gwadar andthe Turbat area of Makran cameunder rocket attack in the Tallar areaof Gwadar district on November 15.Five rockets were fired from thenearby Dahram mountain rangetoward the company's camp site byunknown assailants. Two of therockets exploded in the camp'sparking area, destroying manyvehicles but causing no injuries. Theremaining three rockets landed inopen areas near the camp.

15-Nov-05

Jaffna SriLanka


Firearms1 0 Suspected members of the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam shot andinjured an Eelam People'sDemocratic Party member in Jaffnadistrict on November 15

15-Nov-05

Nazran Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded on Mutaliyev streetas a truck carrying border guardswas driving by at 5:18 PM Moscowtime. The scene of the explosion wasnear school number 5 on Mutaliyevstreet. A crater 1.5 meters indiameter and 1 meter deep wasformed as a result of the explosion.

15-Nov-05

Davao PhilippinesNewPeople'sArmy(NPA)

Firearms0 1 Datu Manuel Butig, a tribal chieftainin Paquibato District, was abductedand killed by a firing squad of NewPeople's Army (NPA) members inDavao City.

16-Nov-05

Vienna Austria Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated infront of a building which houses aMuslim prayer room and mosque inthe 17th district of Vienna. The blastdamaged nearby vehicles, shatteredwindows and damaged the front doorof the building. The attack tookplace as a conference on Islam washeld in downtown Vienna.

16-Nov-05

MoqtadiyeIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on Sheikh Sa'edel-Mehdawi, the head of the IslamicParty in Moqtadiye, as he left hishome in Moqtadiye. Mehdawi wasinjured in the attack and died fourdays later of his wounds. Prominentpolitical figures are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

16-Nov-05

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen opened fire on a policemanand his wife while they were walkingin Baqubah. Both the policeman andhis wife were killed in the attack.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

16-Nov-05

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked two schoolheadmasters north of Baqubah,killing one and injuring another.School teachers and officials in Iraqare becoming an increasinglyfrequent target of insurgent attacks.

16-Nov-05

Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A roadside bomb exploded near theconvoy of the police director of Baiji,Col. Mohammed Saleh, in Bayji.Saleh and four of his bodyguardswere injured in the attack. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

16-Nov-05

BuenaventuraColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)


15 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC), 30th Front,attacked a boat with bombs hiddenin coconuts. The bombs weredetonated after police andemergency services approached theboat. They are believed to be thetargets. A fire was intentionally seton the boat in order to attract theemergency personnel and policeauthorities. A sailor, a privatesecurity guard, and a policeman aremissing. 15 people were wounded inthe attack.

16-Nov-05

Quito Ecuador Unknown Explosives0 0 Unknown perpetrators detonated abomb outside of the US embassy inQuito. There were no reportedinjuries or fatalities and the motivesare unknown.

16-Nov-05

He'rat AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 Two explosions occurred within 30minutes of each other in HeratDistrict. The first explosion occurredin front of Soltan High School but didnot cause any damage or casualties.Note: Incident date is approximate.

16-Nov-05

Pristina Serbia Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 A bomb exploded under a KosovoPolice Service (ShPK) police carparked next to the Youth and SportsCenter in Pristina without injury. Thebomb was detonated as the driverput the car in reverse. The deviceapparently contained enoughexplosive power to kill one person.NOTE: It is unclear if the police car orthe Youth and Sports Center was thetarget.

16-Nov-05

Srinagar Kashmir Al-Arifeen Explosives72 4 A car bomb that exploded near theentrance of the Jammu and KashmirBank Corporate Headquarters inSrinagar killed four people andinjured 72. Among those injured islegislator and former Minister UsmanMaheed. According to police, theexplosion occurred on the roadlinking Maulana Azad Road withResidency Road at 10:25am onNovember 16, when a bombdetonated in a Maruti-800 car. Thebulletproof car carrying Maheedabsorbed most of the force of theexplosion. Majid Iqbal, spokespersonfor the Al-Arifeen group, claimedresponsibility for the attack on behalfof his organization. It is unclear if thetarget of the attack was the bank orMr. Maheed.

16-Nov-05

TaplejungNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists(CPN-M) abducted 560 students andteachers from five different VillageDevelopment Committees inTaplejun district. The abductionsoccurred in Dhungesanghu, Change,Hangpang, Phoolbari and Nighuradin,causing classes to be canceled inthose locations.

16-Nov-05

BatticaloaSriLanka


Explosives0 0 Members of the Liberation Tigers ofTamil (LTTE) tried to discouragevoters from participating in theupcoming elections by throwing handgrenades a the Eelam People'sDemocratic Party offices in Batticaloaand Jaffna districts.Note: Multipleincident sites.

16-Nov-05

Tanahun Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown2 0 Two children who had beenkidnapped from the Bhimad bazaaron November 16 by members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoists(CPN-M) are reported to have beentortured by the Maoists for a weekbefore being released. The twochildren, Netra Kumal and JhakBahadur, were accused of beingspies.

16-Nov-05

He'rat AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 Two explosions occurred within 30minutes of each other in HeratDistrict. The second of the twoexplosions occurred in front of theEducation Department but did notcause any damage or casualties.Note: Incident date is approximate.

17-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 A professor at Baghdad University,Sa'd Yasin al-Ansari, was killed byunknown gunmen who opened fireon him while he was driving inwestern Baghdad. Al-Ansari's wifewho was also in the car at the time ofthe attack was wounded. Professorsin Iraq are becoming an increasinglyfrequent target of insurgent attack.

17-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a policeman whenthey opened fire on him in Baghdad.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

17-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Four gunmen stormed the clinic ofDr. Kadhim Abbood Alwash inBaghdad and killed him. Alwash wasthe head of the Karama GeneralHospital in Baghdad.

17-Nov-05

PiamonteColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Unknown1 1 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC), 14th Frontattacked a police post. One policeauxiliary was killed and anotherpolice agent was injured. Theweapon used is unknown.

17-Nov-05

Van Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device planted on arailway line between Van and thetown of Kapikoy detonated as afreight train was passing over it. Theblast caused damages to the trainbut there were no reported injuries.No group has claimed responsibilityfor the attack.

17-Nov-05

Amparai SriLanka


Firearms0 1 In the Kalmunai area of Amparai,suspected members of the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) shotand killed a Muslim religious leaderon November 17.

17-Nov-05

BatticaloaSriLanka

Unknown Explosives2 0 Two civilians were injured at a votecounting center at Batticaloa HinduCollege when unidentified attackersthrew a hand grenade toward them.

17-Nov-05

MalgobeckRussia Unknown Firearms1 2 Two police officers were shot andkilled and one officer was injured byunknown gunmen on the outskirts ofMalgobek.

17-Nov-05

BatticaloaSriLanka

Unknown Explosives3 0 An unidentified person threw a handgrenade toward a polling center inthe Chenkalady area of Batticaloadistrict on November 17, injuring twopolice personnel and one civilian.

17-Nov-05

IndonesiaUnknown Firearms2 0 A lecturer at Tadulako University andhis wife were shot by two men onanother motorcycle in East Palu whileon their way home from a churchservice. It is more than likely thatthe couple was shot because theywere Christian.

17-Nov-05

PhilippinesNewPeople'sArmy(NPA)

Firearms5 1 New People's Army (NPA) membersopened fire on a checkpoint while thepolice officers manning the post weretaking shelter from the rain in ashed. Simeon Santiago was killedwhile three other offices and twocivilians were injured.

18-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives43 8 Two suicide car bombers detonatedtheir vehicles outside the HamraHotel in Baghdad, a hotel popularwith journalists and foreigncontractors. Foreign journalists andcontractors are a frequent target ofinsurgent attack. This is the secondsimilar attack on Baghdad hotels inone month. The coordinated attackkilled eight Iraqis and wounded atleast 43 others. A nearby apartmentbuilding was destroyed in the attack.The bombings were followed bygunfire.The first bomber detonatedhis vehicle near the protective blastwalls outside the hotel, trying to blowa hole in the wall for the secondbomber to enter. The hole createdwas too small for the second bomberto enter through however.

18-Nov-05

KhanaqinIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Two suicide bombers detonated theirexplosive belts among crowds ofworshippers attending Friday prayersin two Shiite mosques in the town ofKhanaqin. A third suicide bomberwas prevented from detonating hisdevice when he was arrested bypolice. The coordinated attacks killedat least 77 people and wounded over80 others. Sectarian violence againstShiites is common in Iraq. Followingthe attacks police arrested fourpeople in connection with the attack,three people from outside ofKhanaqin and the suicide bomberwho failed to detonate his explosives.Police said they received someintelligence about possible suicidebombings only minutes before theblasts.The first blast occurred at theSheikh Murad mosque.

18-Nov-05

KhanaqinIraq Unknown Explosives80 77 Two suicide bombers detonated theirexplosive belts among crowds ofworshippers attending Friday prayersin two Shiite mosques in the town ofKhanaqin. A third suicide bomberwas prevented from detonating hisdevice when he was arrested bypolice. The coordinated attacks killedat least 77 people and wounded over80 others. Sectarian violence againstShiites is common in Iraq. Followingthe attacks police arrested fourpeople in connection with the attack,three people from outside ofKhanaqin and the suicide bomberwho failed to detonate his explosives.Police said they received someintelligence about possible suicidebombings only minutes before theblasts.The second blast occurred atthe Khanaqin Grand Mosque.

18-Nov-05

KhanaqinIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded near a bank in theIraqi town of Khanaqin. No casualtieswere reported in the blast. Theattack occurred on the same day andonly a short time after two suicidebombers detonated their explosivesinside Shiite mosques, killing 77 andwounding over 80. It was unclear ifthis blast was linked to the suicidebombings.

18-Nov-05

Kanaan Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A car bomb exploded near a convoyof foreigners working with US forcesin Kanaan, northern Iraq. The bombkilled an Iraqi boy and wounded twocivilians. Attacks on those who workwith US forces are frequent in Iraq.The nationality of the foreigners wasnot given.

18-Nov-05

Cunday Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Firearms0 0 20-30 members of the RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia (FARC),25th Front, attacked a police stationwith rifles. There was significantdamage caused to the police stationas well as surrounding residences.There were no police or civiliancasualties reported.

18-Nov-05

Atizapan Mexico Other Explosives0 0 A little known organization, MexicoUnited Against Poverty wasresponsible for detonating explosivesat a BBVA-Bancomer bank. TheSpanish owned bank was located inAtizapan. There were leaflets left atthe scene in Atizapan with anti FTAArhetoric like, to hell with the FTAA,and proletariat, awake. There wereno casualties at the scene, but therewas significant damage to thebuildings.In Tlalnepantla, anotherBBVA-Bancomer branch wasattacked. The authorities wereinvestigating whether the samegroup had carried out the attack.

18-Nov-05

Patongo Uganda Lord'sResistanceArmy(LRA)

Firearms0 5 Lord's Resistance Army rebelsattacked a truck traveling betweenPatongo and Adilang. The attackresulted in the death of five people.An unknown number of people areeither missing and injured.

18-Nov-05

Athens Greece Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A homemade explosive devicedetonated at a Chevrolet cardealership in the Peristeri district ofAthens, destroying two vehicles. Thedevice was made of gas canistersand caused a fire to spread on thepremises. Witnesses report seeingfive perpetrators rush away from thescene on motorcycles. US cardealerships are the frequent target ofarsonist attacks in Greece.

18-Nov-05

Istanbul Turkey KurdishWorkersParty(PKK)

Explosives11 2 Two people were killed and eleveninjured when an explosive devicedetonated close to a bus stop nearan amusement park in theBeylikduzu area of Istanbul. Thedevice was planted in a trash canand is being blamed on the KurdishWorkers' Party (PKK), who haveperpetrated similar attacks in recentmonths.

18-Nov-05

Amparai SriLanka


Explosives21 6 Suspected members of the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) threwhand grenades at a mosque in theAkkaraipattu area of Amparai district,killing six and injuring 21 onNovember 18.

18-Nov-05

TlalnepanlaMexico Unknown Explosives0 0 In Tlalnepantla, authorities areinvestigating an attack against aBBVA-Bancomer bank ATM. TheSpanish owned bank was damagedwhen an unknown group detonatedexplosives. There were no casualtiesat the scene.A little knownorganization, Mexico United AgainstPoverty was responsible fordetonating explosives at anotherBBVA-Bancomer bank in Atizapanthe same day. There were leafletsleft at the scene in Atizapan with antiFTAA rhetoric like, to hell with theFTAA, and proletariat, awake. InTlalnepantla, the authorities wereinvestigating whether the samegroup had carried out the attack.

19-Nov-05

AbuSaida

Iraq Unknown Explosives75 50 A suicide bomber detonated his carbomb in a funeral tent filled withmourners attending the funeral of aShiite Sheikh, and the uncle of RaadMajid, the head of the municipalcouncil in the village of Abu Saidanear Baqubah. The attack killed atleast 50 people and wounded at least75.

19-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives20 13 A car bomb exploded near a busymarket in the Diyala area of southernBaghdad. The attack killed 13 peopleand wounded 20 others.

19-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 1 A suicide bomber detonated his carbomb near a police convoy inBaghdad, wounding two police andeight civilians. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

19-Nov-05

Karbala Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Gunmen attacked and killed fourmembers of the banned Ba'ath partyin Karbala. Members of the Ba'athparty and former members ofSaddam Hussein's regime are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

19-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives13 4 A car bomb exploded in a Shiitedistrict of Baghdad. The attackoccurred on the same day as twoother large suicide attacks, one inBaghdad and one near Baqubah. Thiswas one of two bombs in Shiite areasof Baghdad on this day. The twoblasts together killed four andwounded 13. Casualty numbers foreach bombing were not provided.

19-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives13 4 A car bomb exploded in a Shiitedistrict of Baghdad. The attackoccurred on the same day as twoother large suicide attacks, one inBaghdad and one near Baqubah. Thiswas one of two bombs in Shiite areasof Baghdad on this day. The twoblasts together killed four people andwounded 13. Casualty numbers foreach bombing were not provided.

19-Nov-05

Ocana Colombia NationalLiberationArmy ofColombia(ELN)

Unknown0 0 Elivra Helena Lanzziano, a teacher atNueva Corralito school, waskidnapped by the National LiberationArmy of Colombia (ELN). There havebeen no demands by the kidnappers.The motivation is unknown.

19-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 A Sunni Kurd cleric, Sheik Bashir HadiFakhreddine, the Imam of the Bilal al-Habashi mosque in Kirkuk, waskidnapped by unknown gunmen ashe traveled to Bahrain where heplanned to represent Iraq in anIslamic conference. Fakhreddine’sfriend Seif Abdullah and a member ofthe Iraqi Islamic Party were alsokidnapped at the same time. Thebodies of Fakhreddine, Abdullah, andthe Iraqi Islamic Party member werefound near Baghdad with bulletwounds and marks of torture about10 days after the kidnapping. Attackson Sunni and Kurdish clerics arefrequent in Iraq.NOTE: Kidnappingdate is approximate.

19-Nov-05

Helmand AfghanistanTaliban Explosives1 3 A bomb exploded in a car belongingto a former warlord in HelmandProvince who had taken part in theUnited Nations disarmamentprogram following the fall of theTaliban regime. The explosion killedthree people and injured the formerwarlord. Following the attack,Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadiclaimed responsibility for the attacks.

19-Nov-05

Asmar AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 1 One person was killed when a bombexploded one meter from the car ofPacha Sangarmal, the head of theLabour and Social Affairs Departmentin Asmar District. Sangarmal himselfwas not wounded in the attack.Note:Incident date is approximate.

19-Nov-05

Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Sophon Maichan, a policeman, wasshot and killed by two men onanother motorcycle in Narathiwat.Governor Pracha Tearat stated thatthe individuals were attackedbecause they cooperated with thegovernment's efforts to quell theIslamic insurgency.

19-Nov-05


Unknown0 2 Two policeman were killed bymembers of the New People's Army(NPA) in an ambush in NorthPoblacion, Bucay.

19-Nov-05


Firearms0 0 Members of the New People's Army(NPA) attempted to bomb a GlobeTelecoms cell tower in Lucban,Quezon Province, but the amount ofdynamite they had was not sufficient,so they shot the generator to destroyit.

20-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police officer was killed whengunmen opened fire on him inBaghdad. Major Nasir Hamid Bunni,who worked at the al-Dora policestation in Baghdad, was killed whiledriving his private car and wearingcivilian clothes. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

20-Nov-05

KhwajaGhar

AfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 1 In Nimruz Province, members of theTaliban were able to abduct anIndian engineer working for theIndian firm Boarder RoadsOrganization, along with hisbodyguards and driver, on the roadfrom Ghor-Ghoro to Mina in KwajaGhar. Following the abduction, theTaliban demanded that the Indianconstruction firm withdraw fromAfghanistan within 48 hours. Uponfailing to do so, the Taliban killed theengineer.

20-Nov-05

Ankara Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 Police discovered and defused asound bomb that had been placed ina fruit can and left outside a bankbranch in Ankara. Police safelydetonated the device, but somewindows in nearby shops wereshattered during the explosion. Nogroup has claimed responsibility forthe attack.

20-Nov-05

Naushki Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified assailants shot a rocketat the residence of the Vice Presidentof Paskistan Muslim League-Q, PrinceAbdul Qadir. The rocket did notcause any reported damage orinjuries.

20-Nov-05

Kharan Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified individuals detonated abomb along the wall of a telephoneexchange in Kharan. The explosiondid not injure anyone, but it didcause minor damage to the building.Note: Incident date approximate.

20-Nov-05

Kharan Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 No injuries and only minor damagewere reported from the site of thePakistan TelecommunicationCompany Ltd office when a bombexploded outside on November 20.No groups have claimedresponsibility.

20-Nov-05

Travnik Bosnia-Herzegovina

Unknown Explosives0 0 Three bombs exploded in the centerof Travnik early in the morning. Thebombs were placed on Ulica Sehidaand Bosanska Ulica and there wereno injuries, but a substantial amountof property damage occurred.

20-Nov-05

HagerstownUnitedStates

EarthLiberationFront(ELF)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Fires were set to a neighborhood inHagerstown, Maryland causing over$300,000 in damages. Fourunoccupied townhomes were set onfire in the Hagers Crossingdevelopment in the city. One homewas destroyed and the other threeseverely damaged. An anonymousemail sent to news outlets claimedresponsibility for the attack on behalfof the Earth Liberation Front (ELF). Intheir statement of claim, the groupstates, we warn all developers thatthe people of the Earth are preparedto defend what remains of the wildand the green.

20-Nov-05

Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb at the entrance to a grocerystore exploded. Between this andanother bombing a few minutesbefore in the same alley, twelvepeople were injured. Note: injuriesare for both attacks combined.

20-Nov-05

Thailand Unknown Explosives12 0 An alarm-clock-detonated bombhidden in a fruit basket on a scaleexploded in front of the desertedNiyom Pochana restaurant. Betweenthis and another bombing a fewminutes later in the same alley,twelve people were injured. Note:Injuries are for both attackscombined.

21-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a police officer whenthey opened fire on him in Baghdad.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

21-Nov-05

Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed Khalil Ibrahim, a Sunnicleric and a member of theAssociation of Muslim Scholars, agroup of influential Sunni clerics whohave been critical of the new Shiite-led government in Iraq. The attackoccurred when gunmen opened fireon Ibrahim outside his home inBasra.

21-Nov-05

TarmiyahIraq Unknown Firearms1 4 Gunmen attacked a police patrol,killing four policemen and woundinganother. The attack occurred inTarmiyah. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

21-Nov-05

Sederot Israel Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade fired twoQassam rockets at the Israelisettlement of Sederot. In astatement, the military wing of Fatahsaid that the attack was in responseto crimes committed by Israeliforces in southern Lebanon and theWest Bank.

21-Nov-05

Khak-e-Afghan

AfghanistanUnknown Explosives4 2 Two rockets landed around the Khak-e-Afhan district headquarters withina few hours of each other, killing twocivilians and injuring four. Police areinvesatigating but have no suspectesat this time.

21-Nov-05

Labongo-OlunguUganda Lord'sResistanceArmy(LRA)

Firearms5 12 Lord' s Resistance Army rebelsambushed a minibus at Labongo-Olungu killing twelve and woundingfive civilians.

21-Nov-05

StockholmSweden Unknown Explosives0 0 An unidentified perpetrator left aparcel containing explosives in anoffice building in Stockholm whichhouses the Slovak Embassy. Theparcel had been left on the stairwayin the building and a man was seenrunning from the scene. Aside fromthe Slovak Embassy, otherinternational firms and embassiesare also located in this building. Nofurther information is provided.

21-Nov-05

Silopi Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 Two explosive devices were thrownby unidentified perpetrators at theSilopi Security Directorate building inSirnak province. The two bombsexploded but caused neither injuriesnor damages. The assailantsmanaged to escape unseen after theincident.

21-Nov-05

Grozny ChechnyaUnknown Explosives0 0 Two cars carrying regional staffers ofthe Internal Affairs Department werehit by the explosion from ahomemade bomb as they weredriving outside the village ofSheripovo in Shatoyskiy region. Theincident precedes the start ofpreliminary parliamentary electionsin Chechnya.

21-Nov-05

AnantapurIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 1 Members of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists shot and killed a formermember of their own organization inGantimarri Village after accusing himof being a police informant.

21-Nov-05

Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Maroseh Jehsamorjeh, a deputyvillage chief, was ambushed and shotto death in Yala's Ban Nang Satadistrict while returning from eveningprayers.

22-Nov-05

Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents fired two mortars towardsone of Saddam Hussein’s formerpalaces in Tikrit, during a ceremonyin which US forces were handing thepalace over to Iraqi forces, theFinance Ministry, and the provincialgovernment. The ceremony wasattended by senior officials, includingUS ambassador to Iraq ZalmayKhalilzad and the top US commanderin Iraq, General George Casey. Themortars landed a few hundredmeters from the ceremony, but didnot cause any injuries.

22-Nov-05

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 A remotely-detonated roadside bombexploded near a convoy transportingUS embassy staff and Izaddin al-Mohammedi, the chairman of theboard of directors of the IndependentElectoral Commission of Iraq. One ofthe US military escort vehicles wasdamaged in the attack, but no onewas injured. The attack occurred onthe road to Baqubah, whereMohammedi was to attend a meetingwith local political leaders. Attacks onIraqi government officials andpersons affiliated with the USoccupation in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

22-Nov-05

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 Insurgents detonated a small bomb,killing one police officer in Kirkuk.The attack was part of a coordinatedsuicide bombing against police forceson this day. A suicide bomberdetonated his vehicle near a patrol ofpolice responding to the first smallattack, killing 22 people andwounding 26 others. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattacks. At least five nearby carswere destroyed and 20 shopsdamaged.

22-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen in Baghdad's Sadr City areablocked the road leading to theCommunist Party's branch office andbroke into the party's office, just asthe party began its campaign for theDecember 15, 2005 elections. Twoparty members were killed in theattack.

22-Nov-05

Ameriya Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed SheikhAdnan Sharif al-Khayun, head of theBani Assaf clan, near his home inAmeriya. Tribal leaders are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

22-Nov-05

Mosul Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Firearms0 1 Gunmen kidnapped and killed aKurdish election volunteer in Mosul.Miqdad Ahmed Sito, who worked forthe Organization for Developmentand Democratic Dialogue, waskidnapped in the Shifaaneighborhood; his dead body wasfound several days later in the samearea. The attack was claimed by theal-Qaeda linked group, Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn.NOTE: Attack date is date body wasfound.

22-Nov-05

BuenaventuraColombia Unknown Explosives0 0 A car laden with explosives crashedafter being pursued by police.Authorities believe that the driverintended to target city governmentoffices in Buenaventura. The driverabandoned the car after the crashand remains at large.

22-Nov-05

Guntur India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 1 A former activist for the CommunistParty of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML Janashakti) was shot and killed bymembers of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists (CPI-Maoists) onNovember 22. The CPI-Maoistsaccused the man of being a policeinformant.

22-Nov-05


Explosives0 0 Twenty to thirty members of the NewPeople's Army (NPA) stormed theGlobe Telecoms cell tower in Lucban,Quezan Province that they had failedto destroy the previous week andblasted the machine room withpowerful explosives after disarmingthe single security guard.

23-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 5 Gunmen in Iraqi Army uniforms brokeinto the home of a senior Sunni triballeader in Baghdad, Khadim Sarhid Alial-Hemaiyem, and killed him, alongwith three of his sons and his son-in-law. Hemaiyem was the leader of theSunni Batta tribe and was also thebrother of one of the candidates inthe upcoming December 15 election.One of Hemaiyem's sons was killedabout one month ago. The attackwas likely motivated by sectariantensions.

23-Nov-05

KhanBaniSaad

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Men in army uniforms arrested (orkidnapped) and killed two membersof the Association of MuslimScholars, including Sunni cleric KhalilIbrahim and his brother, in the townof Khan Bani Saad. Sectarianviolence and religiously motivatedattacks are frequent in Iraq.

23-Nov-05

Khalis Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Khalis, killing an Iraqicivilian and wounding one otherbystander. Attacks on police in Iraqare frequent.

23-Nov-05

Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 An explosive device exploded near apolice patrol on the road betweenBasmaya and Suwaira. The attackkilled one policeman and woundedtwo others. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

23-Nov-05

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Baqubah killed Col.Mohammed Jassim who served in theformer Iraqi army. Former membersof the Iraqi Army are the frequenttarget of insurgent attacks.

23-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A director general at the Ministry ofIndustry, Radi Isma'il Jawaf, waskilled by unknown gunmen whoopened fire on him in Baghdad as hedrove to work. Government officialsare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

23-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen broke into the house ofBrigadier General Mahdi Qasim, theformer director general of the TrafficPolice, and killed him. The attackoccurred in Baghdad. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

23-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A Katyusha rocket was fired at theIranian embassy building in Baghdad.The attack damaged the embassybuilding door and part of thebuilding, but caused no injuries.

23-Nov-05

Kushtia BangladeshUnknown Explosives0 0 On the night of November 23, twobombs exploded in front of twomosques in Kushtia. The first bombwent off in front of Shahi Mosque,however no injuries were reported inthe incident.

23-Nov-05

Thailand Unknown Firearms2 0 Da-oh The, a policeman, and his son,Damrongsit, were shot and woundedwhile driving in a car in Yalaprovince.

23-Nov-05

Thailand Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Anek Ngernmoon, the brother of apoliceman, was found decapitatedalong a road in the Nong Chikdistrict.

23-Nov-05

Kushtia BangladeshUnknown Explosives0 0 On the night of November 23, twobombs exploded in front of twomosques in Kushtia. The secondbomb exploded just an hour after thefirst, in front of Harishankarpur JameMosque. No injuries were reported inthe incident.

23-Nov-05

SamashkiChechnyaUnknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device made up of 500gof TNT was found on a railwaycrossing in Samashki. It was safelydefused.

24-Nov-05

Hillah Iraq Partisansof theSunni

Explosives17 11 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle in a crowded market in Hillah,killing eleven people and wounding17 others. The attack was claimed bythe group calling itself Partisans ofthe Sunni. The group said the attackwas in retaliation for theassassination of Sunni leader KhadimSarhid al-Hemaiyem which occurredin Baghdad on Wednesday as well asfor other violence against Sunnis.

24-Nov-05

MahmoudiyaIraq Unknown Explosives35 34 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle outside a hospital inMahmoudiya, where US civil affairstroops were handing out candy toIraqi children. The civil affairs troopswere at the hospital looking for waysto improve it. The blast killed at least34 people and wounded up to 35others. Most of those killed andwounded were civilians, although sixpolice guards at the hospital fromForce Protection Services were alsokilled. One source reported that thesecretary general of the IraqiWorkers Party, a member of the IraqiParliament, may have been amongthose killed in the attack.

24-Nov-05

MahmoudiyaIraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Mahmoudiya, killing an Iraqi policeofficer. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attacks.

24-Nov-05

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Adnan Khahtan al-Jarah, a member ofthe Iraqi National Accord Party (theparty chaired by former PrimeMinister Ayad Allawi) was killed byunknown gunmen. Those whoparticipate in politics are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

24-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Mohammed Mustafa, an Iraqi policeofficer who works with the InteriorMinistry, was killed by gunmen whoopened fire on his car as he drove towork in Baghdad. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattacks.

24-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Ismaiel Mohamed, a policecommissioner working with the majorcrimes unit, was killed by gunmenwho opened fire on him near hishome in Baghdad. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattacks.

24-Nov-05


Firearms1 3 Three guards for the Iraqi Industryand Minerals Ministry were shot andkilled when gunmen opened fire ontheir vehicle on Baghdad Airportroad. The attack also wounded abystander. The minister was not inthe vehicle at the time of the attack.Government personnel are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.The attack was claimed by theal-Qaeda linked group Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn.

24-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Gunmen ambushed a police patrol inBaghdad, killing four police officers.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attacks.

24-Nov-05

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen attempted to assassinatethe head of the Iraqi Islamic PartyBranch in Khalis, Hussien Abid al-Zubeidi when they opened fire onhim in Baqubah. Zubeidi, who is alsoa member of the Diyala provincialcouncil, was not injured in the attack,although his bodyguard was injured.Attacks on those who participate inpolitics are frequent in Iraq.

24-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 An explosive charge detonated neara police patrol in the Al-ShurtahTunnel area of Baghdad, woundingthree people, including onepoliceman and two civilians. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

24-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a commissionerworking for the CounterterrorismPolice Department in front of hishouse in the Dora neighborhood ofBaghdad when they opened fire onhim. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attacks.

24-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen attacked Kasim TalalHusayn, assistant to the dean of theEducation Faculty at Al-MustansiriyahUniversity, when they opened fire onhis car in Baghdad. Husayn and hisdriver were killed in the attack.Teachers and those who work ateducational institutions are theincreasingly frequent target ofinsurgent attacks in Iraq.

24-Nov-05

Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed an Iraqi engineer, AsiAli Wali, who works for the TikritMunicipality Department, in Tikrit.Those who work with localgovernments are the frequent targetof insurgent attacks.

24-Nov-05

Khogiani AfghanistanUnknown Explosives2 2 A bomb attached to a car parkedoutside an anti-drugs conference inKhogiani exploded on November 24,killing two people and injuring twoothers. Police arrested threesuspects following the attack, but didnot know who was responsible.

24-Nov-05

Grozny ChechnyaUnknown Firearms0 0 A school that served as a pollingstation for Chechen parliamentaryelections in the village of Serzhen-Yurt in the Shalinskiy district inChechnya was attacked byunidentified assailants. Theperpetrators attacked at night withgrenade launchers from a car; therewere no injuries or fatalities.

24-Nov-05

VisakhapatnamIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 0 Two Road Transport Corporationbuses in Visakhapatnam district weredamaged by members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoist(CPI-Maoist) on November 24. Nocasualties were reported.

25-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen attacked people hangingelection campaign posters for theDecember 15 elections in Baghdad.This was one of four similar attacksin a two day time span. No injurieswere reported.

25-Nov-05

Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen attacked people hangingelection campaign posters for theDecember 15 elections in Mosul. Thiswas one of four similar attacks in atwo day time span. No injuries werereported.

25-Nov-05

Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Unknown gunmen kidnapped andkilled Ibrahim Salih Osman, amember of the Kurdistan DemocraticParty in Mosul. Those who participatein politics are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks in Iraq.

25-Nov-05

Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A member of the Sunni Association ofMuslim Scholars and Imam of the al-Ishra Mosque, Sheikh Nadir Jameel,was kidnapped and killed byunknown gunmen in Basra. His bodywas found several hours after he waskidnapped.

25-Nov-05

Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Unknown gunmen kidnapped aGerman woman and her driver inIraq. Suzanne Osthoff is anarchaeologist working in Iraq on therenovation of an historic building inMosul and also working for a Germanaid organization. She had beenworking in Iraq for about five yearsbefore the US invasion. Osthoff hadreceived prior threats from al-Zarqawi's al-Qaeda linked groupwhile working in Mosul. She waskidnapped after telling Iraqiauthorities she planned to travel toMosul to continue her work. She hadalso been stopped and held severaltimes by kidnappers seeking ransom,although she was released each timebecause she could speak Arabic andtold the kidnappers she was ahumanitarian worker. According to astatement from the Association ofMuslim Scholars which called for herrelease, Osthoff is married to an IraqiMuslim who is a member of theShammar tribe from Mosul, the sametribe as Iraqi Vice President Ghazi al-Yawer.The kidnappers released avideo showing two blindfolded peoplesitting on the ground surrounded bythree armed men, one holding arocket-propelled grenade launcher.In the video, they threatened to killOsthoff and her driver very soon ifGermany did not stop supporting andcooperating with the US-backed Iraqigovernment. Osthoff is the fifthwestern aid worker kidnapped in Iraqover a period of several days.Osthoffand her driver were released by theirkidnappers on Saturday December17 following extensive negotiationsby the German government and Iraqiintermediaries that put them incontact with the kidnappers. It isbelieved that the release occurredbecause the kidnappers realized thatOsthoff was not a spy. Some sourcesreported the Osthoff's driver, Khaledal-Shimani, may have been involvedin the kidnapping. Investigators alsosuspected the involved of theDuleimi tribe. The German paper DerSpiegel also reported that thekidnappers used the name Saraya al-Zilzal, or Brigades of the Earthquake.Osthoff herself believes that thekidnappers were allied to Abu Musabal-Zarqawi.On January 6, 2006, ddpnew agency reported that theGerman Federal Intelligence Service(BND) had paid about $5 million tosecure Osthoff's release. The newsagency also reported that Osthoffhad worked for BND in Iraq, but wasno longer being used as a sourcebecause she did not obeyinstructions. Osthoff confirmed thatthe kidnappers had asked for moneyand that she had worked for BND.The German government deniedpaying a ransom.

25-Nov-05

Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Unknown gunmen kidnapped aGerman woman and her driver inIraq. Suzanne Osthoff is anarchaeologist working in Iraq on therenovation of an historic building inMosul and also working for a Germanaid organization. She had beenworking in Iraq for about five yearsbefore the US invasion. Osthoff hadreceived prior threats from al-Zarqawi's al-Qaeda linked groupwhile working in Mosul. She waskidnapped after telling Iraqiauthorities she planned to travel toMosul to continue her work. She hadalso been stopped and held severaltimes by kidnappers seeking ransom,although she was released each timebecause she could speak Arabic andtold the kidnappers she was ahumanitarian worker. According to astatement from the Association ofMuslim Scholars which called for herrelease, Osthoff is married to an IraqiMuslim who is a member of theShammar tribe from Mosul, the sametribe as Iraqi Vice President Ghazi al-Yawer.The kidnappers released avideo showing two blindfolded peoplesitting on the ground surrounded bythree armed men, one holding arocket-propelled grenade launcher.In the video, they threatened to killOsthoff and her driver very soon ifGermany did not stop supporting andcooperating with the US-backed Iraqigovernment. Osthoff is the fifthwestern aid worker kidnapped in Iraqover a period of several days.Osthoffand her driver were released by theirkidnappers on Saturday December17 following extensive negotiationsby the German government and Iraqiintermediaries that put them incontact with the kidnappers. It isbelieved that the release occurredbecause the kidnappers realized thatOsthoff was not a spy. Some sourcesreported the Osthoff's driver, Khaledal-Shimani, may have been involvedin the kidnapping. Investigators alsosuspected the involved of theDuleimi tribe. The German paper DerSpiegel also reported that thekidnappers used the name Saraya al-Zilzal, or Brigades of the Earthquake.Osthoff herself believes that thekidnappers were allied to Abu Musabal-Zarqawi.On January 6, 2006, ddpnew agency reported that theGerman Federal Intelligence Service(BND) had paid about $5 million tosecure Osthoff's release. The newsagency also reported that Osthoffhad worked for BND in Iraq, but wasno longer being used as a sourcebecause she did not obeyinstructions. Osthoff confirmed thatthe kidnappers had asked for moneyand that she had worked for BND.The German government deniedpaying a ransom.

25-Nov-05

Hit Iraq Ansar al-SunnahArmy

Firearms0 5 Two Iraqi contractors who workedwith the US military and three oftheir bodyguards were killed whentheir convoy was ambushed near Hit.The two contractors were identifiedas Naji Mekki Kadhem and WahidShuli Moften, who had a contract tosupply food to the US base in Hit. Thebodyguards were identified as FenjanSalam Ali, Abbas Salam AbdulRahman, and Haitham JassemHamza. The attack was claimed byAnsar al-Sunnah Army whichreleased pictures of the victims' IDcards. Attacks on contractors whowork with US forces are frequent inIraq.NOTE: Attack date isapproximate.

25-Nov-05

TalashChowk

AfghanistanUnknown Explosives1 1 In what eastern Nangarhar ProvinceGovernor Gul Agha Sherzai describedas an abortive suicide explosion, aman was injured when someexplosives he had fastened to hisbody exploded, killing a bystander onthe road between Talash Chowk andAngur Gagh.

25-Nov-05

AnchicayaColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives14 3 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC), 30th Front, calledCaracol radio station to claim anattack on two electrical pylons thatleft 600,000 people withoutelectricity. The FARC caller, JJ,indicated that the attack was inresponse to President Uribe'spolicies. The group also claimed aboat bombing attack.

25-Nov-05

Istanbul Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 A resonant sound bomb exploded infront of a health center in theZeytinburnu neighborhood, inIstanbul. The blast shattered thewindows of the center, but caused noinjuries. No further information isavailable.

25-Nov-05

Kohima India Unknown Firearms2 0 Two journalists were shot and injuredin Kohima on 25 November. One ofthe victims was the President of theKohima Press club. The shootersremain unidentified.

25-Nov-05

BuenaventuraColombia Unknown Explosives0 0 Unknown perpetrators participated ina failed attempt at a taxi-bomb onthe Buenaventura Mayor's office;other bombs were thrown at thehouses of local administrationofficials. In a phone call claimingother attacks in the samedepartment on electricity pylons anda boat bombing, The RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia (FARC)claimed that they were notresponsible for these attacks inBuenaventura.The press did notspecify fatalities or injuries for thefailed taxi-bomb or the bombsthrown at administration officials'houses.

25-Nov-05

Thailand Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb linked to a 100meter cable that led into the woodswas detonated, injuring four soldiersguarding school teachers.

25-Nov-05

GuanzhouChina,People'sRepublicof

Unknown Explosives3 0 An explosion on a bus in thesoutheastern Chinese city ofGuanzhou injured three passengers.The incident came less than onemonth after the US embassyreported a threat to US governmentfacilities in Guanzhou. A bombplaced under a second-row seatexploded during the mid-day rushhour on a bus traveling one of thecity's busiest sections near both theeast station and the US consulate.The visa section of the US consulatewas closed the next day and securityat the location heightened.

26-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Brigadesof theSwordsRighteousnessBrigades

Unknown0 1 Four aid workers, two Canadians, aBriton, and an American, werekidnapped in Iraq by unknowngunmen in western Baghdad. All fourhostages worked for the Chicago-based Christian Peacemaker Teamsaid group, which works on behalf ofIraqi citizens and promotesnonviolent intervention and humanrights documentation. The Britishhostage was identified as NormanKember, a peace activistrepresenting several aidorganizations in Iraq. The Americanwas identified as Tom Fox, fromVirginia. The Canadians wereidentified as James Loney, the leaderof the delegation, and Harmeet SinghSooden, an electrical engineerstudying for a masters degree inEnglish literature in Auckland, NewZealand in order to become ateacher.On November 29, a groupcalling itself the Brigades of theSwords Righteousness Brigades(Saraya Suyuf al-Haq) claimedresponsibility for the attack andreleased a video claiming that thefour hostages were spies workingunder the cover of a Christianorganization. The video showed fourmen sitting and showed theiridentification cards which were notreadable on the video.Sourcesreported that the hostages wereseized in the same location, near amosque near Baghdad University,and in a similar manner to an Italianjournalist, Guiliana Sgrena, for thenewspaper Il Manifesto who was alsokidnapped in Baghdad and then laterreleased. Sgrena was capturedFebruary 4, 2005 and held for amonth by a group calling itselfMujahedeen without Borders. BothSgrena and the hostages from theChristian Peacemaker Teams werekidnapped when a car blocked theircar, gunmen got out of the blockingcar, threw the driver and translatorout from the hostages' car, anddrove away in the hostages' car withthe victims. The similaritiessuggested that the same or relatedgroups may have been behind theattacks.On December 2, the groupreleased a video showing the fourhostages, the Canadians receivingsome kind of food and the Americanand Briton talking to the camera. Inthe video the group said that theywould execute the hostages onDecember 8 unless all prisoners inUS and Iraqi detention centers arereleased. In a portion of the videoaired later, on December 6, thehostages urged Britain and the US topull out of Iraq. On December 3,sources reported that the leader ofthe Muslim Association of Britain,Anis Altikriti, of Iraqi origin, hadarrived in Baghdad to work to freethe hostages.On December 7, thekidnappers released a new video inwhich they showed the hostagesagain and extended the deadline forthe hostages' execution to December10. In the video, the British hostage,Norman Kember pleaded for the USand Britain to withdraw from Iraq. Inaddition, Abu Qatada, a Jordaniancleric imprisoned in Britain for linksto al-Qaeda, called for the hostages'release. Some sources reported thatthe British government had madecontact with the kidnappers,although this was not confirmed.OnDecember 16, sources reported thatan Iraqi hostage negotiator who hadbeen working to free the fourhostages, had been kidnappedhimself. The negotiator was believedto have made contact with and metface-to-face with the kidnappersbefore his abduction.On January 28,2006, the kidnappers of the fourChristian Peacemaker Teamsemployees released a new video,dated January 21, showing the fourhostages. In the video, thekidnappers said they were giving theUS and Iraqi governments one lastchance to free all Iraqi prisoners inUS or Iraqi custody before it executesthe four hostages.On March 7, a newvideo showing three of the hostages,Kember, Loney, and Sooden, wasaired. The tape was dated February28. The American hostage, Tom Fox,was not shown in the video. In thetape, the three hostages pleadedwith their home governments andArab leaders to assist them insecuring their release. The men weresitting on the floor and appeareddisheveled.On March 9, the body ofthe American hostage, Tom Fox, wasfound wrapped in a blanket inBaghdad. Fox's body showed somesigns of torture and he had gunshotwounds to his head and chest.OnMarch 23, the remaining threehostages, Sooden, Loney, andKember were released during amultinational military operation. Themen were found bound, butunguarded in a house in westernBaghdad. No shots were fired in theoperation and no arrests were made.The men were said to be in faircondition and later returned to theirhome countries.

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26-Nov-05

Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives16 6 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle in a gas station in Samarra,killing six people and woundingsixteen others. The attack alsodestroyed fifteen cars parked nearby.

26-Nov-05


5 4 A remotely detonated car bombexploded near two buses carryingforeigners in Baghdad. The attackkilled four Iraqis and wounded fiveothers. None of the foreigners werekilled or injured in the blast. Convoyscarrying foreign workers anddiplomats are the frequent target ofattack in Iraq.

26-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 1 Gunmen opened fire on four peoplewho were hanging posters inBaghdad promoting the biggestShiite party for the upcomingDecember 15 elections, killing oneperson and wounding three others.This was one of four similar incidentsthat occurred in a two day span.

26-Nov-05

Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen opened fire on members ofthe Iraqi Islamic Party, the largestSunni Arab party in Iraq, as theyhung campaign posters in Mosul forthe upcoming December 15elections. One person was woundedin the attack. This was one of foursimilar attacks that occurred in a twoday time span.

26-Nov-05

Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 Gunmen detonated an explosivecharge close to a police patrol nearthe Electricity Department inSamarra. The attack killed one Iraqiand wounded two others. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

26-Nov-05

FlorenciaColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives39 1 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) bombed (usingPentolite) the auditorium ofFlorencia's main hospital wheremunicipal councilors were meetingwith labor leaders of the NationalAssociation of Hospital Workers fromEl Paujil, San Vincente del Caguan,Puerto Rico, and El DoncelloMunicipalities for the reorganizationof the health services in Caquetadepartment. Journalists andmunicipal councilors from PuertoRico were among the injured. 39people were injured and 1 personwas killed. As a precaution,Amazonas University and the Palaceof Justice were evacuated.OtherSources: La Nacion, 27 November

26-Nov-05

Kabul AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 A car packed with explosives and gascylinders was stopped by Afghantroops along with a second car, inKabul. Six men occupied the twocars, which were each equipped withweapons and communicationdevices. An investigation is underway to find the suspects’ affiliationand identities. Note:Incident date isapproximate.

26-Nov-05

Sharana AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 1 One Afghan intelligence official waskilled as a rocket attack struckseveral government buildings inEastern Afghanistan on Saturday,November 26. High ranking policeofficials reported that approximatelytwenty rockets landed in Sharana,targeting most of the governmentbuildings in the town. Following theattack, Taliban spokesman Dr.Mohammad Hanif claimedresponsibility on behalf of the group.

27-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Baghdad, killing twocivilians and wounding four otherpeople, including one policeman.Four cars, including one policevehicle, were damaged in the attack.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

27-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inBaghdad with gunfire, killing onepoliceman and wounding two others.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack in Iraq.

27-Nov-05

Karbala Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed the officer who was incharge of investigating the recentdeath of 18 members of the BaathParty in Karbala. First Lieutenant AliJasim was killed when four gunmenopened fire on him as he walked towork from his home in Karbala.

27-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Bashar Shinawah Jabir, the head oftechnical affairs at the Al-RusafahEducation Department in Baghdad,was killed when gunmen opened fireon his vehicle as he drove to work.Education and government officialsare the increasingly frequent targetof insurgent attacks in Iraq.

27-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The Imam of the Abu Dharr al-GhifariMosque in Baghdad, Sheikh TalalAbbas Fadil, was killed when gunmenopened fire on him in Baghdad. Fadilwas a Sunni and a member of theAssociation of Muslim Scholars.

27-Nov-05

Karbala Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed Jassim Hassoun of themajor crimes police force in Karbala,near his home. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

27-Nov-05

Sharana AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 1 In Paktka Province, severalgovernment buildings were damagedand an intelligence official was killedwhen Taliban militants fired 20rockets into Sharana on November27. Following the attacks, Talibanspokesman Dr. Mohammad Hanifclaimed responsibility on behalf ofthe group.

27-Nov-05

Tibu Colombia Unknown Explosives0 0 An unknown group (only referred toas guerrillas in the press) placedexplosives at an electricity pylon,destroying the supporters, but notbringing down the tower. There wereno casualties reported.

27-Nov-05

San JosedeApartado


Explosives2 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) were blamed forattacks on a delegation from theAttorney General's officeinvestigating political murders. Thedelegation was made up ofprosecutors from the AttorneyGeneral, detectives, and secretpolice (DAS agents). The delegationwas on their way to San Jose deApartado, a town that declared itsneutrality in 1998. Since then, therehave been over 160 people killed inthe area. Investigators GuillermoJimenez Coronado and Daniel Vegawere wounded in the attack, whichconsisted of grenades and long-range armament, according to theAttorney General's office.

27-Nov-05

GazaStrip

Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Israeli Defense Forces found anddefused a large explosive chargenear the border fence in the GazaStrip.

27-Nov-05

Sukhum Georgia Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 0 Givi Tsulaia, an employee of thestate customs committee was injuredwhen a remotely-detonated bombexploded near his car while he wastraveling to work. Tsulaia sustainedwounds to his stomach and leg.

27-Nov-05

Grozny ChechnyaUnknown Firearms0 1 The head of the Pamyatoi villageadministration in the Shatoi district,Sultan Demilkhanov, was killed whenhis car was shot at as he was drivingin the mountains. Demilkhanov wasthe borther of Chechen State Councilmember and parliamentarycandidate Ruslan Demilkhanov.

27-Nov-05

ChuadangaBangladeshPurboBanglarCommunistParty(PBCP)

Explosives5 1 Bangladesh Nationalist Party activistHabilur Rahman Raza was killed andfive others were injured whenmembers of the Janajuddha faction ofthe Purbo Banglar Communist Party(PBCP) bombed a shop near theAlamdanga bus terminal inChuadanga. Witnesses were able todetain the suspect, identified asKuddus of Bagdi village, until thepolice arrived.

27-Nov-05

Tibu Colombia Unknown Explosives0 0 An unknown group blew up anEcopetrol gas pipeline, leavingresidents without gas service. Therewere no casualties reported.

27-Nov-05

ChechnyaUnknown Explosives0 0 Three land mines were found on theKavkaz federal highway, severalhours after Chechen President AluAlkhanov travelled along the road.The mines likely targeted his convoy,but failed to explode. The mineswere safely defused.

28-Nov-05

Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Zafir Hardan Mijwal al-Haza, ageneral in the former Iraqi army andrelative of Saddam Hussein, wasabducted by unknown gunmen fromhis house in Tikrit. Former membersof Hussein’s regime are the frequenttarget of attack in Iraq.

28-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 7 Gunmen opened fire on a buscarrying Shiite pilgrims to Najaf andKarbala, killing three Shiite pilgrims,the Iraqi bus driver, and three Britishnationals of Indian origin. Two of theBritish victims were identified asSaifuddin Makai and HusainMohammedali, both businessmenfrom the London area. Two otherBritish nationals of Indian origin wereinjured in the attack. The Britishvictims included one woman and fourmen. The attack occurred at acheckpoint in the Dora neighborhoodof Baghdad.

28-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Several mortars were fired at theGreen Zone in Baghdad. No one wasinjured in the attack and no damagewas reported. Insurgents frequentlytarget the Green Zone which housesgovernment buildings and USheadquarters.

28-Nov-05

Suwayra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen killed two policemen nearSuwayra when they opened fire onthe two men while they drove in acivilian vehicle in the city. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

28-Nov-05

Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A high-ranking Iraqi police officer,Captain Salam al-Maamouri, the headof the Interior Ministry's ScorpionForce, was the target of anassassination attempt when anexplosive device detonated near hisconvoy in Hillah. Maamouri was notinjured in the attack, but onepoliceman in the convoy was killedand four others injured in the attack.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attacks.

28-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Armed men attacked a car carrying agroup of members from the IraqiNational Bloc party, led by formerPrime Minister Allawi, with gunfire inBaghdad. Three Iraqis were killed inthe attack, including one of Allawi'sguards. Those who participate inpolitics are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq. The attackwas followed by a bomb explosiontargeting police who responded tothe shooting incident, which resultedin the death of two policemen.

28-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 Two Iraqi policemen were killed inBaghdad when a roadside bombexploded near them as they wereinvestigating a shooting attack thatkilled three members of the IraqiNational Bloc Party. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

28-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The driver of the Baghdad mayor waskilled when armed men attacked himin the al-Bayya area of Baghdad.Those who work for localgovernments are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

28-Nov-05

Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Hillah, wounding four members ofthe Iraqi Commando Forces. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

28-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Two leading Sunni politicians fromthe Iraqi Islamic Party were killedwhen gunmen opened fire on theirvehicle in Western Baghdad. Thevictims were identified as Iyad Alizi,who was to be a candidate in theDecember 15 Parliamentary election,and Ali Hussein. The driver of the twomen's vehicle was also killed in theattack. Attacks on those who areactive in politics are frequent in Iraq.

28-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms6 2 Unknown gunmen opened fire on avehicle carrying employees of the al-Iraqiyah Television Station, a state-run TV channel. The attack occurredin Baghdad and resulted in the deathof two employees and the injury ofsix others. Media employees are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

28-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Ghalid al-Sideri, a public relationsdirector for the Sunni-led Council forNational Dialogue, was killed inBaghdad when gunmen opened fireon him. Attacks on Sunni officials andthose involved in politics arefrequent in Iraq.

28-Nov-05

Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A mortar shell fired towards Israelisettlements in the Negev hit a housein a kibbutz located near the northGaza security fence. No injurieswere reported. This was the first oftwo mortar attacks on the regionthroughout the day.Israeli DefenseForce gunners responded after thesecond attack by firing artilleryrounds at suspected launch sites.The IDF believes the renewed attacksto be due to internal developments inthe Palestinian Authority and theupcoming local elections to be heldin the Palestinian territories.

28-Nov-05

Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A mortar shell exploded in an openarea in the Negev, close to thesouthern Gaza security fence. Noinjuries or damage were reported.This was the second of two similarattacks in the region throughout theday. Israeli Defense Force gunnersresponded after the second attack byfiring artillery rounds at suspectedlaunch sites. The IDF believes therenewed attacks to be due to internaldevelopments in the PalestinianAuthority and the upcoming localelections to be held in the Palestinianterritories.

28-Nov-05

Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired a qassam rocket atIsraeli territory in the Negev, close tothe southern Gaza security fence.Authorities suspect the rocket wasfired from the Khan Yunus area. Nodamage or injuries were reported.

28-Nov-05

Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hita house in a kibbutz near thenorthern Gaza security fence. Nodamage or injuries were reported.The attack occurred soon afteranother rocket was fired near thesouthern Gaza security fence.

28-Nov-05

Bastia France Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive charge detonated inBastia, on the island of Corsica,slightly damaging a bar in the centerof town. The device had beenplanted on a windowsill at the backof the premises, where it exploded.This bar had been targeted in asimilar attack in December 2002. Nogroup has claimed responsibility.

28-Nov-05

BaramullaKashmir Unknown Firearms0 2 A man who had won the civicelections from ward 10 in Bandiporeto become Municipal Councilor,Ghulam Hassan, was shot and killedalong with his driver by unidentifiedassailants in Bandipore.

29-Nov-05

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A senior Sunni cleric who had madecontacts with the Americans duringthe 2004 siege of Fallujah (but latersevered contacts with theAmericans) and had encouragedparticipation in the political process,Sheikh Hamza Abbas al-Esawwi, wasassassinated by gunmen who openedfire on him in the Anbar province ashe left a mosque where he wasleading evening prayers. Those whoencourage participation in orparticipate in politics are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

29-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 A police officer was killed andanother wounded when gunmen inBaghdad opened fire on their patrol.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof attack.

29-Nov-05

Balad Iraq Saad binAbiWaqasBrigades

Firearms1 0 Six Iranian Shiite pilgrims, includingtwo women, and their Iraqi driverwere kidnapped near Balad while ona trip to visit the shrines of two Shiitesaints in Samarra. The kidnappingoccurred when armed gunmenattacked the minibus the pilgrimswere riding in and opened fire on thepilgrims, wounding the driver. Lateron November 29, sources reportedthat the two women and the Iraqiguide had been released by theircaptors. On November 30, sourcesreported that the four kidnappedmen had also been released and hadarrived at the Iranian consulate inKarbala. However, this report turnedout to be false. On December 11,2005, the Saad bin Abi WaqasBrigades released a video in whichthey claimed kidnapping the fourIranians. The video showed the fourmen sitting on the floor and holdingtheir ID cards against their chests.

29-Nov-05

Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms2 2 Gunmen killed two members of theAssyrian Democratic Movement, aChristian political party, when theyambushed a group of party membersas they hung campaign posters inMosul for the December 15parliamentary elections. Two otherswere wounded. Attacks on thoseactive in politics are frequent in Iraq.

29-Nov-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Ghalid al-Ubaydi, a candidate in theupcoming December 15 elections forthe Iraqi Front for National Dialogue,was assassinated by gunmen whoopened fire on him in Baghdad.Political figures are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

29-Nov-05

Badghis AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 0 Taliban militants fired a missile atQala-e Naw airport in BadghisProvince on November 29, but themissile landed one kilometer awayand did not cause any damage. Thetaliban claimed responsibility for theattack.

29-Nov-05

Avtury ChechnyaUnknown Firearms0 3 In the village of Avtury in Shalinskiyregion, local administration headIbragim Umpashayev and his son Isawere shot dead after fifteen or morepeople entered their house two daysafter the parliamentary elections inChechnya. A local woman's bodywas found near the house the nextmorning.

29-Nov-05

Nazran Russia Unknown Firearms0 0 Unidentified person fired guns andgrenade launchers at the house ofDzhabrail Kastoyev, police chief ofNazran,from a cemetery. Nazran'shome is located in the village ofEkazhevo. There were no fatalitiesor injuries and the house was onlyslightly damaged.

29-Nov-05

PacificBeach

UnitedStates


0 0 A number of SUVs and other luxurycars were set on fire at two cardealerships in Pacific Beach,California. Three Armadas werecompletely destroyed and minordamage was caused to another twovehicles. Police are blamingmembers of the Earth LiberationFront (ELF) for perpetrating thisattack and several other arsonattacks in the surrounding areas.

29-Nov-05

ChittagongBangladeshJamatulMujahedinBangladesh

Explosives0 0 Suspected members of JamatulMujahedin Bangladesh (JMB)launched two bomb attacks on courthouses in Chittagong and Gazipur onNovember 29, killing a total of 9 andinjuring 78 others. In the first attackin Chittagong, a JMB suicide bomberblew himself up at the entrance ofthe court house, killing himself in theact. Notes found at the crime sceneindicate that the attacks were meantto serve as a warning to thoseseeking to provide security for judgesand promised more attacks until anIslamic welfare state is established.Note: Fatality and injury figures areapproximate.

29-Nov-05

Gazipur BangladeshJamatulMujahedinBangladesh

Explosives78 9 Suspected members of JamatulMujahedin Bangladesh (JMB)launched two bomb attacks on courthouses in Chittagong and Gazipur onNovember 29. In the Gazipur attack,a suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives in a crowd of lawyers andlitigants outside the bar associationbuilding. The bomber managed tosurvive the blast with seriousinjuries. Notes found at the crimescene indicate that the attacks weremeant to serve as a warning to thoseseeking to provide security for judgesand promised more attacks until anIslamic welfare state is established.Note: Fatality and injury figures areapproximate.

30-Nov-05

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 An explosive device detonated neara police patrol north of Baqubah.Four members of the patrol wereinjured in the attack. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of attack.

30-Nov-05

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms2 9 Armed gunmen opened fire on aminibus carrying constructionworkers, killing nine and woundingtwo. The attack occurred nearBaqubah. The attack may have hadsectarian motives, but may also havetargeted the construction workers fortheir role in supporting Iraqireconstruction.

30-Nov-05

Al-AmrahCity

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen assassinated Ahmad Sha'lanal-Darraji, one of the candidates inthe upcoming December 15 electionsfrom the National Iraqi List , which isled by former Prime Minister Allawi.The attack occurred in Al-Amrah city,when gunmen opened fire on al-Darraji. Political figures are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

30-Nov-05

UnknownBangladeshUnknown Explosives0 0 On November 30, a bomb went off onthe property of Khulna BangladeshNationalist Party office. Nocasualties were reported.

30-Nov-05

Phakfok Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 Fourteen teachers have beenabducted from Rastriya SecondarySchool and Subhadra Primary School,both located in westerf PhakfokVillage Development Committee.Locals report that members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoists(CPN-M) took the teachers for whatthey called training.Note: Incidentdate is approximate.

30-Nov-05

Kailali Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 Members of the Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists kidnapped a NepaliCongress member, identified asLaxmi Narayan Chowdhary, fromKailali.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

1-Dec-05 Ramadi Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives0 0 Armed gunmen attacked Ramadiwith several coordinated mortarattacks on government offices andUS bases in the area and for a shorttime assumed control of the citystreets. The attack occurred on theday that US military officials andlocal tribal leaders planned to holdtheir second meeting in a week onUS troop withdrawal. The attack wasclaimed by the al-Qaeda linked groupTanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn, and the group left behindposters and graffiti in the city. Nobattles between security forces andinsurgents occurred and theinsurgents left without causingsignificant damage.In one attack,insurgents fired mortars at thegovernor’s office where the meetingbetween the military officials andtribal leaders was to occur. Noinjuries or damages were reported.

1-Dec-05 Ramadi Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives0 0 Armed gunmen attacked Ramadiwith several coordinated mortarattacks on government offices andUS bases in the area and for a shorttime assumed control of the citystreets. The attack occurred on theday that US military officials andlocal tribal leaders planned to holdtheir second meeting in a week onUS troop withdrawal. The attack wasclaimed by the al-Qaeda linked groupTanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn, and the group left behindposters and graffiti in the city. Nobattles between security forces andinsurgents occurred and theinsurgents left without causingsignificant damage.In a secondattack, insurgents fired mortars at anIraqi registration office.No injuries ordamages were reported.

1-Dec-05 Iraq Ansar al-SunnahArmy

Firearms0 1 An Iraqi Special Forces Member fromthe Interior Ministry who was a guardat Interior Ministry bunker where 170malnourished and badly beaten menwere found in Baghdad waskidnapped and shot by gunmen. Theguard was identified as Nasser HadiAli. The attack was claimed by Ansaral-Sunnah Army. The group releaseda video showing Ali as he is shot bytwo masked armed men. In thevideo, the speaker says that Ali wasa spy who had formerly aided theAnsar al-Sunnah Army group, but hadthen been brainwashed by thegovernment. The speaker also saidthe Ali had confessed to his crimes.Security personnel in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

1-Dec-05 al-Zaghamiya

Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Unknown gunmen in Iraqi Armyuniforms attacked the home of twobrothers who work on theIndependent Electoral Commission ofIraq in al-Zaghamiya, near Baqubah.Majid Jabar Brisem al-Hamdani, alsothe imam of the Al-Kawthar, waskilled in the attack and Hamed Jabbaral-Hamdani, the head of the al-Zaghamiya election center, waswounded in the attack. Attacks onthose who participate in the politicalprocess are frequent in Iraq.

1-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Mortars were fired at theheadquarters of And-al-Aziz al-Hakim, the chairman of the SupremeCouncil for the Islamic Revolution inIraq (SCIRI) in Baghdad. However,the mortars missed their targetscausing damage to nearby houses.No injuries were reported in theattack. SCIRI and other politicalorganizations are the frequent targetof attack in Iraq.

1-Dec-05 GazaStrip

Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Israeli Defense Forces found anddefused a 30kg explosive chargeconcealed near the southern GazaStrip security fence, south of theSufa crossing. To date, over twentyexplosive devices have been foundand removed since Israel'swithdrawal from Gaza.

1-Dec-05 Nazran Russia Unknown Explosives1 0 Col. Yandiyev, chief of Nazran'scriminal police, was wounded when abomb equivalent to 2kg of TNTexploded as he was driving by aresidential area. The bomb wasplanted under a tree by the side ofthe road.

1-Dec-05 Gazipur BangladeshJamatulMujahedinBangladesh

Explosives30 1 A man identified as Abdur Razzak,claiming to be a member of JamatulMujahedin Bangladesh (JMB), wasdisguised as a tea-vendor when hedetonated a suicide bomb in front ofthe Deputy Commissioner's office inGazipur district. The explosion killedone government employee andinjured 30 others, including thesuicide bomber. Police arrested theman immediately.

1-Dec-05 BatticaloaSriLanka


Firearms0 1 A Divisional Secretary fromKattankudy Administrative Division,identified as Mohammed Faleel, wasshot and killed by suspectedmembers of the Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam (LTTE).Note: Incidentdate is approximate.

1-Dec-05 El Paujil Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Firearms0 1 The President of El Paujil MunicipalityCouncil, Daniel Monrroy Morales, wasshot three times in the back by twomen on a motorcycle. Monrroy waskilled and the men on the motorcyclewere implicated as members of theRevolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC). Monrroy had beenliving in the city of Florencia forsecurity reasons and had just arrivedin El Paujil when he was shot. Hispredecessor, Edwin Rondon had beenmurdered by the FARC 5 August2005.Other sources: Agence FrancePresse, 2 Dec 2005

1-Dec-05 Andes Colombia Unknown Firearms0 1 Unknown, masked perpetrators shotand killed Nicolas Ramirez, amunicipal councilor, as he wasleaving church. Ramirez was amember of the DemocraticMovement of Colombia. He is thethird councilor from this party thathas been killed in the last two years.Officials say that there were noknown death threats against thisparticular councilor, but the increasein violence against the governmentas the elections get closer wasexpected.

2-Dec-05 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A Qassam rocket was fired on Israeliterritory. Israeli Defense Forcesresponded by firing on the area fromwhere the rocket was launched. Thesource did not mention injuries ordamage.

