The numbers below refer to the number of people affected. Click on a column heading to order incidents according to that column.
ID | Month | Day | Year | ISO | Country | UN | INGO | ICRC | NRCS and IFRC | NNGO | Other | Nationals killed | Nationals wounded | Nationals kidnapped | Total national staff | Internationals killed | Internationals wounded | Internationals kidnapped | Total international staff | Total victims | Gender Male | Gender Female | Gender Unknown | Means of attack | Attack context Sort ascending | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Motive | Actor type | Actor name | Details | Verified | Source |
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1454 | May | 15 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Project site | 36.212228 | 36.519075 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three German aid workers were kidnapped in the town of Harem near the northern border with Turkey. UPDATE: Two of three escaped on 3 July 2013. The third also escaped his kidnappers on 4 September 2013. | Pending | Media |
1638 | Aug | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 33.483333 | 36.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer, after having disappeared for five months, died on 8 January 2014. | Yes | Official Report | |
1810 | Jul | 31 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 36.164639 | 36.86522 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Al-Qaeda | Two female international aid workers were kidnapped by armed men. They were released in January 2015. | Pending | Media |
1916 | Jan | 30 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 36.816667 | 38.016667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | Three male staff members contracted by a INGO were kidnapped by ISIS and released approximately three months later. | Yes | Focal Point |
1895 | Aug | 3 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Public location | 35.959411 | 38.998105 | Disputed | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | An American aid worker was killed in Raqqa, Syria on February 6th, 2015. She was initially kidnapped by militants on August 3rd, 2013. ISIS militants alledge that she was killed in retaliatory Jordanian airstrikes on Raqqa. The circumstances surrounding her death are contested by administration officials in the Jordanian and American governments, who believe that the aid worker was killed by ISIS. | Yes | Official Report |
2106 | Aug | 30 | 2015 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 32.626434 | 36.103306 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A national INGO aid worker was kidnapped in Daraa, Syria. Details surrounding the abduction are unknown, however the man was released around September 9th, 2015. | Yes | Focal Point |
2482 | Mar | 23 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 37.176661 | 42.13559 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO national staff member was held by opposition forces in Syria for over 24 hours in Derik, Syria. He also received some minor injuries as a result of the incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
2569 | Jan | 1 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 35.810357 | 36.612625 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One aid worker was abducted and killed during the week of January 1-6 (exact date unknown) in the Idlib region of Syria. Gender/organization/exact location unknown at this time. Information received from a public UN press briefing. | Yes | Media |
2622 | May | 3 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 36.585331 | 37.056561 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A male national staff member of an INGO was kidnapped in Azaz on 03 May 2018 and released on 07 May 2019. | Yes | Focal Point |
2644 | Jul | 27 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 36.528056 | 37.954722 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | One male national INGO staff member was detained by ISIS on July 27, 2014. Circumstances of the abduction are unkown. He was released on March 31, 2015 | Yes | Focal Point |
2645 | Jul | 29 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 36.82 | 38.02 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | 4 national INGO contracted staff were detained by ISIS on July 29, 2014. Exact release date is unkown, but all 4 contractors were confirmed released several months later. | Yes | Focal Point |
1631 | Jan | 2 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 35.517223 | 35.786359 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Five international staffers of an INGO (Belgian, Danish, Peruvian, Swedish, and Swiss) were forcibly taken from the organization's residence in Northern Syria 'for questioning,' and have been out of contact since 2 January. As a result, the organization closed some of its medical facilities in the area. UPDATE: Three were released on 4 April and the remaining two on 14 May 2014. | Yes | Media |
2012 | Sep | 28 | 2015 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 35.931027 | 36.641778 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO staff member was kidnapped when armed attackers raided the organization's office. Reportedly, office equipment was stolen and other staff members may have been mistreated in the attack as well. | Yes | Focal Point |
3057 | Mar | 9 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 36.46744 | 36.88608 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Armed Opposition | One male national NGO staff member was kidnapped by armed opposition NSAG while working in Trinda village, Afrin. His whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3483 | Sep | 4 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 35.735278 | 36.611667 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) | One NGO staff member was kidnapped from his home in Shnan, Idlib by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. He was held and tortured until November 20, 2021. | Yes | Official Report |
