List of Islamist terrorist attacks

France

December 1985 – September 1986

1985–86 Paris attacks, a series of over a dozen bombings in Paris by the Iranian-sponsored Committee for Solidarity With Arab and Middle Eastern Political Prisoners.

13

225

Israel

July 7, 1989

Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack in Kiryat Ye'arim, Jerusalem District, by a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant.

16

27

United States

November 5, 1990

1990 assassination of Meir Kahane.

1

2

United States

February 26, 1993

World Trade Center bombing in New York City.

6

1,042

Tanzania

August 7, 1998

1998 United States embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi.

224

4,000+

Kenya

United States

September 11

A series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda involving the hijacking and crashing of passenger jet airliners.

2,996

25,000+

Indonesia

October 12

2002 Bali bombings in the tourist district of Kuta on the island of Bali.

202

240

Saudi Arabia

May 12

Riyadh compound bombings; Al-Qaeda attackers drove three car bombs into residential compounds housing Westerners and others. Nine bombers and another 3 insurgents also died.

27

160

Spain

March 11

Madrid train bombings.

193

2,050

United Kingdom

July 7

7 July 2005 London bombings – Four suicide bombers attacked London Underground trains and a double decker bus during the morning rush hour.

52

~784

Egypt

July 23

2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings – Bombing attacks through shopping and hotel areas in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

88

~150

Indonesia

October 29

2005 Tentena market bombings. Three attacks in crowded markets and a bus.

60

180+

Jordan

November 9

2005 Amman bombings. A series of coordinated suicide attacks on hotels in Amman. Four attackers including a husband and wife team were involved.

60

115+

Egypt

April 24

2006 Dahab bombings – Bomb attacks on the resort city of Dahab.

23

~ 80

India

July 11

2006 Mumbai train bombings: Seven bomb blasts over a period of 11 minutes on the Suburban Railway in Mumbai.

209

700+

India

May 13

Nine synchronized blasts in Jaipur, claimed by the Indian Mujahideen, suspected to be carried out by the Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.

80

216

India

July 26

2008 Ahmedabad bombings

56

200+

India

November 26

A series of coordinated attacks on Mumbai. The Indian government blamed Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba and stated that the attackers were citizens of Pakistan, which the Pakistani government first rejected but then accepted when given proof. One of the attackers, Ajmal Kasab, was caught alive.

166+

300+

Pakistan

March 3

A bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketers was fired upon by 12 gunmen, believed to be members of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, near Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Six members of the Sri Lanka national cricket team were wounded and six Pakistani policemen and two civilians were killed.

8

9

Russia

March 29

Moscow Metro bombings. Caucasus Emirate claimed responsibility

40

102

Pakistan

May 28

2010 Ahmadiyya mosques massacre Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed attacks on two mosques belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

86

45+

Pakistan

July 1

July 2010 Lahore bombings, anti-Sufi attack.

42+

175+

France

March 11 – 22

Toulouse and Montauban shootings – Mohammed Merah, a French citizen of Algerian extraction, attacked French soldiers and later children and a teacher from a Jewish school in Montauban and Toulouse.

7

5

Russia

May 3

Makhachkala attack carried out by the Caucasus Emirate.

14

130

United States

April 15

Boston Marathon bombing – Two brothers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, planted two bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Massachusetts.

3

183

United Kingdom

May 22

Murder of Lee Rigby in Woolwich, London

1

0

France

May 25

2013 La Défense attack – A Muslim convert attacked a French soldier with a knife while on patrol in La Defense, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France.

0

1

Kenya

September 21

Westgate shopping mall attack in Nairobi

67

175

Nigeria

February 14

Borno Massacre

200+

Iraq

June 10

Badush prison massacre. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) killed at least 670 Shia prisoners in an attack on the Badush prison. ISIL first separated the Sunni inmates before executing the remaining prisoners.