2-Dec-05 ShahwaliKot

AfghanistanTaliban Explosives3 3 On Saturday, December 2, theShahwali Kot district chief, AyatullahPopal, was killed when a bomb wasdetonated under his vehicle insouthern Afghanistan. In addition tothe district chief, two of hisbodyguards were killed and threepolicemen were wounded. A Talibanspokesman has claimedresponsibility for the incident.

2-Dec-05 KhagrachhariBangladeshParbattyaChattagramJanasanghatiSamity(PCJSS)

Firearms0 3 On December 2, Members of theParbattya Chattagram JanasanghatiSamity (PCJSS) reportedly shot andkilled three members of the UnitedPeople's Democratic Front (UPDF) inthe forests of Khagrachhari.

2-Dec-05 Quetta Pakistan Lashkar-e-Jhangvi

Firearms0 1 A Shia cleric, identified as AllamaBadar-ud-Din, was shot and killed asunidentified motorcycle-ridingassailants attacked him on his way toa mosque in Dera Murad Jamali.Police report that the suspectsescaped the after the shooting. Aspokesperson for Lashkar-e-Jhangviclaimed responsibility for the attacklater in the day.

2-Dec-05 Sylhet BangladeshUnknown Explosives0 0 Sylhet Mayor Badruddin AhmedKamran survived a grenade attack onDecember 2 while giving a speechnear Tilagar Jame Mosque.Unidentified attackers threw agrenade at the Mayor, but the devicedid not explode.

2-Dec-05 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Rawmae Tohlumoh, a villageheadman, was shot and killedfollowing evening prayers inNarathiwat.

2-Dec-05 CampoalegreColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Firearms0 4 Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) fighters from theTeofilo Forero Castro Mobile Columnattacked a police patrol passing infront of the CampoalegreMunicipality Hospital. Four policeofficers were killed after the fightersattacked with R-15 rifles and 9mmpistols from a hidden position in TheRice park and the municipal soccerfield. After the attack, the FARC shotthe policemen in the head. SinceNovember, the police in Huila havebeen on alert due to the FARC'sthreats to restart the Pistol Plan inCampoalegre and Neiva.

3-Dec-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms4 1 Gunmen in Kirkuk opened fire on apolice patrol, killing one policemanand wounding four others. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

3-Dec-05 TuzKhormato

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 Armed men in Tuz Khormatoattacked the Advisory Councilbuilding in the city, first killing theguard and then detonating anexplosive device inside the building.Municipal buildings are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

3-Dec-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen in Baqubah opened fire onthe vehicle of a police officer, injuringhim and his mother who was also inthe car. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

3-Dec-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baqubah, injuring onepoliceman. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

3-Dec-05 Rutba Iraq Unknown Firearms0 11 Gunmen attacked and killed elevenIraqi civilians, leaving their bodies onthe road near the town of Rutba. Theattack may have been motivated byShiite-Sunni tension in region. Theeleven bodies were found aboutthree days after they were killed.

3-Dec-05 NativHa'asara

Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Two rockets were fired on theCarmilla (Karmiyya) kibbutz, south ofthe town of Askelon and in the villageof Nativ Ha'asara. No damage orinjurites were reported. The IsraeliDefense Forces responded earlymorning 4 December with fourmissile strikes against targets inGaza City where the rockets werethought to have been fired from.

3-Dec-05 Prizren Serbia Unknown Explosives0 0 Two grenades were launched from arocket launcher toward a bus enroute from Dragas to Belgrade,although they did not explode. Thebus was close to the village of Zurnear Prizren at the time and therewere no fatalities or injuries.

3-Dec-05 KhammammIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 0 Eleven people, including a leader ofthe Congress Party, were abductedby members of the Communist Partyof India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) onDecember 3. All eleven were takenfrom Mallampet village inKhammamm and accused ofinforming the police of the Maoistslocations.

3-Dec-05 Huila Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives1 1 Jaime Lozada Perdomo, the ex-Senator and ex-Governor of HuilaDepartment, was killed by the TeofiloForero column of the RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia (FARC).Lozada, returning from politicalmeetings, was traveling in a truckwith his son Jaime Felipe, betweenNeiva and Garzon municipio, whentheir vehicle was bombed andmembers of the FARC began toshoot. Jaime Felipe was injured.Lozada was a strong believer inhumanitarian exchange between theFARC and the ColombianGovernment. His wife(Representative Gloria Polanco) hasbeen held by the FARC since July2001. His two sons, Jaime Felipe andJuan Sebastian were kidnapped inJuly 2001 with their mother, butreleased three years later after aransom was paid. The pressspeculates that the possibility thatthis fatal attack on Lozada wasperpetrated by paramilitaries, basedon Lozada's outspoken support ofhumanitarian exchange, can not beruled out. With the upcomingelections, the FARC have beenincreasing the number of attacks inthe area as part of their scare tactics.In the same week that Lozada waskilled, four policeman were killed inCampo Alegre. Many congressmenhave threatened to halt campaignactivities because of the lack ofproper security. Other congressmenare determined not let the FARCinterrupt the democratic process andare pushing forward with theircampaigning despite the securitythreats.Other Sources: Bogota RadioCadena Nacional 05 Dec, El Tiempo 5Dec, La Nacion 4 Dec

4-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed Iraqi police Lt. Col.Abdul Razzaq Abdul Latif, a highranking officer in the Baghdadpolice's major criminal unit, whenthey opened fire on him as he droveto work in Baghdad. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

4-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 0 Insurgents detonated a car bomboutside the home of Midhat Mahmud,the head of the Higher JudicialCouncil in Iraq, in Baghdad. Mahmudwas not injured in the attack,although two civilian women werewounded and several nearbybuildings were damaged. Attacks onthose who participate in thegovernment are frequent in Iraq.

4-Dec-05 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives6 0 An explosive charge detonated neara police patrol in Al-Iskandariyah,wounding four policemen and twocivilians. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

4-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Sheikh Abdul-Salam Abdul Hussein, aShiite cleric and candidate in theupcoming December 15 elections aspart of the bloc under Moqtada al-Sadr, was killed by gunmen whoopened fire on him in easternBaghdad. Attacks on political figuresand candidates are frequent in Iraq.

4-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives26 3 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Al-Tahrir Square in Baghdad,killing three civilians and wounding26 others. No police were injured inthe attack. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

4-Dec-05 Israel Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 Two rockets fired from the Gaza Striplanded in an Israeli village four milesfrom the Gaza fence. The attackscame after Israeli air strikes againsttargets in Gaza City in response tomortar attacks the day before (3December). No damage or injurieswere reported. Al Aqsa MartyrsBrigade stated that it fired therockets in response to the killing oftwo Palestinians on 3 December.

4-Dec-05 Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired two rockets at thevillage of Shuva in the Negev. Nodamage or injuries were reported.The attack comes after Israel carriedout raids against suspected rocket-launching sites.

4-Dec-05 MiranshahPakistan Unknown Unknown0 0 A Pakistani journalist, HayatullahKhan, was kidnapped by sixunidentified gunmen near theAfghanistan/Pakistan border onMonday. The journalist was workingas a correspondent for theIslamabad-based daily newspaperAusaf as well as a part-timephotographer for the EuropeanPressphoto Agency. Although thereason for the kidnapping was notinitially evident, Khan was abductedon the way to covering a studentprotest in Khajoori.Note: Incidentdate is approximate.

4-Dec-05 Grozny ChechnyaUnknown Firearms0 1 Lieutenant Shamil Khadisov, anofficer of the first patrol policeheadquarters of the Interior Ministrywas found dead in Grozny'sStaropromyslovskiy district withgunshot wounds.

4-Dec-05 KarbiAnglong

India Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Three hundred houses in differentvillages of Karbi Anglong were set onfire by unidentified assailants onDecember 4. In response, the stateGovernment has deployed securitypersonnel to enforce a ceasefireagreement and defend citizensagainst militant groups.

4-Dec-05 Satipo Peru Unknown Firearms0 1 Ruben Elias Rocha Marinos, theinterim mayor of Satipo Province,Junin region, was shot and killed byan unknown man wearing a ski mask.The motive is not clear. The manshot the mayor at point-blank in frontof a shop in Satipo.

4-Dec-05 VenezuelaUnknown Explosives0 0 Unknown perpetrators attacked theUle-Amuay oil pipeline. The linecaught fire in two places. Internetmedia reported that the VenezuelaAir Force bombed the pipeline, butGeneral Silva of the UnitedCommand of the National ArmedForces refuted the accusations. TheGeneral claims that the attacks areunder investigation and that therewill be no shortage of fuel.The attackoccurred the same day as electionsin Venezuela.

5-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Battalionof theLook-outfor Iraq

Firearms1 0 Gunmen abducted a Frenchengineer, Bernard Planche, inBaghdad as he was on his way towork at the Risafa Water Plant.Planche is the head of the mission forAACCESS NGO, a group that workson US-funded water projects.Witnesses said that armed men inthree cars surrounded Planche as hetried to get into his car in theMansour district of Baghdad and beathim as they forced him into theirvehicle. Blood was found near thesite of the attack, indicating thatPlanche may have been injured.Planche is the sixth foreigner to bekidnapped in Iraq in a week's time.On Wednesday December 28, thekidnappers released a video showingPlanche. In the video, the kidnappersdenounced the illegal Frenchpresence in Iraq and identifiedthemselves as the Battalion of theLook-out for Iraq group. Thekidnappers demanded that Frenchtroops leave the country, althoughFrench troops were never sent toIraq. The kidnappers also threatenedto kill Planche. Planche identifiedhimself in the video and apologizedfor the problems he had caused forthose who tried to help him and tohis family.On January 7, 2006,Planche escaped from his captors byclimbing through the window of thefarmhouse where he was being heldafter his captor fled the farmhouse toescape US and Iraqi troops who wereconducting a search of the area.Planche was unharmed except for abroken nose that he sustained duringthe kidnapping.Several sourcesreported that Planche had providedsome services to the Frenchintelligence agencies during his stayin Iraq. Officials believe hiskidnapping was premeditated andmay have been linked to hisconnection with French intelligenceservices. The kidnappers could havebeen referring to the presence ofintelligence officials when theydemanded that the French end their‘illegitimate presence’ in Iraq.

5-Dec-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen in Baqubah attacked andkilled an Iraqi election official,Ammar Kamil Ashur, and woundedtwo other officials. Ashur, a directorof an office for the IndependentElectoral Commission of Iraq (IECI)and two other IECI employees wereleaving an event at a hospital aimedat educating people about theparliamentary election, whengunmen who were following thethree men opened fire. The attackoccurred less than two weeks beforethe Dec. 15 parliamentary elections.Attacks on those who participate inthe political process are frequent inIraq.

5-Dec-05 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 9 Gunmen attacked and killed nineIraqi civilians, leaving their bodies onthe road near Fallujah. The attackmay have been motivated by Shiite-Sunni tension in region.NOTE: Attackdate approximate.

5-Dec-05 Netanya Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives40 6 A suicide bomber blew himself upoutside of a mall in Netanya, killingfive people and wounding at leastforty. An off-duty security guardsitting in traffic outside the mallspotted a suspicious man carrying ablack bag and alerted police in thecar behind him. An officer thenapproached the individual, however,the bomber began to run, placing hishand inside the bag. Thepolicewoman screamed for people toget away and a security guard wasable to push the bomber from thecrowded entrance. He thendetonated his explosive device,killing himself, the security guard,and four others. The military wing ofIslamic Jihad (al-Quds Brigades)claimed the attack and identified thebomber as 23 year old Lotfi AbuSaada from Illar, a village north ofthe West Bank town ofTulkarem. Theman's family described him asilliterate and a primary school drop-out.In response to the bombing, theIsraeli Defense Ministry decided toresume killing Islamic Jihad leaders inthe West Bank and to continuearrests in the territory. The dayfollowing the attack, Israel virtuallybanned all Palestinians from Israeland arrested fifteen Palestinianmilitants, including eight IslamicJihad operatives near the bomber'shometown (his father and brotherwere among those detained). ThePalestinian Authority arrestedthirteen Islamic Jihad members in theWest Bank. On 7 December an Israeliairstrike killed Mahmoud Arkhan, aleader of the Popular ResistanceCommittees, as he was traveling inRafah. The attack wounded nineother Palestinians.

5-Dec-05 Herat AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 Two explosions in Herat did notcause any property damage orinjuries, while a third bomb wasrecovered by the police before itcould explode. The first explosionoccurred outside the home of formerIngil District Chief, Said Ahmad Qitaliat 10:00 p.m. Note: Incident date isapproximate

5-Dec-05 Karachi Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 A Sunni Cleric, identified as QariHabibur Rehman, was shot and killedby two unidentified gunmen as hewas shopping at a bakery in Karachi.No group has claimed responsibilityfor the attack; both suspects wereable to escape the scene on amotorcycle.

5-Dec-05 WaziristanPakistan Unknown Unknown0 0 A local journalist, identified asHayatullah Khan, was reporting on ademonstration by college studentsnear Mirali town when he waskidnapped by five unidentifiedmasked men on December 5. Hisfamily reports that Hayatullah hadreceived threatening letters warninghim to stop covering such tribalmatters.

5-Dec-05 Amparai SriLanka


Unknown0 4 The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) reportedely killed fourmembers of the ‘Colonel’ Karunafaction in the Siyambalanduwa areaof Amparai. Among those killed wasSenior commander Iniyabarathy.

5-Dec-05 Peren India NationalSocialistCouncil ofKhaplang

Unknown0 1 Members of the National SocialistCouncil of Khaplang attacked andkilled a member of the rival NationalSocialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) in the Athibungarea of Peren.

5-Dec-05 He'rat AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 Two explosions in Herat did notcause any property damage orinjuries, while a third bomb wasdefused by police before it couldexplode. The second of the twoexplosions occurred a few minutesafter the first near a PRT station onMehtab Street. Note: Incident date isapproximate

5-Dec-05 He'rat AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 Two explosions in Herat did notcause any property damage orinjuries. Following the twoexplosions, police were able torecover a third bomb that had beenplaced in a car before it exploded inthe fifth district. Note: Incident dateis approximate

6-Dec-05 Iraq IslamicArmy inIraq

Firearms0 1 An American security consultant whoworked for the Iraqi Housing andConstruction Ministry was kidnappedby unknown gunmen in Iraq. Thekidnapping was claimed by theIslamic Army in Iraq. The groupreleased a video showing thehostage, a US passport, and a Bankof Jordan ID card with the nameRonald Schultz. In the video, thegroup threatens to kill the hostage in72 hours unless all Iraqi prisoners arefreed. The militants also demand thatthe US pay compensation to Iraqisaffected by military offensives led byUS troops in Anbar Province. Schultzis the seventh Westerner to bekidnapped in Iraq in less than aweek.Shultz was later identified asan ex-Marine who worked as anindustrial electrician throughout theworld.On December 8, thekidnappers released a statementclaiming to have killed the hostagebecause their demands were notmet.On December 19, thekidnappers released a video showingthe execution of a man that theyclaim was Schultz.

6-Dec-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A senior Interior Ministry policeofficer, Brigadier General HamzaHussein Fadhil was killed by gunmenwho opened fire on him. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

6-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two police officers were killed inBaghdad when gunmen opened fireon them. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

6-Dec-05 HasimiyatIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An election official was killed bygunmen in Hasimiyat. The attackoccurred less than 10 days beforethe Dec. 15 elections in Iraq. Thosewho participate in political processare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

6-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A bodyguard for Iraqi Prime MinisterIbrahim al-Jaafari was killed byunknown gunmen who opened fireon him in Baghdad. Those who workfor the Iraqi government and areassociated with Iraqi leaders are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

6-Dec-05 Tikrit Iraq Ansar al-SunnahArmy

Firearms0 2 Two high ranking employees of thecity of Tikrit, including the director ofthe Tikrit municipality Wali Mohsen,were killed by unknown gunmen whoopened fire on them. Governmentemployees are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.The attack wasclaimed by the Ansar al-SunnahArmy.

6-Dec-05 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen attacked and killed the headof the Biji municipality, Shahla Marei,and the head accountant of the Bijiprovince, Tahseen Waly, on the roadbetween Kirkuk and Tikrit. Localgovernment officials are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

6-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives73 43 Two suicide bombers detonated theirexplosive belts at Baghdad’s PoliceAcademy in a coordinated suicideattack that killed at least 43 peopleand wounded 73 others. Amongthose killed was an Americancontractor and seven female Iraqipolice officers. Most of thosewounded were police officers orstudents. Attacks on police in Iraqare frequent.The first suicide bomberdetonated his explosive device neara group of students outside aclassroom. The second bomberdetonated his device near a bunkerwhere students and police fled forsafety, believing the first attack to bean indirect-fire attack. The attackwas claimed by the al-Qaedaaffiliated Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn. In the claimstatement, the group said thebombers were part of the al-Bara binMalik Brigade and made a referenceto the December 15 election. On thesame day, the Islamic Army of Iraqsaid that they detonated a car bomboutside the police academy, althoughthis appears to be a false claim.NOTE: Casualties are for both blasts.

6-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives20 3 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosive device in a café usedfrequently by police in a Shiiteneighborhood of Baghdad. The attackkilled three people and wounded 20.One of the dead and three of thewounded were policemen. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

6-Dec-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents attacked the premises anInterior Ministry Rapid Interventionunit in downtown Baqubah,detonating two explosive devicesnear the building as reinforcementsarrived. Several police were injured,including the commander of the Al-Walid regiment. No exact casualtynumbers were given.

6-Dec-05 Alsasua Spain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated at apost office in Alsasua, in Navarreprovince, causing minor damage tothe premises. The blast damagedthe façade of the building and thesidewalk on a nearby street. Therewere no reported injuries. This wasone of two bombs targeting postoffices in the Basque Country on thisday. On 28 December, the BasqueFatherland and Freedom (ETA)claimed responsibility for twenty-oneattacks in the region, including fouron the postal services.

6-Dec-05 ZumarragaSpain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 Suspected members of the BasqueFatherland and Freedom (ETA)detonated an explosive device at thepost office in the city of Zumarraga.No one was hurt in the blast, butslight damage was caused to thepremises. Police believe the bombwas fixed with a timer. On 28December, ETA officially claimedresponsibility for twenty-one attacksin the region, including four on thepostal services.

6-Dec-05 Madrid Spain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 Five explosive devices detonated onroads in Madrid, causing no injuries.One of these explosions took placeon the A-6 road, where traffic washalted. A member of the BasqueFatherland and Freedom (ETA) calledin a warning of all five devices priorto their detonation. On 28December, ETA officially claimedresponsibility for twenty-one attacksin the region, including claiming allfive explosions on the Madrid roads.


Explosives0 0 Five explosive devices detonated onroads in Madrid, causing no injuries.One of these explosions took placeon the M-40 road, where traffic washalted. A member of the BasqueFatherland and Freedom (ETA) calledin a warning of all five devices priorto their detonation. On 28December, ETA officially claimedresponsibility for twenty-one attacksin the region, including claiming allfive explosions on the Madrid roads.


Explosives0 0 Five explosive devices detonated onroads in Madrid, causing no injuries.One of these explosions took placeon the A-2 road, where traffic washalted. A member of the BasqueFatherland and Freedom (ETA) calledin a warning of all five devices priorto their detonation. On 28December, ETA officially claimedresponsibility for twenty-one attacksin the region, including claiming allfive explosions on the Madrid roads.





6-Dec-05 Sariab Pakistan BalochLiberationArmy

Explosives0 0 Suspected members of the BalochLiberation Army planted a series ofbombs along a railway track in theSariab area outside of Quetta. Whenthe explosives detonated, the trackwas damaged but no casualties werereported. The track was repaired inthree hours, delaying a freight trainbut not affecting any passengertrains.

6-Dec-05 Karikot Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A private school located in theKarikot area outside of Wana wasdamaged slightly by a bombexplosion on December 6.

6-Dec-05 Valdivia Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Firearms0 1 Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) fighters ambusheda police patrol with rifles, killing onepoliceman.The press reported thatthis was the third attack by the FARCin Antioquia in the last two days.

7-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped Karim SalamHermes Gorgis, the son of one of theguards at the Iraqi Criminal Courtwhere the trial of Saddam Husseinand some of his aides is being held.Gorgis was kidnapped in front of hishome in Baghdad. The father, SalamGorgis, works for one of the trial'sfive judges. Attacks on thoseinvolved in the trial of Hussein arefrequent in Iraq.

7-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 1 Gunmen in Baghdad opened fire onseveral Iraqi election campaignworkers and employees of anadvertising company who werehanging campaign advertisementsfor one of the electoral lists in theupcoming December 15 elections.One worker was killed and threewounded in the attack. Attack onthose who assist in elections and thepolitical process are frequent in Iraq.

7-Dec-05 Wana Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A private school run by a tribaljournalist in Wana was hit by a bombthat destroyed part of its boundarywall. The journalist, Dilawar Khan,works for BBC World Service and thedaily newspaper Dawn. No one waswounded or killed in the explosion,although Khan's brother and a guardwere inside the school when thebomb hit. Although he did not blameany group for the attack, thejournalist felt that the bombing wasintended to send a clear message,claiming that such attacks make itdifficult to conduct independentjournalism in Waziristan.

7-Dec-05 GaziantepTurkey Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated in afield next to a police residence in theGuvenevler neighborhood inGaziantep. There were no reportedinjuries caused by the blast and nogroup has claimed responsibility.

7-Dec-05 NetrakonaBangladeshJamatulMujahedinBangladesh

Explosives46 7 A suspected member of JamatulMujahedin Bangladesh rode a bicycleinto a group of people standing infront of Udichi's office (cultural wingof the Communist Party ofBangladesh) in Netrakona,detonating a bomb that was attachedto him. The explosion killed sevenpeople, including the bomber, andinjured forty-six others.

7-Dec-05 VavuniyaSriLanka


Explosives8 1 Members of the Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam (LTTE) threw a handgrenade in Vavuniya, killing onecivilian and injuring eight others,including a Sri Lankan Army soldier.

8-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives44 32 A suicide bomber detonated anexplosive belt on a bus heading tothe Shiite city of Nasiriyah as the buspulled away from the Nahtha busterminal in Baghdad. 32 people werekilled in the blast and 44 peopleinjured. Most of those killed were buspassengers, although somebystanders who were at a nearbyfood stall were also killed.

8-Dec-05 Karbala Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Gunmen attacked an office inKarbala belonging to Iyad Allawi,former Prime Minister in Iraq and theleader of the Iraqi NationalReconciliation Movement, and set iton fire, completely destroying thebuilding. The gunmen also fired theirweapons although no injuries werereported. The attack occurs oneweek before the December 15elections in Iraq, in which Allawi isleading a slate of candidates.

8-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms7 1 An Iraqi police colonel was the targetof an assassination attempt whengunmen opened fire on his vehicle ashe drove to work in Baghdad. Col.Husyan Abd-al-Wahid was injured inthe attack. In addition, one civilianwas killed and six others wounded.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

8-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A candidate for the Iraqi National ListParty, Abd-al-Salam Qasm al-Furayji,was killed by unknown gunmen whoopened fire on him in Baghdad as hedrove his car. The attack comes oneweek before the December 15election in which al-Furayji wasrunning. Those who participate inpolitics are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

8-Dec-05 Najaf Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 The headquarters of the IraqiNational Accord Movement in Najafwere attacked by mortar round,causing damage to the building, butno casualties. The attack comes oneweek before the December 15election.

8-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Armed men in Baghdad ambushedthe car of the former deputy policechief of Baghdad, Brigadier KhakidSayhood Mohammad Ali, killing Aliand his wife. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

8-Dec-05 SalmanPak

Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle near an Iraqi police patrol inthe Salman Pak area, north ofBaghdad. Four police officers wereinjured in the attack and the bomberwas killed. Attack on police arefrequent in Iraq.

8-Dec-05 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Mortar shells were fired on Israeliterritory in the Southwest Negev. Nodamage or injuries were reported.Israeli Defense Forces responded byfiring on targets in the northern GazaStrip.

8-Dec-05 KandaharAfghanistanUnknown Firearms1 0 At 8:00am Thursday morning inKandahar, unidentified armed menattacked and injured a UnitedNations Assistance Mission inAfghanistan (UNAMA) official. TheUN Chief in Kandahar confirmed theattack, adding that the victim wasresponsible for UNAMA's guest housein the region. Police officials say thattwo male motorists shot at theUNAMA worker when he was on hisway to work in the Loya Wiala area ofthe city.

8-Dec-05 Farinole France CorsicanNationalLiberationFront(FLNC)

Explosives0 0 A holiday villa owned by a Germanfamily was damaged in a bombattack in Farinole, on the island ofCorsica. The device was made of ahigh-powered charge and damagedthe first floor of the home. Therewas no one in the house at the timeof the attack. Corsican separatistsoften target holiday homes on theisland. On 10 January, the CorsicanNational Liberation Front (FLNC) 22October sect, claimed responsibilityfor seventeen attacks on the islandof Corsica. Six of the attacks claimedtargeted holiday villas. In theirstatement, the group denounces anunprecedented colonization of thepopulation.

8-Dec-05 Saint-Florent

France CorsicanNationalLiberationFront(FLNC)

Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated at atax office in Saint-Florent, on theisland of Corsica, causing damage tothe entrance of the office. Thisattack took place on the sameevening that a holiday villa waspartially destroyed in the sameregion. On 10 January, the CorsicanNational Liberation Front (FLNC) 22October sect claimed responsibilityfor seventeen attacks on the island.Two of these attacks claimedtargeted tax offices.

8-Dec-05 KhasavyurtRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 A freight train traveling fromMineralnye Vody to Makhachkala wasbombed four kilometers fromKhasavyurt. There were nocasualties, but one car went off thetracks and damaged two meters ofrailway.

8-Dec-05 SouthWaziristan

Pakistan Unknown Explosives50 12 A bomb blast in South Waziristan onDecember 8 killed twelve people andinjured fifty more. The explosionoccurred in the Tank tribal area at aroadside hotel located next to aFrontier Corps compound. The initialexplosion caused several moresmaller explosions at a nearby armsshop, damaging several otherbuildings.

8-Dec-05 AnzoateguiVenezuelaUnknown Firearms0 0 Unknown perpetrators fired shots atthe automobile of Luis Figuera, thedirector of governability for the partyin Anzoategui State. Seven shots hitthe car, but Figuera was unharmed.He had just left a program at theregional television station withAnzoategui Governor Tarek WilliamSaab. Figuera is a popular FifthRepublic Movement (MVR) leader inAnzoategui and a supporter ofGovernor Tarek.

9-Dec-05 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb was detonated nearan Iraqi Police Commando patrol inBaghdad, killing one commando andwounding two others. Police in Iraqare frequent targets of insurgentattack.

9-Dec-05 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated neara police patrol on the road betweenBaqubah and Buhruz. One civilian carwas damaged, but no casualtieswere reported. Attacks on police inIraq are frequent.

9-Dec-05 Balad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Balad killed an officerwho served in the IntelligenceServices under Saddam Hussein.Those who worked for Hussein arethe frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

9-Dec-05 Balad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed Captain Ghazi al-Muhanna, a police officer, in Balad.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack in Iraq.

9-Dec-05 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated nearthe vehicle of a police captain inTikrit. The attack happened outsidethe officer's home. The officer wasnot injured, but his car was set onfire. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

9-Dec-05 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated neara police patrol at the entrance toDiyala University, south of Baqubah.No injuries were reported in theattack. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attacks.

9-Dec-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen opened fire on severalmembers of the Kurdistan IslamicUnion Party while they were hangingposters in Kirkuk to promote theirparty in the upcoming December 15elections. No information on injurieswas given. Attacks on those whosupport the political process in Iraqare frequent.

9-Dec-05 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms7 4 Gunmen attacked the headquartersof the Kurdistan Islamic Union Partyin Kirkuk. There were several ofthese attacks, all of which come inthe lead up the December 15elections. In total, four people werekilled and 7 injured in the attacks.NOTE: Casualty numbers includeseveral attacks. Attack date isapproximate. Attacks occurred overthe course of the week, 12/5/2005-12/11/2005

9-Dec-05 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen kidnapped Ibrahim al-Sayyidal-Hilali, an Egyptian engineer whoworked as a contractor and translatorfor the US military, outside his homein Tikrit. Al-Hilali's body was foundthe following day shot to death.Those who work with US forces arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

9-Dec-05 Rafah WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Firearms1 0 Unknown gunmen open fire on thePalestinian Preventive SecurityServices (PPSS) office in Rafah andthe Tal al-Sultan police stationcausing damage to both buildingsand injuring a police officer.

9-Dec-05 KhasavyurtRussia Unknown Explosives5 1 A traffic policeman was killed andfive others were injured when abomb equivalent to half a kilogram ofTNT exploded in Khasavyurt.

9-Dec-05 Saint-Florent

France Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated at thetreasury building in Saint-Florent, inHaut-Corse department, on theisland of Corsica. The blastshattered the windows of thebuilding and damaged the entrance.No group has claimed responsibility.

9-Dec-05 TamenglongIndia Unknown Explosives0 0 A school in the Nungba sub-divisionof Tamenglong was damaged by anexplosion on December 9. Officialsreport that the school is frequentedby security force personnel. Theexplosive was planted on thegrounds by unidentified assailants,and is believed to have detonatedwhen a goat stepped on it.

9-Dec-05 Adilabad India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 1 A tribal man named Ganapathi waskilled by members of the CommunistParty of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) inthe Utnoor division of Adilabaddistrict. The CPI-Maoists reportedlybelieved Ganapathi to be a policeinformer.

9-Dec-05 Negev Israel Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 The al Aqsa Brigades claimedresponsibility for firing a rocket atthe Negev. No damage or injurieswere reported. The group claimedresponsibility for firing anotherrocket on Kfar Azza on the same day.

9-Dec-05 KfarAzza

Israel Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 The al Aqsa Brigades claimedresponsibility for firing a rocket onKfar Azza. No damage or injurieswere reported. The group also fireda rocket at the Negev on this day.

10-Dec-05

Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 Gunmen in Tikrit opened fire on apolice patrol, wounding threepolicemen. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

10-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen opened fire on a mosque inthe Al-Saydiya neighborhood ofBaghdad, wounding one mosqueguard.

10-Dec-05

Samarra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Men in Iraqi Army uniforms attackedthe home of the director of the Officeof the Independent ElectoralCommission of Iraq in Samarra, Abd-al-Khaliq Naji, kidnapping two of thedirector's brothers, both of whom arepolicemen from the Al-ThartharPolice Department. Naji's house wasalso damaged in the attack. Theattack occurred less than one weekbefore the December 15 elections.Those involved in the politicalprocess in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

10-Dec-05

Iraq Unknown Firearms1 3 Gunmen attempted to assassinatethe governor of Najaf when theyattacked him. The governor waswounded and three bodyguards werekilled in the attack. Attacks on localpolitical figures are frequent in Iraq.

10-Dec-05

ValleDelCauca


Firearms0 2 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) used rifles to shoottwo police officers on patrol. Thebullets went through the officers'bullet-proof vests and killed both ofthem. There were no othercasualties or injuries reported. Thepress reports that the murders werepart of FARC's plan pistola or pistolplan. This plan targets the publicforce and ex-guerrillas who are goingthrough the demobilization program.

10-Dec-05

Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A 20-year-old Palestinian man wasarrested south of Jerusalem forcarrying two improvised explosivedevices. He told investigators thathe was planning to carry out aterrorist attack inside Jerusalem.

10-Dec-05

SantanderSpain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 Two grenade launchers were foundnear the Santander Airport after acaller representing the BasqueFatherland and Freedom (ETA)warned of their location. Policefound the launchers which weremade of two pipes loaded with Mecarprojectiles at the edge of theairport's runway. This attack takesplace on the anniversary of theconstitution. On 28 December, ETAofficially claimed responsibility forthis attack and twenty others in theregion.

10-Dec-05

Sederot Israel Abu al-RishBrigades

Explosives0 0 The Abu al-Rish Brigades, an armedwing of Fatah, claimed responsibilityfor firing two rockets at the Israelisettlement of Sederot. No damageor injuries were reported.

11-Dec-05

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms4 3 Gunmen attacked a group ofsupporters of the Kurdish IslamicUnion Party as they prepared for theelection campaign in the lead up tothe December 15 elections. Theattack occurred in Kirkuk whengunmen opened fire on the group,killing three supporters andwounding four others. Attacks onthose who support the politicalprocess are frequent in Iraq.

11-Dec-05

Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The son of the former governor ofthe Salaheddin province, Nahed al-Khatib, was killed by unknowngunmen in the processing plant thathe owns near Tikrit. Al-Khatib's fatherwas a member of the clan of SaddamHussein. His father and brother werekilled when U.S. forces took controlof the Salaheddin city of Tikrit in2003.

11-Dec-05

Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Unknown gunmen detonated anexplosive device inside a school inSamarra that was to be used as apolling station in the December 15parliamentary elections, causingdamage but no casualties. The attackoccurred less than one week beforethe election.

11-Dec-05


Explosives0 0 The Mujahideen of Islamic Jihad andal-Aqsa Brigades fired a homemaderocket at the Jewish settlement ofZabed near the West Bank town ofJenin. The groups claimed the attackwas in retaliation for the Zionistscrimes against [their] people. Theshell landed outside of thesettlement and did not cause anydamage or injuries.

11-Dec-05

LondonderryNorthernIreland


0 0 Police members from the PSNI wereattacked with petrol bombs inLondonderry as they responded to acall to investigate other disturbancesin the area. A group of youths threwthe devices at the police vehicles inthe Fountain estate area of the city.There were no reported injuries ordamages caused.

11-Dec-05

Igorre Spain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated at apost office in Igorre, in Vizcayaprovince, causing serious damage tothe premises. Post offices are oftentargeted by Basque separatists inthis region. On 28 December, theBasque Fatherland and Freedom(ETA) claimed responsibility fortwenty-one attacks in the regionbetween 25 October and 21December. In their statement ofclaim, the group admits to targetingfour post offices, including this one.

11-Dec-05

Srikot Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 Both the Baitadi District Secretary,Ghanashyam Bhatta, and a DistrictCommittee Member, Purna BahadurBohara, of the Nepali Congress(Democratic) were abducted fromSrikot VDC on December 11 as theywere attending a marriageceremony. It is believed that theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoists(CPN-M) are responsible for theabductions.

11-Dec-05

EastChamparan

India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 1 The head of a local village body,Jitendra Singh, was killed when agroup of Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) attackedBetauna village on December 11.

11-Dec-05

BatticaloaSriLanka


Explosives1 0 Suspected members of the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)launched a grenade attack in theValaichchenai area of Batticaloadistrict on December 11, injuring onechild.

12-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms9 2 Gunmen in Baghdad ambushed apolice patrol, leading to a gun battlein which two police officers werekilled and nine others wounded.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

12-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 3 Gunmen in Baghdad opened fire on avehicle from the Education Ministrycarrying Education Ministryemployees home from work. Theattack killed three male employeesand wounded a female employee.Attacks on government employeesare frequent in Iraq.

12-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 1 Gunmen opened fire on a police carin Baghdad carrying severalmembers of a homicide police unit.The attack killed one civilian and theinjured three police. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

12-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms7 1 Gunmen opened fire at a policepatrol in the Ameriyah District ofBaghdad, killing one policeman andwounding seven others. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

12-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives13 3 A bomb exploded on a minibus thatwas parked at a police checkpointoutside a police headquarters inBaghdad, killing three Iraqi civiliansand wounding 13 people, includingfive policemen. The bus was emptyat the time of the explosion. Thedriver of the bus was among theinjured civilians.

12-Dec-05

Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A Qassam rocket was fired on Israeliterritory in the Western Negev. Therocket landed close to a sitemaintained by Israel's national watercompany, however, no damage orinjuries were reported. IsraeliDefense Forces responded by firingon rocket launching sites in thenorthern Gaza Strip.

12-Dec-05

Beirut Lebanon Strugglersfor theUnity andFreedomofGreaterSy

Explosives32 3 A car bomb exploded in Beirut asGebran Tueni, a member ofParliament and editor of An Nahar,Lebanon's leading newspaper, droveby on his way to work. The attackkilled Tueni, his driver, and abodyguard. At least 32 people wereinjured. Earlier this month Mr. Tuenireturned to Beirut after fleeing toFrance upon learning that his namewas on a list produced by Syrianagents. He then went back to Parisfor a ceremony honoring his father;he was killed less than twenty-fourhours after returning from this trip.A group calling itself Strugglers forthe Unity and Freedom of GreaterSyria claimed responsibility for theattack through a fax sent to Elaph inLondon. Tueni was an outspokencritic of Syrian influence in Lebanon,and many view the attack as 'part ofa broader plan to silence the anti-Syrian news media in Lebanon.' Thesame group, reportedly previouslyunknown, claimed respobsibility foran attack on another An Naharjournalist critical of Syria in June2005. Mr. Tueni is the latestjournalist to be killed in a wave ofbombings that began with theassassination of former PrimeMinister Rafik Hariri in February2005. The attack on Mr. Tuenioccurred just hours before DetlevMehlis presented his investigationinto Mr. Hariri's assassination to theUnited Nations Security Council.Syria, which is thought to haveplayed a role in the attack on Mr.Hariri, denied any connection to theassassination of Mr. Tueni andreaffirmed that it was in no wayinvolved with any of the otherattacks in Lebanon this year.On 27December a Syrian suspected ofbeing involved in Mr. Tueni'sassassination was arrested. Abdel-Qadar Abdel Qader was detained forquestioning after the bombing andthen formally arrested based ontelephone calls he made before andafter the attack.On 28 December theLebanese daily An-Nahar (of whichTueni was the editor) reported that ithad received a statement from theStrugglers for the Unity of Freedomin al-Sham threatening to kill thenext head of the UN commissioninvestigating the assasination of Mr.Hariri.

12-Dec-05

Beirut Lebanon Strugglersfor theUnity andFreedomofGreaterSy

Explosives32 3 A car bomb exploded in Beirut asGebran Tueni, a member ofParliament and editor of An Nahar,Lebanon's leading newspaper, droveby on his way to work. The attackkilled Tueni, his driver, and abodyguard. At least 32 people wereinjured. Earlier this month Mr. Tuenireturned to Beirut after fleeing toFrance upon learning that his namewas on a list produced by Syrianagents. He then went back to Parisfor a ceremony honoring his father;he was killed less than twenty-fourhours after returning from this trip.A group calling itself Strugglers forthe Unity and Freedom of GreaterSyria claimed responsibility for theattack through a fax sent to Elaph inLondon. Tueni was an outspokencritic of Syrian influence in Lebanon,and many view the attack as 'part ofa broader plan to silence the anti-Syrian news media in Lebanon.' Thesame group, reportedly previouslyunknown, claimed respobsibility foran attack on another An Naharjournalist critical of Syria in June2005. Mr. Tueni is the latestjournalist to be killed in a wave ofbombings that began with theassassination of former PrimeMinister Rafik Hariri in February2005. The attack on Mr. Tuenioccurred just hours before DetlevMehlis presented his investigationinto Mr. Hariri's assassination to theUnited Nations Security Council.Syria, which is thought to haveplayed a role in the attack on Mr.Hariri, denied any connection to theassassination of Mr. Tueni andreaffirmed that it was in no wayinvolved with any of the otherattacks in Lebanon this year.On 27December a Syrian suspected ofbeing involved in Mr. Tueni'sassassination was arrested. Abdel-Qadar Abdel Qader was detained forquestioning after the bombing andthen formally arrested based ontelephone calls he made before andafter the attack.On 28 December theLebanese daily An-Nahar (of whichTueni was the editor) reported that ithad received a statement from theStrugglers for the Unity of Freedomin al-Sham threatening to kill thenext head of the UN commissioninvestigating the assasination of Mr.Hariri.

12-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Two mortar shells were fired at thePolice Academy building in Baghdad.No damage was reported.

12-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A car bomb exploded near the Al-Nahrawan police checkpoint injuringthree people. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

12-Dec-05

YousfiyahIraq Unknown Firearms7 0 Insurgents attacked an oil convoyescorted by police vehicles nearYousfiyah when they detonated aroadside bomb and opened fire onthe oil tankers. Two oil tankers,owned by the Iraqi Oil Ministry, werebadly damaged and seven policemenwere injured in the attack. Bothpolicemen and the oil industry, itspipelines and employees, are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

12-Dec-05

Athens Greece RevolutionaryStruggle

Explosives3 0 A homemade explosive devicedetonated in the middle of SyntagmaSquare, in front of the Economy andFinance Ministry in the center ofAthens. Three people were injuredby flying shrapnel and extensivedamage was caused in the square.The Revolutionary Struggle claimedresponsibility for the attack, statingthat it was perpetrated against thegovernment's economic policy. Intheir statement of claim, the groupcriticized the Greek police for notacting quickly when a phone warningwas made prior to the blast.

12-Dec-05

Kizilyurt Russia Unknown Firearms0 1 An unidentified man shot at thevehicle of Magomed Magomedov,deputy of Dagestan's NationalAssembly, at point blank range. Onlythe driver, who died in the attack,was inside the car. Magomedov wasin a nearby café.

12-Dec-05

Uppuveli SriLanka


Firearms0 1 Eelam People's Democratic Partyactivist Michael Collin was shot andkilled by members of the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on themain road from Trincomalee toNilaveli in Uppuveli.

12-Dec-05

VavuniyaSriLanka


Unknown0 0 An activist for the People's LiberationOrganization of Tamil Eelam waskidnapped from the Mahilankulamarea of Vavuniya by suspectedmembers of the Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam on December 12.

13-Dec-05

Samarra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed an Iraqi police officerwhen they opened fire on him inSamarra. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

13-Dec-05

Siniya Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed an Iraqi contractorwho worked with US forces in Siniyawhen they opened fire on him.Contractors who work with US forcesare the frequent target of attack inIraq.

13-Dec-05

Ramadi Iraq Unknown Firearms3 1 Gunmen assassinated a Sunni Arabelection candidate, Muzhir al-Dulami,as he was campaigning for his FreeProgressive Party in Ramadi on thefinal day of campaigning before theDecember 15 parliamentary election.The attack also wounded three of hisbodyguards. Politicians in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

13-Dec-05

Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol in Samarra. The bombmissed the patrol, killing a child andinjuring his father. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

13-Dec-05

Latifiyah Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb detonated near theconvoy of Sheik Jalal Eddin al-Sagheer, a Shiite member of theNational Assembly elected with thegoverning Iraqi Alliance. The attackoccurred in Latifiyah and causeddamage to one of the vehicles in theconvoy. Al-Sagheer was not injuredin the attack, although one of hisbodyguards was. The attack occurredtwo days before the December 15elections. Politicians in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

13-Dec-05

KandaharAfghanistanUnknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 The Deputy Chief of the KandaharUlema Council in Charge of PublicAwareness, Ahmed Shah, was killedby unidentified men in HeartDarwaza on Monday afternoon.According to reports, Shaw was onhis way back home from MullahOmar mosque when he was stabbed.He later died from his injuries,though it remains unclear who hisattackers were.

13-Dec-05

LiraTown

Uganda Lord'sResistanceArmy(LRA)

Firearms0 8 The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)rebels ambushed a vehicle on its wayfrom Lira Town to Omoro on 13December. The attack resulted inthe death of eight civilians and anunspecified number of injuries.

13-Dec-05

VladikavkazRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device consisting of 1kg of explosives was found inVladikavkaz's city center. It wassafely defused before detonation.

14-Dec-05

NasiriyahIraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Armed Shiites, demonstratingagainst negative remarks made onAl-Jazeera about Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, set fire to the party offices offormer Prime Minister Allawi's party,the Iraqi National Accord party, inNasiriyah, significantly damaging thebuilding, but not causing any injuries.The attack comes one day before theDecember 15 parliamentaryelections. This was one of two suchattacks in Nasiriyah on this day. Theother attack occurred at the officesof the Community Party, whosecandidates are running on Allawi'sticket.

14-Dec-05

NasiriyahIraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

1 0 Armed Shiites, demonstratingagainst negative remarks made onAl-Jazeera about Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, set fire to the CommunistParty headquarters in Nasiriyah,injuring a security guard. The attackcomes one day before the December15 parliamentary elections. This wasone of two such attacks in Nasiriyahon this day. The other attackoccurred at the offices of Allawi'sIraqi National Accord Party. TheCommunist Party candidates arerunning on Allawi's list in theupcoming election.

14-Dec-05

Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol in Mosul, killing twopolice officers and wounding threeothers. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

14-Dec-05

Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated in anempty polling station in Fallujah, oneday before the December 15elections. This was one of three suchattacks in Fallujah on this day. Noone was injured in the attack, but atotal of 4,000 paper ballots werestolen in the three attacks.

14-Dec-05

Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated in anempty polling station in Fallujah, oneday before the December 15elections. This was one of three suchattacks in Fallujah on this day. Noone was injured in the attack, but atotal of 4,000 paper ballots werestolen in the three attacks.

14-Dec-05

Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated in anempty polling station in Fallujah, oneday before the December 15elections. This was one of three suchattacks in Fallujah on this day. Noone was injured in the attacks, but atotal of 4,000 paper ballots werestolen in the three attacks.

14-Dec-05

GazaStrip

Israel Unknown Unknown0 0 A Qassam rocket fired at Israeliterritory hit a Palestinian's home inthe northern Gaza Strip. No injurieswere reported.

14-Dec-05

Gero AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 2 In Ghazni Province, the Director ofEducation of Gero District waskidnapped and murdered byunidentified gunmen. Another manfrom the Education Department'saudit branch was also killed. The twobodies were found shot near KansabVillage by Andar District securityofficials the following morning.Security officials said that enemies ofthe country had carried out theattack, but further investigationwould be conducted.

14-Dec-05

Faizabad AfghanistanUnknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 In Faizabad City, remote-controlledexplosives were placed on a donkey,which was then tied to a tree, anddetonated when a GTZ (a GermanNGO) vehicle passed by. In additionto destroying the donkey, theexplosion shattered the GTZ vehicle'swindows, as well as those of severalsurrounding buildings. The governorof Badakhshan Province confirmedthat the explosion was caused by aremote-controlled device and blamedthose that do not want peace andsecurity for the blast. No injurieswere reported.

14-Dec-05

KandaharAfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 1 According to police, Mullah AhmadShah, a pro-government cleric andmember of Kandahar's Ulema Shura,was killed by unidentified gunmenwhile on his way to a mosque in thecity center on Wednesday.

14-Dec-05

Mazar-e-Sharif

AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 1 The Interior Ministry reported that asuspected suicide bomber killedhimself in an explosion in Mazar-e-Sharif on Wednesday, though no oneelse was injured in the explosion.The bomber detonated his explosivesnear the Hazrat Ali shrine in the citycenter.

14-Dec-05

Doda Kashmir HizbulMujahideen(HM)

Firearms0 1 Suspected members of HizbulMujahideen (HM) kidnapped a localstudent, identified as Liaquat Ali,from the Gandoh area of Dodadistrict in an attempt to get him tojoin their organization. Upon hisrefusal, the HM members shot andkilled him. Note: Incident date isapproximate.

14-Dec-05

KurnapalliIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 1 More than thirty members of twolocal guerrilla squads of theCommunist Party of India-Maoist(CPI-Maoist) took part in the killing ofa tribal activist, identified as IrpaVeeraiah. The attack took place onDecember 14 in Kurnapalli village,where the victim was deputy villageheadman and secretary of theCommunist Party of India (Marxist)village committee..

14-Dec-05

Kohlu Pakistan BalochLiberationArmy

Explosives0 0 Approximately eight rockets landednear a paramilitary camp inBalochistan where President PervezMusharraf was scheduled to addresstribal elders just hours later. Nocasualties or damage was reported,and General Musharraf later notedthat such attacks would not weakenhis resolve.After the attack, MirakBaloch, spokesperson for the BalochLiberation Army took credit for therocket attack on behalf of hisorganization.

14-Dec-05

MercaderesColombia Unknown Explosives1 1 Unknown perpetrators attacked apolice truck that was traveling fromMercaderes to San Joaquin withbombs and rifles. One police officerdied and a second was injured. Themotive for the attack is not clear.

15-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A bomb was discovered near apolling station for the December 15parliamentary election inMuqdadiyah, north of Baghdad. Itwas detonated in a controlledexplosion, injuring two electionworkers.

15-Dec-05

Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was found and defusedinside a polling center in Fallujah onthe day of the December 15parliamentary elections.

15-Dec-05

Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A hand grenade was thrown at apolling station in Mosul by a bicyclist.The attack occurred on the day ofthe December 15 parliamentaryelections. The attack killed a pollingstation guard and wounded twoothers.

15-Dec-05

Tal Afar Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A mortar shell was fired at a crowd ofpeople standing outside a pollingcenter in Tal Afar on the day of theDecember 15 parliamentary election.The attack killed one civilian andwounded two others.

15-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A suicide bomber attempting todetonate his car bomb was killed bypolice before he could carry out hisattack. The interrupted attackoccurred in Baghdad on the day ofthe December 15 parliamentaryelections. The bomber was planningto target voters and disrupt theelection process.

15-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Al-Ta'ifahal-Mansurah

Explosives3 0 Several mortar shells were fired atthe Green Zone in Baghdad, whichhouses government and USbuildings, just after polling centers inthe city had opened for theDecember 15 parliamentary election.The attack wounded three people,including one US soldier and twocivilians. The attack was claimed bythe Sunni group Al-Ta’ifah al-Mansurah Group [The Army of theVictorious Community], which haslinks to al-Qaeda.

15-Dec-05

Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated neara polling station in Ramadi on theday of the December 15parliamentary elections. No one wasinjured in the attack.

15-Dec-05

Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A mortar round was fired at a pollingstation in Tikrit on the day of theDecember 15 parliamentaryelections. No one was injured in theattack.

15-Dec-05

Buhruz Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 An explosive device detonatedamong a crowd of Iraqis leaving apolling station for the December 15parliamentary elections in Buhruz,killing one Iraqi voter and woundingfour others.

15-Dec-05

AshqelonIsrael PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 The armed wing of Islamic Jihad (al-Quds Brigades) fired at least twoQuds III rockets at the Israeli city ofAshqelon. The group claimed thatthe attack was in retaliation forIsraeli's assassination of Yasir SaidKamil, a member of Islamic Jihad,south of Janin on 15 December.

15-Dec-05

KfarAzza


Explosives0 0 The armed wing of the Fatah politicalparty (al-Aqsa Brigades) fired tworockets at Kfar Aza. The groupclaimed that the attack was inretaliation for Israeli's assassinationof Yasir Said Kamil, a member ofIslamic Jihad, south of Jenin on 15December.

15-Dec-05

Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired a rocket on Israeliterritory north of the Gaza Strip. Nodamage or injuries were reported.

15-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A mortar was fired at a pollingstation for the December 15parliamentary election in Baghdad,but it missed its target and landednear a civilian home, injuring oneperson.

15-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A mortar was fired at a pollingstation for the December 15parliamentary election in Baghdad’sSadr City, but missed its target andlanded on a house. No one wasinjured in the attack.

15-Dec-05

Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A mortar was fired at a pollingstation for the December 15parliamentary election in Mosul. Itlanded near the polling station, butdid not cause any damage.

15-Dec-05

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolling station for the December 15elections in Baqubah, killing an Iraqipolice officer and injuring threeothers.

15-Dec-05

KibbutzZikim

Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A qassam rocket fired at Israeliterritory landed in a dairy farm inKibbutz Zikim. Ynetnews reportedthat a total of seven rockets werefired at Israel on this day. Nodamage or injuries were reported.

15-Dec-05

BaytJala

Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Israeli security forces found anddefused a car bomb which authoritiesbelieved was to be detonated on aroad south of Jerusalem. APalestinian tip to police sent securitypersonnel to the Bayt Jala area wherethey found the vehicle loaded withgas containers, pipes, and tiresdrenched with gasoline.

15-Dec-05

ZarhghonAfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Two suspected Taliban militantsdrove a motorcycle into a school inZarghon Village, shooting and killinga teacher named Laghmani. Theattackers managed to escape thescene, and an investigation is beingconducted.

15-Dec-05

Marmara Turkey Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A fire bomb was thrown at a buildinghousing the True Path Party (DYP) inMamara, in Bursa province. Theblast caused a fire in the building,which fire officers were able toextinguish it. One person wasarrested in connection with thisattack.

15-Dec-05

StockholmSweden Jihad inSweden

Explosives0 0 A group calling itself Jihad in Swedenand claiming to have ties to Al-Qaedaclaimed responsibility for petrolbombing an Iraqi election site inStockholm. Unknown attackersthrew a Molotov cocktail at the sitebut it failed to ignite a fire. Therewere no reported injuries caused.This site was being used for Iraqicitizens living in Sweden to cast theirballots for the first Iraqi nationalparliament. In February 2006, threepeople were arrested in connectionwith this attack. Swedish policecharged the men with claiming to bemembers of an Al Qaeda branch andattempting to commit a terrorist act.

15-Dec-05

DantewaraIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 1 On December 15, a local villageheadman, identified as Chintanpalli,was killed by members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-Maoist) as he was returninghome from a trip to a weekly marketin Dantewara.

15-Dec-05

KudapokunaSriLanka


Firearms0 1 A member of the breakaway 'Colonel'Karuna faction of the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) wasshot and killed by members of theLTTE in Kudapokuna, Polonnaruwaon December 15.

15-Dec-05

WestBank/Gaza


Explosives0 0 According to the Israeli newspaperMa'ariv, a report was releasedstating that Islamic Jihad fired arocket from Janin toward Israeliterritory. The rocket reportedlylaunched, however hit the earthshortly after being fired. No injuriesor damage were reported. Thearticle did not mention the source ofthe report.NOTE: Incident date isapproximate.

15-Dec-05

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Several bomb attacks wereinterrupted on the day of theDecember 15, 2004 Iraqi electionswhen US security patrols foundbombs on the roads leading topolling stations in predominantlySunni areas. The bombs were safelydefused.

16-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 5 Five members of the Interior MinistryPolice Commando force were killedby unknown gunmen. Their bodieswere found, four shot to death andone beheaded, in Baghdad. Policeand security forces in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

16-Dec-05

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 An Iraqi hostage negotiator who wasworking in Iraq to free four Westernhostages was kidnapped himself. Thenegotiator, who was not identified,was believed to have made contactwith the kidnappers and met face-to-face with them. The hostages hewas working to release worked forChristian Peacemaker Teams andwere kidnapped 26 November 2005.

16-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 5 Several mortars were fired at aschool in Baghdad that was a pollingstation in the December 15parliamentary elections, onDecember 16, the day after theelection. The attack killed fourchildren and a US Marine and injuredtwo other children.

16-Dec-05

Kabul AfghanistanTaliban Explosives2 1 On Friday, an apparent suicidebomber blew up his carapproximately 500 meters away fromthe building where Afghanistan'sparliament will meet for the first timenext week, killing the driver/attackerand wounding two passers-by.Interior Ministry spokesman YousufStanizai said that the attack wasbelieved to be a suicide mission, butthe car exploded before it couldreach its intended target. A NATOInternational Security AssistanceForce (ISAF) vehicle was slightlydamaged in the blast, though it isunclear if that was the intendedtarget. A Taliban spokesman,Mohammed Hanif, claimedresponsibility for the attack andclaimed that the parliament buildingwas the intended target.

16-Dec-05

JamiaMohalla

Kashmir Unknown Firearms1 1 On December 16, Baramulla DistrictSecretary of the People's DemocraticParty Showkat Ahmed Banday wasinjured and another civilian killedwhen unidentified assailants beganfiring in Jamia Mohalla, Baramulla.

16-Dec-05

WaziristanPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 The South Waziristan house of atribal journalist working with BBCWorld Service was bombed byunidentified assailants on December16. There were no injuries reportedin the incident. This is the samejournalist, Dilawar Khan Wazir, whosefamily runs a local school that wasbombed on December 4.

16-Dec-05

Diphu India Unknown Explosives0 0 On December 16, a grenade landednear the residence of Karbi AnglongAutonomous Council ExecutiveMember, Pradip Singer, but failed toexplode. It is not known who threwthe grenade

16-Dec-05

Cucuta Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) evacuated twopublic buses traveling from Cucuta toDurania and set them on fire. Therewere no fatalities or injuries reported.

16-Dec-05

Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Sayan Wangthong, a governmentofficial, was shot to death by gunmenon a motorcycle after exercising inPattani's Nong Chik District.

17-Dec-05

LashkargahAfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 2 Unidentified men opened fire onstudents who were leaving school inLashkargah on Saturday, killing apupil and a janitor. Although no onehas claimed responsibility for theattack, Helmand Province's deputygovernor, Moheedin Khan, believesthat the enemies of Afghanistan areresponsible, a term that is often usedto describe Taliban insurgents.

17-Dec-05

DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms1 1 The vehicle of Sahib al-Shibli, a Sunnicandidate in the December 15parliamentary elections from theNational Dialogue Front party, wasattacked by gunmen in Diwaniyawhen gunmen opened fire on hisvehicle. Shibli was not injured in theattack, although one of hisbodyguards was killed and anotherwounded. The attack comes onlyseveral days after the election.Politicians in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

17-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed Sheikh Kerim al-Assadi, a member of the SupremeCouncil for Islamic Revolution in Iraq,when they shot him outside his homein Baghdad.

17-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An Iraqi Air Force officer who servedin the military under SaddamHussein, Maj. Gen. Mushriq IbrahimAbdul Hamid, was killed by gunmenwho opened fire on him outside hishome in Baghdad. Those who servedunder Saddam Hussein are thefrequent target of attack in Iraq.

17-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A policeman was killed when gunmenopened fire on him near his home inBaghdad. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

17-Dec-05

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inKirkuk, killing one police officer andwounding another. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattacks.

17-Dec-05

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Bayan Hamad al-Hamadani and hisson, the uncle and cousinrespectively of Khidr Hasan al-Hamdani, an official in the PatrioticUnion of Kurdistan Party, were killedby unknown gunmen who opened fireon them in Kirkuk. Family ofpoliticians in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

17-Dec-05

Tuz Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Tuz, killing onepoliceman and wounding two others.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attacks.

17-Dec-05

BarakaldoSpain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Two incendiary devices were thrownat the front wall of a building housingthe Socialist Party of the BasqueCountry (PSE-EE) in Barakaldo. Thedevice blackened the front wall, butcaused no other damages.

17-Dec-05

Esenler Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 A low-powered explosive device thathad been left in a bag detonated atthe Esenler Head Official's office.The device was weak and nocasualties were caused. No furtherinformation is available.

17-Dec-05

Olmeto France CorsicanNationalLiberationFront(FLNC)

Explosives0 0 A vacation home in Olmeto-Plage,near Propriano on the island ofCorsica, was partially destroyed by abomb. The home belongs toresidents of Switzerland and wasunoccupied at the time of the blast.Holiday villas are often targeted byCorsican separatists. On 10 January,the Corsican National LiberationFront (FLNC) 22 October sect,claimed responsibility for seventeenattacks on the island of Corsica. Sixof the attacks claimed targetedholiday villas. In their statement, thegroup denounces an unprecedentedcolonization of the population.

17-Dec-05

DipilaChowk

India UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Firearms1 1 A former member of the UnitedLiberation Front of Assam (ULFA) whohad surrendered to police, identifiedas Manikut Kalita, was shot and killedby current members of the ULFA inDipila Chowk. In the attack, a secondperson, identified as Sone Goswami,was injured as well. Note: Incidentdate is approximate.

17-Dec-05

HyderporaKashmir Unknown Explosives0 0 A grenade was thrown at a cablenetwork office in Hyderpora, Srinagarby unknown assailants. No damagewas reported in the incident.

17-Dec-05

Dang Nepal CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 0 A teacher was abducted fromPhulbari village in the Dang districtby members of the Communist Partyof India-Maoists on December 17.

17-Dec-05

Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 According to United PressInternational (UPI), militants firedapproximately six rockets during thenight into Israeli territory. No groupclaimed responsibility and nodamage or injuries were reported.

17-Dec-05

SanMarino


Explosives8 4 Fighters from the RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia (FARC)Front 47 attacked a police station,killing three police officers and onecorporal. Four other police officersand four civilians (two adults, ateenager, and a 2-year old child)were wounded in the attack. TheFARC attacked with gas-tank mortarsand conducted door-to-door searchesafter attacking the police station.Thirty-three others were kidnappedby FARC. Other sources: El Tiempo,18 December

17-Dec-05

Ricaurte Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives1 2 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) orchestrated anambush of the Mobile Mounted PoliceSquad (EMCAR). EMCAR received acall for an alleged burned bus in ElPalmar and forty-four officers weredispatched to the scene. When theyarrived, FARC's Antonio Jose SucreMobile Column attacked withexplosives. Two officers were killedand one was injured.

17-Dec-05

NortedeSantander


Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) blew up two bridgesin the Municipalities of El Tarra andTibu. There were no fatalities orinjuries reported.On the same day,but not necessarily in coordination,there were FARC attacks in Norte deSantander department on electricitypylons and oil pipelines.

17-Dec-05

NortedeSantander


Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) attacked electricitypylons in Abrego, Convencion, and ElTarra. The attacks left fivemunicipalities in the dark. Therewere no fatalities or injuries reported.On the same day, but not necessarilyin coordination, the FARC blew uptwo bridges and an oil pipeline in thedepartment of Norte de Santander.

17-Dec-05

El Tarra Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) blew up the CanoLimon-Covenas oil pipeline. Therewere no fatalities or injuries reported.On the same day, but not necessarilyin coordination, the FARC bombedtwo bridges and electricity pylons inthe Norte de Santander department.

17-Dec-05

Thailand Unknown Firearms2 0 Two defense volunteers in Pattani'sYarang District were shot andwounded while riding a motorcycle.

17-Dec-05

Yaha Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 A police informant was shot andwounded while returning fromevening prayers in Yaha, Yala.

17-Dec-05

Bangkok Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 A small bomb, likely composed ofgunpowder, exploded in front ofThailand's Interior Ministry causing asmall hole in the ground, blasting thetrunk of a tree, and spraying debrisover a police guard post on the outerwall of the compound.

18-Dec-05

AshqelonIsrael PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 Members of the Jerusalem Brigades,the military wing of Islamic Jihad,fired a rocket on Israeli territory fromthe Gaza Strip. The qassam rocketlanded just south of Askelon butcaused no damage or injuries. Israeliauthorities fear that future rocketattacks could damage strategicinfrastructure facilities locatedthroughout the industrial zone southof Ashkelon, specifically theRutenberg power station. Astatement by Islamic Jihad noted thatthese facilities were the target of theattack.

18-Dec-05

Nablus WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinian security forcesnuetralized explosives packed in acar parked outside the Rafidiahospitail in Nablus. Authoritiesevacuated the hospital and therewere no reports of injuries.

18-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 3 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol as it passed Al-Mustansiriyah University in Baghdad.Three policemen were killed and twowounded in the attack. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

18-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a police officer whenthey opened fire on him as he droveto work in Baghdad. Police are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

18-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms4 0 Gunmen opened fire at a policevehicle carrying four police officers inBaghdad. All four officers wereinjured in the attack. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

18-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 A police captain and his driver wereshot and killed by unknown gunmenwho opened fire on their vehicle inBaghdad. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

18-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A driver for the Interior Ministry waskilled when gunmen opened fire onhim in Baghdad. Governmentemployees are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

18-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A former Iraqi Army officer, AbbasAbdullah fadhl, was killed by gunmenwho opened fire on him while he wasin his car at a gas station inBaghdad. Those who served underSaddam Hussein are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

18-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives15 5 An explosive charge detonated nearthe Al-Kazimiyah Holy Shrine inBaghdad, killing five people andwounding 15 others.

18-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A suicide bomber detonated hisminivan at a police checkpoint nearthe Interior Ministry in Baghdad,killing one police officer andwounding two others. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

18-Dec-05

BaladRuz

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen opened fire on severalpolice officers in a barber shop inBalad Ruz, killing two officers andone civilian. Barber shops are thefrequent target of attack byinsurgent groups that feel thatwestern style haircuts violate Islamiclaws. Police are also the frequenttarget of attack.

18-Dec-05

Dujail Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed an Iraqitruck driver who was transportingconstruction materials for the USArmy. The attack occurred in Dujail.Attacks on those who work with USforces are frequent in Iraq.

