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๐๐๐ฐ๐บ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ถ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ถ ๐ฐ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฐ๐บ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ถ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ถ๐ถ
ุฃุณุงู
ุฉ ุจู ูุงุฏู
๐๐๐ฐ๐บ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ท๐บ๐ฐ๐บ๐บ๐ด๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ถ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ถ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ถ
(10 March 1957– 2 May 2011), also transliterated as Usama bin Ladin, was a Saudi Arabian-born Islamist militant who was the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and founder of the Pan-Islamic militant organization al-Qaeda. The group is designated as a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union, and various countries. Under bin Laden, al-Qaeda was responsible for the September 11 attacks in the United States and many other mass-casualty attacks worldwide.
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ุฃุณุงู
ุฉ ุจู ูุงุฏู
๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐๐ก-๐๐๐๐๐
(๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ผ๐ช๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ด – ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ญ)
๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐จ
๐๐๐ฐ๐บ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ท๐บ๐ฐ๐บ๐บ๐ด๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ถ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ถ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ถ
๐ฝ๐ค๐ง๐ฃ ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ต๐ฑ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ช๐๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ญ (๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฐ) ๐ผ๐๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ ๐พ๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ช๐๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฃ (๐ญ๐ต๐ฑ๐ณ–๐ญ๐ต๐ต๐ฐ) ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ช๐จ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ข (๐ข. ๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ; ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ญ) ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ (๐ข. ๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ฏ; ๐๐๐ซ. ๐ญ๐ต๐ต๐ฌ) ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง (๐ข. ๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ฑ) ๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ง (๐ข. ๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ณ) ๐ผ๐ข๐๐ก ๐ผ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ก-๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ข. ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ) ๐พ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ฌ–๐ฎ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐, ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ผ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ (๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง) ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ก-๐ผ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐จ (๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง) ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ ๐ฝ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ข (๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ข/๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐จ๐ข)๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ก๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ก-๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฉ (๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ฐ–๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ด) ๐ผ๐ก-๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ด–๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ญ) ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ฐ–๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐๐ก-๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐จ/๐ฌ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ–๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฝ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ง๐ค๐ง ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฝ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง †
A member of the wealthy Bin Laden family, Osama bin Laden was born in Saudi Arabia.His father was Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, a Saudi millionaire from Hadhramaut, Yemen, and the founder of the construction company, Saudi Binladin Group.His mother, Alia Ghanem, was from a secular middle-class family in Latakia, Syria.He studied at university in the country until 1979, when he joined Mujahideen forces in Pakistan fighting against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. He helped to fund the Mujahideen by funneling arms, money, and fighters from the Arab world into Afghanistan, and gained popularity among many Arabs. In 1988, he formed al-Qaeda. He was banished from Saudi Arabia in 1992, lost his Saudi citizenship in 1994,and shifted his base to Sudan until US pressure forced him to leave in 1996. After establishing a new base in Afghanistan, he declared a war against the United States launching a series of bombings and related attacks.His involvement in the 1998 US embassy bombings landed him on the American Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) lists of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and Most Wanted Terrorists.
Bin Laden masterminded the September 11 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people and led President George W. Bush to invade Afghanistan and launch the "War on Terror". He became the subject of a decade-long international manhunt, during which the FBI offered a $25 million bounty on him.On 2 May 2011, he was killed by U.S. special operations forces at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Bin Laden was a highly influential ideologue in Jihadism. A major figure in popular culture, he is widely reviled in the United States and much of the world, but his war against the United States made him popular among many in the Islamic World.
Name
There is no universally accepted standard for transliterating Arabic words and Arabic names into English;however, bin Laden's name is most frequently rendered as "Osama bin Laden". The FBI and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), as well as other US governmental agencies, have used either "Usama bin Laden" or "Usama bin Ladin". Less common renderings include "Ussamah bin Ladin" and, in the French-language media, "Oussama ben Laden". Other spellings include "Binladen" or, as used by his family in the West, "Binladin". The decapitalization of bin is based on the convention of leaving short prepositions, articles, and patronymics uncapitalized in surnames; the nasab (patrynomic) bin means "son of". The spellings with o and e come from a Persian-influenced pronunciation also used in Afghanistan, where bin Laden spent many years.
Osama bin Laden's full name, Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, means "Osama, son of Mohammed, son of Awad, son of Laden"."Mohammed" refers to bin Laden's father Mohammed bin Laden; "Awad" refers to his grandfather, Awad bin Aboud bin Laden, a Kindite Hadhrami tribesman; "Laden" refers not to bin Laden's great-grandfather, who was named Aboud, but to Aboud's father, Laden Ali al-Qahtani.
The Arabic linguistic convention would be to refer to him as "Osama" or "Osama bin Laden", not "bin Laden" alone, as "bin Laden" is a patronymic, not a surname in the Western manner. According to bin Laden's son Omar bin Laden, the family's hereditary surname is "al-Qahtani" (Arabic: ุงููุญุทุงูู, romanized: ฤl-Qaแธฅแนญฤnฤซ), but bin Laden's father, Mohammed bin Laden, never officially registered the name.
Osama bin Laden had also assumed the kunyah "Abลซ 'Abdฤllฤh" ("father of Abdallah"). His admirers have referred to him by several nicknames, including the "Prince" or "Emir" (ุงูุฃู
ูุฑ, al-Amฤซr), the "Sheik" (ุงูุดูุฎ, aลก-ล aykh), the "Jihadist Sheik" or "Sheik al-Mujahid" (ุดูุฎ ุงูู
ุฌุงูุฏ, ล aykh al-Mujฤhid), "Hajj" (ุญุฌ, แธคajj), and the "Director".The word usฤmah (ุฃุณุงู
ุฉ) means "lion", earning him the nicknames "Lion" and "Lion Sheik".
Early life and education
Bin Laden was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a son of Yemeni Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, a billionaire construction magnate with close ties to the Saudi royal family and Mohammed bin Laden's tenth wife, Syrian Hamida al-Attas (then called Alia Ghanem). In a 1998 interview, bin Laden gave his birth date as 10 March 1957.Despite it being generally accepted that bin Laden was born in Riyadh, his birthplace was listed as Jeddah in the initial FBI and Interpol documents.
Mohammed bin Laden divorced Hamida soon after Osama bin Laden was born. Mohammed recommended Hamida to Mohammed al-Attas, an associate. Al-Attas married Hamida in the late 1950s or early 1960s. The couple had four children, and bin Laden lived in the new household with three half-brothers and one half-sister.The bin Laden family made $5 billion in the construction industry, of which Osama later inherited around $25–30 million.
Bin Laden was raised as a devout Sunni Muslim. From 1968 to 1976, he attended the elite Al-Thager Model School. He studied economics and business administration at King Abdulaziz University. Some reports suggest he earned a degree in civil engineering in 1979, or a degree in public administration in 1981. Bin Laden attended an English-language course in Oxford, England, during 1971. One source described him as "hard working";another said he left university during his third year without completing a college degree.At university, bin Laden's main interest was religion, where he was involved in both "interpreting the Quran and jihad" and charitable work.Other interests included writing poetry;reading, with the works of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and Charles de Gaulle said to be among his favorites; black stallions; and association football, in which he enjoyed playing at centre forward and followed the English club Arsenal.
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At age 17 in 1974, bin Laden married Najwa Ghanem at Latakia, Syria; but they were later separated and she left Afghanistan on 9 September 2001.Bin Laden's other known wives were Khadijah Sharif (married 1983, divorced 1990s); Khairiah Sabar (married 1985); Siham Sabar (married 1987); and Amal al-Sadah (married 2000). Some sources also list a sixth wife, name unknown, whose marriage to bin Laden was annulled soon after the ceremony.Bin Laden fathered between 20 and 26 children with his wives. Many of bin Laden's children fled to Iran following the September 11 attacks and as of 2010, Iranian authorities reportedly continue to control their movements.
Nasser al-Bahri, who was bin Laden's personal bodyguard from 1997 to 2001, details bin Laden's personal life in his memoir. He describes him as a frugal man and strict father, who enjoyed taking his large family on shooting trips and picnics in the desert.
Bin Laden's father Mohammed died in 1967 in an airplane crash in Saudi Arabia when his American pilot Jim Harrington misjudged a landing.Bin Laden's eldest half-brother, Salem bin Laden, the subsequent head of the bin Laden family, was killed in 1988 near San Antonio, Texas, in the United States, when he accidentally flew a plane into power lines.
The FBI described bin Laden as an adult as tall and thin, between 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) and 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) in height and weighing about 73 kilograms (160 lb), although the author Lawrence Wright, in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book on al-Qaeda, The Looming Tower, writes that a number of bin Laden's close friends confirmed that reports of his height were greatly exaggerated, and that bin Laden was actually "just over 6 feet (1.8 m) tall". Eventually, after his death, he was measured to be roughly 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in).Bin Laden had an olive complexion and was left-handed, usually walking with a cane. He wore a plain white keffiyeh. Bin Laden had stopped wearing the traditional Saudi male keffiyeh and instead wore the traditional Yemeni male keffiyeh.Bin Laden was described as soft-spoken and mild-mannered in demeanor.
๐๐๐ฐ๐บ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ถ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ถ a militant and founder of Al-Qaeda in 1988,believed Muslims should kill civilians and military personnel from the United States and allied countries until they withdrew support for Israel and withdrew military forces from Islamic countries. He was indicted in United States federal court for his involvement in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya, and was on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
In 1974, at the age of 17, bin Laden married his first wife Najwa Ghanem at Latakia, Syria.Osama bin Laden married at least four other women;he fathered between 20 and 24 children.
Childhood
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In a 1998 interview with Al Jazeera, he gave his birth date as 10 March 1957. His father was Mohammed bin Laden, from Yemen.Before World War I, Mohammed had emigrated from Hadhramaut, on the south coast of Yemen, to the Red Sea port of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he began to work as a porter. Starting his own business in 1930, Mohammed built his fortune as a building contractor for the Saudi royal family during the 1950s. Though there is no definitive account of the number of children born to Mohammed bin Laden, it is generally put at 58 Mohammed bin Laden was married 22 times, although to no more than four women at a time per Sharia. Osama was the only son of Mohammed bin Laden and his tenth wife, Hamida al-Attas, nรฉe Alia Ghanem,who was born in Syria.
Bin Laden's parents divorced soon after he was born, according to Khaled M. Batarfi, a senior editor at the Al Madina newspaper in Jeddah who knew him during the 1970s. Bin Laden's mother then married a man named Muhammad al-Attas, who worked at the bin Laden company. The couple had four children, and bin Laden lived in the new household with three half-brothers and one half-sister.
Education and politicization
Osama bin Laden was raised as a devout Sunni Muslim. Bin Laden's father ensured that he was regularly attending school. Bin Laden attended schools with some Western curricula and culture. No evidence has been found that he ever received full-time education in a religious madrassa. He was likely educated for some of his primary school years in Syria and that may have been in connection to his mother's frequent visits to Latakia, Syria. By the time bin Laden was an 8th grader, "he was a solid if unspectacular student". His mother remembered that he was "not an A student. He would pass exams with average grades."
In the mid-1960s, around age 10, bin Laden briefly attended Brummana High School, a Quaker institution in Brummana, Lebanon, along with several of his half brothers. Five former administrators and students said he attended for less than a year before returning home; they did not say or recall why he left, but his leaving was not due to poor behavior or grades.Renee Bazz, a former administrative staff member, said that bin Laden went to another school in Lebanon before he attended Brummana. British comedian and journalist Dom Joly claimed on an episode of BBC's Would I Lie To You? that he attended the school with bin Laden, with Osama being a senior and Joly being in elementary school The claim is undermined by the fact that Joly was born in 1967 and Bin Laden was in Jeddah from 1968.
He seemed to have stayed in Latakia for a period. He moved back to Jeddah in the following September. From 1968 to 1976 he attended Al Thager academy.Bin Laden was probably in the fifth or sixth grade when he began attending school.In the 1960s, King Faisal had welcomed exiled teachers from Syria, Egypt, and Jordan, so that by the early seventies it was common to find members of the Muslim Brotherhood teaching at Saudi schools and universities. During that time, bin Laden became a member of the Brotherhood and attended its political teachings during after-school Islamic study groups.
Bin Laden earned a degree in civil engineering in 1979 from King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah. Despite his major subject, at university his main interest was religion; he was involved in both interpreting the Quran and charitable work. A close friend reports, "we read Sayyid Qutb. He was the one who most affected our generation."Sayyid Qutb himself, author of Ma'alim fi-l-Tariq, or Milestones, one of the most influential tracts on the importance of jihad against all that is un-Islamic in the world, was deceased, but his brother and publicizer of his work, Muhammad Qutb, lectured regularly at the university. So did another charismatic Muslim Brotherhood member, Abdallah Azzam, an Islamic scholar from Palestine who was instrumental in building pan-Islamic enthusiasm for jihad against the Soviets in Afghanistan and in drawing Muslims (like Osama) from all over the Middle East to fight there.
Bin Laden was described by University friend Jamal Khalifa as extremely religious. Neither man watched films nor listened to popular music, because they believed such activities went against the teachings of the Qur'an. During his University career he witnessed many world-changing events, especially in 1979. First he watched the Iranian Revolution, in which Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew Iran’s Western supported government to install an Islamist state. Then he saw the seizure of the Grand Mosque in Mecca by radicals in Saudi Arabia and the Saudi government’s dependent response and reliance on Western power. It was not until the French special forces came in that the government was able to regain control of Mecca’s holiest site. Bin Laden was disgusted with his government’s lack of ability to protect the sacred city, and he began to see the royal family more and more as corrupt. Finally, he ended 1979 ready to fight off the invading Soviets in Afghanistan.
In regard to his Islamic learning, bin Laden was sometimes referred to as a "sheikh", considered by some to be "well versed in the classical scriptures and traditions of Islam", and was said to have been mentored by scholars such as Musa al-Qarni.He had no formal training in Islamic jurisprudence, however, and was criticized by Islamic scholars as having no standing to issue religious opinions (fatwa).
Bin Laden is reported to have married at least five women, although he later divorced the first two. Three of Osama bin Laden's wives were university lecturers, highly educated, from distinguished families. According to Wisal al Turabi, bin Laden married them because they were "spinsters", who "were going to go without marrying in this world. So he married them for the Word of God". His known wives were:
Najwa Ghanhem (born 1960), a Syrian, also known as Umm Abdullah (mother of Abdullah). Najwa was "promised" in marriage to bin Laden. Bin Laden married her in 1974 in Latakia in northwestern Syria. After the birth of their first son, Abdullah, they moved from his mother's house to a building in the Al-Aziziyah district of Jeddah. She is the mother of Saad bin Laden, as well as at least 10 more children. She co-authored Growing Up bin Laden with her son Omar. Her children did not like life in Khartoum and even less life in Afghanistan. She left bin Laden around 2001, about the same time as his marriage to Amal al-Sadah. She returned to Syria and was last reported living in Latakia.Her father is the brother of bin Laden's mother, Hamida al-Attas (born Alia Ghanem).
Khadijah Sharif, also known as Umm Ali (mother of Ali). She was a university lecturer who studied and worked in Saudi Arabia. Umm Ali bin Laden spent holidays in Khartoum, Sudan, where bin Laden later settled during his exile in the years 1991 to 1996. According to Wisal al Turabi, the wife of Sudanese politician Hassan Turabi, Umm Ali taught Islam to some families in Riyadh, an upscale neighborhood in Khartoum. According to Abu Jandal, bin Laden's former chief bodyguard, while living in Sudan, Umm Ali asked bin Laden for a divorce because she said that she "could not continue to live in an austere way and in hardship".
Khairiah Saber, also known as Umm Hamza (mother of Hamza). A child psychologist with a PhD in Islamic studies,she was reportedly bin Laden's favorite wife, and the most mature, being seven years his senior. She had only one child, a son. Though she had a frail constitution and was not beautiful, she was from "a wealthy and distinguished family", exuded a "regal quality", and "was deeply committed to the jihadi cause". News reports suggest that she was living in bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan at the time of bin Laden's death.
Siham Sabar, also known as Umm Khaled (mother of Khaled). A teacher of Arabic grammar, she kept her university job and commuted to Saudi Arabia during their time in Sudan.News reports suggest that she was living in bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan at the time of bin Laden's death.
Amal Ahmed al-Sadah (born March 27, 1982) was bin Laden's youngest wife.Born Amal Ahmed Abdulfattah in Yemen, she married bin Laden in 2000. The marriage between Amal al-Sadah and bin Laden was apparently part of a "political arrangement" between bin Laden and "an important Yemeni tribe, meant to boost al-Qaeda recruitment in Yemen". Amal al-Sadah was identified as living in the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan at the time of bin Laden's death, along with Siham Sabar and Khairiah Sabar, the other two wives of bin Laden. She was injured in the calf in the raid.Bin Laden commissioned Rashad Mohammed Saeed Ismael to choose the bride and arrange the marriage.
On 27 April 2012, BBC News reported that the three widows as well as eleven children of Osama bin Laden were deported to Saudi Arabia from the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. However, since the youngest of his widows, Amal Ahmed al-Sadah, is a Yemeni, it is believed that she will travel on to Yemen.
Children
Bin Laden fathered between 20 and 24 children.The children of his first wife, Najwa, include Abdallah (born c. 1976), Omar, Saad and Mohammed. His son Mohammed Babrak bin Laden (born c. 1983) married the daughter of the former al-Qaeda military chief Mohammed Atef (also called Abu Haf) in January 2001, at Kandahar.
Bin Laden family
The Bin Laden family (Arabic: ุนุงุฆูุฉ ุจู ูุงุฏู, Bin Lฤdin), also spelled Bin Ladin, is a wealthy family intimately connected with the innermost circles of the Saudi royal family. It is the namesake and controlling shareholder of Saudi Binladin Group, a multinational construction firm. Following the September 11 attacks, the family became the subject of media attention and scrutiny through the activities of Osama bin Laden, the former head of the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
Bin Laden family
ุนุงุฆูุฉ ุจู ูุงุฏู
Current region
Arabian Peninsula
Place of origin
Hadhramaut, Yemen
Members
Osama bin Laden
Beginnings
The family traces its origins to Awad bin Laden from the village of al-Rubat, in the Wadi Doan of the Tarim Valley, Hadramout governorate, Yemen Awad's son was Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (1908-1967). Mohammed bin Laden was a native of the Shafi'i (Sunni) Hadhramaut coast in southern Yemen, and emigrated to Saudi Arabia prior to World War I. He set up a construction company and came to Abdul Aziz ibn Saud's attention through construction projects, later being awarded contracts for major renovations in Mecca. He made his initial fortune from exclusive rights to construct all mosques and other religious buildings not only in Saudi Arabia, but as far as Ibn Saud's influence reached. Until his death, Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden had exclusive control over restorations at the Jami Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. Soon, the bin Laden corporate network extended far beyond construction sites.
Mohammed's special intimacy with the monarchy was inherited by the younger bin Laden generation. Mohammed's sons attended Victoria College, Alexandria, Egypt. Their schoolmates included King Hussein of Jordan, Zaid Al Rifai, the Kashoggi brothers (whose father was one of the king's physicians), Kamal Adham (who ran the General Intelligence Directorate under King Faisal), present-day contractors Mohammed Al Attas, Fahd Shobokshi, Ghassan Sakr, and actor Omar Sharif.
When Mohammed bin Laden died in 1967, his son Salem bin Laden took over the family enterprises, until his own accidental death in 1988.
Family members
American and European intelligence officials estimate that all the relatives of the family may number as many as 600. In 1994, the bin Laden family disowned Osama bin Laden, and the Saudi government revoked his passport. The Saudi government also stripped Osama of his citizenship for publicly speaking out against the government for permitting U.S. troops to be based in Saudi Arabia in preparation for the 1991 Gulf War.
The groupings of the bin Laden family, based on the nationalities of the wives, include the most prominent "Saudi group", a "Syrian group", a "Lebanese group," and an "Egyptian group". The Egyptian group employs 40,000 people, most likely the country's largest private foreign investor. Osama bin Laden was born the only son of Muhammed bin Laden's eleventh wife, Hamida al-Attas, who was of Syrian origin,making Osama a member of the Syrian group.
First generation
Muhammad al-Attas is Osama's stepfather in whos.e household Osama was raised at Jeddah, and worked at the bin Laden company. The couple had four children in addition to Osama: three boys and a girl, Fatima Mohammed al-Attas.
Abdallah bin Laden is the brother of Mohammed and the uncle of Osama; headed the Saudi Binladin Group (SBG); died in Medina, March 21, 2002, at age 75.He also had over 60 children and was married 6 times.
Second generation
Salem bin Laden (1946–1988) attended Millfield, the English boarding school. He took over the family empire in 1967 upon the death of his father; also an amateur rock guitarist in the 1970s. He married an English art student, Caroline Carey, whose half-brother, Ambrose, is the son of the Marquess of Queensberry. Salem died outside San Antonio, Texas in 1988, when an experimental ultralight plane that he was flying got tangled in power lines.
Tarek bin Laden (born 1947); once called "the personification of the dichotomy (conservatism and change) of Saudi Arabia".
Bakr bin Laden (born 1946) succeeded Salem as the chairman of the Saudi Binladin Group; major power broker in Jeddah.
Hassan bin Laden, senior vice president of the SBG.
Yehia bin Laden, also active in the SBG; in 2001, owned 16 percent of Cambridge, MA-based Hybridon, Inc.
Mahrous bin Laden, implicated in the Grand Mosque Seizure carried out by dissidents against the Saudi ruling family at the Masjid al-Haram in Makka on November 20, 1979. This event shook the Muslim world with the ensuing violence and the killing of hundreds at the holiest of Islamic sites. Trucks owned by the family were reported to have been used to smuggle arms into the tightly controlled city. The bin Laden connection was through the son of a Sultan of Yemen who had been radicalized by Syrian members of the Muslim Brotherhood. Mahrous was arrested for a time, but was not beheaded by the Saudi government alongside 63 others who were, with their public executions broadcast live on Saudi television. Later exonerated, he joined the family business and became manager of the Medina branch of the bin Laden enterprises and a member of the board.
Osama bin Laden (born 1957 in Saudi Arabia, died May 2, 2011, in Pakistan) was a was a terrorist who co-founded the terrorism group Al-Qaeda, which was responsible for the attacks such as the 1998 United States embassy bombings, the 2002 Bali bombing, and most famously, the September 11 attacks. His death was announced on May 2, 2011.He was one of the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists.
Najwa Ghanem (born 1959), became the first wife of Osama in 1974. A first cousin, she was his mother's niece. She co-authored Growing Up bin Laden with her son Omar.
Shaikha bint Laden (born 1960), half-sister of Osama, married Mohammed Jamal Khalifa. He was the founder of Benevolence International Foundation, in the Philippines in 1988. During this period, Khalifa is believed to have received large donations of cash from outside the country, some of which, intelligence officials suspect, may have been funneled to him by Al-Qaeda. He also ran the International Relations and Information Centre, by which embezzled money was funneled to Ramzi Yousef. In 1993, his business cards were found in the Jersey City, New Jersey apartment that Yousef stayed in while he was involved with the 1993 World Trade Centre bombing plot. Khalifa was first arrested on December 14, 1994, in Mountain View, California, placed in solitary confinement, and the contents of his luggage were logged and edited. In 1995, Khalifa was arrested in San Francisco on charges of violating United States immigration laws. He was detained while the Justice Department tried but failed to gather enough information to charge him in connection with suspected terrorist activities. Eventually, he was deported on May 5, 1995, to Jordan, which had an outstanding warrant for him on charges stemming from the bombing of movie theaters in Amman in 1994, for which he had been under a possible death sentence, convicted in absentia. His conviction was later overturned in a new trial, which resulted in an acquittal. In 1996, Khalifa returned to Saudi Arabia, where he was again arrested after 9/11, but later released. He lived in Saudi Arabia and was assassinated in 2007 in Madagascar.
Yeslam bin Ladin (born 1950) studied in the 1970s at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles; settled in Switzerland; became a Swiss citizen in 2001; Geneva-based head of the family's European holding company, the Saudi Investment Company; was scrutinized by Swiss and American investigators because of a financial stake he has in a Swiss aviation firm; he has claimed to not have had contact with Osama since 1981
Abdullah bin Laden (born 1965); a graduate of Harvard Law School, Abdullah lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 9/11, and was the only Bin Ladin relative to remain in the United States, staying in Boston for almost a month following the attacks.
Shafig bin Laden, the half-brother of Osama, was a guest of honour at the Carlyle Group's Washington conference at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on September 11, 2001, and was among the 13 members of the bin Ladin family to leave the United States on September 19, 2001 aboard flight N521DB.
Third generation
Wafah Dufour (born 1975), daughter of Yeslam bin Laden, is an American model and aspiring singer-songwriter. She spent the early part of her life in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Dufour, her little sisters Najia (1979) and Noor (1987), her mother (1954) and her father (1950) then moved to Geneva, Switzerland. In 1988, her parents separated. She earned a law diploma at Geneva Law School (Switzerland) and later a master's degree from Columbia Law School in the United States. She lived in Manhattan until around the time of the September 11, 2001 attacks, but was staying in Geneva for a summer holiday at the time of the attacks.
Abdullah Osama bin Laden (born 1976), son of Osama and Najwa. He is reportedly residing in Saudi Arabia, and runs his own firm, called Fame Advertising, in Jeddah; he is closely watched by the Saudi government, which has restricted his travel from the kingdom since 1996; reportedly, he has never disowned his father.
Abdul Rahman bin Laden (born 1979), the second son of Osama and Najwa. As a child he was born with hydrocephalus, and his father took him to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. However, he refused to allow British surgeons to operate on the boy and tried to treat him himself using a folk remedy of honey. He ended up having an intellectual disability and autism.As an adult he moved to Syria with his mother in 2011.
Saad bin Laden (1979–2009) son of Osama and Najwa; Saad accompanied Osama on his exile to Sudan from 1991 to 1996, and then to Afghanistan. He was believed to be married to a woman from Yemen. Saad reportedly arrived in Iran in 2002 from Afghanistan, with a fake Iranian passport using the name Saad Mahmoudian. The customs officer immediately recognized that the passport was fake, and searched and questioned Saad briefly. He notified airport security but did not notify the Ministry of Intelligence and National Security of Iran (which is also responsible for identifying detained people at airports) as he was supposed to. As a result, the officer found nothing suspicious about his entrance and permitted him to leave Tehran. He was believed to have been heavily responsible for the bombing of a Tunisian synagogue on April 11, 2002. He was then implicated in the May 12, 2003, suicide bombing in Riyadh, and the Morocco bombing four days later. He was put under house arrest by the Iran government,but later escapedby January 2009and fled to Pakistan.Saad was later killed in a U.S. drone strike in 2009. Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri confirmed Saad's death in a videotape three years later.
Omar bin Laden (born 1981) son of Osama and Najwa; Omar accompanied Osama on his exile to Sudan from 1991 to 1996, and then to Afghanistan. He returned to Saudi Arabia after an apparent falling-out with his father over Omar's disagreement with violence. For a while, Omar ran his own company in Jeddah as a contractor. Omar has one son, Ahmed, by his ex-wife, whom he had divorced 3 times by 2006. In September 2006, he married Zaina and they are now said to be living in a secret location in Qatar. He is now reported to be living in Normandie,France, with his wife.
Mohammad bin Osama bin Laden (born 1983), the son of Osama and Najwa, married the daughter of al-Qaeda leader Mohammed Atef in January 2001, at Kandahar, Afghanistan, with footage broadcast by Al-Jazeera, where three of Osama's step-siblings and Osama's mother were in attendance.
Hamza bin Laden (1989–2017/2019), also the son of Osama, was groomed to be Osama's heir following Saad's death.On February 28, 2019, the U.S. State Department offered a reward of up to $1 million for information on Hamza bin Laden's whereabouts. The announcement described Hamza bin Laden as a "key leader" of Al-Qaeda who had released audio and video messages on the internet calling for attacks on the U.S. and its western allies to avenge his father's killing. On July 31, 2019, it was reported that Hamza bin Laden was believed to have been killed in the first two years of the Trump administration, which began on January 20, 2017. On September 14, 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that Hamza bin Laden was killed in a U.S. counter-terrorism operation in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region. Other details were not disclosed.
Khaled bin Laden, son of Osama, was killed along with his father at Abbottabad, Pakistan, May 2, 2011.
Abdul Aziz bin Laden, manages SBG's Egyptian operations; ranked Number 2 in the 2006 UAE National Superstock Bike Championship.