670

Iraq

June 12

The Camp Speicher massacre occurred when ISIL attacked Camp Speicher in Tikrit. At the time, there were between 5,000 and 10,000 unarmed cadets in the camp, and ISIL fighters selected the Shias and non-Muslims for execution.

1,095+

Australia

September 23

2014 Endeavour Hills stabbings. Numan Haider, an Afghan Australian stabbed two counter terrorism officers in Melbourne. He was then shot dead.

1

2

Russia

October 5

2014 Grozny bombing

6

12

Canada

October 22

2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa. Lone attacker shot a soldier at a war memorial and attacked Parliament.

1

3

United States

October 23

2014 Queens hatchet attack. Zale H. Thomson, also known as Zaim Farouq Abdul-Malik, attacked four New York City policemen in the subway with a hatchet, severely injuring one in the back of the head and injuring another in the arm before being shot to death by the remaining officers. A civilian bystander was also shot.

0

5

Nigeria

November 28

Kano bombing

120

260

Russia

December 4

2014 Grozny clashes

26

Australia

December 15–16

Lindt Cafe siege. A lone gunman, Man Haron Monis, held hostage 18 customers and employees of a Lindt Café in Martin Place, Sydney, Australia for 16-hours. A police Tactical Operations Unit stormed the café when a hostage was killed by Monis, who was shot dead by the police. Another hostage was killed by a ricochet from a police firearm.

3

4

Pakistan

December 16

2014 Peshawar school massacre

140

Yemen

December 16

2014 Radda bombings. Two suicide car bombers rammed their vehicles into a Shiite rebel checkpoint.

26

Nigeria

December 18

2014 Gumsuri kidnappings. Boko Haram insurgents also kidnapped at least 185 women and children.

32

France

December 20

2014 Tours police station stabbing. A man yelling Allahu Akbar attacked a police office with a knife. He was killed and three police officers were injured.

1

3

Iraq

August 2014

Genocide of Yazidis by the Islamic State. An estimated 7,000 women and girls were also forced into sex slavery, according to the United Nations.

5,000

4,200–10,800

France

January 7

Two brothers, Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, forced their way into the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris and opened fire.

12

11

Nigeria

January 8

Boko Haram attacked the town of Baga. Another 2,000 were missing.

200+

–

France

February 3

2015 Nice stabbing – A man wielding a knife named Moussa Coulibaly attacked three soldiers guarding a Jewish community center in Nice.

0

2

Denmark

February 14–15

2015 Copenhagen shootings. A gunman opened fire at the Krudttoenden café and later at the Great Synagogue in Copenhagen.

2

5

Tunisia

March 18

Bardo National Museum attack. Militants linked to ISIL attacked the Bardo National Museum with guns.

21

50+

Yemen

March 20

2015 Sana'a mosque bombings. Bombings on several Shia mosques by ISIL.

142

351

Libya

March 25

ISIL affiliates, the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries carried out suicide bombings in Benghazi.

12

25

Kenya

April 2

Garissa University College attack by Al-Shabaab.

148

79

Saudi Arabia

April 8

In Riyadh, two policemen were shot dead in an attack blamed on ISIL.

2

Iraq

April 17

A series of bombings by ISIL in Baghdad.

40+

59+

Iraq

April 17

A car bomb exploded at the entrance of the US consulate in Erbil. ISIL took credit for the attack.

3

5

Afghanistan

April 18

A suicide bomb detonated in front of a bank in Jalalabad. ISIL claimed responsibility.

33

100+

Somalia

April 20

A minivan of UN workers was bombed by Al-Shabaab in the Puntland region.

9

4

Iraq

May 3

Two car bombs were detonated ten minutes apart in Baghdad. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attacks.

19

United States

May 3

Two gunmen attacked the Curtis Culwell Center during a 'Draw Muhammad' cartoon art exhibit in Garland, Texas.

2

1

Afghanistan

May 3

Taliban militants overran checkpoints in Warduj, killing 17 policemen.