18-Dec-05

Srinagar Kashmir Unknown Explosives0 0 No damage was reported whenunidentified people threw a grenadeat the Public Service Commissionoffice near Srinagar's Municipal Park.Note: Incident date is approximate.

18-Dec-05

Departementdu Nord

Haiti Unknown Firearms3 0 Three Chilean marines were injuredin an attack by unknownperpetrators. The Chilean militaryhas 355 troops in Northern Haitioperating in concert with UNpeacekeeping missions. There arepatrols as well as engineers that aretasked with rebuilding roads,cleaning up, and providingoccupational job training. TheChilean spokesperson says that thisis an isolated incident and will beinvestigated. The three marines whowere injured were out on a patrolwhen they were attacked.

18-Dec-05

Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Godae Malee, an assistant villageheadman, was shot several timesand severely injured by two men ona motorcycle while returning frommarket in Yala's Raman District.

18-Dec-05

Tirana Albania Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was thrown into the backyard of the building housing theeditorial offices of Shekulli, causingextensive damage to the building butno injuries. The bomb contained theequivalent of approximately 200grams of TNT.

18-Dec-05

Gali Georgia Unknown Explosives1 0 Dmiri Katsia, head of localadministration in the village of Repo-Etseri in the Gali district, waswounded when a mine exploded onhis way from Repo to Shesheleti.The mine was of type MON-50. Localofficials suspect that the perpetratorswere anti-Abkhaz Georgians.

19-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives11 2 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle near a convoy carrying thePolice Director for the al-Doradistrict, Col. Salam Zuhal, andoutside a children's hospital inBaghdad. The attack wounded sevenpolicemen, including Zuhal, and fourcivilians. Two civilians were alsokilled in the attack.

19-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms4 3 Unknown gunmen opened fire at theconvoy of Baghdad's deputygovernor, Ziyad Ali al-Zawbai, inBaghdad. Al-Zawbai was injured inthe attack, along with three of hisbodyguards. Three civilians werekilled in the attack. Governmentofficials are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

19-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen in Baghdad opened fire on abus carrying university students. Theattack injured two of the students.Educational institutions, students,and faculty are an increasinglycommon target of insurgent attack.

19-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 Twelve gunmen in three carsattacked a police checkpoint inBaghdad with rocket-propelledgrenades. The attack injured twopolice and two civilians. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

19-Dec-05

Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive charge detonated nearthe vehicle of Majid al-Sari, anadviser to the Iraqi defense minister,at a gas station in Basra. The attackcaused no injuries. Governmentofficials are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

19-Dec-05

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms4 0 The office of the Iraqi TurkomanFront office in Kirkuk was attacked bygunfire. The attack wounded foursecurity guards at the building andcaused significant material damageto the building.

19-Dec-05

KarwandiaIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 A stone crushing plant in Karwandia,Rohtas belonging to former BiharBharatiya Janata Party PresidentGopal Narain Singh was attacked bymembers of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists (CPI-Maoist). Sing'splant office was set on fire during theattack. No arrests have been made.

20-Dec-05

Sederot Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 Two qassam rockets were fired onthe Israeli settlement of Sederot butcaused no reported damage orinjuries. A statement released by al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing ofIslamic Jihad, claimed responsibilityfor the attack. Israeli DefenseMinister Shaul Mofaz stated thatIsrael is looking into various methodsof stopping the qassam attacks, butruled out the possibility of launchingground operations in the Gaza Strip.

20-Dec-05

MehtarlamAfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 Three rockets were fired from anunknown location toward the centerof Mehtarlam, landing in some fieldsoutside the city, causing no injuriesor damage. Although no one hasclaimed responsibility for the attack,the Taliban admitted to firing anumber of rockets at Mehtarlam afew days prior to the attack.

20-Dec-05

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two policemen were shot and killedby unknown gunmen in Baqubah whoblocked the path of their vehicle andthen opened fire on them. Attacks onpolice in Iraq are frequent.

20-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen opened fire on Midhat Al-Mahmud, the head of the HigherJudicial Council in Iraq, in Baghdad,wounding Mahmud and killing one ofhis bodyguards. Attacks ongovernment and judicial officials arefrequent in Iraq.

20-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq HawkBrigades

Firearms0 0 The driver of the Jordanianambassador to Iraq, MahmoudSuleiman Saidat, was kidnapped bygunmen in Baghdad. Saidat is aJordanian national who has beenliving in Iraq for several years. OnDecember 24, the attack wasclaimed by the Hawk Brigade. Thegroup issued a video showing Saidatand threatening to kill him unlessJordan removed its diplomats fromIraq and released the failed femalesuicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi,held in connection with the Ammansuicide attacks in early November2005. Saidat read a statement in thevideo listing the kidnappers'demands. Foreign nationals andembassy workers are the frequenttarget of attack in Iraq.On January 3,2006, the kidnappers gave a newthree day ultimatum, threatening tokill the hostage if the failed Iraqisuicide bomber was not released.They released another video showingthe hostage and stating theirdemands. Some sources reportedthat the kidnappers were negotiatingwith Jordan's government about therelease of Saidat.On January 5, 2006,the kidnappers released anothervideo of Saidat in which he pleadswith the Jordanian government andking to release Sajida al-Rishawi. Thegroup also extended the deadline forkilling Saidat in response to a pleamade by his Iraqi wife and onrequest of some other armed groups.On January 22, 2006, Saidat'skidnappers released another videoshowing Saidat, wrapped in anexplosive belt. In the video, Saidatpleaded for the Jordaniangovernment to cut ties with Iraq tosave his life. Saidat said that thekidnappers had set a new four-dayexecution deadline and hadextended the deadline to give theJordanian government more time tocomply.Saidat was released onFebruary 21, 2006.

20-Dec-05

Kachaki Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On December 20, Baloch tribesmandetonated explosives along therailway line between Sibi and Harnai.

20-Dec-05

Arauca Colombia Unknown Explosives0 0 Unknown perpetrators attackedArauca Governor Julio Acosta Bernal.Governor Acosta was passing by ElAlcaravan farm in his convoy when acar bomb was detonated. Thegovernor's car was destroyed, but hesurvived. No fatalities were reported.The press reported that this was theeighth assassination attempt inAcosta's fifteen year career inpolitics.

21-Dec-05

Baglung Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 Over 400 people were kidnappedfrom three Village DefenseCommittees (Pandabkhani, AdhikarkiChour, and Tarakhola) in Baglungdistrict on December 21. TheCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoists isbelieved responsible.

21-Dec-05

MuslakhahIraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Insurgents attacked a group ofworkers who were building an oilpipeline near Muslakhah. Workers forthe oil industry and the industry itselfare the frequent target of insurgentattack. No information on injurieswas given. NOTE: Attack dateapproximate.

21-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked the convoy ofHamid Muhammad Jawad, a directorgeneral at the Agriculture Ministry,as he drove to work in Baghdad. Theattack wounded Jawad and killed oneof his guards. Attacks on governmentpersonnel in Iraq are frequent.

21-Dec-05

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms6 1 Gunmen attacked a bus carryingconstruction workers who work on aUS base, killing one person andwounding six others. The attackoccurred in Baqubah. Attacks onthose who work for US and Iraqiforces are frequent in Iraq.

21-Dec-05

Lumio France CorsicanNationalLiberationFront(FLNC)

Explosives0 0 Two bombs targeted vacation homesin the marina of Lumino, on theisland of Corsica. The explosiveswere made up of a beer barrel filledwith a chlorate-based explosivemixture. This attack took place inthe same town another villa wasdestroyed a few hours later. On 10January, the Corsican NationalLiberation Front (FLNC) 22 Octobersect, claimed responsibility forseventeen attacks on the island ofCorsica. Six of the attacks claimedtargeted holiday villas. In theirstatement, the group denounces anunprecedented colonization of thepopulation.

21-Dec-05

Lumio France CorsicanNationalLiberationFront(FLNC)

Explosives0 0 A holiday villa situated in theBalagne region, outside Calvi on theisland of Corsica, was attacked withan explosive device. The villa wasunoccupied at the time of the attack.This was the second attack in theregion on this evening whichtargeted holiday homes. On 10January, the Corsican NationalLiberation Front (FLNC) 22 Octobersect, claimed responsibility forseventeen attacks on the island ofCorsica. Six of the attacks claimedtargeted holiday villas. In theirstatement, the group denounces anunprecedented colonization of thepopulation.

21-Dec-05

SantestebanSpain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 A car bomb exploded outside a discoin Santesteban, causing damages butno injuries. No one was at the discoat the time of the attack. Ananonymous caller from the BasqueFatherland and Freedom (ETA)warned of the device prior to itsdetonation. On 28 December, ETAofficially claimed responsibility forthis attack and twenty others in theregion during the months ofNovember and December.

21-Dec-05

Wana Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 3 Three men, including two localtribesman and one Afghan refugee,were killed when unidentifiedgunmen opened fire on a barbershop in Wana on 21 December. Allbarber shops in the area hadpreviously received warnings to stopshaving beards.

21-Dec-05

Jaffna SriLanka

Unknown Firearms0 1 On December 21, the Jaffna districtorganizer for the Tamil ResurgenceTask Force was shot and killed inJaffna by unidentified gunmen.

22-Dec-05

MeherpurBangladeshPurboBanglarCommunistParty(PBCP)

Unknown0 3 A newly formed faction of the PuboBanglar Communist Party (PBCP),known as the Communist Warfaction, attacked a rival PBCP-Janajuddha faction, killing threemembers of the group. Twomembers, identified as SwapanSheikh and Momin Uddin, were killedin Gangi sub-district, while one manidentified as Tomcher ali was killed inChuadanga.

22-Dec-05

PangidiMadharam


Unknown0 1 A local shopkeeper in PangidiMadharam village, identified asTirupati, was killed by members ofthe Communist Party of India-Maoistsafter being branded a policeinformant. Note: Incident date isapproximate.

22-Dec-05

Kohlu Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified assailants plantedbombs at the base of two 33-KVelectrical towers in the Barkhan area.The electric supply was suspendeddue to the attacks.

22-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms6 4 Gunmen attacked a policecheckpoint in Baghdad, killing fourpolicemen and wounding six others.The attack occurred in Baghdad'sDora district. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

22-Dec-05

Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives3 4 An explosive device detonated neara group of municipal workers whowere sweeping in the city center ofSamarra. The attack killed fourworkers and wounded three others.Government employees are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

22-Dec-05

Iraq Unknown Explosives8 0 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol south of Baghdad, injuringeight policemen. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

22-Dec-05

Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives4 3 An explosive device was detonatednear a police patrol in Samarra,killing three police officers andwounding four others. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

22-Dec-05

Mugla Turkey Unknown Explosives2 0 Two people were lightly injured whenan explosive device detonated in abuilding which houses theDemocratic Socialist Party (DSP) andthe National Movement Party (MHP)in Mugla. No group has claimedresponsibility for the attack.

22-Dec-05

Athens Greece Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated infront of the Development Ministry inAthens, causing no serious damage.About thirty minutes prior to theblast, a caller warned of the deviceand police were able to cordon offthe area, preventing any injuries. Nogroup has claimed responsibility forthis attack.

22-Dec-05

AucayacuPeru ShiningPath (SL)

Firearms1 7 Shining Path fighters, led by HectorAponte (second to ComradeArtemio), ambushed a group ofpolice traveling in a police vehicle.Alfonso Mendoza, Carlos Ortiz, LuisCanchutaja, Luis Barzola, CarlosCalderon, Alberto Dominguez,Richard Trejos, and their policecaptain Mariano Martinez were killed.One officer, Agustin Soto, survivedthe attack. Soto claims that thefighters left him because theythought he was dead. The officerswere patrolling a coca area whenthey were attacked. The fighters leftShining Path red flags at the site.After this attack, President Toledoproclaimed martial law in some ofthe jungle areas where the ShiningPath has increased their presence.Other sources: El Peruano, 21December 2005

23-Dec-05

Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A portion of railway track inBalochistan was blown up byunidentified militants on December23. A train taking railway officialsfrom Quetta to Zahidan narrowlyavoided the damaged section oftrack.

23-Dec-05

Kundar AfghanistanTaliban Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Three schools were set on fire byunidentified armed men in Ghazniand Kandahar provinces on the sameevening. A primary school was seton fire in the Kundar area of Deh Yakdistrict on December 23, damagingmost of the building and its contents.Police have arrested eight suspectedTaliban insurgents in connection withthe incidents.

23-Dec-05

Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped Qusay Salah-al-Din Ismail, the head of the MosulUniversity Student Union, and hiscolleague Ahmad outside of Ismail’shome in Mosul. The attack may havebeen linked to the demonstrationsorganized by the Students' Union inMosul against the results of therecent parliamentary elections.Ismail’s father was an officer in thearmy of Saddam Hussein.

23-Dec-05

BaladRuz

Iraq Unknown Explosives8 5 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosive belt outside a mosque inBalad Ruz, killing four securityguards and wounding eight otherpeople. The attack occurred followingFriday prayers as the bomber tried toenter the mosque, but wasprevented from doing so by guards.

23-Dec-05

Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol on the road betweenIskandariya and Latifiya. The attackkilled one police officer and woundedtwo others. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

23-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen attempted to assassinate ajudge on the Supreme Iraqi CriminalCourt that is investigating SaddamHussein and members of his regime.The attempted assassinationoccurred in Baghdad. Several ofthose involved in Hussein's trial havebeen the victims of attempted orsuccessful assassination attempts.

23-Dec-05


Firearms0 0 Five Sudanese nationals, including adiplomat, all employees of theSudanese embassy, were kidnappedin Baghdad. The diplomat wasidentified as the Sudanese mission inIraq's second secretary AbdelMoneam Mohammad Tom.Thekidnapping was claimed by the al-Qaeda linked group, Tanzim Qa’idatal-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn. OnDecember 29, 2005, the groupreleased a video showing five of thekidnapped men and their ID cards,identifying them as AbdulmoneimMohammad al-Houri, AdhamSoliman, Rawi Ali Ahmed, SalahMohammad Ali Ahmed, andAbdulazim Ahmed Abdullah. In thevideo the group gives a 48-hourdeadline for the Sudanesegovernment to sever ties with theIraqi government and remove itsofficials, or it threatens to kill themen.Attacks on foreign diplomats arefrequent in Iraq.On December 30,Sudan announced that it would closeits embassy in Baghdad andwithdraw its 12 employees byJanuary 2. On December 31, thekidnappers released the fivehostages.

23-Dec-05

Kundar AfghanistanTaliban Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Three schools were set on fire byunidentified armed men in Ghazniand Kandahar provinces. Onesecondary school was set on fire inthe Kundar area of Deh Yak districton December 23, damaging most ofthe building and its contents. Policehave arrested eight suspectedTaliban insurgents in connectionwith the incidents.

23-Dec-05

Chalghor AfghanistanTaliban Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Three schools were set on fire byunidentified armed men in Ghazniand Kandahar provinces. Onesecondary school was set on fire inthe Chalghor area of Panjwai districton December 23, damaging most ofthe building and its contents. Policehave arrested eight suspectedTaliban insurgents in connectionwith the incidents.

24-Dec-05

Osh KyrgyzstanUnknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 An explosion occurred in theassembly hall of a political educationcenter in the town of Osh in southernKyrgyzstan. The political educationcenter sits adjacent to the regionalheadquarters of the stateadministration. The explosion causeda fire on two of the building's threestories. Kyrgyzstan's Minister of theInterior claimed that the attackswere carried out by representativesof international terror organizations.An investigation found that theexplosive device was fastened to theceiling of the building in threedifferent locations and it had anexplosive force of 2 kg.

24-Dec-05

Tank Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified assailants shot andkilled the nephew of a pro-government tribal elder in Tank,South Waziristan. The man,identified as Ahmad Shah Mahsud,was attacked at a market onDecember 24.

24-Dec-05

Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified individuals bombed asection of railway track outside ofQuetta. Note: Incident date isapproximate.

24-Dec-05

DeraGhaziKhan

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified assailants exploded abomb near a power pylon in thetribal area of Dera Ghazi Khan,damaging the main power linesupplying Balochistan. Note:Incident date is approximate.

24-Dec-05

YakaTut

AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 According to police, a rocket waslaunched toward Kabul on Saturdaynight, landing in Yaka Tut district (5kilometers away from several NATOmilitary bases), hitting a house. Nocasualties were reported, and policedid not know who was responsible forlaunching the attack.

24-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen attacked the car of IraqiMinister of Justice, Abdel HusseinShandal, in Baghdad. The attackkilled two of Shandal's bodyguards,but Shandal was not injured. Attackson government officials are frequentin Iraq.

24-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed an Army captain inBaghdad. Attacks on security forcesare frequent in Iraq.

24-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Armed men opened fire on a carcarrying employees of the HealthMinistry in Baghdad. The attack killedthree of the Health Ministryemployees. Attacks on governmentemployees are frequent in Iraq.

24-Dec-05

Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 4 Several mortars were fired at theheadquarters of the command of thePolice Backup Forces in Basra, killingfour police members. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

24-Dec-05

Jarf al-Sakhr

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Gunmen detonated an explosivedevice in Jarf al-Sakhr, near an oilpipeline that carries oil betweenBaghdad and southern Iraq. Theattack caused a large fire anddamage to the pipeline. Attacks onoil pipelines and the oil industry arefrequent in Iraq.

24-Dec-05

Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired a rocket on the Negevfrom the northern Gaza Strip,however it landed in Palestinianterritory. No damage or injuries werereported.

24-Dec-05

VillagarzonColombia Unknown Explosives12 0 Unknown perpetrators attacked cityofficials attending a Christmas Evecelebration at Villagarzon city hall.The grenade attack injured twelve.No fatalities were reported. Thepress reported that both theRevolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) and the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC)operate in the region. Theperpetrators have not yet beenidentified.

25-Dec-05

BatticaloaSriLanka

Unknown Firearms7 1 On December 25, JosephParajasingham, a Tamil NationalAlliance Member of Parliament, wasattending midnight mass at a churchin Batticaloa when he was shot andkilled by unidentified gunmen insidethe church. Seven others wereinjured in the shooting.

25-Dec-05

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives8 1 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Kirkuk, killing one civilianand wounding eight people, includingthree police officers. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattacks.

25-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a bank employee andformer member of Saddam Hussein’sBaath Party, Salman Jadr, inBaghdad. Former members ofSaddam Hussein’s regime and partyare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

25-Dec-05

Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 Police Lt. Col. Fawzi Ali Uklaa waskilled when a roadside bombdetonated near his vehicle as he wasgetting out of it in Mosul. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

25-Dec-05

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen opened fire on the vehicleof a police colonel in Kirkuk. Thecolonel survived the attack, but oneof the attackers was injured. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

25-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A mortar was fired at the Green Zonein Baghdad, which housesgovernment buildings andembassies, killing one policeman.

25-Dec-05

Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An oil pipeline in Samarra wasattacked by insurgents whodetonated an explosive devicebeneath the pipeline. Attacks on oilpipelines in Iraq are frequent.

25-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 0 Two car bombs exploded in Baghdadnear a group of Iraqi secret servicemembers, wounding seven of them.Attacks on government employeesand security personnel are frequentin Iraq.

25-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Baghdad as it headed to agas station. Three policemen wereinjured in the attack.

25-Dec-05

Dhaka BangladeshUnknown Explosives4 0 A bomb explosion near the DhakaInternational Trade Fair injured fourpeople. It is unclear who planted thebomb, however police report that itwas a home-made explosive.

25-Dec-05

PanchtharNepal CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 0 On December 25, a government-nominated District DevelopmentCommittee member, identified as RajKumar Joshi, was abducted bymembers of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists in Panchthar district.

26-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 0 A car bomb targeting a police patrolexploded near a Baghdad shoppingdistrict, wounding six people,including a police commando. Theattack was one of four car bombsthat targeted police patrols inBaghdad on this day. In total, theattacks killed at least five andwounded at least 20. Attacks onpolice in Iraq are frequent.

26-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 3 A car bomb targeting a police patrolexploded in central Baghdad, killing acivilian and two police officers andwounding four civilians. The attackwas one of four car bombs thattargeted police patrols in Baghdad onthis day. In total, the attacks killed atleast five and wounded at least 20.Attacks on police in Iraq arefrequent.

26-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, woundingfive police officers. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

26-Dec-05

MahaweelIraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Al-Mahaweel, killingone police officer and wounding twoothers. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

26-Dec-05

MahaweelIraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Gunmen stormed a Shiite poultryfarm in Al-Mahaweel, killing fourShiite residents. The note left next tothe bodies said the victims deservedto die because they were Shiites andnoted that they cooperated with USforces.

26-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives12 1 A car bomb targeting a police patrolexploded in northern Baghdad, killingone civilian and wounding about 12other people including three police.The attack was one of four carbombs that targeted police patrols inBaghdad on this day. In total, theattacks killed at least five andwounded at least 20. Attacks onpolice in Iraq are frequent.

26-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A professor in Fine Arts at BaghdadUniversity, Nofal Ahmed, was killedwhen gunmen opened fire on him.Educational institutions and teachersare a frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

26-Dec-05

Buhruz Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Firearms4 11 A group of about 30 rebels attackeda police checkpoint in Buhruz, killingfive police and injuring four others.The attack included the use ofmortar, anti-tank, and small armsfire. Police returned fire. One of theroads leading to the station wascovered in roadside bombs,preventing back-up forces fromarriving. Six of the attackers werekilled in the incident. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack. The attack was claimed bythe al-Qaeda linked group, TanzimQa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn.On January 5,2006 the groupreleased a video showing the attack.

26-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives26 3 A motorbike loaded with explosivesdetonated in a Shiite area ofBaghdad, killing three people andwounding 26 others. The attackoccurred on a day of increasedviolence in Baghdad.

26-Dec-05

Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 3 A suicide bomber in Fallujah threwgrenades at a group of police recruitsstanding outside a training center inthe city, killing two recruits beforekilling himself by detonating hisexplosives.

26-Dec-05

Baqubah Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn


1 1 A roadside bomb exploded near theconvoy of Diyala province governorRashid Mula al-Timimi. The attackoccurred in Baqubah and resulted inthe death of one of al-Timimi'sguards. Al-Timimi was injured in theattack. The bomb was hidden in anearby kiosk and was detonatedremotely as the convoy passed. Theattack was claimed by the al-Qaedalinked group Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihadfi Bilad al-Rafidayn. The groupreleased a video of the attack onJanuary 1, and claimed that they hadkilled the governor in the attack.Government officials are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

26-Dec-05

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Soad Jafar, a member of Diyala'sprovincial council, was killed alongwith her driver by unknown gunmenwho opened fire on her vehicle inBaqubah. Attacks on governmentofficials are frequent in Iraq.

26-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An Iraqi police officer was killed byunknown gunmen who opened fireon him in Baghdad. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

26-Dec-05

Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 Gunmen detonated three roadsidebombs near the convoy of Brig. Gen.Qais Hamza al-Mamouri, the chief ofpolice of Hillah, killing one of al-Mamouri's guards and woundingthree others. The attack occurred onthe road between Latifiya andMahmoudiya. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

26-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Sultan al-Dhabhawi, a prominentmember of the Supreme Council forthe Islamic Revolution, was attackedby unknown gunmen in Baghdad. Hewas seriously wounded in the attackand died the next day of his wounds.

26-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 An Egyptian citizen who works in thefield of public relations for anEgyptian company in Baghdad waskidnapped by unknown gunmen.Sha'ban Abd-al-Latif was abducted inBaghdad by gunmen who forced himinto their car. Abd-al-Latif has lived inIraq for ten years and has an Iraqiwife and two children. Foreignnationals in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

26-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen attacked a group of policeofficers who responded to an earlierattack on a private home in Baghdadwhich left three citizens dead. Whenpolice arrived to remove the deadbodies gunmen attacked the house,wounding two police officers.

26-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen stormed a private home inBaghdad, killing three people. Theattack was followed by an attack onpolice officers who responded to thefirst attack.

26-Dec-05

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped a Sunni policecolonel who was also a candidate ona Sunni political list for the recentDecember 15 parliamentaryelections. The attack occurred in theDiyala province. Attacks on policeand political figures in Iraq arefrequent.

26-Dec-05

Najaf Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 1 A Shiite cleric in Najaf was killed byunknown gunmen who opened fireon him.

26-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 The motorcade of Hamad Humud al-Qaysi, the governor of Salah al-Dingovernorate, was attacked when anexplosive charge detonated near themotorcade in Baghdad. No injurieswere reported. Government officialsare the frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

26-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police officer was killed byunknown gunmen in Baghdad. Policein Iraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

26-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A car bomb targeting a police patrolexploded in Baghdad, killing onecivilian and wounding two others.The attack was one of four carbombs that targeted police patrols inBaghdad on this day. In total, theattacks killed at least five andwounded at least 20. Attacks onpolice in Iraq are frequent.

26-Dec-05

Bagcilar Turkey Unknown Firearms1 0 One police officer was slightly injuredwhen three unidentified perpetratorsambushed a police vehicle inBagcilar, in Istanbul province. Theattackers sprayed the car withbullets as the officers drove in theYuzyil neighborhood. Police returnedfire, but there were no other reportedinjuries. One of the attackers wasarrested, but the other two managedto escape.

26-Dec-05

Seyhan Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 An unidentified man approached aCentral Command and Adana Courtcarrying a suspicious package. Whenpolice intercepted the attacker, hedropped his bag and ran from thescene. The bag contained explosivesplaced inside a book and a mobilephone mechanism. Police were ableto safely defuse the bomb.

26-Dec-05

TrincomaleeSriLanka


Unknown0 2 On December 26, Members of theLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) killed two auto-rickshawdrivers in Trincomalee after accusingthem of being police informants.

26-Dec-05

BaghbanaPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On December 26, two electricitypylons were damaged when a bombexploded in Baghbana, Khuzdar.Upon reaching the scene, policefound and defused two otherexplosive devises.

26-Dec-05

Raigram BangladeshUnknown Unknown1 0 A district correspondent for the dailyIttegaq newspaper was attacked byunidentified assailants on December26. The journalist, identified asShekhar Bhakta, was attacked inRaigram village in Bagerhat.

26-Dec-05

Himmat Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On December 26, an improvisedexplosive device knocked a vehiclecarrying three Wana governmentofficials off the road in the NorthWest Frontier Province. Theexplosion occurred in the Himmatarea, where Wisal Muhammad andtwo other officials were being drivento Dera Ismail Khan City.

26-Dec-05

AkkaraipattuSriLanka

Unknown Firearms1 0 A Hindu priest, identified as KurukkalS.S. Kumar, was wounded when twounidentified gunmen shot him in theAkkaraipattu area of Trincomalee.Note: Incident date is approximate.

26-Dec-05

Rukumot Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives1 0 Members of the Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists (CPN-M) detonated abomb in Rukumkot, Rukum districton December 26, injuring an elevenyear old girl.

26-Dec-05

Sederot Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Two rockets were fired on the Israelisettlement of Sederot, howevercaused no reported damage orinjuries. One rocket landed in anopen field outside of the city; thesecond landed south of the cityabout an hour after the first.

26-Dec-05

Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Two rockets were fired on the Negev,however caused no reported damageor injuries. One rocket landed in aplayground inside a kibbutz; theother landed near the city ofAshqelon.

26-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Phil Sands, a British freelancephotographer and writer working inIraq for the Chronicle and the Dubai-based paper Emirates Today, waskidnapped by unknown gunmen whoattacked him on his way to aninterview in Baghdad. Sands washeld in a farmhouse outside ofBaghdad for five days. He was freedon December 31, 2005 by US troopswho found him by chance on aroutine search. The kidnappers werearrested. The incident was notreported until January 14, 2006 as noone had been aware of hisdisappearance. Sands said that hehad been forced to make a videocalling for British withdrawal fromIraq and the release of all detaineesin Iraqi prisons. However, the videohad not been distributed. Sands alsosaid the kidnappers said they wereSunnis.Foreign journalists are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

26-Dec-05

YekaterinburgRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 Police found a car with explosives inthe trunk at the Koltsovo airport inYekaterinburg. The car was seizedand the bomb defused.

27-Dec-05

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A suicide attack was interruptedwhen US forces chased and detaineda suicide bomber who was just aboutto pull the trigger on his explosivevest. The incident occurred inBaqubah. The would-be bomber waswounded in the chase.

27-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An Interior Ministry official was killedby gunmen in Baghdad. Governmentemployees are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

27-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Unknown gunmen assassinatedSu'ad Ubayd, a member of the UnitedIraqi Alliance and the DiyalaGovernorate council. The attackoccurred in Baghdad. Those whoparticipate in the government are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

27-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An employee of the Al-IraqiyahTelevision channel was killed byunknown gunmen who opened fireon him in Baghdad. Journalists andTV reporters are the frequent targetof insurgent attack in Iraq.

27-Dec-05

Samarra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Armed men dressed in DefenseMinistry uniforms kidnapped IbrahimAbbas Tu'man, the director-generalof the State Company forPharmaceutical Industries inSamarra, and six of his bodyguardswhile they were on their way to thecompany headquarters. Tu'mah wasreleased less than an hour later.Government employees are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

27-Dec-05

MahaweelIraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol in Al-Mahaweel, killingtwo policemen and injuring threemore. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attacks.

27-Dec-05

Al-Latifiyah

Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 Several mortar shells were fired atthe Al-Latifiyah oil reservoir, causingdamage to an oil tanker andwounding two drivers and threeguards of the oil facility. The attackdid not disrupt oil supplies anddistribution. Attacks on oilinstallations, pipelines, andemployees are frequent in Iraq.

27-Dec-05

Samarra Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 An oil pipeline linking the Bayji andDora refineries was attacked byinsurgents, causing damage to thepipeline and a large fire. The attackoccurred near Samarra. Attacks onthe oil industry and oil pipelines arefrequent in Iraq.

27-Dec-05

SangamamSriLanka

Unknown Explosives2 1 Unidentified attackers threw agrenade and fired weapons into thehouse of a security force personnel inSanagamam, Trincomalee. In theattack, the security force personnel,identified as Sunil, was killed and hiswife and brother-in-law were injured.Note: Incident date is approximate.

27-Dec-05

Sui Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On December 27, an eight inch holewas blown into the pipeline thatcarries gas to the main purificationplant in the Sui gas field, causing thedamaged pipeline to catch on fire.

27-Dec-05

Mach Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On the night of December 27, twobombs exploded in the town of Machwithin ten minutes of each other. Noone was injured in either explosion.

27-Dec-05

KiryatShmona

Israel TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives0 0 At least three rockets landed in aresidential area of Kiryat Shmona(Shemona) in northern Israel, causingproperty damage but no injuries.One report stated that one rocket hitthe entrance to a tunnel, blocking itwith stones and rubble. Israelinitiatlly blamed the attack on thePopular Front for the Liberation ofPalestine, and responded withairstrikes on the group's bases. ThePopular Front has deniedresponsibility. Al Qaeda in Iraq laterstated on a website that it fired tenrockets into Israel. Severalorganizations have commented onthe difficulty in determining theauthenticity of the claim, however. Itwould be one of the first direct AlQaeda-sponsored attacks on Israeliterritory. The Israeli daily Ha'aretzreported that a total of nine rocketslanded in northern Israel on this day:four in Kiryat Shmona, one in theWestern Galilee town of Shlomi, andfour in open areas in the sameregion.

27-Dec-05

BuraydahSaudiArabia

Unknown Firearms0 5 Armed gunmen killed five Saudipolice officers in two attacks. In thefirst incident two policemen werekilled after being targeted in a drive-by-shooting in Buraydah,approximately 300 kilometersnorthwest of Riyadh. The samevehicle was then seen at an attackon three other police officers thirtykilometers away. In the twenty-fourhours after the attack, Saudi policekilled two individuals on thecountry's most-wanted terrorist list.Police chased and shot at the vehicleafter the second attack, woundingMohammed Abdel-RahmanMohammed al-Suwailmi. Al-Suwailmilater died as a result of his injuries.Abdel-Rahman Saleh Abdel-Rahmanal-Mutab was killed the following day(28 December). It is unclear if eitherindividual was connected withspecific terrorist attacks, however, al-Suwailmi was allegedly involved inrecruitment and propaganda forIslamic militant groups.

28-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, woundingtwo police officers. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

28-Dec-05

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen attacked the vehicle ofMujwal Mehdi, the director general ofthe Diyala Municipality, as he wasdriving in Baqubah. The attackwounded two of Mehdi's guards.Government officials are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

28-Dec-05

Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A car bomb exploded in Samarranear a patrol of Interior Ministrypolice commandos, wounding fourpolice commandos and killing twocivilians. The explosion was followedby mortar fire. Attacks on police inIraq are frequent.

28-Dec-05

SaqlawiyaIraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Firearms1 0 The police chief of Saqlawiya, MajorAli al-Issawi, was attacked bygunmen who opened fire on hisvehicle. Al-Issawi was shot in thehead and seriously wounded in theattack. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.The attackwas claimed by the al-Qaeda linkedTanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn. However, the groupclaimed that it succeeded inassassinating Issawi, killing three ofhis aides, and wounding a fourthaide.

28-Dec-05

KandaharAfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 An unidentified person threw a handgrenade into a girls' high school inKandahar. Although no casualtieswere reported, several windows anda wall were damaged in theexplosion. The school is located inthe Mirwais Mina area of the city.

28-Dec-05

Al-Tarimiyah

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Gunmen attacked the electricity linesthat power the Al-Tarimiyah waterplant with an explosive device,causing disruption in water suppliesto Baghdad. Attacks on utilities inIraq are frequent.

28-Dec-05

Al-Tarimiyah

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Gunmen attacked just-repairedelectricity lines that power the Al-Tarimiyah water plant with anexplosive device, causing disruptionin water supplies to Baghdad. Thepower lines had been attacked andrepaired earlier in the day. In thesecond attack, gunmen also set fireto the vehicles used to repair thepower lines. Attacks on utilities inIraq are frequent.

28-Dec-05


Explosives0 0 Militants from Al-Aqsa MartyrsBrigade, the armed wing of Fatah,fired at least one rocket on Sederot.No damage or injuries were reported.The attack comes as Israel steps upits response to rocket attacks onIsraeli settlements.

28-Dec-05

Sofa Israel PopularResistanceCommittees

Explosives0 0 The Popular Resistance Committeesand Ahmed Abul Reesh Brigades, anoffshoot of Fatah, fired missiles atthe Sofa crossing point. No damageor injuries were reported.

28-Dec-05

BangaloreIndia Unknown Explosives5 1 An unidentified gunmen attacked theIndian Institute of Science'sBangalore campus on December 28,killing Professor Emeritus M.C. Puri,of the Indian Institute of Technology-New Delhi, and injuring five others.In the attack, the assailant threwgrenades and fired weapons as thedelegates from an internationalconference of the OperationalResearch Society of India werecoming out of an auditorium oncampus. Police recovered severalweapons and some ammunition fromthe scene.On 1 January 2006 policedetained Abdul Rehmanapproximately 435 miles fromBangalore. Police are not certainwhat role Rehman played in theattack, but believe that his arrestrepresents a major breakthrough.Authorities believe that Rehman wasa leader of Lashkar-e-Toiba, amilitant group in southern India.Prime Minister Manmohan Singhstated that terrorists were targetingIndia's research institutes, anintergral part of India's economy.

28-Dec-05

ChinnasankarampetIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 1 The Khajapur Village Headman,identified as P. Babu, was injuredwhen members of the CommunistParty of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist)shot him in Chinnasankarampet,Medak district. The headman hadbeen a former Naxalite (left-wingextremist) before joining theTelangana Rashtra Samithi.

28-Dec-05

Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Manor Sama-ae, a village chief, wasshot to death while riding hismotorcycle.

28-Dec-05

Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Singchai Salae, the assistant chief ofTanyoug Limoh village, was attackedwith M-16 assault rifles while ridinghome on his motorcycle; he sufferedsevere gunshot wounds.

28-Dec-05

WestBank/Gaza

MujahadiBayt al-MaqdisBrigades

Firearms0 0 On 28 December gunmen kidnappedKate Burton, a British human rightsactivist working for the Jabaliya-based Al-Mizam Center for HumanRights, and her parents near theRafah border crossing. The MujahadiBayt al-Maqdis Brigades (the Fightersof Jerusalem Brigades), a previouslyunknown group, claimedresponsibility for the attack. Thekidnappers held the family in severallocations before releasing themunharmed on 30 December.Kidnappings in Gaza have increasedsince Israel's withdrawal from theterritory and in the run-up toPalestinian elections. In an interviewafter being released, Kate Burtonstated that the kidnappers made avideo in which they criticizedBritain's role in the region andthreatened more kidnappings unlessthe international community putmore pressure on Israel. The videowas never released. Severalindividuals were held in connectionwith the kidnapping. One person,Alaa al-Hams of the Al Aqsa MartyrsBrigade, was released on 5 Januaryafter his followers smashed holes in awall along the Egyptian border fence,calling for his release. The Al AqsaMartyrs Brigade denounced thekidnapping and there is no indicationthat the group was involved.

29-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 6 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosive device near a police patrolcar in Baghdad near an entrance tothe Interior Ministry, killing sixpolicemen and wounding six others.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

29-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed an Iraqidriver transporting supplies for aFrench company in Iraq. The attackoccurred in Baghdad. Those whowork for foreign companies in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

29-Dec-05

Latifiyah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 12 Twelve Iraqi Shiites, members of anextended family, were kidnappedfrom their home near Latifiya, putinto a minivan, and then shot.Sectarian violence is frequent in Iraq.

29-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police officer who served underSaddam Hussein was killed whengunmen opened fire on him inBaghdad. Those who served underthe old regime are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

29-Dec-05

SpinBoldak

AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 2 Two male Afghan nationals werekilled when the explosives they wereattaching to their bodies exploded.The incident occurred in Spin Boldakin Kandahar province near thePakistan boarder. Based onmaterials found near the blast site,security officials believe the two menwere attaching bombs to themselvesin an effort to carry out a suicideattack. While no other injuries werereported, the two men carrying theexplosives were killed in the blast.

29-Dec-05

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Lebanese engineer who works for awestern company in Iraq waskidnapped by unknown gunmen. Theengineer was identified as CamileNassif Tannous of the Schneiderengineering firm. Foreign nationalsworking in Iraq, particularly onreconstruction projects, are thefrequent target of attack in Iraq.OnJanuary 1, 2006, Tannous wasreleased by his captors. Furtherdetails were not given.

29-Dec-05

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Lebanese engineer was kidnappedin Iraq. The man was identified asAssad Hussein Younis. Foreignnationals working in Iraq, particularlyon reconstruction projects, are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.Younis was released on December29, 2005. NOTE: Attack dateunknown. Date listed is date ofrelease.

29-Dec-05

MangapetIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 1 On December 29, Telugu DesamParty activist Batta Prasad was shotand killed by members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-Maoist) in the Mangapet area ofWarangal district.

29-Dec-05

BishnupurIndia KangleiYawolKannaLup(KYKL)

Explosives4 0 Members of the Kanglei Yawol KannaLup (KYKL) triggered an improvisedexplosive device to explode in aNgariyan community hall onDecember 29, injuring four children.Note: Incident location approximate.

29-Dec-05

BishnupurIndia KangleiYawolKannaLup(KYKL)

Explosives1 0 On December 29, one civilian wasinjured when members of the KangleiYawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) detonatedan improvised explosive devise atBekra circle in Bishnupur.

29-Dec-05

BalochistanPakistan Unknown Explosives3 0 Three people were injured onDecember 29 when unidentifiedassailants threw a grenade into abarber shop in Balochistan.Establishments that cut mens' hairare frequently targeted by militants.

29-Dec-05

BalochistanPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On December 29, the wallsurrounding a grid station inBalochistan was damaged when abomb exploded near by, however noinjuries were reported.

29-Dec-05

TulkaremWestBank/Gaza


Explosives0 4 A Palestinian suicide bomberdetonated his device at an Israelicheck-point just south of Tulkarem,killing himself, his accomplice, theirtaxi driver, and an Israeli soldier.Three other soldiers and an unknownnumber of Palestinians werewounded. Israeli security forcesestablished the check-point afterreceiving intelligence that a suicidebomber would attempt to cross intoIsrael. The attack occurred when ataxi cab carrying the bomber wasstopped and its occupants got out ofthe car. When the bomber wasasked to remove his overcoat, underwhich he was concealing anexplosive device, he blew himself up.Military officials speculate that thebomber hoped to target one of themany Hanukkah shows to beperformed that evening.PalestineIslamic Jihad claimed responsibilityfor the bombing and announced thata 19-year-old male, Sohieb IbrahimYassin, carried out the attack. This isthe sixth suicide bombing in Israelsince the cease-fire last February. Allhave been carried out by PalestineIslamic Jihad.

29-Dec-05

Meta Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Firearms0 1 The police chief of Puerto Rico waskilled by a sniper from theRevolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC). Lieutenant AnibalSierra Ramirez was outside with hisofficers when he was shot.

29-Dec-05

BarrancabermejaColombia Unknown Firearms0 1 Carlos Arciniegas Nino, leader of aCommunist party and president ofseveral labor unions, disappeared on29 December after receiving severaldeath threats from paramilitarygroups. Arciniegas was found in theSogamoso River (Puerto Wilches) on4 January, having been tortured andshot to death. The perpetrator is stillunknown.

29-Dec-05

MakhachkalaRussia Unknown Explosives0 1 A suicide bomber blew himself up inMakhachkala at 11:30 PM, 150meters away from the city's centralmosque. A detective at the scenebelieves that the bomb was meant totarget an assembly of mourners.

30-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives12 5 Two car bombs exploded near atransportation center used by busestraveling from Baghdad to a Shiitedistrict. The attack killed five peopleand wounded 12. Sectarian attacksare frequent in Iraq.

30-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 3 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle near a police patrol inBaghdad, killing three Iraqi civilians.Attacks on police in Iraq arefrequent.

30-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 9 Nine people were gunned down inBaghdad by gunmen who targetedthem because they were drinkingalcohol, which is against Islamiccustom and law. Attacks on thosewho break Islamic custom by buyingor selling alcohol are frequent in Iraq.

30-Dec-05

Dujail Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two army captains were killed bygunmen who opened fire on them inDujail as they drove home from work.Security personnel in Iraq are thefrequent target of attack.

30-Dec-05

Qalqiliya Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Isreali Defense Forces found anddefused an explosive device plantednear the security fence east ofQalqilya. No damage or injuries werereported.

30-Dec-05

Kefar'Azza


Explosives0 0 An affiliate of the Al-Aqsa MartyrsBrigade, the Groups of MartyrHusayn Ubayyat, fired two rockets onthe Kefar 'Azza settlement. Al-AqsaMartyrs Brigade released astatement claiming the attack. Nodamage or injuries were reported.

30-Dec-05

BalochistanPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Power supply to Vinder, Uthal, andBela was interrupted when a bombexplosion damaged the KESC HubChowki Grid Station in Balochistan,however no injuries were reported.Note: Incident date approximate.

30-Dec-05

Gorna India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 2 Two people accused of taking part inanti-Maoist movements were killed inDantewada district whenapproximately fifty members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-Maoist) stormed into Gornavillage on December 30.

31-Dec-05

Khalis Iraq Unknown Explosives2 5 A car carrying five members of theIraqi Islamic Party hit a roadsidebomb planted outside the Sunniparty's headquarters in Khalis, killingall five occupants of the vehicle. Theblast also wounded two othercivilians. Political figures are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

31-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Baghdad, killing two police officersand wounding six others: two policeofficers and four civilians. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

31-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A bomb exploded near a patrol ofInterior Ministry commandos inBaghdad, wounding fourcommandos. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

31-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 5 Insurgents attacked a busycommercial area of Baghdad with acar bomb and mortar fire, killing fivecivilians.

31-Dec-05

Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped a policeman andtwo civilians near Tikrit. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

31-Dec-05

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The son of a Palestinian attaché inIraq was killed by unknown gunmen.Ibrahim Mohsin was killed by gunmenwho opened fire on him while he wassitting in a car in Baghdad. Attackson foreign diplomats and theirfamilies are frequent in Iraq.

31-Dec-05

SanguesaSpain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Two Molotov cocktails were thrown atthe Civil Guard barracks in Sanguesaby three unidentified youths. One ofthe devices blackened the front wallof the building, but there were noreported injuries.

31-Dec-05

WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Explosives0 0 The Israeli Air Force fired a missile ata group of militants preparing tolaunch a rocket into Israeli territory.It is the first time since the beginningof Operation Blue Skies in thenorthern Gaza Strip that this hashappened. It was not reported if anyof the militants were killed or injured.

31-Dec-05


Explosives0 0 Militants from Al-Aqsa MartyrsBrigade, the armed faction of Fatah,fired a rocket on the Israelisettlement of Sederot. No damageor injuries were reported. The groupclaimed the attack.

31-Dec-05

BhomragarhIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 Several bombs were detonated nearthe home of a former districtcommunity leader at Bhomragarhvillage in Purulia on December 31.

31-Dec-05

Pulwama Kashmir Unknown Firearms1 1 On December 31, unidentifiedgunmen entered the home ofPeople's Democratic Party activistMukhtar Ahmed Wani, shooting andkilling him and injuring his relative,identified as Manzoor Ahmed inPulwama district.

31-Dec-05

Tanori Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On December 31, unidentifiedassailants detonated explosivesalong railway tracks between Sibiand Harnai, damaging the tracks andthe nearby Number 27 bridge inBalochistan Province. Following theblast, train service was interrupted.

31-Dec-05

BhamragarhIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 2 Communist Party of India (Marxist)leader Rabindranath Kar was killed,along with his wife, when nearly onehundred members of the CommunistParty of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist)attacked his home in Bhamragarh,stealing his security guard'sweapons, and attacking theoccupants.

31-Dec-05

VeppamkulamSriLanka


Unknown0 1 Members of the Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam (LTTE) kidnapped amember of the People's LiberationOrganization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE),identified as KrishnaswamyThirunavukarasu, fromVeppamkulam, Vavuniya District onDecember 31. Police found the bodyof Thirunavukarasu on January 3.

31-Dec-05

Palu IndonesiaUnknown Explosives48 7 A bomb ripped through a Christianmarket stall selling pork, which waspacked with New Year's Evecustomers. The bombing occurred inthe religiously-divided CentralSulawesi Province. Seven were killed,including the couple who ran thekiosk; forty-eight were injured.

31-Dec-05

Nazran Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)hidden in a pile of sand by theroadside near the VILS light alloysplant in the center of Anzranexploded at 0700 GMT. The bombwent off when a car full of police waspassing by. No one was hurt, but thebuilding sustained some damage.The bomb contained the equivalentof approximately 1.5 kg of TNT.

1-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was detonated near the Dorarefinery in Baghdad, causing apipeline connected to the plant tocatch fire. The affected pipeline isused to carry crude oil from thesouth of the country to the Dorarefinery. The attack disruptedproduction at the refinery. The attackcomes as oil prices rise in Iraq, dueto production disruption caused byattacks and threats of attacks onpipelines and refineries. Oil pipelinesand the oil industry are the frequenttarget of attack in Iraq.

1-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A explosive device detonated near arestaurant in Baghdad. This was oneof 13 bombs detonated in Baghdadon this day. The attacks wounded 20people in total, although casualtynumbers for this attack were notgiven.

1-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A explosive device detonated near aresturant in Baghdad. This was oneof 13 bombs detonated in Baghdadon this day. The attacks wounded 20people in total, although casualtynumbers for this specific attack werenot given.

1-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated neara police patrol in Baghdad. This wasone of 13 bombs detonated inBaghdad on this day. The attackswounded 20 people in total, althoughcasualty numbers for this attackwere not given. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

1-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated neara police patrol in Baghdad. This wasone of 13 bombs detonated inBaghdad on this day. The attackswounded 20 people in total, althoughcasualty numbers for this specificattack were not given. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

1-Jan-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms3 1 Gunmen attacked a policecheckpoint in Mosul, killing onecivilian and wounding threepolicemen. Attacks on police in Iraqare frequent.

1-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Baghdad, wounding twopolicemen. This was one of 13 bombsthat exploded in Baghdad on thisday, wounding 20 people total.

1-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb exploded near a movietheater in Baghdad, but did notcause casualties. This was one of 13bombs that exploded in Baghdad onthis day, wounding 20 people total.

1-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A suicide car bomber drove hisvehicle into a commercial area incentral Baghdad and detonated hisdevice, wounding one person. Thiswas one of 13 bombs that explodedin Baghdad on this day, wounding 20people total.

1-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms6 2 Gunmen opened fire on a group ofworshippers outside the HudhayfahMosque in Baghdad, killing twopeople and wounding six others.

1-Jan-06 GazaCity

WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants entered a club for UnitedNations workers in Gaza City, tied upa security guard, and detonatedexplosives, damaging a bar of thebuilding. The club is only open toforeigners and is one of the fewestablishments that serves alcohol.No injuries were reported. The GazaStrip has seen increased violence inthe run-up to the 25 Januaryparliamentary elections.

1-Jan-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen kidnapped Brig. MohammedMahrous Mohammed, a seniorsecurity officer, and his guard. Twoweeks later their bodies were foundon the highway between Kirkuk andBeiji. Security personnel are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.NOTE: Attack date approximate.

1-Jan-06 Kalat Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Kalat, a bomb exploded near thegas pipeline, but no injuries werereported in the attack. Note: Incidentdate is approximate.

1-Jan-06 MudligudaIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 0 A Bhubaneswar-Motu bus wasentering the Mudliguda area ofMalkangiri District on the morning ofJanuary 1 when a group ofCommunist Party of India-Maoistsattacked it. No passengers wereinjured in the attack, and police laterrecovered two landmines whileinvestigating the attack.

1-Jan-06 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Three explosive devices weredetonated under an electrical powerline in Baiji. The explosion damagedthe power line and one of the powertowers and resulted in reducedpower supply to Baghdad. Attacks onutilities are frequent in Iraq. Gunmenattack utilities to undermine the newIraqi government.

1-Jan-06 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Three rockets were fired from theGaza Strip at Israeli targets. Onerocket landed north of Sederot andthe other two landed in the westernNegev. No damage or injuries werereported.

2-Jan-06 Baqubah Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives13 7 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle by driving into a bus carryingpolice recruits to a training center inBaqubah. The attack killed sevenpeople, including five police recruits,and wounded 13 others. Police andnew recruits are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.The attack wasclaimed by the al-Qaeda linkedgroup, Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Biladal-Rafidayn.

2-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Usama al-Najafai, the Minister ofIndustry in Iraq, was the target of anassassination attempt when gunmendetonated a bomb near his convoy inBaghdad. No one was injured in theattack. Government officials are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

2-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 The Turkish ambassador to Iraq, UnalCevikoz, was the target of anassassination attempt when 15 to 20gunmen attacked his convoy as heleft the Um al-Qura Mosque inBaghdad after meeting with SheikhHarith al-Dhari, the head of theAssociation of Muslim scholars inIraq. Cevikoz was slightly injured inthe attack. Attacks on foreigndiplomats are frequent in Iraq.

2-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A policeman was killed in Baghdadby gunmen who shot him in the headand the chest. Attacks on police inIraq are frequent.

2-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 2 Gunmen opened fire on a ShiiteButcher’s shop in Baghdad, killingthe owner and his son and woundingthree customers. The attack likelyhad sectarian motivations.

2-Jan-06 Tuz Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The assistant to the chief of the US-Iraqi military Lisason office,Muhammad Ayyub, was killed bygunmen in Tuz. Attacks on those whowork with US and Iraqi military forcesare frequent in Iraq.

2-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded near an Iraqi policepatrol in Baghdad. Although severalcivilians and police were injured inthe attack, exact numbers were notgiven. Attacks on police in Iraq arefrequent.

2-Jan-06 Safiano AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 1 An Afghani engineer working for aBangladeshi NGO in southernHelmand Province was shot andkilled by unknown attackers while hewas praying in a mosque on January3. Two armed men came into themosque, shooting the engineerbefore escaping on motorcycles. Aspokesman for the governor's officeblamed the Taliban for the attack,though no group has claimedresponsibility.

2-Jan-06 Rafah WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Firearms0 0 Armed, masked men assaulted twoJapanese nationals near the OpenQuds University in Rafah in anapparent attempt to kidnap them.Residents engaged the gunmen andsuccessfully prevented thekidnapping. No injuries werereported. Several kidnappings offoreigners have occurred in the run-up to the 25 January elections.

2-Jan-06 BhairawaNepal Unknown Explosives0 0 Following the withdrawal of a cease-fire agreement between theCommunist Party of Nepal Maoistsand the Royal Nepalese Army onJanuary 2, unidentified assailantsdetonated a bomb at the DistrictEducation Office in Bhairahawa,though no casualties were reportedin the incident.

2-Jan-06 Butwal Nepal Unknown Explosives0 0 Following the withdrawal of a cease-fire agreement between theCommunist Party of Nepal Maoistsand the Royal Nepalese Army onJanuary 2, unidentified assailantswere able to bypass a guard at theward No. 5 office in Butwal anddetonate a bomb. No casualtieswere reported in the incident.

2-Jan-06 PrithiviChowk

Nepal Unknown Explosives0 0 Following the withdrawal of a cease-fire agreement between theCommunist Party of Nepal Maoistsand the Royal Nepalese Army onJanuary 2, unidentified assailantsdetonated a bomb in Prithivi Chowk,though no casualties were reportedin the incident.

2-Jan-06 Bolan Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Bolan district, unidentifiedassailants detonated explosives nearpower pylons in Bibi Nani, but nodamage was reported.Note: Incidentdate is approximate.

2-Jan-06 YairipokMalom

India People'sUnitedLiberationFront(PULF)

Firearms0 1 In Thoubai district, a leader of theBharatiya Janata Party, identified asMoirangmayum Indrasen Singh, waskidnapped, shot, and killed bysuspected members of the People'sUnited Liberation Front (PULF) inYairipok Malom on January 2.

2-Jan-06 DeraBugti

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A rocket attack by unidentifiedassailants caused damage to a waterplant at the Loti gas field in DeraBugti district on January 2.According to officials, if the watertank is not repaired within threedays, the gas supply could beinterrupted.

2-Jan-06 Orito Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) bombed eight oilwells. There were no reportedcasualties or injuries, however, theresulting crude oil spill will affect theputumayo river.

2-Jan-06 PuertoColon


Unknown3 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) attacked the policestation in Puerto Colon. The tacticand weapon used were not reportedin the press. The report claims thatthere were three civilian injuries.

2-Jan-06 PuertoCaicedo


Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) bombed twoelectricity pylons, cutting power tofive municipalities in Putumayo.There were no fatalities or injuriesreported.Other sources: Cali, El Pais,2 Jan

2-Jan-06 Belgrade Serbia Unknown Explosives0 0 A very weak explosive device wasthrown at the Albanian embassy inBelgrade, causing minor damage tothe building and no injuries.

3-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 3 A car carrying construction workersin Baghdad was attacked bygunmen, killing three and woundingtwo. Attacks on construction workers,particularly those employed inreconstruction projects, are frequentin Iraq.

3-Jan-06 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 An explosive device detonated neara police patrol in Samarra. Five policewere wounded in the attack. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

3-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Unknown gunmen killed Tahsin HadiAli, a senior official from the IraqiFinancial Audit Bureau, as hetraveled to work in Baghdad. Twoother officials from the Audit Bureauhave also recently been killed.Attacks on government employeesare frequent in Iraq.

3-Jan-06 MuqdadiyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Ahmed al-Bakka, the leader of theDawa party (headed by PrimeMinister Jaafari) in Muqdadiyah, wasthe target of an assassinationattempt when gunmen attacked him.Al-Bakka was not injured in theattack, but his nephew was killed.Attacks on political figures arefrequent in Iraq.

3-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 The sister of Interior Minister BayanJabr, Imam, was kidnapped inBaghdad. One of Imam's bodyguardswas killed and one injured in thekidnapping attack. Both bodyguardswere Interior Ministry securitypersonnel. Family members ofgovernment officials are the targetsof terrorist attacks. Jabr's brotherwas also the victim of an earlierkidnapping attack, but was releasedafter only one day of captivity.Sources reported that the kidnappersdemanded that the minister releasetwelve gunmen recently arrested inMussayib and gave Interior MinisterJabr three days to comply.ImamJabour was released by her captorson January 18.

3-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 2 Gunmen opened fire at mourners ata funeral ceremony for Saiyd Sadiq, aShiite official who worked with AbdulAziz al-Hakim, the head of the mainShiite political party, the United IraqiAlliance, and also head of theSupreme Council for IslamicRevolution in Iraq. The attackoccurred in Baghdad. Hakim waslikely the target of the attack. Two ofHakim's bodyguards, Kamal Ali AkberQassim and Isam Ali Akber Qassim,were killed in the attack and threepeople were wounded. Attacks onpolitical figures in Iraq are frequent.

3-Jan-06 Karbala Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A suicide car bombing wasinterrupted in Karbala when policefound a man with a vehicle full ofexplosives preparing to carry out hisattack. The interrupted attackoccurred only two days before alarge suicide attack on a shrine inKarbala killed 63 people andwounded 120. The arrested bombertold police that there were otherbombers in the city preparingattacks.

3-Jan-06 TheniatEl Had

Algeria Unknown Firearms0 4 Four workers from the Algerian WaterCompany were ambushed on a roadnear the Derdour Dam in Theniat ElHad. Rebels fired into the vehicle,killing all four men inside. The attackmay be an attempt to derail theongoing reconciliation processbetween the government andterrorist elements in Algeria.

3-Jan-06 PetroupolisGreece Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A small unnamed anarchist groupclaimed responsibility for placing afirebomb under the car of a Finnishdiplomat's car in Petroupolis. Thebomb exploded at 3am under thevehicle, which belonged to LeenaVuorio. The car was destroyed andfour others parked nearby weredamaged. This was one of twoattacks in the area on this evening.

3-Jan-06 Athens Greece Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 An explosive device, made of a gascanister, detonated in front of theNew Democracy (ND) offices in theKypseli district of Athens. The blastcaused minor damage to the buildingand was claimed by a small unnamedanarchist group. This was one of twocoordinated attacks in the area onthis evening, both were claimed bythe same group.

3-Jan-06 Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A total of thirteen Qassam rocketsfell on the western Negev, butcaused no reported damage orinjuries. The attacks began not longafter Israeli forces fired a missile intothe vehicle of three Palestine IslamicJihad operatives in the Jabalyarefugee camp in northern Gaza onthe evening of 2 January. It isreported that one of the rocketslanded south of Ashqelon.

3-Jan-06 Pokhara Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives1 0 On January 3, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of NepalMaoists detonated an explosivedevice at Banglung Bus Park inPokhara’s Ward 2, injuring oneperson.


Firearms0 0 On January 3, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of NepalMaoists caused an explosion at thehome of Lal Bahadur Adhikari, anArmed Police Force DeputySuperintendent, in Pokhara.


Explosives0 0 On January 3, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of NepalMaoists detonated two bombs at ataxi stand in Ward 1 of Bagar inPokhara, in front of the Pokhara Sub-Metropolis-10 Ward office.

3-Jan-06 Butwal Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On January 3, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of NepalMaoists caused multiple explosionsat the District Education Office inWard 5 of Butwal, though nocasualties were reported.

3-Jan-06 Kavre Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On January 3, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of NepalMaoists caused multiple explosionsat the District Education Office atPanauti in Kavre, though nocasualties were reported.

3-Jan-06 SararoghaPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On January 3, unidentified assailantsattacked a government-run girls’school in Sher Muhammad Kot in theSararogha area of South Waziristanwith rockets. The building wasdamaged in the attack, but nocasualties were reported.

3-Jan-06 BatticaloaSriLanka

Unknown Firearms0 1 In Batticaloa district, Hindu PriestSelvathamby Vishagaratnam wasshot and killed by unidentifiedgunmen.

3-Jan-06 PutumayoColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) have been stagingan offensive in Putumayo againstutilities and transportation. Fourvehicles (two trucks and two inter-municipal buses) were burned at11pm between El Tigre and LaHormiga. There were no fatalities orinjuries reported. The government iscurrently offering escort services ofcaravans traveling on the highwaysbetween Putumayo, Huila andNariño.


Explosives0 0 The Putumayo offensive by theRevolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) continued when theFARC bombed an oil pipeline thathad just been repaired from the NewYears weekend attack. There wereno fatalities or injuries reported inthe press.

3-Jan-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Somchai Sae-ngao, a village defensevolunteer, was shot and killed, whilehis colleague, Boonsong Mankong,was shot and injured by twoassailants on a motorcycle.

4-Jan-06 AshqelonIsrael Unknown Explosives2 0 Two rockets were fired from the GazaStrip on the Israeli city of Ashqelon,injuring two people. Israeli forcescontinued bombing locations in theeastern and northern Gaza Stripwhere such rockets are thought to befired from.

4-Jan-06 MuqdadiyahIraq Unknown Explosives42 36 Insurgents attacked a funeral for thenephew of a Shiite politician inMuqdadiyah with a suicide bomb andmortar fire, killing at least 36 peopleand wounding 42. The funeral wasfor the nephew of Ahmed al-Bakka,the head of the local Dawa party,which is led by Prime Minister Jaafariand is a main member of the Shiitecoalition, the United Iraqi Alliance.The nephew was killed in anassassination attempt against al-Bakka the previous day. Insurgentsfired mortars at the mourners in thecemetery and then a suicide bomberdetonated his explosive belt amongthem.

4-Jan-06 Tikrit Iraq IslamicArmy inIraq

Explosives0 1 Insurgents attacked a convoy of sixtytanker trucks carrying oil with rocketpropelled grenades (RPG) andmachine gunfire. The convoy wasattacked twice. The first attackoccurred in Tikrit when gunmen hit atanker with an RPG, destroying thetruck, and killing the driver. Attackson oil convoys, pipelines, and the oilindustry in general are frequent inIraq. Insurgent groups had recentlythreatened to attack refineries andany tanker convoys, leading to ashutdown of the major Bayji refineryfor several days. The attack wasclaimed by the Islamic Army in Iraq.

4-Jan-06 MashahdaIraq IslamicArmy inIraq

Explosives0 0 Insurgents attacked a convoy of sixtytanker trucks carrying oil with rocketpropelled grenades (RPG) andmachine gunfire. The convoy wasattacked twice. The second attackoccurred in Mashahda, whereinsurgents destroyed and damaged20 more tankers and three armyvehicles guarding the convoy. Therewas no information on the fate of thedrivers. Attacks on oil convoys,pipelines, and the oil industry ingeneral are frequent in Iraq.Insurgent groups had recentlythreatened to attack refineries andany tanker convoys, leading to ashutdown of the major Bayji refineryfor several days. The attack wasclaimed by the Islamic Army in Iraq.

4-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives15 7 A car bomb targeting a police patrolexploded in an outdoor market inBaghdad. The attack killed sevenpeople and wounded fifteen others.Several shops and vehicles were alsodamaged. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

4-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives13 4 A car bomb targeting two passingpolice cars exploded in Baghdad,killing three civilians and a policemanand wounding thirteen other people.At least ten nearby cars were alsodamaged in the attack. Attacks onpolice in Iraq are frequent.

4-Jan-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen opened fire on the vehicleof an oil ministry employee in Mosul,killing him and his son. Rahim Ali al-Sudani was a director general in theoil ministry. Attacks on governmentemployees and attacks on the oilindustry and ministry are frequent inIraq.

4-Jan-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a former Iraqi armycaptain when they opened fire onhim in Mosul. Attacks on those whoserved under Saddam Hussein arefrequent in Iraq.

4-Jan-06 Aziziyah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Aziziyah, killing onepoliceman. Attacks on police in Iraqare frequent.

4-Jan-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 Gunmen attacked the offices of thePatriotic Union of Kurdistan party inMosul, killing one civilian. Attacks onpolitical party headquarters arefrequent in Iraq.

4-Jan-06 Karbala Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A car bomb exploded near a group ofcivilians in Karbala, wounding threepeople.

4-Jan-06 Karbala Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killedMohammed Abed Aun, a member ofthe former Baath party, near hishome in Karbala. Attacks on formerBaath party members and those whoserved under Saddam Hussein arefrequent in Iraq.

