At Least 1169 Muslims Were Killed in November

November was the bloodiest month in recent times for Muslims. The month saw a sharp increase in Muslim deaths from 663 in October to 1169 in November; a 76.3% rise.  

There number of injured however decreased from 1451 in October to 691 in November; a 110% decrease. Of the 1169 Muslims that were killed, 733 (62.7%) were combatants and 408 (34.9%) were civilians. 

America killed the highest number of Muslims in November with 246 kills; a 68.5% increase from October. It is the second month in a row America has killed the most number of Muslims in a month. In October, America killed 146 Muslims; the highest for that month. 

A bombing targeting restaurant in Iraq was not claimed by any entity, 3 people were but, this blog was not able to acertain their identities (i.e. whether they were civilians or combatants). 

This blog did not record any attacks on six days in November; they are: 1^st, 16^th, 21^st, 28^th, 29^th and 30^th.

The breakdown of these tragedies are given in the chart below:

DATE	COUNTRY	TARGET SITE	CULPRIT	CAUSE	DESCRIPTION OF VICTIMS	NO. OF DEAD (INJURED)
1st  Nov	---	---	---	---	---	---
2nd Nov	Pakistan	Home	Unknown	Stabbing & shooting	Scholar	1
3rd  Nov	Syria Palestine Yemen	Unspecified Border Unspecified	America Israel Yemeni forces	Airstrikes Gun fire Counter strikes	Civilians Civilian Saudi forces	15 1 113 (156)
4th Nov	Yemen Egypt	Makeshift homes Unspecified	Saudi Arabia Egypt	Airstrikes Shootout	Civilians Militants	3 (1) 19
5th Nov	Palestine Afghanistan Yemen Syria	Settlement Unspecified Prison, Masjid, Factory & residential Town	Israel Taliban Saudi Arabia & allies America	Gun fire Assault Airstrikes & artillery Airstrike	Civilian Soldiers Civilians Children	0 (1) 13 (13) 3 (35) 3
6th Nov	Saudi Arabia Afghanistan Yemen	Prison Border post Unspecified	Saudi Arabia Taliban Yemeni forces	Torture Assault Assault	Journalist Afghan forces Saudi loyalists	1 30 55 (24+)
7th Nov	Tajikistan Palestine	Prison Border	Tajikistan Israel	Unspecified Gun fire	Prisoners & guards Civilian	25 inmates & 2 guards 1
8th Nov	Iraq Syria Palestine Yemen Yemen	Restaurant Village Border Residentials Unspecified	Unknown America Israel Saudi Arabia Yemeni forces	Bombing Airstrikes Gun fire Airstrike Missile attack	Unspecified Civilians Civilian Civilians Saudi loyalists	3 (24+) 7 1 (35) Father & 5 children 20+
9th Nov	Iraq Somalia Syria Yemen Syria	PKK bases Hotel & street Daesh hideout Neighborhood Militant post	Turkey Al Shabab America Saudi Arabia Syria	Airstrikes Bombings Airstrikes Artillery & mortar attack Offensive	PKK militants Civilians Civilians Civilians Jaish al-Izza militants	15 39 (40) 14 Children, 9 women & 3 others 11 (2) 22 (24+)
10th Nov	Kurdistan	PKK bases	Turkey	Airstrikes	PKK militants	14
11th Nov	Palestine Iraq Palestine Afghanistan Afghanistan	School Desert Masjid Unspecified Unspecified	Israel Hashd al-Sha’abi Israel Taliban Taliban	Gun fire Shootout Shooting & airstrike Shootout Unspecified	Civilians Daesh fighters Hamas personnel Afghan forces Civilians & Afghan forces	0 (24+) 6 7 75 15 Civilians & 10 Afghan forces
12th Nov	Mali Palestine Afghanistan Yemen	Residential TV station Protest ground City	Al qaeda ally Israel Unknown Saudi loyalists & Yemeni forces	Bombing Airstrike Bombing Fire exchange	Civilians Hamas commander & others Civilians Saudi loyalists, Yemeni forces & civilians	3 (2) 10 6 (10) 110 Yemeni forces,32 Saudi loyalists & 7 civilians
13th Nov	Syria	Unspecified	America	Airstrikes	Civilians	60
14th Nov	Afghanistan Afghanistan	Outpost Taliban posts	Taliban Afghanistan	Assault Airstrikes	Policemen Taliban fighters	35 17
15th Nov	Syria	Residentials	America	Airstrike	Civilians	23
16th Nov	---	---	---	---	---	---
17th Nov	Iraq Syria	Home Village	Unknown America	Shooting Airstrike	Cleric Civilians	1 40 (24+)
18th Nov	Iraq Syria Iraq Burma	Militant hideout Militant territory Restaurant Refugee camp	Iraq Infighting Unknown Burma	Airstrikes Infighting Bombing Gun fire	Daesh fighters Militants Civilians Civilians	10 25 5 (16) 0 (4)
19th Nov	Saudi Arabia Palestine Palestine	Unspecified Villages Beach	Saudi Arabia Israel Israel	Gun shots Gun fire & tear gas Gun fire	Activist Civilians Civilians	1 0 (12) 0 (25)
20thNov	Afghanistan Yemen Yemen Yemen Palestine	Religious gathering Militant post Unspecified Residential Police station	Unknown Ansarullah movement Saudi loyalists Saudi Arabia Israel	Bombing Ambush Offensive Airstrike Gun fire	Civilians Saudi loyalists Yemeni forces Civilians Civilians	55 (80+) 6 6 3 1
21st Nov	---	---	---	---	---	---
22nd Nov	Niger Pakistan Iraq	Drilling site Militant hideout Roadside	Boko Haram Unknown Unknown	Gun fire Bombing Bombing	Workers Militants Children	8 3 (-12) 4 (6)
23rd Nov	Kashmir Afghanistan Kashmir Palestine Syria	Unspecified Military Masjid Unspecified Border Village	India Unknown India Israel America	Shoot out Bombing Shootout Gun fire Airstrike	Kashmiri militants Afghan soldiers Kashmiri fighters Civilians Civilians	6 26 (50) 6 0 (20) 3 women, 5 children & 3 others
24th Nov	Syria Syria Somalia Afghanistan Syria	Market Residentials Road Unspecified Neighborhood	America America Al Shabab Unknown Unknown	Airstrike Airstrike Ambush Shooting Gas attack	Civilians Civilians Somali soldiers Scholar Civilians	9 children, 8 women & 3 others 3 women, 5 children & 3 others 10 1 0 (50)
25th Nov	Kashmir Afghanistan	Unspecified Road	India Taliban	Shoot out Ambush	Kashmiri militants Afghan forces	6 22
26th Nov	Somalia Somalia	Religious center Religious center	Al Shabab Somalia	Bombing & shooting Shootout	Civilians Al Shabab fighters	15 3
27th Nov	Afghanistan	Residential	America	Airstrike	Civilians	30
28th Nov	---	---	---	---	---	---
29th Nov	---	---	---	---	---	---
30th Nov	---	---	---	---	---	---