17

Afghanistan

May 4

A government bus was attacked by a suicide bomber in Kabul.

1

15

Iraq

May 10

Two car bombs were detonated ten minutes apart in Baghdad and the surrounding towns of Taji and Tarmiyah. ISIL claimed responsibility.

14

30

Afghanistan

May 10

A bus carrying government employees was attacked in Kabul by a suicide bomber. The Taliban claimed responsibility.

3

10

Pakistan

May 13

A bus carrying Shia Muslims was attacked by six armed gunman who rode up in motorcycles. Several Islamist groups claimed responsibility.

45

13

Afghanistan

May 14

A hotel hosting a cultural event was attacked by Taliban fighters in Kabul leaving 14 dead including an American, an Italian, and 4 Indians.

14

Afghanistan

May 17

A Taliban suicide attack near the entrance of Hamid Karzai International Airport targeting a European police training vehicle.

3

18

Afghanistan

May 19

A suicide car bombing detonated in the parking lot of a Justice Ministry building in the diplomatic section of Kabul.

4

42

Libya

May 21

A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a military checkpoint outside of Misrata killing himself and two guards.

3

Saudi Arabia

May 22

A suicide bomber attacked a Shia mosque during prayer in al-Qadeeh village. ISIL claimed responsibility.

21

90+

Afghanistan

May 25

Taliban militants killed 19 policemen and six soldiers during a siege at a police compound in Nawzad District.

25

Kenya

May 26

Al-Shabaab militants attacked two police patrols north of Garissa, 5 police officers were injured but were able to kill both of the attackers.

2

5

Iraq

May 28

Two car bombs were set off minutes apart targeting the Cristal Grand Ishtar Hotel and the Babylon.

10

30

Saudi Arabia

May 29

A suicide bomber attacked a Shia mosque in Dammam detonating the bomb in the parking lot.

4

Iraq

June 1

Three suicide bombers in Humvees attacked a police station in the Tharthar region in Al Anbar Governorate.

41

63

Turkey

June 5

2015 Diyarbakır rally bombings – Twin bombing of a Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) rally.

4

100+

Iraq

June 13

Four suicide SUV car bombs went off in a police station in Hajjaj near Tikrit and Baiji.

11

27

France

June 26

Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack – Beheading in a factory near Lyon, head marked with Arabic writing and Islamist flags. Gas canisters set off a fire.

1

11

Tunisia

June 26

2015 Sousse attacks – A gunman named Seifeddine Rezgui attacked a hotel targeting European tourists staying there.

38

39

Nigeria

June 26–30

Boko Haram killed attacked and bombed villages, mosques, and other public spaces.

200

Nigeria

July 7

A bomb exploded in a government office in Zaria.

20

Cameroon

July 13

Two suicide bombers exploded in a bar in Fotokol and killed 13 people, including a soldier from Chad who was killed in the second explosion.

15

United States

July 16

A civilian opened fire on two military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, killing 5 military personnel.

5

Nigeria

July 17

Two towns were attacked by two suicide bombers.

62

Turkey

July 20

2015 Suruç bombing in Kurdish majority city of Suruç. ISIL claimed responsibility.

33

104

Nigeria

July 22

A series of explosions at two bus stations in Gombe.

40

Cameroon

July 26

A suicide bomber detonated at a popular nightclub in Maroua.

15

India

July 27

2015 Gurdaspur attack Three Islamic terrorists of Pakistani origin from Indian-administrated Kashmir disguised in army uniforms attacked the Dina Nagar police station in Gurdaspur District of Punjab. The attack killed 3 policemen, 4 civilians and 15 others were injured. All 3 attackers were killed by security forces.

10

15

Nigeria

August 11

Explosions at a crowded market in Sabon Gari.

47

Iraq

August 13

August 2015 Baghdad bombing. A truck bomb in a market.

70+

200

France

August 21

2015 Thalys train attack. Shooting and stabbing in train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris. The incident was believed by French police to be an Islamist terrorist attack.

