Militant Incidents in Tunisia (Jan.-Mar. 2018)

by | Apr 27, 2018 | Incident Reports, Tunisia Coverage

Geographical distribution

Total casualties

no fatalities

3 injuries

Militant violence trending
insignificant variations

c

Total Incidents

Dorsal Highland Insurgency
(share of total incidents)

%

Breakdown by conflict

  • Highlands Insurgency (6)
  • Political Violence (4)
  • Libyan Spillover (2)

Overview of incidents

  1. Jan. 05 – Unidentified gunmen opened fire at a border security post in Ras Jadir, in the Médenine governorate. Nobody was hurt in the incident. [Mos]
  2. Jan. 06 – JaKI militants clashed with Tunisian troops during a gun battle on Mount Salloum, in the Kasserine governorate. No casualties were reported among the security forces. [Jaw, Mos & MS]
  3. Jan. 09 – Thugs hurled homemade firebombs at two synagogues in the town of Houmet Souk, in the Médenine governorate, causing only minor damage. [AP, Jaw, Mos & MS]
  4. Jan. 09 – Thugs set fire to a police station during a bout of rioting in the town of Nefza, in the Béja governorate. Two parked police vehicles were also burnt by the assailants. [Mos]
  5. Jan. 10 – A paramilitary police station was set on fire by thugs during protests in the town of Thala, in the Kasserine governorate. [Mos]
  6. Jan. 10 – A band of thugs hurled firebombs at a local government office and a police station in the Ibn Khaldoun neighborhood of Tunis. [Mos]
  7. Jan. 20 – Cadres of the KUIN battled with Tunisian troops conducting operations during firefights on Mount Semmama, in the Kasserine governorate. Two militants were eliminated in the encounter. [Jaw]
  8. Feb. 16 – A shepherd was injured in a landmine explosion on Mount Chaâmbi, in the Kasserine governorate. [Jaw, Mos & MS]
  9. Feb. 18 – A herdsman was seriously injured in a landmine blast on Mount Chaâmbi, in the Kasserine governorate. [Mos & MS]
  10. Feb. 19 – Two gunmen fired at Tunisian troops who had intercepted their vehicle in Borj Khadhra, in the Tataouine governorate, sparking a brief shootout. No casualties were reported in the incident. [Jaw & Mos]
  11. Mar. 15 – A shepherd sustained serious injuries in a landmine explosion on Mount Touiref, in the Kef governorate. [Mos & MS]
  12. Mar. 19 – A suicide bomber blew himself up during an operation by Tunisian security forces in the Magroun area of the Médenine governorate. Another militant was shot dead by policemen. The DaIISh claimed to have been associated with the terrorists. [AFP, Jaw & MS]
  13. Mar. 21 – Thugs set fire to a police station during protests by locals over jobs in the town of Mdhila, in the Gafsa governorate. [Mos & Reut]
  14. Mar. 27 – Militants briefly clashed with a Tunisian army unit during a gun battle near Mount Salloum, in the Kasserine governorate. No one was hurt in the encounter. [Jaw]

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)