3602 | May | 9 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 36.3755 | 41.1485 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | One INGO aid worker was kidnapped, along with their laptops, from their office in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp by Islamic State militants. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3701 | Aug | 27 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 36.369317 | 37.521952 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | Armed Opposition | One national NGO volunteer was arrested by members of the Military Police, which is affiliated with the Syrian National Army’s Chiefs of Staff, at his place of work at the NGO center in Al-Bab city center, Aleppo governorate. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
1570 | Sep | 2 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Project site | 36.21614 | 37.166897 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A Syrian doctor was kidnapped from Sejou village where he was working and found killed one day later in Aleppo province. | Yes | Media |
1919 | Aug | 5 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Office/compound | 36.6975 | 38.956667 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | A national staff member was kidnapped and detained in Tell Abyad by ISIS and then transfered to Ar-Raqqa. The staff member was released on August 30, 2014. | Yes | Focal Point |
1943 | Jul | 28 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Office/compound | 36.533333 | 37.95 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | An INGO contracted national staff member was kidnapped by ISIS when he went to retrieve office belongings, which were confiscated on the previous day when ISIS had raided the organization's office. He was released after about a month. | Yes | Focal Point |
1948 | Feb | 8 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 33.483333 | 36.35 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national aid worker was kidnapped by unknown assailants in Jaramana, Syria. He was released in Beirut 15 days later on February 23, 2014 after negotiations took place between the kidnappers and his family. | Yes | Focal Point |
2488 | Nov | 22 | 2017 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 32.844941 | 36.225112 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO national staff member was abducted and held for ransom in Izra, Syria. Assailants physically assaulted the aid worker badly in captivity. The crime was economically motivated (and potentially premeditated due to certain circumstances that would make the aid worker a valuable target). Released after three days, the staff member required medical treatment for their wounds. | Yes | Focal Point |
2767 | Sep | 1 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 35.9917 | 36.3938 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national male staff member of an INGO and NGO in Syria, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Darkoush town located in the western suburbs of Idlib governate. He was released on September 17, 2019. | Yes | Media |
3109 | Oct | 20 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Unknown | 35.613889 | 36.561111 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) | One NGO staff member was reportedly taken by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Kafranbel city, Idlib. He was released after 3 days. | Yes | Official Report |
3531 | Dec | 7 | 2021 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 36.8175 | 38.0111 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff was kidnapped by unknown armed men in a public location in Jarabulus, Aleppo. He was held for 2 days. Reports indicate he had previously received threats about recruitment issues. | Yes | Focal Point |
3617 | Jun | 12 | 2022 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Project site | 36.3755 | 41.1485 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One Kurdistan Red Crescent staff member was kidnapped by unknown armed individuals in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp. Their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
2575 | Jan | 27 | 2019 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Detention | Custody | 36.202106 | 37.134258 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One national male NGO volunteer was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators and shot and killed after being held for one week. | Yes | Media |
2668 | Jun | 30 | 2018 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Detention | Custody | 37.05 | 41.22 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One international and three national staff members were reportedly taken after a meeting with local dignitaries in Qamishli, North East Syria. The four staff members were released in December 2018. | Yes | Focal Point |
1602 | Oct | 13 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.899383 | 36.763292 | Unknown | Islamic State (IS) | Six ICRC staff and one Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer were abducted by gunmen who had opened fire on the Red Cross convoy as they were traveling to Damascus. Three ICRC staff and the one Red Crescent volunteer were released the next day. The ICRC is awaiting information on the remaining three. Reports from ICRC in April 2019 indicate the remaining international staff member and two national staff members may still be alive, although specific information about their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | Media | |