Family tree
Ali ibn Omar ibn Ladin Ahmed ibn Omar ibn Ladin Mansour ibn Omar ibn Ladin Zaid ibn Omar ibn Ladin
Aboud ibn Ali ibn Ladin
Awad ibn Aboud bin Ladin (d. 1919)
Omar bin Awad bin Laden Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (1908–1967) Abdullah bin Awad bin Laden
20 other wives
Rabab Haguigui
Salem bin Laden (1946–1988)
Ali bin Laden
Bakr bin Laden (b. 1946)
Mahrous bin Laden
Hassan bin Laden
Tarek bin Laden (b. 1947)
Thabet bin Ladin (d. 2009)
Ghalib bin Laden
Yahya bin Laden
Omar bin Laden
Abdul Aziz bin Laden
Issa bin Laden
Tarek bin Laden
Ahmed bin Laden
Shafiq bin Laden
Saleh bin Ladin
Haider bin Laden
Saad bin Laden
Abdullah bin Laden
Yasser bin Laden
Shaikha Mohammed bin Laden
Mohammad II bin Laden (b. 1967)
Hamida al-Attas
Ibrahim bin Ladin
Khalil bin Ladin
Fawzia bin Ladin
Yeslam bin Ladin (b. 1950) Carmen Dufour
Osama bin Laden (1957–2011)
Wafah Dufour
Najia Dufour
Noor Bin Ladin
Najwa Ghanhem
Khadijah Sharif
Khairiah Saber
Siham Sabar
Amal Fateh al-Sadah (?)
Ali bin Laden (b. 1986)
Amer bin Laden (b. 2005)
Aisha bin Laden (b. 1992)
Khalid bin Laden (1988–2011)
Khadija bin Laden (1988–2007)
Miriam bin Laden (b. 1990)
Sumaiya bin Laden (b. 1992)
Ryon bin Laden (b. 1993) (?)
Safiyah bin Laden (b. 2001) (?)
Aasiah bin Laden (b. 2003) (?)
Ibrahim bin Laden (b. 2004) (?)
Zainab bin Laden (b. 2006) (?)
Hussein bin Laden (b. 2008) (?)
Hamza bin Laden (1989–2019)
Abdallah bin Laden (b. 1976)
Abdul Rahman bin Laden (b. 1978)
Saad bin Laden (1979–2009)
Omar bin Laden (b. 1981)
Osman bin Laden (b. 1983)
Mohammed bin Osama bin Laden (b. 1983)
Fatima bin Laden (b. 1987)
Zulki bin Laden (b. 1990)
Laden "Bakr" bin Laden (b. 1993)
Zakaria bin Laden (b. 1997)
Nour bin Laden (b. 1999)
Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden's sons
Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden's (1908–1967)
Ali bin Laden
Thabet bin Laden (d. 2009)
Mahrous bin Laden
Hassan bin Laden
Bakr bin Laden
Khalid bin Laden
Yeslam bin Ladin (born 1950) married Carmen bin Ladin (born 1954)
Wafah Dufour (born 1978)
Najia Dufour (born 1979)
Noor Dufour (born 1987)
Ghalib bin Laden
Yahya bin Laden
Omar bin Laden
Abdul Aziz bin Laden
Issa bin Laden
Tarek bin Laden
Ahmed bin Laden
Ibrahim bin Laden
Shafiq bin Laden
Osama bin Laden (d. 2011) married Najwa Ghanem (born 1960)
Khalil bin Ladin
Saleh bin Ladin
Haider bin Laden
Saad bin Laden
Abdullah bin Laden
Yasser bin Laden
Mohammad bin Laden (born 1967)
๐๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ง'๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง
๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ'๐จ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃ, ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐๐จ,
๐ฝ๐ - ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ข,
Abdallah bin Laden (born 1976)
Abdul Rahman bin Laden (born 1978)
Saad bin Laden (1979–2009), killed in a drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region in 2009.
Omar bin Laden (born 1981), married Zaina Alsabah-Bin Laden 2006 to date.
Osman bin Laden (born 1983)
Mohammed bin Osama bin Laden (born 1985)
Fatima bin Laden (born 1987)
Iman bin Laden (born 1990)
Laden "Bakr" bin Laden (born 1993)
Roqaya bin Laden (born 1997)
Nour bin Laden (born 1999)
,๐ฝ๐- ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐:
Ali bin Laden (born 1986)
Amer bin Laden (born 2005)
Aisha bin Laden (born 1992)
๐ฝ๐-๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง:
Hamza bin Laden (1989–late 2010s)
๐ฝ๐ -๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ง:
Khalid bin Laden (1988–2011), killed during the Navy SEAL raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Kadhija bin Laden (1988–2007), died in childbirth in Pakistan's tribal region, according to al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Miriam bin Laden (born 1990)
Sumaiya bin Laden (born 1992)
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At least 13 relatives of Osama bin Laden, accompanied by bodyguards and associates, left the United States on a chartered flight with Ryan International Airlines (Ryan International Flight 441), eight days after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a passenger manifest released on July 21, 2004.The passenger list was made public by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), who obtained the manifest from officials at Boston's Logan International Airport. None of the flights, domestic or international, took place before the reopening of national airspace on the morning of September 13 and the 9/11 Commission found "no evidence of a political intervention".
Among the passengers with the bin Laden surname were Omar Awad bin Laden, who had lived with Osama's nephew Abdallah Awad bin Laden, who was involved in forming the U.S. branch of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth in Alexandria, and Shafig bin Laden, a half brother of Osama's who was reportedly attending the annual investor conference of the Carlyle Group.Also on board was Akberali Moawalla, an official with the investment company run by Yeslam bin Ladin, another of Osama bin Laden's half brothers. Records show that a passenger, Kholoud Kurdi, lived in Northern Virginia with a bin Laden relative.
The bin Laden flight has received fresh publicity because it was a topic in Michael Moore's controversial documentary Fahrenheit 9/11.
The 9/11 Commission found that the "FBI conducted a satisfactory screening of Saudi nationals who left the United States on charter flights. The Saudi government was advised of and agreed to the FBI's requirements that passengers be identified and checked against various databases before the flights departed. The Federal Aviation Administration representative working in the FBI operations center made sure that the FBI was aware of the flights of Saudi nationals and was able to screen the passengers before they were allowed to depart."
ฮฯฯัฮฑัฮฑฮทฤั ฮฑฮท∂ ะฒัะฝฮฑฮฝฮนฯั
Osama Bin Laden was known to be a “huge fan” of English Premier League club Arsenal FC, with the former Al Qaeda leader using some of his large wealth to buy shares in the club in 1994, it is unknown how big of a percentage Bin Laden owned, but it was said that he was a vocal shareholder, which means he owned at least 5 percent of the club or more.
The FBI described Osama bin Laden as tall and thin, between 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) in height and weighing about 165 pounds (75 kg). Interviewees of Lawrence Wright, on the other hand, described him as quite slender, but not particularly tall.He had an olive complexion, was left-handed, and usually walked with a cane. He wore a plain white turban and did not wear the traditional Saudi male headdress, generally white.
In terms of personality, bin Laden was described as a soft-spoken, mild mannered man.His soft voice was also a function of necessity. Interviews with reporters had reportedly left his vocal cords inflamed and bin Laden unable to speak the following day. His bodyguard contended Soviet chemical weapons were to blame for this malady; reporters have speculated that kidney disease was the cause.
The author Adam Robinson has alleged that bin Laden supported Arsenal Football Club, visiting the team's stadium twice when he visited London in 1994.
Bin Laden's "wealth and generosity ... simplicity of ... behaviour, personal charm and ... bravery in battle" have been described as "legendary."According to Michael Scheuer, bin Laden claims to speak only Arabic. In a 1998 interview, he had the English questions translated into Arabic.But others, such as Rhimaulah Yusufzai and Peter Bergen, believe he understood English.
Bin Laden had been praised for his self-denial, despite his great wealth – or former great wealth. While living in Sudan, a lamb was slaughtered and cooked every evening at his home for guests, but bin Laden "ate very little himself, preferring to nibble what his guests left on their plates, believing that these abandoned morsels would gain the favor of God."
Bin Laden was said to have "consciously modeled himself" since childhood "on certain features of the Prophet's life", using "the fingers of his right hand," rather than a spoon when eating, believing it to be sunnah: "the way the Prophet did it, ... choosing to fast on the days that Prophet fasted, to wear clothes similar to those the Prophet may have worn, even to sit and to eat in the same postures that tradition ascribes to him."
At the same time, other actions of his were motivated by concern for appearances. Bin Laden was known for his media savvy, using the Islamic imagery of the cave in Tora Bora "as a way of identifying himself with the prophet in the minds of many Muslims," despite the fact the caves in question were tunnels dug with the modern technology of earth moving machinery to store ammunition.He had dyed his beard to cover the streaks of gray.In 2001 he restaged a recitation of a poem intended for Arab television when he was not satisfied with the original video results done before an audience at his son's wedding dinner. The second take, done the next day after the wedding was over, had a handful of supporters crying in praise to simulate the noise of the full room the day before."His image management extended to asking one of the reporters, who had taken a digital snapshot, to take another picture because his neck was 'too full'".
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๐๐ด๐ธ๐ถ๐ด๐ณ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ท๐ธ๐ท๐ด๐ ๐ท๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐บ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ถ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ถ
๐๐๐ฐ๐บ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ถ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ถ took ideological guidance from prominent militant Islamist scholars and ideologues from the classical to contemporary eras, such as Ibn Taymiyya, Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, Sayyid Qutb and Abdullah Azzam. During his middle and high school years ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ถ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ถ was educated in Al-Thagr model school, a public school in Jeddah run by Islamist exiles of the Muslim Brotherhood; during which he was immensely influenced by pan-Islamist ideals and displayed strict religious commitment. As a teenager, ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ถ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ถ attended and led Muslim Brotherhood-run "Awakening" camps held on desert outskirts; that intended to raise the youth in religious values, instil martial spirit and sought spiritual seclusion from "the corruptions" of modernity and rapidly urbanising society of 1970s Saudi Arabia.
While some reporters have speculated that ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ถ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ถ was an adherent of the Wahhabi movement,other researchers have disputed this notion.He subscribed to the Athari (literalist) school of Islamic theology. During his studies in King Abdul Aziz University, Bin Laden became immersed in the writings of the Egyptian militant Islamist scholar Sayyid Qutb; most notably Milestones and In The Shade of the Qur'an. ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ถ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ถ adopted Qutb's anti-Westernism, his assertion that Muslim World has been steeped in a state of Jahiliyya (pre-Islamic ignorance) and embraced his revolutionary call for overthrowing the Arab governments by means of an ideologically committed vanguard.
To effectuate his beliefs, founded al-Qaeda, a pan-Islamist militant organization, with the objective of recruiting Muslim youth for participating in armed Jihad across various regions of the Islamic World such as Palestine, Kashmir, Central Asia, etc.In conjunction with several other Islamic leaders, he issued two fatwas—in 1996 and then again in 1998—that Muslims should fight those that either support Israel or support Western military forces in Islamic countries, stating that those in that mindset are the enemy, including citizens from the United States and allied countries. His goal was for Western military forces to withdraw from the Middle East and for foreign aid to Israel to cease as the aid is used to fund Israeli policy in the region.
Sharia
Following a form of Islamism, Bin Laden believed that the restoration of God's law will set things right in the Muslim world. He stated, "When we used to follow Muhammad's revelation we were in great happiness and in great dignity, to Allah belongs the credit and praise."He believed "the only Islamic country" in the Muslim world was Afghanistan under the rule of Mullah Omar's Taliban before that regime was overthrown in late 2001.
Differences with Wahhabi Ideology๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ
Bin Laden's connection with contemporary Wahhabi Islam is disputed. Some believe his ideology is different in crucial ways. While modern Wahhabi doctrine states that only political leaders can call for jihad, bin Laden believed he could declare jihad. Modern Wahhabism forbids disobedience to a ruler unless the rule has commanded his/her subjects to violate religious commandments.
A number of Islamists have asserted that Bin Laden has no direct connections with Wahhabism, although he may have been inspired by the movement of Muhammad ibn 'Abd al- Wahhab and its ideals. Bin Laden's Yemeni origins also point to a non-Wahhabi background. Moreover, the traditional Wahhabi Shaykhs are strongly opposed to war-tactics like suicide bombings justified by the Al-Qaeda ideologues, which is regarded as a perversion of Islamic teachings. Furthermore, the basic goals of bin Laden are different to contemporary Wahhabists. Bin Laden was most interested in "resisting western domination and combating regimes that fail to rule according to Islamic law," while Wahhabism focuses on correct methods of worshiping God, removing idols, and ensuring adherence to Islamic law.
On the other hand, some believe bin Laden "adopted Wahhabi terminology" when they called America "the Hubal of the age", since Hubal was a stone idol and idolatry (shirk) was the primary Wahhabi sin. According to Jonathan Sozek:
"Salafism can be understood as an umbrella term under which a movement like Wahhabism might be placed. Not everyone who identifies with Salafism is a Wahhabi... . Bin Laden himself has identified himself with Salafism (meaning little more, perhaps, than a Christian identifying themselves as an evangelical), but this says nothing as to his relationship to Wahhabism."
Jihad
Jihad, a common Arabic word meaning to "strife or struggle", is referred to in the Qur'an to indicate that Muslims must be willing to exert effort in the cause of God, using their wealth and themselves. It refers to the internal struggle to be a better Muslim, the struggle between good and evil. In a January 2004 message Bin Laden called for the establishment of provisional underground ruling councils in Muslim countries to be made up of "ulema, leaders who are obeyed among their people, dignitaries, nobles, and merchants." The councils would be sure "the people" had "easy access to arms, particularly light weapons; anti-armored rockets, such as RPGs; and anti-tank mines" to fight "raids" by "the Romans," i.e. United States.
His interviews, video messages and other communications always mentioned and almost always dwelt on need for jihad to right what he believed were injustices against Muslims by the United States and sometimes other non-Muslim states, the need to eliminate the state of Israel, and to force the withdrawal of the U.S. from the Middle East. Occasionally other issues arose; he called for Americans to "reject the immoral acts of fornication, homosexuality, intoxicants, gambling, and usury," in an October 2002 letter.
Grievances against countries
East Timor
In his November 2001 statement, Osama bin Laden criticized the UN and Australian "Crusader" forces for ensuring the independence of the mostly Catholic East Timor from the mostly Muslim state of Indonesia.
India
Bin Laden considered India to be a part of the 'Crusader-Zionist-Hindu' conspiracy against the Islamic world.
Saudi Arabia
Bin Laden was born in Saudi Arabia and had a close relationship with the Saudi royal family, but his opposition to the Saudi government stemmed from his radical ideology. The Saudi decision to allow the U.S. military into the country in 1990 to defend against a possible attack by Saddam Hussein upset bin Laden, although he was not necessarily opposed to the royal family at this time or going to war with Iraq and even offered to send his mujahedeen from Afghanistan to defend Saudi Arabia should Iraq attack, an offer which was rebuked by King Fahd. From his point of view, "for the Muslim Saudi monarchy to invite non-Muslim American troops to fight against Muslim Iraqi soldiers was a serious violation of Islamic law"
Bin Laden, in his 1996 declaration entitled "Declaration of War against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places", identified several grievances that he had about Saudi Arabia, the birthplace and holy land of Islam. Bin Laden said these grievances about Saudi Arabia:
# The intimidation and harassment suffered by the leaders of the society, the scholars, heads of tribes, merchants, academic teachers and other eminent individuals;
The situation of the law within the country and the arbitrary declaration of what is Halal and Haram (lawful and unlawful) regardless of the Shari'ah as instituted by Allah;
The state of the press and the media which became a tool of truth-hiding and misinformation; the media carried out the plan of the enemy of idolising cult of certain personalities and spreading scandals among the believers to repel the people away from their religion, as Allah, the Exalted said: {surely- as for- those who love that scandal should circulate between the believers, they shall have a grievous chastisement in this world and in the here after} (An-Noor, 24:19).
Abuse and confiscation of human rights;
The financial and the economic situation of the country and the frightening future in the view of the enormous amount of debts and interest owed by the government; this is at the time when the wealth of the Ummah being wasted to satisfy personal desires of certain individuals!! while imposing more custom duties and taxes on the nation. (the prophet said about the woman who committed adultery: "She repented in such a way sufficient to bring forgiveness to a custom collector!!").
The miserable situation of the social services and infra-structure especially the water service and supply, the basic requirement of life.,
The state of the ill-trained and ill-prepared army and the impotence of its commander in chief despite the incredible amount of money that has been spent on the army. The gulf war clearly exposed the situation.,
Shari'a law was suspended and man made law was used instead.
And as far as the foreign policy is concerned the report exposed not only how this policy has disregarded the Islamic issues and ignored the Muslims, but also how help and support were provided to the enemy against the Muslims; the cases of Gaza-Ariha and the communist in the south of Yemen are still fresh in the memory, and more can be said.
Bin Laden wanted to overthrow the Saudi monarchy (and the governments of Middle Eastern states) and establish an Islamic State according to Shari'a law (Islamic Holy Law), to "unite all Muslims and to establish a government which follows the rule of the Caliphs."
Soviet Union
Soviet–Afghan War
In 1979, bin Laden opposed the Soviet Union invading Afghanistan and would soon heed the call to arms by Afghan freedom fighters. Bin Laden would use his own independent wealth and resources to get Arab fighters from Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait and Turkey to join the Afghans in their battle against the Soviets. While bin Laden praised the U.S. intervention early on, being happy that the Afghans were getting aid from all over the world to battle the Soviets, his view of the U.S. soon grew sour, stating "Personally neither I nor my brothers saw evidence of American help. When my mujahedin were victorious and the Russians were driven out, differences started..."
After two years into the Soviet war, bin Laden headed to Sudan to continue his work as a construction engineer and an agriculturalist, building bridges alongside some of the people he had fought alongside during the war.
United Kingdom
Bin Laden believed that Israeli Jews controlled the British government, directing it to kill as many Muslims as it could. He cited British participation in 1998's Operation Desert Fox as proof of this allegation.The profound statements from Bin Laden is a reference to Britain's involvement on the creation of the Jewish state in 1948 on the former Mandatory Palestine.
United States
See also: Motivations of the September 11 attacks
Bin Laden's stated motivations of the September 11 attacks include the support of Israel by the United States, the presence of the U.S. military in the Saudi Arabian borders, which he considered to be sacred Islamic territory, and the U.S. enforcement of sanctions against Iraq. He first called for jihad against the United States in 1996. This call solely focused on U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia; bin Laden loathed their presence and wanted them removed in a "rain of bullets".
Bin Laden's hatred and disdain for the U.S. were also manifested while he lived in Sudan. There he told Al-Qaeda fighters-in-training:
America appeared so mighty ... but it was actually weak and cowardly. Look at Vietnam, look at Lebanon. Whenever soldiers start coming home in body bags, Americans panic and retreat. Such a country needs only to be confronted with two or three sharp blows, then it will flee in panic, as it always has. ... It cannot stand against warriors of faith who do not fear death.
In order to fight the US, apart the military option, he also called for asceticism as well as economic boycott, as during this August 1996 speech in the Hindu Kush mountains:
… in particular, we remind them of the following: the wealth you devote to the purchase price of American goods will be transformed into bullets shot into the breasts of our brothers in Palestine, in the Land of the Two Holy Sanctuaries, and elsewhere. In buying their goods we strengthen their economy while exacerbating our own poverty and weakness (...) we expect the women of the Land of the Two Holy Sanctuaries and
elsewhere to carry out their role by practicing asceticism from the world, and by boycotting American goods. If economic boycotting is combined with the strugglers’ military operations, then the defeat of the enemy would be even nearer, by God’s permission. The opposite is also true: If Muslims do not cooperate with the struggling brothers, supplying them with assistance in curtailing economic collaboration with the American enemy, then they are supplying them with wealth that is the mainstay of war and the lifeblood of armies. In effect, they extend the period of war and abet the oppression of Muslims.
Grievances against the United States
In his 1998 fatwa entitled, "Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders"bin Laden identified three grievances against the U.S.:
First, for over seven years the United States has been occupying the lands of Islam in the holiest of places, the Arabian Peninsula, plundering its riches, dictating to its rulers, humiliating its people, terrorizing its neighbors, and turning its bases in the Peninsula into a spearhead through which to fight the neighboring Muslim peoples.
If some people have in the past argued about the fact of the occupation, all the people of the Peninsula have now acknowledged it. The best proof of this is the Americans' continuing aggression against the Iraqi people using the Peninsula as a staging post, even though all its rulers are against their territories being used to that end, but they are helpless.
Second, despite the great devastation inflicted on the Iraqi people by the crusader-Zionist alliance, and despite the huge number of those killed, which has exceeded 1 million... despite all this, the Americans are once against trying to repeat the horrific massacres, as though they are not content with the protracted blockade imposed after the ferocious war or the fragmentation and devastation.
So here they come to annihilate what is left of this people and to humiliate their Muslim neighbors.
Third, if the Americans' aims behind these wars are religious and economic, the aim is also to serve the Jews' petty state and divert attention from its occupation of Jerusalem and murder of Muslims there. The best proof of this is their eagerness to destroy Iraq, the strongest neighboring Arab state, and their endeavor to fragment all the states of the region such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Sudan into paper statelets and through their disunion and weakness to guarantee Israel's survival and the continuation of the brutal crusade occupation of the Peninsula.
Bin Laden criticized the United States in a "letter to the American people" published in late 2002,and further outlined his grievances with the United States in a 2004 speech directed towards the American people.
Favorable opinion of two American authors
In 2011, in a review of a new book from former CIA officer Michael Scheuer, professor and writer Fouad Ajami wrote that "in 2007, [bin Laden] singled out two western authors whose knowledge he had high regard for: Noam Chomsky and Michael Scheuer.
John F. Kennedy conspiracy theory
Bin Laden supported the conspiracy theory that John F. Kennedy was killed by the "owners of the major corporations who were benefiting from its (Vietnam War) continuation":
In the Vietnam War, the leaders of the White House claimed at the time that it was a necessary and crucial war, and during it, Donald Rumsfeld and his aides murdered two million villagers. And when Kennedy took over the presidency and deviated from the general line of policy drawn up for the White House and wanted to stop this unjust war, that angered the owners of the major corporations who were benefiting from its continuation. And so Kennedy was killed, and al-Qaida wasn't present at that time, but rather, those corporations were the primary beneficiary from his killing. And the war continued after that for approximately one decade. But after it became clear to you that it was an unjust and unnecessary war, you made one of your greatest mistakes, in that you neither brought to account nor punished those who waged this war, not even the most violent of its murderers, Rumsfeld.
Killing of non-Islamic believers
According to bin Laden's ideology, non-Islamic believers may be deliberately killed in support of jihadism. This position evolved from an earlier, less violent one. In a 1998 interview, he alleged that in fighting jihad, "we differentiate between men and women, and between children and old people," unlike hypocritical "infidels" who "preach one thing and do another."But two years later he told another interviewer that those who say "killing a child is not valid" in Islam "speak without any knowledge of Islamic law", because killing non-Islamic believers may be done in vengeance.In other words, bin Laden's interpretation of Islamic doctrine allows retaliation against U.S. citizens because of perceived indiscriminate U.S. aggression against Muslims.To another question by a Muslim interviewer about Muslims killed in the September 11 attacks, bin Laden replied that "Islamic law says that Muslim should not stay long in the land of infidels," although he suggested Muslim casualties in the attack were collateral damage.
Other ideologies
In his messages, bin Laden has opposed "pan-Arabism, socialism, communism, democracy and other doctrines," with the exception of Islam.Democracy and "legislative council[s] of representatives," are denounced, calling the first "the religion of ignorance," and the second "councils of polytheism." In what one critic has called a contradiction, he has also praised the principle of governmental "accountability," citing the Western democracy of Spain: "Spain is an infidel country, but its economy is stronger than ours because the ruler there is accountable."
Opposition to music
Bin Laden opposed music on religious grounds. Despite his love of horse racing and ownership of racing horses, the presence of a band and music at the Khartoum race track annoyed him so much that he stopped attending races in Sudan. "Music is the flute of the devil," he told his Sudanese stable-mate Issam Turabi.Despite his hatred for music, Bin Laden reportedly had a celebrity crush on American singer Whitney Houston, and, according to poet and activist Kola Boof, wanted to make her one of his wives.
Support for environmentalism
Osama bin Laden and his aides have, on more than one occasion, denounced the United States for damaging the environment.
You have destroyed nature with your industrial waste and gases more than any other nation in history. Despite this, you refuse to sign the Kyoto agreement so that you can secure the profit of your greedy companies and industries.
Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's aide, said global warming reflected
how brutal and greedy the Western Crusader world is, with America at its top
Bin Laden has also called for a boycott of American goods and the destruction of the American economy as a way of fighting global warming.
Technology
On the subject of technology, bin Laden is said to have ambivalent feelings – being interested in "earth-moving machinery and genetic engineering of plants, on the one hand," but rejecting "chilled water on the other." In Afghanistan, his sons' education reportedly eschewed the arts and technology and amounted to "little other than memoriz[ing] the Quran all day".
Masturbation
Osama bin Laden had an infamous pornography collection in the Abbottabad compound. Following this, he believed that masturbation was justifiable in "extreme" cases.
Jews, Christians, and Shia Muslims
Bin Laden was profoundly anti-Semitic, and delivered many warnings against alleged Jewish conspiracies: "These Jews are masters of usury and leaders in treachery. They will leave you nothing, either in this world or the next."
At the same time, bin Laden's organization worked with Shia militants: "Every Muslim, from the moment they realize the distinction in their hearts, hates Americans, hates Jews, and hates Israelis. This is a part of our belief and our religion."It was apparently inspired by the successes of Shia radicalism—such as the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the implementation of Sharia by Ayatollah Khomeini, and the human wave attacks committed by radical Shia teenagers during the 1980s Iran–Iraq War. This point of view may have been influenced by the fact that Bin Laden's mother belonged to the Shia sect. While in Sudan, "senior managers in al Qaeda maintained contacts with" Shia Iran and Hezbollah, its closely allied Shia "worldwide terrorist organization. ... Al Qaeda members received advice and training from Hezbollah." where they are thought to have borrowed the techniques of suicide and simultaneous bombing.Because of the Shia-Sunni schism, this collaboration could only go so far. According to the US 9/11 Commission Report, Iran was rebuffed when it tried to strengthen relations with al Qaeda after the October 2000 attack on USS Cole, "because Bin Laden did not want to alienate his supporters in Saudi Arabia.
War on terror
This article is about the international military campaign. For other uses, see War on terror
The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is an ongoing international counterterrorism military campaign initiated by the United States following the September 11 attacks.The main targets of the campaign are militant Islamist and Salafi-Jihadist armed organisations such as Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and their international affiliates; which are waging military insurgencies to overthrow governments of various Muslim countries.
War on terror
Photographs, clockwise from top left: Aftermath of the September 11 attacks; American servicemen boarding an aircraft at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan; an American soldier and Afghan interpreter in Zabul Province, Afghanistan; explosion of an Iraqi car bomb in Baghdad.
Map: Countries with major military operations of the war on terror.
Date 15 September 2001–present
(21 years, 4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Location
Global
Status Ongoing
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen (since 1998):
Drone strikes being conducted by U.S.