4-Jan-06 Qalat AfghanistanUnknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 A school principal was attacked andbeheaded by unidentified attackersin Qalat on January 4. The Principal,identified as Abdul Habib, was killedin his house while his family washome. Although no group hasclaimed responsibility for the attack,the Zabul province educationminister blamed the Taliban.

4-Jan-06 Sederot Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Israeli security forces reported thatPalestinian militants fired sevenrockets on Sederot. One of therockets exploded on the main road,however, no damage or injuries werereported.

4-Jan-06 BastiDarveshLashari

Pakistan BalochLiberationArmy

Explosives0 0 On January 4, a railway track nearBasti Darvesh Lashari was damagedin an explosion caused by suspectedmembers of the Baloch LiberationArmy.

4-Jan-06 Punjab Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Punjab district, unidentifiedassailants blew up a portion of therailway track near Darvesh Legharirailway station between Dera GhaziKhan and Multan. Rail officials wereable to stop the Lahore boundChiltan express train prior to itarriving at the damaged tracks.

4-Jan-06 Carrizal Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) resumed attacksagainst utility targets in thePutumayo department after the NewYears weekend attack on oil wellsand electricity pylons. Three bombsexplosions at the electricity tower onthe Jamundino line left eightmunicipalities in Putumayo withoutpower. Other Sources: Caracol Radio05 Jan, Caracas Telesur TV 05 Jan

4-Jan-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Ahamad Duerae, a policeman, wasshot and killed with an AK-47 rifle ashe rode home on his motorcycle inPattani's Thung Yang Daeng District.

4-Jan-06 Momawi Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Mohama Masae, a village chief, wasshot and killed as he was returningfrom the mosque and school inPattani Province where hevolunteered as a security guard.

4-Jan-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Maromae Masae, deputy chief andvolunteer security guard in Paluruvillage, was shot and killed when twoattackers walked by the tea shop hewas patronizing in Sungai PadiDistrict and opened fire.

4-Jan-06 Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina

Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device was found anddefused on a trolleybus belonging tothe City Transport company inSarajevo. The device was found byworkers servicing the vehicle.

5-Jan-06 Karbala Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives120 63 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosive belt near the ImamHussein shrine, one the of the holiestShiite shrines in Karbala. The attackoccurred near a busy pedestrian areawith many shops. The attack killed63 people and wounded as many as120 others. Among the dead werefour Iranian nationals.The attack wasclaimed by the al-Qaeda linkedgroup, Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Biladal-Rafidayn.

5-Jan-06 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives60 56 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosive device near a group ofpolice recruits in Ramadi. Thebomber detonated his explosivesnear a line of about 1,000 menwaiting in line at a police screeningcenter. The attack killed at least 56people and wounded 60. Attacks onpolice recruits are frequent in Iraq.

5-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 2 A suicide car bomb exploded near acivilian target in Baghdad. This wasone of three coordinated car bombattacks, two of them suicide attacks,in Baghdad on this day. Together,the attacks killed two people andwounded six.NOTE: Casualtynumbers are for all three blastscombined.

5-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb exploded near a civiliantarget in Baghdad. This was one ofthree coordinated car bomb attacks,two of them suicide attacks, inBaghdad on this day. Together, theattacks killed two people andwounded six.NOTE: Casualtynumbers are for all three blastscombined.

5-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A suicide car bomb exploded near acivilian target in Baghdad. This wasone of three coordinated car bombattacks, two of them suicide attacks,in Baghdad on this day. Together,the attacks killed two people andwounded six.NOTE: Casualtynumbers are for all three blastscombined.

5-Jan-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms1 3 Colonel Adel Abdel Karim, the headof the Intelligence Criminal PoliceDirectorate in Baqubah, was thetarget of an assassination attemptwhen gunmen attacked him inBaqubqh. Karim was wounded in theattack and three of his bodyguardswere killed. Attacks on police officialsare frequent in Iraq.

5-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device was detonatedbeneath a gas pipeline in Kirkuk,causing damage to the pipeline anda large fire. The affected pipelinecarries gas from the Dibis oilfields toa gas compression complex innothern Iraq. Attacks on oil pipelinesand the oil industry are frequent inIraq.

5-Jan-06 ZaragozaSpain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 Two explosive devices were plantedat a luxury hotel in the village of Sosdel Rey Catolico in Zaragoza. One ofthe bombs was planted outside thehotel and the other near anelectricity pylon next to the hotel.The blasts caused only slightdamage. A member of the BasqueFatherland and Freedom (ETA)warned Basque police of the bombsprior to their detonation.

5-Jan-06 Tirin Kot AfghanistanTaliban Explosives50 10 A suicide bomber blew himself upoutside the Provincial Governor'soffice in Tirin Kot on January 5. Atthe time of the attack, a large crowdwas gathered outside the governor'soffice, where local officials weremeeting with US Ambassador toKabul Ronald Neumann. Theexplosion killed ten people andinjured fifty, including ProvincialSecurity Chief Ali Ahmad. After theattack, Taliban spokesman Qari YusofAhmadi claimed responsibility for theattack on behalf of the Taliban, andidentified the suicide bomber asMullah Abdol Rahim.

5-Jan-06 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinian militants fired twoqassam rockets on Israeli territoryduring the night. No damage orinjuries were reported.

5-Jan-06 BiratnagarNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives2 0 On January 5 in Morang district,suspected members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoiststriggered an explosion at the DistrictEducation Office in Biratnagar,injuring two people in the blast.

5-Jan-06 Pokhara Nepal Unknown Explosives0 0 On January 5, an explosion occurrednear Bindhyabasini cinema hall inPokhara, though no casualties werereported.

5-Jan-06 Gaighart Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 In Udayapur district, suspectedmembers of the Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists triggered a bomb atthe district land revenue officebuilding in Gaighart.Note: Incidentdate is approximate.

5-Jan-06 Kailali Nepal Unknown Explosives0 0 In Kailali, security personnel wereable to defuse a bomb that had beenplaced in the district developmentcommittee building.Note: Incidentdate is approximate.

5-Jan-06 Barkhan Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Barkhan district an explosion neartwo electricity pylons interrupted theservice of electricity to Kohlu district.Note: Incident date approximate.

5-Jan-06 Chater Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Nasirabad district, police defusedseveral explosives that had beenplaced under six high-tensiontransmission lines in the Chater area.Note: Incident date is approximate.

5-Jan-06 MercaderesColombia Unknown Firearms1 1 Unknown perpetrators, labeledguerillas in the press report,ambushed a police patrol traveling toSan Joaquin. One policeman waskilled and another was wounded.

6-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A suicide car bomb was detonated bythe bomber near a police checkpointin Baghdad. The attack killed onepoliceman and wounded threeothers. Attacks on police in Iraq arefrequent.

6-Jan-06 Bastia France Unknown Explosives0 0 A small explosive device detonatedat an army recruiting center in thetown of Bastia, on the island ofCorsica. The blast only caused slightdamage to the premises. There wereno reported casualties.

6-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Unidentified gunmen kidnappedAhmad Aqqar Nizar, a formermember of the Kirkuk MunicipalCouncil, in Baghdad. Localgovernment officials are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

6-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Several mortars were fired at theheadquarters of the Al-Wifaqmovement in Baghdad. No casualtieswere reported. Political movementsin Iraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

6-Jan-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Mosul, causingseveral injuries, although specificnumbers were not given. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

6-Jan-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was found in a dustbin neara church in Mosul. The bomb wassafely defused before it coulddetonate.

6-Jan-06 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A homemade explosive devicedetonated near a major oil pipelinethat carries oil from the refinery inBayji to Kirkuk. The attack causeddamage to the pipeline. Attacks onoil pipelines and the oil industry inIraq are frequent.

6-Jan-06 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired a rocket on Israeliterritory from central Gaza. Nodamage or injuries were reported.NOTE: Target is listed as unknownbecause Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)were unable to locate the exactlocation where the rocket landed.

6-Jan-06 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired a rocket into Israelfrom the former settlement of Dugit.No damage or injuries were reported.NOTE: Target is listed as unknownbecause Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)were unable to locate the exactlocation where the rocket fell.

6-Jan-06 Kachua BangladeshUnknown Explosives0 0 On January 6 in Jhalakathi district abomb blew up in front of the house ofa local Awami League leader atKachua village in the Kathalia area,though no injuries were reported.

6-Jan-06 DeraGhaziKhan

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On January 6, unidentified assailantsblew up a portion of railway trackoutside of Dera Ghazi Khan near aresidential colony of the AtomicEnergy Commission. The explosioninterrupted rail traffic on the DeraGhazi Khan to Jacobabad section oftrack.

6-Jan-06 Mastung Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Police were able to defuse fourrockets that had been placed on arooftop at Cadet College Mastungwhich were aimed at the othercollege buildings.Note: Incident dateapproximate.

7-Jan-06 Spain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 An explosive device was foundexploded at a small electricitydistribution station between Aratoresand Borau, in the Huesca province. Acaller representing the BasqueFatherland and Freedom (ETA)warned of the device. No majordamages were caused by theexplosion.

7-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives13 0 A suicide car bomb was detonatednear a convoy of police commandosin Baghdad, wounding sixcommandos and seven other people.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

7-Jan-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives11 0 A suicide bomber attacked a policepatrol in Mosul, wounding elevenpeople, including four policemen.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

7-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq RevengeBrigades

Firearms0 1 A female American journalist, JillCarroll, who works as a freelancereporter for the Christian ScienceMonitor, was kidnapped by unknowngunmen who intercepted her vehiclein Baghdad, killed her translator andkidnapped her. The attack occurrednear the Anas Bin-Malik mosque,when gunmen stopped Carroll'svehicle, forced the driver out, andsped away with Carroll and thetranslator inside. The translator'sbody was later found. The incidentoccurred as Carroll left theheadquarters of the Sunni Arab IraqiAccordance Front where she wassupposed to have a meeting withthe party’s leader, Adnan al-Dulaimi.However, al-Dulaimi was not in theoffice at the time. Some sourcesspeculated that the attack had beenset up by those in al-Dualimi's office,since he did not show up for theinterview. The kidnapping occurredvery close to Dulaimi’s office and waswitnessed by a guard at the office,Samir Najim. Carroll had been livingand working as a journalist inBaghdad since 2002. Attacks onjournalists, especially foreignjournalists, are frequent in Iraq.OnJanuary 17, Carroll's captors releaseda video showing Carroll, who isspeaking but cannot be heard. Thevideo showed the logo of TheRevenge Brigade, a previouslyunknown group. In the video, Carrollis seated on the floor and three ofher captors are also shown. Thecaptors threatened to kill Carroll in72 hours if US authorities did notrelease all Iraqi female prisoners.Many groups called for Carroll'srelease, including a senior Sunnipolitician, Adnan Al-Dulaimi, the headof the General Conference of theIraqi People, and other Muslimgroups.On January 24, three Iraqisbelieved to be involved in Carroll'skidnapping were arrested in raids inthe area of Baghdad where she waskidnapped.On January 30, a newvideo, dated January 28, wasreleased showing Carroll, wearing aconservative Muslim headscarf andcrying. In the video she appeals forUS and Iraqi officials to releasewomen prisoners to help win herrelease.On February 9, a new videoshowing Carroll, dated February 2,was aired. In the video, she said thatshe had sent one letter and wouldsend another to prove that she waswith the Mujahideen. She said thatshe was fine, but urged officials to dowhatever [her captors] want asquickly as possible, because therewas a very short time. The video hadbeen delivered to Al Rai's [a privateKuwaiti TV station] Baghdad officealong with a letter from Carroll. Theletter was turned over to officials.OnFebruary 10, 2006, Al-Rai TV owner,Jassem Boudai, announced thatsources close to the kidnappers hadinformed the station that a finaldeadline for meeting their demandshad been set. The kidnappersreportedly told the station that thefinal deadline would be February 26,2006. After this date, if theirdemands were not met, thekidnappers threatened to kill Carroll.Boudai also said that the kidnappershad made more specific demands forCarroll’s release other than just therelease of all female Iraqi prisoners,but did not elaborate. Boudai saidthat he believed the kidnappers werethe same as those who kidnappedtwo Italian aid workers in September2004. The aid workers were releasedafter a $1 million ransom was paid.Inlate February after the February 26deadline had passed, officials in Iraq,including US Ambassador Khalizad,expressed the belief that Carroll wasstill alive. On February 28, IraqiInterior Minister Bayan Jabr Solaghaccused the Islamic Army of Iraq ofkidnapping Carroll. This is the samegroup that kidnapped Solagh's sisterseveral months ago. Solagh claimedto have met with a man named AbuAbdullah who is known for dealingwith kidnapping negotiations.Abdullah told Solagh two conditionsset by Carroll's kidnappers for herrelease, but Solagh did not specifywhat these conditions were.On March30, Carroll was released by hercaptors. She was dropped off nearthe Islamic Party offices in Baghdadand later taken to the Green Zone.She said she had been treated well.The circumstances of her releasewere unclear. The Revenge Brigadeswhich was holding her released avideo announcing her release inwhich they said US forces played norole. They said that they releasedCarroll because some of the femaleprisoners held by US forces in Iraqwere released, which had been thegroup's primary demand. In thevideo, Carroll criticized the USmilitary presence in Iraq and seemedsympathetic to her captors. She latersaid that she was told to say thesethings in order to win her freedomand that these statements did notreflect her beliefs.According toCarroll, her captors warned her thatshe might be killed if she cooperatedwith Americans or went to the GreenZone after her release. She waseventually convinced to do so,however.On April 13, an Iraqibusinessman with ties to SaddamHussein told ABC news that thekidnapping of Carroll was a mistakeand that a ransom was paid for herrelease. Sheikh Sattam al-Gaood whowas involved in securing Carroll'srelease said that he used hisinfluence to free Carroll and refusedto pay an $8 million ransom for thereporter's release. Instead, at thekidnappers' request, he donatedmoney to widows and orphans tied tothe resistance. It is unclear howmuch money was involved. Al-Gaoodindicated he had been willing to payup to $1 million. However, ChristianScience Monitor officials said thatthey had no evidence to supportthese claims.On August 9, USMarines announced that they hadarrested four Iraqi men in connectionwith Carroll's kidnapping. Thesuspects were taken into custody inAnbar province, however officials didnot release their names or statewhen they were apprehended.





7-Jan-06 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinian militants fired a rocketfrom the outskirts of Gaza City,however, the explosive did not hit itsintended target. The device fellwithin Palestinian-controlled Gaza.No damage or injuries were reported.

7-Jan-06 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinian militants fired twoqassam rockets from Beit Hanun innorthern Gaza. The explosives,however, landed on the Palestinianside of the Erez terminal crossing.No damage or injuries were reported.NOTE: Target is listed as unknownbecause the rocket did not hit itsintended target.

7-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq ThePunishmentBrigadefor the al-JaafariGovernme

Firearms0 0 Hussein Sabah Abdul-Karim, theteenage son of a former Iraqidefense ministry official, HusseinSabah Abdul-Karim, was kidnappedby gunmen in Baghdad. Abdul-Karimwas wounded in the kidnappingwhich occurred as the boy leftschool. The boy's father, Brig. Gen.Sabah Abdul Karim, was previously aclose adviser of Iraqi DefenseMinister Sadoun Dulaimi, before heresigned for an unspecified reason.On January 21, the boy's captorsreleased a video of Hussein SabahAbdul-Karim, in which he said thathis captors would kill him unless Iraqstopped cooperating with the USmilitary. The video also showed thename of the group, The PunishmentBrigade for the al-JaafariGovernment.NOTE: Kidnapping dateis approximate

7-Jan-06 Ladah Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 5 In South Waziristan, a car bringing apro-government tribal elder,identified as Malik Essa Khan, fromTank to Kotkai, was attacked byunidentified gunmen in Ladah. Khanwas killed in the attack along with hisbrother and three other occupants ofthe vehicle.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

7-Jan-06 RiohachaColombia Unknown Firearms1 1 Unknown perpetrators attacked JorgeJose Ballesteros, a senatorialcandidate and son of ex-governor ofLa Guajira. Ballesteros was in abarbershop when two assassinscame in and shot and killed him. Arelative accompanying Ballesteroswas wounded.

7-Jan-06 Arboleda Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Unknown2 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) attacked a policepatrol, injuring two officers. Theweapon used was not mentioned.The police reported that these small-scale FARC attacks were meant todestabilize the town. The attackoccurred at 11pm.

7-Jan-06 GothalapaniNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On January 7, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists triggered a bomb explosionin front of Rastriya Banjiya Bank inGothalapani. The bank and severalhouses in the area were damaged inthe blast, but no casualties werereported.

7-Jan-06 Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 0 Two Thai women and a Malaysianman were injured when a bomb wasdetonated by a cell phone in ateashop in Narathiwat's Sungai KolokDistrict.

7-Jan-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Raksiam Suthamwong andPanyakorn Snitpoot, policemen inYala's Raman District, were shot andkilled at a food market.

7-Jan-06 JalalabadAfghanistanUnknown Explosives1 1 In Jalalabad, a suicide bomberdetonated his explosives whilestanding next to a police vehicle,injuring one policeman and killing thebomber.

8-Jan-06 Solaro France Unknown Explosives0 0 A powerful explosive devicedetonated at a camping site inSolaro, on the island of Corsica,causing severe damage to thepremises. A large part of thereception office of the camp wasdestroyed. Tourist locations areoften targeted by Corsicanseparatists.

8-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 2 A suicide car bomber attacked aconvoy of security officials from theIraqi national security advisor’s officein Baghdad. The attack occurrednear the Um al-Tuboul mosque andkilled two people and wounded fiveothers. Government employees andsecurity officials are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

8-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 1 A suicide bomber detonated his carbomb near a patrol of InteriorMinistry police commandos inBaghdad, wounding sevencommandos and killing one. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

8-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a policeman whenthey opened fire on him in Baghdad.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

8-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb detonated near a policepatrol in Baghdad, killing all thepolice inside the vehicle. However,exact casualty numbers were notgiven. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

8-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a member of theNational Accord Movement, led byformer Prime Minister Allawi. Thevictim, Ibrahim Khalil, was killedwhen gunmen opened fire on him inBaghdad. Political figures are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

8-Jan-06 KandaharAfghanistanUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Qubail primary school in theLoya Wiyala area of Kandahar wasset afire by unidentified assailants onJanuary 8. The attackers tied up theschool's security guards and set theschool on fire at 2:00am local time.Previously, parents had receivedpamphlets warning them not to sendtheir children to school. Police havefive suspects in custody.

8-Jan-06 Greshk AfghanistanUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A school in the Greshk District ofHelmand Province was set on fire byunidentified assailants on January 8.Two weeks before the incident,parents had received pamphlets fromthe Taliban telling them to stopsending their children to schools.Police have not arrested anysuspects in connection with theincident.

8-Jan-06 KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Over a dozen Taliban militants setfire to Zeray primary school inKandahar on January 8.

8-Jan-06 Moreh India Unknown Explosives4 1 On January 8 in Chandel district abomb exploded at Mangninga Hotelin Namphalong bazaar near Moreh.The blast killed the hotel's owner. Asofficials were investigating the firstblast, a second explosion occurred atthe nearby marketplace. In total,four people were injured in the twoblasts.

8-Jan-06 Moreh India Unknown Explosives0 0 On January 8 in Chandel district abomb exploded at a marketplace asofficials were investigating anexplosion at a nearby hotel. In total,four people were injured in the twoblasts.

8-Jan-06 NepalgunjNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 Communist Party of Nepal Maoistsbombed the ground floor of theNepalgunj Municipality building onJanuary 8. No casualties werereported, however, the ground floorof the building was destroyed.

8-Jan-06 MahendranagarNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On January 8, security personneldefused a bomb at theMahendranagar Municipality buildingwhich was believed to be planted byCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoists.

8-Jan-06 Sui Nepal Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 In Dera Bugti, a team from theHuman Rights Commission ofPakistan (HRCP) being led byChairperson Asma Jehangir cameunder attack by unidentified gunmenwhile traveling through the Sui area.The group was on its way to meetwith Jamhoori Watan Party ChiefNawab Akbar Bugti as part of a fact-finding mission.

9-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives25 29 Two suicide bombers attacked theNational Police Day celebration at theInterior Ministry compound inBaghdad, killing 29 people andwounding at least 25. Most of thecasualties were policemen. Thesuicide bombers disguisedthemselves as senior police officers,one in the uniform of a police majorand the other a lieutenant colonel.Both had security passes thatallowed them to get through themain checkpoint and would haveallowed them access to the InteriorMinistry building. Police shot one ofthe bombers after becomingsuspicious of him because of hisbulk, but his explosives detonatedanyway; the second bomber alsodetonated his explosives. Amongthose watching the celebrations wereUS Ambassador Khalilzad, InteriorMinister Bayan Jabr, and DefenseMinsiter Sadoun al-Dulaimi. None ofthese senior officials were injured inthe attack. Attacks on police in Iraqand the Interior Ministry are frequentin Iraq. The attack was claimed bythe Al-Qaeda linked group TanzimQa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn.

9-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Ansar al-SunnahArmy

Firearms0 1 Gunmen assassinated aninvestigative judge, Khalid Hazza al-Bayyati, who was involved in theinvestigation of terrorism affairs. Theattack occurred in Kiruk whengunmen opened fire on Al-Bayyatioutside his home. Those involved ingovernment affairs are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.The attackwas claimed by Ansar al-SunnahArmy which said that theassassination occurred to stop al-Bayyati's anti-terrorism activities.

9-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on three peopleworking on Iraq’s de-Baathificationcommission in Baghdad, killing one.

9-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An Iraqi intelligence officer was killedin Baghdad when gunmen openedfire on him. Security officials arefrequent targets of insurgent attacks.

9-Jan-06 GanderbalKashmir Unknown Firearms0 0 In Ganderbal, unidentified gunmenshot at the home of a People’sDemocratic Party activist. A homeguard returned fire, but no injurieswere reported on either side.Note:Incident date is approximate.

9-Jan-06 BhairamgarhIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives1 2 In Dantewada district, two formerCommunist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-Maoists) supporters who hadbroken away in November were killedand another injured when a bombinserted into a transistor bysuspected members of the CPI-Maoists exploded in Bhairamgarh.

9-Jan-06 Kalat Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Kalat, a home-made explosivedevice blew up in a football stadiumnear the Frontier Corps Mess and theDistrict Coordinator’s office, thoughno injuries were reported.Note:Incident date is approximate

9-Jan-06 Orito Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) bombed an oil wellin Orito as part of the offensiveunderway in Putumayo. The bombingdid not cause a spill this time andthere were no casualties or injuriesreported.

10-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 2 Insurgents attacked a police patrol inBaghdad with gunfire, killing twopolicemen and wounding one other.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

10-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Baghdad, wounding onepoliceman. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

10-Jan-06 Sederot Israel Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimedresponsibility for firing at least onerocket on the Israeli settlement ofSederot. No damage or injuries werereported.


Explosives0 0 In Mahendranagar, suspectedmembers of the Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists blew up a bomb at theKanchanpur District DevelopmentCommittee Office (DDC), damagingthe Western Terai Poverty AlleviationProgram office and a DDC store. Nocasualties were reported in theincident.

10-Jan-06 GhulamBolak

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Ghulam Bolak, three rocketsexploded outside the Sibi airfield,although no damage was reported.Note: Incident date is approximate.

10-Jan-06 PuertoAsis


Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) continued theoffensive in the Putumayodepartment. The FARC bombed abridge that connects the area toEcuador. The bridge was used forlocal traffic, but also to move oil.There were no fatalities or injuriesreported, but eight homes weredamaged as a result of the bombing.The FARC have imposed a travel banin the area during the offensive, andit was reported that the bridge wasalso bombed as a result of peopleignoring the travel ban.OtherSources: El Heraldo, 11 Jan

11-Jan-06 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol in Samarra, killing twopolicemen. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attacks.

11-Jan-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a former Baath partymember when they opened fire onhim in Mosul. Former Baath partymembers and those who were part ofSaddam Hussein’s regime are thefrequent target of attack in Iraq.

11-Jan-06 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A qassam rocket was fired intoPalestinian territory overnight byPalestinian militants. Israeli DefenseForces (IDF) responded with strikeson suspected rocket launching sitesin the northern Gaza Strip. Nodamage or injuries were reported.NOTE: Target is listed as unknownbecause Israeli forces did not find theexact location where the rocket fell.

11-Jan-06 Harnai Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Harnai, an explosion at atransmission tower caused damageto the structure, but no casualties.Note: Incident date is approximate.

11-Jan-06 Jaffna SriLanka


Unknown0 0 On January 11, suspected membersof the Liberation Tigers of TamilEelam kidnapped two members ofthe Denmark Demining Movement“Dennis”, identified as ThambiahThomas and Nagamurthy Kandipan,while the two were on their way toJaffna.

11-Jan-06 Bajaur AfghanistanUnknown Explosives10 18 On January 11, an explosion in BajaurTribal Agency destroyed the housesof three local men, identified as GulZaman, Bashir, and Bacha Khan,killing eighteen people and injuringten others.


Firearms0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) burned two vehicles(a four wheel drive vehicle and amotorcycle) as punishment to thosewho were ignoring their travel ban.The FARC have been launching anongoing offensive in the Putumayodepartment. There were no fatalitiesor injuries reported.

11-Jan-06 Junin Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Unknown0 1 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) attacked a policepatrol in Junin. One police officer waskilled. It is not clear if there wereother injuries in the attack. Theweapon used is unknown.

11-Jan-06 SamaniegoColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Unknown5 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) attacked a policestation. No police officers werewounded, but two teenagers andthree adults were wounded in theattack. The weapon used isunknown.

12-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed ZiyadHamdi, a translator working for theUS forces, in Kirkuk. Those who workwith US forces are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

12-Jan-06 Quetta Pakistan BalochLiberationArmy

Explosives0 0 On January 12, suspected membersof the Baloch Liberation Armydisrupted train service betweenQuetta and Chaman by blowing up asection of railroad track near AirportRoad in Quetta.

12-Jan-06 NayaPul

Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 On January 31, a passenger bus inNaya Pul was set on fire by membersof the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists between Kaski District andParbat District. No injuries werereported.

13-Jan-06 Baqubah Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives4 2 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Baqubah, killing twopolicemen and wounding four others.The attack was claimed by the al-Qaeda linked group, Tanzim Qa’idatal-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn. Attackson police patrols are frequent in Iraq.

13-Jan-06 AshqelonIsrael PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 The Al Quds Brigades, the militarywing of Islamic Jihad, fired a total offive rockets on the Israeli settlementsof Ashqelon and Sederot. The groupstated that the attack was inretaliation for the targeted killing oftwo Al-Quds Brigades commanders inJanin. No damage or injuries werereported.

13-Jan-06 Sederot Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 The Al Quds Brigades, the militarywing of Islamic Jihad, fired a total offive rockets on the Israeli settlementsof Ashqelon and Sederot. The groupstated that the attack was inretaliation for the targeted killing oftwo Al-Quds Brigades commanders inJanin. No damage or injuries werereported.

13-Jan-06 NativHa'asara


Explosives0 0 A joint unit of the Al Quds Brigadesand the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigadeclaimed responsibility for firingrockets at the Israeli settlement ofNativ Ha'asara. No damage orinjuries were reported. The groupsstated that the attack was inretaliation for the targeted killing oftwo Al-Quds commanders in Janin byIsraeli forces.

13-Jan-06 Khusdar Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On January 13 in Khusdar, two bombexplosions targeted PakistanTelecommunication Companybuildings, though no damage orinjuries were reported in either blast.

13-Jan-06 TangwaniPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On January 13, gas supply to areas inPunjab and Sindh provinces wasinterrupted by an explosion thatdamaged a gas pipeline nearTangwani.

13-Jan-06 Titlepalli India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 In Sambalpur district, a group ofCommunist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-Maoists) asked Braja Mohan Dasand the other residence of hisfarmhouse in Titlepalli village toleave their home on January 13before the CPI-Maoists useddynamite to blow up the house. Nocasualties were reported in theincident.

13-Jan-06 BatticaloaSriLanka

Unknown Explosives0 0 On January 13, a bomb that had beenattached to the wheel of a vehicleowned by the Sri Lanka MonitoringMission exploded in Batticaloa.

13-Jan-06 Shapash AfghanistanUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 In Washir District, unidentifiedgunmen attacked a guard at a boys’secondary school in the Shapasharea, entered the school, and set fireto the building and its contents.Following the incident, two Afghanmen were arrested from Helmandand are currently underinvestigation.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

13-Jan-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Sakariah Dohyoh, a village defensevolunteer, was shot and killed by twogunmen as he was returning home inPattani's Yarang District.

14-Jan-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A criminal intelligence officer waskidnapped in Basra. His body wasfound the following day in the samecity. Security personnel are thefrequent target of attack in Iraq.

14-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Unknown gunmen shot and killedSheikh Mehdi al-Wa’ily, a Shiite Imamof the al-Mehdi mosque in Baghdad.The attack occurred when gunmenopened fire on al-Wa’ily near hishome.

14-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 0 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Baghdad, wounding six civiliansand four policemen. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

14-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Baghdad, killing two policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

14-Jan-06 al-Huwayjah

Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 2 Gunmen kidnapped an Iraqi policemajor and brigadier general in al-Huwayjah. The two police officerswere killed by the kidnappers andtheir bodies were found the next day.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

14-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a policeman in Kirkukwhen they opened fire on him. Policein Iraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

14-Jan-06 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen assassinated Shaykh Abd-al-Ghafur al-Rawi, a leader in the IraqiIslamic party and preacher at the Al-Shafii Mosque in Ramadi. The attackoccurred when gunmen opened fireon al-Rawi, killing him. Thoseinvolved in politics are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

14-Jan-06 Bouddha Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoists(CPN-Maoists) used a bomb to blowup the office of the Kathmandu CityWard No. 6 in Bouddha, causingminor damage to the building. Thiswas one of five similar attacks oncity/municipal wards around Nepalon this day. Note: Incident date isapproximate.

14-Jan-06 Jorpati Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoists(CPN-Maoists) detonated a bomb infront of the home of Chief of ArmyStaff Pyar Jung Thapa’s father,identified as Tej Jung Thapa, inJorpati. Note: Incident date isapproximate.

14-Jan-06 MadhyapurThimi


Explosives0 0 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoists(CPN-Maoists) used a bomb to blowup the office of the Madhyapur ThimiMunicipality Ward No. 1, causingminor damage to the building. Thiswas one of five similar attacks oncity/municipal wards around Nepalon this day. Note: Incident date isapproximate.







14-Jan-06 Chyasal Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 In Chyasal, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists (CPN-Maoists) used a bombto blow up the office of the LalitpurSub-Metropolitan City Ward No. 9.This was one of five similar attackson city/municipal wards aroundNepal on this day. Note: Incidentdate is approximate.

14-Jan-06 Wadh Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified assailants blew up abridge on the RCD highway nearWadh, interrupting traffic betweenKhuzdar and Karachi for severalhours.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

14-Jan-06 Khost AfghanistanUnknown Explosives22 0 A bomb exploded in a crowd ofpeople at an Eid al-Adha festival inKhost Province injuringapproximately 22 people. The crowdhad gathered for a traditional eggfight as part of the local games thatwere part of the festival.

14-Jan-06 Samad AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, spokesman forthe Taliban, claimed responsibility onbehalf of the group for an attack inKandahar on January 14 against theformer Deputy Interior Minister underthe Taliban regime, identified asMullah Abdul Samad. Two Talibanassailants on a motorcycle shot andkilled Samad, who had supported theKarzai government following the fallof the Taliban.


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0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) set nine vehicles onfire for ignoring the travel ban thatthey have been imposing during theirrecent offensive in Putumayo. Thevehicles, heavy transport trucks andbuses according to El Colombiano,were set on fire between the lowerPutumayo and Mocoa. The FARCwere armed and in civilian clothing.There were no fatalities or injuriesreported.


Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) bombed and oilpipeline of the Colombian PetroleumEnterprise (ECOPETROL). There wereno casualties or injuries reported.


Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) bombed a low-voltage electricity tower, leaving themunicipalities of La Hormiga, Orito,and San Miguel in the dark. Therewere no fatalities or injuries reported.

15-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a policeman inBaghdad when they opened fire onhim. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

15-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A former Iraqi army officer was killedby gunmen who opened fire on himin Baghdad. Members of the formerIraqi army who served under SaddamHussein are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.


15-Jan-06 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Col. Salim Budaywi, a senior officer inthe Baiji police department, waskilled by gunmen who opened fire onhim while he was in his car in Bayji.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

15-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 An explosive charge detonated nearan Iraqi police patrol in Taza. Theattack wounded four policemen.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

15-Jan-06 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a police officer withthe rank of colonel when theyopened fire on him in Baiji. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

15-Jan-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen assassinated a firstlieutenant in the police intelligencedivision, which is affiliated with theInterior Ministry, when they openedfire on him in Baqubah. Police andintelligence personnel are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

15-Jan-06 AshqelonIsrael PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 The al-Quds Brigades claimedresponsibility for firing two rockets atAl-Majdal (Ashqelon). No damage orinjuries were reported. The groupstated that the attack was inretaliation for the targeted killing oftwo Al-Quds Brigades commanders inJanin and the killing of a mother andher child on 15 January.

15-Jan-06 Sederot Israel Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimedresponsibility for firing two rockets atthe Israeli settlement of Sederot.The group stated that the attack wasin retaliation for the targeted killingof two Al-Quds Brigades commandersin Janin and the killing of a motherand her child on 15 January.

15-Jan-06 DeraMuradJamali

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified assailants blew up aportion of the pipeline that suppliesgas to the Uch power plant outsideDera Murad Jamali.Note: Incidentdate is approximate.

15-Jan-06 Jaffna SriLanka

Unknown Firearms0 1 A former Eelam People’s DemocraticParty member, identified asNavaratnaraiah Jegatheeswaran, wasshot and killed by unidentifiedgunmen in Jaffna on January 15.

15-Jan-06 Kaski Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On January 15, suspected membersof the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists detonated an explosivedevice at the Lekhnath Municipalitybuilding in Kaski district.

15-Jan-06 Kachepal India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 0 35 Kachepal villagers who hadparticipated in a peace movement inDantewada district were kidnappedby members of the Communist Partyof India-Maoists on January 15.

15-Jan-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Kritsada Saisuk and PattarawutButrdeen, village defense volunteers,were found at a ferry pier inNarathiwat after they had been shotand stabbed to death.

15-Jan-06 Penang Malaysia Unknown Explosives0 1 Yeoh Kok Siew, a staff member of aclothing company, was killed when ahomemade metal pipe bomb filledwith nails and live ammunitionexploded at the Prangin Mall.

16-Jan-06 MuqdadiyaIraq MujahideenCouncil

Explosives18 6 Gunmen attacked an Iraqi policepatrol in Muqdadiya, first opening fireon them and then detonating a carbomb near the patrol whenreinforcements arrived. The attackkilled five policemen and one civilianand wounded 18 others, includingpolice and civilians. Attacks on policein Iraq are frequent.The attack wasclaimed by the Mujahideen Council, anewly formed alliance betweenseveral terrorist groups in Iraq: al-Qaeda in Iraq, Victorious ArmyGroup, Ansar al-Tawhid Brigades,Islamic Jihad Brigades, the StrangersBrigades, and the Horrors Brigades.



16-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, woundingtwo police officers. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

16-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 An explosive device detonated nearthe convoy of an American securitycontractor in Baghdad. The blastdamaged one vehicle, and killed oneperson, whose nationality was notgiven. Attacks on foreign contractorsare frequent in Iraq.

16-Jan-06 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed Shaykh Dr. NasrallahAbd-al-Karim al-Dulaymi, a professorof nuclear physics at al-AnbarUniversity and the chieftain of the Al-Bu-Fahd tribe in Al-Anbargovernorate. The attack occurredwhen gunmen opened fire on al-Dulaymi's car while he drove inRamadi.

16-Jan-06 NativHa'asara


Explosives0 0 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade and theAl-Nasir Salah-al-Din Brigades, thearmed wing of the PopularResistance Committees, fired tworockets at the Israeli settlement ofNativ Ha'asara. It was reported thatthe attack caused several injuries,however no number was given.

16-Jan-06 SholiporaKashmir Unknown Firearms0 1 On January 16 in Anantnag District,unidentified gunmen shot and killeda Communist Party of India-Marxist(CPI-M) activist, identified as AijazAhmed Malla, in Sholipora.

16-Jan-06 AnantnagKashmir Unknown Firearms0 1 On January 16 in Anantnag District,unidentified gunmen shot and killeda Communist Party of India-Marxist(CPI-M) activist, identified as BashirAhmed Rishi in Anantnag.

16-Jan-06 SpinBoldak

AfghanistanUnknown Explosives27 22 Twenty-two people were killed andtwenty-seven others wounded whenan unidentified motorcycle-ridingsuicide bomber triggered hisexplosives as audiences were leavinga traditional Afghan wrestling matchin Spin Boldak on January 16. Theblast left a large crater at the site ofimpact and caused shops in the mainbazaar to remain closed for businessall day.

16-Jan-06 Kulgum Kashmir Unknown Firearms0 1 On January 16 in Anantnag District,unidentified gunmen shot and killedConstable Gulzar Ahmed Rather, thenephew of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) LegislatorMohammad Yusuf Tarigam, atTarigam in the Kulgum area.

16-Jan-06 ArauquitaColombia Unknown Unknown0 0 Four unknown armed men, referredto as guerrillas in the press,kidnapped Ricardo Perez Novoa froma restaurant. Perez is the coordinatorof programs for the Presidency of theRepublic in Arauca (including theFamily Forest Rangers). Theguerrillas moved Perez towardsVenezuela. No ransom demandshave been made.

16-Jan-06 SidiDaoud

Algeria SalafistGroup forCall andCombat(GSPC)


0 1 A civilian who was described byfamily and friends as a farmer andfamily man was kidnapped andinterrogated by members of theSalafist Group for Call and Combat(GSPC). The men then decapitatedthe farmer before fleeing the scene.The GSPC is believed to beresponsible.


Fire orFirebomb

2 1 Four gunmen opened fire onemployees of the Kurdistan WorkersParty, outside their offices in Kirkukas the employees entered thebuilding at the start of their workday. Two of the gunmen fired from aparked car and two got out of the carbefore firing their shots. The attackkilled one person and wounded two.The attack occurred only 30 minutesafter an apparently coordinatedattack on the Independent ElectoralCommission of Iraq offices in Kirkuk,an attack which killed one personand wounded one other. Attacks onpolitical targets are frequent in Iraq.The attack was claimed by Ansar al-Sunnah Army.


Firearms1 1 Four gunmen attacked theIndependent Electoral Commission ofIraq offices in Kirkuk, opening fireinside the building. One electionofficial was killed in the attack andone injured. The attack occurred only30 minutes before an apparentlycoordinated attack on theheadquarters of the KurdistanWorkers Party in Kirkuk, an attackwhich killed one person and woundedtwo. Attacks on political targets arefrequent in Iraq.The attack wasclaimed by Ansar al-Sunnah Army.

17-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Kirkuk, wounding twopolice. Attacks on police in Iraq arefrequent.

17-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Two policewomen were kidnapped byunknown gunmen in Baghdad whilethey were waiting for a bus. Attackson police in Iraq are frequent.

17-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen attacked two members ofthe civil defense force in Baghdad,killing both men. Those who work forthe Iraqi government and securityforces are the frequent target ofattack in Iraq.

17-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a police commandowhen they opened fire on him inBaghdad. Attacks on police in Iraqare frequent.

17-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A bomb exploded in the Amana busstation parking lot in Baghdad, whichwas filled with buses and civilians atthe time. The attack wounded fivepeople and damaged one civilian car.

17-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 7 Gunmen in Baghdad attacked ahome and killed seven people whowork supplying food to the IraqiArmy. Attacks on those who supportUS and Iraqi forces in Iraq arefrequent.

17-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a police lieutenant inBaghdad as he drove to work whenthey opened fire on him. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

17-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 34 Gunmen kidnapped thirty-six Iraqipolice recruits in Baghdad as theyleft the police academy followinginterviews necessary for theirrecruitment process. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.The bodiesof at least thirteen of the recruitswere found the same day in an areanorth of Baghdad. There was onesurvivor who reported that armedmen stopped their bus, forced themoff, and shot them execution style.The survivor was seriously wounded.The bodies of the remaining twenty-three were found on 21 January northof Baghdad.

17-Jan-06 Latifiyah Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 An explosive charge detonated neara group of Railway Public Companyworkers as they made repairs to arailway in Al-Latifiyah. The attackkilled one of the security guardsprotecting the workers and woundedthree others. Attacks on utilityworkers who support governmentreconstruction projects are frequentin Iraq.

17-Jan-06 Jirf al-Sakhar

Iraq Unknown Firearms3 1 Gunmen attacked a securitycheckpoint guarding an oil pipeline inJirf al-Sakhar, opening fire on thecheckpoint. The attack killed onesecurity guard and wounded threeothers. Attacks on the oil industry, itspipelines and employees, arefrequent in Iraq.

17-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives8 0 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Kirkuk, wounding eight people, sixof whom were police officers. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

17-Jan-06 Kefar'Azza


Explosives0 0 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimedfiring two rockets at the Israelisettlement of Kefar Azza. Nodamage or injuries were reported.The group also fired rockets on NahalOz on this same day.

17-Jan-06 NahalOz


Explosives0 0 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimedfiring two rockets at the Israelisettlement of Nahal Oz. No damageor injuries were reported. The groupalso fired rockets on Kefar Azza onthis same day.

17-Jan-06 Zumar Yemen Unknown Firearms1 0 Yehya Mousa, the Yemeni Minister ofJustice, was beaten by two maskedmen and shot in an assassinationattempt in the town of Zumar, southof Sanaa. Mousa was later rescuedby people who found him lying in thestreet. Mousa was taken to thehospital and listed in criticalcondition. Several individuals havespeculated that the attack is relatedto the conflict with rebels in northernparts of the country and was aimedat inciting sectarian divisions. It isalleged that Mousa's attackers werefollowers of rebel leader Badreddineal-Houthy.

17-Jan-06 Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Quetta, a bomb exploded at aGovernment employees' housingcompound on White Road, but noinjuries were reported.Note: Incidentdate is approximate.

17-Jan-06 Cali Colombia Unknown Firearms0 3 Two hired assassins for an unknowngroup shot and killed Jairo RomeroGonzalez, a mayoral candidate fromYumbo, and his two bodyguardswhile they were on the street.


Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) set five vehicles onfire that were traveling on the roadbetween Mocoa and lower Putumayodespite the travel ban that was put inplace by the FARC in their recentoffensive in the Putumayodepartment. There were no fatalitiesor injuries reported.

17-Jan-06 Rakhni Pakistan BalochLiberationArmy

Explosives0 0 In Barkhan district, suspectedmembers of the Baloch LiberationArmy detonated an bomb at a 32kVtransmission line tower in Rakhni.

18-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 10 Gunmen ambushed a private securityconvoy of the Salmat al-Iraq [Iraq’sSafety] Company which wasprotecting employees of the Iraqnatelecommunications company inBaghdad, killing three drivers andseven security personnel. The attackoccurred as the convoy headed tothe Iraqna headquarters. Two Iraqnaengineers from Kenya werekidnapped in the attack. Thekidnapped Keyan engineers wereidentified as Moses Munyao andGeorge Noballa. At least twoengineers from Malawi survived theattack. Attacks on securitycontractors and foreign nationalsworking in Iraq are frequent.

18-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Two Iraqi journalists working for theal-Iraq newspaper were woundedwhen gunmen opened fire on themas they traveled to work in Baghdad.Attacks on journalists are frequent inIraq.

18-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Three relatives of Iraq’s defenseminister Saadoun Dulaimi were killedwhen gunmen attacked them in theirBaghdad apartment. One of thosekilled was Mohammad al-Battah, thetribal chieftain of the Albu Chlaibtribe, Dulaimi’s tribe. The other twovictims were identified as Battah’snephew and Thamir Jihad, an Iraqiarmy officer. Attacks on relatives ofgovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

18-Jan-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives4 4 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baqubah, killing threeIraqi police and one civilian. Fourpolice officers were also wounded inthe attack. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

18-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq MujahideenCouncil

Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Baghdad killed thebodyguard of Abd-al-Aziz Hakim, thehead of the Supreme Council for theIslamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI).Attacks on the security details forpolitical and religious figures in Iraqare frequent.The attack was claimedby the Mujahideen Council, a newlyformed alliance between severalterrorist groups in Iraq: al-Qaeda inIraq, Victorious Army Group, Ansaral-Tawhid Brigades, Islamic JihadBrigades, the Strangers Brigades,and the Horrors Brigades.

18-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 0 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in Baghdad exploded, injuringseven civilians and damaging nearbystores. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

18-Jan-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives1 2 An explosive device detonated neara convoy of American securitycontractors from DynCorp who werein Iraq training Iraqi police. Theattack occurred in Basra. TwoAmerican security contractors werekilled and one wounded in the attack.Attacks on foreign securitycontractors are frequent in Iraq.

18-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Judge Mustafah al-Hafiz and hisfather were killed when gunmenopened fire on them outside theirhome in Kirkuk. Judges and thosewho work for the government arefrequent targets of attack in Iraq.

18-Jan-06 Sederot Israel al-Fatah Explosives0 0 The Ahmed Abu Al-Reesh Brigades, amilitary wing of the Fatah movement,claimed responsibility for firing tworockets at the Israeli settlement ofSederot. The group stated that theattack was in retaliation for Israel'sabuse of Palestinian citizens.

18-Jan-06 Sofa Israel PalestinianResistance

Explosives0 0 The Palestinian ResistanceCommittees (PRC) claimedresponsibility for firing two rockets atthe Israeli crossing of Sofa. Nodamage or injuries were reported.

18-Jan-06 LoyalWala

AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 Following reports of a potential carbombing, police officials detained avehicle full of explosives in the LoyalWala area of Kandahar on the sameday that Acting Interior MinisterZahra Ahmad was scheduled toarrive in the city.

18-Jan-06 Hetauda-9Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On January 18 in Makwanpur district,two members of the CommunistParty of Nepal-Maoists entered theNepal Television (NTV) Station inHetauda-9, forced the guard out ofthe office, and detonated anexplosive. The blast damaged mostof the equipment in the office,including the transmitter, whichinterrupted transmission of NTV toBara, Makwampur, and some areasin Chitwan district.


Explosives0 0 On January 18, suspected membersof the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists bombed the MahendranagarMunicipality office, destroying officeequipment and damaging thebuilding.

18-Jan-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Kraiphop Suratmani, a policeman,was shot and killed by six assailantsin a pick-up truck passing theMaikaen train station in the Yala'sRaman District.


4 0 One teacher, as well as three soldiersescorting the teachers, were injuredwhen a bomb was detonated by cellphone in front of the Office of PublicSafety in Yala's Muang District.

18-Jan-06 Thailand Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

1 0 Chalermkiat Funyoon, a teacher atthe Thammawithaya FoundationSchool in Yala's Muang District, wasattacked with hammers and kniveswhile riding his motorcycle to work;the attackers were four men inuniversity uniforms, allegedlyincluding Ramsi Beeding.

18-Jan-06 PietrosellaFrance CorsicanNationalLiberationFront(FLNC)

Explosives0 0 A holiday villa belonging to residentsof mainland France was targeted in abombing attack in Pietrosella, inwestern Corsica. The bomb wasmade of three gas bottles filled witha mixture of sugar and sodiumchlorate and attached to an electricdetonator. Fortunately, thedetonator failed overnight and nodamages were caused. Authoritiesfound the initials FLNC (CorsicanNational Liberation Front) spraypainted on the wall of the home.

19-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 7 A car bomb exploded outside arestaurant and near a police patrol inBaghdad, killing at least sevenpeople and wounding five others. Theattack was the second part of acoordinated attack in the SaadounStreet area which killed twenty-threepeople and wounded twenty-sixothers. The first blast occurredseconds before when a suicidebomber detonated his explosives in acoffee shop.

19-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives21 16 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosive belt inside a coffee shop onSaadoun street in Baghdad, killingsixteen people and wounding twenty-one. The attack was part of acoordinated attack which killed atotal of twenty-three people andwounded twenty-six. The secondexplosion occurred seconds lateroutside a nearby restaurant andtargeted a police patrol.

19-Jan-06 Tel Aviv Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives20 1 A suicide bomber posing as a peddlerselling razors detonated his explosivedevice inside a restaurant/food stallin Tel Aviv, killing himself andwounding at least twenty others.Sami Abdel Hafiz Antar, a twenty-twoyear old from Nablus, entered TheMayor's Shwarma restaurant atapproximately 3:40 in the afternoon;most patrons were outside of therestaurant when the explosionoccurred. The restaurant is in amarket near a former bus station insouthern Tel Aviv. Palestine IslamicJihad claimed responsibility for theattack. Israeli Defense MinisterShaul Mofaz accused Iran and Syriaof participating in the bombing,adding that Israel has definitive proofthat the financing…came directlyfrom Iran, while the planning wascarried out in Syria. The attackcomes days before Palestinianelections and while Prime MinisterSharon remains debilitated from amassive stroke.

19-Jan-06 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A roadside bomb exploded near aprivate British security convoy inIraq, killing a private securitycontractor, Stephen Enwright.Attacks on foreign securitycontractors are frequent in Iraq.

19-Jan-06 PatharNalah

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Pathar Nalah, unidentifiedassailants fired several rockets at theSui Peerkog gas field.Note: Incidentdate is approximate.

19-Jan-06 Cauca Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives4 2 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) attacked a bus witha cylinder bomb between Belalcazarand Silvia. Two people were killed,and four were seriously injured in theattack.

19-Jan-06 KhasavyurtRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded as a patrol carcarrying an officer of the Dagestanbranch of the Road SafetyInspectorate was passing by near thecity cemetery. No one was injured,but the bomb formed a crater 85cmdeep 112 cm accross.

19-Jan-06 Ajaccio France CorsicanNationalLiberationFront(FLNC)

Explosives0 0 A low-powered explosive device wasleft at the entrance to the home of aretired gendarme who now works forthe Ajaccio town hall. The devicedetonated, causing slight damage tothe corridor of the building, butcausing no injuries. Police found theinitials FLNC (Corsican NationalLiberation Front) spray painted at thescene of the attack.

19-Jan-06 Sagone France Unknown Explosives0 0 A holiday villa belonging to residentsof mainland France was severelydamaged in a bomb attack in thetown of Sagone. The villa was underconstruction at the time of the attackand no one was injured. This is thesecond time this home has beenattacked and the fifth attack in thisneighborhood in the past year.Authorities described the bomb ashigh-powered.

19-Jan-06 Athens Greece RevolutionaryLiberationAction

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Three firebombs exploded almostsimultaneously in Athens. The firstbombing targeted the National Bankof Greece near the Kypseli residentialdistrict. The blast caused materialdamages but there were no reportedinjuries. A group calling itself theRevolutionary Liberation Actionclaimed responsibility for all threeattacks in a phone call to the SKAIprivate radio station.


Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Three firebombs exploded almostsimultaneously in Athens. Thesecond blast occurred outside anoffice of the local New Democracy(ND) party in the Zographou districtof the city. All three attacks wereclaimed by a group calling itself theRevolutionary Liberation Action in aphone call to the SKAI private radiostation.


Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Three firebombs exploded almostsimultaneously in Athens, causingmaterial damages but no injuries.The third device exploded under amunicipal vehicle that was parked inthe Nea Ionia district of the city. Theblast destroyed the vehicle. All threeblasts were claimed by a groupcalling themselves the RevolutionaryLiberation Action in a phone call tothe SKAI private radio station.

20-Jan-06 Karbala Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An Iraqi police commando, AliHussein, was shot by unknowngunmen in Karbala when theyopened fire on him. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattacks.

20-Jan-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Baqubah, killing one policemanand wounding two others. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

20-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped a senior Iraqipolice officer and his fourbodyguards outside the Karradahrestaurant in Baghdad. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

20-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 0 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Baghdad wounding tenpeople, including four police officers.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

20-Jan-06 Al-Miqdadiyah

Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 Four policemen were wounded whena bomb exploded near their patrol inAl-Miqdadiyah. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

20-Jan-06 BarranquillaColombia Unknown Unknown0 1 Unknown perpetrators killed one ofthe main witnesses in the case of aparamilitary that had infiltrated thesecurity services. The tactic andweapon were not reported.

20-Jan-06 AhmedwalPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified assailants blew up athree-foot section of the Quetta-Zahidan railway tracks nearAhmedwal railway station.Note:Incident date is approximate.

20-Jan-06 GuwahatiIndia UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Explosives10 0 On January 20, suspected membersof the United Liberation Front ofAssam (ULFA) attacked the entranceof the Guwahati Refinery atNoonmati in Guwahati city, injuringten people, including eight membersof the Central Industrial SecurityForce.


0 1 A 5-kilogram bomb triggered by acell phone exploded at the base of anantenna that belonged to DTAC, amobile phone service provider;Manor Binyasing, a local farmer, diedin the blast.

20-Jan-06 Purace Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Firearms0 1 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) kidnapped InesOrtiz Murcia, a representative on thecouncil of Yumbo and Juan ManuelFelipe Barragan, son of lawmakerCarlos Barragan. Ines Ortiz Murciawas shot and killed and her body wasfound near Guayabillas in the BolivarMunicipality on 30 April. Barraganstill has not been located.

21-Jan-06 DiwaniyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An Iraqi army major from the formerregime of Saddam Hussein, HaiderMohammed, was killed by gunmenwho shot him outside his home inDiwaniyah. Former members of theIraqi army are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

21-Jan-06 Karbala Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Karbala, but the explosion missedthe patrol and instead killed onecivilian and wounded two others.Attacks on police in Iraq arefrequent.

21-Jan-06 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 A Sunni tribal leader, Sayid IbrahimAli, and his son Ayad, were shot bygunmen as they left a funeral nearHawija. Tribal leaders are thefrequent target of attack in Iraq.

21-Jan-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives3 3 A car bomb detonated in Baqubahnear a police patrol, killing threepolice and wounding three others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

21-Jan-06 TuzKhormato

Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A bomb exploded near a motorcadecarrying Iraqi President JalalTalabani's staff, wounding five staffmembers, including one of Talabani'sadvisers and several bodyguards.Talabani was not in the convoy at thetime of the attack. The attackoccurred in Tuz Khormato. Attacks ongovernment officials and theirconvoys are frequent.

21-Jan-06 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An engineer working for US forceswas killed in Tikrit as he left the basewhere he worked. The victim wasidentified as Abdel Rahman Ahmed.Those who work with US forces arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

21-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A car bomb exploded in the Medinamarket in Baghdad, wounding fourpeople and killing one.

21-Jan-06 Karbala Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A former Baath party member,Abdun Hamid, was killed by unknowngunmen who opened fire on him inKarbala. Former members of theBaath party and Saddam Hussein'sregime are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

21-Jan-06 Al-Dawr Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol in Al-Dawr, woundingtwo policemen and killing one. Policein Iraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

21-Jan-06 Narino Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) forced passengersfrom a bus and set it on fire on thePasto-Tumaco road. No injuries orfatalities were reported.

21-Jan-06 ValleDelCauca

Colombia Unknown Firearms0 1 An unknown perpetrator shot andkilled municipal councilor of Sevilla,Delgar Cardenas Gonzalez. Aftershooting the Councilor, theperpetrator emptied papers,agendas, and cellular phones fromthe victim. There were no otherinjuries reported.

21-Jan-06 Mach Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified assailants blew up asection of railroad tracks near Mach.Note: Incident date is approximate.

21-Jan-06 Morang Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 In Morang District, suspectedmembers of the Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists bombed theBiratnagar Sub-Metropolitan CityOffice, damaging the building andtwo vehicles but causing no injuries.Note: Incident date is approximate.

21-Jan-06 SivasagarIndia UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Explosives0 0 On January 21, suspected membersof the United Liberation Front ofAssam (ULFA) bombed a pipeline ofOil India Ltd in Sivasagar district,damaging a gas pipeline as well as acrude oil line.

21-Jan-06 Srinagar Kashmir Unknown Explosives0 0 Near Bakshir Stadium in Srinagar,police were able to defuse animprovised explosive deviceweighing five kilograms at the baseof an electric pole outside of Bostaanrestaurant.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

21-Jan-06 HindugaonTiniali

India Unknown Explosives3 0 On January 21 outside of Lakhimpur,unidentified assailants bombed atransformer in Hindugaon Tiniali,injuring three members of theSecurity Forces.

21-Jan-06 Bhoju India UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Explosives0 0 In Sibsagar district, suspectedmembers of the United LiberationFront of Assam (ULFA) bombed apower tower belonging to the NorthEastern Electric Power Corporation inBhoju.

21-Jan-06 KonwarGaon


Explosives0 0 On January 21 outside of Lakhimpur,suspected members of the UnitedLiberation Front of Assam bombed atransformer in Konwar Gaon.

21-Jan-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Thipwaree Sriploy, a teacher, wasshot Saturday evening in Yala'sMuang District in front of her home.

21-Jan-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Krajong Hongthong, a Buddhistdefense volunteer at a dam inPattani's Muang District, was shotand killed while riding his motorcycleto work; the assailants were twoyouths on another motorcycle.

22-Jan-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives9 4 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol in Baqubah, killing fourpolice and wounding nine others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

22-Jan-06 BaladRuz

Iraq Unknown Firearms1 5 Insurgents fired rocket-propelledgrenades at the home of an Iraqipolice officer in Balad Ruz, killing hisfour children and their uncle andwounding his wife. The officer wasuninjured. Attacks on police in Iraqare frequent.

22-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Baghdad, but missed the patrol,injuring instead a civilian and a policeguard of the Traffic and NationalityDepartments. Attacks on police inIraq are frequent.

22-Jan-06 JanakpurdhamNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Firearms0 1 In Dhanusha district, the president ofthe Nepal Sadbhavana Party, BijaylalDas, was shot and killed inJanakpurdham by suspectedmembers of the Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists. Das was a candidatein the upcoming mayoral elections.

22-Jan-06 ChetiapatharIndia Unknown Explosives0 0 On January 22, unidentifiedassailants bombed a gas pipeline inChetiapathar.

22-Jan-06 BokuliaChariali

India Unknown Explosives0 0 On January 22, unidentifiedassailants bombed a gas pipeline inBokulia Chariali.

22-Jan-06 MahmoraSilgrant

India Unknown Explosives0 0 In Dibrugarh district, unidentifiedassailants detonated a bomb along agas pipeline in Mahmora Silgrant.Note: Incident date is approximate.

22-Jan-06 TribhuvanNagar


Explosives0 0 On January 22, suspected membersof the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists set off three bombs in theChhoti Customs Office at theTribhuvan Nagar VillageDevelopment Committee, though noinjuries were reported.

22-Jan-06 Surkhet Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On January 22, suspected membersof the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists bombed the Mid-WesternRoad Divisions number four office inSurkhet, causing no injuries butdamaging the building.

22-Jan-06 Jorhat India UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Explosives1 0 In Jorhat, suspected members of theUnited Liberation Front of Assam(ULFA) bombed the Assam StateTransport Corporation on January 22,injuring one person.

22-Jan-06 TengakhatIndia UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Explosives0 0 On January 22 in Dibrugarh district,suspected members of the UnitedLiberation Front of Assam (ULFA)bombed a gas pipeline in Tengakhat.

22-Jan-06 Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On January 22, a bomb explodednear a hotel in the cantonment areaof Quetta, however no damage orcasualties were reported in the blast.

22-Jan-06 Kakodi India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 On January 22 approximately fifteenmembers of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists set fire to a liquor shopin Kakodi, though no injuries werereported in the attack.

22-Jan-06 UmraniyeTurkey Unknown Fire orFirebomb

1 0 A group of youths, shouting sloganssupporting the Kurdistan Workers'Party (PKK), threw an unknownnumber of Molotov cocktails at amunicipal bus in Umraniye, inIstanbul province. The devicescaused the bus to catch fire and thebus driver was slightly injured. Theassailants were able to escape thescene of the attack.

23-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 3 A suicide bomber detonated his carbomb near a police patrol justoutside the Green Zone in Baghdad.The blast occurred near a checkpointto the Green Zone and outside theIranian embassy. The attack killedtwo civilians and a policeman andwounded six people: three civiliansand three policemen. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

23-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Several mortar shells were fired atthe Green Zone, the area in Baghdadwhich houses government buildings,but they fell short and landed in apark nearby. No injuries werereported.

23-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Seven armed men in policecommando uniforms raided a Sunnimosque and several nearby homes inBaghdad, killing three men andkidnapping twenty.

23-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives8 1 An explosive device detonated neara police patrol in Kirkuk. This wasone of two such explosions, which intotal killed one policeman andwounded eight people, including sixpolice and two civilian bystanders.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof attack.NOTE: Casualty numbers forboth explosions.

23-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated neara police patrol in Kirkuk. This wasone of two such explosions, which intotal killed a tpoliceman andwounded eight people, including sixpolice and two civilian bystanders.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof attack.NOTE: Casualty numbers forboth explosions.

23-Jan-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed anofficial from the KurdistanDemocratic Party as he drove to workin Mosul. Attacks on political officialsare frequent in Iraq.

23-Jan-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms6 1 Gunmen attacked a group of workerswho were involved in areconstruction project, killing oneBritish engineer and wounding sixIraqi workers. The attack occurred inNorthern Iraq. Attacks on thoseinvolved in reconstruction projects,particularly foreign contractors, arefrequent in Iraq.

23-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Armed gunmen attacked the vehicleof new Iraqi parliament memberJaber Khalifa Jaber in Baghdad. Oneof Jaber's bodyguards was killed inthe attack and Jaber's son Ammanwas injured. Jaber was unharmed.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

23-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen attacked the car of theDirector of the Iraqi NationalComputer Institute in Baghdad. TheDirector was not injured in theattack. Attacks on governmentemployees are frequent in Iraq.

23-Jan-06 Sederot Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Three rockets landed near the Israelisettlement of Sederot. No damageor injuries were reported. Violence inthe Gaza Strip has increased in therun up to the 25 January PalestinianParliamentary elections.

23-Jan-06 Farah AfghanistanUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 In Farah Province, a girls’ school inthe Charbagh area was set on fire byunidentified gunmen in Farah city.The building and its contents weredamaged in the fire.Note: Incidentdate is approximate

23-Jan-06 Baproa Kashmir Unknown Firearms0 0 In Pulwama district, unidentifiedgunmen shot at the house of aPeople's Democratic Party activist atBaproa in the Shopian area, althoughno injuries were reported in theincident.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

23-Jan-06 Jorhat India Unknown Explosives0 0 A timed explosive device plantedbeneath a high-power transformer inJorhat was defused by policepersonnel on Head Post Office Road.Note: Incident date is approximate.

23-Jan-06 BandwanIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 On January 23, suspected membersof the Communist Party of India-Maoists bombed a tourist bungalowthat was under construction inBandwan, destroying the building.Police believe that the Maoists mayhave thought the building was goingto be a police camp instead of atourist bungalow.

23-Jan-06 Tinsukia India UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Explosives0 0 In Tinsukia District, suspectedmembers of the United LiberationFront of Assam (ULFA) bombed theDoomdooma circle office on January23, causing damage to the building.

23-Jan-06 TingriBongaon


Explosives0 0 In Tingri Bongaon, suspectedmembers of the United LiberationFront of Assam (ULFA) blew up aportion of an Indian Oil Corporationpipeline.

23-Jan-06 KosovskaVitina

Serbia Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was thrown at the house ofSlobodan Todorovic, father of MiloradTodorovic, deputy chairman of theCoordination Center for Kosovo-Metohija. No one was hurt in theattack. It is reported that the attackis the sixth one on the man's house,one of the few Serb-owned homesremaining in an Albanian dominatedarea of the village of Cernica.

23-Jan-06 Karachay-CherkessiaRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 Five power transmission towers wereblown up at the 12th kilometer of theKarachayevsk-Uchkulan stretch ofthe Caucasus-Sioni power lineserviced by Gruzrosenergo.