1746 | Mar | 17 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.88509 | 38.872152 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two UN-contracted drivers were abducted by unknown armed groups, who robbed the drivers of their personal belongings and stole the contents of the trucks' cargo. It appears that the owner of the trucks paid a ransom and that the drivers were released. | Yes | Focal Point |
1747 | Mar | 31 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.071229 | 36.970299 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Three UN-contracted drivers transporting food rations were abducted by unknown armed men. One was released, but the other two are still being held. The perpetrators refuse to return the food rations. | Yes | Focal Point |
1750 | Jun | 28 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.677839 | 36.708053 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two UN-contracted drivers were stopped by armed groups near Ma'ar Shoreen and forced to drive to an area close to Jabal az Zawiyah, where they were held. All food rations were taken from the trucks. The drivers and the trucks were released on 30 June 2013. | Yes | Focal Point |
1751 | Jun | 29 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.383945 | 36.69235 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN-contracted driver was stopped nearby Morek area by an unknown armed group. He was then taken to Jabal az Zawiyah, where he was held for seven days and his documents and mobile phone confiscated. He was eventually released with his truck, but without the cargo. | Yes | Focal Point |
1752 | Jul | 16 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.653849 | 38.638973 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN-contracted driver was stopped and detained by an unknown armed group, who requested a ransom. | Yes | Focal Point |
1753 | Sep | 12 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.076682 | 39.680846 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One UN-contracted driver was stopped by an unknown armed group in Kabajeb village, but was forced to drive to Mhambil village and off-load the cargo. The driver was detained for two days and was released with his empty truck on 14 September 2013. | Yes | Focal Point |
1754 | Jun | 8 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.218055 | 37.105819 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two UN-contracted drivers were detained for 7 days by an unknown armed group, who stole the food rations that the trucks were transporting. They were eventually released on 14 June 2013. | Yes | Focal Point |
1759 | Mar | 12 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 36.3121 | 36.687433 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | Two INGO workers (Italian and British) were abducted by ISIS in northern Syria, close to the Turkish border. UPDATE: The Italian staff member was released over a year later, on 26 May 2014. The British staff member was tortured and killed on 13 September 2014. | Yes | Official Report |
1785 | Jun | 11 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.965478 | 38.979869 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Al-Nusra Front | One UN-contracted driver was stopped and detained for five days by Al Nosrah Front. | Yes | Focal Point |
1786 | Jun | 11 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.014272 | 40.447052 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Al-Nusra Front | Two UN-contracted drivers were stopped and detained by Al Nosrah Front. | Yes | Focal Point |
1790 | Jul | 3 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.863611 | 36.800556 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Shareea Court | One UN-contracted driver was kidnapped by an armed group called Shareea Court. Attempts to contact the driver have been unsuccessful thus far. | Yes | Focal Point |
1803 | Mar | 17 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 36.115195 | 40.796915 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two UN-contracted drivers were kidnapped by unknown armed men. The trucks' contents and the drivers' personal belongings were also taken. They were kept by their kidnappers until a ransom was paid by the owner of the trucks. | Yes | Focal Point |
1826 | Sep | 15 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 34.730833 | 36.709444 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member was abducted on the Damascus-Aleppo Road. | Yes | Official Report |
1834 | Oct | 1 | 2013 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 35.951414 | 39.026307 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | One INGO worker was kidnapped by ISIS in Ar-Raqqah, while on his way to Deir Ezzour. UPDATE: The individual was killed in November 2014. | Pending | Media |
1858 | Nov | 16 | 2014 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 35.336 | 40.145 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State (IS) | An international aid worker was kidnapped and later beheaded by terrorists. | Pending | Media |
3058 | Feb | 11 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.699167 | 36.689167 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Guardians of Religion Organisation | One male national engineer working with an NGO in the area was reportedly kidnapped by members of the al-Qaeda affiliate Guardians of Religion Organisation while traveling on the Dana-Sarmada road. His whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3059 | Feb | 24 | 2020 | SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 35.699167 | 36.689167 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Guardians of Religion Organisation | One male national NGO staff member was kidnapped after leaving his house in Al-Dana, by al-Qaeda affiliate Guardians of Religion Organisation. His whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
Total | 19 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 74 | 48 | 3 | 23 |