A Collection of Terrorist Attacks, Feb-2007 to Oct-2007 by CPACT

Date City Country PerpetratorWeapon InjuriesFatalitiesDescription18-Feb-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms4 3 Gunmen opened fire on a police

checkpoint near Tikrit, killing threepolicemen and wounding four others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

18-Feb-07 Sa'diyah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen shot and killed Sabah Hadi,the head of the Sa'diyah localcouncil. Hadi's guards returned fireand killed two of the perpetrators.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

18-Feb-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policeofficer in Kut. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

18-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

10 1 A remote-controlled car bombexploded in the predominately ShiiteSadr City neighborhood of Baghdad,killing a policeman and wounding tenother people. The attack occurredoutside a restaurant and close to apolice checkpoint. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

18-Feb-07 SivasagarIndia Unknown Explosives0 0 Police found and defused a bombplanted on a railroad bridge inSivasagar on February 18. The bombwas described as an improvisedexplosive device (IED) that weighedmore than one kilogram. The bombwas defused right before two trainswere scheduled to pass over thebridge.

18-Feb-07 St.Petersburg

Russia Unknown Explosives6 0 The explosion at a McDonald's in St.Petersburg has been linked to aright-wing nationalist youth groupbased out of the city. A number ofsuspects were arrested a month afterthe bombing and the group is said tohave been formed out of thesplintering of another youth group insummer and spring of 2006 whenthat group's leader was killed in aclash with authorities. The group'smembers are said to have attendednumerous marches againstimmigrants into Russia. Themembers of the group are between17 and 23 years of age. Six peoplewere injured in the explosion, 2 ofthem children and one a Germantourist.

18-Feb-07 Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired two Qassamrockets from the Gaza Strip towardthe western Negev. No injuries ordamage were reported.

18-Feb-07 Nablus WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Palestinians threw four Molotovcocktails at Israeli civilian vehiclestraveling near Nablus. There wereno injuries or damage.

18-Feb-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

60 7 (1st of four locations in a coordinatedattack)Police report that Islamicinsurgents carried out numerous,large-scale coordinated attacksacross the provinces of Narathiwat,Yala, Pattani, and Songkhla onSunday night as locals and touristsalike celebrated Chinese New Year.In total, seven people were killed inthe attacks while more than sixty areknown to have been injured. Theentire wave of attacks for theevening included 33 bombings, 14arson attacks, and two drive-byshootings. The targets of attackincluded foreign tourist sites, Sino-Thais celebrating the holiday, hotels,karaoke bars, power grids, telephonelines, public schools and commercialbusinesses.In Narathiwat, there wereseven coordinate bombings targetedprimarily at karaoke bars. There wasonly one reported death, but manymore were injured. Two publicschools and the central mosque inNarathiwat were all set on fire byinsurgents.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

18-Feb-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

60 7 (2nd of four locations in acoordinated attack)Police report thatIslamic insurgents carried outnumerous, large-scale coordinatedattacks across the provinces ofNarathiwat, Yala, Pattani, andSongkhla on Sunday night as localsand tourists alike celebrated ChineseNew Year. In total, seven peoplewere killed in the attacks while morethan sixty are known to have beeninjured. The entire wave of attacksfor the evening included 33bombings, 14 arson attacks, and twodrive-by shootings. The targets ofattack included foreign tourist sites,Sino-Thais celebrating the holiday,hotels, karaoke bars, power grids,telephone lines, public schools andcommercial businesses.In Yala city,there were seventeen coordinatebombings targeted primarily atkaraoke bars and nightclubs. In thetourist city of Betong in Yalaprovince, there were an additionalsix bomb attacks that killed threepeople. Other bomb targets in Yalaincluded gas stations, hotels, a golfcourse, and a movie theater.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

18-Feb-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

60 7 (3rd of four locations in a coordinatedattack)Police report that Islamicinsurgents carried out numerous,large-scale coordinated attacksacross the provinces of Narathiwat,Yala, Pattani, and Songkhla onSunday night as locals and touristsalike celebrated Chinese New Year.In total, seven people were killed inthe attacks while more than sixty areknown to have been injured. Theentire wave of attacks for theevening included 33 bombings, 14arson attacks, and two drive-byshootings. The targets of attackincluded foreign tourist sites, Sino-Thais celebrating the holiday, hotels,karaoke bars, power grids, telephonelines, public schools and commercialbusinesses.In Pattani, the totalnumber of bomb and arson attacksremains unknown. However, threeblasts occurred simultaneously at apower plant in Pattani, which cut offthe electricity for several hoursthroughout the city. There were alsotwo separate drive-by shootings inPattani. The first attack claimed thelives of three Sino-Thai tourists whiletwo local villagers were gunned downin the second attack.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

18-Feb-07 SongkhlaThailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

60 7 (4th of four locations in a coordinatedattack)Police report that Islamicinsurgents carried out numerous,large-scale coordinated attacksacross the provinces of Narathiwat,Yala, Pattani, and Songkhla onSunday night as locals and touristsalike celebrated Chinese New Year.In total, seven people were killed inthe attacks while more than sixty areknown to have been injured. Theentire wave of attacks for theevening included 33 bombings, 14arson attacks, and two drive-byshootings. The targets of attackincluded foreign tourist sites, Sino-Thais celebrating the holiday, hotels,karaoke bars, power grids, telephonelines, public schools and commercialbusinesses.In Songkhla, there weretwo coordinate bombings that tookplace in the Chana and Thephadistricts of the city. There were noreported injuries, but the attackswere nonetheless noteworthy asinsurgents attacks are relatively rarein Songkhla. Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

19-Feb-07 Khogiani AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 A vehicle from the United NationsOffice for Project Services (UNOPS)was targeted by a remote-controlledroadside bomb in Khogiani onFebruary 19. No one was injured inthe attack, however.

19-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives11 4 A bomb exploded aboard a minibusin the Karrada district of Baghdad,killing four people and woundingeleven others. Attacks ontransportation networks are frequentin Iraq and often have sectarianmotivations. Note, some reportsstated that the blast was caused by asuicide bomber.

19-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 2 A bomb exploded inside a minibus asit traveled in the Elwiyahneighborhood of central Baghdad,killing two people and wounding sixothers. Attacks on transportationnetworks are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.

19-Feb-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Two explosives detonated near a gasstation in Kirkuk, however did notresult in casualties. Attacks on theoil industry are frequent in Iraq;bombings at gas stations are alsocommon, as they are often crowdedwith long lines of patrons waiting tobuy fuel.

19-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives40 2 Two roadside bombs exploded near amarket in central Baghdad, killingtwo people and wounding fortyothers. Attacks on crowded, publicareas, particularly markets, arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

19-Feb-07 MahmudiyahIraq Unknown Explosives2 2 A car bomb exploded in an autorepair market in Mahmudiyah, killingtwo people and wounding two others.Attacks on crowded, public areas,particularly markets, are frequent inIraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

19-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 When police and other firstresponders arrived at the scene of abombing in a Baghdad market, asecond explosive detonated. Twopeople were killed and forty woundedin both attacks. Militants oftencoordinate bombings to target policeand first responders.

19-Feb-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Armed militants killed a physician inMosul. Attacks on medicalprofessionals are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt thecountry's reconstruction.

19-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives40 2 A roadside bomb detonated in amarket in Baghdad's Zaafarniyaneighborhood. When police andother first responders arrived at thescene a second explosive detonated.Two people were killed and fortywounded in both attacks. Militantsoften coordinate bombings to targetpolice and first responders.

19-Feb-07 Ramadi Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Explosives4 11 Two suicide bombers detonated theirexplosives in Ramadi, killing elevenpeople and wounding four others.Some news sources reported that thebombings targeted the home ofSheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, atribal leader who led a campaignagainst al Qaeda militants in Anbarprovince. Others stated that theattack occurred at two police stationsnear the Sheikh's home. Police werereported to be among the casualties.The Islamic State of Iraq claimedresponsibility for a suicide carbombing attack on the Albu Thiyabpolice station in Ramadi on this day.

19-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives131 60 Two car bombs detonated in aBaghdad market, killing sixty peopleand wounding 131 others. Theattack took place in the NewBaghdad district of the capital andoccurred just fifteen minutes after anAmerican patrol passed through thearea. It is unclear if the bombingtargeted the US soldiers or thepredominately Shiite marketplace.Iraqi media stated that the blaststargeted an Iraqi army patrol outsidea nearby cinema.

19-Feb-07 NorthWaziristan

Pakistan Taliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 The beheaded body of an Afghannational was found in NorthWaziristan on February 19. Thevictim's hands and feet had alsobeen cut off. Left by suspectedmembers of the Taliban, a note withthe body said that Nek Amal was anAmerican spy working inAfghanistan.

19-Feb-07 Pristina Serbia KosovoLiberationArmy(KLA)

Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded near the center ofPristina, damaging three vehiclesbelonging to the UN Mission inKosovo (UNMiK). No one was injuredin the blast. The Kosovo LiberationArmy claimed responsibility for theattack, saying that it regrouped toavenge the death of the two[Albanian] protesters at a recentdemonstration in Pristina.

19-Feb-07 Tinsukia India Unknown Explosives0 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)was found and defused on a railroadtrack in Tinsukia on February 19. TheIED had been placed in a suitcase.

19-Feb-07 SorsogonPhilippinesNewPeople'sArmy(NPA)

Firearms0 3 Police report that a suspectedgunman from the New People's Armymurdered three people, including theleader of a local village association,as they sat having lunch in arestaurant in the Pilar district ofSorsogon on Monday. The victimswere identified as Federico Esclares,the president of the Association ofBarangay (Village) Captains inSorsogon, his driver, and anothercompanion. The murder wascommitted by a lone gunmanwearing a motorcycle helmet. Heshot the three victims five times atclose range with a .45 caliberrevolver. Police believe that Esclareswas targeted by the NPA because ofhis involvement in a campaign toencourage closer relations betweenthe people and the government.

19-Feb-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives1 1 Police report that an army lieutenantcolonel was killed and his 12-year-oldson seriously injured when a bombexploded in front of their home in theRaman district of Yala on Mondaymorning. The victim was commanderof a local ranger unit. The attackcame the morning after an elaborateseries of coordinated attacks byIslamic insurgents on Chinese NewYear.Islamic insurgents in Thailand'ssouth continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.


5 0 Police report that five border patrolofficers were injured by two bombsthat exploded within seconds apartnear a railway station that they werepatrolling in the Rusoh district ofNarathiwat on Monday morning.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.


7 0 Police report that a bomb planted byIslamic insurgents in front of akaraoke bar in the Muang district ofNarathiwat exploded Mondayevening. Five men and two womenwho were drinking near the venuewere injured by the blast.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

19-Feb-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

7 0 Police report that a bomb planted byIslamic insurgents exploded at aChevrolet car dealership in theMuang district of Pattani on Monday.The explosion occurred in theshowroom, causing damage to 20vehicles at an estimated 50 millionBaht. Seven people were injured,including one police officer. Thebomb was hidden inside a flower potnext to the showroom. This bombingcomes one day after an elaborateseries of coordinated attacks byIslamic insurgents on Chinese NewYear.Islamic insurgents in Thailand'ssouth continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.


1 0 Police report that a group of soldiersescorting teachers to their homes inthe Rusoh district of Narathiwatcame under fire from Islamicinsurgents Monday afternoon. Oneofficer was seriously injured from theexchange of gunfire, but none of theteachers were harmed.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

20-Feb-07 Khost AfghanistanUnknown Explosives6 1 Six soldiers from the InternationalSecurity Assistance Force (ISAF) wereinjured as they attempted to stop asuicide bomber from driving hisvehicle into the emergency unit of ahospital in Khost. The soldiers wereinjured when the bomber blewhimself up.

20-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives11 5 A car bomb detonated near a fuelstation in the Saydiya district ofsouthern Baghdad, killing five peopleand wounding eleven others. Attackson Iraq's oil industry are frequent inIraq; bombings at gas stations inparticular are also frequent as theyare often crowded with patronswaiting to purchase fuel.

20-Feb-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A sniper shot and killed a guard whoworked at the Patriotic Union ofKurdistan's headquarters in Kirkuk.Attacks on government targets andthose who protect them are frequentin Iraq.Note, the exact date of thisincident is unclear.

20-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen kidnapped Abdel RazeqHashim al-Khaqani, a journalist andeditor at an Iraqi radio station, andhis cousin while the two men werevisiting relatives in the Jihadneighborhood of west Baghdad.Days later their bodies were foundbearing gunshot wounds in Baghdad.Attacks on journalists and mediaassistants are frequent in Iraq.Note,the incident date is the date thedeaths were reported.

20-Feb-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen attacked three truckstransporting gasoline in the Azimdistrict of Diyala province. Themilitants set the vehicles on fire andkilled their drivers. Attacks on Iraq'soil industry are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt one ofthe country's most profitableindustries.

20-Feb-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb targeting a securitypatrol at an oil installation woundedone guard. Attacks on Iraq's oilindustry and those who protect oilinstallations are frequent in Iraq.

20-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Police found and defused a car bombnear a police checkpoint in the Douraneighborhood of Baghdad. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

20-Feb-07 Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Gunmen kidnapped QasimMuhammad, the head of theAgriculture Department in Tikrit, andtwo of his guards. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

20-Feb-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A suicide bomber attempted todetonate his explosives outside anarmy recruitment center in Tikrit,however was shot and killed byauthorities. Attacks on militaryrecruits are frequent in Iraq.

20-Feb-07 Najaf Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded outside theprovincial offices of the Iraqi NationalAccord, the political party of formerinterim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, inNajaf. No casualties were reported,however the blast caused damage tothe building. Attacks on politicalparties and government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

20-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives21 7 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives inside a funeral tent inBaghdad, killing seven people andwounding twenty-one others. Thebomber entered the tent, sat down,and then detonated his device.Mourners had gathered togetherafter the passing of Ahmed Lami.Family members noticed the bomberbut thought that he was a poor manwho had come to get a free meal, acommon courtesy practiced by manyIraqis during mourning ceremonies.

20-Feb-07 Taji Iraq Unknown ChemicalAgent

148 9 A truck carrying two tanks of chlorinegas and a bomb exploded outside ofthe Shiite-owned Ahal al-Baitrestaurant in Taji, killing nine people.148 other people were treated forinjuries and exposure to the gas.Authorities believe that the attackwas a crude attempt to detonate achemical weapon. Agence France-Presse, a news agency, reported thatintelligence indicated that foursimilar truck bombs were to bedriven to Baghdad from Ramadi bysuicide bombers and that this attackcould have been one of them.

20-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives20 5 A car bomb detonated near avegetable market in the Douraneighborhood of southern Baghdad,killing five people and woundingtwenty others. Attacks on crowded,public areas, particularly markets,are frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations. Note, somereports indicated that this attack wascarried out by a suicide bomber.

20-Feb-07 Sui Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded on a gas pipeline inSui on February 20. It is unclearwhether gas supply to the area wasaffected. No one claimedresponsibility for the incident.

20-Feb-07 Bolan Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 0 The vehicle carrying the FederalMinister for Frontier Regions inBalochistan, Sardar Yar MuhammadRind, was attacked by unidentifiedgunmen in Bolan on February 20.Rind was not injured. The gunmenwere suspected to be Balochnationalists.

20-Feb-07 Samawa Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen shot and killed MuhammadHannun, the deputy chief of theMuthanna provincial council, andseriously wounded his companion asthey left a mosque in the al-Khadrneighborhood of Samawa. Hannun isthe second member of the council tobe killed in as many months.

20-Feb-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 3 Authorities in Mosul found the bodiesof three policemen. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

20-Feb-07 Chandel India NationalSocialistCouncil ofNagaland-Isak-Muivah

Unknown0 0 Suspected members of the NationalSocialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) kidnapped ninewomen leaders from the Chandeldistrict on February 20. One of theleaders was identified as thepresident of the Anal Women Union,a civil society organization. Thewomen may have been kidnappedover protest of an election for theManipur Legislative Assembly to beheld on February 23

20-Feb-07 Sariab Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Train service between Quetta andSibi was suspended when a bombexploded on the tracks near Sariabon February 20. The perpetrators ofthe attack have not been identified.Bombings of railroad tracks havebeen occurring frequently in theBalochistan area.

20-Feb-07 Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A gas pipeline in a suburb of Quettawas blown up on February 20,disrupting gas supply to four districtsin the Balochistan region.

20-Feb-07 QalandiyahWestBank/Gaza

Unknown Firearms1 0 An Israeli citizen was wounded in ashooting attack near the Qalandiyahcheckpoint in north Jerusalem. Thevictim was working on part of theseparation fence and was hit bybullet in his upper body. He wastaken to a nearby hospital.

20-Feb-07 Rafah Egypt PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 Egyptian police apprehended aPalestinian man in Rafah carrying anexplosive belt. The man admitted tobeing part of Palestine Islamic Jihadon his way to commit a suicidebombing against a target on theIsraeli side of the Negev desert.


0 0 Police report that a bomb planted byIslamic insurgents exploded at theentrance of two public schools in theYi-ngo district of Narathiwat around7:30 on Tuesday morning. Nofatalities or injuries were reported.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.


0 0 Police report that a bomb planted byIslamic insurgents exploded at abusy traffic intersection in theChaenae district of Narathiwataround 8:10 on Tuesday morning. Nofatalities or injuries were reported.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

20-Feb-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 Police report that a bomb attackagainst a 7-Eleven convenience storein downtown Yala was interrupted onTuesday morning. A customer alertedpolice that a package had been leftinside the shop, and consequently,they were able to dispose of the 5-kgbomb before it was detonated bymobile phone.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

20-Feb-07 SongkhlaThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsattacked and killed a Muslim villageleader in a drive-by shooting inSongkhla province late Tuesdaynight.Islamic insurgents in Thailand'ssouth continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

21-Feb-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a formermember of Saddam Hussein'sintelligence service in Kut. Attackson members of Hussein's formerregime are frequent in Iraq.

21-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives40 3 A car bomb exploded near arestaurant in a Sadr City marketdistrict, killing three people andwounding as many as forty others.Attacks on crowded, public areas,particularly markets, are frequent inIraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

21-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown ChemicalAgent

33 2 A car loaded with chlorine gascylinders exploded near a fuel stationin Baghdad's al-Bayya neighborhood,killing two people and woundingeight others. Twenty-five peoplewere sent to the hospital afterinhaling the toxic fumes. This is thesecond chemical attack in Iraq in asmany days and the third attack sincethe American invasion in 2003 (thefirst attack, in January, targeted amilitary installation in Ramadi).Experts stated that both attackscould have resulted in morecasualties, but were poorly executed,resulting in the majority of the gasburning instead of spreading.

21-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol near the al-Jadiria bridge insouthern Baghdad killed onepoliceman and wounded threeothers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

21-Feb-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives9 0 Two roadside bombs detonated inquick succession inside a Kirkuk busstation, wounding nine people.Attacks on transportation networksare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

21-Feb-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives10 0 A car bomb exploded in a Kirkukmarket, wounding ten people.Attacks on crowded, public areas,particularly markets, are frequent inIraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

21-Feb-07 Najaf Iraq Unknown Explosives37 11 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police checkpoint inNajaf, killing at least eleven people,including four police, and woundingthirty-seven others. The bomber hadpassed through the first policecheckpoint successfully anddetonated his vehicle whenauthorities at a second checkpointasked for his credentials. Thebombing took place near a market.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

21-Feb-07 Sibsagar India Unknown Explosives0 0 The Army found and removed abomb from a bus traveling inSibsagar to Sonari on February 21.The bomb was described as apowerful improvised explosive device(IED) hidden in a bag. The intendedtarget of the IED is unclear.

21-Feb-07 DeraBugti

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded on a gas pipeline inDera Bugti on February 21. Noinjuries were reported.

21-Feb-07 ChurachandpurIndia Unknown Firearms0 2 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedtwo members of a political party inChurachandpur on February 21. Thebodies of the members were foundthe next day. The political party thatthey belonged to was not identified.

21-Feb-07 Negev Israel Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired two Qassamrockets from the Gaza Strip towardthe western Negev. No injuries ordamage were reported. The attackwas claimed by the al-Aqsa MartyrsBrigade. The al-Aqsa MartyrsBrigade is affiliated with the Fatahmovement, but the exact linkage isnot always clear.

21-Feb-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a Muslim teacherwhile he was riding his motorcycle toa rubber plantation in the SungaiPadi district of Narathiwat around7am on Wednesday morning. The 45-year-old victim was a teacher at theBan Jurae Islamic School. Twoinsurgents on a motorcycle chasedhim and shot at him several times.He died at the scene.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

21-Feb-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentscarried out an arson attack againstThailand's largest rubber warehousein the early morning hoursWednesday in the Muang district ofYala. The insurgents used Molotovcocktails to start the blaze, whichburned for more than 14 hours. Nofatalities were reported, but about adozen workers who were sleepinginside the facility had to flee for theirlives. In total, the fire destroyedmore than 3,000 tons of rubber andcaused more than 300 million Baht(US$8.3 million) in damage.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

21-Feb-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsattacked and killed a 42-year-oldBuddhist civilian in a drive-byshooting in the Sri Sakorn district ofNarathiwat on Wednesday afternoon.The woman was driving her two-year-old nephew to the doctor's office atthe time of the attack.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

21-Feb-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms2 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsambushed and opened fire on aconvoy carrying a well-knownconfidant to the Queen of Thailand inthe Krong Penang district of Yala onWednesday afternoon. A policeofficer sustained bullet wounds in theattack while Dame Wiriya Chawakun,the Queen's advisor, suffered a cut toher forehead from glass shattered bythe gunfire hitting her vehicle.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

22-Feb-07 Alisher AfghanistanUnknown Unknown0 0 A Customs Office official waskidnapped in Alisher on February 22.The kidnappers, who have not beenidentified, issued a statementindicating that they would kill theofficial if the Customs Office was notclosed.

22-Feb-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms9 2 Gunmen traveling in four vehiclesopened fire on a police station inBaiji's al-Masafi neighborhood, killingtwo policemen and wounding nineothers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

22-Feb-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Authorities in Mosul found the bodyof a police captain who had beenshot in the head. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

22-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb targeting a bus inBaghdad's al-Iskan neighborhoodwounded two people. Attacks ontransportation networks are frequentin Iraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

22-Feb-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants detonated explosives at acommunication tower in Baijibelonging to the Asia cell phonecompany. The attack affectedcommunication within the city.Attacks on communicationinfrastructure are frequent in Iraq.

22-Feb-07 MakhachkalaRussia Unknown Firearms0 1 Dagir Kachayev, an assistant to themullah in one of Makhachkala'smosques was killed before morningprayers. He was found in the boilerroom of the mosque with twogunshot wounds.

23-Feb-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded near a commercialcomplex in Kirkuk, resulting inproperty damage but no casualties.Attacks on crowded, public areas,particularly markets, are frequent inIraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

23-Feb-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Authorities found and defused abomb placed near a school in Kirkuk.Attacks on educational institutionsare frequent in Iraq, as militantsattempt to disrupt the country'sreconstruction.

23-Feb-07 Balad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen opened fire on two brotherswho worked at a US base in Balad,killing one and wounding the other.Attacks on those who work withcoalition forces are frequent in Iraq.

23-Feb-07 Moscow Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 Boris Magomedov, a 29-year old fromMakhachkala was found sitting at thetrolleybus stop at the end of ProspektImeni Marhala Zhukova near theZvenigorod bridge. Severalwitnesses were made suspicious bythe fact that Magomedov was sittingin the cold without moving and calledthe police who, upon their arrival,searched him and found a bombstuffed with nails in his bag. Sapperswere then called in and destroyedthe bomb without incident; it isspeculated that Magomedov mayhave been testing the alertness ofthe FSB.

23-Feb-07 Khost AfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 0 Suspected members of the Talibankidnapped an official from theCustoms Department in Khost. Thekidnappers threatened to kill theofficial if the Customs Departmentdid not leave the Khost area.

23-Feb-07 Mastung Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb planted outside of the PublicSafety Commission office building inMastung exploded at night onFebruary 23. The wall of the buildingwas destroyed, but no one was hurt.The bomb was described as a home-made with a timer triggering device.

23-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Authorities found the body of Jamalal-Zubaidi, an economic affairs editorfor As-Safir and Al-Dustournewspapers, bearing gunshotwounds in southeastern Baghdad.Al-Zubaidi had last been seen leavinghis home for work on 23 February.His family reported that he had beenkidnapped by militants. Attacks onjournalists and media assistants arefrequent in Iraq.Note, al-Zubaidi'sbody was found on 3 March.

23-Feb-07 Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired a Qassam rocketfrom the Gaza Strip toward thewestern Negev. No injuries ordamage were reported.

23-Feb-07 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired a Qassam rocketfrom the Gaza Strip toward Israel.No injuries or damage were reported.

24-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 10 As many as ten gunmen attacked apolice checkpoint near the Baghdadairport, killing eight policemen andwounding two others. Two militantswere killed in the gun battle. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

24-Feb-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded near a police patrolin Kirkuk, however did not result inany casualties. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

24-Feb-07 HabaniyahIraq Unknown Explosives110 52 A Mercedes car bomb detonatedoutside a Sunni mosque inHabaniyah, killing fifty-two peopleand wounding as many as 110others. The day before the attack,Imam Mohammad al-Marawi urgedhis followers to stand against alQaeda in the region. Authoritiesbelieve that sectarian motivationswere not behind the attack, as Shiitemilitias are not active in the area.Many believe that a Sunni groupcarried out the attack as a warning toresidents who support coalitionforces and the Iraqi government.One local leader stated thatinsurgents nicknamed the city TelAviv in reference to the UnitedStates' influence.

24-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 A bomb exploded on a minibus as itpassed through Baghdad's Shurjamarket, killing one person andwounding five others. Attacks ontransportation networks andmarketplaces are frequent in Iraqand often have sectarianmotivations.

24-Feb-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed IbrahimHemdan, a former member ofSaddam Hussein's Baath party, afterthey stormed his home in Mosul.Attacks on former members ofHussein's regime are frequent inIraq.

24-Feb-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed Faden al-Shemary, a policeman, and histwelve-year-old son in the Damoukdistrict of Kut. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

24-Feb-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed SamirMenshed Shaheen, the owner of theweekly newspaper Al Aryaf, in Kirkuk.Shaheen was also a prominentchieftain of the Shammar tribe.Attacks on journalists as well as triballeaders are frequent in Iraq.

24-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Explosives4 2 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives near a housing complex inBaghdad, killing himself and a guardand wounding four others. Theattack occurred at the firstcheckpoint to a housing complexwhere several prominent Iraqiofficials live, including Abd al Aziz alHakim, the leader of the Unified IraqiCoalition, and President JalalTalabani. CNN reported, however,that an official from the InteriorMinistry stated that the attack didnot target Hakim.The Islamic State ofIraq claimed responsibility fordetonating a car bomb (no mentionof a suicide bomber) near the gate ofthe enemy of al-Hakim headquarters,Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim, who is the headof the Shiite coalition on this day.

24-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 2 A car bomb targeting a police patrolin central Baghdad's Alawineighborhood killed two civilians andwounded five others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.Note,Reuters reported that this attackoccurred near a bus station.

24-Feb-07 ChechawatniPakistan Lashkar-e-Jhangvi

Explosives0 3 A suicide attack at a prayergathering for a dead police officer inChechawatni was diverted whenthree bombers blew themselves upby accident while traveling to the siteof the attack. The bombers wereriding on bicycles when their bombsexploded as they hit a speed bump.They were suspected to be membersof the Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.

24-Feb-07 Srinagar Kashmir Unknown Firearms0 1 Mushtaq Ahmad, a police officer inSrinagar, was shot and killed byunidentified gunmen on February 24.

25-Feb-07 NahrawanIraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A roadside bomb targeting police inNahrawan, southeast of Baghdad,killed a civilian and wounded twopolicemen and a civilian. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

25-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A car bomb detonated in a parkinglot near a commercial district inBaghdad's Karrada district, woundingfour people. Attacks on crowded,public areas are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.

25-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Explosives0 2 A car bomb detonated in theKarradat Maryam district of Baghdad,killing two people and woundingseveral others. The attack occurrednear a crowded shopping area,however several news agenciesreported that the explosion targetedthe Iranian embassy. Iranian officialsdenied that the compound was thetarget of the blast, stating that noone from the embassy was injured.The Islamic State of Iraq claimedresponsibility for detonating a carbomb near the Iranian embassy atthe entrance of the Green Zone. Thegroup stated that the attack occurredon 24 February, however, and did notgive the exact target of the blast.

25-Feb-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A bomb targeting police in the Somarneighborhood of southast Mosulinjured two patrolmen. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

25-Feb-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policemannear the passports department inMosul. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

25-Feb-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Mosul, killing onepoliceman. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

25-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 2 A car bomb exploded near a policepatrol in central Baghdad, killing twopeople and wounding five others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

25-Feb-07 Jurf al-Milh

Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen opened fire on police in Jurfal-Milh, east of Baqubah, killing apoliceman and wounding another.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

25-Feb-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Militants killed a policeman in the alMustafa neighborhood of Baqubah.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

25-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives46 41 A female suicide bomber detonatedher explosives at MustansiriyahUniversity's Business School annex inBaghdad, killing at least forty-onepeople and wounding forty-sixothers. Witnesses reported that thebomber fought with security guardsbefore detonating her device. Mostof the victims were students takingmidterm exams. Attacks oneducational institutions are frequentin Iraq, as militants attempt todisrupt the country's reconstruction.Attacks on Mustansiriyah Universityin particular are also common andoften have sectarian motivations, asthe campus' student body ispredominately Shiite.

25-Feb-07 LashkarGah

AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 0 Unidentified gunmen kidnappedAbdol Shakur, a doctor working withIbn-i-Sina health organization, inLashkar Gah on February 25. Ibn-i-Sina is a non-governmentalorganization (NGO) operating in thearea. A spokesperson for the Talibandenied responsibility for thekidnapping.

25-Feb-07 Khost AfghanistanTaliban Explosives7 2 A suicide bomber blew himself upoutside of a police station when apolice officer prevented him fromentering the building. The policeofficer was killed along with thebomber, and seven other peoplewere injured. The Taliban issuspected to be responsible for theattack, although no one has claimedresponsibility for it.

25-Feb-07 ImphalWest

India Unknown Explosives1 0 A bomb exploded in Imphal West onFebruary 25, injuring a CentralReserve Police Force (CRPF) officer.The officer was identified as NarenKumar Sonia.

25-Feb-07 Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded on a railroad trackoutside of Quetta on February 25.No injuries were reported, however.Three other bombs that did notexplode were later found at the siteof the explosion.

25-Feb-07 BalochistanPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A security check point in Balochistanwas the target of a bomb explosionon February 25. No injuries werereported, however.

25-Feb-07 Borgo France Unknown Explosives0 0 A homemade explosive devicedetonated outside the DepartmentalVeterinary Services Directorate inBorgo, on the island of Corsica.Major material damages were causedto the premises, but there were noreported casualties.

25-Feb-07 Getxo Spain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Molotov cocktails were thrown at anoffice of the Basque Nationalist Party(PNV) in Getxo, Vizcaya province.The devices caused slight damage tothe front wall of the building, butthere were no reported casualties.

26-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 2 A roadside bomb targeting police insouthern Baghdad's Rustamiyadistrict killed two policemen andseriously wounded a third. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

26-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 3 A bomb targeting a police patrol insouthern Baghdad's al-Mada'inneighborhood killed three policemenand wounded two others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

26-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 3 Gunmen attacked a civil defensecenter in west Baghdad's Mansourneighborhood, killing threepolicemen and wounding threeothers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

26-Feb-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives9 15 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police station inRamadi, killing fifteen people,including two policemen, andwounding nine others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

26-Feb-07 Mosul Iraq Ansar al-Sunnah

Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb targeting police inMosul wounded two policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.Ansar al-Sunnah claimedresponsibility for targeting police inMosul with explosives on this day.

26-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives40 12 A bomb exploded inside a conferenceroom in the Ministry of Public Worksin Baghdad as Vice President AdelAbdul-Mahdi was making a speechalongside Riad Ghareeb, the Ministerof Public Works. The blast woundedAbdul-Mahdi and fatally injuredGhareeb. Eleven others were killed,including several senior ministryofficials, and a total of forty peoplewere wounded, including two Iraqijournalists. Witnesses reported thatthe blast threw Abdul-Mahdi againsta wall and that his security guardsquickly shielded him from flyingdebris. The attack may have hadsectarian motivations, as both Abdul-Mahdi and Ghareeb are Shiite andthe Ministry of Public Works is run bythe Supreme Council for the IslamicRevolution in Iraq (SCIRI), a Shiitepolitical party. Authorities laterannounced that after reviewingsecurity tapes, a suspect wasarrested. It is widely believed thatthe attack was planned with helpfrom someone inside the Ministry.

26-Feb-07 Pec Serbia Unknown Explosives0 0 A hand grenade exploded in theparking lot of the Organization forSecurity and Cooperation in Europe(OSCE) headquarters, damagingseven OSCE vehicles and two privatecars, but injuring no one. Anotherexplosive device which had not goneoff was found at the scene anddefused by police.

26-Feb-07 Daman AfghanistanUnknown Unknown0 1 Abdol Manan, a Daman Districtcouncil member, was killed in hishome on February 27. It is unclearwho is responsible for the attack orhow Manan was killed.

26-Feb-07 DeraMuradJamali

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A section of railroad track near DeraMurad Jamali coming from Quettawas blown up on February 26. Thiswas the second explosion on therailroad line in a 24 hour period. Noone was injured in either explosion,however.

26-Feb-07 VavuniyaSriLanka

LiberationTigers ofTamilEelam(LTTE)

Firearms0 2 Two police constables were shot andkilled by suspected gunmen from theLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) in Vavuniya on February 26.

26-Feb-07 Medina SaudiArabia

Unknown Firearms0 4 A group of 9 French citizens wereattacked by unknown gunmen in anunidentified vehicle about 17kilometers from the Medina/Tabukhighway. Two of the men were killedinstantly. Two others died later atthe hospital. The French expatriatesresided in Saudi Arabia and workedin Riyadh.


4 0 Police report that four officers wereinjured by a roadside bomb in the SriSakhon district of Narathiwat onMonday morning. The police officerswere escorting teachers to schoolwhen the 5-kg bomb was detonatedby mobile phone.Islamic insurgentsin Thailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

26-Feb-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 39-year-old malevillager in a drive-by shooting in theSungai Padi district of Narathiwatearly Monday morning. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

27-Feb-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives47 8 A suicide truck bomber crashed hisvehicle into Mosul's policeheadquarters, killing himself andseven policemen and woundingfifteen police and thirty-two civilians.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

27-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives9 5 A car bomb targeting the convoy of apolitical official in the Karradahdistrict of Baghdad killed fivecivilians and wounded nine others.The official was not identified,however it was reported that theindividual was not wounded in theblast. Attacks on governmentofficials and political parties arefrequent in Iraq. Note, several newssources reported that the blasttargeted civilians at an ice creamshop and was caused by a suicidebomber.

27-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A car bomb targeting civiliansdetonated in a parking lot inBaghdad's Karradah district, killingone person and wounding threeothers. Attacks on crowded, publicareas are frequent in Iraq and oftenhave sectarian motivations.

27-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives13 3 A bomb left in a bag exploded insidethe Abu Ali restaurant in centralBaghdad's Tayaran Square, killingthree people and wounding thirteenothers. Attacks on crowded areasare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

27-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A car bomb exploded outside theFaris chicken restaurant in Baghdad'sKarradah district, killing two peopleand wounding four others. Attackson crowded areas are frequent inIraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

27-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb targeting police inBaghdad's Zayuna district woundedthree policemen. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

27-Feb-07 Al-Ba'aj Iraq Unknown Explosives6 4 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives in the lobby of a companyin al-Ba'aj that makes cementbarriers used by security services toprotect government buildings andother infrastructure. The blast killedfour people and wounded six.Attacks on businesses that provideservices to the Iraqi government andsecurity forces are frequent in Iraq.

27-Feb-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Sa'adMahmood Khalaf, a police officer,near his home in the al-Thubbatneighborhood of Fallujah. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

27-Feb-07 Kalat Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 The home of the Kalat DistrictCoordination Officer was the targetof an attack when a grenade wasthrown into the backyard of thehouse on February 27. No one wasinjured, however.

27-Feb-07 Golaghat India Unknown Unknown0 0 Two business men were kidnapped inGolaghat on February 27. The menare senior executives ofShyamraipore Tea Estate. It is notclear who is responsible for thekidnapping.

27-Feb-07 Bihar India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Unknown3 4 Four police officers were killed andthree more were wounded whensuspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoist(CPI-Maoist) attacked a police campin Bihar on February 27.

27-Feb-07 Bihar India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 Train service was disrupted whensuspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoistblew up a section of railroad track inBihar on February 27. The track waspart of the Eastern Railway. Noinjuries were reported.

27-Feb-07 Giridih India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 The building of the state tourismdepartment in Giridih was hit by abomb planted by suspectedmembers of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on February27. The building was underconstruction. After the explosion,the attackers kidnapped thecaretaker of the building and hiswife. No injuries were reported,however.

27-Feb-07 AshqelonIsrael Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired a Qassam rocketfrom the Gaza Strip toward Ashqelon.No injuries or damage were reported.The attack was claimed by the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade. The al-AqsaMartyrs Brigade is affiliated with theFatah movement, but the exactlinkage is not always clear.

27-Feb-07 Sha'arHanegev

Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired a Qassam rocketfrom the Gaza Strip toward Sha'arHanegev. No injuries or damagewere reported. The attack wasclaimed by the Palestine IslamicJihad.

27-Feb-07 Qalqiliya WestBank/Gaza


0 0 Palestinians threw a Molotov cocktailat an Israeli car southeast of theWest Bank town of Qalqiliya. Noinjuries or damage were reported.

27-Feb-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 59-year-old Muslimvillager in a drive-by shooting lateTuesday evening in Pattani.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.


0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsdetonated a remote-controlledroadside bomb on Tuesday morningin the Chanae district of Narathiwat.The explosion occurred as a convoycarrying administrative, police, andmilitary officers passed by in route toa meeting with religious leaders.There were no injuries reported, buta police vehicle was damaged.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

28-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Authorities in Baghdad found thebody of a policeman who had beenkidnapped two months earlier.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.Note, the incident date is thedate the death was reported. Thedate of the kidnapping is unknown.

28-Feb-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Colonel Abdal Hadi al Ubaydi, the director of thePassports and Civil StatusDepartment in Ninawa province, ashe traveled in the Sumarneighborhood of southern Mosul.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

28-Feb-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms2 2 Gunmen opened fire on police inBaiji, killing two policemen andwounding two others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

28-Feb-07 Ninawa Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Militants destroyed the main bridgebetween Sinjar and other areas inNinawa province. Attacks on Iraq'stransportation networks are frequentin Iraq, as militants attempt todisrupt the country's reconstruction.

28-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 3 Police guarding the Bab al-Sheikhpolice station in central Baghdadspotted a suicide truck bomberapproaching the compound and firedshots into his vehicle. The bombercrashed into a cement barrier and hisexplosives detonated, killing twocivilians and wounding twopolicemen and one civilian. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

28-Feb-07 MuqdadiyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed two brothersof Salim Abdullah al-Jubouri, amember of the Iraqi Islamic Partyand the spokesman of the largestSunni bloc in Parliament. Attacks ongovernment officials and theirfamilies are frequent in Iraq.

28-Feb-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives21 10 A car bomb detonated near avegetable market in the Bayaadistrict, one of southern Baghdad'smost densely populated areas, killingten people and wounding twenty-oneothers. Attacks on crowded, publicareas, particularly markets, arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

28-Feb-07 SouthWaziristan

Pakistan Taliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Akhtar Usmani, an Afghan cleric andprayer leader at a mosque in NorthWaziristan, was kidnapped andbeheaded by suspected members ofthe Taliban on February 28. Usmani'sbody was found in South Waziristanwith a note accusing him of spyingfor the United States. Usmani hadreportedly spoken out against theTaliban.

28-Feb-07 KandaharAfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 A potential suicide bomber wasarrested and detained by the policein Kandahar on February 28. Thebomber, found with explosives, wasstopped while riding in a taxi. Thebomber's intended target isunknown.

28-Feb-07 Saint-Florent

France Unknown Explosives0 0 A small explosive device, made of150 grams of explosives and a slowfuse, was found outside the home ofa Corsican high court judge. Theattack took place in Saint-Florent, onthe island of Corsica. The explosivewas placed in a parcel and left infront of the house, where it failed todetonate.

28-Feb-07 Sederot Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired two Qassamrockets from the Gaza Strip towardSederot. No injuries or damage werereported. The attack was claimed bythe Palestine Islamic Jihad.

28-Feb-07 AshqelonIsrael PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired two Qassamrockets from the Gaza Strip towardAshqelon. No injuries or damagewere reported. The attack wasclaimed by the Palestine IslamicJihad.

28-Feb-07 Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired two Qassamrockets from the Gaza Strip toward aJewish community bordering thenorthern Gaza Strip. No injuries werereported, but some minor damageoccurred at the location of themissile attack. The attack wasclaimed by the Palestine IslamicJihad.

28-Feb-07 Negor Iran Unknown Firearms0 2 Two policemen were killed and fourothers kidnapped in an armed attackin the Negor district of Sistan-Baluchestan in southeastern Iran.

28-Feb-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsattacked a 53-year-old Muslim rubberplantation worker as he commuted towork early Wednesday morning inNarathiwat. The man was shot byinsurgents on motorcycles. It isunknown whether he survived theattack.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

28-Feb-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 48-year-oldBuddhist civilian in a drive-byshooting in Pattani on Wednesday.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.


3 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsdetonated a roadside bomb as asecurity detail of soldiers and policewere escorting workers to a rubberplantation in the Sungai Padi districtof Narathiwat around 7:30 onWednesday morning. Although nopolice or plantation workers wereharmed, three soldiers were injuredby the explosion. The blast left a holein the road about one meter wideand 30 cm deep.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

28-Feb-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that the dead body oflocal Buddhist villager was foundalong the side of a road in Pattani onThursday. He had been reportedmissing a day earlier. It is believedthat he was murdered by Islamicinsurgents in a random drive-byshooting, as his body was foundridden with bullets.Islamic insurgentsin Thailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

1-Mar-07 Neiva Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives8 0 At least eight people were injured bya car bomb detonated by insurgentsfrom the Fuerzas ArmadasRevolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).The bomb went off in front of thePublic Defender's Office in Neivaaround 8 in the morning.

1-Mar-07 Tolima Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Firearms1 0 Insurgents from the FuerzasArmadas Revolucionarias deColombia (FARC) shot at anambulence in Tolima, injuring onenurse.

1-Mar-07 Farah AfghanistanUnknown Explosives20 4 A bomb targeting a police convoy ofa security commander exploded inFarah on March 1. The blast,however, primarily resulted incasualties among a group of workerswho had gathered nearby. Reportsindicated that between two and fourpeople were killed and at least 20may have been injured. Two policeofficers were confirmed to have beenamong the injured. It is also unclearwhether the attack was a suicideattack or a remote-controlledexplosion. A Taliban spokespersonissued a statement denying thegroup's responsibility for theincident.

1-Mar-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives10 5 A car bomb parked outside the homeof Ahmed Naaeem, a policeman inFallujah, detonated as a convoy ofvehicles carrying wedding guestsarrived. The blast killed at least fivepeople and wounded ten others onNaaeem's wedding day. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

1-Mar-07 Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Firearms0 14 Militants kidnapped at least fourteenpolicemen in Diyala province as theytraveled home to Khalis fromBaqubah where they worked.According to authorities, the driversof the vehicles transporting thepolicemen drove through an areaknown to be under the control ofinsurgents. The day after the attack,police found the bodies of thefourteen policemen, some bearinggunshot wounds and signs of torture.At least four had been beheaded.The Islamic State of Iraq claimedresponsibility for kidnappingeighteen policemen in Diyala inretaliation for the alleged rape of aSunni woman by Shiite policemen.The group also released a video ofthe execution of what the group saidwas a second group of InteriorMinistry officials and police. Mediareports indicated that only one grouphad been abducted, however thegroup said it carried out two separateattacks.

1-Mar-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed MuhammadHammed Nawaf and MuhammadMeshaan, soccer players for theRamadi soccer club, in front of theirteammates after accusing them ofopposing militant activity. Theperpetrators drove up in severalvehicles and attempted to drag thetwo away. After killing Nawaf andMashaan, the gunmen accused themof being members of the AnbarSalvation Council, a group of triballeaders in Anbar Province that wasformed in opposition to insurgentactivity in the area. The organizationis seen as working with the Iraqigovernment and coalition forces.Attacks on athletes and other publicfigures are frequent in Iraq.

1-Mar-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms7 5 Gunmen attacked a group ofelectricity workers who wereperforming maintenance operationson a road between Mahawil andIskandariya in Hilla province. Aspolice arrived at the scene, clashesbroke out. A total of five peoplewere killed and seven wounded inthe shooting. Attacks on utilityworkers are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt thecountry's reconstruction.

1-Mar-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen opened fire on a policecheckpoint in central Baqubah,wounding two policemen. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

1-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A roadside bomb targeting a minibustransporting City Council officials ineast Baghdad killed one official andwounded four others. According topress reports, the minibus was notmarked to identify it as agovernment vehicle. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

1-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb targeting Jalal Eddinal-Sagheer, a Shiite cleric andprominent member of Parliament,exploded near al-Sagheer's convoy insouthwest Baghdad. Al-Sagheer wasnot hurt, however several of hisguards were reportedly injured. Al-Sagheer is an ally of Prime MinisterNouri al-Maliki and has been targetedin the past: in June 2006 a bomberkilled ten people outside his mosquein northern Baghdad, and in Aprilsuicide bombers killed at least 85people as they left the mosque.Attacks on government officials aswell as religious leaders are frequentin Iraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

1-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq IslamicArmy inIraq

Explosives2 0 Militants threw an improvisedexplosive device (IED) at a policepatrol responsible for guarding theInterior Ministry. The attack occurredin east Baghdad and wounded twopolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.The Islamic Army inIraq claimed responsibility forattacking police commandos fromthe Interior Ministry in the al-Mushahidah area of eastern Baghdadon this day.

1-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A roadside bomb targeting theconvoy of Lieutenant-General Wathiqal-Hemdani, the head of police inMosul, killed one of al-Hemdani'sguards. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

1-Mar-07 Jandola Pakistan Taliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Suspected members of the Talibankidnapped and beheaded a AkhtarUsmani, a madrassa teacher, inJandola. Usmani's body was foundwith the word munafiq written on theforehead, meaning hypocrite in Urdu.Usmani had reportedly madespeeches against the Taliban.

1-Mar-07 Neiva Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives10 4 A car bomb targeting the mayor ofNeiva, Cielo Gonzalex Villa,detonated, injuring ten people. Theexplosion occurred around eight inthe morning in front of a buildingthat the mayor was visiting. Anotherexplosive device affixed to a watermeter killed four police officers.There is a reward of 2 billion pesosfor information on the perpetrators ofthe attacks. Mayor Villa has beentargeted several times in the past.

1-Mar-07 AshqelonIsrael Al-AqsaMartyrsBrigade

Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired a Qassam rocketfrom the Gaza Strip toward Ashqelon.No injuries or damage were reported.The attack was claimed by the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade. The al-AqsaMartyrs Brigade is affiliated with theFatah movement, but the exactlinkage is not always clear.

1-Mar-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms7 0 Police report that Islamic militantsshot and injured seven middle schoolstudents in a drive-by shooting inNarathiwat on Thursday. Thestudents, all aged eleven, weretraveling in a school bus from a fieldtrip when Islamic insurgentsambushed their vehicle. One femalestudent was critically injured and leftin a coma.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

1-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot a 37-year-old man as he rodehis motorcycle past a mosque in theMuang district of Yala on Thursdaymorning. The victim sustained threebullet wounds and was rushed to thehospital where his condition remainsunknown.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

2-Mar-07 VavuniyaSriLanka


Explosives2 0 A bomb placed by suspectedmembers of the Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam (LTTE) exploded near apolice check point in Vavuniya onMarch 2. A police officer and a homeguard were injured by the blast.While the bomb was placed near thecheck point, it could have also beenplanted to target the nearbyIrattaperiyakulam railroad station.

2-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives17 10 A car bomb detonated in a used carmarket in the Habibiya neighborhoodof Sadr City, a predominately Shiitedistrict of Baghdad, killing as manyas ten people and woundingseventeen others. Attacks oncrowded areas, particularly markets,are frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

2-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A car bomb targeting a police patrolin southwestern Baghdad's Saydiyadistrict killed one policeman andwounded two others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

2-Mar-07 Multan Pakistan Unknown Explosives9 3 A bomb attached to a motorcycleexploded on an overpass in Multanon March 2, killing three people andinjuring nine others. The explosionoccurred as Bashir Ahmed Bhatti, ananti-terrorism court judge, and hissecurity detail were traveling acrossthe overpass. Bhatti was among theinjured.

2-Mar-07 KhanYounis

WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Firearms0 0 Muhammad Shahin, the owner of aninternet café in the Gazan town ofKhan Younis, was abducted byunidentified gunmen. Attacks oninternet cafes have become morecommon in Gaza recently.

2-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and injured a 36-year-old rubbertrader in a drive-by shooting in theTambon Yupoe district of Yala onFriday. The victim survived theattack despite suffering from threegunshot wounds. The insurgentsattacked the man as he wasconducting a business transactionwith a local villager.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

3-Mar-07 AinDelfa

Algeria Al-Qaedain theIslamicMaghreb

Explosives5 7 Members of the Salafist Group forCall and Combat (GSPC), now knownas al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb,planted a bomb that later explodedas a convoy carrying Russian workerspassed. The bomb killed sevenemployees from Stroytransgazcompany: four from Russia and theUkraine and three from Algeria. Theattack was claimed by al-Qaeda inthe Islamic Maghreb.

3-Mar-07 Sarkano AfghanistanUnknown Unknown2 1 A police officer was killed and twoothers were injured when a policecheck point in Sarkano was attackedon March 3. The attackers have notbeen identified.

3-Mar-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives22 12 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police checkpoint inRamadi, killing twelve people,including three policemen, andwounding twenty-two others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

3-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped Staff LieutenantGeneral Thamir Sultan al-Tikriti, anadvisor at the Ministry of Defenseand a former commander in the Iraqiarmy, from the al-Jami'ahneighborhood of west Baghdad. Thenext day, Iraqi troops stormed ahome where al-Tikriti was being heldand he was released. Attacks ongovernment officials and their staffare frequent in Iraq.

3-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 Two roadside bombs targeting policein Baghdad's Karradah districtwounded three policemen and acivilian. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

3-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen wearing Iraqi national policeuniforms kidnapped three policemenfrom Baghdad's al-Massbahneighborhood. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

3-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Ansar al-Sunnah

Explosives3 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)targeting police in Baghdad's Douradistrict wounded three policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.Ansar al-Sunnah claimedresponsibility for targeting policenear the al-Jadiriyah Bridge inBaghdad on this day.

3-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in southwestern Baghdad'sSaydiya neighborhood killed onepolice officer and wounded another.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

3-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Militants wearing Iraqi army uniformskidnapped Talal Hashim Birkdar, thehead of Al-Akhaa, a Turkmennewspaper, and contributor to theweekly Al-Diyar. Birkdar wasabducted from the Ahmad Aghaneighborhood of central Kirkuk.Attacks on journalists and mediaassistants are frequent in Iraq.

3-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policemaninside his home in the Ayn Shamsdistrict of Mosul. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

3-Mar-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen opened fire on allegedmembers of an anti- al-Qaeda tribe inHawija, killing a civilian and seriouslywounding two others. Attacks ontribes, particularly tribal leaders, thatpublicly oppose al-Qaeda and othermilitant groups are frequent in Iraq.

3-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed LieutenantColonel Fadil Rahim, a battalioncommander of the Wolf Brigade, adivision of the Iraqi national policeand Interior Ministry, as he drove inBaghdad's Ghazaliyah neighborhood.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

3-Mar-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives3 3 A roadside bomb targeting theconvoy of Hamid al-Numays, thepolice commander of Salah-al-Dinprovince, killed three policemen andwounded three others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

3-Mar-07 YusufiyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 6 Gunmen stormed the homes of twofamilies of the Sunni Mashhada tribein Yusufiyah who had received deaththreats for attending reconciliationmeetings between Sunnis andShiites. The perpetrators separatedthe men and women and then shottwo fathers and their four sons atpoint blank range.

3-Mar-07 Bajaur Pakistan Taliban Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded outside a shoppingarea in the Inayat Kallay bazaar inBajaur on March 3. Two barbershopsaloons were destroyed, but no onewas reported to have been injured.The attack may have been related tothe recent distribution of pamphletsin the area by suspected Talibansympathizers warning men not toshave their beards. Another bombexploded later in the day at a nearbyCD store. This was a separate butpossibly related attack.

3-Mar-07 Bajaur Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded at night in a CDstore in the Inayat Kallay Bazaar inBajaur on March 3. The attackoccurred a couple of hours afteranother bomb damaged barbershopsin the bazaar. No one was injured ineither attack. The incidents mayhave been connected to the recentdistribution of pamphlets in the areawarning men not to shave theirbeards. It is suspected that Talibansympathizers are responsible for thebombings.

3-Mar-07 KhammamIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 Traffic was disrupted whensuspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoist(CPI-Maoist) blew up a bridge inKhammam on March 3. The bridgeconnected Andhra Pradesh andChattisgarh. The group had beenprotesting the building of the bridge.

3-Mar-07 AlcaladeHermares

Spain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A Molotov cocktail was planted at theheadquarters of the Spanish SocialistWorkers' Party (PSOE) in Alcala deHermares. The blast damaged themain door and the base of the frontwall. Graffiti was found at the scenereading, ZP [Prime Minster Zapatero]- traitor.

3-Mar-07 AinDefla

Algeria Unknown Explosives5 4 Three Algerians and a Russian werekilled in a bomb attack on a bus nearthe town of Ain Defla, south of theAlgerian capital. Five people wereinjured in the blast. The bus wascarrying staff for the Russian gascompany, Stroytransgaz. The bombwas an IED; the bus drove over it andexploded.

3-Mar-07 Ambon IndonesiaUnknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

13 0 Police report that a bomb detonatedat the Yos Sudarso port in theeastern city of Ambon on Saturdaymorning. The explosion occurred justoutside the port's exit door forpassengers and in the vicinity of asidewalk where street merchantssold goods and people waited forpassengers.Police indicated that thebomb was homemade and packagedwith a battery, coil, and a timer. Theassailants also placed dozens of 10-centimeter long nails inside thepackage to maximize casualties.Thirteen bystanders were injured bythe blast, one of whom remains incritical condition. Police have yet toidentify suspects.

3-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Police report that two female highschool students were shot and killedby Islamic insurgents in a drive-byshooting in the Si Sakhon district ofYala on Saturday morning. The twovictims, aged 15 and 17, were ridingtheir motorcycle to school to attendfinal exams when they were attackedby insurgents around 8:30am.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

4-Mar-07 MaywandAfghanistanUnknown Unknown4 1 A group of police officers that wereremoving opium crops were attackedin Maywand on March 4. One officerwas killed and four were injured. Theidentities of the attackers areunknown.

4-Mar-07 JamshedpurIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-MAOISTS

Firearms0 4 A member of parliament (MP), SunilMahato, was shot and killed bygunmen from the Communist Partyof India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at afootball game in Jamshedpur onMarch 4. Two of Mahato'sbodyguards were also killed in theattack, along with a local secretary ofJharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party,Prabhakar Mahato. Sunil Mahato wasalso the general secretary of JMM aswell as a member of the lower houseof parliament. Two other bodyguardswere kidnapped by the attackers.CPI-Maoist distributed posters in thearea a few days later claiming thatthe attack was in response to thekilling of 11 of its members a fewyears ago, which Mahato wassupposedly responsible for.

4-Mar-07 QadisiyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a formermember of Saddam Hussein's Baathparty as he left his home inQadisiyah, Diwaniya province.Attacks on members of Hussein'sformer regime are frequent in Iraq.

4-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Authorities found the bodies of twopolicemen bearing gunshot woundsin Mosul. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

4-Mar-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 4 A roadside bomb targeting Shiitepilgrims in Hillah killed three womenand a child. Attacks on pilgrims arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

4-Mar-07 Iraq Unknown Unknown1 0 US troops found an Iraqi police officerwho had been kidnapped by militantsand subjected to considerable tortureafter storming an apparent hide-outwest of Baghdad. The police officerand another man stated that theyhad been sentenced to death bymilitants and were about to beexecuted when the perpetrators'video camera stopped working. Themen's kidnappers left to get a newcamera to film the executions whenUS forces arrived. Authorities alsofound more than one million poundsof aluminum sulfate, a chemical thatcan be used in explosives.

4-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policestation in Baghdad's Azamiyahneighborhood, killing one policeman.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.The Islamic State of Iraq claimedresponsibility for this attack, howeverstated that five police were killed.

4-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A car bomb targeting a police patrolin Baghdad's Doura district killed acivilian and wounded four others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

4-Mar-07 BaghdadiIraq Unknown Explosives0 7 A car bomb targeting police inBaghdadi, western Iraq, killed sevenpolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

4-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Mohan al-Zaher, a journalist at al-Mashreq, anindependent daily newspaper, nearhis home in western Baghdad. Al-Zaher, who also studied law andjournalism and contributed to severalregional and local papers, wasapparently killed after militants triedto kidnap him. Attacks on journalistsand media assistants are frequent inIraq.

4-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms3 2 Gunmen opened fire on a policestation in the al-Zuhur neighborhoodof Mosul, killing two policemen andwounding three others.

4-Mar-07 Ishaqi Iraq Unknown Firearms4 0 Gunmen shot and wounded fourpolicemen as they gathered in afriend's garden in Ishaqi. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

4-Mar-07 Gorbaz AfghanistanTaliban Unknown3 2 Two forest police rangers were killedand three others were injured whensuspected members of the Talibanattacked a forest ranger unit in themountains in Gorbaz on March 4.The attackers also kidnapped sevenother rangers. Those that werekidnapped were released on March 8.It should be noted that anotherreport lists six officers as beingkidnapped instead of seven. It is alsounclear whether two or three officerswere injured.

4-Mar-07 OkmeydaniTurkey Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A group of perpetrators threwMolotov cocktails at buses belongingto the Istanbul Electricity, Tram andTunnel (IETT) General Directorate.The attack took place in the city ofOkmeydani and targeted busesrunning on the Caglayan-Eminonuline. One bus was completely burnedout.

4-Mar-07 OrnektepeTurkey Unknown Fire orFirebomb

1 0 A bus driver was injured whenunidentified perpetrators threwMolotov cocktails at the bus he wasdriving on the Kagithane-Eminonuline. The attack took place inOrnektepe and targeted a busbelonging to the Istanbul Electricity,Tram and Tunnel (IETT) GeneralDirectorate. The devices wereunable to start a fire, as the busdriver threw them out of the busbefore they detonated.

4-Mar-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a local official fromthe government fisheries office in adrive-by shooting in the Tak Baidistrict of Narathiwat on Sunday. The43-year-old victim was attacked ashe rode his motorcycle home afterfinishing work. Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

5-Mar-07 Vedeno ChechnyaUnknown Explosives0 0 A bomb went off in the yard of ArbiDzhafarov, imam of Vedenskiydistrict late at night, without causinginjury.

5-Mar-07 Greshk AfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 1 A police officer was killed whensuspected members fo the Talibanattacked a police check point in anarea north of Greshk on March 5.

5-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policemanas he drove in Kirkuk. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

5-Mar-07 Khalis Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Gunmen in two vehicles opened fireon police in Al-Nai, a district ofKhalis, killing four policemen.Authorities stated that the attackwas carried out to intimidateresidents who allow their sons andrelatives to join [the] police force.

5-Mar-07 Ishaqi Iraq Unknown Firearms0 5 Gunmen opened fire on police inIshaqi, killing five. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

5-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives105 38 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives in a book market alongMutanabi Street in Baghdad, killing atleast thirty-eight people andwounding 105. Authorities believethat the perpetrator used cookinggas cylinders instead of conventionalexplosives in the attack. Thebombing occurred at rush hour, justbefore noon prayers. Because of theamount of paper after the explosion,it took fire fighters more than twelvehours to put out the blaze. Attackson crowded areas, particularlymarkets, are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.This attack may have also targetedthe middle class and Baghdad'seducated elite.

5-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 2 A roadside bomb detonated incentral Baghdad near Shiite pilgrimswalking to Karbala, killing two peopleand wounding ten others. One newssource reported that the explosivestargeted a police patrol and not thepilgrims. Both attacks on police andpilgrims are frequent in Iraq.

5-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A car bomb targeting police in westBaghdad's Adel district killed apoliceman and wounded another.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

5-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)detonated outside the al-Asdiqaa fuelstation in Kirkuk, seriously woundingtwo people. Attacks on the oilindustry in general, and gas stationsin particular, are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt one ofthe country's most profitableinstitutions.

5-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped Sheikh FarhanAbdullah Ghanim, a member of theArabic Consulting Council, in the Hayal-Askary neighborhood of Kirkuk.The Arabic Consulting Council is anassociation of Sunni tribes and Arabsthat opposes the implementation ofArticle 140 of Iraq's constitution. Thearticle's implementation wouldreverse the Arabization campaignscarried out by Saddam Husseinduring the 1980s and 1990s inKirkuk. Proponents hope to resettleArabs in other parts of the country sothat the city can take back itsKurdish heritage.

5-Mar-07 DarraAdamkhel

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded at a general storein Darra Adamkhel on March 5. Noone was injured, although a lot ofCDs that the store was selling weredestroyed. The attack came afterwarnings against un-Islamic conducthad been issued to shop owners inthe area.

5-Mar-07 MiranshahPakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 On March 5, the body of a mannamed Qayyum Shahmiri was foundnear Miranshah with a note accusingShahmiri of being a spy for theUnited States. Attacks such as thesehave been occurring frequently inthe North and South Waziristanregions.

5-Mar-07 MiranshahPakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 The body of a man who had beenshot was found in a drain outside ofMiranshah on March 5. With thebody was a note identifying the manas a spy for the United States.Attack like this have been occurringfrequently in the North and SouthWaziristan regions.

5-Mar-07 MahabubnagarIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 1 Suspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoist(CPI-Maoist) shot and killed PremPrakash, a member of the CongressParty affiliated with the MandalParishad Territorial Constituency(MPTC). The attack occurred inMahabubnagar on March 5.

5-Mar-07 Milan Italy RevolutionaryFront forCommunism

Explosives0 0 A homemade explosive device, madeof a pipe full of explosive powder anda fuse, was found in front of anunoccupied police station inGelsomini Square, in Milan. TheRevolutionary Front for Communismclaimed responsibility for theattempted attack and wrote, theattack unleashed is part of the moregeneral revolutionary mobilization inretaliation against the recent arrestsof comrades belonging to theproletarian vanguard movement.

5-Mar-07 Turin Italy InformalAnarchistFederation

Explosives0 0 Three homemade explosive devices,made with pressure cookers andplaced in trash cans, detonated inTurin's Crocetta neighborhood. Theblasts destroyed two trash cans butcaused no casualties. The InformalAnarchist Federation (FAI) claimedresponsibility for the attack anddeclared it a part of their campaignagainst Temporary ResidenceCenters (CPT's) in the city.

5-Mar-07 Eminonu Turkey Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Two unidentified perpetrators threwa Molotov cocktail at a train travelingon the Halkali-Sirkeci line, in the cityof Eminonu. The device caused a fireat the Cankurtaran station, whichwas extinguished by stationpersonnel. The fire caused minordamages to the rail car.

5-Mar-07 MiranshahPakistan Taliban Firearms0 1 A man named Qayyum Shahmiri wasshot and killed in Miranshah bysuspected members of the Taliban.His body was found on March 5 witha note that claimed Shahmiri wasspying for the United States.

5-Mar-07 KhanYounis

WestBank/Gaza

Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded in an internet caféin the Gazan city of Khan Younis,destroying the establishment. Nocasualties were reported. Attacks oninternet cafes have become morecommon in Gaza recently.

5-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsambushed a married couple as theydrove to a rubber plantation in theRaman district of Yala early Mondaymorning. The man died on the scene,and though wounded from gunshots,his wife survived. Islamic insurgentsin Thailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

5-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms2 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and injured two workers thatwere riding their motorcycle to arubber plantation in the TambonKehroh neighborhood of the Ramandistrict of Yala early Mondaymorning. The attack occurred fiveminutes after a similar attack againstanother couple in the same district.While sustaining gunshot wounds,the two victims of this attacksurvived.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

5-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 2 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed two young men asthey left a sports stadium along theYala-Betong road in Yala provincelate Monday night. The insurgentsfired indiscriminately into a crowd ofyoung men that was emerging fromthe stadium. Two victims diedinstantly at the scene while anotherwas rushed to the hospital. The thirdvictim remains in critical condition.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

5-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 21-year-oldBuddhist man late Monday night inYala. The victim worked as a securityguard and he was using a publicphone booth when the insurgentsattacked him in a drive-by shooting.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

5-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Police report that Islamic insurgentsgunned down two young Muslim menin a drive-by shooting in Yala lateMonday night. The two victims, aged20 and 24, died at the scene. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

5-Mar-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed two male Buddhistfarmers in a drive-by shooting inPattani on Monday. The two victims,aged 52 and 31, were working in thefields when the insurgents openedfire on them. The victims died at thescene. Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

6-Mar-07 Marja AfghanistanUnknown Explosives3 2 Two police officers were killed andthree others were injured when abomb attached to a bicycle explodedin Marja on March 6. No one hasclaimed responsibility for the attack.As many as ten people may havebeen injured in the attack, accordingto local reports.

6-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives23 12 A car bomb targeting Shiite pilgrimskilled twelve people and woundedtwenty-three others in Baghdad'sDoura district. Attacks on religiouspilgrims are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.

6-Mar-07 Hillah Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Explosives190 120 Two suicide bombers detonated theirexplosives among a crowd of Shiitepilgrims in Hillah waiting to crossthrough a checkpoint. At least 120people were killed and 190 woundedin the blast. The victims weretraveling to Karbala to celebrateArbayeen, a Shiite holiday markingthe death anniversary of ImamHussein. According to theWashington Post, Abdul Rahman al-Ghrairy, a spokesman for the IslamicState of Iraq, stated that the attackwas carried out to avenge thealleged rape of a Sunni woman byShiite policemen. He added that thebombing was more successful thanwe had expected. Ghrairy said in aninterview that the bombers werefrom Saudi Arabia and targeted theson of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, theleader of the Supreme Council for theIslamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI).There was no indication that al-Hakim's son was present. It issignificant to note that it is rare formilitant groups to claim responsibilityfor sectarian bombings such as thisone, as they are consideredunjustifiable by many Muslims.

6-Mar-07 Hibhib Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 An improvised explosive device (IED)targeting Shiite pilgrims walking toKarbala killed a child and woundedtwo men. Attacks on pilgrims arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

6-Mar-07 Al-Abara Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen opened fire on police in al-Abara, north of Baqubah in Diyalaprovince, wounding two policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

6-Mar-07 Suwayra Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 Gunmen shot and killed LieutenantColonel Salam Fakhari, a policecommander, and wounded four of hisguards while they were on patrol inSuwayra. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.Note, theWashington Post reported that thepatrol was hit by a roadside bomb.

6-Mar-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Gunmen opened fire on the convoyof Mohammed Mahdi al-Bayati, amember of parliament, as hetraveled with his family to Baghdadfrom Kirkuk. The attack killed fourmembers of al-Bayati's family.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

6-Mar-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a formermember of Saddam Hussein's Baathparty in a town near Hillah. Attackson members of Hussein's formerregime are frequent in Iraq.

6-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 At least two roadside bombstargeting Shiite pilgrims detonated inBaghdad, wounding a total of fourpeople. One exploded in the Sukaikhneighborhood. Attacks on pilgrimsare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

6-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 At least two roadside bombstargeting Shiite pilgrims detonated inBaghdad, wounding a total of fourpeople. One exploded in the Ilaamneighborhood. Attacks on pilgrimsare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

6-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 5 A roadside bomb targeting police inthe Aubaydi (Obeidi) district ofeastern Baghdad killed fivepolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

6-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives13 6 Two car bombs targeting Shiitepilgrims in western Baghdad'sYarmouk district killed six people andwounded thirteen others. Attacks onpilgrims are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.

6-Mar-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed a policeofficer and his ten-year-old son inDiwaniya. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

6-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives16 4 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police checkpoint inMosul's Yarmouk district, killing fourpeople and wounding sixteen others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

6-Mar-07 KhanaqinIraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen opened fire on KareemHassan, the secretary to thegovernor of Diyala, as he drove to hishome in Khanaqin. Hassan was killedin the attack and one of hiscompanions was wounded. Attackson government officials and theirstaff are frequent in Iraq.

6-Mar-07 Nad Ali AfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 0 An Italian journalist, DanieleMastrogiacomo, was kidnapped bythe Taliban along with his Afghaninterpreter and driver in Nad Ali. TheTaliban accused Mastrogiacomo ofbeing a spy. Reaching a deal withthe Italian and Afghan governments,the Taliban released Mastrogiacomoin exchange for two prisoners.

6-Mar-07 AshqelonIsrael PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired two Qassamrockets from the Gaza Strip towardAshqelon. No injuries were reported.One rocket caused slight damage toa building. The attack was claimedby the Palestine Islamic Jihad.

7-Mar-07 Port ofSpain

Trinidad-Tobago

unknown Other 9 0 A tear gas attack at a Hilton hotel inTrinidad injured nine people,including five foreigners. The incidentoccurred during warm up maches forthe 2007 Cricket World Cup--members of the South African,Pakistani, Canadian, and Irish teamswere present at the hotel. Membersof the Communications WorkersUnion are being investigated inconjunction with the attacks.

7-Mar-07 Al-Abara Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen attacked police in Al-Abara,a town north of Baqubah in Diyalaprovince, injuring two policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

7-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives14 7 Militants detonated a roadside bomband then opened fire on pilgrims asthey traveled in Baghdad's Douradistrict. The pilgrims were on theirway to Karbala to celebrateArbayeen, a Shiite holiday markingthe death anniversary of ImamHussein. Attacks on religiouspilgrims are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.

7-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives41 23 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives near a police patrolescorting Shiite pilgrims in southernBaghdad's Saydiya neighborhood,killing himself, twelve policemen, andten civilians. One of the civiliancasualties included Youssef Sabri, acameraman for a private Shiitetelevision station. Forty-one people,including eighteen police, wereinjured in the explosion. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq. Attackson Shiite pilgrims traveling to Karbalato celebrate the Arbayeen holiday,the period marking the deathanniversary of Imam Hussein, arealso frequent and often havesectarian motivations.Note, newsagencies differed on their reportingon the number of casualties from thisattack.

7-Mar-07 Karbala Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Authorities in Karbala found anddefused at least two car bombsreportedly targeting Shiite pilgrimswho had traveled to the city tocelebrate the Arbayeen holiday, theperiod of mourning after the deathanniversary of Imam Hussein. Anumber of suspects were alsoarrested. Attacks on religiouspilgrims are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.

7-Mar-07 BaladRuz

Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives25 30 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives inside a café in Balad Ruz,killing thirty people and woundingtwenty-five others. Three policemenwere reported to be among thevictims. Attacks on crowded areasare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations. This attackmay have also targeted Shiitepilgrims preparing to attend aceremony marking the deathanniversary of Imam Hussein at anearby mosque. A US militaryspokesman blamed al-Qaeda in Iraqfor the attack, stating that thebombing was a classical AQ [al-Qaeda] trademark.

7-Mar-07 Toulouse France Unknown Explosives0 0 Two firebombs were found in abackpack at the public prosecutor'soffices in the city of Toulouse. Thedevices were made of bottlescontaining petrol, equipped with atriggering mechanism. They hadbeen left at the entrance to thebuilding and prevented cityemployees to begin work for the day.

7-Mar-07 VavuniyaSriLanka


Unknown0 1 Suspected members of the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) killed apolice officer in Vavuniya on March 7.

7-Mar-07 Sui Pakistan Unknown Explosives12 1 A car carrying tribal eldersassociated with the government wasthe target of a motorcycle bomb inSui on March 7. One of the elderswas killed and 12 others wereinjured. The perpetrators of theattack have not been identified.

7-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and beheaded a worker at arubber plantation in a drive-byshooting in Yala on Wednesdaymorning. The 58-year-old victim wasgunned down as he rode hismotorcycle to work. Insurgents lefthis severed head on the grounds ofplantation 300 meters from wherethe victim's body lay. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

7-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsplanted and detonated a bomb in anambush targeted at local police inYala on Wednesday morning. Thebomb exploded when police arrivedat a rubber plantation that had beenthe scene of an insurgent murderand decapitation just minutes before.One police officer was injured by theblast and a pick-up truck wasdamaged.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

7-Mar-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms2 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsambushed a couple commuting towork on Wednesday morning in adrive-by shooting in Pattani. One ofthe victims, a 25-year-old man, diedinstantly at the scene. His wifesustained serious injuries while a 7-year-old girl at the scene was alsoinjured by a stray bullet.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

7-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Police report that Islamic insurgentsgunned down a married coupleworking at a rubber plantation in adrive-by shooting in the BannangSata district of Yala on Wednesday.The two victims, aged 50 and 60,were shot dead as they were workingin the fields.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

7-Mar-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsset a public school on fire in theBacho district of Narathiwat lateWednesday night. No fatalities orinjuries were reported, but the schoolwas burned to the ground.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

8-Mar-07 Assam India UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Explosives18 1 A bomb planted by suspectedmembers of the United LiberationFront of Assam (ULFA) explodedoutside of a hardware shop in Assamon March 8. The explosion killed oneperson and injured 18 others. Theowner of the shop had called thepolice about a suspicious bag a fewminutes before it exploded.

8-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives7 2 A car bomb targeting police in Mosulkilled two policemen and woundedseven others. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.Note, Iraqi televisionreported that the attack was carriedout by a suicide bomber.

8-Mar-07 Dhuluiya Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Militants stormed two police stationsin Dhuluiya, Balad province, andkidnapped a policeman. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

8-Mar-07 Dhuluiya Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Militants stormed two police stationsin Dhuluiya, Balad province, andkidnapped a policeman. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

8-Mar-07 Shirqat Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen opened fire on a policecheckpoint in Shirqat, south of Mosul,killing two policemen. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

8-Mar-07 Sharban Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policemanas he left his home in Sharban,Diyala province. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.


Explosives0 0 Militants fired at least four mortarshells on Baghdad InternationalAirport. One of the devicesreportedly hit the seventh story ofthe airport. No casualties werereported.The Islamic State of Iraqclaimed responsibility for the attack.

8-Mar-07 Sar i Pul AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen killed DieterReubling, a German development aidworker, in Sar I Pul on March 8.Reubling, who worked forWelthungerhilfe (Global Famine Aid),was traveling with two other Afghanaid workers.

8-Mar-07 NorthWaziristan

Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 A man named Abdur Rahim waskidnapped by unidentified gunmenfrom a market in North Waziristan.Rahim was later shot by hiskidnappers because he wassuspected to be a spy for the UnitedStates.

8-Mar-07 Tripura India BorokNationalCouncil ofTripura(BNCT)

Unknown0 0 Shambujoy Tripura, a school teacherin Tripura, was kidnapped bysuspected members of the BorokNational Council of Tripura (BNCT) onMarch 8.

8-Mar-07 Jaffna SriLanka

Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedKarthigesu Lankapathi, the owner ofa telecommunications firm, in Jaffna.

8-Mar-07 Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired a Qassam rocketfrom the Gaza Strip toward thewestern Negev. The rocket landed ina chicken coop. A few chicks werewounded and some minor damagewas caused.

8-Mar-07 AshqelonIsrael Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired a Qassam rocketfrom the Gaza Strip toward Ashqelon.No injuries or damage were reported.

8-Mar-07 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired a Qassam rocketfrom the Gaza Strip toward Israel,but the rocket misfired and landed inGaza. No injuries or damage werereported.

8-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsbroke into the home of a 19-year-oldBuddhist civilian in Yala andmurdered him early Thursdaymorning. Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

8-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and injured a motorcyclerepairman in a drive-by shooting inthe Muang district of Yala onThursday. Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

8-Mar-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

10 0 Police report that ten people wereinjured, some critically, by a bombattack against a karaoke bar in theMuang district of Narathiwat onThursday night. The 5-kilogram bombwas planted by Islamic insurgentsand detonated by mobile phone at 8:30pm. Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

8-Mar-07 Kufa Iraq Unknown Explosives8 5 A roadside bomb exploded in amarket in the holy Shi'ite town ofKufa. As a result, five people diedand eight were wounded. Oneofficial blamed the disaster on athrown grenade.

8-Mar-07 Najaf Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed Mohammed al-Gara'awi. He was an official in theoffice of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. Mr. Gara'awi was killed infornt of his house in northern Najaf.Najaf is one hundred miles south ofBaghdad.

9-Mar-07 Hibhib Iraq Unknown Firearms3 1 Gunmen attacked a police station inHibhib, Diyala province, killing onepoliceman and wounding threeothers. Three police were reportedmissing after the raid. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

9-Mar-07 Amara Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed JasimMuhammad, a former member ofSaddam Hussein's Baath party, inAmara. Attacks on members ofHussein's former regime are frequentin Iraq.

9-Mar-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives1 3 A roadside bomb targeting police inRamadi killed three policemen andwounded another. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

9-Mar-07 Kalaya Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 The Pakistan Army defused a bombat an all-girls secondary school inKalaya. The bomb had been plantedin an area of the school underconstruction.


1 0 (1st of three coordinatedsimultaneous bomb attacks)Policereport that Islamic insurgents carriedout three simultaneous bomb attacksin Narathiwat on Friday morning. Thefirst attack occurred around 9:15 amat the foot of a bridge in the Rangaedistrict of Narathiwat. One borderpolice officer was injured by theblast.Islamic insurgents in Thailand'ssouth continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.


1 0 (2nd of three coordinatedsimultaneous bomb attacks)Policereport that Islamic insurgents carriedout three simultaneous bomb attacksin Narathiwat on Friday morning. Thesecond attack occurred around 9:15am as police were patrolling a ruralroad. The insurgents hung anexplosive from a tree that theydetonated when the police officerspassed by. One police sergeant wasinjured by the blast.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.


0 0 (3rd of three coordinatedsimultaneous bomb attacks)Policereport that Islamic insurgents carriedout three simultaneous bomb attacksin Narathiwat on Friday morning. Thethird attack occurred around 9:15 amat the Toh E Tae village in theRangae district of Narathiwat.Fortunately, no one was injured bythe blast.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

9-Mar-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 53-year-oldBuddhist civilian in a drive-byshooting as he was riding hismotorcycle home late Friday inPattani.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

9-Mar-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms3 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsopened fire on a local teashop inPattani late Friday night. ThreeMuslim men were injured from thebullet fire. Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

9-Mar-07 LaLibertadTown

PhilippinesNewPeople'sArmy(NPA)

Firearms4 7 Police report that gunmen from theNew People's Army shot and killed alocal village official, DistrictChairman Lidio Baylon, and six of hisfollowers as they were drivingthrough the town of La Libertad onthe island of Negros on Friday. Thevictims were riding in a truck whenthe insurgents ambushed theirvehicle with a barrage of gunfire. Inaddition to the seven fatalities, fourother people were seriouslywounded. Baylon was known to be astrong advocate of thecounterinsurgency against the NPA,which has a strong presence on theisland.

10-Mar-07 Howrah India Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was found and removed froma train compartment shortly beforethe train was scheduled to departHowrah on March 10. The devicewas concealed in a box under apassenger seat. The timer on thedevice had failed to go off.

10-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in the Abu Ghraibneighborhood of western Baghdad,killing one policeman and twocivilians. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

10-Mar-07 Diyala Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Armed men entered a village inDiyala province and demanded thatthe residents join the Islamic State ofIraq. After seizing the families'weapons, the militants set fire to thehomes of those that worked with thepolice and military. No casualtieswere reported, however at leastthirty-one homes were doused ingasoline and set on fire.

10-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)detonated outside the al Aqsamosque in southern Baghdad'sSaydiya neighborhood, injuring threepeople. Attacks on religious shrinesare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

10-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A car bomb targeting civiliansexploded outside the al-Awa'lrestaurant in central Baghdad, killingone person and wounding threeothers. Attacks on crowded areasare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

10-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 8 A suicide car bomber, reportedlytargeting civilians in thepredominately Shiite Sadr Cityneighborhood of Baghdad, detonatedhis explosives at a militarycheckpoint outside Sadr City whenhe was unable to pass through. Theblast killed the bomber and sevensoldiers and wounded scores ofcivilians. The attack occurred asShiites marked Arbayeen, the end ofa forty day mourning period after theanniversary of the death of ImamHussein, one of Shiite Islam's holiestdays.

10-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired mortars on the GreenZone, the heavily-fortified area of thecapital that houses the Iraqigovernment and the US and Britishembassies. No casualties werereported in the attack. Mortars werealso fired on the Ministry of ForeignAffairs outside of the Green Zone onthis day. The Islamic Army in Iraqclaimed responsibility for firingmortars on the Green Zone on thisday, however the group stated thatthe attack targeted a securityconference that occurred outside theGreen Zone.

10-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 The Islamic State of Iraq claimedresponsibility for firing mortars onthe Iraqi Foreign Ministry whereinternational delegates wereattending a conference on thecountry's stability and security. Themeeting was reportedly held outsideof the Green Zone, the heavilyfortified area of the capital thathouses the Iraqi government and theUS and British embassies, in order toshowcase the improving securitysituation in Baghdad. No casualtieswere reported, however the buildingwas damaged in the attack. TheIslamic State of Iraq stated that theconference's main aim was to fightIslam and its people.The IslamicArmy in Iraq also claimedresponsibility for firing rockets on theinternational conference in Baghdad,however the group stated that therockets fill in the Green Zone.

10-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives55 3 Militants fired two Katyusha rocketson a bus station in Kirkuk, killingthree people and wounding as manyas fifty-five others. Attacks ontransportation networks are frequentin Iraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

10-Mar-07 ArghestanAfghanistanTaliban Unknown2 8 Eight police officers were killed andtwo others were injured whensuspected members of the Talibanattacked a border police convoy inArghestan on March 10.

10-Mar-07 Kamrup India UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Unknown0 1 Munin Bharali, a village-levelgovernment president, was killed bysuspected members of the UnitedLiberation Front of Assam (ULFA) inKamrup on March 10. Bharali wasalso a member of the Congress Party.

10-Mar-07 Srinagar Kashmir Unknown Explosives2 1 A police officer from the CentralReserve Police Force (CRPF) waskilled when a hand grenade wasthrown at a police patrol in Srinagar.Another officer and a civilian wereinjured in the attack. Theperpetrators have not beenidentified.

11-Mar-07 Kaihadi MauritaniaUnity,JusticeandEqualityFront inMauritania

Firearms0 2 Members of the Unity, Justice andEquality Front in Mauritania attackeda polling station in Kaihadi State. Theattack left two police officersguarding the polling station dead.The group stated the plight ofMauritanians deported to Senegaland Mali as the justification for theirattack.

11-Mar-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a formermember of Saddam Hussein's Baathparty in Diwaniya. Attacks onmembers of Hussein's former regimeare frequent in Iraq.

11-Mar-07 KhanaqinIraq Unknown Explosives3 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)targeting Shiite pilgrims woundedthree people in the Ban Mil village ofKhanaqin, northeast of Baqubah.Attacks on religious pilgrims arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

11-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 U.S. forces found and defused twocar bombs that were reportedly to bedetonated in markets in Kirkuk.Attacks on crowded public areas,particularly markets, are frequent inIraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

11-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 11 A car bomb detonated outside aSunni mosque in Baghdad's Karradahdistrict, killing eleven people andwounding four others. Attacks onreligious shrines are frequent in Iraqand often have sectarianmotivations.

11-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives2 4 A bomb exploded in the receptionarea of the Iraqi Islamic Partyheadquarters in Mosul, killing threeguards and wounding two others.Authorities found an unidentifiedbody among the wreckage, leadingthem to believe that the attack wascarried out by a suicide bomber. Thebombing reportedly targeted theparty's information office. Attacks ongovernment officials and politicalparties are frequent in Iraq.

11-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Amar al-Zigam, a local tribal leader, in theShula district of western Baghdad.Attacks on tribal leaders are frequentin Iraq and often have sectarianmotivations. Many tribal leaders arealso targeted for being perceived asassociates of the Iraqi government orcoalition forces.

11-Mar-07 Suwayra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded at the al-FadilahParty headquarters in Suwayra,causing damage to the building butno casualties. Attacks ongovernment officials and politicalparties are frequent in Iraq.

11-Mar-07 BaladRuz

Iraq Unknown Explosives10 5 An explosive device targeting a buscarrying workers who were building aprimary school in Balad Ruz killedfive and wounded ten others.Attacks on educational institutionsare frequent in Iraq, as militantsattempt to disrupt the country'sreconstruction.

11-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 2 A car bomb exploded at a policecheckpoint in Baghdad's Karradahdistrict, killing two people andwounding six others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

11-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives24 32 A suicide car bomber crashed hisvehicle into a truck carrying Shiitepilgrims returning to Baghdad fromKarbala after celebrating the holyday of Arbayeen, a Shiite holidaymarking the death of Imam Hussein.At least thirty-two people were killedand twenty-four injured in theexplosion. About seventy men andboys were riding in the truck whenthe bomber hit them from behind.Attacks on religious pilgrims arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

11-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives8 10 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives on a minibus as it traveledin northeastern Baghdad near SadrCity, a predominately Shiite area ofthe capital. The attack killed tenpeople and wounded eight others.Attacks on Iraq's transportationnetworks are frequent and oftenhave sectarian motivations.

11-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a formermember of Saddam Hussein's BaathParty in the Yarmouk area of Mosul.Attacks on former members ofHussein's regime are frequent inIraq.

11-Mar-07 CasablancaMorocco Unknown Explosives4 1 A suicide bomber blew himself up inan internet café in a Casablancaslum, killing himself and injuring fourother people. The dead man'scompanion was also carryingexplosives, and there is speculationthat the café was not the intendedtarget.

11-Mar-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms4 3 Police report that Islamic insurgentsmurdered three Burmese workersand seriously injured four others in adrive-by shooting at a localconstruction site in Pattani lateSunday night. Six insurgentsattacked the construction site wherea total of 15 Burmese workers wereresting for the night, firingindiscriminately at the group ofworkers. The three men who werekilled were all in their thirties. One ofthe victims was beheaded byinsurgents. The Burmese were likelytargeted because, like Thais, theybelong to an overwhelming Buddhistsociety.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

11-Mar-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsset fire to a public elementary schoolbuilding in Narathiwat late Sundaynight. The building, which housedfirst through third graders, wascompletely destroyed. No one waspresent in the school at the time ofthe attack.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

11-Mar-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsgunned down a 60-year-old worker ata rubber plantation as he was drivinghome on Sunday in the Si Sakhondistrict of Narathiwat. The man'sbullet-ridden body was found alongthe side of the road, the victim of thelatest in a string of drive-byshootings.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

11-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed two workers from arubber plantation in a drive-byshooting in the Bannang Sata districtof Yala on Sunday evening. The twovictims -- a brother and sister aged45 and 48 -- were ambushed byinsurgents while commuting homefrom work.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

12-Mar-07 Badoush Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed AbdullahMohammad, the director-general ofwater projects, in Badoush, nearMosul. Attacks on utilityinfrastructure are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt thecountry's reconstruction.

12-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen opened fire on a convoycarrying security members of theMinistry of Agriculture in eastBaghdad's Zayuna district, killing oneand wounding two others. Attackson government officials and theirstaff are frequent in Iraq.

12-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 Militants fired at least two mortars onthe headquarters of the KurdistanDemocratic Party in Mosul, seriouslywounding a guard. Attacks ongovernment officials and politicalparties are frequent in Iraq.

12-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 4 An explosive device targeting policein Mosul killed four policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

12-Mar-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms5 0 Gunmen opened fire on a policevehicle in Baqubah, wounding fivepolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

12-Mar-07 Ramadi Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Explosives11 1 A suicide car bomber crashed hisvehicle into a police checkpoint inRamadi, killing himself and woundingeleven people, including fourpolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.The Islamic State ofIraq claimed responsibility for theattack, stating that the operation waspart of the Plan of Dignity campaign.

12-Mar-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed IbrahimSasa, an interpreter who worked withcoalition troops in Kut. Attacks onthose who work with coalition forces,particularly translators, are frequentin Iraq.

12-Mar-07 MuqdadiyaIraq Unknown Firearms4 1 Gunmen in Muqdadiya opened fire onMudhir al Sadoon, a member ofParliament from the Iraqi IslamicParty, killing one of his guards andwounding four others. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

12-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 4 A roadside bomb targetingfirefighters in Kirkuk killed fourfiremen. Attacks on first respondersand emergency personnel arefrequent in Iraq, as militants attemptto disrupt the country'sreconstruction.

12-Mar-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen kidnapped JasimMuhammad Mahmud, the chairmanof the Red Crescent Society, an aidgroup, while he was traveling inTikrit. Gunmen killed Mahmud'sdriver and then took Mahmud to anunknown location. Attacks on aidorganizations are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt thecountry's reconstruction.

12-Mar-07 Farah AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 9 A roadside remote-controlled bombexploded as a police vehicle carryingthe Bakwa District police chiefpassed by in Farah on March 12. Thepolice chief was killed along witheight other police officers. Anotherofficer was wounded. The chief hadjust been appointed to his job.Members of the Taliban weresuspected to be responsible for theattack. They may have been linkedto the previous Bakwa police chief,an accusation that the localgovernment is investigating.

12-Mar-07 Jandola Pakistan Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 On March 12, the body of anunidentified man was found inJandola with a note accusing him ofbeing a spy for the United States.The man had been beheaded.Attacks like these have beenoccurring frequently in the North andSouth Waziristan regions.

12-Mar-07 DortmundGermany Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A building, belonging to the IdealistHearth Association, was attackedwith Molotov cocktails in Dortmund.The Idealist Hearth Association is aTurkish nationalist group withextreme right-wing views.Authorities believe this attack wasperpetrated by Kurdish youths toprotest the poisoning of Kurdishleader Abdullah Ocalan in Turkishprison.

12-Mar-07 SpeloncatoFrance Unknown Explosives0 0 A holiday villa, belonging to aresident of mainland France, wastargeted by an explosive device inSpeloncato, on the island of Corsica.The explosion started a fire, whichcaused slight damage to the home.This was one of two simultaneousexplosive attacks on private homeswithin 2 kilometers of each other.

12-Mar-07 KhammamIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 A building in a recently builtgovernment housing complex wasblown up by members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoist(CPI-Maoist) on March 12.However,no one was injured because thebuilding had not yet been occupied.CPI-Maoist claimed responsibility forthe incident.

12-Mar-07 Jinnah Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Gas supply was disrupted in the areaaround Jinnah in Balochistan onMarch 12 when a section of gaspipeline was blown up. A nearbywater pipeline was also damaged bythe explosion, disrupting watersupply as well.

12-Mar-07 Gaza WestBank/Gaza

DurmushHamula

Firearms0 0 Masked gunmen kidnapped BritishBBC journalist Alan Johnston in GazaCity. The four gunmen drove up in awhite Subaru and grabbed Mr.Johnston.The BBC eventually issued apetition asking for the release of Mr.Johnston. International outcryswarmed around this issue. Finally,after months in captivity, Mr.Johnston was freed on July 4, 2007.


