Militant Incidents in Tunisia (Apr-Jun. 2017)

by | Jan 4, 2018 | Incident Reports, Tunisia Coverage

Geographical distribution

Total casualties

4 fatalities

13 injuries

Militant violence trending
insignificant variations

c

Total Incidents

Dorsal Highland Insurgency
(share of total incidents)

%

Breakdown by conflict

  • Highlands Insurgency (13)
  • Political Violence (2)
  • Islamist Militancy (1)

Overview of incidents

  1. Apr. 06 – Two soldiers were wounded in a landmine explosion during military operations near Mount Ouergha, in the Kef governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  2. Apr. 16 – One soldier was injured in a gun battle between criminal elements and Tunisian troops near Remada, in the Tataouine governorate. [Jaw]
  3. Apr. 23 – A tractor was struck in a landmine blast on Mount Semmama, in the Kasserine governorate. Nobody was hurt in the incident. [Mos]
  4. May 03 – A soldier was seriously wounded in a landmine explosion on Mount Semmama, in the Kasserine governorate. [Mos]
  5. May 08 – Two herdsmen were intercepted and assaulted by a group of terrorists near Aïn Nouba, in the Kasserine governorate. Both victims sustained injuries in the incident. [Jaw & Mos]
  6. May 22 – Thugs set fire to police stations and at least thirteen parked police vehicles during protests in the city of Tataouine. [Jaw & Mos]
  7. May 31 – A group of militants battled Tunisian troops during firefights on Mount Semmama, in the Kasserine governorate. No casualties were reported in the encounter. [Jaw]
  8. Jun. 02 – A landmine exploded on Mount Abdelhamid, in the Kasserine governorate. No further information was available. [Jaw]
  9. Jun. 02 – Terrorists abducted a young shepherd and killed him by slitting his throat on Mount Mghila, in the Sidi Bouzid governorate. The militants subsequently mutilated the victim’s dead body. The JaKI asserted responsibility for the incident. [Jaw, Mos & Reut]
  10. Jun. 08 – Two soldiers sustained injuries in a landmine explosion on Mount Mghila, in the Sidi Bouzid governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  11. Jun. 09 – A soldier was critically wounded in a landmine blast on Mount Ouergha, in the Kef governorate. The victim died of his injuries a few days later. [Jaw & Mos]
  12. Jun. 10 – A military vehicle was struck in a landmine explosion on Mount Ouergha, in the Kef governorate. Nobody was hurt in the blast. [Jaw & Mos]
  13. Jun. 16 – A woman was killed in a landmine explosion on Mount Salloum, in the Kasserine governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  14. Jun. 23 – Thugs hurled two firebombs at a police vehicle in Bir el-Hafey, in the Sidi Bouzid governorate, killing one officer and injuring three colleagues. The incident occurred as riots engulfed the town. The violence was sparked by the death of a civilian during a police intervention. [Jaw & Mos]
  15. Jun. 23 – A group of unidentified terrorists plundered a home near Mount Ouergha, in the Kef governorate. [Mos]
  16. Jun. 30 – An Islamist attacker stabbed and wounded two German tourists at a market in the city of Nabeul. [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)