At Least 679 Muslims were Killed in October

A Palestinian mother

No fewer than 679 Muslims were killed in the month of October while another 1451 others sustained injuries. This marks a 40% rise from September which saw 485 deaths.

However, the number of injured saw a 32.1% decrease from 2137 in September to 1451 in October. 227 or 33.4% of the Muslims killed were civilians with the remaining 452 or 66.6% being combatants. 

This blog did not record any attacks or casualties for the days 7^th, 14^th, 23^rd, 25^th, 26^th and 30^th.

The details of these losses are given in the chart below.

DATE	COUNTRY	TARGET SITE	CULPRIT	CAUSE	DESCRIPTION OF VICTIMS	NO. OF DEAD (INJURED)
1st Oct	Egypt Palestine	Unspecified Border	Egypt Israel	Unspecified Gun fire	Militants Palestinians	16 0 (85)
2nd Oct	Afghanistan Palestine Saudi Arabia	Campaign site Farm Militant posts	Unknown Israel Yemeni forces	Bombing Gun fire Missile & mortar attack	Civilians Palestinian Saudi loyalists	13 (30+) 1 7
3rd Oct	Saudi Arabia Palestine Saudi Arabia	Unspecified Border Military posts	Saudi Arabia Israel Yemeni forces	Riot Gun fire Missile attacks	Workers Palestinians Saudi soldiers & loyalists	3 1 (24) 24
4th Oct	Turkey Turkey	Unspecified PKK posts	PKK Turkey	Bombing Airstrikes	Turkish soldiers PKK militants	7 13
5th Oct	Palestine	Border	Israel	Gun fire	Palestinians	5 (376)
6th Oct	Syria Afghanistan Afghanistan Afghanistan	Industrial district Unspecified Police posts Neighborhood	Unknown Afghanistan Taliban Taliban	Bombing Shoot out Shoot out Bombings	Civilians Taliban militants Security personnel Security personnel & civilians	5 (27) 5 10 policemen & 1 soldier 2 soldiers (6 policemen & 3 civilians)
7th Oct	---	---	---	---	---	---
8th Oct	Palestine Egypt Yemen Yemen	Border Militant positions Residential & bee farm Militant positions	Israel Egypt Saudi Arabia Yemeni forces	Gun fire Unspecified Airstrikes Rocket attack	Palestinians Combatants Civilians Saudi loyalists	0 (11) 52 militants & 3 soldiers 5 (1) 3
9th Oct	Afghanistan Yemen	Office Port, farm & militant post	Taliban Saudi Arabia	Bombing Air strikes	Civilians Houthi fighters & civilians	8 (10) 79 Houthi fighters & 7 civilians
10th Oct	Saudi Arabia Chad Palestine Yemen Yemen	Military positions Military position School Unspecified Naval coast	Yemeni forces Boko Haram Israel Saudi Arabia Yemeni forces	Missile, rocket and mortar attacks Gun fire Stoning & gassing Air strikes Unspecified	Saudi mercenaries Combatants Palestinian students Civilians Saudi soldiers	5 8 Chadian soldiers & 48 Boko Haram fighters 0 (24+) 6 10
11th Oct	Kashmir	Militant hideout	India	Shoot out	Kashmiri fighters	2
12th Oct	Somalia	Militant post	America	Air strike	El Shabab militants	60
13th Oct	Somalia	Restaurant & coffee shop	Unknown	Bombings	Civilians	16 (19)
14th Oct	---	---	---	---	---	---
15th Oct	Afghanistan	Unspecified	Taliban	Shoot out	Combatants	16 Policemen (30), 8 soldiers & 14 Taliban fighters (16)
16th Oct	Syria Nigeria Syria	Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified	Hashd al-Sha’abi Boko Haram Daesh	Ambush Execution Execution	Daesh militants Aid worker Civilians	5 1 10
17th Oct	Afghanistan Kashmir Palestine Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Syria	Office Mosque Unspecified Military base Residentials Militant post	Taliban India Israel Unknown Saudi Arabia America	Bombing Shoot out Air strikes Suicide bombing Gun fire Air strike	Politician Kashmiri fighters Palestinians Civilians Woman Kurdish militants	1(7) 3 1 (3) 2 0 (1) 6 (15)
18th Oct	Saudi Arabia Afghanistan Syria	Military positions Government building Village	Yemeni forces Taliban America	Missile attack Gun fire Air strikes	Saudi mercenaries Government officials Civilians	5 3 7 children & 11 others
19th Oct	Palestine Syria	Border Village and Mosques	Israel America	Gun fire Air strikes	Palestinians Civilians	0 (130) 62
20th Oct	Afghanistan	Polling centers	Taliban	Bombing	Civilians &policemen	10 civilians & 5 policemen (25)
21st Oct	Syria Yemen Yemen Palestine	Militant position Residentials & road Roadside Border	Unknown Saudi Arabia Yemeni forces Israel	Bombing Airstrikes Bombing Gun fire	Militants Civilians Saudi loyalists Palestinians	4 (11) 5 (5) 5 0 (4)
22nd Oct	Palestine	Unspecified	Israel	Gun fire	Palestinian	1 (20)
23rd Oct	---	---	---	---	---	---
24th Oct	Tunisia	Stadium	Tunisians	Fisticuffs	Police & civilians	0 (38 policemen and 13 civilians)
25th Oct	---	---	---	---	---	---
26th Oct	---	---	---	---	---	---
27th Oct	Nigeria	Road	Nigeria	Gun fire	Civilians	10
28th Oct	Palestine	Border	Israel	Gun fire	Civilians	7 (506)
29th Oct	Yemen Afghanistan	Road Electoral commission	Saudi Arabia Daesh	Airstrikes Bombing	Civilians Officers & civilians	3 1 policeman (6)
30th Oct	---	---	---	---	---	---
31st Oct	Afghanistan Afghanistan Nigeria	Unspecified Road Villages & IDP camps	Taliban Unknown Boko Haram	Anti-aircraft strike Suicide bombing Raid	Soldiers Prison employees Civilians	25 7 (5) 16