0

5

Nigeria

August 28–30

Boko Haram members attacked three villages. 68 alone were killed in the village of Baanu.

79

Nigeria

September 10

Explosion at a refugee camp for people fleeing Boko Haram.

2

Iraq

September 17

Two suicide bombings in Baghdad. ISIL claimed responsibility.

12

55

Nigeria

September 21

Multiple explosions.

54

Yemen

September 24

A bomb attack on a Shia mosque in Sana'a during prayers for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Claimed by ISIL.

25

Bangladesh

September 29

Three men on a motorbike shot and killed an Italian aid worker. The attack was claimed by ISIL.

1

Nigeria

October 1

Multiple suicide bombings by Boko Haram.

14

39

Israel

October 1

Gunmen opened fire on a car near Nablus on the northern West Bank, killing a man and woman. Four of their children were also in the car and witnessed the attack, but were uninjured. The attackers were praised by Hamas.

2

Australia

October 2

2015 Parramatta shooting. A NSW Police Force civilian employee was shot dead outside NSW Police Force headquarters on Charles Street, Parramatta, Sydney by a 15-year-old lone gunman. The gunman then engaged with NSW Police Special Constables in a shootout before being killed.[better source needed]

2

Bangladesh

October 3

A Japanese man was shot and killed. The attack was claimed by ISIL.

1

Iraq

October 3

Two suicide bombings in Shiite majority neighbourhoods in Baghdad. Attack claimed by ISIL.

20

61

Afghanistan

October 5

Two suicide bombings in Kabul targeted an intelligence centre. Claimed by the Taliban.

2

3

Somalia

October 7

Al-Shabaab militants ambushed and killed the nephew of Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

2

Turkey

October 10

2015 Ankara bombings. ISIL is suspected.

109

500+

Chad

October 10

Multiple suicide bombings blamed on Boko Haram.

33

51

Afghanistan

October 11

A bomb attack in Kabul, targeting a British military convoy injured 7 Afghan civilians. The attack was claimed by the Taliban.

0

7

Nigeria

October 22

Boko Haram attack in Borno State.

20

Nigeria

October 23

Two separate mosques were attacked by suicide bombers.

42

Niger

October 28

Boko Haram militants attacked a village, allegedly burning down houses and cars during the rampage.

13

Egypt

October 31

Bomb on board a Russian jet brought it down in the Sinai peninsula.

224

Lebanon

November 12

Twin suicide bombings in Beirut.

42

France

November 13

A series of terrorist attacks in Paris involving a series of coordinated attacks which consisted of mass shootings and suicide bombings. This incident was the deadliest event on French soil since World War II.

137

416

Iraq

November 13

Suicide attack at a Shia funeral.

21

Philippines

November 17

A Malaysian national was beheaded by Abu Sayyaf.

1

Nigeria

November 17

A suicide attack at a market in Yola blamed on Boko Haram.

30+

80+

Bosnia and Herzegovina

November 18

A lone wolf Islamist killed two soldiers and injured civilians in Sarajevo.

3

5

Nigeria

November 18

Two explosions blamed on Boko Haram struck a phone market in Kano.

15

100+

Iraq

November 20

A suicide bomber detonated inside a Shiite mosque.

11

5

Cameroon

November 21

Suicide bombing blamed on Boko Haram.

10

Nigeria

November 22

Suicide bombing.

8

Tunisia

November 24

2015 Tunis bombing. ISIL claimed responsibility for an attack on a bus transporting members of the Presidential Guard.

14

11

Egypt

November 24

November 2015 Sinai attack. A day after the second round of parliamentary elections closed, militants attacked a hotel housing election judges in the provincial capital of al-Arish in North Sinai.

7

10+

Niger

November 25

Boko Haram attacked a village, shot residents and fired rockets.

18

Nigeria

November 27

Boko Haram suicide attack on a Shia procession.

