Militant Incidents in Tunisia (Jul.-Sep. 2017)

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

Geographical distribution

Total casualties

no fatalities

7 injuries

Militant violence trending
insignificant variations

c

Total Incidents

Dorsal Highland Insurgency
(share of total incidents)

%

Breakdown by conflict

  • Highlands Insurgency (9)
  • Islamist Militancy (2)
  • Political Violence (1)

Overview of incidents

  1. Jul. 11 – Terrorists opened fire at a paramilitary police patrol near Boudarias, in the Kasserine governorate, sparking a brief gun battle. Nobody was hurt in the encounter. [Jaw & Mos]
  2. Jul. 17 – A group of gunmen clashed with Tunisian troops during a gun battle in the Menzla area of the Tataouine governorate. No one was injured in the fighting. [Jaw]
  3. Jul. 27 – Several unidentified militants pillaged a house near Mount Mghila, in the Sidi Bouzid governorate. [Jaw]
  4. Jul. 29 – An armored military vehicle was struck in a landmine explosion on Mount Mghila, in the Kasserine governorate. No one was hurt in the incident. [Jaw & Mos]
  5. Aug. 18 – Five unidentified militants raided and pillaged a house in Tallét Soueissia, in the Sidi Bouzid governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  6. Aug. 21 – A landmine exploded as an army unit conducted operations on Mount Mghila, in the Kasserine governorate, seriously injuring a soldier. [Jaw & Mos]
  7. Aug. 22 – Two soldiers were wounded in a landmine explosion at an undisclosed location in the Kasserine governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  8. Sep. 01 – Unknown assailants hurled homemade firebombs at a bus carrying Russian tourists in Douz, in the Kébili governorate. No one was hurt in the incident. [Mos]
  9. Sep. 12 – A thug injured an officer when he assaulted him with a baseball bat after bursting into a police station in Laâla, in the Kairouan governorate. [Mos]
  10. Sep. 24 – An officer was wounded when a police vehicle was pelted with rocks by a group of thugs on a highway in the Sfax governorate. [Jaw]
  11. Sep. 25 – A soldier sustained injuries in a landmine explosion on Mount Semmama, in the Kasserine governorate. [Jaw & TAP]
  12. Sep. 25 – An elderly man was seriously wounded in a landmine blast in the Douleb area of the Kasserine governorate. [Mos]
  13. Sep. 28 – Two homes were pillaged by several unknown militants in the Aabidat area of 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)