Al-Qaeda Emirate in Yemen is declared on 31 March 2011
Insurgency escalates into a full-scale civil war by 2014
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
American-led intervention in Afghanistan
Fall of the Taliban government in Afghanistan
Destruction of al-Qaeda camps and presence in Afghanistan
Failure to quell Taliban insurgency
Transfer of combat roles to Afghan Armed Forces
U.S.–Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement
US and Taliban Peace Agreement in 2020
Taliban emerge victorious and Kabul is recaptured
Overthrow of the Coalition backed Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Start of the Panjshir conflict
Talks are underway to form an all-inclusive government
On 30 August the NATO withdrawal and the following evacuation of foreign citizens concluded bringing the war to an end
A national interim government is announced on 7 September 2021
Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri by a US drone strike at the end of July 2022
Iraqi conflict (since 2003):
Iraq War (2003–2011)
Overthrow of the Ba'ath Party government in Iraq
Execution of Saddam Hussein
Death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in June 2006
Free elections
Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
War in Iraq (2013–2017)
Rise and fall of ISIL
Continued ISIL insurgency
American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war (2014-present)
Civil war transforms in an international campaign against the Islamic State in 2014
Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon (2011-2017)
Jordanian–Syrian border incidents during the Syrian civil war (2012-2018)
Islamic State loses all its territory in March 2019
Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in October 2019
Death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi in February 2022
Death of Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi in October 2022
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2004–present):
Killing of Osama bin Laden in May 2011
Large number of insurgents killed while some fled to Afghanistan
Low-level insurgency
Ceasefire and start of peace talks between the TTP and the Pakistani government resumed in May 2022 after a previous attempt in November 2021
Other:
Boko Haram insurgency
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Mali War
Islamic State insurgency in Tunisia
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Moro conflict
Sinai insurgency
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Jihadist insurgency in Niger
Insurgency in the North Caucasus (until 2017)
Second Libyan Civil War (until 2020)
Gaza–Israel conflict
OEF Horn of Africa
OEF Philippines (until 2015)
OEF Trans Sahara
OEF Caribbean and Central America
Belligerents
Main countries:
United States
United Kingdom
France
Russia
Other NATO members:
Albania
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Turkey
Major non-NATO allies:
Afghanistan (until 2021)
Australia
Bahrain
Brazil
Colombia
Egypt
Israel
Japan
Jordan
South Korea
Kuwait
Morocco
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Other Arab League members:
Algeria
Comoros
Djibouti
Iraq (from 2004)
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Oman
Palestine
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Other participant countries:
Angola
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Benin
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brunei
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Finland
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Ivory Coast
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Federated States of Micronesia
Moldova
Mongolia
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Palau
Panama
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Togo
Tonga
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe
International missions:
NATO—ISAF
Resolute Support Mission
Operation Enduring Freedom Allies
Multi-National Force – Iraq
Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa
Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
(note: most contributing nations are included in the international operations)
Terrorist groups:
Al-Qaeda
Lashkar al-Zil
AQAP
Al-Qaeda in the Malay Archipelago
Al-Qaeda in Bosnia and Herzegovina
AQSP
Ansar al-Sharia (Yemen)
AQIM
AQIS
al-Shabaab
Tahrir al-Sham
Khorasan
Nusrat al-Islam
AQKB
Abdullah Azzam Brigades
Tawhid al-Jihad (Gaza Strip)
Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades
Imam Shamil Battalion
Guardians of Religion Organization
Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind
Ansaru
Ansar al-Sharia (Tunisia)
Islamist lone wolves
Islamic State
Sinai Province
Libya Province
Algeria Province
Central Africa Province
West Africa Province
Die Wahre Religion
Katibah Nusantara
Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
Khorasan Province
Yemen Province
Boko Haram
Ansar Khalifa Philippines
Somali Province
Ansar al-Sunna (Mozambique)
Abu Sayyaf
Al-Khansaa Brigade
Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade
Profetens Ummah
Taliban
Other groups:
East Turkestan Islamic Movement
Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria
Pakistani Taliban
Osbat al-Ansar
Haqqani network
TNSM
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Lashkar-e-Omar
Lashkar-e-Islam
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Jundallah (Pakistan)
Iraqi Insurgents
Mullah Dadullah Front
Fidai Mahaz
Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries
Hamas
Hezbollah
Islamic Jihad Union
Masked Brigade
Jaish-e-Mohammed
Ahrar al-Sham
Fatah al-Islam
Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid
Army of Islam
Hizbul Mujahideen
Indian Mujahideen
Harkat-ul-Mujahideen
Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front
Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group
Soldiers of Egypt
Mujahideen Pattani Movement
Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami
Rajah Sulaiman movement
Somali pirates
Salafia Jihadia
Ansar al-Sharia (Mali)
Ansar al-Sharia (Mauritania)
Ansar al-Sharia (Morocco)
Ansar al-Sharia (Egypt)
Ansar al-Sharia (Yarmouk Area)
Jemaah Islamiyah
Salafia Jihadia
Junud al-Makhdi
Okba Ibn Nafaa Brigade
United Jihad Council
D-Company
Dukhtaran-e-Millat
Al-Badr
Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order
Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation
Ansar al-Tawhid (Syria)
White Flags
Ansar ul Islam
Macina Liberation Front
Aden-Abyan Islamic Army
Jundallah (Pakistan)
Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries
Ansar al-Islam
Ansar al-Sham
Ajnad al-Kavkaz
Junud al-Sham
Sham Legion
Jaysh al-Islam
Former groups:
055 Brigade (until 2001)
Laskar Jihad (until 2002)
Islamic Emirate of Byara (until 2003)
JTJ (until 2004)
Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (until 2004)
Free Aceh Movement (until 2005)
al-Qaeda in Iraq (until 2006)
Mujahideen Shura Council (until 2006)
Islamic Courts Union (until 2006)
Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya (until 2006)
Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (until 2007)
Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna (until 2007)
Jabhatul Islamiya (until 2009)
Muaskar Anole (until 2009)
Ras Kamboni Brigades (until 2010)
Tunisian Combatant Group (until 2011)
Jundallah (Iran) (until 2011)
Islamic State of Iraq
(until 2013)
MOJWA
(until 2013)
Khalifa Islamiyah Mindanao (until 2013)
Syrian Islamic Front (until 2013)
Liwa al-Haqq (until 2014)
Al-Tawhid Brigade (until 2014)
Tehreek-e-Khilafat[6] (until November 2014)
Jund al-Khilafah (2014)
Hizbul Islam (until 2014)
Ansar Bait al-Maqdis (until 2014)
Ahrar-ul-Hind (until 2014)
Islamic Army in Iraq (until 2014)
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (until March 2015)
IMU (until 2015)
Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta (until 2015)
Islamic Front (Syria) (until 2015)
Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade (until 2015)
Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade (until 2016)
Jaysh al-Jihad (until 2016)
Ansar al-Sharia (Syria) (until 2016)
Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (until 2016)
Caucasus Emirate (until 2016)
Libya Shield 1 (until 2016)
Ajdabiya Revolutionaries Shura Council (until 2016)
Islamic Muthanna Movement (until 2016)
Al-Nusra Front (until 2017)
Harakat Sham al-Islam (until 2017)
Caucasus Province (until 2017)
Dokumacฤฑlar (until 2017)
Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade (until 2017)
Jund al-Aqsa (until 2017)
Ansar Dine (until March 2017)
Al-Mourabitoun (until March 2017)
Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) (until May 2017)
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (until 2017)
Ajnad al-Sham (until 2017)
Fatah Halab (until 2017)
Army of Conquest (until 2017)
Al-Mulathameen (until 2017)
Jaysh al-Sunna (until 2017)
Islamic Emirate of Waziristan (until 2017/2018)
Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya) (until 2018)
Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna (until 2018)
Khalid ibn al-Walid Army (until 2018)
Turaifie group (until 2019)
Derna Protection Force (until 2019)
National Thowheeth Jama'ath (until 2019)
Maute Group (until 2019)
Rouse the Believers Operations Room (until 2020)
MIT (until 2022)
Rajah Sulaiman Movement (until ?)
Islamic Jihad of Yemen (until ?)
Black Banner Organization (until ?)
Iraqi Baath Party loyalists (until ?)
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Yves Leterme
(Prime Minister 2008, 2009–2011)
Herman Van Rompuy
(Prime Minister 2008–2009)
Elio Di Rupo
(Prime Minister 2011–2014)
Charles Michel
(Prime Minister 2014–2019)
Sophie Wilmรจs
(Prime Minister 2019–2020)
Blaise Compaorรฉ
(President 1987–2014)
Honorรฉ Traorรฉ
(President 2014)
Yacouba Isaac Zida
(President 2014)
Gilbert Diendรฉrรฉ
(President 2015)
Michel Kafando
(President 2014–2015, 2015)
Roch Marc Christian Kaborรฉ
(President 2015–2022)
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
(President 2022)
Peter Mafany Musonge
(Prime Minister 1996–2004)
Ephraรฏm Inoni
(Prime Minister 2004–2009)
Philรฉmon Yang
(Prime Minister 2009–2019)
Jean Chrรฉtien
(Prime Minister 1993–2003)
Paul Martin
(Prime Minister 2003–2006)
Stephen Harper
(Prime Minister 2006–2015)
Idriss Dรฉby †
(President 1990–2021)
Jiang Zemin
(General Secretary 1989–2002)
Hu Jintao
(General Secretary 2002–2012)
Joseph Kabila
(President 2001–2019)
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
(Prime Minister 1993–2001)
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
(Prime Minister 2001–2009)
Lars Lรธkke Rasmussen
(Prime Minister 2009–2011, 2015–2019)
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
(Prime Minister 2011–2015)
Hosni Mubarak
(President 1981–2011)
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
(President 2011–2012)
Mohamed Morsi
(President 2012–2013)
Adly Mansour
(President 2013–2014)
Negasso Gidada
(President 1995–2001)
Meles Zenawi
(Prime Minister 1995–2012)
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
(President 2001–2013)
Hailemariam Desalegn
(Prime Minister 2012–2018)
Mulatu Teshome
(President 2013–2018)
Paavo Lipponen
(Prime Minister 1995–2003)
Tarja Halonen
(President 2000–2012)
Anneli Jรครคtteenmรคki
(Prime Minister 2003)
Matti Vanhanen
(Prime Minister 2003–2010)
Mari Kiviniemi
(Prime Minister 2010–2011)
Jyrki Katainen
(Prime Minister 2011–2014)
Alexander Stubb
(Prime Minister 2014–2015)
Juha Sipilรค
(Prime Minister 2015–2019)
Antti Rinne
(Prime Minister 2019)
Eduard Shevardnadze
(President 1995–2003)
Nino Burjanadze
(President 2003–2004, 2007–2008)
Mikheil Saakashvili
(President 2004–2007, 2008–2013, Prime Minister 2005
Zurab Zhvania
(Prime Minister 2004–2005
Zurab Nogaideli
(Prime Minister 2005–2007)
Giorgi Baramidze
(Prime Minister 2007)
Lado Gurgenidze
(Prime Minister 2007–2008)
Grigol Mgaloblishvili
(Prime Minister 2008–2009)
Nika Gilauri
(Prime Minister 2009–2012)
Vano Merabishvili
(Prime Minister 2012)
Bidzina Ivanishvili
(Prime Minister 2012–2013)
Giorgi Margvelashvili
(President 2013–2018)
Giorgi Kvirikashvili
(Prime Minister 2015–2018)
Mamuka Bakhtadze
(Prime Minister 2018–2019)
Giorgi Gakharia
(Prime Minister 2019–2021)
Gerhard Schrรถder (Chancellor 1998–2005)
Johannes Rau
(President 1999–2004)
Horst Kรถhler
(President 2004–2010)
Angela Merkel
(Chancellor 2005–2021)
Jens Bรถhrnsen
(President 2010)
Christian Wulff
(President 2010–2012)
Horst Seehofer
(President 2012)
Joachim Gauck
(President 2012–2017)
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
(President 1995–2005)
Kostas Simitis
(Prime Minister 1996–2004)
Kostas Karamanlis
(Prime Minister 2004–2009)
Karolos Papoulias
(President 2005–2015)
George Papandreou
(Prime Minister 2009–2011)
Lucas Papademos
(Prime Minister 2011–2012)
Panagiotis Pikrammenos
(Prime Minister 2012)
Antonis Samaras
(Prime Minister 2012–2015)
Alexis Tsipras
(Prime Minister 2015, 2015–2019)
Prokopis Pavlopoulos
(President 2015–2020)
Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou
(Prime Minister 2015)
K. R. Narayanan
(President 1997–2002)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(Prime Minister 1998–2004)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(President 2002–2007)
Manmohan Singh
(Prime Minister 2004–2014)
Pratibha Patil
(President 2007–2012)
Pranab Mukherjee
(President 2012–2017)
Ram Nath Kovind
(President 2017–2022)
Megawati Sukarnoputri
(President 2001–2004)
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
(President 2004–2014)
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
(President 2004–2005)
Ayad Allawi
(Prime Minister 2004–2005)
Jalal Talabani
(President 2005–2014)
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
(Prime Minister 2005–2006)
Nouri Al-Maliki
(Prime Minister 2006–2014)
Fuad Masum
(President 2014–2018)
Haider al-Abadi
(Prime Minister 2014–2018)
Barham Salih
(President 2018–2022)
Adil Abdul-Mahdi
(Prime Minister 2018–2020)
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
(Prime Minister 2020–2022)
Moshe Katsav
(President 2000–2007)
Ariel Sharon
(Prime Minister 2001–2006)
Ehud Olmert
(Prime Minister 2006–2009)
Shimon Peres
(President 2007–2014)
Reuven Rivlin
(President 2014–2021)
Naftali Bennett
(Prime Minister 2021–2022)
Yair Lapid
(Prime Minister 2022)
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
(President 1999–2006)
Silvio Berlusconi
(Prime Minister 2001–2006, 2008–2011)
Giorgio Napolitano
(President 2006–2015)
Romano Prodi
(Prime Minister 2006–2008)
Mario Monti
(Prime Minister 2011–2013)
Enrico Letta
(Prime Minister 2013–2014)
Matteo Renzi
(Prime Minister 2014–2016)
Paolo Gentiloni
(Prime Minister 2016–2018)
Giuseppe Conte
(Prime Minister 2018–2021)
Mario Draghi
(Prime Minister 2021–2022)
Laurent Gbagbo
(President 2000–2011[note 9])
Junichiro Koizumi
(Prime Minister 2001–2006)
Shinzo Abe
(Prime Minister 2006–2007, 2012–2020)
Yasuo Fukuda
(Prime Minister 2007–2008)
Tarล Asล
(Prime Minister 2008–2009)
Yukio Hatoyama
(Prime Minister 2009–2010)
Naoto Kan
(Prime Minister 2010–2011)
Yoshihiko Noda
(Prime Minister 2011–2012)
Yoshihide Suga
(Prime Minister 2020–2021)
Fayez Tarawneh
(Prime Minister 1998–1999, 2012)
Ali Abu Al-Ragheb
(Prime Minister 2000–2003)
Faisal Al-Fayez
(Prime Minister 2003–2005)
Adnan Badran
(Prime Minister 2005)
Marouf al-Bakhit
(Prime Minister 2005–2007, 2011)
Nader Al-Dahabi
(Prime Minister 2007–2009)
Samir Rifai
(Prime Minister 2009–2011)
Awn Al-Khasawneh
(Prime Minister 2011–2012)
Abdullah Ensour
(Prime Minister 2012–2016)
Hani Mulki
(Prime Minister 2016–2018)
Omar Razzaz
(Prime Minister 2018–2020)
Nursultan Nazarbayev
(President 1991–2019)
Daniel arap Moi
(President 1978–2002)
Mwai Kibaki
(President 2002–2013)
Uhuru Kenyatta
(President 2013–2022)
Kim Dae-jung
(President 1998–2003)
Roh Moo-hyun
(President 2003–2008)
Lee Myung-bak
(President 2008–2013)
Park Geun-hye
(President 2013–2017
Hwang Kyo-ahn
(President 2016–2017)
Moon Jae-in
(President 2017–2022)
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
(Emir 1977–2006)
Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
(Prime Minister 1978–2003, Emir 2006)
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
(Prime Minister 2003–2006, Emir 2006–2020 oo)
Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah
(Prime Minister 2006–2011)
Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
(Prime Minister 2011–2019)
Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
(Prime Minister 2019–2022)
Askar Akayev
(President 1990–2005)
Ishenbai Kadyrbekov
(President 2005)
Kurmanbek Bakiyev
(President 2005–2010)
Roza Otunbayeva
(President 2010–2011)
Almazbek Atambayev
(President 2011–2017)
Sooronbay Jeenbekov
(President 2017–2020)
Talant Mamytov
(President 2020–2021)
รmile Lahoud
(President 1998–2007)
Rafic Hariri
(Prime Minister 2000–2004)
Omar Karami
(Prime Minister 2004–2005)
Fouad Siniora
(Prime Minister 2005–2009, President 2007–2008
Saad Hariri
(Prime Minister 2009–2011, 2016–2020)
Michel Suleiman
(President 2008–2014)
Tammam Salam
(Prime Minister 2014–2016, President 2014–2016
Michel Aoun
(President 2016–2022)
Hassan Diab
(Prime Minister 2020–2021)
Charles Taylor
(President 1997–2003)
Moses Blah
(President 2003)
Gyude Bryant
(President 2003–2006)
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
(President 2006–2018)
Alpha Oumar Konarรฉ
(President 1992–2002)
Amadou Toumani Tourรฉ
(President 2002–2012)
Amadou Sanogo
(President 2012)
Dioncounda Traorรฉ
(President 2012–2013)
Ibrahim Boubacar Keรฏta
(President 2013–2020)
Bah Ndaw
(President 2020–2021)
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
(President 1984–2005)
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
(President 2005–2007)
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
(President 2007–2008)
Ba Mamadou Mbarรฉ
(President 2009)
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
(President 2008–2009, 2009–2019)
Abderrahmane Youssoufi
(Prime Minister 1998–2002)
Driss Jettou
(Prime Minister 2002–2007)
Abbas El Fassi
(Prime Minister 2007–2011)
Abdelilah Benkirane
(Prime Minister 2011–2017)
Saadeddine Othmani
(Prime Minister 2017–2021)
Joaquim Chissano
(President 1986–2005)
Armando Guebuza
(President 2005–2015)
Wim Kok
(Prime Minister 1994–2002)
Jan Peter Balkenende
(Prime Minister 2002–2010)
Helen Clark
(Prime Minister 1999–2008)
John Key
(Prime Minister 2008–2016)
Bill English
(Prime Minister 2016–2017)
Mamadou Tandja
(President 1999–2010)
Hama Amadou
(Prime Minister 2000–2007)
Seyni Oumarou
(Prime Minister 2007–2009)
Albadรฉ Abouba
(Prime Minister 2009)
Ali Badjo Gamatiรฉ
(Prime Minister 2009–2010)
Salou Djibo
(President 2010–2011)
Mahamadou Danda
(Prime Minister 2010–2011)
Mahamadou Issoufou
(President 2011–2021)
Brigi Rafini
(Prime Minister 2011–2021)
Olusegun Obasanjo
(President 1999–2007)
Umaru Yar'Adua
(President 2007–2010)
Goodluck Johnathan
(President 2010–2015)
Jens Stoltenberg
(Prime Minister 2000–2001, 2005–2013)
Kjell Magne Bondevik
(Prime Minister 2001–2005)
Erna Solberg
(Prime Minister 2013–2021)
Qaboos bin Said
(Sultan 1970–2020)
Pervez Musharraf
(President 1999–2008)
Zafarullah Khan Jamali
(Prime Minister 2002–2004
Shujaat Hussain
(Prime Minister 2004)
Shaukat Aziz
(Prime Minister 2004–2007)
Muhammad Mian Soomro
(Prime Minister 2007–2008,
President 2008)
Yusuf Raza Gilani
(Prime Minister 2008–2012)
Asif Ali Zardari
(President 2008–2013)
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
(Prime Minister 2012–2013)
Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
(Prime Minister 2013)
Nawaz Sharif
(Prime Minister 2013–2017)
Mamnoon Hussain
(President 2013–2018)
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
(Prime Minister 2017–2018)
Nasirul Mulk
(Prime Minister 2018)
Imran Khan
(Prime Minister 2018–2022)
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (President 2001–2010)
Benigno Aquino III (President 2010–2016)
Rodrigo Duterte
(President 2016–2022)
Aleksander Kwaลniewski
(President 1995–2005)
Lech Kaczyลski
(President 2005–2010)
Bronisลaw Komorowski
(President 2010–2015)
Antรณnio Guterres
(Prime Minister 1995–2002)
Jorge Sampaio
(President 1996–2006)
Josรฉ Manuel Barroso
(Prime Minister 2002–2004)
Pedro Santana Lopes
(Prime Minister 2004–2005)
Josรฉ Sรณcrates
(Prime Minister 2005–2011)
Anรญbal Cavaco Silva
(President 2006–2016)
Pedro Passos Coelho
(Prime Minister 2011–2015)
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
(Emir 1995–2013)
Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani
(Prime Minister 1996–2007)
Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
(Prime Minister 2007–2013)
Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani
(Prime Minister 2013–2020)
Bernard Makuza
(Prime Minister 2000–2011)
Pierre Habumuremyi
(Prime Minister 2011–2014)
Anastase Murekezi
(Prime Minister 2014–2017)
Fahd bin Abdulaziz
(King 1982–2005)
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz
(Crown Prince 1982–2005, King 2005–2015)
Sultan bin Abdulaziz
(Crown Prince 2005–2011)
Nayef bin Abdulaziz
(Crown Prince 2011–2012)
Muqrin bin Abdulaziz
(Crown Prince 2015)
Muhammad bin Nayef
(Crown Prince 2015–2017)
Abdoulaye Wade
(President 2000–2012)
Abdiqasim Salad Hassan
(President 2000–2004)
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
(President 2004–2008)
Aden Madobe
(President 2008–2009)
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
(President 2009–2012)
Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle
(President 2012)
Mohamed Osman Jawari
(President 2012)
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
(President 2017–2022)
Thabo Mbeki
(President 1999–2008)
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
(President 2008)
Kgalema Motlanthe
(President 2008–2009)
Jacob Zuma
(President 2009–2018)
Josรฉ Marรญa Aznar
(Prime Minister 1996–2004)
Josรฉ Luis Rodrรญguez Zapatero
(Prime Minister 2004–2011)
Mariano Rajoy
(Prime Minister 2011–2018)
Chandrika Kumaratunga
(President 1994–2005)
Mahinda Rajapaksa
(President 2005–2015)
Maithripala Sirisena
(President 2015–2019)
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
(President 2019–2022)
Omar al-Bashir
(President 1993–2019)
Bakri Hassan Saleh
(Prime Minister 2017–2018
Motazz Moussa
(Prime Minister 2018–2019)
Mohamed Tahir Ayala
(Prime Minister 2019)
Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf
(President 2019)
Abdalla Hamdok
(Prime Minister 2019–2022)
Gรถran Persson
(Prime Minister 1996–2006)
Fredrik Reinfeldt
(Prime Minister 2006–2014)
Stefan Lรถfven
(Prime Minister 2014–2021)
Magdalena Andersson
(Prime Minister 2021–2022)
Muhammad Mustafa Mero
(Prime Minister 2000–2003)
Muhammad Naji al-Otari
(Prime Minister 2003–2011)
Adel Safar
(Prime Minister 2011–2012)
Riyad Farid Hijab
(Prime Minister 2012)
Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji
(Prime Minister 2012)
Wael Nader al-Halqi
(Prime Minister 2012–2016)
Imad Khamis
(Prime Minister 2016–2020)
Benjamin Mkapa
(President 1995–2005)
Jakaya Kikwete
(President 2005–2015)
John Magufuli
(President 2015–2021)
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
(President 1987–2011)
Mohamed Ghannouchi
(President 2011)
Fouad Mebazaa
(President 2011)
Moncef Marzouki
(President 2011–2014)
Beji Caid Essebsi
(President 2014–2019)
Mohamed Ennaceur
(President 2019)
Ahmet Necdet Sezer
(President 2000–2007)
Abdullah Gรผl
(President 2007–2014)
Saparmurat Niyazov
(President 1990–2006)
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
(President 2006–2022)
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
(President 1971–2004)
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
(President 2004)
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
(President 2004–2022)
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
(President 2022)
Islam Karimov
(President 1991–2016)
Nigmatilla Yuldashev
(President 2016)
Ali Abdullah Saleh
(President 1990–2012)
Abdul Qadir Bajamal
(Prime Minister 2001–2007)
Ali Muhammad Mujawar
(Prime Minister 2007–2011)
Mohammed Basindawa
(Prime Minister 2011–2014)
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
(President 2012–2022)
Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa
(Prime Minister 2014)
Khaled Bahah
(Prime Minister 2014–2016)
Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher
(Prime Minister 2016–2018)
All various former world leaders
Al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden †
(Founder and first Emir of al-Qaeda)
Ayman al-Zawahiri †
(2nd Emir of al-Qaeda)
Saif al-Adel
(al-Qaeda Military Chief)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi †
(Emir of al-Qaeda in Iraq)
Ilyas Kashmiri †
(Commander of Lashkar al-Zil)
Qasim al-Raymi †
(Emir of AQAP)
Abdelmalek Droukdel †
(Emir of AQIM)
Mokhtar Belmokhtar
(Emir of AQWA)
Asim Umar †
(Emir of AQIS)
Ahmad Umar
(Emir of al-Shabaab)
Abu Mohammad al-Julani
(Emir of al-Nusra Front)
Muhsin al-Fadhli †
(Leader of Khorasan Group)
Islamic State
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi
(4th and current leader of the Islamic State)
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi †
(3rd leader)
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi †
(2nd leader)
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi †
(Former leader)
Abu Ala al-Afri †
(Deputy Emir)
Abu Muslim al-Turkmani †
(Deputy Leader, Iraq)
Abu Suleiman al-Naser †
(Head of War Council)
Abu Mohammad al-Adnani †
(Spokesperson)
Abu Omar al-Shishani †
(Senior commander)
Abu Nabil al-Anbari † (Emir of North Africa)
Abu Abdullah al-Filipini † (Emir of Southeast Asia)
Mohammed Abdullah (Emir of Derna)
Ali Al Qarqaa (Emir of Nofaliya)
Hafiz Saeed Khan † (Emir of Wilayat Khorasan)
Usman Ghazi
Abubakar Shekau †
(Emir of Boko Haram)
Taliban
Mohammed Omar #
(1st Supreme Commander of the Taliban) (2001–2013)
Akhtar Mansour †
(2nd Supreme Commander of the Taliban)
Hibatullah Akhundzada
(Current & 3rd Supreme Commander of the Taliban)
Quetta Shura
(Senior Taliban council)
Abdul Ghani Baradar
Obaidullah Akhund †
Mohammad Fazl
Dadullah Akhund †
Tehrik-i-Taliban
Maulana Fazlullah
(Emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan)
Haqqani Network
Jalaluddin Haqqani #
(leader of the Haqqani network)
Sirajuddin Haqqani
East Turkestan Islamic Movement
Abdul Haq
†(Emir of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement)
Abdullah Mansour
(Emir of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement)
Casualties and losses
900,000+ people killed At least 37 million people displaced
(Per Costs of War)
The "war on terror" uses war as a metaphor to describe a variety of actions which fall outside the traditional definition of war taken to eliminate international terrorism. 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush first used the term "war on terrorism" on 16 September 2001, and then "war on terror" a few days later in a formal speech to Congress. Bush indicated the enemy of the war on terror as "a radical network of terrorists and every government that supports them." The initial conflict was aimed at al-Qaeda, with the main theater in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a region that would later be referred to as "AfPak"
The term "war on terror" was immediately criticized by individuals including Richard Myers, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and eventually more nuanced terms came to be used by the Bush administration to define the campaign. While "war on terror" was never used as a formal designation of U.S. operations, a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal was issued by the U.S. Armed Forces.
On 23 May 2013, President Obama announced that the Global War on Terror was over, indicating that the U.S. would not wage war against a tactic but would instead focus on a specific group of terrorist networks. The rise of the Islamic State led to the global Operation Inherent Resolve, and an international campaign to destroy the terrorist organization.
The notion of a "War on Terror" was contentious, with critics charging that it has been used to reduce civil liberties and infringe upon human rights, such as controversial actions by the U.S. including surveillance, torture, and extraordinary rendition, and drone strikes that resulted in the deaths of suspected terrorists but also civilians.Many of the U.S.' actions were supported by other countries, including the 54 countries that were involved with CIA black sites, or those that assisted with drone strikes.
Criticism of the war on terror has focused on its morality, efficiency, and cost. According to a 2021 study conducted by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, the several post-9/11 wars participated in by the United States in its war against terror have caused the displacement, conservatively calculated, of 38 million people in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Philippines and Pakistan; 26.7 million people have returned home following displacement. The study estimated these wars caused the deaths of 897,000 to 929,000 people, including over 364,000 civilians, and cost $8 trillion. Critics accuse participating governments of using the "War on Terror" to repress minorities or sideline domestic opponents of mainstreaming Islamophobia,and have criticized negative impacts to health and the environment, resulting from the "War on Terror".Critics assert that the term "war" is not appropriate in this context (much like the term "war on drugs") since terror is not an identifiable enemy and it is unlikely that international terrorism can be brought to an end by military means.
Etymology
The phrase war on terror was used to specifically refer to the military campaign led by the U.S., U.K. and their allies against organizations and regimes identified by them as a terrorist, and usually excludes other independent counter-terrorist operations and campaigns such as those by Russia and India. The conflict has also been referred to by names other than the War on Terror. It has also been known as:
World War III
World War IV(assuming the Cold War was World War III)
Bush's War on Terror
The Long War
The Forever War
The Global War on Terror
The War Against al-Qaeda
The War of Terror(From the perspective of individuals who experience the conflicts brought on by continual foreign and domestic intervention as the source of terror; also from Sacha Baron Cohen's deliberately mispronouncing "War on Terror" in the 2006 satire film Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.)