9 0 Police report that an Islamicinsurgent planted and detonated abomb at a busy morning market inYala on Monday morning. The 5-kilogram bomb was planted in a cartire in front of a food stall by aMuslim woman in her thirties wearinga black headscarf. The bomb wasdetonated by remote control ataround 7:25 am. Nine people wereinjured by the explosion, at leastthree of them critically. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

12-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentslooted and set fire to a public schoolin the Yaha district of Yala city lateMonday night. The school was burntto the ground by cloth dipped in oiland set ablaze. Police believe at leastten insurgents participate in thearson attack. They stole around700,000 baht worth of electronicsand computers before starting theblaze. No fatalities or injuries werereported.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

12-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 41-year-old workerat a rubber plantation while he wasworking in the fields on Mondaymorning in the Betong district ofYala. Islamic insurgents in Thailand'ssouth continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

13-Mar-07 Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 An attempted attack on the electricalgrid was thwarted by Cali Police. Thepolice deactivated six explosivedevices affixed to pylons nearkilometer 8 between Cali andJamundi. Members of the FuerzasArmadas Revolucionarias deColombia (FARC) are believed to beresponsible for planting the devices.

13-Mar-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Explosives4 2 A bomb exploded as the DeputyMayor of Mogadishu's convoy passedin Mogadishu. The explosion killedtwo and wounded four othersincluding the deputy mayor. Theattack comes amidst general anarchythat has returned to the capital afterthe fall of the Union of Islamic Courtsgovernment three months ago.

13-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 3 Gunmen opened fire on a carcarrying Omar Abdul Nabi, a judge, inBaghdad's Karradah district, killingNabi and two others; one person waswounded in the shooting. Attacks onjudges and other governmentofficials are frequent in Iraq.

13-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 2 A roadside bomb targeting a buscarrying employees of the InteriorMinistry in the Waziriyahneighborhood of Baghdad killed twoand wounded six others. Attacks ongovernment targets are frequent inIraq.

13-Mar-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A roadside bomb targeting an oiltanker in eastern Tikrit destroyed thevehicle and killed its driver. Attackson the oil industry are frequent inIraq.

13-Mar-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed HatamMuhsin, the general director of theGeneral Mechanical Industriescompany in Iskandariyah. A bombkilled several employees of the samecompany as they arrived at work justseveral days later.

13-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms3 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Kirkuk, killing one policemanand wounding three others. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

13-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 3 Gunmen opened fire on police in eastBaghdad's Zayuna district, killingthree police and wounding twoothers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

13-Mar-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants detonated explosives insidea Sunni mosque in Iskandariyah,badly damaging the structure.Attacks on religious shrines arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

13-Mar-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms1 2 Gunmen kidnapped two policemajors and a police commissioner inDiwaniya and then shot them, killingtwo. One police major was foundalive, although seriously wounded,near a canal. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

13-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)targeting police chief Colonel BurhanTaiyeb wounded two policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

13-Mar-07 TakhtaPol

AfghanistanTaliban Unknown3 2 Two police officers were killed andanother was injured when membersof the Taliban attacked a policesecurity check point in Takhta Pol onMarch 13. Retaliatory fire injuredtwo of the Taliban. The attackoccurred on the same day that theTaliban targeted another check pointin Zabol. A spokesperson for theTaliban claimed responsibility forboth incidents, but claimed that eightpolice officers had actually beenkilled.

13-Mar-07 SpinaGhbarga

AfghanistanTaliban Unknown1 0 One police officer was injured whenmembers of the Taliban attacked apolice check point in Spina Ghbargaoutside of Qalat on March 13. Theattack occurred on the same day thatthe Taliban targeted a police checkpoint in Takhta Pol. A Talibanspokesperson claimed responsibilityfor both incidents, however, heclaimed that the group had actuallykilled eight police officers.

13-Mar-07 SpinBoldak

AfghanistanTaliban Explosives8 4 Three civilians were killed and eightwere injured when a suicide bomberblew himself up at a police checkpoint in Spin Boldak on March 13.The bomber, suspected to beconnected to the Taliban, wascoming through the check point fromPakistan when the incident occurred.

13-Mar-07 Nessa France Unknown Explosives0 0 A holiday villa, belonging to aresident of mainland France, wastargeted in an explosive attack inNessa, on the island of Corsica. Theexplosion caused a fire that causedslight damage to the home. This wasone of two simultaneous explosiveattacks against vacation homeswithin 2 kilometers of each other.

13-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsambushed a police officer in theBannang Sata district of Yala onTuesday morning as he was onpatrolling the area. The officer wasrushed to the hospital by localvillagers where he remains in seriouscondition.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

14-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 2 Gunmen shot and killed Mudhafer al-Ubaidi, the head of Baghdad'sAdhamiya municipality, and one ofhis guards. Al-Ubaidi's son waswounded in the attack. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.Note, some news agenciesreported that al-Ubaidi was seriouslyinjured in the attack.

14-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A bomb targeting members of theIraqi Accord Front, a political partywith forty-four seats in Parliament,exploded, wounding a security guard.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

14-Mar-07 TuzKhormato

Iraq Unknown Explosives15 10 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives in a market in TuzKhormato, killing ten people andwounding fifteen others. Theexplosion occurred just before noonwhen the market was crowded withshoppers. Attacks on public areas,particularly markets, are frequent inIraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

14-Mar-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen shot and killed three off-duty policemen just south of Hillah.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

14-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A roadside bomb exploded outside arestaurant in eastern Baghdad, killingone person and wounding threeothers. Attacks on crowded areasare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

14-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A roadside bomb targeting police insouthwest Baghdad killed two peopleand wounded four others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

14-Mar-07 Maysan Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed ColonelHussein Abed, the director ofintelligence in Maysan province, ashe left his home. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

14-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed twopolicemen in Mosul. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

14-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 Police at a checkpoint near Mosul'sgeneral hospital shot and killed asuicide car bomber before he coulddetonate his explosives. Theexplosives were later defusedwithout incident. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq, as are attackson hospitals and medical facilities.

14-Mar-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed MajorGeneral Dawud Sulayman, the policechief of Salah-al-Din province, andhis driver as they traveled in Tikrit.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

14-Mar-07 Kifl Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Militants set fire to an officebelonging to the political movementof Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr inKifl, south of Hillah. Attacks onreligious figures are frequent in Iraqand often have sectarianmotivations.

14-Mar-07 Kifl Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen shot and injured the localpolice chief in Kifl and killed hisdriver. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

14-Mar-07 Khost AfghanistanTaliban Explosives31 7 A police convoy was attacked by asuicide bomber in Khost on March 14.The explosion killed six civilians andthe bomber. Three police officerswere among the 31 people injured. Itis thought that the Taliban isresponsible for the attack due to itssimilarity with other Taliban attacks.

14-Mar-07 Fariab AfghanistanUnknown Firearms2 2 Unidentified gunmen opened fire ona vehicle carrying two district chiefsin Fariab on March 14. Alit BaiNazari, the chief of QaramqolDistrict, was killed in the attack andthe chief of Khan-e Char BaghDistrict was injured. A bodyguardwas also injured. One of the gunmenwas killed after the attack.

14-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 9 Police report that Islamic insurgentsambushed a shuttle van carryingcivilian passengers in the Yahadistrict of Yala on Wednesdaymorning. The insurgents shot andkilled nine Buddhist civilians,including two young girls aged 14and 15. The driver of the van, aMuslim man, was seriously injured,but his life was spared.Police reportthat insurgents placed logs in theroad to force the van to slow down,and then they unleashed heavy fireon the van. Most victims were killedafter the van stopped and insurgentsboarded the vehicle. The insurgentsalso spread nails near the scene toimpede police and planted a bombthat exploded when police arrived.No officers were injured. This marksone of the most gruesome attacks inrecent years in Thailand's southernprovinces.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

14-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives11 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentshurled a grenade at the Al Mubarakmosque in the Yaha district of Yalacity yesterday evening as localvillagers were leaving the mosquefollowing nightly prayers. Reportsindicate that eleven people wereinjured by the attack, and at leasttwo of them remain in criticalcondition. Insurgents pulled up infront of the mosque in a bronzesedan and tossed the grenade intothe crowd.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

14-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives11 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentscarried out a bomb attack against ateashop in the Yaha district of Yalacity late Wednesday night.Insurgents on motorcycles tossed anexplosive into a crowded teashop,injuring 11 people. The attack cameonly hours after a similar attack at amosque in the same district.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

15-Mar-07 Bijapur India Unknown Explosives13 49 A police camp in Bijapur wasattacked by around 300 suspectedMaoists on March 1, resulting in thedeaths of 49 police officers. Theattackers threw grenades and petrolbombs and opened fire on the camp.The camp housed 74 officers fromboth the Chhattisgarh Armed Force(CAF) and the Special Police Officers(SPOs) Force.

15-Mar-07 Dhuluiya Iraq Unknown Firearms1 6 Gunmen attacked the Hardaniyahpolice station in Dhuluiya. The policereturned fire and clashes broke out.One policeman was killed along withfive gunmen, including a Syrian andSaudi. Another policeman waswounded. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

15-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 8 A suicide bomber targeting theconvoy of Sabir al-Issawi, the head ofBaghdad's city council, detonated hisexplosives in the Karradahneighborhood of the capital, killingeight people and wounding three ofal-Issawi's bodyguards. Al-Issawi wasnot hurt. The bombing took placenear a military checkpoint. Attackson government officials are frequentin Iraq.

15-Mar-07 Kanaan Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants bombed two gas stations inKanaan, south of Baqubah. Theyalso killed five guards and then settheir bodies on fire. Attacks on gasstations and Iraq's oil industry arefrequent in Iraq. Note, casualties arefor both attacks.

15-Mar-07 Kanaan Iraq Unknown Explosives0 5 Militants bombed two gas stations inKanaan, south of Baqubah. Theyalso killed five guards and then settheir bodies on fire. Attacks on gasstations and Iraq's oil industry arefrequent in Iraq. Note, casualties arefor both attacks.

15-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A bomb concealed in a carton wasleft in a market in Sadr City, apredominately Shiite area of thecapital. Ahmed Draiwel, a vendor ata vegetable stall in the market,noticed the container under a tableand asked patrons if they knew whoit belonged to. When it became clearthat the package was a bomb,Draiwel picked it up and tried toquickly remove it. As he threw thecarton, it exploded in his hands,killing him and wounding his brother.Attacks on crowded areas,particularly markets, are frequent inIraq and often have sectarianmotivations. Sadr City is oftentargeted.

15-Mar-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives23 6 A bomb targeting employees of theGeneral Company for MechanicalIndustries in Iskandariyah killed sixpeople and wounded twenty-threeothers as they arrived at work on abus. The company's generalmanager was shot and killed just twodays before. Attacks on businessesare frequent in Iraq. Note, somemedia agencies reported that thevictims were state employees. Thecompany's relationship with thegovernment is unclear.

15-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 2 Gunmen drove alongside a vehiclecarrying Raheem Darraji, the mayorof Sadr City, a predominately Shiitedistrict of Baghdad, and opened fire,killing two of Darraji's guards andwounding Darraji. The mayor hadbeen negotiating with US and Iraqimilitary officials as well as leaders inSadr City for plans to move US troopsinto the area. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

15-Mar-07 Dour Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Authorities found the body of apoliceman who had been kidnappednear Dour, south of Tikrit. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.Note, theincident date is the date the attackwas reported.

15-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Asu AbdallahGhafur, a guard of Iraqi Constructionand Housing Minister Bayan Dazhyi,near his home in the Kazimiyahneighborhood of northern Baghdad.Ghafur was on his way to work in theGreen Zone when he was shot.Attacks on government officials andtheir staff are frequent in Iraq.


Firearms0 0 Ansar al-Sunnah claimedresponsibility for kidnapping JamalRashid Muhammad Ali, a deputydirector at the Ministry of Defense,from Baghdad. Ali's identificationcards were posted on the internet.The group did not set any conditionsfor his release. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

15-Mar-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Militants killed a policeman in theHartha area of northern Basra.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

15-Mar-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Authorities in Baqubah found thebody of a policeman who had beenkidnapped several days before.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.Note, the incident date is thedate the attack was reported.

15-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A car bomb targeting police in Mosulwounded a policeman. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

15-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed a policemanand a man who worked as a cook forpolice in Mosul. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

15-Mar-07 Balad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 6 Militants detonated a car bomboutside a police station near Baladand then opened fire. Twopolicemen, three insurgents, and acivilian were killed in the clashes,and one civilian was wounded.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

15-Mar-07 KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Firearms1 2 Gunmen suspected to be from theTaliban shot and killed Mullah AbdolMajid, the head of a police unit inKandahar. One gunman was killedand another injured by other policeofficers after the attack.

15-Mar-07 Aleria France Unknown Explosives0 0 A holiday villa, which belongs toresidents of mainland France, wastargeted by unidentified perpetratorsin Aleria, on the island of Corsica.The assailants placed two explosivedevices at the premises, but only onedetonated. The blast causedmoderate damage to the home.


Explosives4 0 Four people were injured when abomb planted by suspectedmembers of the United LiberationFront of Assam (ULFA) exploded at aShiva temple in Assam on March 15.The explosive device was describedas a tablet bomb used in Kashmir. Itwas the first time a tablet bomb hadbeen used by the ULFA. The attackoccurred the day before the ULFA'sscheduled Army Day celebrations.


Explosives0 0 Suspected members of the UnitedLiberation Front of Assam (ULFA)bombed a power transformer inAssam on March 15. No injuries werereported, however. The attackoccurred the day before the ULFA'sscheduled Army Day.


Explosives0 0 Suspected members of the UnitedLiberation Front of Assam (ULFA)exploded a bomb on an oil pipeline inAssam on March 15. The explosioncaused a fire at a nearby railroadstation. A nearby electricitytransformer was also damaged.

15-Mar-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 57-year-old maleclerk at a rubber plantation in theRangae district of Narathiwat onThursday morning. Insurgentsstormed into the victim's office andshot him three times in the chest. Hedied instantly at the scene.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

15-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and injured a 53-year-old man inthe Muang district of Yala onThursday. The victim was riding abicycle to purchase rubber wheninsurgents ambushed him.Fortunately, he survived the woundsthat he sustained.Islamic insurgentsin Thailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

16-Mar-07 BaladRuz

Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police checkpoint inBalad Ruz, killing himself andwounding three policemen. Theofficers were suspicious of theindividual and asked him to stop,however he then detonated hisdevice. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.Note, Iraqi televisionreported that fifteen people werewounded, including four police.

16-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A roadside bomb targeting police inKirkuk exploded and then militantsopened fire, killing two policemenand wounding three civilians.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

16-Mar-07 Suwayra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a member ofthe Facilities Protection Service inSuwayra. Attacks on Iraq's oilinfrastructure are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt one ofthe country's most profitableindustries.

16-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 2 Authorities in Kirkuk found the bodiesof two policemen bearing gunshotwounds and signs of torture. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

16-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 2 A bomb targeting police in Kirkukkilled two policemen and woundedtwo others. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

16-Mar-07 Maysan Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Jabbar Sandi,a member of the Maysan Chamber ofCommerce. Attacks on business andgovernment leaders are frequent inIraq.

16-Mar-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen abducted Fouad MahmoudAttaya, the director of the SunniEndowment for mosques in Diyala.Attacks on religious leaders arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

16-Mar-07 BuenaventuraColombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives14 6 An explosive device detonated byFuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias deColombia (FARC) killed six peopleand injured 14 in Buenaventura. Thebomb was placed on the outskirts ofthe city, and counted among itsvictims both police officers andpedestrians.

16-Mar-07 BaytHanun

WestBank/Gaza

al-QaedaOrganizationinPalestine

Firearms0 0 The director of the United NationsRelief and Works Agency in Gaza,John Ging, escaped an assassinationattempt. Unidentified gunmen fired11 bullets at his car. The bullets didnot penetrate the vehicle and no onewas injured. Al-Qaeda in Palestine issuspected of perpetrating the attack.

16-Mar-07 BaramullaKashmir Unknown Explosives10 2 An improvised explosive device (IED)exploded at a bus stand in Baramullaon March 16. Two people were killedand as many as ten others wereinjured.

16-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms4 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsopened fire on three men and onewoman, including a local villageleader, as they were having tea infront of a tea shop in the Ramandistrict of Yala on Friday morning. Allfour sustained injuries and wererushed to the hospital for treatment.Insurgents placed nails along theroad to obstruct police frominvestigating the scene.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

16-Mar-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and injured an off-duty policeofficer in a drive-by shooting inPattani on Friday. The 57-year-oldsenior sergeant-major was ridinghome when insurgents attacked. Hewas shot in the face and rushed tothe hospital for treatment.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

17-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants destroyed a Sunni mosquein the Doura district of southernBaghdad. No casualties werereported. Attacks on religiousshrines are frequent in Iraq and oftenhave sectarian motivations.

17-Mar-07 Fallujah Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

ChemicalAgent

250 0 A suicide bomber detonated a dumptruck carrying a 200-gallon tank ofchlorine gas in the Albu Issa tribalregion, three miles south of Fallujah.This was the third chemical attack inthe area on this day: one explosiontargeted a military installation andanother targeted a police checkpoint.This attack reportedly targeted atribal sheikh who had recentlydenounced al-Qaeda. 250 peoplesuffered symptoms of exposure tothe chlorine gas. Authorities statedthat al-Qaeda in Iraq was suspectedto be involved in the bombing.

17-Mar-07 Amiriyah Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

ChemicalAgent

100 2 A dump truck carrying chlorine gasexploded at a police checkpoint inAmiriyah, south of Fallujah, killingtwo policemen. As many as 100people suffered from exposure to thegas. This was the second of threechemical attacks in the area on thisday: the first targeted a militarycheckpoint and the third a tribalsheikh who had denounced al-Qaeda.The other two attacks were carriedout by suicide bombers, however theAmiriyah bomber fled before thetruck exploded. Authorities believeal-Qaeda in Iraq to be responsible.

17-Mar-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 A roadside bomb exploded in amarket in Hillah, killing one personand wounding five others. Attackson public areas, particularly markets,are frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

17-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb targeting police inMosul killed one policeman andwounded another. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

17-Mar-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A bomb targeting Brigadier Qais al-Maamouri, a senior policecommander of a force called theScorpion Brigade, killed a policeofficer and wounded four otherpeople. Al-Maamouri was not hurt.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

17-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed the securityofficer of the Directorate forEducation of al-Karkh al-Thania, andhis deputy, in Baghdad's Bayaadistrict. Attacks on governmenttargets are frequent in Iraq.

17-Mar-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policeforce lieutenant colonel from theDirectorate of Inter-urban Motorwaysas he drove east of Tikrit. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

17-Mar-07 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 An improvised explosive device (IED)detonated in Samarra's Meryemmarket, killing two people. Attackson public areas, particularly markets,are frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

17-Mar-07 MahmudiyahIraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A car bomb detonated near a vehiclecarrying pilgrims in Mahmudiyah,injuring two people. Attacks onreligious pilgrims are frequent in Iraqand often have sectarianmotivations.

17-Mar-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Staff MajorGeneral Mahmud Ghannam al-Zawba'i, a pilot who worked underSaddam Hussein, outside his home inFallujah. Attacks on former membersof Hussein's regime are frequent inIraq.

17-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Other 0 1 Militants abducted Hamid al-Duleimi,a journalist and producer at al-Nahrain, an Iraqi television station,as he left the station's offices inBaghdad. His body was found twodays later at the Baghdad morguebearing signs of torture. Tworeporters from the station were killedin May 2006 after being stopped at afake checkpoint in Baghdad.

17-Mar-07 Nuristan AfghanistanTaliban Knives& sharpobjects

4 0 Members of the Taliban kidnappedfour Afghan truck drivers who weretransporting supplies to a U.S. basein Nuristan on March 17. The driverswere later released, but thekidnappers cut off their earsallegedly as a warning againstworking with U.S. and NATO troops.

17-Mar-07 Sarpoza AfghanistanTaliban Firearms1 2 Two police officers were killed andone was injured when suspectedmembers of the Taliban attacked apolice check point in Sarpoza onMarch 17.

17-Mar-07 Obi AfghanistanUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 An all-girl's school in Obi wasdestroyed by fire on March 18. Thefire was started by people opposedto the government, according toreports from the Ministry of Interior.No one was injured, however. Obi islocated in Herat Province.

18-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives30 6 A car bomb exploded in a market inBaghdad's predominately ShiiteShaab neighborhood, killing sixpeople and wounding thirty others.One source reported that thebombing targeted people cooking onthe street to offer as charity during aShiite holiday marking the death ofthe Prophet Mohammed. Attacks onpublic areas are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.

18-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 3 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police checkpointoutside a mosque in westernBaghdad, killing himself and twopolicemen. Attacks on police, as wellas religious shrines, are frequent inIraq.

18-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped Karim Manhal, anewscaster for Radio Dijla, as hetraveled in the predominately SunniJam'ia neighborhood of westBaghdad. Manhal's vehicle wasstopped near the station; the driverand a female staffer also in the carwere left behind. Radio Dijla wasestablished in 2004 as Iraq's firstindependent talk radio station.Attacks on journalists and mediaassistants are frequent in Iraq.

18-Mar-07 Khalis Iraq Unknown Firearms4 7 Gunmen opened fire on a buscarrying workers in Khalis, killingseven and wounding four. Attacks ontransportation networks are frequentin Iraq and often have sectarianmotivations. Police reported that fivesuspects were detained after theattack.

18-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb targeting police inKirkuk wounded three policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.Note, one media agencyreported that the three policemenwere killed in the bombing.

18-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A roadside bomb targeting police ineast Baghdad killed a policeman andwounded two others. Two civilianswere also wounded. The bombingoccurred near al-MustansiriyaUniversity, a frequent target becauseof its predominately Shiite studentbody. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

18-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 An unknown man threw a grenadeinto a group of laborers in Baghdad'sShorja market, killing one andwounding another. Attacks on publicareas, particularly markets, arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations. Day laborersare also frequently targeted becausethey are predominately Shiite.

18-Mar-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 9 Authorities found the decapitatedbodies of nine policemen in Ramadi.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

18-Mar-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A bomb detonated near Murjanpublic hospital in Hillah, Babilgovernment, wounding one person.Attacks on medical facilities arefrequent in Iraq, as militants attemptto disrupt the country'sreconstruction.

18-Mar-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Abdul-WadirKhudhair, the head of the localpassport office, in Diwaniya. Attackson government officials are frequentin Iraq.

18-Mar-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Authorities found the body of apoliceman in Diwaniya. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

18-Mar-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a guard ofthe Facilities Protection Service inthe Fetha area of Baiji. Attacks onIraq's oil infrastructure are frequentin Iraq, as militants attempt todisrupt one of the country's mostprofitable industries.

18-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A roadside bomb exploded on a busystreet outside MustansiriyahUniversity in Baghdad, killing twopeople and wounding four others.Attacks on educational institutionsare frequent in Iraq, as militantsattempt to disrupt the country'sreconstruction. MustansiriyahUniversity is often targeted becauseof its predominately Shiite studentbody.


Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired a Qassam rocketfrom the Gaza Strip toward Ashqelon.No injuries or damage were reported.The attack was claimed by thePalestine Islamic Jihad.


Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired Qassam rocketsfrom the Gaza Strip toward the southof Ashqelon. No injuries or damagewere reported. The attack wasclaimed by the Palestine IslamicJihad.

18-Mar-07 Negev Israel PalestineIslamicJihad (PIJ)

Explosives0 0 Palestinians fired Qassam rocketsfrom the Gaza Strip toward thewestern Negev. No injuries ordamage were reported. The attackwas claimed by Palestine IslamicJihad.

18-Mar-07 PeshawarPakistan Unknown Explosives2 0 A CD shop in Peshawar was thetarget of an attack on March 18 whena bomb hidden in a plastic bagexploded. The bag was left by anunidentified person with the store'sguard. The guard and anotherperson were injured by the blast.The store had previously receivedthreats that claimed it was selling un-Islamic materials.

18-Mar-07 Mardan Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 1 A guard at a video shop in Mardanwas shot and killed by anunidentified man who was placing abomb outside of the store. Thebomb exploded after the attackerleft. Similar attacks against storeshave been frequent, often motivatedby the claim that the stores areselling un-Islamic material.

18-Mar-07 Pir Koh Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded on a gas pipeline inPir Koh on March 18. The pipelinewas connected to a filtration plant.No injuries were reported, however.

18-Mar-07 Spazend Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A section of railroad track was blownup in Spazend outside of Quetta onMarch 18. Train service was notdisrupted, however, and no one wasreported injured.

19-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 As many as five car bombs explodedin Kirkuk within thirty minutes ofeach other. One car bombreportedly targeted a senior officer inSaddam Hussein's former army. Theblast occurred near a communicationtower. No casualties were reported.

19-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives26 5 As many as five car bombs explodedin Kirkuk within thirty minutes ofeach other. One car bomb explodedin the Ras Domeez market near abranch of the Islamic Bank. The blastkilled five people and woundedtwenty-six others.Note, some newsagencies reported that the blasttargeted a police patrol.

19-Mar-07 Samarra Iraq Unknown Firearms3 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policecheckpoint in Samarra, killing apoliceman and wounding threeothers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.McClatchy News laterreported that police arrested one ofthe attackers, a Saudi Arabiancitizen.

19-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives8 10 As many as five car bombs explodedin Kirkuk within thirty minutes ofeach other. One car bomb detonatednear two mosques and anemergency police headquarters,killing ten people and wounding eightothers. Attacks on religious shrinesand police are frequent in Iraq.

19-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 As many as five car bombs explodedin Kirkuk within thirty minutes ofeach other. One exploded near theDirectorate of Education, however nocasualties were reported.

19-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 As many as five car bombs explodedin Kirkuk within thirty minutes ofeach other. One car bomb detonatednear the Institute of Technology,however no casualties were reported.Attacks on educational institutionsare frequent in Iraq, as militantsattempt to disrupt the country'sreconstruction.

19-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 3 An improvised explosive device (IED)targeting a police patrol near thevillage of Sami al-Asi in Kirkuk killedthree policemen. The patrol sufferedinjuries, however the number wasnot reported. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

19-Mar-07 Al-Tahrir Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 A sniper in al-Tahrir, Diyala province,shot and wounded a policemanoutside a security center. The attackreportedly barely missed the center'sspokesman. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

19-Mar-07 Dujail Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A bomb targeting a bus in Dujailkilled the bus's driver and woundedthe co-driver. Attacks ontransportation networks are frequentin Iraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

19-Mar-07 Balad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb targeting police inBalad wounded two policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

19-Mar-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policemanin Iskandariya, south of Baghdad.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

19-Mar-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen attacked the Britishconsulate in Basra with light armsand mortars. No casualties werereported. Attacks on foreigndiplomats and embassies arefrequent in Iraq.

19-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 Militants fired mortar shells at thePatriotic Union of Kurdistan inBaghdad, wounding four securityguards. Attacks on political partiesand government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

19-Mar-07 Dhuluiya Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives0 0 Suspected al-Qaeda militantsdetonated explosives at two policestations in Dhuluiya (50 miles northof Baghdad). No casualties werereported. Militants have recentlythreatened to destroy all governmentoffices in Sunni areas of the country.

19-Mar-07 Dhuluiya Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives0 0 Suspected al-Qaeda militantsdetonated explosives at two policestations in Dhuluiya (50 miles northof Baghdad). No casualties werereported. Militants have recentlythreatened to destroy all governmentoffices in Sunni areas of the country.

19-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb targeting police inMosul wounded two civilians.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

19-Mar-07 Dijelah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen kidnapped Khalaf Ghargan,the mayor of Dijelah, a Shiite villagesouth of Baghdad. The mayor wasambushed and forcefully taken fromhis car. His body was later foundbearing gunshot wounds along ahighway. Attacks on governmentofficials are frequent in Iraq.

19-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives32 8 An unknown individual slipped into amosque in Baghdad's Shorja marketas its guards were distracted by anargument, and hid a bomb behind alectern. The device exploded shortlyafter the afternoon call to prayer,killing eight people and woundingthirty-two others. Attacks onreligious shrines are frequent in Iraqand often have sectarianmotivations.

19-Mar-07 Gimry Russia Unknown Explosives2 0 Unknown attackers threw a grenadefrom a residential house as a policecar was passing by on the street.One of the policemen inside wasinjured and a woman in a nearbyhouse was also wounded when policeopened retaliatory fire on the house.The attackers were not found.

19-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Other 0 1 Militants kidnapped Sheikh AliHusayn al-Ubaydi, the imam andspeaker of the al-Kawthar mosque inBaghdad, while he was at a gasstation in the Bayya neighborhood ofthe capital. Two days later, al-Ubaydi's body was found at theBaghdad morgue bearing signs oftorture. Attacks on religious figuresare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

19-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives9 0 A car bomb detonated outside the alHuda girls' high school in Kirkuk,wounding nine people. Attacks oneducational institutions are frequentin Iraq, as militants attempt todisrupt the country's reconstruction.

19-Mar-07 Kabul AfghanistanTaliban Explosives3 1 A suicide bomber blew himself up ashe drove into a convoy of officialsfrom the United States embassy onMarch 19. The incident occurred onthe Kabul-Jalalabad highway in Kabul.Several U.S. officials were injured,although the exact number was notreported. An Afghan child was alsoinjured. The Taliban claimedresponsibility for the attack.

19-Mar-07 Tank Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 A traffic police officer namedSamiullah was shot and killed byunidentified gunmen in a market inTank on March 19. The gunmenwere suspected to have pro-Talibanaffiliations.

19-Mar-07 ImphalEast

India Unknown Explosives0 0 A passenger bus was the target of anattack when a bomb was thrown at itin Imphal East. No one was injured,although the bus was damaged. Theperpetrator of the attack is unknown.

19-Mar-07 Nalbari India UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Explosives2 1 Suspected members of the UnitedLiberation Front of Assam (ULFA)threw grenades in a market inNalbari on March 19. One person waskilled and two others were injured.

19-Mar-07 SanthiveliSriLanka


Explosives0 0 Electricity supply was suspendedwhen suspected members of theLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) blew up two electricitytransformers in Santhiveli. Noinjuries were reported, however.

19-Mar-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms2 3 Police report that Islamic insurgentsattacked a pick-up truck carrying 10workers at a model farm projectsponsored by the Thai royal family ina rural area of Pattani on Mondaymorning. Insurgents on motorcyclesopened fire on the vehicle, killingthree female workers, aged 31, 43,and 49. Two other women, both aged55, were seriously injured by the gunshot wounds they sustained.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

19-Mar-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsopened fire on a police officer in adrive-by shooting in the Sri Sakorndistrict of Narathiwat on Mondaymorning. The officer was driving towork when six gunmen attacked himonly 800 meters from the policestation. The victim was rushed to thehospital where he is being treated.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

20-Mar-07 KarabulakRussia Unknown Firearms0 2 Two railway station guards werefound dead after being shot withautomatic weapons at the railwaystation in Karabulak, Ingushetia.Their weapons had not been stolenafter their murder.

20-Mar-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policemanon a main road near Kirkuk. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

20-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed policecaptain Hussein Abdullah in theMansour district of west Baghdad.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

20-Mar-07 Al-Shirqat

Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb targeting a policelieutenant colonel in Al-Shirqat, northof Tikrit, wounded the lieutenantcolonel and several others. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

20-Mar-07 Akreesh Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen ambushed two trucksdelivering food near the village ofAkreesh, east of Tikrit, andkidnapped the drivers. Attacks ontruck drivers are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt thecountry's reconstruction.

20-Mar-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb detonated in a market inthe village of al-Halabsah in Fallujah,resulting in scores of casualties. Nofurther information was provided.Attacks on public areas, particularlymarkets, are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.

20-Mar-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives4 5 Gunmen attacked the Hamdaniyapolice department in Tikrit and asuicide bomber detonated hisexplosives in order to avoid captureby police. A car bomb also exploded.One civilian and was killed in theattack and two policemen and twocivilians were wounded. Policereported that four of the gunmenwere also killed. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

20-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 1 A car bomb detonated in a market insouthern Baghdad, killing one personand wounding six others. Attacks oncrowded, public areas, particularlymarkets, are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.

20-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 2 A car bomb detonated in acommercial district in the Karradahneighborhood of Baghdad, killing twopeople and wounding seven others.Attacks on crowded areas,particularly markets, are frequent inIraq and often have sectarianmotivations.Note, other mediaoutlets reported that the bombingoccurred near the 14th of Julysuspension bridge and one entrancesto the Green Zone, the heavilyfortified area of the capital housingthe Iraqi government and the US andBritish embassies.

20-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in the Mahdiya area ofBaghdad's Doura district, woundingtwo policemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

20-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A bomb exploded inside a minibus inthe Mujjama al-Mishin area ofsouthern Baghdad, injuring fivepeople. Attacks on transportationnetworks are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.


Remote-detonatedexplosive

17 5 A remote-detonated car bombexploded near the Bab al-Sheikhpolice station in Baghdad's SheikhOmar district, killing five people andwounding seventeen others. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.Ansaral-Sunnah claimed responsibility fordetonating a car bomb near a policeprecinct in Sheikh Omar on this day.The group stated that members ofthe Mahdi Army, a Shiite militia withlinks to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, wereworking with police to target Sunniresidents of the area.

20-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Police found the body of a policeman,bearing stab wounds and signs oftorture, in Kirkuk. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

20-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 1 A remote-detonated car bombexploded outside the al-Obeidimosque in east Baghdad's Obeidineighborhood, killing one civilian andwounding three others. Authoritiesreportedly found another car bombnearby but were able to defuse thedevice without incident.

20-Mar-07 Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives2 0 Two unidentified people on amotorcycle threw a grenade at apolice vehicle in Quetta on March 20.Two police officers were injured.

20-Mar-07 Mastung Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Gas supply to the area aroundMastung was disrupted when a bombexploded on a pipeline. No injurieswere reported, however.

20-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentstorched a public school building inthe Yaha district of Yala in the earlymorning hours Tuesday. Although thefire caused great damage to theschool, no injuries were reported asthe building was empty at the time ofthe attack.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.


1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsdetonated a roadside bomb as policewere responding to an arson attackagainst a local school early Tuesdaymorning in the Yaha district of Yala.One officer was injured by the blastand a police car was damaged. Policedetained seven suspects forquestioning.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

20-Mar-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Police report that an Islamicinsurgent opened fire on a localvillager in a drive-by shooting in theSungau Kolok district of Narathiwaton Tuesday. The victim was rushedto the hospital where his conditionremains unknown.Islamic insurgentsin Thailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

20-Mar-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed two Muslim vendorsselling toys outside a weddingceremony late Tuesday night in theCho Ai Rong district of Narathiwat. Agroup of insurgents approached themarried couple and shot them in theheads from point blank range in frontof a crowd of hundreds of weddingguests. The victims died instantly atthe scene while the wedding guestsfled the scene in horror.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.



3 6 Insurgents from the FuerzasArmadas Revolucionarias deColombia (FARC) detonated anexplosive in the Nueva Granadaneighborhood of Buenaventura. Thebomb was remote-detonated,contained about 60 kilograms ofexplosives, and was set off in theopen street.

21-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives25 5 A truck bomb exploded outside theheadquarters of the Patriotic Union ofKurdistan, a political party, in Mosul,killing five people and woundingtwenty-five others. Attacks ongovernment officials and politicalparties are frequent in Iraq. Thisattack may have also had sectarianmotivations.Note, Reuters reportedthat the attack was carried out by asuicide bomber.

21-Mar-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen stormed the home of Tuhfaal-Bachari, the head of a women'sorganization and the sister of amember of Basra's governoratecouncil, and killed her. Attacks onnon-governmental organizations andtheir staff are frequent in Iraq, as areattacks on government officials andtheir families.

21-Mar-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Masked gunmen stormed the homeof a local official in Baqubah andkidnapped her. Police found thewoman's body bearing gunshotwounds the next day. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

21-Mar-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed an armybrigadier general who worked underSaddam Hussein and another personin Fallujah. Attacks on members ofHussein's former regime are frequentin Iraq.


Explosives9 1 Authorities found a car bomb parkedoutside the Finance Ministry in theWaziriyah area of northeastBaghdad. Police attempted to defusethe device without incident, howevera child was killed nine other peoplewounded, including three Ministryguards, in the controlled explosion.The Islamic State of Iraq claimedresponsibility for detonating a truckbomb outside the TreasuryDepartment in Baghdad on this day.

21-Mar-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Other 0 2 Authorities found the bodies of twopolicemen bearing gunshot woundsin Diwaniya, south of Baghdad.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

21-Mar-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Police found the body of a policemanin Diwaniya a day after he had beenkidnapped from his office in front of anumber of people. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

21-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb targeting police ineast Baghdad wounded twopolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

21-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 Two explosive devices targetingpolice in east Baghdad wounded twopolicemen and two civilians. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

21-Mar-07 Berlin Germany Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unknown arsonists set fire to amosque that was under constructionin Berlin-Heinersdorf. The mosque,which will feature a large minaret,was set to open in 2008. There havebeen protests against theconstruction of the mosque bycitizens who fear Islamic activities intheir region. Authorities believe thisattack is politically-motivated.

21-Mar-07 GoeppingenGermany Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unidentified arsonists set fire to abuilding housing a Turkish IdealistHearth Association, in Goeppingen.The assailants threw Molotovcocktails at the house in the middleof the night, but a resident was ableto quickly extinguish the flames. TheIdealist Hearth Association is aTurkish nationalist group withextreme right-wing leanings.

21-Mar-07 ShahJoy

AfghanistanTaliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Suspected members of the Talibankidnapped and beheaded a truckdriver transporting supplies for NATOand United States military forcesnear Shah Joy. The beheaded bodyof the driver was found in Shah Joyon March 21.

21-Mar-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsset fire to a health center in theRueso district of Pattani lateWednesday night. No fatalities orinjuries were reported.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

22-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A roadside bomb targeting police inBaghdad's Zafaraniya district killed apoliceman. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

22-Mar-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired at least three mortarshells on the headquarters of theSupreme Council for the IslamicRevolution in Iraq (SCIRI), a politicalparty, in Kut. No damage orcasualties were reported. Attacks ongovernment officials and politicalparties are frequent in Iraq.

22-Mar-07 Dour Iraq Unknown Unknown0 2 Militants kidnapped a policelieutenant colonel and his driver inDour, near Tikrit. The next day theirbodies were found. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

22-Mar-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Police found the bodies of twopolicemen bearing gunshot woundsin Diwaniya. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

22-Mar-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Authorities reported that militantsdetonated explosives at a civildefense building in Tikrit. Nocasualties were reported. Attacks onpolice and government targets arefrequent in Iraq.

22-Mar-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen abducted fifteen policemenin Iraq. No further information wasavailable. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

22-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Militants abducted Hamad al-Zuwayni, a teacher at the al-Jihadschool in Baghdad. Authorities laterfound Al-Zuwayni's body near apolice station in Baghdad's al-Bayyadistrict. Attacks on educators arefrequent in Iraq, as militants attemptto disrupt the country'sreconstruction. Note, the newssource reported that elements of theMahdi Army, a Shiite militia with tiesto cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, aresuspected of involvement in thekidnapping.


Explosives0 0 Militants fired a mortar shell on theGreen Zone, the highly fortified areaof Baghdad that houses the Iraqigovernment and the US and Britishembassies. The rocket fellapproximately 250 feet from PrimeMinister Nuri al-Maliki's residence asMaliki and United Nations SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-Moon were holding apress conference inside. Nocasualties were reported, howeverBan was clearly shaken by theincident. It was the first visit by aSecretary General since Kofi Annantraveled to Iraq in November 2005.The Islamic State of Iraq laterclaimed responsibility for the attack,stating that the bombing was carriedout in order to introduce fear into thehearts of the nonbelievers and theapostates and terrorize one of theheads of this godless organizationthat fights Islam and Muslimseverywhere and that sold Palestineand colluded with the Crusadercampaign against the Muslim soil inAfghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Indonesia,and other Muslim lands.

22-Mar-07 MohmandPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 An electricity tower in Mohmand wasblown up on March 22, disrupting thepower supply to the area. The attackmay have been part of an on-goingprotest against the government'sreorginazation of Mohmand'sboundaries.

22-Mar-07 Sariab Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Rail service was disrupted when abomb exploded on a railroad track inSariab, although no injuries werereported.

22-Mar-07 BatticaloaSriLanka


Explosives0 0 Electricity supply was disruptedaround Batticaloa when suspectedmembers of the Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam (LTTE) blew up a hightension electricity tower. No injurieswere reported, however.



Firearms0 0 Suspected members of the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fired ona electricity tower in Batticaloa,disrupting power to nearby areas. Noinjuries were reported, however.

22-Mar-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

7 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsattacked a police envoy patrolling aroad in the Yaring district of Pattanilate Thursday night. Insurgents firstdetonated a roadside bomb thatdamaged the armored vehicle thatthe police officers were riding in.Once police stepped out of thevehicle to inspect the damage,insurgents hiding in the brushopened fire on the police, woundingseven officers.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.


1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsdetonated a roadside bomb as apick-up truck carrying six policeofficers passed by in the Sungai Padidistrict of Narathiwat on Thursday.One officer was injured by the blast.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

22-Mar-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a local villager in adrive-by shooting in the Ruesodistrict of Pattani on Wednesdayafternoon. The victim was ridinghome when insurgents ambushedhim. Islamic insurgents in Thailand'ssouth continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

23-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives20 5 A car bomb exploded in a used carmarket in the al-Habibiyaneighborhood of Sadr City, apredominately Shiite district ofBaghdad. The blast killed five peopleand wounded twenty others. Attackson crowded, public areas, particularymarkets, are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.

23-Mar-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown ChemicalAgent

0 0 Police detained a man as heattempted to detonate a truck filledwith more than two tons ofexplosives and five 1,000-gallonbarrels of chlorine gas outside apolice station in Ramadi. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq. This isreported to the seventh chemicalattack in Iraq since January.

23-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired a mortar on the GreenZone, the heavily fortified area ofBaghdad that houses the Iraqigovernment and the US and Britishembassies. No casualties werereported. Attacks on the Green Zoneare frequent in Iraq, however thenumber of mortars falling on the areahave increased in recent days.

23-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol near the Azadi bridge in Kirkukexploded, however did not cause anycasualties. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

23-Mar-07 Khalis Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped Colonel AhmedKadhim Jawad, the provincial directorof civil defense, from his home in theDalli area of Khalis. Attacks on policeare government officials are frequentin Iraq.

23-Mar-07 YusufiyahIraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in Yusufiyah, south ofBaghdad, killed a policeman andwounded two others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

23-Mar-07 Najaf Iraq Tawhidand Jihad


3 0 The driver of a car bomb detonatedthe vehicle by remote control at apolice checkpoint in Najaf, woundingthree policemen. The perpetratorreportedly set off the explosiveswhen police attempted to pull himover. The individual was detained bypolice and is allegedly a member ofTanzim al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad (Tawhidand Jihad).


Explosives14 9 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives inside the private mosqueof Deputy Prime Minister Salam al-Zubaie as al-Zubaie attended Fridayprayers at his home in Baghdad. Acar bomb simultaneously detonatednear an attached garage. The attackkilled nine people, including Zubaie'sbrother and six of his bodyguards. Al-Zubaie was among the fourteenpeople who were seriously woundedin the blast. According to theAssociated Press, this is at least thethird major security breach involvinga top politician in four months. Al-Zubaie's convoy was targeted bygunmen in December. Al-Zubaie is amember of the Iraqi Islamic Party, apart of the largest Sunni bloc inparliament, and has been criticizedby Sunni insurgents for joining theShiite government. Authoritiesreported that the suicide bomber isbelieved to be Wahad al-Saadi, adistant relative of al-Zubaie and amember of his security detail whowas the only person at the prayerservice who was not accounted forafter the bombing. An aide of al-Zubaie reported that al-Saadi hadbeen removed from the DeputyPrime Minister's security detail forcausing trouble but was still on thepayroll. Because he was stillemployed by al-Zubaie and was arelative, he would not have beensearched upon entering the mosque.Al-Saadi had been arrested foralleged involvement in insurgenctactivity but was released after al-Zubaie became involved on hisbehalf. A cook who is believed ofassisting al-Saadi on the day of theattack remains unaccounted for. TheIslamic State of Iraq claimedresponsibility for the bombing,accusing al-Zubaie of sell[ing] hisreligion and his people for a cheapprice.

23-Mar-07 Mutare ZimbabweMovementforDemocraticChange(MDC)

Explosives0 0 Activist from the Movement forDemocratic Change (MDC) attack apolice station in Mutare with a firebomb. The attack cause minimaldamage to the station.

23-Mar-07 MogadishuSomalia ThePopularResistanceMovementin theLand ofthe

Fire orFirebomb

0 11 A plane carrying auxiliary elementsfor the African Union mission inSomalia was shot down shortly aftertake off from the Mogadishu Airport.All eleven people on board werekilled. The Popular ResistanceMovement in the Land of theHijrateen claimed responsibility forthe attack; eye witness reportsappear to substantiate their claim.

23-Mar-07 Barsuki Russia Unknown Firearms1 0 Three relatives of IngushetianPresident Murat Zyazikov were shotat from a car as they were leaving amosque in the village of Barsuki.Four people then got out of the carand kidnapped the Zyazikov's uncle,72-year old Uruskhan Zyazikov. Arelative who tried to stop thekidnapping was shot at andwounded.

23-Mar-07 VisakhapatnamIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives2 1 A bomb hanging from a treeexploded as a police patrol passedunder it in Visakhapatnam on March23. The attack, which was conductedby suspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoist(CPI-M), continued as gunmenopened fire on the convoy. Onepolice officer was killed and twoothers were injured.

23-Mar-07 Sui Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded on a gas pipeline inSui on March 23, disrupting gassupply to a purification plant. Noinjuries were reported, however.

24-Mar-07 MuqdadiyaIraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Militants in Muqdadiya kidnapped atleast nine people, including atranslator for coalition troops.Attacks on those who work withcoalition forces, particularlytranslators, are frequent in Iraq.

24-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives44 34 A suicide truck bomber detonated hisexplosives inside a police compoundin the Doura district of southernBaghdad, killing thirty-threepolicemen and wounding twentyothers. At least twenty-four civilianswere injured. The bomber'sexplosives were hidden underneathconstruction materials. Policereportedly let him into the compoundthinking that he was delivering bricksto a site nearby where a new policeheadquarters is being built.

24-Mar-07 Tal Afar Iraq Unknown Explosives3 10 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives outside a pastry shop in aTal Afar market, killing ten peopleand wounding three others. Iraqitelevision reported that soldiers mayhave been among the casualties.Attacks on crowded public areas,particularly markets, are frequent inIraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

24-Mar-07 Haswa Iraq Unknown Explosives45 13 A suicide truck bomber detonated hisexplosives outside a Shiite mosque inHaswa, south of Baghdad, killingthirteen people and wounding forty-five others. Xinhua, a Chinese newsagency, reported that the attackoccurred at the Imam al-Mahdimosque in the al-Asriyah village.Attacks on religious shrines arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

24-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Militants killed a police major inBaghdad. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

24-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Dr. AbdulHussein Jafar Mutlak, the director ofthe al Karama hospital in Baghdad'sBaiyaa neighborhood. Attacks onmedical professionals are frequent inIraq, as militants attempt to disruptthe country's reconstruction.

24-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 Militants attacked a policecheckpoint in a commercial area ofBaghdad with rocket-propelledgrenades (RPGs), killing a civilian andwounding two others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

24-Mar-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives7 0 An explosive device targeting apatrol of the Scorpion Brigade, adivision of the police and InteriorMinistry, wounded three civilians andsix patrolmen in Hilla. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

24-Mar-07 Wahda Iraq Unknown Firearms0 5 Gunmen attacked a hydroelectricityplant in Wahda but were repelled bysecurity forces. Reports stated thatfive of the perpetrators were killed.Attacks on Iraq's infrastructure arefrequent as militants attempt todisrupt the country's reconstruction.

24-Mar-07 KhanBaniSaad

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 Militants fired at least ten mortarshells at a police station in Khan BaniSaad, killing two civilians. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

24-Mar-07 Qaim Iraq IslamicAction inIraq

Explosives20 8 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police station in thevillage of Suhada, in the city of Qaimnear the Syrian border. This was oneof three coordinated suicide attackstargeting police in the area on thisday. A total of eight people werekilled and at least twenty wounded.The Islamic State of Iraq claimedresponsibility for the bombings,stating that the operations wereparty of the al-Karamah (dignity)Plan- the Avenging the HonorConquest.

24-Mar-07 Qaim Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Explosives0 0 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police checkpoint inthe village of Suhada, in the city ofQaim near the Syrian border. Thiswas one of three coordinated suicideattacks targeting police in the areaon this day. A total of eight peoplewere killed and at least twentywounded. The Islamic State of Iraqclaimed responsibility for thebombings, stating that theoperations were party of the al-Karamah (dignity) Plan- the Avengingthe Honor Conquest.

24-Mar-07 Iraq Ansar al-Islam

Explosives0 0 Gunmen believed to members ofAnsar al-Islam planted explosivesaround a mobile phone tower innorthern Iraq. It is unclear if thebombs detonated, however noinjuries were reported. Attacks oncommunication infrastructure arefrequent in Iraq.After attacking thecommunication tower, the gunmenattacked a police checkpoint inSulaymaniyah, wounding two of theguards. Authorities reported that theperpetrators also planted explosivesaround the checkpoint but policewere able to defuse them withoutincident.Note, this attack may haveoccurred on 25 March.

24-Mar-07 Qaim Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Explosives0 0 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police checkpoint inthe village of Suhada, in the city ofQaim near the Syrian border. Thiswas one of three coordinated suicideattacks targeting police in the areaon this day. A total of eight peoplewere killed and at least twentywounded. The Islamic State of Iraqclaimed responsibility for thebombings, stating that theoperations were party of the al-Karamah (dignity) Plan- the Avengingthe Honor Conquest.

24-Mar-07 SulaymaniyahIraq Ansar al-Islam

Firearms2 0 After attacking a communicationtower, suspected members of Ansaral-Islam attacked a police checkpointin Sulaymaniyah, wounding two ofthe guards. Authorities reported thatthe perpetrators also plantedexplosives around the checkpoint butpolice were able to defuse themwithout incident.

24-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired mortars on the GreenZone, the heavily fortified area ofBaghdad that houses the Iraqigovernment and the US and Britishembassies. A total of ten peoplewere wounded in this attack andanother on 25 March.

24-Mar-07 SpinBoldak

AfghanistanUnknown Explosives5 0 Five border police officers wereinjured when a bomb exploded neartheir convoy in Spin Boldak on March25. The perpetrator of the attack isunknown.

24-Mar-07 LashkarGah

AfghanistanUnknown Unknown0 1 An Afghan female police officerworking in a jail in Lashkargah wasabducted by unidentified kidnapperson March 24. Her captors killed herand her body was found the next dayin the desert outside of the city.

24-Mar-07 Sibbi Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb placed next to the wall of apolice post in Sibbi exploded onMarch 24. The blast damaged thebuilding, but no one was injured.

24-Mar-07 Mastung Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Gas supply was disrupted in Mastungand the nearby area when a bombexploded on a section of a gaspipeline on March 24. No one wasinjured, however.

24-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Police report that two Islamicinsurgents shot and killed two policeofficers as they walked through acrowded market in the Bacho districtof Yala around noon on Saturday.The two victims, aged 25 and 30,died from their wounds as theambulance was rushing to thehospital. Hundreds of frightenedshoppers fled from the scene.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

24-Mar-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that a well-respectedlocal Muslim teacher was murderedin a drive-by shooting in the Yarangdistrict of Pattani on Saturdayevening. The 44-year-old victim wasshot dead by Islamic insurgents ashe drove home after evening prayersat the Ban Ton Sae mosque. Theteacher's followers and family buriedhim shortly after his death in keepingwith his wishes, which prevented theperformance of an autopsy on thebody.Islamic insurgents in Thailand'ssouth continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

25-Mar-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in Tikrit killed a police captainand wounded three other police.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

25-Mar-07 Haswa Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen attacked the Iraqi IslamicParty's headquarters in Haswa.Guards returned fire and at least twopeople were injured in thesubsequent clashes. Officials fromthe Iraqi Islamic Party, however,stated that fifteen of the gunmenwere killed. The attack occurred asfour Sunni mosques in the city wereattacked in response to the bombingof a Shiite mosque the day before. Itis unclear if the attacks werecoordinated.

25-Mar-07 Haswa Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen destroyed the minaret ofthe Sunni al Anwar mosque in Haswaand then burned the structure. Theattack was one of four on Sunnimosques in Haswa on this day, allapparently in response to thebombing of a Shiite mosque the daybefore. It is unclear of the attackswere coordinated.

25-Mar-07 Haswa Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen attacked the Sunni Abdullahal Jubouri mosque in Haswa and thenburned the structure. The attack wasone of four on Sunni mosques inHaswa on this day, all apparently inresponse to the bombing of a Shiitemosque the day before. It is unclearof the attacks were coordinated.

25-Mar-07 Haswa Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants detonated a bomb at theSunni Usama bin Zaid mosque inHaswa and then burned thestructure. No casualties werereported. The attack was one of fouron Sunni mosques in Haswa on thisday, all apparently in response to thebombing of a Shiite mosque the daybefore. It is unclear of the attackswere coordinated.

25-Mar-07 Haswa Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen attacked the Sunni Hiteenmosque in Haswa and then burnedthe structure. The attack was one offour on Sunni mosques in Haswa onthis day, all apparently in response tothe bombing of a Shiite mosque theday before. It is unclear of theattacks were coordinated.

25-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Police in Mosul found the body of apoliceman. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

25-Mar-07 Jalawla Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Authorities found and defused arocket that was targeting a Kurdishpolitical party in Jalawla, Diyalaprovince. Attacks on governmentofficials and political parties arefrequent in Iraq.

25-Mar-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen opened fire on the Diyalapolice directorate, however nocasualties were reported. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

25-Mar-07 Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Militants killed Dr. Ilham Khurshaydal-Khalidi, a member of the DiyalaGovernorate council representing theIslamic Party. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

25-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Authorities found and defused abomb hidden inside the pharmacy inBaghdad's Yarmouk hospital.Attacks on medical facilities arefrequent in Iraq, as militants attemptto disrupt the country'sreconstruction. This was one of twobombs found in the hospital on thisday.

25-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Authorities found and defused abomb hidden under a car behind apolice office next to an emergencyward at Baghdad's Yarmouk hospital.Attacks on police as well as onmedical facilities are frequent in Iraq.This was one of two bombs found atthe hospital on this day.

25-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed AliMuhammad Amin, the director of anatural gas factory, outside his homein Mosul. Attacks on utilityinfrastructure are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants work to disrupt thecountry's reconstruction.

25-Mar-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed an Iraqicontractor who worked with UStroops near Kut. Attacks on thosewho work with coalition forces arefrequent in Iraq.

25-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen in Mosul shot and killedMohammed al-Igoud (al-Qu'ud), atribal leader, and wounded his son.Attacks on tribal leaders are frequentin Iraq and often have sectarianmotivations. Many tribal leaders arealso targeted for cooperating withthe Iraqi government or coalitionforces.

25-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Mosul shot and killed acaptain of the Facilities ProtectionService, a group responsible forprotecting Iraq's utility infrastructure.Attacks on utility infrastructure arefrequent in Iraq.

25-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 0 Militants fired mortars on the GreenZone, the heavily fortified area ofBaghdad that houses the Iraqigovernment and the US and Britishembassies. A total of ten peoplewere wounded in this attack andanother on 24 March.

25-Mar-07 Duisburg Germany Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A branch of the Idealist HearthAssociation was attacked withMolotov cocktails in Duisburg,Germany. Six residents who lived inthe building were treated for smokeinhalation, but there were no majorinjuries caused by the attacks. TheIdealist Hearth Association (GreyWolves) is a Turkish nationalistorganization with extreme right-wingviews.

25-Mar-07 Mugut Georgia Unknown Firearms0 2 Two Georgian policemen patrolllingan area on the South Ossetian borderwere shot at and killed. The SouthOssetian news service claims this asa counterattack on the Georgianswho were trying to commit terroristacts.

25-Mar-07 BalochistanPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded at a gas pipeline inBalochistan, but the pipeline was notdamaged. No injuries were reportedeither.

25-Mar-07 Rajanpur Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded at a section of oilpipeline in Rajanpur on March 25.The pipeline was owned by Parco andwas undergoing repairs when theattack occurred.



Firearms0 1 Suspected gunmen from theLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) shot and killed KandapudiSubharathnam, a social worker andleader of the People Alliance group.The attack took place in Batticaloa.

25-Mar-07 DarraAdamkhel

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded at a hair salon inDarra Adamkhel on March 25. Noinjuries were reported, althoughother shops nearby were alsodamaged. The attack occurred aftermany shop owners have receivedthreats claiming that their storeswere un-Islamic.

25-Mar-07 PeshawarPakistan Unknown Explosives3 0 Three people were injured, includinga guard, when a bomb attached to amotorcycle exploded outside theGreen Hotel in Peshawar on March25. A group of journalists fromKarachi were staying at the hotel atthe time, but it is unclear if they werethe intended target of the attack.

26-Mar-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants detonated explosives underan oil pipeline outside of Baiji,causing a large fire but no casualties.Attacks on oil infrastructure arefrequent in Iraq, as militants attemptto disrupt one of the country's mostprofitable industries.

26-Mar-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired four rockets on theBritish consulate in Basra. Nocasualties were reported. Attacks ondiplomatic targets are frequent inIraq.

26-Mar-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A militant placing a bomb outside thehome of a police officer in Hawijawas killed when the device explodedprematurely. Another perpetratorwas injured in the blast. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

26-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 3 Gunmen shot and killed an advisor tothe Sunni Endowment, anorganization that manages Sunnireligious sites, and two otheremployees from the Endowment inthe Adhamiya neighborhood ofnorthern Baghdad. A fourthemployee was wounded in theshooting. Attacks on religiousorganizations and their staffmembers are frequent in Iraq.

26-Mar-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired rocket-propelledgrenades (RPGs) at a Sunni mosquein Iskandariyah. No casualties werereported, however clashes broke outafter the attack in which two peoplewere killed and two others wounded.Attacks on religious shrines arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

26-Mar-07 MahaweelIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded near a Sunnimosque in Mahaweel, damaging thestructure but not resulting incasualties. Attacks on religiousshrines are frequent in Iraq and oftenhave sectarian motivations.

26-Mar-07 MuqdadiyaIraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen opened fire on police inMuqdadiya's al-Mu'alimeenneighborhood, killing a civilian andwounding two policemen. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

26-Mar-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded just after a policepatrol passed through the al-Mustafaneighborhood of Baqubah. Nocasualties were reported. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

26-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)targeting a police patrol in the al-Qadisiyah neighborhood of Kirkukwounded a policeman. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

26-Mar-07 Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 An improvised explosive devicetargeting police killed a police officerand wounded three others. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.Note,this attack may have occurred inTikrit, however the reporting wasunclear.

26-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 An improvised explosive device (IED)targeting police in southeastBaghdad's Zafaraniyah district killeda policeman and wounded threeothers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

26-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policemajor in Mosul. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

26-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 3 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives in Rusafa square incentral Baghdad, near the Shorjamarket, killing himself and twocivilians and wounding five otherpeople. Attacks on crowded publicareas, particularly markets, arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

26-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 Militants fired mortars on the GreenZone, the heavily fortified area of thecapital that houses the Iraqigovernment and the US and Britishembassies. The attack woundedthree people, all foreigners, includingan American civilian. Attacks on theGreen Zone are frequent in Iraq.

26-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in western Baghdad's Um al-Maalif district, killing a policemanand wounding two others. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

26-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Police found the body of a policemanin Mosul. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

26-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired mortars on the GreenZone, the heavily fortified area ofBaghdad that houses the Iraqigovernment and the US and Britishembassies. The Green Zone wastargeted with mortars twice on thisday.

26-Mar-07 Jalawla Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Firearms0 0 Suspected members from al-Qaedain Iraq abducted the head of theJalawla communications department.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

26-Mar-07 Riyadh SaudiArabia


0 0 al-Qaeda supporters are suspected ofburning down a bookstore in thesuburbs of Riyadh. The bookstore,al-Bayyinah, is associated with a pro-government trend within Salafistthinking.

26-Mar-07 Gilan AfghanistanTaliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 A man from Gilan District waskidnapped and beheaded bymembers of the Taliban on March 27.The Taliban issued a statementclaiming that the man was a spy forthe Afghan government.

26-Mar-07 BiratnagarNepal NepalDefenseArmy(NDA)

Explosives0 0 The Biratnagar office of KantipurPublications was the target of abomb attack by the Nepal DefenseArmy (NDA) on March 26. The bomb,however, failed to explode. The NDAleft pamphlets claiming responsibilityfor that and another attack thatoccurred on the same day in Morang.According to the pamphlets, NDAwants to make Nepal a Hindu state.

26-Mar-07 Morang Nepal NepalDefenseArmy(NDA)

Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded at the office of acompany called McDowell's inMorang on March 26. No injurieswere reported. The Nepal DefenseArmy (NDA) claimed responsibility forthe attack. The NDA carried out asimultaneous attack at the office ofKantipur Publications in Biratnagar,although in that attack the bombfailed to explode. NDA claims that itwants a Hindu Nepal state.

26-Mar-07 Parsa Nepal NepalDefenseArmy(NDA)

Explosives0 0 The Nepal Defense Army (NDA)claimed responsibility for detonatingtwo bombs at the offices of theCommunist Party of Nepal UnifiedMarxist Leninist (CPN-UML) in Parsaon March 26. No one was reported tobe injured. The incident occurred thesame day that NDA conductedsimilar attacks on the offices ofKantipur Publishing and anothercompany in two other cities.

26-Mar-07 ChhatisgarhIndia Unknown Explosives0 0 A police post in Chhatisgarh wasattacked with grenades and gunfireon March 26. The attackers wereidentified as Maoists. No injurieswere reported, however.

26-Mar-07 Tank Pakistan Unknown Explosives4 0 A bomb attached to a motorcycleexploded outside of a bank in Tank,injuring four people. The presidentof the North West Frontier Province(NWFP) Olympic Association and aformer Senator were among thoseinjured.

26-Mar-07 Tank Pakistan Unknown Explosives2 0 Two civilians were injured when agrenade was thrown from a truck ata police station in Tank on March 26.Earlier, the people in the truck hadthrown a grenade at Frontier Corpofficers.

26-Mar-07 Assam India Unknown Firearms2 2 Unidentified gunmen opened fire onoil tankers traveling in Assam onMarch 26. Two people traveling withthe tankers were killed and twoothers were injured in the attack. Itis unclear who is responsible for theincident. The police reportedlysuspect a group from Naga to beresponsible, although theparticipation of the United LiberationFront of Assam (ULFA) is alsopossible.


Explosives10 0 Explosives detonated by insurgentsfrom the Fuerzas ArmadasRevolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)left ten people, including four minors,injured in Buenaventura. Theexplosives were set in a store in theEl Cambio neighborhood of the city.

27-Mar-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives32 17 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives at the al-Jazeerarestaurant, a restaurant in Ramadipopular with police, killing at leastseventeen people and woundingthirty-two others. Police werereported to be among the casualties.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

27-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 An explosive device targeting apolice patrol in the Doura district ofsouthern Baghdad wounded fourpolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

27-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed twopolicemen in Mosul. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

27-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen attacked an elementaryschool in Kirkuk, wounding twochildren. Attacks on schools andeducators are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt thecountry's reconstruction. Note,another news source stated that thechildren's injuries were caused by anexplosive device.

27-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 A sniper opened fire on police incentral Baghdad, killing one andwounding another. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

27-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A roadside bomb targeting police inKirkuk killed a policeman. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

27-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen stormed the home of SisterMargaret Saour and Sister FadhilaSaour, Chaldean Catholic nuns, andshot and killed Margaret. Fadhilatried to escape but was caught andstabbed to death. Attacks on Iraq'sChristian minority are not frequent inIraq, however priests and nuns havebeen targeted in the past.


Explosives5 2 Militants fired mortars on the GreenZone in Baghdad, the heavilyfortified area of the capital thathouses the Iraqi government and theUS and British embassies, killing anAmerican contractor and a USsoldier. Five other people werewounded (their nationality was notreported, however). Attacks on theGreen Zone are frequent in Iraq.TheIslamic State of Iraq claimedresponsibility for the attack. In astatement, the group reported thatthey fired a rocket on theheadquarters of the Crusaders'embassy in the Green Zone, thestronghold of atheism and apostasy.

27-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb targeting theconvoy of the head of Ninawa'sprovincial council wounded two ofthe official's guards. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

27-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Abbas Salah,a police lieutenant working inBaghdad's major crimes unit, nearhis home in the Zayunaneighborhood of the capital. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

27-Mar-07 Al-Abara Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in Al-Abara, north of Baqubah,killed two policemen and woundedfour other people. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

27-Mar-07 Tal Afar Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A truck loaded with vegetablesexploded near a market in northernTal Afar, killing one person andwounding four others. Just severalminutes later another truck bombexploded in the city as peoplegathered around to receive supposedflour rations. That blast killed atleast sixty-two people. Attacks oncrowded areas are frequent in Iraqand often have sectarianmotivations. It is unclear if the twoattacks were coordinated.

27-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in southeastern Baghdad killeda policeman and wounded twoothers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

27-Mar-07 Tal Afar Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 After the driver of a truck bombremotely detonated his explosives ina Tal Afar market and killed sixty-twopeople, gunmen opened fire onambulances transporting victims tolocal hospitals. Police escortsreturned fire and the gunmen fled.There were no reports of additionalcasualties. Militants often coordinateattacks to target police and otherfirst responders.

27-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq TanzimQa’idatal-Jihad fiBilad al-Rafidayn

Explosives0 3 Militants attacked and killed HarithDhahir Khamees al-Dari, a sheikhwho had publicly announced hisopposition to al-Qaeda and theleader of the 1920 RevolutionBrigades, an insurgent groupbelieved to have held talks with theUnited States and Iraqi governments.Al-Dari is related to Sheikh DhahirZubaie, a Sunni tribal leader whoalso opposes al-Qaeda. (Some newsreports stated that al-Dari is Zubaie'sson, others said he is his brother).Details of the attack are unclear.The US military stated that twosuicide car bombs detonated outsidethe sheikh's home. Iraqi policereported that militants fired rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) into avehicle carrying al-Dari, killing him, abodyguard, and another relative.Family members blamed al-Qaeda inIraq for the attack, as did an internetstatement posted by the 1920Revolution Brigades.It is unclear if al-Dari was targeted for his family'spublic opposition to al-Qaeda orbecause of his role in the 1920Revolution Brigades. Tribal leadersare frequently targeted if they areperceived to be cooperating with thegovernment or coalition forces.

27-Mar-07 Tal Afar Iraq IslamicState ofIraq


347 152 The driver of a truck bomb remotelydetonated his explosives in a Tal Afarmarket after attracting a crowd ofpeople with the promise of free flour.The blast occurred in the Sheikh Juanneighborhood, a predominately Shiitearea, and killed at least 152 peopleand wounded over 347 others,making the attack the most deadlysingle incident since the Americaninvasion in 2003. According toBrigadier General MohammedAhmed, the blast may have been themost powerful explosion in Tal Afar.Another truck bomb exploded justminutes before near a market in thenorthern part of the city, killing oneperson. It is unclear if the attackswere coordinated. As emergencypersonnel attempted to transportvictims to local hospitals, gunmenopened fire on ambulances. Policeescorts returned fire and the gunmenfled. There were no reports ofadditional casualties. Militants oftencoordinate attacks to target policeand other first responders.TheIslamic State of Iraq later claimedresponsibility for the bombings.Inresponse to the attacks, suspectedoff-duty Shiite policemen and angrycitizens killed as many as seventypeople in the predominately SunniWihda neighborhood of Tal Afar.Witnesses reported gunmen takingmen from homes and shooting themexecution style. Some of the victimswere women and children.Policereported that they arrested two menon 3 April believed to be involved inthe bombings.

27-Mar-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants detonated explosives in theSunni Hitteen mosque inIskandariyah, destroying thestructure. Attacks on religiousshrines are frequent in Iraq and oftenhave sectarian motivations.

27-Mar-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen kidnapped a policeman inBaiji. Two days later, police foundthe victim's body. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

27-Mar-07 LashkarGah

AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 11 A suicide bomber in a militaryuniform blew himself up inside thepolice headquarters in Lashkar Gahon March 27. At least 10 policeofficers were reported to have beenkilled. A Taliban spokespersonclaimed that the group wasresponsible of the attack and hadintended to kill the police chief ofHelmand Province.

27-Mar-07 KosovskaMitrovica

Serbia Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was thrown into the buildingof the Serbian Coordination Centrefor Kosovo-Metohija in northernKosovska Mitrovica, causing noinjuries but destroying three carsnearby. Media reports surmise thatthe cause of this is Albaniandispleasure with the Serbiangovernment building a number ofnew structures in the town.

27-Mar-07 Zheray AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 A doctor and four nurses werekidnapped by suspected members ofthe Taliban on March 27. They weretraveling to Kandahar from a medicalcamp they worked at in Zheray whenthe kidnapping occurred. The doctorwas from Kandahar's Public HealthDepartment.

27-Mar-07 BalochistanPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 The Chaltan Express service wasdisrupted when a section of railroadtrack was blown up in Balochistan onMarch 27. No injuries were reported,however.

27-Mar-07 BalochistanPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A cell phone tower in Sibbi inBalochistan was blown up on March27. No injuries were reported,however.

27-Mar-07 Inaruwa Nepal NepalDefenseArmy(NDA)

Explosives0 0 An education training center inInaruwa was the target of a bombattack carried out by suspectedmembers of the Nepal Defense Army(NDA) on March 27. No injuries werereported, however.

27-Mar-07 PeshawarPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A workshop led by the InternationalCommittee of the Red Cross (ICRC) inPeshawar was the target of a bombattack on March 27. No one wasinjured, however.

27-Mar-07 SongkhlaThailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 (1 of 2 coordinated simultaneousattacks)Police report that Islamicinsurgents torched a mobiletelephone transmission tower in theNa Mom district of Songkhla justafter midnight on Tuesday. Therewas no report of injuries, but theblaze caused considerable damageto the relay tower. Islamic insurgentsin Thailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

27-Mar-07 SongkhlaThailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 (2 of 2 coordinated simultaneousattacks)Police report that Islamicinsurgents torched a kindergarten inthe Sadao district of Songkhla justafter midnight on Tuesday. Therewas no report of injuries, but theblaze partly destroyed one of theschool buildings before villagers wereable to extinguish it. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

27-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 23-year-old Muslimman in his home in the Bannang Satadistrict of Yala on Tuesday. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

27-Mar-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsopened fire on a house underconstruction in Pattani on Tuesday,killing a 28-year-old electrician andseriously wounding another whowere working at the site. The victimswere likely targeted because theywere Buddhist, as insurgents sparedthe lives of other workers at thescene.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

27-Mar-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed two Buddhist womenriding past a mosque on amotorcycle in the Sungai Padi districtof Narathiwat on Tuesday. The twovictims were sisters, aged 46 and 43respectively, and both worked at theQueen's model farm project. Thevictims were shot six times at closerange with a handgun and they bothdied at the scene.Islamic insurgentsin Thailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.


0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsset fire to a small roadside restaurantin the Khok Po district of Pattani justafter midnight on Tuesday. Noinjuries were reported, but therestaurant was completely destroyedby the blaze.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

28-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in Mosul wounded a seniorpolice officer. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

28-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb targeting policefrom the al-Urouba police station inKirkuk killed a policeman andwounded two others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

28-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb targeting police inKirkuk killed a policeman andwounded two others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

28-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen shot and wounded apoliceman from the Adala policestation in Kirkuk. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.Note, anothernews agency reported that apoliceman was killed and anotherwounded in the attack.

28-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Police found and defused a roadsidebomb outside a school in Kirkuk.Attacks on educational institutionsare frequent in Iraq, as militantsattempt to disrupt the country'sreconstruction.

28-Mar-07 Karbala Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a formermember of Saddam Hussein's Baathparty in Karbala. Attacks onmembers of Hussein's former regimeare frequent in Iraq.

28-Mar-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policemanin Diwaniya. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

28-Mar-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Police in Diwaniya found the body ofan Iraqi translator who worked for UStroops. The individual had beenabducted by militants several daysbefore. Attacks on those who workwith coalition forces, particularlytranslators, are frequent in Iraq.Note, the incident date listed is thedate the attack was reported.

28-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb targeting police onal-Saddoun street in Baghdaddetonated, however no casualtieswere reported. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

28-Mar-07 MuqdadiyaIraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A roadside bomb exploded near ashopping district in Muqdadiya,killing a civilian. Attacks on publicareas, particularly markets, arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

28-Mar-07 Shirqat Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A car bomb detonated at a policecheckpoint in Shirqat, wounding twopolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

28-Mar-07 Iqedat Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen dressed in police uniformskidnapped a police officer from hishome in Iqedat, Salah al Dinprovince. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

28-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb targeting police inMosul wounded four people. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

28-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 3 A car bomb detonated in a market insouthwestern Baghdad's Bayyadistrict, killing three people andwounding ten others. Attacks onpublic areas, particularly markets,are frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

28-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen abducted Hassan Abdul-Latif, an official at the Iraqi CustomsOffice, from central Baghdad.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

28-Mar-07 MahaweelIraq Unknown Explosives20 2 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives at a market in Mahaweel,killing two people and woundingtwenty others. Attacks on publicareas, particularly markets, arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations. Note, Reutersreported that the explosion wascaused by a car bomb, not a suicidebomber.

28-Mar-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped a femaleengineer as she left her office inDiwaniya. Attacks on engineers andother professionals are frequent inIraq, as militants attempt to disruptthe country's reconstruction.

28-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Nawaf al-Hadidi, the imam of a mosque inMosul. Attacks on religious figuresare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

28-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)targeting the convoy of Ali Al-Hammadi, the deputy governor ofKirkuk, wounded al-Hammadi andtwo of his guards. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.Note, Reuters reported that al-Hammadi was not injured but thatthree of his guards were wounded.

28-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired a rocket on the GreenZone, the heavily fortified area ofBaghdad that houses the Iraqigovernment and the US and Britishembassies. Attacks on the GreenZone are frequent, however therehas been an increase in mortar fire inrecent days.

28-Mar-07 BoumerdesAlgeria Al-Qaedain theIslamicMaghreb


0 0 Members of Al-Qaeda in the IslamicMaghreb, formerly the Salafist Groupfor Call and Combat (GSPC), claimedresponsibility for remotely detonateda bomb in downtown Boumerdes.The bomb's intended target was thepolice chief; however, his convoypassed before the bomb detonated.The explosion caused limiteddamage to surrounding buildings.

28-Mar-07 AdraskanAfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 1 A police officer was killed whenmembers of the Taliban attacked apolice vehicle in Adraskan on March28. The officer was guarding aconstruction company when theattack occurred. A spokesperson forthe Taliban issued a statementclaiming the group's responsibility forthe attack, although he said thatthey had actually killed eight policeofficers.

28-Mar-07 ArghandabAfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 2 Two police officers were killed whensuspected members of the Talibanattacked a police checkpoint inArghandab on March 28. Two otherpolice officers were kidnapped by theattackers.

28-Mar-07 AshqelonIsrael Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinian militants fired twoQassam rockets from the Gaza Striptoward Ashqelon. No injuries ordamage were reported.

28-Mar-07 Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinian militants fired a Qassamrocket from the Gaza Strip towardIsrael, but the rocket misfired andlanded in Gaza. No injuries ordamage were reported.

28-Mar-07 Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinian militants fired a Qassamrocket from the Gaza Strip towardthe western Negev. No injuries ordamage were reported.

28-Mar-07 BoumerdesAlgeria Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded in a traffic circle inBoumerdes. The explosion did notkill or injure anyone and caused onlysome minor damage. The bombtargeted the head of Boumerdes'Judicial Police Mobile Brigade, whopassed through the traffic circle justtwo seconds before the detonation.

28-Mar-07 Sar i Pul AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 The convoy of the governor of Sar IPul, Sayed Iqbal Munib, was thetarget of a roadside bomb on March28. The governor was on his way toa ceremony at a school when thebomb exploded. No injuries werereported, however. Another attacktargeting Munib occurred later in theday. Four people were injured in thelater attack, although Munib escapedunharmed.

28-Mar-07 Sar i Pul AfghanistanUnknown Explosives4 0 A grenade was thrown at the convoyof Sayed Iqbal Munib, the governor ofSar I Pul, on March 28. Munib wasreturning to his office after visiting aschool in the province to participatein an inauguration ceremony. Fourpeople were injured by the grenade,although Munib remained unharmed.He had been the target of an attackearlier in the day as his convoytraveled to the school. Three peoplewere arrested after the two attacks.

28-Mar-07 Sar i Pul AfghanistanUnknown Explosives5 0 Five people were injured when agrenade was thrown at a crowdleaving a ceremony at a school in Sari Pul. The perpetrator of the attackwas not identified, although thepolice reported that three people hadbeen arrested after the attack. Theevent was an inauguration ceremonyfor the school.

28-Mar-07 Bolan Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Power supply was disrupted in Bolanand the surrounding area when apower pylon was blown up on March28. No injuries were reported andthe perpetrator of the attack isunknown.

28-Mar-07 Mastung Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Gas supply in Mastung and thesurrounding area was disruptedwhen a bomb exploded on a pipelineon March 28. The perpetrator of theattack is unknown. No one wasreported injured.

28-Mar-07 Kabul AfghanistanTaliban Explosives12 5 A suicide bomber suspected to beconnected to the Taliban targetedthe vehicle of Kamaludin KhanAchikzay, an intelligence director inthe government, as he blew himselfup in Kabul on March 28. Achikzaywas not hurt, but four civilians werekilled and 12 others were injured bythe explosion.

29-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives102 82 Two suicide bombers detonated theirexplosives in the Shalal market inBaghdad's predominately ShiiteShaab neighborhood, killing eighty-two people and wounding 102others. The market is in an areapatrolled by the 82nd AirborneDivision, the first additional USbrigade to arrive in Baghdad as partof the troop surge. Residents statedthat the market is barricaded on bothends to prevent such attacks.According to Hassan Soneid, a Shiitelawmaker, the terrorists areattacking [these] areas to embarrassthe government, to prove to thepeople that the government is notable to protect those people, sothose people will call for the militiasto come back to help them.

29-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 2 Gunmen opened fire on the convoyof General Jafar Kathum al-Khafaji,the chief of traffic police, as ittraveled through the al-Qahiraneighborhood of north Baghdad,killing two of al-Khafaji's guards andwounding two others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

29-Mar-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a bodyguardfor former Deputy Prime MinisterAhmad Chalabi. Attacks ongovernment officials and members oftheir staff are frequent in Iraq.

29-Mar-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb exploded outside thehome of Colonel Najat Mohammed, aprovincial police official, in Kirkuk.No casualties were reported. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

29-Mar-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped three policemenfrom the main road between Samarraand Dour. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

29-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 An explosive device detonated nearthe al-Jaza'ir police station in the al-Qanat neighborhood of eastBaghdad, wounding four people.One news source reported that theexplosion was casued by mortar fire,another reported that a bombexploded inside a minibus.

29-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives20 3 An improvised explosive device (IED)detonated in a market in westBaghdad's Bayya neighborhood,killing three people and woundingtwenty others. Attacks on crowdedareas, particularly markets, arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

29-Mar-07 MahmudiyahIraq Unknown Explosives20 4 A car bomb detonated in a market inMahmudiya, killing four people andwounding twenty others. Newsagencies reported that the explosionoccurred near a mosque, a hospital,and a bus station. Attacks oncrowded areas are frequent in Iraqand often have sectarianmotivations.

29-Mar-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policemannear his home in Diwaniya. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

29-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 3 Militants left a dead body in a booby-trapped car in the Amil district ofeast Baghdad and then detonatedthe explosives as police arrived toinvestigate. The blast killed twopolicemen and wounded six others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

29-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen abducted Dr. Ridha alQuraishi, the assistant dean of theCollege of Management andEconomy at Mustanisiriya Universityin Baghdad. Attacks on educatorsare frequent in Iraq, as militantsattempt to disrupt the country'sreconstruction.

29-Mar-07 MahmudiyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Dr. KareemNajim al Daini, an optician, inMahmudiyah. Attacks on medicalprofessionals are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt thecountry's reconstruction.

29-Mar-07 Khalis Iraq Unknown Explosives86 43 Three suicide bombers detonatedtheir explosives in quick successionin Khalis, killing a total of forty-threepeople and wounding eighty-sixothers. The first suicide bombertargeted a market that wasespecially crowded becausegovernment flour rations were beingdistributed for the first time in sixmonths. The two other bombingsoccurred near a police checkpointand near a hospital where policewere arriving at the scene. Inaddition, two roadside bombsdetonated along the road leading tothe main hospital and mortar fire wasreported. Note, one news agencyreported that this attack may havealso targeted a joint police-militarypatrol.

29-Mar-07 Khalis Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Three suicide bombers detonatedtheir explosives in quick successionin Khalis, killing a total of forty-threepeople and wounding eighty-sixothers. The second suicide bombertargeted a police checkpoint in anarea near a courthouse. The twoother bombings occurred in a marketand near a hospital where policewere arriving at the scene. Inaddition, two roadside bombsdetonated along the road leading tothe main hospital and mortar fire wasreported.

29-Mar-07 Khalis Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Three suicide bombers detonatedtheir explosives in quick successionin Khalis, killing a total of forty-threepeople and wounding eighty-sixothers. The third explosion wascarried out by a suicide bomberdriving an ambulance. According tothe New York Times, the bomberintended to detonate his explosivesat a hospital but the vehicle hadengine trouble and he was forced todetonate the bomb when peopleapproached him offering help. Othernews agencies reported that theattack targeted police arriving at thescene of the other bombings. Thetwo other explosions occurred near apolice checkpoint and in a market.

29-Mar-07 Khalis Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 After three suicide bombersdetonated their explosives in quicksuccession in Khalis, two roadsidebombs detonated along the roadleading to the main hospital. Mortarfire was also reported. A total offorty-three people were killed in thecoordinated attacks.

29-Mar-07 Negev Israel Unknown Explosives0 0 Palestinian militants fired a Qassamrocket from the Gaza Strip towardthe western Negev. No injuries ordamage were reported.

29-Mar-07 Kohat Pakistan Taliban Explosives0 0 Two video shops in Kohat werebombed by suspected members ofthe Taliban on March 29. No one wasinjured, however, because the storeswere empty at the time of the attack.The incident occurred on the sameday that suspected Taliban membersalso attacked the offices of WorldCable 2000.

29-Mar-07 Kohat Pakistan Taliban Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The office of World Cable 2000 inKohat was set on fire by suspectedmembers of the Taliban on March 29.The attack occurred on the same daythat suspected Taliban members alsobombed two video shops in the area.No one was injured in any of theattacks.

29-Mar-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed the Deputy Chief ofthe Talingsoong village and his wifewhile they were working at theirrubber plantation in the latest drive-by shooting in the Sungai Padidistrict of Narathiwat on Thursday.The two victims, aged 39 and 32,were found lying faced down in therubber field and shot full of bulletholes.Islamic insurgents in Thailand'ssouth continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

29-Mar-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 51-year-old malecivilian in a drive-by shooting inNarathiwat on Thursday. The victimwas ambushed by insurgents as hewas driving his motorcycle.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

29-Mar-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Explosives1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsdetonated a roadside bomb in theWaeng district of Narathiwat onThursday. At least one Muslimvillager was injured by the blast,which was set off using an alarmclock as a timer.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

30-Mar-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policeofficer outside his home in Diwaniya.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

30-Mar-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms1 2 Gunmen shot and killed twopolicemen and wounded another in avillage near Hillah. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

30-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired rockets on a radio andtelevision building in the Karamahneighborhood of eastern Mosul. Nocasualties were reported. Attacks ontelecommunication infrastructure arefrequent in Iraq.

30-Mar-07 VisokiDecani

Serbia Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was thrown at the VisokiDecani Monastery, causing nodamage and inflicting no injuries.

30-Mar-07 Rajouri Kashmir Unknown Firearms4 5 Five members of a Hindu communityin Rajouri were killed and four otherswere injured when unidentifiedgunmen attacked them in theirhomes.

30-Mar-07 Kalat Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded on a pipeline inKalat, disrupting gas supply to thearea.

30-Mar-07 Doda Kashmir Unknown Explosives13 0 A grenade that targeted a policestation in Doda, injuring twelvepeople at a nearby store. A policeofficer was also injured. The grenadewas thrown by an unidentifiedperson.


2 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsdetonated a roadside bomb as policewere patrolling the Por Ming villagein the Sai Buri district of Pattani onFriday morning. The blast woundedtwo officers. Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

30-Mar-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

4 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsdetonated a roadside bomb as policewere patrolling the Mayor district ofPattani early Friday morning. Theexplosion killed a 45-year-old policesenior sergeant and seriously injuredfour other officers.Islamic insurgentsin Thailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.


0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsdetonated a bomb in front of tworetail stores in the Rangae district ofNarathiwat on Friday night. Noinjuries were reported, but the twoshops were damaged by the blast.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

30-Mar-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 49-year-old man infront of his house late Friday eveningin the latest drive-by shooting inPattani. The victim died at the scene.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

31-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in the Amil neighborhood ofsouthwest Baghdad injured threepolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

31-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A militant threw a grenade onto asoccer field in the Zafaraniyahneighborhood of Baghdad, injuringtwo children. Attacks on public areasare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

31-Mar-07 Salahal-Din

Iraq Unknown Unknown0 8 Eight policemen were killed inattacks in Salah al-Din province. Nofurther information was provided.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

31-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on an employeeof al-Iraqiya Television, killing him ashe drove in Baghdad. Attacks on al-Iraqiya, a state television channelthat provides news and otherprogramming, has been targeted bymilitants in the past.

31-Mar-07 Suwayra Iraq Unknown Explosives5 3 A roadside bomb detonated in aSuwayra shopping center, killingthree people and wounding fiveothers. Attacks on public areas,particularly markets, are frequent inIraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

31-Mar-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives22 4 A car bomb detonated at a gasstation in Hillah, killing four peopleand wounding twenty-two others.Some media reports stated thatpolice who were guarding the stationwere among the casualties. Theperpetrator was allegedly noticeddriving the same vehicle two daysbefore and had been told to leavewhen he tried to park near a long lineof people waiting to buy fuel.

31-Mar-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed an Iraqicontractor who worked at a US baseand his son in Diwaniya. Attacks onthose who work with coalition forcesare frequent in Iraq.

31-Mar-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives6 0 A car bomb targeting police in Mosulinjured six people. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

31-Mar-07 TuzKhormato

Iraq Unknown Explosives11 3 A car bomb targeting day laborers ata market in Tuz Khormato killedthree people, including the vehicle'sdriver, and wounded eleven others.The perpetrator was allegedlywaiting for a larger crowd to gatherbefore detonating his explosives,however the device explodedprematurely. Attacks on daylaborers--who are predominatelyShiite--and markets are frequent inIraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

31-Mar-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives22 5 A car bomb exploded near theSadrayn Hospital in Sadr City, apredominately Shiite area ofBaghdad, killing five people andwounding twenty-two others.Attacks on medical facilities arefrequent in Iraq, as militants attemptto disrupt the country'sreconstruction. This attack mayhave also had sectarian motivations.

31-Mar-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms1 8 Gunmen opened fire on a minibuscarrying Iraqi civilian employees at aUS military base in Hawija, killingeight people and wounding one.Attacks on those who work withcoalition forces are frequent in Iraq.

31-Mar-07 Jibla Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed arepresentative of Shiite clericMoqtada al-Sadr in Jibla, near Hillah.Attacks on religious officials arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

31-Mar-07 Jibla Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a guard at aSunni mosque in Jibla, near Hillah,and then set the structure on fire.Attacks on religious shrines arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

31-Mar-07 JabaliyahWestBank/Gaza

Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded inside an internetcafé in the Jabaliyah refugee camp inthe Gaza Strip. The device washomemade. There were no reportsof iinjuries. Attacks on internet cafeshave become more common in Gazarecently.

31-Mar-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and injured a 37-year-oldBuddhist civilian in a drive-byshooting in Yala on Saturdaymorning. The man survived theattack and was being treated at thelocal hospital.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.


2 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsdetonated a roadside bomb in Yalaprovince on Saturday. The blastseriously wounded two Buddhistcivilians, a married couple. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

31-Mar-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed an elderly couple infront of their home in the Rangaedistrict of Narathiwat on Saturdayevening. The insurgents posed ascustomers before they opened fire onthe elderly couple. The two victimsran an alcoholic beverage vendingbusiness from their home. Insurgentsplanted a bomb in the home thatthey later detonated when policearrived at the scene. No one wasinjured. Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

31-Mar-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsgunned down a retired director of alocal school in a drive-by shooting inthe Mayo district of Pattani onSaturday afternoon. The victim wasriding a motorcycle home wheninsurgents ambushed him. He died atthe scene.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

1-Apr-07 GhisonaccioFrance Unknown Explosives0 0 The Ghisonaccio Town Hall, on theisland of Corsica, was attacked with apowerful explosive device. The blastcaused extensive damage to thepremises, but there were no reportedcasualties. Authorities are calling thebomb a high-powered charge.

1-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb targeting theconvoy of Omar al-Jubouri and UmarAbd-al-Sattar, members ofparliament from the Sunni IslamicParty, detonated in the Yarmouk areaof western Baghdad. The IslamicParty reported that no one wasinjured in the attack, however policesources stated that two securityguards were wounded. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

1-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb targeting police inKirkuk detonated, however did notresult in casualties. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

1-Apr-07 Balad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 6 Gunmen attacked a police station inBalad, killing six policemen. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

1-Apr-07 FaisaliyahIraq Unknown Explosives4 0 Militants fired mortars on police inFaisaliyah, wounding four policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

1-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Explosives targeting police in Mosuldetonated, however no informationon casualties was available. This wasone of two bomb attacks on police inMosul on this day.

1-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Explosives targeting police in Mosuldetonated, however no informationon casualties was available. This wasone of two bomb attacks on police inMosul on this day.

1-Apr-07 TuzKhormato

Iraq Unknown Explosives4 3 A bomb exploded in a Tuz Khormatomarket, killing three people andwounding four others. Attacks oncrowded areas, particularly markets,are frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

1-Apr-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired a mortar on the BritishChancellery building in Basra. Nodamage or casualties were reported.Attacks on foreign diplomatic targetsare frequent in Iraq.

1-Apr-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policelieutenant colonel and wounded hisdriver in Tikrit. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

1-Apr-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in Fallujah shot and killedStaff Brigadier General Iyad Abbudal-Jumayli, a pilot who served in theIraqi Army under Saddam Hussein.Attacks on former members ofHussein's regime are frequent inIraq.

1-Apr-07 MusaQala

AfghanistanTaliban Other 0 3 Three men accused by the Taliban ofspying for British troop were foundhanging from trees in Musa Qala onApril 1. Attacks such as this onehave been occurring more frequentlyin the Afghanistan.

1-Apr-07 NadarShahKot

AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 A school in Nadar Shah Kot wasdestroyed by two bombs thatexploded at night on April 1.

