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On 15 July, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a Sunni mosque in Hilla killing 12 people and wounding 15 others. In Nasriya, two car bombs resulted in one death and 12 injuries, while a car bomb killed three people and wounded 15 others in Karbala. In Kirkuk, a parked car exploded and killed one policemen as part of its targeting of a police patrol, 10 other people were also injured, six of whom were police officers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/07/201371414920356262.html|title=Dozens dead in series of Iraq attacks |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=2013-07-15 |accessdate=2013-07-16}}</ref>
On 15 July, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a Sunni mosque in Hilla killing 12 people and wounding 15 others. In Nasriya, two car bombs resulted in one death and 12 injuries, while a car bomb killed three people and wounded 15 others in Karbala. In Kirkuk, a parked car exploded and killed one policemen as part of its targeting of a police patrol, 10 other people were also injured, six of whom were police officers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/07/201371414920356262.html|title=Dozens dead in series of Iraq attacks |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=2013-07-15 |accessdate=2013-07-16}}</ref>
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Revision as of 19:42, 23 July 2013

This is a timeline of terrorist incidents which took place from July to December 2013, including attacks by state and non-state actors for political or other unknown motives. Ongoing military conflicts are listed separately. The list here is incomplete, please add to it to make it better.

July

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator
[Note 1] 		State Non-
state
1 Suicide and other bombings, shootings 55 53 Iraq across Iraq A series of attacks occurred across central and northern Iraq, including a suicide bomb at a religious hall for a Shia funeral in Muqdadiyah that killed 23 people and injured 28 others.[1][2]
2 Suicide bombing, shooting 12 3 Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan A team of five assailants staged an attack on an ISAF compound in Kabul, detonating a car bomb that left a crater six meters deeps and 15 meters wide, before assaulting the building and opening fire on the guards. Kabul provincial police chief Mohammad Ayoub Salangi said that two truck drivers working for a foreign logistics company and five security guards were killed. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid e-mailed a statement, claiming responsibility for the attack on "an important foreign base and logistics warehouse."[3] Afghan Taliban
2 Ambush 6 0 India Kathikund, Dumka district, Jharkhand, India An ambush against the Superintendent of Police of neighbouring Pakur district, Amarjit Balihar, resulted in his death, along with five other policemen.[4] Communist Party of India (Maoist)
2 Bombings, shootings 86 234 Iraq across Iraq Five car bombs exploded in predominantly Shia areas of the captial city at about 18:00 in the neighbourhoods of Shuala, Kamiliyah, Shaab and Abu Tcheer. Other shootings in the city also killed four people. At the same time two bombings in Kirkuk and Mosul resulted in one person dead and three others wounded.[1] Other targets included Iraqi Army and Police forces, Sahwa members, as well as government officials.[5]
2 Car bombing, shooting 0 7+ Libya Benghazi/Tripoli, Libya A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint that was being manned by special military forces, injuring four soldiers and at least three civilians. Additionally, in the capital Tripoli, an unnamed armed group attacked the interior ministry's building, resulting in its closure for the day. The armed men surrounded the building and blocked the entrance with sand. An Interior Ministry employee said: "They were calling for the minister to resign because of his dependence on the Supreme Security Committee (SSC)."[6] Militias
Suspected
2 Mortar bomb 1 0 Philippines Lamitan, Basilan, Mindanao, Philippines Army Colonel Carlito Galvez said that an explosion had killed a militant, Reynald Sapilin, and destroyed his motorcycle in a region that has the active presence of Abu Sayyaf. He said that Sapilin may have sought to detonate the explosice in either Lamitan or nearby Isabela but was hindered in his capacity to move around due to army checkpoints. He added that Sapilin was seen tinkering with the mortar bomb concealed in his backpack as it exploded.[7] Abu Sayyaf
3 Suicide and other bombings, shootings 19 61 Iraq across Iraq Attacks took place around the country, including a suicide car bombing at a wedding in the northern city of Mosul that killed a groom and injured 20 people. Another three suicide bombers targeted army checkpoints in the city, killing six soldiers and injuring 19 other people, including seven civilians.[8][9] A roadside bomb killed seven people in the suburbs of the capital. On the same day, the bodies of three workers were found inside an under construction house in the southeastern Zafaraniyah neighborhood in the capital with close-range gunshot wounds to the head.[10]
3 Drone bombing 16 5 Pakistan Darpakhel, North Waziristan, Pakistan In the second such incident after a new prime minister was sworn in, an U.S. drone attacked a compound where Haqqani network fighters were based. A local tribesman, Kaleemullah Dawar, said that rescue efforts could not occur immediately due to the fear of another strike, as has been done before. "It was not possible for the people to start rescue work for some time, as the drones were still flying over the area." The government of Pakistan condemned the attack saying "these strikes are a violation of the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity."[11]>[12] CIA