Use of phrase and its development
The phrase "war against terrorism" existed in North American popular culture and U.S. political parlance prior to the War on Terror.But it was not until the 11 September attacks that it emerged as a globally recognizable phrase and part of everyday lexicon. Tom Brokaw, having just witnessed the collapse of one of the towers of the World Trade Center, declared "Terrorists have declared war on [America]."On 16 September 2001, at Camp David, U.S. president George W. Bush used the phrase war on terrorism in an ostensibly unscripted comment when answering a journalist's question about the impact of enhanced law enforcement authority given to the U.S. surveillance agencies on Americans' civil liberties:
"This is a new kind of—a new kind of evil. And we understand. And the American people are beginning to understand. This crusade, this war on terrorism is going to take a while. And the American people must be patient. I'm going to be patient."
The reference to Crusades became subject to heavy criticism due to its controversial connotations in the Muslim World and historical Muslim-Christian relations. On 20 September 2001, during a televised address to a joint session of Congress, George Bush said, "Our war on terror begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated."
Both the term and the policies it denotes have been a source of ongoing controversy, as critics argue it has been used to justify unilateral preventive war, human rights abuses and other violations of international law. The political theorist Richard Jackson has argued that "the 'war on terrorism,' therefore, is simultaneously a set of actual practices—wars, covert operations, agencies, and institutions—and an accompanying series of assumptions, beliefs, justifications, and narratives—it is an entire language or discourse."Jackson cites among many examples a statement by John Ashcroft that "the attacks of September 11 drew a bright line of demarcation between the civil and the savage".Administration officials also described "terrorists" as hateful, treacherous, barbarous, mad, twisted, perverted, without faith, parasitical, inhuman, and, most commonly, evil.Americans, in contrast, were described as brave, loving, generous, strong, resourceful, heroic, and respectful of human rights.
Abandonment of phrase by U.S. government
In April 2007, the British government announced publicly that it was abandoning the use of the phrase "war on terror" as they found it to be less than helpful. This was explained more recently by Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller. In her 2011 Reith lecture, the former head of MI5 said that the 9/11 attacks were "a crime, not an act of war. So I never felt it helpful to refer to a war on terror."
U.S. president Barack Obama rarely used the term, but in his inaugural address on 20 January 2009, he stated: "Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred."In March 2009 the Defense Department officially changed the name of operations from "Global War on Terror" to "Overseas Contingency Operation" (OCO). In March 2009, the Obama administration requested that Pentagon staff members avoid the use of the term and instead to use "Overseas Contingency Operation".Basic objectives of the Bush administration "war on terror", such as targeting al Qaeda and building international counterterrorism alliances, remain in place.
In May 2010, the Obama administration published a report outlining its National Security Strategy. The document dropped the Bush-era phrase "global war on terror" and reference to "Islamic extremism," and stated, "This is not a global war against a tactic—terrorism, or a religion—Islam. We are at war with a specific network, al-Qaeda, and its terrorist affiliates who support efforts to attack the United States, our allies, and partners."
In December 2012, Jeh Johnson, the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, speaking at Oxford University, stated that the war against al-Qaeda would end when the terrorist group had been weakened so that it was no longer capable of "strategic attacks" and had been "effectively destroyed." At that point, the war would no longer be an armed conflict under international law, and the military fight could be replaced by a law enforcement operation.
In May 2013, two years after the assassination of Osama bin Laden, Barack Obama delivered a speech that employed the term global war on terror put in quotation marks (as officially transcribed by the White House): "Now, make no mistake, terrorists still threaten our nation. ... In Afghanistan, we will complete our transition to Afghan responsibility for that country's security. ... Beyond Afghanistan, we must define our effort not as a boundless "global war on terror," but rather as a series of persistent, targeted efforts to dismantle specific networks of violent extremists that threaten America. In many cases, this will involve partnerships with other countries." Nevertheless, in the same speech, in a bid to emphasize the legality of military actions undertaken by the U.S., noting that Congress had authorised the use of force, he went on to say, "Under domestic law, and international law, the United States is at war with al Qaeda, the Taliban, and their associated forces. We are at war with an organization that right now would kill as many Americans as they could if we did not stop them first. So this is a just war—a war waged proportionally, in last resort, and in self-defense."
Nonetheless, the use of the phrase "War on Terror" persists in U.S. Politics. In 2017, for example, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing "the opening salvo in a war that we have waged ever since—the global war on terror.
Background
Precursor to the 11 September attacks
In May 1996 the group World Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders (WIFJAJC), sponsored by Osama bin Laden (and later re-formed as al-Qaeda), started forming a large base of operations in Afghanistan, where the Islamist extremist regime of the Taliban had seized power earlier in the year.In August 1996, Bin Laden declared jihad against the United States. In February 1998, Osama bin Laden signed a fatwa, as head of al-Qaeda, declaring war on the West and Israel;in May al-Qaeda released a video declaring war on the U.S. and the West.
On 7 August 1998, al-Qaeda struck the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 people, including 12 Americans.In retaliation, U.S. President Bill Clinton launched Operation Infinite Reach, a bombing campaign in Sudan and Afghanistan against targets the U.S. asserted were associated with WIFJAJC, although others have questioned whether a pharmaceutical plant in Sudan was used as a chemical warfare facility. The plant produced much of the region's antimalarial drugs and around 50% of Sudan's pharmaceutical needs. The strikes failed to kill any leaders of WIFJAJC or the Taliban.
Next came the 2000 millennium attack plots, which included an attempted bombing of Los Angeles International Airport. On 12 October 2000, the USS Cole bombing occurred near the port of Yemen, and 17 U.S. Navy sailors were killed.
List of Islamist terrorist attacks
The following is a list of Islamist terrorist attacks
The "black flag of jihad" as used by jihadist militants since c. the late 1990s
1940s
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Bangladesh October–November 1946 The Noakhali riots, were a series of partly organized massacres, rapes, forced-conversions and abductions, combined with looting and arson of Hindu properties, perpetrated by the Muslim community in the districts of Noakhali in the Chittagong Division of Bengal (now in Bangladesh) in October–November 1946, 5,000
1970s
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Greece August 5, 1973 1973 Athens Hellinikon International Airport attack by Black September Organization555
Pakistan February 1974 Hijack of a Greek freighter and hostage of the Greek crew by the Muslim International Guerrillas 0 0
Saudi Arabia November 20, 1979 The Grand Mosque seizure, in Mecca by the Ikhwan. 244 18O
1980s
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Lebanon October 23, 1983 1983 Beirut barracks bombings 307 75
Lebanon September 20, 1984 The 1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut.24 0
Indonesia January 21, 1985 The Buddhist Borobudur temple in Java was damaged by 9 bombs. 0 0
France December 1985 – September 1986 The 1985–86 Paris attacks, a series of over a dozen bombings.13 225
Israel July 7, 1989 Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack, near Kiryat Yearim. 16 27
18 118
1990s
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
United States November 5, 1990 Assassination of Meir Kahane, in New York City. 1 2
Argentina March 17, 1992 The 1992 attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, in Argentina. 29 242
Yemen December 29, 1992 The 1992 Aden hotel bombings were two terrorist bomb attacks carried out by al-Qaeda on December 29, 1992, that were intended to kill United States Marines in Aden, Yemen. It is considered to be the first attack aimed at the United States by al-Qaeda. 2 7
United States February 26, 1993 World Trade Center bombing, in New York City. 6 1,042
Turkey July 2, 1993 The Sivas massacre refers to the events of July 2, 1993, at the Hotel Madimak in Sivas, Turkey, which resulted in the killing of 37 people, mostly Alevi intellectuals.37 51+
United States March 1, 1994 1994 Brooklyn Bridge shooting 1 3
Philippines December 11, 1994 A bomb explodes on board Philippine Airlines Flight 434 which was flying from Manila to Tokyo, the plane lands safely at Naha Airport in Okinawa.1 10
Algeria December 24, 1994 Air France Flight 8969 hijacking in Algiers by 3 members of Armed Islamic Group of Algeria and another terrorist.7 25
Algeria January 30, 1995 A car bomb exploded outside a police station. 42 286
France 25 July 1995 – 17 October 1995 1995 France bombings - A series of attacks on public transport systems in Paris and Lyon, and a school in Lyon. They were carried out by the Armed Islamic Group. 8 157
India July 20, 1995 A bomb on a motor scooter exploded at a marketplace in Jammu. Harkat-ul-Ansar claimed responsibility for the bombing. 17 100+
Egypt April 18, 1996 1996 Cairo shooting - Islamist gunmen fire on the Europa hotel in Cairo.18 17
Saudi Arabia June 25, 1996 Khobar Towers bombing 20 372
Egypt November 17, 1997 Luxor massacre - Six Islamist gunmen belonging to al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya carried out an attack on the tourist site of Hatshepsut's Mortury Temple killing 58 tourists and 4 staff. One of the gunmen was captured later and the others were found after apparently committing suicide. 62 23+
India August 3, 1998 The 1998 Chamba massacre was the killing of 35 Hindus by Hizbul Mujahideen, in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh in India 35
Tanzania August 7, 1998 1998 United States embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi. 224 4,000+
Kenya
Indonesia December 24, 2000 In the Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings in the cities of Jakarta, Batam, Ciamis, Mataram, Medan, Mojokerto, Pekanbaru, and Sukabumi, bombs were set off at a number of churches. One terrorist was also killed handling a bomb in Bandung. The perpetrators were identified as Al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah.
2001-2010
2001
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
United States September 11 A series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda involving the hijacking and crashing of passenger jet airliners that killed 2,996 people, injured over 25,000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.2,996 25,000+
India December 13 Suicide attack on Indian parliament in New Delhi by Pakistan-based Islamist terrorist organizations Jaish-E-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Toiba, aimed at eliminating the top leadership of India and causing anarchy in the country. 7 12
2002
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Indonesia October 12 2002 Bali bombings in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing 202 people and injuring 240.202 240
2003
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Saudi Arabia May 1 A man dressed in a Royal Saudi Navy uniform penetrated an American base, killing one American, before escaping unscathed.1 0
Saudi Arabia May 12 The Riyadh Compound Bombings; attackers drove three car bombs into residential compounds housing Westerners and others, killing 27 people. Nine bombers and another 3 insurgents also died.27 160
2004
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Spain March 11 Madrid train bombings.192 2,050
Saudi Arabia April 21 A car bomb explodes outside a building originally used by the Saudi police. 5 148
Saudi Arabia June 8 An American employee of Vinnell Corp. was killed in Riyadh.1 0
Saudi Arabia August 3 An Irish national was shot and killed in Riyadh.1 0
Russia September 1–3 Beslan school siege 385 783
Saudi Arabia September 15 A British national working for the Marconi Company was shot to death in his car in Riyadh1 0
Netherlands November 2 Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh was stabbed to death by Islamist Mohammed Bouyeri. 1 0
Saudi Arabia December 6 Five militants attacked the American consulate in Jeddah. Three attackers were killed by Saudi security forces, and the other two attackers were wounded and arrested. 9 10
2005
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
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-Sheik.88 ~150
Indonesia October 29 2005 Tentena market bombings. Over 60 killed and over 180 injured in a series of 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, Jordan. Four attackers including a husband and wife team were involved. 60 115+
2006
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Egypt April 24 2006 Dahab bombings - Bombing attacks on the Egyptian 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+
2007
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Iraq August 14 2007 Yazidi communities bombings 796 1,562
Maldives August 14 2007 Malรฉ bombing - 12
2008
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
India May 13 Nine synchronized blasts in the Indian city of 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 bombing56 200+
India November 26 Muslim extremists kill at least 166 people and wound numerous others in a series of coordinated attacks on India's financial capital, Mumbai. The government of India blamed Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba and stated that the terrorists killed/caught were citizens of Pakistan, a claim which the Pakistani government first rejected but then accepted when given proof. Ajmal Kasab, one of the terrorists, was caught alive.166+ 300+
2009
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
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, Pakistan. Six members of the Sri Lanka national cricket team were wounded and six Pakistani policemen and two civilians were killed.8 9
2010
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
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 Community86 45+
Pakistan July 1 July 2010 Lahore bombings, anti Sufi attack, part of "a growing trend among militants to target members of other sects".42+ 175+
Pakistan October 6 Double suicide bombing at Abdullah Shah Ghazi Shrine. Part of a militant anti Sufi campaign 9+ 55
Pakistan December 25 A female suicide bomber blows herself up in the middle of a crowd at a United Nations food center in the Bajaur region.1 0
2011-2020
2011
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Germany March 2 2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting 2 2
Nigeria December 25 Christmas Day bombings were bomb blasts and shootings at churches in Madalla, Jos, Gadaka, and Damaturu41 57+
2012
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
France March 11 – 22 Toulouse and Montauban shootings – Mohammed Merah, a French citizen of Algerian extraction, attacked on French soldiers and later children and a teacher from a Jewish school in the cities of Montauban and Toulouse. 7 5
Russia May 3 Makhachkala attack14 130
Iraq December 17 On December 17, two consecutive car bombings hit a residential area near the city's General Hospital, killing 11 civilians and injuring 45 others. The attacks were part of a country-wide wave of violence that killed almost 100 people in a single day.11 45
Bulgaria July 18 The 2012 Burgas bus bombing was a terrorist attack carried out by a suicide bomber on a passenger bus transporting Israeli tourist at the Burgas Airport in Burgas, Bulgaria. In 2013, and partly in response to the bombing, the EU unanimously voted to list the military branch of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. 7 32
2013
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Iraq January 23 The 2013 Tuz Khurmatu mosque bombing. A suicide bomber killed at least 40 people and wounded scores more at a funeral near a Shiite Mosque in northern Iraq. 40+
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.63 183
United Kingdom May 22 Murder of Lee Rigby in Woolwich, London1 0
Iraq May The May 2013 Iraq attacks – From May 15 to May 21, 2013, a series of deadly bombings and shootings struck the central and northern parts of Iraq, with a few incidents occurring in towns in the south and far west as well. The attacks killed at least 449 people and left 732 others injured. 449 732
France May 25 2013 La Dรฉfense attack – A Muslim convert attacked a French soldier with a knife. The soldier was wounded while on patrol in La Defense, Hauts-de-Seine, รle-de-France.0 1
Iraq June 10 The 10 June 2013 Iraq attacks 94 289
Iraq June 16 The 16 June 2013 Iraq attacks 54 174
Somalia June 19 The June 2013 Mogadishu attack. Al-Shabaab, a Somali jihadist organization, attacked a United Nations compound in Mogadishu using suicide bombers, and gunmen who stormed the compound. 22 (including 7 attackers) 20+
Kenya September 21 Westgate shopping mall attack in Nairobi67 175
Iraq December 25 The 2013 Baghdad Christmas Day bombings – three bombings occurred in two locations in Baghdad, Iraq. They targeted Christians, killing 38 people and wounding 70 others. 38 70
2014
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Nigeria February 14 Borno Massacre 200+
Iraq June 10 The Badush prison massacre occurred on June 10, 2014. 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 on June 12, 2014, when the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) killed from 1,095 to 1,700 Iraqi people in an attack on Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq. At the time of the massacre, 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+
China July 28 A gang armed with knives and axes attacked a police station and government offices in Elixku Township, and some moved onto Huangdi Township, attacking civilians and smashing vehicles as they passed.37 13
Syria August 2014 ISIL fighters massacred some 700 people, mostly men, of the Shu'aytat tribe in Deir ez-Zor Governorate. 700
Australia September 23 2014 Endeavour Hills stabbings. Numan Haider, an Afghan Australian stabbed two counter terrorism officers in Melbourne, Australia. 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 Zale H. Thomson, also known as Zaim Farouq Abdul-Malik, attacked four New York policemen in the subway with a hatchet, severely injuring one in the back of the head and injuring another policeman in the arm before being shot to death by the remaining officers, who also shot a civilian.0 5
Nigeria November 28 Kano bombing120 260
United Arab Emirates December 1 A burqa-clad woman stabs a 47-year-old American teacher to death in a mall restroom in Abu Dhabi She later plants a bomb outside the home of an Egyptian-American doctor. 1
Russia December 4 2014 Grozny clashes 26
Pakistan December 16 2014 Peshawar school massacre140
Yemen December 16 2014 Radda bombings Two suicide car bombers rammed their vehicles into a Shiite rebels' checkpoint. 26
Nigeria December 18 2014 Gumsuri kidnappings. Boko Haram insurgents killed 32 men and kidnapped at least 185 women and children.32
Syria December 18 Mass grave of 230 tribesmen killed by ISIL found in Eastern Syria.230
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
Nigeria December 22 Boko Haram insurgents bombed a bus station in the city of Gombe20+
Iraq December 2014 ISIL militants execute 150 women Iraqi province of Al Anbar Governorate, some of whom were pregnant at the time, who refuse to marry their fighters.150
Iraq August 2014 Genocide of Yazidis by the Islamic State. About 5,000 Yazidis were killed by IS, according to the United Nations, and 4200–10800 have been kidnapped or abducted. An estimated 7,000 Yazidi women and girls were forced into sex slavery in northern Iraq. 5,000 4,200–10,800
Iraq December 24 A suicide bomber killed 33 people and wounded 55 others in Madaen, about 25 km (15 miles) south of Baghdad.33 55
Somalia December 25 Al-Shabaab attack in Mogadishu9
Cameroon December 28 Boko Haram attacks village in Cameroon30
2015
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Afghanistan January 5 A car packed with explosives drove up to the headquarters of EUPOL Afghanistan, a European police-training organization, in Kabul and detonated. Taliban claimed responsibility. 1 16
France January 7 Two brothers, Saรฏd and Chรฉrif Kouachi, forced their way into the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Armed with rifles and other weapons, they killed 12 people and injured 11 others.12 11
France January 9 Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege. On 9 January 2015, Amedy Coulibaly, armed with a submachine gun, an assault rifle, and two Tokarev pistols, entered and attacked a Hypercacher kosher supermarket in Porte de Vincennes in Paris, France. There, Coulibaly murdered four Jewish hostages and held fifteen other hostages during a siege in which he demanded that the Kouachi brothers not be harmed. The siege ended when police stormed the supermarket, killing Coulibaly. 5 9
Iraq January 6 Two suicide bombers attacked a mosque in the town of Al-Jubba while Iraqi soldiers were resting, killing 10 soldiers plus the two attackers. Clashes following the bombings left 13 security personnel dead and 21 wounded.25 21
Nigeria January 8 Jihadist Boko Haram attacked the town of Baga in northern Nigeria killing at least 200 people. Another 2,000 are unaccounted for.200+ –
Pakistan January 30 Suicide bomber killed at least 55, injuring at least 59 in a Shiite mosque in southern Pakistan.55+ 59+
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
Pakistan February 13 Heavily armed militants killed at least 19 people and wounded more than 40 after they stormed into a Shiite mosque during Friday Prayer in a suburb of Peshawar.19 40+
Denmark February 14–15 2015 Copenhagen shootings. A gunman opened fire at the Krudttoenden cafรฉ and later at the Great Synagogue in Copenhagen, killing two civilians and injuring five others.2 5
Pakistan March 15 Suicide bombers kill at least 15 people in attacks on two churches in Lahore.15
Tunisia March 18 Bardo National Museum attack. Militants linked to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attack the Bardo National Museum with guns, killing 21 people and injuring around 50.21 50+
Yemen March 20 2015 Sana'a mosque bombings. 142 killed in bombings on several Shia mosques by ISIL.142 351
Libya March 25 ISIL affiliates, The Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries in Libya carried out suicide bombings in the city of Benghazi. Twelve were killed and 25 wounded. Five additional dead during attacks with a local militia.12 25
Libya February 2015 kidnapping and beheading of Copts in Libya 21
Kenya April 2 148 people – most of them Christian students – killed in Al-Shabaab's Garissa University College attack before Easter weekend Holidays148 79
Saudi Arabia April 8 In the city of Riyadh two policemen are shot dead. ISIL is blamed to be behind the attack. 2
Iraq April 17 A series of bombings by the ISIL occurred through Baghdad. 40+ killed 59+ injured.40+ 59+
Iraq April 17 A car bomb exploded at the entrance of the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq. ISIL took credit for the attack. 3 killed 5 wounded. 3 5
Afghanistan April 18 A suicide bomb detonated in front of a bank in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. ISIL claims responsibility. 33 killed 100+ injured.33 100+
Somalia April 20 A minivan of UN workers was bombed by Al-Shabaab in the Puntland region of Somalia. 9 dead 4 injured.9 4
Bosnia and Herzegovina April 27 A radical Islamist opened fire at a police station in the city of Zvornik in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A police officer was killed, two others were injured, and the attacker was killed by police.2 2
Iraq May 3 Two car bombs were detonated ten minutes apart in Baghdad, Iraq. Nineteen were killed and an unknown number wounded. 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 dead (perpetrators) 1 injured.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, killing one person and injuring 15 others.1 15
Iraq May 10 Two car bombs were detonated ten minutes apart in Baghdad, Iraq and surrounding towns of Taji and Tarmiyah. ISIL claims responsibility. 14 were killed and wounding 30.14 30
Afghanistan May 10 A bus carrying Afghan government employees was attacked in Kabul by a suicide bomber, killing 3 people and injuring 10. 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 claim responsibility. 45 dead 13 injured. 45 13
Afghanistan May 14 A hotel that was 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 dead 18 injured. 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, killing 4 people wounding 42.4 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 the al-Qadeeh village. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack. 21 dead +90 injured.21 90+
Afghanistan May 25 Taliban militants killed 19 policemen and six soldiers during a siege at a police compound in Nawzad District of Afghanistan. 25
Kenya May 26 Al-Shabaab militants attacked two police patrols which turned into a gun battle north of Garissa, 5 police officers were injured but they 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 killed and 30 wounded.[citation needed] 10 30
Saudi Arabia May 29 A suicide bomber attacked a Shia mosque in Dammam detonating the bomb in the parking lot. 4 killed, unknown injured.4
Iraq June 1 Three suicide bombers in humvees attacked an Iraqi police station in the Tharthar region in Northern Al Anbar Governorate. 41 dead, 63 wounded.41 63
Turkey June 5 2015 Diyarbakฤฑr rally bombings – Twin bombing of a Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) rally. 4 dead, over 100 injured.4 100+
Iraq June 13 Four suicide SUV car bombs went off in an Iraqi police station in the Hajjaj near Tikrit and Baiji. 11 dead, 27 injured. 11 27
Kuwait June 26 2015 Kuwait mosque bombing – Suicide bombing in a Shia mosque in Sharg district of Kuwait City, the capital of the country. 27 227
France June 26 Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack – Beheading in a factory near Lyon, head marked with Arabic writing and Islamist flags. Gas canisters planted provoked a fire. 1 dead, 11 injured.1 11
Tunisia June 26 2015 Sousse attacks – A gunman, named Seifeddine Rezgui, attacked a hotel targeting the European tourists staying there. 38 39
Nigeria June 26–30 Boko Haram kills at least 200 people as they gun down and bomb villages, mosques, and other public space.200
Nigeria July 5 Two bombs explode at an elite restaurant and mosque, killing at least 15 people in Jos 15+
Nigeria July 7 A bomb explodes in a government office in Zaria, killing 20 people 20
Cameroon July 13 2 suicide bombers explode in a bar in the town of Fotokol and kill 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 Nigerian towns are attacked by two suicide bombers, killing 62 people.62
Turkey July 20 2015 Suruรง bombing Suicide bombing killed 33 people and injured 104 in Kurdish majority city of Suruรง. ISIL claims responsibility.33 104
Nigeria July 22 A series of explosions at two bus stations in Gombe kill about 40 people. 40
Cameroon July 26 A suicide bomber kills at least 14 people at a popular nightclub in Maruoa, just three days after 2 suicide bombers killed 20 people in the same town.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, India. The attack resulted in the deaths of 3 policemen, 4 civilians and 15 others were injured. All 3 attackers were killed by the Indian security forces. 10 15
Nigeria August 11 47 people are killed as explosions erupt at a crowded market in the town of Sabon Gari.47
Iraq August 13 August 2015 Baghdad bombing A truck bomb in a Baghdad market killed more than 70 and injures 200.70+ 200
France August 21 2015 Thalys train attack Shooting and stabbing in train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris injures 5. The incident is believed by French police to be an Islamist terrorist attack.0 5
Nigeria August 28–30 Boko Haram members massacre 79 people in 3 different Nigerian villages. 68 alone were killed in the village of Baanu. 79
Nigeria September 10 Explosion at a refugee camp for people fleeing Boko Haram kills at least 2. 2
Iraq September 17 Two suicide bombings in Baghdad killed 10 and injured 55. ISIL claims responsibility.12 55
Nigeria September 21 At least 54 people were killed by multiple explosions in Nigeria. 54
Yemen September 24 A bomb attack on a Shia mosque in Sana'a killed 25 and injured dozens more 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 has been claimed by ISIL.1
Nigeria October 1 Multiple suicide bombings by Boko Haram in North-East Nigeria killed 14 people (including the bombers) and injured 39. 14 39
Israel October 1 Gunmen opened fire on a car near Nablus on the northern West Bank, killing a man and woman. 4 of their 6 children were also in the car and witnessed the attack, but were uninjured. The attackers have been 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, 2 dead.4
Bangladesh October 3 A Japanese man was shot and killed in a similar fashion to an Italian aid worker killed 4 days earlier. The attack has been claimed by ISIL. 1
Iraq October 3 In Baghdad, two suicide bombings in Shiite majority neighbourhoods kill at least 18 people and injure 61. Attack claimed by ISIL.20 61
Afghanistan October 5 Two suicide bombings in Kabul targeted an Afghan intelligence centre. 3 people were injured in the attack, claimed by the Taliban.2 3
Somalia October 7 Militants of Al-Shabaab ambushed and killed the nephew of Somalia's president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. 2 dead.2
Turkey October 10 In the 2015 Ankara bombings 109 people were killed and over 500 others injured. According to two high ranked sources in the Turkish security forces ISIL is most likely responsible. 109 500+
Chad October 10 Multiple suicide bombings in Chad killed 33 people and injured 51. The attack is believed to be the work of Boko Haram.33 51
Afghanistan October 11 A bomb attack in Kabul, targeting a British military convoy injured 7 Afghan civilians. The attack has been claimed by the Taliban. 0 7
Nigeria October 22 20 people were killed in the northeast state of Borno, Nigeria in a Boko Haram attack.20
Nigeria October 23 Two separate mosques were attacked by suicide bombers, killing 42 in Nigeria.42
Niger October 28 Boko Haram militants attack a village in Niger, gunning down 13 people and allegedly burning down houses and cars during the rampage. 13
Egypt October 31 Bomb on board a Russian jet brings it down in Sinai, bound for St Petersburg, killing 224 people.224
Lebanon November 12 Twin suicide bombings kill 42 people in the capital city of Beirut. 42
France November 13 A series of terrorist attacks in Paris kill 137, and wound 416. They involved a series of coordinated attacks which consisted of mass shootings and suicide bombings. This incident was the most fatal event on French soil since World War II. 137 416
Iraq November 13 A suicide bomber killed at least 21 at a Shia funeral. 21
Philippines November 17 A Malaysian national is beheaded by Abu Sayyaf in the southern Philippines.1
Nigeria November 17 A suicide attack at a market in Yola killed more than 30 people and hospitalised more than 80. The attack is thought to be the work of Boko Haram. 30+ 80+
Bosnia and Herzegovina November 18 A lone wolf Islamist killed two soldiers and injured civilians in Sarajevo. 3 dead 5 wounded. 3 5
Nigeria November 18 Two explosions rock a phone market in Kano killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 100. Boko Haram is suspected to be behind it.15 100+
Iraq November 20 A Suicide bomber detonates inside a Shiite mosque killing 10 people, other bombings in the area killed another 5 people.11 5
Cameroon November 21 Suicide bombers affiliated with Boko Haram kill at least 10 in northern Cameroon.10
Nigeria November 22 8 people among women and children demise when a female suicide bomber is reduced to pulp.8
Tunisia November 24 At least 14 people were killed in a bus bombing in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. ISIL claimed responsibility for this attack that targeted a bus transporting members of the Presidential Guard.14 11
Egypt November 24 In the November 2015 Sinai attack which occurred a day after the second round of parliamentary elections closed, militants attack a hotel housing election judges in the provincial capital of al-Arish in Egypt's North Sinai. 7 dead, 10+ wounded 7 10+
Niger November 25 Boko Haram invades a village and shoots indiscriminately residents and also fire rockets, killing 18.18