23-Jan-06 TaglioIsolaccio

France Unknown Explosives0 0 A powerful explosive devicedestroyed the main building of anItalian-owned holiday center in thetown of Taglio Isolaccio, on the islandof Corsica. This was one of a spateof attacks on this evening in theregion. Authorities believe theattacks were coordinated, though nogroup has yet claimed responsibility.

23-Jan-06 CastellarediCasinca

France Unknown Explosives0 0 At least three explosive devices weretriggered at a camping site inCastellare di Casinca, on the island ofCorsica. The blasts destroyed fifteenor more sites at the campground andstarted a fire, which destroyed five tosix hectares of pine forest. This wasone in a spate of attacks in theregion on this night. Authoritiesbelieve the attacks werecoordinated, but no group hasclaimed responsibility. Attacks oncamp grounds and other tourist siteshave been carried out to affectCorsica's economy.

23-Jan-06 France Unknown Explosives0 0 Three holiday villas were damaged inan explosive attack on the island ofCorsica (city not known). This wasone in a spate of attacks in theregion on this night. Authoritiesbelieve the attacks werecoordinated, though no group hasclaimed responsibility.

23-Jan-06 Galatsi Greece Anti-StateJustice

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A homemade incendiary device,made of small propane canisters,detonated on a sidewalk in front of aNew Democracy (ND) office inGalatsi. The blast caused damagesto the office and to cars parkednearby. A group calling themselvesAnti-State Justice claimedresponsibility for this and anotherattack which took place on the sameday in Neo Psychico. The groupclaims that it perpetrated the attackin solidarity with other anarchists injail for their actions.

23-Jan-06 NeoPsychico

Greece Anti-StateJustice

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A homemade firebomb, made ofsmall propane canisters, detonatedat the entrance to a local post officein Neo Psychico, causing materialdamages but no injuries. A groupcalling themselves Anti-State Justiceclaimed responsibility for the attackand stated that it was perpetrated inorder to show solidarity withanarchist prisoners jailed for theiractions.

23-Jan-06 Aix-en-Provence


Explosives0 1 The Corsican National LiberationFront (FLNC) 22 October sect claimedresponsibility for an attemptedattack targeting a local tax office inAix-en-Provence in mainland France.During the attempted attack, onemember of the FLNC, Lisandru waskilled while planting the bomb. Intheir statement of claim, the FLNCwrites, we will continue your struggleto the end referring to their fallencomrade. In May 2006, eight peoplewere arrested in connection with thisattack. Two were found in Corsicaand two were in the Ain departmentin eastern France.

24-Jan-06 Baiji Iraq Brigadeof Ansaral-TawhidWa-Sunna

Firearms0 0 Gunmen in Iraqi Army uniformskidnapped two German engineersoutside the Baiji oil refinery. The twoengineers worked at a high-securityBaiji refinery for the Germanmanufacturing and engineeringcompany Cryotec Anlagenbau GmbHand were identified as ThomasNitzschke and Rene Braeunlich. Theattack occurred when the men, whohad only worked at the plant forthree days, arrived at work. A thirdGerman national and an Iraqi whowere also in the car at the time ofthe attack were able to escapebecause the kidnappers thought bothwere locals.Foreigners, particularlythose who work with the Iraqigovernment or US forces, are thefrequent target of kidnappingattacks. There has been a recentincrease in kidnappings of foreigners.On January 27, a video showing thetwo hostages was released and airedon Al-Jazeera. In the video, whichwas taken on January 24, the twomen were seated on the floor withfour armed men behind them. Themen were urging the Germangovernment to secure their release.The kidnappers, from the Brigade ofAnsar al-Tawhid Wa-Sunna, did notmake any demands in the video.OnJanuary 31, a new video of thehostages was aired, showing the twomen sitting on the floor with severalarmed men behind them. In thevideo, the kidnappers demanded thatGermany close its embassy in Iraq,withdraw all German companies fromIraq, and end all cooperation with theIraqi government. The kidnapperssaid they would kill the men in 72-hours if their demands were not met.On February 13, 2006 a new video,dated February 11 and showing thetwo hostages, was aired on al-Arabiyah Television. In the video, theGerman hostages are sitting on theground with their hands bound.Three armed and masked men standbehind them, while a fourth reads astatement. In the statement, thegroup issues its final ultimatum,giving the German government onelast chance to end its cooperationwith the Iraqi regime, close itsmission in Baghdad, and ensure thatall German businesses ceasedealings there. It was unclear if thenew ultimatum came with a timedeadline.On Sunday April 9, thecaptors released a video of theGerman hostages, in which theydemanded that all prisoners held byUS-led forces be released. Thecaptors said that if their demandswere not met, they would kill the twohostages. The two Germans areseated in front of a black banner withArabic writing and can be heardbegging for help. The video wasdated March 28 and was posted onthe internet.On April 14, 2006,sources reported that the kidnapperswere seeking a $12 million dollarransom. The source noted that afterstudying the most recent video of thehostages, government officialssuspect that the original kidnapperssold the hostages to a criminal gang.German government officials wouldnot comment on the report.On May2, 2006, the two German hostageswere released, unharmed. It wasunclear if a ransom had been paid.Iraq's ambassador to Germanyspeculated that a ransom had beenpaid, as Germany has beensuspected of paying ransom beforeto help free hostages help in Iraq.

24-Jan-06 Baiji Iraq Brigadeof Ansaral-TawhidWa-Sunna

Firearms0 0 Gunmen in Iraqi Army uniformskidnapped two German engineersoutside the Baiji oil refinery. The twoengineers worked at a high-securityBaiji refinery for the Germanmanufacturing and engineeringcompany Cryotec Anlagenbau GmbHand were identified as ThomasNitzschke and Rene Braeunlich. Theattack occurred when the men, whohad only worked at the plant forthree days, arrived at work. A thirdGerman national and an Iraqi whowere also in the car at the time ofthe attack were able to escapebecause the kidnappers thought bothwere locals.Foreigners, particularlythose who work with the Iraqigovernment or US forces, are thefrequent target of kidnappingattacks. There has been a recentincrease in kidnappings of foreigners.On January 27, a video showing thetwo hostages was released and airedon Al-Jazeera. In the video, whichwas taken on January 24, the twomen were seated on the floor withfour armed men behind them. Themen were urging the Germangovernment to secure their release.The kidnappers, from the Brigade ofAnsar al-Tawhid Wa-Sunna, did notmake any demands in the video.OnJanuary 31, a new video of thehostages was aired, showing the twomen sitting on the floor with severalarmed men behind them. In thevideo, the kidnappers demanded thatGermany close its embassy in Iraq,withdraw all German companies fromIraq, and end all cooperation with theIraqi government. The kidnapperssaid they would kill the men in 72-hours if their demands were not met.On February 13, 2006 a new video,dated February 11 and showing thetwo hostages, was aired on al-Arabiyah Television. In the video, theGerman hostages are sitting on theground with their hands bound.Three armed and masked men standbehind them, while a fourth reads astatement. In the statement, thegroup issues its final ultimatum,giving the German government onelast chance to end its cooperationwith the Iraqi regime, close itsmission in Baghdad, and ensure thatall German businesses ceasedealings there. It was unclear if thenew ultimatum came with a timedeadline.On Sunday April 9, thecaptors released a video of theGerman hostages, in which theydemanded that all prisoners held byUS-led forces be released. Thecaptors said that if their demandswere not met, they would kill the twohostages. The two Germans areseated in front of a black banner withArabic writing and can be heardbegging for help. The video wasdated March 28 and was posted onthe internet.On April 14, 2006,sources reported that the kidnapperswere seeking a $12 million dollarransom. The source noted that afterstudying the most recent video of thehostages, government officialssuspect that the original kidnapperssold the hostages to a criminal gang.German government officials wouldnot comment on the report.On May2, 2006, the two German hostageswere released, unharmed. It wasunclear if a ransom had been paid.Iraq's ambassador to Germanyspeculated that a ransom had beenpaid, as Germany has beensuspected of paying ransom beforeto help free hostages help in Iraq.

24-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen ambushed a police patrol inBaghdad, killing two policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

24-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms4 0 Gunmen ambushed a police patrol inBaghdad, wounding four policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

24-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Kirkuk. However, theexplosion missed the patrol andinstead killed one civilian andwounded four more. Attacks onpolice in Iraq are frequent.

24-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Baghdad, wounding onepoliceman and three civilians.Attacks on police in Iraq arefrequent.

24-Jan-06 al-Dabs Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An attack on a natural gas pipeline inal-Dabs was interrupted when Iraqiarmy guards in charge of protectingthe oil facilities in the area saw twomen placing bags under the gaspipelines. The guards opened fire onthe two men, driving them away. Thebombs in the bags placed under thepipelines were safely defused.Attacks on gas and oil pipelines inIraq are frequent. These attacks areintended to undermine Iraq'sreconstruction by targeting one of itsmajor industries.

24-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Nagham Abdul-Zahra, a well-knownIraqi TV presenter on the Al-Sharqiyah TV channel, was the targetof an attempted kidnapping whengunmen stormed into her home inBaghdad and tied up her husband.Abdul-Zahra was able to escapebefore the men could tie her up byjumping out her second-floorbalcony. When Abdul-Zahra called forhelp, the men fled without harmingher husband. Abdul-Zahra wasinjured in her jump from the balcony.Journalists and media personnel area frequent target of insurgent attack.

24-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen in Baghdad opened fire onthe car of the head of the Janabitribe, Sheik Zamil Mula Chiad, killinghim and wounding his son as theydrove to Bayji. Tribal leaders are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

24-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 Unknown gunmen opened fire on theconvoy of Amir Abed Risan, a directorgeneral in the office of the Iraqicouncil of Ministers. The attackoccurred in Baghdad. Risan and twoof his bodyguards were injured in theincident. Government officials arethe frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

24-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A car bomb exploded near theconvoy of an Iraqi Interior MinistryInspector General in Kirkuk. Theattack wounded four people,including two of the InspectorGeneral's guards. Governmentofficials are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

24-Jan-06 Ahvaz Iran ArabStruggleMovementfor theLiberationof Ahvaz

Explosives46 9 Two bomb blasts in the Iranian city ofAhvaz killed a total of nine peopleand injured upwards of forty-sixothers. The first explosion occurredat 9:30am outside of the SamanBank; the second device detonatedjust thirty minutes later outside of astate environmental agency.President Ahmadinejad wasscheduled to be giving a speech inAhvaz when the attack took place.The trip was canceled prior,reportedly due to bad weather. Iranblamed the occupiers of Iraq for theattack. Ahvaz, near the Iraqi border,is not far from British military basesin and around Basra. A day after theexplosions, however, the ArabStruggle Movement for the Liberationof Ahvaz claimed responsibility forthe attacks. In a statement, thegroup said the bombings wererevenge for the blood of our martyrsand (signal) our rejection to theterrorist Ahmadinejad's defiling theland of Ahvaz in his visit. Ahvaz isthe capital of Khuzestan province, anoil rich region that borders Iraq and ishome to most of Iran's Arab minoritycommunity. Several days after theattack, the Iranian government saidthat about fifty suspects had beenarrested in conjunction with thebombings. NOTE: Although theattack took place outside of a bank,the target is listed as governmentbecause of the group's statementthat the bombings were in responseto President Ahmadinejad's visit.

24-Jan-06 Ahvaz Iran ArabStruggleMovementfor theLiberationof Ahvaz

Explosives0 0 Two bomb blasts in the Iranian city ofAhvaz killed a total of nine peopleand injured upwards of forty-sixothers. The second device detonatedoutside of a state environmentalagency just thirty minutes after abomb exploded at a bank. PresidentAhmadinejad was scheduled to begiving a speech in Ahvaz when theattack took place. The trip wascanceled prior, reportedly due to badweather. Iran blamed the occupiersof Iraq for the attack. Ahvaz, nearthe Iraqi border, is not far fromBritish military bases in and aroundBasra. A day after the explosions,however, the Arab StruggleMovement for the Liberation of Ahvazclaimed responsibility for the attacks.In a statement, the group said thebombings were revenge for the bloodof our martyrs and (signal) ourrejection to the terroristAhmadinejad's defiling the land ofAhvaz in his visit. Ahvaz is thecapital of Khuzestan province, an oilrich region that borders Iraq and ishome to most of Iran's Arab minoritycommunity. Several days after theattack, the Iranian government saidthat about fifty suspects had beenarrested in conjunction with thebombings.

24-Jan-06 Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A Qassam rocket landed in an openfield in the Western Negev. Nodamage or injuries were reported.Violence in the Gaza Strip has beenescalating in the run up to the 25January Palestinian Parliamentaryelections.Al-Bawaba reported thatthree Qassam rockets were firedfrom the Gaza Strip on this day.

24-Jan-06 KandaharAfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 On January 24, unidentifiedassailants threw a grenade at theIndian consulate in Kandahar, but thegrenade exploded outside withoutcausing any casualties.

24-Jan-06 Kabul AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 On January 24, unidentifiedassailants threw a grenade at theMinistry of Women’s Affairs in Kabul,but the grenade exploded outsidewithout causing any casualties.

24-Jan-06 Sharan AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified assailants fired severalrockets from the south of the cityinto Sharan in Paktika Province. Oneof the missiles landed in Kashiwalvillage, another landed near theGovernor House, and another hit ahouse but did not explode. Therewere no injuries reported in theattack.Note: Incident date isapproximate.


Unknown4 4 In a string of simultaneous attacks inNepalgunj focusing primarily onpolice installations, members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistsattacked Nepal Rastra Bank in Bankedistrict on January 24. Two membersof the Security Forces, one CPN-Maoist, and one civilian were killedacross all incidents, and fourmembers of the Security Forcessustained injuries, though thenumber of casualties at each site isunknown.Note: Fatality and Injuryfigures are approximate.


Unknown0 0 In a string of simultaneous attacks inNepalgunj focusing primarily onpolice installations, members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistsattacked the district prison onJanuary 24. Two members of theSecurity Forces, one CPN-Maoist, andone civilian were killed across allincidents, and four members of theSecurity Forces sustained injuries,though the number of casualties ateach site is unknown.Note: Fatalityand Injury figures are approximate.


Unknown0 0 In a string of simultaneous attacks inNepalgunj focusing primarily onpolice installations, members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistsattacked the district administrationoffice on January 24. Two membersof the Security Forces, one CPN-Maoist, and one civilian were killedacross all incidents, and fourmembers of the Security Forcessustained injuries, though thenumber of casualties at each site isunknown.Note: Fatality and Injuryfigures are approximate.

24-Jan-06 Bhojpur Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 In Bhojpur District, approximately 20members of the Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists detonated animprovised explosive device at theDistrict Education Office, causingdamage to the building.Note:Incident date is approximate.

24-Jan-06 Banepa Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 In Kavre District, suspected membersof the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists bombed Ward Office No. 2 inBanepa Municipality on January 24,damaging the building but causingno casualties.

24-Jan-06 Tral Kashmir Unknown Firearms0 0 In Tral, Pulwama district, unidentifiedgunmen fired shots into theresidence of Legislative Assemblymember Dr. Ghulam Nabi Bhat.Police were able to repel the attackbefore any injuries occurred.Note:Incident date is approximate.

24-Jan-06 Shopian Kashmir Unknown Firearms0 0 In Pulwama district, unidentifiedgunmen fired shots into theresidence of People's DemocraticParty Zonal President GhulamHassan Bhat at Babapora in Shopian.Note: Incident date is approximate.

24-Jan-06 TrincomaleeSriLanka

Unknown Firearms0 1 On January 24 a journalist workingfor the Sudar Oli newspaper,identified as S. Rajan, was shot andkilled by unidentified gunmen whiletraveling to work in Trincomalee.

24-Jan-06 SreenagarBangladeshUnknown Explosives3 0 On January 24, an explosion insideShamaspur School in Sreenagar,Munshiganj District injured threestudents.

24-Jan-06 Kadenar India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms1 0 In Bastar district suspected membersof the Communist Party of India-Maoists fired at a polling party inKadenar village, injuring one memberof their police escort. The pollingteam had been conducting a re-votein Mandi prior to the attack.

24-Jan-06 DeraBugti

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On January 24, two pipelinessupplying water to the Pirkoh GasPlant were destroyed by explosivesplaced outside of Dera Bugti. Noinjuries were reported in the incident,but officials say that the twopipelines had just been repaired afterbeing blown up ten days before.

24-Jan-06 Wadh Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Balochistan Province theresidential quarters of a school thatwas still under construction in Wadhwere bombed.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

24-Jan-06 Ambo Ethiopia Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded in the WesternEthiopian city of Ambo. Theexplosion targeted a school;however, no one was injured. Nogroup has claimed responsibility forthe attack.NOTE: local residentsbelieve that the bomb was plantedby the Ethiopian People'sRevolutionary Democratic Front, theruling party. People believe thegovernment planted the bomb tolegitimize the government's crack-down on schools where studentshave been protesting against thegovernment for rigging the lastelection.

24-Jan-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Bahem Kalem, a participant in a jobcreation program run by bordersecurity, was shot and killed with anassault rifle in front of his home inPattani Province.

25-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police sergeant was killed whengunmen opened fire on him as hedrove to work in Baghdad. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

25-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A motorcycle bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad's TahrirSquare, wounding a policeman,police officer, and one civilian anddestroying two civilian cars. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

25-Jan-06 Sederot Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A Qassam rocket was fired on theIsraeli settlement of Sederot. Nodamage or injuries were reported.Violence has escalated in the GazaStrip in the run up to the 25 JanuaryPalestinian Parliamentary elections.

25-Jan-06 Zerai AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 Two unidentified men who hadstrapped explosives to their bodiesand were riding a motorcycle in ZeraiDistrict were arrested by policeofficials on January 25.

25-Jan-06 KandaharAfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 In Kandahar, an explosive device thathad been attached to a fuel tankersupplying fuel for the US-led coalitiontroops exploded, destroying thevehicle but causing no injuries.Another explosive device attached toa fuel tanker was discovered anddefused by security officials on thisday.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

25-Jan-06 KandaharAfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 In Kandahar an explosive device thathad been attached to a fuel tankersupplying fuel for the US-led coalitiontroops was discovered by securityofficials and defused. Anotherexplosive device attached to a fueltanker exploded in Kandahar on thisday, however caused no injuries.Note: Incident date is approximate.

25-Jan-06 WestMamoroni

India Unknown Explosives0 0 On January 25 two bomb explosionsin West Mamoroni caused damage totwo suspension towers in the 132 KVMargherita feeder double circuittower line, though no injuries werereported.

25-Jan-06 Demow India Unknown Explosives0 0 In Sivasagar district, a bombexploded near a transformer inDemow township, but no damagewas reported.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

25-Jan-06 Nushki Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Nushki, a portion of railway tracksbetween Quetta and Taftan wasstruck by a bomb, but the explosiondid not cause any damage.Note:Incident date is approximate

25-Jan-06 RautahatNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On January 25 suspected members ofthe Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists bombed the Gaur branchoffice of the Nepal ElectricityAuthority in Rautahat. No injurieswere reported.

25-Jan-06 AzadBigaha


Explosives0 0 On January 25 in Bihar, suspectedmembers of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists bombed a culvertoutside of Azad Bigaha in Gayadistrict, but no casualties werereported.

25-Jan-06 Bihar India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 On January 25, more than fortymembers of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists attacked workers at theDeo Road Railway Station and placedbombs along the railway track. Theattack put a stop to rail traffic, butdid not cause any injuries.

25-Jan-06 Trabzon Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated at thelocal headquarters of the NationalistMovement Party (MHP) in the city ofTrabzon, causing slight damage tothe premises but no reportedinjuries. No further information isavailable.

26-Jan-06 Iraq Unknown Explosives1 3 A roadside bomb was detonated nearthe convoy of Iraqi Trade andMinerals Minister Osama Abdul-Aziz-al-Najafi. The attack, the seventhassassination attempt on theMinister, occurred north of Baghdad.Al-Najafi was not injured in theattack, but three of his bodyguardswere killed and one injured. Attackson government officials are frequentin Iraq.

26-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed OthmanMajeed Rasheed, a senior official ofIraq’s anti-corruption commission, inKirkuk when they opened fire on him.Government employees are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.This was one of two assassinations ofgovernment employees in Kirkuk onthis day. The attacks were separatedonly by a short-time span. The otherattack was claimed by Ansar al-Sunnah Army. Officials believe thatthe attack may have beenperpetrated by the same groupwhich attacked the headquarters ofthe Integrity Commission and theoffices of the Kurdistan Peoples Partyin Krikuk on January 17. Theseattacks killed two people andwounded 3 and were later claimed bythe Mujahideen Council, an allianceof terrorist groups including al-Qaedain Iraq, Victorious Army Group, Ansaral-Tawhid Brigades, Islamic JihadBrigades, the Strangers Brigades,and the Horrors Brigades.


Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed JomaaRasheed, a senior member of thePatriotic Union of Kurdistan Party(PUK) and also the deputy director ofa state-run food company, when theyopened fire on him in Kirkuk as hedrove his daughters to school.Rasheed is the brother of a high-ranking official in the PUK.Government employees are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.This was one of two assassinations ofgovernment employees in Kirkuk onthis day. The attacks were separatedonly by a short-time span. The attackwas claimed by Ansar al-SunnahArmy.

26-Jan-06 Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol on the road betweenHillah and Baghdad, killing two policeofficers and wounding three others.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

26-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms6 1 Armed men attacked a police patrolwith gunfire in Baghdad, killing onepoliceman and wounding six others.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attacks.

26-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A former employee in the IraqiMinistry of Trade, Zaid Attah, wasassassinated by gunmen who brokeinto his home in Baghdad and shothim. Attacks on governmentpersonnel are frequent in Iraq.

26-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 2 Gunmen attacked and killed the headof the Free Prisoners’ Society, Na’ilAbd-al-Amir al-Musawi, when theyopened fire on him in Baghdad. Oneof Al-Musawi’s relatives was alsokilled in the attack and anotherindividual was wounded.

26-Jan-06 MehtariamBaba

AfghanistanUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 In Laghman Province the HaidarKhani Girls’ School outside ofMehtariam Baba came under attackon January 26 by nine unidentifiedgunmen who set fire to the schooland its contents.

26-Jan-06 ElCascajo


Explosives0 1 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) were in the processof setting up a bomb for an electricaltower when the army interrupted theattack, killing the perpetrator. Therewere no other fatalities or injuriesreported.

26-Jan-06 Palmira Colombia Unknown Explosives0 0 Unknown guerrillas bombed twoelectricity towers between Villa delas Palmas and Amaime. There wereroad closures from the fallen lines,but there was not a significantdisruption in service. The pressreported that pentolite was used inthe attacks. There were no fatalitiesor injuries reported.

26-Jan-06 GhatPindari


Fire orFirebomb

0 1 On January 26 suspected members ofthe Communist Party of India-Maoistsset fire to fifteen vehicles at GhatPindari in Surguja district after callingfor a nationwide strike duringRepublic Day celebrations. One carrefused to stop for the Maoists,causing them to fire their weapons atthe car, killing one person in theprocess.

26-Jan-06 Charahi India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 In Hazaribagh district, suspectedmembers of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists bombed a bridge inCharahi.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

26-Jan-06 Bokaro India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 In Bokaro district, suspectedmembers of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists bombed the Daniarailway station.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

26-Jan-06 Dhanbad India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 On January 26, suspected membersof the Communist Party of India-Maoists bombed the railway trackbetween McCluskieganj andMahuadih railway stations, causingfour cars of a cargo train to derail.Several other trains were rerouted.This was one of three attacks on trainlines on this day.


Explosives0 0 On January 26 suspected members ofthe Communist Party of India-Maoistsbombed the railway track betweenGola and Harubera railway stations.This was one of three attacks on trainlines on this day.


Explosives0 0 On January 26, suspected membersof the Communist Party of India-Maoists bombed the railway trackbetween Ramgarh and Muri railwaystations. This was one of threeattacks on train lines on this day.

26-Jan-06 Mach Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On January 26, a five-foot section ofrailway track in the Mach city ofBalochistan Province was destroyedby a bomb just after a railway enginepassed. No injuries were reported.

26-Jan-06 MannanurIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 On January 26 in Mahbubnagardistrict, suspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoistsbombed a restaurant run by AndhraPradesh Tourism DevelopmentCorporation outside of Mannanur,identified as Punnami Restaurant,damaging the building by causing nocasualties.

26-Jan-06 Murgia Spain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 An explosive device, made ofbetween three and five kilos ofexplosives and a timing mechanism,detonated at a post office in Murgia,Alvara province. The blast causeddamages but there were no reportedinjuries. Authorities believe thisdevice and another one identical to itthat targeted a court building inBalmaseda were the work of theBasque Fatherland and Freedom(ETA).

26-Jan-06 BalmasedaSpain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 An explosive device, made ofbetween three and five kilos ofexplosives and a timing device,detonated at a court building in thecity of Balmaseda, in Vizcayaprovince. The blast caused somematerial damages, but there were noreported injuries. Authorities suspectthis attack and another usingidentical explosives, in Murgia, werethe work of the Basque Fatherlandand Freedom (ETA).

26-Jan-06 Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 Three unexploded explosive deviceswere found near power line pillars inthe Karachay-Cherkessia area. Thedevices were found during aninvestigation of the area after a blaston another nearby power pyloncaused damage to the power line.The three devices were safelydefused.

27-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen entered a barber shop inBaghdad, killing a man who waswaiting for a haircut. Attacks onbarber shops are frequent in Iraq.They are perpetrated by extremistswho believe that getting western-style haircuts and shaving one’s faceviolate Islamic law.

27-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed aninterpreter for the US military whenthey opened fire on him in Baghdad.Those who work with US forces arethe frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

27-Jan-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Mosul, killing onepoliceman and wounding two others.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof attack.

27-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen attacked a policecommando patrol in Baghdad,wounding two police commandos.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof attack.

27-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Armed men in police uniforms raidedseveral houses in the al-Hurriyahneighborhood of Baghdad,kidnapping sixteen Sunni residents.Sectarian attacks on Sunnis by Shiitegroups are frequent.

27-Jan-06 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Gunmen attacked a fuel tankerconvoy west of Baghdad, firingrocket propelled grenades (RPGs) atthe convoy. The attack resulted inthe destruction of one tank whichwas hit and set on fire. Attacks onthe oil industry, its guards, pipelines,and convoys, are frequent.Insurgents try to interfere with the oilindustry in order to cut off one ofIraq's most important sources ofincome and undermine the newgovernment.

27-Jan-06 Tikrit Iraq Ansar al-SunnahArmy

Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol in Tikrit, wounding onepolice officer and two policemen. Theattack was claimed by Ansar al-Sunnah Army. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

27-Jan-06 Ammal Algeria SalafistGroup forCall andCombat(GSPC)

Firearms0 0 A group aligned with the GSPCattacked the main town in Ammal.The attackers entered the town byvan. The local residents recognizedthe men and called the securityservices who arrived in time to repelthe attack. No person was killed orinjured in the attack.

27-Jan-06 Bangkok Thailand Unknown Explosives4 0 A small bomb was detonated in frontof the Justice Ministry in NonthaburiProvince on the outskirts of Bangkok.The bomb exploded in a smallgarden that office workers, includingthe four injured, frequent on theirlunch breaks.

27-Jan-06 Malatya Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 A suspected sound bomb detonatedin the women's bathroom of theMalatya Governor's office in the cityof Malatya. Minor damage wascaused to the restroom, but therewere no reported injuries. The blasttook place during an executive boardmeeting between members of theMalatya Jounalists' Society andGovernor Ibrahim Dazoz.

28-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A prominent Iraqi academic andpolitical analyst, Abdul Razak al-Na’as, was killed by gunmen whoblocked his car and then opened fireon him as he left his office atBaghdad University’s College ofInformation. Al-Na’as, a Sunni, hadrecently appeared on TV condemningthe US presence in Iraq andcondemning the Kurdish and Shiitegovernment.

28-Jan-06 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Fallujah, killing twopolicemen and injuring threecivilians. Attacks on police patrols inIraq are frequent.

28-Jan-06 Kut Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A bomb exploded in a popularmarket in Kut, killing two civiliansand wounding three others.

28-Jan-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A policeman was killed in Mosul whengunmen opened fire on him. Attackson police in Iraq are frequent.

28-Jan-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A former policeman was killed whengunmen opened fire on him in Mosul.Attacks on police in Iraq arefrequent.

28-Jan-06 Al-Ishaqi

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed an Iraqi contractorwho worked with US forces in al-Ishaqi when they opened fire on himin his home. Those who work with USforces are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks.

28-Jan-06 TuzKhormato

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 Gunmen attacked a fuel convoy inTuz Khormato, detonating a carbomb near the convoy. The attackkilled one fuel tanker driver anddestroyed three trucks. Attack on theoil industry, its pipelines and tankerconvoys, are frequent in Iraq asinsurgents try to undermine one ofIraq’s important sources of income.

28-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two Police Intelligence officers,brothers, were killed when gunmenopened fire on them in Baghdad. Thetwo were identified as Major QasimKhalaf and Captain Ali Khalaf. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

28-Jan-06 FlorenciaColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Firearms0 0 Members of the Revolutionary ArmedForces of Colombia (FARC), dressedin National Police uniforms, entered afarm and kidnapped Robert ClarosPinzon, brother of Governor JuanCarlos Claros; Edilberto Trujillo; andEdgar Quintero, a driver. The policelater reported that Trujillo had beenreleased. There were no fatalities orInjuries reported. The FARC have notmade any public ransom requests.Other Sources: RCN, 31 Jan

28-Jan-06 WestBank/Gaza


Firearms3 0 Hamas gunmen ambushed aPalestinian police patrol, wounding atleast two policemen. One remainedin a coma after the attack. A Hamasmember was also wounded.Tensions between Hamas and Fatahhave been high after Hamas' victoryin the 25 January Parliamentaryelections.

29-Jan-06 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 Gunmen fired a rocket at the homeof Mahamud Daham Bidewi, anassistant to the Tikrit chief of staffunder Saddam Hussein, killing him.Attacks on former members ofSaddam Hussein's regime arefrequent in Iraq.

29-Jan-06 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed a policecaptain in Baiji when they openedfire on him. Attacks on police in Iraqare frequent.

29-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives11 3 Six coordinated car bombs and oneroadside bomb detonated nearchurches in Baghdad and Kirkukwithin thirty minutes of each other ina coordinated attack. Three peoplewere killed and 17 wounded in thecombined attacks. Two of the carbombs exploded in Kirkuk and four ofthe car bombs and the roadsidebomb detonated in Baghdad. One ofthe car bomb explosions occurrednear the Kirkuk Orthodox Church,killing 3 people and wounding 11others.

29-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Six coordinated car bombs and oneroadside bomb detonated nearchurches in Baghdad and Kirkukwithin thirty minutes of each other ina coordinated attack. Three peoplewere killed and 17 wounded in thecombined attacks. Two of the carbombs exploded in Kirkuk and four ofthe car bombs and the roadsidebomb detonated in Baghdad. One ofthe car bomb explosions occurrednear the Virgin Mary Church inKirkuk, but there were no casualtiesin this explosion.

29-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 0 Six coordinated car bombs and oneroadside bomb detonated nearchurches in Baghdad and Kirkukwithin thirty minutes of each other ina coordinated attack. Three peoplewere killed and 17 wounded in thecombined attacks. Two of the carbombs exploded in Kirkuk and four ofthe car bombs and the roadsidebomb detonated in Baghdad. One ofthe car bomb explosions occurrednear the Vatican City Embassy inBaghdad, wounding six people.

29-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Six coordinated car bombs and oneroadside bomb detonated nearchurches in Baghdad and Kirkukwithin thirty minutes of each other ina coordinated attack. Three peoplewere killed and 17 wounded in thecombined attacks. Two of the carbombs exploded in Kirkuk and four ofthe car bombs and the roadsidebomb detonated in Baghdad. Thisroadside bomb explosion occurrednear the Mar Joseph Church inBaghdad, causing no casualties.

29-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Six coordinated car bombs and oneroadside bomb detonated nearchurches in Baghdad and Kirkukwithin thirty minutes of each other ina coordinated attack. Three peoplewere killed and 17 wounded in thecombined attacks. Two of the carbombs exploded in Kirkuk and four ofthe car bombs and the roadsidebomb detonated in Baghdad. One ofthe car bomb explosions occurrednear a church in Baghdad, causingno injuries.



29-Jan-06 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A former senior officer in SaddamHussein’s Army, Lt. Gen. MahmoudIdham, was assassinated by gunmenwho opened fire on him in Tikrit.Attacks on former members ofSaddam’s regime are frequent.

29-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A car bomb exploded near an InteriorMinistry patrol in Baghdad, woundingtwo police commandos and threecivilians. Attacks on securitypersonnel in Iraq are frequent.

29-Jan-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms4 1 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inBaqubah with gunfire, killing oneofficer and wounding four others.

29-Jan-06 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives5 11 A bomb exploded near a candy shopin a popular market in a Shiiteneighborhood in Iskindiraya, killingeleven people and wounding fiveothers. The motivation for the attackwas likely sectarian.

29-Jan-06 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed Captain Taha al-Juburi, an intelligence officer in Baiji,when they opened fire on him as heshopped in a market. Attacks onsecurity personnel are frequent inIraq.

29-Jan-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms3 1 Gunmen attacked a policecheckpoint in Baqubah with gunfire,killing one policeman and woundingthree others. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

29-Jan-06 Sederot Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Two Qassam rockets were fired onthe Israeli settlement of Sederot.They landed in open areas of thewestern Negev, causing no damageor injuries.

29-Jan-06 BaranquillaColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 1 A member of the RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia (FARC)was placing a bomb near anelectricity tower when Gaula (UnifiedAction Groups to Rescue KidnapVictims) killed him. Waldo JoseVillanueva was a member of the 37thFARC Front and was using pentoliteand aluminum in the bomb. Theattack was thwarted because ofintelligence warning of the possibilityof an attack in the area.

29-Jan-06 Bilbao Spain Unknown Explosives1 0 An explosive device, which waspacked into a backpack and leftoutside the Inem (National Instituteof Employment) in Bilbao, detonated,injuring a police officer. The blastcaused severe damage to the Inembuilding and a nearby garage.Authorities believe the bomb wasmade up of between three and fivekilos of explosives and was similar toBasque Fatherland and Freedom(ETA) bombs that explodedelsewhere in Spain earlier in theweek.

30-Jan-06 Guelph Canada EarthLiberationFront(ELF)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Earth Liberation Front (ELF)claimed responsibility for an arsonattack targeting a constructionproject in Guelph, Canada. Theattack took place on Dawn Avenueand caused about $5,000 indamages. There has been anupsurge in eco-terror attacks inCanada in recent months.

30-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms4 1 Gunmen attacked a constructionteam building a fence in Baghdad,killing one worker and wounding four.Those who participate in Iraqireconstruction are the frequenttarget of insurgent attacks.

30-Jan-06 NasiriyahIraq MujahideenCouncil

Explosives30 1 A suicide bomber detonated his carbomb by driving his vehicle into apolice recruit training center at thecommando headquarters inNasiriyah. The attack killed onepoliceman and wounded about thirtyothers. Attacks on police in Iraq arefrequent.The attack was claimed bythe Mujahideen Council, an allianceof seven terrorist groups including al-Qaeda in Iraq (Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn), VictoriousArmy Group, the Army of al-SunnahWal Jama’a, Ansar al-TawhidBrigades, Islamic Jihad Brigades, theStrangers Brigades, and the HorrorsBrigades.On February 7, 2006,officials announced that 22 suspectshad been arrested in connection withthe attack.

30-Jan-06 al-Kafl Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a former member ofthe Baath party in a market in al-Kaflwhen they opened fire on him.Former Baath party members are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

30-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms4 1 Gunmen attacked a group electricityworkers who were performingmaintenance work in Baghdad withgunfire, killing one and woundingfour. Utilities workers, who are seenas cooperating with the new Iraqigovernment, are the frequent targetof insurgent attacks.

30-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen attacked a convoy carryingoil facility guards in Kirkuk withgunfire, killing three of them. Attackson the oil industry, its guards,pipelines, and convoys, are frequent.Insurgents try to interfere with the oilindustry in order to cut off one ofIraq's important sources of incomeand undermine the new government.

30-Jan-06 MuqdadiyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen attacked the home of aSunni cleric and Imam of the RasoulAllah Mosque, Qassim Daham al-Hamdani, in Muqdadiyah, killing hiswife and two young sons. Al-Hamdaniwas not at home at the time of theattack. The attack was likelymotivated by tensions betweenShiites and Sunnis.

30-Jan-06 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Unknown gunmen attacked andkidnapped a Turkoman woman, FatinMufid Hamid, who works for a USNGO in Tikrit. Two policemen whotried to rescue the hostage duringthe kidnapping attack were injured inthe incident. The rescue attemptfailed and the kidnappers managedto escape with their hostage. Attackson those who work with USorganizations are frequent in Iraq.

30-Jan-06 Adana Turkey Unknown Explosives5 0 A bomb detonated in a Turkish-American friendship associationbuilding in the city of Adana,wounding five people. The woundedincluded four students taking Englishclasses in the building and a janitor.Witnesses saw a man running fromthe building prior to the blast, but nogroup has claimed responsibility forthe attack.

31-Jan-06 SulaymanBeg

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb exploded near theconvoy of Nasreen Berwari, the IraqiMinister of Municipalities and PublicWorks, as the convoy passed thetown of Sulayman Beg on the tripfrom Sulaymanyah, the capital of theKurdish regional government, toBaghdad. Berwari was not injured inthe attack, but one of the convoy’svehicles was damaged. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

31-Jan-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Kirkuk, causing somecasualties, although specific numberswere not reported. Attacks on policein Iraq are frequent.

31-Jan-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen opened fire at the car ofYazan Mishan al-Juburi, the directorgeneral of the Al-Zawra TV Channel,as he drove through Baghdad. Al-Juburi was not injured in the attack,but two of his escorts were killed andsome others wounded (exact numberwounded was not reported). Attackson media personnel are frequent inIraq.Al-Juburi is also the son ofMish'an al-Juburi, the head of theReconciliation and Liberation Bloc, apolitical party which won three seatsin the new Iraqi parliament.

31-Jan-06 Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimedresponsibility for firing three rocketson Israeli targets. The group statedthat the attacks were in response tothe killing of Nidal Abu-Sa'dah andAhmad al-Tubasi in Jenin on 31January by Israeli security forces. Nodamage or injuries were reported inthe rocket attacks.

31-Jan-06 CheramangiIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists


0 0 On January 31 in Dantewada District,suspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoiststriggered a landmine blast along theBijapur-Avapalli Road leading intoCheramangi Village, where an anti-Maoist meeting was scheduled tooccur the following day. No injurieswere reported in the incident.

1-Feb-06 Kwan-Hlar

Burma(Myanmar)

Unknown Explosives0 0 A 200-mile long pipeline that carriedgas from the Yatana offshore gas siteto the Myaing-Kalay cement factoryexploded during the night;authorities allege that the explosionwas caused by an unknown group ofindividuals, including four Burmese,two Karen, and two Indian-Burmesemen.

1-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 An explosive device detonated nearthe Interior Ministry, which overseesIraq's police force, in Baghdad,wounding two civilians. Attacks ongovernment buildings are frequent inIraq.

1-Feb-06 Amiriyah Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A bomb exploded near a customsstation in Amiriyah, killing a civilianand wounding two others.Government and securitycheckpoints are the frequent targetof insurgent attack in Iraq.

1-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped two Iraqi TVcorrespondents who work for the al-Sumariya satellite channel thatcarries some news, but mostlyentertainment programs. MarwanKhazaal and Rym Zayd werekidnapped when gunmen stoppedtheir car outside the offices of theSunni Islamic Party in Baghdad,where they had just attended a pressconference by party leader Tariq al-Hashimi. In the press conference, al-Hashimi called for an end to violenceagainst Sunnis and threatened tostart an uprising unless PrimeMinister Talabani was dismissed andIraqi police were deployed inBaghdad to protect Sunnis. Thekidnapping occurred after gunmenstopped the journalists' car, forcedtheir driver and two cameramen out,and drove off with the vehicle andjournalists. Kidnappings and attackson media personnel and journalistsare frequent in Iraq. Particularlyfrequent are attacks by Sunniinsurgents and journalists who workfor US or Iraqi government-sponsoredpublications. However, al-Sumariyaofficials claimed they had nogovernment affiliation.

1-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives50 8 A bomb exploded near a group ofIraqi laborers waiting at a Baghdadintersection for work, killing eightmen and wounding more than fifty.The attack occurred near the Sunnial-Samaraei mosque when a manplaced a bag full of explosives near acart that sold tea to the waitinglaborers. The man was not noticed atfirst because he carried explosives inthe same kind of bag used by thelaborers to carry their lunches.

1-Feb-06 MuwailahIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents placed a bomb under anoil pipeline in Muwailah village. Thedetonation of the bomb causeddamage to the pipeline and caused alarge fire. The pipeline usuallysupplies the Mussayib power plantwith fuel. Attacks on oil pipelines andfacilities are frequent in Iraq.Insurgents attack the oil industry todestabilize one of Iraq’s majorsources of income and underminethe new Iraqi government.

1-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A policeman was kidnapped inBaghdad. His body was found thefollowing day. Attacks on police inIraq are frequent.

1-Feb-06 KhanYounis

WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 A bomb detonated by a transmitterexploded outside the home ofSuleiman Abu Mutleq, director-general of the Palestinian PreventiveSecurity Agency. The explosioncaused extensive damage, however,no injuries were reported. Mutleqblamed the attack on Hamas; thegroup issued a statement denyingany involvement. The attackoccurred one day after a seniorHamas leader was shot by gunmen inRafah. The Palestinian PreventiveSecurity Agency is responsible forthe arrest of several Hamas leadersduring a crackdown on the group in1996.

1-Feb-06 EtxebarriSpain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 An explosive device, made of up toten to fifteen kilos of explosives,detonated at a post office inEtxebarri, in Vizcaya province. Theblast caused extensive damage tothe post office, but there were noreported injuries caused. A caller,representing the Basque Fatherlandand Freedom (ETA) warned of thebomb prior to its detonation.

1-Feb-06 Farahud AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 4 In Farah Province, three vehiclesbelonging to a Turkish roadconstruction company traveling fromFarah city to Farahud District cameunder attack from suspectedmembers of the Taliban on February1. A remote controlled bombexploded as the cars passed, killingthree foreign workers (from Turkey,Nepal, and India) and their Afghaninterpreter.Note: Incident date isapproximate

1-Feb-06 Baitadi Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown1 0 In Baitadi District, members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistsattacked the Mayor ofDasharathchand Municipality, KishanSingh.

1-Feb-06 Bolan Pakistan BalochLiberationArmy

Explosives0 0 In Bolan District, a 220 KV pylonsupporting the Sibi-Quettatransmission line near Mach wasblown up by suspected members ofthe Baloch Liberation Army.Note:Incident date is approximate.

2-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Abdullah Kasor, an assistant villagehead in Pattani's Yarang District, wasshot and killed by a motorcycle riderwhile he was traveling home.

2-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Suthin Nakpradit, a policeman in theMayo District, was shot dead whileleaving his office.

2-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms7 2 Gunmen in a large SUV opened fireon a commuter minibus south ofBaghdad, killing two people andwounding seven others.

2-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A high-ranking industry ministryofficial, Mary Hamza al-Rubai, waskidnapped in Baghdad as she droveto work, when two cars filled withgunmen stopped her car andabducted her after releasing herdriver. Attacks on governmentofficials are frequent in Iraq.

2-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives13 2 A car bomb detonated near a gasstation in Baghdad, killing two peopleand wounding 13. The detonationcaused a nearby oil tanker toexplode, resulting in a large fire.Attacks near gas stations arefrequent in Iraq, as insurgents try totarget the oil industry as well ascivilians at the gas station. Theattack was one of two bombings inBaghdad within 20 minutes of eachother. The attacks killed 11 peopleand wounded at least 70.

2-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives57 9 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle in an outdoor market inBaghdad, killing 9 people andwounding 57. The bomber was tryingto detonate his bomb near a Shiitemosque where people weregathering for evening prayers, butbarricades blocked him from gettingclose. Instead, he rammed hisvehicle into several market stalls andshops. The attack was one of twobombings in Baghdad within 20minutes of each other. The attackskilled 11 people and wounded atleast 70.

2-Feb-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown5 2 Insurgents attacked a police patrol inMosul killing two police officers andwounding five others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

2-Feb-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol, killing one policemanand wounding five others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

2-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen attempted to kidnap anIraqi translator who works with USforces, Salman Uthman, in Kirkuk.However, police interrupted theattack and arrested three of thekidnappers. Attacks on those whowork with US forces are frequent.

2-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 A police officer, Lt. Col. MuhammadNasih Sabah, was attacked bygunmen who opened fire on him inKirkuk. Sabah was injured in theattack. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

2-Feb-06 Shirqat Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen attacked the car of themayor of Shirqat with gunfire. Noinformation on casualties was given.Attacks on local government officialsin Iraq are frequent.

2-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen opened fire on the car ofMajor Jabbory Karim, the chief ofpolice intelligence in Abu Al-Khasib inBasra. The attack wounded Karimand killed his driver. Attacks onpolice in Iraq are frequent.

2-Feb-06 Erez Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A qassam rocket was fired on theErez crossing from the northern GazaStrip. No damage or injuries werereported.

2-Feb-06 AshqelonIsrael Unknown Explosives0 0 A qassam rocket fired from the GazaStrip landed south of the Israelisettlement of Ashqelon. No damageor injuries were reported.

2-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Explosives5 1 Cherdsak Ubonsuwan, a policemanguarding teachers in Chanae District,was killed and five of his colleagueswere injured when a 15-kilogrambomb exploded near their patrolvehicle.

2-Feb-06 VladikavkazRussia Unknown Explosives27 3 Three explosions occurred in arcadesin Vladikavkaz, killing two people andinjuring 27 others. The perpetratorsand the motives remain unclear,although police say that theexplosions are similar to thosecarried out in other locations in theNorth Caucasus. The blasts ocurredas the Interior ministry wasconducting inspections of casinosand clubs. The government in NorthOssetia held an emergency meetingafter the attacks and announced thatall gambling establishments in therepublic would be closed.

2-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 2 Assaman Dolor and MalayengJehhama, both assistant villageheads, were killed and Anwar Sulong,a village head for Bangodudong, wasseverely injured when a mobilephone-detonated bomb filled withnails, pieces of metal and iron rodsplanted next to a trunk's fuel tank infront of Narathiwat's Cho AirongDistrict Hall exploded, sending theflaming vehicle into a nearby powerpole. A meeting of local leaders wastaking place inside the hall at thetime of the attack.

2-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 No one was injured when ahomemade bomb planted under abridge in Sungai Padi Districtexploded.

2-Feb-06 Tiuccia France Unknown Explosives0 0 Two holiday villas were partiallydestroyed along the road to Ajaccio,in Tiuccia, by explosive devices. Oneof the devices caused severedamage, while the other caused onlyminor damages. This was one of twoattacks in this evening targetingvillas.

2-Feb-06 Coggia France CorsicanNationalLiberationFront(FLNC)

Explosives0 0 Three large explosive devices wereplanted at holiday villas in Coggia.One of the bombs exploded, partiallydestroying one of the homes ownedby a resident of mainland France.The other two devices werediscovered and defused byauthorities before they could causeany damage. The bombs were madeof a mixture of 80-100 kilograms ofnitrate oil and dynamite. Theacronym FLNC (Corsican NationalLiberation Front) was found writtenon the walls of the homes.

2-Feb-06 JanapathTole


Unknown1 1 On February 2 in Janapath Tole,suspected members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistsattacked a ward chairman fromBiratnagar, identified as TriveniMahji, killing one civilian and injuringMahji in the attack.

2-Feb-06 DeraBugti


Explosives0 0 On February 2, suspected membersof the Baloch Liberation Armylaunched 31 rockets at the Loti Gasfield, however the attack waseventually repelled by security forceswithout any injuries or propertydamage occurring.

3-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Thosaporn Nonthikarn, a teacher inYala's Songkhla Province's SaboyoiDistrict, was shot and killed whilereturning home.

3-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An Iraqi translator, Ibrahim Ali,working for the US army was killedby unknown gunmen who opened fireon him in Kirkuk. Attacks on thosewho work with US forces in Iraq arefrequent.

3-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped a policeman,Akrab Abdulrahamn, and his driver,Faisal Hazza, when they attacked thepoliceman’s car. No information onthe fate of the men was given.Attacks on police in Iraq arefrequent.

3-Feb-06 KibbutzCarmiya


Explosives3 0 Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired arocket attack on Kibbutz Carmiya,injuring at least three people,including a baby. Israeli DefenseForces (IDF) bombed roads and otherinfrastructure suspected of beingused in rocket attacks. The IDF alsokilled several members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in a missilestrike on a private vehicle.

3-Feb-06 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Rockets fired by militants landednear the Israeli settlement ofAshqelon. No damage or injurieswere reported.

3-Feb-06 Olmeto France CorsicanNationalLiberationFront(FLNC)

Explosives0 0 Four holiday villas were damagedwhen two explosive charges weredetonated in a neighborhood inOlmeto, on the island of Corsica. Thecharges were made of gas bottlesconnected to explosives and a firingsystem. Two of the homes sufferedmoderate damage and the other twowere only slightly damaged by theblasts. Authorities found the initialsFLNC (Corsican National LiberationFront) written at the scene, alongwith the slogan I Francesi Fora(French Out).

3-Feb-06 Sangin AfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 19 In Helmand District, suspectedmembers of the Taliban attackedHelmand’s Deputy Governor andHelmand’s Security commander onFebruary 3. The attack took place inSangin District, and it is reported thatthree police officers and sixteenTaliban were killed in the ensuingbattle.

3-Feb-06 Kajaki AfghanistanUnknown Explosives1 1 In Helmand Province, unidentifiedassailants caused an explosion neara car belonging to the head of KajakiDistrict. The explosion killed onebodyguard and injured another, butthe district official escapedunharmed.Note: Incident date isapproximate

3-Feb-06 MusaQala

AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 2 In Helmand Province, suspectedTaliban members attacked thedistrict police headquarters in MusaQala on February 3, killing districtchief Abdul Qodus and one otherpoliceman. These are believed to bethe same Taliban fighters thatattacked the police in Sanguindistrict earlier in the day.

3-Feb-06 Nawzad AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 6 In Helmand Province, suspectedTaliban members attacked police inNawzad district on February 3. Onepolice officer was killed along withfive Taliban in the attack. These arebelieved to be the same Talibanfighters that attacked the police inSanguin and Musa Qala districtsearlier in the day.

3-Feb-06 Tikapur Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On February 3, suspected membersof the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists bombed the house of amayoral candidate for TikapurMunicipality, identified as BishnudeviRawal, though no injuries werereported. There was one other attackagainst a mayoral candidate inTikapur that day, and yet another inKapibastu.

3-Feb-06 Tikapur Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On February 3, suspected membersof the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists bombed the house ofmayoral candidate for TikapurMunicipality, identified as KumarBahadur Shah, though no injurieswere reported. There was one otherattack against a mayoral candidatein Tikapur that day, and yet anotherin Kapibastu.

3-Feb-06 KapibastuNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On February 3, suspected membersof the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists bombed the house of amayoral candidate for KapilbastuMunicipality, identified as Ram DasGupta, though no injuries werereported. There were two otherattacks against mayoral candidatesin Tikapur on the same day.

3-Feb-06 Bastar India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 0 In Bastar, six villagers were abductedby suspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoistsafter being accused of helping policeto combat the Maoist movement.Note: Incident date is approximate.

3-Feb-06 HinduKovil

SriLanka


Unknown0 0 In Batticaloa Province the principal ofValachenai Hindu College, identifiedas Murugesu Thavarasa, waskidnapped by suspected members ofthe Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelamin Hindu Kovil.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

3-Feb-06 Kushtia BangladeshAl Qaeda Explosives0 0 On February 3, unidentifiedassailants threw three bombs at alocal Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP) leader, identified as Azim, inthe Sadar area of Kushtia. Followingthe attack, a man claiming to be anorganizer of Al-Qaeda’s Khulnadivision claimed responsibility for theincident. No injuries were reported.Also on that day, the Khulna factionattacked the Rashid Agrofood ricemill in the Sadar area.

3-Feb-06 Kushtia BangladeshAl Qaeda Explosives0 0 On February 3, unidentifiedassailants threw two bombs atRashid Agrofood, a rice mill ownedby a leader of the BangladeshNationalist Party (BNP) leader, in theSadar area of Kushtia. Following theattack, a man claiming to be anorganizer of Al-Qaeda’s Khulnadivision claimed responsibility for theincident. No injuries were reported.Also on that day, the Khulna factionalso attacked a BangladeshNationalist Party leader in the Sadararea of Kushtia.

4-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms20 1 A teenage boy was killed and abouttwenty others were injured when apowerful bomb exploded in front ofThara seafood restaurant onPipitpakdi Road in Yala.

4-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Explosives4 0 Jaran Nuanloy, Ake-Kachai Chuplod,Wirat Intasuwan, and PrakornkijLueng-Lam, all off-duty policemen,were injured when a bomb explodedunderneath a table in a snookerhouse in Narathiwat's Bacho District.NOTE: It is unknown if the policeofficers or the business was thetarget of the attack.

4-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, woundingtwo policemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

4-Feb-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A former member of SaddamHussein’s Baath party was killed byunknown gunmen in Mosul. Attackson former Baath Party members arefrequent in Iraq.

4-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The chieftain of the Al-Isa tribes inBasra, Baqir al-Sukkar, was killed byunknown gunmen who opened fireon him as he drove in the city.Attacks on tribal chieftains arefrequent in Iraq, as chieftains areoften involved in local and nationalpolitics.

4-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped a policeman inKirkuk. No information on his fatewas given. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

4-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 14 Fourteen Sunni men were seized bygunmen. Their bodies were found inBaghdad several days after thekidnapping. The attack likely hadsectarian motivations. Killings ofSunnis by Shiite militias and men inpolice uniforms are frequent in Iraq.NOTE: Date of incident is date bodieswere found.

4-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Kirkuk, wounding five policeofficers. Attacks on police in Iraq arefrequent.

4-Feb-06 KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 2 In Kandahar, members of the Talibandetonated a roadside bomb at abazaar on February 4, killing twopeople and injuring three others.Following the explosion, aspokesperson for the Taliban claimedresponsibility for the attack.

4-Feb-06 DeraBugti


Explosives0 0 On February 4 in Balochistan,suspected members of the BalochLiberation Army blew up a gas welland a 60-foot pipeline at the Loti gasplat in Dera Bugti.

4-Feb-06 ChandampetIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 1 In Nalgonda district, Chetawat Gopalwas shot and killed by members ofthe Communist Party of India-Maoistson February 4 in Chandampet afterbeing branded a police informant.

5-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Sunni gunmen attacked and killedtwo Shiites, who were dressed inblack for the Shiite Ashoura festival,in Baghdad. The attack likely hadsectarian motivations.

5-Feb-06 Hillah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed an Iraqiengineer who worked with US forces,Karim Salaman, when they openedfire on him outside of his home inHillah. Those who work with USforces and support reconstruction arethe frequent target of insurgentattack in Iraq.

5-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen assassinated Basra prisonwarden Major Walid Zamel whenthey opened fire on him. Attacks onsecurity personnel and officials arefrequent in Iraq.

5-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two policemen were killed bygunmen who attacked them inKirkuk. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

5-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two policemen were killed bygunmen who attacked them inBaghdad. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

5-Feb-06 Madain Iraq Unknown Explosives0 5 Insurgents launched a set ofcoordinated roadside bombings inthe city of Madain, killing a total offive civilians and wounding fivecivilians and a policeman. The firstexplosion occurred when a roadsidebomb detonated near a minibuscarrying civilians. The attack killedfive people.

5-Feb-06 Madain Iraq Unknown Explosives6 0 Insurgents launched a set ofcoordinated roadside bombings inthe city of Madain, killing a total offive civilians and wounding fivecivilians and a policeman. Thesecond explosion targeted a policepatrol that responded to the earlierdetonation of a roadside bomb neara minibus. The second attackwounded six, including onepolicemen. This type of coordinatedbombing, which targets policeresponders to an earlier attack, isincreasingly common in Iraq.

5-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms2 2 Gunmen attacked the convoy of theKirkuk police commander, BrigadierGen. Sarhad Qadir, when theyopened fire on the convoy in thecenter of Kirkuk. Qadir was not in theconvoy at the time of the attack, butthe attack killed two police andwounded two others. Attacks onpolice and police officials arefrequent in Iraq.

5-Feb-06 Ipiales Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Firearms0 3 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) killed threepolicemen in what appeared to be anambush. The FARC fighters weredressed in civilian clothing when theyopened fire on the policemen. Policecommander Luis Jacinto Mesasuggested that this attack could bepart of the FARC's Plan Pistol. Therewere no reports of additional injuries.

5-Feb-06 Sederot Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants launched a rocket at akibbutz near the Israeli settlement ofSederot. No damage or injuries werereported. The Israeli Defense Forces(IDF) responded with artillery fire onsuspected rocket-launching sites.

5-Feb-06 PetachTikva

Israel Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

4 1 A Palestinian man attacked fivepeople on a bus in Petach Tikva,killing one woman. The assailantboarded the bus and began stabbingpeople when it stopped. The driveropened the door and shouted'terrorist, terrorist' attractingpassers-by and security guards froma nearby factory who were able tooverpower the attacker. Policestated that the incident waspolitically motivated, and theattacker is reported to have revealedto authorities that he came to TelAviv to kill Jews. The attack occurredonly hours after the Israeli forceskilled three militants in a strike insouthern Gaza. No organizationclaimed responsibility for the attackin Petach Tikva.

5-Feb-06 Mastung Pakistan Unknown Explosives19 14 On February 5 in Balochistan, abomb exploded on a passenger busin Mastung district, killing 14 peopleand injuring 19 others. The bus hadbeen traveling to Lahore with 34passengers on board.

5-Feb-06 DeraBugti

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On February 5, unidentifiedassailants blew up a section of thepipeline that supplies gas to the Lotigas plant. Due to the recurringattacks, the Loti gas plant isexperiencing a shortage of 4 millioncubic feet of gas per day.Note:Location is approximate.

5-Feb-06 Ward 8 Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On February 5, suspected membersof the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists bombed the home ofShridhar Giri, an independentcandidate for Deputy Mayor in Ward-8. There have been several attackson mayoral candidates in recentdays, including an attack against acandidate for Deputy Mayor in Ward-7 on the same day.

5-Feb-06 Ward 7 Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On February 5, suspected membersof the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists bombed the home of NarBahadur Gharti, an independentcandidate for Deputy Mayor in Ward-7. There have been several attackson mayoral candidates in recentdays, including an attack against acandidate for Deputy Mayor in Ward-8 on the same day.

5-Feb-06 Chitwan Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Suspected Maoists set fire to atourist vehicle in Jogimara, Chitwandistrict. The attack was likely toenforce a general strike called for bythe Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists aimed at disruptingmunicipal polls.

6-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms6 0 Gunmen attacked the home of Shiitefamily in Baghdad as they wereperforming Ashura ceremonies. Sixpeople were wounded in the attack.Attacks on Shiites by Sunniinsurgents are frequent in Iraq.

6-Feb-06 Al-Mafraq

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An Iraqi police checkpoint town in Al-Mafraq was attacked with anexplosive device. No injuries werecaused, but the tower was damaged.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

6-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 0 A small truck bomb exploded nearthe Al-Dora refinery in Baghdad. Theexplosion damaged the two buildingswhere refinery workers live, but didnot cause any damage to the refineryor cause any disruption in oilproduction. Six workers were injuredin the attacks. Insurgents frequentlytarget the oil industry, its pipelines,refineries, and workers in attempts todisrupt the primary source of incomefor Iraq and to destabilize the Iraqigovernment.

6-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two police in Baghdad were killed bygunmen who opened fire on them.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

6-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq MujahideenCouncil

Explosives4 0 An explosive charge detonated neara police patrol in Baghdad, woundingfour police officers. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.The attack was claimed by theMujahideen Council, an alliancemade up of seven terrorist groupsincluding al-Qaeda in Iraq, VictoriousArmy Group, the Army of al-SunnahWal Jama’a, Ansar al-TawhidBrigades, Islamic Jihad Brigades, theStrangers Brigades, and the HorrorsBrigades.

6-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 3 Anon Arware and Masorbree Jamae,both community policemen, andvillage defense volunteer MakoreeMaseng, who tried to return fire,were shot and killed in an armedattack when at least four menopened fire on shoppers at a busymarket in Yala's Bannang SataDistrict.

6-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms3 0 Three teachers were shot andseverely wounded as they waited ina pick-up truck for a military escortto return to their homes in Yala'sKrong Pinang District.

6-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked a car carrying twopolice officers in Kirkuk, killing oneofficer and wounding the other. Thetwo men were brothers. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

6-Feb-06 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A roadside bomb detonated near anInterior Ministry Commando patrol inSamarra, killing one commando anddestroying the commando vehicle.Attacks on police and securitypersonnel are frequent in Iraq.

6-Feb-06 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The director of the Al-AnbarGovernorate police force, MajorGeneral Aqil Ulaywi al-Dulaymi, waskidnapped from his home in Al-Ramadi. His body was found thesame day on the side of a road in Al-Ramadi. Attacks on police and policeofficials are frequent in Iraq.

6-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Baqubah killed apoliceman, Hussein Ali Lazem, whenthey opened fire on him as he left hishome.

6-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms4 1 A man with a machine gun openedfire on a group of Shiites performingAshura ceremonies in Basra. Theattack likely had sectarianmotivations. The same man laterthrew a handgrenade at police whoresponded to the incident. In total,two police and two civilians werewounded in the attack. The attackerwas also shot dead.

6-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed an Iraqiinterpreter working with Britishtroops in Iraq. Attacks on those whowork with coalition forces in Iraq arefrequent.

6-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 2 Gunmen opened fire on a vehiclebelonging to the Kirkuk Rescue PoliceDepartment, killing two policemenand wounding a third. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

6-Feb-06 Dujail Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An Iraqi contractor who worked withUS forces was killed by gunmenDujail. Those who work with USforces are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

6-Feb-06 NahalOz


Explosives0 0 The al Quds Brigades and al AqsaMartyrs Brigades claimed jointresponsibility for firing two rockets atthe crossing of the Nahal Ozsettlement. No damage or injurieswere reported.

6-Feb-06 Sederot Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 The Al Quds Brigades, the armedwing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad,claimed firing three rocks at theIsraeli settlement of Sederot. Nodamage or injuries were reported.

6-Feb-06 ZaragozaSpain First ofOctoberAntifascistResistanceGroup(GRA

Firearms1 1 The First of October AntifascistResistance Group (GRAPO) claimedresponsibility for the attemptedkidnapping of Francisco Colell, theowner of a temporary employmentagency in Zaragoza. Colell wasseriously injured in the attack and hiswife, Isabel Herero was killed by theassailants. Historically GRAPO hastargeted temporary employmentagencies because it sees them ascapitalist exploitation. The groupwas dismantled in 2000 and 2002and this attack was highlyunexpected.

6-Feb-06 Trabzon Turkey Other Firearms0 1 Andrea Santoro, an Italian Catholicpriest, was shot twice in the back asprayed in his church in the city ofTrabzon. According the witnesses,the gunman yelled Allahu Akbar (Godis Great) in Arabic before opening fireon the priest. A 16-year-old boy wasarrested and charged with thisshooting. Police believe the attack islinked to worldwide protests over aDanish cartoon depicting Allah as aterrorist. The suspect is not believedto have any ties to organized terrorgroups.

6-Feb-06 Balkh AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 In Balkh Province, a man wearing anexplosives-packed jacket wasarrested inside the building thathouses the office of the Governor onFebruary 6. The assailant, identifiedas Karoma Yahya of Mali, claimedthat someone else had given him theexplosives to use in an attempt to killGovernor Atta Mohammad Nur.

