Continuing to try and find as much information as possible for the status table of Americans Missing in Iraq.
Current bedside reading are the annual Department of State Country Reports on Terrorism. The National Counterterrorism Center typically provides statistical data for the annual reports. It appears that the earliest publicly available data set published on kidnappings of U.S. citizens is 2005.
Bookmarking this index for future reference:
U.S. Department of StateCountry Reports on TerrorismIndex of Annual Reports - by year
The most recent Country Reports on Terrorism for 2010 from the Department of State was issued on August 18. There were no reported kidnappings in 2010 - which is surprising because defense contractor Issa T. Salomi was kidnapped on January 23, 2010 and then later released.
TERRORISM KIDNAPPINGS OF PRIVATE U.S. CITIZENS IN 2008
TERRORISM KIDNAPPINGS OF PRIVATE U.S. CITIZENS IN 2006
*Date rescued/released
Tables used as is from the Department of State.
Terrorism Deaths, Injuries, Kidnappings of Private U.S. Citizens, 2010
Country Reports on Terrorism 2010
US Department of State
August 18, 2011
TERRORISM KIDNAPPINGS OF PRIVATE U.S. CITIZENS IN 2009
Country Reports on Terrorism 2009
US Department of State
August 5, 2010
| Country | Date of Kidnapping | Number | Location / Date Released or Rescued |
| Columbia | February 6, 2009 | 1 | Cali, Colombia – April 2009 |
| Columbia | May 25, 2009 | 1 | Bogota, Colombia - May 28, 2009 |
| Kenya | July 17, 2009 | 1 | Luuq, Somalia – October 3, 2009 |
| Pakistan | February 2, 2009 | 1 | Quetta, Pakistan – April 4, 2009 |
TERRORISM KIDNAPPINGS OF PRIVATE U.S. CITIZENS IN 2008
So far, I have been unable to locate the US State data for 2008. It's listed in the 2008 Index as being in Chapter 7 of the report, but it's just not there.
The annual NCTC report, The 2008 Report on Terrorism of April 30, 2009, contains a pie chart, Chart 14 - US Citizen Terrorism Kidnappings by Country on page 32. It cites 4 kidnappings in Afghanistan and 1 in Panama. No mention of Iraq.
However, one news report about the abduction of Issa T. Salomi in early 2010 cited a previous kidnapping of an American citizen in the summer of 2008. See Officials confirm kidnapping of U.S. contractor in Iraq By Ernesto Londoño and Leila Fadel, Washington Post, February 6, 2010.
TERRORISM KIDNAPPINGS OF PRIVATE U.S. CITIZENS IN 2007
TERRORISM KIDNAPPINGS OF PRIVATE U.S. CITIZENS IN 2007
Terrorism Deaths, Injuries, Kidnappings of Private U.S. Citizens
Country Reports on Terrorism 2007
Country Reports on Terrorism 2007
US Department of State
| Country | Date of Incident | Number | Location |
| Afghanistan | September 22 | 1 | Kabul |
| Before November 7 | 1 | Kabul | |
| Chad | October 1 | 1 | Bardai |
| Iraq | January 5 | 1 | Al-Haritha |
| January 27 | 2 | Sulaymaniyah | |
| February 1 | 1 | Baghdad | |
| March 3 | 1 | Baghdad | |
| April 25 (approx) | 1 | Kuwait-Iraq border | |
| May 25 | 1 | Kuwait-Iraq border | |
| August 17 | 1 | Al Amarah | |
| Nigeria | January 7 | 1 | Okan Oil Field, Delta State |
| May 1 | 1 | Okan Oil Field, Delta State | |
| May 9 | 4 | Okan Oil Field, Delta State |
Terrorism Deaths, Injuries, Kidnappings of Private U.S. Citizens
Country Reports on Terrorism 2006
*Date rescued/released.
TERRORISM KIDNAPPINGS OF PRIVATE U.S. CITIZENS IN 2005
Terrorism Deaths, Injuries, Kidnappings of Private U.S. Citizens
Country Reports on Terrorism 2005
Country Reports on Terrorism 2006
US Department of State
| Country | Date of Death | Number | Location |
| Afghanistan | March 30, 2006* | 1 | Near Gresham, Afghanistan |
| Iraq | March 30, 2006* | 1 | Baghdad, Iraq |
| July 9, 2006* | 1 | Baghdad, Iraq | |
| August 5, 2006* | 1 | Baghdad, Iraq | |
| November 16, 2006 | 4 | Aswan, Iraq | |
| Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank | June 10, 2006* | 1 | Nobles, the West Bank |
| August 27, 2006* | 1 | Gaza City, Gaza | |
| Nigeria | January 30, 2006* | 1 | Offshore the Niger Delta, Nigeria |
| August 23, 2006* | 1 | Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
*Date rescued/released.
TERRORISM KIDNAPPINGS OF PRIVATE U.S. CITIZENS IN 2005
Terrorism Deaths, Injuries, Kidnappings of Private U.S. Citizens
Country Reports on Terrorism 2005
US Department of State
| Country | Date of Incident | Number | Location |
| Iraq | January 12* | 1 | Unknown |
| Iraq | April 11 | 1 | Taji |
| Iraq | May 17 | 1 | Unknown |
| Iraq | May 22* | 1 | Unknown |
| Iraq | August 10* | 1 | Unknown |
| Iraq | September 7* | 1 | Mansour |
| Iraq | September 27 | 1 | Unknown |
| Iraq | November 29 | 1 | Baghdad |
| Iraq | December 2 | 1 | Unknown |
| Iraq | December 5 | 1 | Baghdad |
| Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank | October 12* | 1 | Khan Younis [Gaza] |
Tables used as is from the Department of State.
Statistical information within the report comes from the Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS) of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). WITS is searchable and open to the public.
NCTC issues an annual report. The report "contains details about incidents of violence against civilians and non-combatants (including military personnel and assets outside of war-like settings) from publicly available information."
WITS maintains a detailed database of incidents. Methodology and definitions are explained in its most recent report from April. In fact, the report is worth reading just for its detailed description of just what they consider to be an act of terrorism.
National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Report on Terrorism
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
National Counterterrorism Center, Washington, DC
April 30, 2010
National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Report on Terrorism
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
National Counterterrorism Center, Washington, DC
April 30, 2010
A fascinating side note is that the Department of Defense has a very different definition of terrorism, one that apparently is not universally accepted outside of the DOD.
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