Nigeria November 27 21 killed in Boko Haram suicide attack on a Shia procession in Nigeria22
Egypt November 28 Islamist gunmen killed four security personnel in an attack at a police checkpoint in Saqqara. 4 dead4
Mali November 28 Militants fired rockets on a MINUSMA peacekeeping forces base in northern Mali. Ansar Dine claimed responsibility. 3 dead, 20 wounded.3 20
United States December 2 In the 2015 San Bernardino attack, married couple Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik shot and killed 14 people and injured 22 others in a killing spree that the FBI was investigating as "act of terrorism". 14 22
Chad December 5 Four female suicide bombers from the militant Islamist group Boko Haram attacked the Chadian island of Koulfoua on Lake Chad, killing at least 15 people and injuring 130.19 130+
Yemen December 6 The governor of the southern port city of Aden in Yemen, Jaafar Mohammed Saad, was killed in a car bomb attack. The assassination was claimed by ISIL.1
Afghanistan December 8 In the 2015 Kandahar Airport attacks several Taliban members attacked the Kandahar Airport and surrounding area. 70+ killed, 35 injured.70+ 35
Egypt December 8 An explosive device by Islamists targeting a military convoy went off in Rafah. 4 dead 4 injured.4 4
Iraq December 9 A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the doorway of a Shiite mosque. 11+ dead 20 injured.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 Spanish embassy. 6 dead, several injured.6
Syria December 11 In the Tell Tamer bombings three truck bombs by ISIL killed up to 60 people and injured more than 80 in the town of Tell Tamer.60 80
Iraq December 12 A militant detonated his explosives in a truck at an Iraqi position near the Saudi border. 6 dead, 14 injured.6 14
Nigeria December 13 Boko Haram Islamists, at least some using machetes, attacked residents of the villages of Warwara, Mangari, and Bura-Shika. 30 killed and 20 injured 30 20
Afghanistan December 21 A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed six and wounded three in Kabul, Afghanistan near Bagram Airfield. 7 3
Nigeria December 26 Boko Haram gunmen raided Kimba village in northern Nigeria, opening fire on residents and torching their homes. 14+ killed.14+
Afghanistan December 28 A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least one person and wounded 33 in an attack 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 the city of Maiduguri. Seven of the bombers were shot dead by Nigerian forces while three managed to escape and detonate themselves in Baderi general area and near a Mosque, killing 26 people and wounding another 85.36 85
Pakistan December 29 A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the front entrance of a regional branch of the National Database and Registration Authority in the northwestern city of Mardan, Pakistan. The blast killed 26 people and more than 50 were wounded. 27 50+
Russia December 29 A gunman opened fire on a group of local residents who were visiting a viewing platform at the fortress in Derbent, Dagestan, southern Russia, killing one and injuring 11. ISIL claims responsibility1 11
2016
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Afghanistan January 1 A Taliban suicide bomber detonated himself in a French restaurant called 'Le Jardin' in Kabul. 2 dead 15 injured.2 15
India January 2 In the 2016 Pathankot attack suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed militants attacked an Indian air base killing 7 security force members. Several injection 7
Iraq January 3 Five Islamist suicide bombers attack an Iraqi military base. 15 dead and 22 injured.15 22
Afghanistan January 4 A Militant drove a truck packed with explosives to the armored gates of a compound for civilian contractors near Kabul's airport before detonating. 30 people injured, including children. 0 30
Libya January 7 In the Zliten truck bombing Islamist militants detonated a truck bomb at the police training camp al-Jahfal in the coastal town of Zliten, Libya. 50+ dead 100+ wounded.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 A car bombing at a checkpoint in the Libyan oil port of Ras Lanuf left seven people dead and 11 wounded. 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. 3 injured.0 3
France January 11 A 15-year-old Turkish ISIL supporter attacked a teacher from a Jewish school in Marseille with a machete. 1 injured. 0 1
Iraq January 11 ISIL gunmen detonate suicide vests in a shopping mall, killing at least 20 and wounding more than 40 people. 20 40+
Turkey January 12 In the 2016 Istanbul bombing an ISIL suicide bomber kills 10 tourists and injures 15 more in the historical centre of Istanbul. 11 15
Indonesia January 14 In the 2016 Jakarta attacks 4 assailants kill 2 and injure 24 in a terrorist attack in Jakarta. The attack was orchestrated and financed from ISIL in Syria.2 24
Somalia January 15 In the El Adde attack, Al-Shabaab terrorists attack an African Union Kenyan army base in El-Adde. 63+ killed, several injured.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, the capital of Burkina Faso. 20+ killed. 15+ injured. 20+ 15+
Pakistan January 21 At least 22 killed in attack on Bacha Khan University, Pakistan. The Taliban claim responsibility for the attack.22
Somalia January 22 Al-Shabab attack on beachside restaurant leaves 20 dead.20
Cameroon January 25 Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have blown themselves up in a market in Cameroon, killing at least 25 people and injuring 62 others.25 62
Nigeria January 30 Boko Haram gunmen raided a Nigerian village, at least 65 people were killed and 136 others injured.65 136
Uruguay March 10 A 35 years old man called Carlos Omar Peralta Lรณpez from the city of Paysandรบ repeatedly stabbed to death a local Jewish merchant at the scream of "Allah is great!" some months after his supposed conversion to Islam and assuming the identity of "Abdullah Omar". The man was found to have a Spanish edition of the Qu'ran at his home along with multiple Muslim books and religious mantras to chant. The man had lots of Middle Eastern-origin people in his Facebook contact list and claimed to belong to Al-Qaeda. He also claimed to have done it because he was being discriminated for his religion and "Allah had ordered him to kill jews". The man knew approximately 5 languages and entered the court speaking Arabic. The man also attended a Internet cafรฉ where locals claimed he would usually sit there and play violent games picking Jews as his victims, often screaming loud things while doing so, attracting the attention of everyone at the room. It later became known the man was inspired by a previous wave of mass stabbing that occurred in Israel and suffered from schizophrenia. The son of the victim became 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 the beach resort city of Grand-Bassam in the Ivory Coast, leaving 18 people dead. 18
Turkey March 19 In the March 2016 Istanbul bombing a suicide bomber, later identified by police as an ISIL memberkilled 4 and himself and injured 36, including foreign tourists. 5 36
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
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-Sheik. 88 ~150
Indonesia October 29 2005 Tentena market bombings. Over 60 killed and over 180 injured in a series of 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, Jordan.Four attackers including a husband and wife team were involved.60 115+
2006
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Egypt April 24 2006 Dahab bombings - Bombing attacks on the Egyptian 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+
2007
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Iraq August 14 2007 Yazidi communities bombings 796 1,562
Maldives August 14 2007 Malรฉ bombing - 12
2008
Location Date Description Deaths bombers kill at least 24 at municipal building24
Belgium March 22 2016 Brussels bombings includes two suicide bombings in Brussels Airport and one bombing in Brussels Metro that resulted in 35 deaths and more than 300 wounded.35 300+
Yemen March 25 Three ISIL suicide bombers strike security checkpoints in the Yemeni city of Aden, killing 26 people. 29
Iraq March 25 30 people killed and 95 injured after 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, by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a Pakistani Taliban faction, killed at least 70 people and injured 300 others. 70 300
Afghanistan April 19 The April 2016 Kabul attack targeted a security team responsible for protecting government VIPs in Kabul, Afghanistan. The attack killed 64 people and wounded 347. 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 the city of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack stating that they assassinated him "for calling to atheism in the city of Rajshahi in Bangladesh". 1
Bangladesh April 25 Two gays rights activists were hacked to death in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka. An Al-Qaeda affiliated group claimed responsibility for the attacks and stated they killed the two as they were "pioneers of practicing [sic] and promoting homosexuality in Bangladesh".2
Iraq May 11 At least 40 people were killed and 60 injured in a car bomb attack on a market in Baghdad. ISIL claims responsibility.40 60
United States June 12 49 people were killed and 53 injured in a 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 Two French citizens, a police officer and his wife were stabbed to death in Magnanville, France, by a man swearing his allegiance to ISIL. 2
Jordan June 21 ISIS Soldier infiltrates refugee camp at a Jordanian army post near Rukban, killing 6 and wounding 14.iSIL later claimed responsibility.6 14
Pakistan June 22 Assassination of Amjad Sabri, claimed by a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban who accused Sabri of blasphemy.1
Turkey June 28 A simultaneous terrorist attack, consisting of shootings and suicide bombings at the international terminal of Terminal 2 of Atatรผrk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey resulted in forty-five deaths in addition to the three attackers and injuring more than 230 people. 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 terrorists were killed. One terrorist 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 killed over 300 people and injured over 221 others.341+ 246
Indonesia July 4 A suicide bomber attacked a police station in Central Java, killing himself 5 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, killed at least 56 people and injured 75. ISIL claimed responsibility.56 75
France July 14 87 people (including the perpetrator Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel) died during the Bastille day attack in Nice, France.87 450+
Germany July 18 A 17-year-old Afghan refugee injured five people seriously, two critically, with a knife and hatchet on a train near Wรผrzburg. The attacker was shot dead when he attacked the arriving police officers.
Germany July 24 A suicide bombing outside a wine bar in Ansbach, Germany, in which a bomber tried to bomb a large music festival uttgoing on at the time. After detonation, he injured 15, 4 seriously. 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, France. The IS-linked Amaq news agency said "two soldiers of the Islamic State" had carried out the attack. The two terrorists were shot dead by the French authorities. One of the men was known to the French intelligence services (as reported by French TV channel M6) and was on the French government's terror watch-list, known as the S list.3
Pakistan August 8 77 people were killed and over 100 injured by a suicide bombing at a government hospital in Quetta, Pakistan.77 100+
United States of America 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 bombings left 31 people wounded, but no fatalities or life-threatening injuries were reported. Subsequently, the perpetrator has been charged with attempting to radicalized fellow jail inmates to espouse violent Islamic jihadism beliefs.0 31
India September 18 2016 Uri attack – Four armed militants attacked on Indian Army brigade headquarters in Uri area of Baramulla district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. 18 Soldiers were killed in the ambush and 19 were injured.18 19
United States November 28 Ohio State University attack, 11 people were hospitalized for injuries after a car ramming attack and mass stabbing occurred 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 Forty-seven people were killed and 100 injured by a bomb at the Shah Noorani shrine in Balochistan. More people were killed and injured during the stampede that resulted from people fleeing the bomb 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. The bomber was identified as 22-year-old Mahmoud Shafiq Mohammed Mustafa. ISIL claimed responsibility. By early 2017, eight suspects had been arrested in connection with the bombing. 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, left 13 people dead and 55 others injured.12 56
2017
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Turkey January 1 An Islamic State 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. The Islamic State took responsibility for the attack, claiming to target a "gathering of Shia".36 52
Afghanistan February 8 Islamic State militants attack a convoy of aid workers of the Red Cross in Northern Afghanistan. Killing 6 and taking 2 prisoner.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 Five people were killed in two suicide bombings that hit districts recently retaken from Islamic State 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 citizens were found killed on Wednesday inside the North Sinai city of Al-Arish. The two are believed to have been kidnapped by anonymous militants who are suspected to be members of the IS-affiliated group of "Sinai Province."2 0
Afghanistan February 28 Twelve policemen were killed in an "insider attack" in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. An infiltrator from the Taliban had allowed militants into the outpost in the regional capital, Lashkar Gah.12 0
Afghanistan March 8 Gunmen dressed as medics attacked a military hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing more than 40 people, in an assault claimed by Islamic State.40+ 50+
Iraq March 8 Two suicide bombers blew themselves up, killing 26 people at a wedding party in a village near the Iraqi city of Tikrit. Islamic State said two of its fighters had carried out the attack in the village of Hajaj. 26 67
United Kingdom March 22 A man drove a car into pedestrians on the south side of Westminster Bridge, injuring 49 people, 4 of them fatally. 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 had stolen a beer truck and drove onto the 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 "Islamic State." 5 15
Egypt April 9 Palm Sunday church bombings on Christian churches in Tanta and Alexandria kill at least 36 people and injure more than 100 47 100+
France April 20 Three police officers and a bystander were shot by an attacker wielding an AK-47 rifle on the Champs-รlysรฉes, a shopping boulevard in Paris. The attacker was shot dead during the incident. He had a note defending the Islamic State, and had previously attempted to communicate with Islamic State 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 Egypt's Minya Governorate.28 22
United Kingdom June 3 The 2017 London Bridge attack was an incident where a van ran over multiple pedestrians on the 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 who was carrying knives in his rucksack attacked an officer guarding Notre-Dame de Paris with a hammer. A video pledging allegiance to ISIS was later found. 0 2
Iran June 7 2017 Tehran attacks – Iran parliament and the shrine of Ruhollah Khomeini. In the first attacks orchestrated by ISIS 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 At least 30 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Karbala, Iraqi officials said. The attack was claimed by ISIL. 30 36
India July 10 2017 Amarnath Yatra attack - 8 Hindu civilian pilgrims on the way from Amarnath Temple in Kashmir Valley, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, were killed in a terror attack 8 18+
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, Punjab, Pakistan. A few hours after the attack, a clash erupted between 7 terrorists and the CTD team in which 4 terrorists were shot dead while 3 others managed to flee in the dark. The terrorists were identified as Pakistani Taliban's militants. 2 35
Spain August 17–18 2017 Barcelona attacks – Three separate attacks in Barcelona (location pictured) kill at least fifteen people and injure more than one hundred others. "Authorities believe the men to be part of 12 member Islamic Terror cell".The group was held 120 gas canisters being ready to bomb a major target.15 120
Finland August 18 2017 Turku attack – Ten people were stabbed with knives 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. Two of the victims were killed. 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 and Finland's prime minister has 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 8:20 a.m. at the height of the morning rush at the London's Underground. The bomb exploded just after the train drew into Parsons Green. The Islamic State asserted responsibility for the bucket bomb hours later in a message on its Amaq news site that said a "detachment" of its disciples had carried out the attack. 0 29
Somalia October 14 14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings 587 316
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 he left the vehicle, the driver was wielding two guns (later found to be a paintball gun and a pellet gun); he was shot in the abdomen by police and arrested.An ISIS 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 November 24 2017 Sinai mosque attack 311 128+
Egypt December 29 A gunman opened fire outside a church in Cairo before attempting to storm the building, at least seven people 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. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks, via its Amaq News Agency.at least 9 0
2018
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Iraq January 15 2018 Baghdad bombings.38 105
Afghanistan January 20 2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack.40 22
Afghanistan January 24 Save the Children Jalalabad attack6 27
Afghanistan January 27 2018 Kabul ambulance bombing.103 235
Russia February 18 Kizlyar church shooting6 5
Somalia February 18 February 2018 Mogadishu attack.45 36
Burkina Faso March 2 2018 Ouagadougou attacks30 85
Afghanistan March 21 March 2018 Kabul suicide bombing-Suicide attack.33 65
France March 23 Carcassonne and Trรจbes attack-Hostage crisis. 5 15
Somalia April 1 2018 African Union base attack in Bulo Marer. 59 (+30) Unknown
Afghanistan April 22 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing-Suicide attack 69 120
Afghanistan April 30 30 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombings 29 50
Nigeria May 1 2018 Mubi suicide bombings 86 58
Libya May 2 2018 attack on the High National Elections Commission in Tripoli, Libya 16 20
France May 12 2018 Paris knife attack2 4
Indonesia May 13 2018 Surabaya bombings-Suicide attack 25 55
Belgium May 29 2018 Liรจge attack[344] 4 4
Afghanistan July 1 July 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing20 20
Pakistan July 10 2018 Peshawar suicide bombing 22 75
Pakistan July 13 2018 Mastung and Bannu bombings154 223
Syria July 25 The 2018 As-Suwayda attacks were a string of suicide bombings and gun attacks that took place in and around As-Suwayda, Syria, on July 25. The attacks were committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).258 (+63 attackers) 180
Tajikistan July 29 2018 Terrorist attack against cyclists in Tajikistan - Assailants rammed American and European cyclists with a car in the Khatlon region, then attacked them with knives and an axe. Four cyclists were murdered and two were injured. At least one suspected attacker was killed whilst resisting arrest and at least one other was detained.4 2
Jordan August 12 An explosion near a police van killed one officer and wounded six others at the city of Fuheis. The security forces hunted the attackers and besieged them in a building at the city of Salt. Jordanian officials claimed that the attackers supported the Islamic State, but did not have links to the organisation.[3515 26+
Netherlands August 31 A 19-year-old Afghan, with a German residence permit, stabbed two American tourists with a knife at Amsterdam's central station. After the attack he was shot by Dutch police in his lower body and arrested. The victims remained in hospital with serious injuries. German police searched the man's house at the request of their Dutch colleagues and seized several data carriers.0 2
Iran September 22 2018 Ahvaz military parade attack - Militants wearing khaki uniforms shot at an Iranian military parade in Ahvaz. The ISIL claimed the attack. 24+ 20
Egypt November 2 Islamic militants ambushed three buses carrying Christian pilgrims returning from a remote Coptic Christian monastery and opened fire. Egyptian officials reported 7 deaths and 19 wounded. The local Islamic State which claimed responsibility said that 13 Christians were murdered and another 18 wounded. 7 19
Australia November 9 2018 Melbourne stabbing attack - A man, of Somali origin, set a car on fire and stabbed three people - one fatally - in Melbourne. He was shot dead after confronting officers on a busy city street. ISIS had claimed responsibility for the knife attack through its media, but Australian authorities said he was only inspired by the group and did not appear to be direct links.1 2
Morocco December 17 Murders of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and Maren Ueland - Two female Scandiniavian tourists, a Danish and a Norwegian, killed, one beheaded, near Imlil in the Atlas Mountains, the murderers filmed their action while branding the two women 'enemies of God' and saying their actions were God's will. Four suspects arrested over the killings and the Moroccan authorities said that they had pledged allegiance to Islamic State before the killings.2 0
2019
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Kenya January 15 Nairobi DusitD2 complex attack - Militants of Al-Shabaab attacked the DusitD2 hotel at Nairobi killing many people.21+ 0
India February 14 A local from Pulwama Pulwama had rammed his car full of explosives into a convoy of Indian Army soldiers, resulting in the casualty of 40 soldiers. The attack was claimed by Pakistan-based terrorist organization, Jaish-e-Mohammed. 40 (+ 1, the suicide bomber) 35
Philippines January 27 2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings - On 27 January 2019, two bombs exploded at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, Jolo, at least 20 people were confirmed dead in the assault and many others injured, which took place just as worshipers gathered for Mass on Sunday. The Islamic State claimed responsibility.20+ 102
Netherlands March 18 Utrecht tram shooting 4 6
Sri Lanka April 21 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings - on Easter Sunday, three churches across Sri Lanka and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital Colombo were bombed. Later that day, there were smaller explosions at a housing complex and a guest house. Several cities in Sri Lanka were targeted. At least 253 people were killed,including at least 35 foreign nationals and three police officers, and at least 500 were injured in the bombings. Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne confirmed that all of the bombers were Sri Lankan citizens associated with National Thowheed Jama'ath (NTJ), a local militant radical Islamist group, but foreign links are suspected. Multiple foreign intelligence agencies had forewarned of a high probability of attack. 269 (+8 bombers) 500+
Sri Lanka April 27 April 2019 Kalmunai shootout - On 27 April 2019, Sri Lankan security forces and militants from National Thowheeth Jama'ath allegedly linked to ISIS clashed after the security forces raided a safe house of the militants. Sixteen people, including six children, died during the raid as three cornered suicide bombers blew themselves up.16 2
France May 24 Explosion outside a bakery in the town center of Lyon, France, causing damage and injuring 13. The suspect, his parents and sibling arrested. Suspected is migrant from Algeria possessing jihad propaganda.13
Philippines May 26 On 26 May 2019, militants of the Abu Sayyaf which is linked to the Islamic State attacked a group of soldiers on the island of Jolo. Six militants from the insurgent group and two children died. In addition, five soldiers and two civilians were wounded.7 2
Afghanistan August 17 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing - On 17 August 2019, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb in a wedding hall, killing at least 92 people and injuring more than 140.92 142
United Kingdom November 29 2019 London Bridge stabbing - On November 29, convicted Islamist terrorist Usman Khan stabbed members of the public on London Bridge before being wrestled to the floor by pedestrians and then shot dead by police. 2 3
2020
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Afghanistan March 25 Kabul gurdwara attack – At about 7:45 am (local time) ISIL (ISIS) gunmen attacked a Sikh religious gathering taking dozens of hostages in Kabul on 25 March 2020. At least 25 people were killed.After six hours of fighting 80 hostages were rescued.25 —
Philippines August 24 2020 Jolo bombings – A motorcycle bomb exploded on a busy street in Jolo, Sulu. As police and the military responded, a female suicide bomber detonated a second bomb, killing at least 14 people and wounding 75. The Islamic State is suspected of being behind the pair of bombings. 14 75
France October 16 Murder of Samuel Paty – A middle-school teacher was attacked and beheaded by an 18 year-old Chechen. The teacher had previously shown Charlie Hebdo-Cartoons depicting Muhammad during class. The culprit forewarned of his intentions using his Twitter account.1
Aghanistan October 24 A suicide bombing killed at least 30 people and another 70 were injured outside an educational centre in Kabul.The ISK claimed responsibility for the attack. 30+ 70+
France October 29 2020 Nice stabbing – 3 were killed in Notre-Dame de Nice, one of the victims was beheaded. 3
Austria November 2 2020 Vienna attack – Five were killed in Stadttempel, Vienna, including the murderer. The Vienna Police Department confirmed that the attacker was an Islamic State sympathizer, and that the attack was motivated by Islamic extremism.4 15
Mozambique November 10 According to state media, Islamic militant groups rounded up and killed 50 people in northern Mozambique. The militants turned a football field into an "execution site" in a village, where they are beheaded and dismembered. State media reported that several more people were beheaded in another village. The militants are linked to the Islamic State group (ISIS). The gunmen reportedly shouted "Allah Akbar" when they stormed the village on Friday night and fired shots from the air. Villagers who tried to flee were taken to a football field where the executions took place. Executions and beheadings reportedly continued from Saturday to Sunday.50+ Unknown
Syria December 30 On December 30, 2020, an assault targeted a bus with Syrian regime soldiers and militiamen of Bashar al-Assad's elite Fourth Brigade returning from their posts in Deir ez-Zor. The bus was ambushed in a well-planned operation near the village of Shula by jihadists who set up a false checkpoint to stop the convoy and detonated bombs before opening fire.ISIL claimed responsibility.
2021-2030
2021
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Pakistan January 3 ISIS claims responsibility for killing 11 miners in Balochistan, Pakistan. They kidnapped the workers on Saturday and took them to the mountains. The victims' hands were tied and their dismembered bodies were found on the floor of a cottage.11 —
Iraq January 21 ISIS targeted Shia Muslims in a clothing market in Tayaran Square, Baghdad, leading to widespread condemnation.32 110
Maldives May 6 An assassination attempt was made against Maldivian speaker of the People's Majlis and former president Mohamed Nasheed near his home in Malรฉ. At 20:39 MVT (UTC+5), a homemade explosive device planted on a parked motorcycle exploded, injuring Nasheed and four others. 5
Afghanistan May 8 The 2021 Kabul school bombing; a car bomb, followed by two more improvised explosive device (IED) blasts, occurred in front of Sayed al-Shuhada school in Dashte Barchi, a predominantly Shia Hazara area in western Kabul, Afghanistan. The majority of the casualties were girls between 11 and 15 years old. 100+ 240
Germany June 25 A Somali man shouted "Allahu Akbar" before carrying out a stabbing spree in Wรผrzburg that killed 3 women, one of whom was a teacher protecting her daughter, and injured several others in a store and along the street. 3 7
Iraq July 19 In the evening, an ISIS suicide bomber detonated his vest in a crowded market in the densely populated neighbourhood of Baghdad's Sadr City, killing at least 30 people. It was near the eve of Eid al-Adha Islamic festival. Women and children were among the dead and wounded and some shops burned down as a result of the explosion. ISIS claims responsibility for the attack.30 50
Afghanistan August 26 The 2021 Kabul airport attack; ISIS claimed two suicide attacks near Hamid Karzai International Airport. 13 US service members and at least 170 Afghans were killed in the attacks. 183 200
New Zealand September 3 An ISIS supporter stabbed six people before being shot by police in Auckland, New Zealand. The attacker came to New Zealand in 2011 and became a person of interest in October 2016, authorities said. 1 6
Afghanistan October 8 2021 Kunduz mosque bombing 50+ 143
Afghanistan October 15 2021 Kandahar bombing - a suicide bombing occurred at the Imam Bargah Mosque, also known as Fatima Mosque, a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Kandahar, Afghanistan. 65 70+
2022
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Pakistan March 4 2022 Peshawar mosque attack. The Islamic State attacked a Shiite Mosque in Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. 63+ 196
Nigeria June 5 An attack by a group of armed men took place on worshippers gathered for Pentecost Mass in a Catholic church in Owo in Ondo State. The militants used explosives and fired into the church through the windows. The militants then fled the scene.22 58
Norway June 25 Two people were killed and 21 injured, 10 of them seriously, in a busy nightlife district in Oslo. 2 21
India June 28 Murder of Kanhaiya Lal – A Hindu tailor was murdered by two Muslim assailants on 28 June 2022 in Udaipur, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The assailants captured the attack on camera and circulated the video online.In a second video (taken after the attack), the assailants boasted about the murder to avenge the insult to Islam and also made threats against India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.1
United States August 12 The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushie was stabbed following a 1989 fatwa by Ayatollah Khomeini, condemning him for the book's allegorical presentation of the possible validity of the so-called Satanic Verses content of the Quran. 2
Nigeria August 26 A Christian member of the National Youth Service Corps, Samaila Sabo Awudu, posted to the town of Yola, Adamawa was killed after "a group of five armed Muslims attacked him when they broke into his residence at the NYSC lodge in Yola and cut him with machetes." The men fled and Awudu died later in the Federal Medical Centre in Yola.It is believed that they were offended by his presence working at Yola's College of Islamic Theology. 1
Egypt August 30 A Christian father and son, Salama Waheeb and his son Hany, were shot dead at Gelbana, 20 kilometres east of the city of El Qantara on the Suez Canal by Islamic State militants. They were working in their fields at the time. The militants escaped from the scene.2
Afghanistan September 30 A suicide bombing suspected to be carried out by ISK caused the death more than 20 people and wounded dozens according to a police spokesman. The attack occurred at a tutorial centre during a mock exam for both men and women in a Hazara neighbourhood. Most of the victims were women.25 36
France October 7 In Chateau-Thierry, a Muslim man stabbed his mother and younger brother and then went on a stabbing spree along the street before being apprehended by police while making Islamic prayers at the roadside.6
Germany October 18 A Somali man shouted "Allahu Akbar" before stabbing and killing two men, one of whom had his hand chopped off, and wounding a third in a street in Ludwigshafen.] 2 1
Nigeria October 19 At Gbeji in Benue State, a group of Muslim Fulani attacked the village at 6:00 am, burned the church and killed all the villagers that they could catch. 71+ 36
Somalia October 30 Car bombings kill over 100 in Mogadishu, says Somali president. At least 300 wounded.121 300+
Belgium November 10 One Beligan police officer is dead and another wounded in a stabbing attack in Brussels. According to Belgian media, the attacker shouted “Allahu akbar” 1 1
List of right-wing terrorist attacks
This is a list of right-wing terrorist attacks. Right-wing terrorism is terrorism that is motivated by a variety of different right-wing and far-right ideologies, most prominently by neo-Nazism, neo-fascism, ecofascism, white nationalism, white separatism, ethnonationalism, religious nationalism, anti-government patriot/sovereign citizen, anti-abortionism, and tax resistance.