4 Suicide and other bombings, shootings 19 53 Iraq across Iraq Attacks were spread out across central and northern Iraq, including a suicide bombing at a soccer game in Tuz Khormato that killed five people and injured 21 others. Roadside bombings, car bomb attacks and shootings also took place in the capital Baghdad, as well as Tikrit, Mosul, Fallujah and several smaller towns.[13]
5 Suicide bombing, bombings 33 74 Iraq Baghdad/Samarra/Kut, Iraq In the capital, Baghdad, a car bomb exploded near Husseiniyah Ali Basha, a Shia religious hall that caused at least 15 deaths and 32 injuries. In the Shia town of Kut, a bomb exploded in Al-Amil square killing one person and wounding 17 others. In the Sunni town of Samarra, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near Al-Haq square, where anti-government protests occurred.[14]
6 Raid 42 ? Nigeria Mamudo, Yobe State, Nigeria Gunmen attacked the Government Secondary School boarding school in a pre-dawn raid. Most of the victims were students, with the exception of a few staff members and at least one teacher. More than 100 people were reported missing in the aftermath of the attack. Survivors were treated for burn and gunshot wounds, while some of the students were burned alive.[15] Boko Haram
Suspected
6 Suicide and other bombings, shootings 22 20 Iraq across Iraq A judge survived a bombing targeting his convoy near Tikrit that killed four of his bodyguards and injured him, as well as another passenger. A later blast near a hospital in the city killed five people and injured nine others. Several smaller attacks took place in Mosul and other towns in the country's north and west.[16]
6 Bombing 4 47 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan A bomb exploded in front of a restaurant near the Anarkali Bazaar. Punjab Finance Minister Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman condemned the attack, while confirming that children were among the dead and wounded.[17]
7 Shooting 2 0 Russia Buinaksk, Dagestan, Russia Two suspected militants were killed after they refused to show identification papers at a police checkpoint and opened fire, forcing the officers to respond. The Dagestani Interior Ministry said that the two were said to be members of a Buinaksk militant cell.[18] Security services
8 Shooting 1 0 Russia Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia A journalist, Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev, who wrote about alleged human rights abuses and had previously received death threats, was shot dead by unknown gunmen who fired on his car.[19] Caucasian Mujahadeen
(Suspected)
9 Bombing 1 0 Russia Achkhoi-Martanovsky, Chechnya, Russia A few days after Chechen warlord Doku Umarov called for the disruption of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, his former bodyguard, Rustam Saliyev, was killed by Russian special forces, according to the National Anti-Terrorism Committee.[20] Special forces
9 Bombing 0 5 Somalia Mogadishu, Somalia A bomb concealed in a pick-up truck exploded at the crowded Bakara market as shoppers were preparing for Ramadan. Security forces then fired into the air to disperse the gathering crowd and minimize casualties. Al-Shabaab spokesman, Abdulaziz Abu Musab, said that his group was behind the attack.[21] Al-Shabaab
9 Bombing 0 53 Lebanon Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon A powerful car bomb exploded in the southern suburbs of the capital, a Hezbollah stronghold, suggesting that the attack was a response to the Syrian civil war. As Interior Minister Marwan Charbel visited the site, he was attacked by angry civilians, and the army had to fire in the air to disperse the crowd.[22]
9 Roadside bombing 17 7 Afghanistan Obe District, Herat Province, Afghanistan A three-wheel minivan hit a bomb planted on the side of the road in Afghanistan's western Herat Provincce, resulting in the deaths of 12 women, 4 children and one man. At least seven others were injured in the attack, which locals blamed on Taliban forces.[23] Afghan Taliban
10 Suicide bombing 3 ~12 Pakistan Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's security chief, Bilal Shaikh, was been killed, along with two others, in a suspected suicide bomb attack as his armoured white SUV stopped for him to buy some fruit. His car had a police escort at the time of the incident. Both Zardari and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have issued separate statements condemning the attack.[24]
12 Bomb 0 4 Bahrain Janabiyah, Bahrain A home-made bomb wounded Bahraini policemen outside the Shiite village, according to the interior ministry. State-media claimed it was "planted by terrorists" near the capital, Manama. Al-Ayam said that the device was "remotely detonated;" police later said that they had arrested "one terrorist" and that others were identified and would be arrested.[25]
13 various 50+ 140 Iraq across Iraq Three roadside bombs near markets in Basra killed at least 28 people with another 98 people injured. A suicide bomb ins a Sunni mosque in Hilla killed 12 people and wounded 15 others. In Nasriya, two car bombs resulted in one death and 12 injured, while a car bomb killed three people and wounded 15 others in Karbala. At least six people were killed in shootings and bombings in Mosul and an equal number were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Baquba.[26]
13 Ambush 4 0 Russia Burshi, Dagestan, Russia The Dagestani Interior Ministry reported its police officers were killed by unidentified gunmen opening fire on them.[27] Caucasian Mujahadeen
(Suspected)
14-15 Bombings, shootings 33+ up to 100 Iraq across Iraq On 14 July, at least six people were killed in shootings and bombings in Mosul and an equal number were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Baquba.

