Militant Incidents in Tunisia (Apr. – Jun. 2018)

by | Oct 21, 2018 | Incident Reports, Tunisia Coverage

Geographical distribution

Total casualties

2 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 (3)
  • Libyan Spillover (1)

Overview of incidents

  1. Apr. 03 – A local government official was hurt when a thug attacked him with axe in Enfidha, in the Sousse governorate. [Jaw & Mos]
  2. Apr. 05 – Gunmen opened fire at Tunisian soldiers who tried to intercept their truck in the Larzat area of the Tataouine governorate. Nobody was hurt in the incident. [Jaw & Mos]
  3. Apr. 06 – A group of militants clashed with Tunisian troops during a gun battle on Mount Zarzoura, in the Kef governorate. No casualties were reported in the encounter. [Jaw, Mos & MS]
  4. Apr. 09 – A soldier was killed in gun battles between a band of JaKI terrorists and security forces on Mount Mghila, in the Kasserine governorate. [Jaw, Mos & MS]
  5. Apr. 12 – Four herdsmen were abducted by a group of militants near Kerairia, in the Kasserine governorate. The captives were released later that day. [Jaw & Mos]
  6. Apr. 24 – A group of militants stole the animals from a shepherd on Mount Salloum, in the Kasserine governorate. [Mos]
  7. May 03 – An activist for the nationalist NT party was injured in a knife attack by unidentified assailants as he was distributing flyers in Métlaoui, in the Gafsa governorate. A female activist was assaulted and injured by the thugs during the incident. [Jaw]
  8. Jun. 02 – Terrorists blew up a segment of a gas pipeline in Hrara, in the Kasserine governorate. The JaKI asserted responsibility for the incident. [Mos & MS]
  9. Jun. 07 – Thugs set fire to a police station in the town of Beni Khedache, in the Médenine governorate. The incident occurred shortly after a boat carrying illegal immigrants to Europe had sunk off the coast. Several locals died in the incident. [Mos]
  10. Jun. 23 – A shepherd was captured by a group of militants who beat him up and cut off part of his nose on Mount Chaâmbi, in the Kasserine governorate. The victim was released later that day. The man later succumbed to his injuries. [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)