22

Egypt

November 28

Islamist gunmen killed four security personnel in an attack at a police checkpoint in Saqqara.

4

Mali

November 28

Militants fired rockets on a MINUSMA peacekeeping forces base. Ansar Dine claimed responsibility.

3

20

United States

December 2

In the 2015 San Bernardino attack, married couple Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik opened fire in an office.

14

22

Chad

December 5

Four female suicide bombers from Boko Haram attacked the island of Koulfoua on Lake Chad.

19

130+

Yemen

December 6

The governor of Aden, Jaafar Mohammed Saad, was killed in a car bomb attack claimed by ISIL.

1

Afghanistan

December 8

In the 2015 Kandahar Airport attacks several Taliban members attacked Kandahar Airport and surrounding areas.

70+

35

Egypt

December 8

An explosive device by Islamists targeting a military convoy went off in Rafah.

4

4

Iraq

December 9

A suicide bomber detonated in the doorway of a Shiite mosque.

11+

20

Afghanistan

December 11

In the 2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul, Taliban militants detonated a car bomb and stormed a guesthouse near the embassy.

6

Syria

December 11

Tell Tamer bombings. Three truck bombs set off by ISIL in Tell Tamer.

60

80

Iraq

December 12

A militant detonated his explosives in a truck at an Iraqi position near the Saudi border.

6

14

Nigeria

December 13

Boko Haram attacked the villages of Warwara, Mangari, and Bura-Shika.

30

20

Afghanistan

December 21

A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated near Bagram Airfield.

7

3

Nigeria

December 26

Boko Haram gunmen raided Kimba village, opening fire on residents and torching their homes.

14+

Afghanistan

December 28

A Taliban suicide bomber detonated on a road near a school close to Kabul International Airport.

2

33

Nigeria

December 28

Fourteen Islamist female suicide bombers aged 12–18 attempted to simultaneously attack Maiduguri. Seven of the bombers were shot dead by security forces while three managed to escape and detonate themselves in Baderi and near a mosque, killing 26 people and wounding another 85.

36

85

Pakistan

December 29

A suicide bomber detonated in the entrance of an office of the National Database and Registration Authority in Mardan.

27

50+

Russia

December 29

A gunman opened fire on a group of residents who were visiting a viewing platform at the fortress in Derbent, Dagestan. ISIL claimed responsibility.

1

11

Afghanistan

January 1

A Taliban suicide bomber detonated himself in a French restaurant in Kabul.

2

15

India

January 2

In the 2016 Pathankot attack suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed militants attacked an air base killing 7 security force members.

7

Iraq

January 3

Five Islamist suicide bombers attacked a military base.

15

22

Libya

January 7

In the Zliten truck bombing, Islamist militants detonated a truck bomb at the al-Jahfal police training camp in Zliten.

50+

100+

France

January 7

In the January 2016 Paris police station attack an Islamist from Morocco wearing a fake explosive belt attacked police officers with a meat cleaver. He was shot dead.

1

0

Libya

January 7

Car bombing at a checkpoint in the oil port of Ras Lanuf.

7

11

Egypt

January 8

In the 2016 Hurghada attack two militants armed with a melee weapon and a signal flare stormed the Bella Vista Hotel.

0

3

France

January 11

A 15-year-old Turkish ISIL supporter attacked a teacher from a Jewish school in Marseille with a machete.

0

1

Iraq

January 11

ISIL gunmen detonated suicide vests in a shopping mall.

20

40+

Turkey

January 12

In the 2016 Istanbul bombing an ISIL suicide bomber detonated in the historical centre of Istanbul.

11

15

Indonesia

January 14

2016 Jakarta attacks which were orchestrated by ISIL.

2

24

Somalia

January 15

In the El Adde attack, Al-Shabaab militants attacked an African Union Kenyan army base in El-Adde.

63+

Burkina Faso

January 15

In the 2016 Ouagadougou attacks Islamist gunmen armed with heavy weapons attacked the Cappuccino restaurant and the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou.

