Militant Incidents in Tunisia (Apr.-Jun. 2019)

by | Jul 20, 2019 | Incident Reports, Tunisia Coverage

Geographical distribution

Total casualties

3 fatalities

21 injuries

Militant violence trending
insignificant variations

c

Total Incidents

Dorsal Highland Insurgency
(share of total incidents)

%

Breakdown by conflict

  • Highland insurgency (8)
  • Islamist militancy (4)
  • Criminal terrorism (2)

Overview of incidents

  1. Apr. 17 – A roadside bomb exploded as an army vehicle passed by on Mount Chaâmbi, in the Kasserine governorate. A second bomb went off as reinforcements arrived at the scene. Nobody was injured in the incident. The KUIN claimed responsibility for the attack. [MS & TN]
  2. Apr. 20 – A landmine exploded as civilians were searching for a missing man on Mount Orbata, in the Gafsa governorate, injuring three people. [Jaw, MS & TN]
  3. Apr. 21 – A military vehicle was struck in a landmine explosion on Mount Chaâmbi, in the Kasserine governorate. No one was hurt in the blast. [Mos]
  4. Apr. 26 – A soldier was killed and three colleagues were wounded when a military vehicle was hit in a landmine blast on Mount Chaâmbi, in the Kasserine governorate. The attack was claimed by the KUIN. [Mos, MS & TN]
  5. May 02 – A man was seriously injured in a landmine explosion as he was collecting firewood on Mount Semmama, in the Kasserine governorate. [Jaw, MS & TN]
  6. May 03 – Suspected criminal elements set fire to a parked vehicle of the customs agency in the city of Tataouine. [Jaw & Mos]
  7. May 25 – A dozen Islamist thugs ransacked and burnt a crowded café in the town of Radès, in the Ben Arous governorate. One of the waiters was injured after the attackers threw him out of a first-floor window. The assailants were angry over non-observance of a religious fasting period. [Jaw & TN]
  8. May 29 – A house was pillaged by a group of militants near the town of Ghardimaou, in the Jendouba governorate. Nobody was hurt in the incident. [TN]
  9. May 30 – Four Islamist thugs burst into a café in Radès, in the Ben Arous governorate, before stabbing and injuring the owner. [TN]
  10. Jun. 20 – A shepherd sustained injuries in a landmine explosion on Mount Chaâmbi, in the Kasserine governorate. [Mos]
  11. Jun. 20 – A customs agent was assaulted and injured by thugs linked to smuggling gangs near Regueb, in the Sidi Bouzid governorate. [Mos & TN]
  12. Jun. 21 – An Islamist gunman shot and injured a soldier guarding an army barracks in Menzel Jamil, in the Bizerte governorate. [Mos]
  13. Jun. 23 – An off-duty paramilitary soldier was wounded in an assault by Islamists near Laâyoun, in the Kasserine governorate. [Mos]
  14. Jun. 27 – Suicide bombers blew themselves up next to a police patrol and outside a military base in the city of Tunis, killing a police officer and a bystander. Eight other people, including two policemen, were wounded in the blasts. The DaIISh asserted responsibility for the attacks. [AFP, AP, Jaw, Mos & Reut]

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)