Militant Incidents in Tunisia (Oct. – Dec. 2016)

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

Geographical distribution

Total casualties

2 fatalities

23 injuries

Militant violence trending
insignificant variations

c

Total Incidents

Dorsal Highland Insurgency
(share of total incidents)

%

Breakdown by conflict

  • Highlands Insurgency (13)
  • Nationalist Violence (1)
  • Political Violence (1)

Overview of incidents

  1. Oct. 08 – Unknown attackers hurled a firebomb at a customs office in the city of Sousse. Nobody was hurt in the attack. [Mos]
  2. Oct. 10 – Militants clashed with paramilitary policemen during a gun battle following a failed attempt to attack a police post in Khemouda, in the Kasserine governorate. No one was hurt in the incident. [Jaw, Mos & MS]
  3. Oct. 23 – A landmine exploded as a woman was walking with her dog on Mount Semmama, in the Kasserine governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  4. Oct. 26 – Terrorists kidnapped a herdsman as he was grazing his flock on Mount Sardouk, in the Kef governorate. The hostage was released the following day. [Jaw & Mos]
  5. Nov. 02 – Unidentified assailants stabbed and injured a police officer as he arrived home in Hajeb Laâyoun, in the Kairouan governorate. [Mos]
  6. Nov. 05 – A soldier was shot to death by terrorists inside his home in the village of Douar Khraifiya, in the Kasserine governorate. The JaKI asserted responsibility for the attack. [AFP, Jaw & Mos]
  7. Nov. 08 – A band of JaKI fighters clashed with Tunisian troops conducting operations in a gun battle on Mount Salloum, in the Kasserine governorate. One of the terrorists was eliminated in the encounter. [Jaw & Mod]
  8. Nov. 14 – A landmine explosion as a military patrol passed by on Mount Mghila, in the Kasserine governorate, injuring two soldiers. Eight other troops were wounded in another landmine blast during the ensuing operations by the army. [Jaw & Mos]
  9. Nov. 23 – A pregnant woman was seriously wounded in a landmine explosion in the Torbkhana area of the Kasserine governorate. The incident was attributed to the KUIN. [Jaw & Mos]
  10. Dec. 03 – A forest ranger was briefly abducted by a group of militants following a raid on a communications relay center on Mount Ahirech, in the Jendouba governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  11. Dec. 07 – A landmine exploded on Mount Chaâmbi, in the Kasserine governorate. No one was hurt in the blast. [Mos]
  12. Dec. 11 – Three soldiers sustained injuries in a landmine blast while conducting operations on Mount Ouergha, in the Kef governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  13. Dec. 13 – An elderly herdsman was critically wounded in a landmine explosion in Khemouda, in the Kasserine governorate. [Jaw, Mos & TAP]
  14. Dec. 14 – A landmine exploded as an army patrol passed by on Mount Chaâmbi, in the Kasserine governorate, injuring two soldiers. [Jaw, Mos & TAP]
  15. Dec. 20 – A man was wounded in a landmine explosion as he herding his flock of animals on Mount Mghila, in the Jendouba governorate. [Jaw, Mos & TAP]
  16. Dec. 24 – Three Congolese nationals were wounded when a racist attacker stabbed them on a busy square in the city center of Tunis. [Jaw & Mos]
  17. Dec. 26 – A herder was killed and his son was injured when a landmine exploded as they were tending to their animals near Sbeitla, in the Kasserine governorate. [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)