On 15 July, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a Sunni mosque in Hilla killing 12 people and wounding 15 others. In Nasriya, two car bombs resulted in one death and 12 injuries, while a car bomb killed three people and wounded 15 others in Karbala. In Kirkuk, a parked car exploded and killed one policemen as part of its targeting of a police patrol, 10 other people were also injured, six of whom were police officers.[28]

20-21 Clashes 21 6 Colombia Arauca, Colombia During clashes over two days, 17 Colombian forces died on the first day and four others the next day. At the same time the rebels, believed to be either FARC or ELN, had taken U.S. citizen Kevin Scott Sutay hostage on 20 June. The attacks occurred during peace talks in Cuba.[29] FARC/]ELN

Notes

  1. ^ *Non-state attacks in Afghanistan are most likely perpetrated by the Taliban; state-attacks are the responsibility of NATO's ISAF or the Afghan National Army.
    *Non-state attacks in Algeria, Mali, Niger and Mauritania are most likely to be perpetrated by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (who theoretically target Morocco and Tunisia as part of the Maghreb, though those are more rare).
    *Non-state attacks in Colombia are most likely to be perpetrated by FARC, and to a lesser degree by ELN (although the two agreed to work together in 2010).
    *Non-state attacks in Europe are most likely to be perpetrated by lone wolves, unless otherwise stated
    *Non-state attacks in Ethiopia are most likely to be perpetrated by the Ogaden National Liberation Front, and to a lesser degree by the Oromo Liberation Front and the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front.
    *Non-state attacks in France are most likely to be perpetrated by the FLNC, unless otherwise stated.
    *Non-state attacks in India are most likely to be perpetrated by the Communist Party of India (Maoist), Indian Mujahideen or Kashmiri insurgents, as claimed, dependent largely on the location of the attack, there are also numerous other insurgencies in India that operate to a lesser degree, as otherwise stated; while state-attacks are primarily the responsibility of the Border Security Force, Central Industrial Security Force or the Indian Army.
    *Non-state attacks in Indonesia are most likely to be perpetrated by Jemaah Islamiya, unless otherwise stated.
    *Non-state attacks in Iraq are most likely to be perpetrated by Al Qaeda in Iraq or its umbrella group Islamic State of Iraq, unless otherwise stated; state-attacks are the responsibility of the Iraqi army.
    *Non-state attacks in Iran are most likely to be perpetrated by either Jundullah or PJAK, dependent largely on the location of the attack, with somewhat lesser recurrent attacks by the Iraq-based MKO.
    *Non-state attacks in Libya are the responsibility of the multitude of pseudo-state militia factions formed during the Libyan civil war and functioning in its aftermath as well.
    *Non-state attacks in Mali are most likely perpetrated by Ansar Dine, MOJWA, the MNLA or another Islamist faction; while state-attacks are the responsibility of the Armed Forces of Mali.
    *Non-state attacks in Mexico are most likely to be perpetrated by drug gangs; while state attacks are the responsibility of the Mexican police as part of the Drug War.
    *Non-state attacks in Myanmar are most likely to be perpetrated by the Karen National Liberation Army, unless otherwise stated.
    *Non-state attacks in Northern Ireland are most likely to be perpetrated by either active dissident republican organisations such as the RIRA, CIRA or similar groups; or Loyalist factions.
    *Non-state attacks in Nigeria are most likely to be perpetrated by either MEND, Ansaru or Boko Haram, mostly dependent on the location of the attack (though Lagos and Abuja are more open targets), unless otherwise stated.
    *Non-state attacks in Pakistan are most likely to be perpetrated by the Pakistani Taliban or a faction thereof, though Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and the Balochistan Liberation Army are also active; while state attacks are either the responsibility of the United States' Central Intelligence Agency's drone bombings or the Pakistan Army.
    *Attacks as part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are most likely to be perpetrated by the Al-Qassam Brigades, Palestinian Islamic Jihad or the more secular Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and its various factions (particularly Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command) in support of the Palestinian cause, unless otherwise stated; while by the Israel Defense Forces or Jewish settlers in support of some variation of Israel.
    *Non-state attacks in Peru are most likely to be perpetrated by the Shining Path, unless otherwise stated.
    *Non-state attacks in the Philippines are most likely to be perpetrated by either Abu Sayyaf, the Moro National Liberation Front or the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (currently undergoing talks with the national government) for mostly Islamist attacks; while Communist-inspired attacks are the responsibility primarily of the New People's Army or a breakaway faction of the now defunct Alex Boncayao Brigades.
    *Non-state attacks in Russia are most likely perpetrated by a faction of the Caucasian Mujahadeen, unless otherwise stated.
    *Non-state attacks in Somalia are most likely to be perpetrated by Al Shabaab, and to a lesser extent Hizbul Islam, as claimed, and unless otherwise stated; while state attacks are the responsibility of either the United States' Central Intelligence Agencies drone bombings or the government of Somalia's troops, and occasionally even the Kenyan Army.
    *Non-state attacks in South Sudan are most likely to be perpetrated as a result of inter-tribal rivalry or of armed groups[which?] supported by Sudan, unless otherwise stated.
    *Non-state attacks in Spain are most likely to be perpetrated by ETA (although they have currently issued an indefinite ceasefire).
    *Non-state attacks in Sudan are most likely to be perpetrated by the South Sudan-supported Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North or Darfur's JEM or Sudan Liberation Army, dependent on the location of the attack.
    *Non-state attacks in Syria are most likely to be perpetrated by the secular Free Syrian Army or Islamist groups such as the Al-Nusra Front, Ahrar al-Sham or Ghuraba al-Sham; while state attacks are perpetrated by the Syrian Arab Army, or are of disputed responsibility, as claimed.
    *Non-state attacks in Turkey are most likely to be perpetrated by the PKK or another Kurdish nationalist faction such as the newer Kurdistan Freedom Falcons; though the the Marxist Revolutionary People's Liberation Party–Front is also active; while state-attacks are the responsibility of the Turkish Air Force.
    *Non-state attacks in Thailand are most likely to be perpetrated by the Pattani United Liberation Organization, unless otherwise stated.
    *Non-state attacks in the United States are most likely to be perpetrated by lone wolves, unless otherwise stated.
    *Non-state attacks in Yemen are most likely to be perpetrated by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, supporters of an independent South Yemen seeking secession or the Houthis as part of the Sa'dah War, as duly claimed; while state attacks are the responsibility of either the United States' Central Intelligence Agency's drone bombings or the Yemeni army.
    *All other incidents are expressly as per claimants or pending claims.