1-Apr-07 BatticaloaSriLanka


Firearms2 6 Suspected members of the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) shotand killed six aid workers and injuredtwo others in Batticaloa on April 1.The workers had been helping withthe construction of the Village ofHope, a project aiding orphanedchildren.

1-Apr-07 BaramullaKashmir Unknown Firearms0 1 Jan Mohammad Kakroo, a seniormember of the Congress Party, wasshot and killed by unidentifiedgunmen in a shrine in Baramulla onApril 1. Kakroo was celebrating theEid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, or the birthdayof the Prophet Mohammad.

2-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen opened fire on the convoyof an official at the Interior Ministry incharge of police affairs, seriouslywounding two security guards.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

2-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped a judge in Kirkuk.Attacks on judges and othergovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

2-Apr-07 Khalis Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb detonated in a Khalismarket, killing and wounding anunknown number of individuals.Attacks on public areas, particularlymarkets, are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivation. Asuicide bomber detonated hisexplosives in another market inKhalis on this day.

2-Apr-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed ChieftainAhmad al-Rawi, a member of theSunni Muslim Association of Scholarsin Fallujah. Attacks on religiousofficials are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.

2-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A roadside bomb targeting police insouthern Kirkuk wounded fivepolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

2-Apr-07 Ishaqi Iraq Unknown Explosives6 0 A roadside bomb targeting AamirAbdul-Hadi, the mayor of Balad,wounded Abdul-Hadi and five of hisbodyguards. The convoy wastraveling near Ishaqi when theexplosion occurred. Attacks ongovernment leaders are frequent inIraq.

2-Apr-07 Khalis Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen abducted nine people whowork at an electrical company asthey returned home from work.Attacks on Iraq's utility infrastructureare frequent in Iraq, as militantsattempt to disrupt the country'sreconstruction.

2-Apr-07 QazaniyaIraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Two female school teachers and theirdriver went missing in Qazaniya, atown in Diyala province. Three dayslater police found the heads of twowomen in the area. It is unclear ifthey were the women who had beenkidnapped, however attacks onteachers and schools are frequent inIraq.

2-Apr-07 Khalis Iraq Unknown Explosives20 3 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives outside a popularrestaurant in a Khalis market, killingthree people and wounding twentyothers. Attacks on crowded areasare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations. Note,McClatchy News reported that theblast was caused by a bomb left in abroken freezer that was being usedby vendors in the market as a table.

2-Apr-07 Mandli Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded in a trailer carryingthirty tons of rice to Mandli, east ofBaqubah, destroying the vehicle andits contents. According to McClatchyNews, the residents of Mandli havenot received government rice rationsfor seven months.

2-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired a mortar on the Imumaschool in Baghdad, causing onlydamages. Attacks on educationalinstitutions are frequent in Iraq.

2-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb exploded outsidethe Nidaa Mosque in the al-Qahira(Cairo) district of Baghdad, woundingthree people. Attacks on religiousshrines are frequent in Iraq.

2-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives187 15 A suicide truck bomber detonatedexplosives hidden underneath bagsof flour at a police checkpoint inKirkuk, killing fifteen people,including an American soldier, andwounding at least 187 others.Twenty children walking home froman adjacent school were among theinjured. The American soldier waspart of a delegation of US troopsvisiting the Iraqi criminalinvestigations unit at the policecompound. It is unclear if thebombing targeted the Americans.The police headquarters in Kirkukwas attacked by a suicide bomberjust six months ago, prompting itsmove to the current location.According to the Associated Press,this was the third attack in the lastweek in which suicide bombers hidexplosives under flour rations.

2-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 4 A roadside bomb detonated near acourthouse in the Bayaa area ofBaghdad, killing four people andwounding ten others. Attacks oncourts and other governmentbuildings are frequent in Iraq.

2-Apr-07 Ampara SriLanka


Explosives25 16 A bomb exploded in a bus heading toBibile in Ampara on April 2, killing atleast 16 people and injuring 25others. The bomb was suspected tohave been planted on a luggage rackin the bus by the Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam (LTTE). One soldierriding on the bus was among thosekilled. Two other soldiers wereamong the injured.

2-Apr-07 BatticaloaSriLanka


Explosives0 0 Suspected members of the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) blew upa high voltage electricity transformerin Batticaloa on April 2.

2-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 27-year-old Muslimcivilian as he sat in front of his homein Narathiwat on Monday night. Twoinsurgents drive passed the victim'shome on motorcycles and openedfire at the defenseless villager. Hedied instantly at the scene.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

3-Apr-07 MexicoCity

Mexico Unknown Explosives0 0 The Canadian embassy in Mexicowas attacked by unknowninsurgents, who launched a Molotovcocktail at the building. Theexplosive, which was throw from apassing car, failed to detonate.

3-Apr-07 Latifiyah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed twopolicemen in Latifiyah, south ofBaghdad. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

3-Apr-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Tikrit, killing one policemenand wounding two others. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

3-Apr-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked a fuel station inKut, killing one a security guard andwounding another. Attacks on gasstations are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt one ofthe country's most profitableindustries.

3-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policemanwhile on he was on his way to workin Kirkuk. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

3-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policevehicle in the Adhemiyahneighborhood of Baghdad, killing onepoliceman and wounding another.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

3-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 A policeman was shot and injured inthe Doura district of southernBaghdad. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

3-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen kidnapped Sheikh WisamSadoon, the imam of al-Salammosque, and one of his guards fromthe New Baqubah area of Baqubah.Attacks on religious figures arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.Police inBaqubah found the Sheikh's body on9 April. No information was reportedon the imam's driver.

3-Apr-07 Hibhib Iraq Unknown Unknown0 5 Police found the bodies of fivepolicemen dumped on a main streetin Hibhib. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

3-Apr-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policemanin Kut. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

3-Apr-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A bomb targeting a police patrol inKut killed a policeman and woundedthree others. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

3-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen abducted Judge KhaledFadaam in the Aazim neighborhoodof northern Baghdad. Attacks onjudges and other governmentofficials are frequent in Iraq.

3-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives30 1 A roadside bomb exploded in the al-Kubaisi shopping center in theZafaraniya neighborhood of southernBaghdad, killing one person andwounding thirty others. Attacks onpublic areas, particularly markets,are frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

3-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A bomb targeting a police patrol inKirkuk detonated, wounding twopolicemen and a civilian. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

3-Apr-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Unknown1 1 Militants attacked the convoy of apolice commander in Tikrit, killingone of the commander's guards andwounding another. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

3-Apr-07 Nimroz AfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 0 Suspected members of the Talibankidnapped two French and threeAfghan aid workers in Nimroz on April3. The workers were from theorganization called A World for OurChildren. The Taliban issued astatement claiming responsibility forthe kidnapping.

3-Apr-07 BalaMorghab

AfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 0 A police officer was kidnapped bymembers of the Taliban in BalaMorghab on April 3. A spokespersonfor the Taliban claimed responsibilityfor the incident and said that thegroup had also taken two policevehicles.

3-Apr-07 Marja AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 1 Maulvi Abdul Salam, a local cleric inMarja, was shot and killed byunidentified gunmen on his wayhome from the market on April 3.

3-Apr-07 Kamrup India UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Explosives15 0 Suspected members of the UnitedLiberation Front of Assam (ULFA)threw grenades in a market inKamrup on April 3, injuring at least15 people. The attack may havebeen related to a ULFA protestagainst police abuses against thewives of ULFA members.

3-Apr-07 Srinagar Kashmir Unknown Explosives6 0 A grenade was thrown into a CentralReserve Police Force in Srinagar onApril 3, injuring at least six civilians.The identity of the attack isunknown.

3-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 Police report that a female policesergeant narrowly escaped deathwhen Islamic insurgents detonated abomb underneath her vehicle just asshe arrived to work on Tuesdaymorning in the Muang district of Yala.The 3-kilogram bomb destroyed theofficer's truck, but she escapedwithout injury.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

3-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that an Islamicinsurgent stormed into the home oflocal Muslim villager and shot himdead as he watched television in theSukirin district of Narathiwat onTuesday evening. The 29-year-oldvictim died at the scene, but his wifeand children escaped unharmed.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

4-Apr-07 Lekeitio Spain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unidentified perpetrators threw threeMolotov cocktails at the Basqueregional police forces in Lekeitio.Only two of the devices detonated,causing some minor damages to thefront wall and shutters.

4-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in the Qadisiyah neighborhoodof central Mosul killed a police majorand wounded a civilian. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

4-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb targeting theconvoy of Major General Wathiq al-Hamdani, the chief of police in Mosul,wounded four of al-Hamdani'sguards. The blast occurred in theMithaq district of the city while al-Hamdani was on a tour of Mosul tofollow up on the security plan.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

4-Apr-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms0 11 Gunmen opened fire on a minibuscarrying employees of a power plantin Hawija, killing eleven people.Attacks on Iraq's utility infrastructureare frequent in Iraq. Militants killedeight utility workers in the area justdays before.

4-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 10 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Baqubah, killing fourpolicemen. Six of the perpetratorswere killed in the subsequent gunbattle.

4-Apr-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a formerarmy officer who served underSaddam Hussein in Fallujah. Attackson former members of Hussein'sregime are frequent in Iraq.

4-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped Ali al-Harbaqi,the head of several local NGOs, as hewas driving on a main road nearSamarra. Attacks on non-governmental organizations and theirstaff are frequent in Iraq.

4-Apr-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped Major GeneralFuad Faris, a former chief of police inDiwaniya, as he stood outside hishome. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

4-Apr-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed two Iraqicontractors who worked with theIraqi military in Diwaniya. Attacks onthose who work with Iraqi andcoalition forces are frequent in Iraq.

4-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb exploded near anoil pipeline south of Basra. The blastdamaged the pipeline, however nocasualties were reported. Attacks onoil installations are frequent in Iraq,as militants attempt to disrupt one ofthe country's most profitableindustries.

4-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 3 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives near the al-Jaza'ir policestation at one of the entrances toSadr City, a predominately Shiitedistrict of Baghdad, killing threepeople and wounding six others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq. The attack may also have hadsectarian motivations.

4-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen kidnapped Khamaei Mushin,a well-known television presenterduring the rule of Saddam Husseinand most recently a reporter onsocial and cultural life for Radio FreeIraq, a US-funded station. Two daysafter her abduction, police found herbody bearing gunshot wounds inwest Baghdad. Attacks on journalistsare frequent in Iraq.

4-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Militants kidnapped Othhman al-Mashhadani, a reporter for the Saudinewspaper al-Watan, in the Shulahneighborhood of west Baghdad.Family members reported that theperpetrators called hours after thekidnapping and demanded a ransom,however stated that he had receivedthreats in the past. Attacks onjournalists are frequent in Iraq.Al-Jazeera later reported that Iraqipolice found the body of al-Mashhadani in Baghdad's Ghazaliyaharea, near Shulah.

4-Apr-07 Presevo Serbia Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosion went off near amunicipal building in Presevo in thesouth of Serbia, causing no injuriesbut breaking windows in the buildingand several nearby.

4-Apr-07 Mazar-eSharif

AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 The Afghanistan Independent HumanRights Commission was the target ofan attack when a bomb explodedoutside its office in Mazar-e Sharif onApril 4. No one was reported injured,however, the office building wasdamaged.

4-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed two elderly civilians ina drive-by shooting in the Ruesodistrict of Narathiwat on Wednesdaymorning. The two victims wereattacked as they were finishingbreakfast at a local tea shop. Theyboth died at the scene. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

4-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and critically wounded amechanic in a drive-by shooting inthe Muang district of Yala onWednesday. The victim was rushedto the hospital for treatment.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

4-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsset fire to two public school buildingsin the Yaha district of Yala in the latenight hours of Wednesday. Nofatalities were reported, but thebuildings were severely damaged.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

5-Apr-07 LakhdariaAlgeria Unknown Explosives0 0 Two bombs exploded on a railroadtrack in Lakhdaria. Minimal damagewas reported and the bombsintended target, the night train; wasnot damaged. No group has claimedresponsibility.

5-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb targeting police insouthern Baghdad's Doura districtwounded a policeman. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

5-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Militants kidnapped a mosque imam.Two days later police found his bodyin a northern suburb of Baqubah.Attacks on religious figures arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

5-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb detonated near a busstation in Baqubah, causing damagesbut no reported injuries. Attacks ontransportation networks are frequentin Iraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

5-Apr-07 Mandili Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen opened fire on the mayor ofMandili, a town east of Baqubah,killing him and wounding two of hisguards. Attacks on governmentofficials are frequent in Iraq.

5-Apr-07 Kanan Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 Militants fired two rockets on Kanan,southeast of Baqubah. The deviceslanded near a school and a policestation, wounding four children. It isunclear which target the perpetratorsintended to hit, however both arefrequently attacked.

5-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Three improvised explosive devices(IEDs) detonated outside the Instituteof Teachers for Girls in the Tiseenarea of Kirkuk, causing only materialdamages. Attacks on educationalinstitutions are frequent in Iraq.

5-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 An improvised explosive device (IED)targeting Lieutenant Colonel Assad,the chief of the al-Khadhraa policestation, killed a policeman andinjured another. Assad was alsowounded in the blast. The attackoccurred on a highway in Baghdad.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

5-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb targeting police inthe Zafaraniyah area of southernBaghdad wounded two policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

5-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 2 A bomb targeting police in westernBaghdad's Adel neighborhood killedtwo policemen and wounded sixothers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

5-Apr-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen stormed the home of StaffBrigadier General Abd-al-Karim al-Halbusi, a former senior Iraqi armyofficial under Saddam Hussein, in theal-Julan neighborhood of Fallujah,killing him in front of his family.Attacks on former members ofHussein's regime are frequent inIraq.

5-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants detonated explosives alongthe Rumayia pipeline west of Basra.No casualties were reported,however the pipeline was damagedin the blast. Attacks on oilinstallations and infrastructure arefrequent in Iraq, as militants attemptto disrupt one of the country's mostprofitable industries.

5-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives12 1 A suicide bomber driving a garbagetruck detonated his explosives nearthe main entrance to the offices ofBaghdad Satellite Television, killingthe deputy director of the station andwounding twelve other employees.Gunmen allegedly opened fire on theguards so that the bomber coulddrive close to the building. BaghdadSatellite Television is owned by theSunni Islamic Party. Attacks ontelecommunication targets andjournalists are frequent in Iraq.Note,the attack occurred near agovernment security office and abase housing US and Iraqi forces. Itappears that the intended target ofthe attack, however, was thetelevision station.

5-Apr-07 PeshawarPakistan Unknown Explosives2 0 The City District Women DegreeCollege in Peshawar was the targetof an attack when a bomb explodednearby on April 5. Two people mayhave been injured. The perpetratorsof the attack are unknown. Onesource stated that no injuries werereported, however AFP sad twocitizens were wounded.

5-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives15 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentslaunched grenades into a crowd ofworshippers at a mosque in the Yahadistrict of Yala early Thursdaymorning. Around 150 people weregathered for morning prayers whenfive insurgents riding in a pickuptruck fired M-79 grenades into themosque. Fifteen worshippers werewounded in the attack. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

5-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsthrew a grenade at the Al-IsmamiyahMosque in the Yaha district of Yalaearly Thursday morning. This attackcame just minutes after anothermosque attack in the same districtabout one kilometer away. Unlike thefirst attack, no injuries were reportedin this attack, but the structure of themosque was damaged by the blast.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

5-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Police report that two Islamicinsurgents shot a 37-year-oldplantation worker as he commuted towork on Thursday morning in theTambon Khokpo area of Pattani. Thevictim was found in a pool of bloodby local villagers who rushed him tothe hospital. His condition isunknown. Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

5-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 52-year-oldassistant village leader in a drive-byshooting in the Rusoh district ofNarathiwat late Thursday night. Themilitants attacked the victims as theywere in route to guard a publicschool for the night. The secondvictim, a 45-year-old chairman of thelocal village, survived the attack, butwas injured by the gunfire. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

5-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsopened fire on two villagers travelingon a motorcycle in the Rangaedistrict of Narathiwat late Thursdaynight. The driver was killed in theattack while his passenger sufferedgunshot wounds. Islamic insurgentsin Thailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

5-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a local villager as hewas standing in front of hisneighbor's home in the Rangaedistrict of Narathiwat on Thursdaynight.Islamic insurgents in Thailand'ssouth continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

5-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 51-year-old villagerin front of his home in the Muangdistrict of Narathiwat on Thursdaynight.Islamic insurgents in Thailand'ssouth continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

6-Apr-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb targeting police inHawija injured four policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

6-Apr-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown ChemicalAgent

43 12 A suicide bomber driving a truckcarrying chlorine gas detonated hisexplosives near a police checkpointin Ramadi, killing at least twelvepeople and wounding forty-threeothers. Police reportedly opened fireon the driver before he reached thecheckpoint, forcing him to detonatethe bomb near an apartmentcomplex. The attack was at least thesixth incident involving chlorine gasin Anbar province this year and isconsidered the deadliest.

6-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen damaged an oil pipelinelinking Kirkuk with the Baiji oilrefinery. Attacks on oil installationsare frequent in Iraq, as militantsattempt to disrupt one of thecountry's most profitable industries.

6-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Baghdad, however nocasualties were reported. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

6-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb targeting police explodedin Mosul. No information oncasualties was available. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

6-Apr-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen shot and injured KarimOmran al-Shafi, a tribal sheikh, as hedrove in Hillah. Attacks on triballeaders are frequent in Iraq and oftenhave sectarian motivations. Tribalofficials are also targeted in manyinstances for allegedly cooperatingwith the Iraqi government orcoalition forces.

6-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in southern Baghdad's Douradistrict, wounding three policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

6-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Shaikh Ghazial-Hanash, a tribal leader, as he left amosque in southeastern Mosul.Attacks on tribal officials are frequentin Iraq and often have sectarianmotivations. Tribal leaders are alsooften targeted for allegedlycooperating with the Iraqigovernment and coalition forces.

6-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb detonated near theCollege of Law in Kirkuk, woundingthree people. Attacks on educationalinstitutions are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt thecountry's reconstruction.

6-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed MuhannadIbrahim, an engineer at the Ministryof Public Works, outside his home insouthern Baghdad's Saydiyahneighborhood. Attacks ongovernment workers are frequent inIraq. Engineers and otherprofessionals are also often targeted,as militants attempt to disrupt thecountry's reconstruction.

6-Apr-07 Amriyatal-Fallujah

Iraq Unknown Explosives2 7 A roadside bomb targeting a minibuson a main road in Amriyat al-Fallujahkilled seven people and wounded twoothers, all from the same family.Attacks on transportation networksare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

6-Apr-07 AlbuHatim

Iraq Unknown Explosives7 0 A roadside bomb targeting a minibusnear Albu Hatim, west of Fallujah,wounded seven people. Attacks ontransportation networks are frequentin Iraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

6-Apr-07 PeshawarPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bus heading to Quetta was partiallydamaged when a bomb exploded ata bus terminal in Peshawar on April6. No injuries were reported,however.

6-Apr-07 DeraIsmailKhan

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Two bombs exploded on April 6 atthe site of a fair in Dera Ismail Khanthe day before it was scheduled toopen. No injuries were reported.The bombers, who have not beenidentified, left pamphlets at thescene claiming that the fair was un-Islamic.

6-Apr-07 Kohat Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A music store in Kohat was damagedby a bomb explosion on April 6. Noone was injured, however. The policelater arrested two men reported tohave planted the bomb.

6-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand BRN Firearms0 3 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed three police officerswho were on guard during an armyconscription drive in front of thePanare District's office in Pattani onFriday. The drive-by shooting tookplace in broad daylight and in front ofa crowd of more than 100 people.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

6-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsset fire to a wooden public schoolbuilding in the Parane district ofPattani in the early morning hours onFriday. The two-storey building wasburnt to the ground despite theefforts of local firemen to extinguishthe blaze.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

7-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb targeting police onPalestine Street in east Baghdadkilled one policeman and woundedtwo others. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

7-Apr-07 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 6 A suicide car bomber drove hisvehicle into an Interior Ministry policecheckpoint in the Qadsiyah district ofSamarra, killing himself and fivepolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

7-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb detonated on acommercial street in the Baiyyadistrict of southern Baghdad,wounding two people and damagingseveral nearby shops. Attacks onpublic areas, particularly markets,are frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

7-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 Militants fired a mortar on an InteriorMinistry building, wounding fourpolicemen. Attacks on governmenttargets and police are frequent inIraq.

7-Apr-07 SulaimanBeq

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen kidnapped and later killedan engineer and two technicians inSulaiman Beq. Attacks onprofessionals are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt thecountry's reconstruction.

7-Apr-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms4 0 Gunmen opened fire on the trafficpolice headquarters in Tikrit, injuringfour policemen. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

7-Apr-07 Dojma Iraq Unknown Unknown0 2 Residents of Dojma, a village innorthern Iraq, reported that theywitnessed the murder of twopolicemen on their way home.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

7-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb exploded outside aliquor shop along the Baghdad-Kirkukhighway, damaging several stores.Attacks on liquor stores are frequentin Iraq, as some extremists believethat the sale of alcohol violatesIslamic law.

7-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A roadside bomb targeting police onthe Hawija-Ranja road, southwest ofKirkuk, killed one policemen andinjured three others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

7-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 A car bomb parked on Hamza squarenear the Jula Nar restaurant killedone person and wounded five others.Attacks on crowded areas arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

7-Apr-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen opened fire on agovernment building in Diyala,wounding two civilians. Attacks ongovernment targets are frequent inIraq.

7-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Armed men stormed the Kinaanmarket in Baqubah at 10am andordered at least twenty-one shopowners to abandon their stalls. Theythen set fire to the marketplace,causing an estimated one millionIraqi dinars worth of damage.

7-Apr-07 HuwayderIraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Authorities found the body of SheikhSa'dun al-Ta'i, the imam of the al-Salam mosque, in Huwayder.Attacks on religious officials arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

7-Apr-07 Khost AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedMawlawi Mohammad Anwar, thehead of the Khost Ulema Council, ashe was traveling in Khost on April 7.

7-Apr-07 VavuniyaSriLanka


Explosives25 8 A bomb planted by suspectedmembers of the Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam (LTTE) exploded on apassenger bus traveling from Mannarto Vavuniya on April 7. Eight peoplewere killed and 25 others wereinjured.

7-Apr-07 Nalchik Russia Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unidentified persons threw a numberof bottles with incendiary ingredientsover the very tall cement fence of anarmy barracks. No one was injured,but one of the bottles hit a car and litit on fire, which was quickly put out.

8-Apr-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in Fallujah killed a policemanand wounded another. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

8-Apr-07 MahmudiyahIraq Unknown Explosives25 15 An explosive device detonated nextto the general hospital inMahmudiyah, killing at least fifteenpeople and wounding twenty-fiveothers. Some reports stated theattack was caused by a car bomb,others said a rocket landed in thearea. Attacks on hospitals andmedical professionals are frequent inIraq, as militants attempt to disruptthe country's reconstruction.

8-Apr-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 0 A bomb targeting an elite police unit,the Scorpion Brigade, was detonatedby remote control in Hillah, seriouslywounding two policemen. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.Reutersreported that police arrested twosuspects in a neighboring district.

8-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 1 A roadside bomb targeting police inthe Adhamiyah district of northernBaghdad killed a policeman andwounded seven others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

8-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives22 6 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police checkpoint insouthwest Baghdad, killing himself, apoliceman, and four civilians.Twenty-two others were injured inthe blast. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

8-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Baqubah, injuring threepolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

8-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb targeting police inwestern Baghdad killed a policemanand wounded another. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

8-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A sniper shot and killed a policemanin the al-Majmu'ah al-Thaqafiyaharea of western Mosul. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

8-Apr-07 Halabja Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Authorities found and defused aroadside bomb left outside theHalabja Teacher Training Institute.Attacks on educational institutionsare frequent in Iraq, as militantsattempt to disrupt the country'sreconstruction.

8-Apr-07 Faizabad AfghanistanTaliban Explosives1 0 A grenade was thrown into the houseof the mayor of Faizabad on April 8.The mayor's sister was injured in theattack, which was suspected by thepolice to have been carried out bymembers of the Taliban.

8-Apr-07 DantewadaIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives4 0 A bomb planted by suspectedmembers of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoist (CPI-M) injured fourSpecial Police Officers (SPOs) near acamp in Dantewada on April 8.

8-Apr-07 DantewadaIndia Unknown Explosives1 0 A radio-controlled bomb explodedoutside of a camp in Dantewada onApril 8, injuring a Special PoliceOfficer (SPO). The incident occurredon the same day that four SPOs wereinjured in another attack at thecamp.

8-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 A husband and wife, Rormalee Serni,38, and Hormeema Saleh, 30, werefound shot dead in the rubberplantation where they worked. Thebodies had been lying there for fivedays. The couple were from BanChong Kao in Bannang Sata districtin Yala province in southern Thailand.(The incident date is estimated.)Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

9-Apr-07 Cali Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives39 1 A car bomb in Cali killed one personand left 39 others injured. Explosivesinside of a Renault vehicle weredetonated by insurgents from theFuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias deColombia (FARC) outside a policeheadquarters. The blast injured 14police officers and 25 civilians, andkilled a taxi driver on the scene atthe time of the explosion. PresidentUribe announced a reward of 100million pesos for the capture of theperpetrators.

9-Apr-07 Kabul AfghanistanUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 The office of the Afghanistan LiberalParty, a political party, in Kabul wasset on fire by militants on April 9. Noone was injured, however, becausethe staff was away at a meeting.

9-Apr-07 DarraAdamkhel

Pakistan Taliban Explosives0 0 Suspected members of the Talibanexploded a bomb at a barber shop inDarra Adamkhel on April 9. Noinjuries were reported. The shop hadbeen warned that shaving men'sbeards was un-Islamic.

9-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 1 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in the Adhamiya neighborhoodof northeast Baghdad killed apoliceman and injured seven others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

9-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Police found the body of SheikhAhmed Ibrahim, the imam of the al-Twubaa Sunni mosque, in Baqubah.The imam had been shot andtortured. Attacks on religiousofficials are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.

9-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives21 7 A car bomb parked in a market inBaghdad's al-Aalam neighborhoodkilled seven people and woundedtwenty-one others. Attacks on publicareas, particularly markets, arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

9-Apr-07 Samawa Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb targeting police inthe al-Husayn area of Samawainjured three policemen. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

9-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 A sniper shot and killed a policemanand a civilian in the Douraneighborhood of southern Baghdad.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

9-Apr-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped Dr. Abdul HamzaHammed as he drove to theHashimaya hospital in Hillah. Attackson medical professionals arefrequent in Iraq, as militants attemptto disrupt the country'sreconstruction.

9-Apr-07 Khalis Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Jalal al-Daini,a tribal leader, in Khalis. Attacks ontribal leaders are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.Tribal leaders are also often targetedif they are perceived to support thegovernment or coalition forces.

9-Apr-07 Hibhib Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Sheikh GelanAbdullah, a preacher at a Sunnimosque and a member of the Khaliscity council, near his home in Hibhib.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

9-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Police found the body of a member ofthe Kurdistan Democratic Party nearKirkuk. The official had beenstabbed to death. Attacks ongovernment officials and members ofpolitical parties are frequent in Iraq.


1 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsdetonated a roadside bomb thatkilled the 55-year-old chief of theBang Lang Tambon AdministrativeOrganization as he was driving onMonday morning in the Banang Satadistrict of Yala. The chief's 37-year-old passenger was also criticallyinjured in the attack. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

9-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a Buddhist civilian ashe was driving a car through theMuang district of Yala around noonon Monday. The victim died instantlyat the scene. Insurgents left a note atthe scene which read: We will killBuddhists. We have tolerated thingsfor a long time, from now we will killyou all.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

9-Apr-07 Bangkok Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 Police report that a bomb exploded infront of a popular movie theater afew minutes after eleven o'clock onMonday evening in Bangkok. Theexplosion damaged three telephonebooths and caused panic in the area,but no injuries or deaths werereported.The site of this attack wasalso one of the nine targets duringthe New Year's Eve attacks earlierthis year. Given that the area waslargely deserted at the hour of theattack, police believe that thebombing was intended to causepanic rather than causalities. Nosuspects have been identified at thistime.

9-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms7 4 Police report that Islamic insurgentsambushed a group of Muslimstudents in a drive-by shooting in theBanang Sata district of Yala onMonday afternoon. The studentswere riding back to school in a busafter attending the funeral of abombing victim. The students allattended a private Islamic school inthe same district. Insurgents killedfour students and injured sevenothers. Two of the victims wereteenagers while the other two menwere in their early twenties.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

9-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 32-year-old man ashe was working in the fields of arubber plantation in the Ramandistrict of Yala early Mondaymorning.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

9-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsgunned down an ice-cream vendorwith a 9mm pistol and an AK47around noon in the Muang district ofYala. The attack occurred in theSateng sub-district and the victimdied instantly at the scene.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.


1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsdetonated a bomb on a bridge in theTasap sub-district of the Muangdistrict in Yala around 12:30pm onMonday. One male bystander waswounded by the blast.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

10-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired mortars on theheadquarters of the First Regiment ofNinawa Police Command in the al-Ghbatah area of eastern Mosul.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

10-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a member ofthe Fallujah city council. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

10-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives11 6 A car bomb detonated near BaghdadUniversity, killing six people andwounding eleven others. Studentswere reported to be among thecasualties. Attacks on educationalinstitutions are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt thecountry's reconstruction.

10-Apr-07 MuqdadiyaIraq Unknown Explosives33 17 A female suicide bomber detonatedher explosives among a group ofpolice recruits in Muqdadiyah, killingherself and sixteen other people. Atleast thirty-three were wounded inthe blast. The victims were waitingto learn the results of exams theyhad taken days earlier to becomepolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

10-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 According to an American militaryspokesman, militants launched atleast seven mortar attacks on theGreen Zone, the heavily fortified areaof Baghdad that houses the Iraqgovernment and the US and Britishembassies, in the first ten days ofApril. No casualties were reported inthe bombings. Attacks on the GreenZone are frequent in Iraq.Note, exactdates were not given for each attack.The incident date listed is the datethe attacks were reported.







10-Apr-07 Tirana Albania Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded near the car of anAlbanian opposition politician, who isalso the editor of a local newspaper,damaging the car. Erion Brace,editor of Zeri I Populi, parked his caroutside of the newspaperheadquarters shortly before thebomb exploded. The articlepostulates that this is because ofnegative coverage in the newspaperof Albanian Prime Minister SaliBerisha.

10-Apr-07 Bak AfghanistanUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A school in Bak was set on fire byunidentified men who first bound thehands of the school's guards. Noinjuries were reported, althoughthere were supposed to be about 600students at the school.

10-Apr-07 Munger India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 Two school buildings next to eachother in Munger were blown up bysuspected members of theCommunist Party of India-Maoist(CPI-M) on April 10. The buildingshad been housing members of theCentral Reserve Police Force (CRPF).No one was injured, however,because the attacks occurred late atnight when no one was in thebuildings.

10-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentson motorbikes shot and killed aBuddhist civilian in a drive-byshooting in the Muang district of Yalaon Tuesday. The victim died at thescene.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

10-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsgunned down a 38-year-old villagesecurity volunteer in a drive-byshooting in the Rangae district ofNarathiwat on Tuesday. The femalevictim was shot dead while driving tothe district office where she workedas a security guard.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

11-Apr-07 Bayonne France Irrintzi Explosives0 0 A Basque group claimedresponsibility for two attemptedattacks occurring on 11 April. Of thefirst attempt, authorities defused anexplosive device outside the SocialistParty office in Bayonne. The devicewas comprised of small gas cylinderslinked to alarm clocks serving as atriggering mechanism. This Basquegroup stated that the group carriedout these actions with the aim ofdrawing the presidential candidates'attention to the situation in Euzkadi(Basque Country) so that they do notforget that they bear a share of theresponsibility in this conflict.

11-Apr-07 Biarritz France Irrintzi Explosives0 0 A Basque group claimedresponsibility for two attemptedattacks occurring on 11 April. Of thesecond attempt, authorities defusedan explosive device near the touristinformation office in Biarritz. Thedevice was comprised of small gascylinders linked to alarm clocksserving as a triggering mechanism.This Basque group stated that thegroup carried out these actions withthe aim of drawing the presidentialcandidates' attention to the situationin Euzkadi (Basque Country) so thatthey do not forget that they bear ashare of the responsibility in thisconflict.

11-Apr-07 Skikda Algeria Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants blew up a natural gaspipeline between the Skikda and Jijel.No one was injured in the attack butthe bomb caused significant damageto the pipeline.

11-Apr-07 Algiers Algeria Al-Qaedain theIslamicMaghreb

Explosives162 23 Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb(formerly the Salafist Group for Calland Combat) detonated three suicidecar bombs near a governmentbuilding in Algiers. The attack killed23 people and injured 162 others.The bombers were targeting theoffice of Prime Minister AbdulazizBelkhadem; however, he escapedunharmed from the blast. The attackwas later claimed by Al-Qaeda in theIslamic Maghreb. Some reportsindicate the suicide bombers trainedin Iraq prior to the attack. The attackis the most deadly perpetrated bythe Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghrebsince their re-branding from theGSPC.

11-Apr-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policemanoutside his home in Kut. This wasone of two similar attacks on policein Kut on this day.

11-Apr-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policemanoutside his home in Kut. This wasone of two similar attacks on policein Kut on this day.

11-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed Abd-al-AbbasHashim, the Director General ofProjects at the Electricity Ministry, ashe drove in the Qanat area of eastBaghdad. One of Hashim's escortswas also killed in the shooting.Hashim had reportedly receivedthreats in the past. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

11-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives8 1 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in Mosul killed one policemanand wounded two others. Sixcivilians were also injured in theblast. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

11-Apr-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in Hillah killed a policeman andwounded three others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

11-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen attacked the headquartersof the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan inMosul. Guards returned fire andinjured two of the perpetrators.Authorities seized machineguns anda rocket launcher from the men.Attacks on government targets arefrequent in Iraq.

11-Apr-07 Yaqubi AfghanistanUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A school in Yaqubi was set on fire byunidentified gunmen on April 11. Noone was injured, however.

11-Apr-07 LaghmanAfghanistanUnknown Unknown2 1 One police officer was killed and twoothers were wounded when theywere attacked while traveling inLaghman on April 11. The identitiesof the attackers are unknown.

11-Apr-07 JhalakathiBangladeshJamatulMujahedinBangladesh

Firearms0 1 A public prosecutor, Hyder Hossain,was shot and killed by suspectedmembers of the Jamatul MujahedinBangladesh (JMB) in Jhalakathi onApril 11. Hossain, who had brought acase against JMB members of killingjudges in Jhalakathi, was coming outof a mosque when he was shot.

11-Apr-07 Algiers Algeria Al-Qaedain theIslamicMaghreb

Explosives50 8 Militants from Al-Qaeda in the IslamicMaghreb (formerly the Salafist Groupfor Call and Combat; GSPC)detonated a bomb at a police stationin Algiers, Algeria. The blast killedeight and wounded fifty. Thebombing was coordinated with anattack on the same day on the PrimeMinster Office.

11-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsgunned down a 26-year-old Buddhistwoman in a drive-by shooting in theMuang district of Yala on Wednesdaymorning. The assailants shot thevictim until she fell off hermotorcycle. Police believe that thevictim was badly wounded from thegunfire, but still survived. She waskilled when the insurgents set fire toher body. The body was so disfiguredfrom the fire that police initially couldnot identify the gender when theyarrived at the scene. Angry residentsparaded the body of the victimthrough the streets in front of Yalacity hall to demonstrate to thevisiting Prime Minister the severity ofthe insurgency. The Prime Ministermet with protesters and viewed thebody.Islamic insurgents in Thailand'ssouth continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

11-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 19-year-oldBuddhist civilian in a drive-byshooting in the Yala on Wednesdaymorning. The victim's 47-year-oldmother was also severely injured inthe attack.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

11-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

5 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsbombed a van carrying five officialsfrom the Revenue Departmentaround 8:00 Wednesday morning inthe Yarang district of Pattani. All fiveofficials were wounded by theexplosion. Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

11-Apr-07 Davao PhilippinesNewPeople'sArmy(NPA)

Firearms0 4 The Philippine military reports thatarmed insurgents from the NewPeople's Army broke into the home ofa family in the southern city of Davaoand killed all four people inside onWednesday. The assailants shot aman called Fernando Gonzaga, hiswife, and their two children aged 9and 15. The authorities are uncertainof the motive behind the attack, butthey suggested that the insurgentsmay have believed the man to be amilitary informant. The NPA is anarmed faction of the CommunistParty of the Philippines, which hasbeen fueling an insurgency since1969.

12-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen opened fire on bodyguardsfor a former Justice Minister inBaghdad, killing one and woundinganother. Attacks on governmentofficials and members of their staffare frequent in Iraq.

12-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen abducted Hamal SulaymanAziz, a colonel under SaddamHussein, and killed his driver inMosul. Attacks on members ofHussein's former regime are frequentin Iraq.

12-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Militants attacked Walid Shirkah, amember of the Council ofRepresentatives for the Alliance forKurdistan list. It is unclear if Shirkahwas wounded. Attacks ongovernment officials and members ofpolitical parties are frequent in Iraq.

12-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Abd al-MahdiHassan, a member of theadministrative commission at the al-Kazamiyah Sports Club, in northernBaghdad. Attacks on professionalsare frequent in Iraq. Attacks onsports figures are also common.

12-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives2 4 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in Baqubah killed fourpolicemen and wounded two others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

12-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives26 10 A truck bomb detonated on theSarafiya Bridge in Baghdad, killing atleast ten people, wounding twenty-six others, and destroying much ofthe structure. Witnesses reportedthat a man drove the vehicle ontothe bridge at about 7am, exited thetruck, examined the underside, andthen disappeared. Commutersstopped at a police checkpointbecame suspicious and police beganto evacuate the area, however thebomb exploded soon after. Thebridge connected the predominatelySunni Azamiyah neighborhood andthe mixed Bab al-Muazam area of thecapital. The Associated Pressreported that the structure wasdamaged in two places, suggestingthat two devices could havedetonated. It was also reported thatthe attack was carried out by asuicide bomber. The attack occurredon the same day as a suicidebombing in a cafeteria wherelawmakers had gathered just feetaway from the Iraqi Parliament'smain chamber. It is unclear if theattacks were coordinated.

12-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed a policemanguarding civil servants in Mosul. Oneof the perpetrators was also killed.Attacks on police and governmenttargets are frequent in Iraq.

12-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives19 6 A roadside bomb exploded near abus in Kirkuk, killing six people andwounding nineteen others. Attackson transportation networks arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motives. It should benoted that Reuters reported that thebombing targeted police.

12-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Explosives22 2 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives inside a cafeteria just feetfrom the Iraqi Parliament's mainchamber, killing himself andMohammed Awad, a Sunni memberof Parliament. Twenty-two otherswere injured in the blast. The attackoccurred just thirty minutes after theclose of the day's session. Many hadreturned home (as the next day wasa day off), however some lawmakerswere still eating in the café and atleast one MP was giving an on-camera interview. Two satchelbombs were also reportedly found inthe building and defused by UStroops. Analysts note that this attackis different from many others againstgovernment officials, as the bombingdid not appear to target a particularreligious sect; both Sunnis andShiites were present at the time ofthe blast.The Islamic State of Iraqclaimed responsibility for thebombing. Officials believe that theattack may have been carried out bya Sunni lawmaker's bodyguard. Atleast two cafeteria workers havebeen detained in connection with theattack; several parliamentary guardsare also being investigated.

12-Apr-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen opened fire on the offices ofthe Iraqi Islamic Party inIskandariyah, seriously wounding aguard. Attacks on governmenttargets and political parties arefrequent in Iraq.


11 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsbombed a butcher's shop in apopular market in Yala on Thursdaymorning. The explosion woundedeleven people and left a hole thatwas 50-centimeters wide and 80-meters deep. A police officer and asecurity volunteer were among thevictims of the blast. The bomb washidden under a market stall anddetonated by mobile phone. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

13-Apr-07 Srinagar Kashmir Unknown Explosives1 0 A hand grenade that was meant totarget a Central Reserve Police Forcein Srinagar injured a civilian. Theperpetrators of the attack were notidentified.

13-Apr-07 Sui Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 On April 13, security forcesinterrupted an attack in Sui on a gaspipeline. No other information wasprovided.

13-Apr-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A roadside bomb targeting policecommandos in Hillah killed apoliceman and wounded threeothers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.McClatchyNewspapers reported that the attacktargeted and killed police Lt. Col.Falih Hassan.

13-Apr-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 Gunmen opened fire on the SunniIraqi Islamic Party office near Hillah,wounding three guards. Attacks ongovernment targets and politicalparties are frequent in Iraq.

13-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen attacked a barber shop insouthern Kirkuk, seriously woundingtwo people. Attacks on barber shopsare common in Iraq, as someextremists believe that shavingmen's beards and giving western-style haircuts violate Islamic law.

13-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A roadside bomb targeting police inthe Zaafaraniya neighborhood ofsouthern Baghdad wounded fourpolicemen and a civilian. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

13-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed MuhammadAbd-al-Hamid al-Nu'yami, a mosqueimam in Mosul and a member of theAssociation of Muslim Scholars. Al-Nu'yami's brother was also killed inthe shooting. Attacks on religiousfigures are frequent in Iraq and oftenhave sectarian motivations.

13-Apr-07 KhanaqinIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants detonated explosives at apublic clinic in the village of Tibtib inKhanaqin. No injuries were reported.Attacks on medical facilities arefrequent in Iraq, as militants attemptto disrupt the country'sreconstruction.

13-Apr-07 BaniSaad

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants detonated explosivesoutside a primary school in BaniSaad, south of Baqubah. Nocasualties were reported. Attacks oneducational institutions are frequentin Iraq, as militants attempt todisrupt the country's reconstruction.

13-Apr-07 Madaen Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Madaen, wounding acivilian. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

13-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 19-year-old malestudent in a drive-by shooting in theTak Bai district of Narathiwat onFriday. The victim, who was Muslim,was riding a motorbike to an Islamicschool when two insurgents attackedhim. Islamic insurgents in Thailand'ssouth continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.


0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentstorched the last remaining buildingat the Ban Dan school Friday night inthe Mayor district of Pattani. It wasthe fourth arson attack against thepublic elementary school and itcompletely destroyed the onlyremaining building on the campus.Nearby residents tried unsuccessfullyto extinguish the flames and severalran into the burning building in orderto save teaching materials. Noinjuries were reported.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

13-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms2 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and seriously wounded twoyoung civilians in a drive-by shootingin the Muang district of Yala onFriday. The two victims, a 25-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman,survived the attack and were rushedto the hospital for treatment. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

13-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentgunned down a 29-year-old man in adrive-by shooting in the BannangSata district of Yala on Friday. Thevictim died instantly at the scene.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.


0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentstorched the signal towers of fourmobile phone stations in the Muangdistrict of Pattani on Friday night. Theattacks took place around 9:40pm.No injuries were reported, but thesignal towers were all damaged.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

14-Apr-07 Gozara AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 2 An official from the Herat CentralPrison was shot and killed byunidentified gunmen in Gozara onApril 14. A woman with the officialwas also killed.

14-Apr-07 Khost AfghanistanTaliban Explosives10 9 Seven police officers and a civilianwere killed when a suicide bomberblew himself up at the gate of apolice station in Khost on April 14.Ten other people were injured. Aspokesperson for the Taliban issueda statement claiming responsibilityfor the attack.

14-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policeofficer in southwestern Baghdad.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

14-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A bomb hidden in a trash can inBaghdad's Bayaa district detonatedas a police patrol passed, injuringthree electricity workers who werenearby. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

14-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb targeting police inBaghdad's Yarmouk district injuredtwo policemen and a civilian.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

14-Apr-07 Madaen Iraq Unknown Explosives8 3 A roadside bomb targeting police inMadaen, southeast of Baghdad, killedtwo police officers and a civilian.Four other policemen and fourcivilians were wounded. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

14-Apr-07 Karbala Iraq Unknown Explosives200 43 A car bomb exploded at the entranceto the main bus station in Karbala,killing at least forty-three people andwounding 200 others. The deviceexploded just 200 meters from theshrine of Imam Hussein, one of themost sacred sites in Shiite Islam.Attacks on crowded areas arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

14-Apr-07 Samawa Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a formermember of Saddam Hussein's Baathparty in Samawa. Attacks on formermembers of Hussein's regime arefrequent in Iraq.

14-Apr-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen shot and killed Ra'id Tha'iral-Qubaysi, the director of theCitizenship Department, in Fallujah.Al-Qubaysi's eight-year-old son wasseriously wounded in the shooting.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

14-Apr-07 MussayabIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policemanon his way to work in Mussayab.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

14-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives8 3 A roadside bomb targeting police inBaqubah killed three policemen andwounded eight others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

14-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms6 0 Gunmen attacked the Baghdad homeof Adnan al-Dulaimi, a senior Sunnipolitician and leader of the GeneralCouncil for the People of Iraq,wounding six of his guards. Al-Dulaimi was not at home at the time.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

14-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 Gunmen opened fire on the convoyof Mohammed Abdullah, the DeputyMinister of Industry, in southwesternBaghdad's Jihad neighborhood,wounding three guards. Abdullahwas present but was not hurt in theshooting. Attacks on governmentofficials are frequent in Iraq.

14-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in southwest Baghdad, killingone person. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

14-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives15 10 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives on the Jadariya bridge inBaghdad, killing at least ten peopleand wounding fifteen others. TheLos Angeles Times reported that theattack targeted troops manning acheckpoint, however this is thesecond attack at a bridge in Baghdadin the past three days. Analystsbelieve the bombings were carriedout to disconnect the city fromnearby neighborhoods.

14-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 6 Militants kidnapped six drivers of fueltrucks in northeast Baqubah. Thenext day the men's bodies werefound; five were Iranian. Attacks ontruck drivers and the oil industry arefrequent in Iraq.

14-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed two young Muslimmen in a drive-by shooting in theNarathiwat on Saturday. The twovictims were riding a motorcycle atthe time of the attack. They wereaged 26 and 29.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

14-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms2 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsopened fire on a passenger train inthe Rueso district of Narathiwat onSaturday. The train's engineer and afive-year-old girl suffered gunshotwounds to the leg, but both receivedmedical treatment. The StateRailway of Thailand suspended railservices between Yala andNarathiwat on Sunday due to safetyconcerns. Police believe that theinsurgents attacked the train inretaliation for the arrest of seveninsurgents earlier the same day inthe Rueso district.Islamic insurgentsin Thailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004.

15-Apr-07 NurestanAfghanistanUnknown Firearms1 0 Unidentified gunmen shot at theWama District police chief as he wastraveling to his office in Nurestan onApril 15. The chief was injured in theattack.

15-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives23 8 Two roadside bombs targeting policein the Karrada neighborhood ofBaghdad killed eight civilians andwounded twenty others. Threepolice were wounded in the bombing.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

15-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Explosives1 4 Gunmen opened fire on the convoyof the commander of border police inSalah-al-Din province, killing fourpolicemen and wounding thecommander. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

15-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives17 9 A car bomb targeting police in theKarrada neighborhood of Baghdadkilled nine people and woundedseventeen others. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

15-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives11 3 A bomb exploded inside a minibus inthe Kadhimiya district ofnorthwestern Baghdad, killing atleast three people and woundingeleven others. The explosivesdetonated near a courthouse; it isunclear if the bus or the court wasthe target of the attack. Some newssources reported that the blast wascarried out by a suicide bomber andthat six were killed.

15-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives15 11 A minibus loaded with explosivesdetonated in the Karrada district ofBaghdad, killing eleven people andwounding fifteen others. The vehiclewas parked outside a sweets shop ona busy street of electronic stores.Witnesses reported that the bus didnot arise suspicion becauseminibuses normally waited forpassengers there. Attacks oncrowded areas are frequent in Iraq.

15-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives50 17 A car bomb exploded in westernBaghdad outside a kebab restaurantin a busy market. Five minutes later,a second bomb targeting firstresponders detonated. A total ofseventeen people were killed andfifty wounded in both blasts.

15-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb exploded in westernBaghdad outside a kebab restaurantin a busy market. Five minutes later,a second bomb targeting firstresponders detonated. A total ofseventeen people were killed andfifty wounded in both blasts.

15-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen opened fire on a policecheckpoint in the al-Ameenneighborhood of Baqubah, woundingtwo policemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

15-Apr-07 Dujail Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Militants attacked the al-Niba'iepolice checkpoint in Dujail. Policereturned fire and the militantsescaped, however were able toabduct fifteen civilians.

15-Apr-07 Shirqat Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 An improvised explosive device (IED)targeting police exploded in the Sdiraal Sofla village in western Shirqat,killing a policeman and wounding apolice lieutenant colonel. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

15-Apr-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Militants kidnapped Luai HameedAbdullah, a policeman. Authoritieslater found his body in the Abo Ajeelarea of eastern Tikrit. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

15-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)targeting police on the Jadriyahbridge in Baghdad wounded threepolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq. The Jadriyah bridgehas also been targeted in recentattacks.

15-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb exploded near the AlImam al Mahdi Husseiniyah Shiitemosque in the Abu Ghraibneighborhood of west Baghdad. Nocasualties were reported. Attacks onreligious shrines are frequent in Iraqand often have sectarianmotivations.

15-Apr-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms2 2 Gunmen opened fire on police inBaiji, killing a police colonel and apoliceman and wounding two seniorpolice officers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

15-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 70-year-oldBuddhist man in a drive-by shootingin the Rusoh district of Narathiwat onSaturday. The victim, a worker at arubber plantation, was on his wayhome from a local market wheninsurgents ambushed him. Aftershooting the victim, the insurgentsset his body on fire and stole hismotorcycle. A similar attackhappened several days ago in Yala.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004.

15-Apr-07 Parang PhilippinesAbuSayyafGroup(ASG)

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0 7 Police report that Islamic extremistsfrom Abu Sayyaf killed anddecapitated seven road workers inthe jungles of the southern Philippineisland of Jolo on Sunday. The headsof the victims were found by soldiersfour days after the workers weretaken hostage by Abu Sayyaf. Policebelieve that it was a retaliatoryattack for recent military offensivesagainst the group's leadership. AbuSayyaf is held responsible for someof the worst terrorist attacks inPhilippine history including numerousbomb attacks and high-profilekidnappings. The group is believed tohave ties to Al-Qaeda.

16-Apr-07 Ishaqi Iraq Unknown Explosives10 9 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police directorate inIshaqi, killing nine people andwounding ten others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

16-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Authorities found the body of apoliceman in Mosul. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

16-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen opened fire on a triballeader near Baiji, killing him andwounding his son. Attacks on triballeaders are frequent in Iraq and oftenhave sectarian motivations. Someare also targeted for supporting theIraqi government and coalitionforces.

16-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed theseventeen-year-old son of apoliceman in Mosul. Attacks onfamily members of police arebecoming more frequent in Iraq.

16-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen opened fire on police in theAmil neighborhood of westernBaghdad, wounding a policeman anda civilian. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

16-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired mortars on theAdhamiyah police center in theAdhamiyah neighborhood of northernBaghdad, however no casualtieswere reported. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

16-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A bomb targeting police in the al-Jadiriyah area of central Baghdadwounded three police. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

16-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives23 8 A roadside bomb detonated along acommercial street in the Karradaneighborhood of Baghdad. As policeand first responders arrived at thescene, a second device exploded.Eight people were killed and twenty-three wounded in the bombings.Militants often coordinate bombingsto target civilians and firstresponders. This is the second day ina row that the area was hit byexplosions.

16-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb detonated along acommercial street in the Karradaneighborhood of Baghdad. As policeand first responders arrived at thescene, a second device exploded.Eight people were killed and twenty-three wounded in the bombings.Militants often coordinate bombingsto target civilians and firstresponders. This is the second day ina row that the area was hit byexplosions.

16-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed JaffarHassan, a professor at MosulUniversity, as he was on his way towork. This was one of two attacks onMosul University educators on thisday.

16-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Talal Younisal-Jalili, the dean of the College ofPolitical Science at Mosul University.This was one of two attacks oneducators at Mosul University on thisday.

16-Apr-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed the imam ofa Sunni mosque in Hawija. Attackson religious leaders are frequent inIraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

16-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen shot and killed a member ofthe Hawija sub-district council andinjured his son. Attacks on localgovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

16-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed MohammedAbdullah al-Zubaidi, a senior memberof Saddam Hussein's Baath party, inMosul. Attacks on former membersof Hussein's regime are frequent inIraq.

16-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen opened fire on a barbershop in Kirkuk, killing the barber andwounding a customer. Attacks onbarber shops are frequent in Iraq, assome extremists believe that shavingmen's beards and giving western-style haircuts violate Islamic law.According to the Los Angeles Times,six similar attacks have occurred thismonth.

16-Apr-07 Kunduz AfghanistanTaliban Explosives32 9 Nine police officers were killed whena suspected Taliban suicide bomberblew himself up during a policetraining exercise in Kunduz on April16. At least 32 officers were injured.The training exercise was for anceremony.


0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentscarried out a spree of arson attacksagainst nine schools and governmentbuildings in the Yarang and Muangdistricts of Pattani during the earlymorning hours Monday. No injurieswere reported, but the fires causedextensive damage to the buildings.Islamic insurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsset fire to a public school in the SiSakhon district of Narathiwat earlyMonday morning. No injuries werereported, but the fire completedengulfed a building that housedseven classrooms. Islamic insurgentsin Thailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsambushed a local village head andhis companion in a drive-by shootingin the Ban Bayo area of Narathiwat inthe late afternoon Monday. The 30-year-old village head, identified asMr. Saeming Puta, died at the scenefrom gunshot wounds while his friendwas taken to the hospital fortreatment of wounds to the leg andtorso. The victim's father also died atthe hands of Islamic insurgents inSeptember 2006. Islamic insurgentsin Thailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsmurdered a local government leaderin a drive-by shooting in Yala onMonday. The victim, MalasengDorkor, was chairman ofadministration organization for theLidol Tambon. Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed the driver for a localofficial in front of his home in Yala onMonday. The attack occurred onlytwo kilometers from an insurgentdrive-by attack against anothergovernment official earlier the sameday. Islamic insurgents in Thailand'ssouth continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

17-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police station east ofMosul, killing himself and a civilian.Four others were wounded in theblast. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

17-Apr-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)detonated outside the home ofKhaz'aal Al Sa'idi, a member of theFadhila party, in the Al Husseinneighborhood of western Basra. IEDsalso exploded outside the homes ofNassef al Ebadi, the deputy of theBasra council, and Ghazi Smari, thedirector of the Basra electricitypower plant.

17-Apr-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)detonated outside the home ofNassef al Ebadi, the deputy of theBasra council, in Basra. IEDs alsoexploded outside the homes ofKhaz'aal Al Sa'idi, a member of theFadhila party, and Ghazi Smari, thedirector of the Basra electricitypower plant.

17-Apr-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)detonated outside the home of GhaziSmari, the director of the Basraelectricity power plant. IEDs alsoexploded outside the homes ofKhaz'aal Al Sa'idi, a member of theFadhila party, and Nassef al Ebadi,the deputy of the Basra council.

17-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in east Baghdad wounded fourpolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

17-Apr-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed MusaAbdallah, a chieftain of the al-Juburtribe, in Hawija. Attacks on triballeaders are frequent in Iraq and oftenhave sectarian motivations. Sometribal leaders are also targeted fortheir support of the Iraqi governmentand coalition forces.

17-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and wounded apoliceman in the Qusaibaa area ofBaqubah. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

17-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 Militants fired mortars on a Baqubahhospital, injuring five hospitalemployees. Attacks on medicalfacilities are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt thecountry's reconstruction.

17-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in the Domiz area of Kirkukexploded, however did not result incasualties. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

17-Apr-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Militants attacked the headquartersof the Iraqi Islamic Party in theKhadra neighborhood of Basra. Thepolitical party's offices were alsoattacked in the Amiriya andGhazaliya neighborhoods ofBaghdad. Attacks on governmentofficials and political parties arefrequent in Iraq.

17-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen attacked the headquartersof the Iraqi Islamic Party in theAmiriya and Ghazaliyaneighborhoods of Baghdad. Thepolitical party's offices were alsoattacked in Basra on this day.Attacks on government officials andpolitical parties are frequent in Iraq.

17-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen attacked the headquartersof the Iraqi Islamic Party in theAmiriya and Ghazaliyaneighborhoods of Baghdad. Thepolitical party's offices were alsoattacked in Basra on this day.Attacks on government officials andpolitical parties are frequent in Iraq.

17-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb targeting police inthe Baath neighborhood of Kirkukwounded a policeman and twocivilians. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

17-Apr-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Authorities found the bodies of threepolicemen bearing gunshot woundsin Diwaniya. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

17-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)targeting a police patrol near al-Tayaran square in Kirkuk woundedtwo policemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

17-Apr-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Explosives4 3 A car bomb targeting police in Hawijakilled a policeman and two civiliansand wounded four other people.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

17-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed MuhammadAli Hamzah, a professor at theIslamic Sciences University inBaghdad. Attacks on educators arefrequent in Iraq, as militants attemptto disrupt the country'sreconstruction.

17-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen opened fire on policeBrigadier Abdul Kareem al-Bijari,killing him and two of his guards, inthe Thawra neighborhood of Mosul.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

17-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed IsmailKadhim, a police major and securityguard for the Speaker of Iraq'sparliament, in southern Baghdad.Attacks on police and members ofgovernment officials' staff arefrequent in Iraq.

17-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed two Buddhist men in abrutal drive-by shooting in the SiSakhon district of Narthiwat onTuesday. The two victims -- a 51-yearold man and 50-year-old man --worked as tractor drivers. They wereinvolved in a roadwork project whenthe insurgents attacked. Insurgentsshot both men dead and decapitatedthe 50-year-old man. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

17-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsgunned down a 23-year-old policeofficer late Tuesday night in Pattani.The victim died instantly at thescene.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

18-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 Gunmen opened fire on a judge inKirkuk, wounding him, his wife, andson. Attacks on judges and othergovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

18-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Ansar al-Sunnah

Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped Salah Zenka andLayth Humayd, a reporter andcameraman for al-BaghdadiyahSatellite Television, in Baqubah.Both had received threats beforetheir abduction. The two werereleased on April 20. McClatchyNewspapers reported that they hadbeen held by Ansar al-Sunnah.

18-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives near the convoy ofBrigadier General Ali Ata Mulawwahal-Juburi, the head of the al-Qayyarahpolice department in Ninawaprovince, killing himself andwounding al-Juburi. An unknownnumber of bodyguards were alsowounded. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

18-Apr-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen attacked the son of Iraqi'sdeputy Interior Minister in Baiji,killing at least two people. Reutersreported that the gunmen killed theson and his two bodyguards. Al-Sharqiyah, however, stated that thegunmen kidnapped the son and hisguards and killed two other people.Attacks on government officials andtheir families are frequent in Iraq.

18-Apr-07 Daquq Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 Militants attached explosives to adead body in the village of Khalid inDaduq, west of Kirkuk. Police foundthe body and were able to safelydefuse the device. Militants oftencoordinate attacks to target policeand first responders.

18-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 2 A bomb exploded inside a minibus inBaghdad, killing at least two peopleand wounding five others. Attackson transportation networks arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

18-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 3 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives near a police patrol in theUaireej area of southwest Baghdad,killing himself and two police officersand wounding two civilians and twopolice. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

18-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives8 5 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives near a police patrol in theSaydiyah area of Baghdad, killing twopolicemen and two civilians andwounding five police and threecivilians. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

18-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

13 10 A remote-detonated car bombexploded in a commercial districtnear a private hospital in the Karradadistrict of Baghdad, killing at leastten people and wounding thirteenothers. Attacks on public areas aswell as medical facilities are frequentin Iraq.

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Explosives148 127 A car bomb detonated at the onlypedestrian entrance to the Sadriyahmarket in central Baghdad, killing127 people and wounding 148others. The device exploded asconstruction workers were returninghome after working to rebuildsections of the market that had beendestroyed in a bombing on 3February. A US military spokesmanstated that al-Qaeda in Iraq wassuspected of perpetrating the attack.According to the International HeraldTribune, a sniper opened fire onpolice and first responders after theattack, killing at least one person andwounding two others. Militants oftencoordinate attacks to targetemergency personnel arriving at thescene of an earlier incident.PrimeMinister Nouri al-Maliki laterannounced that the armycommander responsible for securityin the area was arrested after theattack.

18-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 After a car bomb detonated at theonly pedestrian entrance to theSadriyah market in central Baghdad,killing 127 people and wounding 148others, a sniper opened fire on policeand first responders, killing at leastone person and wounding twoothers. Militants often coordinateattacks to target emergencypersonnel arriving at the scene of anearlier incident.

18-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsplanted a bomb on a power line polebehind a Buddhist temple in theMuang district of Narathiwat onWednesday morning. The explosiondestroyed the power line and causeda blackout in the area. No injurieswere reported.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsdetonated a bomb attached to anelectricity pole in the Khok Yangvillage of the Muang district ofNarathiwat on Wednesday morning.The pole was damaged by the blastand the village lost power as a result.No injuries were reported.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 Police report that officers located anddisabled a bomb planted by Islamicinsurgents at a roadside food stalland shelter near a public school inthe Muang district of Narathiwat onWednesday morning.Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsdetonated two bombs targetingelectricity poles in the Tak Bai districtof Narathiwat near the border withMalaysia on Wednesday morning. Noinjuries were reported. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

18-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 44-year-old Muslimman in a drive-by shooting lateWednesday in Yala. The victimappeared to be chosen at random.He died at the scene. Islamicinsurgents in Thailand's southcontinue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

18-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that three Islamicinsurgents gunned down a 52-year-old Muslim civilian in a drive-byshooting in Narathiwat lateWednesday. The man died at thescene.Islamic insurgents inThailand's south continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentset fire to a public school in theBanang Sata district of Yala lateWednesday night. No injuries werereported, but the school was burnedto the ground. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsset fire to a temporary shelter forworkers at a shrimp fishing companyin the Muang district of Pattani onWednesday night. No fatalities werereported.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

18-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsraided the office of the Pattani small-scale Fishermen Association in theNong Chik district of Pattani onWednesday. Insurgents took sevenfishermen hostage that werevolunteering as guards at the gate tothe association's grounds. They setfire to the association's offices andseveral patrol boats, which theinsurgents deemed state property.Before fleeing the scene, theinsurgents threatened to kill the menif they reported the incident to theauthorities. Hence, the delay inreleasing the news of the attack.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-Apr-07 Ciboure France Unknown Explosives0 0 Three explosions occurredsimultaneously in three differenttowns of the sub-prefect of Bayonne.In Ciboure, an explosive devicedestroyed a flat and damaged threesurrounding flats. Although ananonymous caller warned an hourahead of these three explosion, therehas been no claim of responsibilityfor the attacks occurring days beforeFrench elections.

19-Apr-07 GuetharyFrance Unknown Explosives0 0 Three explosions occurredsimultaneously in three differenttowns of the sub-prefect of Bayonne.In Guethary, an explosive devicedamaged a home. Although ananonymous caller warned an hourahead of these three explosions,there has been no claim ofresponsibility for the attacksoccurring days before Frenchelections.

19-Apr-07 SaintJean deLuz

Spain Unknown Explosives0 0 Three explosions occurredsimultaneously in three differenttowns of the sub-prefect of Bayonne.In Saint Jean de Luz an explosivedevice shattered the windows of anestate agent's office. Although ananonymous caller warned an hourahead of these three explosions,there has been no claim ofresponsibility for the attacksoccurring days before Frenchelections.

19-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms5 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Baqubah, killing onepoliceman and wounding five others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

19-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen opened fire on policeguarding electricity lines in the Douraneighborhood of southern Baghdad,killing three policemen. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

19-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen opened fire on police in theWaziriya neighborhood of Baghdad,wounding two policemen. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

19-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 2 Gunmen opened fire on police in theWaziriya district of northernBaghdad, killing two policemen andwounding three others. This was oneof two attacks targeting police in thearea on this day.

19-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives28 12 A bomb exploded among studentsfrom al-Jadiriyah University in centralBaghdad, killing twelve people andwounding twenty-eight others.Attacks on educational institutionsare frequent in Iraq, as militantsattempt to disrupt the country'sreconstruction.

19-Apr-07 Latifiyah Iraq Unknown Firearms6 0 Gunmen opened fire on the convoyof Ammar al-Hakim, a well-knowncleric and politician and son of AbdelAziz al-Hakim, the leader of theSupreme Council for the IslamicRevolution in Iraq (SCIRI). The attackoccurred in Latifiyah as Ammar al-Hakim was traveling from Baghdadto Najaf. Four police escorts and twoof Hakim's bodyguards werewounded in the shooting. Authoritiesbelieve the attack did not targetHakim specifically because the shotswere fired from a distance. Rather, itis suspected that gunmen openedfire on an 'official-looking' convoy.Attacks on religious and governmentofficials are frequent in Iraq.

19-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms4 0 Gunmen opened fire on vehiclescarrying employees of the North OilCompany in Kirkuk, wounding fourpeople. Attacks on the oil industryare frequent in Iraq, as militantsattempt to disrupt one of thecountry's most profitable industries.

19-Apr-07 Grozny Russia Unknown Firearms6 0 Six police officers from Karelia werewounded when unidentified attackersshot at road block No. 39 in theZavodskoy district in Grozny. Theattackers shot from a radio factorybuilding and escaped without beingcaptured.

19-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed two young Buddhistwomen in a drive-by shooting in theRueso district of Narathiwat lateThursday. The victims were aged 17and 20. They died at the scene.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

20-Apr-07 Cauro France Unknown Explosives0 0 The gendarmerie in Cauro, insouthern Corsica, was machinegunned. There have been a series ofattacks preceding the Frenchpresidential elections.

20-Apr-07 Pieve France Unknown Explosives0 0 A home was destroyed in a bombattack in Pieve, in the Haute-Corsedepartment. There have been aseries of attacks preceding Frenchpresidential elections.

20-Apr-07 Marseille France Unknown Unknown0 0 A branch of the Caisse d'epargne, asavings bank in Marseille, wasseverely damaged in an attack.There have been a series of attackspreceding the French presidentialelections.

20-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms8 2 Gunmen opened fire on police inBaqubah, killing two policemen andwounding eight others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

20-Apr-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives7 8 A suicide car bomber drove hisvehicle into the Al-Saqlawiyah policestation in Fallujah, killing threepolicemen and wounding four others.Five civilians were killed in the blastand three wounded. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

20-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 An improvised explosive deviceexploded in a market in thesoutheast Baghdad district ofMadaien, injuring three people.Attacks on public areas, particularlymarkets, are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.


0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentstorched an elementary school earlyFriday morning in Narathiwat. Noinjuries were reported. The arsonattack occurred a few hours beforethe Thai Prime Minister wasscheduled to arrive in the troubledregion for a one-day visit. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

20-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Police report that two Islamicinsurgents shot a teenage Muslimboy in a drive-by shooting in theRangae district of Narathiwat lateFriday night. The boy sufferedserious injuries.Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

21-Apr-07 Corsica France Unknown Explosives1 0 Two bombs exploded in the Corsicantown of Bastia on the eve of Frenchelections. The first bomb explodedat a public treasury office, woundinga passer-by in the face and causingthe facade of the building tocollapse.

21-Apr-07 Corsica France Unknown Explosives0 0 Two bombs exploded in the Corsicantown of Bastia on the eve of Frenchelections. The second bombexploded at the maritime affairsoffice.

21-Apr-07 MussayabIraq Unknown Explosives0 3 A roadside bomb targeting theconvoy of Mehdi Abdul Hussein al-Najem, the mayor of Mussayab, killedal-Najem and two of his bodyguards.After the explosives detonated,gunmen opened fire on the convoy.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

21-Apr-07 Latifiyah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen abducted two members ofthe Najaf Higher Judicial Council inLatifiyah as they traveled toBaghdad. Attacks on governmentofficials are frequent in Iraq.

21-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen opened fire on the home ofAbdel-Wahab al-Hakim, a Shiitepolitician and member of the UnitedIraqi Alliance. No injuries werereported. Attacks on governmentofficials are frequent in Iraq.

21-Apr-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired mortars on the USconsulate in Basra, however nocasualties were reported. Attacks ondiplomatic targets are frequent inIraq.

21-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb targeting police inKirkuk wounded a policeman.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

21-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Police found and defused a roadsidebomb outside the Khansa HighSchool in the Hajaj neighborhood ofKirkuk. Attacks on educationalinstitutions are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt thecountry's reconstruction.

21-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Police found and defused tworoadside bombs placed outside thehome of a police commander inKirkuk's Baath neighborhood.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

21-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 Militants fired at least four mortarson the Green Zone, the heavilyfortified area of Baghdad that housesthe Iraqi government and the US andBritish embassies, injuring twocivilians. Attacks on the Green Zoneare frequent.

21-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 2 A bomb exploded on a minibus inSadr City, a predominately Shiitearea of Baghdad, killing two peopleand wounding five others. A nearbybus was also damaged. DPA, aGerman daily, reported that thebomb was designed to detonate as itpassed an access point to Sadr City.Attacks on transportation networksare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

21-Apr-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Sami Abdul-Amir al-Jumaili, the chairman ofFallujah's city council and a vocalcritic of al-Qaeda, as he walkedoutside his home. Al-Jumaili was thefourth Fallujah city council chairmanto be killed; his predecessor was shotto death on 2 February.

21-Apr-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 Gunmen threw a grenade at theconvoy of Abu Mujahid al-Maliki, thehead of the de-BaathificationCommittee in Basra, killing abodyguard and wounding al-Malikiand another guard. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq. It should also be noted that al-Maliki is the Secretary of Hezbollah inIraq.

21-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and seriously injured a workerat a rubber plantation in a drive-byshooting in the Rangae district ofNarathiwat on Saturday. The victimsurvived the attack, which occurredwhile he was commuting to work.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

21-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 0 Police report that two masked Islamicinsurgents opened fire at a Buddhistmonk and his military escort in adrive-by shooting in the Rangaedistrict of Narathiwat on Saturdaymorning. The Buddhist novice wasmaking his rounds collecting almswhen the gunman opened fire.Fortunately, no one was injured.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives37 6 A car bomb exploded outside the al-Shumoos primary school in theSaidiya district of southern Baghdad,killing six people and woundingthirty-seven others. When a policepatrol responded to the blast, animprovised explosive device (IED)detonated, killing a policeman andwounding five others. Attacks oneducational institutions are frequentin Iraq, as militants attempt todisrupt the country's reconstruction.

22-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 As police responded to a carbombing outside the al-Shumoosprimary school in the Saidiya districtof southern Baghdad, an improvisedexplosive device (IED) detonated,killing a policeman and wounding fiveothers. Militants often coordinateattacks to target police and firstresponders.

22-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in Kirkuk wounded twopolicemen. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

22-Apr-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen opened fire on police inDiyala, killing one and woundinganother. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

22-Apr-07 Shirqat Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Authorities found the bodies of threepolicemen who had been kidnappedin Shirqat a day earlier. The men'sbodies bore gunshot wounds.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

22-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired at least two mortars onthe Green Zone, the highly fortifiedarea of the capital that houses theIraqi government and the US andBritish Embassies. No damage orinjuries were reported.

22-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 Gunmen opened fire on a buscarrying employees from the Ministryof Planning in the Douraneighborhood of southern Baghdad,injuring three people. Attacks ongovernment targets are frequent inIraq.

22-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives82 13 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives outside a policeheadquarters in the Bayya area ofBaghdad. A second bomberdetonated his explosives at acheckpoint outside the building. Fivepolicemen and eight civilians werekilled in the coordinated attack;forty-six police and thirty-six civilianswere wounded. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

22-Apr-07 ZubinPotok

Serbia Unknown Firearms0 0 Three Serbs who serve in the KosovoPolice Service were shot at whilethey were stopped at a vehicle checkpoint near a gas station in Gazivodenear Zubin Potok. No one was hurt inthe incident and the bullets did notdamage their vehicle.

22-Apr-07 ZubinPotok

Serbia Unknown Firearms0 0 Three Serbs employed by the KosovoPolice Service were attacked in theircar at a vehicle checkpoint inGazivode near Zubin Potok. Therewere no injuries and no significantdamage to the vehicle.

22-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Police report that two Islamicinsurgents on motorcycles attacked amiddle-aged Muslim couple in adrive-by shooting in the Yaringdistrict of Pattani on Sunday. One ofthe victims, a 46-year-old man calledAyu Tayeh, died at the hospital whilehis wife remained in criticalcondition. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and seriously injured a 23-year-old Buddhist man in a drive-byshooting in the Rangae district ofNarathiwat on Sunday. The victimwas shot at close range by a gunmanas he sat drinking tea in front of atea shop. The victim was rushed tothe local hospital where his conditionremains unknown.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-Apr-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives23 10 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives among a group of seniorpolicemen in Baqubah, killing tenpolice, including police chiefBrigadier-General Safaa al-Timimi,and wounding twenty-three others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

23-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device targeting thepolice commander in Hillahdetonated, however no injuries werereported. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

23-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Dr. Subhi al-Janabi, a physician and a formerBrigadier-General at the Al-RashidMilitary Hospital during SaddamHussein's regime, at his clinic in theBayya area of Baghdad. Attacks ondoctors as well as members ofHussein's former regime are frequentin Iraq.

23-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed BrigadierGeneral Jamal Abdullah, a formerarmy officer under Saddam Hussein,in the Adl area of western Baghdad.Attacks on members of Hussein'sformer regime are frequent in Iraq.

23-Apr-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives35 20 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives outside a crowdedrestaurant in Ramadi, killing twentycivilians and wounding thirty-fiveothers. Attacks on crowded areasare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

23-Apr-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives6 4 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police checkpoint onthe outskirts of Ramadi, killing fourpeople and wounding six others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

23-Apr-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policecheckpoint in Iskandariyah, killingone policeman and woundinganother. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

23-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen opened fire on the TunisianEmbassy in the Mansourneighborhood of western Baghdad,wounding two security guards.Attacks on embassies and otherdiplomatic targets, particularly thosebelonging to other Arab or Muslimstates, are frequent in Iraq.

23-Apr-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policemanwho guarded the Iranian chancelleryin Basra. The victim was attacked ashe returned home in the Garmaneighborhood of the city. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

23-Apr-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped a member of thePatriotic Union of Kurdistan, apolitical party, in Diyala. Attacks onpolitical parties and their membersare frequent in Iraq.

23-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A car bomb targeting a police patrolnear the Iranian Embassy in Baghdadkilled a civilian and wounded twopolicemen. Several hours earlier, acar bomb exploded in the same area.On 24 May two additional car bombsdetonated outside the Embassy.

23-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Ansar al-Sunnah

Explosives1 1 A car bomb exploded near a parkinglot close to the Iranian Embassy andan entrance to the Green Zone, theheavily fortified area of Baghdad thathouses the Iraqi government and theUS and British embassies, killing acivilian and wounding another. Thearea has been targeted by car bombsin recent days: two car bombsdetonated near the parking lot onthis day and two more exploded thenext day. Ansar al-Sunnah claimedresponsibility for this particularattack, stating that the blast targetedrenegades who work at the GreenZone.

23-Apr-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives8 3 A car bomb exploded outside theAdam Restaurant in Hillah, killingthree people and wounding eightothers. Attacks on crowded areasare frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations. Note, the NewYork Times reported that the blastwas caused by a suicide bomber.

23-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A roadside bomb targeting theconvoy of the chairman of theKarbala Council wounded fivecivilians. The attack occurred as theconvoy returned to Karbala fromBaghdad. Attacks on governmentofficials are frequent in Iraq.

23-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed traffic policeColonel Abdul Muhsin Hassan inMosul. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

23-Apr-07 TalUskuf

Iraq Unknown Explosives20 10 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives outside an office of theKurdistan Democratic Party in TalUskuf, a town just north of Mosul,killing at least ten people andwounding twenty others. Attacks onpolitical parties and governmenttargets are frequent in Iraq.

23-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 Militants stormed the Sunni al-Kawthar mosque in Baghdad's Bayyaneighborhood, killed a securityguard, and then bombed thestructure. The building wasdamaged in the blast, however noadditional casualties were reported.Attacks on religious shrines arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

23-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives16 7 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives inside the Yasaminrestaurant, a restaurant located nearthe Green Zone popular with police,killing seven people and woundingsixteen others. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

23-Apr-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Explosives25 4 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives outside the GovernorateHall in Diyala, killing four people andwounding twenty-five others.Attacks on government targets arefrequent in Iraq.

23-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 40-year-oldBuddhist man in a drive-by shootingin the Muang district of Yala onMonday. After shooting him, theinsurgents brutally hacked the manwith a machete and left him in a ricepatty near a rubber plantation.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsset fire to a public school in theSungai Padi district of Narathiwatlate Monday night. No injuries werereported, but the school wasdamaged by the blaze.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

24-Apr-07 Porto-Vecchio

France Unknown Explosives0 0 The home of a pensioner frommainland France was almostcompletely destroyed in a bombattack. No further information isprovided.There have been a series ofattacks preceding and followingFrench presidential elections.

24-Apr-07 NumaniyahIraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb detonated outsidethe home of a police officer inNumaniya, injuring the officer andtwo family members. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

24-Apr-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives25 15 A suicide truck bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police checkpoint onthe outskirts of Ramadi, killing fifteenpeople and wounding twenty-fiveothers. At least four police wereamong the fatalities. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

24-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 An improvised explosive device (IED)targeting a police patrol along ahighway near Sulaiman Beq killedtwo policemen and wounded threeothers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

24-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 Militants fired at least three mortarson the Green Zone, the heavilyfortified area of Baghdad that housesthe Iraqi government and the US andBritish embassies. Only one of theexplosives fell inside the Green Zone,however; one mortar hit the Jadiriyaneighborhood, injuring two people.

24-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives9 2 A bomb exploded on a minibus as itdrove on Palestine Street inBaghdad, killing two passengers andwounding nine others. Attacks ontransportation networks are frequentin Iraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

24-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb exploded outsidethe home of the Interior Minister inBaghdad. No casualties werereported. Attacks on governmentofficials are frequent in Iraq.

24-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A bomb hidden in the locker of FadiKareem Waheed, the son of Iraq'sElectricity Minister, exploded atBaghdad University, killing a friendand wounding Waheed and twoothers. Attacks on governmentofficials and their families arefrequent in Iraq.

24-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 0 Two car bombs exploded in quicksuccession in a parking lot 150meters from the Iranian Embassy inBaghdad, wounding six civilians. Theday before, two car bombs targetinga nearby entrance to the Green Zoneand an Iraqi police patrol detonated.It appears that this bombing targetedthe embassy, however no damage tothe building was reported and noembassy officials were wounded.

24-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants detonated explosives at aShiite mosque in the Jihadneighborhood of Baghdad. Nocasualties were reported. Attacks onreligious shrines are frequent in Iraqand often have sectarianmotivations.

24-Apr-07 Herat AfghanistanUnknown Firearms4 3 Three police officers were killed andfour were injured when unidentifiedgunmen attacked their vehicle inHerat on April 24. The officers wereguarding a hydro-power dam whenthe incident occurred.

24-Apr-07 BandaAceh

IndonesiaUnknown Explosives0 0 Police report that an unknownassailant on a motorcycle tossed agrenade at the Aceh's ProvincialPolice Mobile Brigade Headquartersin Banda Aceh on Tuesday. Noinjuries were reported, but theexplosion caused damage to threepolice vehicles parked in the area.Police are working to identify thesuspect behind the attack.

24-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsshot and killed a 48-year-old memberof the Karubee tambonadministration organization -- a localarm of government -- in a drive-byshooting in the Mayo district ofPattani on Tuesday. The victim andhis wife were ambushed byinsurgents as they rode theirmotorcycle to a rubber plantation.The victim's wife escaped withoutinjury.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

24-Apr-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Police report that the dead body of a45-year-old motorcycle mechanicwas discovered in the Muang districtof Yala on Tuesday. The victimsuffered a large wound to the headapparently caused by a blow from asharp object. Islamic insurgents arebelieved to be responsible for theattack. It also appears that theymoved the body from the originalsite of attack in order to confuseinvestigators.Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

25-Apr-07 Ajaccio France Unknown Explosives1 0 Shortly after midnight, a bombexplosion left a hole in the wall of atax office in the centre of Ajaccio,causing injuries to an elderly ladyliving near the targeted building.There have been a series of attackspreceding and following Frenchpresidential elections.

25-Apr-07 Austin UnitedStates

unknown Explosives0 0 On April 25, 2007, an employee ofthe Austin Women's Health Centerfound a package in the parking lot,which was later detonated by a bombsquad. The bag contained anexplosive powder and two pounds ofnails. This package is believed to beconnected to a Supreme Court rulingthe previous week that banned atype of late-term abortion.

25-Apr-07 BaladRuz

Iraq Unknown Explosives16 9 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives inside a police station inBalad Ruz, killing nine people andwounding sixteen others. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

25-Apr-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb targeting police ineastern Tikrit killed a police captainand wounded two policemen.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

25-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)targeting police near GhirnataSquare in Kirkuk wounded at leastone policeman. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

25-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A roadside bomb targeting police inMosul wounded four civilians and apoliceman. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

25-Apr-07 TuzKhormato

Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol on the outskirts of southernTuz Khormato, killing a policemanand wounding two others. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

25-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Militants killed Ali al-Bayati, Iraq'sformer bodybuilding champion, inMosul. Attacks on sports stars andother public figures are frequent inIraq.

25-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives8 2 A roadside bomb detonated near apetrol station in the Shaab district ofBaghdad, killing two people andwounding eight others. Attacks ongas stations are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt one ofthe country's most profitableindustries. Fuel stations are alsofrequently targeted because theyattract long lines of customerswaiting to purchase gas.

25-Apr-07 SulaimanBeq

Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A bomb exploded at the policeheadquarters in Sulaiman Beq, killinga police captain and a policeman andwounding three other police. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

25-Apr-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 Militants threw a grenade at thehome of Yousif al-Moussawi, theSecretary General of the ShiiteTharallah Islamic Party, in Basra,seriously wounding one of his guards.Attacks on political parties andgovernment officials are frequent inIraq.

25-Apr-07 Sharana AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 1 The head of Mata Khan District,Hazrat Mohammad, was the target ofan attempted suicide attack on April25. The bomber was killed when hedetonated explosives after policetried to arrest him. No one else washurt. Mata Khan is located in PaktikaProvince and Mohammad was on hisway to Sharana when the incidentoccurred.

25-Apr-07 CotabatoPhilippinesUnknown Explosives3 0 Police report that two men carriedout a grenade attack against a groupof men working on a US-funded roadproject in the city of Cotabato in thesouthern Philippines. The attackseriously injured one 28-year-oldconstruction worker and twoengineers aged 26 and 53.They wereworking on a road project under theauspices of the Growth in Equity inMindanao Program.The attackoccurred three days after the UnitedStates and Australia warned thatpossible terrorist attack could occurin the troubled region. Police haveyet to identify suspects behind thisattack.


4 0 Police report that Islamic insurgentsdetonated a bomb at a restaurant inthe Rusoh district of Narathiwat onWednesday morning. Four peopleeating in the restaurant were injuredby the blast; one of which wascritically injured. The bombingoccurred around 8:30 am. A 2-kgbomb was hidden under a stall infront of the storefront and detonatedby a digital watch. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

25-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Police report that Islamic insurgentsambushed a married couple and theirdaughter in a drive-by shooting inthe Nong Chik district of Pattani onWednesday morning. The malevictim, aged 34, died immediatelyfrom a bullet to the head. His 32-year-old wife survived the attack, butsustained life-threatening injuries.The victims' daughter escapedwithout injury. The family wasattacked by two insurgents on amotorcycle as they were taking theirdaughter to school. The male victimworked as a security agent for agovernment job creation program.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

26-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives15 6 A car bomb exploded in a crowdedarea near Baghdad University, killingsix people and wounding fifteenothers. Attacks on educationalinstitutions are frequent in Iraq, asmilitants attempt to disrupt thecountry's reconstruction. Note,McClatchy Newspapers reported thatthe attack occurred near the home ofAbdul Aziz al-Hakim, the leader ofthe Supreme Council for the IslamicRevolution in Iraq (SCIRI).

26-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)injured a policeman in the Saidiyaharea of Baghdad. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

26-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives9 4 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol exploded near a market incentral Baghdad, killing four civiliansand wounding nine others. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

26-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 2 An explosive device detonated in amarket in the Sayyid Sultan Ali areaof central Baghdad, killing twopeople and wounding ten others.Attacks on crowded areas,particularly markets, are frequent inIraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

26-Apr-07 Jbela Iraq Unknown Explosives6 1 A bomb hidden in a bag explodedoutside a secondary school in Jbela,south of Baghdad, killing a studentand wounding six others. Attacks oneducational institutions are frequentin Iraq, as militants attempt todisrupt the country's reconstruction.

26-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 Militants threw grenades at a café inKirkuk, wounding five people.Attacks on crowded areas arefrequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

26-Apr-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen stormed the home ofHashim Hassan al-Majid, the brotherof Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin ofSaddam Hussein and often referredto as Chemical Ali for his role in theAnfal campaign against the Kurds.The gunmen killed Hashim Hassan al-Majid's wife and daughter and thenleft. Police stated that nothing wasmissing from the home, indicatingthat the attack was not an armedrobbery. Attacks on members ofHussein's former regime and theirfamilies are frequent in Iraq.Note,McClatchy Newspapers reported thata second daughter was kidnapped.

26-Apr-07 Zumar Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Explosives5 5 Two suicide bombers detonated theirexplosives outside an office of theKurdistan Democratic Party inZumar, a town west of Mosul, killingthree security guards and woundingfive others. Witnesses reported thatguards opened fire on theperpetrators while they were still fiftymeters from the building, forcingthem to detonate their explosivesearly. Attacks on political partiesand government officials arefrequent in Iraq. Another of theparty's offices in Tal Isquf wasattacked earlier the same week. TheIslamic State of Iraq claimedresponsibility for the bombing,stating that the attack was inretaliation for the rape of a Sunniwoman by Shiite security forces.

26-Apr-07 Yarag-Kazmalyar

Russia Unknown Firearms2 0 Two policemen were shot at afterthey stopped a car on the outskirts ofthe village of Yarag-Kazmalyar in theMagaramkentskiy District ofDagestan. The two policemen werewounded and the perpetratorsmanaged to escape.

27-Apr-07 MussayabIraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen opened fire on the home ofa security guard for EzatShahbandar, a member ofParliament, in Mussayab, killing threepeople. Attacks on governmentofficials and members of their staffare frequent in Iraq.

27-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol in Mosul killed a civilian.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

27-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a humanrights activist near his homesouthwest of Kirkuk. Attacks onpolitical activists and those who workwith humanitarian organizations arefrequent in Iraq.

27-Apr-07 Hit Iraq Unknown Explosives35 16 A suicide truck bomber detonated hisexplosives outside the home of policechief Hamid Ibrahim al-Numrawi inHit, killing nine security guards andsix civilians and wounding thirty-fiveothers, including three police.Witnesses reported that securityguards opened fire on theperpetrator before he reached theconcrete barriers outside the home,forcing him to detonate the deviceearly. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

27-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified men on a motorcycleshot dead a 70-year-old man inPattani province in southernThailand. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.

28-Apr-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped a security officialwho worked at an oil facility in Baijiand his driver. Attacks on the oilindustry are frequent in Iraq.

28-Apr-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped a member ofHawija's judiciary committee.Attacks on government officials arefrequent in Iraq.

28-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)detonated near the al-Neda'amosque in the Waziriyaneighborhood of east Baghdad,injuring two civilians. Attacks onreligious shrines are frequent in Iraqand often have sectarianmotivations.

28-Apr-07 Samarra Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen shot a policeman inSamarra. Information on the victim'scondition was unavailable. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

28-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A bomb exploded in a market in theKhadimiyah neighborhood ofnorthern Baghdad, killing one personand wounding three others. Attackson crowded areas, particularlymarkets, are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations.

28-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed AbdullahMohammed, an army major underSaddam Hussein, in the Wahdaneighborhood of Mosul. Attacks onmembers of Hussein's former regimeare frequent in Iraq.

28-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a formermember of Saddam Hussein's Baathparty on the Mahmudiyah-Yusufiyahhighway. Attacks on members ofHussein's former regime are frequentin Iraq.

28-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a formersenior intelligence officer in Mosul.Attacks on government targets arefrequent in Iraq.

28-Apr-07 Dhuluiya Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Dhuluiya, north of Baghdad,killing a policeman and wounding twoothers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

28-Apr-07 Karbala Iraq Unknown Explosives178 68 A suicide car bomber detonated hisexplosives in a crowded commercialarea within 200 meters of the ImamAbbas and Imam Hussein shrines,two of the most sacred Shiite sites inIraq, killing at least sixty-eight peopleand wounding 178 others. Attackson crowded areas and religiousshrines are frequent in Iraq and oftenhave sectarian motivations. A similarsuicide attack in Karbala two weeksbefore killed forty people.

28-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives8 1 A roadside bomb targeting daylaborers in the Zaafaraniya district ofBaghdad killed one person andwounded eight others. Attacks onday laborers are frequent in Iraq andoften have sectarian motivations, asmost are Shiite.

28-Apr-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Explosives9 1 A roadside bomb detonated outsidethe home of Jawad Magtouf, amember of the Kut city councilrepresenting Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's bloc, killing Magtouf's twelve-year-old son and wounding ninefamily members. Attacks ongovernment officials are frequent inIraq. This attack may have also hadsectarian motivations.

28-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 0 The historic Krue Se Mosque cameunder gunfire on the morning of April28, the third anniversary of thedeaths of 32 militants who werekilled by Thai security forces afterhours of holding out in the building.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.

28-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified men on motorcyclesshot dead a member of the ChangPuerk Tambon AdministrationOrganization (TAO) in Narathiwatprovince in southern Thailand.Samsuding Hayeeyuzoe wasattacked as he was headed homefrom a market. His 12-year-olddaughter, who was riding on hismotorcycle, was not hurt. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.

28-Apr-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Abdul Manamudor, a member of theTaporyoh Tambon AdministrationOrganization (TAO), took threebullets as he traveled along a villageroad in Narathiwat province insouthern Thailand. The attackoccurred in Yi-ngor district. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.

29-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 11 Gunmen ambushed and thenkidnapped the drivers of fifteen fueltrucks from a road near Samarra.The perpetrators then set fire to theirvehicles. Attacks on the oil industryare frequent in Iraq. Iraqi mediareported the following day thateleven fuel truck drivers had beenkilled on the same road.

29-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen shot and seriously injuredAmal Mudarris, a radio host andjournalist, outside her home in theKhadra neighborhood of Baghdad.Mudarris hosted a daily radio showbroadcast of the Iraqi Media Network,a state-owned enterprise establishedwith help from US advisors. Mudarriswas a well-known journalist in Iraq,having worked in the industry since1962. Attacks on journalists arefrequent; the Iraqi Media Networkalone has lost fourteen employees tomilitant attacks since the Americaninvasion in 2003.

29-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Militants kidnapped Muhammad AbidRashid, the deputy head of the Sikakrailway station, as he returned homefrom work in Baghdad. Attacks onIraq's transportation networks arefrequent.

29-Apr-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Firearms4 3 Gunmen opened fire on a policepatrol in Kut, killing three policemenand wounding four others. Policereturned fire, wounding a number ofthem. Attacks on police are frequentin Iraq.