20+

15+

Pakistan

January 21

Bacha Khan University attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

22

Somalia

January 22

Al-Shabab attack on beachside restaurant.

20

Cameroon

January 25

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents blew themselves up in a market.

25

62

Nigeria

January 30

Boko Haram gunmen raided a village.

65

136

Uruguay

March 10

A 35-year-old man called Carlos Omar Peralta López from Paysandú repeatedly stabbed to death a Jewish merchant while screaming "Allah is great!" some months after his supposed conversion to Islam and assuming the identity of "Abdullah Omar". The victim's son was injured while trying to stop the attack.

1

1

Ivory Coast

March 13

In the 2016 Grand-Bassam shootings, Al-Qaeda gunmen stormed 3 hotels in Grand-Bassam.

18

Turkey

March 19

March 2016 Istanbul bombing; carried out by an ISIL member

5

36

Iraq

March 20

In Anbar, ISIL suicide bombers attacked a municipal building

24

Belgium

March 22

2016 Brussels bombings. Two suicide bombings in Brussels Airport and one bombing in the Brussels Metro.

35

300+

Yemen

March 25

Three ISIL suicide bombers struck security checkpoints in Aden.

29

Iraq

March 25

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a football stadium in Iskandariya, south of Baghdad. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack.

30

95

Pakistan

March 27

The 2016 Lahore suicide bombing targeted Christians who had gathered on Easter in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park. The blast was orchestrated by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a Pakistani Taliban faction.

70

300

Afghanistan

April 19

The April 2016 Kabul attack targeted a security team responsible for protecting government VIPs in Kabul. It was the Taliban's biggest attack on an urban area since 2001.

64

347

Bangladesh

April 23

Attackers hacked a university professor to death in Rajshahi. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack stating that they assassinated him "for calling to atheism".

1

Bangladesh

April 25

Two gay rights activists were hacked to death in Dhaka. An Al-Qaeda affiliated group claimed responsibility for the attacks.

2

Iraq

May 11

Car bomb attack on a market in Baghdad. ISIL claimed responsibility.

40

60

United States

June 12

Mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The shooter, Omar Mateen, pledged allegiance to ISIL by specifically calling police and journalists several times during the incident.

49

53

France

June 14

A police officer and his wife were stabbed to death in Magnanville by a man swearing his allegiance to ISIL.

2

Jordan

June 21

An ISIS militant attacked a refugee camp at an army post near Rukban. ISIL later claimed responsibility.

6

14

Pakistan

June 22

Assassination of Amjad Sabri, claimed by a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban who accused him of blasphemy.

1

Turkey

June 28

A simultaneous terrorist attack, consisting of shootings and suicide bombings at the international terminal of Terminal 2 of Istanbul Atatürk Airport.

45

230

Bangladesh

July 1

Gunmen killed 20 hostages in the affluent Gulshan Thana neighborhood of Dhaka. Thirteen hostages were rescued; two police officers and six attackers were killed. One attacker was taken into custody. ISIL claimed responsibility, but according to Bangladeshi officials, the attack was carried out by homegrown militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh. On August 27, Bangladeshi police killed three militants whom they accused of perpetrating the Dhaka attack, including Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury, a 30-year-old Canadian citizen born in Bangladesh, who was described as "one of the main suppliers of funds and arms for several recent attacks".

26

Iraq

July 3

July 2016 Baghdad bombings Two coordinated bomb attacks.

341+

246

Indonesia

July 4

A suicide bomber attacked a police station in Central Java, killing himself and injuring a police officer.

1

1

Iraq

July 7

A coordinated attack involving suicide car bombers, suicide bombers on foot, and gunmen against the mausoleum of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hadi, a Shi'ite holy site in Baghdad. ISIL claimed responsibility.