Kills By Countries and Entities

America             246 (24)

Yemeni forces    220 (180)

Taliban                200 (13)

Saudi loyalists    123

Unknown            105 (247)

Al Shabab           64 (40)

Turkey                29

Saudi Arabia       28 (40)

Tajikistan            25

Syria                   22 (24)

Israel                   21 (117)

Egypt                  19

Afghanistan        17

India                   12

Iraq                     10

Boko Haram        8

Ansarullah           6

Hashd al-Sha’abi 6

Al qaeda ally        3 (2)

Somalia                3

Tajik Prisoners     2

Burma                  0 (4)

Deadliest Day

The deadliest day for Muslims in the month of November was the 12^th. 168 Muslims were killed on this day; the deaths resulted from four incidences in four different countries: a bombing in Mali, Israeli airstrikes in Palestine, a bombing in Afghanistan, and clashes between Yemeni forces and the Saudi coalition in Yemen which killed 149 people.

Civilian casualties

There was a 79.7% rise in the number of civilians killed in November. 408 civilians were killed compared to 227 in October, 34.9% of all deaths in November were civilians. Another 387 civilians were injured, this represents 56% of all the injured. America killed the highest number of Muslim civilians in November killing no fewer than 246.

Combatant Casualties

Death among combatants has also continued to surge. Of the 1169 Muslims who were killed in November, 733 (62.7%) were combatants; another 278 combatants were injured. Yemeni forces in Yemen killed the highest number of combatants in their continued battled against the invasion by Saudi forces and loyalists.

Kills By Countries

652 (55.77%) Muslims were killed by countries. Of this figure, 325 (50.3%) were civilians. Countries killed at least 312 civilians with America taking the largest number of civilian lives. Of the 312 civilians that were killed by countries, America was responsible for 78.8% of them. The deadliest attack by a country came on 13th Novemeber when American airstrikes on a town in Syria killed no fewer than 60 civilians. Countries that took Muslim lives in the month of November are: America, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Syria, Israel, Egypt, Afghanistan, India, Iraq and Somalia.

Kills By Armed Groups

Armed groups were responsible for 412 (35.2%) Muslim deaths for the month. The Taliban killed the most number of Muslims among armed groups with at least 200 kills and 13 injuries. It is the third time in five months the Taliban has killed the most number of Muslims among groups, and the second month in a row. The Taliban killed 290 Muslims in August and 89 in October. The deadliest attack by an armed group came on 9th November. Bombings targeting a hotel and a busy street took 39 civilian lives leaving 40 others injured. The armed groups that killed Muslims in November were: Taliban, Saudi mercenaries, Al Shabab, Boko Haram, Ansarullah movement, Hashd al-Sha’abi and an Al qaeda ally.

Unclaimed Attacks

There were 11 unclaimed attacks across the Muslim world in November, this attacks led to 105 deaths and 247 injuries. 76 (72.3%) of those killed in such attacks were civilians. The deadliest unclaimed attack came on 20th Novemeber. A bombing at a Maulud Nabiyy celebration killed 55 people and wounded over 80 others; they were all reported to be civilians. There was 1 unclaimed attack in Syria, 2 Pakistan, 4 in Iraq and 4 in Afghanistan.

Most Struck Country

The most struck country for the month of November was Syria, the small Arab nation witnessed 13 attacks. These attacks led to 245 deaths; 186 of which were civilians and were killed in American airstrikes. Afghanistan was the most struck country in October.