29-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 4 A bomb exploded inside a minibus inthe al-Rabie district of southernBaghdad, killing four people andwounding four others. Attacks ontransportation networks are frequentin Iraq and often have sectarianmotivations.

29-Apr-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb exploded outside aschool in central Kirkuk, however didnot result in casualties. Attacks oneducational institutions are frequentin Iraq, as militants attempt todisrupt the country's reconstruction.

29-Apr-07 KhasavyurtRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 A low-pressure gas pipeline explodedin the Khasavyurt district ofDagestan, forcing the closing of allthe valves on the pipeline andleaving about 100,000 people inKhasavyurt without gas. Theexplosion was most likely caused bya bomb because a crater 10 metersdeep was left afterwards. Thissection of the pipeline is controlledby the Kavkazregiongaz Company.

29-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A 60-year-old Muslim villager wasgunned down while taking care of hiscattle near his house in Pattaniprovince in southern Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.

30-Apr-07 Bastia France Unknown Explosives0 0 The Montesoro gendarmerie outpostin upper Corsica was bombed. Theattacked reportedly caused minordamage to the building and anelectricity transformer. There hasbeen no claim of responsibility forthis attack.There have been a seriesof attacks following Frenchpresidential elections.

30-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Militants abducted a BrigadierGeneral who worked at the Ministryof Defense from the Saidiyaneighborhood of Baghdad. Attackson government officials are frequentin Iraq.

30-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen abducted Brigadier GeneralAbdallah Mahmud Isa, the chief ofjudicial police at the Salah-al-Dinpolice command. Attacks on policeare frequent in Iraq.

30-Apr-07 TarmiyahIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 US troops found and defused anexplosive device outside a girls'school in Tarmiyah, north ofBaghdad. The school had beenclosed for renovations. Authoritiesreported that this was the secondtime within a month that explosiveswere found near the school.

30-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed LieutenantColonel Alaa Mahmoud Mohammed,an official at the Interior Ministry, inthe al-Ghadeer neighborhood ofBaghdad. Attacks on governmentofficials are frequent in Iraq.

30-Apr-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen opened fire on a policecheckpoint on the outskirts of Kut,killing two policemen. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

30-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed BrigadierGeneral Sabah Ulwan, an armyofficer under Saddam Hussein, in theDoura neighborhood of southernBaghdad. Attacks on members ofHussein's former regime are frequentin Iraq.

30-Apr-07 Iraq Unknown Explosives6 4 A car bomb exploded at a policecheckpoint near Ramadi, killing fourpolicemen and wounding six others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

30-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 An explosive device detonated in amarket in the Bayya neighborhood ofBaghdad, killing one person andwounding two others. Attacks oncrowded areas, particularly markets,are frequent in Iraq and often havesectarian motivations.

30-Apr-07 YusufiyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen opened fire on an Iraqicontractor in Yusufiyah, killing himand another person. Attacks oncontractors are frequent in Iraq, asmany work with the Iraqi governmentand coalition forces on reconstructionprojects.

30-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms1 4 Upwards of fifty gunmen attacked apolice station in the Raas al-Jadaneighborhood of Mosul. Policereturned fire, killing four of theperpetrators. One policeman waswounded in the shootout. A carbomb targeting police responding tothe attack killed a policeman andwounded two others.

30-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A car bomb targeting policeresponding to an attack on a policestation in the Raas al-Jadaneighborhood of Mosul killed apoliceman and wounded two others.Militants often coordinate bombingsto target police and other firstresponders.

30-Apr-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired at least four mortarson the police command headquartersin Mosul. No damage or casualtieswere reported. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

30-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants fired mortars on the GreenZone in Baghdad, the heavilyfortified area of the capital thathouses the Iraqi government and theUS and British embassies. Nocasualties were immediatelyreported.

30-Apr-07 Khalis Iraq Unknown Explosives63 32 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives inside a funeral tent inKhalis, killing at least thirty-twopeople and wounding sixty-threeothers. Authorities stated thebomber timed the attack for earlyevening when the family would servedinner in order to inflict themaximum number of casualties. Theattack likely had sectarianmotivations.

30-Apr-07 Hit Iraq Unknown ChemicalAgent

10 10 A truck bomb filled with chlorine gasand explosives detonated outside theal-Zawiya restaurant in Ramadi,killing ten people and wounding tenothers. The restaurant wasapparently popular with the securitystaff of local Sunni chieftains.Attacks on tribal leaders are frequentin Iraq, especially those militantsbelieve cooperate with thegovernment and coalition forces.

30-Apr-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 5 A suicide car bomber drove hisvehicle into an Interior Ministry policecheckpoint in the Harthiyahneighborhood of Baghdad, killing twopolice and two civilians andwounding five police and fivecivilians. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.Note, media sourcesreported various targets for thisattack. The blast occurred near atunnel in Nusour Square; someagencies stated that the tunnel, amain thoroughfare, was the target.

30-Apr-07 KamdeshAfghanistanUnknown Unknown0 1 Mawlawi Fazel Ahmad Moslem, thetop security council official forKamdesh and Barikot districts, waskilled by unidentified attackers whiletraveling between the two districts.The security commander of NurestanProvince called the attackersinsurgents.

30-Apr-07 Zherai AfghanistanUnknown Explosives3 1 A vehicle used by the United StatesProtection and Investigation (USPI)American private security firm wasthe target of a suicide attack inZherai on April 30. The suicidebomber was traveling on amotorcycle when he hit the USPIvehicle. One USPI employee waskilled and three others were injured.

30-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Explosives20 2 A bomb exploded in Pattani provincein southern Thailand, injuring at least20 local villagers. The attackersconcealed explosives in a motorcycleand parked it in front of a restaurantin Muang district. The bomb went offaround 9 pm as people wereshopping for food at the restaurantand nearby shops. Four of the injuredpeople were in serious condition. Twoof the four, Phanthapong Sophasri, a21-year-old university student, and a35-year-old Buddhist man, later diedfrom injuries. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.

30-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Two villagers were shot, their bodiessubsequently being set on fire, inPattani province in southernThailand. The bodies of the twovictims, a 30-year-old Buddhist manand his 14-year-old nephew, werefound along a road. The 30 year-old-man had been beheaded. Theassailants also planted two bombstargeting security forces who rushedto inspect the scene of the killings.However, a police bomb squaddefused both bombs and cut mobilephone signals before they weredetonated. The attacks occurred inKhok Pho district. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.

30-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms3 1 A mosque-keeper, Saman Yusoh, waskilled and three others injured whenshots were fired and a grenadethrown at Kubae Bo-ngo mosque inPattani province in southernThailand. The Pattani governordescribed the man as a respectedlocal figure. He said that Yusoh hadjust received a government-sponsored award as an outstandingperson of Nong Chik. The assailantslikely targeted him because of hiscooperation with authorities. Theincident occurred on the evening ofthe third anniversary of a violentcrackdown that killed 32 militants atKrue Se mosque in Pattani. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 Fire destroyed the headquarters ofthe Mohmawi Tambon AdministrativeOrganization (TAO) in Pattaniprovince in southern Thailand. Policebelieve the fire to have been an actof arson. This incident occurred onthe third anniversary of a violentcrackdown that killed 32 militants inKrue Se mosque in Pattani. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 A fire believed to be a act of arsonburned down four classrooms atBaan Johbantang School in BannangSata district in Yala province insouthern Thailand. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.

30-Apr-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Explosives24 2 Militants drove motorcycles carryinghome-made bombs into a nightmarket, parked and detonated theexplosives, killing two people andinjuring 24 others. The attackedoccurred in Pattani province insouthern Thailand. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.

1-May-07 Pol-eBagh-eTira

AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 1 A suicide bomber blew himself up ata graduation ceremony for the PaktiaProvince Police Academy in Pol-eBagh-e Tira. However, there were nocasualties, except for the bomber,who was killed in the explosion.

1-May-07 Panjwayi AfghanistanTaliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Abdul Rahim, a police officer inPanjwayi, was kidnapped andbeheaded by members of the Talibanon May 1. A Taliban spokespersonclaimed responsibility for thebeheading and accused Rahim ofbeing a government spy.

1-May-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms4 1 Militants opened fire at villagers at agas station in Yala province insouthern Thailand, killing one person.Police said the shooting took place at8:30 am when a 35-year-old rubbertapper was filling his pick-up truck.Four other people were injured,including two children and a manwho worked at the station. Theattackers came on motorcycle. Alocal police lieutenant said that hebelieved insurgents staged theattack to sustain fear among localpeople. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.

1-May-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Explosives2 0 Two patrol police were criticallywounded when insurgents detonateda bomb in the morning in Pattaniprovince in southern Thailand. Thepolice were on a break at a restingpoint in Mai Kaen district wheninsurgents detonated the bombhidden there. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.

1-May-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Armed men shot a former member ofthe Pattani United LiberationOrganization Coordinate in his houseon the night of May 1. Saha Pirisi, 53,a defector from the PULO Coordinate,died on the way to the hospital. Theattack occurred in Yi-ngo district ofNarathiwat province in southernThailand. The Pattani UnitedLiberation Organization (PULO) is anarmed separatist organization.

2-May-07 Grozny ChechnyaUnknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 2 Two police officers from the Kalugaregion were killed when theirarmored car frove onto a car bridgeacross a railway on which a remote-controlled bomb had been placed.The land mine had been constructedfrom an artillery grenade and theincident took place on the outskirtsof Grozny's Zavodskoy district.

2-May-07 AmbonCity

IndonesiaUnknown Unknown0 0 There was an explosion in thecompound of Al Fatah Mosque, thelargest mosque in Ambon city, thecapital of Maluku province. Though,evidence points to the use of a hand-grenade in the attack, more evidencemust be collected to determinewhether the weapon used was agrenade or a home-made bomb. TheMaluku police chief said that theexplosion may have been intended tointimidate the local people, as May 2was National Education Day, which isobserved by all school students andcivil servants.

2-May-07 Logar AfghanistanTaliban Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unidentified assailants torched aschool in Afghanistan's LogarProvince, razing thousands oftextbooks, chairs, and administrativeequipment. There was word on whowas behind the attacks.

3-May-07 PortHartcourt

Nigeria Movementfor theEmancipationof theNigerDelta (

Unknown0 0 Militants from the Movement for theEmancipation of the Niger Delta(MEND) attacked the Mystras, avessel used by Italian oil companyENI. During the attack, hostageswere taken but all were releasedsoon after. According to a MENDspokesmen they were only targetingthe vessel.MEND continues to targetNigeria's oil industry. Oil productionhas decreased significantly sinceMEND started their campaign.

3-May-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An unidentified gunman riding on amotorcycle shot a villager in Rangaedistrict in Narathiwat province insouthern Thailand. The man died onthe way to the hospital. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.

3-May-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A police officer was shot severaltimes outside a school in Pattani cityin Pattani province in southernThailand. The victim was rushed to ahospital but pronounced dead uponarrival. The attack was carried out byan unidentified man with an assaultrifle. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.

3-May-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 An unidentified gunman shot avillage head in the leg in a rural areaof Yala province in southernThailand. The attacker was riding in apickup truck and the attack occurredwhile the village head was driving amotorcycle home from a monthlymeeting in the Than To district office.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2500 people haveperished from the violence.

3-May-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A group of militants opened fire on aparked car killing the police sergeantsitting inside the vehicle. The attackoccurred in Pattani province insouthern Thailand. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. Among those targeted bythe attacks are Muslims perceived assupportive of the government. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 and, asof March 2008, more than 3000people have perished from theviolence.

3-May-07 Daraga PhilippinesNewPeople'sArmy(NPA)

Firearms0 1 Communist insurgents shot dead apolitical candidate in Daraga townsouth of Manila, the capital of thePhilippines. Retired police chiefEnrique Bausa was addressing a civicgroup when two men approachedhim and shot him in the head. Thegunmen escaped. Bausa was runningfor councilor in Daraga in electionsscheduled for May 14. Thecommunist New People's Army hadbeen targeting him for being toughagainst the insurgents while he waspolice chief. Bausa's killing was thelatest in election-related violence. OnMay 2, Rogelio Illustrisimo, a mayoralcandidate was shot dead in theprovince of Cebu. The New People'sArmy is a paramilitary forceattempting to establish a Maoiststate in the Philippines. It is thearmed unit of the Communist Partyof the Philippines and has beenwaging an insurgency against thePhilippines' government since 1969.

3-May-07 Paktia AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 0 Insurgents detonated a bomb insideof a school in Afghanistan's AhmadAba District. The bomb leveled fiveclassrooms as well as the officeportion of the school. The school wasfunded by the Italy. Terrorist attacksin Afghanistan tend to be carried outby the Taliban. After being oustedfrom power by a US-led coalition in2001, the Taliban has waged aninsurgency against the Afghangovernment and NATO’sInternational Security AssistanceForce (includes US troops). However,in addition to the Taliban, othergroups such as Hezb-e-Islami arealso involved in the insurgency.

3-May-07 GuwahatiIndia UnitedLiberationFront ofAsom

Explosives2 0 A bomb explosion ripped through afood depot in the northeastern Indiancity of Guwahati, severely woundingtwo people. Authorities believe thatthe United Liberation Front of Asom(UFLA).There are about 10 militantorganizations operating in Assam.The ULFA, an organization with thedeclared goal of achievingindependence for Assam, wasestablished in 1979.Since 1997, theIndian government’s continuousmilitary and para-military operationshave considerably weakened theULFA, driving its senior leadershipinto exile. However, the wideningnetwork of extortion, criminal andquasi-legal activities in Assam thatthe leadership commands providesfor the continued financing ofmilitant activities. (South AsiaTerrorism Portal)

4-May-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 3 A group of militants ambushed amotorcycle late on May 4 and shotdead a 45-year-old Muslim man andhis two children- an 11-year-old girland a seven-year-old. The attackoccurred in Yala province in southernThailand. It was one of three attacksoccurring in Yala on May 4. Policesuspect Islamic insurgents areresponsible for the attacks. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-May-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Unknown0 1 Police found the body of a man in ariver in Yala province in southernThailand. Police suspected he waskilled by insurgents. It was one ofthree attacks occurring in Yala onMay 4. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-May-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Militants hacked a Muslim man todeath in public view at a market lateon May 4. The attack occurred in Yalaprovince in southern Thailand. It wasone of three attacks occurring in Yalaon May 4. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-May-07 Paktika AfghanistanTaliban Firearms3 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda police officer and wounded threeothers in an assault on a districtoffice building in Gomal District. Inaddition, the building was damagedin the attack.Terrorist attacks inAfghanistan tend to be carried out bythe Taliban. After being ousted frompower by a US-led coalition in 2001,the Taliban has waged an insurgencyagainst the Afghan government andNATO’s International SecurityAssistance Force (includes UStroops). However, in addition to theTaliban, other groups such as Hezb-e-Islami are also involved in theinsurgency.

4-May-07 Mazar-eSharif

AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 0 Unidentified militants tossed agrenade into the home of a tribalchief of Charbolak District. Thoughthe attack did not result in anycasualties, it caused substantialdamage to the man's home.Moreover, he strongly suspected thatthe Taliban was behind the incident.

5-May-07 Grozny Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb attached to a lamp post bythe side of the road on Kirov street inthe Leninskiy distrit of Groznyexploded without causing injury.

5-May-07 BuenaventuraColombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives5 0 An explosive device detonated in theCinco Bocas neighborhood ofBuenaventura left five peopleinjured. The act was attributed tomembers of the Fuerzas ArmadasRevolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).

5-May-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 3 A 9 pound (15 kg) bomb hiddenunder a bridge was remotelydetonated late on May 5, killing atwo-year-old Muslim girl and twoborder patrol officers. The two adultvictims were among six border patrolofficers traveling on motorcycle. Theattack occurred in Yala province insouthern Thailand. It was one of twoattacks occurring in Yala on May 5.Police suspect that Islamic insurgentsare responsible for the attacks.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-May-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 1 A Muslim man was gunned down in adrive-by shooting in Yala province insouthern Thailand. It was one of twoattacks occurring in Yala on May 5.Police suspect that Islamic insurgentsare responsible for the attacks.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-May-07 Bangkok Thailand Unknown Explosives1 0 A small bomb exploded next to apublic phone booth near the King ofThailand's palace in Bangkok, thecapital of Thailand. The man who wasusing the phone booth at the timewas slightly injured by broken glass.Bomb experts said that the explosivewas a simple bomb with a timer. Thepolice said that the explosion wasintended to frighten people. FirstArmy Region Lieutenant GeneralPrayuth Jan-ocha said that given thefact that a single bomb, which couldhave been made by anyone whowent to technical college was used,he believed that trouble-makersrather than insurgents wereresponsible. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-May-07 Nad-eAli

AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 3 A suicide bomber detonated hisbomb near a government vehicle inNad-e Ali District in HelmandProvince. The attack left two policeofficers dead. Attacks against policeofficers and installations are commonin Afghanistan.

5-May-07 ZhamankayAfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 3 A suicide bomber detonated hisbomb near two policemen inZhamankay. The attack left bothpolice officers dead and was thesecond suicide bombing that killedtwo police officers that day inAfghanistan. Attacks against policeofficers and installations are commonin Afghanistan.

6-May-07 Bak AfghanistanTaliban Explosives5 1 Unidentified assailants tossed a handgrenade into a house inAfghanistan's Bak District. Theattack left one child dead and fiveother people wounded. Authoritieslater arrested two suspects in aborder city, and it is believed theywere from Pakistan.Terrorist attacksin Afghanistan tend to be carried outby the Taliban. After being oustedfrom power by a US-led coalition in2001, the Taliban has waged aninsurgency against the Afghangovernment and NATO’sInternational Security AssistanceForce (includes US troops). However,in addition to the Taliban, othergroups such as Hezb-e-Islami arealso involved in the insurgency.

6-May-07 Ghazni AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 5 Insurgents detonated a remote-detonated roadside bomb thattargeted a police vehicle in Ghanzi.The attack left five people dead andtwo others wounded. Attacks againstpolice officers and installations arecommon in Afghanistan.

7-May-07 Klokot Serbia Unknown Firearms0 0 While working in his field BojanBogdanovic, a Kosovo Serb, was shotat from a neighboring building ownedby ethnic Albanians but was not hitby the bullets.

7-May-07 Sagai Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

1 2 Militants opened fire on threeBuddhist men tapping rubber trees,killing two and injuring one. Theattack occurred in the morning inSagai Village in Thanto district in Yalaprovince in southern Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

7-May-07 Paktia AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 1 Two suicide bombers approached apolice post in Dand Patan District inPaktia. After repeatedly ignoringwarnings to stop, the police openedfire. One suicide bomber thendetonated his vest, killing himself.The other fled. There were noreports of any casualties among thepolice.Attacks against police officersand installations are common inAfghanistan.

8-May-07 BanKlongchang

Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Buddhist man was shot byinsurgents on a rural road in BanKlongchang village in Khok Phodistrict in Pattani province insouthern Thailand. Sukhum Khirinartwas riding his motorcycle to workwhen two men on a motorcyclecaught up with him and opened fire.The attack occurred at 7:30 am.Sukhum died on his way to thehospital. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

8-May-07 TacurongThailand JemmahIslamiyah

Explosives35 8 A bomb exploded in a billiard hall,killing eight people and injuring 35others. The attack occurred ataround 4:50 pm in Tacurong City inSultan Kudarat province on MindanaoIsland. The blast happened six daysbefore the May 14 mid-term electionsand two weeks after the US embassyin Manila warned US citizens to avoidgoing to public areas in Mindanaoafter it received information about animminent terrorist threat. Themilitary said that the attack bore thehallmarks of Jemaah Islamiyah, al-Qaeda's Southeast Asian arm. Theregional military chief said the attackmight have been intended to easepressure on militants holed up onJolo Island. Initial investigationsreveal that the explosive device mayhave been fashioned from a liverocket-propelled grenade shellattached to a battery and set off by amechanical clock and a blasting cap.On May 11 police arrested a manconsidered to be the prime suspectin the bombing.

8-May-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A retired teacher was shot deadwhile riding a motorcycle in the NongChik district in Pattani province insouthern Thailand. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

8-May-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Suspected Islamic insurgents shotand killed two Buddhist men in Yalaprovince in southern Thailand. One ofthe men had also been stabbedbefore his body was set on fire.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

8-May-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified attackers shot dead ahotel worker early on May 8 while hewas on his way to work. The attackoccurred in Pattani province insouthern Thailand. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

8-May-07 KandaharAfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda United Nations staffer in Kandahar.Multiple men on motorcycles killedthe UNHCR worker as he was on hisway to work.

9-May-07 KosovskaMitrovica

Serbia Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb was thrown outside of theOlimp gym on Vlade Cetkovica Streetin the Serb-populated part ofKosovska Mitrovica. No one wasinjured in the attack as it occurred atnight, but material damage wasincurred.

9-May-07 Paktika AfghanistanUnknown Explosives7 4 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives vest in a bazaar in BarmalDistrict. The attack killed threecivilians and left seven othersinjured. There was no indication ofwho was behind the attack.

9-May-07 Bara Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb explosion rocked eight oiltankers carrying oil for US forces inAfghanistan. All eight tankers weredestroyed when someone planted abomb inside one of the tankers,blowing it up, which thensubsequently blew up all of the othertankers.

9-May-07 Makilala PhilippinesUnknown Explosives24 8 An improvised explosive went off inthe municipality of Makilala, NorthCotabato province, killing eightpeople and wounding more than 24others. The attack occurred a dayafter a bomb exploded in a billiardhall in Tacurong City, killing eightpeople and injuring 35 others. Bothplaces are located on MindanaoIsland.

9-May-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An unknown gunmen shot dead ahospital caretaker on the morning ofMay 9 in Pattani province in southernThailand. He was shot at the SaiburiCrown Prince Hospital, where heworked. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

10-May-07

Pattani Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 0 A remote-controlled bomb explodedin Pattani province in southernThailand, wounding two soldiers whowere guarding monks during morningalms at around 6:20 am. The militaryhas been assigned to protect monksand school teachers in southernThailand. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

11-May-07

Logar AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents stopped three trailers thatwere supplying NATO forces withfood. They then fired seven rocketsat the trailers, completely torchingthem. However, none of the driverswere injured in the attack becausenone of them were inside the vehicleat the time of the attack.

11-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Unknown0 2 Two police officers were killed andtheir bodies were burned in broaddaylight in Narathiwat province insouthern Thailand. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

11-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 2 According to police, six insurgents ina pick-up truck fired up a policecheckpoint in Rangae district inNarathiwat province in southernThailand, killing two policemen.Police believe that the insurgents lita kerosene container on fire andthrew it into the checkpoint, forcingthe policemen into the line of fire.The bodies of the two policemen whowere killed were burnt. The attackoccurred shortly before noon. Theattack comes two days after theambush and killing of seven SpecialForces personnel in the same district.Police believe that the militants whocarried out the May 11 attack alsoshot the Special Forces troops. Theyhave identified three suspects andare in the process of obtaining arrestwarrants. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

11-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Insurgents shot dead the villageheadman of Ban Bangosato villagewhen he was driving his car toMuang district. His friend in thepassenger seat survived with minorwounds. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

12-May-07

Valencia Spain Unknown Unknown0 0 An explosion occurred at the PopularParty's headquarters in Valencia. Nofurther information is provided otherthan that the explosion was causedby a weak bomb constructed of acoffee thermos.

12-May-07

Nalchik Russia Unknown Explosives0 2 A bomb made from a 2-liter plasticbottle filled with hexogen explodedat a public dump while a tractor wasdumping trash, killing two cityemployees that were workingnearby.

12-May-07

KandaharAfghanistanUnknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 6 Unidentified insurgents detonated aremote-controlled landmine inKandahar, killing six police officers.All six were in a vehicle when themine was detonated, completelydestroying their vehicle. Attacksagainst police officers andinstallations are common inAfghanistan.

12-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified assailants shot dead aMuslim village chief at a weddingparty in Yala province in southernThailand. The attack occurred afterThailand's Internal SecurityOperations Command adviser saidthat increasing the number villagesin southern Thailand which supportthe government is the way to fightinsurgents.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

12-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified assailants killed aBuddhist man in a drive-by shootingon the night of May 12 in Narathiwatprovince in southern Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

13-May-07

Iurreta Spain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Several unidentified individuals threwseveral Molotov cocktails at theheadquarters of the Socialist Party ofthe Basque Country (PSE-EE) inIuretta. The attack blackened thefacade of the building. No furtherinformation is provided.

13-May-07

ConstantineAlgeria Unknown Explosives2 1 Militants believed to be from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb(formerly the Salafist Group for Calland Combat) detonated a homemadebomb at a police checkpoint. Theblast killed a police officer andinjured two other people. The blastcame days before a national election.

13-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Muhammed-hali Sideh was foundshot dead on a road near a rubberplantation in Bannang Sata district inYala province in southern Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

13-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A school in Yala province in southernThailand was set on fire on the nightof May 13. The school is located inBan Kasot in Bannang Sata district.One of its buildings was badlydamaged. According to the directorof Yala's First Educational Region, 25out of 71 state schools in Yala havebeen targets of arson and 18 of the25 were in Bannang Sata districtalone. Also in Bannang Sata district,a husband and wife were killed onMay 14. The husband was beheadedand his head was left in front of aschool in the district. May 14 was thefirst day of the new semester and theact was seen as a threat to teachers.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

13-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 3 Suspected insurgents shot deadthree Muslim rubber-tappers in Yalaprovince in southern Thailand. Theattack occurred in the afternoon.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

14-May-07

MakhachkalaRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 The car of Omari Alilov, a NorthCaucasus Railway official, explodedwhile driving on Krasnoflotskayastreet in Makhachkala. Alilov's driverwas killed, while Alilov himself and anearby policeman received shrapnelwounds.

14-May-07

ChervlennayaRussia IslamicBrigadeofRamzanAhmadov

Firearms0 5 A group of Islamic fighters ambusheda group of allegedly pro-RussianChechen oil workers nearChervlennaya village in ShelkovskoyDistrict. Attackers led by AmirMuslim, a member of the IslamicBrigade of Ramzan Ahmadov,opened fire with assault rifles andmachine guns on a UAZ vehiclecarrying the workers, all of whomwere killed. The total number of oilworkers remains unclear.Severalhours latter the group attacked andkilled another group of allegedly pro-Russian Chechens who were having apicnic in the Kharkov region nearChervlennaya village.

14-May-07

Kizlyar Russia IslamicBrigadeofRamzanAhmadov

Firearms2 3 A group of Islamic fighters under thecommand of Amir Muslim, a memberof the Islamic Brigade of RamzanAhmadov, attacked allegedly pro-Russian Dagestani civilians travelingby car in the town of Kizlyar. Theperpetrators reportedly sprayed thevehicle with heavy gunfire, killingthree and wounding two. The vehiclewas then burnt.

14-May-07

Konduz AfghanistanTaliban Firearms2 0 Gunmen with the Taliban ambusheda police patrol in Chahar Dara Districtin Afghanistan. The attack resultedin injuries to two of the policeofficers. In addition, the attack alsodamaged their vehicle. Attacksagainst police officers andinstallations are common inAfghanistan.

14-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Islamic insurgents shot dead acouple as they were riding amotorcycle to work in Banang Satadistrict in Yala province in southernThailand. Militants shot PraphanPolrak and his wife Chadakarn Polrakwith M-16 assault rifles beforebeheading Praphan. The attackoccurred at about 7 am and policefound Praphan's head packed in aplastic bag in front of a school in thedistrict at about 1pm. The newsemester started on May 14 and theact was seen as a threat to teachers.The Bangkok Post reported that itwas at least the 29th documenteddecapitation by Muslim rebels, whoare believed to be copying violentacts occurring in Iraq. Also, on thesame day in Yala province a couplefrom the same district was foundshot dead in the rubber plantationwhere they worked. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

14-May-07

GuwahatiIndia UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Explosives8 2 A bomb blast rocked a crowdedmarket in Guwahati. The blast killedtwo and injured eight others.According to reports, the bomb wasconcealed in a parked motorcycle atthe market. Authorities believe thatthe United Liberation Front of Assam(ULFA) is behind the attack.There areabout 10 militant organizationsoperating in Assam. The ULFA, anorganization with the declared goalof achieving independence forAssam, was established in 1979.Since 1997, the Indian government’scontinuous military and para-militaryoperations have considerablyweakened the ULFA, driving its seniorleadership into exile. However, thewidening network of extortion,criminal and quasi-legal activities inAssam that the leadershipcommands provides for thecontinued financing of militantactivities. (South Asia TerrorismPortal)

14-May-07

Herat AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 0 Insurgents detonated a bomb nearan Italian Provincial ReconstructionTeam (PRT) in Afghanistan's EnjilDistrict. The attack left one soldierwho was guarding the PRT dead.

15-May-07

Lugo Spain Other Explosives0 0 Galician separatist groups claimedresponsibility for planting anexplosive device in a flower bed nextto the company Construcciones Mon,which is owned by the former mayorof Burela, Manuel Mon of the PopularParty. Authorities defused theexplosive device, which was inside apressure cooker with a clockworkdetonation system.

15-May-07

TimidaouenAlgeria Al-Qaedain theIslamicMaghreb

Explosives0 0 Militants from Al-Qaeda in the IslamicMaghreb (formerly the Salafist Groupfor Call and Combat) damaged thetown of Timidaouen gas mains with ahomemade bomb. The explosioncaused no causalities.

15-May-07

BaardheereSomalia Unknown Explosives15 3 A bomb exploded in a cinema inBaardheere, Somalia. The blastkilled three and injured fifteen. Theexplosion occurred during the periodof unrest that has followed thecollapse of United Courts Uniongovernment which fell at the end oflast year.

15-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Go-dah Jagapi, a former sub-districtadministration organization chief,was seriously hurt in a drive-byshooting in Betong district insouthern Thailand's Yala province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

15-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An unidentified gunman shot dead aMuslim sub-district chief inNarathiwat province in southernThailand. Ismail Uma, chief of Kawahsubdistrict of Sungai Padi district,was killed when the attacker, whowas waiting for him in a rubberplantation, opened fire on his carwith an M-16 assault rifle on a villageroad. Ismail was returning to hishome from a mosque where he hadbeen attending prayers. Ismail hadbeen commended by the Thaigovernment for providingcooperation in its efforts to fight theinsurgency in southern Thailand. Hiskilling comes not long afterThailand's Internal SecurityOperations Command adviser saidthat increasing the number ofvillages supporting the Thaigovernment is a way to combat theinsurgency. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

15-May-07

PeshawarPakistan Unknown Explosives30 26 A powerful suicide bomb blast rockeda hotel in northwest Pakistan, killingat least twenty-five people andwounding thirty others. According toreports, the attacker targeted theMarhaba Hotel because it wasbelieved to harbor American spies.In addition, authorities also believethat the blast may have been inretaliation for the killing for Talibanmilitary commander Mullah Dadullah.The majority of the casualties wereAfghans, and there was no report ofany American casualties.Suicideattacks on government, military andcivilian targets have become morefrequent in Pakistan. There iswidespread displeasure withPresident Pervez Musharraf and hissupport for US counter-terrorismefforts.

16-May-07


0 0 Insurgents opened fire into avillager's home in Yala province insouthern Thailand before setting iton fire. The attack occurred while thehouse's occupants, a rubber tapperand his family, were sleeping. Afterfiring into the house, the attackersspread gasoline on the door and setit ablaze. The house was located introubled Bannang Sata district,where a school was set on fire andtwo couples were killed during thepreceding several days. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An unidentified assailant shot deadSupak Daeworsanung, a formerassistant to a village headman inYaha district in Yala province insouthern Thailand. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-May-07

Buldon PhilippinesUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unidentified masked men set fire tothe municipal hall of Buldon town inthe Autonomous Region in MuslimMindanao.

16-May-07

Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms2 0 Chamnan Chatri, assistant chief ofPrachan subdistrict's administrationorganization, and his subordinate,Sa-aree Deemu, were shot andwounded in their car in Yarangdistrict in southern Thailand's Pattaniprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-May-07

Najrab AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Unidentified militants attacked apolice officer on his way to work,killing him in Najrab. Attacks againstpolice officers and installations arecommon in Afghanistan.

16-May-07

KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 6 (1st of 2 attacks)An car bombexploded outside of a police stationin Kandahar city. Shortly after thisblast, police arrived on the scene.Attacks against police officers andinstallations are common inAfghanistan.

16-May-07


0 6 (2nd of 2 attacks)An car bombexploded outside of a police stationin Kandahar city. Shortly after thisblast, police arrived on the scene.They were then hit by a second blastas they were investigating the firstblast. Attacks against police officersand installations are common inAfghanistan.

16-May-07

KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 The Taliban beheaded a man inKandahar's Maqur district afterfinding him guilty of spying forforeign forces in the country. TheTaliban has killed civilians whom itclaims have helped the ISAF.

16-May-07

DibrugarhIndia UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Firearms1 4 Gunmen with the United LiberationFront of Assam (ULFA) shot and killedfour migrant workers and woundedone in eastern Dibrugarh. All wereHindi-speaking, day laborers.Thereare about 10 militant organizationsoperating in Assam. The ULFA, anorganization with the declared goalof achieving independence forAssam, was established in 1979.Since 1997, the Indian government’scontinuous military and para-militaryoperations have considerablyweakened the ULFA, driving its seniorleadership into exile. However, thewidening network of extortion,criminal and quasi-legal activities inAssam that the leadershipcommands provides for thecontinued financing of militantactivities.

16-May-07

SivasagarIndia UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Firearms0 1 Gunmen believed to be with theUnited Liberation Front of Assam(ULFA) shot and killed a Hindi-speaking day laborer in Sivasagar.This was the second attack againstHindi-speaking day laborers thatsame day.There are about 10militant organizations operating inAssam. The ULFA, an organizationwith the declared goal of achievingindependence for Assam, wasestablished in 1979.Since 1997, theIndian government’s continuousmilitary and para-military operationshave considerably weakened theULFA, driving its senior leadershipinto exile. However, the wideningnetwork of extortion, criminal andquasi-legal activities in Assam thatthe leadership commands providesfor the continued financing ofmilitant activities. (South AsiaTerrorism Portal)

17-May-07

MogadishuSomalia YoungMujahideenMovementinSomalia

Explosives0 0 Militants from a group callingthemselves the Young MujahideenMovement in Somalia attempted todetonate a bomb next to PrimeMinister Ali Ghedi's convoy. Thebomb failed to detonate. This wasthe third attempt on the PrimeMinster's life.

17-May-07

SongkhlaThailand Unknown Firearms1 1 In a shooting outside AmmalitAssociates, one security guard waskilled and another was severelyinjured. The attack occurred inSingha Nakhon district in Songkhlaprovince in southern Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

17-May-07

Farah AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 4 Taliban forces shot and killed twohighway police officers in Farah. Inaddition, they dragged two otherofficers from their homes and killedthem in the same vicinity. Attacksagainst police officers andinstallations are common inAfghanistan.

17-May-07

GhiladhariIndia UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Firearms0 2 Gunmen with the United LiberationFront of Assam (ULFA) shot and killedtwo Hindi-speaking shopkeepers inUpper Assam. According to reports,two men on motorcycles shot insideof a small grocery shop. This ULFAattack against Hindi speakers comesjust a day after they opened fireagainst six other Hindi speakers.There are about 10 militantorganizations operating in Assam.The ULFA, an organization with thedeclared goal of achievingindependence for Assam, wasestablished in 1979.Since 1997, theIndian government’s continuousmilitary and para-military operationshave considerably weakened theULFA, driving its senior leadershipinto exile. However, the wideningnetwork of extortion, criminal andquasi-legal activities in Assam thatthe leadership commands providesfor the continued financing ofmilitant activities. (South AsiaTerrorism Portal)

18-May-07

Parang PhilippinesUnknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified individuals fired whatmight have been a rocket-propelledgrenade toward Parang ElementarySchool near midnight in the town ofParang. The explosive missed theschool, where ballots from nearbytowns were being kept, and landed ina vacant lot instead. Chief of theAutonomous Region in MuslimMindanao (ARMM) police said thatthe attack was apparently intendedto disrupt the transfer of ballot boxesfrom several towns for clusteredtabulation in Parang.Elections wereheld across the Philippines on May14.

18-May-07

IslamabadPakistan Unknown Firearms0 0 Radical Islamic students who werestudying at the Red Mosquekidnapped four policemen on May 18,2007. Authorities believe that thiskidnapping may have been inresponse to the detention of anumber of Islamic student earlier inthe month. Two of the policemenwere released unharmed on May 24,2007 without exchanging prisonerswith the Islamic students.

18-May-07

KandaharAfghanistanUnknown Explosives1 4 A suicide bomber targeted theKandahar Governor Asadollah Khalidand the Minister for Information andCulture, Abdol Karim Khorram. Theattacker drove an explosives-ladenvehicle into a the convoy of the twomen in Kandahr. The ensuing blastleft three civilians dead and woundedthe minister. However, the governorescaped unharmed.

19-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Chaowalit Petchyod was shot dead ashe was walking home from a rubberplantation in Raman district of Yalaprovince in southern Thailand. It wasone of two attacks occurring inRaman district on May 29. In theother attack, a group of teenagersposing as customers shot deadKittipong Vichayakran, a motorcyclemechanic, in his shop. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A group of teenagers posing ascustomers shot dead KittipongVichayakran, a Buddhist motorcyclemechanic, in his shop in Ramandistrict in southern Thailand. It wasone of two attacks occurring inRaman district on May 29. In theother attack Chaowalit Petchyod wasshot dead as he was walking homefrom a rubber plantation.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-May-07


0 0 A warehouse of a water distributionfacility was burned down in Yalaprovince in southern Thailand. Also inYala on May 19, two men were shotdead in separate incidents. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-May-07

Mir Ali Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 0 Insurgents kidnapped eight Pakistangovernment workers in Waziristan'sMir Ali town on May 19, 2007. Theattackers did not list any demandsafter kidnapping the workers. Inaddition, they released the workersMay 23, 2007 without the payment ofany ransom.

19-May-07

KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 2 Qari Mohammad Yosuf, aspokesperson for the Taliban,claimed responsibility the killing oftwo men who were found guilty ofspying for the Americans. TheTaliban has killed civilians whom itclaims have helped the ISAF.

20-May-07

Lima Peru ShiningPath (SL)

Explosives0 0 Five bombs alledgedly set bymembers of the Shining Pathinsurgent group were deactivated bypolice. The bombs were attached tored rags containing messagesrefering to the group, and thedevices were set on the 27thanniversary of the Shining Pathuprising.

20-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Supected militants shot dead twomen in Yala province in southernThailand. One of the men was apolice officer. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

20-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A 33-year-old Buddhist man was shotdead at a rubber plantation in Yalaprovince in southern Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

20-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Unidentified men on a motorcycleshot dead a Muslim policeman as hewas driving his car in Narathiwatprovince in southern Thailand. Hiswife was wounded in the attack.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

20-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 1 In a drive-by shooting, unidentifiedgunmen opened fire on a Buddhistwoman, Parinat Somjai, and her 16-year-old son, Wichon, in Yalaprovince in southern Thailand. Thetwo victims were on their way towork at a plantation. The teenagerdied later in the hospital, while hismother was in serious condition.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

20-May-07

Ganassi PhilippinesUnknown Unknown0 0 The house of Ganassi town mayorMacapudi Baguio was attacked. Twoof Macapudi's vehicles weredamaged in the attack. Macapudi'sbrother's house in Marawi was alsoattacked. Ganassi town and Marawicity are located in the AutonomousRegion in Muslim Mindanao.

20-May-07

Marawi PhilippinesUnknown Unknown0 0 In Marawi city, the house of thebrother of Ganassi town mayorMacapudi Baguio was attacked.Macapudi's house was also attacked.Two of Macapudi's vehicles weredamaged in the attack. Ganassi andMarawi are located in theAutonomous Region in MuslimMindanao.

20-May-07

UnknownAfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda police officer in his home. Therewas no word on who was responsiblefor the attack. Attacks against policeofficers and installations are commonin Afghanistan.

21-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Explosives11 0 A bomb injured six officials and fivelocal residents as the officials wereinspecting the site of a smallexplosion in Narathiwat province insouthern Thailand. The group ofofficials, which included bombexperts, rushed to check the back ofthe Waeng district hall after a loudexplosion occurring at 4:50 pm.While they were examining the bomband the site, another powerful bombwent off injuring them and damagingtwo motorbikes and a pickup truck.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

21-May-07

Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A backhoe driver was shot deadwhile he was taking a rest after lunchin Nong Chik district in Pattaniprovince in southern Thailand. Thekiller, then, burned the man's body.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

21-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 1 A villager was killed and anotherperson was injured in a shooting thatoccurred while they were riding theirmotorcycle in Si Sakhon district inNarathiwat province in southernThailand. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

21-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Mahamahamdi Basor, 24, was shotdead as he prepared for eveningprayers in Yaha district in southernThailand's Yaha province. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

21-May-07

PeshawarPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified Islamic militantsbombed a music store in Sherpaovillage in Peshawar. The music storesold local and foreign music and hadrecently received threats to shutdown or stop selling foreign music.According to reports, the militants ona motorcycle tossed a grenade intothe shop, which damaged the shop.The blast damaged at least two otherbuildings.

21-May-07

Sangin AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 10 Taliban fighters bombed a unit ofpolicemen en route to Lashkarargahfrom Sangin. The attack, laterclaimed by the Taliban, left ten policeofficers dead. Attacks against policeofficers and installations are commonin Afghanistan.

21-May-07

Dara-i-Nur

AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

6 3 A remote-controlled mine blastclaimed by the Taliban left threepolicemen dead in Dara-e NurDistrict. Among those killed was thedirector of a crime branch. Inaddition, the attack left six otherswounded. Attacks against policeofficers and installations are commonin Afghanistan.

22-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives12 0 A bomb exploded in Muang district inYala province in southern Thailand,injuring 12 people, including threepolice officers, three villagers and anAustralian photographer. Theexplosion occurred as police wereinvestigating the burnt corpse ofPrathep Srimai, a staff officer at Yalamunicipal health clinic, who was shotearlier in the morning by suspectedinsurgents. The bomb was hiddennear the body. The photographer,Philip Blenkinsop, was on assignmentfor Time Magazine. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives6 0 Six border policemen were hurt in aroadside explosion in front of aschool in Yala province in southernThailand. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 25-year-old factory worker JamlongBoontam was shot in front of hisworkplace. He was wounded, but hesurvived the attack. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 (One of two attacks)Khampong-peesae school in Narathiwat provincein southern Thailand was set on fireon the night of May 22. A five-roomwooden building belonging to theschool was destroyed along withassorted educational materials. Inanother incident of arson, Palorbataschool in the same province was alsoset on fire. Arson attacks on schoolsin southern Thailand are common.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-May-07


0 0 (Two of two attacks)Palorbata schoolin Narathiwat province in southernThailand was set on fire on the nightof May 22. An assailant threw ahomemade petrol bomb into abuilding housing a library and twoclassrooms. The fire spreadthroughout the entire building. Inanother incident of arson,Khampong-peesae school in thesame province was also set on firethat night. Arson attacks on schoolsin southern Thailand are common.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Suspected insurgents killed a man onthe morning of May 22, shooting himand burning his body. The attackersalso burned his motorcycle. Thevictim, Prathep Srimai, was a staffofficer at Yala municipal health clinic.Police said that after the attack,Prathep's body was placed on atrolley and taken to where a bombwas hidden. The bomb exploded aspolice were examining the corpse,injuring 12 people. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-May-07

Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A 58-year-old Muslim man was killedin Pattani province in southernThailand late on the night of May 23.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Two Muslim men ages 37 and 42were shot dead in Narathiwatprovince in southern Thailand late onthe night of May 23. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A member of the Khoksator tambonadministration organization was shotand killed at the side of the road inRueso district in volatile Narathiwatprovince in southern Thailand. Atambon is a local government unitbelow district government.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-May-07

Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Suspected insurgents killed a 40-year-old Buddhist man who wasriding a motorcycle in a drive-byshooting in Pattani province insouthern Thailand. Drive-byshootings are common in that regionof the country.Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-May-07

BanSapromraeng

Thailand Unknown Firearms4 0 (Second of two attacks) Fourpolicemen were wounded when theycame under attack on their way backfrom examining the bodies of fourindividuals who had been shot andkilled on May 23. The attack occurredin Yala province in southern Thailand.The policemen had gone to examinethe bodies of a 56-year-old rubbertapper, his 21-year-old daughter andtwo sons aged 15 and 18 which werein a house on a rubber plantation.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Yala province municipality workerwas shot on his way to work in thesame province in southern Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-May-07

BanSapromraeng

Thailand Unknown Firearms0 4 (First of two attacks) Suspectedinsurgents shot dead a family of fourin Yala province in southern Thailand,burning their bodies. Police found thebodies of a 56-year-old rubbertapper, his 21-year-old daughter andtwo sons aged 15 and 18 in a houseon a rubber plantation. Afterwards,four policemen were wounded whenthey came under attack on their wayback from examining the bodies.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Suspected insurgents killed a 48-year-old man as he was driving amotorcycle in a drive-by shooting inYala province in southern Thailand.Drive-by shootings are common inthat region of the country. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-May-07

Hub Pakistan Unknown Explosives2 2 A bomb placed inside of a shoppingbag detonated at a bus station in thegas-rich town of Hub, leaving twodead and wounding two others. Noone claimed responsibility for theblast. The Pakistani government hasbeen fighting militants in Balochistanwho demand political and economicautonomy.

23-May-07

ShindandAfghanistanTaliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Authorities discovered the beheadedbody of an employee of aconstruction company in ShindandDistrict. According to reports, thedeceased was repeatedly warned tocease working for the Americans.TheTaliban has killed civilians whom itclaims have helped the ISAF.

23-May-07

KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

7 0 Insurgents wounded sevenindividuals with a remote-controlledexplosive device that targetedpolicemen in Kandahar City. Amongthose wounded were four police.Attacks against police officers andinstallations are common inAfghanistan.

23-May-07

Wardag AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

4 3 A remote-detonated, roadside bombdetonated near a group of policemenin Afghanistan's central Wardagprovince. The attack killed threepolicemen and wounded four others.Attacks against police officers andinstallations are common inAfghanistan.

24-May-07

Valencia Spain Unknown Unknown0 0 A home-made bomb was thrown atan office of the Popular Party in theValencia, causing minimal damage.No further information is provided.

24-May-07

NoviPazar

Serbia Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device was found anddeactivated at the home of NazimMahmutovic in Novi Pazar. A daycarecenter and other surroundingbuildings were evacuated and thestreet was closed to traffic as policedeactivated the bomb. No one wasinjured.The same house was thetarget of a bomb attack severalmonths prior, when extensivedamage was done to the front of thebuilding. Police have yet to identify asuspect.

24-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Manasae Da-oh, 38, was shot andkilled in volatile Narathiwat provincein southern Thailand. His bullet-ridden body was found near theAiyada-Tanusin road on May 24.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

24-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 An under-construction police stationwas bombed in volatile Yala provincein southern Thailand. The new policestation for Lammai tambon waspartially damaged by the home-made device. A tambon is a localgovernment unit below districtgovernment.

24-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 Suspected insurgents detonated abomb at a new provincial policeoffice in Yala province in southernThailand. The explosion caused anearby school to close for the day.On the same day, suspicious objectswere found at several locations in thearea.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

24-May-07

Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A 46-year-old Buddhist man waskilled in a drive-by shooting inPattani province in southern Thailandearly on the morning of May 24.Drive-by shootings are common inthat region of the country. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

24-May-07

Aibak AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 2 Unidentified assailants ambushed thevehicle of MP Ahmad Khan in Aibak.The attack resulted in the deaths ofhis driver and bodyguard, but MPKhan managed to escape unharmed.

24-May-07

KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 4 A roadside bomb rocked a policeconvoy in Afghanistan's southernKandahar province, killing fourpolicemen and wounding two others.Attacks against police officers andinstallations are common inAfghanistan.

24-May-07

Paktika AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 6 A bomb blast killed six people,including four policemen, inYahyakhel District as the districtchief was inspecting a weaponscache. In addition, four of thosekilled were police officers. Attacksagainst police officers andinstallations are common inAfghanistan.

25-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Two Muslim teenagers, NurdeenMalanheng, 16, and RomaeTohtayong, 17, were shot dead in adrive-by shooting in Muang district involatile Yala province in southernThailand. Drive-by shootings arecommon in that part of the country.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

25-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Surasak Patalu, 40, deputy chairmanof the Nearn-ngam tambonadministration organization, was shotand killed in Raman district in volatileYala province in southern Thailand.The attack was a drive-by shootingthat occurred in broad daylight asSurasak was driving home on amotorcycle. A tambon is a localgovernment unit below districtgovernment. Drive-by shootings arecommon in Thailand. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

25-May-07

Tamu Burma(Myanmar)

Unknown Explosives5 0 Unidentified assailants set off abomb in the Nanphalong market inTamu township near Myanmar'sborder with India. The bombexploded in front of a teashop,injuring five people. At the time ofthe explosion, there was also ashooting in the market. It is unclearwhether the shooting resulted in anyinjuries. Reports from Tamu said thatthe assailants escaped throughMoreh (Manipur state), a nearbytown on the Indian side of the border.Reports say that tribal insurgentsfrom Manipur state were operating inthe area where the attacks tookplace.

26-May-07


0 0 Ban Supeh school, a primary schoolin Riang tambon in volatileNarathiwat province, was set on fire.Local villagers were able to dousethe flames and save the buildings.Arson attacks on schools arecommon in Thailand's southernmostprovinces. A tambon is a localgovernment unit below districtgovernment.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

26-May-07

Moreh Burma(Myanmar)

Unknown Explosives5 0 Unidentified militants detonated abomb along the India-Burma borderinside of a market in Moreh.Following the bombing, the militantsopened fire indiscriminately. Theattack left five people injured. Therewere no further details surroundingthe attack.

26-May-07

LakkiMarwat

Pakistan Taliban Firearms0 0 Forces with the Taliban kidnappedtwo doctors and their driver in LakkiMarwat. One of the doctors wasreleased on May 26 without anyransom paid. The other two werestill held.

27-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Suspected separatist rebels shot andkilled two Muslim men as they rodetheir motorcycles home in volatileNarathiwat province. The victimswere a 24-year-old man and hisfriend, a 39-year-old village chief.Narathiwat province is one of thesouthernmost provinces in Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-May-07

Hat Yai Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 (One of seven attacks) An explosionoccurred at the Nai Nang restaurantin Hat Yai. The city is a populartourist destination in southernThailand's Songkhla province. Aroundthe same time, bombs exploded at 6other locations in Hat Yai, includingstores, hotels, and the ThoengsiaSiang Tueng Foundation. Theexplosions occurred within a 20minute period of time. According toThailand's army chief the bombswere small and there were no seriousdamages. He said that the bombingswere most likely intended to create adisturbance rather than death anddestruction. In total, one person waskilled and 12 others were injured inthe bombings. The secretary generalof Thailand's National SecurityCouncil blamed insurgents in thesouth for the attacks and policedetained six young men who theybelieve were involved. However,others believe that the bombingswere not part of the insurgency, butrather were related to the impendingruling on the fate of two of Thailand'spolitical parties. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-May-07

Hat Yai Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 (One of seven attacks) An explosionoccurred at the Phesat drug store inHat Yai. The city is a popular touristdestination in southern Thailand'sSongkhla province. Around the sametime, bombs exploded at 6 otherlocations in Hat Yai, including otherstores, hotels, a restaurant and theThoengsia Siang Tueng Foundation.The explosions occurred within a 20minute period of time. According toThailand's army chief the bombswere small and there were no seriousdamages. He said that the bombingswere most likely intended to create adisturbance rather than death anddestruction. In total, one person waskilled and 12 others were injured inthe bombings. The secretary generalof Thailand's National SecurityCouncil blamed insurgents in thesouth for the attacks and policedetained six young men who theybelieve were involved. However,others believe that the bombingswere not part of the insurgency, butrather were related to the impendingruling on the fate of two of Thailand'spolitical parties. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-May-07

Hat Yai Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 (One of seven attacks)An explosionoccurred at the Big C super store inHat Yai. The city is a popular touristdestination in southern Thailand'sSongkhla province. Around the sametime, bombs exploded at 6 otherlocations in Hat Yai, including otherstores, hotels, a restaurant and theThoengsia Siang Tueng Foundation.The explosions occurred within a 20minute period of time. According toThailand's army chief the bombswere small and there were no seriousdamages. He said that the bombingswere most likely intended to create adisturbance rather than death anddestruction. In total, one person waskilled and 12 others were injured inthe bombings. The secretary generalof Thailand's National SecurityCouncil blamed insurgents in thesouth for the attacks and policedetained six young men who theybelieve were involved. However,others believe that the bombingswere not part of the insurgency, butrather were related to the impendingruling on the fate of two of Thailand'spolitical parties. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-May-07

Hat Yai Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 (One of seven attacks)An explosionoccurred at the Garden Home Hotelin Hat Yai. The city is a populartourist destination in southernThailand's Songkhla province. Aroundthe same time, bombs exploded at 6other locations in Hat Yai, includinganother hotel, stores, a restaurantand the Thoengsia Siang TuengFoundation. The explosions occurredwithin a 20 minute period of time.According to Thailand's army chiefthe bombs were small and therewere no serious damages. He saidthat the bombings were most likelyintended to create a disturbancerather than death and destruction. Intotal, one person was killed and 12others were injured in the bombings.The secretary general of Thailand'sNational Security Council blamedinsurgents in the south for theattacks and police detained sixyoung men who they believe wereinvolved. However, others believethat the bombings were not part ofthe insurgency, but rather wererelated to the impending ruling onthe fate of two of Thailand's politicalparties. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-May-07

Hat Yai Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 (One of seven attacks)An explosionoccurred at the JB Hotel in Hat Yai.The city is a popular touristdestination in southern Thailand'sSongkhla province. Around the sametime, bombs exploded at 6 otherlocations in Hat Yai, includinganother hotel, stores, a restaurantand the Thoengsia Siang TuengFoundation. The explosions occurredwithin a 20 minute period of time.According to Thailand's army chiefthe bombs were small and therewere no serious damages. He saidthat the bombings were most likelyintended to create a disturbancerather than death and destruction. Intotal, one person was killed and 12others were injured in the bombings.The secretary general of Thailand'sNational Security Council blamedinsurgents in the south for theattacks and police detained sixyoung men who they believe wereinvolved. However, others believethat the bombings were not part ofthe insurgency, but rather wererelated to the impending ruling onthe fate of two of Thailand's politicalparties. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-May-07


0 0 Ban Supeh school, a primary schoolwhich survived an arson attack onMay 26, was burned to the groundthe next day. Witnesses said about10 gunmen showed up at the schoolat around 9:30 pm. They fired assaultrifles in the air after lighting the fireto warn local villagers not to try tosave the school. They also felledtrees and scattered spikes on theroad to the school, making it difficultfor firefighters, police and soldiers toreach the sight of the incident. Theschool was located in Riang tambonin volatile Narathiwat province. Atambon is a local government unitbelow district government. Arsonattacks on schools are common inthe southernmost provinces ofThailand.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-May-07

Hat Yai Thailand Unknown Explosives12 1 (One of seven attacks)An explosionoccurred in front of the ThoengsiaSiang Tueng Foundation in Hat Yai.The city is a popular touristdestination in southern Thailand'sSongkhla province. Within twentyminutes bombs exploded at 6 otherlocations in Hat Yai, including stores,hotels and a restaurant. According toThailand's Army Chief the bombswere small and there were no seriousdamages. He said that the bombingswere most likely intended to create adisturbance rather than death anddestruction. In total, one person waskilled and 12 others were injured inthe bombings. The secretary generalof Thailand's National SecurityCouncil blamed insurgents in thesouth for the attacks and policedetained six young men who theybelieve were involved. However,others believe that the bombingswere not part of the insurgency, butrather were related to the impendingruling on the fate of two of Thailand'spolitical parties. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-May-07

Hat Yai Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 (One of seven attacks)An explosionoccurred at the Tesco Lotus superstore in Hat Yai. The city is a populartourist destination in southernThailand's Songkhla province. Aroundthe same time, bombs exploded at 6other locations in Hat Yai, includingother stores, hotels, a restaurant andthe Thoengsia Siang TuengFoundation. The explosions occurredwithin a 20 minute period of time.According to Thailand's Army Chiefthe bombs were small and therewere no serious damages. He saidthat the bombings were most likelyintended to create a disturbancerather than death and destruction. Intotal, one person was killed and 12others were injured in the bombings.The secretary general of Thailand'sNational Security Council blamedinsurgents in the south for theattacks and police detained sixyoung men who they believe wereinvolved. However, others believethat the bombings were not part ofthe insurgency, but rather wererelated to the impending ruling onthe fate of two of Thailand's politicalparties. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-May-07

PeshawarPakistan Taliban Firearms0 0 Militants believed to belong to theTaliban kidnapped two doctors whowere en route to their jobs. Dr.Abdur Rehman and Dr. MuhammadIshaq were kidnapped in LakkiMarwat District when they werekidnapped by men driving a truckwho resembled the Taliban. Therewere no reports of any ransomdemands.

27-May-07

WazaKhwa

AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 6 Six policemen died when theirvehicle was struck by a roadsidebomb in Afghanistan's Waza Kkwadistrict. The Taliban later claimedresponsibility for the attack.Terroristattacks in Afghanistan tend to becarried out by the Taliban andattacks against the police arecommon. After being ousted frompower by a US-led coalition in 2001,the Taliban has waged an insurgencyagainst the Afghan government andNATO’s International SecurityAssistance Force (includes UStroops). However, in addition to theTaliban, other groups such as Hezb-e-Islami are also involved in theinsurgency.

27-May-07

Gardez AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Unidentified assailants shot andkilled a policemen in a drive-byshooting in Gardez. Attacks againstpolice officers and installations arecommon in Afghanistan.

27-May-07

Khost AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda police officer in Largayo Ada.Attacks against police officers andinstallations are common inAfghanistan.

28-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms2 0 A motorcycle pillion rider shot andinjured two bed vendors while theywere driving a pickup truck insouthern Thailand's volatileNarathiwat province. The victims,Sanan Maisa, 39, and Aporn Siri, 36,were from provinces far to the northof Narathiwat. Drive-by shootings arecommon in Thailand's southernmostprovinces. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

28-May-07

SongkhlaThailand Unknown Explosives26 4 A bomb exploded at a market inSaba Yoi district in southernThailand's Songkhla province. Fourpeople were killed and 26 otherswere wounded. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

28-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A 29-year-old Buddhist individual wasshot and killed in a drive-by shootingin volatile Pattani province. Drive-byshootings are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

28-May-07

Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives1 1 A bomb blast outside of the Sui GasCompany in Quetta left one persondead and one person wounded. Theblast emanated from a bomb hiddenunder a car parked in the car parkinglot, instantly killing a security guardand leaving another employeewounded. There was no immediateword on who was responsible for theblast.

28-May-07

Bastar India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists


0 9 A series of remote-triggeredlandmine blasts killed nine policemenon an anti-naxal operation in India'sBastar district. The Communist Partyof India (Maoists) were behind theattack.

28-May-07

RatmalanaSriLanka


Explosives38 8 Unidentified militants detonated abomb that targeted a police vehiclein Ratmalana near an airbase. Theensuing explosion left eightpolicemen dead and another thirty-eight wounded. Authorities believethat the Liberation Tigers of TamilEelam (LTTE) was behind the attack.Sri Lanka has been locked in a civilwar between the government andthe LTTE, also known as the TamilTigers, since 1983. The LTTE seeksself-rule in areas of Sri Lanka hometo the Tamil ethnic group. Over thecourse of the conflict, the LTTE hasused conventional, guerrilla, andterror tactics, including around 200suicide bombings. The Tamil ethnicgroup constitutes 18 percent of SriLanka's population, whereas theSinhalese ethnic group makes up themajority of the population. (CFR,BBC)

28-May-07

Farah AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 2 A number of Taliban fightersassaulted a World Food Programconvoy in Farah. In the ensuing classwith police, two police officers werekilled. The Taliban later confirmedthe attack, claiming that ten fighterswith the Afghan security forces werekilled.

29-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A forty-two-year-old police officer,Abdul Parik Saleh, was shot andkilled at an outdoor market in volatileNarathiwat province in southernThailand. Attacks on the police arecommon in Thailand's southernmostprovinces. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

29-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 A twenty-eight-year-old formercommunity police volunteer in Lamaitambon, Wicha Tohka, was shot inhis right knee and foot. He wasreturning from a soccer game on hismotorcycle when he was attacked. Atambon is a local government unitbelow district government.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

29-May-07

Hat Yai Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 Suspected insurgents threw a bombin the direction of the High SeasonHotel in the city of Hat Yai insouthern Thailand's Songkhlaprovince. The bomb missed thehotel, landing in a ditch, where itexploded. Police say that theassailants were two teenage menriding on a motorcycle. The attackfollows a coordinated attackinvolving seven bombings in Hat Yaion May 27. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

29-May-07

Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A 52-year-old Muslim village chiefwas shot dead in southern Thailand'svolatile Pattani province on themorning of May 29. Attacks on localleaders are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

29-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 A six-member teacher escort teamsurvived a roadside bomb attack inMuang district in volatile Yalaprovince in southern Thailand. Theteam was on patrol. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

29-May-07

Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A fifty-year-old headman of Ban KrueSe village, Waesorhoh Hayeesirhoh,in volatile Pattani province was shotdead by two gunmen in a drive-byshooting. He was riding hismotorcycle at the time. Drive-byshootings are common in the threesouthernmost provinces of Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

29-May-07

Harayala Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified assailants shot andkilled Mohammad Wajid, a manworking for a birth registration NGO.According to reports, he was killed ashe was returning home on Sundaynight, when he was repeatedly shot.

29-May-07

Sarkano AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 2 Gunmen with the Taliban opened fireon a police checkpoint in SarkanoDistrict in Afghanistan. According toreports, the attackers opened firefrom Pakistan and wounded thepolice outfit across the border.Attacks against police officers andinstallations are common inAfghanistan.

29-May-07

PeshawarPakistan Unknown Explosives9 1 Unidentified militant detonated a carbomb outside of the Peshawar HighCourt, leaving one court employeedead and nine other people injured.The attack occurred after a youngman parked his car near the courtand hurried away from it. After a fewminutes, the bomb detonated.Among those injured was a five yearold boy.

29-May-07

Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives6 0 Six laborers were injured when anunidentified militant tossed a handgrenade targeting the main railwayline in Quetta. In addition to theirinjuries, the attack also severelydamaged the rail line.Quetta is thecapital of Balochistan province,which is located in southwestPakistan. The Pakistani governmenthas been fighting militants inBalochistan who demand politicaland economic autonomy.

29-May-07

Quetta Pakistan BalochLiberationArmy

Explosives0 0 Autonomy seeking rebels with theBaloch Liberation Army bombed therailway lines in and around Quettaovernight, cutting the city off withthe rest of the country. In total,there were a least three blasts.Quetta is the capital of Balochistanprovince, which is located insouthwest Pakistan. The Pakistanigovernment has been fightingmilitants in Balochistan who demandpolitical and economic autonomy.

29-May-07

Quetta Pakistan BalochLiberationArmy

Explosives0 0 Insurgents with the Baloch LiberationArmy detonated a series ofexplosives throughout overnight tocoincide with the May 28 anniversaryof Pakistan testing nuclear weaponson their soil. Among their targetswere a series of gas pipelines thatwere ruptured by bomb blasts.Quettais the capital of Balochistan province,which is located in southwestPakistan. The Pakistani governmenthas been fighting militants inBalochistan who demand politicaland economic autonomy.

30-May-07

Tirana Albania Unknown Explosives0 0 Cleaning staff discovered animprovised bomb in a Baked Rollsbag in an economics departmentbuilding at the University of Tirana.The department is located some 100meters from the U.S. diplomaticmission in Tirana.The deviceconsisted of dynamite, nails, bullets,and gunpowder. University officialsnotified police, who deactivated thebomb. No injuries were reported andno suspects have been identified.Police suspect that the culprits areeconomics students who planted thedevice to intimidate universitylecturers. Another possibility is thatthe bomb was planted to delay thespring examinations schedule.

30-May-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen riding amotorcycle shot and killed a thirty-eight-year-old rubber tapper insouthern Thailand's volatile Yalaprovince. Drive-by shootings arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

30-May-07

BanKuanran

Thailand Unknown Firearms0 0 At least 30 armed youths, riding onmotorcycles and in cars, stormedinto Ban Kuanran village in Songkhlaprovince in southern Thailand. Theyshot bullets into the air and atvillagers' houses before fleeing.Apart from intimidating locals, policebelieve the youths aimed tochallenge the authorities and mark asuccess following an explosion at themarket in the district township.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

30-May-07

VisakhapatnamIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 1 Rebels with the Communist Party ofIndia (CPI) attacked a party leader inCongress for supporting bauxitemining. Zilla Parishad vice chairmanS. Ravishankar was shot and killedwith two rounds by a group ofMaoists. Following the attack, theythrew pamphlets that threatened tocontinue these sorts of attacksagainst police and politicians.

30-May-07

CharekarAfghanistanUnknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

6 1 A roadside bomb blast nearly killedMP Samia Sadat Azizi, the honorarydirector of Parwan provincialeducation department. While enroute to her job, the blast badlydamaged her vehicle and woundingsix students at a local school.

30-May-07

DehrawutAfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 4 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice vehicle in Dehrawut, killingfour police officers and woundinganother one. Attacks against policeofficers and installations are commonin Afghanistan.

30-May-07

Greshk AfghanistanUnknown Explosives1 1 An explosion in Greshk Districtrocked a vehicle that belonged to USProtection and Investigation (USPI) inthe evening of May 30, 2007. Theattack also killed one policemannearby and wounded another.

30-May-07

Hangu Pakistan Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 A remote-detonated bomb targetedthe vehicle of Hangu District ChiefNazim Ghani-ur-Rehman, damaginghis vehicle. The district chief, who isalso a close friend of Interior MinisterAftab Serpao Khan, was unhurt in theattack.

31-May-07

Osh KyrgyzstanUnknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 An explosion occurred in a buildingin the center of Osh, Kyrgyzstan onMay 31 at 12:30 pm. The buildinghoused the offices of twonewspapers, Ekho Osha and OshSadosi, but there were no casualtiesas the employees were on lunchbreak. The police departmentreported finding a BMU-3 detonator athe seen of the explosion.

31-May-07

Urrugne France Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device comprised of a 5litre can of inflammable liquid with adetonator was discovered outside anestate agent's office in Urrugne. Thedetonator, reportedly, was in theform of a big firecracker but wasfound to not work. No one hasclaimed responsibility for thisattempted attack.

31-May-07

Tirana Albania Unknown Explosives0 0 Albanian security forces identified anexplosive device in Tirana, thecapital of Albania. The bomb, theequivalent of 30 grams of TNT, waswrapped in a plastic bag and placedacross a square from the Albanianpresident's office.The discoveryfollows closely two other bomb-related incidents. On May 30, 2007,police identified and deactivated abomb in the Economics Departmentat the University of Tirana. Twoweeks earlier, a waitress was injuredin a blast when she opened apackage that had been left in a cafésituated near the U.S. embassy.U.S.President George W. Bush isscheduled to meet with AlbanianPresident Alfred Moisiu and PrimeMinister Sali Berisha during his one-day visit to the country following theupcoming G8 summit in Germany.

31-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A forty-four-year-old police officer,Boonsut Yuanlae, was shot dead ashe patrolled a market where around100 villagers were shopping. Theincident occurred in volatileNarathiwat province in southernThailand. Attacks on the police arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

31-May-07

SongkhlaThailand Unknown Firearms2 5 Heavily-armed individuals shot andkilled five villagers in Saba Yoidistrict in southern Thailand'sSongkhla province. Eyewitnessessaid that a group of at least threegunmen arrived in a pick-up truckand started firing at residents whogathered in a front yard. Two peoplewere seriously injured. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

31-May-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A forty-four-year-old policeman wasshot and killed at a busy market involatile Narathiwat province insouthern Thailand. Attacks on policeare common in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

31-May-07

PeshawarPakistan Taliban Firearms2 13 Militants fighting with the Talibanattacked the home of religious clericin Peshawar, leaving thirteen peopledead and two others injured. Justbefore dawn, roughly one hundredassailants assaulted the home of PirAttique Gilani with hand grenades,rockets, and firearms. The victimswas known for being anti-Taliban.

31-May-07

BalochistanPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified militants detonated abomb destroying the rail lines inPakistan's southwestern Balochistanprovince. The attack disruptedservice between Quetta and the restof the country. There was no reporton who was behind the attack.

31-May-07

Zabol AfghanistanTaliban Firearms5 19 Nineteen police officers were killedand five others were wounded whenTaliban forces ambushed theirconvoy in Zabol. In addition, anumber of vehicles were destroyed inthe attack. Attacks against policeofficers and installations are commonin Afghanistan.

1-Jun-07 SadrCity

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Police in Iraq reported that aTurkmen politician was shot andkilled. No one has claimedresponsibility for the attack.

1-Jun-07 SongkhlaThailand Unknown Firearms2 5 Presumed insurgents fired on ahouse in Sabayoi district in Songkhlaprovince in southern Thailand, killingfive people and wounding two others.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Jun-07 RiversState

Nigeria Unknown Firearms0 0 Armed gunmen kidnapped threeforeign oil workers and four familymembers, all Indians, in an attack inRivers State in Nigeria. The attacktook place amidst anger that the oilfirms were paying Indians more thanNigerians who do the same jobs.Kidnappings of oil workers arecommon throughout the Niger Delta.

1-Jun-07 Kabul AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedShakiba Sanga Amaj, a femaletelevision journalist in Kabul. Shewas employed with a privatetelevision channel, Shamshad. Therewas no immediate word on who wasbehind her killing.

2-Jun-07 Corsica France Unknown Explosives0 0 A low powered explosive devicecaused minimal damage to theinterior of a shopping center underconstruction in Ghisonaccia. No onehas claimed responsibility for thisattack.

2-Jun-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Police report that five security guardswere kidnapped at an oil pipelinejunction. No one has claimedresponsibility for the kidnapping.Attacks on major utilities, especiallyoil installations, are common in Iraq.

2-Jun-07 Khalis Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen attacked a policecheckpoint in Khalis town, which liesabout seventy kilometers northeastof Baghdad. There was an exchangeof fire for at least two hours.Following this skirmish, twopolicemen were kidnapped by thegunmen. It is unclear whether anycasualities occurred.

2-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Chaldean Priest Raghid Aziz Kinniwas assassinated by unidentifiedgunmen. He was pastor of the HolyGhost Chruce in the Al-Nurneighborhood. In addition, threedeacons were also killed after theyhad completed their mass.

2-Jun-07 SulaimanBeq

Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 A local tribal figure, Rokan al-Jubouri,has been killed. His body was foundabout 150 miles north of Baghdad inthe city Sulaiman Beq. There weresigns of torture on the body.Insurgents have stepped up attackson local tribal sheikhs, especiallythose that cooperate with U.S. forces.

2-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A car exploded in the Al-MiqdadiyahDistrict in Diyala Governorate, innortheast Baghdad. The explosiontargeted police froces in the area.The blast resulted in the death of onepolice officer and the wounding offour others.

2-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen have killed Shiekh AliKhuder al-Zand. He was affiliatedwith a Sunni mosque. This happenedin the al-Khadhraa district in westernBaghdad.

2-Jun-07 Nazran Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated nearthe home of Magomed BashirAushev, the vice-chancellor of theIslamic Institute in the Yugo-Zapadnyy district of Nazran,Ingushetia. A preliminaryinvestigation has determined thatthe device was attached to agatepost. Aushev's home and carwere both covered in debris followingthe attack.No injuries were reportedand no suspects have beenidentified.

2-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Explosives2 0 Suspected separatist militants set offa bomb which struck a police convoyin volatile Narathiwat province insouthern Thailand. Two policemenwere slightly wounded. Attacks onthe police are common in the threesouthernmost provinces in Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

2-Jun-07 Tarinkot

AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 8 Insurgents with the Taliban attackeda police post in Tarin Kot. The attackleft eight policemen dead andresulted in the abduction of sixothers. The Taliban confirmed theattack.

2-Jun-07 Bajaur Pakistan Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 5 A remote-detonated bomb left fivepeople dead in Bajaur Tribal area inPakistan. Among the dead were atribal leader, his son, a revenueofficer, a paramilitary leader, ajournalist. Attacks on importanttribal figures are common inPakistan.

3-Jun-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Explosives0 8 A suicide bomber drove a pickuptruck laden with explosives into thegates of Prime Minister Ghedi'sresidence in Mogadishu, Somalia.The prime minister was not hurt inthe attack. However, the attackerkilled six of his bodyguards as well asa student at a Koranic school acrossthe street. After the attack, Mr.Ghedi blamed Islamic militants forthe violence.This was at least thethird time in a year that someonehas tried to kill Mr. Gedi.Since routingthe Union of Islamic Courts inDecember in 2006, both Ethiopia andSomalia's transitional governmenthave been combating a fierceinsurgency campaign.

3-Jun-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives30 10 A suicide car bomber killed at leastten people and wounded thirtyothers. That attack took place in abusy market area in Balad Ruz, thirtymiles east of Baqubah.The bombertargeted a policy convoy that wastransporting prisoners. Two policeofficers died in this suicide attack.

3-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms7 5 Gunmen killed Christian clerics andother minorities after the victimswere driving away from the Churchof the Holy Spirit in Mosul.

3-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 4 The bodies of nine people arrived inMosul Hospital Morgue. Four of thebodies were policemen and one wasidentified as a woman.

3-Jun-07 BaladRuz

Iraq Unknown Unknown30 10 A car bomb went off in a market justnortheast of Baghdad. As a result,ten people were killed and thirtyothers were wounded. Attacks onmass civilian gatherings at marketsare fairly common in Iraq.

3-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 A drive by shooting in the AmilDistrict in southwestern Baghdadresulted in the death of Ayad ShahabAhmed, director of the Iraqi CentralBank. His brother was also killed.

3-Jun-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 0 A roadside bomb attack struck apolice patrol in central Kirkuk,injuring three policemen. Kirkuk liesone hundred and fifty-five milesnorth of Baghdad. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

3-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Insurgents assassinated a ChaldeanCatholic priest in Mosul. Three of hisassistants also died in the attack.

3-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 An explosive-laden dead bodydetonated in the city of Mosul. Theattacked wounded one colonel, Ziyadal-Hamadani, and three policemen.The identity of the booby-trappeddead body was confirmed to be aNinawa policeman. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

3-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives17 0 A bomb blast at a school in southernThailand's volatile Yala provincewounded seventeen young Muslimmen. The men, aged betweentwenty-three and thirty, were waitingto play a game of soccer when thebomb went off beside a sports field.The school is located in Yala'sBannang Sata district. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

3-Jun-07 Khost AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

4 1 A roadside bomb killed a policeofficer and wounded four others inKhost's Ali Sher District. Attacksagainst police officers andinstallations are common inAfghanistan.

3-Jun-07 Assam India UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Firearms2 4 Gunmen with the United LiberationFront of Assam (ULFA) shot and killedfour policemen who were on theirway to Koilapahar in an ambush. Inaddition, two others were injured.

4-Jun-07 YusufiyahIraq Unknown Firearms3 1 A policeman died and three otherswere wounded when a roadsidebomb went off in Yusufiya. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

4-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives10 1 A suicide truck bomber woundedeleven people when he attacked thehouse of a local police brigadiergeneral near Mosul. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

4-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A bomb was placed inside anambulance, detonated, and killedone person and wounded threeothers. This attack happened in theBab al-Muadham area of centralBaghdad.

4-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A bomb detonated near a fuel truckin Mosul. The driver was woundedand the truck caught on fire.

4-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Insurgents kidnapped Saad Majid Ali,director general in the Ministry ofLabor and Social Affairs, and his son.According to an Interior Ministryofficial, the kidnapping took place inNorthern Baghdad around three inthe afternoon.

4-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives12 1 A roadside bomb detonated near aminibus, killing one person andwounding twelve others. The devicedetonated in Baghdad's southernneighborhood of Zaafaraniyah. Thevictims were casual workers.

4-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A suicide bomber wounded twopolicemen when he struck policechief Ali Attallah Mallouh's house inIraq's northern Nineveh province.Several nearby houses sustaineddamage when the bomb detonated.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

4-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A suicide bomber, driving anambulance truck, wounded threepeople and martyred one. Theexplosion took place at one of theentrances to the Faculty of Medicinein the Bab al Mu'azzam area in thecentral part of Baghdad. Vehiclesparked nearby sustained materialdamage as well.

4-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives8 3 A explosion targeting a civilian buskilled three people and woundedeight others. The explosion occurredin the Al-Za'faraniyah area insouthern Baghdad. The detonationof bombs is common in Iraq.

4-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

4 0 Four policemen were wounded aftera roadside bomb exploded. Theattack took place in the Douradistrict in Southern Baghdad.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

4-Jun-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Other 20 0 Suspected insurgents derailed a trainin southern Thailand's volatile Pattaniprovince. Police say that theassailants loosened a ten foot sectionof track, causing three passengercarriages carrying about 200 peopleto be derailed near Kok Pho district.Twenty passengers suffered minorinjuries. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Other 0 0 Suspected insurgents damaged partof a railway track in southernThailand's volatile Pattani province.The assailants removed boltssecuring the track and set fire to awooden railway bridge in Muangdistrict. The fire caused minordamages to the bridge. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-Jun-07 Kohat Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb blast destroyed a CD shop inKohat, Pakistan. It completelydestroyed the shop. The attack tookplace amidst a spate of attacks onCD shops and threats of bombings ofCD shops in the region. In fact, thiswas the second such attack thisweek.

5-Jun-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives25 19 A suicide bomber killed at leastnineteen people and woundedtwenty-five others. The terroristblew up his car in a market nearFalluja. Suicide bombings arecommon in Iraq.

5-Jun-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb wounded fourpolicemen. The bomb exploded neara police station in Iskandariyah,twenty-five miles south of Baghdad.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

5-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 Police shot and killed a woman,averting a suicide-bomb attack. Theincident took place at a policerecruitment station. Threepolicemen were injured when theyshot the woman walking towards thecrowd of recruits.The suicide bomberconcealed her explosives under atraditional abaya. However, shedrew suspicion from police when shewalked into the recruitment linebecause everyone else who came tothe center was male.

5-Jun-07 Najaf Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A local representative of GrandAyatollah Ali al-Sistani was gunneddown outside of his home. Sistani isa reclusive spiritual leader of Iraq'sShi'ite majority.

5-Jun-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Firearms8 6 Unidentified gunmen attacked apolice station, killing six people andwounding eight others. The attackoccurred in Al-Khalis City in theDiyala Governate, northeast ofBaghdad. The identity of thegunmen is still unknown. Attacks onpolice and police facilities arecommon in Iraq.

5-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb was detonated insouthern Thailand's volatile Yalaprovince, wounding a soldier taskedwith safeguarding teachers. The blasttook place at the entrance of aschool in Than To district. The bombexploded as twenty-three-year-oldPirate Narong Pengpiban was onpatrol.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Other 0 0 Suspected insurgents removed nailsand bolts from sleeper cars on a trainin turbulent Yala province in southernThailand. This also occurred inanother location in the province onthe same night. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Other 0 0 Suspected insurgents removed nailsand bolts from sleeper cars on a trainin turbulent Yala province in southernThailand. This also occurred inanother location in the province onthe same night.Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Jun-07 PeshawarPakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed MehndiHussain, the director of the provincialinformation ministry for Pakistan'sNorth West Frontier Province. Thegunmen shot him as he was walkingto his car en route to work. Thisassassination took place amidst aspate of suicide attacks and targetedkillings in these tribal regions.

5-Jun-07 GuwahatiIndia DimaHalamDaoga(DHD)

Firearms0 2 Insurgents shot and killed twopoliticians in India's Assam region.Both politicians were part of India'sruling Congress party. In addition, athird politician was kidnapped in thesame area. Police suspect DimaHalam Daoga(DHD). They are one ofabout ten militant organizationsoperating in Assam.

5-Jun-07 Ghazni AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen on motorcyclesshot an killed a senior policeinvestigator. The attack took placejust outside of Ghazni. Attacksagainst police officers andinstallations are common inAfghanistan.

5-Jun-07 KandaharAfghanistanUnknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 A remote-detonated mine explodedoutside of the Iranian consulate inKahndahar, damaging a vehicleowned by the consulate. There wereno reports of any casualties.Authorities later arrested five peoplebelieved to be behind the blast.

5-Jun-07 PeshawarPakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedSyed Mehdi Hussain, the provincialdirector for information for NorthWest Frontier Province. The victimwas killed as he was leaving hishouse for work.

6-Jun-07 Bastia France Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device taped to themetal shutters of one of the windowsin the Credit Agricole bank exploded,causing damage to the window. Noone has claimed responsibility for theattack.

6-Jun-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policeofficer in a drive by shooting in theoil refinery city of Baiji. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

6-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inMosul, killing one police officer andwounding another. Mosul is twohundred and forty miles north ofBaghdad. Attacks on police arecommon throughout Iraq.

6-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen kidnapped Tofan AbdulWahab, director general in theMinistry of Immigration and Refugeesin the Palestine Street. Thekidnapping took place in centralBaghdad. The gunmen wore militaryuniforms and drove sport utilityvehicles typically used by Iraqisecurity forces. An Interior MinistrySource confirmed the kidnapping.

6-Jun-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 Police report that a roadside bomb inKirkuk killed two policemen andinjured three others. Kirkuk isroughly one hundred and fifty milesnorth of Baghdad. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

6-Jun-07 Balad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen killed two policemen inBalad. Balad is approximately fiftymiles north of Baghdad. Policeconfirmed the story. Attacks onsecurity forces are common in Iraq.

6-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives27 7 A car bomb detonated in a busycommercial area of Zahraa Squarein Baghdad's northern neighborhoodof Kadhmiyah. It is unclear howmany people were killed or woundedfrom in the attack. A source has toldXinhua that between the twobombings that occurred on June 6th(the bombing in Zahraa Square wasfollowed by a bombing near a prisonfor women), seven people have diedand twenty-seven have beenwounded. The district containsBaghdad's most revered ShiiteMuslim shrine. Analysts suggest thatthe bombings, which occurred lessthan half a mile from the Abu Hanifashrine in Kadhimiya, are attempts toescalate sectarian bloodshed.

6-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A professor at the University ofAdhamiya was killed while he wasleaving the university. TheUniversity of Adhamiya is in apredominantly Sunni part of EastBaghdad.

6-Jun-07 Al-Sadr Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 A car bomb explosion in Al-Sadr citykilled two people and wounded manyothers. Given the gravity of injury tosome, the death toll from this attackis expected to increase. Theexplosion occurred near Uraybahpopular market.

6-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unidentified individuals set fire to aschool in southern Thailand's volatileYala province. The attack destroyedeight rooms, including classroomsand a computer room. Villagers saidthey were going to go put out thefire, but they changed their mind outof fear for their own safety whenthey heard several gunshots. Attackson schools are common in the threesouthernmost provinces in Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

6-Jun-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 Security forces discovered anddefused two bombs plantedunderneath a railway track insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince. Police said that the bombswere intended to maim or kill anyonechecking the line. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

6-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A twenty-one-year-old Muslim manwas shot and killed in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

6-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Other 0 0 Suspected insurgents removed boltsfrom the railway track at a trainstation in Narathiwat province.Railway staff said that the assailantsintended to derail a train when itcrossed the Sai Buri River in Ramandistrict. Recently there have beenmany incidents of train tracks ortrain cars being sabotaged inThailand's three southernmostprovinces.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

6-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Other 0 0 Suspected insurgents removed boltsfrom the railway track at a trainstation in Yala province. Recentlythere have been many incidents oftrain tracks or train cars beingsabotaged in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

6-Jun-07 Paktika AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 1 The Taliban claimed responsibility forkilling the new governor of YahyakhelDistrict in Paktika. According toreports, the governor was killed byland mine. Terrorist attacks inAfghanistan tend to be carried out bythe Taliban. After being ousted frompower by a US-led coalition in 2001,the Taliban has waged an insurgencyagainst the Afghan government andNATO’s International SecurityAssistance Force (includes UStroops). However, in addition to theTaliban, other groups such as Hezb-e-Islami are also involved in theinsurgency.

6-Jun-07 Farah AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 1 Police intercepted a suicide bomberin Farah City. There was no word onwho or what the bomber wastargeting. Upon being ordered tostuff, the bomber detonated hisexplosives laden taxi cab, only killinghimself.

6-Jun-07 BatticaloaSriLanka

Unknown Explosives4 0 A bomb rocked a passenger train inSri Lanka's district of Batticaloa. Theblast derailed the train and resultedin the wounding of four passengers.The attack came as residents of theregion were heading to the funeralsof two Tamil Red Cross workers whowere recently abducted andmurdered.

6-Jun-07 BalochistanPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified attackers bombed apipeline belonging to the Pir Koh GasPurification Plant in Balochistanprovince. The attack disrupted thegas supply to the region.

7-Jun-07 Salahal-Din

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An bomb exploded in a buildingwhich used to be the premises of theCommando Forces in centralSamarra, north of Baghdad.Television accounts suggest thebuilding is completely destroyed.Attacks against police and policefacilities are common throughoutIraq.

7-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives15 3 A car bomb explosion in the Al-Talibyah area, east of Baghdad, killedthree people and wounded fifteenothers. The explosion occurred nearHabayibna Restaurant. Many of thepeople wounded were seriously hurt,and medical personnel estimate thedeath toll from this attack willincrease as a result.

7-Jun-07 Al-Ramadi

Iraq Unknown Explosives6 2 A suicide bomber drove a booby-trapped truck into a checkpoint inthe Zangurah area, west of Al-Ramadi, the capital of Al-AnbarGovernorate in western Iraq. Policesaw the truck coming and fired at itbefore the driver reached thecheckpoint. The attack killed twopeople and wounded six others.

7-Jun-07 Ninawa Iraq Unknown Explosives22 9 A suicide bomber drove a explosives-laden vehicle into a police station onthe Rabi'ah sub district. Theexplosion killed nine people andwounded twenty-two others. Attackson the police are common in Iraq.

7-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 4 A bomb in Baghdad destroyed aShiite mosque. This explosionoccurred four blocks away fromanother explosion at a Sunnimosque. Between the two attacks,four people died and five wereinjured.

7-Jun-07 SadrCity

Iraq Unknown Explosives8 4 A suicide bomber blew up a minibus.The minibus was in line at acheckpoint to get inside Sadr City.The U.S. military has confirmed fourdead and eight wounded as a resultof the attack. This event seems tobe in keeping with recent attackstargeting Sadr City in attempts toincite sectarian violence.

7-Jun-07 Rabia Iraq Unknown Explosives27 9 A suicide bomber detonated anexplosives-laced truck at a policeheadquarters approximately 70 milesnorthwest of Mosul. The blastcaused the building to collapse,killing nine people (including fivepolicemen) and wounding twenty-seven others. Two of the injuredpeople appear to be BritishNationals. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

7-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Sahar Hussein Haydari, a journalistwith Voices of Iraq, was shot andkilled near her home in Mosul. Shewas on a death list issued by a localleader of the Islamic State of Iraq, aninsurgent group.

7-Jun-07 Diwana Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a police officer in frontof his house. The attack took placein Diwaniya, one hundred and twelvemiles south of Baghdad. Attack onpolice are common in Iraq.

7-Jun-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 0 A roadside bomb exploded near asenior police officer's convoy. Theincident took place near Tikrit, onehundred and ten miles north ofBaghdad. Two of the officer'sbodyguards were wounded.

7-Jun-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives6 0 Police opened fire and destroyed atruck before a suicide bomber wasable to attack a police checkpoint.Six people were wounded during theencounter. The incident occurred inRamadi, west of Baghdad.

7-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives1 0 A bomb went off where a five-personpolice unit assigned to guardteachers had stopped to pick upteachers to escort them to school.The attack occurred in southernThailand's turbulent Yala province.One policeman was slightly injured.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

7-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A group of eight gunmen shot andkilled a Muslim police officer,Sergeant-Major Suriya Malaymal, in acrowded market in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. Malaymal was fifty-one-years-old. Attacks on the police arecommon in the three southernmostprovinces in Thailand. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

7-Jun-07 MalaybalayCity


Firearms0 1 Guerrillas of the New People's Army(NPA) shot and killed a retired policeinspector in his house in MalaybalayCity on the island of Mindanao in thesouthern Philippines. Sources saidthat the victim had been helping thePhilippines military in intelligenceoperations. The guerrillas took threerifles and several hand grenades thathe had in his house. The NewPeople's Army is a paramilitary forceattempting to establish a Maoiststate in the Philippines. It is thearmed unit of the Communist Partyof the Philippines and has beenwaging an insurgency against thePhilippines' government since 1969.

8-Jun-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 14 Before dawn, gunmen attackedColonel Ali Dilayan Ahmed's, a seniorpolice official, home in Baquba, fortymiles north of Baghdad. Fourteenpeople were killed. Sources sayColonel Ahmed's wife, two brothers,and eleven bodyguards were killedand that four of his children werekidnapped. The police official wasnot home at the time. U.S forcesregard him as a key ally in efforts togain residents' confidence in lawenforcement. Al Qaeda in Iraq plansto undermine local security forces bytargeting police.

8-Jun-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives33 12 A minibus exploded in Qurna, killingtwelve people and wounding thirty-three others. Hospital officials nearthe southern city of Basra reportedthe incident. Police said the bus waspacked with rockets, mortar bombs,and fuel and exploded at a busterminal in a crowded market.Thearea is said by some to be near thesite of the biblical Garden of Eden.

8-Jun-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 2 A roadside bomb killed two policeofficers and wounded a third. Theattack occurred south of Baquba.Attacks on police officials and policefacilities are common throughoutIraq.

8-Jun-07 al-Bayya

Iraq Al MahdiArmy

Explosives0 0 The minaret of the Fattah BashaMosque was destroyed by the Al-Mahdi Army militia in cooperationwith the Public Order Forces. Theminaret that was destroyed wasthought to be the highest minaret inAl-Bayya.

8-Jun-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown14 5 A Shiite Muslim mosque in a smalltown near Kirkuk was attacked. Fivepeople died and fourteen were hurt.Most of the victims were attendingprayer. An Iraqi police captain claimsthe attack was carried out buy asuicide bomber wearing an explosivevest. A car bomb followed thesuicide bomber's initial detonation.

8-Jun-07 KhanBaniSaad

Iraq Unknown Unknown2 2 Insurgents attacked a policemotorcade in the Khan bani-Sa'd subdistrict.Brigadier Genera Sa'idMahmud al-Amiri, the director ofKhan Bani-Sa'd Police, and one of hisguards were killed. Colonel Hashimal-Ma'muri, director of theMuhammad al-Sakran sub districtand commander of the EmergencyRegiment in Khan Bani-Sa'd waswounded.Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

8-Jun-07 Babil Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Salim al-Musallamawi, governor ofBabil which is south of Baghdad,escaped an assassination attempt.The governor was on his way toBaghdad to meet with a governmentofficial when the attempt on his lifetook place.

8-Jun-07 Al-Asar Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Ali al-Da'I al-Zubun was assassinatednear the Bin Majid Junction inwestern Al-Asar City. Al-Zubun wasthe chief of Al-Ashar PoliceIntelligence. The identify of thegunmen is unknown. Attack onpolice and police facilities arecommon in Iraq.

8-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 The Sunni Fatah-Basha mosque inBayaa (southern Baghdad) sustainedheavy damage after an armed groupdetonated explosive near it. Nocasualties were reported.

