Militant Incidents in Tunisia (Jan-Mar. 2017)

by | Dec 12, 2017 | Incident Reports, Tunisia Coverage

Geographical distribution

Total casualties

1 fatality

11 injuries

Militant violence trending
insignificant variations

c

Total Incidents

Dorsal Highland Insurgency
(share of total incidents)

%

Breakdown by conflict

  • Highlands Insurgency (13)
  • Islamist Militancy (2)

Overview of incidents

  1. Jan. 06 – A home was pillaged by a group of militants near Mount Mghila, in the Kasserine governorate. [Mos]
  2. Jan. 13 – A soldier was badly injured in a landmine explosion during an operation by the army on Mount Selloum, in the Kasserine governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  3. Jan. 15 – Gunmen opened fire at a police patrol near the town of Ben Guerdane, in the Médenine governorate. Two police officers were hurt in the incident. [Jaw & Mos]
  4. Jan. 16 – Unknown assailants hijacked the car of a policeman and later set it on fire in the town of Jemmel, in the Monastir governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  5. Jan. 17 – Several houses were pillaged by a band of terrorists in the village of Douar Halelia, in the Kasserine governorate. [Jaw]
  6. Jan. 27 – A band of militants plundered a number of homes near Jelma, in the Sidi Bouzid governorate. [Jaw]
  7. Jan. 28 – A group of terrorists raided and pillaged several houses in Aïn Zayen, in the Kasserine governorate. [Mos]
  8. Jan. 29 – A landmine exploded as a herdsman and his sheep passed by on Mount Semmama, in the Kasserine governorate. No one was hurt in the blast. [Jaw & Mos]
  9. Jan. 29 – A band of militants pillaged homes in the villages of Selta and Tellet Souassia, in the Sidi Bouzid governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  10. Feb. 02 – Two soldiers were wounded when a military patrol was struck in a landmine explosion near Aïn Zayen, in the Kasserine governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  11. Feb. 28 – One soldier was injured in gun battles between KUIN fighters and Tunisian troops conducting operation on Mount Semmama, in the Kasserine governorate. Five militants were eliminated in the fighting. [Jaw & Mos]
  12. Mar. 04 – A grocery store was pillaged by several militants in the village of Hammam Mallag, in the Kef governorate. [Mos]
  13. Mar. 12 – A group of militants attacked a police checkpoint on the outskirts of Kébili. One policeman was shot to death and a colleague was stabbed and injured in the incident. Two of the attackers were killed in retaliatory gunfire. [AFP, Jaw & Mos]
  14. Mar. 12 – A soldier was wounded when a military patrol was hit in a landmine explosion on Mount Semmama, in the Kasserine governorate. [AFP, Jaw & Mos]
  15. Mar. 22 – A herdsman was seriously injured when militants captured and severely assaulted him on Mount Semmama, in the Kasserine governorate. Several of the herder’s sheep were slaughtered by the attackers. [Mos]
  16. Mar. 25 – Two soldiers sustained injuries in a landmine explosion at an undisclosed location in the Kasserine governorate. [Jaw & 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)