56

75

France

July 14

2016 Nice truck attack.

87

450+

Germany

July 18

A 17-year-old Afghan refugee went on a stabbing spree inside a train near Würzburg. The attacker was shot dead when he attacked the arriving police officers.

1

5

Germany

July 24

A suicide bombing outside a wine bar in Ansbach, in which a bomber tried to bomb a large music festival going on at the time. Many videos were discovered of him pledging allegiance to ISIL and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The bomber was the only fatality.

1

15

France

July 26

A priest's throat was slit and four nuns were taken hostage in a church in Rouen. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack. The two attackers were shot dead by authorities. One of the men was known to the French intelligence services and was on the French government's terror watch-list.

3

Pakistan

August 8

77 people were killed and over 100 injured by a suicide bombing at a government hospital in Quetta.

77

100+

United States

September 17–19

2016 New York and New Jersey bombings – three bombs exploded and several unexploded ones were found in the New York metropolitan area. The perpetrator was subsequently charged with attempting to radicalize fellow jail inmates to espouse violent jihadist beliefs.

0

31

India

September 18

2016 Uri attack – Four armed militants attacked an army brigade headquarters in Uri area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir State. 18 soldiers were killed and 19 were injured.

18

19

United States

November 28

Ohio State University attack. Car ramming attack and mass stabbing at Ohio State University. The perpetrator, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, was a Muslim Somali refugee and legal permanent resident of the United States.

0

11

Pakistan

November 12

Bombing at the Shah Noorani shrine in Balochistan. More people were killed and injured during the stampede that resulted from people fleeing the blast. ISIL claimed responsibility.

56

102

Egypt

December 11

A suicide bomber killed 27 people and injured 47 others at St. Peter and St. Paul's Church (commonly known as El-Botroseya Church) in Cairo. ISIL claimed responsibility.

29

47

Germany

December 19

2016 Berlin truck attack during which a truck was driven into the Christmas market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin.

12

56

Turkey

January 1

An ISIL gunman opened fire on a crowd of people in the Reina Nightclub in Istanbul.

39

70

Iraq

January 2

A suicide bomber with a truck full of explosives attacked a predominantly Shia market in Baghdad. ISIL took responsibility for the attack.

36

52

Afghanistan

February 8

ISIL militants attacked a convoy of aid workers of the Red Cross.

6

0

Afghanistan

February 11

Taliban suicide car bomber killed seven people outside a bank in Lashkargah.

7

21

Pakistan

February 16

During the Sehwan suicide bombing a suicide bomber entered the main hall of the Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan and detonated his payload amid dozens of worshippers.

91+

300+

Iraq

February 19

Two suicide bombings that hit districts recently retaken from ISIL in eastern Mosul. The first attack targeted an army checkpoint, killing three soldiers, and the second a gathering of civilians in the commercial district known as "My Fair Lady," killing two.

5

0

Pakistan

February 21

Three militants threw hand grenades and opened fire as they launched an assault in Tangi, near the border with Afghanistan. Two of the men blew themselves up during the 20-minute gun battle with security forces at the gate, while the third was shot dead by police before he could detonate his explosive vest.

7

22

Egypt

February 22

Two Coptic Christians were found killed in Al-Arish. The two were believed to have been kidnapped by militants from the ISIL-affiliated group "Sinai Province."

2

0

Afghanistan

February 28

Twelve policemen were killed in an "insider attack" in Lashkar Gah after a Taliban infiltrator allowed militants into the outpost.

12

0

Afghanistan

March 8

Gunmen dressed as medics attacked a military hospital in Kabul in an assault claimed by ISIL.

40+

50+

Iraq

March 8

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a wedding party in Hajaj, near Tikrit. ISIL claimed responsibility.

26

67

United Kingdom

March 22

A man drove a car into pedestrians on the south side of Westminster Bridge.

6

49

Russia

April 3

A suicide bomber blew himself up on the St. Petersburg metro. The bomber was born in Kyrgyzstan and had ties to radical Islamists.