1950s
Event Date Country Deaths Injuries Perpetrator Motivation Reference(s)
Bombingham bombings 22 April 1950
21 December 1950
24 December 1956
31 December 1956
July 1957
December 1957 United States 0 0 Unknown White Supremacy
Murder of Harry and Harriette Moore 25 December 1951 United States 2 0 Ku Klux Klan White Supremacy
Wade Incident of 1954 27 June 1954 United States 0 0 Segregationists White Supremacy
Murder of George W. Lee 7 May 1955 United States 1 0 Unknown White Supremacy
Murder of Lamar Smith 13 August 1955 United States 1 0 Unknown White Supremacy
Murder of Emmett Till 28 August 1955 United States 1 0 Roy Bryant
John William Milam White Supremacy
St. James AME Church Arson 6 October 1955 United States 0 0 Ku Klux Klan White Supremacy
Murder of John Reese 22 October 1955 United States 3 0 Joe Simpson
Perry Dean Ross White Supremacy
Shooting of Gus Courts 26 November 1955 United States 0 1 Unknown White Supremacy
Murder of Thomas Brewer 18 February 1956 United States 1 0 Luico Flowers White Supremacy
Assault of Nat King Cole 11 April 1956 United States 0 1 North Alabama Citizens Council White Supremacy
Murder of Willie Edwards 23 January 1957 United States 1 0 Ku Klux Klan White Supremacy
Kidnapping of Judge Aaron 2 September 1957 United States 0 1 Ku Klux Klan White Supremacy
Gรถnyeli Massacre 12 June 1958 Cyprus 8 5 Turkish Cypriots Anti-Greek sentiment
1958 Bombingham bombings 29 June 1958
17 July 1958 United States 0 0 Ku Klux Klan White Supremacy
Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple bombing 12 October 1958 United States 0 0 National States' Rights Party (disputed) White Supremacy
Anti-semitism
1960s
Event Date Country Deaths Injuries Perpetrator Motivation Reference(s)
Assassination attempt of Rรณmulo Betancourt 24 June 1960 Venezuela 2 4 Rafael Trujillo Anti-democracy ,better source needed]
Assassination of Inejirล Asanuma 12 October 1960 Japan 1 0 Otoya Yamaguchi Anti-communism
Vitry-Le-Franรงois train bombing 18 June 1961 France 28 100+ Organisation armรฉe secrรจte French colonialism
Issy-les-Moulineaux bombing 10 March 1962 France 3 47 Organisation armรฉe secrรจte French colonialism
16th Street Baptist Church bombing 15 September 1963 United States. 4 22 Ku Klux Klan White supremacy
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner 21 June 1964 United States. 3 0 Ku Klux Klan White supremacy
bloody Sunday(1969) 16 February 1969 Turkey 2 200+ right-wing students Anti-communism
Piazza Fontana bombing 21 December 1969 Italy 17 88 Ordine Nuovo Neo-fascism
1970s
Event Date Country Deaths Injuries Perpetrator Motivation References
Besanรงon courthouse attack 9 May 1970 France 0 0 Organisation armรฉe secrรจte
An UDR member
SAC (alleged) Anti-socialism
Assassination of Renรฉ Schneider 25 October 1970 Chile 1 1 Camilo Valenzuela, Roberto Viaux and far-right militants Prevent the arrival of Salvador Allende to the presidency
1971 Yugoslav Embassy shooting 7 April 1971 Sweden 1 2 Croatian separatists Croatian nationalism
Manili massacre 19 June 1971 Philippines 70 17 Ilaga Christian fundamentalism
JAT Yugoslav Airlines Flight 367 bombing 26 January 1972 East Germany 27 1 Ustasa Neo-facism, Croatian Nationalism
Red Drum killings 1972 Thailand 200 3.000 unknown CSOC Anti-communism
1972 Manila bombings March 18 and September 11 1972 Philippines 1 40 philippine constabulary Anti-communism
Peteano massacre 31 May 1972 Italy 3 2 Ordine Nuovo Neo-facism
Ezeiza massacre 20 June 1973 Argentina 13+ 365+ Peronist commando Right-wing Peronism
Algerian consulate bombing 14 December 1973 France 4 23 Charles Martel Group Anti-Arab sentiment
Assassinations of FFT leaders 31 Mar 1974 - Aug 1975 Thailand 21 0 unknown Anti-socialism
Piazza della Loggia bombing 28 May 1974 Italy 8 102 Ordine Nuovo Neo-fascism
Eugen Grigore Case July 1974 Socialist Republic of Romania 24 50+ Eugen Grigore Anti-Romani sentiment
Alaminyo Massacre 20 July 1974 Cyprus 13-15 0 EOKA-B Anti-Turkish sentiment
Italicus Express bombing 4 August 1974 Italy 12 48 Ordine Nuovo Neo-fascism
Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre 14 August 1974 Cyprus 126 0 EOKA B Anti-Turkish sentiment
Tochni massacre 15 August 1974 Cyprus 84 0 EOKA B Anti-Turkish sentiment
Assassination of Carlos Prats 30 September 1974 Argentina 2 0 DINA Anti-Allendism
Attempted assassination of Bernardo Leighton 6 October 1975 Italy 0 2 DINA, National Vanguard Pinochetism
Montejurra massacre 9 May 1976 Spain 2 3 Franquist commando Neo-fascism
Assassination Of Carlos Abdala 8 June 1976 Paraguay 1 0 Jozo Damjanovic Croatian Nationalism
Murder of Vittorio Occorsio 10 July 1976 Italy 1 0 Ordine Nuovo Neo-Fascism
TWA Flight 355 bombing 10 September 1976 United States 1 0 Croatian Nationalists Croatian Nationalism
Assassination of Orlando Letelier 21 September 1976 United States 2 1 DINA Anti-Allendism
6 October 1976 massacre 6 October 1976 Thailand 46 167 Royal Thai Police, Village Scouts, Nawaphon, Red Gaur, right wing bystanders Anti-communism
Cubana Flight 455 bombing 6 October 1976 Barbados 73 0 Coordination of United Revolutionary Organizations Anti-Castroism
Atocha massacre 24 January 1977 Spain 5 4 Franquist commandos anti-communism
taksim square massacre 1 May 1977 Turkey 34-42 126-220 National Intelligence Organization Counter-Guerrilla CIA Turkish Armed Forces Deep state Anti-communism
Kursiivi printing house arson 26 November 1977 Finland 0 0 Members of Patriotic People's Front including Pekka Siitoin Neo-Nazism
Scala Case 15 January 1978 Spain 4 0 Joaquรญn Gambรญn Anti-anarchism
beyazฤฑt massacre 16 March 1978 Turkey 7 41 Grey Wolves Turkish Ultranationlism
Balgat Massacre 10 August 1978 Turkey 5 14 Mustafa Pehlivanoฤlu and ฤฐsa Armaฤan Turkish Ultranationlism, idealism
Bahรงelievler massacre 9 October 1978 Turkey 7 0 Grey Wolves Turkish Ultranationalism
Maraล massacre December 1978 Turkey 105 - 185 1,000 - 3,000 Grey Wolves Turkish Ultranationlism
Murder of Abdi ฤฐpekรงi 1 February 1979 Turkey 1 0 Grey Wolves Turkish Ultranationlism
Piyangotepe massacre 16 May 1979 Turkey 7 2 Ali Bรผlent Orkan, Nurullah Akdoฤan, Erol Tรผrkmen and Hasan anti-communism
Greensboro Massacre 3 November 1979 United States 5 12+ Ku Klux Klan and American Nazi Party White supremace
1980s
Event Date Country Deaths Injuries Perpetrator Motivation
Alonsotegi bombing 20 January 1980 Spain 4 10 Grupos Armados Espaรฑoles Anti-Basqueism
รorum Massacre May and July 1980 Turkey 57 200+ grey wolves, Mhp Turkish Ultranationlism
1980 West Bank car bombings 2 June 1980 Palestinian Territories 0 2 Jewish Underground Zionist political violence
Bologna massacre 2 August 1980 Italy 85 200+ Armed Revolutionary Nuclei Neo-Fascism
Oktoberfest bombing 26 September 1980 West Germany 13 211 Gundolf Kรถhler Neo-Nazi terrorism
Paris synagogue bombing 3 October 1980 France 4 46 FANE Antisemitism
Harrington Street massacre 15 January 1981 Bolivia 8 0 Paramilitaries, Garcia Meza dictatorship anti-communism
Spanish coup d'etat attempt 23-24 February 1981 Spain 0 0 Neo-Francoist civil guards Neo-Fascism
Riocentro attack 30 April 1981 Brazil 1 (+1 bomber) 1 Guilherme Pereira do Rosรกrio and Wilson Luiz Chaves Machado Attempt to halt Brazil's transition to democracy
Dumingag Massacre 12 February 1982 Philippines 12 0 Ilaga anti-communism
Islamic College in Hebron attack 26 July 1983 Palestinian Territories 3 33 Jewish Underground Zionist political violence
Alfortville Armenian Genocide Memorial bombings 3 May 1984 France 0 13 Grey Wolves Anti-Armenianism
National Assembly of Quebec shooting 7 May 1984 Canada 3 13 Denis Lortie Opposition to Parti Quรฉbรฉcois
Murder of Alan Berg 18 June 1984 United States 1 0 The Order Antisemitism, white supremacy
Athens bar bombing 2 February 1985 Greece 0 78 National Front Anti-Americanism
Rivoli Beaubourg cinema bombing 30 March 1985 France 0 18 Unknown Antisemtism
Murder of Tullio Favali 11 April 1985 Philippines 1 0 Ilaga Christian fundamentalism
Monbar Hotel attack 25 September 1985 France 4 1 GAE Anti-Basqueism
Murder of the Goldmark family 24 December 1985 United States 4 0 David L. Rice Antisemitism, anti-communism
Murder of Neal Rosenblum 17 April 1986 United States 1 0 Steven Tielsch Antisemitism
1986 Oulu airplane hijacking May 20, 1986 Finland 0 0 Kai Mikael Aalto and Markku Jรคrvenpรครค Neo-Nazism
Paraฤin massacre 3 September 1987 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 5 (+1 gunman) 5 Aziz Kelmendi Anti Serb sentiment
Assassination of Jaime Pardo Leal 11 October 1987 Colombia 1 0 Medellรญn Cartel Anti-socialism
Massacre of Trujillo 1988 and 1994 Colombia 200-400 unknown Paramilitary groups, Cali Cartel anti-communism
Cannes and Nice attacks 9 May 1988 & 19 December 1988 France 1 16 PNFE Islamophobia
Saint-Michel cinema attack 22 October 1988 France 0 14 Right-wing Catholic extremists Christian fundamentalism
Murder of Mulugeta Seraw 13 November 1988 United States 1 0 White Aryan Resistance White supremacy
Strijdom Square Massacre 15 November 1988 South Africa 8 16 Barend Strydom Xenophobia
รcole Polytechnique massacre 6 December 1989 Canada 15 (+1 gunman) 14 Marc Lรฉpine Antifeminism
1990s
Event Date Country Deaths Injuries Motivation
1990 Auckland Jewish daycare stabbing 16 July 1990 New Zealand 0 4 Antisemitism
1991 riot in Zadar 2 May 1991 Croatia 13 0 Anti-Serb sentiment
1991-1992 "Laser Man" shootings 9 August 1991 (first incident) Sweden 1 10 Xenophobia
Battle of Ventersdorp 9 August 1991 South Africa 4 48 Opposition to negotiations to end apartheid
Hoyerswerda riots 17 September 1991 to 23 September 1991 Germany 0 32 Neo-Nazism
barrios altos massacre 3 November 1991 Peru 15 4 Anti-communism
Pativilca massacre 29 January 1992 Peru 6 0 Anti-communism
1992 Copenhagen bombing 16 March 1992 Denmark 1 0 Neo-Fascism
Santa massacre 2 May 1992 Peru 9 0 Anti-communism
Toronto abortion clinic firebombing 18 May 1992 Canada 0 0 Opposition to abortion
1992-1993 Norway church arson attacks 6 June 1992 to January 1993 Norway 0 0 Anti-religious beliefs
Assassination of Pedro Yauri 24 June 1992 Peru 1 0 Anti-communism
La Cantuta massacre 18 July 1992 Peru 10 0 Anti-Communism
Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots 22 August 1992 to 24 August 1992 Germany 0 204 Neo-Nazism
1992 Mรถlln arson attack 22 November 1992 Germany 3 9 Neo-Nazism
Murder of David Gunn 10 March 1993 United States 1 0 Opposition to abortion
Assassination of Chris Hani 10 April 1993 South Africa 1 0 Anti-communism
Murder of Sandro Beyer 29 April 1993 Germany 1 0 Neo-Nazism
1993 Solingen arson attack 28 May 1993 Germany 5 14 Neo-Nazism
Storming of Kempton Park World Trade Centre 25 June 1993 South Africa 0 0 Opposition to negotiations to end apartheid
Luigi's Restaurant Shooting 6 August 1993 United States 4 8 (+ 1 gunman) Opposition to President Bill Clinton lifting ban on homosexuals to serve in the military
1993 Hฤdฤreni riots 20 September 1993 Romania 4 0 Anti-Romani sentiment
Austria IED bombings December 1993 to 1 October 1997 Austria 4 15 Xenophobia
Cave of the Patriarchs massacre 25 February 1994 Palestinian Territories 29 (+ 1 gunman) 125 Kahanism, Islamophobia
Invasion of Bophuthatswana 11 March 1994 South Africa 54 288 White Supremacy, opposition to negotiations to end apartheid.
Gikondo massacre 9 April 1994 Rwanda 110 0 Anti-Tutsi sentiment
musha church massacre 13 April 1994 Rwanda 1.180 0 Anti-Tutsi sentiment
Nyarubuye massacre 15 April 1994 Rwanda 20,000 (estimated) unknown Anti-Tutsi sentiment
Raboteau Massacre 22 April 1994 Haiti 23-30 unknown neo-Duvalierism Anti-aristide Support for Raoul Cรฉdras
1994 Osijek cafรฉ shooting 18 June 1994 Croatia 4 8 Anti-Serb sentiment, Croatian nationalism
Ladies Center shooting 29 July 1994 United States 2 1 Opposition to abortion
1994 Garson Romalis assassination attempt 8 November 1994 Canada 0 1 Opposition to abortion
Brookline abortion clinic shootings 30 December 1994 United States 2 5 Opposition to abortion
Oklahoma City bombing 19 April 1995 United States 168[12] 680 Anger over perceived threat to Second Amendment rights, revenge for Ruby Ridge and Waco
Macedonia Baptist Church arson 21 June 1995 United States 0 0 White supremacy
Murder of John Hron 17 August 1995 Sweden 1 0 Neo-Nazism
Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin 4 November 1995 Israel 1 0 Opposition to Rabin's peace initiative with Palestine.
Vercors Massacre 15 December 1995 or 16 December 1995 France 16 (+2 gunmen) 0 Support for the Order of the Solar Temple Neo-Templarism
Mueller Family Murders 11 January 1996 United States 3 0 Antisemitism
La Gabarra massacre 16 June 1996 Colombia 35-43 0 Anti-communism
Centennial Olympic Park bombing27 July 1996 United States 1+1 indirect 111 Opposition to abortion and socialism
1996 Shoprite bombing 24 December 1996 South Africa 3 50 White supremacy
Northside Family Planning bombing 16 January 1997 United States 0 6 Opposition to abortion
Otherside Lounge bombing 21 February 1997 United States 0 5 Opposition to LGBT rights
Victory Memorial to Soviet Army bombing 5 June 1997 Latvia 2 (+2 bombers) 0 Latvian nationalism
Mapiripรกn massacre 15–20 July 1997 Colombia 30 0 Anti-communism
Keillers Park murder 23 July 1997 Sweden 1 0 Homophobia
1997 Cuba hotel bombings 4 September 1997 Cuba 1 11 Anti-Castroism
Murder of Duลกan Jovanoviฤ 18 October 1997 Serbia and Montenegro 1 0 Anti-Romani sentiment
El Aro Massacre 22 October 1997 Colombia 15 0 Anti-communism
Birmingham abortion clinic bombing 29 January 1998 United States 1 1 Opposition to abortion
Murder of James Byrd Jr. 7 June 1998 United States 1 0 White supremacy
Murder of Matthew Shepard 12 October 1998 United States 1 0 Homophobia
Murder of Barnett Slepian 23 October 1998 United States 1 0 Opposition to abortion
Villanueva Massacre 8 December 1998 Colombia 11 0 Anti-communism
Panda Bar massacre 14 December 1998 Serbia and Montenegro 6 15 Anti-Serb sentiment
London nail bombings 17 April 1999 United Kingdom 3 140 Neo-Nazism
Murders of Gary Matson and Winfield Mowder 1 July 1999 United States 2 0 Homophobia
1999 Independence Day weekend shootings 2 July 1999 to 4 July 1999 United States 2 (+ 1 gunman) 10 Neo-Nazism
Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting 10 August 1999 United States 1 5 Neo-Nazism
Wedgewood Baptist Church shooting 15 September 1999 United States 8 (+ 1 gunman) 7 Anti-baptism
Murder of Bjรถrn Sรถderberg 12 October 1999 Sweden 1 0 Neo-Nazism
2000s
Event Date Country Deaths Injuries Perpetrator Motivation Reference(s)
2000 Pittsburgh shootings 28 April 2000 United States 5 1 lone wolf Xenophobia
2000 Garson Romalis assassination attempt 11 July 2000 Canada 0 1 unknown Opposition to abortion
National Socialist Underground murders 9 September 2000 to 25 April 2007 Germany 10 1 National Socialist Underground Neo-Nazism
Macayepo massacre 14 October 2000 Colombia 15 0 United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia Anti-communism
Titanic Express Massacre 28 December 2000 Burundi 21 0 Naltional Forces of Liberation Anti-Tutsi sentiment
Chengue Massacre 17 January 2001 Colombia 27 0 AUC Anti-communism
Murder of Benjamin Hermansen 26 January 2001 Norway 1 0 Boot Boys Neo-Nazism
Podujevo bus bombing 16 February 2001 Serbia and Montenegro 12 40 unknown Anti-Serb sentiment
East Melbourne Fertility Clinic shooting 16 July 2001 Australia 1 0 lone wolf Opposition to abortion
Murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi 15 September 2001 United States 1 0 lone wolf Islamophobia
Anti-Middle Eastern sentiment
2001 Dallas Shootings 16 September 2001 & 21 September 2001 & 4 October 2001 United States 2 1 Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Islamophobia
2001 Abortion clinic Anthrax hoax November 2001 United States 0 0 Army of God opposition to abortion
Attempted assassination of Jacques Chirac 14 July 2002 France 0 1 Unitรฉ Radicale member (Organization denounced killing) Neo-Nazism
2002 Soweto bombings 30 October 2002 South Africa 1 3 White nationalist South Africans White supremacy
Sizzlers massacre 20 January 2003 South Africa 9 1 lone wolf Homophobia
Goraลพdevac murders 13 August 2003 Serbia and Montenegro 2 4 unknown Anti-Serb sentiment
Indiana Holocaust Museum Arson Attack 18 November 2003 United States 0 0 unknown Anti-semitism
Murder of Michael Courtney 29 December 2003 Burundi 1 0 National Liberation Forces Hutu nationalism
Cologne bombing 9 June 2004 Germany 0 22 National Socialist Underground Islamophobia
Gatumba Massacre 13 August 2004 Burundi 166 106 National Forces of Liberation Anti-Tutsi sentiment
2005 Jerusalem Gay Pride parade attack 30 June 2005 Israel 0 3 Yishai Schlissel Jewish religious terrorism
Shefa-Amr attack 4 August 2005 Israel 4 12 lone wolf Kahanism
Murder of Daniel Tupรฝ 4 November 2005 Slovakia 1 0 neo-nazis Neo-Nazism
2005 Cronulla riots 11 December 2005 Australia 0 2 Australia First Party Anti-Arabism
Bolshaya Bronnaya Synagogue stabbing 11 January 2006 Russia 0 8 lone wolf Anti-semitism
Jacob Robida shootings and manhunt 2 February 2006 to 5 February 2006 United States 3 (+ 1 gunman) 3 lone wolf Neo-Nazism
Homophobia
Moscow market bombing 21 August 2006 Russia 13 47 The Savior Xenophobia
2006 Malegaon bombings 8 September 2006 India 40 125+ Abhinav Bharat Islamophobia
Assassination of Hrant Dink 19 January 2007 Turkey 1 0 lone wolf Anti-Armenianism
Paturis Park murders February 2007 to August 2008 Brazil 13 0 lone wolf Homophobia
Death of Sean Kennedy 16 May 2007 United States 1 0 lone wolf Homophobia
Murder of Carlos Palomino 11 November 2007 Spain 1 0 lone wolf Neo-Nazism
Skierlik township shooting 14 January 2008 South Africa 4 8 lone wolf White supremacy
Afrikaner nationalism
2008-2009 Murders of Roma in Hungary 2 June 2008 to 3 August 2009 Hungary 6 5 unnamed group Neo-Nazism
Knoxville Unitarian Universalist church shooting 28 July 2008 United States 2 7 lone wolf Anti-liberalism
Zeev Sternhell pipe bomb attack 25 September 2008 Israel 0 1 Yaakov Teitel Jewish religious terrorism
Woodburn bank bombing 12 December 2008 United States 2 2 lone wolf Anti-government beliefs
2009 shooting of Pittsburgh police officers 4 April 2009 United States 3 3 lone wolf Antisemitism
2009 Vรญtkov arson attack 18 April 2009 Czech Republic 0 3 unnamed group Antiziganism
Neo-Nazism
Murders of Raul and Brisenia Flores 30 May 2009 United States 2 1 (+ 1 attacker) Minutemen American Defense Nativism
Assassination of George Tiller 31 May 2009 United States 1 0 Sovereign Citizen Movement Opposition to abortion
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting 10 June 2009 United States 1 2 (+ 1 gunman) lone wolf Neo-Nazism
2009–10 Malmรถ shootings 10 October 2009 (first incident) Sweden 2 13 lone wolf Xenophobia
2010s
Event Date Country Deaths Injuries Motivation
Wichita Falls shooting 21 April 2010 United States 1 (+1 gunman) 4 White supremacy
2010 West Memphis police shootings 20 May 2010 United States 4 (+2 gunmen) 2 Support for the sovereign citizen movement
2011 Tucson Shooting 8 January 2011 United States 6 15 Anti-government beliefs, specifically targeted U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords who was injured.
Spokane bombing attempt 17 January 2011 United States 0 0 White supremacy
Murder of James Craig Anderson 26 June 2011 United States 1 0 White supremacy
2011 Norway attacks 22 July 2011 Norway 77 319 Islamophobia
2011 Florence shootings 13 December 2011 Italy 2 (+ 1 gunman) 3 Racism
Murder of Daniel Zamudio 2 March 2012 Chile 1 0 Homophobia
Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting 5 August 2012 United States 8 (+ 1 gunman) 3 White supremacy
Jyvรคskylรค library stabbing 30 January 2013 Finland 0 3 Neo-Nazism
Murder of Mohammed Saleem 29 April 2013 United Kingdom 1 0 Islamophobia, white supremacy
Murder of Pavlos Fyssas 17 September 2013 Greece 1 0 Neo-fascism
2013 Los Angeles International Airport shooting 1 November 2013 United States 1 7 Hatred for TSA and US Government
2013 Stockholm riots 15 December 2013 Sweden 0 4 Neo-Nazism
Overland Park Jewish Community Center shooting 13 April 2014 United States 3 0 Neo-Nazism
2014 Las Vegas shootings 8 June 2014 United States 3 (+ 2 gunmen) 0 Anti-government beliefs
2014 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka 15-17 June 2014 Sri Lanka 4 80 Islamophobia
Kidnapping and murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir 2 July 2014 Israel 1 0 Anti-Palestinian sentiment
2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack 12 September 2014 United States 1 1 Attempt to start a revolution
2014 Swedish mosque arson attacks 25 December 2014 & 29 December 2014 & 1 January 2015 Sweden 0 0 Islamophobia
Charleston church shooting 17 June 2015 United States 9 1 White supremacy
2015 Lafayette shooting 23 July 2015 United States 2 (+1 gunman) 9 Possibly anti-feminism
2015 Jerusalem Gay Pride parade attack 30 July 2015 Israel 1 5 Jewish religious terrorism
Duma arson attack 31 July 2015 Palestinian Territories 3 1 Jewish terrorism
2015 Bangkok bombing 17 August 2015 Thailand 20 125 Turkish Ultranationlism
Trollhรคttan school stabbing 22 October 2015 Sweden 4 (+ 1 perpetrator) 1 Racism
Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting 27 November 2015 United States 3 9 Opposition to abortion
Murder of Jo Cox 16 June 2016 United Kingdom 1 1 White supremacy
2016 Minneapolis Shooting 29 June 2016 United States 0 2 Islamophobia
2016 Munich Shooting 22 July 2016 Germany 10 (+ 1 gunman) 36 Xenophobia
Comet Ping Pong shooting 4 December 2016 United States 0 0 Support for Pizzagate conspiracy theory
Quebec City mosque shooting 29 January 2017 Canada 6 5 Islamophobia
2017 Olathe, Kansas shooting 22 February 2017 United States 1 2 Anti-Iranian sentiment
Murder of Timothy Caughman 20 March 2017 United States 1 0 White supremacy
2017 storming of the Macedonian Parliament 27 April 2017 North Macedonia 0 102 Macedonian nationalism
2017 Portland train attack 26 May 2017 United States 2 3 White supremacy and Islamophobia
2017 Finsbury Park attack 19 June 2017 United Kingdom 1 10 Islamophobia
Bloomington Mosque bombing 5 August 2017 United States 0 0 Islamophobia
Assault of DeAndre Harris 12 August 2017 United States 0 1 Neo-Nazism
Charlottesville car attack 12 August 2017 United States 1 28 Neo-Nazisam
Inn Din Massacre 2 September 2017 Myanmar 10 0 Anti-Rohingya sentiment, Islamophobia
Aztec High School Shooting 7 December 2017 United States 3 (+ 1 gunman) 0 Xenophobia, alt-right beliefs
Murder of Blaze Bernstein 10 January 2018 United States 1 0 Neo-Nazism
Macerata shooting 3 February 2018 Italy 0 6 Racism, Neo-fascism
2018 Toronto van attack 23 April 2018 Canada 11 15 Misogyny
October 2018 United States mail bombing attempts 22 October 2018 United States 0 0 Support for Donald Trump
2018 Jeffersontown shooting 24 October 2018 United States 2 0 White supremacy
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting 27 October 2018 United States 11 7 (+ 1 gunman) Antisemitism
2018 Tallahassee shooting 2 November 2018 United States 2 (+1 shooter) 5 Misogyny
Christchurch mosque shootings 15 March 2019 New Zealand 51 49 Islamophobia, white supremacy
Escondido mosque fire 24 March 2019 United States 0 0 Islamophobia
Poway synagogue shooting 27 April 2019 United States 1 3 Antisemitism
Murder of Walter Lรผbcke 2 June 2019 Germany 1 0 Neo-Nazism
2019 Dallas courthouse shooting 17 June 2019 United States 1 (The gunman) 1 Support for the alt-right
2019 El Paso shooting 3 August 2019 United States 23 23 White supremacy, Hispanophobia.
Bรฆrum mosque shooting 10 August 2019 Norway 1 1 Islamophobia
Halle synagogue shooting 9 October 2019 Germany 2 2 Antisemitism
Bayonne mosque shooting 28 October 2019 France 0 2 Islamophobia
2019 Reรฑaca shooting 10 November 2019 Chile 0 1 Opposition to the 2019 Chilean protests
2019 South Korean Capitol attack 16 December 2019 South Korea 0 0 Hatred for South Korean government
Monsey Hanukkah stabbing 28 December 2019 United States 1 4 Antisemitism
2020s
Event Date Country Deaths Injuries Perpetrator Motivation Reference(s)
2020 Hanau shootings 19 February 2020 Germany 10 (+1 shooter) 5 lone wolf Xenophobia
Kansas City, Missouri bombing plot 24 March 2020 United States 1 (the shooter) 0 Atomwaffen Division White supremacy
2020 boogaloo murders 29 May 2020 & 6 June 2020 United States 2 4 (+1 shooter) Boogaloo movement Accelerationism
2020 Zagreb shooting 12 October 2020 Croatia 1 (the shooter) 1 lone wolf Support for the alt-right
Oregon State Capitol breach 21 December 2020 United States 0 4+ Proud Boys, Patriot Prayer Anti-COVID measures
January 6 United States Capitol attack 6 January 2021 United States 5 138+
Atomwaffen Division
Oath Keepers
Proud Boys
Three Percenters
National-anarchists
Patriot movement
Qanon
Groyper Army
Neo-Confederates
Christian nationalists
Holocaust deniers
other Trump supporters
Support for Donald Trump
London, Ontario truck attack 6 June 2021 Canada 4 1 lone wolf Islamophobia
2021 attack on Tbilisi Pride 5-6 July 2021 Georgia 1 53+ Georgian Mission Anti-LGBT
Plymouth shooting 12 August 2021 United Kingdom 5 (+1 gunman) 2 lone wolf Incel
2022 Buffalo shooting 14 May 2022 United States 10 3 lone wolf White supremacy
Cincinnati FBI field office attack 11 August 2022 United States 1 (the shooter) 0 lone wolf Anti-FBI, Support for Donald Trump
Attempted assassination of Cristina Fernรกndez de Kirchner 1 September 2022 Argentina 0 0 lone wolf Anti-left, Far-right, Neo-Nazism
2022 Bratislava shooting 12 October 2022 Slovakia 2 (+1 shooter) 1 lone wolf Anti-LGBT
Attack on Paul Pelosi 28 October 2022 United States 0 1 lone wolf Support for QAnon and Donald Trump
Dover firebomb attack 30 October 2022 United Kingdom 1 (the bomber) 2 lone wolf Anti-immigration
Colorado Springs nightclub shooting 19-20 November 2022 United States 5 25 (+1 shooter) lone wolf Anti-LGBT, Transphobia
2022–2023 Albuquerque shootings 4 December 2022–3 January 2023 United States 0 0 lone wolf Election denial
Wieambilla police shootings 12 December 2022 Australia 3 (+3 shooters) 2 Sovereign citizen movement Anti-statism
2022 Paris shooting 23 December 2022 France 3 3 (+1 shooter) lone wolf Anti-Kurdish sentiment
2023 invasion of the Brazilian Congress 8 January 2023 Brazil 0 80+ Bolsonaro supporters Support for Jair Bolsonaro
See also: List of major terrorist incidents and Number of terrorist incidents by
country
The following is a list of terrorist incidents that have not been carried out by a state or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism). Assassinations are listed at List of assassinated people.