6-Feb-06 DamandaAfghanistanUnknown Firearms2 0 In Helmand Province, three Afghanworkers employed by an Indian roadconstruction company were attackedby unidentified gunmen in theDamanda Village area of Nahr-e-Saraj. As the men were stopped at agas station on February 6, a LandCruiser drove by and began firing atthe vehicle. Police returned fire andinjured two of the gunmen, but theymanaged to escape.

6-Feb-06 Jashpur India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms5 3 On February 6, suspected membersof the Communist Party of India-Maoists attacked a police station inJashpur, shooting and killing threepolice personnel and injuring fiveothers.

6-Feb-06 WestSinghbhum


Explosives0 0 On February 6 in Jharkhand, 15suspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoistsblew up a section of the Karampedarailway station in West Singhbhum.

7-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 3 Two coordinated bombs exploded tenminutes apart in a Baghdad marketkilling seven people and wounding atleast twenty. The first explosionoccurred near a CD vendor and neara TV set where people were watchinga film on the martyrdom of ImamHussein, a Shiite figure. Also nearbywas a vendor selling religiousaccessories for the Shiite Ashuraholiday. This explosion likely hadsectarian motivations. Three peoplewere killed and two were wounded inthis blast.

7-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives18 4 Two coordinated bombs exploded tenminutes apart in a Baghdad marketkilling seven people and wounding atleast twenty. The second explosiontargeted a police patrol respondingto the first explosion. The bombdetonated in a drain near theresponding police, killing four morepeople, including one policeman, andwounding eighteen others, includingfour police. Coordinated attackswhich target police responding to anearlier bombing are increasinglyfrequent in Iraq.

7-Feb-06 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A leading Sunni Arab cleric and headof the Fallujah municipality, SheikKamal Nazal, was killed by unknowngunmen who opened fire on him inFallujah as he walked to work. Thosewho work in local administration areoften targeted for their collaborationwith the US and Iraqi governments.On February 8, Iraqi police arrestedthree people, including two brothers,who are suspected of being involvedin Nazal's assassination. Al-Hayahreported that the three men had tiesto Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group,Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn, although no group hadclaimed responsibility for the attack.

7-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms4 0 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol vehicle in Basra,wounding four officers. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of insurgentattack.

7-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms4 1 Gunmen attacked a policecheckpoint in Baqubah, killing onepolice officer and wounding fourcivilians. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

7-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Rangsarit Dokmai, a teacher at theThammawitthaya Foundation Schoolwho had converted to Islam fromBuddhism, was shot and killed near amarket in Yala by men on amotorcycle.

7-Feb-06 Sederot Israel PopularResistanceCommittees

Explosives0 0 The Popular Resistance Committeesand the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigadesclaimed joint responsibility for firinga rocket on the Israeli settlement ofSederot. The groups claimed thatthe attack came in retaliation for thekilling of Muhammad Abu-Shari'ahand Suhayl Abu-Bakr by Israeliforces. No damage or injuries werereported. Two other rockets landedin Israeli territory on this day.

7-Feb-06 Nadali AfghanistanUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 In Helmand Province, unidentifiedassailants set fire to a boys’ middleschool in the Loymanda area ofNadali District on February 7. Localresidents were able to extinguish thefire before much damage was done,but the assailants got away.

7-Feb-06 KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Explosives13 13 On February 7 in Kandahar, a Talibansuicide bomber tried to enter a policeheadquarters building, but as policeconfronted him, he detonated hisexplosives, killing seven police andsix civilians, and wounding 13 others.Following the attack, Talibanspokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadiclaimed responsibility for the attackon behalf of the group.

7-Feb-06 SheberghanAfghanistanTaliban Fire orFirebomb

0 0 On February 7, suspected membersof the Taliban set fire to a pair oftemporary tents at a primary schoolin the Afghan Tapa Village inSheberghan, but the school buildingitself was not damaged, nor werethere any injuries reported.

7-Feb-06 Wana AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 In Wana, unidentified individualsdetonated a bomb outside theAgency Headquarters Hospital onFebruary 7. A boundary wall wasdamaged in the attack, but policearrived in time to scare off theattackers. The Ajmal Hospital inWana was also attacked on the sameday.

7-Feb-06 Wana AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 In Wana, unidentified individualsthrew two hand grenades at theAjmal Hospital on February 7. Only aguard was in the hospital at the time,so no injuries or casualties werereported. On the same day, theAgency Headquarters Hospital inWana was also attacked.

7-Feb-06 KavrepalanchowkNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Firearms0 2 On February 7, a group of suspectedCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistsattacked the Panauti municipalityoffice in Kavrepalanchowk district,killing one police personnel and onecivilian, identified as Ganesh DasShrestha.


Explosives3 1 A car bomb exploded near theconvoy of Iraqi's higher educationminister, Sami al-Mudafar, as it drovethrough Baghdad. Al-Mudafar wasnot injured, but one civilian waskilled and three of his bodyguardswere injured in the attack. Twovehicles in the convoy weredamaged. This was the secondattack on Al-Mudafar's life in the pasttwo years. Al-Mudafar has spoken outagainst increasing the influence ofIslam in Iraqi's universities, a positionthat makes him unpopular amongsome Islamists. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.The attack was claimed by theMujahideen Council, an alliancemade up of seven insurgency groupsin Iraq: al-Qaeda in Iraq, VictoriousArmy Group, the Army of al-SunnahWal Jama’a, Ansar al-TawhidBrigades, Islamic Jihad Brigades, theStrangers Brigades, and the HorrorsBrigades.

8-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, injuring twopolice. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

8-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms6 0 Gunmen in Baghdad opened fire on agroup of Shiites performing Ashurarituals, wounding six people. Theattack likely had sectarianmotivation.

8-Feb-06 Al-Manzila

Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Ahmed Abdul Wahab Saleh al-Juburi,a member of the city council inHawija since before the fall ofSaddam Hussein, was killed bygunmen who opened fire on him nearthe village of Al-Manzila. Al-Juburi’sbodyguard was wounded in theattack. Attacks on local governmentofficials are frequent in Iraq.

8-Feb-06 VillanuevaColombia Unknown Explosives0 0 Unknown guerrillas bombed theoffice that housed the temporaryquarters for the mayor's office.There were no injuries or fatalitiesreported.

8-Feb-06 VillanuevaColombia Unknown Explosives0 0 An unexploded device was found inthe House of Culture. The authoritiescould not defuse the device and ithad to be detonated. The explosioncaused damage to the building. Nofatalities or injuries were reported.The perpetrators are unknown.

8-Feb-06 Latifiyah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An attack on Shiite civilianscelebrating Ashura was preventedwhen police found and defused 10homemade bombs planted under abridge in Latifiyah. The attackappeared to have been planned tocorrespond with the Shiite Ashuraholiday.

8-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Four Shiite pilgrims were shot andkilled by unknown gunmen inBaghdad who opened fire on them.The attack occurred as Shiitesprepare for the Ashura holiday andlikely had sectarian motivations.

8-Feb-06 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 An explosive charge detonated neara police patrol in Samarra, woundingthree policemen and destroying thepolice car. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

8-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 An explosive charge detonated neara police patrol in Baghdad, woundingtwo policemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

8-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Armed gunmen attacked and killed apoliceman in Baqubah when theyopened fire on him. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

8-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Armed gunmen attacked a group ofpolice, killing one officer andwounding two others. The attackoccurred on the Khalis highway whenthe gunmen opened fire on thepolice. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

8-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 5 A Sunni Arab tribal chief, SheikRaheed Safi, and four of his relativeswere kidnapped by men in policeuniforms following a funeral. All fivemen were found dead the followingday in Baghdad. Attacks on Sunnitribal chiefs are frequent in Iraq.Many tribal chiefs play a role in localgovernment administration and somework with US forces.

8-Feb-06 Sederot Israel Al-NasirSalah al-DinBrigades

Explosives0 0 Two rockets were fired on the Israelisettlement of Sederot. No damageor injuries were reported. A groupcalled the Al-Nasir Salah al-DinBrigades claimed the attack.

8-Feb-06 PuertoRico


Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) made threats onunknown victims and then put abomb in the victims' home (after ithad been abandoned). The Armydisarmed the bomb and there wereno injuries or fatalities reported. TheArmy says that the bomb was putthere by the Teofilo Forero MobileColumn of the FARC.

8-Feb-06 DhankutaNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives3 0 In Dhankuta district, suspectedmembers of the Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists bombed the house ofa candidate in the Janakpur mayoralelection, identified as Bechan Shah,destroying his home and injuring hiswife and children. Attacks oncandidates for political office havebeen frequent in the run-up toelections. Note: Incident date isapproximate.

8-Feb-06 Morang Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Firearms0 0 In Morang district, suspectedmembers of the Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists opened fire on twosecurity force personnel that weredeployed at a polling booth inBiratnagar-15. Municipal electionstook place throughout the country onFebruary 8, and there was significantMaoist violence leading up to theelections, leading to an averagevoter turnout of twenty percent.There were several other attacks inNepal on election day, includingbombings in Janakpurdham, Dipayal,Kapilavastu, and Putali.

8-Feb-06 Putali Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 Members of the Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists bombed the home ofthe newly elected chairman of Putalibazaar’s ward 12. The house wasdestroyed in the explosion.Municipal elections took placethroughout the country on February8, and there was significant Maoistviolence leading up to the elections,leading to an average voter turnoutof twenty percent. There wereseveral other attacks in Nepal onelection day, including bombings inJanakpurdham, Dipayal, Kapilavastu,and Morang.

9-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two members of a leading Shiitepolitical party were killed in Baghdad.One of the members was identifiedas Haider Baha Saeed. Attacks onpolitical figures and those whosupport the Shiite-led Iraqigovernment are frequent in Iraq.

9-Feb-06 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed a policecolonel in Ramadi when they openedfire on him. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

9-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 A terrorist attack was interruptedwhen police came upon two men whowere trying to plant a roadside bombin Baghdad. Police shot and woundedone of the suspects and pursued theother. The second suspect later shothimself after police surrounded thehouse where he was hiding.

9-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Sunni cleric, Adel Khalil Dawoud,Imam of the Nauaimi Sunni Muslimmosque was kidnapped from hishome in Baghdad by men in specialforces uniforms. Dawoud had justreturned to Iraq after fleeing toJordan for six months to avoid anattack. Sunni clerics are frequentlytargeted by Shiite militias.

9-Feb-06 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents blew up a children’shospital in Samarra that was underconstruction, causing significantdamage. Attacks on efforts of Iraqireconstruction are frequent in Iraq.

9-Feb-06 Israel Unknown Explosives0 1 Israeli security forces shot and killedone of two men attempting to placean explosive device alongside theborder fence. The attack took placenear the Erez crossing, the site of anearlier attack where two Palestiniansfired on Israeli military positionsduring the hectic pre-dawn rushhour. The al Aqsa Martyrs Brigadeand the Popular ResistanceCommittees claimed responsibilityfor the border-crossing attack. It isunclear if the two incidents wererelated.

9-Feb-06 Ovejas Colombia Unknown Unknown0 1 Unknown perpetrators took DonGabriel, the principal of a school, intothe street, and killed him. The tacticand weapon are unknown. DonGabriel had received death threats inother areas, had reported them tothe Attorney General and his tradeunion, and had been transferred toOvejas. Ovejas is a high-risk areabecause of the FARC presence.

9-Feb-06 Israel Abu al-RishBrigades

Explosives0 0 The Ahmad Abu al-Rish Brigades, anarmed resistance group linked toFatah, claimed responsibility forfiring three rockets on the KeremShalom crossing. No damage orinjuries were reported.

9-Feb-06 Sederot Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 The Al Quds Brigades, the armedwing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad,claimed responsibility for firing tworockets on the Israeli settlement ofSederot. No damage or injuries werereported.

9-Feb-06 GhisonacciaFrance Unknown Firearms0 0 An unknown perpetrator fired severalshots at the Ghisonacciagendarmerie building, on the islandof Corsica. Police chased after thegunmen but were unable to capturehim. There were no reportedinjuries. There has been an increasein attacks on the island since the newyear.

9-Feb-06 Istanbul Turkey KurdistanFreedomHawks(TAK)

Explosives17 1 One person was killed and seventeenothers injured when a powerfulexplosive detonated at an Internetcafé in the Bayrampasaneighborhood of Istanbul. The café islocated close to a policeheadquarters and is frequented byofficers. Seven of the injured werepolice. Authorities believe that an A-4 type explosive was used in theblast. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks(TAK) claimed responsibility for theattack in a telephone call to the ANFnews agency.

9-Feb-06 Hangu Pakistan Unknown Explosives50 23 In North West Frontier Province, aMuharram procession of ShiaMuslims was disrupted by asuspected suicide attack that causeda series of three explosions in Hangutown on February 9. 23 people werekilled in the explosions and 50 otherswere injured.

9-Feb-06 SaidanBanda

Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 4 Unidentified gunmen opened fire ona minibus in Saidan Banda, killingfour people on February 9. Theattack coincided with the bombing ofa Muharram procession in nearbyHangu.

9-Feb-06 MehtarlamAfghanistanTaliban Fire orFirebomb

0 0 In Laghman Province, suspectedTaliban assailants set fire to a girls’school in Mehtarlam after tying upthe security guard. Several booksand materials were damaged in thefire, but no casualties were reported.

10-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives28 9 A car bomb exploded outside theSunni Iskan al-Shaabi mosque inBaghdad. The attack occurred asSunnis were attending a prayerservice. The attack killed nine peopleand wounded at least 28. The attackwas followed by an attack bygunmen on bystanders at the sceneof the first explosion.

10-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen shouting “Allahu Akbar”[God is Great] opened fire atbystanders and onlookers at the siteof an earlier car bomb attack on aSunni mosque in Baghdad. Theattack killed one woman and injuredtwo men.

10-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms brokeinto the home of Nidthal Mohammad,a policewoman in Baqubah, andkilled her. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

10-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked a police vehiclecarrying two policemen in Baqubah,killing one and wounding the other.The police were on their way to workat the time of the attack. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

10-Feb-06 LaUnion


Explosives0 1 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) were in the processof placing dynamite at the base of abridge that connects Sonson withMedellin, when the army fired shotsand stopped the attack. One FARCguerrilla died in the exchange.

10-Feb-06 NativHa'asara

Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A qassam rocket landed in NativHa'asara. No damage or injurieswere reported.

10-Feb-06 Sederot Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A qassam rocket landed in an openfield in the Israeli settlement ofSederot. No damage or injuries werereported.

10-Feb-06 Khogiani AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 In Kaga, unidentified assailants blewup a transmitter belonging to theNangarhar Television Department inKhogiani District on February 10, alsodamaging a generator in theexplosion.

11-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A local contractor who worked withUS and Iraqi forces on importantgovernment and civil projects waskidnapped in Kirkuk. He wasidentified as Shirzad Najim Jirgis. Hisbody was found the following daywith a message pinned to his chestreading, “This is the verdict of God.”Those who work with US and Iraqiforces are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

11-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen killed two policemen inBaqubah when they approached thepolicemen’s car and shot them.Police are frequent targets of attackin Iraq.

11-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed a trafficpoliceman, Ahmed Majeed Obaid, ashe left his home in Baghdad. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

11-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed Sgt.Bassem al-Rikabi, a police officer inBaghdad, when they opened fire onhim while he was on patrol. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

11-Feb-06 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policemanin Fallujah as he headed to work,killing him. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

11-Feb-06 SulaymaniyahIraq Unknown Explosives1 2 A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqisecurity institution in Sulaymaniyahexploded instead near a civilianvehicle, killing two civilians driving inthe car and wounding a passerby.

11-Feb-06 Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A qassam rocket fired on thewestern Negev landed in an openfield. No damage or injuries werereported.

11-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 An American employee of KBR, acontractor for the US military, waskilled when his car hit a roadsidebomb. The victim was identified asKenneth Fannin, a truck driver onKBR's LOGCAP project. Attacks oncontractors who work with US andIraqi forces are frequent in Iraq.

12-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A mortar was fired at the Green Zonein Baghdad, which houses the USembassy and Iraqi governmentbuildings. No injuries were reported.

12-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen kidnapped 11 Iranianpilgrims and their Iraqi driver on theroad between Samarra and Baghdad.The pilgrims had been returning froma visit to the Imam Ali al-Hadi Shrinein Samarra when the attackoccurred. Gunmen shot one pilgrimand killed the Iraqi driver beforehandcuffing and driving off with theremaining pilgrims. Later, gunmenfreed three women in a desertedarea where they were found by anIraqi Army patrol.

12-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives8 1 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosive belt near a police patrol inBaghdad, killing a civilian andwounding eight people, includingthree police. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

12-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Armed gunmen opened fire on thecar of an Education Ministry official,Karim Selman al-Zaidi, in Baqubah.Al-Zaidi was killed in the attack.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.


Explosives9 0 A motorcycle bomb exploded outsidea popular restaurant in Baghdad aspeople gathered to buy breakfast,wounding nine people. Therestaurant was in a predominantlyShiite neighborhood. Several bombsalso exploded in this area onFebruary 7, 2006.The attack wasclaimed by the Mujahideen Council,an alliance made up of seventerrorist groups, including al-Qaedain Iraq, Victorious Army Group, theArmy of al-Sunnah Wal Jama’a, Ansaral-Tawhid Brigades, Islamic JihadBrigades, the Strangers Brigades,and the Horrors Brigades. However,in their claim, the group states that12 people were killed in the blast,which conflicts with news reports.

12-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A motorcycle bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, damagingthe police vehicle but causing noinjuries. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

12-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A roadside bomb exploded near anIraqi police special forces vehicle inNorthern Baghdad, wounding threecivilians, killing two other civilians,and damaging the police vehicle.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

12-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 4 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives near a police checkpointin southern Baghdad, killing threepolice commandos and one civilianand wounding four other policecommandos. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

12-Feb-06 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Armed gunmen barged into ahospital in Hawija, killing a doctorand one other hospital employee.Attacks on professionals in Iraq arefrequent.

12-Feb-06 Amarah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A former official of the Baath party,Khaled Mansur al-Shimalawi, waskilled by gunmen who opened fire onhim near his home in Amarah.Attacks on former Baath partyofficials are frequent in Iraq.

12-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The director of physical education inBaqubah was killed by unknowngunmen who opened fire on him.Local government officials are thefrequent target of attack in Iraq.

12-Feb-06 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Gunmen attacked a gas station inBaiji with an explosive device. Gasstations and oil industry targets arefrequently attacked in Iraq.Insurgents attack the oil industry todestabilize one of Iraq’s majorsources of income and underminethe new Iraqi regime.

12-Feb-06 Suwayra Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inSuwayra with gunfire, killing onepoliceman and wounding two others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

12-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Kirkuk, wounding fourpolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

12-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives12 0 Two bombs exploded simultaneouslynear a police patrol in Baghdad,wounding twelve people. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

12-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms4 0 Gunmen attacked and killed fourpolicemen riding in a civilian carbetween Tikrit and Kirkuk. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

12-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Kirkuk, woundingthree policemen and two civilians.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

12-Feb-06 SanAndres


Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) bombed the Trans-Andean oil pipeline. The attackbegan with the armed takeover ofthe Mocoa-Orito highway and theburning of a tanker on the highway.The group than bombed the pipelinein two places. There were nofatalities or injuries reported.

12-Feb-06 AshqelonIsrael PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 The Suraya al-Quds, an armed wingof Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ),claimed responsibility for firing twoqassam rockets on the Israelisettlement of Ashqelon. No damageor injuries were reported. The groupstated that the attack was inresponse to Israeli assassinations ofPIJ commanders in the West Bankand Gaza Strip.

12-Feb-06 KhasavyurtRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was found on the side of theroad leading to the Khasavyurt PoliceStation in Makhachkala. It washidden in a black bag among a pile ofsimilar garbage bags. The device wassafely defused. The attack is believedto have targeted police.

13-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives40 10 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosive belt in a line of Iraqisoutside a bank in Baghdad. At least70 people were waiting in line toreceive government payments tocompensate for incomplete foodrations. The attack killed at least tenpeople and wounded about 40others.

13-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police colonel was shot byunknown gunmen in Baghdad whoopened fire on him. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

13-Feb-06 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen entered a restaurant inFallujah and killed a policeman.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

13-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 5 Gunmen attacked a car in Baqubahthat was carrying five members ofthe Supreme Council for the IslamicRevolution in Iraq (SCIRI) party. SCIRIis the leading Shiite political party inIraq. One of the men killed was aleading official in the party. The menkilled were identified as threebrothers and two of their sons.Attacks by Sunni gunmen on Shiites,especially those active in politics, arefrequent in Iraq.

13-Feb-06 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives1 2 A roadside bomb exploded inIskandariyah, killing two policemenand wounding one other. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

13-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol near Kirkuk, killing onepoliceman and wounding one other.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

13-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed apoliceman protecting electricitygenerating facilities near a hospitalin Baghdad’s Sadr City. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq, as areattacks on utilities and thoseguarding them.

13-Feb-06 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police colonel was killed in Ramadiwhen gunmen opened fire on him ashe drove to work. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of attack.


Explosives0 2 A roadside bomb exploded near theconvoy of former Iraqi electricityminister, Ayam al-Samarie, inBaghdad. Samarie was not injured inthe attack, but two of his bodyguards were killed. At the time of theattack, Samarie was on his way tothe headquarters of the Iraqi IslamicParty to attend a meeting with anumber of senior political leaders.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.The attack wasclaimed by the Mujahideen Council,an alliance made up of seventerrorist groups, including al-Qaedain Iraq, Victorious Army Group, theArmy of al-Sunnah Wal Jama’a, Ansaral-Tawhid Brigades, Islamic JihadBrigades, the Strangers Brigades,and the Horrors Brigades.

13-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in southwesternBaghdad, wounding two policemen.

13-Feb-06 Dujail Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Gunmen fired a rocket-propelledgrenade at a fuel truck in Dujail. Theattack set the truck on fire. Attackson fuel trucks, oil pipelines, and theoil industry are frequent in Iraq.Insurgents attack the oil industry todestabilize one of Iraq’s majorsources of income and underminethe new Iraqi regime.

13-Feb-06 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police brigadier general was killedby gunmen who opened fire on himin Ramadi. Police are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack in Iraq.

13-Feb-06 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives1 2 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Hillah, killing two policemen andwounding one other. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

13-Feb-06 TuzKhormato

Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Tuz Khormato, killinga policeman and wounding twoothers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

13-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed Colonel Mahdi Mutlaq,the director of training for Baghdad’spolice forces. The attack occurred inBaghdad, near Mutlaq’s home, whengunmen opened fire on him.

13-Feb-06 Cali Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) bombed twodifferent electricity towers (#24 and#25) near the Brisas de los Cristalesneighborhood. There were no injuriesor fatalities reported. Electricityservice to Cali was not interrupted.


Explosives1 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) bombed a sportscomplex in the Siloe neighborhood.One man was injured.

13-Feb-06 NahalOz

Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 A qassam rocket launched from theGaza Strip landed near Kibbutz NahalOz in the western Negev. Nodamage or injuries were reported.On this same day the al QudsBrigades, the armed wing ofPalestinian Islamic Jihad, claimedfiring two rockets on the Israelisettlement of Sederot.

13-Feb-06 GuayaquilEcuador Unknown Firearms0 1 Unknown perpetrators shot and killeda journalist, Jose Luis Leon Desiderio,in Bastion Popular. The motives arestill unknown. There were no injuriesreported. On 17 February anotherjournalist was shot and killed inGuayas.

13-Feb-06 WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb targeting the vehicle ofMajor Walid al-Urayni exploded,destroying the car and causingdamage to nearby homes. Major al-Urayni was not injured. The Ministryof the Interior and National Securitystated that such acts would not keeppolice and security forces fromcarrying out their duties.

13-Feb-06 BahcelievlerTurkey KurdistanFreedomHawks(TAK)

Explosives18 0 The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK)claimed responsibility for a majorbomb attack targeting a supermarketin the Bahcelievler area of Istanbulprovince. The attack injuredeighteen people, but no one waskilled. In their statement of claim,the TAK stated, we consider theexplosion that took place tonight inan Istanbul supermarket to be aresponse to the barbaric policiesagainst the Kurdish people by thefascist Turkish state. On 8 March,Turkish police arrested threeindividuals they believe to beresponsible for the attack. All threesuspects are members of the TAK.

13-Feb-06 Geelan AfghanistanUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 On February 13, a school located inthe Agho Jan Village in Ghazni’sGeelan District was set afire byunidentified assailants. Although noinjuries were reported in the incident,the school building was damaged inthe blaze.

14-Feb-06 Balad Iraq Unknown Firearms4 11 Gunmen launched an attack on agroup of Shiites near Balad, killingeleven people and wounding fourothers. The attack was targeting thetribal chieftain of the Hayalin tribe,Hassan al-Sirhan. Gunmen openedfire on al-Sirhan when he arrived athis farm near Balad in a truck filledwith farm workers including three ofhis sons. Al-Sirhan, one of his sons,and nine other workers, includingsome other relatives, were killed.Four workers, including two of al-Sirhan’s sons, were wounded in theattack. Attacks on Shiites by Sunnigunmen are frequent. Tribal leadersare also targeted frequently for theirinvolvement in local politics.

14-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms5 1 Gunmen attacked a policecheckpoint in Baqubah, killing onepoliceman and wounding five others.Police are the frequent target ofinsurgent attacks in Iraq.

14-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 Two roadside bombs explodedsimultaneously near a policecommando patrol in Baghdad,wounding two policemen. The firstblast caused the injuries and thesecond caused only material damageto the vehicle. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

14-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, near theTechnology University. The bombmissed the police patrol, but hit apassing bus, wounding five civilians.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

14-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Baghdad, wounding threecivilians. Attacks on police in Iraq arefrequent.

14-Feb-06 Irbil Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An Iraqi policeman was killed in Irbilwhen gunmen opened fire on him.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

14-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policemanin Kirkuk, killing the policeman andwounding two civilian bystanders.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

14-Feb-06 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen attacked a police colonel inBaiji with gunfire, wounding him andone of his relatives. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

14-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen opened fire on the car of apolice colonel in Baqubah as hedrove to work, wounding him and hisbodyguard. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

14-Feb-06 SernovodskChechnyaUnknown Firearms0 1 A traffic policeman was shot andkilled by unidentified attackers whilehe was on his way home after work.

14-Feb-06 KfarAzza


Explosives0 0 The al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade claimedresponsibility for firing three rocketson the Israeli settlement of Kfar Azza.The Jerusalem Post reported that tworockets were fired at the WesternNegev on this day, however nodamage or injuries were reported.Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)responded to the bombings withattacks on suspected rocket-launching sites.

14-Feb-06 AshqelonIsrael PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimedresponsibility for firing two rocketson an industrial zone south ofAshqelon. No damage or injurieswere reported.

14-Feb-06 Khost AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 A vehicle packed with explosives wasdiscovered by security forcestraveling through the eastern area ofKhost Province. Security officialsbelieve that the car was intended tobe driven as a suicide bomb to atarget in Khost City. Police areinvestigating the perpetrators andtarget of this potential attack.Note:Incident date is approximate.

14-Feb-06 WestTripura

India NationalLiberationFront ofTripura(NLFT)

Firearms0 3 In West Tripura district on February14, suspected members of theNational Liberation Front of Tripura’s(NLFT’s) Biswamohan Debbarmafaction attacked three employees ofthe Gas Authority of India Limited,killing all three in the attack.

14-Feb-06 BatticaloaSriLanka


Explosives1 0 On February 14, a member of theTamil Eelam Liberation Organization(TELO) was injured when suspectedmembers of the Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked theTELO district office in Batticaloa withfive hand grenades.

14-Feb-06 DeraBugti

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On February 14, unidentifiedassailants fired rockets onto the Lotigas field in Balochistan, damagingthe pipeline from well number 16 toa purification plant, causing the gassupply to the Loti Gas Plant to besuspended.

14-Feb-06 Narayan Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On February 14 in Dailekh district,members of the Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists blew up the reservoirtanks of two drinking water supplyprojects in Narayan, shutting bothprojects down after demanding therelease of detained Maoists. The twoaffected projects, identified as theBelaspur Drinking Water Project inKharigoura VDC-8 and DailekhBazaar Drinking Water Project inBhavani VDC-9, supply drinkingwater to over 20,000 people insurrounding areas.

15-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 4 Four policemen were killed and fourother people, including threepolicemen and a civilian, werewounded when a car bomb targetinga police patrol exploded in Baghdad.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

15-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol close to Baghdad's Universityof Technology, killing one civilian andwounding four, including two policeofficers and two civilians. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

15-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives8 1 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol as the patrol passed a gasstation in Baghdad. The explosionwounded eight people, includingthree civilians and five police, andkilled one civilian. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

15-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen opened fire on a policecaptain, Huseein Ali Youssef, and hisdriver who was also a policeman, inBaghdad, killing both. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

15-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 4 A bomb in a bag placed outside ashop that sold alcohol in Baghdadexploded near a group of childrenwho were on their way to school,killing four children. The bombexploded when the children stoppedto play with the bag. The attack likelytargeted the shop selling alcohol.Drinking alcohol is prohibited underIslamic law and extremists oftentarget shops that sell alcoholicbeverages.

15-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Three Iraqis who worked for Britishforces on a military base in Basrawere kidnapped on their way towork. Attacks on those who workwith coalition forces are frequent inIraq.

15-Feb-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A former member of SaddamHussein's Baath party was killed inMosul by gunmen who opened fire onhim. Attacks on former Baath partymembers and associates of SaddamHussein are frequent in Iraq.

15-Feb-06 Negev Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 A qassam rocket landed in an openarea of the western Negev. Nodamage or injuries were reported.The Al Quds Brigades, the armedwing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad,claimed responsibility for firing tworockets on Israel on this day.

15-Feb-06 Nimroz AfghanistanTaliban Firearms4 1 On February 15, approximately sixtysuspected members of the Talibanattacked a police post insouthwestern Nimroz province,shooting and killing one policemanand wounding four others. Followingthe incident, Taliban spokesman QariYousuf Ahmadi claimed responsibilityfor the attack on behalf of theTaliban.

15-Feb-06 HubCity


Firearms0 4 On February 15, members of theBaloch Liberation Army (BLA)attacked a car carrying three Chineseengineers from their job at AttockCement Factory in Hub City back totheir homes. All three engineerswere killed in the attack, as well astheir Pakistani driver. After theattack, a spokesman for the BLAclaimed responsibility for the attack,demanding that the Chinese stopworking on any projects opposed bythe Baloch.

15-Feb-06 Cherli India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 3 In Dantewada district, more than fiftysuspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-Maoists) attacked Cherli villageand killed three people on February15 after accusing them of assistingpolice in their operations against theCPI-Maoists.


Explosives3 1 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Baghdad, killing one civilianand wounding three people,including two police officers and onecivilian. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.The attack wasclaimed by the Mujahideen Council,an alliance made up of seventerrorist organizations including al-Qaeda in Iraq, Victorious ArmyGroup, the Army of al-Sunnah WalJama’a, Ansar al-Tawhid Brigades,Islamic Jihad Brigades, the StrangersBrigades, and the Horrors Brigades.

16-Feb-06 KhanBaniSaad

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen opened fire on a carcarrying three important triballeaders to a funeral in Khan BaniSaad. The leaders were identified asSheik Mindab al-Khafaji, a clan leaderand head of the Khan Bani Saadcouncil, Sheik Hanash al-Moussaoui,a member of the Khan Bani Saadlocal council, and Raad AhmedChibish al-Jibouri, a Sunni Arabmember of the tribal council. Allthree were killed in the attack.Attacks on Sunni tribal leaders whooften have ties to local governmentare frequent in Iraq.

16-Feb-06 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a tribal leader andbrother of the governor of Anbarprovince, Mukhaibir al-Alwani, whenthey opened fire on him in Ramadi.Attacks on tribal leaders are frequentin Iraq as they often have ties tolocal government officials.

16-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Armed men attacked the driver of aJordanian embassy vehicle as itrefueled at a Baghdad gas station.The driver, Jamal Salman, is an Iraqi.Salman was injured in the attack.After shooting Salman, the attackersstole the embassy vehicle and fledthe scene. Salman is the secondJordanian driver to be targeted in twomonths. The first, Suleiman Saidat,was abducted and is still being held.Attacks on foreign embassies andtheir workers are frequent in Iraq.

16-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A car bomb exploded near theconvoy of a former governmenthuman rights official, Nouri al-Nouri,in Baghdad. Al-Nouri was not injuredin the attack, but four civilian by-standers were wounded. Al-Nouri wasdismissed in December after thediscovery of tortured detainees in anInterior Ministry jail. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

16-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and injured KhalidIbrahim Ali, a member of Baghdad’slocal government, in Baghdad.Attacks on local governmentpersonnel are frequent in Iraq.

16-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a policeman inBaghdad. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

16-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Gunmen opened fire on a vehiclecarrying two policemen, killing bothpolice and two civilians, one Iraqi andone Egyptian. The attack occurred inBaghdad. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

16-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives13 6 A car bomb exploded in a crowdedmarket in the Shula district ofBaghdad, killing six civilians andwounding 13 others.


Explosives3 0 A car bomb exploded in northernBaghdad near a police patrol,wounding three civilians. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.The attackwas claimed by the MujahideenCouncil, an alliance of seven terroristgroups including al-Qaeda in Iraq,Victorious Army Group, the Army ofal-Sunnah Wal Jama’a, Ansar al-Tawhid Brigades, Islamic JihadBrigades, the Strangers Brigades,and the Horrors Brigades.

16-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives6 0 A bomb attached to a bicycleexploded near a police patrol inBaqubah, wounding four police andtwo civilians. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

16-Feb-06 Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Two rockets were launched at thewestern Negev, but landed in openfields. No damage or injuries werereported.

16-Feb-06 Coti-Chiavari


Explosives0 0 Suspected members of the CorsicanNational Liberation Front (FLNC)carried out a bomb attack in Coti-Chiavari which damaged two holidayvillas. One of the villas was severelydamaged. Both the homes wereowned by residents of mainlandFrance. The FLNC dedicated thisattack to one of its fallen comrades,Emile Corticchiato. The words EmileCorticchiato sempre vivu (livesforever) were found written at thescene of the attack.



6 2 A bomb attack on the Judicial andInvestigative Police headquarters inCali was attributed to theRevolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) by Col Jose RobertoLeon, Commander of the CaliMetropolitan Police. The FARCallegedly convinced two drivers of ahorse-drawn cart to carry a packagefor them. The package wasdetonated remotely with a cellularphone as the cart passed by thepolice headquarters. The two driverswere killed and six people wereinjured.Other Sources: Bogota RCNTelevision, 16 Feb

16-Feb-06 El Limon Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) bombed anelectrical tower, leaving 450,000residents of the Caqueta Departmentwithout power. No casualties orinjuries were reported. The FARChave announced an armed strike inthe department, with specific targetsagainst the transportation sector.

16-Feb-06 PutumayoColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) burned a public busand a school bus. The children werefirst taken off the bus and thenwatched as their bus was burned. Nofatalities or injuries were reported.This incident occurred as the FARCwarned of armed strikes on thetransportation sector in theneighboring Caqueta department.

16-Feb-06 KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Firearms2 2 On February 16, suspected membersof the Taliban attacked a policevehicle in the Maiwan District ofKandahar, killing two policemen andinjuring two others. Following theincident, spokesman QariMohammad Yousuf claimedresponsibility for the attack on behalfof the Taliban.

16-Feb-06 DeraBugti

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On February 16, unidentifiedassailants blew up the Pirkoh GasPlant in Dera Bugti, shutting downtwo major plants in Balochistanprovince and causing gas shortagesin Multan and Faisalabad.

16-Feb-06 Mach Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On February 16, a two-foot section ofrailroad tracks outside Mach wasblown up by unidentified assailants,though no casualties were reported.

17-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice car in Baghdad, wounding apoliceman. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

17-Feb-06 YousifiyahIraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice car in Al-Yousifiya, killing apoliceman and wounding two others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

17-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents detonated a bomb innorthern Baghdad near a major oilpipeline that connects the oil fields inKirkuk to a refinery in Baghdad. Theexplosion caused a large fire andinterrupted oil flow along thepipeline. Attacks on oil pipelines andthe oil industry in Iraq are frequent.Insurgents attack the oil industry todisrupt one of Iraq's most importantindustries and to undermine the Iraqiregime.

17-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 An explosive device detonated neara police patrol in Kirkuk, woundingfour police. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

17-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, woundingtwo policemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

17-Feb-06 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed the owner of a gasstation, Mohammed Al-Ajmi, inFallujah when they opened fire onhim as he was selling an oil tankeroutside his station. Gunmenfrequently target gas stations, oilpipelines, and the oil industry. In thiscase, some Fallujah residentsreported that gunmen had postedwarnings against selling oil on theblack market or smuggling it.Insurgents use attacks on the oilindustry to disrupt one of Iraq’s onlyprofitable industries and underminethe new government.

17-Feb-06 Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Two qassam rockets were launchedon Israeli territory; both landed inopen fields in the western Negev. Nodamage or injuries were reported.

17-Feb-06 Erzincan Turkey Unknown Explosives0 0 A homemade explosive devicedetonated at a business center whichhouses the Independent TurkishParty (BTP) in the city of Erzincan.The blast caused some materialdamages, but there were no reportedinjuries. No further information isprovided.

17-Feb-06 Guayas Ecuador Unknown Firearms0 1 Unknown perpetrators shot and killedRaul Suarez, a photographer for LaNoticia Dureneña, a newspaper.Suarez is the second journalist killedin the last week. He was riding hisbicycle home and was shot by aperpetrators in a passing vehicle.The photographer had complained ofbeing followed by different carsrecently. The motive is unknown andthere were no other injuries reported.

17-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

13 0 Eleven policemen and two otherswere wounded when a bomb hiddenunder a coconut tree was detonatedby mobile phone during a crimescene investigation at theTanyongmas market in Narathiwat.

17-Feb-06 DeraBugti

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On February 17, unidentifiedassailants bombed a pipeline at theLoti gas field in Balochistan.

17-Feb-06 EastSinghbhum


Firearms0 0 On February 17, more than a dozenmembers of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists (CPI-Maoists) attackeda police outpost in East Singhbhum,exchanging fire with police until theywere finally chased away. Nocasualties were reported in theattack, which occurred the daybefore the Jharkhand Home MinisterSudesh Mahato was scheduled tovisit the area.

18-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 3 A roadside bomb targeting a group ofpolice guarding an oil tankerexploded in Baghdad, killing threepolice and wounding three others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq, as are attacks on oil tankersand other oil industry targets.Insurgents attack the oil industry toundermine one of Iraq’s primarysources of income and to underminethe new Iraqi government.

18-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb detonated near agroup of security guards in Baghdad,wounding two security guards.Attacks on security personnel arefrequent in Iraq.

18-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 3 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, but itmissed the patrol and killed threecivilians and wounded four others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

18-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 An explosive charge detonated nearthe convoy of Brigadier GeneralKarim Maryush, the chief of the Al-Karradah police. The attack occurredin Baghdad. One policeman waskilled and one police officer waswounded in the attack, but Maryushwas not harmed. Attacks on policeofficials are frequent in Iraq.

18-Feb-06 Lezo Spain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 An incendiary device detonated inLezo, causing damage to atransformer that was supplyingelectricity to a Spanish NationalRailways Network (RENFE) station.No information on damages causedwas available.

18-Feb-06 Sederot Israel Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimedresponsibility for launching a rocketattack on the Israeli settlement ofSederot. No damage or injuries werereported.

18-Feb-06 Jolo PhilippinesUnknown Explosives28 1 A bomb exploded near the entranceof a videoke bar killing one andinjuring twenty-eight others. Theblast was caused by the type ofdynamite used in fishing, whichcaused shrapnel injuries and burns.

19-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 3 A car bomb targeting a governmentconvoy exploded near the entranceto the Green Zone in Baghdad, killingthree people and wounding fourothers. Attacks on governmentconvoys are frequent in Iraq. Theattack was one of two bombings thatoccurred near the Green Zone onlyminutes apart. However, the attackshad separate targets and did notappear coordinated.

19-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosive belt near the Al-Jumhuriyahbridge, the main route to the GreenZone as a police commando patrolapproached. The attack woundedfour people. The attack was one oftwo bombings that occurred near theGreen Zone only minutes apart.However, the attacks had separatetargets and did not appearcoordinated.

19-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 3 A roadside bomb exploded near theconvoy of General Khatam Khalaf al-Obeidi, the deputy police chief ofKirkuk, killing him and two of hisbodyguards. The attack occurred inKirkuk. Attacks on police officials arefrequent in Iraq.

19-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A policeman was killed in Baghdadwhen gunmen opened fire on him.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

19-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police commando was killed inBaghdad when gunmen opened fireon him. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

19-Feb-06 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol in Fallujah, woundingtwo police. Police in Iraq are thefrequent target of attack.

19-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Explosives8 0 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol in northern Iraq,wounding eight police. Police in Iraqare the frequent target of attack.

19-Feb-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A policeman was killed in Mosul whengunmen opened fire on him. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

19-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 An explosive device detonated nearthe motorcade of the policecommander for the sub-district of al-Tuz in Kirkuk. The explosion woundedfour police bodyguards, but thecommander was unharmed. Attackson police officials are frequent inIraq.

19-Feb-06 Balad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An Iraqi contractor working with USforces was killed by gunmen whoopened fire on him in Balad. Attackson those who work with US forces arefrequent in Iraq.

19-Feb-06 Khalis Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 Four police were wounded when anexplosive device detonated neartheir patrol in Khalis. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

19-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 Husayn al-Bahrani, an officialworking in the Baghdad secretariat,was the target of an assassinationattempt when a car bomb explodednear him. The explosion woundedtwo of Bahrani’s guards anddamaged some nearby buildings.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

19-Feb-06 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Iskandariyah,wounding one policeman. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.


Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb exploded in TuzKhormato near a police patrol. Fourpolice were wounded in the attack.

19-Feb-06 Yathrib Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on an Iraqi whoworks with US forces in Yathrib. SabaHamid Hussein was killed in theattack. Attacks on those who workwith US forces are frequent in Iraq.

19-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 2 A car bomb exploded near a Shiitepolitical office in Baghdad, killing twopeople, including one policeman andwounding five others, including threepolice. Attacks on political buildingsare frequent in Iraq.

19-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Sa’ad al-Janabi, a journalist andmember of the Iraqi NationalDialogue Council, was kidnapped bymen in Interior Ministry uniforms at apolice checkpoint in Baghdad. Hewas found dead two days later.Journalists and those involved inpolitics are the frequent target ofattack in Iraq.

19-Feb-06 Ahvaz Iran Unknown Explosives0 0 A powerful bomb exploded in Ahvaz,the capital of Iran's Khuzestanprovince, causing damage but noreported injuries. The device wasplaced in a plastic bag and detonatedin the middle of Kianpars Street.Khuzestan is an oil-rich province andhome to many from Iran's minorityArab population. The region haswitnessed several bombings inrecent months.

19-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Korlet Sa-a, a teacher at the Ma-ahatIslamiya Withaya School in theRaman District, was shot dead whilehe was leaving school. Sa-a stoppedto answer his mobile phone when hewas killed by a pillion rider on amotorcycle.

19-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Chalermkiat Fankhun, a teacher atthe Thammawtthaya School inMuang District, was shot to death bya passenger on a motorcycle whilehe was walking near a market.

19-Feb-06 Nad Ali AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 3 In Helmand Province, suspectedTaliban members attacked a policepost in Nad Ali, shooting and killingthree police personnel. SpokesmanQari Yousuf Ahmadi claimedresponsibility for the incident onbehalf of the Taliban following theattack.

19-Feb-06 Gujarat India Unknown Explosives25 0 On February 19, a bomb exploded atthe Ahmedabad Railway Station inGujarat. The explosion occurred justbefore the Kutch Express fromMumbai was scheduled to arrive atthe Ahmedabad station at 1:43 a.m.(local time), injuring 25 people.

19-Feb-06 DeraBugti

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On February 19, a series of 5 remotedetonated devices exploded alongthe pipeline at the Loti Gas Plant inBalochistan, interrupting the supplyof gas from the gas field. Explosivedevices also detonated along thepipeline at the Pirkoh Gas Plant inBalochistan on this same day. It isunclear if the attacks werecoordinated.

19-Feb-06 BalochistanPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On February 19, a remote detonateddevice exploded along the pipeline atthe Pirkoh Gas Plant in Balochistan,interrupting the supply of gas fromthe gas field. Explosive devices alsodetonated along the pipeline at theLote Gas Plant in Balochistan on thissame day. It is unclear if the attackswere coordinated.

20-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives11 0 A roadside bomb was detonated neara convoy of SUVs used by foreigncontractors in Baghdad. The attackwounded eleven people, includingtwo foreigners whose nationality wasnot given. Attacks on foreigncontractors are frequent in Iraq.

20-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives15 12 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosive belt as he boarded acrowded bus in Baghdad'sKazamiyah district, which ispredominantly Shiite. The attackkilled 12 people and wounded atleast 15.

20-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives19 4 A bomb exploded near a group ofconstruction workers who weregathering before the start of theirwork day near Liberation square inBaghdad. The attack killed at leastfour laborers and wounded 19. Therehave been several attacks on groupsof day laborers in Baghdad in recentmonths.

20-Feb-06 Mosul Iraq MujahideenCouncil

Explosives21 5 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives inside a restaurant filledwith policemen eating breakfast. Theattack killed at least five people andwounded 21, including 10 police.Attacks on police and the localesthey frequent are common in Iraq.The attack was claimed by theMujahideen Council, an alliance ofterrorist organizations including al-Qaeda in Iraq, Victorious ArmyGroup, the Army of al-Sunnah WalJama’a, Ansar al-Tawhid Brigades,Islamic Jihad Brigades, the StrangersBrigades, and the Horrors Brigades.The statement said that a member ofthe Brigades of Abi Dajana al-Ansaridetonated the device.

20-Feb-06 Dhuluiya Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 The Imam of the Abu Bakr al-SidiqMosque, Hikmat Hasssan Hamash,was assassinated by gunmen whoopened fire on him and his brother.Hamash’s brother was injured in theattack. The attack occurred in theSunni town of Dhuluiya and likelyhad sectarian motivations.

20-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives11 2 A car bomb exploded in the DiyalaBridge area of Baghdad, targetingthe mayor of the Jisir Diyala area.The attack did not injure the mayor,but killed two of his security guardsand wounded eleven civilians, mostof whom were gathered at a nearbymarket at the time of the blast.

20-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, woundingtwo police. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

20-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 The head of the police headquartersin Kirkuk, Col. Burhan Taha, was thetarget of an assassination attemptwhen gunmen attacked his home inKirkuk and opened fire on him andhis family. Taha was not injured inthe incident, but his son anddaughter were wounded. Policeofficials are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.

20-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb exploded near aconvoy of trucks carryingconstruction materials in Baghdad.The attack damaged the trucks butcaused no injuries. Attacks on peopleand convoys supportingreconstruction in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

20-Feb-06 Kissufim Israel PopularResistanceCommittees

Explosives0 0 The armed wing of the PopularResistance Committees claimedlaunching a rocket attack on theKissufim crossing. No damage orinjuries were reported. The group, ina joint attack with the Al-AqsaMartyrs Brigade, also attacked theIsraeli settlement of Sederot on thisday.

20-Feb-06 Sederot Israel PopularResistanceCommittees

Explosives0 0 The armed wing of the PopularResistance Committees, in a jointattack with the Al-Aqsa MartyrsBrigade, launched a rocket attack onthe Israeli settlement of Sederot.The Popular Resistance Committeesalso claimed firing rockets on theKissufim crossing on this day.


Explosives0 0 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimedresponsibility for launching a rocketattack on the Israeli settlement ofSederot. No damage or injuries werereported.

20-Feb-06 MajdelounLebanon Unknown Explosives0 0 Several rocket-propelled grenadeswere discovered in a black bag nearthe home of Bahia Hariri, a memberof parliament and sister of formerPrime Minister Rafik Hariri. BahiaHariri has reportedly received deaththreats in recent months.Government officials, journalists, andothers who openly oppose Syria'sinvolvement in Lebanese affairs arefrequently the target of attack.

20-Feb-06 Manila PhilippinesUnknown Explosives0 0 A loud explosion shocked thePhilippine presidential palace, but nodamage or injuries were caused. Theblast came as a group of militaryrebels vowed to protest against thepresident.

20-Feb-06 Makati PhilippinesUnknown Explosives1 0 A bomb exploded in a street inManila's financial district, Makati; theblast injured a boy. This attackoccurred just after an explosion atthe Presidential Palace. It is unclearif the two were related.

20-Feb-06 Manila PhilippinesUnknown Explosives0 0 Police disarmed a grenade found in atrashcan outside of the NationalPrinting Office in Manila. The safetypin was missing, but the device hadnot exploded.

20-Feb-06 NagarharAfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 1 On February 20 in Nagarharprovince, a suspected suicidebomber was walking toward a mainroad often used by governmentofficials and foreign troops when hisexplosives malfunctioned anddetonated prematurely, killing him inthe process.

20-Feb-06 Manipur India People'sLiberationArmy(PLA)

Firearms0 5 On February 20 in Manipur, threemembers of the People’s LiberationArmy (PLA) opened fire on a policepatrol as it was engaged in a searchoperation in Thoubal Bazaar. Fourpolice personnel and one PLAmember were killed in the attack.

20-Feb-06 DeraBugti

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Balochistan, unidentifiedassailants bombed the gas pipelineto well number 19 at the Pirkoh GasPlant in Dera Bugti.

20-Feb-06 NallamalaIndia Communistparty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-Maoists) tried to bomb theDiguvametta Railway Station inNallamala forest, causing partialdamage to the building andsuspending railway traffic.

20-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb was found in Baghdad,near the site of an earlier attack on aWestern civilian convoy. The devicewas defused. It may have beenintended to also target the Westernconvoy or those who responded tothe incident.

21-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baqubah, woundingthree policemen. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

21-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, killing twopolice commandos and woundingfour people including three policeand a civilian. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

21-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol in Baghdad, killing onepoliceman. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

21-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms3 1 Gunmen attacked a judge as hetraveled to work in Baqubah. Theattack led to the death of one civilianand the injury of two others. Thejudge was also injured. Attacks onjudges who are considered agents ofthe government are frequent targetsof attack in Iraq.

21-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 Three liquor stores on one street inBaqubah were attacked with bombs.The attacks killed one store ownerand wounded three other people.Attacks on liquor stores in Iraq arefrequent. Drinking alcohol isprohibited under Islamic law and as aresult, some extremists attack shopsthat sell alcoholic products.

21-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Eight shops in Baqubah wereattacked in almost simultaneousbomb explosions. Those storestargeted included four beautyparlors, a photo shop, an electricalrepair outlet, a jewelry store, and ashampoo store. The attack occurredat night and no one was injured.

21-Feb-06 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen in Iraqi army uniformskidnapped Fares Abdul Nabi, anengineer at one of Iraq’s largestrefineries in Baiji. Insurgentsfrequently attack Iraqi’s oil industry,its pipelines, and employees. Theattacks are intended to destabilizeone of Iraq’s major sources of incomeand undermine the new Iraqi regime.

21-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A bomb exploded near the convoy ofIraqi Migration Minister, Suhaila AbedJaafar. Jaafar was not injured, butthree of her security guards werewounded. The attack occurred inBaghdad. Attacks on governmentofficials are frequent in Iraq.

21-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms2 2 A group of armed men attacked amini bus as it traveled betweenKanaan and Baqubah, opening fire onthe bus. Two people were killed andtwo wounded in the attack.

21-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 The UN envoy to Baghdad, AsrafQadi, was the target of anassassination attempt when aroadside bomb exploded near hisconvoy in Ramadi. No injuries werereported. Attacks on diplomaticofficials are frequent in Iraq.

21-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated nearTahrir Square in Baghdad, near aconvoy of SUVs used by foreignsecurity companies. Two civilianswere injured in the explosion, but theconvoy and its personnel escapedunharmed. Attacks on foreignsecurity companies and thegovernment and diplomaticpersonnel they often protect arefrequent in Iraq.

21-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

28 22 A car bomb exploded in amarketplace in Baghdad’s Doradistrict, killing 22 people andwounding at least 28 others. Theexplosion caused material damage tonearby shops and cars. The bombwas detonated by remote control andappeared to be targeting a nearbypolice patrol. However, the devicemissed its target and no police wereinjured. Officials detained oneindividual suspected of involvementin the blast. The suspect may havebeen the one who triggered thebomb explosion.

21-Feb-06 Mezitli Turkey KurdistanFreedomHawks(TAK)

Explosives0 0 The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK)claimed responsibility for anexplosion in front of the Justice andDevelopment Party (AKP) offices inMezitli, Mersin province. The door ofthe building was damaged and noinjuries were caused. Authoritiesbelieve a fragmentation bomb wasused in the attack. In theirstatement of claim, the TAK writes,once again we stress that we will notbe responsible for any future loss oflife or damage and that those whopersist on their dirty policies will bearthe responsibility.

21-Feb-06 BoumerdesAlgeria SalafistGroup forCall andCombat(GSPC)

Firearms0 1 Militants associated with the SalafistGroup for Call and Combat (GSPC)killed a repentant militant going byname of D.H near Cap Djinet, 30kmfrom Boumerdes. The motive for theattack centered around D.H.'ssurrender to Algerian authorities in2003.

21-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The kitchen at the Ban Krong PinangSchool was set ablaze in Yala's KrongPinang District.

21-Feb-06 AngoorAdda

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In South Waziristan, unidentifiedassailants bombed a small primaryschool in Angoor Adda, destroyingthe building but causing nocasualties.Note: Incident date isapproximate

21-Feb-06 Helmand AfghanistanTaliban Fire orFirebomb

0 0 In Helmand Province, a schoolbuilding was set on fire by suspectedmembers of the Taliban, destroyingthe school and its contents. Note:Incident date is approximate

21-Feb-06 DeraBugti


Explosives0 0 On February 21, suspected membersof the Balochistan Liberation Army(BLA) bombed a pipeline supplyinggas to Dera Bugti, causing the supplyof gas to be suspended.

21-Feb-06 AngoorAdda

Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 2 On February 21 in South Waziristan,two men were shot and killed byunidentified assailants in AngoorAdda. According to villagers, the twomen killed were brothers, identifiedas Badshah Kan and Rasul Khan, andwere accused of spying for the USand Afghan governments.

21-Feb-06 PanjgoonaPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On February 21, a bomb destroyedthree rooms and a boundary wall atthe Government Primary School inPanjgoona village, though no injurieswere reported in the incident.

22-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked inBaghdad. This was one of more than90 attacks on mosques in Baghdadand one of more than 168 attacks onSunni mosques throughout Iraq overa period of two days. In Baghdad, atleast eight people, including severalmosque imams and someworshippers, were killed in theattacks. Nationwide, a total of 10mosque Imams were killed and 15kidnapped over two days. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.

22-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked inBaghdad. This was one of more than90 attacks on mosques in Baghdadand one of more than 168 attacks onSunni mosques throughout Iraq overtwo days. In Baghdad, at least eightpeople, including several mosqueimams and some worshippers, werekilled in the attacks. Nationwide, atotal of 10 mosque Imams were killedand 15 kidnapped over two days. Theattack comes following a bombattack on the Askariya shrine, a holysite for Shiites, and was likelyperpetrated in retaliation. NOTE: Thenumber of mosques attacked varieddepending on the source. The UnitedStates government provided asignificantly lower number of attacks.









22-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen attacked the Sunni IraqiIslamic Party office in Baghdad andburned it to the ground. The attackcomes after a bomb attack on theAskariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. Several other Sunnipolitical offices in Iraq were attacked,as were 168 Sunni mosques.

22-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms14 2 Gunmen attacked the offices of theSunni Iraqi Islamic Party in Basra.The attackers were likely from theShiite Mahdi Army, loyal to Muqtadaal-Sadr. Two people were killed and14 wounded in the incident. Theattack comes following a bombattack on the Askariya shrine, a holysite for Shiites, and was likelyperpetrated in retaliation. Severalother Sunni political offices in Iraqwere attacked, as were 168 Sunnimosques.

22-Feb-06 Samarra Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives0 0 Two bombs detonated inside theAskariya (Golden Dome) mosque inSamarra, one of the holiest Shiitemosques in Iraq, causing significantdamage. The mosque contains thetombs of two Shiite imams,descendants of Muhammad. Onebomb collapsed the dome and thesecond caused material damage tothe north wall. The attack wasperpetrated by four men whoentered the mosque, tied up themosque guards, and planted thebombs before leaving. No fatalitieswere reported. At least 10 peoplehave been arrested in connectionwith the attack. The attack set off awave of protests and Sunni-directedviolence. More than 168 Sunnimosques were attacked following thebombing in Samarra and severalSunni political party offices were alsoattacked.On February 28, officialsannounced that they had arrested 10additional suspects in connectionwith the attack, including four of theshrine's guards. Officials also notedthat initial leads suggest the attackmay have been perpetrated by thegroup led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn.On June 28, securityofficials in Iraq announced that theyhad captured a Tunisian with ties toal-Qaeda identified as Yousri FakherMohammed Ali (also known as AbuQudama), believed to a be a keyperpetrator of the mosque attack.Qudama was captured following aclash with security forces in which hewas wounded and 15 other foreignfighters were killed. Officials alsoidentified the ring leader of theattack, Haitham Sabah ShakerMohammed, an Iraqi. They reportedthat the attack had been perpetratedby a seven-man cell that includedtwo Iraqis, four Saudis, and aTunisian man, Qadama who wascaptured. All were members of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. They noted that AbuQadama gave details about theattack on the shrine. However, Al-Qaeda in Iraq issued a webstatement denying involvement inthe attack.

22-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 The Sunni Al-Hamza Mosque wasattacked in Baghdad by gunmen thatfired machine guns at it and thenburned it down. This was one of 90attacks on Sunni mosques inBaghdad and one of more than 168in the country overall. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.

22-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A rocket-propelled grenage (RPG)was fired at the Sunni Mustafamosque in Baghdad, causingmaterial damage. This was one of 90attacks on Sunni mosques inBaghdad and one of more than 168in the country overall. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.

22-Feb-06 Karbala Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 The Sunni Abbasiyah mosque inKarbala was attacked by individualswho broke the doors and windows ofthe mosque. This was one of 168attacks on Sunni mosquesthroughout Iraq on this day. Theattack comes following a bombattack on the Askariya shrine, a holysite for Shiites, and was likelyperpetrated in retaliation. NOTE: Thenumber of mosques attacked varieddepending on the source. The UnitedStates government provided asignificantly lower number of attacks.

22-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 The Sunni Al-Asharah al-MubasharahMosque in Basra was attacked bygunmen who detonated an explosivedevice inside it. This was one of 168attacks on Sunni mosquesthroughout Iraq on this day. Theattack comes following a bombattack on the Askariya shrine, a holysite for Shiites, and was likelyperpetrated in retaliation. NOTE: Thenumber of mosques attacked varieddepending on the source. The UnitedStates government provided asignificantly lower number of attacks.

22-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked the al-Rashidimosque in Baghdad with gunfire,killing the Imam of the mosque,Sheik Khalil al-Dulaimi. This was oneof 90 attacks on Sunni mosques inBaghdad and one of more than 168in the country overall. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.

22-Feb-06 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A bomb targeting a police patrol inIskandariyah exploded outside astore in the center of the city. Thebomb missed the patrol, but killedtwo civilians and wounded fourothers. Police in Iraq are the frequenttarget of insurgent attacks.

22-Feb-06 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Shiite gunmen in Diwaniya from theMahdi army, loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr, attacked the homes of SunniArabs. At least one of the gunmenwas killed in the incident. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation.

22-Feb-06 Hasswa Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Hasswa, woundingfour policemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

22-Feb-06 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Three Iraqi contractors who workedwith the US army were kidnapped byunknown gunmen in Fallujah. Thosewho work with US forces are thefrequent target of attack in Iraq.

22-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen opened fire on two policeofficers in Baqubah, killing both.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

22-Feb-06 al-Ahmer

Iraq MujahideenCouncil

Firearms0 4 The head of the Criminal Court inDiyala province was attacked bygunmen in al-Ahmer village, east ofBaqubah. Gunmen opened fire onAbdul-Rida al-Timimi, killing four ofhis bodyguards. Al-Timimi was nothurt in the attack. Attacks on thosewho work within the Iraqigovernment are frequent in Iraq.Theattack was claimed by theMujahideen Council, an alliancemade up of seven terrorist groupsincluding al-Qaeda in Iraq, VictoriousArmy Group, the Army of al-SunnahWal Jama’a, Ansar al-TawhidBrigades, Islamic Jihad Brigades, theStrangers Brigades, and the HorrorsBrigades.

22-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 8 A Sunni mosque was attacked inBaghdad. This was one of more than90 attacks on mosques in Baghdadand one of more than 168 attacks onSunni mosques throughout Iraq overa period of two days. In Baghdad, atleast eight people, including severalmosque imams and someworshippers, were killed in theattacks. Nationwide, a total of 10mosque Imams were killed and 15kidnapped over two days. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation.NOTE: Casualty total is forall Baghdad mosque attacks.

22-Feb-06 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Diwaniya opened fire on aShiite police officer guarding a Sunnimosque. The officer was killed in theattack. The incident comes the dayof attack on the Shiite Askariyashrine and in the midst of reprisalsby Shiites for this attack. At least 168Sunni mosques were attackedaround the country.

22-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked inBaghdad. This was one of more than90 attacks on mosques in Baghdadand one of more than 168 attacks onSunni mosques throughout Iraq overa period of two days. In Baghdad, atleast eight people, including severalmosque imams and someworshippers, were killed in theattacks. Nationwide, a total of 10mosque Imams were killed and 15kidnapped over two days. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.




22-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked inBaghdad. This was one of more than90 attacks on mosques in Baghdadand one of more than 168 attacks onSunni mosques throughout Iraq overa period of two days. In Baghdad, atleast eight people, including severalmosque imams and someworshippers, were killed in theattacks. Nationwide, a total of 10mosque Imams were killed and 15kidnapped over two days. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks. NOTE: Thenumber of mosques attacked varieddepending on the source. The UnitedStates government provided asignificantly lower number of attacks.












22-Feb-06 NasiriyahIraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Armed gunmen attacked the SunniIslamic Party offices in Nassariyah,wounding one guard. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. Several other Sunnipolitical offices and over 168 Sunnimosques were attacked in Iraq in thetwo days following the incident.









22-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Shiites in Basra set fire to a Sunnishrine containing the seventhcentury tomb of Talha bin Obeid-Allah, a companion of the ProphetMuhammad. The attack comesfollowing a bomb attack on theAskariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. More than 168 Sunnishrines and mosques were attacked.NOTE: The number of mosquesattacked varied depending on thesource. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.

22-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 10 A Sunni mosque was attacked in Iraq.This was one of more than 168attacks on Sunni mosquesthroughout Iraq on this day. Theattack comes following a bombattack on the Askariya shrine, a holysite for Shiites, and was likelyperpetrated in retaliation. A total of10 mosque Imams were killed and 15kidnapped over two days. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.NOTE:Fatalities are for all 168 attacks.

22-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked in Iraq.This was one of more than 168attacks on Sunni mosquesthroughout Iraq on this day. Theattack comes following a bombattack on the Askariya shrine, a holysite for Shiites, and was likelyperpetrated in retaliation. A total of10 mosque Imams were killed and 15kidnapped over two days. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.












22-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked in Iraq.This was one of more than 168attacks on Sunni mosquesthroughout Iraq on this day. Theattack comes following a bombattack on the Askariya shrine, a holysite for Shiites, and was likelyperpetrated in retaliation. A total of10 mosque Imams were killed and 15kidnapped over two days. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.























22-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked in Iraq.This was one of more than 168attacks on Sunni mosquesthroughout Iraq. A total of 10mosque Imams were killed and 15kidnapped in the attacks whichoccurred over two days. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.