8-Jun-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 (One of seven attacks)On themorning of June 8, a school wasburnt down in Sai Buri district insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince. On the same morning, fourother schools and several publichealth buildings were burnt down inthe same district. Arson attacks onschools in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces arecommon. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.










0 0 (One of seven attacks)On themorning of June 8, a public healthbuilding was burnt down in Sai Buridistrict in southern Thailand'sturbulent Pattani province. Thebuilding housed a community healthclinic for Manang Dalam tambon(subdistrict). On the same morning,another public health building andfive schools were burnt down in thesame district. Arson attacks onschools in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces arecommon. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 (One of seven attacks)On themorning of June 8, a public healthbuilding was burnt down in Sai Buridistrict in southern Thailand'sturbulent Pattani province. The BanCharako public health service stationwas completely destroyed. On thesame morning, another public healthbuilding and five schools were burntdown in the same district. Arsonattacks on schools in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces arecommon. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

8-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives12 0 A bomb went off near a teashop,injuring twelve people, in turbulentYala province in southern Thailand.Police said that the bomb had beenhidden in a telephone booth near theshop and had probably beenremotely detonated. The attackoccurred in the central part of Yala.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 Two wooden buildings of the BanPohming school in southernThailand's turbulent Pattani provincewere burnt to the ground. Arsonattacks on schools are common inThailand's three southernmostprovinces, of which Pattani is one.The school is located in Panaredistrict. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 A school building in southernThailand's turbulent Yala provincewas set on fire. Arson attacks onschools in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichYala is one, are common. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

8-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 0 Insurgents detonated a remote-controlled bomb as a group ofsoldiers who were part of a teacherescort group were passing by on apatrol. Two soldiers were wounded inthe blast which occurred in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

8-Jun-07 Khost AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 0 Seven bombs detonated in front ofthe homes of government officials inAlisher District in Afghanistan's Khostprovince. There were no reports ofany casualties in the attack. Attackson government figures are commonin Afghanistan.

9-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inMosul. One policeman was killed andanother was wounded. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

9-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 4 A roadside bomb attack in theBaladiyat district killed four peopleand wounded seven others. Thebomb detonated by a minibus in theeastern Baghdad district. Policeconfirmed this report.

9-Jun-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The body of a policeman was foundin central Diwaniya, one hundred andtwelve miles south of Baghdad. Theofficer had been shot. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

9-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 1 A roadside bomb killed one policeofficer and wounded two others. Theattack took place in Mosul, twohundred and forty miles north ofBaghdad. Attacks on police andcivilians are common in Iraq.


3 0 A roadside bomb wounded threepolice officers. The attack took placein Baghdad, inside the Zaafaraniyadistrict. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.


8 2 A car bomb detonated near a policepatrol killed two people and woundedeight others. The attack took placein the al-Shaab neighborhood innorthern Baghdad. Among thosekilled, one was a police officer.Attacks on police and civilians arecommon in Iraq.

9-Jun-07 IngushetiaRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified assailants threw a handgrenade into the yard of MagomedKartoyev, the head of themanagement department for theFederal Migration Service ofIngushetia. Several of Kartoyev'swindows were broken and an awningwas destroyed, but no injuries werereported.Attacks against police,officials, and ethnically non-Ingushresidents continue to underminestability in Ingushetia. Russian mediagenerally blame the attacks on Arabjihadists. Others accuse Russianfederal forces of randomly assaultingand abducting local Ingush residentsin response to insurgent attacks,thereby engendering localresentment.

9-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms2 1 Insurgents shot and killed HamiWani, a forty-five-year-old deputyhead of the village of Ban Solo. Thevillage is located in turbulentNarathiwat province in southernThailand. The attack occurred as heand his two assistants were drivinghome. The assistants were injured.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

9-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Two men in their early thirties, aBuddhist and a Muslim, were shotand killed in a drive-by shootingwhile they were driving a motorcyclein turbulent Narathiwat province insouthern Thailand. Drive-byshootings in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichNarathiwat is one, are common.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

9-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Insurgents shot a forty-one-year-oldpolice sergeant in a drive-by shootingin southern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province, seriouslyinjuring him. He was shot as he wasriding a motorcycle. Attacks on thepolice and drive-by shootings arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichYala is one. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

9-Jun-07 ShahiQala

AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Gunmen with the Taliban shot andkilled the brother of an employee ofthe country's intelligence departmentin Shahi Qala. The gunmen werebelieved to be looking forMohammad Yunos but upon findinghim not there, they killed his brotherinstead.

9-Jun-07 PeshawarAfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 1 Insurgents detonated a remote-controlled mine against a policevehicle, killing one officer andwounding three others. Attacksagainst police officers andinstallations are common inAfghanistan.

9-Jun-07 Hub Pakistan Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

5 3 A roadside bomb rocked a crowdedbus in Pakistan's southwesternBaluchistan province, killing threepeople and wounding five others.The bomb was detonated by remote,and there were no reports of whowas behind the attack.

9-Jun-07 DeraBugti

India Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 0 A roadside bomb was detonated nearthe Government Model School inIndia's Dera Bugti. The attack lefttwo Bugti tribesmen injured. Therewas no word on who was behind theattack.

10-Jun-07 Ninawa Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Unknown gunmen assassinated Kayral-Din Sabir, director of the IraqiCentral Bank in the NinawaGovernorate, north of Baghdad. Twoof his escorts were also killed. Theassassination took place while Mr.Sabir was on his way to work.

10-Jun-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives42 14 A suicide bomb killed fourteenpolicemen and wounded forty-twomore at a police station near Tikrit.Tirkit is one hundred and ten milesnorth of Baghdad. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

10-Jun-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 0 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol wounded three civilians. Theattack took place in Hawija, fortythree miles southwest of Kirkuk.Attacks on police and civilians arecommon in Iraq.

10-Jun-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives30 14 Two bomb-laced cars exploded in Al-Qurnah in northern Basra. Fourteenpeople died and thirty werewounded. The cars exploded almostsimultaneously. The first car wasnear a bus at the time it exploded,the second car was near a popularmarketplace.

10-Jun-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives12 3 Several roadside bombs just east ofTikrit detonated, killing threepolicemen and injuring a dozensothers. The bombs were plantedaround the Highway Roads PoliceDepartment in al-Alam town in theSunni-dominated Salahudin province.Several police vehicles were severelydamaged in the blast. Attackstargeting police and police facilitiesare common in Iraq.

10-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Jawdet Kadhem al-Obeidi, the leaderof the Shi'ite Dialogue Faction, waskilled and his driver was wounded.The attack took place when gunmenexecuted a drive-by shooting. Theincident occurred in westernBaghdad.

10-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 A car bomb killed one civilian andwounded five near a petrol station inthe Bayaa district of southwesternBaghdad.

10-Jun-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives0 15 A suicide bomber slammed a tankertruck into a police building. Thebuilding collapsed and at least fifteenpeople died. The incident took placein Tikrit, eighty miles north ofBaghdad. Police attacks are commonin Iraq. Sunni insurgents arebelieved to be responsible for thisattack.

10-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives14 2 Two suicide bombers detonated theirtwo booby-trapped cars at gasstations in Al-Bayya and Al-Saydiyahneighborhoods, killing two peopleand wounding fourteen others. Inthe Al-Bayya attack, the suicidebomber rammed his car into a line ofcars waiting in front of a gas station,killing a civilian and wounding sixothers.A few minutes later, In thesecond explosion, the bomber alsotargeted a line waiting outside a gasstation. The explosions set fire tomany civilian cars.

10-Jun-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded at the local officeof the Iraqi Islamic Party inIskandariya. The Iraqi Islamic Partyis the largest Sunni party inparliament.

10-Jun-07 Ghazni AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 0 The Taliban claimed responsibility forthe launching of two rockets thatlanded 500 meters away from wherePresident Hamed Karzai was giving atalk at Ghauri School. There were noreports of any casualties.

10-Jun-07 MidnaporeIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists


0 0 Maoist gunmen detonated a remote-controlled bomb targeting a group ofpolicemen and their driver in WestMidnapore district. The attackrocked the vehicle of the policemenand a gunfight ensued between theMaoists and their targets. Therewere no reports of any casualties,and the Maoists fled.

10-Jun-07 Farah AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 0 Taliban forces destroyed a policevehicle in a rocket attack in Farahprovince. While the group claimed tohave killed thirteen policemen inaddition to blowing up the vehicle, apolice spokesperson dismissed theclaim as baseless. Attacks on policeforces are common in Afghanistan.

10-Jun-07 Paktika AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda tribal elder and kidnapped his sonin Paktika. Armed attacks on seniortribal members are common inAfghanistan.

11-Jun-07 IIe-Rousse

France Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb attack on the Fogattacinema in Ile-Rousse, Corsica causeda fire which completely destroyedthe building. The explosive wasdescribed as a barrel containingroughly 30 liters of an undeterminedcomposition.

11-Jun-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A suicide car bomber blew up abridge over the Diyala River. Noinjuries were reported. The bridgewas very important for transportationto many people.

11-Jun-07 Samara Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 2 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice station, killing two policemenand wounding three others. Theincident occurred in Samarra, sixtymiles north of Baghdad. Attacks onpolice are common in iraq.

11-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Khaireddine Ahmed, general directorof the central bank of Mosul, waskilled by unidentified gunmen. Twoof the director's bodyguards werealso killed.

11-Jun-07 Al-Diwaniyah

Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 An assassination attempt was madeon Hamzah al-Sharayfi, Al-Sistani'srepresentative in Al-Diwaniyah City.The incident occurred after he wasleaving a mosque. Nobody was killedbuy the representative and his sonwere wounded.

11-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An unidentified gunman shot andkilled an elementary school teacherin Rangae district of southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. Fifty-year-old SomaiLaocharoensuk was driving hispickup truck during his lunch breakwhen the attack occurred. Attacks onschools and teachers are common inthe three southernmost provinces ofThailand, of which Narathiwat is one.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

11-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Two unidentified gunmen shot andkilled two teachers in turbulentNarathiwat province in southernThailand. The assailant shot twenty-six-year-old Yupha Sengwat andforty-two-year-old ThipapornThansopha at point-blank rangewhile they were eating lunch. Attackson teachers and schools are commonin the three southernmost provincesof Thailand, of which Narathiwat isone. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

11-Jun-07 Khost AfghanistanTaliban Explosives5 1 A suicide bomber drove hisexplosives-filled vehicle into a policecheckpoint in Khost. The ensuingblast resulted in the wounding of fivepolice officers in the southeasterncity.

11-Jun-07 Paktika AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

6 1 A roadside bomb killed a policeofficer and wounded six others inPaktika, Afghanistan. Attacks onpolice forces are common inAfghanistan.

11-Jun-07 Khost AfghanistanTaliban Explosives4 1 A suicide bomber attacked a policecheckpoint near a major bridge,wounding three policemen and onecivilian. Attacks on police forces arecommon in Afghanistan. Suicidebombings are also common.

12-Jun-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A drive-by shooting left a policeofficer dead. The officer was on hisway home, near Hawja, seventymiles southwest of Kirkuk.

12-Jun-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives15 3 A suicide bomber exploded at acheckpoint near Ramadi. Threepolice officers died and fifteen werewounded. Ramadi is seventy mileswest of Baghdad. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.The atack wasaimed at Sunni Arabs who havejoined forces with U.S. troops againstAl Qaeda.

12-Jun-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

5 0 A roadside bomb near Hawijaexploded and wounded fivepolicemen. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

12-Jun-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Iraqi police found the body of akidnapped policeman. The body wasfound in Tikrit, one hundred and tenmiles north of Baghdad. The U.S-Iraqi Joint Coordination Centerreported the finding. Attacks onpolice, civilians, religious institutions,and military are common in Iraq.

12-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen set a police vehicle on fireand killed three policemen. Theincident took place in Baghdad.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

12-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Muslim religious teacher was shotand killed on his way to work at aschool in turbulent Yala province insouthern Thailand. Sixty-year-oldAbdulroman Sama was a Yalaprovincial Islamic Committee advisor.The attack was carried by twosuspected insurgents. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

12-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 3 Three men were shot and killed inturbulent Narathiwat province insouthern Thailand. Police identifiedthirty-six-year-old SurachaiNalumalinee and thirteen-year-oldAnusorn Naaem. Surachai had beenbeheaded after he was shot. Thethird man had not yet beenidentified. The victims were residentsof the city of Hat Yai from where theyhad driven their truck to sell plasticware. They are believed to havebeen killed by insurgents. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

12-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A thirty-five-year-old Muslim manwas shot and killed in a drive-byshooting in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province. Drive-by shootings are common in thethree southernmost provinces ofThailand, of which Narathiwat is one.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

12-Jun-07 LagangilangPhilippinesUnknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified men shot and killedOswald Villamor, who was elected ascouncilor of the northern town ofLagangilang, while he was riding hismotorcycle. 130 people were killed inthe Philippines during the threemonths leading up to andimmediately after local electionswhich were held in mid-May.

12-Jun-07 Logar AfghanistanUnknown Firearms3 2 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedtwo schoolgirls and wounded threeothers as they were returning homefrom school. There was no word onwho was behind the attack, and theTaliban denied responsibility.

13-Jun-07 BucaramangaColombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 Members of the Fuerzas ArmadasRevolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)attacked the infrastructure nearBucaramanga, leaving over a millionresidents of the area without gas.Many restaurants were forced to findother means of cooking, and carswent without fuel. About 150 metersof pipeline were demolished.


0 0 Terrorists set fire to the Al-Rubay'Imosque in Zayyunha in EasternBaghdad. The incident occurreddespite a curfew that started at sixo'clock. The instigators were notidentified.

13-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Armed men blew up a mosque in theAl-Iskandariyah sub-district in BabilGovernorate, south of Baghdad. TheMosque was completely obliterated.It is unclear how many people died orwere wounded in the attack.

13-Jun-07 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 The Goldem Mosque, a holy Shi'iteshrine in Samarra, was attacked. Twonearly simultaneous bombsdetonated and leveled two minaretsin the revered institution, sixty milesnorth of Baghdad. No casualtieswere reported. However, only theclock tower and walls were leftstanding. Following the incident,authorities imposed a ban onvehicular traffic and large gatherings.Moreover, the radical Shiite clericMuqtada Sadr suspendedparticipation in parliament as a wayof protesting the government'sfailure to protect holy sites.TheGolden Mosque was previouslyattacked in February of 2006. Whileno one officially claimedresponsibility for the attack, U.S.officials postulate that Sunniinsurgents linked to Al Qaeda wereresponsible. At the same time,rumors suggesting that the attackwas executed by insiders are alsocirculating.

13-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 4 Police in Baghdad report that a Sunnimosque was set on fire. There arealso reports that subsequent mortarrounds at the site killed four peoplein the largely Shiite part of the city.Attacks on religious institutions arecommon in Iraq.

13-Jun-07 Mandili Iraq Unknown Explosives5 3 A bomb detonated in Mandili, killingthree police bodyguards andwounding five others. The bombtargeted the police chief of Mandili, acity in the Diyala Province near theIranian border. The police chiefsurvived. Attacks on police andpolice facilities are common in Iraq.

13-Jun-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb detonated, blowing up abridge connecting a city southwest ofKirkut to Tikri. Tikrit is about ahundred miles north of Baghdad.Nocasualties were reported, howeverthe bridge was very important.Attacks on bridges are becomingincreasingly common in Iraq.

13-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Filaih Wadi Mijthab, managing editorof al-Sabah daily newspaper, waskidnapped by gunmen. The incidenttook place in eastern Baghdad'sHabibiya district. The identity of thekidnappers is unknown.

13-Jun-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Ala Shakir Mahmud, president ofDiyala University, disappeared afterleaving his house in Ba'qubah.Information suggests that Mahmudreceived threats of abduction andkilling a week earlier fromunidentified gunmen.Kidnapping ofeducational officials is common inIraq.

13-Jun-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 1 A roadside bomb was detonated justoutside a private Islamic school insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince. One soldier was killed andanother was injured. The soldierswere patrolling a route for teacherstraveling to school. The attackoccurred in Thung Yang Daengdistrict. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

13-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 A thirty-eight-year-old man was shotseveral times in southern Thailand'sturbulent Yala province. Isma-aeRadeng was injured when assailantsshot him several times as he waswashing before prayers at his homein Yala's Kabang district. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

13-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Abdullah Maleeleh, a forty-three-year-old worker at a localslaughterhouse, was shot and killedin a drive-by shooting in southernThailand's turbulent Yala province.The attack occurred in Muangdistrict. Drive-by shootings arecommon in the three southernmostprovinces of Thailand, of which Yalais one. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 Thirteen schools in southernThailand's turbulent Yala provincewere set on fire by suspectedinsurgents on the night of June 13.Moderate to severe damage tobuildings was reported in eight of theschools while the fires caused onlyminor damage to the other five. Morethan 3,000 students were affected,many of whom did not haveclassrooms to go to on the day afterthe attacks. Arson attacks on schoolsare common in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichYala is one. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

13-Jun-07 Surallah PhilippinesUnknown Explosives0 0 Police foiled a car bomb attack in thesouthern Philippines when theydiscovered mortar shells rigged to anabandoned vehicle near town hall inthe municipality of Surallah on theisland of Mindanao.

14-Jun-07 Baidoa Somalia Unknown Explosives9 5 At least five people were killed whena hand-thrown explosive was tossedinto a cinema hall in Baidoa. Morethan one hundred and fifty peoplewere patronizing the cinema at thetime of the explosion. It is believedthat this is incident is the first of itskind in the city.Since routing theUnion of Islamic Courts in Decemberin 2006, both Ethiopia and Somalia'stransitional government have beencombating a fierce insurgencycampaign.

14-Jun-07 MogadishuSomalia MujahideenYouthMovement

Firearms0 1 Abukar Hussein Bandas, thechairman of eastern Shibis district inMogadishu, was killed by insurgentsas he was waiting for a bus in thedistrict's Manabolyo market.Reportedly, a man armed with apistol shot Bandas dead. Typically,political killings in Somalia aredifficult to classify as terrorism orsimply manifestations of the ongoingpower struggle in Mogadishu. In thiscase, though, the Mujahideen YouthMovement (MYM) claimedresponsibility for the attack.Politicalkillings are common in Somalia sincethe inception of the Islamistinsurgency and rampant clanviolence, both of which have beenraging since December 2006.

14-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Fire orFirebomb

0 3 Seven rounds of mortar bombs androckets, of unknown origin, landed inthe Green Zone. The Green Zone,also known as the International Zonewhich is where the U.S. Embassy islocated, is a heavily fortified area ofBaghdad. Smoke could be seen inthe skies above Baghdad after theincident. Police reported casualtiesbut did not give specific informationat first. Later reports suggest, threecivilians were killed.Source: Reuters,jihadist websites, and L.A.Times

14-Jun-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen killed two off dutypolicemen. The incident took placein central Diwaniya, which is aboutone hundred and eighty kilometerssouth of Baghdad. Police confirmedthe report. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

14-Jun-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified gunmen attacked andburned three Sunni Muslim mosquessouth of Baghdad. The attack tookplace in Iskandariya, twenty fivemiles south of Baghdad. Iskandariyais a mixed Sunni-Shiite city. Two ofthe mosques were demolished andan explosion brought down theminaret of the third, main mosque.

14-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb placed opposite toa vocational college exploded as asoldier, Sergeant Jetsada Bua, wasinspecting it, injuring him. The attackoccurred in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province.Attacks on educational institutionsare common in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichNarathiwat is one. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

14-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Thirty-six-year-old AbdulMamawaesani was shot and killedwhile drinking tea in a tea shop insouthern Thailand's troubled Yalaprovince. The attack occurred inRaman district. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

14-Jun-07 Moo 2 Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A primary school building was burntdown in Moo 2 village in turbulentYala province in southern Thailand.The assailants also set fire to theteachers' office in another building,damaging three computers and asatellite receiver for a tele-educationproject. Arson attacks on schools andteachers are common in the threesouthernmost provinces of Thailand,of which Yala is one. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

14-Jun-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

14 0 A bomb exploded at a soccer field insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince, injuring fourteen policemenproviding security at a friendlysoccer game between local teams.Police say that the bomb wasdetonated by cell phone. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

14-Jun-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 3 Three Muslim local governmentofficials-two tambon chiefs and theTambon Administration Organizationchief- were killed in a shooting attackon their car in a provincial town insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince. A tambon is a localgovernment unit below districtgovernment.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

14-Jun-07 Farah AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 2 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedtwo people--and engineer and adriver--who were working from theLeman company in Afghanistan'sFarah City. The company maintainsgovernment vehicles. There was noword on who was behind the attack.

14-Jun-07 ChhatisgarhIndia Unknown Explosives0 0 Maoist insurgents blew up at leastten electricity poles in Chhattisgarharea, severely disrupting electricityproduction in the mining area ofBastar and Dantewara districts. Inaddition, they abducted officialworking for the a nearby railroadfirm.

14-Jun-07 CharsaddaPakistan Taliban Explosives0 0 Unidentified militants bombed amusic store in Charsadda a fewweeks after a note signed by theTaliban threatened the shop anddemanded that it close. At leasttwenty-two music shops have beenbombed in the area. One hundredother shops have closed.

14-Jun-07 PeshawarPakistan Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unidentified militants torched twomusic shops in Peshawar. At leasttwenty-two music shops have beenbombed in the area. One hundredother shops have closed.

14-Jun-07 ChhatisgarhIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 2 Maoist insurgents killed two triballeaders that they had kidnapped aweek earlier and dumped theirbodies on the side of the road inChhattisgarh.

14-Jun-07 Greshk AfghanistanUnknown Explosives0 1 A suicide bomber attacked a policepost in Greshk District in Helmandprovince. However, he failed in theattack, and he was the only one whowas killed.

14-Jun-07 Nade-eAli

AfghanistanTaliban Explosives2 2 A suicide bomber attacked a group ofpolicemen in Nad-e Ali district inHelmand province. The attack leftone policeman dead and two otherswounded. Attacks on police forcesare common in Afghanistan.

14-Jun-07 Ghazni AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 An official with the local policeconfirmed that the Taliban killed alocal man in Ghazni province whowas reportedly working with thepolice as an informant. According tothe police, the man had ceasedworking for the police four monthsbefore he was killed.

15-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 4 A mortar shell landed in the GreenZone, also known as the InternationalZone, near the Al-Rashid Hotel. Eye-witnesses reported seeing the bodiesof four staffers. However, police didnot confirm the report.

15-Jun-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An attack on a Sunni Muslim mosqueoutside of Basra occurred. Theterrorists entered the mosque byposing as TV cameramen andsubsequently planted bombs inside.Many believe that the attack wasrevenge for the attack on the GoldenMosque earlier in the week. Attackson religious institutions and figuresare common in Iraq.

15-Jun-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Terrorists attacked the Talah bin-Ubaydallah Mosque in Al-Zubayrdistrict in southeastern Iraq. Attackson mosques are common in Iraq.

15-Jun-07 TarmiyahIraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Shaykh Yusuf, the imam andpreacher of the Zayn al-AbidinMosque in Tarmiyah, was kidnappedafter conducting prayers. Localresidents claim armed menkidnapped the preacher and his son.Attacks on religious figures arecommon in Iraq.

15-Jun-07 UntsukulskiyDistrict

Russia JamaatShariat

Explosives0 2 Magomedali Aliyev, head of a districtpolice department, and his colleagueShamil Gasanov, an inspector foryouth affairs, were killed in anexplosion in a residential building.The blast, the force of which isestimated to be the equivalent of200 to 300 grams of TNT, occurredoutside Aliyev's home in thesettlement of Shamilkala in theUntsukulskiy District in Dagestan.Both men died at the scene.On July20, 2007, Jamaat Shariat, a rebelgroup in southern Russia, claimedresponsibility for the attack on itswebsite. The group said in astatement that it will continue itscampaign to attack and kill thosewho wear apostates' uniform[s] andserve infidels.Violence, ethnictension, and feuding among criminalgangs throughout Dagestan and theother northern Caucasian Russianrepublics continue to underminesocial, political, and economicstability in the region. Victims of localviolence tend to be members of localpolice forces but also includeDagestani militants, civilians, andfederal servicemen and officials.

15-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Muslim individual was shot andkilled in a drive-by shooting insouthern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province. Drive-byshootings are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces, ofwhich Narathiwat is one. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

15-Jun-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Buddhist man was shot and killedby insurgents at a tea house insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

15-Jun-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Insurgents killed a Muslim man in adrive-by shooting in southernThailand's turbulent Pattani province.Drive-by shootings are common inThailand's three southernmostprovinces, of which Pattani is one.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

15-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Insurgents brutally mutilated a sixty-year-old Buddhist man in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. The assailants stabbed theman, cut off his arms and legs andchopped them into pieces beforeburning them along with hismutilated body. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

15-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives1 7 A bomb exploded in southernThailand's turbulent Yala province,killing and injuring soldiers on theirway to a school to provide securityfor teachers and students. After theexplosion, insurgents began shootingat the soldiers. Seven soldiers werekilled and one other was injured.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

15-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms5 0 Unidentified gunmen fired on avillage teashop in southernThailand's turbulent Yala province,injuring five Muslim men. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Jun-07 DushanbeTajikistan Unknown Explosives0 0 The Supreme Court in Dushanbe, thecapital of Tajikistan, was bombed on18 June. According to sources, theintensity of the explosion equaled200 g of TNT. No one was hurt orinjured. Tajikistan remains volatileand is flooded with weaponsfollowing the 1992-1997 civil warbetween Islamist guerrillas and thesecular government. Two blastsoccurred at the Emergencies Ministrybuilding in January and June 2005.These were both blamed by thegovernment on the IslamicMovement of Uzbekistan (IMU). Oneyear prior, on June 16, 2006, threesmall explosions occurred in differentareas of the capital but no one washurt.

16-Jun-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 The Al-Asharah al-MubasharahMosque in al-Tuwaysah area in Basrawas attacked. An explosiondamaged the minaret of the Sunnimosque and it is unclear whether theattack was carried out with bombs orrocket-propelled grenades. Nocasualties were reported. Attacks onreligious institutions and figures arecommon in Iraq.

16-Jun-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A guard of the Yusuf al-HassanMosque was assassinated. Attackson mosques are common in Iraq. Asecurity source said sniperspositioned at the balconies oppositethe mosque conducted theassassination.

16-Jun-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Haqqi Isma'il, an employee of the Al-Jaza'ir Mosque, was assassinatedwhile driving his car. Attacks oncivilians and religious institutions arecommon in Iraq.

16-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Muslim man was shot and killed athis home in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An eighty-two-year-old Islamicreligious teacher was killed in adrive-by shooting while he was ridinga motorcycle in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province. Drive-by shootings are common inThailand's three southernmostprovinces, of which Yala is one.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Jun-07 Khar Pakistan Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 0 A remote-controlled bomb resulted inthe wounding of at least threegovernment officials in Mamond sub-division in Khar, Pakistan. The threemen were returning to the officeafter a Jirga when the bombexplosion occurred.

17-Jun-07 mishahdaIraq Unknown Firearms0 8 Gunmen attacked a convoy of police,killing eight policemen. Differentsources report different numbers ofvictims killed and/or wounded. Theincident took place in Mishahda, atown north of Baghdad. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

17-Jun-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives7 3 A suicide car bomb killed threepolicemen and wounded seen others.The attack targeted potential recruitsand took place in Baiji, a city about ahundred and ten miles north ofBaghdad. Attacks on police andpolice facilities are common in Iraq.AJihadist website later reported thatthe Islamic State or Iraq claimedresponsibility for the attack.

17-Jun-07 NasiriyahIraq Unknown Firearms4 0 A police commander and three of hisguards were wounded when gunmenattacked them in central Nasiriya, acity about two hundred and thirty-five miles southeast of Baghdad.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

17-Jun-07 Nazran Russia Unknown Firearms0 0 Unidentified attackers opened firewith automatic weapons at the newMatritsa cinema in the center ofNazran, Ingushetia. The cinema,which is owned by the Ingush primeminister, had opened the day before,on June 16. No injuries were reportedand no suspects have beenidentified.Attacks against police,officials, and ethnically non-Ingushresidents continue to underminestability in Ingushetia. Russian mediagenerally blame the attacks on Arabjihadists. Others accuse Russianfederal forces of randomly assaultingand abducting local Ingush residentsin response to insurgent attacks,thereby engendering localresentment.

17-Jun-07 Herat AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 2 A contingent of Taliban fightersassaulted a police post on the borderwith Iran, killing two policemen. Theattack, which took place at the Qalat-i-Nazar Khan border post in Herat,left eight Taliban dead.

17-Jun-07 Kabul AfghanistanTaliban Explosives30 35 A massive bomb rocked a police busin Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at leastthirty-five people and wounding atleast thirty others. Among thosewounded were two Japanese, oneKorean, and one Pakistani, all ofwhom were walking nearby when thebus detonated. The attack was oneof the deadliest in the city since2001. There were indications thatthe bomb may have been placedinside the bus. The Taliban,commanded by Jalaluddin Haqqani,were behind the attack. The attackwas later claimed by the group.

17-Jun-07 Ghazni AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 1 A slew of Taliban fighters attacked apolice station in Ghazni, killing onepoliceman. Four of the attackerswere killed and seven others werewounded. Attacks on police forcesare common in Afghanistan.

18-Jun-07 Porticcio France Unknown Explosives0 0 A bank in Porticcio was the target ofa bomb attack that caused extensivedamage to the building. No one hasclaimed responsibility for the attack.

18-Jun-07 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 4 A suicide bomber rammed his carinto a Samarra school. The schoolwas housing police officers, killingfour people. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq. Attacks on civiliansare also common in Iraq.

18-Jun-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Mohammed Abid, manager of aDiyala electricity station, was shotdead. The terrorists committed themurder in the city of Baquba.

18-Jun-07 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives6 5 A car bomb killed five InteriorMinistry special forces personnel andwounded six others in Samarra, atown north of Baghdad.

18-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives25 9 Two car bombs exploded in quicksuccession, killing nine people andwounding twenty-five others. Theattack occurred in the southernSaidiya district of Baghdad. As aresult, eight cars set on fire.

18-Jun-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives15 3 A car bomb in a popular market inFalluja killed three people andwounded fifteen others. The area isa Sunni Arab stronghold, fiftykilometers west of Baghdad.

18-Jun-07 Al-Mahmudiyah

Iraq Unknown Explosives7 3 Two explosive-laced vehiclesexploded near the main roadconnecting Al-Saydiyah and Al-Mahmudiyah, south of Baghdad.Three people died and seven werewounded.

18-Jun-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives5 5 Two explosive-laced cars blew upsimultaneously in Al-Fallujah City andAl-Anbar Governorate. The first carblew up in the Al-Andalusneighborhood near the city's postand communications center, close tothe Al-Fallujah market.. This causedone person to die and five peoplewere wounded. The second car blewup at the exact same time and killedfour people in the Al-Ta'mimneighborhood.

18-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Sectarian militias torched the Al-Mu'tasim Mosque. The mosque wasin the Zayyunah neighborhood inBaghdad. Attacks on religious figuresand institutions are common in Iraq.

18-Jun-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified gunmen attacked anelectric power transmission tower inKirkuk. The tower transmits powerfrom western stations to the citycenter. The terrorists usedexplosives and detonated them nearthe Kirkuk-Dibs road near the villageof Maysalun. Consequently, thetower collapsed.

18-Jun-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Firearms5 0 Gunmen attacked a policecheckpoint in the Khanaqin district,which is affiliated with the DiyalaGovernorate northeast of Baghdad.Gunmen used machineguns. Fivepolicemen were wounded. Attackson police are common in Iraq.

18-Jun-07 Al-Dawr Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Police Captain Maziz Alwan wasassassinated by unidentifiedgunmen. The terrorist attackoccurred in the Al-Dawr District, anaffiliate of the Salah al-DinGovernorate, north of Baghdad. Theattack occurred near the policeofficer's home. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

18-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Terrorists, disguised in InteriorMinistry commando uniforms,stormed the Uqbah Bin-NafiSecondary School in the Al Saydiyahneighborhood in southern Baghdad.They beat and humiliated theteaching staff. They also killed fourwomen. Attacks on schools andcivilians are common in Iraq.

18-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A school was set on fire in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. The fire destroyed one ofthe school's buildings. Arson attackson schools are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces, ofwhich Narathiwat is one. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

18-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Unknown2 0 Two teenagers were injured in anattack in southern Thailand'sturbulent Yala province. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

18-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives14 0 A bomb exploded inside a busyteashop in southern Thailand'sturbulent Yala province, injuringfourteen people. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

18-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Muslim man was shot and killed ashe returned home from eveningprayers at a mosque in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-Jun-07 Tudela Spain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Several molotov cocktails, which didnot explode, were thrown at theheadquarters of the nationalemployment center in the town ofTudela. Basque separatists havebeen perpetrating various attacksbefore regional assembly elections inNavarra.

19-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives214 87 A truck bomb at the Shi'ite Khilanimosque in central Baghdad, killedeighty-seven people and woundedtwo hundred and twenty-four. Themosque was also badly damaged inthe attack.

19-Jun-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 2 A roadside bomb in Iskandariyadetonated, killing two tribal leadersand wounding a driver. Iskandariyais approximately twenty-five milessouth of Baghdad.

19-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 5 Terrorists targeted the premises ofthe Interior Ministry Commandos bydetonating an explosive-laced car.The blast killed five commandos andwounded six others. Attacks onpolice and military are common inIraq.

19-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq reformationand jihadfront

Other 0 0 The Green Zone in Baghdad cameunder attack. Rockets landed in theGreen Zone according to severalsources. On June 20, a forumparticipant posted to a jihadistwebsite, claiming responsibility forthe attacks. He/she claimed thatReformation and Jihad Front sentthree Tariq rockets to the GreenZone/International Zone, a regioncontaining the U.S. embassy.

19-Jun-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Terrorists planted a bomb inside aSunni mosque. The bomb detonatedand badly damaged the mosque.The attack took place in Iskandariya,twenty-five miles south of Baghdad.Attacks on religious figures andinstitutions are common in Iraq.

19-Jun-07 Jbela Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb attack on a Sunni mosquehas left it badly damaged. Theattack occurred in Jbela, forty milessouth of Baghdad. Attacks onreligious figures and institutions arecommon in Iraq.

19-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A food seller was shot and killed insouthern Thailand's turbulent Yalaprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-Jun-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 3 (One of three attacks)ChaithatRaksayot, police chief of Mai Kaendistrict of Pattani province, a seniorofficer of the district's InternalSecurity Operations Command and asecurity volunteer were going toinvestigate arson attacks on twoschools in the turbulent province,when their vehicle hit a roadsidebomb. The three were injured in theattack and were taken a hospitalwhere they died. The arson attackshad occurred the previous night.Arson attacks on schools arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichPattani is one.Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-Jun-07 Moo 3 Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 (One of three attacks)Insurgentsburnt down a school in Moo 3 villagein southern Thailand's turbulentPattani province. They also burntdown a school in another part of theprovince. Arson attacks on schoolsare common in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichPattani is one. The next morning,when the district police chief, asenior officer of the district's InternalSecurity Operations and a securityvolunteers were going to investigatethe attacks, their vehicle hit aroadside bomb, killing them all.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 (One of three attacks)Insurgentsburnt down a school in southernThailand's turbulent Pattani province.They also burnt down a school in Moo3 village in another part of theprovince. Arson attacks on schoolsare common in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichPattani is one. The next morning,when the district police chief, asenior officer of the district's InternalSecurity Operations and a securityvolunteers were going to investigatethe attacks, their vehicle hit aroadside bomb, killing them all.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen opened fire on two localgovernment officials, killing adefense volunteer and wounding amember of the ProvincialAdministration Organization. The twowere traveling by car. The attackoccurred in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-Jun-07 Palu IndonesiaUnknown Explosives0 0 A small explosive device was throwninto a house in Palu city in CentralSulawesi province in Indonesia. Thedevice exploded, but there were nocasualties reported. Police claimedthat the explosion was intended toterrorize the residents.

19-Jun-07 Bajaur Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified insurgents launched tworockets at a girls' school in Bajaur,Pakistan. One hit the school and onelanded in a nearby field. There wereno reports of any casualties.Authorities arrested two suspects.

20-Jun-07 Navarra Spain Unknown Unknown0 0 Hours before the regional assemblyin Navarra chose its new presidentfollowing nationwide local electionson 27 May, power to a train track inNavarra was cut by an act ofsabotage. A young man claimedresponsibility for the sabotage,stating that the power was cut todemand democratic conditions thatwould allow a process to resolve theBasque conflict and truly democraticinstitutions. The majority of Basqueseparatists supporters have felt thatthe elections were not democraticbecause the courts had banned theparticipation of candidates with linksto Batasuna Unity.


0 0 Sharar Haydar, chairman of the Al-Karkh Sport Club, survived anassassination attempt. His car waslaced with an explosive thatdetonated in the Al-Mansur area ofcentral Baghdad. However, he wasnot in the car when the explosionoccurred. Attacks on civilians arecommon in Iraq.

20-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives13 5 A suicide car bomber detonated,killing five policemen and woundingthirteen others. The attack occurredin Ramadi, sixty-eight miles west ofBaghdad. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

20-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Terrorists kidnapped eight Christianuniversity students and a lecturer.The incident took place in northernIraq. The group was on a bus east ofthe city of Mosul when gunmenattacked.

20-Jun-07 Aziziyah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police major in Aziziya died afterbeing attacked by gunmen. Attackson police are common throughoutIraq. Azizyah is fifty miles south ofBaghdad.

20-Jun-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Other 0 0 Two Sunni mosques exploded afterthey came under attack byunidentified gunmen. The attacksoccurred in north of Hilla city, aboutone hundred kilometers south ofBaghdad. The Osama Ibn Zayd andAbdullah al-Juburi mosques inIskandariyah were attacked in similarfashion. Attacks on religiousinstitutions are common in Iraq.

20-Jun-07 jebla Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 A Sunni mosque in Jebla wasattacked. Jebla is forty kilometersnorth of Hilla. The mosque wasattacked in the same way two othermosques were attacked earlier in theday. Attacks on religious institutionsare common in Iraq.

20-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosion near a church in Al-Sina'ah did not cause any humanlosses but there was materialdamage to the church. Attacks onreligious institutions are commonthroughout Iraq. This incident tookplace in western Baghdad.

20-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 According to Iraqi police, a soliderwas killed and another was woundedwhen a roadside bomb hidden undera dead body detonated. The terroristattack took place in the Al-Karradaharea of central Baghdad. The bomband the body were near a main road.When police arrived to remove thebody, it went off. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

20-Jun-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms1 1 A border patrol policeman was shotand killed in a drive-by shooting infront of a school in southernThailand's turbulent Pattani province.The policeman's pregnant wife wasinjured in the attack. Drive-byshootings are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

20-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 1 A couple was shot in southernThailand's turbulent Yala province.The husband was killed and the wifewas in serious condition. Both weretraveling vendors. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

20-Jun-07 HowraghatIndia UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Firearms5 2 Insurgents with the United LiberationFront of Assam (ULFA) and the KarbiLongri National Liberation Front(KLNLF) attacked a police inHowraghat. The attack left twopolice officers dead and five otherswounded. The insurgents used bothcongenital firearms and explosives inthe attack.

20-Jun-07 Bihar India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms2 2 Two Government Railway Police werekilled and two others were injured inan attack by Maoist Indian insurgentsin Bihar. Roughly twenty fiveattackers threw one policeman off ofthe moving train, killing him and shotanother.

21-Jun-07 Madain Iraq Unknown Explosives12 2 A suicide bomber, driving anexplosives laced truck, struck apolice commando base. The attackoccurred in Madain, thirty kilometerssouth of Baghdad. Two policemenwere killed and twelve werewounded. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.Information aboutcasualties is from Reuters.

21-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Other 0 0 The Green Zone, which contains theAmerican embassy, had severalmortar shells land in int. Smoke wasseen in the region, which housesseveral Iraqi government institutionsand other embassies as well. Notmuch information is known aboutthis attack.

21-Jun-07 SulaimanBeq

Iraq Unknown Explosives68 17 A suicide bomber killed seventeenpeople and wounded sixty-eightothers after running an explosives-laced oil tanker into a governmentcompound. The mayor of Salahudinprovince, the head of the citycouncil, and several members of thecouncil were killed in the attack.Attacks on governmental figures andinstitutions are common in Iraq.

21-Jun-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Terrorists performed a drive-byshooting in which they killed HusseinAli, the head of Moqtada al Sadr'soffice in the town of al-Sedda. Theterrorists also killed another Sadrofficial. Al-Sedda is near Hilla, thecity is about sixty miles south ofBaghdad.

21-Jun-07 kut Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Terrorists killed a policeman in Kut.Kut is one hundred miles south ofBaghdad. Attacks on police arecommon throughout Iraq.

21-Jun-07 Nazran Russia Unknown Firearms1 0 Unknown attackers opened fire on avehicle carrying Yuri Ivashov, asenior prosecutor with the RussianProsecutor General's Office inNazran, Ingushetia. Ivashovrepresents the state at the IngushSupreme Court in cases involvingterrorism, banditry, and murderstargeting law enforcement. He waswounded in the left shoulder duringthe attack.Attacks against police,officials, and ethnically non-Ingushresidents continue to underminestability in Ingushetia. Russian mediagenerally blame the attacks on Arabjihadists. Others accuse Russianfederal forces of randomly assaultingand abducting local Ingush residentsin response to insurgent attacks,thereby engendering localresentment.

21-Jun-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Insurgents shot and killed a man in adrive-by shooting in southernThailand's turbulent Pattani province.Drive-by shootings are common inThailand's three southernmostprovinces, of which Pattani is one.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

21-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Insurgents shot and killed a Muslimlocal government official and thenpartially severed his head insouthern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province. The victim wasreturning from evening prayers whenhe was ambushed. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-Jun-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A suicide bomber blew himself up ata telecommunications office, killingtwo people and wounding four. Theattack occurred in Falluja, aboutthirty-two miles west of Baghdad.Suicide bombings are common inIraq.

22-Jun-07 Kufa Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Terrorists killed a police officer andwounded two of his bodyguards. Theattack occurred on a road betweenNajaf and the nearby town of Kufa.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

22-Jun-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Ahmed Jasem, deputy chairman ofthe sports committee in the localcouncil of Falluja, was killed. Theterrorists who committed the attackwere not identified. Attacks on cityofficials are common in Iraq.

22-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 3 A University of Baghdad professor,his son, and his brother in law diedafter being attacked by unidentifiedterrorists. The incident occurred inthe Al-Saydiyah area of southwesternBaghdad. Attacks on educationalfigures are common throughout Iraq.


0 0 (One of five attacks)A school inRaman district in southern Thailand'stroubled Yala province was set on fireon the night of June 22. Twobuildings were damaged. Elsewherein Yala, insurgents set fire to powerpoles and rubber tiles and openedfire on a teashop using assault rifles.The same night also saw arsonattacks on five schools inneighboring Songkhla province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 (One of five attacks)Insurgents setfire to power poles and rubber tiles atmany locations in Muang district insouthern Thailand's troubled Yalaprovince on the night of June 22.Elsewhere in Yala, a school in Ramandistrict was set on fire. Two buildingswere damaged. Insurgents alsoopened fire on a teashop usingassault rifles. The same night alsosaw arson attacks on five schools inneighboring Songkhla province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 (One of five attacks)Insurgentsdetonated a bomb, destroying twopower poles on the Yala-BannangSata road in Muang district insouthern Thailand's turbulent Yalaprovince. Insurgents also set fire topower poles and rubber tiles at manylocations in Muang district, as well assetting fire to a school in Ramandistrict. Insurgents also opened fireon a teashop using assault rifles. Thesame night also saw arson attacks onfive schools in neighboring Songkhlaprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms2 3 (One of five attacks)An unknownnumber of insurgents riding in apickup truck opened fire on ateashop using assault rifles insouthern Thailand's turbulent Yalaprovince, killing three people andinjuring an undetermined number ofothers. Those who were killed wereall fourteen-year-old boys. Insurgentsalso set fire to power poles andrubber tiles at many locations inYala's Muang district. A school inRaman district was also set on fire.Two buildings were damaged. Thesame night also saw arson attacks onfive schools in neighboring Songkhlaprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-Jun-07 SongkhlaThailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 (One of five attacks)Suspectedinsurgents set fire to five schools inSabayoi district in Songkhla provincein southern Thailand. On the samenight in Yala province insurgents alsoset a school in Raman district on fire.Elsewhere, insurgents opened fireon a teashop using assault rifles.Insurgents also set fire to powerpoles and rubber tiles at manylocations in Yala's Muang district.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-Jun-07 ArghandabAfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 2 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedtwo policeman in Afghanistan'stroubled Kandahar Province. Attackson police forces are common inAfghanistan.

22-Jun-07 NangarharAfghanistanUnknown Firearms1 1 Insurgents attacked a police patrol inPachir Agam District, killing oneofficer and wounding another.Attacks on police forces are commonin Afghanistan.

22-Jun-07 ChaparharAfghanistanTaliban Explosives1 3 Insurgents launched an RPG-7 at acrew of policemen in a vehicle in aChaparhar District. The attackresulted in the deaths of three policeofficers and the wounding of oneother. Attacks on police forces arecommon in Afghanistan.

23-Jun-07 Ibague Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives4 0 Insurgents detonated a bomb in thecity of Ibague in southern Colombia,injuring four people. The bomb wasdetonated near the city bus terminal;the manager of the terminal is acandidate for mayor.

23-Jun-07 Kufa Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 A police officer and his wife died atthe hands of gunmen after a drive-byshooting occurred. The attack tookplace in Kufa, about a one hundredmiles south of Baghdad. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

23-Jun-07 MussayabIraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 1 A roadside bomb detonated, killingone policeman and wounding twoothers. The attack occurred inMussayab, about forty miles south ofBaghdad. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

23-Jun-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 1 A roadside bomb detonated, killingone policeman and wounding twoothers. The attack occurred whenthe bomb exploded near a policeconvoy. The police convoy was inIskandariya, about twenty-five milessouth of Baghdad. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

23-Jun-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives3 3 An attack on a police checkpoint inAl-Fallujah in Al-Anbar Governoratekilled three policemen and woundedthree others. A suicide bomberdetonated himself near the Al-Sumud Bridge in the Al-Rusafi area inwestern Fallujah. Attacks on policeare common throughout Iraq.

23-Jun-07 Najaf Iraq Unknown Unknown2 1 Unidentified terrorists killed a policeofficer in Al-Najaf. Al-Najaf is south ofBaghdad. Two of the police officersescorts were also wounded.


0 0 A building belonging to a school insouthern Thailand's turbulent Yalaprovince was set on fire anddestroyed. A second building wassaved by firefighters. Police suspectthat the same people were behindthe torching of another school in thesame district on the same day. Arsonattacks on schools are common inThailand's three southernmostprovinces, of which Yala is one.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 Unidentified assailants torched BanPanathaksin school in southernThailand's turbulent Yala province.Police suspect that the same peoplewere behind the burning of Ban ZueLo school in the same district on thesame day. One building of Ban ZueLo school was destroyed and anotherwas saved by firefighters. Arsonattacks on schools are common inThailand's three southernmostprovinces, of which Yala is one.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A man was killed in a drive-byshooting in southern Thailand'sturbulent Yala province. He wasstanding in front of his house. Drive-by shootings are common inThailand's three southernmostprovinces, of which Yala is one.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-Jun-07 Bajaur Pakistan Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Villagers discovered the decapitatedbody of an Afghan refugee purportedto be a U.S. spy. His body had a notealleging that he worked for the U.S.and that anyone else caught doingthe same would be killed in similarfashion.

23-Jun-07 Sangin AfghanistanTaliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 6 Authorities discovered thedecapitated bodies of six Afghantruck drivers who were supplyingfood items to the Afghan military andforeign military forces. The bodieswere found in Sangin District inrestive Helmand province. TheTaliban is believed to be behind theattack.

23-Jun-07 Andar AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 The Taliban kidnapped eighteenworkers with the Mine Detection DogCenter of the Afghan policedepartment. There were no ransomdemands made, and the kidnappersclaimed that they would release thevictims after they completed theirinvestigation.

23-Jun-07 Bannu Pakistan Unknown Explosives16 2 Two people were killed and sixteenothers were wounded in a grenadeattack on a tableeghi markaz inBannu district. The person behindthe attack was killed in the attack,but it was not clear whether theattack was an intentional suicidemission or not.

23-Jun-07 Greshk AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen killed theteenage son of Sangin District policechief Gholam Wali after kidnappinghim on June 23, 2008.

23-Jun-07 Sangin AfghanistanTaliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 6 Authorities discovered thedecapitated bodies of six truckdrivers in Sangin District in HelmandProvince. The truckers weresupplying foodstuffs to the Afghansecurity forces and the coalitionforces fighting there. The driverswere captured by the Taliban, whotorched three of their trucks.

24-Jun-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Explosives4 0 Two women, a youth, and an elderlyman were injured when someonethrew a bomb into Bakaaraha Marketin Mogadishu. The bomb targeted anarea where Qat (the leafy narotic) isregularly sold. Bakaaraha Markethas frequently been the site ofindiscrimate grenade attacks inSomalia in the past few months.

24-Jun-07 Ain al-tamur

Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The discovery of the body of a localcity council member suggests he/shewas shot and tortured. The body wasfound in Ain al-tamur, fifty miles westof Kerbaia. Kerbaia is south ofBaghdad. Attacks on city officials iscommon throughout Iraq.

24-Jun-07 Suwayra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed an Iraqi translatorduring a drive-by shooting. Theattack occurred in Suwayra, abouttwenty-five miles south of Baghdad.

24-Jun-07 Balad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Police found the body of a femaleNGO employee. The body was foundin an orchard in the town of Balad,about fifty miles north of Baghdad.Police indicate that she was shot.

24-Jun-07 yathrib Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Salim Mohammed, a member of theYatrib city council, was kidnapped.The incident occurred east ofBaghdad. Attacks on city officials arecommon in Iraq.


3 1 A roadside bomb killed a policecommando and wounded threeothers. The attack occurred at acheckpoint in the Mansour district inwestern Baghdad. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

24-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a 35-year old Iraqijournalist. The journalist was on herway home from work in Mosul. Sheis the second female journalist to bekilled in Mosul in June 2007.

24-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Shehab Ahmad, head of the pediatrichospital of Iskan, was gunned downby armed men. The attack tookplace in Liqaa Square in the in Iskanneighborhood of western Baghdad.Attacks on civilians is common inIraq.

24-Jun-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives18 2 A bomb-laced car exploded in frontof the maternity and childrenhospital in central Al-Hillah. Theexplosion killed two people andwounded eighteen others. Severalcars in the parking lot were alsodestroyed. Attacks on civilians arecommon in Iraq.

24-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 1 Armed militia attacked Al-MuhajarinMosque in the Al-Ghazaliyah area ofwestern Baghdad. The attack led tothe death of one person and threeothers were wounded.

24-Jun-07 OrdzhonikidzevskayaRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 Two anti-tank F-1 hand grenadeswere thrown into a café in the villageof Ordzhonikidzevskaya in Ingushetiaearly on the morning of June 24. Thecafé itself was damaged but noinjuries were reported.No suspectshave been identified, but securityagencies noted a standing orderissued by the current amir of theCaucasus Front Magas to Ingushmilitants that amusement arcadesare to be targeted for bombings.Typically these attacks are carriedout by groups of teenage Ingushmilitants.Attacks against police,officials, and ethnically non-Ingushresidents continue to underminestability in Ingushetia. Russian mediagenerally attribute the attacks toArab jihadists. Others accuse Russianfederal forces of randomly assaultingand abducting local Ingush residentsin response to insurgent attacks,thereby engendering localresentment.

24-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A rubber tapper was shot and burnedin southern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

24-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 A teacher was shot in the leg insouthern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

24-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Unknown2 0 A man attacked two villagers insouthern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 The same man who attacked twovillagers in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province triedto set a house on fire. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

24-Jun-07 KhogyaniAfghanistanTaliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 The Taliban executed a man whothey claim confessed on a video tobeing a spy for the Afghangovernment. Attacks on those whowork with coalition forces or theAfghan government are common inAfghanistan.

25-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives18 12 A suicide bomber wearing anexplosives packed vest detonated,killing twelve people and woundingeighteen others. Among those killed,six were Sunni Tribal Leaders. Theattack occurred at a central Baghdadhotel.

25-Jun-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives40 18 Eighteen people died and forty werewounded when a suicide bomberexploded a fuel tanker at a policeheadquarters. The attack took placein Baiji, about one hundred and tenmiles north of Baghdad. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

25-Jun-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives31 8 A suicide bomber detonated inside acar. The car was near a governorsoffice when it exploded. As a resultof the attack, eight people died andthirty one were wounded. Hilla issixty miles south of Baghdad.

25-Jun-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 2 A roadside bomb wounded twopolicemen. The attack occurred inKirkuk. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

25-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Explosives18 12 A bomb exploded in the Al-Mansurhotel in Baghdad, killing twelvepeople. Among those killed were fivesheikhs and a political officialsupporting the arming of Sunni Arabtribes to fight Al Qaeda. The attackwas executed by a suicide bomberwho received information that anumber of tribal chieftains were inthe hotel. The Mansour Melia Hotelis also home to the Chinese Embassyand prominent national figures. Inaddition to twelve deaths, eighteenindividuals were wounded.Among thedead were: Sheik Fassal Guood,Sheik Abdul-Aziz Fahdawi, SheikTariq Saleh Dulaimi, MohammedAwadi, Hussein Shaalan, Aziz Yasseri,and the poet Rahim Maliki. The poetwas making a TV program on theSunni tribes fighting Al Qaeda.

25-Jun-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives25 8 A car bomb killed eight people andwounded twenty-five. The explosionoccurred on two minibuses carryingpolice academy recruits in Hilllah.Hillah is in southern Iraq. Attacks onpolice are common throughout thecountry.

25-Jun-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives50 18 A suicide bomber detonated, killingeighteen people and wounding fiftyothers. The attack occurred as thebomber was driving a fuel truckoutside a Baiji police station. Baiji isone hundred and twenty-five milesnorth of Baghdad. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

25-Jun-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives31 8 A suicide bomber detonated a caramongst a police crowd in Hillah, amostly Shiite city. Eight people diedand thirty one were wounded. Atleast three of the dead were policeofficers. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

25-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Ahmad Mansur, director of the Al-TiflCentral Hospital, died after beingattacked by unidentified armed men.The incident took place in westernBaghdad. Attacks on civilians arecommon in Iraq.

25-Jun-07 al-kutah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Shaykh Hakim al-Khalidi wasassassinated at a farm. The Farmwas in Al-Amd Street in Al-Kufah.The criminal was not identified.

25-Jun-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Other 0 0 Insurgents attempted to sabotage arailway by removing nuts and boltsfrom the track in southern Thailand'sturbulent Pattani province. Policefound the damage. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 Suspected insurgents set a school insouthern Thailand's turbulent Yalaprovince on fire, destroying oneclassroom and a kitchen. Arsonattacks on schools are common inThailand's three southernmostprovinces, of which Yala is one. Theattack occurred in Lidon tambon inMuang district, where a pickup truckbelonging to the Lidon TambonAdministrative Organization was alsoset on fire by suspected insurgents.A residence in Po Seng tambon inMuang district was also set on fire byunidentified assailants. A tambon is alocal government unit below districtgovernment. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 Unidentified assailants set fire to aresidence in southern Thailand'sturbulent Yala province. However,neighboring residents extinguishedthe fire before it could damage thebuilding. The attack occurred in PoSeng tambon in Muang district. InLidon tambon in Muang district, aschool and a pickup truck belongingto the Lidon Tambon AdministrativeOrganization were also set on fire bysuspected insurgents. A tambon is alocal government unit below districtgovernment. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 Suspected insurgents set fire to apickup truck belonging to the LidonTambon Administrative Organizationin southern Thailand's turbulent Yalaprovince. The vehicle was totallydestroyed. Also in Lidon tambon(Muang district), a school was set onfire by suspected insurgents.Elsewhere in Muang district, in PoSeng tambon a residence was set onfire by unidentified assailants. Atambon is a local government unitbelow district government. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

25-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms2 2 Gunmen shot and killed a villagechief and his wife in an attack ontheir pickup truck in southernThailand's turbulent Yala province.The chief's daughter and one-year-old niece were injured. The attackerscame up behind the pickup truck ona motorbike. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 A Muslim-owned gas station was seton fire yesterday in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

25-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A man was shot and killed as he wasriding his motorcycle home insouthern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 Suspected insurgents set a school onfire in the city of Yala, the provincialseat of turbulent Yala province insouthern Thailand. Two classroomswere destroyed. Arson attacks onschools are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces, ofwhich Yala is one. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

25-Jun-07 Assam India DimaHalamDaoga(DHD)

Firearms0 0 Insurgents kidnapped a politician inIndia's Assam region. In addition,insurgents shot and killed twopoliticians in India's Assam region.All three politicians were part ofIndia's ruling Congress party. Policesuspect Dima Halam Daoga(DHD).They are one of about ten militantorganizations operating in Assam.

25-Jun-07 Kohat Pakistan PakistaniTaliban

Explosives0 0 Insurgents bomb a video store inKohat, Pakistan. In the past, theTaliban have frequently bombed CDstores in Pakistan.

26-Jun-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosion caused materialdamage to a police officer's house.The attack took place in southernKirkuk at the house of an Al-RiyadPolice Officer in an Al-Qadisiyahneighborhood. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

26-Jun-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 An explosion wounded one policeofficer and caused material damageto one of his vehicles. The attacktook place near Kirkuk City. Thebomb targeted a police patrol nearan oil installation.

26-Jun-07 Latifiyah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a member of the Al-Latifayah Municipality Council. Theterrorists were unidentified. Attackson city officials are common in Iraq.

26-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Nihad Mohammed, deputy dean ofNahrain college, was killed bygunmen. The terrorists were notidentified. The attack took place inBaghdad. Attacks on educationalfigures and institutions are commonin Iraq.

26-Jun-07 Mada'in Iraq Unknown Unknown32 2 Terrorists launched an attack on theAl-Asas base of the Iraqi Police in Al-Mada'in. Two policemen were killedand thirty-two were wounded. Theattack was confirmed a day after itoccurred. Attacks on Iraqi Police arecommon in Iraq.


0 0 A school was set on fire in southernThailand's turbulent Yala province,destroying three classrooms. Arsonattacks on schools are common inThailand's three southernmostprovinces, of which Yala is one.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

26-Jun-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms4 1 One person was killed and anotherfour were injured in a drive-byshooting at a tea shop in southernThailand's Pattani province. All fivevictims were customers. Drive-byshootings are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

26-Jun-07 BalabolokAfghanistanTaliban Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Taliban forces torched three vehiclesthat were carrying foodstuffs forcoalition forces in Balabolok Districtin Farah Province. There were noreports of any casualties.

26-Jun-07 Shigal AfghanistanUnknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unidentified insurgents torched threeschools Afghanistan's Shigal districtin Konar province. A man claiming tobe a Taliban spokesman condemnedthe burning of the schools. Thus, it isnot known who was behind theattack.

27-Jun-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 An ambush near Kirkuk, one hundredand fifty five miles north of Baghdad,killed four Iraqi policemen. Theviolence began when gunmenopened fire on police vehicles.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

27-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen killed two members of theAssyrian's Beth-Nahrain AssociationUnion. The attack occurred in centralMosul, two hundred and forty milesnorth of Baghdad.

27-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 One policeman died and three otherswere wounded when a suicidebomber detonated near a policecommando checkpoint. The attackoccurred in the al-Jaderiyia district ofsouthern Baghdad. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

27-Jun-07 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 7 Seven people died after a roadsidebomb detonated. Among the victimswere five police commandos. Theattack occurred in Samarra, sixtymiles north of Baghdad. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

27-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 3 A car bomb near a busy Suleikhmarket in Baghdad killed threepeople and injured ten. The bombtargeted a police vehicle. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

27-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Terrorists planted bombs in anathletic club in Mosul. When thebombs detonated, the club was badlydamaged. The attacks occurred inthe evening. No casualties werereported.

27-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Hamid Abd Sarhan, a journalistworking at Baghdad's Municipality'sMedia Office, in Al-Saydiyah waskilled. The terrorists who killed himwere unidentified.

27-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Hamid Abd Sarhan, a journalist, wasfound dead in Baghdad. It appearedas if he was shot. Attacks onjournalists are common in Iraq.

27-Jun-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Luway Suleiman, a journalist, wasfound dead in Mosul. It appeared as ifthe journalist was shot. Attacks onjournalists are common in Iraq.

27-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Explosives0 0 Three bombs exploded almostsimultaneously, targeting threegrocery stores in Narathiwat city, theprovincial seat of turbulentNarathiwat province in southernThailand. Police suspect that theattacks were coordinated because ateach location the bomb was built intoa milk carton and placed on a shelf.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-Jun-07 SongkhlaThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A man was shot and killed in anambush in southern Thailand'sSongkhla province. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives20 2 A bomb was detonated in a crowdedevening food market, killing twopeople and wounding at least twentyothers, in southern Thailand'sturbulent Yala province. The bombhad been hidden on a motorcycleparked by the side of the road.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A banana seller was shot and killedby an individual who was pretendingto be a customer in southernThailand's turbulent Yala province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 Unidentified individuals set fire to athirteen-year-old cooperativebelonging to a local women's group.The group had a membership ofseventy-five and generated regularincome for about 600 local residents.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-Jun-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents detonated a bomb in frontof a Chevrolet car showroom insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince. The explosion caused noinjuries or significant damage.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-Jun-07 SongkhlaThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Suspected insurgents killed a formergovernment official in southernThailand's Songkhla province. Theman was attacked when he wasdriving home after having tea at avillage shop. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-Jun-07 Agam AfghanistanTaliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 The Taliban killed yet another personwho they believe was spying for theAfghan government in Tora Bora'sPachir Agam district. Attacks onthose believed to be collaboratingwith government or security forcesare common in Afghanistan.

28-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives50 25 A bomb planted inside a pickuptruck killed twenty-five people andinjured fifty. The explosion occurredat an intersection where buses pickup and drop off passengers in theShi'ite area of southern Baghdad.Attacks on buses are common inIraq.

28-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives11 5 A car bomb killed five people andwounded eleven others. Theexplosion occurred near a line of carswaiting for gasoline in westernBaghdad's Mansour district. Sixteencars were burnt in the blast.

28-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb wounded fourpeople. The explosion occurred neara busy market in northern Baghdad'sShaab district. Attacks in publicmarketplaces are common in Iraq.

28-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 3 Terrorists assassinated three policein the Balad district of northernBaghdad. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

28-Jun-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Police found the body of a universitylecturer beside a river in Kut, aboutone hundred miles southeast ofBaghdad. The lecturer waskidnapped a day before his body wasdiscovered. Attacks on educationalinstitutions and figures are commonin Iraq.

28-Jun-07 SongkhlaThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A community police officer was killedin a drive-by shooting in southernThailand's Songkhla province. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

28-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Two Muslim men were shot and killedin southern Thailand's turbulent Yalaprovince. Their bodies were foundunder a bridge. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

28-Jun-07 BalabolokAfghanistanTaliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 3 Unidentified insurgents beheadedthree highway policemen inBalaboluk District in easternAfghanistan. According to reports,the policemen were headed homefrom vacation when they wereabducted from a passenger bus. TheTaliban were reportedly behind theattack.

29-Jun-07 SaintPalais

France Unknown Explosives0 0 An improvised explosive devicedescribed as a gas canister linked toa triggering device was discoveredoutside a branch of Credit Agricole.Authorities defused the device afterbeing alerted by a resident of SaintPalais.

29-Jun-07 London UnitedKingdom

Al Qaeda Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 On June 29, 2007 two unexploded carbombs were discovered and defusedin London. Authorities were alertedto the first car bomb aftereyewitnesses reported that a man inthe first car was driving erraticallyand then crashed into bins near theTiger Tiger nightclub in Haymarket.The driver immediately fled thescene. The first car bomb, inHaymarket, was a silver greenMercedes comprised of petrol, gascanisters and nails, and the likelytarget is believed to be civilians. Amobile phone in the car was to havebeen used to detonate the car bombbut failed to work. Authoritiesbelieve this car bomb and a secondcar bomb that they later discoveredas a result of it being illegally parkedare connected to each other. Theyalso believe both car bombs areconnected to a car bomb incident inGlasgow International Airport thefollowing day.

29-Jun-07 London UnitedKingdom


0 0 On June 29, 2007 two unexploded carbombs were discovered and defusedin London. The second car bomb wasa blue Mercedes that was illegallyparked a few hundred yards from thefirst car bomb in Cockspur St., whichruns between Haymarket andTrafalgar. The second car bomb,like the first car bomb, contained aconsiderable amount of fuel, gascannisters, and a substantial quantityof nails. Cellphones found in the carwere intended to be used todetonate the bomb, but failed toexplode.Authorities believe thissecond car bomb is connected to anearlier car bomb. They also believeboth car bombs are connected to acar bomb incident at the GlasgowInternational Airport the followingday.

29-Jun-07 Haswa Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents caused an explosion in akey oil pipeline south of Baghdad,triggering a large fire as well. Theexplosive devices were plantedunderneath the pipeline near thetown of Haswa, fifty kilometers southof Baghdad. The pipeline relays oilfrom Iraq's southern oil fields toBaghdad's Doura refinery.

29-Jun-07 Dawrah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 11 Eleven people died and seven otherswere kidnapped after terroristsposing as Interior Ministrycommandoes, and using its cars,attacked houses in the Al-Sittin streetin central Darwah. They terroristsshot the dwellers of those housesand among the victims of the attack,was a Mukhtar (prominent localfigure) of the area. His name wasMajid Ahmad al-Jubur. His two sonsand ten people from other families(including three children, twowomen, and five men) were alsovictims.

29-Jun-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen killed one policeman andwounded another officer. The attacktook place in Kirkuk, one hundredand fifty-five miles south of Baghdad.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

29-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded in front of a storein southern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province. The explosionpartially damaged the store, but noone was wounded. Police said thatthe bomb was placed with theintention of hurting villagers. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

29-Jun-07 LandiKotal

Pakistan PakistaniTaliban

Explosives0 0 Unidentified pro-Taliban militantsdetonated a series of improvisedexplosive devices destroying thirteenoil tankers in Landikotal, a Pakistaniborder town. All thirteen oil tankerswere supplying coalition forces withfuel in Afghanistan.

29-Jun-07 Paktia AfghanistanTaliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 An Afghan interpreter was foundbeheaded in eastern Afghanistan'srestive province of Paktia. Accordingto reports, Mir Zaman had beenkidnapped several days ago. TheTaliban have repeatedly threatenedto kill those who collaborate withWestern forces.

29-Jun-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Suspected insurgents shot and killeda Muslim policeman in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. The man's wife was injuredin the attack. Attacks on the policeare common in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichNarathiwat is one.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 A nursery was set on fire in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. It sustained only minordamage. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

29-Jun-07 Badghis AfghanistanTaliban Firearms5 2 A bomb killed two border policemenand wounded five others westernAfghanistan's Badghis province. TheTaliban claimed responsibility for theattack. Attacks on police forces arecommon in Afghanistan.

29-Jun-07 PeshawarPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified insurgents bombedthree CD shops in the markets of theMattani Bazaar. The attackcompletely destroyed all three shops.It was the fourth attack on CD shopsin the city.

29-Jun-07 VavuniyaSriLanka



5 0 Insurgents with the Tamil Tigers setoff a remote-detonated claymore asa civilian passenger bus drovethrough Cheddiklam in Vavuniyadistrict. The attack also injured fivepeople--four civilians and one soldier.

29-Jun-07 Paktia AfghanistanTaliban Firearms2 0 Insurgents with the Taliban attackeda police academy bus in Paktia'sZormat District. The attack left twopolice officers wounded, though theTaliban claimed that severalpolicemen were killed in the attack.Attacks on police forces are commonin Afghanistan.

30-Jun-07 Glasgow UnitedKingdom


0 1 Two men drove a dark green JeepCherokee into the main terminal ofGlasgow International Airport,causing the car to burst into flamesbut failing to detonate what wouldhave been a suicide bomb explosionon the airport. Authorities believethis attempted suicide bomb incidentbears the hallmark of an Al Qaidaoperation and is connected toyesterday's discovery of two carbombs in London. Kafeel Ahmed,who is the driver of the Jeep, isalleged to have doused himself infuel that authorities had to use anextinguisher to flame out. Ahmed,from Bangalore, India, suffered burnsto 90% of his body and later died in aGlasgow hospital. He was anengineer with a PhD in design andtechnology. Bilal Abdulla, the secondman in the Jeep, is an Iraqi doctorand left unscathed by the explosion.Other suspects have been arrested inconnection with this attack.

30-Jun-07 MuqdadiyaIraq Unknown Explosives0 6 A suicide bomber disguised as apolice officer killed six people whenhe detonated outside a policerecruitment center. The incidentoccurred in Muqdadiya, fifty milesnortheast of Baghdad. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

30-Jun-07 Daquq Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 Terrorist assassinated Sirwan Ghazi,a local municipality official. Theassassins threw a hand grenade inthe municipality official's vehicle inthe town of Daquq, about twentymiles south of Kirkuk. Ghazi was alsothe supervisor of service projects inthe city and a member of theKurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).Police chased the terrorists after theattack and have brought them intocustody.

30-Jun-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 Terrorists detonated three roadsidebombs in front of a house in BeladRouz, forty kilometers east ofBaquba. The house was the propertyof a policeman. The bombs causedminimal damage to the house.Attacks on police property arecommon in Iraq.

30-Jun-07 Khalis Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 Gunmen opened fire in Khalis,sixteen kilometers north of Baquba.By doing so, they injured threepeople: a policeman, a child, and aman. Attacks by terrorists on policeand private citizens are common inIraq.

30-Jun-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 An armed group kidnapped Naser Ali,director of the Detainees AffairsDepartment at Basra GovernoratePolice Command in southern Iraq.The kidnapping occurred while Mr. Aliwas near the old PassportsDepartment of the Al-Jaza'irneighborhood in central Basra. Theterrorists took Mr. Ali to an unknownlocation.

30-Jun-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Captain Dawud Salman, a member ofthe Interior Ministry Commandos,was kidnapped by unidentifiedgunmen. The incident took place inthe Al-Jam'iyyat area in westernBaghdad. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

30-Jun-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 The body of a police colonel, NaserAli, was found in Basra. Evidenceindicates the colonel was torturedand shot. The policeman was firstreported missing on June 30th. Hewas in charge of the city's prisons.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

30-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Muslim local government officialwas shot and killed in southernThailand's turbulent Yala province.He was a member of the Sri ThanamTambon Administration Organization.A tambon is a local government unitbelow district government. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 An office of the Bareh Tai tambonadministration organization was seton fire in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province. Policesaid that five masked gunmen brokeinto the office and held a securityguard at gunpoint before pouringgasoline on office equipment andsetting the office on fire. Note: Atambon is a local government unitbelow district government.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

30-Jun-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A member of the Sritanam tambonadministration organization was shotand killed in southern Thailand'sturbulent Yala province. Note: Atambon is a local government unitbelow district government.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

30-Jun-07 NurestanAfghanistanTaliban Firearms3 1 Gunmen with the Taliban assaultedWantwegal District during morningprayer. The attack left one policeofficer dead and three otherswounded. Attacks on police forcesare common in Afghanistan.

30-Jun-07 PeshawarPakistan Unknown Explosives2 0 A bomb detonated at a crowded busstop in Peshawar, Pakistan, leavingtwo people injured. It was notentirely clear who was behind theattack. There were no reports of anydeaths.

30-Jun-07 NurestanAfghanistanTaliban Firearms4 1 Armed insurgents with Taliban shotand killed one policeman andwounded four others while they wereoffering morning prayers in WaigalDistrict. Attacks on police forces arecommon in Afghanistan.

1-Jul-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown1 1 Terrorists killed a police colonel andhis driver. The attack occurred inMosul, two hundred and forty milesnorth of Baghdad. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

1-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen killed the preacher, SheikhNajdat Solaiman Mohammed, of aSunni mosque, the al-Saliheenmosque. The attack occurred inKirkuk. Attacks on religious figuresare common in Iraq.

1-Jul-07 mishahdaIraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Militants detonated explosives at andaround a petrol station in Mishahda.Mishahda is north of Baghdad.Attacks on petrol stations arecommon in Iraq. No casualties werereported.

1-Jul-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives14 5 A suicide car bomber targeting apolice station killed five cops.Fourteen others were wounded. Theattack occurred in Ramadi, sixty-eight miles west of Baghdad. Attackson police and suicide bombings areboth common in Iraq.

1-Jul-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A suicide truck bomber detonated,killing two policemen and woundingfour officers. The attack occurred inFalluja, thirty two miles west ofBaghdad. Attacks on policecheckpoints are common in Iraq.

1-Jul-07 Balad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Gunmen kidnapped the deputymayor of Yatrib. The attack occurredin Balad, fifty miles north ofBaghdad. The terrorists are believedto be linked to al Qaeda. Attacks onmayors are common in Iraq.

1-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Gunmen kidnapped IbraheemHaseeb Hussein, a lawyer. Thelawyer was in his house when theterrorists raided it. The incident tookplace in Kirkuk, one hundred andfifty-five miles north of Baghdad.

1-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A car bomb killed one civilian andwounded three others. Theexplosion took place at the entranceof the al-Rashid vegetable market inthe Doura district in southernBaghdad.

1-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

4 2 A roadside bomb detonated,targeting a police patrol. As a result,two policemen died and four civilianswere wounded. The attack occurredin eastern Baghdad. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

1-Jul-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A dump truck laced with explosivesdetonated on a bridge over theEuphrates River. A suicide bombercarried out the attack, damaging alarge section of the bridge. Thebridge is along the main road northof Ramadi in Anbar. Two civilianswere injured and evacuated to ahospital. Attacks on Iraq's bridgenetwork are becoming increasinglycommon.

1-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown3 4 The Kuwait News Agency, KUNA,reported terrorists killing four people.The terrorists attacked a vehicle fullof civilians in Kirkuk. Three civilianswere wounded in the attack. Thecivilians were heading to work atBaghdad's Iraqi Ministry of Industry.

1-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A school was set on fire in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. Witnesses said around fiveteenagers on motorcycles carriedplastic containers of gasoline to theschool shortly before it was setalight. Arson attacks on schools arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichNarathiwat is one. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded behind the houseof a police officer in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. There were no casualties.Attacks on the police are common inThailand's three southernmostprovinces, of which Narathiwat isone. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms2 1 A group of men opened fire on anIslamic teacher and five students insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince. The teacher died, while twoboys were injured. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen opened fire on a tea shop insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince, killing a woman andinjuring a soldier and a local mayor.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Jul-07 Wardag AfghanistanUnknown Explosives13 2 A suicide bomber killed onepoliceman and wounded at leasttwelve others at the center WardagProvince. The attacker wasaccompanied by another attackerwho was found in wounded condition.

1-Jul-07 MaydanWardag

AfghanistanTaliban Explosives15 2 One policeman was killed and fifteenothers were wounded in a suicideattack in Maydan Wardag province.The attacker targeted a group ofpoliceman outside of the province'spolice headquarters. Attacks onpolice forces are common inAfghanistan.

1-Jul-07 Rajpur India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms8 9 Insurgents with the Communist Partyof India-Maoists attacked a policestation in Rajpur, killing fivepolicemen, a watchman, and threecivilians. In addition, eight otherswere injured in the attack. Followingthe assault, the assailants blew upthe police station.

2-Jul-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives7 4 A suicide bomber detonated himselfin a famous tribal sheikh house, thehouse of Mohammed Al Dahal. Theattack occurred west of Falluja. Fourwere killed and seven were wounded.Attacks on religious figures arecommon in Iraq.

2-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives33 9 A car bomb parked near a market inBaghdad killed nine people andwounded thirty-three others. Theexplosion occurred in the religiouslymixed district of Binoon.

2-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A sniper killed an Iraqi policeman.The attack occurred in Karrada,central Baghdad. Attacks on policeare common all throughout Iraq.

2-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a former Baath partymember. The attack occurred inNajaf, one hundred miles south ofBaghdad. Attacks on governmentofficials are common in Iraq.

2-Jul-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Unknown3 0 Terrorists attacked a police patrol inHawija, wounding three policemen.Hawija is forty miles southwest ofKirkuk. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

2-Jul-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

4 1 A roadside bomb killed a policeman,wounded four people, and causedproperty damage when it exploded inMosul. Among the injured were twopolicemen. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

2-Jul-07 PortHartcourt

Nigeria Unknown Firearms0 0 Armed gunmen kidnapped JohnGahar, a worker with a constructionfirm based in Port Hartcourt. Suchtypes of kidnappings are commonthroughout the Niger Delta.

2-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Suspected insurgents shot and killeda Buddhist man in a rubberplantation in southern Thailand'sturbulent Yala province. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

2-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A man riding pillion on a motorcycleshot and killed another man insouthern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province. The victim wasdriving his motorcycle to a marketwhen the attack occurred. Drive-byshootings are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces, ofwhich Narathiwat is one. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

2-Jul-07 Khost AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda senior education official in Khostprovince. The Taliban denied anyrole in the attack.

2-Jul-07 Zherai AfghanistanUnknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 7 Unidentified insurgents detonated aroadside bomb, killing seven policeofficers in Afghanistan's restiveZherai District. Attacks on policeforces are common in Afghanistan.

3-Jul-07 GuetharyFrance Unknown Explosives0 0 A home in Guethary located in theFrench Basque country was damagedby a bomb. Authorities had beenwarned shortly before the detonationand were unable to prevent theattack from occurring.

3-Jul-07 GuetharyFrance Unknown Explosives0 0 A home in Guethary located in theFrench Basque country was damagedby a bomb. Authorities had beenwarned shortly before the detonationand were unable to prevent theattack from occurring.

3-Jul-07 Glasgow UnitedKingdom

Unknown Explosives0 0 On July 3, 2007 a car bomb foundoutside a mosque in Glasgow wasdefused. Authorities believe that thiscar bomb at the Fourth StreetMosque is unrelated to the terrorinvestigation of recent attacks inScotland and London.

3-Jul-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen opened fire on a policemenin Blour Village, thirty-six kilometersnorth of Baquba. The policemen wasinjured. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

3-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 0 A roadside bomb targeted a policepatrol near Kornish street indowntown Kirkuk. A policeman wasinjured and there was damage to hisvehicle. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

3-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms3 1 Terrorists, using BKC machine guns,opened fire on a police patrol nearthe Urouba bridge that joins Uroubawith Nasr neighborhoods indowntown Kirkuk As a result of theattack, one policemen died and threewere injured. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

3-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded at Al-Qadisiya intersection, injuring twopeople. The bomb was targeting theman who guards the head of Kirkukdirectorate (lieutenant Adel Anwar).

3-Jul-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 African Union peacekeepers surviveda roadside bomb blast near theairport in Mogadishu. No one waskilled in this attack. Thepeacekeepers, entirely Ugandans,have frequently been targeted sincebeing deployed to Somalia in March.To date, out of the 1,500 sent toSomalia, five have been killed.

3-Jul-07 Meta Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The Colombian Army discovered anddefused explosives planted in ahouse in a rural area in the MetaDepartment. Members of the FARC43rd had planted about 75 kilogramsof explosives, which were defusedwithout injury to members of thearmy.

3-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives35 18 A car bomb detonated in Baghdad,killing eighteen people and woundingthirty-five. The explosion occurrednear the Shalal market in the Shaabneighborhood, which ispredominantly Shi'ite, in Baghdad.

3-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives19 2 A car bomb killed two civilians andwounded nineteen others (includingseven policemen). Terroriststargeted a police convoy in centralKirkuk. Terrorists placed the carbomb near the As-Asdiqa petrolstation in al-Wasiti. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

3-Jul-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Gunmen hijacked four fuel tankersnear Iskandariyah. Iskandariyah istwenty-five miles south of Baghdad.No casualties were reported.

3-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A gunmen threw a grenade at police,seriously wounding three policemen.The attack occurred in Hawija, forty-three miles southwest of Kirkuk.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

3-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives9 2 A car bomb killed two civilians andwounded nine others, including fourpolicemen. Terrorists wanted toattack a police patrol in Kirkuk.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

3-Jul-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives10 4 A suicide car bomb killed fourcivilians and ten others. The bombwas meant to kill Sheik KamelMahommed al-Essawi, a prominenttribal leaderin Falluja. Mr. al-Essawiopposes Al Qaeda in Iraq.

3-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Terrorists killed a police intelligencemajor in central Baghdad. Theattack was an assassination. Attackson police are common in Iraq.

3-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown1 0 An assassination attempt onRadhwan Hussein Al-Kilidar failed.Mr. Al-Kilidar is a member ofparliament. The attack took place inAl-Latifia, south of Baghdad. One ofhis guards was injured during theattempt.

3-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown1 0 Terrorists attack the In-Intisar schoolin Suleikh, north of Baghdad. Afemale teacher was injured. Attackson schools are common in Iraq.

3-Jul-07 Nazran Russia Unknown Firearms1 1 Unidentified gunmen shot deadKhavazh Daurbekov, the deputyhead of administration of thePliyevskiy municipal district inNazran. The attackers fired onDaurbekov with automatic weaponsthrough the window of a vehicle andsped off. No suspects have beenidentified.

3-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Muslim man was shot and killed byunidentified men on a motorcycle insouthern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province. Drive-byshootings are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces, ofwhich Narathiwat is one. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

3-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A member of a village volunteerdefense force was shot and killedwhile he was on his way to a schoolto stand guard during the night insouthern Thailand's turbulent Yalaprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

3-Jul-07 SongkhlaThailand Unknown Firearms2 0 A Buddhist school bus driver wasseriously injured in a drive-byshooting after he dropped childrenoff at a school in southern Thailand'sSongkhla province. A student wasalso injured.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

3-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Explosives5 0 A bomb exploded at a school insouthern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province, injuring fivepolicemen. Attacks on schools arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichNarathiwat is one. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

3-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb exploded insouthern Thailand's turbulent Yalaprovince, seriously wounding amember of a police team providingprotection for teachers. The bombexploded when the team was aboutto remove a banner blamingauthorities for unrest in the southfrom the roadside. It was believedthat the banner was erected to lurepolice to the location where thebomb was placed. Attacks on thepolice are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces, ofwhich Yala is one.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

3-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Two men on a motorcycle shot andkilled a rubber tapper in southernThailand's turbulent Yala province, ashe was riding his motorcycle to work.Drive-by shootings are common inThailand's three southernmostprovinces, of which Yala is one.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

3-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 0 A remote-controlled bomb explodedin southern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province, wounding twopolicemen on teacher protectionduty. Attacks on the police arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichNarathiwat is one.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

3-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 A shop owner was seriously injuredby gunmen in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

3-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Explosives3 0 A bomb exploded at a school insouthern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province, injuring at leastthree soldiers who were members ofsquad protecting teachers. The bombwas hidden in a metal box andplaced in the ceiling of a teacher'sroom. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

3-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Insurgents opened fire on a policepick-up truck in southern Thailand'sturbulent Pattani . The officers firedback and killed two of the assailants.No police officers were injured in theattack. Attacks on the police arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces of Pattani,Yala and Narathiwat.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-Jul-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives0 4 A car bomb killed four people,including two policemen, near thewestern city of Ramadi. Fifteenothers were wounded. Attacks onpolice and civilians are common inIraq.

4-Jul-07 Samarra Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 4 Four policemen were killed and twowere wounded because of a roadsidebomb in Samarra. Samarra is sixty-two miles north of Baghdad. Attackson police are common in Iraq.

4-Jul-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives18 7 A suicide bomber killed threepolicemen and four civilians. Theattack occurred after the bomberdetonated in a car outside of arestaurant in Baiji. Baiji is onehundred and twenty miles north ofBaghdad. Eighteen people werewounded.

4-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 2 A suicide car bomber detonated at apolice checkpoint. As a result, twopolicemen died and seven otherswere wounded. The attack tookplace in western Baghdad. Attacks onpolice are common all throughoutIraq.

4-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms2 2 Gunmen killed two policemen andwounded two officers during a drive-by shooting. The incident took placein Kirkuk, an oil rich city. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

4-Jul-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Unknown0 1 The body of a former Iraqi Armyofficer was found. The discovery wasin Iskandariya. Attacks on militaryofficials are common in Iraq.

4-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Mortars hit the Green Zone, alsoknown as the International Zone. Nocasualties were reported. The GreenZone is the area containing the U.S.embassy and is a popular target forterrorists.



Firearms0 0 Five foreign nationals--two NewZealanders, an Australian, aLebanese, and a Venezuelan--wereall kidnapped in Port Hartcourt theday that the Movement for theEmancipation of the Niger Delta(MEND) ended their truce with thegovernment. The victims wereemployed by Lone Star Drilling. Theywere later freed on July 11, 2007.

4-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Other 0 0 At least sixty-five nuts and bolts wereremoved from rail tracks on the railline between southern Thailand'sturbulent Yala and Narathiwatprovinces overnight. Train serviceswere suspended. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Other 0 0 Insurgents removed fifty-six nuts andbolts from sleeper trains betweenstations in southern Thailand'sturbulent Yala and Pattani provinces.Trains had to stop for safety reasons.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-Jul-07 BalaMorghab

AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Gunmen with the Taliban shot andkilled a police officer in bala Morghabdistrict in Badghis province. Inretaliation, ten Taliban fighters werekilled. The attack was claimed bythe Taliban. Attacks on police forcesin Afghanistan are common.

4-Jul-07 Swat Pakistan Unknown Explosives2 0 A bomb rocked a police vehicle in theusually peaceful region of Swat. Theattack wounded a district police chiefalong with his driver. It was notimmediately clear if the blast wascaused by a grenade or animprovised explosive device.

4-Jul-07 Swat Pakistan Unknown Explosives2 1 Unidentified insurgents fired a rocketinto a police station in the usuallypeaceful region of Swat, killing aconstable and injuring two others.

4-Jul-07 GuwahatiIndia UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Explosives5 0 Insurgents with the United LiberationFront of Assam (ULFA) planted abomb on an auto rickshaw inGuwahti and detonated as it wasrunning. The ensuing blast woundedfive people, including the rickshawdriver. Police indicated that the ULFAwas behind the attack.

5-Jul-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 Mogadishu Mayor Mohamed OmarHabeb narrowly escaped a roadsideBomb explosion targeting his convoyin the capital's northern Shibisneighborhood.The attack came onthe heels of another blast targetingSomali Justice Minister HasanDhimbil, in which perpetrators threwa hand grenade.

5-Jul-07 TiziOuzou

Algeria Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 0 The Algerian governor of Tizi Ouzounarrowly escaped a roadside bombattack while traveling in his car. Thebomb was hidden in a drainage pipenear a local highway. While thegovernor escaped uninjured, thebomb injured a policeman who wasdriving in a separate car from thegovernor.

5-Jul-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A policeman was sniped in Baqubacity. He was killed in downtown.Attacks on police are common inIraq.


3 0 An IED explosion in the Zafaraniyahdistrict south east of Baghdad injuredthree policemen. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

5-Jul-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Unknown5 0 Gunmen attacked the house of aBaquba deputy governor. As aresult, five guards were injured.Attacks on government officials arecommon in Iraq.

5-Jul-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 4 An IED explosion killed four peopleand wounded two policemen afterdetonation occurred near a fuelstation in downtown Kirkuk. IEDattacks are common in Iraq.

5-Jul-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Police sources in Toz Khormatodistrict said that gunmen kidnappedfour truck drivers near Al Habashvillage, part of Khalis town north ofBaquba early morning today. Theinsurgents only kidnapped thedrivers. The trucks were left on thestreet. All the drivers for Kurdish,suggesting the attack was motivatedby the truck drivers' background.

5-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives29 18 A car bomb blew up outside a photostudio, killing eighteen members of awedding party and wounding twenty-nine others. Most of the victims werewomen. The explosion took place inAbu Dshir, a Shiite Muslim districtthat adjoins the mainly Sunnineighborhood of Dora in southBaghdad.

5-Jul-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Masked gunmen killed a translatorworking with U.S. forces in southernShi'ite city of Kut.

5-Jul-07 Ishaqi Iraq Unknown Other 0 6 Armed terrorists attacked a policeconvoy in Isaqhi, a city sixty milesnorth of Baghdad. Three policecommandos were among the victims.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

5-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents hid a bomb at a shop insouthern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province. The explosiondamaged the shop but there were nocasualties. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Muslim rubber tapper was shot andkilled in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms2 0 Two individuals fired several shots ata couple, injuring the two of them, insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince. The gunmen approachedthem from behind on motorbike and,then, opened fire. Drive-by shootingsare common in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichPattani is one. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a pharmacistwho was tending his store insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Unknown0 1 A man was killed as he returnedhome in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province. Thevictim, a Muslim, was a formermember of the Narathiwat provincialcouncil and was accused of havinglinks with insurgents. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Buddhist woman was shot andkilled at her grocery shop by twosuspected insurgents posing ascustomers. The attack occurred insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded at a school insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince. No one was wounded in theattack. Attacks on schools arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichPattani is one.Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Jul-07 Farah AfghanistanUnknown Unknown0 0 A German and an Iranian nationalwere released after being kidnappedearlier. Neither was harmed, and theTaliban denied any involvement inthe kidnapping.

5-Jul-07 KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Other 0 2 The Taliban hung two people thatthey accused of working for theAfghan government and coalitionforces in Kandahar. Attacks on thoseaccused of collaborating with theAfghan government and coalitionforces are common in Afghanistan.

5-Jul-07 PeshawarPakistan Unknown Firearms1 4 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedfour policemen in Pakistan'snorthwestern city of Peshawar. Theattack also left one policemanwounded. Although it was not clearwho was behind the attack, theTaliban have recently bombed aseries of music shops in the area.

5-Jul-07 SpinBoldak

AfghanistanTaliban Explosives11 10 A suicide bomber attacked a group ofpolicemen in the Spin Boldak districtof southern Kandahar province. Theattack resulted in the deaths of ninepolice officers and the wounding ofeleven others. Attacks on policeforces are common in Afghanistan.

6-Jul-07 Algiers Algeria Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 0 A seventeen year old man wasseriously injured when a bomb wentoff in the evening as he wasreturning home from work. Thisattack came just before the July 11,2007 attack on an Algerian barracksin which a refrigerator truck ladenwith explosives killed ten.

6-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Other 0 0 Terrorists sent mortars into theGreen Zone, also known as theInternational Zone. No casualtieswere reported. The Green Zone isthe area in which the U.S. Embassy islocated in and is a desirable targetfor terrorists.

6-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb targeting policepatrol detonated, injuring twopolicemen. The attack occurred indowntown Kirkuk. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

6-Jul-07 SalhuddinIraq Unknown Unknown9 7 Gunmen attacked relatives of ShiekhShaloukh Al-Rufaiyee, killing sevenpeople and injuring nine others.Attacks on religious institutions andfigures are common in Iraq.

6-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen killed a police commanderfrom the Facilities Protection Service.The commander was in charge ofelectricity infrastructure in southernBaghdad. The attack took place inthe town of Salman Pak, nearBaghdad. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

6-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb severely damaged the mainpipeline to the Dora oil refinery insouthern Baghdad. No casualtieswere reported. The refinery wasalready producing at only 50%capacity because of constantsabotage.

6-Jul-07 Sadiyah Iraq Unknown Explosives25 17 A car bomb killed seventeen peopleand wounded twenty-five others. Asuicide bomber detonated thevehicle near a café in Sadiyah, 100miles northeast of Baghdad, killing allthe members of one family. Thecafé was in a Shi'ite neighborhood.