Number of terrorist incidents worldwide
Terrorism deaths per year by country
Definitions of terrorism vary, so incidents listed here are restricted to those that are notable and described as "terrorism" by a consensus of reliable sources.
Pre-1800
Scholars dispute what might be called terrorism in earlier periods. The modern sense of terrorism emerged in the mid-19th century.
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
5 November 1605 Attempted bombing 0 0 England Gunpowder Plot: A group of English Catholics led by Robert Catesby plotted to bomb the House of Lords in order to kill King James I, with the goal of installing his nine-year-old daughter Princess Elizabeth as the Catholic head of state. The explosives beneath the House of Lords were discovered a day before their planned detonation, and the conspirators were either killed in a battle at Holbeche House or executed for treason. Robert Catesby and co-conspirators (including Guy Fawkes, who is the namesake for the celebration held once every 5th of November)
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1800–1899
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
28 July 1835 Shooting 18 22 (+1) France Giuseppe Marco Fieschi used a volley gun to attack the royal entourage of King Louis-Philippe of France during the annual review of the National Guard as part of a revolutionary plot. Fieschi was badly injured when four of the weapon's barrels exploded and was captured soon after. He was executed with co-conspirators Pierre Morey and Theodore Pรฉpin on 19 February 1836. Giuseppe Marco Fieschi
14 April 1865 Assassination by shooting 1 8 (+1) United States President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. Booth's co-conspirators were to launch simultaneous attacks on Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William H. Seward, but Seward's attacker failed to kill him and Johnson's lost his nerve. Booth was killed after a 12-day manhunt, and several of his co-conspirators were later arrested and executed. John Wilkes Booth and co-conspirators American Civil War
1865–1877 Murders c. 3,000 Several United States Approximately 3,000 Freedmen and their Republican Party allies are killed by the Ku Klux Klan and well-organized campaigns of violence by other white supremacists in a campaign of terrorist violence that weakened the reconstructionist governments in the Southern United States and helped re-establish legitimized segregation.Ku Klux Klan Reconstruction Era
13 December 1867 Prison escape 12 120 United Kingdom The "Clerkenwell Outrage": A bomb exploded next to a wall of Clerkenwell Prison as an attempt to abet the escape of an arms dealer. Fenian Society
28 December 1870 Attempted assassination 1 0 Spain Attack to General Juan Prim, Prime Minister of Spain. He died two days later after the injuries. Political adversaries
1880 Attempted assassination 0 0 Russia Attempted assassination of General Mikhail Loris-Melikov. Anarchists (suspected)
1881 Assassination by bombing 2 12 St.Petersburg, Russia Assassination of Alexander II of Russia. Narodnaya Volya
1881–1885 Bombing 0 (+3) 98 United Kingdom Fenian dynamite campaign. Irish Republican Brotherhood
1884 Assassination 2 0 Russia Assassination of Colonel Soudekine, Chief of Police. Nihilist movement
4 May 1886 Bombing 7 (+4) 160+ Chicago Haymarket Affair. A peaceful rally in Haymarket, Chicago, Illinois, was disrupted when a bomb was detonated as police were dispersing the public demonstration. FOTLU
23 July 1892 Assassination attempt 0 1 (+1) Pittsburgh Alexander Berkman, a Russian expatriate, attempted to assassinate Henry Clay Frick, an American industrialist, financier, and art patron, in Pittsburgh. Berkman was arrested and Frick survived. Berkman claims inspiration from the Haymarket Affair. Alexander Berkman
8 August 1893 Attempted assassination 1 0 Spain Assassination of Antonio Cรกnovas del Castillo, Prime Minister of Spain. Anarchists led by the Italian Michele Angiolillo
9 December 1893 Bombing 0 20 Paris French anarchist Auguste Vaillant bombed the French Chamber of Deputies injuring 20 deputies. Auguste Vaillant
24 June 1894 Assassination 1 0 Lyon French president Marie Franรงois Sadi Carnot is fatally stabbed by Italian anarchist Sante Geronimo Caserio. Sante Geronimo Caserio
26 August 1896 Hijacking 10+ 0 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire Occupation of the Ottoman Bank by Armenian Revolutionary Federation members in protest of the Hamidian massacres. A resulting anti-Armenian pogrom killed around 6,000 individuals. Armenian Revolutionary Federation
1900–1929
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
29 July 1900 Assassination 1 0 Monza, Italy Gaetano Bresci, an Italian-American Anarchist, assassinated Umberto I of Italy. Gaetano Bresci
6 September 1901 Assassination 1 1 Buffalo, New York, United States President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot twice by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition, dying eight days later from the injuries. Immediately after the shooting, Czolgosz was assaulted by the crowd. Leon Czolgosz
15 April 1902 Assassination 1 0 St. Petersburg, Russia Minister of the Interior Dmitry Sipyagin was assassinated in the Marinsky Theatre. Stepan Balmashov
28 April – 1 May 1903 Bombings 0 (+4) Thessaloniki, Ottoman Empire Members of the Boatmen of Thessalonรญki, a Bulgarian anarchist group, carried out a series of bombings in Thessaloniki. Boatmen of Thessalonรญki
18 May 1904 Kidnapping 0 2 kidnapped Morocco Ion Perdicaris and Cromwell Varley were kidnapped and held for ransom by bandit Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli in Morocco.[6] Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli
15 February 1905 Bombing 2 1+ Russia Assassination of Grand Duke Serge Alexandrovich Romanov by Socialist-revolutionaries. His coach driver Andrei Rudinkin was also killed. Ivan Kalyayev
21 July 1905 Bombing 26 58 Ottoman Empire Yฤฑldฤฑz assassination attempt: Attempted assassination targeting Abdul Hamid II of Ottoman Empire
Armenian Revolutionary Federation
31 May 1906 Bombing 24 Several Spain Morral affair. 24 people were killed when terrorist bombed the Royal Couple, Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie, on their wedding day. Mateo del Morral
25 August 1906 Bombing 28 Several Aptekarsky Island, Russia 28 people were killed when three terrorists bombed a reception in an attempt to assassinate Pyotr Stolypin. Union of Socialists Revolutionaries Maximalists
11–12 July 1908 Bombing 1 23 Malmรถ, Sweden Night between 11 and 12 July: Bombing of the boat Amalthea where British strikebreakers lived by Anton Nilsson One was killed and 23 wounded. Anton Nilsson
1 October 1910 Bombing 21 105+ Los Angeles, United States Los Angeles Times bombing killed 21 people and wounded over 100 others. Lone wolf (terrorism)
14 September 1911 Shooting 1 0 Kiev, Russia Assassination of Pyotyr Stolypin, Russian Prime Minister. Dmitri Bogrov
1912–1914 Various 2 (+2) 27+ (+1) United Kingdom Protest campaign by militant suffragettes campaigning for women's right to vote, including acts of disruption and violence aimed at property and the public. Also included a possible second suffragette assassination attempt on the Prime Minister, H. H. Asquith.Women's Social and Political Union
28 June 1914 Assassination by shooting 2 1 Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were fatally shot by the Yugoslav nationalist assassin Gavrilo Princip. Gavrilo Princip (with the Black Hand) Prelude to World War I
22 July 1916 Bombing 10 40 San Francisco, United States Preparedness Day Bombing was a bombing in San Francisco, California, on 22 July 1916, when the city held a parade in anticipation of the United States' entry into World War I. During the parade, a suitcase bomb was detonated, killing ten and wounding forty. Galleanist Anarchists (suspected)
30 July 1916 Bombing 4 Hundreds Jersey City, United States Black Tom explosion was a planned detonation of a munitions factory at Black Tom Island in the neutral United States by Imperial German Agents that killed four and injured hundreds, as well as causing millions of dollars in damages. Imperial German Agents World War I
16 September 1920 Bombing 40 143+ New York City, United States Wall Street bombing killed 40 people and wounded over 143 others. Galleanist Anarchists (suspected) Red Scare
14 October 1920 Bombings 1 10 Trieste, Italy In Trieste, nationalists threw six bombs at the editorial office of a Socialist newspaper, resulting in one death and ten injuries Italian Nationalists
15 October 1920 Bombings 0 2 Milan, Italy In Milan, anarchists were responsible for throwing two bombs at a hotel holding a British delegation attending the Milan International Conference; there were two injuries. Anarchists
8 December 1920 Bombing 3 3 Bucharest, Romania A bomb placed by a left-wing terrorist group blows up in the Romanian Senate, killing the Minister of Justice and two other senators. Likewise, President of the Senate and two Orthodox bishops were severely injured. Max Goldstein, Leon Lichtblau and Saul Ozias
31 May 1921 Riot 39–300 800+ Tulsa, United States The Tulsa race riot killed at least 39 people and injured over 800.Ku Klux Klan
13 December 1921 Bombing 100 Bolgrad, Romania The Bolgrad palace bombing occurred when a bomb thrown by Bessarabian separatists at the Bolgrad palace, killed 100 soldiers and police officers. Bessarabian separatists Union of Bessarabia with Romania
31 October 1923 Shooting 1 1 Dublin, Irish Free State Far-right extremists shot two Jewish men as they walked across St. Stephen's Green in Dublin. One of the men was killed.Far-right extremists
16 April 1925 Bombing 150 ~500 Sofia, Bulgaria St Nedelya Church assault – The Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) blew up the church's roof during the funeral service of General Konstantin Georgiev, who had been killed in a previous Communist assault on 14 April. 150 people, mainly from the country's political and military elite, were killed in the attack and around 500 were injured.Bulgarian Communist Party
1930–1949
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
9 October 1934 Assassination by shooting 2 (+1) Marseille, France During a state visit to France, King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was fatally shot by the Bulgarian IMRO assassin Vlado Chernozemski. In the ensuing scuffle with local police, French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou was accidentally killed by a stray bullet, while Chernozemski was beaten and later died from his injuries. Vlado Chernozemski (on behalf of IMRO)
Mandatory Palestine 1936–1939: 1936–1939 Arab revolt, Palestine Arab "gang and terrorist activities"against British colonial rule, and Jewish immigrants.
Mandatory Palestine 1937–1948: The Irgun are responsible for numerous attacks in British-mandated Palestine.
Sweden 1940, 3 March: Politically motivated bombing targeted at the communist newspaper Norrskensflamman (Northern Flame) by various perpetrators. 5 persons were killed, 2 of which were children, along with 5 others injured.
United States 1940–1956: George Metesky, the "Mad Bomber", places over 30 bombs in New York City in public places such as Grand Central Terminal and The Paramount Theater, injuring ten during this period, in protest against the local electric utility. He also sends many threatening letters.
United States 1940, 4 July: Time bomb is recovered from the British Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair, two policemen were killed.
Mandatory Palestine 1946, 22 July: The King David Hotel bombing by Zionist paramilitary group Irgun kills 91 and injures 46 non-fatally.
Romania 1947, 25 July: Three Romanian terrorists kill an aircrew member aboard a Romanian airliner.This is regarded as the first aircraft hijack resulting in a fatality.
Mandatory Palestine 1948, 22 February, Ben Yehuda Street bombings: three British Army trucks led by an armoured car driven by Arab irregulars and British deserters exploded on Ben Yehuda Street killing 58 Jewish civilians and injuring 140.
Philippines 1949, 7 May: thirteen people are killed as a Philippine airliner explodes in flight travelling from Daet to Manila. A time bomb detonates 30 minutes after departure near Alabat Island.
Syria 1949, 5 August: 12 killed and dozens injured in the Menarsha synagogue attack, Damascus.
1950–1969
Israel 1954, 17 March: an Israeli civilian passenger bus is attacked by unknown assailants at the Scorpions Pass in the Negev, resulting in the deaths of eleven passengers.
Flag of Cyprus (1922–1960).svg Cyprus 1956, 16 June: The United States vice consul is killed and six other consulate staff are injured when a terrorist throws 2 bombs in a restaurant in Nicosia.
Indonesia 1957, 30 November: 10 killed and 48 injured in a grenade attack on President Sukarno.
Lebanon 1958, 15 August: Three people are killed in a bomb blast in Beirut. The bombing also injures ten more at a grocery store near the Lebanese Parliament.
Venezuela 1960, 24 June: Attempted assassination of President Rรณmulo Betancourt.
South Africa 1962, 22 November: Members of the Pan Africanist Congress' military wing, Poqo targeted the town of Paarl in the Western Cape, when a crowd of over 200 people armed with axes, pangas and other home-made weapons marched from the Mbekweni township into Paarl and attacked the police station, homes and shops. Two white residents and 5 attackers were killed. Poqo directed its activities at the white population in general. It was also Poqo's avowed policy to attack and kill Black people who were some way or another linked to the apartheid state.
Canada 1963–1970: Front de libรฉration du Quรฉbec (FLQ) committed frequent bombings targeting English businesses and banks, as well as McGill University. The whole bombing campaign resulted in 8 known deaths and numerous injuries.
Argentina 1963, 29 August: The Tacuara Nationalist Movement robbed a bank, stealing almost 100,000 US dollars. 2 people died and 3 were injured.
United States 1963, 15 September, 16th Street Baptist Church bombing – Four members of the Ku Klux Klan planted at least 15 sticks of dynamite attached to a timing device beneath the front steps of the church. The explosion killed 4 girls and wounded 22.
South Vietnam 1965, 26 June: Two simultaneous explosions took place near a restaurant in the 1965 Saigon bombing during the Vietnam War. The attack killed 42 people and 80 were wounded.
Nigeria 1966: The 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom was a series of massacres committed against Igbos and other people of southern Nigerian origin living in northern Nigeria starting in May 1966 and reaching a peak after 29 September 1966. Between 8,000 and 30,000 Igbos and easterners have been estimated to have been killed. A further 1 million Igbos fled the Northern Region into the East. These events led to the secession of the eastern Nigerian region and the declaration of the Republic of Biafra, which ultimately led to the Nigeria-Biafra war.
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece 1967, 12 November: A bomb explodes on board Cyprus Airways Flight 284 near Rhodes killing all 66 people on the aircraft.
Argentina/ Falkland Islands 1966, 28–29 September: a group of militant Argentine nationalists hijacked a civilian Aerolineas Argentinas aircraft while flying over Puerto Santa Cruz and forced the captain at gunpoint to land in the Falkland Islands, where they took several civilians hostage. The crisis was resolved 36 hours later when the hijackers agreed to release their hostages and return to Argentina for trial.
Israel 1968, 4 September: Three bombs are detonated in Tel Aviv, killing one person and injuring 51 people.
Israel 1969, 21–25 February: Three separate bombings in Jerusalem, one in the British Consulate and two in a supermarket. In one of the bombings at the supermarket two Israelis were killed and in all attacks 20 were injured. One of the terrorist involved was Rasmea Odeh.
Republic of Ireland Ireland 1969, 5 August: A bomb was detonated in Dublin at the main studio of the state broadcaster, RTร. The Protestant extremist group the UVF were responsible. No one was injured.
Republic of Ireland Ireland 1969 A UPV suicide bomber attacked a power station in Ballyshannon, County Donegal. There were no casualties other than the attacker. The UVF issued a statement saying the attempted attack was a protest against the Irish Army units "still massed on the border in Co Donegal". The statement added: "so long as the threats from รire continue, so long will the volunteers of Ulster's people's army strike at targets in Southern Ireland".
Republic of Ireland Ireland 1969, 31 October: The UVF bombed a monument in Bodenstown, Dublin, dedicated to the Irish Republican hero Wolfe Tone. There were no injuries.
Italy 1969, 12 December: Piazza Fontana bombing in Milan kills at least thirteen people and injures at least 85. Three additional blasts occur in Rome, injuring 16 people.
Republic of Ireland Ireland 1969, 26 December: The UVF bombed the Daniel O'Connell monument in Dublin. There were no injuries but buildings were damaged in a half mile radius.
Republic of Ireland Ireland 1969, 28 December: The UVF detonate a bomb outside the Garda central detective bureau in Dublin. The nearby telephone exchange headquarters is suspected to have been the target.
1970–present
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List of terrorist incidents linked to the Islamic State
"Timeline of the Islamic State" redirects here. For further information, see Timeline of the Islamic State (2013), (2014), (2015), (2016), (2017), (2018), (2019), and (2020).
The following is a list of major terrorist attacks and arrests that have been connected to or have been claimed in reliable sources to be inspired by the Islamic State (IS), also known by other names.
Between June 2014, when the group self-proclaimed itself to be the Islamic State, and February 2018, IS has often made claims of responsibility over 140 terrorist attacks in 29 countries outside Syria and Iraq, that were "conducted or inspired" by the group, while the evidences of those claims are not verified. Hundreds of other attacks were also carried out since 2018.
The provided list below is according to a running count kept by CNN.
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2013
Country Date Article Description Dead Injured Status
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Iraq January 2013 A car bomb killed 28 Shia pilgrims and injured 60 others as they were returning from Karbala, while in the capital Baghdad a roadside bomb exploded near a minibus, killing four pilgrims and wounding 15 others.32 75
Two suicide bombing attacks killed 55 and wounded 288 in Baghdad, Tikrit and Kirkuk. 55 288
A suicide bomber blew himself up during a funeral for a politician's relative in the city of Tuz Khurmatu, killing 42 and leaving 75 others wounded.42 75
February 2013 February 2013 Kirkuk attack A suicide car bombing at the provincial police HQ in Kirkuk killed 36 and injured 105 others, including the city's chief of police.42 111
A series of car bombs struck Baghdad, killing 37 and injured more than 130 others.37 130
A string of bombings and shootings killed 34 and injured 70 others in Iraq.34 70
March 2013 Akashat ambush IS fighters ambushed a Syrian Army convoy escorted by Iraqi soldiers, killing 51 Syrians and 13 Iraqis.64 10
19 March 2013 Iraq attacks A series of coordinated bombings and shootings across central and northern Iraq killed 98 people and left 240 wounded. 98 240
April 2013 15 April 2013 Iraq attacks A series of 70 attacks, mostly car bombings and shootings, occur across 20 cities in Iraq. 75 356 Some perpetrators killed, others escaped
2013 Hawija clashes Four days of shootings, bombings and clashes in and around Hawija after the Iraqi Army tries to arrest protestors 331 600+ Some perpetrators killed, others escaped
May 2013 May 2013 Iraq attacks Dozens of attacks rock several cities in Iraq in a week long outbreak of violence. 449 732 Some perpetrators killed, others escaped
June 2013 10 June 2013 Iraq attacks A series of bombings strike nine cities in northern and central Iraq 94 289 Some perpetrators killed, others escaped
16 June 2013 Iraq attacks A series of bombings and shootings targeting various cities across Iraq 54 174 Some perpetrators killed, others escaped
December 2013 2013 Baghdad Christmas Day bombings Three bombings in Baghdad targeting Christians on Christmas Day 38 70 Unknown
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Country Date Article Description Dead Injured Status
Belgium May 2014 Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting The Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels, Belgium was targeted when a gunman identified as Mehdi Nemmouche opened fire at the museum. Three people died at the scene while a fourth died on 6 June due to injuries. When apprehended in Marseille, with his belongings was a camera with a recording claiming responsibility for the shooting, and a white sheet with the name of the Islamic State emblazoned onto it. 4 0 Subject in custody, extradited to Belgium.
Iraq June 2014 Camp Speicher massacre On 12 June 2014, ISIL killed at least 1,566 Shia Iraqi Air Force cadets in an attack on Camp Speicher in Tikrit. At the time of the attack there were between 4,000 and 11,000 unarmed cadets in the camp. This is the second deadliest terrorist attack in history and the deadliest attack conducted by ISIL.1,566–1,700 Unknown In retaliation Iraqi government launched counter offences against ISIL. New mass graves of ISIL victims were also discovered in Tikrit.
Australia September 2014 2014 Endeavour Hills stabbings Two counter-terrorism police officers stabbed. 0 2 Perpetrator shot dead.
2014 Australian counter-terrorism raids 15 people were detained after planning to kidnap a random Australian citizen and execute them. One hostage was murdered during the siege and one killed by a bullet ricochet from a police officer during the raid. 2 4 Perpetrator shot dead by police during raid.
Canada October 2014 2014 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ramming attack Two soldiers run down with car. One dies. 1 1 Perpetrator shot dead after chase.
2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa Soldier standing guard at National War Memorial shot dead. Gunman storms Parliament. Security officer shot in leg trying to take gun from perpetrator. 1 3 Perpetrator shot dead in Parliament Building.
United States 2014 Queens hatchet attack A recent convert to Islam and IS supporter attacks two police officers with a hatchet. A civilian is wounded when other officers attempt to shoot the attacker. 0 3 Perpetrator shot dead by police
France December 2014 2014 Tours police station stabbing An IS supporter entered into a police station in Jouรฉ-lรจs-Tours screaming "Allahu Akbar" before stabbing three police officers. 0 3 Perpetrator shot dead.
2015
2016
Country Date Article Description Dead Injured Status
Libya January 2016 Zliten truck bombing Suicide truck bombing at a police training camp 60 200+ Perpetrator killed in explosion
Egypt 2016 Hurghada attack Stabbing attack targeting foreign tourists at the Bella Vista hotel in Hurghada 0 2 Two perpetrators killed by police
Turkey 2016 Istanbul bombing Suicide bombing targeting foreign tourists in Sultanahmet Square 13 14 Perpetrator killed in explosion
Indonesia 2016 Jakarta attacks Suicide bombings and shootout targeting a Starbucks and a police station in central Jakarta. The attacks occurred near the UN offices and several foreign embassies 8 24 Four perpetrators killed, others escaped
Saudi Arabia Mahasen mosque attack Suicide bombing and shooting targeting a Shi'a mosque 4 18 One perpetrator killed; other arrested
Syria February 2016 February 2016 Homs bombings Two car bombings in Homs targeting Alawite civilians 57 100+ Unknown
February 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings Car bombing and two suicide bombings targeting the Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, a Shi'a mosque believed to contain the grave of Muhammad's granddaughter. 83 178 Perpetrators killed by explosions
Turkey March 2016 March 2016 Istanbul bombing A suicide bomber exploded targeting civilians in a commercial shop on a busy tourist destination and business center. 4 36 Perpetrator killed by explosion
Belgium 2016 Brussels bombings Suicide bombers attacked a metro station and an airport 32 340 Three perpetrators killed in explosions; other suspects sought
Yemen 2016 Aden car bombing Three suicide car bombings targeting military checkpoints 26 Dozens Perpetrators killed in explosions
Iraq 2016 Iraqi soccer stadium bombings Suicide bomber detonated suicide bomb in stadium 33 78 Perpetrator killed by explosion
Bangladesh April 2016 Murder of Xulhaz Mannan Xulhaz Mannan, a U.S. embassy employee and the editor of Bangladesh's first LGBT magazine, was hacked to death in his apartment along with his friend. 2 0 Perpetrators at large
Iraq May 2016 April 2016 Baghdad bombing
2016 Samawa bombing
11 May 2016 Baghdad bombing Four separate car bombings in the Iraqi capital Baghdad claimed at least 90 lives, police sources tell Al Jazeera. 90 100+ Perpetrators killed in car explosions
Real Madrid Fan Club massacre Two separate incidents in which three gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Real Madrid football fans at a supporters' cafรฉ 28 45 Roughly six perpetrators killed
Yemen 23 May 2016 Yemen bombings Two suicide bombings targeted army recruits. 45+ 60+ Two perpetrators killed (maybe more)
Kazakhstan June 2016 2016 Aktobe shootings A group of several dozen militants attacked two gun shops and a military base in Aktobe, killing four civilians and three soldiers. Several attackers were killed during the attacks on the shops and base and more were killed during police raids that followed over the next few days. 7 40+ 18 perpetrators killed, 9 arrested
France 2016 Magnanville stabbing IS took responsibility for a stabbing that killed a French police officer and his companion 2 0 Perpetrator killed by police
Malaysia 2016 Movida Bar grenade attack Two men approaching a bar and one of them throwing a grenade before escaping with their motorcycle while customer is watching the UEFA Euro 2016 between Italy and Spain. First ever IS attack in Malaysia. 0 8 Perpetrator arrested by police
Turkey Atatรผrk Airport attack Three men from former Soviet states opened fire on Atatรผrk Airport in Istanbul before blowing themselves up. 45 239 Perpetrators killed
United States Orlando nightclub shooting 29-year-old Omar Mateen killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a mass shooting inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. 49 53 Perpetrator killed, IS claimed responsibility for attack
Bangladesh July 2016 2016 Dhaka attack Five men attacked a cafรฉ in the Gulshan Thana of Dhaka and took hostages. 24 50 Five perpetrators killed
Iraq July 2016 Baghdad bombings Two bomb attacks in the district of Karrada and the suburb of Sha'ab in Baghdad. 325 225+ Members of a militant cell connected to the bombings arrested
Saudi Arabia 2016 Medina suicide bombing A suicide bomber targeted security forces outside the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, a man blew himself up after police tried to arrest him near the U.S. consulate in Jeddah, and two more bomb attacks occurred in Qatif. 7 7 Four perpetrators killed by explosions
France 2016 Nice truck attack On 14 July (Bastille Day), Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, a 31 year old from Tunisia, deliberately drove a 19 tonne cargo truck into crowds celebrating Bastille Day on Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France. IS claimed responsibility. 86 434 Perpetrator killed by police at the scene.
Germany 2016 Wรผrzburg train attack A 17-year-old Afghan refugee seriously injured four people with a knife and an axe on a train near Wรผrzburg in Germany 0 5 Perpetrator killed by police
Afghanistan July 2016 Kabul bombing Two suicide bombers detonated explosive belts on civilians. 80 231+ Both perpetrators killed in explosion
Germany 2016 Ansbach bombing A Syrian refugee blow himself up near a music festival in Ansbach, where there were about 2,500 people at that moment. 0 15 Perpetrator killed in explosion
France 2016 Normandy church attack Priest Jacques Hamel, two nuns, and two worshipers taken hostage by two men armed with knives in the church during mass. Hamel was killed. 1 3 Both perpetrators killed by police
Syria July 2016 Qamishli bombings Two explosions in the predominantly Kurdish town Qamishli in Syria, killing at 57 including 8 Asayish people and wounding over 171 people. 57 171+ At least 1 perpetrator was killed by the explosion
Belgium August 2016 2016 Charleroi attack A man attacked two policewomen with a machete in Charleroi, Belgium, before being shot dead by another police officer. The attacker is reported to have said "Allahu Akbar" during the attack. 0 2 Perpetrator killed by police
Pakistan August 2016 Quetta attacks A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed at least 70 people and wounded more than 100 on Monday in an attack on mourners gathered at a hospital in the southwestern city of Quetta, and Islamic State and a Taliban faction claimed responsibility. 93+ 130+ Perpetrator killed in explosion
Turkey August 2016 Gaziantep bombing A child suicide bomber kills over 50 at a wedding in Gaziantep province. 57 69 Perpetrator killed in explosion
Iraq September 2016 9 September 2016 Baghdad bombings A suicide bomber in a car in Baghdad killed at least 40 people and wounded more than 60 Islamic State claimed 40+ 60+ Perpetrator killed in explosion
Pakistan October 2016 October 2016 Quetta attacks 61 160+ One killed during operation, two killed in explosion
United States November 2016 Ohio State University attack Abdul Razak Ali Artan stabbed people and ran others over with a car, injuring 11, before being shot and killed by a police officer. IS praised the attack and said Artan had responded to their call to attack civilians of coalition countries. 1 11 Suspect shot by OSU response team officer.
Germany December 2016 2016 Berlin truck attack On 19 December, Anis Amri, a 24 year old Tunisian asylum seeker, hijacked a Polish truck in Berlin and drove it into a Christmas market in Breitscheidplatz, Berlin. The attack claimed 13 lives, including the original driver of the truck. IS claimed responsibility and later released a video of Amri pledging allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. 13 56 Suspect killed in Sesto San Giovanni (MI) by Italian police.