22-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked in Iraq.This was one of more than 168attacks on Sunni mosquesthroughout Iraq. A total of 10mosque Imams were killed and 15kidnapped in the attacks whichoccurred over two days. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.

22-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked in Iraq.This was one of more than 168attacks on Sunni mosquesthroughout Iraq. A total of 10mosque Imams were killed and 15kidnapped in the attacks whichoccurred over a two day time span.The attack comes following a bombattack on the Askariya shrine, a holysite for Shiites, and was likelyperpetrated in retaliation. NOTE: Thenumber of mosques attacked varieddepending on the source. The UnitedStates government provided asignificantly lower number of attacks.


22-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked in Iraq.This was one of more than 168attacks on Sunni mosquesthroughout Iraq. A total of 10mosque Imams were killed and 15kidnapped in the attacks whichoccurred over two days. The attackcomes after a bomb attack on theAskariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.

















































22-Feb-06 Samarra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Three Iraqi journalists who work forAl-Arabiyah TV were killed bygunmen who kidnapped them inSamarra where they were coveringthe destruction of the AskariyaShrine, a Shiite holy site. Theirbodies were found the following day.The individuals were identified asAtwar Bahjat, a correspondent for thechannel, cameraman AdnanAbdallah, and sound engineer KhalidMuhsin. Attacks on journalists arefrequent in Iraq. Al-Arabiyah isviewed by many in Iraq to be a pro-US channel.On 10 October 2006, theCentral Criminal Court in Baghdadsentenced Yusri Fakhir MuhammadAli, a Tunisian national, to death forkilling Atwar Bahjat. It is unknown ifAli was responsible for the murdersof Bahjat's colleagues.

22-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Gunmen attacked storage depots inBasra belonging to the main Sunnireligious organization, throwingseveral grenades at the depots. Thedepots were set on fire in theincident. The attack comes followinga bomb attack on the Askariyashrine, a holy site for Shiites, andwas likely perpetrated in retaliation.Several Sunni political offices andover 168 Sunni mosques wereattacked in Iraq in the two daysfollowing the incident.

22-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 9 Nine Sunni Muslims were killed byShiite gunmen in Basra. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. Several Sunni politicaloffices and over 168 Sunni mosqueswere attacked in Iraq in the two daysfollowing the incident.

22-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 12 Gunmen in Iraqi army uniformsentered a jail in Basra and kidnapped12 Sunni prisoners, including twoEgyptians, one Saudi, and nine Iraqis.The gunmen took the 12 men fromthe jail and shot them all. Theirbodies were later found throughoutBasra. The attack comes following abomb attack on the Askariya shrine,a holy site for Shiites, and was likelyperpetrated in retaliation.

22-Feb-06 AshqelonIsrael Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 According to the Voice of IsraelNetwork, a rocket landed near theIsraeli settlement of Ashqelon. TheAl-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimedfiring seven rockets on thesettlement,while the armed wing ofthe Popular Resistance Committeesclaimed firing one rocket towardAshqelon in an unrelated attack. Nodamage or injuries were reported.

22-Feb-06 Bangkok Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 A small bomb exploded at theheadquarters of Chamlong Srimuang,a one time advisor of MinisterThaksin Shinawatra who has nowcalled for his resignation; no injury ordamage was caused.

22-Feb-06 Wana Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 In South Waziristan, unidentifiedgunmen shot and killed a pro-government Khuniakhel Wazir TribalChief, identified as Malik ArsallahKhan, as he was riding to the bazaarin Wana on February 22.

22-Feb-06 Jajarkot Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 0 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistsinterrupted the supply of water toChourjahari and Jajarkot districtsafter cutting the pipelines throughwhich the water traveled.

22-Feb-06 VladikavkazRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was found under a reservegas pipeline belonging to theKavkaztransfaz company inVladikavkaz, North Ossetia. Thedevice was safely defused. The bombwas made of an electric detonator, awatch, two batteries, a round for anRPG-7 grenade launcher, and wires.


Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad woundingthree policemen. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.The attack was claimed by theMujahideen Council, an alliance ofterrorist groups including al-Qaeda inIraq, Victorious Army Group, theArmy of al-Sunnah Wal Jama’a, Ansaral-Tawhid Brigades, Islamic JihadBrigades, the Strangers Brigades,and the Horrors Brigades.



23-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked in Iraq.This was one of more than 168attacks on Sunni mosquesthroughout Iraq. A total of 10mosque Imams were killed and 15kidnapped in the attacks whichoccurred over two days. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.









23-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 A Sunni mosque was attacked inBaqubah. This was one of more than168 attacks on Sunni mosquesthroughout Iraq. In this attack, onemosque employee was killed and twoothers injured. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.Nationwide,a total of 10 mosque Imams werekilled and 15 kidnapped in theattacks which occurred over twodays. The attack comes after a bombattack on the Askariya shrine, a holysite for Shiites, and was likelyperpetrated in retaliation.



23-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked inBaghdad when armed men set it onfire and burned it to the ground. Thiswas one of more than 90 attacks onmosques in Baghdad and one ofmore than 168 attacks on Sunnimosques throughout Iraq over aperiod of two days. In Baghdad, atleast eight people, including severalmosque imams and someworshippers, were killed in theattacks. Nationwide, a total of 10mosque Imams were killed and 15kidnapped over two days. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.


23-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked inBaghdad. This was one of more than90 attacks on mosques in Baghdadand one of more than 168 attacks onSunni mosques throughout Iraq overthe period of two days. In Baghdad,at least eight people, includingseveral mosque imams and someworshippers, were killed in theattacks. Nationwide, a total of 10mosque Imams were killed and 15kidnapped over two days. The attackcomes following a bomb attack onthe Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, and was likely perpetrated inretaliation. NOTE: The number ofmosques attacked varied dependingon the source. The United Statesgovernment provided a significantlylower number of attacks.

























23-Feb-06 NahrawanIraq Unknown Firearms0 47 Gunmen created a makeshiftcheckpoint on the road betweenSamarra and Baghdad and stoppedthe vehicles of many Shiites andSunnis returning from protesting thebombing of the Askariya Shrine, aholy site for Shiites, in Samarra. Thegunmen forced at least 47 peoplefrom their cars and shot them,leaving their bodies in a ditch inNahrawan.

23-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An attack on a mosque wasinterrupted in Kirkuk when policefound and defused an explosivedevice planted near a religious site.The incident comes the day after theattack on the Shiite Askariya shrineand in the midst of reprisals byShiites for this attack. At least 168Sunni mosques were attackedaround the country.

23-Feb-06 MussayibIraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked andset on fire in Mussayib by gunmen.This is one of hundreds of mosqueattacks throughout the country inIraq following an explosion inside theAskariya shrine, a holy site forShiites.


Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A Shiite preacher was shot bygunmen in Tuz Khormato. The attackcomes amid a surge in sectarianviolence following the bombing of theAskariya shrine in Samarra, a holysite for Shiites.

23-Feb-06 Hillah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A Sunni preacher was killed bygunmen in the Shiite city of Hillah.The attack comes amid a surge insectarian violence following thebombing of the Askariya shrine inSamarra, a holy site for Shiites.

23-Feb-06 Doncello Colombia Unknown Firearms1 0 Unknown perpetrators fired shots atthe home of an elected councilor,injuring him. There have beenRevolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) actions in the areafor the last few weeks. The pressreport did not specify whether theFARC were responsible for thisparticular attack.


Firearms0 0 Militants launched an attack in thecity of Zemmouri, 8km fromBoumerdes. In the the attack themilitants sabotaged the National GasCompany's electrical plant which cutelectricity to the entire area. Theythen attacked the COSIDER cementplant where they destroyed thecompany's vehicles before torchingthe plant. In the process of theattack, a patriot named H. Lounes,tried to stop the militants. Thepatriot was killed by the militantsbefore they escaped.

23-Feb-06 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 At least five rockets were launchedat targets in southern Israel. Nodamage or injuries were reported.


Unknown0 1 Militants attacked the COSIDERcement plant where they destroyedthe company's vehicles beforetorching the plant. In the process ofthe attack, a patriot named H.Lounes, tried to stop the militants.The patriot was killed by the militantsbefore they escaped. Prior to thisattack, the militants sabotaged theNational Gas Company's electricalplant which cut electricity to theentire area.

23-Feb-06 Nawa AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 1 In Helmand Province, unidentifiedgunmen shot and killed MohammadZarin, Administrative Affairs Directorfor Helmand Province, as he traveledto his office in Nawa District on themorning of February 23. Theassailants managed to escape, butpolice are conducting aninvestigation.

23-Feb-06 DeraBugti

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On February 23, unidentifiedassailants bombed two gas pipelinesin Balochistan province. The firstexplosion occurred in Pesh Bogi,outside of Dera Bugti.

23-Feb-06 DeraBugti

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On February 23, unidentifiedassailants bombed two gas pipelinesin Balochistan province. The secondexplosion occurred along a 15-inchpipeline at the Pirkoh Gas Plant.

24-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen in Basra kidnapped threechildren of a Shiite legislator, QasimAttiyah al-Jbouri, who is a member ofthe Islamic Dawa Party-IraqOrganization and former head ofBasra's provincial council. The attackoccurred outside Jbouri's home inBasra. The children were later freedduring a raid in the city in which onesuspect was arrested. The attackcomes amid a surge in sectarianviolence following the attack on theAskariya shrine, a holy site forShiites. Attacks on the families ofIraqi political figures are frequent inIraq.

24-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen attacked and killed twobodyguards for the Basra head of theSunni Endowment, a governmentbody that takes care of Sunnimosques and shrines. The attackoccurred in Basra amid a surge insectarian violence throughout thecountry following the bombing attackon the Askariya shrine, a holy site forShiites, in Samarra.

24-Feb-06 Latifiyah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 5 Gunmen broke into a home inLatifiyah where about two dozenShiites lived, separated the men andthe women, and killed five of themen. The attack likely had sectarianmotivations and comes amid a surgein sectarian violence following theattack on the Askariya shrine, a holysite for Shiites.

24-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A member of the Badr Organization,associated with the Shiite SupremeCouncil of the Islamic Revolution inIraq, was killed by gunmen whoopened fire on him in Kirkuk.Theattack likely had sectarianmotivations and comes amid a surgein sectarian violence following anattack on the Askariya shrine, a holysite for Shiites.

24-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms4 1 Gunmen opened fire on an InteriorMinistry police commando patrol inBaghdad, killing one commando andwounding four others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

24-Feb-06 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Samarra, killing twoofficers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

24-Feb-06 SalmanPak

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Gunmen fired two rockets at a Shiiteholy site, the tomb of Salman Pak,who is also known as Salman al-Farsi,in Salman Pak, south of Baghdad.One explosion occurred near thegate while the other exploded nearthe structure itself. The attack comesamid a rise in sectarian violencefollowing the attack on the Askariyashrine, a holy site for Shiites.

24-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked inBaghdad by gunmen who opened fireon the mosque. This was one ofhundreds of attacks on Sunnimosques in the wake of an attack ona Shiite holy site, the Askariya shrinein Samarra. No injuries were reportedin this incident.

24-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked inBaghdad by gunmen who opened fireon it. This was one of hundreds ofattacks on Sunni mosques in thewake of an attack on a Shiite holysite, the Askariya shrine in Samarra.No injuries were reported in thisincident.

24-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 The Abu Hanifa mosque, the mostimportant Sunni mosque in Baghdad,was attacked by gunmen whoopened fire on it. This was one ofhundreds of attacks on Sunnimosques in the wake of an attack ona Shiite holy site, the Askariya shrinein Samarra. No injuries were reportedin this incident.

24-Feb-06 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded near an oil pipelinein Baiji, causing damage to thepipeline and interrupting oil flow.Attacks on Iraqi oil pipelines and theoil industry are frequent. Insurgentsattack the oil industry to disrupt amajor source of income for Iraq andto undermine the Iraqi government.

24-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A mosque Imam was assassinated.The attack likely had sectarianmotivations and occurs amid a spikein sectarian violence following anattack on a Shiite holy site, theAskariya mosque in Samarra.

24-Feb-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A muezzin, one who calls Muslims toprayer in a mosque, wasassassinated by gunmen. The attacklikely had sectarian motivations andoccurs amid a spike in sectarianviolence following an attack on aShiite holy site, the Askariya mosquein Samarra.

24-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb exploded near a mosquein Basra, wounding two people. Theattack likely had sectarianmotivations and occurs amid a spikein sectarian violence following anattack on a Shiite holy site, theAskariya mosque in Samarra.

24-Feb-06 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 At least four rockets were fired atIsraeli targets. No damage or injurieswere reported.

24-Feb-06 SaudiArabia

Al Qaeda Explosives4 4 Suicide bombers attacked SaudiArabia's largest oil processingfacility, but were unablt to interruptoil production when guardsprevented them from entering theheavily-guarded compound. AlQaeda's militants approached theAbqaiq facility in two vehicles andattempted to drive through the gatesof the outer security fence. Guardsopened fire on the vehicles and bothexploded, killing at least twomilitants, both who were lateridentified as being on the Kingdom'slist of most-wanted terrorists. Twosecurity guards were also killed inthe attack; four others werewounded. Al Qaeda later claimed theattack through an Islamic website.The Abqaiq facility processes 5-7million barrels of oil a day,approximately two third's of SaudiArabia's oil output. In December2004 Osama bin Laden called forattacks on oil targets in the Gulf inorder to disrupt the flow of oil to theWest, however this was the firstattack on an oil facility is SaudiArabia. On 27 February, Saudisecurity forces killed five militantssuspected of being involved in theattack when they raided a 'rest stop'in Yarmouk, a suburb of Riyadh. Asixth individual was detained duringa second raid.

24-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Explosives4 2 A police team on its inspection roundencountered a bomb blast on a roadin Narathiwat's Sungai Padi Districtfollowed immediately by insurgentfire on their vehicle. A policeman anda villager were killed, while fourother officers were injured in themultifaceted attack.

24-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 In Yala's Bannang Sata District,Ardae Adam, an assistant villagehead, was shot and killed by twomen on a motorcycle while returningfrom a mosque.

24-Feb-06 DeraBugti

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A pipeline at the Pirkoh Gas Plantwas damaged in an explosion onFebruary 24. The damage did notaffect the supply of gas, as the planthad already closed down due torecent attacks.

24-Feb-06 Dhanusa Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Firearms0 1 In Dhanusa District, suspectedmembers of the Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists shot and killed aNepali Congress activist, identified asBindeshwore Yadav.

25-Feb-06 Maroussi Greece Other Explosives0 0 A French group, calling themselvesSolidarity with Imprisoned Membersof Action Directe (AD) claimedresponsibility for bombing a bankbranch in Maroussi, north of Athens.The attack was carried out with ahomemade explosive device againstthe BNP Paribas Bank. There wereno reported injuries. Two calls to aGreek newspaper proceeded theattack and an anonymous callerclaimed responsibility to the samenewspaper after the fact as well.

25-Feb-06 Buhruz Iraq Unknown Firearms0 13 Gunmen broke into the home of aShiite family in Buhruz, separated themen and the women, and killed 13people. The head of the householdwas identified as Kadhem al-Saleh.The attack likely had sectarianmotivations and comes amid a spikein sectarian violence following anattack on a Shiite holy site, theAskariya shrine in Samarra.

25-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen opened fire on the funeralprocession of an Al-Arabiya televisioncorrespondent, Atwar Bahjat, whowas killed by gunmen in Samarrawhere she was covering the attackon the Askariya shrine, a Shiite holysite. The attack occurred in Baghdad,when gunmen opened fire on morethan 150 mourners. At least onepoliceman was killed in the attackand another wounded. At least onecivilian was also injured. This wasone of two attacks on the funeralprocession, the second of whichoccurred as mourners left thecemetery.

25-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 3 A roadside bomb exploded near theIraqi Army convoy escorting thefuneral procession of an Al-Arabiyatelevision correspondent, AtwarBahjat, who was killed by gunmen inSamarra where she was covering theattack on the Askariya shrine, aShiite holy site. The attack occurredin Baghdad as the mourners left thecemetery. Two soldiers and onepolice commando were killed in theattack and at least six other peopleinjured. This was one of two attackson the funeral procession, the first ofwhich occurred when gunmenopened fire at the procession as theywalked towards the cemetery.

25-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen attacked the home of thehead of the Sunni clerical group, theAssociation of Muslim Scholars,Harith al-Dhari, in Baghdad. Al-Dhari’s guards returned fire. Al-Dhari wasnot injured in the attack. The attackoccurred as the funeral procession ofan Al-Arabiya televisioncorrespondent, Atwar Bahjat, whowas killed by gunmen in Samarrawhere she was covering the attackon the Askariya shrine, a Shiite holysite, passed by. Several people wereinjured, including gunmen, policecommandos, and security guards.However, specific numbers were notgiven.

25-Feb-06 ElDiamante


Firearms14 9 As a public bus drove by, TheRevolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) shot and killed ninecivilian passengers and injuredfourteen. An armed strike wasannounced by the FARC a few weeksprior in the Caqueta and Putumayodepartments. The transportationsector has been a target in recentweeks. The government has instatedrestrictions on traffic at nights,curfews for minors, and is notallowing multiple passengers onmotorcycles. In addition, thegovernment has set up securitycaravans to help move commercialgoods.Other sources: Caracol Radio,26 Feb, and El Tiempo, 27 Feb

25-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A leading official in the Iraqi IslamicParty, the largest Sunni party in Iraq,was kidnapped from his home inBaghdad and killed by unknowngunmen in Iraqi military uniforms.Waad Jassim al-Ani was kidnappedfrom his home and his body wasfound two days later. Attacks onSunni politicians are frequent in Iraq.The attack likely had sectarianmotivations and occurs amid a spikein sectarian violence following anattack on a Shiite holy site, theAskariya mosque in Samarra.

25-Feb-06 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police officer was killed by gunmenwho opened fire on him outside hishome in Tikrit. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

25-Feb-06 Karbala Iraq Unknown Explosives31 8 A car bomb exploded in a market inKarbala, killing eight people andwounding 31 others. The attack likelyhad sectarian motivations andoccurred amid a spike in sectarianviolence following an attack on aShiite holy site, the Askariya mosquein Samarra. A suspect arrested afterthe attack said that the target wasthe city's holy shrines of ImamHussein and his half-brother Abbas.However, the bomber was unable toreach to his intended target.

25-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 14 Gunmen attacked the Sunni Qubaisymosque in Baghdad, killing fourteenpolice commandos who wereguarding it. This was one of hundredsof attacks on Sunni mosques in thewake of an attack on a Shiite holysite, the Askariya shrine in Samarra.

25-Feb-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire and killed apoliceman in Mosul. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

25-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked inBaghdad by Shiite gunmen. This wasone of hundreds of attacks on Sunnimosques in the wake of an attack ona Shiite holy site, the Askariya shrinein Samarra.


25-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Two rockets were fired at the Britishembassy compound in Baghdad'sGreen Zone, wounding two Britishworkers. Attacks on government anddiplomatic targets are frequent inIraq.


Explosives0 0 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigadelaunched a rocket attack on theIsraeli settlement of Sederot. Nodamage or injuries were reported.The Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades,the armed wing of the Popular Frontfor the Liberation of Palestine, alsoclaimed firing two rockets at Sederoton this day.

25-Feb-06 Sederot Israel PopularFront fortheLiberationofPalestine(PFL

Explosives0 0 The Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades,the armed wing of the Popular Frontfor the Liberation of Palestine,claimed firing two rockets at theIsraeli settlement of Sederot. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade also launched arocket attack on Sederot on this day.No damage or injuries were reported.

25-Feb-06 Maroussi Greece Unknown Explosives0 0 A homemade explosive device, madeup of a small amount of explosives, atimer and a detonator, explodedoutside a French bank in the Greekcity of Maroussi. No damages werecaused by the blast. An anonymouscaller warned of the blast and statedthat the attack was perpetrated insupport for the uprising in Frenchghettos.

25-Feb-06 JacobabadPakistan Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 0 On February 25 in BalochistanProvince, unidentified assailants cutdown the fiber optic cable in Mastungand blew up the fiber optic cable inJacobabad, causing telephone,internet, and mobile phone systemsto be suspended in the area forseveral hours.

25-Feb-06 MeherpurBangladeshUnknown Explosives2 0 In Meherpur district, two policepersonnel were patrolling KomorpurBazaar in Mujibnagar when a bombexploded, injuring the two men.

25-Feb-06 LondonderryNorthernIreland


0 0 A petrol bomb was thrown at a homeon Bishop Street in Londonderry.The owner of the home was able tosafely extinguish the flames withoutgetting injured. Authorities believethis attack may be sectarian. Thehome was also attacked with painton the same night.

26-Feb-06 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A bomb exploded on a crowded busas passengers were boarding thebus, killing two people and injuringfour others. The attack occurredwhen a man boarded the bus with abomb and left the bomb beforeleaving the bus. Hillah is apredominantly Shiite city. The attacklikely had sectarian motivations andcomes amid a spike in sectarianviolence following an attack on aShiite holy site, the Askariya shrine inSamarra.

26-Feb-06 Madain Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice commando patrol in Madain,killing one police commando andwounding two others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

26-Feb-06 Caqueta Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Fire orFirebomb

0 1 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) killed a citizenriding a motorcycle on the PuertoRico-San Vincente road. They thenburned his vehicle. While this was anattack on a private citizen, the FARChave been staging targeted attackson the transportation sector in thearea in recent weeks. These attackshave been focused at bothcommercial vehicles, and publictransportation (including a schoolbus).

26-Feb-06 Tibu Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia set fire to five transportvehicles, two of which belonged toEcopetrol (Colombian PetroleumEnterprise). There were no injuriesor fatalities reported. There havebeen armed actions against thetransportation sector for the last fewweeks in the area.

26-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms5 2 Gunmen opened fire on a group ofboys playing soccer in Baqubah,killing two and wounding five. Theattack likely had sectarianmotivations and occurs amid a spikein sectarian violence following anattack on a Shiite holy site, theAskariya mosque in Samarra.

26-Feb-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a policeman outsidehis home when they opened fire onhim outside his home in Mosul.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

26-Feb-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives6 0 An explosive device detonated insidethe washing area of a Shiite mosque,the Al-Amir Shrine, in Basra,wounding several people. Policearrested three men they believewere injured when the device theywere planting detonatedprematurely. The attack likely hadsectarian motivations and occursamid a spike in sectarian violencefollowing an attack on a Shiite holysite, the Askariya mosque inSamarra.NOTE: Casualty numberapproximate

26-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Jawad al-Samarai, a member of Iraq'sstudent union, was kidnapped bygunmen in Baghdad. His body wasfound the following day.

26-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives45 15 Several mortars were fired at a jointSunni-Shiite demonstration inBaghdad. The demonstration wasintended as a show of unity amid aspike in sectarian violence followingan attack on a Shiite holy site, theAskariya mosque in Samarra. At least15 people were killed and 45wounded in the incident.


26-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 A Sunni mosque was attacked inBaghdad by armed Shiite gunmen.This was one of hundreds of attackson Sunni mosques in the wake of anattack on a Shiite holy site, theAskariya shrine in Samarra.

26-Feb-06 Sa Pong Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Mahama Toh Dae, a village defensevolunteer, was shot dead by twoassailants while riding his motorcyclehome in Yala District's TambonPatae.

26-Feb-06 NadarShahKot

AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 In Khost Province, unidentifiedassailants bombed a girls’ secondaryschool in Nadar Shah Kot District onFebruary 26. Four school guardshave been arrested in the ensuinginvestigation.

26-Feb-06 WestMidnapore



0 4 In West Midnapore District,suspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoistsdetonated a remote-detonatedexplosive in Naakrachhara as apolice vehicle was driving back froma medical camp that was part of apublic relations campaign onFebruary 26. Four people were killedin the explosion.

26-Feb-06 ChattisgarhIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms25 2 On February 26, suspected membersof the Communist Party of India-Maoists attacked a government-runrelief camp in Chattisgarh district,killing two refugees and injuring 25others before police were able torepel the attack. The Maoists hadpreviously accused several tribes ofsupporting police operations, forcingthem to flee their villages and residein refugee camps.

26-Feb-06 Tank Pakistan Unknown Firearms2 2 In North Waziristan, unidentifiedgunmen attacked and killed twopolice personnel and injured twoothers as they were on patrol in theTank district on February 26.

26-Feb-06 Rajanpur Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Punjab province, unidentifiedassailants blew up the main gaspipeline of the Sui Northern GasPipeline Limited in Rajanpur onFebruary 26. The explosioninterrupted the gas supply to Punjaband North West Frontier Provincesand also melted part of a nearbyrailroad track, which suspended trainservice on the Multan-Quetta trainroute through Dera Ghazi Khan.

26-Feb-06 Kailali Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On February 26, suspected membersof the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists detonated bombs at theCustoms Office in Kailali District andkidnapped three of its employees.

27-Feb-06 Safra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Gunmen detonated an explosive nearan oil pipeline near Safra. The attackcaused a large fire on the pipeline.Attacks on Iraqi oil pipelines arefrequent. Insurgents attack the oilindustry to disrupt a major source ofincome for Iraq and to undermine thenew Iraqi regime.


Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Armed men threw grenades at theoffice of a senior Iraqi educationministry official in Tuz Khormato. Theofficial was not injured in the attack.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

27-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives15 4 Two bombs exploded simultaneouslynear the That al-Nitaqain Mosque, aSunni mosque in Baghdad, just asworshippers were leaving themosque following evening prayers.Four people were killed and 15wounded in the incident. The attackcomes amid a spike in sectarianviolence following an attack on aShiite holy site, the Askariya shrine inSamarra. The attack comes onlyhours after a three-day curfew waslifted in Baghdad.

27-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Gunmen opened fire on a group offour policemen in Baghdad, killing allfour. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

27-Feb-06 Karbala Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An attack on the Shiite Shrine of al-Hur al-Riyahi, near Karbala, wasinterrupted when police found threemen planting bombs near the Shrine.All three men were arrested. Theattack likely had sectarianmotivations and occurs amid a spikein sectarian violence following anattack on a Shiite holy site, theAskariya mosque in Samarra.


Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An attack on a Shiite mosque in TuzKhormato was interrupted whenpolice found two men planting bombsnear the Shrine. Both men werearrested. The attack likely hadsectarian motivations and occursamid a spike in sectarian violencefollowing an attack on a Shiite holysite, the Askariya mosque inSamarra.

27-Feb-06 Rivera Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Firearms0 11 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) attacked RiveraMunicipal council members during ameeting in Los Gabrieles clubrestaurant. Eight of the ten memberspresent were shot and killed. Therewere also reports that three of thefour guards for the council were alsodead. There were no injuriesreported. The municipal council hadbeen receiving threats from the FARCand some members had movedoutside of the municipality forsecurity reasons.Other sources:ACAN-EFE, 27 Feb

27-Feb-06 EncarnacionParaguay Unknown Firearms0 0 Unknown perpetrators fired shots atJuan Agosto Roa, a journalist withABC Color, a daily newspaper. Thisreporter published reports on drugs,crime, and local corruption. AgostoRoa was driving in his car close tomidnight when two men on amotorcycle fired shots at him. Hewas not injured.

27-Feb-06 Dezful Iran Unknown Explosives2 0 At least three people were injured inthree separate bomb attacks in Iran'sKhuzestan province. A bomb placedin the men's room of the DezfulGovernor's offices exploded, injuringtwo people. The others exploded atthe Governor's offices in Abadan andthe village of Malashi, near thecapital of Ahvaz. Khuzestan is an oil-rich province and home to many ofIran's minority Arabs. The provinceand its capital have been targeted inseveral bomb attacks in recentmonths.

27-Feb-06 Malashi Iran Unknown Explosives0 0 Three bombs exploded in Iran'sKhuzestan province, injuring a totalof three people. A bomb exploded inthe village of Malashi, near thecapital of Ahvaz. Two other bombsexploded in the Governors' offices ofAbadan and Dezful. Khuzestan isIran's most oil-rich province andhome to many of Iran's minorityArabs. The province and its capitalhave been targeted in several bombattacks in recent months.

27-Feb-06 Abadan Iran Unknown Explosives1 0 At least three people were injured inthree separate bomb attacks in Iran'sKhuzestan province. A bomb placedin the men's room of the AbadanGovernor's offices exploded, injuringone person. The others exploded atthe Governor's offices in Dezful andthe village of Malashi, near thecapital of Ahvaz. Khuzestan is Iran'smost oil-rich province and home tomany of Iran's minority Arabs. Theprovince and its capital have beentargeted in several bomb attacks inrecent months.

27-Feb-06 Munguia Spain Unknown Explosives1 0 A police officer was injured when aparcel bomb detonated as he wasinspecting it at the Justice of thePeace office in Munguia. The devicehad been planted inside a bag with anote that read, danger: bomb. Nofurther information is available.

27-Feb-06 Tanahun Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Firearms0 1 In Tanahun District, a suspectedmember of the Communist Party ofNepal-Maoists shot and killed a taxidriver in Bulegaunda on February 27for disobeying the general strikecalled for by the Maoists.

27-Feb-06 Pokhara Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives14 0 On February 27, suspected membersof the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists set off an explosive device atthe Chipledhunga market place inPokhara, injuring 14 people.

27-Feb-06 Oseypur Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 0 On February 27, unidentified gunmenattacked a train as it traveledbetween Sibi and Mach inBalochistan Province. After attackingthe train with guns, the suspectedattackers blew up a section ofrailroad track, causing the two carsof the train to derail near Oseypur,though no injuries were reported.

27-Feb-06 SattarabadPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 In Sattarabad, the railroad track nearKandhkot was damaged by a bombexplosion right after a Karachi-boundexpress train had passed by. Noinjuries were reported in the incident.Note: Incident date is approximate

27-Feb-06 Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On February 27, unidentifiedassailants used a bomb to cause apassenger train to derail before theybegan to fire on the train with rifles,however no casualties were reportedin the incidentNote: Incident locationis approximate

28-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives51 23 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosive device in a line of peoplewaiting to buy gas at a gas station ina Shiite area in Baghdad, killing 23people and wounding 51. This wasone of several large bombings inBaghdad on this day, following theend of a three-day curfew in the cityintended to stem sectarian violencewhich has spiked since the attack onthe Askariya shrine in Samarra, aholy site for Shiites.

28-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives17 9 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Baghdad, killing nine peopleand wounding 17 others, all civilians.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

28-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives11 3 A bomb exploded near the ThouNitaqain Sunni mosque in Baghdad,killing three people and wounding atleast 11. This was one of hundreds ofattacks on Sunni mosques in thewake of an attack on a Shiite holysite, the Askariya shrine in Samarra.

28-Feb-06 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded in a Sunni mosquein Tikrit where the father of SaddamHussein, Hussein al-Majid, wasburied. The explosion badly damagedthe mosque. This was one ofhundreds of attacks on Sunnimosques in the wake of an attack ona Shiite holy site, the Askariya shrinein Samarra.

28-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives16 6 A suicide car bomb exploded nearthe Shiite Timimi mosque in theKarada neighborhood of Baghdad,killing six people and wounding 16others. This was one of several largebombings in Baghdad on this day,following the end of a three-daycurfew in the city intended to stemsectarian violence which has spikedsince the attack on the Askariyashrine in Samarra, a holy site forShiites.


Explosives7 5 A roadside bomb exploded near theconvoy of Lt. Gen. Daham Radhi al-Assal, a defense ministry adviser,killing five bodyguards and woundingseven others. Al-Assal was notinjured in the attack. Governmentofficials are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack in Iraq.The attackwas claimed by the MujahideenCouncil, an alliance of terroristgroups including al-Qaeda in Iraq,Victorious Army Group, the Army ofal-Sunnah Wal Jama’a, Ansar al-Tawhid Brigades, Islamic JihadBrigades, the Strangers Brigades,and the Horrors Brigades.

28-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on the Sunni al-Salam mosque in Baghdad. Theguard of the mosque was killed in theattack. This was one of hundreds ofattacks on Sunni mosques in thewake of an attack on a Shiite holysite, the Askariya shrine in Samarra.

28-Feb-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Gunmen in Mosul ambushed a groupof police, killing four police. Police inIraq are the frequent target of attackin Iraq.

28-Feb-06 Khalis Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Gunmen ambushed a police patrol inKhalis, killing four police officers.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

28-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Kirkuk, wounding threecivilians. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

28-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 Two mortar rounds were fired at theBaghdad Satellite TV, owned by theIraqi Islamic Party, the largest Sunniparty in Iraq. The attack occurred inBaghdad and resulted in the injury offour people including two journalists.

28-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive charge was detonatedon the roof of a Sunni mosque inBaghdad, damaging the shrine butcausing no injuries. This was one ofhundreds of attacks on Sunnimosques in the wake of an attack ona Shiite holy site, the Askariya shrinein Samarra.

28-Feb-06 Tarfaya Iraq Unknown Firearms0 9 Gunmen attacked and killed the chiefof an important Shiite tribe, the al-Atayfat tribe, along with two of hisnephews and six other familymembers. Hamid Arbat Gahzi waskilled by gunmen in Tarfaya alongwith eight other people from hisfamily. The attack likely hadsectarian motivations and occursamid a spike in sectarian violencefollowing an attack on a Shiite holysite, the Askariya mosque inSamarra.

28-Feb-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives55 23 A car bomb exploded near the ShiiteAbdel Hadi Chalabi mosque inBaghdad, killing 23 people andwounding 55 others. This was one ofseveral large bombings in Baghdadon this day, following the end of athree-day curfew in the city intendedto stem sectarian violence which hasspiked since the attack on theAskariya shrine in Samarra, a holysite for Shiites.

28-Feb-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two policemen were killed bygunmen who opened fire on them inMosul. Police are the frequent targetof attack in Iraq.

28-Feb-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 A car bomb was detonated remotelynear the convoy of Col. AbdullahAzad, the director of operations forthe Kirkuk police, injuring fivecivilians. Azad was not injured in theattack. Police officials in Iraq are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

28-Feb-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two policemen were attacked andkilled in Baqubah, when gunmenopened fire on them. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

28-Feb-06 Thailand Unknown Explosives8 0 A bomb hidden under a vegetablestall exploded in a food market inNarathiwat Province injuring at leasteight villagers.

28-Feb-06 DantewaraIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists


40 25 On February 28, suspected membersof the Communist Party of India-Maoists detonated a landmineexplosion that killed at least 25 andinjured over 40 others. A group ofnearly 200 citizens from EklagodaVillage in Dantewara district werereturning home from an anti-Maoist“Salwa Judum” meeting when thelandmine exploded. Following theblast, CPI-Maoists open fired on theremaining vehicles in the convoy andkidnapped the approximately 120villagers.

28-Feb-06 GuwahatiIndia UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Explosives5 1 In Guwahati City, suspectedmembers of the United LiberationFront of Assam bombed the BG Yard(train station) near Bamunimaidan,killing one person and injuring fiveothers. The explosion was caused bya timed device that detonatedoutside a shed in the railway loadingarea, though no damage wasreported.

28-Feb-06 Chatra India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 2 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoistskilled two youths in Chatra districtafter accusing them of playing a partin the recent arrest of a Maoist zonalcommander.

1-Mar-06 LaGuajira


Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC), 19th Front,detonated explosives the gaspipeline from La Guajira to theAtlantic Coast near km. 84. Therewere no fatalities or injuries reported.However, a bridge nearby wasdamaged from the explosion. Thisdamage affects traffic from LaGuajira to Magdalena departments.

1-Mar-06 BaranquillaColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) burned three busescarrying workers from El Cerrejonmines to Barranquilla. There were nofatalities or injuries reported. It is notclear if the passengers were firstunloaded, or the buses were burnedwith the passengers aboard.

1-Mar-06 Caldas Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) detonatedexplosives at a bridge between Berlinand San Diego. There were nofatalities or injuries reported. Thebridge is still standing and can berepaired.

1-Mar-06 Caldas Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) burned a bus.There were no fatalities or injuriesreported and it is not clear if therewere passengers on board. Thisattack comes after an escalation inattacks by the FARC in this and otherareas of the country because of theupcoming elections.

1-Mar-06 Choco Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) burned twovehicles. It is not clear whether therewere passengers aboard and nofatalities or injuries were reported.The city has a gas shortage and theFARC are intimidating the fuel truckdrivers. This attack follows anescalation of attacks in the country inanticipation of elections. Thegovernor is trying to arrange securitycaravans for commercial and publictransportation.

1-Mar-06 AntioquiaColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Fire orFirebomb

1 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) burned six vehicleson the Medellin-Monteria highway.One person was injured in the attack.There was mention of explosivesattached to some of the cars. Therehave been an escalation of attacksagainst utilities and transportationinfrastructure in the run-up toelections.

1-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms5 2 Gunmen attacked a Shiite funeral inBaghdad, killing two mourners andwounding five others. The attackoccurred amid a rise in sectarianviolence following an attack on aShiite holy site, the Askariya Shrinein Samarra.

1-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives8 0 A roadside bomb detonated near anoil tanker in Baghdad, killing eightcivilians. Attacks on oil tankers andthe oil industry are frequent in Iraq.Insurgents attack the oil industry todisrupt a major source of revenue forIraq and undermine the new Iraqiregime.

1-Mar-06 Riyad Iraq Unknown Firearms5 3 A police patrol was ambushed inRiyad. The attack killed three policeand wounded five others. Police inIraq are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

1-Mar-06 Iraq Ansar al-SunnahArmy

Firearms8 4 A police convoy was attacked inNorthern Iraq when gunmenambushed a group of minibusestraveling from Sulaimaniya to Tikritfollowing a police training course.About fifty officers were in theconvoy. Four police officers werekilled and eight wounded in theincident. About sixteen police wereabducted, but later releasedunharmed. The rest managed toescape. Attacks on police recruits arefrequent in Iraq.The attack wasclaimed by Ansar al-Sunnah Army.

1-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives58 23 A car bomb exploded near a policecheckpoint in Baghdad, killing 23people and wounding 58. Policecheckpoints are frequently attackedin Iraq. The attack comes amid aspike in violence following an attackon a Shiite holy site, the Askariyashrine in Samarra.

1-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives15 3 A car bomb exploded near a bus stopin Tahrir Square in Baghdad as apolice patrol passed. The attackkilled three civilians and woundedfifteen others. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq. The attack comesamid a spike in violence following anattack on a Shiite holy site, theAskariya shrine in Samarra.

1-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb exploded near a mosqueand a market in Baghdad. Police hadbeen alerted to the presence of thesuspicious vehicle just prior to theexplosion and were able to clear themarket area before the detonation.No injuries were caused. The attackcomes amid a spike in violencefollowing an attack on a Shiite holysite, the Askariya shrine in Samarra.

1-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A Shiite cleric, Hani Hadi, was shot bygunmen in Baghdad. The attacklikely had sectarian motivations andcomes amid a spike in sectarianviolence following an attack on aShiite holy site, the Askariya shrine inSamarra.

1-Mar-06 MahmudiyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Gunmen stormed a home inMahmudiyah and killed all fourmembers of the family living in thehouse. The attack likely hadsectarian motivations and comesamid a spike in sectarian violencefollowing an attack on a Shiite holysite, the Askariya shrine in Samarra.

1-Mar-06 MusayyibIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents detonated an explosivedevice under an oil pipeline inMusayyib, damaging the pipeline andcausing a large fire. The attackoccurred on a pipeline that runs fromthe Dora refinery to a power stationin Musayyib. In a follow-on attack,gunmen opened fire on firefightersand emergency personnel whoresponded to the blast. Attacks onoil pipelines are frequent in Iraq.Insurgents target the oil industry todisrupt a major source of revenue forIraq and undermine the Iraqigovernment.

1-Mar-06 MusayyibIraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Insurgents opened fire on a group offiremen and police who arrived inresponse to an explosion at an oilpipeline that caused a large fire inMusayyib. Two firemen werewounded in the attack. Attacks onoil pipelines are frequent in Iraq.Insurgents target the oil industry todisrupt a major source of revenue forIraq and undermine the Iraqigovernment. Attacks on police arealso frequent.

1-Mar-06 AntioquiaColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) blew up anelectricity tower. Variousmunicipalities went without power.No injuries or fatalities werereported. This attack follows anescalation of attacks on utilities andtransportation in the run-up toelections.

1-Mar-06 Tigzirt Algeria Unknown Explosives0 0 Algerian troops diffused a homemadebomb in a Tigzirt market. The bombwas planted on what was to one ofthe busier days at the market.

1-Mar-06 NizhnyNovgorod

Russia Unknown Explosives3 0 An explosion occurred near theFederal Security Service (FSB)building in Nizhny Novgorod atapproximately 10:30AM Moscowtime. Three people were injured.The explosion may have been causedby a grenade.

1-Mar-06 KfarAzza


Explosives0 0 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade firedrockets on the Israeli settlement ofKfar Azza. The group also claimed anattack on Sederot. A total of fiverockets were fired into Israel on thisday, with several others landingwithin Palestinian territory.

1-Mar-06 Sederot Israel Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 The Al-aqsa Martyrs Brigade attackedthe Israeli settlement of Sederot withrockets. The group also claimed anattack on Kfar Azza. A total of fiverockets landed in Israel on this day,with several others landing inPalestinian territory.

1-Mar-06 AshqelonIsrael PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 The Al-Quds Brigades, the militarywing of Palestine Islamic Jihad,claimed responsibility for firingrockets on the Israeli settlement ofAshqelon. No damage or injurieswere reported. A total of five rocketswere fired at Israel on this day, withseveral landing in Palestinianterritory.

1-Mar-06 Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

9 0 A home-made bomb in the frontbasket of a motorcycle wasdetonated by mobile phone, injuringnine people, including six policemen,destroying three nearby motorcycles,and shattering the windows of a bankin Chana District.

1-Mar-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A postman was killed by two gunmenwhile collecting the mail in Yala'sMuang District.

1-Mar-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Tambon headman Sama-ae Salaewas having lunch with a friend at aroadside café when the two werefired upon by attackers in a pick-uptruck. Salae was critically injured.The incident occurred in Narathiwat'sRusoh District.

1-Mar-06 Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 A five kilogram bomb caused a powerdisruption in Narathiwat's Joh I RongDistrict when it detonated; it isbelieved that the bomb was targetinga teacher's security patrol that leftbefore the blast.

1-Mar-06 Olmeto-Plage

France Unknown Explosives0 0 A high intensity explosive deviceexploded in Olmeto-Plage, at a multi-purpose hall belonging to the SocieteGenerale bank and the regionalhealth insurance fund. The premisessuffered major damages from theblast but there were no reportedinjuries.

1-Mar-06 SanSebastian

Spain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Four Molotov cocktails were thrownat the courthouse in San Sebastianby unidentified perpetrators. Nodamages were caused and no furtherinformation is available.

1-Mar-06 KarimnagarIndia Unknown Unknown0 0 On March 1 in Karimnagar, aCongress Party leader’s husband waskidnapped by unidentified assailantsfrom Stambampalli village as he wasinspecting the dam works in thesurrounding forests.

1-Mar-06 Bostan Pakistan Unknown Unknown0 1 In Balochistan, unidentifiedassailants killed Pakistan Workers’Party Chairman Nasrullah Kakar inBostan.

1-Mar-06 PatFeeder

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified assailants blew up an18-inch gas pipeline in the PatFeeder area that was part of theIndus Right Bank Pipeline network.The pipeline carried natural gas fromSui to Quetta.Note: Incident date isapproximate

1-Mar-06 MiranshahPakistan Taliban Unknown0 0 In North Waziristan, members of theTaliban occupied several governmentbuildings in the provincialheadquarters of Miranshah.Following a fight with local securityforces on March 1, Taliban militantstook over the telephone exchangeand irrigation department building,stole government vehicles, and tookrooftop positions around the mainmarket area. In response,paramilitary forces have been pulledout of the main bazaar in Miranshah.

2-Mar-06 NahrawanIraq Unknown Firearms3 9 Armed gunmen attacked two brickfactories and a power station inNahrawan, a Shiite area east ofBaghdad. A total of 27 people werekilled and three wounded in theattack, all Shiites. The attack likelyhad sectarian motivations and comesamid a spike in sectarian violence inIraq following an attack on a Shiiteholy site, the Askariya Shrine.In thefirst part of the attack, gunmen firedmortars at the Nahrawan powerstation and then attacked the stationand its guards and technicians withgunfire. The attackers set fire to thestation, knocking out power to thecity. Nine people were killed andthree wounded in the attack. Utilitiesand their workers are the frequenttarget of attack in Iraq. Gunmentarget power stations to underminethe ability of the new Iraqigovernment to provide for its people.

2-Mar-06 NahrawanIraq Unknown Firearms0 18 Armed gunmen attacked two brickfactories and a power station inNahrawan, a Shiite area east ofBaghdad. A total of 27 people werekilled and three wounded in theattack, all Shiites. The attack likelyhad sectarian motivations and comesamid a spike in sectarian violence inIraq following an attack on a Shiiteholy site, the Askariya Shrine.In thesecond part of the attack, gunmenstormed two brick factories inNahrawan and shot 18 Shiite menwho worked at the factories. At thetime of the attack, the men weresleeping in their shacks.

2-Mar-06 Karbala Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 An attack on an oil pipeline nearKarbala was interrupted when guardsfrom the oil protection force foundfour men planting bombs under thepipeline. When the guards tried tostop the attack, the insurgentsopened fire on the police. Oneinsurgent was killed and the otherthree arrested in the gun battle thatfollowed. Attacks on oil pipelines andthe oil industry in Iraq are frequent.Insurgents attack the oil industry inorder to disrupt a major source ofincome for Iraq and undermine thenew Iraqi regime.

2-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives14 8 A bomb exploded near a policestation in a vegetable market in theZafaraniyah neighborhood ofBaghdad, killing eight people andwounding fourteen. A second bombin the same area failed to detonateand was defused. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

2-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms5 1 The leader of the largest Sunniparliamentary bloc and one of theleading Sunni moderates in Iraq,Adnan al-Dulaimi, was the target ofan assassination attempt inBaghdad. Al- Dulaimi's convoy wasattacked by gunmen after one of thevehicles in the convoy got a flat tire.Al-Dulaimi had been riding in the carwith the flat tire, but was able to getinto another vehicle and escape theattack. Gunmen opened fire on thedisabled car, killing one of al-Dulaimi's bodyguards and woundingfive others. Al-Dulaimi is also thehead of the Iraqi Consensus Front.Attacks on Sunni politicians arefrequent in Iraq.

2-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms5 1 A convoy of the bodyguards of IraqiDefense Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimiwas attacked by gunmen inBaghdad, in the same area wheregunmen had earlier attacked theconvoy of Adnan al-Dulaimi, aleading Sunni politician (the two arenot related). Saadoun al-Dulaimi wasnot in the convoy at the time of theattack. One bodyguard was killedand five wounded in the attack.Government personnel are thefrequent target of insurgent attack.

2-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 5 A bomb exploded on a minibustraveling in Sadr City, a Shiiteneighborhood of Baghdad, killing fivepeople and wounding ten others. Theattack may have had sectarianmotivations and occurs amid a spikein violence following an attack on aShiite holy site, the Askariya Shrine.

2-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice commando patrol in Baghdad,wounding three commandos andkilling one. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

2-Mar-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Gunmen ambushed a police patrol inMosul, killing four police officerswhen they opened fire on them.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

2-Mar-06 MusayyibIraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen ambushed a police patrol inMusayyib, injuring two policemen.Police were able to arrest sevenpersons suspected of involvement inthe attack and seize 200 missiles.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

2-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Police found and defused a car bombplanted next to mosque in Baghdad.The intended attack likely hadsectarian motivations and comesamid a spike in violence following anattack on a Shiite holy site, theAskariya Shrine.

2-Mar-06 SalmanPak

Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice commando patrol, killing oneand wounding another. The attackoccurred in Salman Pak. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

2-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policelieutenant, Abbas Jaleel, in Baqubah,killing him. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

2-Mar-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Mahdi Abu Saleh, the imam of aSunni mosque in Basra, was killed bygunmen who opened fire on him. Theattack comes amid a spike insectarian violence in Iraq followingan attack on the Askariya Shrine, aholy site for Shiites.

2-Mar-06 Balad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen attacked a group of Iraqipolice and army personnel in Balad.No police or army members wereinjured. Police arrested five of theattackers and wounded two others.Attacks on security personnel arefrequent in Iraq.

2-Mar-06 Bolivar Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) blew up anelectricity tower, leaving fivemunicipalities without power. Therewere no fatalities or injuries reported.This attack follows an escalation ofattacks on utilities and transportationin the run-up to elections.

2-Mar-06 Taji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 An Iraqi government official waskidnapped in Taji. He was freed fourdays later in a raid led by US forces.Sources report that he was to bekilled the night that he was rescued.Two people were arrested inconnection with the attack. Attackson government personnel arefrequent in Iraq.

2-Mar-06 Jounieh Lebanon Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonatedoutside a courthouse in Jounieh--aChristian port city north of Beirut--causing damage but no injuries. Awave of terrorist attacks haveoccurred in Lebanon targeting anti-Syrian politicians and journalists.Two people were killed in similar car-bombings in Jounieh last year. Therehas been no claim of responsibility,yet an investigation is underway.

2-Mar-06 Ahvaz Iran Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded in the southernIranian city of Ahvaz, causingdamage but no casualties. Thetarget of the attack was not reported,however windows in severalbuildings shattered from the blast.Two explosive devices detonated inAhvaz on 24 January 2006, killingtwenty-four people. Ahvaz is thecapital of an oil-rich province that ishome to many of Iran's Arabminority.

2-Mar-06 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Five rockets were fired at Isrealiterritory; several landed near thesecurity fence. No damage orinjuries were reported.

2-Mar-06 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents detonated an explosivedevice under a pipeline connectingthe Dora refinery and Musayyibpower plant, causing a fire anddamaging the pipeline. Attacks onthe oil industry and its pipelines arefrequent in Iraq. Insurgents attackthe oil industry to disrupt a majorsource of income in Iraq andundermine the new Iraqigovernment.

2-Mar-06 Toungoo Burma(Myanmar)

Unknown Explosives0 0 A small bomb exploded near the No.1 Basic Education High School inToungoo Township early in themorning. This explosion wasfollowed by another blast at a near-by transformer.

2-Mar-06 Burma(Myanmar)

Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded near an ElectricalPower Enterprise transformer northof the capital of Burma. Thisexplosion followed the bombing ofNo. 1 Basic Education High School inToungoo Township early in themorning. Minor damage was caused,but no one was injured in eitherattack.

2-Mar-06 Nazran Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was planted under a trafficpolice patrol vehicle in Nazran. It wassafely defused.

2-Mar-06 Uruzgan AfghanistanUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 On March 2, unidentified assailantsstopped two trucks carrying food aidfrom the UN World Food Program inUruzgan province, accosted thedrivers, and set the trucks on fire.Officials estimate the trucks werecarrying 29 tons of wheat which wasworth $9,300 and would have fed1,200 people working on a 40 kmstretch of road as part of the UNfood-for-work program.

2-Mar-06 Karachi Pakistan Unknown Explosives50 3 On March 2, a suspected suicidebomber drove an explosives-ladenvehicle into the convoy of a travelingUS Diplomat, identified as DavidFyfe, in Karachi. The attack occurredoutside of a Marriott Hotel, killingFyfe, an American consulateemployee, and a paramilitary rangerand injuring more than 50 others.The incident came two days ahead ofUS President George W. Bush's visitto Pakistan.

2-Mar-06 Jhapa Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On March 2, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists detonated several explosivesthroughout Jhapa district. Oneexplosion occurred at a local branchoffice of the United Nations WorldFood Program, but no casualtieswere reported.


Explosives0 0 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistsdetonated several explosivesthroughout Jhapa district. Oneexplosion occurred at the LandRevenue office, but no casualtieswere reported.


Explosives0 0 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistsdetonated several explosivesthroughout Jhapa district. Oneexplosion occurred at the NepalTelecom offices, but no casualtieswere reported.


Explosives0 0 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistsdetonated several explosivesthroughout Jhapa district. Oneexplosion occurred at the offices ofthe Agriculture Development Bank,but no casualties were reported.

2-Mar-06 Busti Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistsset fire to a vehicle on Lamosanghu-Jiri road that was delivering medicalsupplies and equipment to a familyplanning camp in the Busti area ofNamdu Village DevelopmentCommittee on March 2.

3-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen kidnapped and killed twopolicemen in Kirkuk. Police are thefrequent target of attack in Iraq.

3-Mar-06 AshqelonIsrael Unknown Explosives0 0 A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hita strategic facility in Ashqelon. Itwas not clear if any damage wascaused. Strategic facilities andutilities in Ashqelon are frequenttargets of rocket attack. It wasreported that a total of five rocketslanded in Israel on this day.

3-Mar-06 Isabela PhilippinesUnknown Firearms4 2 The Christian mayor of the majority-Christian city of Isabela on BasilanIsland, Luis Biel, was gunned down infront of city hall. Four of his stafferswere also wounded before hisbodyguards shot and killed theassailant.

3-Mar-06 Pasig PhilippinesUnknown Explosives0 0 Two explosions occurred a few feetapart in front of a police post in thebusiness district of Pasig City, Manila.The concrete sidewalk cracked, butno further damage or injury wascaused.

3-Mar-06 Sangin AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 On March 3, suspected Talibanmilitants attacked the home of MiraJan, the District Chief of Sangin inHelmand Province, shooting andkilling Jan in his own home. Whileofficials blame the Taliban, aninvestigation is being conducted.

3-Mar-06 Bokaro India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 2 In Bokaro District, more than 200left-wing extremists attacked thepolice outpost near the border withDhanbad district, killing two policepersonnel. Extremists also attackedthe Central Industrial Security Forcecamp on this day.

3-Mar-06 KozhikodeIndia Unknown Explosives1 0 In Kerala on March 3, a bombexploded at the private mofussil busstand in Kozhikode, injuring oneperson. A bomb also exploded at astate transport bus stop in Kerala onthis day. Note: injury figures areapproximate

3-Mar-06 KozhikodeIndia Unknown Explosives1 0 In Kerala on March 3, a bombexploded at a state transport busstand on Mavoor Road in Kozhikode,injuring one person. A bomb alsoexploded at the private mofussil busstand in KozhikodNote: Injury figuresare approximate.

3-Mar-06 Bokaro India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Fire orFirebomb

0 1 In Bokaro District, more than 200left-wing extremists attacked theCentral Industrial Security Forcecamp near the border with Dhanbaddistrict, killing one security personnelin a bomb blast. Extremists alsoattacked the police outpost near theborder with Dhanbad district on thisday.

3-Mar-06 Kailali Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Firearms1 1 On March 3, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists launched a simultaneousattack on the Kailali district policeoffice, district prison, and Dhangadhimunicipality Ward 1 police office. Inthe prison attack, one policepersonnel was killed and another wasinjured.Note: The information sourceis not clear as to if this was an attackor a prison break.

3-Mar-06 Kailali Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Firearms0 0 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistslaunched a simultaneous attack onthe Kailali district police office,district prison, and Dhangadhimunicipality Ward 1 police office. Nocasualties were reported in theattack on the Ward police office.

3-Mar-06 BhairahawaNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On March 3, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists set off a bomb in theRupandehi District LandConservation Office in Bhairahawa,destroying the building and itscontents.

4-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice command center in Baghdad,wounding three people, including twopolice commandos. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

4-Mar-06 SalmanPak

Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Salman Pak, killing twocivilians and wounding three people,including two police officers. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

4-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded near atruck carrying new Iraqi governmentvehicles. The blast wounded twopeople, including the truck driver.Attacks on government property andemployees are frequent in Iraq.

4-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 2 Gunmen in Iraqi army uniformsopened fire at a Shiite Turkomenmosque in Kirkuk, killing two peopleand wounding one other. The attacklikely had sectarian motivations andcomes amid a spike in sectarianviolence following an attack on theShiite Askariya Shrine.

4-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms6 3 Gunmen dressed in policecommando uniforms attacked the al-Noor Sunni mosque in westernBaghdad, killing three mosqueguards and wounding six othersduring a protracted gun battle. Theattack likely had sectarianmotivations and comes amid a spikein sectarian violence following anattack on the Shiite Askariya Shrine.

4-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed AbuNabil, an Iraqi socialist partymember, when they opened fire onhim in Kirkuk. Attacks on thoseinvolved in politics in Iraq arefrequent.

4-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms3 2 Gunmen attacked five Shiites outsidea Shiite shrine in Kirkuk, killing twoand wounding three. The attack likelyhad sectarian motivations and occursamid a spike in sectarian violencefollowing an attack on the ShiiteAskariya shrine.

4-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice commando patrol in the Doraneighborhood of Baghdad, injuringtwo police commandos and onecivilian. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

4-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 A leading Shiite lawmaker, QasimAttiyah al-Jbouri, a member of theIslamic Dawa Party-Iraq Organization,escaped assassination when gunmenopened fire on his convoy in Basra.Al-Jbouri's vehicle was hit severaltimes and flipped over, but al-Jbouriwas not injured in the attack. One ofal-Jbouri's aides was killed and two ofhis bodyguards were injured in theattack. This was the secondassassination attempt on al-Jbouri inten days. Attacks on politicians andgovernment members are frequentin Iraq.

4-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A car bomb detonated near a policecheckpoint southeast of Baghdad,killing two civilians and woundingthree police. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

4-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq MujahideenCouncil

Explosives6 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baqubah, injuring sixpolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.The attack wasclaimed by the Mujahideen ShuraCouncil, an alliance of severalterrorist groups including al-Qaeda inIraq, Victorious Army Group, theArmy of al-Sunnah Wal Jama’a, Ansaral-Tawhid Brigades, Islamic JihadBrigades, the Strangers Brigades,and the Horrors Brigades.

4-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A mortar was fired at a building inthe Green Zone where InteriorMinister Bayan Jabur had justfinished giving a press conference.No casualties were reported. Attackson government buildings and theGreen Zone that houses many ofthem are frequent in Iraq.

4-Mar-06 Izmir Turkey KurdistanFreedomHawks(TAK)

Explosives1 0 One person was injured whenmembers of the Kurdistan FreedomHawks (TAK) perpetrated a bombattack on a police station in Izmir.The device was made of plasticexplosives and placed in a cart. Theblast caused damage to severalbuildings nearby. The TAK statesthat they perpetrated the attack inresponse to the government'streatment of the Kurdish minority.The group also warned of furtherattacks.

4-Mar-06 BiratnagarNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistsdetonated a bomb at the SurveyOffice in Biratnagar, destroyingsections of the building in the blast.

4-Mar-06 Chakulia India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms1 1 On March 4 in North Dinajpur,suspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoistsattacked a police party on NationalHighway 34 in Chakulia, killing onepolice officer and injuring another.

4-Mar-06 CalcatoggioFrance CorsicanNationalLiberationFront(FLNC)

Explosives0 0 Three suspected members of theCorsican National Liberation Front-22October brigade, detonated severalbombs at a holiday villa communityin Calcatoggio. The suspects tookthe manager of the property hostageand ordered him to drive 45-minutesto Ajaccio to report that thecommunity had been mined. Duringhis drive to the police, the suspectsplanted several devices, whichdetonated causing a fire on thepremises. Four apartments in thecommunity were damaged by thefire. The Corsican National LiberationFront (FLNC)-22 October Wingclaimed responsibility for this attackon 16 October. The group claimedsixteen other attacks on the island inthe same communiqué.

4-Mar-06 Nad Ali AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 4 Taliban militants detonated a remotecontrol bomb as the car of the NadAli District Intelligence Chief,identified as Mohammad Ali Barak,was passing by. The attack, whichoccurred in Helmand Province, killedBarak and the three bodyguardstraveling with him. Talibanspokesman Qari Mohammad YousufAhmadi claimed responsibility for theattack on behalf of the Taliban.Note:Incident date is approximate.

5-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 2 Gunmen opened fire on the minibuscarrying Sheik Harith al-Shari, thehead of the Association of MuslimScholars, in Baghdad. The attackkilled two people, a cousin andnephew of al-Shari, and wounded theimam of another mosque. Al-Shariwas not injured in the attack. Theattack likely had sectarianmotivations and comes amid a spikein sectarian violence following anattack on the Shiite Askariya Shrine.

5-Mar-06 al-Qamsheli

Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in al-Qamsheli, south ofBaghdad. One civilian and onepoliceman was killed and four peoplewere injured, including two police.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

5-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A policeman was killed by gunmenwho opened fire on him in Baghdad.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

5-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two electricity workers wereattacked and killed in Baghdad bygunmen who opened fire on them.Attacks on utilities and utility workersare frequent in Iraq. Gunmen attackutilities to undermine the new Iraqiregime and its ability to provideservices to the Iraqi people.

5-Mar-06 SanDiego


Explosives0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) detonatedexplosives on the Rio Manso RiverBridge. It is not clear whether therewere fatalities or injuries associatedwith the attack.

5-Mar-06 Arboleda Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Fire orFirebomb

1 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) burned two trucks.One policemen was injured in theattack. There were no reports offatalities. This attack was followedby several attacks on infrastructureand police in the area and anattempted takeover of the town ofMarulanda (also in Caldas).

5-Mar-06 DelgaditasColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) burned two trucks.There were no reports of injuries orfatalities. This attack follows a FARCarmed shutdown in Tolima andmultiple attacks on thetransportation sector.

5-Mar-06 Dolores Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) burned two buses.There were no reports of injuries orfatalities. This attack follows a FARCarmed shutdown in Tolima andmultiple attacks on thetransportation sector.

5-Mar-06 MontefrioColombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) burned three trucksand kidnapped Julio Zambrano Nieto,a dentist doing dental inspections.There were no fatalities reported andno demands were made forZambrano Nieto.

5-Mar-06 AshqelonIsrael Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimedresponsibility for launching a rocketattack on Ashqelon. No damage orinjuries were reported. A total of fiverockets landed in Israeli territory onthis day.

5-Mar-06 DantewaraIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoistsbombed a portion of the Bansrailroad station in Dantewara,damaging the railway platform and arailroad engine.

5-Mar-06 MindaporeIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 1 On March 5, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of India-Maoistsrounded up a group of nineCommunist Party of India-Marxists (apolitical party) and killed their leader,identified as Kartik Sinha, in a field inWest Mindapore before releasing theothers. The 9 Marxists werereturning from a meeting in Haruliavillage where CPM state secretaryAnil Biswas called for party activiststo counter the Maoists.

5-Mar-06 Faizabad AfghanistanUnknown Explosives3 0 On March 5, a bomb that had beenattached to a motorcycle explodedoutside the Public Health Departmentin the Shahr-e Naw area of Faizabadas the car of the Governor ofBadakhshan, Monshi Abdol Majid,passed by. Although Majid escapedthe blast unharmed, threebystanders were injured.

5-Mar-06 Farah AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 On March 5, security officials in FarahProvince spotted a vehicle parked500 meters away from the Governor’s office. Upon inspection, the carwas found to contain a large quantityof explosives. Three people werearrested in connection with thesuspected suicide attack attempt.

5-Mar-06 Farah AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 On March 5, suspected Talibangunmen shot and killed an AfghaniUnited Nations Habitat worker inwestern Farah province.

5-Mar-06 Wana Pakistan Taliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 The body of Said Badshah, a privateschool teacher and son of a pro-government tribal elder, was founddecapitated near Barwan Village inWana, South Waziristan after hefailed to return home from work onthe evening of March 5. It issuspected that the Taliban isresponsible for the murder, as theyhave killed several tribal elders andtheir relatives in the area recently forsupporting operations against theTaliban.

5-Mar-06 Ilam Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Firearms6 0 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistsattacked the District AdministrationOffice in Ilam Bazaar. Approximately6 people were injured in the attack.

5-Mar-06 Ilam Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Firearms6 1 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistsattacked the District Police Office inIlam Bazaar. One police personnelwas killed and approximately 6 otherpeople were injured in the attack.

5-Mar-06 Nazran Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device was found anddefused under a police vehicle inNazran.