Kills by countries and entities   

America              146 (15)

Saudi Arabia       108 (7)

Taliban                89 (81)

Egypt                   68

Yemeni forces     59

Chad                    48

Unknown            47 (92)   

Boko Haram       25

Afghanistan        19 (16)

Israel                  16 (1183)

Turkey                13

Daesh                 11 (6)

Nigeria               10

PKK                   7

India                   5

Hashd                 5

al-Sha’abi

Sinai militants    3

Deadliest Day

The deadliest day in the month of October was the 9^th. A total of 94 Muslims were killed on this day. A bombing at a campaign office claimed by the Taliban killed 8 civilians and injured 10 others. On the same day, Saudi airstrikes in Yemen targeting a port, a farm and a Houthi base killed 79 Houthi fighters and 7 civilians. 14.2% of all deaths occurred that day.

Civilian casualties

Of the 679 Muslims that were killed in the month of October, 227 or 33.4% were civilians. A total of 1451 Muslims were injured; 1304 (89.9%) were civilians. 43 Muslims civilians were killed by attacks that were not claimed by any entity, another 81 were injured by such attacks. Most of the injured Muslims were Palestinians protesting the Israeli occupation. At least 1183 Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces in the month under review, in other words, 81.5% of the injured Muslims were Palestinians.

Combatant Casualties

Death among combatants was significantly high in October, 452 (66.6%) of the killed were combatants. The Houthi resistance movement in Yemen recorded the most casualties with no fewer than 79 fighters of the group killed by Saudi airstrikes. 147 combatants also suffered injuries.

Kills by Countries

Of the 679 Muslims that were killed in October, 492 (72.5%) were killed by countries; 130 (19.1%) of them were civilians. America killed most of the civilians in this month with 80 confirmed kills. The deadliest American attack on Muslim civilians came on the 19^th when America launched several airstrikes across Syria killing 62 civilians. The targets included a village and a number of Mosques. A day before, the 18^th, American airstrikes targeting a village killed no fewer than 18 civilians including 7 children. Countries that were involved in killing Muslims in October were: America, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Yemen, Chad, Afghanistan, Israel, Turkey, Nigeria and India.

Kills by Groups

Armed groups were responsible for 140 deaths; this figure represents 20.6% of all deaths. The Taliban killed the highest number of Muslims with 89 kills. This is the second time in four months the Taliban has killed the highest number of Muslims in a month, the other time was in the month of August which saw the Taliban kill no fewer than 290 Muslims. The group killed more Muslims than any other entity for that month. Armed groups also killed 31 out of the 227 civilians that were killed in the month. Groups that carried out attacks on Muslims in October are: Taliban, Boko Haram, Daesh, PKK, Hashd al-Sha’abi and Sinai militants.

Unclaimed Attacks

There were 6 unclaimed attacks across the Muslim world in October, these attacks led to 47 deaths (i. e. 6.9% of all deaths) and 92 injuries. 3 of those attacks took place in Afghanistan, 2 in Syria and 1 in Somalia. Of the 47 Muslims that were killed by unclaimed attacks, 43 were civilians. 81 of the 92 injured were also civilians. The deadliest unclaimed attack came on the 13^th in Somalia. Bombs targeting a restaurant and a coffee shop killed 16 civilians and injured 19 others.

Most Struck Country

Of all countries that suffered attacks, Afghanistan witnessed the most number of attacks. This blog recorded a total of 12 attacks in Afghanistan, this attacks led to 108 deaths and 97 injuries.