5

15

Sweden

April 7

2017 Stockholm truck attack – A rejected Uzbek asylum seeker stole a beer truck and drove onto a crowded high street to mow down as many pedestrians as possible. According to his testimony he wanted to pressure Sweden into ending its support for the fight against ISIL.

5

15

Egypt

April 9

Palm Sunday church bombings on Christian churches in Tanta and Alexandria.

47

100+

France

April 20

Three police officers and a bystander were shot by an attacker wielding an AK-47 rifle on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The attacker was shot dead. He had a note defending ISIL, and had previously attempted to communicate with its fighters in Iraq and Syria.

2

3

United Kingdom

May 22

The Manchester Arena bombing – an Islamist extremist suicide bomber detonated a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb as people were leaving the Manchester Arena following a concert by American singer Ariana Grande.

22

1,017 (112 hospitalised)

Egypt

May 26

A gunman opened fire on a convoy carrying Coptic Christians traveling from Maghagha in Minya Governorate.

28

22

United Kingdom

June 3

The 2017 London Bridge attack was an incident where an attacker ran over multiple pedestrians on London Bridge. On Borough Market the occupants of the van stabbed multiple people before being shot by police.

11

48

France

June 6

2017 Notre Dame attack – A lone wolf carrying knives in his rucksack used a hammer to attack an officer guarding Notre-Dame de Paris. A video pledging allegiance to ISIL was later found.

0

2

Iran

June 7

2017 Tehran attacks – In the first attacks orchestrated by ISIL in Iran, Tehran was targeted by suicide bombers and teams of gunmen when they stormed Iran's parliament and the nearby shrine of Ruhollah Khomeini. All 4 attackers at the parliament were killed.

22

43

Iraq

June 9

Suicide bombing in Karbala. The attack was claimed by ISIL.

30

36

India

July 11

2017 Amarnath Yatra massacre – 8 Hindu civilian pilgrims were killed in an Islamist terror attack.

Egypt

July 14

2017 Hurghada attack – An attacker with a knife stabbed foreign tourists.

2

4

Pakistan

August 7

A truck carrying explosive material accidentally went off at Band Road in Lahore. A few hours after the attack, a clash erupted between 7 militants and the CTD team in which 4 militants were shot dead while 3 others managed to escape. The militants were identified as from the Pakistani Taliban.

2

35

Spain

August 17–18

2017 Barcelona attacks – Three separate attacks in Barcelona.

15

120

Finland

August 18

2017 Turku attack – Stabbing attack in Turku by an eighteen-year-old Moroccan asylum seeker named Abderrahman Bouanane. According to the police he was a radicalized lone wolf influenced by ISIS. The attacker was shot in the leg by police and was arrested. Police later discovered that the attacker had also planned attacks at different sites. Three other suspects, all Moroccans, were remanded in custody in connection with the attack. He was convicted for terrorism and murder. It was the first time a Finnish court has decreed that a crime was a terrorist act. Finland's prime minister described the stabbings as the country's first terrorist attack in history.

2

8

United Kingdom

September 15

A bomb wrapped in a plastic grocery bag concealed in a bucket exploded at the height of the morning rush at the London Underground. ISIL claimed responsibility for the bombing.

0

29

United States

October 31

2017 New York City truck attack – A man drove a pickup truck into cyclists and runners along about 1 mile (2 km) of a bicycle path in Lower Manhattan, New York City. After leaving the vehicle, the driver wielded two guns (later found to be a paintball gun and a pellet gun); he was shot in the abdomen by police and arrested. An ISIL flag and a document that read either "It will endure." or "Islamic State will endure forever." in Arabic were found in the truck.

8

12

Egypt

December 29

A gunman opened fire outside a church in Cairo before attempting to storm the building, at least seven people were killed. He had earlier shot at a store, killing two people inside. The Interior Ministry said that the shop was owned by a Copt and that the two dead were Christian men. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attacks.

at least 9

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