6-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A suicide car bomber detonated hisvehicle near a police commandopatrol in Baghdad near al-Mustansiriyah University. Twopolicemen were killed and three wereinjured in the attack. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

6-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives23 6 A car bomb exploded in a crowdedmarket in Baqubah, killing six peopleand wounding 23 others.

6-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 2 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin northern Baghdad, killing apoliceman and a civilian. Six peoplewere wounded in the attack,including two policemen. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

6-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 0 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Baghdad, wounding sevenpeople, including four police andthree civilians. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

6-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 2 A suicide bomber detonated hisvehicle near a police patrol inBaghdad's Dora district. One personwas killed and five others wounded,including two policemen, in theattack. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

6-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb exploded outsidethe Buratha Shiite mosque inBaghdad, causing no casualties. Theattack likely had sectarianmotivations and comes amid a spikein sectarian violence following anattack on the Shiite Askariya Shrine.

6-Mar-06 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen opened fire on a group ofShiite employees in a restaurant inthe Sunni town of Hawija, killing allthree. The attack likely had sectarianmotivations and comes amid a spikein sectarian violence following anattack on the Shiite Askariya Shrine.

6-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A car bomb exploded in Baghdad,killing two police and wounding threeother people, including onepoliceman. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

6-Mar-06 MahmoudiyaIraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Mahmoudiya, killing acivilian and wounding three people,including two policemen. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

6-Mar-06 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A bomb exploded near the convoy ofFaeq Abdullah al-Ubaidi, a tribal clanchief in Hawija, killing him. Attackson tribal leaders are frequent in Iraq,as they often work with US and Iraqiforces and support the new Iraqigovernment.

6-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 The dean of the College ofEngineering in Baghdad, Ali Husseinal-Khafaji, was kidnapped by gunmenas he headed to work. Attacks onprofessors are frequent in Iraq.

6-Mar-06 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded in a Sunni shrine inTirkit. No injuries were reported, butthe shrine was destroyed. The attacklikely had sectarian motivations andcomes amid a spike in sectarianviolence following an attack on theShiite Askariya shrine.

6-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 3 Insurgents attempted to detonate anexplosive device under an oil pipelinein Kirkuk. However, the devicedetonated as they were planting it,killing all three. Attacks on oilpipelines and the oil industry arefrequent in Iraq. Insurgents attackthe oil industry to disrupt one ofIraq's major industries andundermine the new Iraqi regime.

6-Mar-06 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Firearms1 0 A policewoman was injured whengunmen attacked her in Al-Iskandariyah. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

6-Mar-06 Kissufim Israel Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimedresponsibility for launching a rocketattack on the Israeli crossing ofKissuvim. No damage or injurieswere reported.

6-Mar-06 Turkey KurdishWorkersParty(PKK)

Firearms2 4 Members of the Kurdish Workers'Party (PKK) ambushed a policevehicle in Batman province, killingfour officers and wounding twoothers. The two perpetrators openedfire on the police van with cross-firerifles. The PKK claimed that theattack was carried out in retaliationfor the Kerboran martyrs. On 11March, four people were arrested inconnection with this attack.

6-Mar-06 NangarharAfghanistanUnknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 On March 6, a bomb that was placedoutside the Ghalikhel mosque ineastern Nangarhar Province failed toexplode and was subsequentlydefused by security officials.Officials report that the bomb’sremote-controlled fuse went off as apolice vehicle passed by the area,but the bomb failed to explode. Noarrests have been made.

7-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms5 1 Five police were wounded whengunmen ambushed a group of policeofficers responding to an attack on aSunni mosque in Baghdad. Onegunman was killed in the incident.Insurgents often use coordinatedattacks where they attack policeresponding to an earlier incident.

7-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked a Sunni mosque inBaghdad with guns and grenades,killing a guard and setting fire to tworooms. The attack was followed by acoordinated strike on police whoresponded to the first attack. Fivepolice were wounded and a gunmanwas killed in the coordinatedambush. The attack on the mosquelikely had sectarian motivations andcomes amid a surge in sectarianviolence following an attack on theShiite Askariya shrine.

7-Mar-06 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives7 0 A car bomb exploded near a group oftraffic police in Hillah, wounding fourcivilians and three police. This wasone of four explosions in Hillah onthis day, but the only one thatcaused casualties.

7-Mar-06 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb exploded near a gasstation in Hillah, but caused nocasualties. This was one of fourexplosions in Hillah on this day.Insurgents often target gas stationsin Iraq. Attacks on gas stations andthe oil industry are aimed atdisrupting one of Iraq's majorindustries and undermining the newIraqi regime.

7-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inBaqubah with gunfire, killing onepolice officer and wounding oneother. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq. The attack was followed by acoordinated strike on a police patrolresponding to the incident. A carbomb exploded near this secondgroup of police, killing one civilianand wounding three officers.Insurgents frequently usecoordinated attacks like this where apolice patrol responding to oneattack is targeted itself.

7-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A car bomb exploded near a group ofpolice in Baqubah, killing one civilianand wounding three officers. Thepolice were responding to an earliergunfire attack on a police patrol inthe city. Insurgents frequently usecoordinated attacks like this where apolice patrol responding to oneattack is targeted itself.

7-Mar-06 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms4 3 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inBaiji with gunfire, killing three policeand wounding four others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

7-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms2 3 Gunmen opened fire on the office ofShiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr inBaqubah, killing three members ofthe office and wounding two others.The attack likely had sectarianmotivations and comes amid a spikein sectarian violence following anattack on the Shiite Askariya shrine.

7-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Three mortar bombs were fired atthe Sunni Arab National DialogueFront offices in Baghdad. The party isled by Salih al-Mutlak. No casualtieswere reported. Attacks on Sunnipolitical offices are frequent in Iraq.The attack likely had sectarianmotivations and comes amid a spikein sectarian violence following anattack on the Shiite Askariya shrine.

7-Mar-06 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked a police vehicle inHawija when they opened fire on thecar. The attack killed one policemanand wounded one other. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

7-Mar-06 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Firearms4 3 Gunmen opened fire on civilians in avegetable market in Iskandariyah,killing three people and woundingfour others.

7-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 An official at a Sunni TV station waskilled by gunmen in Baghdad whoopened fire on him. Attacks onjournalists and media personnel arefrequent in Iraq. The attack may alsohave had sectarian motivations andcomes amid a spike in sectarianviolence throughout the county.

7-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 18 Eighteen men were found dead in aKia minibus in Baghdad. Most of themen had been strangled, while a fewhad been shot. Many also bore marksof torture. Officials reported that themajority of the men appeared to beIraqi, but some may have beenforeigners. Sources also reportedthat the men may have beenreligious extremists affiliated with al-Qaeda or some other group andpointed to their long hair andclothing as evidence of this. Theattack may have had sectarianmotivation as well.Three of the menwere later identified as oil companyemployees who had been travelingfrom the Dora oil plant to an AbuGhraib suburb the last time theywere seen alive. Oil companyemployees and the oil industry arefrequently targeted by insurgentsseeking to undermine one of themost profitable industries in Iraq.

7-Mar-06 AddisAbaba

Ethiopia Unknown Explosives0 0 Three bombs went off in Addis Ababainjuring a total of four people. One ofthe explosions hit the Lalibellarestaurant near the national stadium,causing extensive damage to thebuilding. The Ethiopian authoritiesblame the Eritrean government forthe attacks. According to theEthiopian government, the evidencecollected from the bomb sitesindicates Eritrean involvement.Officials in the Eritrean governmentdeny any involvement in the attack.

7-Mar-06 ShamawatAfghanistanUnknown Explosives2 0 On March 7, a roadside bombexploded near the convoy of KhostGovernor Mirajoddin Paatan inShamawat as he traveled from NaderShah Kot to Khost to attend ameeting. Although the Governorsurvived the blast, the Chief of theAfghanistan International Chambersof Commerce, identified as NawabAmirzai, was injured along with hisdriver. No arrests have been made,though an investigation is under way.

7-Mar-06 NorthWaziristan

Pakistan Unknown Explosives2 1 On March 7, an administrator ofNorth Waziristan tribal agency,identified as Zaheer-ul-Islam, cameunder rocket attack as he traveledwith his deputy, Fida Khan. Aftersurviving the first wave of rockets, asecond wave followed with somegunfire, killing their guard andinjuring two others.

7-Mar-06 BadakhshanAfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 On March 7, unidentified assailantsbombed a girls’ secondary school inthe fifth city district of BadakhshanProvince. Although the building wasgutted and much of its contentsdestroyed, no injuries were reportedin the blast or the ensuing fire, whichlocals were able to extinguish.

7-Mar-06 VaraNasi

India Unknown Explosives24 10 Unidentified people detonated abomb inside Sankat Mochan templeat 6:30pm (local time), killing 10people in the blast and injuringdozens of others. The bombing tookplace within minutes of two otherexplosions in the Vara nasi area thatday, while 7 more bombs in the areahad been defused.Note: Injuryfigures are approximate.

7-Mar-06 VaraNasi

India Unknown Explosives24 6 On March 7, unidentified peopledetonated a bomb inside a coach ofthe Shiv Ganga Express train as itwas departing for New Delhi, killing 6people in the blast and injuringdozens of others. The bombing tookplace within minutes of two otherexplosions in the Vara nasi area thatday, while 7 more bombs in the areahad been defused.Note: Casualtyfigures are approximate.

7-Mar-06 Mastung Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On March 7, unidentified individualsblew up a gas pipeline in Mastung,causing damage to the pipeline andinterrupting the supply of gas toMastung and the surrounding areas.

7-Mar-06 AddisAbaba

Ethiopia Unknown Explosives0 0 Three bombs went off in Addis Ababainjuring a total of four people. Thesecond bomb destroyed a bookshopin the Mercato open-air market.TheEthiopian authorities blame theEritrean government for the attacks.According to the Ethiopiangovernment, the evidence collectedfrom the bomb sites indicatesEritrean involvement. Officials in theEritrean government deny anyinvolvement in the attack.

7-Mar-06 AddisAbaba

Ethiopia Unknown Explosives4 0 Three bombs went off in Addis Ababainjuring a total of four people. Thethird bomb detonated outside thegate of a hotel and tourism trainingcenter, also located near thestadium.The Ethiopian authoritiesblame the Eritrean government forthe attacks. According to theEthiopian government, the evidencecollected from the bomb sitesindicates Eritrean involvement.Officials in the Eritrean governmentdeny any involvement in the attack.

8-Mar-06 Taji Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen attacked the car ofMohammed Hasan Al-Alawi, thegeneral manager of a gas companyand an Iraqi official in the Ministry ofOil, when they opened fire on it nearTaji. Al-Alawi survived the attack, buthis driver was wounded. Attacks onthe oil industry and oil industryofficials are frequent in Iraq.Insurgents attack the oil industry todisrupt a major source of income inIraq and to undermine the new Iraqigovernment. Attacks on governmentofficials are also frequent.

8-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen in camouflage uniformsstormed the offices of the al-RawafidSecurity Company, a privately ownedsecurity firm, in Baghdad, andkidnapped 50 employees. Thegunmen arrived and left in 10 to 15cars. The Rawafid Security Companyprovides security to businesses andother clients, including Iraqna, amajor cell phone firm in Iraq. Thecompany is Sunni-owned andemploys mostly Sunnis. Thecompany is owned by a nephew ofSheik Ghazi al-Yawer, one of Iraq'svice presidents. Many of theemployees are former members ofSaddam Hussein's army. Six of thecompany's security guards were nottaken.The attack could have had oneof several motivations. First, it mayhave had sectarian motivations,coming amid a surge in sectarianviolence in the country. In addition,attacks on private security firms,particularly those that work with thegovernment or with US forces, arefrequent in Iraq. Finally, attacks onformer members of Hussein's regimeare frequently targeted.Sourcesreported that the company had beenunder investigation for collaboratingwith the anti-government insurgencyand was also operating without alicense. This fueled suspicion thatthen men had actually been detainedby the Interior Ministry.

8-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Baghdad killed a formerIraqi Army officer, Hussein Ali, whoserved under Saddam Hussein, whenthey opened fire on him. Attacks onformer government and militaryofficials are frequent in Iraq.

8-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 2 A bomb hidden under a parked carexploded near a convoy of the IraqiInterior Minister's protection force incentral Baghdad, killing two policeofficers and wounding five people,including one policeman. The carsused in the convoy were thoseusually used to transport InteriorMinister Jabor and his aides.However, Jabor was not in the convoyat the time of the attack. Attacks ongovernment personnel are frequentin Iraq.

8-Mar-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded near the Basraheadquarters of the South OilCompany, causing minor damage tothe building, but no injuries. Oilproduction and distribution were notaffected. Attacks on oil pipelines andthe oil industry in general arefrequent in Iraq. Insurgents attackthe oil industry to disrupt a majorsource of revenue for Iraq and toundermine the government.

8-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 2 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Baghdad, killing two police andwounding seven people, includingfour police. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

8-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms7 7 Gunmen opened fire on a minibuscarrying construction workers inBaghdad. Seven workers were killedand seven others injured in theattack. Attacks on constructionworkers, who often work onreconstruction projects and are, as aresult, seen as collaborating with thegovernment are frequently attackedin Iraq.

8-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 2 Gunmen attacked the home of MajorGeneral Hikmat Moussa Salman, anadvisor to the Interior Minister, withgunfire in Baghdad. Salman was notinjured in the attack, but two of hisbodyguards were killed and two werewounded. Attacks on governmentemployees are frequent in Iraq.

8-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A Sunni Imam, Sadi Mahmoud, wasshot and killed in Baghdad. Theattack likely had sectarianmotivations.

8-Mar-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 An Iraqi policeman, Mousa HameedHussein, was killed and a policelieutenant, Mahir Ali Hussein, wasinjured when gunmen opened fire ontheir vehicle near Kirkuk. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

8-Mar-06 LosTeques

VenezuelaUnknown Explosives0 0 Unknown perpetrators threw molotovcocktails at the headquarters of thedaily newspaper La Region. Therewere no injuries or fatalities reported.They also left anonymous leafletsclaiming that the staff at thenewspaper is miserable and theyshould be put on popular trials withcapital punishment. There havebeen recent reports of poorconditions in the health care systemby the newspaper and the reportclaims that this could be the reasonfor the attack.

8-Mar-06 Yarumal Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Explosives3 0 According to the authorities, theRevolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) detonated a carbomb in front of a health center. Onebuilding was destroyed and fourothers were damaged. Theemergency room of the health centerwas also affected. Three peoplewere slightly injured. No fatalitieswere reported. The bomb contained15-20 kg of explosives according tothe authorities.

8-Mar-06 Arauca Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Unknown0 2 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) ordered an armedstrike (and a stop in transportation)in the department as of 23 February.When an indigenous leaderdisobeyed the strike and went to buysupplies, he was killed. His wife, ateacher, went to claim his body andwas killed as well. It is not clear whatweapon was used in the attack.

8-Mar-06 Al-Zafaraniyah

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Sheik Ahmad Hashim Ahmad, theSunni imam of the Al-AhibbahMosque in al-Zafaraniyah, waskidnapped by gunmen from the Al-Mishan Complex where he works. Hisbody was found on March 12. Attackson Sunni clerics are frequent in Iraq.

8-Mar-06 MakhachkalaRussia Unknown Firearms1 0 While on his way home by car,Musaefendi Velimuradov, head ofadministration of MagaramentskiyDistrict was attacked by unknownpersons. They fired on his car withautomatic weapons while he waspassing near the village of Khazar inDerbentskiy district, injuring him.

8-Mar-06 Santona Spain Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonatedoutside the offices of the FelangeEspanola (Francoist Party)- a right-wing political partyin Santona. Thebomb had been left in a bag with asign that read, Danger: bomb. Therewere no reported injuries caused bythe blast.


Unknown3 4 On March 8 in Dantewara district,suspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoistskilled four people and injured severalothers in Diwarpali village.According to officials, the Maoistshad targeted the village to punishthose that supported the anti-MaoistSalva Judum movement.Note: Injuryfigures are approximate.

9-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, woundingthree civilians. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

9-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Kirkuk, wounding apolice commissioner. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

9-Mar-06 AntioquiaColombia Unknown Explosives0 0 Unknown perpetrators bombedelectricity towers. The service hasbeen reestablished in the area and itis not clear whether there werefatalities or injuries. This attackfollows a number of attacks in theregion on transportation and policetargets.

9-Mar-06 LaGuajira


Firearms0 1 The death of a motorcyclepoliceman, Ivan Montero, shot whiledriving on the highway, wasattributed to the RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia (FARC).The Commander of the Policedepartment stated that the FARCshot Montero from a hiding space offthe road.

9-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives12 5 A car bomb exploded near the SunniAl-Israa Walmiraj mosque inBaghdad, killing five civilians andwounding twelve others. The attackoccurred as worshippers wereleaving the mosque followingevening prayers. The attack likelyhad sectarian motivations and occursamid a spike in sectarian violence incountry.

9-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 2 Munsuf Abdallah al-Khaldi, atelevision presenter for Baghdad TV,was killed by gunmen who openedfire on him and the passengers in hiscar. The incident occurred as al-Khaldi drove in Baghdad with threepassengers to interview poets inMosul for his show., One of thepassengers was also killed and twoothers wounded. Attacks onjournalists and media personnel arefrequent. Baghdad TV has also betargeted several times by insurgentattacks.

9-Mar-06 El Oued Algeria Unknown Firearms0 1 Emir Abd El Kerim Kaddour, theformer adivisor to the Salafist Groupfor Call and Combat's (GSPC) HassanHattab, was assasinated near hishome in El Oued. The motive behindthe assasination is unkown. Kaddourtook advantage of the government's1998 clemency for Islamic militants;as a result, he could have been killedby hardline members of the GSPC.Another theory suggests that hecould have been killed for his role inleading recent demonstrationsagainst the the agriculturaldirectorate farm subsidy program.

9-Mar-06 Sederot Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed joint-responsibility for firing four rocketson the Israeli settlement of Sederot.No damage or injuries were reported.

9-Mar-06 Bangkok Thailand Unknown Explosives2 0 A small bomb was detonated by aremote control outside of the officialresidence of Prem Tinsulanonda, thehead of the Privy Council and aformer prime minister. Two touristswho were passing the residence, oneCanadian and one British, wereslightly injured.

9-Mar-06 Gallur Spain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 Authorities found the remains of anexplosive device that suspectedmembers of the Basque Fatherlandand Freedom (ETA) planted along theZaragoza-Bilbao highway. Thedevice appeared to be a low-poweredexplosive charge, which left a smallcrater in the pavement. On 20March, ETA claimed responsibility forsixteen attacks, this one is believedto be one claimed.

9-Mar-06 Viana Spain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 A small explosive device detonatedin the city of Viana, near the 83.3 kmmark on the N111 road. Police hadreceived warnings on behalf of theBasque Fatherland and Freedom(ETA) about four devices scheduledto detonate during this time. Thearea had been cordoned off and noone was injured. On 20 March, ETAclaimed responsibility for sixteenattacks, this one is thought to be oneclaimed.

9-Mar-06 Onton Spain BasqueFatherlandandFreedom(ETA)

Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated inOnton along the A8 road betweenBilbao and Santander. The blastcame shortly after a warning call onbehalf of the Basque Fatherland andFreedom (ETA) that warned ofmultiple devices along highways inthe Basque Country. Authoritiesrecovered a bag with the ETA logo atthe scene of the blast. ETA claimsthey carried out the attacks inresponse to the deaths in custody ofETA suspects Igor Angulo andRoberto Sainz. On 20 March, ETAclaimed responsibility for sixteenattacks, this is believed to be oneclaimed.

9-Mar-06 Spain AngryBrigades

Explosives0 0 A group calling itself the AngryBrigades claimed responsibility forsending two parcel bombs throughthe Spanish postal system. One ofthe bombs targeted the sub-directorate general of the Catalanpolice force, Mossos d'Esquadra.Both bombs were made of 50 gramsof dynamite and were intercepted inBarcelona and safely defused. TheAngry Brigades stated, We believethat solidarity ought not to be justremembering but also attacking.These are times for taking a positionand acting. You decide. Join theangry team. For our comrades, forus, for anarchy. Note: Incident dateis approximate.

9-Mar-06 Spain AngryBrigades

Explosives0 0 A group calling itself the AngryBrigades claimed responsibility forsending two parcel bombs throughthe Spanish postal system. One ofthe bombs targeted the center forprisoner rehabilitation initiatives ofthe Catalan regional government'sjustice department. Both bombswere made of 50 grams of dynamiteand were intercepted in Barcelonaand safely defused. The AngryBrigades stated, We believe thatsolidarity ought not to be justremembering but also attacking.These are times for taking a positionand acting. You decide. Join theangry team. For our comrades, forus, for anarchy.Note: Incident date isapproximate.

9-Mar-06 Dishu AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 3 On March 9, a group of Talibanmilitants attacked a police post in theDishu District of Helmand Province,killing one policeman in the attack.Two Taliban were also killed in theattack, which was claimed by Talibanspokesman Mohammad Hanif.Note:Incident date is approximate

9-Mar-06 MindaporeIndia Communistparty ofIndia-Maoists


1 2 On March 9, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-Maoists) killed two members ofthe Communist Party of India-Marxists (CPI-Marxists) in MindaporeDistrict. A third person was injured inthe attack. One of the victims was amember of the CPI-Marxists auxiliarygroup, but the other two were formerMaoist sympathizers who recentlyjoined the CPI-Marxists.

9-Mar-06 BankekholaNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives6 0 On March 9, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists detonated a bomb along theMahendra Highway in theBankekhola area, injuring sixcivilians. The bombing came in thesecond day of the Maoist Bandh(shutdown) in Mahottari and Sarlahidistricts.

10-Mar-06 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Tikrit, killing twopolice and wounding three others.The attack occurred when a seconddevice exploded as police tried todefuse another explosive device onthe roadside. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

10-Mar-06 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Samarra, killing onecivilian and wounding three people.Police in Iraq are the frequent targetof insurgent attack.

10-Mar-06 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives5 11 A suicide truck bomb was detonatednear a joint US-Iraqi policecheckpoint in Fallujah, killing 11people, including five police, andwounding five others. The bomberwaited until there were many carslined up waiting to pass thecheckpoint before detonating hisdevice. Attacks on police checkpointsare frequent in Iraq.

10-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Baghdad, killing two officers andwounding four. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

10-Mar-06 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives2 2 A bomb exploded outside the SunniQiba mosque in Samarra, killing theImam and one civilian and woundingtwo other people. The attack likelyhad sectarian motivation and comesamid a surge in sectarian violencethroughout the country.

10-Mar-06 Yathrib Iraq Unknown Explosives1 2 A bomb exploded near a mosque inYathrib, killing two people andwounding one other. The attack mayhave had sectarian motivations.

10-Mar-06 MakhachkalaRussia Unknown Explosives1 1 The Deputy Head of Dagestan'sInterior Ministry's CriminalDepartment, Magomed Magomedov,was killed when a bomb explodedunder his car near the region'sEmergency Situations office.Magomedov's driver was injured inthe explosion.


Explosives0 0 The Al-Quds Brigades, the armedwing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad,claimed responsibility for firing threerockets on the Israeli settlement ofAshqelon. No damage or injurieswere reported. A reported fiverockets landed in Israel on this day.

10-Mar-06 Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A fire was set in front of theadministrative office for TambonLubo Buesa in Narathiwat's Yi-ngoDistrict. The perteptrators set a sofaon fire in the attack. No injuries werereported.

10-Mar-06 Poso IndonesiaUnknown Explosives1 0 A small bomb was detonated by atimer in front of a Hindu temple inPoso in Central Sulawesi. The roofand walls of the security guardstation were damaged, and theguard was wounded.

10-Mar-06 BankekholaNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives6 0 On March 10, six civilians wereinjured in an explosion in Bankekholaarea, where suspected members ofthe Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists set off a series of bombsalong a 30 km strip of the highMahendra Highway betweenBarbidas and Phuljor as part of theirtwo day strike in Mahottari andSarlahi districts.

11-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq MujahideenCouncil

Firearms0 2 Two intelligence officers were killedby gunmen who opened fire on themin Baghdad. Attacks on intelligenceand security personnel are frequentin Iraq.The attack was claimed by theMujahideen Shura Council, analliance of several terrorist groupsincluding l-Qaeda in Iraq, VictoriousArmy Group, the Army of al-SunnahWal Jama’a, Ansar al-TawhidBrigades, Islamic Jihad Brigades, theStrangers Brigades, and the HorrorsBrigades.

11-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A cigarette pack filled withexplosives and a detonator wasfound on the tarmac of BaghdadInternational Airport, under the noseof a Royal Jordan Airlines planescheduled to fly to Amman. Thedevice lacked an initiationmechanism and so could notdetonate on its own. The device wasremoved and the passengersrechecked before the flight took offthree hours late. Those scheduled tobe on the flight included 19 peoplefrom the Iraqi Interior Ministry, fourfrom the Defense Ministry, and ninejudges from the Iraqi Bar Association.Following the incident, the USgovernment prohibited commercialair travel out of BaghdadInternational Airport for governmentemployees.

11-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq MujahideenCouncil

Firearms1 1 A senior editor from Iraqiyatelevision, Iraq's state televisionchannel, was attacked and killed inBaghdad when gunmen opened fireon his car as he went to work. AmjadHameed was the second journalist tobe killed in less than a week.Hameed's editorial position was closeto that of the Shiite parties leadingthe Iraqi government. Hameed'sdriver was wounded in the attack.Attacks on journalists are becomingincreasingly frequent in Iraq.Theattack was claimed by theMujahideen Council, an allianceseveral groups including al-Qaeda inIraq, Victorious Army Group, theArmy of al-Sunnah Wal Jama’a, Ansaral-Tawhid Brigades, Islamic JihadBrigades, the Strangers Brigades,and the Horrors Brigades.On March18, officials announced that sixpeople had been arrested inconnection with this attack.

11-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 A human rights activist and hisbodyguard were killed by gunmenwho opened fire on them in Baghdad.

11-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A lieutenant colonel in the InteriorMinistry Commando force was killedby gunmen who opened fire on himin Baghdad. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

11-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 29 Twenty-nine Shiite men, shot and intheir underwear, were found dead ina mass grave in Kamaliyah, a Shiitearea in Baghdad. The men had likelybeen killed about three days beforetheir discovery. The attack probablyhad sectarian motivations and comesamid a spike in sectarian violence inIraq.NOTE: Attack date isapproximate

11-Mar-06 PuertoValdivia

Colombia Unknown Firearms0 1 Unknown perpetrators shot and killeda police officer, Jose LibardoValencia, who was part of an escortcaravan of trucks on the highwayfrom Antioquia to Cordoba.

11-Mar-06 Bolivar Colombia Unknown Unknown2 0 Unknown perpetrators attacked aBrasilia company bus that wastraveling between Carmen and SanJacinto. The tactic and weapon usedare unknown. A 72 year old man anda child were wounded in the attack.

11-Mar-06 Sederot Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Two qassam rockets landed in ornear the Israeli settlement ofSederot. One local resident wastreated for shock.

11-Mar-06 Bastia France Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive charge was planted onthe ground floor of a governmenthousing office in Bastia, on the islandof Corsica. The detonation causedno damage and no injuries. Nogroups has claimed responsibility forthe attack.

12-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives12 6 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, killing sixpeople, including three police, andwounding twelve people, includingthree police. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

12-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms5 0 A bomb exploded near a police patrolnear the Mustansiriyah University inBaghdad, injuring five police. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

12-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen opened fire on a carcarrying a member of the PatrioticUnion of Kurdistan Party in Baghdad.All three occupants in the car werekilled in the attack. Attacks on thosewho participate in politics arefrequent in Iraq.

12-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives200 58 A coordinated attack involving threecar bombs, including a suicidebomber, and mortar fire waslaunched against two markets inBaghdad's Sadr City neighborhood, apredominantly Shiite district. In total,the attack killed at least 58 peopleand wounded more than 200. Theattacks occurred during the eveninghours when the markets were filledwith people. A fourth car bomb wasfound and defused safely.Two carbombs, one driven by a suicidebomber, exploded in the Ula market.NOTE: Casualty numbers are for theentire attack.

12-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A coordinated attack involving threecar bombs, including a suicidebomber, and mortar fire waslaunched against two markets inBaghdad's Sadr City neighborhood, apredominantly Shiite district. In total,the attack killed at least 58 peopleand wounded more than 200. Theattacks occurred during the eveninghours when the markets were filledwith people. A fourth car bomb wasfound and defused safely.A third carbomb exploded in the Kayaramarket.NOTE: Casualty numbers arefor the entire attack.

12-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb was found and defusedin a market in Baghdad's Sadr City.The bomb was likely intended to bepart of a coordinated attack onmarkets in the Sadr City area, whichkilled 58 people and wounded 200.

12-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A coordinated attack involving threecar bombs, including a suicidebomber, and mortar fire waslaunched against two markets inBaghdad's Sadr City neighborhood, apredominantly Shiite district. In total,the attack killed at least 58 peopleand wounded more than 200. Theattacks occurred during the eveninghours when the markets were filledwith people. A fourth car bomb wasfound and defused safely.Mortarrounds were fired at the Sadr Cityarea, landing in at least two markets.NOTE: Casualty numbers are for theentire attack.

12-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms4 0 Gunmen opened fire on a crowd ofday laborers in Amariyah, inBaghdad, wounding four workers.Attacks on groups of day laborers aresemi-frequent in Iraq. The attackmay have had sectarian motivations.

12-Mar-06 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed PoliceMajor Sabah Muhammad al-Janabi,killing him as he left for work inIskandariyah. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

12-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol in Baqubah, killing onepoliceman and killing four others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

12-Mar-06 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded near a shoppingcenter in Tirkit. No one was injured inthe attack, but material damage wascaused.

12-Mar-06 Al-Dulu'iyah

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two members of the JointCoordination Committee in Al-Dulu'iyah were killed by unknowngunmen. Attacks on those involved inIraqi government and security arefrequent targets of attack.

12-Mar-06 Al-Miqdadiyah

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Al-Miqdadiyah, causing nocasualties. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

12-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded in a market inBaqubah, causing no causalities.

12-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Baghdad, wounding twopolicemen. Attacks in police arefrequent in Iraq.

12-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police officer was killed whengunmen opened fire on him inBaghdad. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

12-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police officer was killed whengunmen opened fire on him inBaghdad. Attacks on police in Iraqare frequent.

12-Mar-06 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Three rockets landed in the SedotHanegev Regional Council, damagingtwo hothouses. No injuries werereported.

12-Mar-06 KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 4 Unidentified assailants kidnappedfour Albanians, along with four oftheir guards, in Kandahar City.Taliban Spokesperson Dr. Hanifclaimed responsibility for thekidnappings on behalf of the Taliban.Update: On March 13, a Talibanspokesman reported that all four ofthe men were shot and killed,reportedly because of they werethought to be helping Americans.The men worked for a German firm,called Ecolog, that treats water at USand Afghan military bases. The fourguards were released.Update: OnMarch 17, a bomb exploded in theMaiwand District of Kandahar, killingnine policemen as they escorted thebodies of the four Albanians that hadbeen kidnapped and killed by theTaliban.Note: Incident date isapproximate


Unknown0 2 On March 12 in Dantewara District,suspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoistskilled two people in Chikagudavillage for their support of the anti-Maoist Salva Judum movement.

12-Mar-06 Sarlahi Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 1 On March 12 in Sarlahi District,suspected members of theCommunist Party of Nepal-Maoistsattacked a police patrol in TribhuvanBazaar, killing one police officer andabducting another.

13-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives9 0 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice patrol in Baghdad, woundingnine people, including four policeofficers. Attacks on police officers arefrequent in Iraq.

13-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol near the Rahim Awa Policestation in Kirkuk, wounding fourpolice. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

13-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives8 2 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Kikurk, killing two civiliansand wounding eight people, includingtwo policemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

13-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 An explosive charge detonated neara police patrol in Baqubah, killing onepolice officer and wounding fourpolice and one civilian. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

13-Mar-06 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Iskandariyah, killing one civilianand wounding three others. Attackson police patrols are frequent in Iraq.

13-Mar-06 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives18 6 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol that was responding toa false report of bodies inside a storein Tikrit. Five police and one civilianwere killed. A total of 18 people,including 15 police, were wounded inthe incident. Police are the frequenttarget of attack in Iraq.

13-Mar-06 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A car bomb exploded near theconvoy of Hamad Mahmoud al-Qaisi,the provincial governor of theSalahaddin province in Tikrit,wounding five of his bodyguards.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

13-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, killing twopolice and wounding four others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

13-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A suicide car bomb detonated near aforeign security company convoy inBaghdad, killing one Iraqi civilian andwounding four people, including oneforeign security contractor. Thenationality of the wounded contractorwas not given. Attacks on foreignsecurity company's are frequent.

13-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed MuhsinKhudhair, the editor of the newsmagazine Alef Ba, outside his homein Baghdad. Just hours before theattack, Khudhair attended a meetingof the Iraqi Journalists Union in whichthe organization urged all groups toremember the neutrality ofjournalists. Khudhair is the third Iraqijournalist killed in Baghdad in lessthan a week. Journalists arefrequently targeted by insurgents inIraq.

13-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 4 Members of the Shiite militia loyal toMuqtada al-Sadr, the Mahdi Army,detained four men, three Iraqis and aSyrian, who entered Baghdad's SadrCity neighborhood with explosivebelts and mortar tubes. The menwere likely planning an attack in thearea. The Mahdi Army memberskilled all four men and hung themfrom electricity pylons. The incidentcomes one day after a series of carbombs and mortar attacks in theSadr City neighborhood killed manycivilians.

13-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policeofficer, Major Abdulrahman Bader, inBaghdad. Bader was wounded in theattack and later died from hiswounds. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

13-Mar-06 Najaf Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two police officers from Najaf,Lieutenant Colonel Abd-al-KarimAityah and Colonel Abd-al-JawadNi'mah, were kidnapped by gunmen.Their bodies were found one monthlater. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.NOTE: Attack dateapproximate.

13-Mar-06 JalalabadAfghanistanUnknown Other 1 0 On March 13, unidentified assailantsattacked a local televisionanchorperson, identified as Atiq Jalil,in Jalalabd, Nangarhar Province.Apparently, Jalil was beaten byseveral people with pipes and sticksfor being the son of an Englishmanand for not wearing a beard.According to station officials, this isnot the first time one of their on-airpersonalities was threatened andtold to grow a beard.

13-Mar-06 Mianshin AfghanistanTaliban Firearms6 7 On March 13 in Helmand Province,suspected Taliban militants attackeda police post in Mianshin District,killing five police personnel andinjuring six others. Although nogroup has claimed responsibility forthe attack, two bodies of Talibanmilitants were found dead after thefighting ended.

13-Mar-06 Tanahun Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On March 13, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists detonated three bombsalong a bridge on the Prithvi Highwayin Tanahun district, damaging thebridge and interrupting traffic alongthe highway. This attack comesamid a general strike ontransportation by CPN-M.

14-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives7 1 A roadside bomb detonated in acrowd of Shiite pilgrims headed tothe Shiite holy city of Karbala. Theattack occurred near Baqubah andlikely had sectarian motivations. Oneperson was killed and sevenwounded in the attack.

14-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 15 Fifteen Sunni men were shot, killed,and placed on a minibus near twoSunni neighborhoods in Baghdad.The attack comes only a week after asimilar attack in the same area. Theattack likely had sectarianmotivations.

14-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed amember of the intelligence police,Captain Mohammed Fadhil, inBaghdad when they opened fire onhim. Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

14-Mar-06 MuqdadiyahIraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen entered a tailor shop inMuqdadiyah, killing its owner,Hussein Turki, and wounding Turki'sson. Attacks on tailor shops arefrequent in Iraq because tailor shopsoften make uniforms for Iraqi policeand army personnel. Those whosupport the Iraqi security forces arefrequently targeted by insurgents.

14-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Armed gunmen attacked two policeofficers in Baghdad, killing both.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

14-Mar-06 Al-Huwayjah

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Al-Huwayjah, south ofKirkuk, near an Iraqi police patrol.The attack resulted in the death ofone police officer. Police in Iraq arethe frequent target of insurgentattack.

14-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A security guard at a Baghdad schoolprevented a suicide attack on theschool's pupils when he stopped aYemeni suicide bomber wearing anexplosive belt before he could enterthe school's grounds.

14-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 An Iraqi journalist, AhmadMuhammad Kirkukli, was attacked bygunmen in Baghdad. He wasseriously wounded in the attack.Attacks on journalists are frequent inIraq. This is the fourth attack onjournalists in less than one week.


Explosives0 0 The Al-Quds Brigades, the armedwing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad,claimed responsibility for launching arocket attack on the Israelisettlement of Ashqelong. Nodamage or injuries were reported. Atleast eight rockets were fired atIsrael on this day.


Explosives0 0 The Al-Quds Brigade, the armed wingof Palestine Islamic Jihad, claimedresponsibility for firing three rocketsat the Israeli settlement of Ashqelon.Israeli media reported that a total ofeight rockets fell in Israel on thisnight. Since Israel's withdrawal fromthe Gaza Strip, rocket attacks havebeen increasingly frequent.

14-Mar-06 Zurmat AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 2 On March 14, unidentified assailantsattacked Zurmat DistrictAdministrative Chief, Mamor Zahir,outside of his house in eastern PaktiaProvince. Zahir’s bodyguardsreturned fire, killing one of theattackers, but not before Zahir wasshot and killed.

14-Mar-06 Dhanbad India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 On March 14 in Jharkhand’s Dhanbaddistrict, suspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoistsblew up a students' hostel in PalmaVillage, damaging the wall of thebuilding, but causing no casualties.

14-Mar-06 MeherpurBangladeshPurboBanglarCommunistParty(PBCP)

Firearms0 1 On March 14 in Meherpur districtsuspected members of theJanajuddha faction of the PurboBanglar Communist Party (PBCP)shot and killed the organizingsecretary of a local BangladeshNationalist Party unit, identified asNuru Mian, in Moheshkahli village.

14-Mar-06 MeherpurBangladeshPurboBanglarCommunistParty(PBCP)

Explosives0 0 On March 14 in Meherpur districtsuspected members of theJanajuddha faction of the PurboBanglar Communist Party (PBCP)detonated four bombs at the home oflocal Union Parishad ChairmanAsaduzzaman Bablu.

14-Mar-06 Tanahun Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On March 14, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists blew up the Holeri KholaBridge on the Prithivi Highway inTanahun district, partially destroyingthe bridge in the explosion.

15-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two Shiite pilgrims were shot dead inBaghdad as they were traveling toKarbala for the Shiite Ashura holiday.The attack likely had sectarianmotivations.

15-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives9 1 A roadside bomb exploded near aconvoy of members from the BadrOrganization, the armed wing of theShiite Supreme Council for theIslamic Revolution in Iraq. Theconvoy was carrying an official fromthe Badr Organization, Ali Karim. Theexplosion occurred in Kirkuk. Karimwas not wounded, but his son waskilled and nine people werewounded, including four members ofthe organization. The attack likelyhad sectarian motivations.

15-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A car bomb exploded near a popularrestaurant in eastern Baghdad, killingone civilian and wounding twoothers.

15-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives6 3 A suicide bomber on a bicycledetonated his explosives near apolice patrol in Baqubah. However,the explosives were detonated tooearly, and no members of the patrolwere injured. Two civilians werekilled and six wounded in the attack.Police are the frequent target ofinsurgent attack.

15-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked and killed SheikhHussein Turkey, a Sunni Imam, inBaqubah following noon prayerswhen they opened fire on him.Turkey's son was wounded in theincident. Attacks on clerics arefrequent in Iraq.

15-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baqubah, killing onepolice and wounding another.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

15-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives15 1 A car bomb exploded near an InteriorMinistry patrol in Baghdad, killingone person and wounding 15 othercivilians. Security personnel are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

15-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Baghdad. Several police wereinjured in the attack, but exactnumbers were not given. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

15-Mar-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded near a powerstation in Mosul while the MunicipalCouncil was meeting in the city.Attacks on local governments arefrequent in Iraq.

15-Mar-06 CherkesskRussia Unknown Firearms0 0 In the village of Pervomaiskoye, thehouse of Mufti Ismail Berdiyev,chairman of the Board of Muslims ofKarachayevo-Cherkessia andStavropol territory, was fired on byunidentified perpetrators. No onewas hurt in the attack.

15-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 A lorry carrying materials explodednear a police checkpoint in Kirkuk,injuring two civilians and a policeofficer. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq. The driver of the truck wasnot hurt in the blast and wasdetained for questioning. Officialsnoted he may not have known aboutthe bomb.

15-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Baghdad, wounding threecivilians. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

15-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Four Sunni men were kidnapped froma taxi in Baghdad. Their bodies werefound the following day in a Shiitearea of the city. The attack likely hadsectarian motivations.

15-Mar-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Mada-o Yalapae, the manager of theThammawithaya School in Yala'sMuang District, was shot and killedalong with his son, Irfan, whilereturning home on a motorcycle.

15-Mar-06 DiyarbakirTurkey Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosion occurred at a branchHSBC, a British bank, in Diyarbakir.The blast blew out the windows atthe bank and nearby shops. Initiallypolice were reporting two injuries,but later reports state that no onewas hurt. Authorities hinted thatthey believe the Kurdistan Workers'Party (PKK) may be behind theattack.

15-Mar-06 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinian militants fired rockets atIsrael. No damage or injuries werereported. Since Israel's withdrawalfrom the Gaza Strip, rocket attackshave been increasingly frequent.

15-Mar-06 Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives14 0 On March 15, unidentified assailantsbombed a girls’ college on BreweryRoad in Quetta as students wereboarding a bus at the end of theschool day. Fourteen people wereinjured in the explosions.

15-Mar-06 Kiran SriLanka


Fire orFirebomb

0 0 On March 15, suspected members ofthe Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) set fire to two state-ownedbuses in response to student protestsfrom Kiran to Valachchenai over therecent abduction of school children inthe area.Note: Incident locationapproximate.

15-Mar-06 DhasuwaNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 1 On March 15, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists kidnapped and killed a manidentified as Chure Thapa in theDhasuwa area of Suryapura VillageDevelopment Committee (VDC). TheMaoists had accused the man ofbeing involved in anti-Maoistactivities.

15-Mar-06 KhammammIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 0 On March 15, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of India-Maoistskidnapped nine activists of theCommunist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML New Democracy)from the Bayyaram forest inKhammamm District.

15-Mar-06 SuryapuraNepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Unknown0 1 On March 15, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists kidnapped and killed a manidentified as Bikram Thapa inSuryapura Village DevelopmentCommittee (VDC). The Maoists hadaccused the man of being involved inanti-Maoist activities.

16-Mar-06 Khalis Iraq Unknown Explosives5 3 A roadside bomb exploded near amosque and a primary school inKhalis, killing three students andwounding five others. Attacks onmosques are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.

16-Mar-06 MuqdadiyahIraq Unknown Explosives7 1 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Muqdadiyah, wounding sevenpolice officers and killing one civilian.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

16-Mar-06 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms4 2 An Iraqi translator who worked forthe US military was killed whengunmen attacked him and his familyin Baiji. The translator's son was alsokilled in the attack and four othermembers of his family were injured.Attacks on those who work with USforces are frequent in Iraq.

16-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked the motorcade ofColonel Yadkar Rashid, a seniormember of the Kirkuk policedepartment. The attack occurred inKirkuk. Rashid was not injured in theattack, but one civilian was killed anda police officer wounded. Policeofficials are frequently attacked inIraq.

16-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A mortar was fired at the Green Zonein Baghdad, just hours after the Iraqiparliament met there in its firstmeeting. No injuries were reported.

16-Mar-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms0 6 A gunman opened fire on a localadministration office in PattaniProvince, killing six, including atelevision journalist.

16-Mar-06 Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On March 16, unidentified assailantsblew up an electricity pylon in theQuetta-Sibi transmission line,suspending the power supply toQuetta, Sibi, Bolan, and otherdistricts in between. Officialsestimate the damage to the tower tobe 2 million Rupees and the lossrevenue due to lack of electricity toequal 20 million Rupees.

16-Mar-06 Doda Kashmir HizbulMujahideen(HM)

Firearms0 2 On March 16, suspected members ofHizbul Mujahideen (HM) shot andkilled the parents-in-law of a formerHM member in the Thathri area ofDoda District. Mohammed AminMalik surrendered to security forceson February 10.

16-Mar-06 BegusaraiIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 1 On March 16, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of India-Maoistsshot and killed a former Maoistactivist, identified as Pratap Sahni,outside of Nonpur Village in Bihar’sBegusarai district. The assailantsbelieved the victim to be a policeinformant.


Unknown0 0 On March 16, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of India-Maoistskidnapped five citizens from theBasagura area of Dantewara Districtafter accusing them of partaking inpolice anti-Maoist operations.

16-Mar-06 ThoubalTentha

India People'sLiberationArmy(PLA)

Firearms0 0 On March 16, suspected members ofthe People’s Liberation Armyattacked the home of CommunistParty of India Legislator Dr. M Nara inThoubal Tentha, however nocasualties have been reported.

16-Mar-06 TeraAkhamLeikai

India Unknown Firearms0 0 On March 16, unidentified assailantsattacked the home of CommunistParty of India Legislator M.Nabadweep in Tera Akham Leikai inWest Imphal District, however nocasualties have been reported.

16-Mar-06 Imphal India Unknown Firearms0 0 On March 16, unidentified assailantsattacked the home of Chief MinisterO. Ibobi Singh at Thoubal Athokpamin Imphal City, however nocasualties have been reported.

17-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A bomb left on a minibus in a Shiitearea of Baghdad exploded, killingtwo passengers and wounding fourothers. The attack may have hadsectarian motivations.

17-Mar-06 MahmudiyahIraq Unknown Explosives7 2 A roadside bomb exploded near agroup of Shiite pilgrims walking fromBaghdad to Karbala to celebrate theAshura holiday. The attack killed twopilgrims and wounded seven others.The attack occurred nearMahmudiyah and likely had sectarianmotivations.

17-Mar-06 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed KhudrAbdaly, the former head of theRamadi municipality. The attackoccurred in Ramadi. Localgovernment leaders are the frequenttarget of insurgent attack.

17-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives on a bus in Baghdad,killing the driver and wounding fourpassersby.

17-Mar-06 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Iskandariyah, killingone policeman and wounding threeothers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

17-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms5 0 Gunmen opened fire on a group ofShiite pilgrims walking from Baghdadto Karbala to celebrate the Ashuraholiday. The attack occurred near theIbn Tamimah Mosque in Baghdad.Five pilgrims were wounded in theattack which likely had sectarianmotivations.

17-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Sheikh Ahmad Shahab, a mosqueimam in Kirkuk, was wounded bygunmen who opened fire on him. Theattack may have had sectarianmotivations. Attacks on imams arefrequent in Iraq.

17-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 2 Gunmen opened fire on a group ofShiite pilgrims traveling to Karbalafor the Ashura holiday. The attackoccurred in Baghdad and left threepilgrims wounded and two dead. Theattack likely had sectarianmotivations.

17-Mar-06 KarabulakRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 Unknown perpetrators attempted toderail an oil-carrying train near thetown of Karabulak. The railroadtracks at the site of the explosionreceived some damage and severaltrain cars were derailed but did werenot damaged and no oil spilled. Asecond explosive device which failedto detonate was found at the scene.

17-Mar-06 EkazhevoRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 A telecom transmitter was the targetof an explosion in the village ofEkazhevo in Ingushetia, alsodamaging a nearby gas pipeline anddisrupting gas service through thatsection of it.

17-Mar-06 Nablus WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Explosives0 0 Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) foundand defused two large bombs nearthe West Bank city of Nablus. One ofthe devices was left near a road usedby IDF vehicles.

17-Mar-06 Sederot Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinian militants fired a rocket onthe Israeli settlement of Sederot.The rocket landed in an open area,causing no damage or injuries. SinceIsrael's withdrawal from the GazaStrip, rocket attacks have beenincreasingly frequent.

17-Mar-06 ArghandabAfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 The former police chief of ZabulProvince, identified as AbdullahKhan, was killed by suspectedTaliban fighters as he traveledthrough Zabul’s Arghandab district.An investigation is under way andthree Taliban militants have beearrested in connection with theincident.Note: Incident date isapproximate

17-Mar-06 Zabul AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 On March 17, a private Afghanconstruction company came underattack by suspected Taliban militantsin southern Zabul province. One ofthe construction company’s guardswas killed in the attack and twoothers remain missing. Following theincident, Taliban spokesmanMohammad Yousuf Ahmadi claimedresponsibility for the attack on behalfof the Taliban.

17-Mar-06 Maiwand AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 9 On March 17, a bomb exploded in theMaiwand district of Kandahar, killingnine policemen as they escorted thebodies of the four Albanians that hadbeen kidnapped and killed by Talibanmilitants the previous week.Previously, on March 12, unidentifiedassailants kidnapped four Albanians,along with four of their guards, inKandahar City. TalibanSpokesperson Dr. Hanif claimedresponsibility for the kidnappings onbehalf of the Taliban. On March 13, aTaliban spokesman reported that allfour of the men were shot and killed,reportedly because of they werethought to be helping Americans.The men worked for a German firm,called Ecolog, that treats water at USand Afghan military bases. The fourguards were released.

17-Mar-06 Mach Pakistan Unknown Explosives4 0 On March 17, unidentified assailantsdetonated a bomb in the mainmarket of Mach during Fridayprayers, damaging several shops andinjuring four people.

17-Mar-06 Bara Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 1 On March 17, a boy was killed by abomb that was believed to be placedby members of the Communist Partyof Nepal-Maoists. According toDefense Ministry officials, the bombdetonated in front of the DistrictHealth Office in the Kalaiya area ofBara district.

18-Mar-06 Caqueta Colombia RevolutionaryArmedForces ofColombia(FARC)

Firearms2 1 The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) are continuing theirarmed shut down and traffic strike inthe area. A civilian caravan wasattacked by the FARC. A driver wasshot and killed and two other menwere injured. Three vehicles in thecaravan were burned.

18-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, woundingthree police. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

18-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 Five civilians were wounded when abomb exploded near a police patrolin Baghdad. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

18-Mar-06 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen opened fire on a policeofficer and his brother in Baiji, killingboth. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

18-Mar-06 Karbala Iraq Unknown Explosives8 2 A roadside bomb exploded near agroup of Shiite pilgrims walking toKarbala to celebrate the Ashuraholiday, killing two and woundingeight others. The attack likely hadsectarian motivations.

18-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inBaghdad, injuring a police officer anda civilian. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

18-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 2 A roadside bomb exploded near a carcarrying electricity protection patrolmen in Baghdad, killing two andwounding two others. Attacks onutility workers are frequent in Iraq.Gunmen attack utilities and theirworkers to undermine the Iraqigovernment's ability to provideservices for the Iraqi people.

18-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen opened fire on the KurdishCommunist Party center in Kirkuk,injuring one guard. Attacks onpolitical party offices are frequent inIraq.

18-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policemanin Kirkuk, killing him. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

18-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A roadside bomb exploded near agroup of Shiite pilgrims in Baghdadas they walked to Karbala for theAshura holiday. The attack woundedfive pilgrims. The attack likely hadsectarian motivations.

18-Mar-06 BanTasay

Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An assistant headman of Ban Tasaywas shot in the back five times whileriding his motorcycle.

18-Mar-06 Sederot Israel PopularResistanceCommittees

Explosives0 0 The Salah el-Dein Brigades, thearmed wing of the PopularResistance Committees, claimedresponsibility for firing rockets onSederot and the Kessoufim crossing.The attack was reportedly inresponse to the killing of a twelve-year-old girl by Israeli Defense Forces(IDF) during a raid in the West Bank.Since Israel's withdrawal from theGaza Strip, rocket attacks have beenincreasingly frequent.

18-Mar-06 MashakhelAfghanistanUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 On March 18 in Laghman Province,unknown assailants set fire to aprimary school in Mashakhel Village.The school’s furniture, supplies, andinterior were damaged in the fire.Two suspects have been arrestedfollowing the incident.

18-Mar-06 Ghanzi AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 5 On March 18, the former Ghanziprovince governor, identified as TajMohammad A.K.A. Qari Baba, waskilled by suspected members of theTaliban in Ghanzi province. Fourpeople traveling with Qari Baba werealso killed in the attack.

18-Mar-06 Nawa AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 4 On March 18, the current governor ofGhanzi province, identified as SherAlam, was traveling to Nawa Districtwhen his convoy was attacked by agroup of suspected Taliban militantsbetween Nawa and Gelan Districts.The Governor and his companionssurvived the attack, but four of theattacking Taliban fighters were killed.

18-Mar-06 GuwahatiIndia UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Explosives10 1 On March 18, suspected members ofthe United Liberation Front of Assam(ULFA) detonated a bomb next to arailroad track at Bamunimaidan RailYard in Guwahati. The explosion didnot damage the railroad tracks, but itdid kill one woman and injured tenothers, causing train service to beinterrupted.

19-Mar-06 ElConvenio


Firearms0 3 Three police officers were shot frombehind and died in an ambush byRevolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) fighters disguised incivilian clothes. General Jorge DanielCastro, the director of the NationalPolice could not confirm the civilianinjuries reported on the local radio.

19-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Baghdad attacked andkilled a man as he left a Shiitemosque. The attack likely hadsectarian motivations and comesamid a spike in sectarian violence.

19-Mar-06 Latifiyah Iraq Unknown Firearms4 1 Gunmen ambushed the car of aBaghdad policeman, killing him andwounding four civilians riding in thecar. Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

19-Mar-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms2 4 Gunmen attacked and killed foursecurity personnel guardingarchaeological sites in Mosul. A fifthsecurity guard and a bystander werewounded in the attack. Attacks onsecurity personnel are frequent inIraq.

19-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq MujahideenCouncil

Explosives12 1 Two roadside bombs exploded inquick succession near a police patrolin Baqubah, killing one police officerand wounding 12 other people,including a police colonel. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.The attackwas claimed by the MujahideenShura Council, an alliance of severalterrorist groups including al-Qaeda inIraq, Victorious Army Group, theArmy of al-Sunnah Wal Jama’a, Ansaral-Tawhid Brigades, Islamic JihadBrigades, the Strangers Brigades,and the Horrors Brigades.

19-Mar-06 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two officials of the Iraqi Islamic Partywere killed by gunmen who openedfire on them in Basra. Attacks onpolitical figures are frequent in Iraq.

19-Mar-06 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Eight individuals were arrested asthey were planting explosive chargesalong a highway leading to Karbala,which is used by Shiite pilgrims asthey travel to Karbala for the Ashuraholiday. The planned attack likelyhad sectarian motivations.

19-Mar-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Mosul, wounding twocivilians. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

19-Mar-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen attacked and killed twopolice officers in civilian clothes inMosul. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

19-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice commando patrol in Baghdad,killing one commando and woundingone other. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

19-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive charge detonated undera water pipeline in Baghdad,damaging the pipeline, but causingno casualties. Attacks on waterpipelines are frequent in Iraq.Insurgents attack utilities toundermine the new Iraqi regime andits ability to provide services to itspeople.

19-Mar-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 A police officer was wounded whengunmen attacked his patrol in Mosul.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

19-Mar-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms3 1 A police officer was killed and threewounded when insurgents attackedtheir patrol in Mosul. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

19-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Kirkuk, woundingthree police officers. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

19-Mar-06 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 2 Two police officers were kidnapped inKirkuk. Their bodies were foundstabbed to death, several days later.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.NOTE: Attack date is date bodieswere found.

19-Mar-06 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked a Sunni family thathad moved to Fallujah from a Shiiteneighborhood of Baghdad after fivemembers of the family had beenkilled by sectarian violence. A manwas killed and his wife injured in theattack which likely had sectarianmotivations.

19-Mar-06 DeraIsmailKhan

Pakistan Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

7 7 On March 19, a remote detonatedbomb ripped through a passingpolice vehicle on Bannu Road in theDera Ismail Khan District of NorthWest Frontier Province. Sevenpeople were killed and seven otherswere injured as a result of theexplosion.

19-Mar-06 Kowar Pakistan Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 On March 19, unidentified assailantsset fire to a police post on Tank-Jandola Road in Kowar, causingdamage to the facility, but nocasualties.

19-Mar-06 PrakasamIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown0 2 On March 19, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of India-Maoistskilled two youths in PrakasamDistrict. The Maoists abducted fiveboys from Bommalapuram Village onMay 15 under suspicion that theywere working as informants for thelocal administration officials. Theother three boys were released onMarch 18.

19-Mar-06 RajnandgaonIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists


13 2 On March 19, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of India-Maoistsdetonated a landmine as a policevehicle passed over it outside of theDongargarh area of RajnandgaonDistrict, killing two police and injuring13 others.

19-Mar-06 Charikot Nepal CommunistParty ofNepal-Maoists(CPN-M)

Explosives0 0 On March 19, suspected members ofthe Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists set off four bombs at theDivisional Road Office in Charikot, setfire to the attached store, theresidential section, and the workshopbuilding, and destroyed severalvehicles in the process. No injurieswere reported.

20-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 6 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice commando patrol that wastransporting prisoners in Baghdad.The attack killed three police andthree prisoners and wounded fourother police commandos. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

20-Mar-06 Jurf al-Sakhr

Iraq Unknown Explosives3 4 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol carrying guards incharge of protecting governmentinstallations. The attack occurred inJurf al-Sakhr, south of Baghdad.Theattack killed four security personneland wounded three others. Attackson security personnel are frequent inIraq.

20-Mar-06 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Firearms5 0 Five Shiite pilgrims walking toKarbala for the Ashura holiday werewounded when gunmen opened fireon them in Iskandariyah. The attacklikely had sectarian motivations.

20-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on the formerBaghdad mayor as he left his housein Baghdad, killing him and woundingseveral other people. Attacks on localgovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

20-Mar-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 1 Gunmen raided the home of Raad al-Asali, the Acting Director of the IraqiOil By-Products Company in Mosul,and opened fire on him, killing him.Attacks on oil officials andinstallations are frequent in Iraq.Insurgents attack the oil industry todisrupt a major source of income inIraq and undermine the new Iraqigovernment.

20-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen attacked and killed auniversity lecturer in Baghdad.Attacks on professors are becomingfrequent in Iraq.

20-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A suicide car bomb was detonatednear a police checkpoint in Baqubah,killing one policeman and woundingtwo others. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

20-Mar-06 Jurf al-Sakhar

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen attacked and killed twosecurity force members in charge ofprotecting oil facilities in Jurf al-Sakhar when they opened fire onthem. Attacks on oil officials andinstallations are frequent in Iraq.Insurgents attack the oil industry todisrupt a major source of income inIraq and undermine the new Iraqigovernment.

20-Mar-06 Gayara Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in Gayara, wounding twopolice. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

20-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives23 3 A bomb left in a bag in a popularcoffee shop in Baghdad exploded,killing three people and wounding 23others.

20-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 3 A bomb exploded in a minibus inBaghdad which was carrying Shiitepilgrims to Karbala for the Ashuraholiday, killing three and woundingfour others. The attack likely hadsectarian motivations.

20-Mar-06 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen killed two oil engineers asthey left a refinery in Baiji. Attackson the oil industry and on oil industryemployees are frequent in Iraq.Insurgents attack the oil industry todisrupt a major source of income inIraq and undermine the new Iraqigovernment.

20-Mar-06 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 An electrical engineer and atechnician were attacked and killedby gunmen who opened fire on themin Baiji. Gunmen frequently attackutilities and utility workers toundermine the ability of the Iraqigovernment to provide services forits people.

20-Mar-06 Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 The convoy of a private US securitycontractor known as SOC-SMG wasambushed in Iraq, killing one UScontactor identified as Jeffrey Heardand wounding two others. Heard hadbeen working as a communicationsspecialist. Attacks on securitycontractors are frequent in Iraq.

20-Mar-06 BuynakskRussia Unknown Firearms1 1 A policeman was shot and killed ashe was walking home from work. Aserviceman who happened to benearby was injured.

20-Mar-06 Renteria Spain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Several Molotov cocktails werethrown at the home of JesusOficialdegui, a PSE-EE (Socialist Partyof the Basque Country) councilor.The attack took place in the city ofRenteria and damaged the façadeand balcony of the home.Oficialdegui and ex-mayor MiguelBuen were in the house at the time,but there were no reported injuries.

20-Mar-06 Oiartzun Spain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Three unknown perpetrators enteredthe justice of the peace court inOiartzun, forced a female employeefrom the building, pouredinflammable liquid around the courtand set it alight. All the suppliesinside the court were destroyed butlittle damage was caused to thestructure of the building.

20-Mar-06 MusaQala

AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 4 On March 20, suspected Talibanmilitants attacked a police unitpatrolling the Musa Qala district ofHelmand Province. Four policemenwere killed in the attack, includingthe unit commander. Aninvestigation is underway, andofficials suspect the Taliban isresponsible.

20-Mar-06 WaziristanPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On March 20, unidentified assailantsbombed the transmission tower ofRadio Pakistan in South Waziristan.The tower was destroyed in theexplosion, interrupting FM radiotransmission.

20-Mar-06 Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On March 20, unidentified assailantsbombed a gas pipeline along Quetta-Mastung Road in Quetta near theSheikh Zayed Hospital. Theexplosion interrupted the supply ofgas to several locations in the Sariabarea.

21-Mar-06 MuqdadiyahIraq MujahideenCouncil

Firearms13 22 Gunmen ambushed a police stationin Muqdadiyah that was holdingabout 30 prisoners. The gunmenalso detonated multiple roadsidebombs as they left the station,causing addition police casualties. Intotal, the attack killed 22 people,including at least 17 police officersand a guard at a nearby courthouse.At least 13 ohters, including policeand civilians, were injured in theattack. The attack was claimed bythe Mujahideen Shura Council, analliance made up of several terroristgroups including al-Qaeda in Iraq,Victorious Army Group, the Army ofal-Sunnah Wal Jama’a, Ansar al-Tawhid Brigades, Islamic JihadBrigades, the Strangers Brigades,and the Horrors Brigades.

21-Mar-06 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baqubah, killing onepoliceman and wounding threeothers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

21-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, woundingseveral police officers. Attacks onpolice are frequent. This was one oftwo similar attacks which woundedfive police together.NOTE: Casualtynumbers are for both roadside bombattacks in Baghdad, although theyweren't coordinated.

21-Mar-06 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Baghdad, woundingseveral police officers. Attacks onpolice are frequent. This was one oftwo similar attacks which woundedfive police together.

21-Mar-06 Samarra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 An employee of the Red CrescentSociety, a humanitarian aid group,working in Iraq was kidnapped inSamarra. Thawrah al-Azzawi is thehead of the Salah al-Din Branch ofthe Red Crescent society. She wasreleased the following day.Humanitarian workers are thefrequent target of insurgent attack inIraq.

21-Mar-06 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 An explosive charge detonated neara police patrol in Baqubah as officerswere traveling to Muqdadiyah todefend the station against an attackby insurgents. Two police were killedin this attack.

21-Mar-06 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A bomb exploded near a home inMosul where condolences were beingoffered after the death of Ra'd al-Asali, an oil products official who waskilled by gunmen on March 20. Oneperson was killed and three woundedin the attack which occurred near theQabba mosque.

21-Mar-06 Thailand Unknown Firearms1 1 A tambon chief was killed and hisfriend was injured when a gunmanwalked up to them at a teashop inSai Buri district and fired a 9mmpistol at them.

21-Mar-06 KamdeshAfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 In Nurestan, unidentified assailantsbombed a dam in Kamdesh District,suspending the supply of electricityto 3,000 families in the area.Note:Incident date approximate.

21-Mar-06 MaymanaAfghanistanHezb-eAzadi-yeAfghanistan

Firearms2 0 On March 21, suspected members ofHezb-e Azadi-ye Afghanistanattacked a convoy carrying theFariab Province Governor Abdol LatifEbrahimi as it traveled fromMaymana to Dawlatabad District.Governor Ebrahimi survived theattack, but two local people wereinjured.

Documents

A Collection of Terrorist Attacks, Aug-2005 to Mar-2006 by CPACT