On October 4, 2020, jihadists ambushed a convoy of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Burkina Faso’s Central-North, executing at least 25 men and releasing the women and children. The assailants said the attack was in retaliation for the presence of volunteer defense fighters in the town of Pissila.

On October 4, 2017, suspected ISIS fighters ambushed a military vehicle convoy outside the village of Tongo Tongo in Tillabéri, Niger. Five Nigeriens, four U.S. soldiers, and at least 21 militants were killed. The attack also left eight Nigeriens and two American troops wounded.   

On September 30, 2017, there was a small explosion at Myanmar’s embassy in Cairo, Egypt, though there were no casualties. Hasm later claimed responsibility for the attack, the militant group’s first on a civilian target, saying it was a warning in response to the Myanmar’s military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims. 

On September 28, 2020, two Katyusha rockets targeted U.S. troops stationed at Baghdad’s airport, but fell short, striking a house. The impact killed two women and three children and wounded two other children. Iraqi intelligence blamed a small group of Iran-backed fighters.   

On September 26, 2019, the Taliban ambushed security outposts in three districts across Afghanistan—Pashton Kot, Darzab, and Dara-e-Suf. At least 22 officers were killed and 16 others were wounded in the attacks.     

On September 23, 2021, the Houthis began a siege on Marib’s al-Abdiyah district, sparking a humanitarian crisis as the rebels blocked medical and other humanitarian aid. Aid workers on the ground accused the Houthis of committing genocide by denying access to humanitarian organizations and shelling hospitals and other vulnerable civilian targets.