6-Jul-07 AhmadMareef

Iraq Unknown Explosives33 26 A suicide car bomber killed twenty-six people and wounded thirty-threeothers when he detonated outside acafé in a tiny Kurdish village near theIranian border. The blast occurredoutside a coffee shop in the village ofAhmad Maref, eighty-seven milesnortheast of Baghdad. Many of theKurds in the area are Shiite Muslims.

6-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives27 15 A car bomb explosion in Baghdadkilled fifteen civilians and woundedtwenty-seven others. The explosionoccurred at the Al Baghdadirestaurant in the Abo Disheerneighborhood of southeast Baghdad.

6-Jul-07 Kabul AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 0 Militants with the Taliban destroyedan oil tanker supplying coalitionforces in Kabul. The Taliban werebelieved to be behind the attack.There were no reports of anycasualties.

6-Jul-07 Ghazni AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 3 A remote-detonated improvisedexplosive device killed three workerswho returning home fromconstructing a bridge between Moqorand Katawaz District in Paktika. Theattack took place in Ghazni province.Attacks on those engaging inreconstruction projects inAfghanistan are common.

6-Jul-07 RawalpindiPakistan Unknown Firearms0 0 Anti-aircraft guns fired upon theplane of President Pervez Musharrafas it took off from Chaklala airbase inRawalpindi. The plane remainedintact, and there were no casualties.There was no word on who wasbehind the attack.

7-Jul-07 TuzKhormato

Iraq Unknown Explosives250 100 A truck bomb killed over onehundred people and wounded two-hundred and fifty when it detonatedat a crowded outdoor market in thenorthern town of Tuz Khurmato,forty-five miles south of the city ofKirkuk. The suicide bomber wasdriving a truck full of watermelonsand vegetables to the center of thevillage marketplace. The bomb,packed with nails and metals, alsodestroyed thirty five houses, killingmany families and causing people tobe buried underneath the debris.This attack was the largest terroristincident in the city to date. The cityis estimated to be 40% Kurd, 405Turkmen, and 20% Arab. Tuz-Khurmato sustained damage to itselectricity grid and water pipelines inaddition to the losses above.


6 0 Six policemen sustained injuries aftera roadside bomb detonated nearKirkuk, one hundred and fifty-fivemiles north of Baghdad. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

7-Jul-07 GarghoushIraq Unknown Explosives17 22 A suicide car bomber attacked Shi'iteKurds in Garghoush, a village nearthe Iranian border. Twenty-twopeople died and seventeen werewounded.

7-Jul-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Other 1 1 A terrorist threw a hand grenade intoa policeman's car, killing the Iraqipolice lieutenant and woundinganother officer. The attack tookplace in Mosul. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

7-Jul-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives22 22 A suicide car bombing killed twenty-two people and injured twenty-twoothers. The terrorist detonated neara funeral at Zerkush in Jalwla, a citynortheast of Baqouba. Four peopleare still missing.

7-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown2 0 Terrorists using two police sedansattacked a police checkpoint. Theincident took place in Kirkuk. Twopolicemen were injured. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

7-Jul-07 Ala Sai AfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 1 The body of a kidnapped intelligenceofficial was discovered in Qorghalvillage in Alasai District. It isbelieved that the Taliban was behindthe attack as the intelligence officialaccused a local Taliban commanderof having killed.

7-Jul-07 Logar AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 4 The Taliban detonated an improvisedexplosive device in Azra District ofLogar province. The attack resultedin the deaths of three police officersand one civilian. Attacks on policeforces are common in Afghanistan.

7-Jul-07 KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 9 Gunmen with the Taliban shot andkilled nine policemen in GhowrakDistrict. The Taliban claimed thatforty were killed. Attacks on policeforces are common in Afghanistan.

8-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 12 Gunmen killed twelve of the twentycivilians they kidnapped in southernBaghdad. The terrorists set up afake checkpoint in southern Baghdadand stopped a minivan of twentylaborers working for a Pepsi factory.The fate of the other eight individualskidnapped is unclear.

8-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives27 23 A suicide truck bomber detonatednear Haswa, thirty miles south ofBaghdad. As a result, twenty-threenew Iraqi army recruits died andtwenty-seven were wounded.Attacks on the Iraqi army arecommon in Iraq.


5 3 A roadside bomb killed three civiliansand wounded five others in a busymarket in Shurja. Shurja is animportant commercial center incentral Baghdad.

8-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 A car bomb in Baghdad's southernJadriya district detonated and killedtwo people. The attack occurrednear the al-Hamra hotel, a popularchoice of accommodation forwesterners working in the city.

8-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Colonel Jawad Kadhim wasassassinated near the ministry offinance building in the Waziriyahneighborhood of east Baghdad.Attacks on members of the ministryof defense are common in Iraq.

8-Jul-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Unidentified terrorists assassinatedtwo members of the MunicipalCouncil in the Mosul District inNinawa Governorate, north ofBaghdad. The attack took place inthe Al-Rifa'l neighborhood of westernMosul. After the gunmen fired theirinitial shots, Khalaf Jazza and IbrahimMuhammad Umar died immediately.

8-Jul-07 Gero AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 The Taliban claimed credit for killingMahlem Abdol Qayum, a tribal elderin Gero District. Qayum was killed inhis home after being accused ofcooperating with the Afghangovernment.

8-Jul-07 Urozgan AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Gunmen with the Taliban shot andkilled Mullah Muhammad Akhund infront of his house in Urozgan. Thegroup later claimed responsibility forthe attack.

8-Jul-07 Bajaur Pakistan Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

7 1 A remote-detonated roadside bombexploded as a police vehicle droveby, killing one police officer andwounding seven others. Attacks onpolice forces are common in thevolatile area of northwest Pakistan.

8-Jul-07 PeshawarPakistan Unknown Firearms1 3 Islamist gunmen shot and killedthree Chinese nationals andwounded another in an attack in theirhome on the outskirts of Peshwar, acity in northwest Pakistan.Authorities believe that the attacktook place in response to the siege ofthe Red Mosque in Islamabad. Themen had been living in the area forthree years and had a successfulbusiness building rickshaws. Therewas no looting following the killing.

8-Jul-07 Bijapur India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists


0 2 Militants with the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists beat up and hacked todeath two farmers from Bijapurdistrict who they had warned tocease farming. The militants havebeen demanding that the farmers inthe region quit farming, saying thatthe order to stop farming in theBastar area was being given toprotest against the exploitation ofthe state's natural resources by theGovernment.

8-Jul-07 PeshawarPakistan Unknown Firearms0 4 Unidentified gunmen assaulted apolice party in Peshawar, Pakistan.The attack resulted in the deaths ofan assistant sub-inspector and threejunior officers. There was no word onwho was responsible for the attack.

9-Jul-07 Ishaqi Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen attacked the house of atribal leader near Ishaqi. As a result,one person died. Attacks on religiousauthorities and facilities are commonin Iraq.


21 4 Two roadside bombs exploded, killingfour people and wounding twenty-one. Reuters reports the attackoccurring near a bus station while Al-Sharqiyah reports the attackoccurred near a police station. Thereis also some uncertainty with regardsto casualties.

9-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 An explosion near a sweets shop onthe Al-Karradah Commercial Street incentral Baghdad killed on civilian.Also, three other civilians werewounded. Attacks on civilians arecommon in Iraq.

9-Jul-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Haqqi Isam'il, a criminalinvestigations judge, wasassassinated in the Al-Miqdadiyahdistrict court in Diyala. Unknowngunmen riding in three new carsintercepted the car of Mr. Isam'ilnear the Al-Mu'allimin neighborhoodin the center of the district. Oncethey opened fire, they killed him.

9-Jul-07 Lykhny Georgia Unknown Firearms2 0 Unidentified gunmen attacked a carcarrying Abkhaz Prime MinisterAlexander Ankvaba with a grenadelauncher in the village of Lykhny,Gudauta district.The prime ministerwas lightly wounded and requiredonly minor first aid. The driver of thevehicle was also wounded andremained in the hospital afterAnkvaba's release. Abkhaz PresidentSergei Bagapsh has called theattempted assassination a terroristattack aimed at destabilizing theregion in order to undermine Abkhazefforts to achieve independence fromGeorgia. A criminal terrorism casehas been initiated but not suspectshave been identified.Abkhazia, aregion in Caucasus, is a de factoindependent republic. It is currentlyrecognized as an autonomousrepublic of Georgia.

9-Jul-07 UnknownNigeria Unknown Firearms0 0 Two oil workers--one a Britishnational and one a Bulgariannational--were kidnapped in Nigeria'sDelta Region on July 9th. The twowere later released on August 8th.

9-Jul-07 BatticaloaSriLanka



0 1 The Tamil Tigers detonated aroadside bomb that killed a seniorpolice officer in an attack that tookplace during the visit of the U.S.ambassador to the region. Theattack took place in Batticaloa.

9-Jul-07 Ajerstan AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Gunmen with the Taliban shot andkilled a policeman as they attacked apolice patrol on a highway. Attackson police forces are common inAfghanistan.

9-Jul-07 Balkh AfghanistanUnknown Explosives3 0 A bomb attached to bicycledetonated outside of a hospital in thewestern part of Balkh, Afghanistan.The bombing wounded threecivilians. There was no word on whowas behind the attack.

9-Jul-07 KhattakKhelMandan

Pakistan Unknown Firearms3 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda policeman and wounded threeothers in an attack on a policestation near Khattak Khel Mandan.Attacks on police forces are commonin the volatile area of northwesternPakistan.

9-Jul-07 Kupwara India Unknown Explosives3 0 Unidentified militants threw twogrenades at the home of NationalConference President Omar Abdullahshortly after he returned home fromgiving a speech at a major rally. Theattack left three of his guardswounded, but Abdullah wasunharmed. There was no word onwho was behind the attack.

9-Jul-07 Bannu Pakistan Unknown Firearms3 1 One policeman was killed and threeothers were wounded in an attack ona police patrol in Bannu. There wasno immediate word on who wasbehind the attack.

10-Jul-07 ColprensaColombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Firearms1 1 A town councilor was killed and hissister injured gravely by the FuerzasArmadas Revolucionarias deColombia (FARC), around 7pm in theEl Centro neighborhood. AlgemiroMedia, a councilor and member ofthe Conservative Party, was gravelyinjured and transferred to the ElBuen Semaritano Hospital, where hedied.

10-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown2 4 At least four policemen were killedand two others were wounded whengunmen attacked their patrol innorthern Baghdad. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

10-Jul-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen killed a civil servant afterthey broke into his home. The attackoccurred in Iskandariya.

10-Jul-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A police patrol was attacked by asuicide motorcycle bomber. As aresult, two policemen were wounded.The attack occurred in Falluja.

10-Jul-07 Diwana Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a policeman inside hiscar. The attack occurred in Diwaiya,112 miles south of Baghdad. Attackson police are common in Iraq.

10-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A car bomb detonated near a policestation in Al-Khadhra in southwesternBaghdad. As a result, two peoplewere wounded. Attacks on policeand police facilities are common inIraq.

10-Jul-07 Balad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 3 Three policemen died and anotherwas wounded when gunmenattacked. The incident took place ata fake police checkpoint near Balad,fifty miles north of Baghdad. Attackson police are common in Iraq.

10-Jul-07 Yathrib Iraq Unknown Firearms1 3 Unidentified terrorists attacked acivilian vehicle carrying four Iraqipolicemen in the town of Yathrib,near Balad. Three of the policeofficers died and one was wounded.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

10-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives25 3 Mortal shell bombing of the GreenZone resulted in the death of twoIraqis, one Filipino, and the woundingof twenty-five others. The IraqiPolice said that forty mortal shellsand rockets were fired on the zone,which contains the U.S. Embassy.

10-Jul-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A suicide bomber used a bicycle toinfiltrate a space between two policetrucks and detonated. As a result,one police officer was wounded andthe window of one police vehicle wasdamaged. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq, this one took placein Fallujah.

10-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A car bomb exploded at the Khadraapolice station in west Baghdad. As aresult, two people were injured.Attacks on police facilities arecommon in Iraq.


0 0 A roadside bomb exploded near avehicle belonging to North OilCompany. The attack took place atthe Al-Sifra intersection, between thecities of Biji and Kirkuk. The attackonly caused damage to the vehicle,no casualties were reported.

10-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Muslim village chief was shot andkilled by insurgents who opened fireon his vehicle in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

10-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Buddhist staff member of theprovincial hydrology center was shotand killed in southern Thailand'sturbulent Yala province. Police saidthat two gunmen approached himfrom behind on a motorcycle andfired at him. Drive-by shootings arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces of Pattani,Yala and Narathiwat.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

10-Jul-07 Wardag AfghanistanTaliban Firearms2 1 Gunmen reportedly with the Talibanshot and killed one policeman andwounded two others when theyattacked a police patrol in Wardag.Attacks on police forces are commonin Afghanistan.

10-Jul-07 Ghazni AfghanistanTaliban Firearms2 0 Two policemen were wounded whenTaliban gunmen attacked their postin Deyak District. Attacks on policeforces are common in Afghanistan.

10-Jul-07 Waghaz AfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 1 The Taliban killed a civilian that theyaccused of working with the Afghangovernment and coalition forces.Executions of those accused ofcollaborating with the Afghangovernment by the Taliban arecommon in Afghanistan.

10-Jul-07 SouthWaziristan

Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 2 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedtwo loyal influential tribesmen inSouth Waziristan. Both werekidnapped a few days ago, but theirbodies were discovered on July 10,2007. Thus far, no one has claimedresponsibility for the attack.

10-Jul-07 PeshawarPakistan Unknown Explosives0 11 Unidentified terrorists detonated abomb in Peshawar, Pakistan killing apolice superintendent along with tenothers. There was no word on whobehind the attacks. Attacks on policeforces are common in Pakistan.

11-Jul-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Other 2 1 Insurgents attacked the presidentialpalace by shelling it with mortars.Though none of the shells struck thepalace buildings, one civilian waskilled and two others were woundedin a nearby area. The attacktargeted Somali interim presidentAbdullahi Yusuf Ahmad.

11-Jul-07 LakhdariaAlgeria Al-Qaedain theIslamicMaghreb

Explosives23 11 An eighteen year old suicide bomberdrove a refrigerator truck filled withexplosives deep into a militarybarracks and blew it up, killing tenand wounding twenty-three.According to media reports, theyoung man had only been part of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)for a mere ten days. The attack wasclaimed that same day by AQIM.

11-Jul-07 Choco Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Firearms0 2 Members of the FARC shot to deathtwo local council members, ArgemiroMedina and Ofelia Betancur, markingthe 5th and 6th slayings of localpoliticians this year. The killings arepart of the so-called Plan Pistola,associated with forcing extortionfrom public officials and linked withdrug smuggling.

11-Jul-07 Nairobi Kenya Unknown Explosives30 1 An explosion rocked central Nairobi,killiing one and wounding at leastthirty very near the site of 1998 U.S.Embassy bombing. According towitnesses, the explosion occurredoutside a café near the AmbassadorHotel in the center of the city. Policelater arrested three suspects, but noone has claimed resposibility for theblast.

11-Jul-07 Relizane Algeria Unknown Explosives0 0 A homemade bomb, placed in frontof a major financial center, wasdefused in downtown Relizaneovernight. The bomb was describedas very amateur by the local police.Recently, Algeria has seen a spate ofattacks by Al-Qaeda in the IslamicMaghreb.

11-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen shot and killed an Iraqitranslator for Reuters. The attackoccurred in Baghdad. He/she wasthe 7th Reuters translator to be killedsince the U.S. led invasion in March2003.

11-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 11 Gunmen locked eleven people insidea house. The terrorists subsequentlykilled them . The attack occurred inGarma, west of Baghdad. The housewas blown up afterwards.

11-Jul-07 Samarra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The mayor of Samarra was shotdead. Samarra is a mainly Sunni cityabout sixty-two miles north ofBaghdad.

11-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms8 1 Gunmen attacked a policecommando checkpoint. They killedone policeman in the Saidiya districtof Southern Baghdad. Eight civilianswere wounded as a result of theattack. Acts of violence againstpolice are common in Iraq.


0 0 An IED exploded under a parked Iraqipolice vehicle near a checkpoint inZafaraniyah area of Baghdad. Nocasualties were reported.

11-Jul-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 American troops delivered the bodyof Aqeel Abdul Ameer, a policeman,to Tikrit general hospital. Mr. Ameerused to live in one of the villages ofAl Shurqat. The circumstancesaround his death remain unclear,although terrorism is likely at play.

11-Jul-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 A newly appointed police chiefsurvived an ambush in central Basra.The incident took place when thepolice chief was leaving a jointcoordination center. British troopshelped protect the chief when he wasattacked by gunmen.

11-Jul-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Three houses that belong topolicemen were destroyed in acoordinated attack. The incidenttook place in the Garma area,northeast of Falluja. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq. Nocasualties were reported.

11-Jul-07 Karmah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 11 Terrorists attacked civilians inKarmah. Two vehicles drove to ahouse in the village, locked theoccupants inside and killed theoccupants after detonatingexplosives on the house. The Iraqipolice arrived subsequently and wereable to recover five people from therubble. However, the five individualssubsequently died because theirwounds from the attack weresignificant. In total, eleven peoplewere killed. The owner of thedemolished house was a judge thatwas also involved with the localProvincial Security Forces.

11-Jul-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives50 21 Multiple suicide bombers detonatedat the house of Sheikh Meshnin al-Khalaf, a Sunni tribal leader, nearFalluja, killing twenty-one people andwounding fifty others. There was agathering of the al-Jumailat tribe atthe house when the attack occurred.After the initial explosions, peopletried to evacuate. During this time,two more suicide bombersdetonated. The attack is thought tobe clearly linked to terrorism sinceKhalaf was calling a gathering tourge his tribesmen to join the Iraqisecurity forces in order to fight al-Qaeda.

11-Jul-07 Buguma Nigeria Unknown Firearms0 0 Armed gunmen abducted twoemployees with Royal Dutch Shell inBuguma, Nigeria. Kidnappings areextremely common in Nigeria's DeltaRegion.

11-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Other 0 0 Insurgents removed bolts fromrailroad tracks between Yala and BanMaikaen stations and placedsuspicious items in the nearby area.Officers inspected the tracks beforethe damage caused any problems.Yala and Ban Maikaen train stationsare located in the far south ofThailand. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

11-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Muslim village chief was shot andkilled as he tended his garden insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

11-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Muslim man was shot and killed athis rubber plantation in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

11-Jul-07 TubunganPhilippinesNewPeople'sArmy(NPA)

Firearms0 1 Members of the New People's Army(NPA) shot and killed a farmer whomthey accused of committing abusesagainst residents of Tubungan townin the western Philippines' Iloiloprovince. The victim was fromIgdampug Sur village. The NPA'sNapoleon Tumagtang Commandclaimed responsibility for the killingin an e-mailed statement. The chiefof the Armed Forces of thePhilippines Civil Relations Service inWestern Visayas region said thataround thirty heavily armed rebelscame to the victim's house beforekilling him. The New People's Army isa paramilitary force attempting toestablish a Maoist state in thePhilippines. It is the armed unit of theCommunist Party of the Philippinesand has been waging an insurgencyagainst the Philippines' governmentsince 1969.

11-Jul-07 Zabol AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

5 0 An improvised explosive devicewounded three policemen and twocivilians in Zabol Province inAfghanistan. Attacks on police forcesare common in Afghanistan.

11-Jul-07 Shewak AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 4 Insurgents attacked a police vehiclein an ambush in Shewak District inPaktia province. The attack resultedin the deaths of three police officers.In addition, a civilian truck was blownup in the attack, and the driver waskilled. Attacks on police forces arecommon in Afghanistan.

11-Jul-07 NangarharAfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 Unidentified gunmen attacked apolice checkpoint in Nangarhar.There were no reports of anycasualties or injuries, and the policerepelled the attack. Attacks onpolice forces are common inAfghanistan.

11-Jul-07 Paktia AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 4 Three police officers and civilianwere killed when Taliban gunmenattacked the convoy of two ofPresident Karzai's advisers and aprovincial security commander. HajiGul Ahmadzai, Zarin Shah, andCommander Dastgir Rostamyar allsurvived the attack. The Talibanclaimed responsibility for the attack.

12-Jul-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives10 2 At least two people were killed andten were wounded by a car bomb.The bomb detonated in a crowdedmarket in Mosul.

12-Jul-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A car bomb detonated near a policepatrol in Mosul. As a result, twopolicemen were wounded. Attackson police are common in Iraq.

12-Jul-07 Tal-afar Iraq Unknown Explosives10 4 A suicide bomber detonated at awedding ceremony for Police ChiefBrig. Gen. Ibrahim Jubouri. As aresult, four people died and ten werewounded. The attack occurred in TalAfar, 260 miles northwest ofBaghdad. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

12-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown2 4 Unidentified gunmen attacked anIraqi police patrol in the southernpart of Baghdad. As a result, fourpolicemen died and two others werewounded. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq. This one occurredin the Al-Saydiyah area near acheckpoint manned by commandos.

12-Jul-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A suicide bomber on a bicyclewounded a policeman. The attackoccurred at a police checkpoint inFalluja. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

12-Jul-07 Najaf Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Two gunmen riding a motorcycleassassinated a police intelligenceofficer. The officer was leaving hishome in the city of Al-Najaf, south ofBaghdad when the gunmen attacked.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

12-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A villager was shot and killed bysuspected insurgents in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

12-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A man was shot and killed bysuspected insurgents in southernThailand's turbulent Pattani province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

12-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 2 A husband and wife were shot atclose range as they were traveling bymotorcycle in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province. Theydied in the hospital. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

12-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Authorities discovered the body of aMuslim man, his throat slashed,floating in a river in southernThailand's turbulent Pattani province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

12-Jul-07 Andar AfghanistanTaliban Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Taliban militiamen decapitated LalPohan, a man accused of working forAfghan and coalition forces, in AndarDistrict. Attacks on those who workwith the Afghan government and thecoalition forces are common inAfghanistan.

12-Jul-07 Yaqobi AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 6 A remote-detonated bomb rocked apolice vehicle in Yaqobi district inKhost province in Afghanistan. Theblast killed all six police officers whowere onboard. Attacks on policeforces are common in Afghanistan.

12-Jul-07 VisakhapatnamIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 Militants with the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists blew up a televisiontower in the remote village ofVisakhapatnam.

12-Jul-07 Swat Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 7 Two suicide bombers attacked apolice patrol in Swat, Pakistan, killingfive people, including three policeofficers. The attack took place in themiddle of a traffic jam outside ofTableeghi Markaz.

12-Jul-07 LandiKotal

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb that was planted at theMother Child Health Centre in LandiKotal detonated, destroying the gateof the hospital. However, there wasno loss of life. There was also noword on who was behind the attack.

12-Jul-07 Badabar Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb blast rocked a music andvideo store in Badabar. There wereno casualties. Attacks on musicstores in Pakistan are increasinglycommon.

13-Jul-07 SantanderColombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 Members of the Fuerzas ArmadasRevolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)attacked a gas pipeline innortheastern Colombia, leaving morethat 220 thousand homes withoufuel.

13-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 5 Gunmen killed five Iraqi guards. Theattack occurred when the terroriststried to get past the a gate to theministry of the interior in centralBaghdad.


9 1 A roadside bomb in Mosul detonated.As a result, one policeman was killed,eight officers were wounded, and acivilian was wounded. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

13-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 2 In Baghdad, three mortar bombsslammed into the fortified GreenZone. As a result, two Iraqi soldiersdied and one was injured. The GreenZone, also known as the InternationalZone, contains the U.S. embassy andother diplomatic organizations.

13-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Khalid Hassan was shot dead on hisway to work. Mr. Hassan was a 23year old reporter for the New YorkTimes. In his last moments, Khalidcalled his mother on his cell phone totell her he had been shot. Hassanwas the second Times employeekilled in the Iraq conflict, in which110 journalists and 40 media supportstaffers have died since the 2003invasion.

13-Jul-07 Samawa Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

6 2 A roadside bomb detonated, killingtwo children and wounding sixothers. The attack occurred inSamawa.

13-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Explosives4 0 A bomb attack at a house in southernThailand's turbulent Pattani provinceseriously injured three men and aone-year-old child. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

13-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 1 The assistant to a village headmanwas shot and killed in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. He was riding a motorcyclewith his wife when the attackersopened fire on them from the back ofa pickup truck. The assistant's wifewas injured in the attack. Drive-byshootings are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces, ofwhich Narathiwat is one.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

13-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An unidentified man was shot andkilled and his body was burnt. Hisbody was found under a bridge insouthern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

13-Jul-07 SorsogonPhilippinesNewPeople'sArmy(NPA)

Firearms0 1 Gunmen belonging to the NewPeople's Army shot and killed a manwhom the NPA had accused ofcoordinating with government troopsand giving information regarding theNPA's activities to the military andthe police. The victim was shot on hisway home from visiting friends. Theattack occurred in Sorsogon city(Santa Cruz village) in the northernPhilippines.The New People's Army isa paramilitary force attempting toestablish a Maoist state in thePhilippines. It is the armed unit of theCommunist Party of the Philippinesand has been waging an insurgencyagainst the Philippines' governmentsince 1969.

13-Jul-07 NorthWaziristan

Pakistan Unknown Explosives3 5 A suicide bomber blew up a politicalagent's office in North WaziristanAgency's Miramshah area. Theattack left four people dead andthree others injured. Political agentPirzada Khan, who may have beenthe target of the attack of the attack,escaped unscathed.

13-Jul-07 SargohdaPakistan Unknown Explosives2 0 A man walked into a United BankLimited and attempted to detonatehis suicide vest, but was thwarted bya security guard. In the ensuingstruggle, the would-be suicidebomber shot the guard. The securityguard was also able to return fire,wounding the assailant andpreventing him from blowing himselfup. The would-be bomber ultimatelywas arrested.


Pakistan Unknown Unknown0 3 Unidentified terrorists kidnap andsubsequently kill three pro-government tribal leaders. Theattack took place in North Waziristan.Attacks on those expressing supportfor Pakistan's government arecommon.

14-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives15 7 A car bomb near a petrol station inBaghdad's Shi'ite district of Karradain detonated, killing seven peopleand wounding fifteen others.

14-Jul-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A policeman was killed in a drive byshooting in front of his home. Theattack occurred in Kut. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

14-Jul-07 Madaen Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Former Deputy Iraqi Prime MinisterAhmed Chalabi survived anassassination attempt in Madaen.Attacks on government officials arecommon in Iraq.

14-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A senior Iraqi civil servant was killedduring a drive by shooting inBaghdad. The attack occurred in thesouthern district of Shaab.

14-Jul-07 Madaen Iraq Unknown Other 0 0 Ahmad Chalabi escaped unharmed.His convoy came under attack bymortars and gunmen. Chalabi is asenior Iraqi politician. He wasmeeting tribesmen in Madain whenthe attack occurred. Chalabipreviously served as deputy primeminister and oil minister in 2005. Henow holds a position tasked withbuilding support for U.S.-Iraqiobjectives.

14-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives15 2 An explosives laced car detonatednear a gas station in the Al-Mishincomplex in southern Baghdad. As aresult, two civilians died and fifteenwere wounded. The car was situatednear the main street leading to theAl-Rashid camp. The wounded wereevacuated to nearby hospitals.

15-Jul-07 Athens Greece Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A group of unidentified individualsthrew molotov cocktails at the officeof the General Secretariat forInvestments and Development,which is located in Sindagma Square.The attack caused a fire on theground and first floors of thebuilding. No further information isprovided.

15-Jul-07 MogadishuSomalia Al-shabaab

Explosives3 0 Insurgents fired at least sevenmortars directly at a Somali clanreconciliation conference in anattempt to disrupt it. In response,Somali President Abdullahi YusufAhmad vowed to continue theconference in spite of the attacks.The attack came just as he wasgiving a speech at the venue.Themortars missed the venue, and noone died in the attack. The militarywing of Al-shabaab (youth wing ofthe former Islamic courts) claimedresponsibility for the attack.

15-Jul-07 MogadishuSomalia MujahideenYouthMovement

Explosives4 3 The Mujahideen Youth Movement(MYM) claimed responsibility for anattack that killed Hasan AhmadHasan, deputy district commissionerof Afgooye. Hasan was killed by ahand grenade thrown at a localgovernment building. The attackalso killed two others, including achild.Afoogye District is about 30kmnorthwest of Mogadishu.

15-Jul-07 Santiago Chile LeonCzolgozAutonomousandDestructiveForces

Explosives0 0 The British Embassy in Santiago wasbombed at 10:15 Sunday night,causing minor damage to theembassy and the remainder of thebuilding, which houses theChileTabacos firm. There were noinjuries reported. The Leon CzolgozAutonomous and Destructive Forces,a small anarchist group, claimedresponsibility two days later, statingthat the act was a sign of solidaritywith the people of Iraq andAfghanistan.


0 0 A roadside bomb detonated inBaghdad. The bomb detonated nearthe vehicle convoy of Sunnipolitician Adnan al-Dulaimi. Nobodywas hurt in the attack.

15-Jul-07 Nassiriya Iraq Unknown Unknown0 4 Gunmen killed four policemen. Theattack occurred in the southern cityof Nassiriya. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.


1 1 One Iraqi policemen died andanother was wounded as a result of aroadside bomb. The bomb detonatedin Mosul. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

15-Jul-07 Aziziyah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 2 Gunmen killed the family membersof the mayor of Aziziyah (HasanJasmim), a predominantly Shi'itetown thirty-five miles southeast ofBaghdad. The mayor's wife andeight year old son were killed.

15-Jul-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 1 A roadside bomb killed a truck driverafter it detonated near his petroltanker. The attack occurred near theoil refinery of Baiji.

15-Jul-07 Tal-afar Iraq Unknown Unknown1 1 An Iraqi policeman was killed andanother wounded after they wereambushed by terrorists. The attacksoccurred during a police patrol in Tal-Afar. Attacks on police are commonin Iraq.

15-Jul-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A former lieutenant colonel in the oldIraqi army was gunned down in adrive-by shooting in front of hishome. The attack occurred in thewestern city of Falluja. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

15-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 A member of the Kurdish forces(Beshmarga) was killed. Fourterrorists attacked the office of thegeneral secretary of the PUK party.PUK is one of the two main Kurdishparties. The attack occurred on theAl Tabaqchali b ridge in downtownKirkuk.

15-Jul-07 Madaen Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 1 A roadside bomb in the southerntown of Madaen detonated. As aresult, an Iraqi policeman was killedand two civilians were injured.

15-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives18 10 A car bomb detonated in LiberationSquare in Baghdad. The explosionkilled three people and wounded fourothers. It is unclear whether thevehicle was detonated by remotecontrol or by a suicide bomber.

15-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Armed men opened fire on amosque, killing three people,including a police officer, andwounding many others. Attacks onmosques are common in Iraq.

15-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen targeted andkilled an Iraqi police lieutenant. Thepolice officer got shot and killedshortly after the end of his workday.

15-Jul-07 Ninawa Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Usamah al-Nujayfi, member of IraqiNational List, survived anassassination attempt in Mosul, thecenter of the Ninawa Governorate.Terrorists attacked his motorcade buthis guards successfully thwarted theattack.

15-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 1 An ustaz, a teacher of Arabic, at anIslamic school was shot and killed ata market in southern Thailand'sturbulent Yala province. His wife wasseverely injured in the attack. Theustaz had been linked withinsurgents in the past but hadrecently switched support to thegovernment. The attackers shot atthe couple from a car. This attackfollows the shooting death of anotherteacher from the same school onJune 12. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

15-Jul-07 BanTonyee

Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A policeman was killed in a drive-byshooting while jogging in Ban Tonyevillage in southern Thailand'sturbulent Yala province. Attacks onthe police and drive-by shootings arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichYala is one. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

15-Jul-07 Greshk AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

8 0 A remote-detonated improvisedexplosive device wounded eightpolicemen in Greshk district inHelmand province. The Talibanclaimed responsibility for the attack.Attacks on police forces are commonin Afghanistan.

15-Jul-07 Shabak AfghanistanTaliban Firearms2 1 A tribal elder was wounded and twoothers were killed as the Talibanattacked their car on the road inShabak District. The Taliban claimedresponsibility for the attack, claimingthat four people and Chief of ShwakDistrict Amir Mohammad, theirtarget, was wounded.

15-Jul-07 Paktika AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 7 A remote-detonated improvisedexplosive device killed seven daylaborers and wounded three otherswho were en route to a constructionsite in Paktika. They were workingon building a road connecting Orgunand Zerok district. There was noword on who was responsible for theattack.

15-Jul-07 DeraIsmailKhan

Pakistan Unknown Explosives50 27 A suicide bomber targeted a policerecruitment center in Dera IsmailKhan, a town in North West FrontierProvince. The attack killed at leasttwenty-six people, including thirteenpolicemen. There were reports offifty others who were wounded.There was no immediate word onwho was behind the attack.

16-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives20 5 A suicide car bomb near a policecheckpoint killed four policemen anda civilian. In addition, twenty otherpeople were wounded. The attackoccurred at the checkpoint in al-Harthiya in western Baghdad.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

16-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms3 1 A sniper killed a street cleaner andwounded three other people in theBab al-Muadham district in northcentral Baghdad. It is unclear whatthe motivation behind the attackwas.

16-Jul-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms1 2 Gunmen killed two Iraqi policemenand wounded another. The attacktook place in Falluja. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

16-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives180 85 Coordinated bombings in thenorthern Iraqi city of Kirkuk killedeighty-five people and wounded onehundred and eighty. The attack isbelieved to be the result of tensionamong the mixed population ofTurkmens, Sunni and Shiite Arabs,and Kurds. No one has claimedresponsibility for the bombings butmany blamed militants linked to AlQaeda. Two of the bombs in themarket exploded in quick succession.The first bomb was a truck bomboutside the headquarters of thePatriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).Many of the victims were women andchildren, shopping in the busymarket next to the political office. Itis estimated that terrorists used ninethousand pounds of explosives,creating a crater into the groundseveral yards deep. To date, this isthe largest post-invasion blast inKirkuk.

16-Jul-07 Barsuki Russia Unknown Firearms0 0 Unidentified attackers opened fire onseveral homes in Barsuki, the nativevillage of Ingush President MuratZyazikov. Zyazikov's own home wasattacked, as well as the residences ofseveral of his relatives, includingZyazikov's uncle and his son, who isthe head of President Zyazikov'sbodyguard detail. The home of thehead of the Ingush presidentialguard, Ruslanbek Zyazikov, as wellas the courtyard of a neighboringhome, were also hit by grenades. Noinjuries were reported and nosuspects have been identified.

16-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Other 0 0 Packages, which were suspected ofcontaining bombs but in reality onlycontained rocks and bricks, werefound at many spots along roads andtrain tracks in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province. Thesepackages were found at the sametime as insurgents laid spikes andcut down trees to block main routesin the province. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An employee of the state railway wasshot and killed on his way to work insouthern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms2 0 A Buddhist couple was shot andinjured as they returned from work ata rubber plantation in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Four suspected insurgents shot andinjured a policeman in southernThailand's turbulent Yala province.Attacks on the police are common inThailand's three southernmostprovinces, of which Yala is one.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms2 0 A couple was shot and injured by anindividual riding on a motorcycle insouthern Thailand's turbulent Yalaprovince. Drive-by shootings arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces, of whichYala is one.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 A fireman was shot and injured whiledriving to work in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province. Policebelieve insurgents to be responsible.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A man was killed in a drive-byshooting in southern Thailand'sturbulent Yala province. Drive-byshootings are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces ofPattani, Yala and Narathiwat.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A school was set on fire on the nightof July 16 in Khok Pho district insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince. Another school in the samedistrict was also set on fire on thatnight. Arson attacks on schools arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces of Pattani,Yala and Narathiwat.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A school was set on fire on the nightof July 16 in Khok Pho district insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince. Another school in the samedistrict was also set on fire on thatnight. Arson attacks on schools arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces of Pattani,Yala and Narathiwat.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms2 0 Two men were injured in a drive-byshooting as they were riding amotorcycle in southern Thailand'sturbulent Pattani province. Drive-byshootings are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces ofPattani, Yala and Narathiwat.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Jul-07 DarraAdamkhel

Pakistan Taliban Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Forces with the local Talibandetained eighteen shopkeepers andset fire to their shops in DarraAdamkhel. They repeatedlydistributed pamphlets, warning theshopkeepers to cease growing drugs.Those that refused had their shopsburned to the ground. There werereports of any injuries or casualties.

17-Jul-07 YusufiyahIraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A bomb killed one policemen andwounded four other people inYusufiya. Yusufiya is twenty milessouth of Baghdad. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

17-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms5 3 Terrorists executed a drive-byshooting. The incident took place inthe Baghdad district of Mansour.Citizens were waiting in line forgasoline when the gunmen openedfire. Three people died and five werewounded.

17-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 4 A car bomb inside a parking lot nearthe Iranian embassy detonated,killing four people and wounding fiveothers. The attack took place incentral Baghdad.

17-Jul-07 Balad Iraq Unknown Unknown3 1 Gunmen ambushed and killed Dr.Rafi'a Alwan, the deputy generaldirector of Balad hospital (a.k.a.Dhuluiya hospital). Three otherhospital employees were wounded inthe attack.

17-Jul-07 Balad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Terrorists killed Judge Hamdi Habeebal-Jubori, an Iraqi judge, at a fakecheckpoint near Balad, fifty-threemiles north of Baghdad.

17-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 2 Terrorists attacked the headquartersof a telecommunications company inthe Al-Mansur area in centralBaghdad, killing two employees.

17-Jul-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen infiltrated the Al-KhansaMaternity Hospital in Mosul. Theysubsequently shot and killed a nurse.It is unclear what the rationalebehind the attack was.

17-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Insurgents shot and killed a Muslimman at a tea shop in southernThailand's turbulent Yala province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

17-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

18 1 (The second of two attacks)Fourmembers of a bomb disposal teamwere injured when a bomb explodedin southern Thailand's turbulent Yalaprovince. The team was investigatingthe explosion of a bomb hidden inthe basket of a motorcycle, whenanother bomb, which had beenhidden inside the same motorcycle,was remotely detonated. One of themembers of the team died in thehospital. Fourteen other people,including reporters and bystanders,were injured by the explosion. Theattack occurred in Yala city, thecapital of Yala province. Attacks onpolice are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces ofPattani, Yala and Narathiwat. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

17-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 (The first of two attacks)A bombexploded outside of a business insouthern Thailand's turbulent Yalaprovince, causing no casualties. Thebomb had been hidden in the frontbasket of a motorcycle and appearedto have been placed with theintention of luring the police to thesite. As a bomb disposal team wasinvestigating the explosion, anotherbomb, which had been hidden insidethe same motorcycle, was remotelydetonated, killing one person andinjuring eighteen others. The attackoccurred in Yala city, the capital ofYala province. Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

17-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An assistant village head was shotand killed in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

17-Jul-07 IslamabadPakistan Unknown Explosives20 14 A suicide bomber blew himself upnear the stage of the PakistanPeople's Party in Islamabad, killingthirteen people and wounding atleast twenty others. The attackerostensibly targeted the politicalmovement because of its support forthe seizure of the Red Mosque. Itcomes amidst a spate of attacks inretaliation for the government'sactions against the Red Mosque.

18-Jul-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Gunmen attacked Waheda Abd AlMuhsan, a member of the Salhuddingovernorate council. The terroristsattacked her convoy en route toTikrit. It is unclear, according tonews, whether she is alive or dead.

18-Jul-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Unknown0 6 The body of Lieutenant-ColonelSalam Shanoun, chief of police ofIskandariya, was found alongside thebodies of his five bodyguards. Themen were abducted during clashes inIskandariyah, twenty-five miles southof Baghdad. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq. It is unclear howthe men were killed.

18-Jul-07 Al-Kut Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 Terrorists destroyed the Shahid al-Mihrab Foundation for Islamic Call inAl-Kut city. Two people died in theexplosion. Al-Kut city is the capital ofWasit Governorate in southern Iraq.


4 6 Terrorists arranged two improvisdexplosive device (IED) explosions inthe Al Qanat area in Nwab Al ThubatStreet in Baghdad. As a result of theIED's, six civilians were killed andfour were injured. IED's arebecoming an increasingly popularweapon in Iraq.

18-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A sniper killed a policeman. Thehomicide occurred on a highway nearthe Al Nahdha bus station, close tothe entrance of the Iraqi ministry ofthe interior. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

18-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 4 Terrorists devised a truck bombtargeting a bus of maintenanceworkers. As a result of theassociated explosion, four workerswere killed and four were injured.

18-Jul-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 2 Two dead bodies arrived in Baqoubahospital. One of the bodies was thatof a police man. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

18-Jul-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen stormed the house of Dr.Firas Abdul Zharaa Hameed, a Basrauniversity professor and killed him.Dr. Hameed's wife was injured in theattack as well. The incident occurredin the Al Hakimiyah area in centralBasra.

18-Jul-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 A policeman got shot in the leg by asniper. The policeman was guardinga checkpoint in central Fallujah whenhe was attacked. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.


1 1 An improvised explosive devicetargeting a police patrol exploded,killing one policeman and injuringanother. The police were escortingan ambulance with a pregnantwoman inside at the time of theattack. The woman was not harmed.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

18-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 0 Two bombs detonated near a fuelstation on the Al-Kanal road, whichpasses through southeast Baghdadnear the Al-Amin neighborhood, andwounded seven people. The site ofthe attack is frequently home toclashes between security forces andmilitants.

18-Jul-07 NasiriyahIraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

7 0 A roadside bomb in Nasiriyahdetonated when a police patrol waspassing by it. As a result, sevenpolicemen were wounded. A doctorat the Nasiriyah health departmentconfirmed the casualties. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

18-Jul-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 Several terrorists entered the one-story office of the Mihrab MartyrInstitute for Islamic Teaching in Kut,one hundred miles southeast ofBaghdad, and detonated bombs theyplanted inside the building afterhandcuffing the guards. Theexplosions left the building in a pileof rubble. The guards in the building,it is unclear how many of them therewere, died and two passers-by werewounded as well. The Institute is acharity arm of the Supreme IslamicCouncil of Iraq and is led by Abdul-Aziz Al-Hakim (who also heads theShiite bloc in parliament). Sourcessay the attack is related to a rivalrybetween Shiite groups.

18-Jul-07 OrdzhonikidzevskayaRussia Unknown Firearms10 0 A bomb exploded during the funeralof Lyudmila Terekhina, an ethnicRussian school teacher, and her twochildren, all of whom were killed byunknown attackers several daysearlier. The explosion took place inthe village cemetery inOrdzhonikidzevskaya, Ingushetia.Local residents and policemen areamong the 10 injured.Special forcessealed off the cemetery and doghandlers were called in to scour thearea. Attacks against police, officials,and ethnically non-Ingush residentscontinue to undermine stability inIngushetia. Russian media generallyblame the attacks on Arab jihadists.Others accuse Russian federal forcesof randomly assaulting andabducting local Ingush residents inresponse to insurgent attacks,thereby engendering localresentment.

18-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 A man was shot and injured insouthern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province. The victim isemployed as a rubber tapper. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

18-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen damaged a powertransformer in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province,causing villagers in two tambons togo without electricity. Note: Atambon is a local government unitbelow district government.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

18-Jul-07 Lamitan PhilippinesAbuSayyafGroup(ASG)

Unknown0 1 Armed men suspected to bemembers of th Abu Sayyaf Group(ASG) killed a Muslim missionary inthe city of Lamitan in the southernPhilippines (Basilan province).Philippines Marines 1st MarineBrigade commander Colonel RamiroAlivio said the victim had been aninformant for the military about theASG's illegal activities. The victim'sbody was cut up and placed in asack. Note: The victim's body wasfound in Balagatasan village.

18-Jul-07 TaclobanCity

PhilippinesUnknown Firearms0 1 A former member of the militantgroup Anakpawis was shot and killedwhile doing his errands at a publicmarket in Tacloban City on thePhilippines' Leyte island.


Unknown0 6 Militants with the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists killed five more farmersand a peace activist in Bijapur. Thefive farmers were killed because oftheir refusal to give in to the Maoistsdemands for them to cease farming.There have been multiple suchattacks in Bijapur recently.

18-Jul-07 Shewak AfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 4 Four workers working for a roadbuilding company in Paktika'sShewak District were killed by theTaliban. Reportedly, one of theworkers who was killed wasNepalese. The Taliban later claimedresponsibility for the attack.

18-Jul-07 Khost AfghanistanTaliban Explosives1 5 A suicide bomber targeted a group ofpolicemen in Khost, blowing himselfup, killing three policemen and onecivilian. Attacks on police forces arecommon in Afghanistan.

18-Jul-07 Paktia AfghanistanTaliban Firearms4 2 Two engineers, an Afghan workerand a Filipino, were killed in anarmed attack as they were workingon a highway connecting Khost withGardez. Four of their bodyguardswere wounded in the attack. Attackson those who participate inreconstruction efforts are common inAfghanistan.

18-Jul-07 Panjwai AfghanistanTaliban Firearms1 0 Gunmen with the Taliban shot andwounded one policemen in anambush in Panjwai district inKandahar. The Taliban claimed thateight were killed in the attack.Attacks on police forces are commonin Afghanistan.

18-Jul-07 Zabol AfghanistanTaliban Firearms6 5 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedfive policemen and wounded sixothers in an attack in Zabol Province.The Taliban claimed that ninepolicemen were killed, althoughpolice did not specifically attributethe attack to the Taliban. Attacks onpolice forces are common inAfghanistan.

18-Jul-07 LashkargahAfghanistanUnknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 0 An aid worker was wounded whentheir car was rocked by a remote-detonated roadside bomb. Theattack left the worker wounded.

19-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen killed Raad AbdJasem, the guard of ParliamentMember Mahmood Al Azzawi.Attacks on guards of governmentofficials are common in Iraq. It isunclear if the terrorists are part ofany larger organization.

19-Jul-07 MuwailahIraq Unknown Unknown0 7 Police found the bodies of sevenpolicemen in the Al-Muwayliha areaof northern Babil. The police bodiesfound were abducted a day earlier byunidentified terrorists. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

19-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Gunmen destroyed a minaret ofMohammed Rasool Allah mosque, aSunni mosque, in the Jihad district ofsouthwest Baghdad. Attacks onreligious figures and facilities arecommon in Iraq. No deaths werereported.

19-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Terrorists launched a mortar shellinto the Green Zone. No casualtywas reported. The Green Zone, alsocalled the International Zone, is theregion of Baghdad which containsthe U.S. embassy.


1 1 Terrorists planted an IED inside thecar of a policeman working in themajor crimes unit in Baghdad. TheIED detonated in Mansour, westBaghdad. As a result, the policemanwas killed and another passengerwas injured. Terrorists utilized amagnetic mechanism to plant theIED onto the police officer's car whenpolice officer stopped to shop.

19-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Terrorists blew up the Al-Haqlaniyahand Wadj Hajlan Bridges in westernBaghdad. The gunmen plantedexplosives under the target bridges.It is believed that the explosions didnot cause any human losses.Bridges are often attacked in Iraq.

19-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Musa Dishir, director general of theenvironment department in BaghdadMunicipality and leader of the Al-Sadrtrend in Al-Sadr City, was abductedalong with a local contractor namedAbu-Wisam. The kidnapping tookplace in Al-Sadr City in easternBaghdad. Many people, includingthe attackers, believe Mr. Dishirembezzled lots of money and hiskidnappers are demanding a ransom.

19-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Explosives1 0 Insurgents detonated a bomb at aschool in southern Thailand'sturbulent Pattani province, injuring asoldier who was part of a unitprotecting teachers. The blastoccurred prior to a visit to theprovince by Thailand's army chief,during which he was scheduled tomeet with provincial governors todiscuss security measures. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 0 A remote-controlled bomb explodedat a school in southern Thailand'sturbulent Pattani province, woundinga police officer assigned to a teacherprotection unit. Attacks on police andschools are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces ofPattani, Yala and Narathiwat. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An unidentified gunman riding amotorcycle shot and killed a manwho was also traveling on amotorcycle. The attack occurred insouthern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province. Drive-byshootings are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces ofPattani, Yala and Narathiwat.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a man in hishouse in southern Thailand's Pattaniprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Local residents found the body of anindividual who had been shot andkilled. The body was found insouthern Thailand's turbulent Yalaprovince. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-Jul-07 Taytay PhilippinesNewPeople'sArmy(NPA)

Firearms3 3 Suspected members of the NewPeople's Army ambushed a policevehicle killing a member of an anti-insurgency police unit and twochildren in the town of Taytay in thesouthern Philippines (Palawanisland). Another police officer, thechildren's mother and their sisterwere wounded. The children andtheir parents had hitched a ride withthe police officers. The New People'sArmy is a paramilitary forceattempting to establish a Maoiststate in the Philippines. It is thearmed unit of the Communist Partyof the Philippines and has beenwaging an insurgency against thePhilippines' government since 1969.

19-Jul-07 Hangu Pakistan Unknown Explosives22 8 A suicide car bomber drove hisexplosives laden vehicle into thegates of a police recruitment centerin Hangu, a city in northwestPakistan. The attack claimed thelives of at least seven people andwounded at least twenty-two others.It comes amidst of a spate of attacksin retaliation for the government'sactions against the Red Mosque.NOTE: The Indian Express article,which was published one day later onJuly 20, 2007 bumped the death totalup from five to seven.

19-Jul-07 Hub Pakistan Unknown Explosives30 30 A suicide bomber rammed hisexplosives-laden vehicle into apolice-guarded convoy of Chineseworkers as it was passing through acrowded market in Hub. The attackleft at least twenty-nine people deadand wounded at least thirty others.The attack left a crater at the scene.The attack also comes after theshooting deaths of three Chinesenationals in the region earlier in themonth.

19-Jul-07 Bajaur Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified militants blew up abarber shop in Bajaur. The blast tookplace during the night, when theshop was closed. Thus, there was noloss of life reported.

19-Jul-07 Paktika AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 1 A remote-detonated roadside bombkilled one policeman and woundedtwo others in a bombing attack inPaktika. Attacks on police forces arecommon in Afghanistan.

19-Jul-07 BadakhshanAfghanistanUnknown Explosives9 2 A suicide bomber detonated hisbomb in Badakhshan, killing alaborer and injuring nine others at areconstruction site in Fayzabad, theprovince's capital. The attack tookplace as the German ambassadorwas visiting the province to observethe work of the provincialreconstruction teams there.

19-Jul-07 Marja AfghanistanTaliban Firearms3 5 Taliban gunmen shot and killed fivepolicemen and wounded three othersin an ambush against a police convoyin Afghanistan's Marja District.Attacks on police forces are commonin Afghanistan.

20-Jul-07 Souk ElHad

Algeria Al-Qaedain theIslamicMaghreb

Explosives1 0 Nine railroad cars were derailedwhen al-Qaeda in the IslamicMaghreb launched an attack againsta fuel freight train. Ultimately, thisattack damaged roughly thirtymeters of railroad track and injuredone soldier. The attack occurred 15kilometers southeast of Boumerdes.

20-Jul-07 Hawja Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen assassinated IhsanGhadhban, a policeman. Theincident occurred when Ghadhbanwas in the Hawja market of Hawjacity, south west of Kirkuk city.

20-Jul-07 Diwana Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 A policeman in the Shi'ite city ofDiwaniya was kidnapped.Subsequently, police found his body.Attacks on police are common inIraq. Kidnappings often translate tohomicides.

20-Jul-07 Najaf Iraq Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Terrorists stabbed and killed SheikAbdulla Falak, an aide to Iraq'sleading Shiite cleric Grand AyatollahAli Sistani. The attack occurred nearthe cleric's office in the southern holycity of Najaf.

20-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb wounded one Iraqipoliceman when it detonated. Theexplosion occurred in the Mansourdistrict of west Baghdad. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

20-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A two-story building belonging to aschool in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province wasburned down. Arson attacks onschools are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces ofPattani, Yala and Narathiwat.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

20-Jul-07 Assam India Unknown Explosives20 3 Unidentified insurgents detonated abomb next to a petrol pump inAssam's Kokrajhar district. Theattack left three people dead and atleast twenty others wounded.

20-Jul-07 MiranshahPakistan Unknown Explosives5 5 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police checkpoint inMiranshah in restive northwestPakistan. The attack left four peopledead and five others wounded.Attacks on police forces are commonin northwest Pakistan.

20-Jul-07 Balkh AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 0 Two armed gunmen shot at MawlawiAslam, the head of the BalkhReligious Scholars Council.According to write-up, Aslamsurvived the attack. Those behindthe incident were later arrested.They were from Faizabad District ofJowzjan Province.

21-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Police found the dead body of policeCaptain Ahmad Saadi. Mr. Saadi wasan official in the Al Bayaa policestation. The captain was kidnappedearlier in West Baghdad and his bodywas found in southwest Baghdad.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

21-Jul-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Terrorists with guns killed atranslator working for the U.S.military in the Shi'ite city of Kut, onehundred miles south of Baghdad.

21-Jul-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives2 6 Six police officers died and twoothers were injured after a booby-trapped body in Mosul detonated.The officers were on patrol in HarjarValley. Attacks on police officers arecommon in Iraq.

21-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 2 A body found near a road close toKoba village detonated, killing twopolice officers and wounding twoothers. The attack took place inKirkuk. Attacks on police officers arecommon throughout Iraq.


8 5 An IED explosion targeting a bus inBaladiyat in East Baghdad killed fivepeople and wounded eight others.Attacks on civilian buses arecommon in Iraq.

21-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 Terrorists murdered two policemennear the Al Kuba village west ofKirkuk via a booby trapped deadbody. The police patrol found thebody of a man near the main road ofKirkuk. When they picked up thebody, it detonated.


2 6 Six policemen died and two werewounded when an improvisedexplosive deviced explosed in theWadi Al Hajar neighborhood west ofMosul. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq. The police were onpatrol when the explosion occurred.

21-Jul-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Terrorists killed a policeman and acivilian in a café in Mosul. The attackoccurred while the victims werewatching the Iraqi soccer team beatVietnam in the Asian Cup quarter-final on television. Attacks on policein civilian settings are common inIraq.

21-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives11 5 Insurgents bombed a minibus, killingfive people and wounding eleven.The attack occurred near Baghdad'sShiite slum of Sadr City. The bombexploded in the capital's easternBaladiyat neighborhood.

21-Jul-07 Amara Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Terrorists killed a former Baath partymember in the Al-Hussainneighborhood. The attack took placein the southern city of Amara.Attacks on government officials arecommon in Iraq.

21-Jul-07 Magas Russia Unknown Firearms0 0 Unidentified gunmen fired on aconvoy of vehicles carrying IngushPresident Murat Zyazikov as ittraveled through Magas. Theperpetrators used assault rifles andgrenade launchers.Vehicles weredamaged, but no one was injured. Nosuspects have been identified.

21-Jul-07 KarabulakRussia Unknown Firearms0 1 Vakha Vedzizhev, the imam of theBarsukinskiy mosque and a well-known religious figure in Ingushetia,was shot and killed with aKalashnikov rifle by unknowngunmen. Vedzizhev and his wifewere forced to pull over to the side ofthe road and step out of their carwhile traveling to Karabulak. He wasthen shot several times; his wife wasnot harmed.Vedzizhev was a chiefspecialist for the Ingush Ministry forPublic and International Relations. Hewas also a former advisor to thepresident of Ingushetia for religiousmatters.

21-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Other 2 0 The owner and manager of a stonemill were injured in an ambush whileon their way to work in southernThailand's turbulent Yala province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

21-Jul-07 KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 2 The Taliban killed two Germanhostages that they had kidnappedearlier. The group demanded thatthe German government withdraw itsforces from Afghanistan. The secondof the two hostages was killed anhour after the first.

22-Jul-07 Jurf al-Milh

Iraq Unknown Explosives12 5 A suicide truck bomb detonated,killing five people and injuringtwelve. The bomb targeted thehouse of a tribal leader. Attacks ontribal leaders are common in Iraq.

22-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives20 2 A parked motorcycle bombdetonated. As a result, two civilianswere killed and twenty were injured.The explosion occurred at the AlKulfaa square in Baghdad.

22-Jul-07 Doura Iraq Unknown Unknown0 2 Gunmen attacked the Iraqi nationalpolice patrol in Doura. As a result,two policemen were injured. Attackson police are common in Iraq.


0 2 An IED detonated, killing two Iraqicitizens. The blast occurred in NewBaghdad. Attacks on civilians arecommon in Iraq.

22-Jul-07 Buhriz Iraq Unknown Unknown0 6 Gunmen attacked three truckscarrying watermelon. The truckswere on the main road fromKhanqeen to Buhruz when the attackoccurred. Six men were killed in theattack. It is unclear what happenedto the watermelons.

22-Jul-07 Taji Iraq Unknown Explosives12 5 A suicide bomber driving a minivanlaced with a half ton of explosivesdetonated, killing five Sunni triballeaders and wounding twelve others.The attack took place in Taju. Thetribal leaders were opposed to Al-Qaeda and were organizing a TajiTribes Awakening Council, apartnership between tribal leadersand U.S. and Iraqi Security Forces.

22-Jul-07 ShanafiyaIraq Unknown Unknown0 1 A policeman in Shanafiya, sixty mileswest of Diwaniya, died after beingattacked by armed gunmen. Theidentity of the terrorists is uncertain.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

22-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A guard at the Shiite Dawa Partyoffice died after terrorists executed adrive-by shooting. The attack tookplace in central Baghdad.

22-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified terrorists killed BrigadierFalah Kalaf Jaber, a senior officer ofthe Iraqi Interior Ministry. Mr. Jaberwas driving a car and heading towork when the gunmen attacked.Attacks on Interior Ministry Membersare common in Iraq.

22-Jul-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen killed a policeman inIskandariya. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

22-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A defense volunteer was shot andkilled in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A defense volunteer was shot andkilled in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province.Witnesses said he was shot by twomen who rode past on a motorcycle.Drive-by shootings are common inThailand's three southernmostprovinces of Pattani, Yala andNarathiwat.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Explosives0 1 A Muslim woman injured in a bombblast at a market on the weekend ofJuly 21-22 in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province diedon July 26. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Tribal members of a peacecommittee escaped a rocket attackin North Waziristan a rocket slammeddown a girls' hostel that the grouphad been using for its meetings. Thegroup had previously been in contactwith the Taliban in pursuit of a peaceaccord.

22-Jul-07 Balkh AfghanistanTaliban Firearms2 2 Taliban gunmen ambushed a policeconvoy on the Mazar-e Sharif-Sheberghan highway, killing twopolicemen and wounding two others.Attacks on police forces are commonin Afghanistan.

22-Jul-07 Khakrez AfghanistanTaliban Firearms3 0 Taliban gunmen ambushed a groupof police in Khakrez District inAfghanistan's restive Kandaharprovince. The attack left threepolicemen injured. Attacks on policeforces are common in Afghanistan.

22-Jul-07 Paktika AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Taliban gunmen shot and killed atribal elder whom they accused ofworking with the U.S. government.Attacks on those that work for oralongside coalition forces arecommon in Afghanistan.

22-Jul-07 Herat AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Gunmen with the Taliban shot andkilled the director of the crimedepartment in Herat. Attacks onpolice forces are common inAfghanistan.

23-Jul-07 Jijel Algeria Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 0 Two municipal guards were woundedwhen a homemade bomb explodedas they were fetching water at a localwatering hole in the forest.According to news reports, thedevice was triggered remotely. Thevictims were 40 and 58 years old.


7 1 An IED explosion killed one civilianand injured seven others. The attacktook place on a bus in Baghdad'sBab Al Muatham neighborhood. IEDattacks are becoming increasinglycommon in Iraq.

23-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 2 A parked car bomb detonated, killingtwo civilians and injuring six others.Among the casualties, werepolicemen as one died and threewere wounded. The bombing tookplace in Al Wahtiq square indowntown Baghdad's Karradaneighborhood. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

23-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 4 A parked car bomb explosion near arestaurant in downtown Baghdadkilled four civilians and wounded sixothers. No suspects were arrested.The restaurant, Seerwan, is one ofBaghdad's most popular kebabrestaurants.

23-Jul-07 WaziriyahIraq Unknown Firearms2 2 Terrorists targeted a pick up car ofthe ministry of oil in the Waziriyahneighborhood. As a result of theirfire, two civilians were killed and twowere wounded.

23-Jul-07 SalahuddinIraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 0 The director of the Solemen Bekdistrict survived an assassinationattempt. Terrorists were targetinghis vehicle on Kafri-Tooz street withan improvised explosive device.While his chauffer was injured, thedirector remained alive. SolemenBek district is northeast of Tokrit city.IED's are becoming increasinglypopular in Iraq.

23-Jul-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Firearms1 2 Gunmen killed two electricitydirectorate workers and injuredanother when they executed anattack in downtown Muqdadiyah.

23-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives38 10 Two car bombs explodedsimultaneously, killing at least tenpeople and wounding thirty-eight.Among the dead, are threepolicemen. The explosions occurredin Baghdad's central Karrada district.At least twenty cars were set on firebecause of the explosions. Karradais a largely Shiite neighborhood andnormally considered very safe sinceit is close to the Green Zone.

23-Jul-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A lawyer killed in a drive-by shooting.The incident occurred south of Hilla.

23-Jul-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives0 7 A female suicide bomber detonatedat a police checkpoint in the centerof Ramadi city, one hundred and tenkilometers west of Baghdad. Amongthe dead were seven policemen.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

23-Jul-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 Terrorists targeted a police patrol inMosul. A booby-trapped carexploded near the patrol, woundingtwo policemen. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

23-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Unidentified men shot a man insouthern Thailand's turbulent Yalaprovince. The victim was taken to ahospital. His condition was serious.The attackers were riding in a pick-up truck. Drive-by shootings arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces of Pattani,Yala and Narathiwat.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-Jul-07 Assam India Unknown Explosives25 3 A bomb detonated in along theAssam-West Bengal border, killingthree and injuring at least twenty-five other people. Police suspect theUnited Liberation Front of Asom orthe Muslim United Liberation Tigersof being behind the attack, but noone has claimed credit. Thedescriptions of the attack simply notethat it took place along the borderbut did not provide a specific target.The blast took place amidst a saloon,a PCO booth, and a grocery store.Apparently, the bomb was in a baghanging from a bicycle in the area.Children were opening the bag whenthe bomb went off.

23-Jul-07 Jaffna SriLanka


Firearms0 1 A Sri Lankan employee of the DanishRefugee Council (DRC) was shot andkilled in the northern district of Jaffnain Sri Lanka. The group blamed theLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) for the man's death, thoughthe group has yet to claimresponsibility. Sri Lanka has seenmultiple attacks on aid workers thisyear.

24-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Several mortar shells landed in theGreen Zone today. The Green Zone,also known as the International Zoneis the site of the U.S. embassy. Nocasualties were reported in thisattack.

24-Jul-07 Zayuna Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 0 An IED targeted Iraqi police patrol inZayuna. As a result of the attack,two policemen were injured and onepolice vehicle was damaged. Attackson police are common in Iraq.

24-Jul-07 AlKadhmiya

Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Brigadier General Kamal Tahir waskilled by terrorists. The attackoccurred in Al Kadhmiya. Mr. Tahirwas an officer of the Iraqi ministry ofdefense and a member of Kadhemiyacity council. Attacks on governmentofficials are common in Iraq.

24-Jul-07 Madaen Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 1 Terrorists used a road side bomb totarget an Iraqi national policevehicle. The incident occurred inMadaen. As a result, on policemenwas killed and three others wereinjured. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

24-Jul-07 Doura Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 2 Terrorists targeted civilians with aroadside bomb. The bomb theydetonated killed two civilians. Theattack occurred in Doura; Attacks oncivilians are common in Iraq.

24-Jul-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives68 27 A suicide truck bomb exploded infront of a children's hospital in Hilla.As a result of the attack, twenty-seven were killed and sixty-eightwere injured. The hospital buildingwas considerably damaged and atleast ten cars were damaged. Thesuicide bomber detoanted right infront of the main door of the hospital.Most of the victims were women andchildren. The motivation fortargetting a children's hospital isunclear.

24-Jul-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Suspected insurgents shot twoconstruction workers, killing one andinjuring the other, in southernThailand's turbulent Yala province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

24-Jul-07 NorthWestFrontierProvince

Pakistan Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 Authorities stopped unidentifiedinsurgents from planting a twentykilogram bomb alongside Tank-DIKhan road in North West FrontierProvince. It was not immediatelyclear who the attackers were, norwhat their target was.

25-Jul-07 Belagua Spain ETA Explosives0 0 The Basque Fatherland andFreedom's (ETA) first attack sincetheir announcement on 5 June of anend to a ceasefire consisted of twosmall bomb explosions on the Tourde France route in Spain. The twobombs were in Tupperwarecontainers that were placed betweenIsaba and Belagua. ETA claimedresponsibility for this attack, whichcaused minimal damage and noinjuries.

25-Jul-07 Licq-Atherey

France Unknown Explosives0 0 On the evening of the Tour De Francecycle race, an uninhabited houselocated in Licq-Atherey was severelydamaged by an incendiary device.Slogans in French such as TheBasque country is not for sale werefound on it. No further information isprovided.

25-Jul-07 Cali Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)


0 0 A bomb set by the Fuerzas ArmadasRevolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)was found and defused in Cali. Theexplosives were affixed at a bicycle,which was placed in the Comunerosneighborhood and set to target thepolice. Detectives additionallydiscovered that members of theFARC were renting a nearbyapartment, in which they preparedthe explosives.

25-Jul-07 Cali Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 DAS agents found and defused atricycle bombo in Cali, Colombia. Thebomb, which contained about 40kilograms of explosives, was found ina house by the FARC. One womanwas arrested on the scene.Authorities are trying to determinewhere the bomb was going to bedetonated.

25-Jul-07 Santiago Chile Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device was detonated inSantiago, destroying the windowsand damaging the building of a bank.There were no injuries, and thoseresponsible for the attack remainunknown.

25-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives75 30 Terrorists killed thirty civilians andwounded at least seventy-five whentheir suicide car bomb detonated.The attack took place in downtownBaghdad while the civilians werecelebrating the Iraqi national soccerteam victory in Al Rowad square in aMansour neighborhood.It is believedthat Sunni militants were responsiblefor the attack. It is also believed thatthe attacks did not target a particularsect, but were conducted to garnerattention for the militants.

25-Jul-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Unknown0 4 Gunmen kidnapped four men whoare relatives of the official of theTurkmen front. The attack tookplace in the in Himreen areanorthwest of Baghdad- Diyala. Fourhours later, the bodies of thekidnapped men were found.

25-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Gunmen kidnapped Mustafa QaisMizhir Al Asi. Mr. Asi is the son of theAl Obeidi tribe. The incidentoccurred in Kirkuk-Biji street.

25-Jul-07 Karbala Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 Terrorists tried to assassinate theRaed Shaker, police chief of KarbalaCity. A bomb targetted his vehicle.However, the bomb failed to kill him.Two of the chief's guards did diehowever.

25-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Adnan Al-Safi, an Iraqi journalist, wasshot on his way to work. Heremained in a coma for two daysbefore dying. Al-Safi was chairmanof the Islamic Journalism Society andcorrespondent for the Anwaarsatellite channel.

25-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A man was killed in a drive-byshooting in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province.According to a police file, the victimhad connections with an insurgentgroup. Drive-by shootings arecommon in Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces of Pattani,Yala and Narathiwat. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

25-Jul-07 MiramshahPakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified militants detonated theoffice of the local town committee inDatakhel area of Miramshah. Therewere no reports of any casualties.



0 2 Rebels with the Communist party ofIndia-Maoists hacked to death twofarmers who have refused to ceasefarming in spite of the group'sdemands to do so. In the past fewweeks, there have been multipleattacks on farmers in the Bastarregion for not abiding by the group'sdiktat to cease farming.

25-Jul-07 Ghazni AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen with purportedly with theTaliban shot and killed a manworking as an interpreter forcoalition forces. Attacks on thosewho work alongside coalition forcesare common in Afghanistan.

25-Jul-07 Andar AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 Unidentified gunmen kidnapped twoofficials that worked for the PaktikaHigh Court. There was no report ofany ransom demand. Attacks onthose who work for the Afghangovernment are common.

25-Jul-07 Ghazni AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 Gunmen purportedly with the Talibanattempted to kidnap and killWahidollah Mojaddedi, the head ofthe government delegation sent tonegotiate the release of the Taliban'sSouth Korean hostages. However,religious scholars, elders, and otherpeople in the area helped himescape.

25-Jul-07 Paktika AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 Gunmen with the Taliban kidnappedfour Paktika High Court judges.There was no report of any ransomdemand. Attacks on Afghangovernment officials are common.

26-Jul-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives18 2 Two civilians died and eighteen wereinjured when terrorists detonated aroadside bomb near a bus. Theattack occurred on a bus in Fallujahcity center near the educationdepartment.

26-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Abdul Satar Abdul Jabar, a generalmanager in the ministry of housingand rebuilding, was killed byterrorists. The attack occurred in AlTahariyat square in Baghdad'sKarrada district.

26-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown2 0 Gunmen attacked a police patrol.The incident took place in Baghdad'sSleikh area. As a result, twopolicemen were injured. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

26-Jul-07 SalahuddinIraq Unknown Unknown0 5 Five policemen died while chasinggunmen in Al Dhuba'i west of of Tikritcity. Among the policemen dead,two were officers. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

26-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A roadside bomb in centrak Kirkukinjured one policeman. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

26-Jul-07 Babil Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 5 An IED killed five Iraqi policemen andwounded two others. The policemenwere on patrol on Hilla-Diwaniyahstreet. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq. IED's are alsogetting used at an increasing rate.

26-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives51 5 A car bomb exploded in a car parkingplace. The incident took place in AlJumhuriyah Street near a busymarket in Kirkuk. As a result of theattack, five people were killed andfifty one were injured.

26-Jul-07 Yarubiya Iraq Unknown Unknown0 3 A police checkpoint on Iraq'snorthwestern border with Syria wasattack. The incident took place inYarubiya. As a result of the attack,three were killed.

26-Jul-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Terrorists attacked Mosul's mainsoccer stadium. They destroyed halfof the 10,000 seat structure. It isunclear what the motivation for theattack was.

26-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives115 61 A car bomb killed sixty one peopleand injured many more when itexploded in a Shiite area of Baghdadduring rush hour. The attack in theKarrada neighborhood came hoursafter Lieutanant General RayOdierno, the second-rankingAmerican commander in Iraq,claimed success for recent securityoperations. Many people think it wasa car bomb that detonated but thereare conflicting accounts on whatcaused the blasts.

26-Jul-07 Tall Afar Iraq Unknown Explosives0 3 Three terrorists performed a grenadeattack in Tall Afar, killing threepolicemen and sparking a shootout.Three of the gunmen were laterkilled. Attacks on police are commonin Iraq.

26-Jul-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives13 6 A suicide bomber detonated himselfat the gate of a police station west ofMosul. As a result, six people diedand thirteen were wounded. Thesuicide bomber was wearing anexplosive-belt. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

26-Jul-07 MakhachkalaRussia Yasin Unknown0 1 Dagestani deputy muftiKurbangomed Ramazanov was killedin the capital city of Makhachkala bya special operational group calledYasin. The group was founded todestroy hypocrites and theideological enemies of Islam,according to a statement by JamaatShariat, a militant Islamistorganization in Dagestan.Ramazanovwas a senior cleric in Russia'ssouthern region of Dagestan.

26-Jul-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded insouthern Thailand's turbulent Pattaniprovince, injuring two soldiers whowere guarding teachers. The soldierswere members of a security unit thatincluded four police officers, all ofwhom escaped injury. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

26-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Muslim man was shot and killed insouthern Thailand's turbulentNarathiwat province. His body wasfound in a rice field on July 26. Policesay he likely abducted by insurgentswho killed him and then dumped hisbody in the field. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

26-Jul-07 Srinagar India Lashkar-e-Islami

Firearms0 7 Insurgents with the Lashkar-e-Islamiassaulted the battalion headquartersnear the Bhabha Atomic ResearchCenter. The attack ultimatelyresulted in the deaths of seven policeofficers. Attacks on police forces inKashmir are not uncommon.

26-Jul-07 PeshawarPakistan Unknown Explosives6 0 Six people, including four policemen,were injured when a roadside bombrocked a prisoner van passingthrough Peshawar. It was notimmediately clear who was behindthe attack.

27-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 Terrorists released a kidnappingvictim. However, they released himwith his car and the car explodedwhen he was driving through a policecheckpoint. As a result, the victimdied and two police officers wereinjured. The incident occurred inBaghdad.

27-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 2 Gunmen stormed engineer's AdeepAbdul Salam's house. They killedhim and his wife. The attackoccurred in Baghdad's Saidiyah area.

27-Jul-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 The head of Iraqi lawyers syndicateHussam Al Nahi was killed bygunmen. The homicide took place inBasra.

27-Jul-07 MitroviceAlbania Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosion took place on the roadthat leads to the three Albanianvillages of Koshtove, Ceraje, andBistrica. Regional police in Mitrovicehave concluded that the explosionwas a terrorist act that presents athreat to general security.The blastcaused minor damage, but noinjuries were reported. No arrestshave been made, nor have anysuspects been identified.

27-Jul-07 IslamabadPakistan Unknown Explosives65 15 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives vest after penetrating intoa contingent of the PunjabConstabulary. The attack leftfourteen people dead and woundedat least sixty-five others. Accordingto witnesses, the attacker was seennear Muzaffagarh Hotel in Aabparamarket when he blew himself up.Initially, the blast was so powerfulthat police presumed it was a carbomb.

28-Jul-07 AinBarbar

Algeria Unknown Explosives1 0 A twenty-seven year old cork farmerstepped on a homemade needlebomb in a forest near his village.The bomb hit him with shrapnel allthroughout his body, and he had tohave his leg amputated. Algeria hasseen a recent spate of attacks fromAl-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

28-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 A sniper killed two policemen. Thesniping took place at Adhamiyaneighborhood in north Baghdad.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

28-Jul-07 Anbar Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A sniper at Al-Hadra neighborhoodkilled a policeman in Anbar. Theattack occurred near a policecheckpoint. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

28-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 4 A parked car bomb exploded in apredominantly Shiite area of easternof Baghdad. As a result, four diedand ten were wounded. Thebombing occurred on Maaskar al-Rashid street, a popular place forbuying and selling tires and spareparts for automobiles. Several storeswere also damaged in the attack.

28-Jul-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives1 2 A roadside bomb detonated near apassing police patrol in Fallluja. Theattack occurred in the Hay Nazzalneighborhood and it damaged apolice vehicle. Also, two policemendied and another was wounded.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

28-Jul-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives10 5 An explosion inside a minibus killedfive civilians and wounded tenothers. The attack took place inFallujah. Attacks on buses arecommon in Iraq.

28-Jul-07 DagestanRussia JamaatShariat

Unknown0 0 In a statement posted on its website,Jamaat Shariat has claimed that amojahedin group has abducted anaid to the prosecutor in the town ofBuynaksk, Dagestan. According tothe statement, the fate of the official,Magomed Batdalov, will be decidedby the Jamaat Shariat's own court.

28-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen in a pick-up truck shot andkilled a man who was riding amotorcycle in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province. Drive-by shootings are common inThailand's three southernmostprovinces of Pattani, Yala andNarathiwat.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

28-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 An unidentified man pulled up to agas station to refuel his vehicle andshot the station's owner three times.NOTE: The report did not mentionwhether or not the attack resulted inthe victim's death.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

28-Jul-07 Quetta Pakistan BalochLiberationArmy

Firearms0 1 Gunmen with the Baloch LiberationArmy (BLA) shot and killed RaziqBugti, a spokesman for theBalochistan government and formerguerrilla commander. The attacktook place on Zargoon Road as thegunmen opened fire upon his car.

28-Jul-07 Logar AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 4 Taliban gunmen shot and killed fourpolicemen in Charkh District in Logarprovince. Six gunmen on motorbikesattacked the policeman's vehicle.Attacks on police forces are commonin Afghanistan.

29-Jul-07 BordjMenaiel

Algeria Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 0 A bomb reportedly targeting abusinessman went off in downtownBordj Menaiel. The remote-detonated bomb ended up injuring ahomeless man who was nearby. Thebusinessman was not injured.

29-Jul-07 Balad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 1 A car bomb detonated, killing onepoliceman and wounding six others.The bomb was targeting a policepatrol and the attack took place inBalad. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

29-Jul-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Terrorists bombed The ProphetDaniel Shrine near Wajihiya town.The Shrine was fully destroyed.Attacks on religious institutions arecommon in Iraq. No casualties werereported.

29-Jul-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen killed a policeman in Kut.Kut is one hundred miles south ofBaghdad. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

29-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Police foiled a suicide car bomber insouthwestern Baghdad. The bomberwas going to kill a crowd but policeshot him before he could. There wasa ban on vehicles for the area thebomber was in and this was whypolice were suspicious of theterrorist.

29-Jul-07 Balad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 1 A car bomb detonated near a policecheckpoint in Salahudin province,north of Baghdad. As a result, apoliceman died and six werewounded. The car was parked at acheckpoint in Balad. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

29-Jul-07 TuzKhormato

Iraq Unknown Firearms1 6 Terrorists stormed the house of aleader in the Iraqi Turkmen party. Asa result of their armed attack, sixpeople died and the leader wasseriously injured. The attackoccurred in the town of TuzKhurmato in the Salahudin Provincein northern Iraq. Tuz Khurmato isabout a hundred kilometers east ofTikrit. The two sons of the Turkmenofficial, also head of the Turkmenfront were among the dead. Theattack is under heavy investigationbecause the gunmen had to crossseveral checkpoints manned byKurdish Peshmerga militia in order toget to the house. The Peshmergamilitia is the one that fought SaddamHussein and later joined the Iraqiarmy after the U.S. invasion.

29-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A former separatist, who turnedhimself in to police two years ago,was killed by suspected insurgents ina drive-by shooting in southernThailand's turbulent Narathiwatprovince. According to police, at leastfive men on a pick-up truck shot himand fled the scence. Drive-byshootings are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces ofPattani, Yala and Narathiwat.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

29-Jul-07 PhnomPenh

CambodiaUnknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device blew up at aCambodia-Vietnam friendshipmonument in Phnom Penh, thecapital of Cambodia. Police found twosimilar devices at the scene, defusingthem before they could explode.Police claimed that the perpetratorswere likely trying to damagerelations between the two countries.Strong anti-Vietnamese sentimentpersists in Cambodia, fueled byresentment over Vietnam's pastterritorial expansions.

29-Jul-07 Kohat Pakistan Unknown Unknown0 1 A policeman working at a checkpointin Kohat, Pakistan was kidnappedand killed by his kidnappers.Authorities found the body of NihadHussain, a police constable, in thenearby mountains.

29-Jul-07 Ghazni AfghanistanTaliban Firearms1 0 Gunmen with the Taliban attackedthe car of Nawar districtadministrative chief Muhammad Ali.His bodyguard was injured in theattack, but Ali was unharmed. TheTaliban claimed to have killedseveral policemen guarding Ali in theattack.

29-Jul-07 Kajaki AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 2 Taliban gunmen shot and killed twopolicemen in Kajaki. The group laterclaimed responsibility for theincident. Attacks on police forces arecommon in Afghanistan.

30-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A woman teacher died after she wasshot by gunmen in downtown Kirkuk.The attack occurred in the Shourjaneighborhood near the Ameenbuilding. She died almost instantly.It is unclear what the rationale forthe attack was.

30-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb exploded at the Al-Hajaj neighborhood near Khansaaelementary school in downtownKirkuk. The bomb was meant totarget a police patrol. As a result ofthe attack, two policemen and onecivilian were injured. Attacks onschools and police are common inIraq.

30-Jul-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The mayor of the Siray neighborhoodin Hawija died after being sniped bygunmen riding in a sedan car. Thecar was an Opel model. The attackoccurred in the big market of the citynear the power department.

30-Jul-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A teacher shopping in the Hawijamarket died after gunmen shot him.The teacher was from TareeqBaghdad neighborhood.

30-Jul-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Terrorists kidnapped the head of apharmacist syndicate. It is unclearwhy. The attack occurred in Basra.

30-Jul-07 Diwana Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen killed two policemen in adrive-by shooting in Diwaniya.Diwaniya is one hundred and tenmiles south of Baghdad. Attacks onpolcie are common in Iraq.

30-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives12 6 Another victory for the Iraqi nationalsoccer team was followed by anothercelebration by spectators in thestreets that ended in tragedy. A carbomb exploded in the streets ofcentral Baghdad, killing six andwounding twelve people. The blastoccurred near Tayaran Square.Several cars and kiosks were alsodestroyed. Several of the victimswere celebrating Iraq's 1-0 victoryover Saudi Arabia in the Asian Cup.

30-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A female official for the KurdistanDemocratic Party died after terroristsshot her. Her party is pressing foroil-rich Kirkuk to be incorporated intothe autonomous Kurdish region.Many Arabs and Turkomen opposethis idea.

30-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 A former tambon administrationorganization election candidate wascritically injured in a drive-byshooting while he was traveling toMuang municipality. Drive-byshootings are common in Thailand'sthree southernmost provinces ofPattani, Yala and Narathiwat. Note: Atambon is a local government unitbelow district government.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

30-Jul-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A village defense volunteer was shotand killed after he finished the nightshift at a local school and washeading home in southern Thailand'sturbulent Narathiwat province.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 0 An unidentified group of gunmenkidnapped an intelligence bureausub-inspector and his relative inNorth Waziristan. There were noreports of any ransom demands, norwere there any reports of the twoindividuals being killed. Attacks ongovernment employees are commonin northwest Pakistan.

30-Jul-07 Andar AfghanistanTaliban Firearms6 2 Taliban gunmen shot and killed twopolicemen and wounded six others inan ambush against them in AndarDistrict. The group claimed that allof the policemen were killed. Attackson police forces are common inAfghanistan.

30-Jul-07 Badghis AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 The Taliban kidnapped four policeofficers in Badghis after theyattacked their police post in BalaMurghab District. Though the localpolice forces denied the kidnapping,they admitted that all four officerswere missing. There were no reportsof any ransom demands, nor werethere any reports of any killing of theofficers.

30-Jul-07 Nimroz AfghanistanTaliban Firearms1 5 Taliban gunmen ambushed ahighway police checkpoint inCharbarjak District. The attackresulted in the deaths of fivepolicemen and the wounding of oneothers. Attacks on police forces arecommon in Afghanistan.

31-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Bahaa Naji, a resident engineer in AlSarafiya bridge, was killed bygunmen. Mr. Naji was working torestore the bridge that waspreviously destroyed by terrorists.Naji died near the Al Karkh hospital inBaghdad.

31-Jul-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 One policeman died and two werewounded after a fight with terrorists.The terrorists had machine guns andbegan firing on police in the AlBayaa area of Baghdad. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

31-Jul-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives8 0 A car bomb targeting a convoy of thepolice commander of Raheem Awapolice station in Kirkuk citydetonated. As a result of the attack,eight people were injured. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.


Nigeria Unknown Firearms0 0 Armed gunmen kidnapped anemployee of Total, an oil firm, in PortHartcourt. The kidnapped victim isNigerian in nationality. Kidnappingsare common throughout the NigerDelta.

31-Jul-07 Hub Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 A homemade bomb was detonatedjust outside of a private factory inHub. There was no report on whowas behind the blast, nor did themedia report indicate the specificfirm targeted.

31-Jul-07 Maiwand AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 Gunmen with the Taliban ambusheda police checkpoint in Maiwand.However, there were no casualties inthe incident. The police repelled theattack. Attacks on police forces arecommon in Afghanistan.

31-Jul-07 Swat Pakistan Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 0 Two policemen were wounded in anexplosives attack on a police stationin Swat. Attacks on police forces inthe Northwest Frontier Province arecommon in Pakistan.

1-Aug-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb detonated andwounded four people. The bomb wasmeant to kill the head of Mosul policebut ended up only wounding hisguards.

1-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen killed Major General MahirNori, officer in the directorate of thetraffic police. The incident occurredin Baghdad's Al Nahdha'sneighborhood.

1-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives40 20 Twenty people were killed and fortywere wounded when a suicide carbomb detonated near Al Hurriyahsquare in the Karrada neighborhoodin downtown Baghdad. The bombexploded close to the Al Faqma icecream store, a very well known icecream store where familiesfrequently gather. As a result of theattack, fifteen cars were also burnedin the largely Shi'ite neighborhood.

1-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives60 50 A fuel tanker exploded near a gasstation in western Baghdad'sprimarily Sunni Mansourneighborhood. As a result, at leastfifty people died and sixty werewounded. Policemen, speaking onthe condition of anonymity becauseof security concerns, claim a suicidebomber carried out the attack.Surprisingly, limited informationsurrounding the events leading up tothe explosion can be found.

1-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 2 Two men working for the anti-terrordirectorate were killed. The attackoccurred in Saidiyah neighborhood insouth Baghdad. The gunmen couldnot be identified.

1-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 1 A policeman was killed and sevenothers were wounded when an IEDexplosion targeted their vehicle. Theattack occurred in the Al Mamounneighborhood in downtown Baghdad.

1-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 0 An improvised explosive device (IED)injured two policemen. The bombexploded in the Mahmoudiyah townsouth of Baghdad. IEDs arebecoming increasingly popularweapons of choice.

1-Aug-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 0 A civilian was injured in twoimprovised explosives device (IED)explosions. The IEDs were meant totarget police patrols in Kirkuk.

1-Aug-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives6 2 Two policemen were killed and sixpeople, three civilians and threepolicemen, were injured because of asuicide truck bomb. The attackoccurred at a police checkpointlocated at the end of 40 Street inFalluja City.

1-Aug-07 Chana Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unidentified insurgents torched twoschools in southern Thailand's Chanadistrict. There were no reports of anycasualties in the attack. Attacks onschools, particular arsons, arecommon in southern Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Aug-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives5 1 Isurgents detonated a bomb in abusy market in southern Thailand'sYala province. The attack left a forty-nine year old Buddhist woman deadalong with ten others injured.Attacks on crowded public places arecommon in southern Thailand.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Aug-07 Garwah India CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms12 0 Gunmen with the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists opened fire on acrowded commuter bus in Garwahdistrict. The attack left twelvepeople injured.

1-Aug-07 Bihar India Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT)

Explosives6 2 Insurgents with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)tossed a grenade at group of tourists,killing two boys and wounding sixother people. This was the secondattack against the tourism industry inthe region in past week.

1-Aug-07 JharkhandIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Explosives0 0 Members of the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists blew up two railwaystations in Jharkhand, disruptingpublic transportation for the region.The attack ultimately canceleddozens of trains across India. Thisattack came on the same day as thegroup peppered a publictransportation bus with bullets.

1-Aug-07 Swat Pakistan Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 Unidentified militants blew up apolice checkpoint in Swat using aremote-controlled bomb. Attacks onpolice forces are common innorthwestern Pakistan.

1-Aug-07 Ghazni AfghanistanTaliban Firearms2 1 Gunmen with the Taliban assaulted acrew of policemen in southernGhazni Province. Among thosewounded was the police chief ofRashidan District. Attacks on policeforces are common in Afghanistan.The Taliban claimed responsibility forthe attack.

2-Aug-07 Najaf Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed sheikh Fadil al-Aqeelin a drive-by shooting. The sheikhwas the Shi'ite imam of the al-Hasanmosque in Najaf. Mr. Akil was incharge of collecting a Shiite religioustax known as khoms. This tax is paidto the Grand Ayatollah and used torun his seminaries and charities.Najaf iis a city one hundred milessouth of Baghdad. Attacks onreligious figures are common in Iraq.Al-Akil was the second aide to al-Sistani murdered in less than twoweeks, causing many to wonder ifthe Shiite cleric himself is safe.

2-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A general manager of the ministry ofindustry was killed. The attackoccurred in Baghdad's Al-Sadounstreet. The gunmen could not beidentified.

2-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb exploded near theCollege of Administration andEconomics in Baghdad. Theexplosion occurred at the Adhamiyaneighborhood in north Baghdad. Asa result, one resident was killed andanother was injured.

2-Aug-07 Hibhib Iraq Unknown Explosives0 13 A suicide car bomber drove a vehicleinto a police station north ofBaghdad. As a result of the attack,thirteen are dead. The attackoccurred in Hibhib, in the Diyalaprovince, as police recruits werelined up outside the station. Reportsindicate that police arrested a manacting suspiciously near the stationjust before the bomb detonated. It isbelieved that the arrested individualwas somehow aiding the bomber.Hibhib is a small town with a largeSunni population. It is also the townwhere Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, theleader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, was killedby an American air strike. Officialsbelieve the attack on the policestation was executed by al-Qaeda. Itis also believe that the number ofinsurgents in Hibhib as increased asa result of military operationspushing insurgents out of Baghdad,Baqubah, and western Anbar.

2-Aug-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A bomb detonated, injuring fourpeople as a result. The bomb wasplaced in a rubbish bag near arestaurant in central Kirkuk. Kirkuk isone hundred and fifty five milesnorth of Baghdad.

2-Aug-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 An explosion near a shop makingmilitary uniforms injured threepeople. The incident occurred inKirkuk's Al-Mahakim Al-Aksarianeighborhood in the downtown.


0 0 A roadside bomb detonated near apolice car. The police car was inKirkuk and en route to Baghdad. Nocasualties were associated with theattack. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

2-Aug-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen opened fire on a policeofficer at Qadisiya neighborhood inKirkuk. The attack occurred near apower station. As a result of theattack, a police officer and twoothers were wounded.

2-Aug-07 Talafar Iraq Unknown Explosives22 2 At least two civilians were killed andtwenty-two others were woundedwhen a car bomb exploded inTalafar. The attack was reported byVoices of Iraq. The bomb detonatednear a youth center in the cityaccording to the chief of Talafarpolice. It is unclear what therationale for the attack was.

2-Aug-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 (3rd of 4 attacks)A number ofsoldiers escorting teachers andmonks were attacked in southernThailand's Pattani province. A teamescorting teachers was rocked by aroadside bomb in tambon Bang Kao.This attack, like the one thatoccurred in tambon Tha Khamchamthe same day, took place in NongChik district. There were no reportsof any casualties in the attack.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

2-Aug-07 Yaring Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

5 1 (4th of 4 attacks)A team of soldiersescorting teachers was rocked by aroadside bomb in southern Thailand'sYaring district. The six-memberteam suffered heavy losses as onemember was killed and theremaining five were all injured in theattack. Attacks on teacher-escortteams are common in southernThailand. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

2-Aug-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Other 0 0 Unidentified insurgents blocked anumber of roads surrounding tenschools in Pattani province insouthern Thailand. The insurgentsused spikes, trees, and other objectsthat possibly contained bombs toblock the passage of some seventyteachers and countless students,who were forced to remain in school.Attacks on roads and educationalfacilities are common in southernThailand.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 2 (1st of 4 attacks)A number of soldiersescorting teachers and monks wereattacked in southern Thailand'sPattani province. A team escorting amonk was rocked by a roadsidebomb in Pattani's Muang district.Two were killed in the attack.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 (2nd of 4 attacks)A number ofsoldiers escorting teachers andmonks were attacked in southernThailand's Pattani province. A teamescorting teachers was rocked by aroadside bomb in tambon ThaKhamcham. There were no reportsof any casualties in the attack.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

2-Aug-07 SargodhaPakistan Unknown Explosives1 2 A suicide bomber in his earlytwenties attempted to enter a policetraining school in Sargodha. He wasstopped by security officials at thegate of the school, at which point heopened fire on the security guard,killing him. Another guard then shotand killed the bomber. There wasone other guard wounded in theattack.