References

  1. ^ a b "Sectarian fears as Iraq bombs kill dozens". Al Jazeera. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. ^ "55 Iraqis Killed in Funeral, Cafe and Other Attacks". Antiwar.com. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Deadly attack on NATO compound in Kabul". Al Jazeera. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  4. ^ "SP, five other policemen killed in Jharkhand Naxal attack". Zee News. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Tuesday Terror: 86 Iraqis Killed, 234 Wounded". Antiwar.com. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Car blast hits army checkpoint in Banghazi". Al Jazeera. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Suspected Philippine Muslim militant killed when bomb he was carrying explodes, military says". Fox News. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Bomb kills 7 in Iraqi capital; 3 workers". Salon. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Bridegroom among 19 Killed in Iraq". Antiwar.com. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Bomb kills 7 in Iraqi capital; 3 workers slain". Salon. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Drone strike kills dozen in Pakistan". Al Jazeera. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  12. ^ "U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan Kills at Least 16". New York Times. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Soccer Game Attacked; 19 Killed Across Iraq". Antiwar.com. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Deadly car bomb targets Shias in Baghdad". Al Jazeera. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Students burnt alive in Nigeria school attack". Al Jazeera. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  16. ^ "22 Killed Across Iraq; Judge Wounded in Assassination Attempt". Antiwar.com. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  17. ^ "Bombing at Market Street in East Pakistan Kills 4". ABC News. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  18. ^ "Police destroyed two militants in Dagestan". Itar-Tass. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  19. ^ "Journalist shot dead in Russia's Dagestan province". Reuters. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  20. ^ "Umarov's Bodyguard Killed in Chechnya". Moscow TimesABC News. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  21. ^ "Five wounded in Somali bomb blast". Al Jazeera News. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  22. ^ "Car bomb rocks Shia suburb in Beirut". Al Jazeera News. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  23. ^ "17 Afghan civilians killed in roadside bomb". The News Pakistan. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  24. ^ "Pakistan president's security chief killed". Al Jazeera. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  25. ^ "Bomb wounds four Bahrain policemen: ministry". Fox News. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  26. ^ "Dozens dead in series of Iraq attacks". Al Jazeera. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  27. ^ "Gunmen shoot dead four Russian police officers in Dagestan". Press TV. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  28. ^ "Dozens dead in series of Iraq attacks". Al Jazeera. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  29. ^ "Colombian soldiers die in clashes". BBC. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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