Militant Incidents in Tunisia (Apr. – Jun. 2016)

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Incident Reports, Tunisia Coverage

Geographical distribution

Total casualties

8 fatalities

15 injuries

Militant violence trending
insignificant variations

c

Total Incidents

Dorsal Highland Insurgency
(share of total incidents)

%

Breakdown by conflict

  • Highlands Insurgency (11)
  • Political Violence (2)
  • Islamist Militancy (1)

Overview of incidents

  1. Apr. 03 – A woman was killed when unidentified gunmen raked a car with gunfire near Mount Mghila, in the Kasserine governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  2. Apr. 04 – A group of fifteen militants fired at a car near the town of Sbiba, in the Kasserine governorate. No one was hurt in the incident. [Jaw]
  3. Apr. 12 – Two members of a television news crew were assaulted and injured by thugs as they were covering a strike on the island of Kerkennah, in the Sfax governorate. [Mos]
  4. Apr. 15 – Thugs set fire to two paramilitary posts and a police station during protests in Sidi Youssef, on the Kerkennah island in the Sfax governorate. Two vehicles belonging to the local government and a police truck were also burnt by the attackers. [Jaw & Mos]
  5. Apr. 20 – A landmine exploded when people collecting herbs passed by near Sbeïtla, in the Kasserine governorate. Nobody was hurt in the blast. [Jaw & Mos]
  6. Apr. 25 – Terrorists fired at civilians who were inquiring about their suspicious behavior near Mount Ihirich, in the Jendouba governorate. No one was hurt in the shooting. [Jaw]
  7. Apr. 28 – Two terrorists shot and injured two civilians in Douar Rehaimia, in the Jendouba governorate. [Jaw]
  8. May 05 – Three soldiers were wounded when an army patrol was hit in a landmine blast on Mount Semmama, in the Kasserine governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  9. May 11 – Four soldiers were killed and four colleagues were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up during an operation by Tunisian paramilitary forces in the village of Maouna, in the Tataouine governorate. [AFP, Jaw, Mos, Reut & TL]
  10. May 16 – A landmine exploded as an army unit was conducting operations on Mount Mghilla, in the Kasserine governorate. Two soldiers were slightly injured in the blast. [Jaw]
  11. May 24 – Militants attacked and pillaged the residence of a park ranger in the Saâsaâ area of the Kef governorate. Nobody was hurt in the incident. [Jaw]
  12. May 26 – A soldier was wounded when a landmine exploded as a military patrol passed by on Mount Semmama, in the Kasserine governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  13. May 29 – A grocery store was plundered by a group of militants near Youn, in the Kasserine governorate. No one was hurt in the incident. [Jaw]
  14. May 30 – A landmine exploded while women were collecting herbs near Mount Semmama, in the Kasserine governorate. Three women were killed in the blast. The JaKI claimed responsibility for the attack. [Jaw, Mos, Reut & TL]
  15. Jun. 23 – A worker was injured when a bomb exploded as he was repairing a house damaged in March attacks in the city of Ben Guerdane, in the Médenine governorate. [Mos]

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)