3-Aug-07 OndarroaSpain Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A group of hooded individuals carriedout a series of attacks with molotovcocktails. The first of three reportedattacks was on the Banco SantanderATM machine.


0 0 A group of hooded individuals carriedout a series of attacks using molotovcocktails. The second of threereported attacks was against the lawcourt in Ondarroa.


0 0 A group of hooded individuals carriedout a series of attacks, using molotovcocktails. The last of three reportedattacks was against the NationalistParty social centre in Ondarroa.

3-Aug-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen killed Iraqi police officerIsmail Salim Khudaeir. Mr. Khudaeirwas a deputy director of provincialsecurity affairs. The incidentoccurred outside the officer's housein Kirkuk. Kirkuk is one hundred andfifty-five miles north of Baghdad.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

3-Aug-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown0 5 Police picked up five bodies in al-Hakam village on the Kirkuk al-Rashad highway in west Kirkuk. Thebodies were five brothers from theWahid Huzairan neighborhood. Theywere construction workers who werekilled by gunmen during their tripfrom the al-Rashad Police Station.The brothers were helping build apolice station.

3-Aug-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Jalil Kakaei survived an assassinationattempt. Mr. Kakaei is a leadingmember of the Kurdish DemocraticParty. A bomb was placed under hiscar in Kirkuk but it failed to createmore than material damage.

3-Aug-07 DagestanRussia Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedAbdulmazhid Rasulov, deputy headof the Buynaksk town interiordepartment in the Republic ofDagestan. Rasulov's car was fired onas he was driving to work. This wasthe second attempt on Rasulov's life;a similar attack was reportedlycarried out in 2006.Violence, ethnictension, and feuding among criminalgangs throughout Dagestan and theother Northern Caucasian Russianrepublics continue to underminesocial, political, and economicstability in the region. Victims of localviolence tend to be members of localpolice forces, but also includeDagestani militants, civilians, andfederal servicemen and officials.

3-Aug-07 Manila PhilippinesUnknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 Authorities discovered home-madeexplosives in a suburb of Manila atthe site of a housing project that U.S.Deputy Secretary of State JohnNegroponte was due to visit a fewdays in advance of his arrival. Bombexperts disarmed the explosives,which were to be triggered by a cellphone. The are no immediatesuspects behind the bombing.

3-Aug-07 KoronadalPhilippinesAbuSayyaf

Explosives12 1 Two bombs rocked the city ofKoronadal in the Philippines. Bothbombs targeted two buses along amajor bus depot. Vehicles with theYellow Bus Lines (YBLs) weredestroyed, one person was killed,and twelve others were injured. Thelone fatality was a Protestant pastor.It is not clear who is behind theattacks, but the incident was similarto a previous attacks blamed on theAbu Sayyaf Group (ASG).

3-Aug-07 LakkiMarwat

Pakistan Unknown Explosives4 0 Unidentified militants detonated abomb at a bicycle shop near a policestation in Lakki Marwat. The attackleft four people wounded, including apolice intelligence official, the ownerof the shop, his son, and a tribalelder.

3-Aug-07 Swat Pakistan Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 1 A remote-detonated roadside bombkilled a motorcyclist and injured aformer member of the NationalAssembly as well as a PakistanMuslim League leader. There was noimmediate word on who was behindthe attack.

3-Aug-07 Konar AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

5 3 A remote-detonated, roadside bombstruck a police vehicle in Konar,Afghanistan. The attack left threepolicemen dead and five otherswounded. Attacks on police forcesare common in Afghanistan.


1 0 A roadside bomb wounded onepoliceman in al-Rashad. The town issouth of Kirkuk. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq, particularly inthat region.


3 0 A roadside bomb meant to detonatenear a police patrol wounded threepeople. The attack occurred inKirkuk. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq, particularly in thatregion.

4-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A mortar landed in the Green Zone.The Green Zone is an area ofBaghdad controlled by the U.S. and ithouses many embassies. There wasno report of casualties associatedwith the attack.

4-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Unidentified gunmen killed Lu'aiHaqqi Rashid, director of theStatistics and InformationTechnology Department at aninstitution in Baghdad. Mr. Rashidwas on his way to an office in the Al-Karradah neighborhood in easternBaghdad when the attack occurred.

4-Aug-07 MakhachkalaRussia Unknown Firearms2 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda traffic police officer in the area ofDegva village, Sergokalinskiy District.Attackers fired automatic weapons atthe officer's car, injuring the driverand two civilian passengers. Thepolice officer later died from hiswounds at a nearby hospital. Theattackers fled after firing on the carfrom the woods nearby. Police havenot identified any suspects. Violence,ethnic tension, and feuding amongcriminal gangs throughout Dagestanand the other Northern CaucasianRussian republics continue toundermine social, political, andeconomic stability in the region.Victims of local violence tend to bemembers of local police forces, butalso include Dagestani militants,civilians, and federal servicemen andofficials.

4-Aug-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A government intelligence officerwas shot and killed in southernThailand's Pattani province in front ofa teashop. Army Sergeant ErawanJeh-oh, was delivering foods to theshop when unidentified gunmen on amotorcycle shot and killed him.Attacks on government personnelare common in southern Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-Aug-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Explosives7 0 Insurgents planted a ten kilogrambomb inside of a motorcycle parkedoutside a train station. The bombthen detonated, injuring sevenpeople. Among those injured was apregnant woman. However, the blastdid not damage the train or the traintracks.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-Aug-07 Banihal Kashmir Unknown Explosives23 0 Twenty-three people were woundedin a grenade blast near the Jamiamosque in Banihal. Among thoseinjured were four policemen and twofirefighters. The blast took place onthe Srinagar-Jammu highway.

4-Aug-07 Zherai AfghanistanTaliban Firearms1 1 Gunmen with the Taliban shot andkilled a policeman and woundedanother in an attack in Zherai Districtin restive Kandahar Province.Attacks on police forces are commonin Afghanistan.

4-Aug-07 Nadali AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 2 Gunmen with the Taliban shot andkilled two policemen in an attack inNadali District in restive HelmandProvince. Attacks on police forcesare common in Afghanistan.

4-Aug-07 Wardag AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 Gunmen with the Taliban assaulted apolice post in Wardag. The groupclaimed to have killed eight policeofficers in the attack. However, thepolice spokesperson, whileacknowledging the attack, deniedsuffering any casualties.

4-Aug-07 Zormat AfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 0 A would-be suicide bomberdetonated his bicycle full ofexplosives at a police headquartersin Zormat District. Zormat Districtlies in restive Paktia Province. Thebomber was stopped just outside theheadquarters, and thus detonatedhis bike before he could get inside.He was subsequently arrested.TheTaliban disputed this entire story,claiming that the attack wassuccessful and killed severalpolicemen. Attacks on police forcesare common in Afghanistan.

5-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A car bomb exploded, killing one andinjuring three. The bomb targetedcivilians. The attack took place inBaghdad.

5-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown2 1 Gunmen assassinated Sheik andImam of Khadhraa neighborhood.The attack took place in Baghdad.Two of the Sheik's sons were injuredas they watched their father die.

5-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown5 0 Hazim al-Araji escaped anassassination attempt. Mr. Araji is aleader of the Sadrist movement. Theattempt took place in the northKadhimiya district of Baghdad. WhileMr. Araji survived, five of hisbodyguards were wounded.

5-Aug-07 ParachinarPakistan Unknown Explosives48 10 Nine people were killed and forty-four others were wounded in a largesuicide bombing in Parachinar. Thebomber rammed his vehicle into aparked car, drawing in a crowd.Shortly thereafter, he detonated hiscar bomb, creating a blast that alsodestroyed six different shops. Therewas no immediate word on who wasbehind the attack.

5-Aug-07 Konar AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 Four workers with the IhsanullahWatapuri Construction Company whowere building a school in KonarProvince were kidnapped. Thegovernment's spokespersonsuggested that the Taliban wasbehind the attack. No group hasclaimed responsibility thus far and noransom demands were made.Attacks on those engaging inreconstruction efforts are common inAfghanistan.

5-Aug-07 Konar AfghanistanTaliban Firearms5 6 Six policemen were killed and fiveothers were wounded when theTaliban assaulted them in KonarProvince. Attacks on police forcesare common in Afghanistan.

6-Aug-07 Tardets-Sorholus

France Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 An empty home in Tardets-Sorholuswas set on fire. Authorities believethis attack is linked to two otherhomes that were set on fire in July inLicq-Atherey where notes in thoseincidents carried nationalist slogans,such as The Basque Country isn't forsale.

6-Aug-07 Jijiga Ethiopia MujahideenYouthMovement

Explosives8 1 Explosives rocked both anevangelical church and a market inJijiga, Ethiopia. Regional VicePresident Jama Ahmed blamed theOgaden National Liberation Front(ONLF) for the attack. The ONLFhave taken advantage of Ethiopia'srecent troubles in Somalia, bystepping up their attacks in thevolatile East. These attacks haveonly served to destabilize recenteastern Ethiopia. The ONLF arecomprised of ethnic Somalis who aredemanding greater autonomy fromEthiopia.However, shortly after theattack, the Mujahideen YouthMovement (MYM), who are embroiledin a fierce insurgency in Somaliaclaimed responsibility for the attack,proudly proclaiming that theyslaughter worshippers of the Crossand Ethiopians. The MujahideenYouth Movement have been battlingEthiopia in Somalia since December.

6-Aug-07 Jijiga Ethiopia Al-Qaedain theIslamicMaghreb

Explosives8 1 Explosives rocked both anevangelical church and a market inJijiga, Ethiopia. Regional VicePresident Jama Ahmed blamed theOgaden National Liberation Front(ONLF) for the attack. The ONLFhave taken advantage of Ethiopia'srecent troubles in Somalia, bystepping up their attacks in thevolatile East. These attacks haveonly served to destabilize recenteastern Ethiopia. The ONLF arecomprised of ethnic Somalis who aredemanding greater autonomy fromEthiopia.However, shortly after theattack, the Mujahideen YouthMovement (MYM), who are embroiledin a fierce insurgency in Somaliaclaimed responsibility for the attack,proudly proclaiming that theyslaughter worshippers of the Crossand Ethiopians. The MujahideenYouth Movement have been battlingEthiopian forces in Somalia sinceDecember.

6-Aug-07 Khalis Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Baha Abdul Karim Darweesh, thegoalkeeper of the Kirkuk soccer club,was kidnapped. He was kidnapped inKhalis, during route to Baghdad for avisit with relatives. Darweesh is aSunni.

6-Aug-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 An armed attack injured threepolicemen. The attack took place ata checkpoint in the Brima village,west of Kirkuk.

6-Aug-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Terrorists kidnapped five guardsfrom Husseiniyat Al Khwelis, amosque north of Baquba city.

6-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives12 6 A bomb killed six and woundedtwelve. The bomb targeted cleaningworkers waiting for a bus. The attackoccurred in Baghdad.

6-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 5 A bomb near the Al Mashtal Bridge inBaghdad exploded. As a result, fivepeople died.

6-Aug-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A bomb exploded near Iraqi highwaypolice patrol. As a result, fourpolicemen were injured. The incidentoccurred in Kirkuk.

6-Aug-07 Tall Afar Iraq Unknown Explosives50 28 A suicide truck bombing in Tall AfarDistrict killed 28 people andwounded fifty others. The District isin Ninawa Governorate. Among thedead, were twelve children. Thevillage where the bombing occurredis largely Shiite. Witnesses saidfoam mattresses were sticking out ofthe truck in order to conceal thebombs. Bombings have becomeincreasingly common in villages asmilitants flee from security forcescracking down on Baghdad.

6-Aug-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A terrorist planted an explosivecharge in front of an office forreligious authority Grand AyatollahSayyid Ali al-Sistani. The attackoccurred in Hillah City, the center ofBabil Governorate. The bomb wentoff in front of the Al-Mustafa CulturalInstitution and caused materialdamage to the building. Nocasualties were reported.

6-Aug-07 Bajor Thailand Unknown Firearms0 0 An unknown number of unidentifiedgunmen attacked two police checkpoints in southern Thailand's Bajordistrict. The attacks did not result inany deaths or casualties. Attacks onpolice forces are common insouthern Thailand.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

6-Aug-07 Sibsagar India Unknown Explosives7 0 Unidentified militants detonated abomb at a bus station in Sibsagar,wounding seven people. Shortlyafter the bomb exploded, a secondimprovised explosive deviceattached to a bicycle exploded nearthe first blast, damaging a hotel andinjuring a hotel employee.

6-Aug-07 Goalpara India Unknown Explosives3 0 Unidentified militants detonated abomb in Goalpara district, woundingthree people at Agiapara eveningmarket. There was no immediateword on who was behind the attack.

6-Aug-07 Sonari India UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Explosives11 0 Militants believed to be with theUnited Liberation Front of Assam(ULFA) detonated a bomb near policestation in Sonari, wounding elevenpeople. The attack also damaged anearby petrol station. According toreports, a handcart ownertransported what he believed werearticles to the station after twoyouths hired him to do so.Apparently, the man wastransporting a bomb.

6-Aug-07 Qarghai AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 Gunmen with the Taliban assaulted apolice post in Qarghai District inrestive Laghman Province. TheTaliban claimed to have killed fivepolicemen, but the police rejectedthe group's claim about thecasualties. They did notacknowledge sustaining anycasualties.

6-Aug-07 NangarharAfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 2 Unidentified gunmen attacked twoemployees guarding the constructionof a telecommunications tower inAfghanistan's restive NangarharProvince. Both employees died inthe attack.

7-Aug-07 Taji Iraq Unknown Explosives8 7 A suicide car bomb killed sevenpeople and wounded eight. Theattack occurred near a market inSalih al-Khalaf village, north ofBaghdad.

7-Aug-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 Gunmen stormed and bombed AbeqMutlaq Al Jubori fuel station. UsingTNT explosives, the gunmen killedSabah Hassan and destroyed theKirkuk station.

7-Aug-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Gunmen tried to assassinate thedirector of a district north of BaqubaCity. Their attempt failed.

7-Aug-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 Three policemen were woundedbecause of a roadside bomb. Thebomb exploded near their vehicle inthe city of Hilla. Hilla is sixty milessouth of Baghdad.

7-Aug-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 An armed group of terroristskidnapped AP Photographer TalalAhmed Abdullah. Mr. Abdullah wasabducted in central Baquba, sixtykilometers north of Baghdad. Thearea where the abduction is thoughtto have occurred is a hotbed forSunni insurgent activity.

7-Aug-07 Grozny Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 Police found and disabled animprovised explosive device inGrozny's Zavodskoy District. Thedevice, made from a magnet, amobile phone, and pieces ofexplosive weighing up to 400 grams,was found on Ulitsa Karla MarksaStreet near a bus terminal. Policehave not identified any suspects.Political murders, bombings, andother violence between Russianpolice forces and Chechenseparatists continue to underminestability in Chechnya, thoughviolence is becoming increasinglysporadic.

7-Aug-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Unidentified gunmen in a pickuptruck opened fire on anadministration office in southernThailand's Narathiwat province,seriously wounding a security guard.Drive-by shootings continue to be anintegral tactic in the low-levelinsurgency that has gripped thesouthern region of the country since2004.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

7-Aug-07 Ghazni AfghanistanUnknown Firearms0 0 Gunmen believed to be with theTaliban attacked a police post inrestive Ghazni Province. Attacks onpolice forces are common inAfghanistan.

7-Aug-07 Dand AfghanistanTaliban Firearms8 2 Gunmen suspected to be with theTaliban shot and killed twopolicemen and wounded eight othersin an attack in Dand District inrestive Kandahar Province. Attackson police forces are common inAfghanistan.

8-Aug-07 MogadishuSomalia Al-shabaab

Firearms0 1 The district commissioner ofDharkeyley was killed overnight bymilitants linked to the Islamic CourtsUnion. Abdulahi Moalim was on hisway home after prayer when he wasgunned down. On a statementposted on their website, the YoungIslamic Movement, also known as Al-Shabaab, has sworn that they will putto death anyone who tries to hold apost in the transitional federalgovernment.

8-Aug-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen shot at a car of the ministryof labor and social affairs. As aresult, a mother and her daughterwere injured. The attack occurred inBaghdad.

8-Aug-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives6 1 A road side bomb in central Kirkukkilled one policeman and injured sixothers. The attack occurred during apolice patrol in the Al Khadhraneighborhood.

8-Aug-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 5 A parked car bomb injured fourpolicemen and one civilian. Thebomb targeted highway patrolvehicles. The attack happened inKirkuk.

8-Aug-07 Kufa Iraq Unknown Unknown2 0 Gunmen attacked Talal Bilal, anassistant to the former governor ofNajaf. The attack happened in Kufa.Bilial survived, although two of hisguards were injured.

8-Aug-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives8 5 A suicide bomber killed five peopleand wounded eight. The incidentoccurred in a barber shop inBaquba's Gatoon neighborhood, fortymiles north of Baghdad.

8-Aug-07 Najaf Iraq Unknown Unknown0 2 A sanitation director was murdered.His driver was also killed. The attackoccurred near the holy Shi'ite city ofNajaf. Najaf is one hundred milessouth of Baghdad.

8-Aug-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 2 Police found the decapitated body ofJitr Techawanto, one of two localskilled and beheaded in southernThailand's Pattani district. Hisheadless body was used as a booby-trap for local security forces.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

8-Aug-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 2 Unidentified insurgents killed twoelderly men, beheaded them, andburned down their houses insouthern Thailand's Pattani province.Attacks on village elders are commonin southern Thailand. Police believethat this attack, which occurredamidst a spate of other attacks inregion, was a response to the policedetaining a number of suspectedinsurgents.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

8-Aug-07 Yaring Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unidentified insurgents torched twoschools in southern Thailand's YaringDistrict and destroyed a numbernearby electric poles. Attacks onschools and the educational systemin Thailand are common as southernThailand's separatists view them asbeing instruments of the state.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

8-Aug-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Unidentified gunmen burst into apublic health facility in southernThailand's Pattani province andopened fire, killing two healthworkers. Southern Thailand'sseparatists frequently targetgovernment workers and anyonethat they feel has generallycooperated with the state.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

8-Aug-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedMayuki Jehmalae, a rubber plantationworker in southern Thailand'sNarathiwat neighborhood. Thevictim made a living by working forrubber plant owners. Attacks onthese plantations are common insouthern Thailand as they are animportant part of the nationaleconomy.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

8-Aug-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda sixty-six year-old former villagechief in southern Thailand's Yalaprovince. Village leaders arefrequent targets of Thailand'ssouthern separatists.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

8-Aug-07 Paktia AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 Gunmen with the Taliban stopped atruck supplying goods to coalitionforces, kidnapped its driver andanother man, and torched thevehicle. The Taliban spokesman saidthat he had not yet decided the fateof the kidnapped men. The attacktook place in restive Paktia Province.

9-Aug-07 Najaf Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen killed a former member ofSaddam Hussein's party. The murderoccurred in the city of Najaf.

9-Aug-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Gunmen blew up a bridge connectingSalahudin and Kirkuk. Explosiveswere placed underneath thePitrokimiawiat bridge near theMakhoul mountain.

9-Aug-07 Dispur India UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Explosives2 0 Two people were injured as a bombplaced under a rickshaw rocked theDispur police station. The attack lefttwo rickshaw pullers injured, but nopolicemen were harmed in theattack. The United Liberation Frontof Assam (ULFA) was suspected.

10-Aug-07

MogadishuSomalia Unknown Firearms1 0 Abdihakim Omar Jimale, who workeda number of local Somali radiostations was shot and wounded inhis home by three unknown gunmenarmed with pistols. Attacks onjournalists have become common inSomalia.Somalia is now the secondmost deadly country in the world forjournalists, after Iraq.

10-Aug-07

Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 7 Iraqi Police found the bodies of sevenInstallations Protection Forcemembers. Three of the dead werepolice officers. The bodies werefound in western Mosul, a day aftertheir abduction.

10-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

4 0 Two improvised explosives devices(IED's) detonated. As a result, twopolicemen and two civilians wereinjured. The attack occurred inKirkuk's Domeez neighborhood, nearal-Nidaa husseiniya.

10-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives48 7 A car bomb in front of al-Shafa'IMosque in Razkari marketplace killedseven people and injured forty-eight.Also, twenty-five shops weredestroyed, two houses were burned,and five civilian cars were ruined.Thecar bomb's target was aneighborhood frequently visited byformer president Saddam Hussein.Since the invasion, however, it hasbecome a mostly Kurdish residence.

10-Aug-07

basra Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen killed Wisam al-Maliki, theson of a sheikh of Prime Minister Nurial-Maliki. The assassination occurredin Garna, fifty miles north of Basra.

10-Aug-07

Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Extremists dragged three Iraqipolicemen into the center of the cityand executed them in borad daylight.Many nervous citizens witnessed theexecutions. The victims had beenkidnapped days earlier. The publicexecutions, many believe, are meantto deter locals from cooperating withthe police and question the promiseof ever establishing rule of law in aplace like Iraq.

10-Aug-07

Baqouba Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A roadside bomb detonated near aminibus in Baqouba. As a result ofthe attack, two passengers died andfour were wounded. Baqouba isthirty-five miles northeast ofBaghdad.

10-Aug-07

PodgoricaSerbia-Montenegro

Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified individuals detonatedexplosives in the Serbian OrthodoxChurch of New Holy Martyrs, locatedon Pardus Hill near Podgorica. TheSerbian Orthodox Church'sMetropolitanate of Montenegro andthe Littoral (MCP) reported that thedamage to the church was extensive,and that the remains of detonatorsand wiring were found at the scene.The church was under constructionat the time of the explosion.Noinjuries were reported and policehave not identified any suspects.

10-Aug-07

IngushetiaRussia Unknown Firearms1 0 Isa Merzhoyev, the acting head ofthe Sunzhenskiy District policedepartment, was shot and seriouslyinjured by unknown attackers in thevillage of Troytskaya. Gunmen fledafter puling up in front ofMerzhoyev's home and opening fire.Police are still searching for suspects.This is the second attempt onMerzhoyev's life; he survived anattack uninjured in October 2006.Attacks against police, officials, andethnically non-Ingush residentscontinue to undermine stability inIngushetia. Russian media generallyblame the attacks on Arab jihadists.Others accuse Russian federal forcesof randomly assaulting andabducting local Ingush residents inresponse to insurgent attacks,thereby engendering localresentment.

11-Aug-07

MogadishuSomalia Unknown Firearms0 4 Two men shot and killed fourdelegates participating in the SomaliNational Reconciliation Conference.Of those killed, one was a districtcommissioner and his deputy.Insurgent forces have launched anumber of attacks against thisconference in an attempt todestabilize it and disrupt it.No grouphas claimed responsibility for theattack but the transitionalgovernment in Somalia has blamedIslamist insurgents for the recentupsurge of attacks targeting Somaligovernment forces.

11-Aug-07

MogadishuSomalia Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed MahadAhmad Elmi, a prominent journalistin Somalia, whille he was about tostart his daily morning radio show.During his show, he typically asksresidents of Mogadishu to describetheir experiences, often violent, forthe previous night. Through thisapproach, citizens could learn whatwas happening in other parts of thecity.This attack has been viewed inboth diplomatic and media circles asparticularly devastating as it lead tothe killing of Elmi's colleague, whowas killed in a bombing whileattending Elmi's funeral. Both theUnited Nations and numerous mediaoutlets have condemned both ofthese atacks. Both the governmentand the insurgents have tradedblame for the attacks.Civil servantsand journalists have been frequenttargets of attacks and have beencaught in the midst of the strife thathas consumed the country since theUnion of Islamic Courts was oustedfrom power.

11-Aug-07

MogadishuSomalia Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 1 Ali Iman Sharma'arke, a colleague ofMahad Ahmad Elmi, was killed whileattending Elmi's funeral. Serving asthe co-owner and director of theindependent media house HornAfrik,both men worked together there fora number of years. After Elmi wasshot and killed by gunmen at hisoffice, a funeral was held the sameday. After returning from thecemetery, Sharma'arke's vehicle washit by a remote-controlled landmine,and he died instantly. Reuterscorrespondent in Somalia SahalAbdulle was also injured in the blast.Both the government and theinsurgents have traded blame for theattack. Both attacks have beenwidely condemned by various mediaoutlets and the United Nations. Theyare viewed as a tremendous blow tothe state of civil society in Somalia.

11-Aug-07

Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 More than 20 terrorists attacked thecivil defense building in Baiji. Theinsurgents destroyed the buildingwith a bomb after they evacuatedthe staff. Two people were woundedas a result of the debris generatedfrom the bomb.

11-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Explosives0 3 A Sunni cleric who had joined U.S.forces was wounded because of abomb attack at his home. Manybelieve the bombing was retributionfor his role in aiding the Americanmilitary. Three of the cleric'srelatives were killed in the attack. Adeath threat was made against thecleric earlier in the week. The groupIslamic State of Iraq claimsresponsibility for the murder.

11-Aug-07

Afak Iraq Unknown Explosives0 3 A roadside bomb killed the Khalil JalilHamza, governor and police chief ofthe Qadisiyah province. In addition,the chief's body guard and driverwere killed as well. Mr. Hamza was amember of the Supreme Islamic IraqiCouncil. The attack occurred in Afak,eighteen miles east of Diwaniya.

11-Aug-07

PortHartcourt

Nigeria Unknown Firearms0 3 Two police officers and a securityguard were killed when insurgentsattacked an oil installation in PortHartcourt. After killing the guard andthe police offices, they thendestroyed part of the installation withdynamite. Attacks on oil installationsare common in Nigeria.

12-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown2 1 Gunmen killed Muhsin A. Hassan, thesheikh of Al-Bu Bagzat tribe. Theattack occurred in Shibla village ofthe Al-Zab district, just north ofKirkuk. Two of the sheikh's familymembers were also injured in theattack.

12-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 A road side bomb on Al Rasheedcamp, in Baghdad, injured fivecivilians. The bomb was meant to killpolice.

12-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown1 3 Gunmen attacked police nearDaqouq. Daqouq is near Kirkuk. Asa result of the attack, threepolicemen died and one was injured.One of the policeman's wifecommitted suicide after she heardthat her husband had died.

12-Aug-07

Lasbela Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified militants detonated abomb in Lasbela district, blowing upa power pylon and disrupting powerto Hub and other areas.

12-Aug-07

Quetta Pakistan Unknown Explosives3 0 Unidentified militants tossed a handgrenade at a group of policemen,wounding two and a passerby.Attacks on police forces are commonin northwest Pakistan.

12-Aug-07

Assam India UnitedLiberationFront ofAssam(ULFA)

Firearms0 4 Gunmen suspected to be with theUnited Liberation Front of Assam(ULFA) or the Karbi Longri NationalLiberation Front (KLNLF) shot andkilled four Hindi speaking migrants inthe northeastern state of Assam.Rebels in the region have blamed themigrants for depriving locals of jobs.

12-Aug-07

MiranshahPakistan Unknown Firearms0 2 Unidentified militants beheaded twoAfghan nationals whom they accusedof working for coalition forces. Thebodies were found with no head,legs, or arms, as well as notewarning those considering workingfor coalition forces in the future.

12-Aug-07

Kolkata India Unknown Explosives2 0 Two people were wounded as abomb ripped through a McDonald'srestaurant in Kolkata, India. Theblast was so powerful that itdamaged the interior of the buildingas well. There was no immediateword on who was behind the blast.

12-Aug-07

Hangu Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 3 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedthree policemen in an ambush inHangu. Attacks on policemen arecommon in northwestern Pakistan.

12-Aug-07

DeraBugti

Pakistan Unknown Firearms1 0 Unidentified gunmen shot andwounded a customs official in DeraBugti district, just south of Quetta.Attacks on government employeesare common in northwesternPakistan.

12-Aug-07

Hangu Pakistan Unknown Firearms2 3 An unidentified gunmen shot andkilled three policemen in an ambushagainst a police patrol in Hangu. Theattack also left two passersbywounded as well.

12-Aug-07

Assam India KarbiLongriNationalLiberationFront(KLNLF)

Firearms0 2 Gunmen with the Karbi LongriNational Liberation Front (KLNLF)shot and killed two Hindi-speakingmigrants in a market in Assam. Thegroup has argued that the migrantsdeprive locals of jobs.

12-Aug-07

LandiKotal

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Three explosions targeted threeseparate music shops in the LandiKotal bazaar, destroying all threeshops. However, there were nocasualties reported. Attacks onmusic shops are increasinglycommon in Pakistan. Militants havedemanded that they cease spreadingvulgarity in the region.

12-Aug-07

Greshk AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 1 One policeman was killed in aremote-detonated roadside bombattack in Greshk district. Attacks onpolice forces are common inAfghanistan.

12-Aug-07


0 5 Five policemen were killed inKandahar province in a remote-detonated roadside bomb attack inKandahar. Attacks on police forcesare common in Afghanistan.

12-Aug-07

Sangin AfghanistanUnknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 0 Three policemen were wounded in aremote-detonated roadside bombattack in Sangin district. Attacks onpolice forces are common inAfghanistan.

13-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Gunmen kidnapped a truck driver onGargcha bridge. The bridge is nearthe Mamsha village of Laylan,southeast of Kirkuk. Police could notfind the gunmen afterwards.

13-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb near a police patrolexploded. As a result, three werewounded. The attack occurred inKirkuk. Attacks on police forces arecommon in Iraq.

13-Aug-07

Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Bombers destroyed an empty house.The house belonged to Colonel Esamal-Azzawi. Mr. Azzawi is the head ofthe police academy in Tikrit. Tikrit isabout one hundred miles north ofBaghdad.

13-Aug-07

Dijla Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Kidnappers seized Sha'lan Karim, themayor of Dijla. Dijla is a town nearTikrit. Sources say the kidnappersintercepted Karim's car before takinghim to an unknown destination.

13-Aug-07

MalayaVishera

Russia Riyad us-SaliheynMartyrs'Brigade

Explosives30 0 A bomb blast derailed the locomotiveand twelve cars of the Neva ExpressMoscow-St. Petersburg passengertrain. The explosion occurredbetween the Burga and MalayaVishera stations. The Prosecutor-General's office believes that thederailment was caused by amakeshift device that exploded withthe force of about 2 kg of TNT.Nofatalities were reported, andestimates of the number of injuriesrange from 15 to 30 people.OnSeptember 10, 2007, the Kavkaz-Tsentr received a statement onbehalf of the Riyad us-Saliheen(Gardens of the Righteous) Martyrs'Brigade claiming responsibility forthe attack.

13-Aug-07

Srinagar Kashmir Unknown Explosives14 2 A grenade explosion in a busyKashmir market killed two peopleand wounded fourteen others. Theattack was believed to be linked toIndia's upcoming Independence Day.Kashmiri militants typically launchattacks during India's IndependenceDay.

14-Aug-07

Larba Algeria Al-Qaedain theIslamicMaghreb

Explosives1 0 Mustapha Kertali, a former memberof the Armed Islamist Group (GIA),was the target of a failed carbombing in a town twenty-fivekilometers south of Algiers. Mr.Kertali survived the attack, but wasplaced in intensive care afterwards.He had worked with various otherarmed groups during Algeria's civilwar, which lasted until a 1999 peaceaccord.A spokesperson for Al-Qaedain the Islamic Maghreb later cameforth and admitted that one of itsmembers, without consulting thegroup's leadership, conducted theattack. The spokesperson claimedthat this was a mistake.

14-Aug-07

Meknes Morocco Unknown Explosives1 1 A suicide bomber attempted todetonate his bomb near a busload oftourists in Meknes, a populardestination for foreign tourists.However, only the attacker himselfwas injured when the butane gascylinder he was carrying exploded.He lost an arm.

14-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 More than fifty gunmen dressed inIraqi security forces uniforms andusing seventeen official vehiclesbroke into an oil ministry compound.The terrorists subsequently abductedfive officials, including Abdel-Jabar al-Wagaa, the top official in the StateOil Marketing Organization and threedirectors general in the operation.The incident took place on August14, 2007.On August 28, 2007, thevictims were released by theirkidnappers.

14-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives20 1 A car bomb killed one policeman andinjured twenty others. The bombdetonated near a bakery indowntown Kirkuk.

14-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 10 Ten civilians were killed and sixinjured in a truck explosion. Theexplosion occurred near the Thira'aDijla bridge north of Baghdad. Thebridge was completely destroyed.Also, three cars fell into the riverafterwards.

14-Aug-07


4 0 Four policemen were wounded in animprovised explosives device (IED)attack. The attack occurred in theWahid Huzairan neighborhood indowntown Kirkuk city.

14-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 Three civilians were wounded in animprovised explosives device (IED)attack in downtown Kirkuk. The IEDwas suppose to target a police patrol.

14-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives6 0 Four policemen and two civilianswere wounded in an explosion thattargeted a police patrol. The attackoccurred in Al Tayaran square indowntown Kirkuk.

14-Aug-07

Sinjar Iraq Unknown Explosives1500 500 Four truck bombs hit a poor ruralarea near the Syrian border. Thebombs went off near an area of mudand stone houses. The knowncasualty toll is an astonishing 500-plus dead and one thousand and fivehundred wounded. The Iraqi RedCrescent Society calls this attack thebloodiest coordinated attack since2003. Even a week after theexplosion, emergency workers arestill trying to remove bodies from thescenes of the explosion andidentifying the wounded.Officialsbelieve that the terrorists were goingafter Yazidis. They think so becauseof the proximity to the Syrian border.Yazidis are people who worship anangel whose name is sometimestranslated to Satan in the Koran.Others also believe this attack wasretribution for an incident in April,when a Yazidi woman was stoned todeath by Yazidis because shemarried a Sunni. However, the latterdetail is far from conclusive.Thisattack supports the idea thatinsurgent cells have flowed awayfrom high troop affiliations and havegone to smaller villages instead. Twoof the truck bombs that went off,were five miles apart in the ShaamDesert. The mayor of Sinjar said allfour trucks approached their targetfrom dirt roads and they all explodedwithin minutes of each other.

14-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 4 Terrorists killed a pregnant wife of apolice officer, his brother, andtwelve-year old son. Attacks onpolice officers and their families arecommon in Iraq. The incident tookplace in Baghdad.

14-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown2 0 Police Major Akil Radi Edan claimsthat terrorists wounded two of hissons. The terrorists stormed Mr.Edan's house and blazed away atthose inside. The attack occurred inSuweira, thirty miles south ofBaghdad.

14-Aug-07

DeraGhaziKhan

Pakistan Unknown Explosives1 1 A bomb explosion in the Dera GhaziKhan district rocked a busy street,killing a motorbike rickshaw andinjuring a passerby. There was noimmediate word on who was behindthe attack. This was the secondblast that day. The first targeted amilitary installation in a tribal area.

14-Aug-07

HowraghatIndia KarbiLongriNationalLiberationFront(KLNLF)

Firearms0 0 Seven militants with the Karbi LongriNational Liberation Front (KLNLF)assaulted a group of policemen inHowraghat. However, the were nocasualties reported.

14-Aug-07

Panjawi AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 Gunmen with the Taliban assaulted apolice post in Panjawi District ofKandahar Province. While the policeforces did not acknowledge anycasualties, the Taliban claimed tohave killed fifteen policemen.Attacks on police forces are commonin Afghanistan.

15-Aug-07

Anglet France Unknown Explosives0 0 Three improvised explosive deviceswere discovered and defused nearthe Hotel De Chiberta after ananonymous caller notified fireauthorities that three bombs were todetonate and making theproclamation that the Basquecountry is not for sale. The deviceswere comprised of gas canisterslinked to a triggering device.

15-Aug-07

DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Sheikh Nadhim al-Bdairi, a FadhilaParty official, was killed by terrorists.The attack occurred in Diwaniya, onehundred miles south of Baghdad.

15-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 3 Gunmen opened fire on a patrol ofpolice commandos at Douraneighborhood, in south Baghdad. Asa result of the attack, three died andtwo were injured.

15-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 One policeman was injured during ashooting with gunmen. The incidentoccurred in the al-Nasr neighborhoodin downtown Kirkuk. The gunmenwere driving in a vehicle without alicense plate.

15-Aug-07

Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 10 Two car bombs exploded in Mosul.The bombs detonated in the Noorneighborhood. Ten people died,including three policemen.

15-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives33 2 Two people died and thirty-threewere wounded by two car bombs.The bombs detonated in a crowdedmarket in a Kurdish area of Kirkuk.

15-Aug-07

Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A sniper killed a policeman. Theattack occurred in al-Shuhadaadistrict in Falluja. Attacks on policeforces are common in Iraq.

15-Aug-07

Hillah Iraq Unknown Explosives12 5 A suicide car bomber killed five andinjured twelve. He detonated near ajudge's house in Hilla. The judge wasMr. Aqeel Adnan Witwit. Hilla is sixtymiles south of Baghdad.

15-Aug-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Unidentified assailants stabbed todeath a fifty-six year old rubberplantation owner in southernThailand's Yala province. Attacks onthe rubber industry are common inThailand as it serves as one of themost important sectors of Thailand'seconomy.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

15-Aug-07

Swabi Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 2 Unidentified militants bombed atuition center in Swabi. The blastkilled two, including a teacher whoallegedly belonged to a jihadistoutfit. There was no immediate wordon who was behind the attack.

15-Aug-07

GadapTown

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified militants detonatedbombs at three power pylons inGadap Town. The blasts disruptedpower supply from Hub to Jamshoro.Two other bombs were found anddisposed of the same day.

15-Aug-07

Khar Pakistan Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 2 Nawabzada Shamsul Wahab, theChief of Khar and an AgencyCounselor, was killed along with hisdriver as his car exploded in Khar.The explosion apparently resultedfrom a bomb that was placed insideof his car. Wahab died a day afterhis car exploded.

16-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb killed onepoliceman and wounded another.The bomb targeted a police patrol insouthern Baghdad's Doura district.

16-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 4 A car bomb exploded. It exploded ata park near Rusafi intersection indowntown Baghdad. As a result ofthe attack, four died and six wereinjured.

16-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A bomb exploded outside the fenceof Baghdad Zoo. As a result, threewere injured.

16-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 1 An Improvised Explosives Device(IED) explosion killed one commandoand injured another. The bombtargeted their patrol in Dora, in southBaghdad.

16-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 A policewoman was kidnapped inZayuna, east Baghdad, by gunmen.Her name was Zaineb Ali Siwan.

16-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Ahmed Qassim Mohammed, areporter, was attacked by gunmen.The incident took place in PalestineStreet. He has a gunshot wound.Mr. Mohammed works for al-NoorNewspaper.

16-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb in southern Kirkukwounded four policemen. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

16-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives17 9 A car bomb detonated in a parkinggarage in Baghdad. As a result, ninedied and seventeen were wounded.The garage was in a centralcommercial district. The bombdetonated around morning rush hourtime. The food and merchandisestalls outside the garage were leftcharred.

16-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Karim Hasan Ashur, key member ofthe Islamic Action Organization inKarbala, died in front of his house.He was killed by gunmen in Al-Bubiyat, in the northern part ofBaghdad.

16-Aug-07

Elbrus Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 Local police and OMON officers founda 15-kg explosive device near theKabarda-Balkar State University hotelcomplex in the village of Elbrus. Thedevice consisted of aluminumpowder, ammonium nitrate, andnails, and had an electronicdetonator. Bomb experts destroyedthe device at the site and no injurieswere reported.

16-Aug-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Unknown3 0 Insurgents launched a series ofattacks in Narathiwat and Yalaprovinces throughout the evening ofthe August 15th and the morning ofAugust 16th. While exact casualtynumbers were not discussed,newspaper reports stated that threeofficials were injured.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Aug-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 0 Insurgents detonated a bomb in arestaurant in southern Thailand'sYala Province. The attack, whichoccurred amidst a spate of otherattacks during the early morninghours of August 16th, wounded onepatron.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Aug-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives1 0 Insurgents detonated a bomb in acrowded restaurant in southernThailand's Yala province. The attackresulted in one injury and took placeamidst of a spate of other attacksagainst military targets and publicinfrastructure.Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Aug-07


4 0 Unidentified insurgents engaged in atleast forty acts of arson overnight insouthern Thailand's Narathiwat'sprovince. The assailants torchedvarious pieces of public propertyincluding phone booths and roads.Four people were injured in theviolence.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Aug-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 0 A bomb exploded outside the foodstall in a public park in southernThailand's Yala province. The bombinjured a forty year-old trader whowas working at the stall. Attacks inpublic places are common insouthern Thailand.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Aug-07

Ghazni AfghanistanTaliban Unknown0 1 The Taliban executed a man whomthey accused of spying for U.S.forces. Attacks on those accused ofcollaborating with U.S. forces arecommon.

17-Aug-07

SanVicente

Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 The capture of a member of theFuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias deColombia (FARC) interrupted aplanned attack on the public. Thecaptured member was planning toset an explosive on the highway nearSan Vicente in Caqueta, with theintended target of private citizens aswell as military forces.

17-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives14 4 Four people died and fourteen werewounded as a result of two truckbombs that exploded in quicksuccession. The attack occurred in amarket in central Kirkuk.

17-Aug-07


9 4 Four died and nine were woundedbecause of an improvised explosivesdevice (IED) explosion. The bombtargeted police in downtown Kirkuk.

17-Aug-07


7 0 An improvised explosives device(IED) wounded seven, includingpolicemen. The attack occurred in amarket in downtown Kirkuk.

17-Aug-07

Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 A sniper shot two policemen recruitsin Fallujah. The first recruit was shotin the abdomen, the second was shotin the hand.

17-Aug-07

AbkhaziaGeorgia Unknown Firearms0 2 Khamzat Gitsba, a local Imam, andRuslan Assadulin, a resident of Ufa,were both shot to death in theAbkhaz town of Gudauta. Both wereshot at point blank range with anassault rifle by attackers firing from amoving car. Gitsba was a member ofthe Spiritual Board of Muslims ofAbkhazia. Roughly 100 peoplepractice Islam in the self-declaredrepublic of Abkhaz.

17-Aug-07

IngushetiaRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 A Mukha grenade launcher hookedup to a timing device was found 30meters from an oil tank during aninspection of the Karabulakskiy oilrefinery in the Karabulakskiy Districtof Ingushetia. The launcher wasaimed at nearby oil cisterns. Bombexperts from Ingushetia's OMONspecial police force diffused thedevice and no injuries were reported.Political murders, bombings, andother violence between Russianpolice forces and Chechenseparatists continue to underminestability in Chechnya, thoughviolence is becoming increasinglysporadic.

17-Aug-07

KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Explosives0 4 A suicide bomber killed the head ofZheray District and three of hisfamily members. The explosion tookplace just outside of his home. Therewas no immediate word on who wasbehind the attack. Attacks ongovernment officials are common inAfghanistan.

17-Aug-07

Baak AfghanistanTaliban Firearms4 1 One policeman was killed and fourothers, including the district policechief Mohabat Gol, were wounded ina clash between police forces andthe forces reportedly with the Talibanin Baak District. Attacks on policeforces are common in Afghanistan.

17-Aug-07

Herat AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 5 Gunmen with the Taliban shot andkilled five policemen in Herat.Attacks on police forces are commonin Afghanistan.

17-Aug-07

ShahWali Kot

AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 Unidentified gunmen kidnapped fourengineers of a construction companyin Shah Wali Kot District. There wasno report of any ransom demand. Inaddition, a loader belonging to theHashem Construction Company wasset ablaze.

18-Aug-07

Narino Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives6 1 An explosive detonated by membersof the Fuerzas ArmadasRevolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)left one person dead and seveninjured. Two of the injured weremembers of the military and theremainder of the victims wereprivate citizens.

18-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Raad Abdul Haliq was kidnapped.Mr. Haliq was a truck driver. Theattack occurred in Kirkuk.

18-Aug-07

Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a police officer. Theattack occurred during a drive-byshooting in Hawija. Hawija is fortymiles southwest of Kirkuk.

18-Aug-07

Bannu Pakistan Unknown Explosives4 1 An unidentified militant tossed agrenade a police checkpoint inBannu, Pakistan, killing one policeofficer and wounding four others.Attacks on police forces are commonin northwestern Pakistan.

18-Aug-07

KandaharAfghanistanTaliban Explosives25 16 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives vest in Kandahar City onSaturday morning, killing fifteenpeople and wounding twenty-fiveothers. It was not immediately clearwho or what the target was, althougha truck with the US security firm USPIwas destroyed in the attack. Therewas no report of any deaths tomilitary personnel, either. Thus far,no one has claimed responsibility forthe blast.

18-Aug-07

Nade-eAli

AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 1 Gunmen with the Taliban assaulted apolice post in Nade-e Ali District. Theresulting gun battle left onepoliceman dead. Attacks on policeforces are common in Afghanistan.

18-Aug-07

Kabul AfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 Unidentified gunmen kidnapped aGerman woman in Kabul. On July 18,2007, two German engineers werekidnapped in Wardak. Since thekidnapping, one of these hostageswas shot. There was no report onthe fate of the other. In addition,there was no report on who wasbehind the attack, nor if there wasany ransom demand.

19-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Mortar shells landed in the GreenZone. The Green Zone, also calledthe International Zone, is home toembassies and government offices.

19-Aug-07


3 0 Two improvised explosive devices(IED's) were detonated near policevehicles in Kirkuk. As a result of thetwo explosions, three policemenwere injured.

19-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 A bomb hidden in a motorcycleexploded in the busy Al-Shorjahmarket in Baghdad. As a result ofthe attack, one person died and fivewere wounded.

19-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 2 Hameed Muhsin, a senior EducationMinistry official, was killed. He diedin his backyard, with his brother, atthe hands of terrorists. The attackoccurred in east Baghdad.

19-Aug-07

Grozny Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 A small explosive device detonatednear a bus station outside the centralmarket in Grozny's Leninskiy District.Sappers were called in to search thearea but no additional explosivedevices were found.No injuries werereported and police have notidentified any suspects.

19-Aug-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms3 0 Unidentified gunmen shot andwounded three Muslim men as theywere leaving a mosque after prayeron Sunday evening. No one hasclaimed responsibility for the attack,but firearms attacks are commonthroughout Thailand. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-Aug-07

Muang Thailand Unknown Firearms3 0 Unidentified gunmen peppered alocal tea shop with AK-47 fire,injuring three patrons on Sundayevening in southern Thailand'sMuang district. Indiscriminantfirearms attacks are common inThailand.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

19-Aug-07

Dorahee AfghanistanTaliban Explosives3 4 The Taliban claimed responsibility foran attack in Doarhee on a roadconstruction company that killed fouremployees and wounded threeothers. The company was buildingthe road between Kajaki and Greshkdistrict.

19-Aug-07

Ghazni AfghanistanTaliban Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 2 The Taliban targeted a police vehicle,detonating a remote-controlledlandmine, killing two police officers.Attacks on police forces are commonin Afghanistan.

19-Aug-07

QaraBagh

AfghanistanTaliban Firearms2 0 Gunmen with the Taliban shot andwounded two policemen in anambush in Qara Bagh District inAfghanistan. Attacks on police forcesare common in Afghanistan.

20-Aug-07

BujumburaBurundi Unknown Explosives3 0 Gunmen threw hand grenades at thehomes of five Burundian members ofparliament opposed to PresidentPierre Nkurunziza. All of thelegislators targeted had signed aletter to the president urging him toform a government of national unity.Burundi has been emerging fromyears of ethnic strife that killed atleast 300,000 people. The past twoyears have seen tremendousprogress on their road to peace.These attacks are widely viewed as asetback to that progress.

20-Aug-07

SadrCity

Iraq Unknown Unknown2 1 Anwar Abbas Lafta, an Iraqitranslator working for CBS news wasfound dead. The translator had beenkidnapped five days earlier. Mr. Laftahad worked for CBS for about tenmonths and was attacked on August20, 2007 by eight to ten armed men.Mr. Abbas' brother was beaten andhis sister was shot in the arm whenthe kidnapping occurred.Mr. Lafta'sbody was found in the north side ofSadr City. Previously, Mr. Lafta hadworked for the U.S. military.

20-Aug-07

Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 A university lecturer was found deadin Mosul. The body was found fivedays after he was abducted onAugust 20, 2007.

20-Aug-07

Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb seriously woundedtwo policemen. The attack occurredin central Mosul.

20-Aug-07

Hawija Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen killed a civil servant. Theattack occurred in Hawija, forty milessouthwest of Kirkuk.

20-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb exploded nearZafaraniyah petrol station in eastBaghdad. As a result of the attack,four people were injured.

20-Aug-07

SamawahCity

Iraq Unknown Explosives0 5 Mr. Muhammad Ali Al-Hasani, thegovernor of Muthanna, wasassassinated after a roadside bombdetonated near his convoy. Mr. Al-Hasani was on his way to his office inSamawah city, about two hundredand fifty kilometers south ofBaghdad. In addition to his death,two of his companions and two of hisguards were killed because of thebomb. The governor was part of theSupreme Islamic Council of Iraq(SIIC). He is the second governorfrom SIIC to be killed in the last tendays.

20-Aug-07

Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two police officers died in a drive-byshooting. The attack occurred inBaiji, one hundred and ten milesnorth of Baghdad.

20-Aug-07

Baiji Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Five truck drivers were kidnapped byterrorists. The incident occurred on aroad between Baiji and Tikrit.

20-Aug-07

Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 The bodies of two policemen withgunshot wounds to the head werefound in Mosul. Mosul is two hundredand forty miles north of Baghdad.

20-Aug-07

Waeng Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents detonated a bomb at thehydro-measure station in Waengdistrict. The attack did not result inany casualties. However, theydamaged the control system at thestation. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

20-Aug-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 3 Insurgents shot and killed a Muslimman and a woman in Narathiwatprovince. There was no descriptionof the attackers. Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

20-Aug-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Unknown0 1 Insurgents killed a deputy villagechief in front of his home in Yalaprovince in southern Thailand. Noone has claimed responsibility for theattack. Attacks on village leadersare common in southern Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

20-Aug-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda Muslim villager in a drive-byshooting in southern Thailand'sNarathiwat province. Drive-byshootings continue to be an integraltactic in the low-level insurgency inthe region.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

20-Aug-07

DeraIsmailKhan

Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen sprayed apolice intelligence officer with gunfireas he was waiting to catch a bus inDera Ismail Khan. Attacks on policeforces are common in northwesternPakistan.

20-Aug-07

Mangajik AfghanistanUnknown Firearms2 0 Unidentified gunmen opened fire ona school in Mangajik District. Theattack left two police officerswounded.

21-Aug-07

Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Insurgents killed a Tikrit police chiefin front of his house in Al-Qadissiayaneighborhood. Colonel OthmanChechan was the chief of operationsfor Salahuddine province, north ofBaghdad. He was killed while he waswalking in front of his house. Theinsurgents shot him andsubsequently fled in a car.

21-Aug-07

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Hani Mazin Rashid, the nephew ofRaad Rashid al-Mulla Jawad(governor of Diyala province) died ina hail of gunfire. Mr. Rashid waskilled by unidentified gunmen, twelvemiles east of Baquba. Diyalaprovince is considered to the bedeadliest part of Iraq outside thecapital.

21-Aug-07

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 The brother of a policeman was killedwhen he drove through the village ofKanaan. A colonel in Baquba policeconfirmed the report.

21-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives7 1 A roadside bomb exploded alongsidea police patrol, killing one civilian andwounding seven other people.Among the wounded were five policeofficers. The attack occurred in thenorthern, oil-rich, capital of Kirkuk.

21-Aug-07

Kut Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed an off-duty policemanin a drive-by shooting. The shootingoccurred near the policeman's housein Kut, one hundred miles southeastof Baghdad.

21-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Several mortar rounds landed in theGreen Zone. The Green Zone, alsocalled the International Zone, housesIraqi government offices and foreignembassies. It not known if anycasualties were associated with themortars.

21-Aug-07

Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives8 0 A suicide bomber wearing anexplosives vest detonated, woundingeight people. The incident occurredin a line outside a police station inpolice station in Falluja. Falluja isabout thirty miles west of Baghdad.

21-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Sameer al-Aatar, deputy minister ofscience and technology, waskidnapped in the Aarasat al-Hindiyadistrict of southern Baghdad. Al-Aatar is a member of the secularIraqi National List. The List is headedby former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.

21-Aug-07

Bogota Colombia unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device detonated at11pm in the Chapinero district to thenorth of Bogota damaged aBlockbuster video store and nearbybuildings. There were no injuries, andno group has taken responsibility forthe bomb. The neighborhood housesa number of headquarters forpolitical parties.

21-Aug-07

Tal Afar Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

5 2 A roadside bomb exploded nearworkers laying water pipes. As aresult of the attack, two workers diedand five were wounded. Tal Afar istwo hundred and sixty milesnorthwest of Baghdad.

21-Aug-07

ZamboangaCity

PhilippinesUnknown Explosives12 0 An improvised bomb detonatedbelow a concrete bench in a crowdedplaza in Zamboanga City. Theexplosion, which took place duringthe evening, injured roughly twelvepeople. It was not immediately clearwho was behind the attack.

21-Aug-07

Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An unidentified gunman on amotorcycle gunned down ThanongChuChuay, an official working for thelocal Land Reform Office in Pattani.Attacks on government officials arecommon in southern Thailand.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 The mayor of a village near Kirkukwas shot dead on Wednesdaymorning. The identity of theassassins is unknown. Voices of Iraq,citing a police source, reported theincident.

22-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 A car bomb in Baghdad killed onecivilian and injured five others. Thebomb detonated near a coffee shopin the al-Washash neighborhood.The blast also damaged nearbycivilian cars.

22-Aug-07

Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives79 27 A suicide fuel tanker bombingtargeting a Baiji police station killedtwenty-seven people and woundedseventy-nine. Baiji is an oil rich city.Doctors at a local hospital said mostof the victims were civilians. Thepolice station that the bomb targetedwas at the center of the market inthe town.

22-Aug-07

Tikrit Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

8 2 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol killed two policemen andwounded eight. The incident tookplace in Tikrit, approximately onehundred miles north of Baghdad.

22-Aug-07

Kufa Iraq Unknown Knives& sharpobjects

0 1 Armed men stabbed a femaleprofessor to death in the Shi'ite cityof Kufa, about one hundred milessouth of Baghdad. It is unclear whatthe rationale for the attack was.

22-Aug-07

Hawija Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A car bomb exploded near a convoycarrying the head of the Hawija citycouncil. As a result of the attack, twoguards were wounded. Hawija isforty miles southwest of Kirkuk.

22-Aug-07

SalahuddinIraq Unknown Explosives25 12 A suicide truck bomb targeted aneducation department building usedby Iraqi police. As a result of theattack, twelve people were killed andtwenty-five were injured. Theexplosion also destroyed manynearby houses.

22-Aug-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms10 0 Unidentified insurgents ambushed apick-up truck in southern Thailand'sYala district. The attack left teninjured, including three who wereseverely injured. Also among thoseinjured were three children.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Mortars hit the Green Zone, early inthe morning. No casualties werereported. The Green Zone is alsocalled the International Zone and isthe site of the U.S. embassy in Iraq.

23-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen killed Ghazi JalalMohammed, a barber. The attackoccurred in west Kirkuk, inside theHawija town market. It is unclearwhat the rationale was.

23-Aug-07

Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 A booby-trapped parked carexploded, killing two people. Thebombs in the car were laced to deadbodies. A police officer was amongthe dead. The attack took place inMosul.

23-Aug-07

MuqdadiyaIraq Unknown Explosives30 16 A suicide bomber in Muqdadiya killedsixteen people and injured thirtyothers. The suicide bomber blewhimself up in a crowded market.Muqdadiya is also in Diyala province.

23-Aug-07

Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A suicide bomber targeted a policecheckpoint at Dam street in Falluja.As a result of his detonation, twopeople were injured. Falluja is sixtytwo kilometers west of Baghdad.

23-Aug-07

Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen killed a member of theSunni Iraqi Islamic Party along withhis driver. The deaths occurred aspart of a drive-by shooting in Mosul.

23-Aug-07

MuqdadiyaIraq Unknown Explosives31 10 A suicide motorcycle bombing killedten people and wounded thirty one.The bomber was trying to detonatenear a police patrol in a market inthe town of Muqdadiya, fifty milesnortheast of Baghdad.

23-Aug-07

Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 A local leader of the Iraqi main Sunnipolitical party, Khalid Ulhtman, isdead. He was killed by terrorists inthe city of Mosul while he was drivingin the Hay al-Kafa't neighborhood.Mr. Ulhman's driver was also killed inthe attack.

23-Aug-07

Achkhkoy-MartanovskiyRussia Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 A group of to gunmen dressed incamouflage and wearing face masksset fire to the home of the deputyhead of logistics for the district policedepartment and his relative, a localpolice officer. The attackers also setfire to the village administrationbuilding.After the attack the gunmenfled the village in a stolen GAZ-66truck. The vehicle was later found onthe outskirts of town. No one wasinjured in the attacks, and nosuspects have been identified.

23-Aug-07

Kot Pakistan Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

4 0 An improvised explosive devicerocked a police van in Kot, Pakistan,injuring four policemen. Attacks onpolice forces are common innorthwestern Pakistan.

23-Aug-07

RashidanAfghanistanTaliban Firearms0 0 Gunmen with the Taliban abductedthe district intelligence chief ofRashidan District. There was noimmediate word on any ransomdemands made on behalf of theTaliban.

24-Aug-07

Durango Spain ETA Explosives2 0 The Basque Fatherland and Freedom(ETA) is suspected as theperpetrators of a car bomb attack onthe Civil Guard barracks in Durango.The car bomb was a booby-trappedvan that contained 80-100 kg ofexplosives. Early reports suggestthat the perpetrators drove the carbackwards into the Civil Guardbarracks and then fled away inanother car. Two policemen wereinjured in the attack. Authoritiesclaim that the getaway a car hadbeen rented and then stolen severalweeks previously in Portugal, addingsupport to their notions that ETA haddeveloped a cell in Algarve, Portugal.An hour after the car bomb attack,getaway car was blown up inAmorebieta.

24-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen killed two constructionworkers. The terrorists performed adrive-by shooting in Diwaniya, onehundred and twelve miles south ofBaghdad.

24-Aug-07

NumaniyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a policeman inNumaniya. Numaniya is seventy twomiles south of Baghdad.

24-Aug-07

Samarra Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Dozens of masked fighters launcheda coordinated attack on police inSamarra. The terrorists entered thecity in 20 machine-gun mountedpickups and then split up to attackvarious checkpoints and buildings. Itis estimated that sixty terrorists wereinvolved in the attack. No U.S.casualties were reported and it isunclear how many Iraqis died as aresult of the attack.

24-Aug-07

Al-Sadr Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Terrorists launched rocket-propelledgrenades at al-Sadr's city offices.The buildings were empty, so therewere no casualties.

24-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosion at a suburban Baghdadrefinery is the cause for smoke overthe capital throughout the day. Nohuman casualties were reported as aresult of the attack.

24-Aug-07

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Unknown8 3 Terrorists attacked a Sunni village,Ibrahim al-Yahya, as twenty-fivegunmen exploded a bomb at a houseof Sheik Younis al-Shimari. As aresult of the attack, three peopledied, eight were wounded and fourothers (mostly women) werekidnapped. It is believed that Al-Shimari's village was attackedbecause al-Shimari called for risingup against al-Qaeda.

24-Aug-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda seventy-one year old Buddhist onhis motorcycle in southern Thailand'sNarathiwat district. Attacks onBuddhists are common because theMalay insurgents view them asembodying what they perceive to benorthern Thailand's attempt toimpose Buddhism and Thai cultureon the remote south.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

24-Aug-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda Muslim man as he was leaving themosque after prayer in the evening.The attack, which took place asThailand's prime minister was visitingthe region, occurred in southernThailand's Yala district.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

24-Aug-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Four unidentified gunmen shot andkilled a school principal in southernThailand's Narathiwat neighborhood.Following the killing the assailantsburned the man's body. Attacks onteachers and educational officials arefrequent in Thailand as they areviewed as instruments of thegovernment of Thailand by theMuslim insurgents that have beenwaging war since 2004.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

24-Aug-07

Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 Two bombs detonated at the BanPhapu Ngoh school in southernThailand's Yala province. While therewere no reports of any casualties,the school principal closed down theschool following the attack. Thebombing occurred amidst a spate ofother attacks on schools in the area.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

25-Aug-07

Cajibio Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 Four electricity pylons weredynamited by members of theFuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias deColombia (FARC), in the rural area ofCajibío.

25-Aug-07

MogadishuSomalia MujahideenYouthMovement

Explosives2 0 Insurgents threw a hand grenade atdelegates to a Somali peaceconference. The attackers threw thegrenade at Hotel Lafwen, wheremany of the delegates were staying.The Mujahideen Youth Movementclaimed responsibility for the attack.

25-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 A car bomb detonated in front ofbrigadier Yadgar Shukr's house. Theexplosion occurred near a petrolstation in Kirkuk city. As a result,one person was injured. Police hadclosed the area where the bomb waspreviously in order to minimizecasualties.

25-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives30 6 A car bomb detonated near civiliansat Al Urouba square in Al Kadhemiya.As a result of the attack in Baghdad,six were killed and thirty wereinjured.

25-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives30 7 A parked car killed seven people andwounded thirty others. The attackoccurred in the Kadhimiya district innorthwestern Baghdad.

25-Aug-07

Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives5 0 Roadside bombs detonated,wounding five people. Threepolicemen were among the victims.The attack took place in Mosul.

25-Aug-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda former village chief in southernThailand's Narathiwat neighborhood.Win Wangthong, a seventy-one yearold man, was in front of his housewhen he was shot to death.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

25-Aug-07

Pattani Thailand Unknown Explosives10 1 Unidentified insurgents detonated abomb in a grocery store in southernThailand's Pattani province. Theattack left the grocery store ownerdead along with ten others wounded.Among those wounded were twoBuddhist novices. Buddhists arefrequently targeted by Thailand'ssouthern separatists.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

25-Aug-07

Kabul AfghanistanUnknown Explosives6 1 A suicide bomber detonated himselfoutside of the United Nations office inKabul. The attack wounded sixpeople, including two foreigners,three civilians, and a policeman.According to eyewitnesses, thebomber was targeting a vehicle offoreign nationals. There was noimmediate word on who was behindthe attack.

25-Aug-07

HyderabadIndia Unknown Explosives50 42 Forty-two people were killed and atleast fifty others were injured in adual explosion at a crowded park andan eatery in Hyderabad, India. Thefirst blast took place at the popularGokul chaat shop. Minutes later, asecond blast ripped through a nearbyopen-air auditorium in a park aspeople were engrossed in a lasershow. The first blast killed thirty-twopeople and wounded twenty-one,while the second place killed anadditional ten and wounded twenty-nine. To date, authorities have notdetermined who was behind theblast. Police suspect Harket ul JihadAl Islami (HuJI) and Jaish-eMuhammed. Neither group hasclaimed responsibility.

26-Aug-07

LesCovesdeVinroma

Spain ETA Explosives0 0 A Mercedes Vito camper van loadedwith 80 kg of explosives was set offin an olive grove, which is notbelieved to have been the target ofattack, after suspected BasqueFatherland and Freedom (ETA)members found themselvessurrounded by the Civil Guard.Theowners of the van, a married coupleand their four-year-old son from Orio,had been kidnapped on 24 August byfive members of ETA disguised aspolice officers in the Frenchdepartment of Landes. The groupreleased the couple and thier sonnear Tartas on the 26 August.

26-Aug-07

Lekeitio Spain ETA Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Molotov cocktails were thrown at theoffice of a public works project inLequeitio, Vizcaya province. Thebuilding of the Lequietio by-pass wasapproved by the town council twoelections ago when Batasuna, theBasque Fatherland and Freedom's(ETA) outlawed political wing, was inpower.

26-Aug-07

MogadishuSomalia Unknown Explosives2 0 Police have blamed Islamistinsurgents for an attack on a schoolin south Mogadishu, which killed twostudents. The attack came onSunday as Sunday is a school day inmuch of the Muslim Horn of Africa.Indiscriminant attacks, especiallythose involving hand grenades androad-side bombs, have becomeincreasingly more common inSomalia.

26-Aug-07


Explosives4 1 The Mujahideen Youth Movementclaimed responsibility for two attacksagainst police forces in Mogadishu.The first attack came as insurgentsthrew a hand grenade police in thenortheastern part of the city. Thisattack killed one civilian and injuredfour others, including three policeofficers.The second attack targetedpolice forces near the city's mainmarket. There, insurgents tossedthree grenades, killing one personand injuring five others. Policearrested a handful of nearby youthsafter this attack. Public grenadeattacks are becoming increasinglycommon in Somalia.

26-Aug-07


Explosives5 1 The Mujahideen Youth Movementclaimed responsibility for two attacksagainst police forces in Mogadishu.The first attack came as insurgentsthrew a hand grenade police in thenortheastern part of the city. Thisattack killed one civilian and injuredfour others, including three policeofficers.The second attack targetedpolice forces near the city's mainmarket. There, insurgents tossedthree grenades, killing one personand injuring five others. Policearrested a handful of nearby youthsafter this attack. Public grenadeattacks are becoming increasinglycommon in Somalia.

26-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown3 0 Gunmen attacked a police station. Asa result, three policemen werewounded. The incident occurred inthe al-Rashdiya district in northernBaghdad.

26-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown3 0 Terrorists attacked the Al-RashidiyahPolice Station in Baghdad. As aresult of the attack, three policemenwere wounded. The terrorists'identities are unknown.

26-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A roadside bomb targeted a policepatrol on Tareeq Baghdad. Theattack occurred near a Baba Girgerpetrol station and Al-Noor Al-Kabeermosque in downtown Kirkuk. Nocasualties were reported to beassociated with the bomb.

26-Aug-07

Shangla Pakistan Unknown Explosives3 5 A suicide bomber drove hisexplosive-laden jeep into a policevan, killing four policemen andwounding three others. Attacks onpolice forces are common innorthwestern Pakistan.

26-Aug-07

Mingora Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified militants blew up fourvideo center businesses in Mingora.Recently, Islamists have beenthreatening video stores and CDshops to cease operating,threatening them with bombing theirshops.

26-Aug-07

Puttalam SriLanka



0 0 Authorities have discovered tworemote-triggered claymore bombsalong the Puttlam-Kalpitiya road. Itis believed that the bombs wereplanted there to target MinisterRisath Bathiyutheen. He wasexpected to be in the area during thelaunch of a development project.

27-Aug-07

Cali Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 3 Three police officers and one policedog were killed while trying todeactivate an explosive set bymembers of the Fuerzas ArmadasRevolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).The bomb was set on the road in thedirection of Tumaco.

27-Aug-07


Explosives1 0 The Mujahideen Youth Movementclaimed responsibility for an attackagainst the Hamarweyne Afariidoodpolice station in Mogadishu. Aninsurgent threw a hand grenade atthe police forces and wasimmediately shot dead. Handgrenade attacks are becomingincreasingly common in Somalia.

27-Aug-07


Explosives1 0 Insurgents threw a hand grenade atdelegates to a Somali peaceconference. The attackers threw thegrenade at the Medina Hotel, wheremany of the delegates were staying.The Mujahideen Youth Movementclaimed responsibility for the attack.

27-Aug-07

Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police lieutenant colonel in al-BuAjeel village died. He was killed bygunmen near Tikrit, a city onehundred and ten miles north ofBaghdad.

27-Aug-07

MussayabIraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen killed a policeman andwounded his brother. The attacktook place in Mussayab, forty milessouth of Baghdad.

27-Aug-07

Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 9 A suicide bomber in Falluja killednine people, including the mosquepreacher, when he detonated anexplosives belt inside a mosque. Thepreacher who died, Abdul Sattar al-Jumaili, was an outspoken critic of AlQaeda.

27-Aug-07

Nazran Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 Police found and safely detonated anexplosive device in the Oltiyevomunicipal district of Nazran. Thebomb, a metal bucket filled withexplosives, was found next to atunnel near the Malsagovskiymarket. Police have not identifiedany suspects.Attacks against police,officials, and ethnically non-Ingushresidents continue to underminestability in Ingushetia. Russian mediagenerally blame the attacks on Arabjihadists. Others accuse Russianfederal forces of randomly assaultingand abducting local Ingush residentsin response to insurgent attacks,thereby engendering localresentment.

27-Aug-07

Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified insurgents shot andkilled an elderly construction workerin southern Thailand's Pattaniprovince. The victim's body wasthen set ablaze by the attackers. Itshould be noted that the victim wasalso a Buddhist. Buddhists arefrequently targeted by Thailand'ssouthern separatists.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-Aug-07

Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda Buddhist woman in southernThailand's Pattani province.Buddhists are frequently targeted byThailand's southern separatists.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-Aug-07

NarathiwatIraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two Muslim men were shot and killedin a drive-by shooting by unidentifiedgunmen. The attack took place insouthern Thailand's Narathiwatprovince. Drive-by shootingscontinue to be an integral tactic inthe low-level insurgency in Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-Aug-07

Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda female teacher who was on herway to work in southern Thailand'sPattani neighborhood. KesiniPipemtep was gunned down by twounidentified gunmen in an attackwhich occurred amidst of a spate ofother attacks against the educationalinstitutions in southern Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-Aug-07

Monkayo PhilippinesNewPeople'sArmy(NPA)

Firearms0 0 Armed rebels with the New People'sArmy (NPA) kidnapped a member ofthe Intelligence Service of the ArmedForces of the Philippines (ISAFP) inthe city of Monkayo. They abductedCorporal Frederick Gayle in the earlyhours of the morning and torched alarge dump truck owned by a largemining company. Attacks on policeforces are not uncommon in thePhilippines as the NPA continues itsviolent insurgency.

28-Aug-07

IskandariyahIraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Gunmen set fire to Supreme IraqiIslamic Council (SIIC) offices inIskandariya. Iskandariya is fortykilometers south of Baghdad.

28-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 3 Gunmen attacked a Sunni mosque.As a result, three people died. Threeothers were kidnapped in the Qahiradistrict of northern Baghdad.

28-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen opened fire and wounded apoliceman and his wife. The attackoccurred in Kirkuk, while thepoliceman and his wife were in theircar.

28-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 Two policemen and a civilian werevictims of gunfire. The attack tookplace in Kirkuk. As a result of theattack, the three individuals werewounded.

28-Aug-07

Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives10 0 A roadside bomb detonated inBaquba, sixty five miles north ofBaghdad. The blast, which occurrednear a bus, left ten people wounded.

28-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 3 Terrorists broke into the mosque ofHaj Isma'il. The incident occurred inthe Qahira neighborhood of Baghdad.As a result of the attack, three mendied and three others werekidnapped.

28-Aug-07

Al-Khalis

Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Joint forces thwarted an attempt todestroy a water-filtering station. Theincident occurred in the Al-Khalisdistrict of the Diyala Governorate,northeast of Baghdad. In total,thirty-three terrorists were killed bysecurity forces. It is unclear howmany security forces died.

28-Aug-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedan ice cream vendor in front of aschool in southern Thailand'sNarathiwat neighborhood. Attackson educational institutionalinstitutions are common in Thailandas are attacks on ice cream vendorscatering to the schools.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

28-Aug-07


1 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedone local community leader andinjured another in southernThailand's Narathiwat district. MalehNiheng was killed, while MayuhaMayuso was injured in an attackaimed at destabilizing localgovernance in Thailand's volatilesouth. Such attacks are common insouthern Thailand.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

28-Aug-07

Pattani Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unidentified insurgents burned theinsides of four schools in southernThailand's Pattani district. Attackson schools and the educationalsystem as a whole are common inThailand, as the separatists believethat they are instruments of thegovernment.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

28-Aug-07

Pinar Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified militants planted bombsalongside a railway track in Pinar.The blasts damaged the trackdisrupting rail traffic from Quetta toLahore and from Karachi to Quetta.There were no reports of anycasualties in the incident.

28-Aug-07

HowraghatIndia KarbiLongriNationalLiberationFront

Explosives0 0 Unidentified miscreants tossed agrenade at the home of KhorsingEngti, the Assam Hill AreasDevelopment. Authorities suspectthat the Karbi Longri NationalLiberation Front. There was noofficial word on who was behind theattack, though.

29-Aug-07

Sagone France Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 An explosive charge targeted thefirst-aid post on the beach in Sagonein the Corse-du-Sud. The buildingwas completely destroyed by a firecaused by the explosion.

29-Aug-07

Bogota Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 A planned terrorist attack on theSanta Maria bullfighting area inBogota was revealed. Members ofthe Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionariasde Colombia (FARC) were planning toattack the area in 2005, during abullfight at which 10,000 peoplewere to be present. While the policebelieve that the proposed target wasSenator German Vargas Lleras, thedefense department contends thatthere was no specific target.

29-Aug-07

Tolima Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 Members of the Fuerzas ArmadasRevolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)were planning a mass kidnapping incentral Colombia, a plan which waspartially thwarted by the arrest of 15members of the insurgent group,police say. Several of those capturedwere planning to attack US officialsworking for Plan Colombia, which hasheadquarters in Tolima. Police saythe insurgents were planning to killforeigners using a car bomb placedat their residence.

29-Aug-07

Kufa Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Terrorists set fire to an office of theSupreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC).The attack occurred in Kufa, onehundred and sixty kilometers southof Baghdad.

29-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 1 A car bomb explosion in the parkinglot of al-Karkh courthouse inBaghdad killed one civilian andinjured three others. The attackoccurred in the upscale Mansourneighborhood in the morning. Thevehicle was detonated by remotecontrol.

29-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed an Iraqi solider inKirkuk. The attack occurred whenthe gunmen raided the soldier'shome near a sheep market indowntown Kirkuk.

29-Aug-07

Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 6 Gunmen killed five policemen afterattacking a police checkpoint southof Mosul. The attack occurred in theHamam al-Alil area. A civilian wasalso killed in the crossfire.

29-Aug-07

Najaf Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a police officer in adrive-by shooting. The attackoccurred in Najaf, one hundred milessouth of Baghdad.

29-Aug-07

Babil Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

4 6 At least six people died and fourwere wounded when terrorists setfire to the headquarters of theSupreme Iraqi Islamist Council. Theattack occurred in the al-Hamzaprovince of the Babil province southof Baghdad.

29-Aug-07

OrdzhonikidzevskayaRussia Unknown Firearms0 0 Unknown attackers threw a grenadeinto the home of a Russian-speakingfamily in Ingushetia's SunzhenskiyDistrict at 1:00 am. No one wasinjured in the attack.Attacks againstpolice, officials, and ethnically non-Ingush residents continue toundermine stability in Ingushetia.Russian media generally blame theattacks on Arab jihadists. Othersaccuse Russian federal forces ofrandomly assaulting and abductinglocal Ingush residents in response toinsurgent attacks, therebyengendering local resentment.

29-Aug-07

Pattani Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unidentified attackers attempted toset fire to a number of schools insouthern Thailand's Pattani provincebut were thwarted by local villagers.The attack follows a pattern ofattacks on Thailand's educationalsystem.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

29-Aug-07

Mayo Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda village leader in southernThailand's Mayo district. MasamegSameng was the latest victim in aseries of attacks against villageleaders by southern Thailand'sseparatists.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

30-Aug-07

Bastia France Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosion caused by a weakcharge occurred at the RegionalAdministration Institute in Bastia,Haute-Corse, shattering the windowsof the building.

30-Aug-07

Najaf Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Ali Abu Haydar al-Hasnawi, directorof the oil depot in Najaf, was killed infront of his house. His death comesdays after the release of fourkidnapped oil officials. The incidentoccurred in al-Jamaayatneighborhood, north of Najaf.

30-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 Three policemen were injured after aroadside bomb detonated near aNahdha bus station in Baghdad.Terrorists planted the bomb on theMuhammad Al-Qasim route.

30-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives1 0 Two roadside bombs targeted avehicle belonging to BrigadierBurhan Taeeb, the head of KirkukPolice Station. As a result, one of hisguards was injured and the vehiclewas damaged.

30-Aug-07

Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 6 Terrorists attacked a policecheckpoint in Hammam al-Alil,twenty kilometers south of Mosul. Asa result of the attack, five policemendied along with a civilian. Theterrorists had machine guns.

30-Aug-07

Hillah Iraq MahdiArmy

Fire orFirebomb

0 0 An arson attack by the Mahdi Armymilitants has burned down an officelinked to the foundation headed byAmmar al-Hakim, the son of theleader of the of Shiite Unified IraqiCoalition (SUIC).

30-Aug-07

Hillah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Sadrist gunmen stormed SupremeIraqi Islamic Council (SIIC) offices inthe Hamza and Qasim neighborhoodsof Hillah. They set fires, broke glass,and committed vandalism.

30-Aug-07

ChhattisgarhIndia CommunistParty ofIndia-Maoists

Firearms0 12 Gunmen with the Communist Party ofIndia-Maoists shot and killed twelvepolicemen in Chhattisgarh state.This was one of the worst attacksagainst police in the region, followingthe deaths of twenty-four personnelin an ambush in July and the deathsof fifty-five policemen in March.

30-Aug-07

DeraBugti

Pakistan Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified militants blew up a gaspipeline supplying gas to apurification plant in Dera Bugti.Following the blast, the supply to thepurification plant was suspended.

31-Aug-07

Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives7 4 A suicide car bomb killed fourcommandos and wounded sevenothers. The bomb was targeting apolice patrol in al-Jallam village nearSamarra. Samarra is sixty two milesnorth of Baghdad.

31-Aug-07

Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a barber in a drive-byshooting. The barber, GhazwanJawad, was killed inside his shop in AlNasr neighborhood where he hadpreviously served a colonel in Kirkuk.The attack occurred in Kirkuk, a cityone hundred and fifty five milesnorth of Baghdad.

31-Aug-07

Al-Kut Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Terrorists killed an Iraqi interpreterworking with Multinational Forces inWasit Governorate, southeast ofBaghdad. The victim, Husayn Aziz,was killed near the Presidency ofWasit University in al-Kut City, capitalof the governorate.

31-Aug-07

Najaf Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 The spokesman of the security forcesin Najaf City claims an assassinationattempt took place. The target wasan official of the dibathificationcommittee and an improvisedexplosives device (IED) was plantednear his house. The attack tookplace in the Al Ghadeerneighborhood in downtown NajafCity.

31-Aug-07

Basra Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 The spokesman of Basra provincepolice Abdel Kareem Al Zobaidi saidthat gunmen killed therepresentative of Grand Ayat Allah AlSistani. The representative's namewas Syaed Muslim al Battat. He wasthe Imam of the Al Orwa mosque inthe Al Fersi neighborhood indowntown Basra city. The attacktook place in the evening.

31-Aug-07

Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Police found the body of a member ofthe judicial council of Mosul. Thebody was found west of Mosul. Itwas clear that the victim had beenshot several times.

31-Aug-07

Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 The spokesman of the security forcesin Najaf City said that the official ofthe dibathification committee inNajaf survived and assassinationattempt. Terrorists tried using animprovised explosives device, IED,to kill the official and planted thedevice near his house. The house isin the Al Ghadeer neighborhood ofdowntown Najaf City.

31-Aug-07

Nazran Russia Unknown Explosives0 4 Four police officers, responding to areport about a suspicious car parkedoutside a cultural center in Nazran,were killed by a powerful explosionas they approached the scene.According to local law enforcement,the blast was so large that nothingwas left of the vehicle in which thedevice was planted.Initially theIngush Interior Ministry reported thatthe explosion was the result of acollision between two cars, butsubsequent reports confirmed thatthe blast was indeed the result of abombing.Attacks against police,officials, and ethnically non-Ingushresidents continue to underminestability in Ingushetia. Russian mediagenerally blame the attacks on Arabjihadists. Others accuse Russianfederal forces of randomly assaultingand abducting local Ingush residentsin response to insurgent attacks,thereby engendering localresentment.

31-Aug-07

NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Armed insurgents shot and killed aforty-three year old Muslim man insouthern Thailand's volatileNarathiwat province. Islamicinsurgents are suspected.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 Unknown gunmen shot dead an Iraqicontractor and wounded anintrepreter. Both individuals wereworking with U.S. forces in the city ofKut. The attack took place late in theevening. Unknown gunmen openedfire in the al-Hourah neighborhood ofKut City.

1-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen on a motorbike killed aShi'ite preacher outside his mosquein central Basra. Basra is 340 milessoutheast of Baghdad.

1-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 2 An explosion occurred in the mainroad east of Ba'qubah. Ba'qubah isthe capital of the Diyala Governorate,northeast of Baghdad. Police sourcesin the city said that the explosioncaused the martyrdom of two peopleand wounded two others. Thevictims were riding a bus on the roadwhen the bomb went off.

1-Sep-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives2 2 Two people were killed and two werewounded when a roadside bombstruck a bus east of Baquba. Baqubais northeast of Baghdad. PoliceLieutenant Colonel Najim al-Sumaidaireported the incident.

2-Sep-07 FuenmayorSpain ETA Explosives0 0 A small bomb exploded on amotorway in Fuenmayor in La RiojaProvince. No further information isprovided on the explosives andperpetrator, although a roadassistance organization in SanSebastian and a daily newspaper inTereul had received calls warning ofthe device as well as four othersplanted on different roads innorthern Spain.

2-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 A roadside bomb targeting a policepatrol wounded three policemen.The attack occurred in Baghdad'swestern Yarmouk district. Terroristsfrequently use roadside bombs totarget police vehicles.

2-Sep-07 Riyadh Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed an off-duty policemenand a soldier during a drive-byshooting in a village near the town ofRiyadh. Riyadh, not the capital ofSaudi Arabia, is a town forty milessouthwest of the city of Kirkuk.Attacks on police are particularlycommon in that region.

2-Sep-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A bomb exploded near a bus. As aresult, one person died. The attacktook place in Iskandariya, forty milessouth of Baghdad.

2-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 The Shiite shrine of Ahmed Ibn Imamal-Kadhim in the northern Iraqi city ofBaquba was blown up by unidentifiedgunmen. At least twenty terroristswere involved with the attack. Thisis the third attack on the shrine.Earlier attacks took place in 2005and 2006.

2-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives15 9 A bomb exploded in a crowdedBaghdad square. As a result, ninepeople died and fifteen were injured.Bombs are frequently used in attacksin public places in Iraq.

3-Sep-07 SalaminaColombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Firearms0 1 Members of the Fuerzas ArmadasRevolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)pulled aside a bus near Salmina,killed the driver of a bus, and thenproceded to burn the vehicle.

3-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen killed two members of theDemocratic Party of Kurdistan (PDK),The attack occurred in Mosul. Theidentity of the assassins is notknown.

3-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 8 Eight electricity workers werekidnapped and killed. The attackoccurred in northern Baghdad'sWaziriya district. The workers wereen route to a training workshop inthe northern city of Abril. This is notthe first time electricty workers havebeen victimized by terrorists.

3-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 One person was killed and five werewounded because of a car bomb.The bomb exploded in a market inthe Zaafaraniya district of southernBaghdad.

3-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Aamir al-Rashidi died at the hands ofgunmen. Mr. al-Rashidi was acameraman working for a localtelevision station in Mosul, a city twohundred and forty miles north ofBaghdad. Attacks on members ofthe media are common in Iraq.

3-Sep-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 Three policemen were woundedbecause of a roadside bomb. Thebomb detonated near their policevehicle. Krikuk was where the attacktook place and attacks on police arecommon in that region.

3-Sep-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Explosives13 2 A suicide car bomber targeting apolice checkpoint killed twopolicemen and wounded thirteenother people. Among the injuredwere six policemen. The atack tooplace in the al-Jazeera area nearRamadi. Ramadi is seventykilometers west of Baghdad.

3-Sep-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A roadside bomb exploded near apolice patrol in Kirkuk. As a result,four civilians were wounded. Kirkukis one hundred and fifty five milesnorth of Baghdad.

3-Sep-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb injured twopolicemen. The bomb exploded neara police patrol in Kirkuk. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq,particularly in Kirkuk.

3-Sep-07 Anbar Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqipolice vehicle in Falluja resulted inthe injury of two policemen. One isin critical condition. As a response,police detained ten young men assuspects.

3-Sep-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Unidentified gunmen opened fire ona couple walking to work at a rubberplantation in southern Thailand's Yalaprovince. The husband was killed inthe attack, while the wife sufferedlife-threatening injuries. Attacks onthe rubber industry are common inThailand as it is one of the country'smost important industries.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

3-Sep-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 Insurgents planted a number ofbombs intended to target a group ofteachers and their military escorts.While media reports seemed toindicate that the bombs detonated,they failed to kill or injure theirtarget.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

3-Sep-07 UnknownThailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Southern insurgents shot and killedtwo teachers in Thailand's restivesouth. Seventy school were closedfor safety reasons. Attacks onteachers are common in southernThailand.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-Sep-07 ZamboangaCity

PhilippinesUnknown Explosives1 0 Two bomb explosions rockedZamboanga City in the earlymorning. The first blast detonatednear a public market. The seconddetonated just ten minutes later androcked a coffee shop, injuring onepoliceman. Both blasts took place inthe public market area. Coordinatedwith incident id #39475

4-Sep-07 Najaf Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Aziz B'aiwi, Deputy Chief of IraqiPolice in Kufa City, was shot in theeye by a sniper. The incident tookplace near the al-Kufa Ice Plant in theevening. Mr. B'aiwi was on his wayhome from work. He died almostimmediately after being shot.

4-Sep-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 3 The Chief of Police of al-Siniyahdistrict was killed along with twomembers of his security detail.Terrorists executed the attackthrough the use of an improvisedexplosives device (IED). Because ofthe attack, Iraqi security forcesannounced a curfew for the district.

4-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Two mortar shells landed in thefortified Green Zone. No casualtieswere reported but it is believed thatthe shells landed near the USEmbassy.

4-Sep-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

4 1 An Improvised Explosives Device(IED) exploded and killed oneservicemen, while injuring fourothers. The victims were membersof Infrastructure Security Forces.The site of the attakc was Ishaqi, atown one hundred and thirtykilometers north of Baghdad.

4-Sep-07 Gukhoy Russia Unknown Firearms5 1 Unidentified gunmen opened firewith assault rifles and grenadelaunchers on the school village andthe home of the head of the Gukhoyvillage administration in the Itum-Kalinskiy District of Chechnya. Thehome burnt to the ground andAndarbek Dadayev, a village policepatrolman, was killed. Five peoplewere also wounded.Political murders,bombings, and other violencebetween Russian police forces andChechen separatists continue toundermine stability in Chechnya,though violence is becomingincreasingly sporadic.

4-Sep-07 ZamboangaCity

PhilippinesUnknown Explosives0 0 Two bomb explosions rockedZamboanga City in the earlymorning. The first blast detonatednear a public market. The seconddetonated just ten minutes later androcked a coffee shop, injuring onepoliceman. Both blasts took place inthe public market area. Coordinatedwith incident #43541

4-Sep-07 BukidnonPhilippinesNewPeople'sArmy(NPA)

Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen in the NewPeople's Army shot and killed a triballeader in the town of Bukidnon.According to reports, three gunmenapproached Romeo Inta, while hewas en route to a village meetingand opened fire on him, killing himinstantly. He was the third triballeader killed by the NPA in the pasttwo months.

5-Sep-07 SalaheddinIraq Unknown Explosives18 2 This entry is covered earlier. It refersto the car bomb in Tikrit, near apolice station and should be deleted.

5-Sep-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

7 0 An Improvised Explosives Device(IED) went off and killed sevenpolicemen. The bomb targeted apolice patrol in downtown Kirkuk city.The explosion occurred in theafternoon.

5-Sep-07 Nineveh Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 A member of the KurdistanDemocratic Party (PDK) party waskilled by gunmen in Mosul city.

5-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives28 1 A suicide car bomb exploded at acheckpoint in Mosul. As a result, onepoliceman died and twenty-eightpeople were wounded. The bombingoccurred in the afternoon. Many ofthe victims were street vendors andlocal residents.

5-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 15 At least fifteen Iraqi civilians werekilled in a bombing in Baghdad. Aroadside bomb exploded next to aminibus crowded with commuters inBaladiyat. Baladiyat is a Shiiteneighborhood of eastern Baghdad.Officials suspect members of theMahdi militia, commanded by a Shiitecleric, were responsible.

5-Sep-07 NovyySharoy

Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 Chechen police defused animprovised explosive device afterlocal residents spotted a bucket filedwith TNT, ammonium nitrate, metalpieces, and wire on the edge of aroad near the village of NovyySharoy in Chechnya's Achkhoy-Martanovskiy District.Politicalmurders, bombings, and otherviolence between Russian policeforces and Chechen separatistscontinue to undermine stability inChechnya, though violence isbecoming increasingly sporadic.

5-Sep-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives4 1 Insurgents planted a bomb inside ofa refrigerator in convenience store insouthern Thailand's Yala province.The bomb detonated as a manopened the door to get a drink. Theensuing blast killed the man andwounded two children. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Sep-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 A bomb exploded outside of a privateresidence in southern Thailand's Yaladistrict. This bomb attack comes onthe same day as another bombattack in a convenience store in thesame province. Unlike the attack inthe store, no one was killed orinjured in this attack.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Sep-07 SungaiPadi

Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedsixty-three year old Wae Aa Madeng,a religious teacher, in southernThailand's Narathiwat Province.Madeng was at the Koksaya mosquein Narathiwat's Sungai Padee districtwhen a group of insurgents onmotorcycles followed him and shothim instantly killing him.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Sep-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives5 0 Insurgents detonated a set ofexplosives at Vera Mini-mart, agrocery store, in southern Thailand'sYala province. The explosion rockedthe store and left five injured. It wasnot immediately clear who wasbehind the attack, but such tacticsare typical of Thailand's southernseparatists.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Sep-07 UnknownThailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 Insurgents attempted to assassinateSomphrat Chongchit, a localadministration officer outside an oldcity hall in southern Thailand. Theassailants concealed a bombunderneath his pickup truck andattempted to detonate it. However,the device malfunctioned and did notexplode.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

6-Sep-07 Batna Algeria Al-Qaedain theIslamicMaghreb

Explosives75 16 While waiting for President AbdelazizBouteflika to arrive on a scheduledvisit to their town, a bomb killedfifteen residents of Batna and injuredmore than 75. Al-Qaeda in theIslamic Maghreb claimedresponsibility for the attack.According to a statement by thegroup, the attacker intended toattack President Abdelaziz Bouteflikabut could not reach him. Instead, heplunged into the security forces anddetonated his belt.Though a numberof smaller attacks have recentlytaken place in Algeria, this bombingwas the largest since the Aprilbombing, which killed 23 Algerians.

6-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Four policemen died after beingtaken hostage by gunmen. Thepolice officers' bodies were found inMosul, two hundred and forty milesnorth of Baghdad.

6-Sep-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives17 3 A car bomb targeting a police patrolkilled three civilians and woundedseventeen. The attack occurred inTikrit. Tikrit is one hundred and tenmiles north of Baghdad. As a resultof the attack, there is a curfew on thecity.

6-Sep-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives4 0 A car bomb planted near theSarchnar bakery wounded fourpeople. The bombing occurred inKirkuk. Kirkuk is a northern city, onehundred and fifty-five miles north ofBaghdad.

6-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 1 A road side bomb targeted civiliansin the Zafaraniyah area of Baghdad.As a result of the attack, one civiliandied and three were injured.

6-Sep-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Dr. Riyath Ramo was kidnapped bygunmen. Terrorists stormed hisclinic in the Al Jumhouriyaneighborhood in Kirkuk.

