Militant Incidents in Tunisia (Apr. – Jun. 2013)

by | Nov 15, 2016 | Incident Reports, Tunisia Coverage

Geographical distribution

Total casualties

2 fatalities

18 injuries

Militant violence trending
insignificant variations

c

Total Incidents

Dorsal Highland Insurgency
(share of total incidents)

%

Breakdown by conflict

  • Highlands Insurgency (8)
  • Islamist Militancy (1)
  • Political Violence (1)

Overview of incidents

  1. Apr. 14 – A bomb went off in the town of Ben Guerdane, in the Médenine governorate. No one was hurt in the explosion. [TAP]
  2. Apr. 29 – Two paramilitary policemen were seriously wounded in two landmine explosions during surveillance operations in the Mount Chaâmbi region of the Kasserine governorate. [Mos, Reut & TAP]
  3. Apr. 30 – Six Tunisian soldiers were hurt in a landmine explosion in the Mount Chaâmbi region of the Kasserine governorate. [Bab & Reut & TAP]
  4. May 03 – Gunmen opened fire at Tunisian soldiers as they stepped out of their vehicle in Kalaâ Khasba, in the Kef governorate, sparking a brief shootout. No one was hurt in the incident. [Bab & TAP]
  5. May 06 – Two soldiers sustained injuries in a landmine explosion on Mount Chaâmbi, in the Kasserine governorate. [Bab, Mos & TAP]
  6. May 07 – A Sufi Muslim mausoleum was torched by a group of unknown assailants in Feriana, in the Jendouba governorate. [Mos]
  7. May 20 – A bulldozer was struck in a landmine explosion as the army was making a path on Mount Chaâmbi, in the Kasserine governorate. Nobody was hurt in he attack. [TAP]
  8. May 27 – Unknown assailants torched the residence of a judge in the town of Menzel Abderrahmane, in the Bizerte governorate, causing only minor damage. [Bab & TAP]
  9. Jun. 01 – Three Tunisian soldiers were wounded when their vehicle was struck in a landmine explosion on Mount Chaâmbi, in the Kasserine governorate. [Bab, Mos, Reut & TAP]
  10. Jun. 06 – Two soldiers were killed and four colleagues were wounded when an army unit was hit in a landmine blast while conducting surveillance operations in the village of Doghra, in the Kasserine governorate. [Bab, Mag, Reut & TAP]
  11. Jun. 11 – A shepherd was seriously injured in a landmine blast while herding his flock of goats near Brika, in the Kasserine governorate. [Bab, Mos & TAP]

AFP: Agence France-Presse (France), AP: Associated Press (America), Bab: BabNet (Tunisia), BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation (Britain), CNN: Cable News Network (America), HRW: Human Rights Watch (America), Jaw: Jawhara FM (Tunisia), JTA: Jewish Telegraphic Agency (America), Mag: Magharabia (America), Mos: Mosaïque FM (Tunisia), MS: Mena Stream (Unknown), Pr: Presse de Tunisie (Tunisia), Reut: Reuters (Britain), RFi: Radio France International (France), TAP: Tunis Afrique Presse (Tunisia), TL: Tunisia Live (Tunisia), TT: Tunisia Times (Tunisia)