6-Sep-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 (1st of 2 attacks)Insurgentsdetonated a bomb targeting a policepatrol detonated in southernThailand's Yala province. The bombdid not injure any of its targets.However, it prompted a bombdisposal squad to arrive on thescene, which was promptly hit by asecond explosion.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


3 0 (2nd of 2 attacks)Insurgentsdetonated a bomb targeting a policepatrol detonated in southernThailand's Yala province. The bombdid not injure any of its targets.However, it prompted a bombdisposal squad to arrive on thescene, which was promptly hit by asecond explosion. Three wereinjured in the second attack.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

7-Sep-07 Najaf Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed Mohammed al-Gara'awi. Mr. al-Gara'awi was anofficial in the office of Shi'ite clericMoqtada al-Sadr. The incident tookplace in Najaf, one hundred milessouth of Baghdad.

7-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen killed three policemenduring a drive-by shooting. Theattack took place in Mosul, twohundred and forty miles north ofBaghdad.

7-Sep-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms4 4 Three Iraqi civilians and a policeofficer died and four were injuredwhen gunmen executed a drive-byshooting. The incident occurred inKirkuk. Among the dead are aformer school director and hisbrother.

7-Sep-07 Baksan Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 Two unidentified attackers attemptedto blow up a mini-bus traveling on aroad between the towns of Baksanand Chegem in the republic ofKabardino-Balkaria. The passengerswere reportedly traveling tocelebrations commemorating the450th anniversary of the accession ofKabardino-Balkaria to Russia. No onewas injured in the attack.Followingthe incident, President of Kabardino-Balkaria Arsen Kanokov said that 500to 700 radicals remain in therepublic, but that there are nounderground bandit formationscapable of conducting large-scaleoperations similar to an attack onpolice in 2005 that resulted in manyfatalities.

7-Sep-07 Nazran Russia Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda police officer with automatic riflesin central Nazran. According towitnesses, a car appeared andremoved the body of the victim afterthe criminals fled the scene. Policehave not identified any suspects.Attacks against police, officials, andethnically non-Ingush residentscontinue to undermine stability inIngushetia. Russian media generallyblame the attacks on Arab jihadists.Others accuse Russian federal forcesof randomly assaulting andabducting local Ingush residents inresponse to insurgent attacks,thereby engendering localresentment.

7-Sep-07 TskhinvaliGeorgia Unknown Explosives1 0 A cell phone exploded after a localman spotted it on the road andattempted to pick it up in Tskhinvali,South Ossetia. The blast injured onlythe man holding the phone.SouthOssetian Interior Minister MikhailMindzayev argued that the attackwas part of a Georgian specialservices plan to destabilize theregion on the eve of the Day of theRepublic in an attempt to underminethe push by Ossetians for fullindependence.

8-Sep-07 Dellys Algeria Al-Qaedain theIslamicMaghreb

Explosives0 31 Only 48 hours after launching asimilar attack, Al-Qaeda in theIslamic Maghreb struck again inDellys, about 30 miles from Algiers.A truck loaded with explosivesdetonated, killing at least 30 people.All of the victims were Coast Guardtroops engaged in a flag-raisingceremony.The attacker, NabilBelkacemi, was a student fromAlgiers. He was fifteen years old. Ininterviews, his mother suggests thatshe believes he was coerced. Inrecent months, Al-Qaeda in theIslamic Maghreb have stepped uptheir attacks.

8-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 A car bomb exploded near aBaghdad police station. As a result,one person died and five werewounded.

8-Sep-07 SadrCity

Iraq Unknown Explosives45 15 A car bomb exploded near a policestation in Sadr City. Sadr City islargely Shi'ite. As a result of theattack, fifteen people died and forty-five were wounded. The attackoccurred at 6:30 p.m. Baghdad time.The city is also home to radical clericMoqtada al-Sadr. The suicidebomber crashed a Mercedes besidesan eatery.

8-Sep-07 Kufa Iraq Unknown Explosives8 5 A roadside bomb exploded in amarket in Kufa. Kufa is a holy Shi'itetown. As a result of the attack, fivepeople died and eight were wounded.A second police official said agrenade caused the casualties.

8-Sep-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A car bomb exploded near a policestation. The explosion occurred inBasheer, twelve miles southwest ofKirkuk. 1 or 2 people died in theattack.

8-Sep-07 Yaha Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Police discovered the bullet-riddledbody of Areeyah Mae-sae, a deputyvillage chief, in southern Thailand'sYaha district. Along with his body,police found the bodies of twosuspected insurgents. Authoritiesspeculate that the two deceasedkilled Mae-sae, but that Mae-sae wasable to return fire before his death.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

8-Sep-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A car bomb exploded near a policestation in Kirkuk. As a result, onepoliceman died. Police say theincident, commited by Turkmenresidents, is related to revengeattacks against the Sunni town ofAlbu Faraj. In addition to killing anofficer, Turkmen residents burnedsix houses as well.

9-Sep-07 Suq-Ba'adProvince

Somalia MujahideenYouthMovement

Firearms0 1 The Mujadiheen Youth Movementclaimed responsibility for an attackthat killed the President of Suq-Ba'adProvince, Soudi Ja'anoli.Since routingthe Union of Islamic Courts inDecember in 2006, both Ethiopia andSomalia's transitional governmenthave been combating a fierceinsurgency campaign.

9-Sep-07 al-Robeki

Egypt Al-Thabetonin Egypt

Firearms1 1 Members of the group called Al-Thabeton in Egypt shot and killedone police officer and woundedanother. Police report that theattackers rammed their truck into apolice car and fired automaticweapons at the officers. The groupclaimed responsibility for the attackon their website.

9-Sep-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Firearms3 7 Armed insurgents attacked agovernment base in north easternMogadishu, killing seven policeofficers and injuring three. Theneighborhood in which the attacktook place is viewed as an insurgentstronghold

9-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 4 A suicide car bomb targeting a policecheckpoint killed four people,including two policemen. Two otherpolicemen were also wounded. Theattack occurred near Saqlawiya. Thistown is 35 miles west of Baghdad.

9-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Gunmen destroyed the dome of aSunni mosque. The attack occurredin Mosul. Mosul is two hundred andforty miles north of Baghdad. It isnot clear how many casualties therewere. Two explosive charges wereplanted inside the mosque, located inthe Al-Wahdah neighborhood. TheAL-Sabirin mosque was also attackedpreviously on September 5th. Afterthis attack, 70% of the mosque iscollapsed.

9-Sep-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Firearms2 7 Gunmen attacked and destroyed apolice station. As a result of theattack, seven policemen died andtwo were wounded. Attacks onpolice forces are common in Iraq.

9-Sep-07 Nalchik Russia Unknown Explosives0 0 An improvised explosive deviceexploded roughly 800 m from abuilding housing a police unit fromthe Interior Ministry in the capital ofthe republic of Kabarda-Balkaria,Nalchik. Local police estimated thatthe device may have been equivalentto about 1 kg of TNT. No one wasinjured in the explosion.

9-Sep-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An unidentified gunman shotBannang Sata, a rubber plantationworker, at close range, killing her.The attack took place on the side of aroad in southern Thailand's Yalaprovince. Attacks on the rubberindustry are common in southernThailand as this is an important partof the country's economy.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

9-Sep-07 KhokPho

Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Armed insurgents set fire to the BanKhok Sato village school in southernThailand's Pattani province. Duringthe attack, a local boy opened fire onthe perpetrators killing them. Hewas presented with an award for hisactions.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

10-Sep-07 Logrono Spain ETA Explosives0 0 A day after the Basque Fatherlandand Freedom (ETA) warned that itwould keep striking, authoritiesdefused a car bomb that was leftnear the defense ministry offices inLogrono. The car had been packedwith nearly 180 lbs of explosives, adetonator, and a can or petrol.Aperson claiming to speak for ETA hadcalled in a warning about the bomb.

10-Sep-07 Biguglia France Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device comprised of adiving cylinder filled with a chloratemixture linked to a gas cylinder wasfound and defused outside the doorof the Moroccan consulate in thetown of Biguglia. No one has claimedresponsibility for the attack.

10-Sep-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Explosives0 4 Islamist insurgents shelled PresidentAbullahi Yusuf's presidential palace.The president was at his home duringthe attack, but no mortars landedinside the compound. Instead, theylanded on homes surrounding thecompound, killing four and woundingseveral others.President Yusuf hasbeen the target of a number ofinsurgent attacks. This is not thefirst time his palace has beenshelled.

10-Sep-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb detonated in Mamavillage, in the police patrol of Serkranstation. As a result, two policemenwere injured and there was somedamage to the vehicle.

10-Sep-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed the Imam and oratorof Mahtta mosque. The attackoccurred outside a house at Jubailaneighborhood in north Basra. TheImam was a member of the IslamicIraqi Supreme Council. He was anaide to Sistani, the second Sistaniaide to be killed in September.

10-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 2 A car bomb killed two people andwounded six. The attack occurrednear a hospital in central Baghdad.The car bomb was parked near theambulance center.

10-Sep-07 Kizilyurt Russia Unknown Firearms2 0 Two penitentiary officials werewounded by unidentified attackerswhile waiting for a minibus on theoutskirts of town near Kizilyurt,roughly 65 km northwest ofMakhachkala. The attackers openedfire from a vehicle as theyapproached, wounding the twovictims in the shins. Police have notidentified any suspects.Violence,ethnic tension, and feuding amongcriminal gangs throughout Dagestanand the other Northern CaucasianRussian republics continue toundermine social, political, andeconomic stability in the region.Victims of local violence tend to bemembers of local police forces, butalso include Dagestani militants,civilians, and federal servicemen andofficials.

10-Sep-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Unknown0 1 Agence France Presse reports that afifty-five year old plantation ownerwas killed at his rubber plantation inNarathiwat. No further details weregiven. Attacks on the rubberindustry are common in southernThailand as it is a very important partof the country's economy.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

10-Sep-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Southern separatists are suspectedin the shooting death of a twenty-seven year old local governmentworker in southern Thailand's Pattaniprovince. Attacks on governmentemployees and institutions arecommon in Thailand.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

10-Sep-07 Rangae Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An unidentified gunman on amotorcycle attempted to kill a forty-two year old teacher in southernThailand's Rangae district. Thebullet, however, missed, and hit alocal villager. Attacks on teachersare common in southern Thailand asseparatists view them as anextension of the state.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

10-Sep-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedAbdulroheng Unu, a fifty-five year oldrubber plantation worker in southernThailand's Narathiwat neighborhood.The deceased had been tappingrubber when he was killed. Attackson the rubber industry are commonin southern Thailand as it is a vitalpart of the country's economy.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

11-Sep-07 BuenaventuraColombia Unknown Firearms1 0 The mayorial candidate inBuenaventura, Hector Copete, wasattacked at 7pm at his residence inthe Kennedy neighborhood in anattempted assassination. Although abullet hit his spine, Copete's injurieswere not life-threatening. He willrepresent the party of the U (partidode la U) in the election.

11-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 6 Unidentified gunmen attacked acheckpoint in Al-Kayyarah, insouthern Mosul, the capital of NinawaGovernorate. As a result of theattack, six people died. Theterrorists escaped the attack.

11-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 A planted bomb put inside a sedancar exploded in front of the fine artsinstitution. The attack occurred inthe Mansour neighborhood of westBaghdad. As a result of the attack,one person died and five wereinjured.

11-Sep-07 Pattan Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda retired police sergeant in a drive-byshooting in southern Thailand'sPattani province. Drive-by shootingscontinue to be an integral tactic inthe low-level insurgency beingwaged by separatists in the south ofthe country.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

11-Sep-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda twenty-one year old Muslim manand severely injured his brother in adrive-by shooting in southernThailand's Yala province. Drive-byshootings continue to be an integraltactic in the low-level insurgency thathas raged in the south of the countrysince 2004.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

11-Sep-07 Yarang Thailand Unknown Firearms5 1 Three unidentified gunmen posing aspassengers at bus stop in Pattaniprovince shot and killed a localdefense volunteer. Awae Muru, afifty-five year old volunteer inPattani's Yarang district, was shotand killed by the assailants. Inaddition, five others were woundedin the attack. Attacks on localdefense volunteers are notuncommon in southern Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

11-Sep-07 Yarang Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An unidentified gunman shot andkilled Isama-ae Hassa a forty-threeyear old local defense volunteer insouthern Thailand's Pattani province.The victim was riding his motorbikeearly in the morning when he waskilled. Attacks on local defensevolunteers are not uncommon insouthern Thailand.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

12-Sep-07 Si-Mustapha

Algeria Al-QaedaOrganizationin theLand ofthe TwoRiver

Explosives0 0 Al-Qaeda Organization in the Land ofthe Islamic Maghreb targetedelectrical energy pylons this pastweekend. They sawed off and threehigh-tension poles and laterdestroyed them with explosives.However, the attack did not result inany electrical blackouts in the area,as authorities simply turned to otherelectrical energy resources.

12-Sep-07 Narino Colombia Unknown Explosives1 0 A car bomb detonated in Pasto, thecapital of Narino province, injuredone person and blew out windows innearby shops and restaurants. Thecar had Ecuadorian licence plate; nosuspects have yet been identified.

12-Sep-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen assassinated Major KhalidJabur from Iraqi police. The attackoccurred in front of his house in theAl Taameem neighborhood in Tikrit.

12-Sep-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a policeman near hishouse. The attack occurred in Hilla,sixty miles south of Baghdad.Attacks on police forces are commonin Iraq.


3 0 An attack targeted the head's of thelocal council convoy of Al Haweejaprovince. The IED used in the attackinjured three bodyguards.

12-Sep-07 Gjilan Serbia Unknown Explosives0 0 A hand grenade was thrown in frontof a local police station in Gjilan inthe evening, damaging two policevehicles and the station walls. Noinjuries were reported and no arrestshave been made.Most Kosovars havesupported independence since NATOousted the forces under SerbianPresident Slobodan Milosevic in1999. Serbia, backed by Russia andseveral neighboring OrthodoxChristian countries, has refused torelinquish its claim over the territory,which it considers a traditional andcultural homeland. Kosovo is home toroughly two million ethnic Albaniansas well as up to 200,000 Serbs, mostof whom live in small enclaves andwould resist an independent Kosovo.

13-Sep-07 ChemoraAlgeria Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 Authorities defused a bomb whichwas hidden in a green shopping bagand left outside a girls' primaryschool. This attack comes on theheels of a spate of recent bombingsin Algeria by al-Qaeda in the Land ofthe Islamic Maghreb. Exactly oneweek ago, the group launched amajor attack against a presidentialrally in Batna, which killed at least 20people.

13-Sep-07 Valle deCauca

Colombia unknown Firearms3 0 At least three politicians have beeninjured in attacks in the Valle deCauca and others have receiveddeath threats, including HectorCopete, Tatiana Palacio Mayorga,and Eugenia Sofia Torres Jordan.

13-Sep-07 Ramadi Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 5 Sheikh Sattar Abo Risha, the head ofAnbar awakening council, died afteran IED exploded near his house inRamadi city. Mr. Risha's nephew, hisaid, and two of his guards also diedbecause of the attack.

13-Sep-07 Nineveh Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed a Kurdish citizenworking in a bakery. The attackoccurred in the Babil neighborhood inMosul city. Doctors say the victimwas shot six times in different partsof the body.

13-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 5 Five people were killed and ten werewounded when a car bomb explodednear a police patrol close to Shi'iteSadr City district. The district is innortheastern Baghdad.

13-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms4 1 A sniper killed a policeman. Theattack occurred in Mosul. Mosul is240 miles north of Baghdad. Fourother policemen were also wounded.

13-Sep-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb in Fallujadetonated. As a result, onepoliceman died and two werewounded. Falluja is thirty miles westof Baghdad.

13-Sep-07 Samarra Iraq Unknown Unknown2 0 Sixty gunmen attacked a policestation in Samarra. Clashes withpolice and residents, in the end, leftfour of the attackers dead and twopolicemen wounded.

13-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A high profile Sunni Arab sheik whocollaborated with the Americanmilitary is dead. Abdul SattarBuzaigh al-Rishawi, who shook handswith George W Bush a week earlier,died after a bomb detonated nearhis desert compound. Two guardswere also wounded.The Sunni sheikis said to have been the face ofSunni Arab tribes.

13-Sep-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 An unidentified gunman shot andkilled a government informant insouthern Thailand's restiveNarathiwat province. The victim wasdriving his motorcycle in a fruitorchard when he was shot in the faceby his assailant.Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

14-Sep-07 Andoain Spain Unknown Explosives0 0 An improvised device comprised of abottle of inflammable liquid and afirework rocket was discoveredunderneath the private car of apolice officer of the Basque regionalpolice force in Andoain, GuipuzcoaProvince. The car was parked inNafarroa Pl.

14-Sep-07 ZemmouriAlgeria Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

6 4 A bomb hidden in a bag close to apolice station exploded killing bothpolicemen and civilians in a towneast of Boumerdes. Three policemenwere injured in the attack, whichtook place during the month ofRamadan. The bomb went off on abusiness street which was heavilytrafficked because it was the end ofthe day.

14-Sep-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives0 10 A suicide bomber rammed a truckinto two police cars. The truck hadexplosives. The attack occurred nearBaiji, one hundred and ten milesnorth of Baghdad. As a result of theattack, ten people died.

14-Sep-07 Balad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 2 The bodies of a police officer and alocal judge were found in Balad.Balad is fifty miles north of Baghdad.

14-Sep-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 One policeman died and two werewounded. The casualties occurredafter a roadside bomb targeting theirvehicle in Falluja detonated.

14-Sep-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 A Muslim rubber plantation workerwas shot and killed as she was onher way to work in southernThailand's Narathiwat province. Thevictim was riding her motorcyclewhen an unknown number ofgunmen ambushed her. Attacks onthe rubber industry are common insouthern Thailand as it is animportant part of the country'seconomy. However, it should benoted that it is not explicitly clearwhether or not this woman wastargeted because she works in therubber industry.Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

15-Sep-07 Rumatha Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed pharmacist RasheedIlaiwi, a member of Moqtada al-Sadr's political movement. Theattack occurred near a pharmacy inRumaitha. Rumaitha is one hundredand fifty-five miles south of Baghdad.

15-Sep-07 Ifech Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen assassinated a policecolonel. The attack occurred in Ifech,near Diwana. Police arrested thehead and member of a town councilafterwards since he was a suspect.

15-Sep-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 3 Gunmen in police uniforms, anddriving an ambulance, killed KhalidRasheed. Mr. Rasheed was theformer Iraqi army brigadier general.Two others were also killed in theattack at his house in Baquba.Baquba is forty miles north ofBaghdad.

15-Sep-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives7 0 A roadside bomb wounded sevenpeople when it detonated in a fuelstation in the town of Balad Ruz.Balad Ruz is thirty miles southeast ofBaquba.


15 10 A car bomb exploded at the Amilneighborhood near a bakery shop.As a result, ten died and fifteen wereinjured.

15-Sep-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 Unknown gunmen attacked a policecheckpoint at Hadhra Muhamadiyahintersection in Falluja. The terroristsused a grenade to kill a civilian andinjure five policemen.

15-Sep-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedtwo men in a drive-by shooting insouthern Thailand's restive Pattaniprovince. The victims were killed asThailand's prime minister was touringthe region. It should also be notedthat this attack took place during themonth of Ramadan.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

16-Sep-07 TuzKhormato

Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

24 9 Nine people died and twenty-fourpeople were injured because of anexplosion in Tuz Khurmatu. TuzKhurmatu is a town south of Kirkuk.Originally, police thought a suicidebomber (a young boy on a bicycle)was responsible for the attack. Newevidence, however, suggests that theattack was executed through an IED.

16-Sep-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen killed an off-duty policemanin a drive-by shooting. The shootingoccurred outside policeman's housein Diwaniya, one hundred and tenmiles south of Baghdad.

16-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 A Sunni mosque preacher whobelonged to the Kurdish IslamicUnion was shot dead in northwesternMosul. Mosul is two hundred andforty miles north of Baghdad.Attacks on mosques are common inIraq.

16-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 At least two policemen werewounded by a roadside bomb. Theattack occurred in the center of thetown of Tal Afar, two hundred andsixty miles northwest of Baghdad.

16-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen killed a member of theMunicipality of Bayaa district. Thedistrict is in southern Baghdad.Attacks on government officials arecommon in Iraq.

16-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Gunmen killed a member of theMunicipality of Doura district. Thedistrict is in southern Baghdad.Attacks on government officials arecommon in Iraq.

16-Sep-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 A roadside bomb exploded, woundinga guard and a pedestrian. The attackoccurred in Kirkuk. The bombexploded near the convoy of amember of the Kurdistan DemocraticParty.

16-Sep-07 Mansour Iraq Unknown Explosives5 2 Two civilians died and five wereinjured when a parked car bombdetonated. The explosion occurredin Mansour, central Baghdad, nearthe al-Rahman mosque.

16-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 A traffic policeman and his sixteenyear old son were abducted bygunmen. The kidnapping occurred inHilla, about sixty miles south ofBaghdad. Police subsequently foundtheir bodies.

16-Sep-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedtwo men in southern Thailand'srestive Pattani province. Bothindividuals were killed in drive-byshootings, a common tactic in thecampaign of the country's southernseparatists.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

17-Sep-07 Merka Somalia Unknown Firearms4 0 Two workers for CARE Internationalwere shot and injured while workingjust outside of Mogadishu. Gunmenshot at them as their vehicle passedthrough the neighborhood. Alsoinjured in the attack were a womanand a child.Violence against civilservants, aid workers, politicians,and ordinary Somalis has beenextremely common in recent months.Since routing the Union of IslamicCourts in December in 2006, bothEthiopia and Somalia's transitionalgovernment have been combating afierce insurgency campaign.

17-Sep-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 The district commissioner ofDharkenleey survived anassasination attempt when heaverted an explosion from a remote-detonated bomb that was targetinghim. Attacks on governmentmembers are frequent in Somalia.

17-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb near a mosque killedthree people and wounded eleven.The attack occurred near theentrance to the Sadr City district.The district is in northeasternBaghdad.

17-Sep-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen attacked a Basra deputypolice chief and his convoy. Thepolice chief was wounded. Theattack took place three hundred andforty miles southeast of Baghdad.

17-Sep-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Ikhlas al-Shimari escaped unhurtfrom a bomb attack on her house.The incident took place in Kut, onehundred miles southeast of Baghdad.Mr. Shimari was a female member ofthe Kut governing council


5 0 Five people were wounded in an IEDexplosion. The IED targeted a policepatrol in Yarmouk neighborhood ofwest Baghdad. The incidentoccurred in the evening.

17-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 3 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives laden car near a Baghdadmarket. As a result, three peopledied and ten were wounded. Theblast targeted Jamila, Baghdad'sShiite district. Two policement werewounded in the explosion.

17-Sep-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Militia gunmen killed an interpreterfor the British Army in Basra. Nine orten masked men went to the home ofMoayed Ahmed Khalaf in the al-Hayaniah district of Basra and beathim in front of his wife and mother.They then dragged him away.Khalaf's body was found on Al Qa'edStreet, indicating he had been shotmultiple times.

18-Sep-07 SleptsovskayaRussia Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedAbdurakhman Neyriyev, the actinghead of the criminal investigationdepartment of the SunzhenskiyDistrict Internal Affairs Department,as he was leaving a local mosqueafter the evening prayer. Nosuspects have been identified.Attacks against police, officials, andethnically non-Ingush residentscontinue to undermine stability inIngushetia. Russian media generallyblame the attacks on Arab jihadists.Others accuse Russian federal forcesof randomly assaulting andabducting local Ingush residents inresponse to insurgent attacks,thereby engendering localresentment.

18-Sep-07 SantaRita


Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen believed to bepart of the New People's Army (NPA)shot and killed an alleged policeinformant. The victim, Gil Salceda,was shot in front of villagers whoseleader said that an NPA leader wasbehind the attack.

20-Sep-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen hijacked a Somali RedCrescent truck providinghumanitarian aid within the country.The driver was seriously injured inthe attack. Humanitarian workershave faced increasing threats inrecent months with the ongoinginsurgency in Somalia. The SomaliRed Crescent has been operating inSomalia since 1977.

20-Sep-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Firearms0 1 Ali Ahmad Abdulle, the secretary ofHodan District in Mogadishu, wasgunned down in his home.Attacks ongovernment members are frequentin Somalia.


5 1 Insurgents attacked an Iraqi policepatrol with a roadside bomb, killingone officer and injuring four otherofficers and a nearby civilian.Attackson police forces are common in Iraq.

20-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Insurgents shot and killed the chiefjudge of Karrada district along withhis driver. Attacks on governmentfigures are common in Baghdad.

20-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Sheik FarhanBirjis Adel al-Sindi, an Iraqi tribesalliance chieftain, after breaking intohis office. Attacks against prominenttribal leaders are common in Iraq.


Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Khalid al-Bayati, a member of the local councilof Tuz Khurmato, which is north ofBaghdad. Attacks on governmentfigures and tribal leaders arecommon in Iraq.

20-Sep-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen killed Sheikh Amjed al-Janabi, an aide to Ayatollah al-Sistaniin a drive-by shooting while he wason his way to the local mosque. Inaddition to killing Sheikh Ahmed,gunmen injured one of his securitypersonnel. This is third time an aideto al-Sistani has been killed in Basra.

20-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Muhannad Ghanim, an employee ofthe Iraqi Islamic Party's Dar el-Salamradio, was shot and killed by gunmenin Mosul. Attacks on journalists arecommon in Iraq.

20-Sep-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

4 2 A police patrol in al-Zaghareed, anarea outside of Fallujah, was struckby two roadside bombs. The attackkilled two police officers andwounded four others. Attacksagainst police are common in Iraq.

20-Sep-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Karim Bashir,an aide to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani was shot and killed in inDiwaniyah. The killing took placejust 30 minutes from theassassination of a second al-Sistaniaide, Sheikh Ahmed al-Jabani.Ayatollah al-Sistani wields a greatdeal of influence amongst Iraq'sShiite factions, and a number of histop aides have been killed in recentmonths.

20-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 The Association on Muslim scholars,Iraq's biggest Sunni organizationclaimed that a sectarian militia killedfour Sunnis in western Baghdad andshortly thereafter looted and torchedtheir homes.

20-Sep-07 Yaha Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot a men insouthern Thailand's restive Yahadistrict. He was killed in a drive-byshooting, a common tactic in thecampaign of the country's southernseparatists.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

20-Sep-07 SanJuan


Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Communist rebels with the NewPeople's Army (NPA) torched a Globetelecommunications tower in thevillage of San Juan in MasbateProvince. According to reports,roughly twenty insurgents engagedin the raid on the tower. In addition,they burned an electric generatorand a switchboard before fleeing.

21-Sep-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Firearms5 0 Gunmen entered a movie theater inMogadishu and opened fire at thepatrons inside. After firing, theattackers began hurling grenades.Mogadishu has seen multiplegrenade attacks against movietheaters in the past year.

21-Sep-07 LakhdariaAlgeria Al-Qaedain theIslamicMaghreb

Explosives9 1 Nine people were wounded when asuicide bomber drove his explosive-laden vehicle into a truck convoyabout 100 kilometers outside ofAlgiers. Those injured included twoFrench people, one Italian, theirAlgerian driver, and five Algeriangendarmes. The victims wereemployees of a construction firm.This attack came only hours after Al-Qaeda issued a call for attacksagainst French targets. Shortly afterthe attack, Al-Qaeda in the IslamicMaghreb claimed responsibility. Thegroup issued a statement whichrevealed the name of the attacker,who was 31 years old and had beenwith the group for less than a year.

21-Sep-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Three people were kidnapped at afalse checkpoint in al-Mugadedvillage in Diyala. Kidnappings arefrequent in Iraq.

21-Sep-07 DiwaniyaIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Ahmed al-Barqaawi, the Diwaniyaprovince representative of GrandAyatollah al-Sistani, was shot andkilled by unknown gunmen. Justhours earlier a second al-Sistani aide,Amhed al-Janabi was shot and killedin Basra.

21-Sep-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 Insurgents targeted the former homeof the police chief of Hawija. Severalroadside bombs struck his formerresidence, wounding three nearbycivilians.

21-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Mohanad al-Obdeidi, an employee ofthe Iraqi Islamic Party's Dar el-Salamradio, was shot and killed by gunmenin Mosul. Attacks on journalists arecommon in Iraq.This attacks comeson the heels of another assasinationof a Dar al-Salam radio stationemployee, Muhannad Ghanim.

21-Sep-07 KarabulakRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 Unidentified militants fired grenadelaunchers at an oil refinery owned bya Moscow-based businessman. Therefinery, which was commissionedtwo months ago and was capable of300,000 tons of output annually, wascompletely destroyed.Aninvestigation is being conducted butno suspects have been identified.Attacks against police, officials, andethnically non-Ingush residentscontinue to undermine stability inIngushetia. Russian media generallyblame the attacks on Arab jihadists.Others accuse Russian federal forcesof randomly assaulting andabducting local Ingush residents inresponse to insurgent attacks,thereby engendering localresentment.

21-Sep-07 Rangae Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Armed insurgents opened fire insouthern Thailand's Rangae districtat a house near a school, seriouslyinjuring one resident. Shortly afterthe attack, the gunmen opened fireon the school itself. Though no onewas injured in the second attack, theedifice was damaged and the schoolclosed down indefinitely due tosecurity concerns.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

21-Sep-07 Rangae Thailand Unknown Firearms0 0 Armed insurgents opened fire insouthern Thailand's Rangae districtat a house near a school, seriouslyinjuring one resident. Shortly afterthe attack, the gunmen opened fireon the school itself. Though no onewas injured in the second attack, theedifice was damaged and the schoolclosed down indefinitely due tosecurity concerns.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


8 0 Insurgents lured a team of bombexperts with an explosion andsubsequently attacked them with asecond remote-detonated explosiveand small arms fire in southernThailand's Yala province. Afterresponding to reports of an explosionin Yaha district, a bomb rescuedsquad found itself rocked by asecond explosion at the scene of thefirst explosion. Insurgents thenengaged the team in a firefight thatlasted twenty minutes. Overall, eightofficers were seriously wounded.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

22-Sep-07 SuuqBacaad

Somalia Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen shot and killed anintelligence officer working for theTransitional Federal Government inSomalia. Witnesses believe that theman may have been employed bythe military. The attackers, armedwith pistols, also injured an elderlywoman. Attacks on governmentalfigures are common in Somalia.

22-Sep-07 Anori Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Explosives0 0 Police averted an attempt by theFuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias deColombia (FARC) to detonate ahorse-bomb near a police station inAnori. Several day prior, members ofFARC assassinated three peasants inAnori, and others had blocked thefreeway leading to the town with abus loaded with explosives.

22-Sep-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 A car bomb detonated outside theIranian embassy in the northern cityof Basra, damaging nearby buildingsand houses. However, no casualtieswere reported.

22-Sep-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 A sniper shot and wounded an Iraqipolice brigadier general in Basra.Attacks on police forces are commonin Iraq.

22-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 0 Insurgents detonated a roadsidebomb in Baghdad's Iskan district,wounding two civilians. TheMcClatchy round-up stated that thebomb targeted civilians.

22-Sep-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

4 0 Insurgents ambushed a police patrolwith explosives in Baquba, woundingfour civilians. Attacks on policeforces are common in Iraq

22-Sep-07 SalmanBek


10 0 In the early hours of the morning,three improvised explosive devicestargeting three separate houses ofIraqi policemen detonated, injuringten. Attacks on police are commonin Iraq.

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22-Sep-07 SalmanBek



22-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Armed insurgents killed an off-dutypolice officer in Mosul. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

22-Sep-07 Muang Thailand Unknown Explosives9 0 A bomb exploded at a teashop insouthern Thailand's volatile Muangregion, severely injuring ninechildren. The bomb detonated inYala's Muang district on Saturdayevening near a prominent mosque.All of the children were subsequentlyrushed to the hospital.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 1 A roadside bomb killed onepoliceman and injured another inMosul. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

23-Sep-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents bombed a pipelinecarrying oil in Baiji, 110 miles northof Baghdad. Attacks on oilinstallations are frequent in Iraq.

23-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Two roadside bombs struck theconvoy of Higher Education MinisterAbd Dhiab Ajali. The ministersurvived the assassination attempt,but two of his bodyguards were killedin the attack. Attacks ongovernment figures are frequent inIraq.

23-Sep-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Police discovered the bullet riddenbody of a policeman in Hawija.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

23-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents bombarded the GreenZone in Baghdad with mortars, butno casualties were reported.

23-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 Insurgents attempted to hijack twocivilian buses in Mosul, but they wererepelled by Iraqi security forces whokilled one insurgent and woundedanother.

23-Sep-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Insurgents attacked a policecheckpoint in Kirkuk, wounding twopolicemen. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

23-Sep-07 Yathrib Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Gunmen attacked and killed an off-duty policeman and three of hisrelatives at their farm. Al Qaeda issuspected. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

23-Sep-07 Jbela Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Police found four bodies, one ofwhich was a policeman, shot in Jbela.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.

23-Sep-07 Saiburi Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Armed insurgents killed YamairyaMali a temporary teacher in southernThailand's Saiburi. The twenty-fouryear old woman was at home wheninsurgents peppered her home withM16 rifle fire and pistol fire, killingher. Attacks on teachers arecommon in southern Thailand as thecountry's separatists view them asan extension of the state.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-Sep-07 Saiburi Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda man and his wife in their homes insouthern Thailand's Saiburi district.They were killed on the same nightas Yamairya Mali, a twenty-four yearold teacher in the same district. M16rifles were used in both killings.Police suspect Islamist insurgents inall three deaths.Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

23-Sep-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms1 0 An unidentified gunman shot andwounded a deputy village head insouthern Thailand's restiveNarathiwat province. Ban Kayae'sSulaiman Hami was shot three timesbefore he managed to return fireoutside a teashop in Duzongyortambon. Upon returning fire, hisattackers fled.Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

24-Sep-07 Baqubah Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Explosives50 29 A suicide bomber attacked areconciliation meeting between keyShiite and Sunni leaders at amosque, killing 28 and wounding atleast fifty. Two U.S. soldiers werewounded as well because they werein attendance in support of theevent. The Islamic state of Iraqclaimed responsibility for the attack.Recently, the U.S. has notedreconciliation between Sunni andShiite moderates and tribal leadersas signs of progress in Iraq. It isbelieved that the Islamic state of Iraqis targeting these leaders in thehopes of stifling this progress. Theattack took place in a former al-Qaeda in Iraq stronghold.

24-Sep-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives16 1 A car bomb struck the motorcade ofthe police chief of al-Multaqa districtin Kirkuk, killing one of hisbodyguards and injuring six others.Attacks on police are frequent inIraq.According to reports, ten nearbycivilians were injured in the attackincluding a child.


0 0 Insurgents struck the motorcade ofpolice chief Jamal Shakour with aroadside bomb, but he survived theattack. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

24-Sep-07 Wasit Iraq unknown Unknown2 0 Insurgents targeted the motorcade ofMajor General Abd-al-Halim al-Imarah, a local police chief. Althoughhe was unhurt, two of guards werewounded. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

24-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Jawad al-Daami, a Baghdadiyatelevision journalist, was shot andkilled by gunmen in southwesternBaghdad. Attacks on journalists arefrequent in Iraq.

24-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen attacked a bus returningemployees from Rafidain bank totheir homes. One woman was killedand one other was injured.

24-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents attacked the Green Zonewith mortars. Such attacks arecommon in Iraq.

24-Sep-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Police found the body of ShihabAhmed Khalaf, a Kirkuk policeman,with numerous gunshot wounds tothe head. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

24-Sep-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Firearms0 0 Would be assasins attempted to killthe acting manager of RadioShabelle, one of Somalia's largestradio stations. According towitnesses, an unidentified man firedtwice at Jafar Mohammed and missedhim. This attack comes amidst awave of killings targeting journalistsin the country. Four have been killedsince January. In addition, overeighty percent of Mogadishu's districtcommissioners or their deputies havebeen killed under similarcircumstances.

24-Sep-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda police officer in a drive-by shootingin southern Thailand's volatile Yalaprovince. Drive-by shootingscontinue to be a common in theviolent campaign of the country'ssouthern separatists.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

24-Sep-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda local security guard at a technicalcollege in southern Thailand'svolatile Yala province. Both drive-byshootings and attacks on educationalinstitutions are common in southernThailand.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

25-Sep-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 0 Insurgents targeted two Mogadishudeputy governors who were passingthrough the city's Waaberi District.As the vehicles passed through, anearby landmine was detonated.While neither politician was injured inthe attack, the explosion left threecivilians wounded. Attacks onpolitical figures and members ofgovernment are frequent in Somalia.

25-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives20 6 Two coordinated car bombs explodedin Baghdad, killing six and woundingtwenty. The bombs went off insuccession. Coordinated bombattacks are common in Iraq.


20 6 Two coordinated car bombs explodedin Baghdad, killing six and woundingtwenty. The bombs went off insuccession. Coordinated bombattacks are common in Iraq.

25-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives3 2 A suicide bomb attack struck a groupof policemen near a fuel station inMosul. The bomber detonated hisbelt, killing one and wounding three.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

25-Sep-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives20 4 A suicide car bomber struck theheadquarters for the police in Basra,killing three and wounding at leasttwenty. This attack comes on theheels of another fairly large attack ona Sunni-Shiite reconciliation whichhappened the day before.Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.


Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed police Lt.Col. Ali Sameen in Tuz Khormato, acity north of Baghdad. The deceasedserved as the director of emergencyservices for the town.Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

25-Sep-07 KhaldiyahIraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 1 A roadside bomb attack on a policepatrol killed one officer in Khaldiyah,a town west of Baghdad. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

25-Sep-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A suicide car bomber targeted theconvoy of Hussein Ali Saleh the headof Hawija City Council. However,Saleh was only wounded, along withtwo of his guards.

25-Sep-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

1 1 A roadside bomb struck a policepatrol in Fallujah, killing one officerand wounding another. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq. NOTE:The McClatchy Round-Up for the dayclaimed that 3 policemen were killed.


7 0 A roadside bomb attack near a policestation in the Karrada district ofBaghdad resulted in seven peopleinjured. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

25-Sep-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 An Iraqi contractor who works withUS troops in Kirkuk was kidnapped bygunmen. Attacks on individuals whowork with the US are common in Iraq.



0 0 Two gunmen were killed whileattempting to plant an improvisedexplosive device in Tuz Khormato,north of Baghdad.

25-Sep-07 DibsDistrict


0 0 An improvised explosive devicestruck a gas pipeline between thevillages of Keef and Gughmagha inDibs district (south of Kirkuk). Noone was hurt in the attack.Thisattack comes in a three day spate ofattacks aimed at undermining theperception that the surge in U.S.troop levels in Iraq has brought downlevels of violence. This increase inviolence has predominantly targetedprominent tribal leaders opposed toal-Qaeda in Iraq.


3 1 An explosion from a roadside bombstruck a minibus, killing one andwounding three. The explosion tookplace in Kamaliyah district in easternBaghdad.This attack comes in athree day spate of attacks aimed atundermining the perception that thesurge in U.S. troop levels in Iraq hasbrought down levels of violence. Thisincrease in violence haspredominantly targeted prominenttribal leaders opposed to al-Qaeda inIraq.

25-Sep-07 Yarang Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedSomchoke Tipkonglart, a fifty-nineyear old teacher at Ban KaotumSchool as he was waiting for hismilitary escort in southern Thailand'svolatile Yala province. Attacks onteachers are common in southernThailand as the country's separatistsview them as an extension of thestate.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

25-Sep-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda former ranger and security guard insouthern Thailand's volatile Yalaprovince. His killers invaded hishome, where they ultimately killedhim.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

25-Sep-07 UnknownThailand Unknown Firearms0 4 Armed insurgents killed fourgovernment workers in volatilesouthern Thailand according to themedia outlet Agence France Presse.Unfortunately, no further detailswere given. Attacks on governmentemployees are common in Thailand'ssouth.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

26-Sep-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Unknown0 2 The district commissioner of HeliwaaDistrict was killed by insurgentsalong with a police official at theWeliwaa District headquarters.

26-Sep-07 Sharqat Iraq Unknown Explosives7 6 A suicide bomber drove his truck intothe home of a Sunni tribal leadernear the Syrian border onWednesday. This attack comes in athree-day wave of bloodshed thathas primarily targeted tribal leaders,police officers, and governmentofficials. Thus far, at least 70 peoplehave died over the past three days,according to reports.


28 32 Two coordinated car bombsdetonated approximately one minuteapart from each other on a crowdedmarket street in Baghdad, killing 32and wounding at least 28. Theindividuals were shopping forgroceries for the iftar feast, whichbreaks the fast at the end of the dayduring Ramadan.The secondexplosion targeted the path of thosefleeing the first.This attack comes ina three day spate of attacks aimed atundermining the perception that thesurge in U.S. troop levels in Iraq hasbrought down levels of violence. Thisincrease in violence haspredominantly targeted prominenttribal leaders opposed to al-Qaeda inIraq.


28 32 Two coordinated car bombsdetonated approximately one minuteapart from each other on a crowdedmarket street in Baghdad, killing 32and wounding at least 28. Theindividuals were shopping forgroceries for the iftar feast, whichbreaks the fast at the end of the dayduring Ramadan.The secondexplosion targeted the path of thosefleeing the first.This attack comes ina three day spate of attacks aimed atundermining the perception that thesurge in U.S. troop levels in Iraq hasbrought down levels of violence. Thisincrease in violence haspredominantly targeted prominenttribal leaders opposed to al-Qaeda inIraq.

26-Sep-07 Sinjar Iraq Unknown Explosives9 11 A suicide bomber in a truck killed tenand injured nine in an attack on aSunni tribal leader opposed to al-Qaeda in Iraq. The blast killed hisson. This attack comes in a threeday spate of attacks aimed atundermining the perception that thesurge in U.S. troop levels in Iraq hasbrought down levels of violence.This increase in violence haspredominantly targeted prominenttribal leaders opposed to al-Qaeda inIraq.

26-Sep-07 Shurgat Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

7 5 A car bomb detonated near a groupof black market gasoline venders,killing five and wounding seven. Asecond car bomb detonated as thewounded victims were being takenthe hospital. The impact of theseattacks was intensified because ofthe barrels of gasoline nearby.

26-Sep-07 Shurgat Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

7 5 A car bomb detonated near a groupof black market gasoline venders,killing five and wounding seven. Asecond car bomb detonated as thewounded victims were being takenthe hospital. The impact of theseattacks was intensified because ofthe barrels of gasoline nearby.

26-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives47 4 A suicide car bomber drove his carinto a construction site in southernMosul, killing three and woundingforty-seven. Most of those hurt wereworking on the building underconstruction.

26-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 2 A car bomb in Mosul killed twopolicemen. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

26-Sep-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A sniper shot and killed a policecaptain on his way home from work.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

26-Sep-07 Um al-Diban

Iraq Unknown Explosives10 9 A suicide bomber drove a minibusinto the home of a contractor whohad been working with the U.S. Eightcivilians were killed and ten wereinjured. Attacks on individuals whowork with the U.S. are common inIraq.

26-Sep-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Firearms3 0 Gunmen assaulted a police station inFallujah, severely injuring threepolicemen. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

26-Sep-07 Fallujah Iraq Unknown Explosives0 1 A suicide bomber detonated hisexplosives at a police checkpoint inFallujah. However, there were noreported casualties. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

26-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives0 4 A suicide car bomber struck a policepatrol in Mosul, killing three civilians,but failed to harm any policemen.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

26-Sep-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Explosives10 5 A bomb explosion struck a mosquejust south of Basra, killing five andwounding ten. Iraq has seen anumber of attacks on mosques. It isnoteworthy, however, that this attacktook place during Ramadan.

26-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen ambushed the car of twosenior police officers in Baghdad andopened fire, killing both of theofficers. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

26-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed an adviser tothe Iraqi parliament. The victim wasa Shiite. Attacks on governmentmembers are common in Iraq.


0 1 A roadside bomb attack against apolice patrol resulted in one civiliandeath. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

26-Sep-07 Kifri Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A police chief in Kifri village,Lieutenant Colonel Ali Simin, wasshot and killed by gunmen. Attackson police are common in Iraq.

26-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 6 Two car bombs struck a line ofelderly individuals waiting to gettheir pensions from a bank, killingsix. Car bombings are extremelycommon in Iraq.

26-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 6 Two car bombs struck a line ofelderly individuals waiting to gettheir pensions from a bank, killingsix. Car bombings are extremelycommon in Iraq.

26-Sep-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Two gunmen shot and killed anelderly Muslim butcher in southernThailand's volatile Yala province.The victim was working in his stallwhen two unidentified men on amotorbike shot him. Drive-byshootings continue to be a commonin the campaign of the country'ssouthern separatists.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

26-Sep-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms1 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda former ranger in a drive-byshooting in southern Thailand'svolatile Pattani province. He was thesecond former ranger killed in asmany days. In addition, one otherperson was wounded in the drive-byshooting.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

26-Sep-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Arsonists set two schools ablaze insouthern Thailand's volatile Pattaniprovince. Ban Preekee and BanBukoh, two schools in Yarang district,were burned to the ground onWednesday night, forcing students toattend classes in makeshift tents.The school director at Ban Bukohnoted that this was the third arsonattack on his school.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

27-Sep-07 ShabeelleSomalia Unknown Firearms0 0 Insurgents fired upon the vehicle of adeputy regional police chief inSomalia. The official managed toescape the assasination attempt.Assasination attempts againstgovernment and police forces inSomalia are extremely common.

27-Sep-07 BuenaventuraColombia Unknown Firearms5 0 Five people were wounded in anattack on a candidate forBuenaventura council member. At 7:45 pm three armed men entered theoffice of the candidate, Maritza Ft.Omar, and began firing on thosepresent.

27-Sep-07 Al-Nasiriyah

Iraq Unknown Fire orFirebomb

3 2 A roadside bomb struck a policepatrol in Al-Nasiriyah in southernIraq, killing two and wounding three.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

27-Sep-07 Hawijah Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 2 A roadside bomb struck a policepatrol in Hawija, killing one officerand wounding three others. Theattack ultimately killed ColonelFattah al-Khafaji, the commander ofHawijah Police District, who died twodays later. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

27-Sep-07 Riyadh Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents attacked a crude oilpipeline with a bomb, rupturing it.Attacks on oil installations and othermajor infrastructure installations arecommon in Iraq.

27-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 Insurgents killed one and injuredthree in a car bomb attack on amosque in Baghdad. This was thesecond car bomb attack on a mosquefor the day. The first occurred inBasra.

27-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 A roadside bomb struck civilians nearthe University of Technology ineastern Baghdad, killing one womanand injuring another individualnearby.

27-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A car bomb detonated outside of abank in al-Jadida neighborhood inBaghdad, killing two and injuringfour.

27-Sep-07 NigerDelta


Firearms1 1 Roughly twenty armed men attackedSaipem Nigeria Limited, an Italian oilfirm in the Niger Delta. The attackresulted in the death of oneexpatriate and the kidnapping ofanother. The Movement for theEmancipation of the Niger Delta(MEND) is suspected.

28-Sep-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents fired artillery at thepresidential palace in Mogadishu.Artillery attacks against thepresident's home are common inSomalia. It has already beenattacked a number of times this year.

28-Sep-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Explosives0 0 Armed insurgents threw two handgrenades at the residence of theAgriculture Minister of Somalia'stransitional fedderal government.Attacks on governmental figures areextremely common in Somalia.

28-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives20 0 A truck bomb destroyed an overpassin Mosul, wounding twenty people.Police then later detonated a carbomb nearby safely.

28-Sep-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 The bodies of an Iraqi policeman andhis wife were found with signs oftorture and gunshot wounds. Attackson police forces are common in Iraq.

28-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a formerofficer in the Iraqi army near hishome in Mosul. Though thisdatabase typically does not countattacks on military targets, in thiscase, the victim had retired from thearmy.

28-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed DavidShamoun, a twenty eight year oldcollege student and employee of aTurkish company in Iraq. Shamoun,a Christian, was found with ninebullets in his body.

28-Sep-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

7 0 A bomb blast rocked a group ofteachers and a team of militaryescorts in southern Thailand'svolatile Narathiwat province. Theattack occurred as the group wasbeing escorted to school in themorning. Though one of theteachers was nine months pregnant,both she and her baby wereexpected to be fine. EDIT: Laterreports said that she delivered herbaby the following day, and that itwent well. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

29-Sep-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Firearms0 6 Insurgents attacked a police stationwith rocket launchers and machineguns, and briefly seized it. Duringthe fighting, they shouted AllahuAkbar as they torched two nearbyvehicles. Amidst the gunfight, twopolice officers and four civilians werekilled.After torching the station, theattackers fled.

29-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Explosives16 4 A car bomb struck a police patrol inMosul, killing four policemen andwounding sixteen others, most ofwhom were civilians. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

29-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed ShaykhGhanim Qasim, an imam andpreacher at Al-Huda mosque inMosul. Attacks on religious figuresare common in Iraq.

29-Sep-07 Jurf al-Sakhar

Iraq Unknown Firearms6 0 Gunmen attacked tribes whichcooperate with US forces in Jurf al-Sakhar, a part of Babil Governorate,wounding six individuals. Policebelieve that the gunmen areaffiliated with Al-Qaeda.

29-Sep-07 MakhachkalaRussia Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot to death an imam fromthe Gudben village mosque on hisway to morning prayers.Nurmagomed Gadzhimagomedov, avocal critic of Islamic extremism, hadspoken out against militants during aservice at the mosque the day beforehis murder. The district police chiefreported that the killing was clearly arevenge attack by Islamic militants.Alow-level guerilla war has beenunderway in the Republic ofDagestan since 2000. Anti-Kremlinviolence, ethnic tension, and feudingamong criminal gangs throughoutDagestan and the other NorthernCaucasian Russian republics continueto undermine social, political, andeconomic stability in the region.Victims of local violence tend to bemembers of local police forces, butalso include Dagestani rebels,civilians, and federal servicemen andofficials.

29-Sep-07 Gubden Russia Unknown Firearms0 1 Nurmagomed Gadzhimagomedov, anIslamic judge at a mosque in thevillage of Gubden in theKarabudakhkentsiy District ofDagestan, was shot and killed byunidentified gunmen as he walked tomosque for morning prayers. Theattackers fired on Gadzhimagomedovwith assault rifles and promptly fledthe scene. None of the attackers hasbeen identified, but police suspectthat the gunmen were members ofillegal armed groups.Gadzhimagomedov had reportedlyexpressed sharp criticism of Islamicradicals and was known for havingspoken in favor of expellingindividuals from their villages if theywere relatives of members of illegalarmed groups.

29-Sep-07 BannangSata

Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda young border police patrol captainin southern Thailand's volatile Yalaprovince. Attacks on police officersare common in southern Thailand asit remains in the throes of a fierceinsurgency.

29-Sep-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda female road sweeper in southernThailand's volatile Narathiwatprovince. Attacks on janitors andindividuals tied to specificgovernmental job initiative programsare common in southern Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

29-Sep-07 Rue So Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda forty-year old Muslim man insouthern Thailand's volatileNarathiwat province. The victim waskilled in a drive-by shooting as hewas en route to evening prayer at alocal mosque. Drive-by shootingsare common in southern Thailand.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

29-Sep-07 BannangSata

Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Insurgents ambushed a police unit onpatrol and engaged them in a longfirefight in southern Thailand'srestive Yala province. During thefight, one police officer, CaptainThoranit Srisuk, was shot in the headand torso and died. Attacks onpolice forces are common insouthern Thailand.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

30-Sep-07 SantAndreu

Spain Unknown Explosives0 0 Authorities defused an explosivedevice located outside one of theoffices of Initiative for CataloniaGreens, an eco-socialist party.

30-Sep-07 ShabeelleSomalia Unknown Firearms0 0 Armed insurgents fired upon thevehicle of a district commissioner inSomalia. The official managed toescape the assasination attempt.Assasination attempts againstgovernment and police forces inSomalia are extremely common.

30-Sep-07 BaydhaboSomalia Unknown Firearms0 1 Two men armed with pistols shot andkilled Shaykh Hassan Kulow, a clericin Baydhabo, as he was on his way tothe local mosque. This is the firstkilling of a major religious scholar inBaydhabo since the TransitionalFederal Government took power in2006.Assassinations of religiousfigures, government members, andpolice officers have been commonsince Somalia's insurgency flared upin 2006.

30-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 4 Gunmen shot and killed a member ofthe Iraqi Islamic Party in Mosul, alongwith three of his escorts. MumtazMahmud Ibrahim was assassinated inAl-Wahdadh neighborhood. His partyis part of a political coalition that isheaded by Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi.

30-Sep-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 0 A roadside bomb struck a policepatrol in Hawija, injuring twopolicemen. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

30-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

2 0 A roadside bomb struck a policepatrol in Mosul, injuring twopolicemen. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

30-Sep-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen shot and killed two Iraqipolicemen in Mosul. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

1-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 2 A suicide car bomber struck MosulUniversity in Mosul, killing aprofessor of Agriculture andwounding seven others nearby.Ofnote is the fact that two of thewounded were police officers. It isbelieved that the bomber wastargeting these officers. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

1-Oct-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Police discovered the body of apoliceman buried in Kirkuk. Attackson police are common in Iraq.

1-Oct-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Unknown0 0 Insurgents attempted to assassinateAbdul Jalil Khalaf, the policecommander for Basra province, whilehe was traveling just north of Basra.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

1-Oct-07 Bogota Colombia Unknown Explosives2 0 A bicycle bomb detonated byunknown assailants injured twopeople at a gas station in Bogota.The gas station is frequently used bypolice officers to fill up vehicles.

1-Oct-07 UnknownSomalia MujahideenYouthMovement

Unknown0 4 The Mujahideen Youth Movementclaimed the assassination of amember of the Transitional FederalGovernment's intelligence services.According to their claim Abd-HajiAhmad, a colonel in the intelligenceservices, was killed in Bua'ad market.In their claim, the group also reportskilling three other intelligencecommunity members in Bukaramarket.

1-Oct-07 Rangae Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 1 (3rd of 7 attacks)Insurgents rockedsouthern Thailand's restiveNarathiwat with nine different bombblasts on Monday morning. Followingfour other coordinated blasts againstbusiness targets, insurgentsdetonated a bomb at a rubberplantation, injuring the sixty-sevenyear old owner. Attacks on therubber industry are common insouthern Thailand as it is animportant sector of the country'seconomy.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


1 0 (4th of 7 attacks)Insurgents rockedsouthern Thailand's restiveNarathiwat with nine different bombblasts on Monday morning.Following an attack on a rubberplantation, police dispatched a bombsquad to inspect the scene. Upontheir arrival, insurgents detonatedanother bomb, severely injuring apassing motorcyclist. Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Oct-07 KhokPho

Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda policeman's wife as she was ridingon her motorcycle to a rubberplantation in southern Thailand'srestive Pattani province. MariyamLuemae was with her husband whenshe died; he survived the attack.Attacks on policemen are common insouthern Thailand.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Oct-07 Bacho Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 (5th of 7 attacks)Insurgents rockedsouthern Thailand's restiveNarathiwat with nine different bombblasts on Monday morning.Following a series of bomb blasts inRangae districts, insurgentsdetonated a bomb along a majorroad in Bacho district. No one washurt in the blast.Islamic insurgents inthe far south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Oct-07 Bacho Thailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 (6th of 7 attacks)Insurgents rockedsouthern Thailand's restiveNarathiwat with nine different bombblasts on Monday morning.Following a series of blasts in Rangaedistrict, insurgents detonated a bombat the residence of an official withthe district health center. Therewere no reports of any casualties inthe attack.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Oct-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 (7th of 7 attacks)Insurgents rockedsouthern Thailand's restiveNarathiwat with nine different bombblasts on Monday morning. Inaddition to these blasts, insurgentsalso planted one bomb that failed toexplode in a grocery store in SiSakon.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Oct-07 Muang Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Unidentified arsonists set ablazethree telephone booths, one car, anda private residence. This attackcomes amidst a flurry of bombingsand shootings throughout the sameday in restive southern Thailand.Islamic insurgents are suspected asarson remains a key tactic in theirlow-level insurgency.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Oct-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda villager in a drive-by shooting insouthern Thailand's restive Yalaprovince. This attack comes amidst aflurry of bombings and shootingsthroughout the same day in theregion. Islamic insurgents aresuspected as drive-by shootingsremain a key tactic in their low-levelinsurgency.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


8 0 (1st of 7 attacks)Insurgents rockedsouthern Thailand's restiveNarathiwat with nine different bombblasts on Monday morning. The firstblast took place at a clothing shop ina crowded market in Rangae district.The blast wounded eight people,including a monk and his militaryescort.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


0 0 (2nd of 7 attacks)Insurgents rockedsouthern Thailand's restiveNarathiwat with nine different bombblasts on Monday morning. Followingan attack on a clothing store,insurgents detonated threesimultaneous bombs at a post office,a sports ground, and a motorcycleshop. No one was injured in any ofthese three blasts.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Oct-07 Rangae Thailand Unknown Explosives0 0 Police discovered a four kilogrambomb set to detonate at 8:10 AM in agrocery store in southern Thailand'svolatile Narathiwat province. Stuffedinside a metal pipe and wired with adigital watch, the bomb was safelydefused. It was also the secondbomb discovered in a commercialstore in the province in as manydays. Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

1-Oct-07 Rangae Thailand Unknown Firearms0 2 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedtwo men in a drive-by shooting insouthern Thailand's volatileNarathiwat province. Wae-arongAhamu and Matayuding Gajae werewalking in Rangae district when theywere peppered with small arms fire.Neither survived the attack.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

2-Oct-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Explosives10 11 A suicide car bomber rammed hisexplosives-laden car into a policecheckpoint, killing ten Iraqis andwounding at least ten more inBaqubah, just east of Baghdad. Sixof the ten killed were policemen.The others were traveling in oneminibus nearby that caught fire inthe original explosion. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

2-Oct-07 Diyala Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents blew up a fuel station inDiyala province in Iraq. There havebeen numerous attacks on oilindustry targets in Iraq since theinsurgency began.

2-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

6 0 A roadside bomb struck a policepatrol in Zayuna neighborhood ineastern Baghdad wounding threepolice officers and three others.Attacks on police are common inIraq.


5 1 A roadside bomb struck a policepatrol in south Baghdad, killing oneofficer and wounding five others.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

2-Oct-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen shot and killed a civilian andwounded a police officer when theyattacked a small cluster of policemenin Hillah. Attacks on police arefrequent in Iraq.

2-Oct-07 Jalawla Iraq Unknown Explosives11 0 An improvised explosive device wasdetonated inside an internet café inJalawla, wounding at least elevenIraqis. Attacks on large gatherings ofcivilians are frequent in Iraq.

2-Oct-07 TuzKhormato

Iraq Unknown Unknown0 2 Police found the bodies of apoliceman and his brother in TuzKhormato. Police lsited theirnationality simply as Turkman.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

2-Oct-07 DagestanRussia Unknown Firearms0 2 A district police officer and a roadpoliceman were shot to death byunidentified gunmen in DagestankiyeOgni, a town in Dagestan near theCaspian Sea. The attackers ran up tothe officers as they stood near thelocal interior department and openedfire with a pistol. One officer died onthe spot; the second died after beingrushed to the hospital with multiplewounds.A low-level guerilla war hasbeen underway in the Republic ofDagestan since 2000. Rebel violence,ethnic tension, and feuding amongcriminal gangs throughout Dagestanand other Northern CaucasianRussian republics continue toundermine social, political, andeconomic stability in the region.Victims of local violence tend to bemembers of local police forces, butalso include Dagestani rebels,civilians, and federal servicemen andofficials.


2 0 Insurgents detonated a roadsidebomb in southern Thailand's restiveNarathiwat province. The resultingexplosion rocked a passing policepatrol and left two policemen injured.The attack took place in the morningalong Charusathian Road as thepolice officers were en route to pickup some teachers they had laterplanned to escort.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

2-Oct-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms0 3 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedthree school officials, including aprincipal, in a drive-by shooting insouthern Thailand's volatile Yalaprovince. Islamic insurgents aresuspected as drive-by shootingsremain a key tactic in their low-levelinsurgency. These same insurgentsfrequently target education officialsas they view as them as an extensionof the state.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.


10 3 Three consecutive roadside bombexplosions struck the convoy of thePolish ambassador to Iraq, woundinghim along with nine other individualsnear his convoy. The ambassadorsustained minor burns over twentypercent of his body and was flownhome after the attack. The attackalso killed three others, including amember of his security team.

3-Oct-07 Ataq Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Rahim al-Zamili, a member of a branch of theIslamic Supreme Council in Al-Qadisiyah in southern Iraq. Attackson members of Iraq's governmentare common in Iraq.

3-Oct-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 1 A roadside bomb struck a policepatrol in Iraq, wounding one andkilling three. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

3-Oct-07 Ishaqi Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Police found the body of a policemanin Ishaqi, a town sixty kilometersnorth of Baghdad. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

3-Oct-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Firearms2 1 Gunmen attacked a police patrol inTikrit, killing a police captain andinjuring two other officers. Attackson police are common in Iraq.

3-Oct-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Fire orFirebomb

0 0 Suspected insurgents torched anelementary school in southernThailand's restive Pattani province.The arson attack fully destroyed thewooden edifice. Attacks oneducational institutions are commonin southern Thailand as insurgentsview them as an extension of thestate.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives2 1 A roadside bomb struck a minibus inWaziriyah neighborhood in northernBaghdad, killing one and injuring twoothers. This attack came on a day inwhich insurgents struck two otherbuses in two separate attacks.Attacks on transportationinfrastructure and modes of transportare common in Iraq.

4-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives8 3 A car bomber struck a former publicbus station and parking lot in easternBaghdad, killing three and woundingeight others. This attack came on aday in which insurgents struck twoother buses in two separate attacks.Attacks on transportationinfrastructure and modes of transportare common in Iraq.

4-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives7 3 A roadside bomb struck a bus in theZa'faraniyah neighborhood ofeastern Baghdad, killing three andwounding seven others. This attackcame on a day in which insurgentsstruck two other buses in twoseparate attacks. Attacks ontransportation infrastructure andmodes of transport are common inIraq.

4-Oct-07 Tal Afar Iraq Unknown Explosives30 3 A car bomb exploded in a crowdedmarket in Tal Afar, a city twohundred and sixty kilometersnorthwest of Baghdad. The bombattack killed three individuals andwounded at least thirty more.

4-Oct-07 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 The convoy of Sheik Muaiya NajiJbara was struck by a roadside bomb,which injured both the sheik and twoof his guards. Jbara is the head ofthe Salahuddin Tribal AwakeningCouncil, an organization of Sunnisheiks spearheading the fight againstal-Qaeda in Iraq. In recent months,while the US has heralded theefforts of such groups, they have alsobecome increasingly targeted by al-Qaeda in Iraq.

4-Oct-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Explosives1 5 A roadside bomb struck the convoyof the mayor of Iskandariyah, killinghim along with four of his guards.Mayor Abbas Hassan Hamza, was amoderate Shiite and a member ofPrime Minister Nouri al-Maliki'spolitical party. Another guard waswounded in the attack as well.Attacks on members of governmentare common in Iraq.

4-Oct-07 Dowr Iraq Unknown Firearms0 2 Gunmen attacked a policecheckpoint in Dowr (Salahudinprovince), killing two officers.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

4-Oct-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 Gunmen fired upon the home of amember of the Patriotic Democraticof Kurdistan (PDK), wounding theman's mother. The attack took placein Zimmar neighborhood, just northof Mosul. Attacks motivated bypolitical, religious, or sectarianreasons are common in Iraq.


0 1 A roadside bomb struck a policepatrol in Kirkuk, killing one policeofficer. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

4-Oct-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A policeman was shot and killed nearhis house by two gunmen on amotorbike. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

4-Oct-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Attackers killed a public official inHillah, southeast of Baghdad.Attacks on members of governmentare very common in Iraq.

4-Oct-07 IskandariyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed policeBrigadier General Ihsan Abd-al-Karimwhile he was leaving his house. Heserved as director of the Nationalityand Travel Department. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.

4-Oct-07 MogadishuSomalia MujahideenYouthMovement

Explosives0 1 Members of the Mujahideen YouthMovement claimed to have shelled ofthe presidential palace, Villa Somalia,in Mogadishu overnight. Their claimswere corroborated in another reporton the Union of Islamic Courts'website. According to these reports,the shelling resulted in the death ofone person who was chewing qat atthe time of the attack. Mortarattacks against the presidentialpalace are common in Somalia.

4-Oct-07 MakhachkalaRussia Unknown Firearms0 1 Eduard Gerayev, the deputy head ofpersonnel of the Mahkachkalainternal affairs directorate'smunicipal special company, was shotto death in the center ofMakhachkala according to a dutyofficer at the Makhachkala Sovetskiydistrict police station.Severalgunmen shot the officer in a parknear the town administration buildingand fled the scene. Gerayev diedfrom his wounds on the way to thehospital.A low-level guerilla war hasbeen underway in the Republic ofDagestan since 2000. Rebel violence,ethnic tension, and feuding amongcriminal gangs throughout Dagestanand the other Northern CaucasianRussian republics continue toundermine social, political, andeconomic stability in the region.Victims of local violence tend to bemembers of local police forces, butalso include Dagestani rebels,civilians, and federal servicemen andofficials.

4-Oct-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killedan elderly man in a market insouthern Thailand's restiveNarathiwat province. The attackoccurred amidst a spate of violentattacks in the province that day.Islamic insurgents are suspected.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-Oct-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda forty-four year old member of alocal defense force in southernThailand's restive Narathiwatprovince. Attacks on local defenseforces are common in southernThailand.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-Oct-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda forty-one year old villager insouthern Thailand's restive Pattaniprovince. This attack comes amidsta number of other shootingsthroughout the same day. Islamicinsurgents are suspected as drive-byshootings remain a key tactic in theirlow-level insurgency.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-Oct-07 Pattani Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda sixty-five year old villager insouthern Thailand's restive Pattaniprovince. This attack comes amidsta number of other shootingsthroughout the same day. Islamicinsurgents are suspected as drive-byshootings remain a key tactic in theirlow-level insurgency.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-Oct-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda local defense forces volunteer insouthern Thailand's restiveNarathiwat province. The forty-fouryear old man was headed home froma rubber plantation when insurgentsambushed him and shot him sixtimes. Attacks on local defenseforces are common in Thailand, asare attacks on the rubber in industry.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-Oct-07 Chanae Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 Unidentified gunmen shot andseverely wounded the son of avillage headsman in southernThailand's Chanae district. Thisattack came on the heels of aseparate ambush of a local defenseforces volunteer just hours earlier.Both attacks took place in Narathiwatprovince. Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

4-Oct-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Unknown0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda Muslim deputy village chief insouthern Thailand's volatile Yalaprovince. The forty-seven year oldman was at home when hisassailants killed him. No furtherdetails were given regarding thetactics that were used in the attack.Thailand's southern Islamicinsurgents are suspected.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Oct-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Explosives3 0 An improvised explosive devicewounded three civilians in a marketin Tikirt. Attacks on markets arecommon in Iraq.

5-Oct-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed Sheikh YasirAl Yasiri in his home in Basra. AlYasiri was a professor at Al Sadrreligious university and was one oftwo professors from the universitykilled that day.

5-Oct-07 Basra Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed SheikhKhalid. Khalid was a professor at AlSadr religious university and was oneof two professors from the universitykilled that day.

5-Oct-07 MogadishuSomalia Unknown Explosives0 2 Somalia's deputy attorney-general,Abdiqadir Shaykh Muhammad, waskilled in Bakaaraha market byunknown gunmen. According toreports, his attackers lobbed a bombinto his car and shot both him andsomeone who was accompanyinghim. Assassinations of importantlocal and national political leadersare quite common in Somalia as thecountry grapples with theinsurgency.


2 0 Suspected insurgents detonated abomb using a cell phone in avegetable shop in southernThailand's restive Narathiwatprovince. A retired teacher wasseverely injured along with his wife.Attacks on educational figures arecommon in southern Thailand asinsurgents view them as instrumentsof the state.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Oct-07 Rangae Thailand Unknown Firearms1 0 (2nd of 3 attacks)Islamic insurgentstargeted three assistant villagechiefs in Thailand's volatile south.Unidentified gunmen shot andseverely wounded the assistantvillage chief of Rangae district inNarathiwat province. Sorpee Maerohwas riding his motorbike at nightwhen he was shot four times. Mediareports stated that he was in criticalcondition.Islamic insurgents in the farsouth of Thailand continue to targetcivilians, educators, police, military,as well as religious and communityleaders in a campaign of drive-byshootings, arson, and bomb attacksaimed at destabilizing society andpressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Oct-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Explosives2 0 A bomb blast rocked a railway stationin southern Thailand's volatile Yalaprovince. According to mediareports, the blast severely injured aBuddhist couple. Thailand's southernIslamic insurgents are suspected.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

5-Oct-07 KidapawanCity

PhilippinesUnknown Explosives32 1 Two bomb blasts that explodedwithin minutes of each other rockedKidapawan City. The blasts stemmedfrom the detonation of a series ofsixty-millimeter mortar shells strungtogether and detonated with a timingdevice. The first bomb explodedunder a minibus in a crowded street.A few minutes later a bomb explodednearby, planted alongside the road.The attack left one child dead andthirty-two other individuals injured.There was no immediate word on thesuspects behind the attack.

6-Oct-07 Hawija Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen shot and killed a policelieutenant in Hawijah. A civilian hewas with was wounded in the attack.Attacks police are common in Iraq.

6-Oct-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives11 1 A car bomb targeting a police patrolkilled one civilian, and woundedeleven others in Kirkuk. Thoseinjured included four police officers.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

6-Oct-07 Hillah Iraq Unknown Other 0 1 Police found two beheaded bodies inHillah, one of which belonged to amember of the local tribal awakeningcouncil. Recently, insurgents havestepped up attacks against thesecouncils, which bring together localtribal leaders that oppose thepresence of al-Qaeda in Iraq in theirneighborhoods.


1 0 A roadside bomb struck a policepatrol in northern Kirkuk, woundingone police officer. Attacks on policeare common in Iraq.

6-Oct-07 Riyadh Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

3 0 A roadside bomb struck a policepatrol in Riyadh, wounding two policeofficers and one civilian. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

6-Oct-07 Wadagir Somalia MujahideenYouthMovement

Unknown0 1 The Mujahideen Youth Movement hasclaimed the assassination of thesecurity secretary of Wadagircounty's police station. Ahmad Haridhad served as the head of thestation, who had been active inrooting out the Mujahideen forces.Attacks on members of governmentas well as attacks on police forcesare common in Iraq.

6-Oct-07 MakhachkalaRussia Unknown Firearms0 1 Three gunmen walked up to MajorNabi Gitinomagomedov, head of theShamilskiy District State Road andSafety Inspectorate, and shot him atclose range. The attackers then fledin a waiting taxi.Gitinomagomedovwas the fourth police officer to bekilled in recent weeks in a similarmanner: gunmen approach officerson the street, shoot them at closerange, and escape in a waiting car.Aregional Interior Ministry spokesmanindicated that investigators werefocusing on a criminal gang that hadearlier vowed to kill a police officereach day in the month of October. Alow-level guerilla war has beenunderway in the Republic ofDagestan since 2000. Rebel violence,ethnic tension, and feuding amongcriminal gangs throughout Dagestanand the other Northern CaucasianRussian republics continue toundermine social, political, andeconomic stability in the region.Victims of local violence tend to bemembers of local police forces, butalso include Dagestani rebels,civilians, and federal servicemen andofficials.

6-Oct-07 MakhachkalaRussia Unknown Explosives0 0 An explosive device installed in a cardetonated with the force of 400grams of TNT. No one was injured inthe explosion. Specialists indicatethat the device may have detonatedearlier than intended.Interior MinisterMagomedtagirov convened ameeting to discuss the explosion aswell as recent murders of policemenin Makhachkala and DagestanskiyeOgni. He indicated that members ofillegal armed formations aresuspected of taking desperatemeasures following the killing ofRappani Khalilov, the militant leaderof the Sharia Jamaat Islamist group.Alow-level guerilla war has beenunderway in the Republic ofDagestan since 2000. Rebel violence,ethnic tension, and feuding amongcriminal gangs throughout Dagestanand the other Northern CaucasianRussian republics continue toundermine social, political, andeconomic stability in the region.Victims of local violence tend to bemembers of local police forces, butalso include Dagestani rebels,civilians, and federal servicemen andofficials.

6-Oct-07 Chanae Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 (3rd of 3 attacks)Islamic insurgentstargeted three assistant villagechiefs in Thailand's volatile south.Unidentified gun men shot and killedthe assistant village chief of Chanaedistrict in Thailand's Narathiwatprovince. Che-por Dae-Mah was enroute to a local mosque to pray whenhe was shot twice. He died shortlythereafter.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

6-Oct-07 Yarang Thailand Unknown Firearms0 1 (1st of 3 attacks)Islamic insurgentstargeted three assistant villagechiefs in Thailand's volatile south. Alone, unidentified gunman shot andkilled Wae-hama Kahamah, assistantvillage chief of Yarang district inPattani province. Kahamah waswalking out of a mosque when hiskiller shot him in the head at pointblank range and escaped on anearby motorcycle.Islamic insurgentsin the far south of Thailand continueto target civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

7-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 5 A homemade bomb planted inside ofa car detonated near a police patrolin the Baladiyat neighborhood ofeastern Baghdad, killing five peopleand wounding five others. Attackson police are frequent in Iraq.

7-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 3 A bomb explosion struck just outsidethe Iranian embassy near thefortified Green Zone in Iraq. Theattack left three dead and four otherswounded. This attacks comes justdays after the Polish ambassador toIraq was wounded in a bomb attack.

7-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms2 0 Gunmen attempted to assassinatethe governor of Baghdad byambushing his convoy and openingfire. While the governor survived theattack, it left two of his guardswounded. Attacks on prominentpoliticians are not uncommon in Iraq.

7-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq IslamicState ofIraq

Unknown0 1 The Islamic State of Iraq claimed anattack against a leader in a tribalawakening council in Baghdad. In aposting on its website, the groupclaims to have killed a man by thename of Ala in Baghdad's Karkhregion. He was a major figure in theAwakening of Baghdad Council.Atribal awakening council is a group ofsheiks and local tribal leaders,predominantly Sunnis, who haverecently allied with U.S. forces in anattempt to oust al-Qaeda in Iraq andother extremists from theirneighborhoods. Recently, insurgentshave stepped up attacks againstthese bodies in attempt toundermine and intimidate them.Meanwhile, the U.S. heralds them assigns of progress in Iraq.

7-Oct-07 Vilnius Lithuania Unknown Explosives0 0 Lithuanian border guards seized aminibus carrying a bomb as it wascrossing the border into Russia.Border guards found suspicious wiresin the back of the vehicle that led toan object under a side panel. Thedriver of the Volkswagen Transporterminibus was a 48 year-old resident ofKaunas, Lithuania. Both the vehicleand its driver were handed over topolice and traffic through thecheckpoint resumed in the afternoon.

8-Oct-07 al-Alam Iraq Unknown Explosives4 2 A suicide car bomber struck a policecheckpoint just outside of Tikrit innorthern Iraq. Two civilians werekilled and eight police officers werewounded. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

8-Oct-07 Dijla Iraq Unknown Explosives14 11 A suicide bomber attempted to drivehis car into a police station in Dijla,near Tikrit. The attack left ten deadand fourteen wounded, includingthree policemen. Because thestation was surrounded by concretewalls, however, the station survivedthe attack. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

8-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives10 4 A car bomb detonated near theUniversity of Technology in Baghdad,killing four and wounding ten. Thisattack came in a flurry of threesizeable bombings in Baghdad.However, it is not believed that theattacks were coordinated. Attackson schools, educational institutions,and academics are common in Iraq.

8-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 A car bomb struck the Khansa policestation in Baghdad's Kamaliyahneighborhood, killing one civilian andwounding five other individuals.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

8-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives3 1 A car bomb detonated near thePolish embassy in Iraq, killing onecivilian and wounding three. It is notcompletely clear if the Polishembassy is the target of the attack.Still, this incident comes on the heelsof an attack on the convoy of thePolish ambassador to Iraq lastWednesday.

8-Oct-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen shot and killed a barberbetween the villages of Ubdaidyahand Hawdh just west of Kirkuk.Barber shops which give westernstyle haircuts and shave men's facesare often the target of attacks in Iraqand Afghanistan as some extremistsbelieve that these practices violateIslamic law.

8-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives0 0 Insurgents launched four mortars atthe Green Zone, which houses U.S.military personnel, important Iraqipolitical figures, and many majorembassies. No casualties werereported. Mortar attacks on theGreen Zone are common in Iraq.

8-Oct-07 MindanaoPhilippinesUnknown Firearms1 0 Unidentified gunmen shot andseverely wounded a radiobroadcaster on the island ofMindanao in the Philippines. Theattack left Jose Pantoja fighting forhis life after being hit three times inthe stomach. According to reports,the victim was frequently critical ofvarious political factions during hisradio show.

9-Oct-07 Bilbao Spain ETA Explosives1 0 The bodyguard of a Socialistcouncillor was injured today withburns from an explosive device thatexploded when he went to pick uphis car. The explosion took place inZamakola St. in Bilbao's La Penadistrict. The injured man was not onduty at the time of this attack. TheBasque Fatherland and Freedom(ETA) is being blamed for the attack.

9-Oct-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives8 5 Two twin suicide car bombingstargeted two key individuals in thefight against Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Thefirst occurred as a suicide bomberslammed his car into the home ofpolice chief Colonel Saad al-Nifous.Though he was unharmed by theattack, four were killed and eightwere wounded, including members ofhis family. Of note is the fact thatthis attack was coordinated with asecond attack on a tribal leader whoalso spoke out against al-Qaeda inIraq. Recently, insurgents havestepped up attacks against thosewho have spoken out against al-Qaeda in Iraq.

9-Oct-07 Baiji Iraq Unknown Explosives22 11 A suicide car bomber attacked thehead of a local tribal awakeningcouncil, Thamer Ibrahim Atallah nearhis home in Baiji. Atallah escapedthe attack unharmed, but ten othersdied and twenty-two others werewounded. Those killed includedmembers of his family. The tribalawakening council is a group ofsheiks and local tribal leaders,predominantly Sunnis, who haverecently allied with U.S. forces in anattempt to oust al-Qaeda in Iraq andother extremists from theirneighborhoods. Recently, insurgentshave stepped up attacks againstthese bodies in attempt toundermine and intimidate them.Meanwhile, the U.S. heralds them assigns of progress in Iraq.

9-Oct-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Abdul Aal Thannoun Mubarak, aBrigadier General in the Mosul policeforces, was shot and killed when hisconvoy was ambushed in Mosul.Mubarak had served as the deputycommander for all of the policeforces in Nineveh province. Attackspolice forces, including thosetargeting high ranking officers, arecommon in Iraq.

9-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives5 1 A car bomb detonated in a busy,crowded marketplace in northeasternBaghdad. The bomb exploded in theSha'ab neighborhood and killed onevendor and wounded five others.Attacks on marketplaces and largepublic gatherings are common inIraq.

9-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives35 8 An explosion just outside of Khilanimosque rocked central Baghdadaround mid-day. This same Shi'itemosque was the target of a massivebombing on June 19. 2007 thatclaimed eighty-seven lives. In thisparticular attack, eight people werekilled and thirty-five were wounded.The explosion also damaged anumber of nearby buildings and carsand sent civilians fleeing in panic.

9-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives4 1 A car bomb detonated near a fuelstation in northeastern Baghdad,killing one and wounding four. Theexplosion struck the Bunougneighborhood and was the fourth carbomb of the day in Baghdad.


10 2 A roadside bomb targeting a publicbus station detonated insoutheastern Baghdad, killing twoand wounding at least ten others.The explosion, which occurred inBaghdad's Jisr Diyala neighborhood,was one of four bombings thattargeted large public gatherings thatday in Baghdad.

9-Oct-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms1 0 The leader of the Kirkuk InvestigationBureau was shot and wounded justoutside his home by gunmen. Hewas on his way to work whenunidentified gunmen opened fire.Attacks on prominent political figuresare common in Iraq.

9-Oct-07 Samarra Iraq Unknown Explosives26 14 A suicide bomber targeted the DajilaPolice Center in central Samarra,blowing himself up at the center'smain entrance. The attack claimedfourteen lives and left twenty-sixwounded. Three of those killed werepolicemen. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

9-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Ibrahim Abd al-Karim, the head of theShiite Waqf Bureau, was shot andkilled inside his car by unknowngunmen in eastern Baghdad's Al-Mashtal neighborhood. Attacks ongovernmental figures are common inIraq.


2 1 While attempting to retrieve anunidentified body, an Iraqi policedetachment was struck by a bombplanted on the body. The explosionkilled one officer and wounded twoothers. This attack was coordinatedwith a second, separate attack inwhich police reinforcements sent tothe site of the body were ambushedby gunmen. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

9-Oct-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Firearms0 0 While attempting to retrieve anunidentified body, an Iraqi policedetachment was struck by a bombplanted on the body. Following thisattack, police reinforcements weresent to the site of the body. Uponarriving at the scene of theexplosion, these reinforcements wereambushed by gunmen. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

9-Oct-07 Mosul Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

0 0 A parked car bomb detonated near apolice patrol in eastern Mosul, butcasualties were not reported. Theexplosion took place at Al-Ma'ridCrossroad. According to reports, thecar was booby-trapped. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

9-Oct-07 DiwaniyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A policeman was shot and killed bygunmen in the city of Diwaniyah insouthern Iraq. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

9-Oct-07 Tikrit Iraq Unknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

12 4 A roadside car bomb targeted thechief of police of Tikrit, ColonelJassim Hussein Mohamed. Theattack, which took place in centralTikrit, claimed the lives of four Iraqisand wounded twelve others. ColonelMohamed was not among thosekilled. Attacks on police are commonin Iraq.

9-Oct-07 Huila Colombia FuerzasArmadasRevolucionariasdeColombia(FARC)

Other 0 0 Members of the Fuerzas ArmadasRevolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)knocked down four electricity pylonsconnecting Colombia and Ecuador.The inauguration of the power linehad been planned for November, buthas now been delayed to early 2008.

9-Oct-07 Yala Thailand Unknown Firearms1 2 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda thirty-six year old local defenseforce officer in a drive-by shooting insouthern Thailand's restive Yalaprovince. In addition to his death,the shooting also claimed the life ofan eight-year old boy who wasplaying with his nine-year old friendnearby. His friend sustained seriousinjuries. Drive-by shootings continueto be an integral tactic in thesouthern separatists' low-levelinsurgency.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

9-Oct-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda middle aged local defensevolunteer in southern Thailand'svolatile Narathiwat province. Thiswas the second shooting of localsecurity forces personnel that day.Attacks on local security forces arecommon in southern Thailand.Islamicinsurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

10-Oct-07 Quetta Pakistan Unknown Firearms0 1 Sher Jan Marri, 32, a prominentpolitician belonging to the rulingPakistan Muslim League, was shot todeath. Unidentified attackers on amotorbike ambushed his car and fledafter shooting him, said a seniorpolice official. No one immediatelyclaimed responsibility for the killing.Marri was a former deputy mayor ofKohlu district where tribal rebelshave been active.

10-Oct-07 Hawijah Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Khazaal Nayef, a policeman inHawijah, was shot and killed bygunmen in Yayji neighborhood.Khemees Abbas, who was detainedby police after the attack, admittedto killing Nayef. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

10-Oct-07 DiwaniyahIraq Unknown Firearms0 1 A policeman was shot and killed bygunmen in the center of Diwaniyaharound 10:00 in the morning.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

10-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives6 1 Gunmen attacked a Kia minibus inBaghdad's Sadiyah neighborhood at1:00 in the afternoon. The attackoccurred at al-Rafah Junction andleft one passenger dead and sixothers wounded. This was the first oftwo attacks on buses that day inBaghdad.

10-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Firearms5 1 Gunmen attacked a bus carryingmembers of the RailwaysCommission as it passed under abridge in Baghdad's Bayaaneighborhood. The attack resulted inone person killed and five wounded.This was the second attack on a busin Baghdad that day.

10-Oct-07 Khorsbat Iraq Unknown Explosives16 3 A suicide car bomber struck theheadquarters of the KurdishDemocratic Party (KDP) in Khorsbat,an area just twenty-five kilometersnorth of Mosul. The attackerdetonated his car just outside of theoffice, killing guard and a member ofthe KDP and wounding sixteenothers.The KDP is headed by thepresident of Iraq's autonomousKurdish region.

10-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives40 2 Insurgents launched a number ofmortars and rockets at Camp Victoryin Baghdad late Wednesday evening,resulting in the deaths of twocoalition soldiers and the woundingof some forty others. U.S. basesfrequently are attacked by mortars,but it is rare that they take heavycasualties such as the case here.Those killed were third-countrynationals according to the military.

10-Oct-07 Al-Anbar

Iraq Unknown Explosives1 1 According to the U.S. military, fiveIslamic militants assaulted the homeof Abu Bilal, an imam known forpreaching anti al-Qaeda messages inthe local mosques. The assailantsdetonated an IED outside the homeof one of Bilal's neighbors and fired arocket propelled grenade into theirhouse. They then entered Bilal'shome and executed him and injuredhis wife. His nephew, who was homeat the time, killed two of theattackers. The U.S. military thenkilled the other three the followingday.

10-Oct-07 HolwadagSomalia Al-shabaab

Firearms1 0 Somali insurgents from al-Shabab--the military wing of the Islamistmovement fighting the transitionalgovernment--attacked a policestation in Holwadag. According topolice reports, one policeman wasinjured in the overnight attack.However, on the group's website,they claimed that six policemen wereinjured. Attacks on police forces arecommon in Somalia.

10-Oct-07 Baidoa Somalia Unknown Explosives3 2 A suicide bomber drove his car intoan Ethiopian military base near ahotel where the Somali primeminister was staying. The driverthen detonated his car, killing twosoldiers and wounding three others.Based on the reporting, it is notcompletely clear whether the driverwas targeting the troop base or thehotel. Regardless, attacks onEthiopian military targets as well asattacks on the president and primeminister are common in Somalia.This was not the first attempt onPrime Minister Gedi's life.

10-Oct-07 UnknownSomalia MujahideenYouthMovement

Unknown0 3 The Mujahideen Youth Movementclaimed to have liquidatedMuhammad Mahmud Ali, a memberof the Transitional FederalGovernment's intelligence services.Attacks on alleged members of theintelligence services are quitecommon in Somalia. In their claim,the group also mentions that theykilled two of Ali's fellow agents.

10-Oct-07 Kismayu Somalia MujahideenYouthMovement

Unknown0 1 The Mujahideen Youth Movementclaimed to have liquidated Umar SiadAjas, a member of the TransitionalFederal Government's intelligenceservices. Attacks on allegedmembers of the intelligence servicesare quite common in Somalia.According to reports, the attack tookplace in Al-Bacara market

10-Oct-07 Pristina Serbia Unknown Explosives0 0 The Kosovo Police Service (KPS)found an explosive device under aninternational police vehicle parked ona main street in the center ofPristina. Special units from NATO-ledKosovo Forces (KFOR) were called into dispose of the device after aninvestigation confirmed that it was abomb.Local authorities presume thatthe explosive was planted bystudents participating in anorganized protest in Pristina center.

11-Oct-07 Ninawa Iraq Unknown Explosives8 1 A suicide bomber attempted to drivehis car into the headquarters of thePatriotic Union of Kurdistan (PDK)just outside of Mosul. Guards shotthe driver from a distance, forcinghim to detonate his bomb outside ofthe PDK's headquarters. Eight werewounded in the attack, including fourguards. This was the second attackon a Kurdish political party'sheadquarters in as many days.

11-Oct-07 Latifiyah Iraq Unknown Unknown0 1 Police found two bodies, bothhandcuffed and blindfolded, inLatifiyah, a town forty kilometerssouth of Baghdad. One of the bodieswas that of a policeman. Attacks onpolice are frequent in Iraq.


Iraq Unknown Firearms0 1 Gunmen assaulted a police stationjust outside of Tuz Khurmato innorthern Iraq. The assailants killed afirst lieutenant, according to police.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

11-Oct-07 Baghdad Iraq Unknown Explosives25 9 A suicide bomber drove hisexplosives-laden car into a café inBaghdad's southeastern NewBaghdad neighborhood, killing atleast eight and wounding twenty-fiveothers. The attack occurred shortlyafter the Eid al-Fitr holiday began inthe late evening.


2 0 A roadside bomb attack struck apolice patrol in Baghdad's northernHurriyah neighborhood. The attackwounded two officers. Attacks onpolice are common in Iraq.

11-Oct-07 Baqubah Iraq Unknown Firearms4 2 Armed gunmen attacked a policecheckpoint in Baqubah, killing oneofficer and wounding four others.Attacks on police are common inIraq.

11-Oct-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda retired janitor in a drive-byshooting southern Thailand's volatileNarathiwat province. Attacks onmembers of specific governmentaljob initiative programs, includingjanitors, are common in southernThailand, as are drive-by shootings.Islamic insurgents in the far south ofThailand continue to target civilians,educators, police, military, as well asreligious and community leaders in acampaign of drive-by shootings,arson, and bomb attacks aimed atdestabilizing society and pressing forindependence from Thailand. Thecurrent insurgency has beenunderway since January 2004 andmore than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

11-Oct-07 NarathiwatThailand Unknown Firearms0 1 Unidentified gunmen shot and killeda forty-three year old local defensevolunteer in a drive-by shootingsouthern Thailand's volatileNarathiwat province. Attacks onlocal defense forces are common insouthern Thailand, as are drive-byshootings.Islamic insurgents in thefar south of Thailand continue totarget civilians, educators, police,military, as well as religious andcommunity leaders in a campaign ofdrive-by shootings, arson, and bombattacks aimed at destabilizing societyand pressing for independence fromThailand. The current insurgency hasbeen underway since January 2004and more than 2000 people haveperished from the violence.

12-Oct-07 LashkarGah

AfghanistanUnknown Remote-detonatedexplosive

4 2 A bomb exploded near the Eidgahmosque in the morning as hundredsgathered for prayers during the startof the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr(marks the end of Ramadan). Thebomb struck a police vehicle, andaccording to the provincial policechief, killed two policemen andinjured four. The InternationalSecurity Assistance Force'sspokesman said that four peoplewere killed and five policemen hadbeen admitted to a ISAF medicalfacility for treatment. According to areport by the Pajhwok Afghan News,the death toll might be as high as sixpolicemen, with 10 policemeninjured. Though it's not clear whowas behind the attacks, Talibanmilitants had vowed to intensifyattacks across Afghanistan duringthe holy month of Ramadan.


3 1 A car bomb detonated near a policepatrol in central Baghdad, killing apoliceman and wounding threecivilians. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.


Iraq Unknown Explosives17 2 A bomb hidden in a cart of toysexploded at a playground in TuzKhormatu, killing two people andwounding seventeen others. One ofthose killed was a child. Theexplosion took place as children werecelebrating the Islamic holiday of Eidal-Fitr.

12-Oct-07 Kirkuk Iraq Unknown Explosives50 7 A car bomb detonated in Kirkuk,killing at least seven people andwounding fifty others. It is believedthat the bombing targeted the city'straffic police chief, who was woundedin the attack. Attacks on police arecommon in Iraq.

12-Oct-07 Kut Iraq Unknown Firearms1 1 Gunmen assaulted the home of anIraqi policeman, killing him andinjuring his wife just outside of Kut.Attacks on police are common inIraq.


3 1 A roadside bomb attack struck themotorcade of the assistantcommander of Kirkuk police, MajorGeneral Turhan Yusuf, in centralKirkuk. Yusuf was inspectingcheckpoints and police patrols whenthe explosion went off. One officerwas killed in the attack and threeothers were wounded.

A Collection of Terrorist Attacks, Feb-2007 to Oct-2007 by CPACT

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