2017
Country Date Article Description Dead Injured Status
Turkey January 2017 2017 Istanbul nightclub shooting At least 39 people are killed and nearly 70 wounded after a gunman opens fire in a nightclub in Istanbul, on the European coast of the Bosphorus. 39 69 Perpetrator arrested on 16 January. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility.
Iraq January 2017 Baghdad bombings At least 70 people dead in 3 separate suicide bomb attacks in Baghdad over the space of 2 days. 70+ 100+ Perpetrators killed in explosions
Afghanistan February 2017 2017 Kabul Supreme Court Bombing Suicide bomber kills 22 at the Supreme Court of Afghanistan, Kabul. IS claims responsibility.22+ 35+ Perpetrator killed in explosion
Iraq February 2017 Baghdad Car Bombings Car bomb explodes in Baghdad's Baya neighborhood, a majority-Shiite community. IS claims responsibility.54+ 63+
Pakistan 2017 Sehwan suicide bombing Suicide bomber kills 100 at the Sufi Shrine. IS claims responsibility. 90 300+ Perpetrator killed in explosion
Syria Part of Battle of al-Bab[18] Car bomb kills 51 people in a small village outside of Al-Bab, Syria. 51 Unknown IS claimed responsibility
Afghanistan March 2017 March 2017 Kabul attack Shooting and bombing at military hospital in Kabul. 49 63+ Perpetrators killed
Bangladesh 2017 Dhaka suicide bombing Suicide bomber enters under-construction Rapid Action Battalion headquarters and detonates suicide vest. 0 2 Perpetrator killed. IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
United Kingdom 2017 Westminster attack Car plows through crowd gathered outside of Westminster Palace before assailant stabbed police officer to death. 6 49 Perpetrator killed. IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
Bangladesh 2017 South Surma bombings Militants bombed a crowd of about 500–600 people gathered near the army and police perimeter, which was about 400 metres from the militant hideout. 7 40+ Four perpetrators killed. IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
Egypt April 2017 2017 Palm Sunday church bombings Suicide bombings at two churches on Palm Sunday in the cities of Tanta and Alexandria. 49 136 Perpetrators killed. IS claims responsibility for the attacks.
Sweden 2017 Stockholm truck attack Truck drives into people on Drottninggatan pedestrian street before crashing into ร
hlรฉns department store, after which the perpetrator fails to ignite a homemade butane gas bomb. 5 15 Perpetrator arrested. IS does not claim responsibility for the attack but the perpetraitor claims to act on their behalf.
France April 2017 Champs-รlysรฉes attack Police officers shot in Champs-รlysรฉes, Paris. The incident killed one police officer and injured two more before the perpetrator was killed. 2 2 Perpetrator killed. IS claimed responsibility.
Pakistan May 2017 2017 Mastung bombing A bombing targeting Abdul Ghafoor Haideri in Mastung District. 25 37 IS claimed responsibility.[21]
United Kingdom Manchester Arena bombing Suicide bombing targeting concertgoers at the Manchester Arena at the end of an Ariana Grande concert. 22 59 Perpetrator killed. IS claimed responsibility.
Philippines Battle of Marawi Philippine security forces launch an operation in Marawi upon receiving reports that Isnilon Hapilon is meeting with militants of the Maute group in the city. The militants in response took control of its medical center, burned schools and buildings and released prisoners. 593 500 90% of Marawi recaptured by government forces. 9 militants detained.
Indonesia 2017 Jakarta bombings Islamic state claimed responsibility for Jakarta bus station attacks that left at least three policemen dead and 11 others wounded on Wednesday. 3 12
Egypt 2017 Minya attack Masked gunmen opened fire on a convoy carrying Coptic Christians traveling from Maghagha in Egypt's Minya Governorate. 28 22 Perpetrators caught. IS claims responsibility.
United Kingdom June 2017 2017 London Bridge attack Van drives into pedestrians on London Bridge before three men emerge and stab people in nearby bars and restaurants. 8 48 Perpetrators killed. IS claims responsibility.
Australia 2017 Brighton siege Somali-born Yacqub Khayre orchestrates a siege taking a prostitute hostage in a serviced apartment complex in Brighton, Australia and kills the complex clerk before enticing police to the complex. He makes references to al-Qaeda and IS. 1 3 Perpetrator killed. IS claims responsibilityand police declare it a terrorist incident.
Iran 2017 Tehran attacks On 7 June 2017, two attacks were simultaneously carried in the Iranian parliament and the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, shrine of Iran's revolutionary founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. 17 42 4 of the perpetrators killed, 2 of them killed in explosions, IS claims responsibility.
Afghanistan August 2017 August 2017 Afghanistan suicide blast attack Suicide Blast kills 36 people in Afghanistan. IS claims responsibility of the attack.36 Unknown 2 perpetrators dead in the suicide blast.
Pakistan August 2017 Quetta suicide bombing Suicide blast kills 15 people including 8 Pakistani soldiers. 15 40 IS claimed responsibility.
Finland 2017 Turku attack Two women were killed in the attack. The perpetrator was identified as Abderrahman Bouanane, a Moroccan citizen and rejected asylum seeker, who reportedly identified himself as a "soldier of the Islamic State". Despite this there was no claim of responsibility from IS. 2 8 Life sentence for Turku stabber.
Pakistan August 2017 Quetta suicide bombing Suicide blast kills 15 people including 8 Pakistani soldiers. 15 40 IS claimed responsibility.
Spain 2017 Barcelona attack Van hits several pedestrians after jumping sidewalk in La Rambla 16 152 IS claimed responsibility.
United Kingdom September 2017 Parsons Green bombing A bomb explodes at Parsons Green station in London 0 30 IS claimed responsibility.
Canada 2017 Edmonton attack Edmonton police constable Mike Chernyk was allegedly hit and stabbed by 30-year-old Abdulahi Sharif, who then hit 4 pedestrians with a rental truck in a police chase 0 5 IS flag found in rental truck.
France October 2017 Marseille stabbing A man killed two women at the Saint-Charles Station in Marseille, France 3 0 IS claimed responsibility.
United States 2017 New York City truck attack A man drove a flatbed pickup truck into pedestrians on a bike path along West Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. 8 12 Attacker taken into Police Custody. IS claimed responsibility.
Egypt November 2017 2017 Sinai mosque attack Attackers launched rocket propelled grenades and opened fire on the worshipers during the crowded Friday prayer at al-Rawda near Bir al-Abed. 311 128 Survivors noted that the attackers brandished the Islamic State flag.
United States December 2017 2017 New York City attempted bombing Akayed Ullah, 27, attempted a suicide bombing at the 42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal. The crude pipe bomb injured 4 people including the bomber. 0 4 The perpetrator was reported as declaring his allegiance to IS.
Afghanistan December 2017 Kabul suicide bombing Suicide bombing at the Tabayan cultural centre in Kabul. 50 80 Perpetrators killed. IS claimed responsibility.
2018
Country Date Article Description Dead Injured Status
Iraq January 2018 January 15, 2018 Baghdad bombings On 15 January 2018, two suicide bombings took place at al-Tayaran Square of Baghdad, killing 38 people and injuring more than 105 others. IS claimed responsibility. 38 105 Perpetrators killed. IS claimed responsibility.
Afghanistan 2018 Save the Children Jalalabad attack On 24 January 2018, militants affiliated with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province launched a bomb and gun attack on a Save the Children office in Jalalabad, a city in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, killing six people and injuring 27. 6 27 Perpetrators killed. IS claimed responsibility.
Russia February 2018 2018 Kizlyar church shooting On 18 February 2018, a 22-year-old man local to the Russia's southern province of Dagestan carrying a knife and a hunting rifle opened fire on a crowd at an Orthodox church in Kizlyar, killing five women and injuring several other people. 6 5 Perpetrator Killed. IS claimed responsibility.
France March 2018 Carcassonne and Trรจbes attack A hostage crisis unfolded in the southern French town of Trรจbes on 23 March 2018, but began hours earlier in Carcassonne, when 26-year-old French-Moroccan Redouane Lakdim killed a motorist and injured his passenger, then stole the car and attacked four French police officers, wounding one. Lakdim drove to nearby Trรจbes, where he stormed a Super U supermarket, ultimately killing two civilians and a gendarme and injuring several more. 5 15 Perpetrator killed. Gunman claimed allegiance with IS.
Iraq April 2018 2018 Asdira funeral bombing 25 people were killed and 18 wounded when explosives exploded at a funeral for Sunni Muslim tribal fighters in the village of Asdira near the northern Iraqi town of Al-Shirqat. 25 18 IS claimed responsibility.
Afghanistan April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing On 22 April 2018, a suicide blast killed 69 people and wounded dozens more Sunday at a voter registration center in Koche Mahtab Qala, in the Dashte Barchi area of western Kabul, Afghanistan. 69 120 Perpetrator killed. IS claimed responsibility.
30 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombings At least 29 people were killed and 50 others injured in two suicide bombings in the Afghan capital Kabul, including several journalists documenting the scene.29 50 IS claimed responsibility.
Libya May 2018 2018 attack on the High National Elections Commission in Tripoli, Libya Suicide bombers attacked the head offices of Libya's electoral commission in Tripoli, killing at least 16 people, injuring 20 and setting fire to the building.16 20 IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
France 2018 Paris knife attack On 12 May 2018, a man was fatally shot by police after killing one pedestrian and injuring several more in Paris, France. 2 8 Perpetrator killed. IS claims responsibility.
Indonesia 2018 Surabaya churches bombings The 2018 Surabaya churches bombings were a series of terrorist attacks that occurred on 13 May 2018 in three churches in Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia. The explosions took place at Innocent Saint Mary Catholic Church (Gereja Katolik Santa Maria Tak Bercela, SMTB) on Ngagel Madya Street, Surabaya Central Pentecost Church (Gereja Pantekosta Pusat Surabaya, GPPS) on Arjuno Street, and Indonesia Christian Church (Gereja Kristen Indonesia, GKI) on Diponegoro Street. The first explosion took place at the SMTB Church. The second and third explosions followed 30 minutes apart. 28 57 28 dead including all of the perpetrators. IS claims responsibility.
Belgium 2018 Liege shooting On 29 May 2018, Benjamin Herman, a prisoner on temporary leave from prison, stabbed two female police officers, took their guns and shot and killed them and a civilian in Liรจge, Belgium. 4 4 Perpetrator killed. IS claims responsibility.
Afghanistan June 2018 Afghanistan June 2018 Suicide Blast A suicide bomber killed at least 36 people and injured 65 others at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the Rodat district of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar 36 65 Perpetrator killed. IS claimed responsibility.
July 2018 July 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing On 1 July 2018, a suicide bomber detonated in the center of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing 20 people, mainly Sikhs and Hindus, and injuring 20 others. Islamic State claimed responsibility 20 20 IS claimed responsibility.
Pakistan 13 July 2018 Pakistan bombings Siraj Raisani was about to address an election rally when a suicide bomber, carrying around 16–20 kg of explosive material in his vest, blew himself up among a crowd of more than 1000 people.Along with Raisani, the explosion killed 128 people.Two days after the attack, on 15 July 2018, the number of dead increased to 149, while 186 other people were injured, making it the deadliest terrorist attack in Pakistan since the APS massacre in Peshawar in 2014.149 186 IS claimed responsibility.
Afghanistan 2018 Kabul Airport attack At least 23 people, including an AFP driver, were killed and 107 others injured in a suicide bombing near Kabul International Airport as scores of people were leaving the airport after welcoming home Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum from exile.23 107 IS claimed responsibility.
Pakistan 2018 Quetta suicide bombing On 25 July 2018, during polling for the 2018 Pakistani general election, a bomb blast outside a polling station in Quetta's Eastern Bypass area resulted in 31 people being killed and over 35 injuries Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the group's Amaq News Agency. 31 40 IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
Syria 2018 As-Suwayda attacks The 2018 As-Suwayda attacks were a string of suicide bombings and gun attacks that took place in and around As-Suwayda, Syria on 25 July, killing at least 246 people and injuring more than 200. The attacks were committed by the Islamic State.246 200+ IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
Tajikistan Terrorist attack against cyclists in Tajikistan Four cyclists, including two Americans, are killed after a car plowed through tourists traveling through Tajikistan4 3 IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
Afghanistan August 2018 2018 Gardez Shiite Mosque Afghanistan Attack Two militants dressed in burqa entered a Shiite mosque in the town of Gardez in the province of Paktia and opened fire. One of the attackers blew himself up and the other was gunned down by security guards. 39 people were killed and at least 80 others injured in the attack. 48 70 IS claimed responsibility.
August 2018 Kabul suicide bombing A suicide bombing occurred on Wednesday 15 August 2018 in the Shia region of Kabul took place.Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health reported that 48 people including 34 students were killed and 67 were injured.IS claimed responsibility.48 67 IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
Iran September 2018 Ahvaz military parade attack On 22 September 2018, a military parade was attacked in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz.The attackers killed 25 people, including soldiers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and civilian bystanders. 30 70 Perpetrators killed. IS claimed responsibility and provided a video containing the alleged attackers discussing the attack.
Egypt November 2018 2018 Minya bus attack On 2 November 2018, multiple gunmen opened fire on a bus in Minya carrying Christian Copts, the attack killed 7 and injured 14, IS also claimed responsibility for the attack 7 14 IS claimed responsibility and all of the 19 perpetrators were killed by Egyptian soldiers 2 days later.
Australia 2018 Melbourne stabbing attack On 9 November 2018, a Somali man set his car on fire and started stabbing people, killing one and injuring two. The attacker died in hospital after being shot by police. IS claimed responsibility for the attack.1 2 The attacker, an IS sympathizer, was shot dead. IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
France December 2018 2018 Strasbourg attack On the evening of 11 December 2018, a mass shooting occurred in Strasbourg, France, when a man with a revolver opened fire on civilians in the city's busy Christkindelsmรคrik (Christmas market) killing five and wounding 11, before fleeing in a taxi. 5 11 Perpetrator killed by police 2 days later. IS claimed responsibility, but French interior minister Christophe Castaner described its claim as "totally opportunistic".
Russia On 31 December 2018 an apartment building in Magnitogorsk, Russia, was rocked by an explosion that leveled several floors, killing and wounding dozens of people. The following day a bus burst into flames and killed three people. However, the Russian Government has stated that the explosion was likely caused by a gas leak, not IS. 12+ The 165th issue of the Islamic State's An-Naba newspaper contained the claim of responsibility.
2019
Country Date Article Description Dead Injured Status
Philippines January
2019
2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings 2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings: 22 people, were killed and 102 others were injured when two bombs exploded in a cathedral during Sunday mass in Jolo, Philippines. The Islamic State-related branch of Abu Sayyaf terror group Ajang Ajang faction was behind the attack. 22 102 Abu Sayyaf is believed to have carried out the attacks however IS has also claimed responsibility.
Sri Lanka April 2019 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings On 21 April 2019, 6 suicide bomb attacks killing 253, including 45 children and 38 foreign nationals. Targets were 3 churches, namely St Anthony's church – Kotahena, St. Sebestian church – Negombo, Zion Church – Batticaloa and 3 leading hotels in Colombo namely Kingsbury Hotel, Shangri-La Hotel and Cinnamon Grand Hotel. There were 2 other suicide explosion in the afternoon in a small lodge in Dehiwala killing 2 and in the house of a main attacker in Colombo, killing 7 individuals including 3 police officers. 259500+ IS claimed responsibility for the attack through AMAQ News Agency. Local Islamic extremist group, National Thawheeth Jama'ath is also directly involved in the attack.
April 2019 Kalmunai shootout On 27 April 2019, Sri Lankan security forces and militants from National Thowheeth Jama'ath allegedly linked to IS clashed after the security forces raided a safe house of the militants. Sixteen people, including six children, died during the raid as three cornered suicide bombers blew themselves up 16 2 Groups involved in the attack swore allegiance to IS and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Afghanistan August 2019 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing On 17 August 2019, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb in a wedding hall, killing at least 92 people and injuring more than 140.92 142 IS claimed responsibility.
Iraq In the night of 24 August 2019 six Iraqi people (five youths and one policeman) were killed and ten others were wounded when Islamic State militants launched a mortar attack on a football pitch in the village of Daquq at the north of Kirkuk6 10 IS
Nigeria December 2019 On 27 December 2019 it was released a video by Amaq News Agency showing the killing of eleven Christians in Nigeria.ISWAP said it was part of its campaign to avenge the killing of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a US military raid in Syria last October.11 0 IS
2020
Country Date Article Description Dead Injured Status
Niger January
2020
Battle of Chinagodrar On 9 January 2020 in a gunfight at a Niger military base, 89 Niger Armed Forces soldiers and 77 IS militants killed during the battle.166 Unknown IS claimed responsibility.
United Kingdom February 2020 2020 Streatham stabbing On 2 February 2020 two people were stabbed in Streatham, London, and one more had minor injuries. The perpetrator, Sudesh Amman, who was a fighter of Islamic State and had previous
Qly praised it, was shot dead by police. 3 IS claimed responsibility.
Afghanistan March 2020 6 March 2020 Kabul shooting On 6 March 2020, ISIL gunmen killed 32 people and injured over 80 people at a ceremony in Kabul. 32 80+ IS claimed responsibility. Kuchh
Kabul gurdwara attack On 25 March 2020, IS killed 25 people in a gurdwara in Kabul. 25 8 IS claimed responsibility
May 2020 Kabul hospital shooting & Kuz Kunar funeral bombing On 12 May 2020, gunmen executed a mass shooting at a hospital's maternity ward. 80 patients were evacuated, 24 victims, including newborn babies, mothers, and nurses, killed by the gunmen and all three attackers killed by the army; An hour after the Kabul attack, a suicide bombing took place in Kuz Kunar, Nangarhar Province at the funeral of a police
commander, killing 32 mourners and injuring 133 others.32 133 IS thought to be responsible for the Kabul shooting although the Afghan government blamed the Taliban for it; IS claimed responsibility for the Kuz Kunar bombing.
August 2020 Jalalabad prison attack On August 3, 2020, IS launched an attack on an Afghan prison that left at least 29 dead. 29 Unknown IS claimed responsibility.
Austria November 2020 2020 Vienna attack Between November 2–3, five were killed in Stadttempel, Vienna, including the perpetrator.The Vienna Police Department confirmed that the attacker was an Islamic State sympathizer, and that the attack was motivated by Islamic extremism.4 22 Perpetrator pledged allegiance to IS.
Syria December 2020 Government bus attack On 30 December 2020, an assault targeted a convoy of Syrian regime soldiers and militiamen of Bashar al-Assad's elite Fourth Brigade returning from their posts in Deir Ez-Zor. The bus was ambushed in a well-planned operation near the village of Shula by jihadists who set up a false checkpoint to stop the convoy and detonated bombs before opening fire.40 - IS claimed responsibility6
2021
Country Date Article Description Dead Injured Status
Pakistan January 2021 Machh attack IS claims responsibility for killing 11 miners in Balochistan, Pakistan. They kidnapped the workers on 2 or 3 January and took them to the mountains. The victims' hands were tied and their dismembered bodies were on the floor of a cottage. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan condemned the attacks, calling them "terrorist".ook11 - IS claimed responsibility.
Iraq Baghdad bombings Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant targeted Shia Muslims on 21 January 2021 in a clothing market in Tayaran Square, Baghdad. US, UN, EU and the Pope condemn the attack calling it a senseless act of violence32 110 IS claimed responsibility.
Afghanistan March 2021 2021 Afghanistan attacks Three female media workers are shot dead in Jalalabad, Nangarhar. A fourth woman is wounded. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack. 3 1 IS claimed responsibility.
2021 Afghanistan attacks A female doctor is killed and a child is wounded in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, after a bomb attached to her rickshaw explodes. Seven workers at a Hazara plaster factory are shot dead in Surkh-Rลd District, Nangarhar. ISIL is suspected to be behind the attacks.8 1 IS believed to be perpetrators.
May 2021 2021 Kabul school bombing a car bombing, followed by two more improvised explosive device (IED) blasts, occurred in front of Sayed al-Shuhada school in Dashte Barchi, a predominantly Shia Hazara area in western Kabul, Afghanistan, leaving at least 85 people dead and 147 injured. The majority of the casualties were girls between 11 and 15 years old. The attack took place in a neighborhood that has frequently been attacked by militants belonging to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant over the years.85 147 Afghan Government blame the Taliban. However the Taliban deny they carried out the attack. IS-K is blamed for the attack.
Iraq July 2021 Sadr City Market Bombing In the evening of Monday, 19 July 2021, an IS suicide bomber detonated his vest in a crowded market in the densely populated neighbourhood of Baghdad's Sadr City killing at least 30 people, the event happened near the eve of Eid al-Adha Islamic festival. Women and children were among the dead and wounded and some shops burned down as a result of the explosion. 30 50 IS claims responsibility for the attack.
Afghanistan August 2021 2021 Kabul airport attacks On 26 August 2021, at 17:50 local time (13:20 UTC),a suicide bombing occurred near Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Another blast occurred after j These attacks came hours after the United States State Department told Americans outside the airport to leave due to a terrorist threat. At least 183 people were killed in the attacks, including 13 US service members. 183 200 IS claims responsibility for the attack.
New Zealand 3 September 2021 Auckland Countdown stabbing An IS supporter stabbed six people before being shot by police on 3 September in Auckland, New Zealand. The attacker came to New Zealand in 2011 and became a person of interest in October 2016, authorities said.1 6 IS claims responsibility for the attack.
Afghanistan 18 September Explosions in Jalalabad and Kabul At least 7 people were killed and at least 30 were wounded during four explosions which occurred in Nangarhar's capital Jalalabad which targeted a Taliban patrol vehicle and another explosion which occurred in Kabul's Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood. 7 30 IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
8 October 2021 Kunduz mosque bombing IS Sunni extremist terrorists attacked, and killed many Shia Muslim worshipers in the mosque during their Friday prayer time.50+ 100+ IS claimed responsibility for the attack
15 October 2021 Kandahar bombing IS Sunni extremist terrorists attacked, and killed many Shia Muslim worshipers in the mosque during their Friday prayer time.65 70+ IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
2022
Country Date Article Description Dead Injured Status
Pakistan 4 March 2022 2022 Peshawar mosque bombing The Islamic State attacked a Shiite mosque in Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. 63 196 IS-KP claimed responsibility
Israel 27 March 2022 2022 Hadera shooting 2 Arab-Israeli men affiliated with IS were responsible for a shooting in Hadera. 2 Israel Border Police officers 12 IS claimed responsibility
Afghanistan 29 April 2022 April 2022 Kabul mosque bombing The bombing occurred around 2:00 pm at the Khalifa Aga Gul Jan Mosque in Kabul, where hundreds of congregants were gathered for prayers. Interior ministry spokesman Mohammad Nafi Takor confirmed ten fatalities. Sayed Fazil Agha, the mosque's leader, said more than 50 died.Police chief spokesman Khalid Zadran said as many as 30 people were wounded.50 30 IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
Iran 26 October 2022 2022 Shiraz massacre 3 IS terrorists led a massacre at the Shah Cheragh Shia mosque in Shiraz, Fars province, Iran. At least 15 people have been killed due to this event, 2 have been arrested while 1 is still at large. IS has claimed responsibility for the attack on its telegram channel.15 40 IS claimed responsibility for the massacre.
Turkey 13 November 2022 at 4:20 pm 2022 Istanbul bombing On 13 November 2022, a bomb exploded on ฤฐstiklal Avenue in the Beyoฤlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, at 4:20 pm local time. Six people were killed and 81 others were injured. The bombing is regarded as a terrorist attack. No group has claimed responsibility, but Turkish authorities announced that Kurdish separatists were behind the attack, implicating the PKK and the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD). Turkey's interior minister, Sรผleyman Soylu, announced the arrest of the bomber and forty-six others. 6 81 IS and KPP claimed responsibility
Syria 26 December 2022 A lone IS suicide bomber detonated a suicide vest in an attack on an SDF security centre in the former ISIS capital, Raqqa. The bomber and at least 6 SDF were killed in the attack.7 - IS claimed responsibility.
Jihad terror
attacks by Islamist extremists enacted to further a perceived Islamic religious or political cause occur globally. Some of these plots have been successfully prevented. The culprits used tactics such as arson, vehicle rampage attacks, bomb threats, suicide attacks, bombings, spree shooting, stabbings, hijackings, kidnappings and beheadings. The following is a list of thwarted Islamist terrorist attacks that have received significant press coverage since the Iranian revolution in 1979. See the list of Islamist terrorist attacks for major incidents that successfully resulted in violence.
The "black flag of jihad" as used by jihadist militants since ca. the late 1990s.
2000
France: 31 December 2000 – A group of Algerian and French-Algerian men planned to attack Strasbourg Cathedral and the nearby Christmas market on New Year's Eve. They were convicted by a court in Frankfurt for a criminal association with a terrorist enterprise which had links to Islamic networks in Britain, Italy and Spain.
2001
United States: 11 September 2001 – United Airlines Flight 93 crashed down into a field in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania after a passenger revolt foiled the hijackers’ plan to fly the plane at a US federal government building in Washington D.C.
United States: 22 December 2001 – Richard Reid, also known as the "Shoe Bomber," attempted to ignite explosives in his shoe on board American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Miami International Airport. In court, he pleaded guilty to 8 charges of terrorism.
2002
Germany: April 2002 – In April authorities stopped a cell of the Islamist Al-Tawhid movement in the Ruhr area. The cell planned an attack on Jewish community centres in Berlin and Dรผsseldorf. In 2003 the Jordanian Shadi A. was sentenced to four years in prison.
Gibraltar: June 2002 – A number of Saudi nationals were sentenced in 2003 by a Moroccan court for attempting to attack warships in Gibraltar in a plot connected to al Qaeda.
2003
United Kingdom: January 2003 – During the Wood Green ricin plot, a counter-terrorism operation was launched against an al-Qaeda cell planning to use poison for an attack on U.K. streets. An Algerian man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for the plot along with life imprisonment for stabbing a detective to death during his arrest in Manchester.
2004
Mali: 10 January 2004 – DGSE secret agents foiled a bid by Islamic militants to kidnap contestants in the Paris-Dakar rally as they raced across the Sahara Desert in Sokolo, Mali. Stages 10 and 11 of the annual 2004 Dakar Rally race across the desert in Mali were canceled due to security concerns. The French-backed operation had prevented leading French driver Stephane Peterhansel and Spanish motorcyclist Nani Roma from falling into the Islamists' hands.
2005
Australia: November 2005 – Five men were arrested on charges of planning a terrorist attack in Sydney in protest of Australia's participation in the Iraq War after securing chemicals and materials for use in the development of an explosive device. The men had been trained by Lashkar-e-Taiba in western Pakistan. They were charged with attempted possession of firearms and extremist material.
Australia: November 2005 – 17 people were arrested in Melbourne and Sydney after it was discovered that they were planning to commit a series of terrorist attacks. These included plans to bomb the 2005 AFL Grand Final, 2006 Australian Grand Prix and the Crown Casino, as well as a plot to assassinate Prime Minister John Howard.
2006
Canada: 2 June 2006 – During the 2006 Ontario terrorism plot, 18 Al-Qaeda inspired terrorists were arrested by Canadian counter terrorism forces who were accused of planning to detonate truck bombs, open fire in crowded areas, storm the Canadian Parliament building, the Canadian Broadcasting Centre, the headquarters for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Parliamentary Peace tower to take hostages and to behead then Prime Minister Stephen Harper along with other leaders.
Germany: 31 July 2006 – On 31 July 2006, two Improvised Explosive Devices packed in suitcases were placed aboard Deutsche Bahn regional trains in Dortmund and Koblenz. Had the devices functioned as intended, they could have killed around 70 people. The suspects, two Lebanese nationals studying in Germany, were motivated by Jyllands-Posten's publication of Muhammad cartoons and they were caught on CCTV cameras. One of the attackers fled to Lebanon after the attack and the other was sentenced to life in prison by the court in Dรผsseldorf. Europol classified the plot as Islamist terrorism.
United Kingdom: 9 August 2006 – The 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot was a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives, carried on board airliners travelling from the United Kingdom to the United States and Canada, disguised as soft drinks. The plot was discovered by British police during an extensive surveillance operation. As a result of the plot, unprecedented security measures were initially put in place at airports. Had the plot been executed successfully, the death toll would've been comparable to the 9/11 attacks.
Denmark: 5 September 2006 – The Vollsmose terrorists were three men convicted of attempted terrorism in Denmark in 2007–2008. Nine men were initially arrested by Danish police in the Vollsmose neighbourhood of Odense on 5 September 2006, but most were later released without charges, including a police mole who played a role in the investigation and trial. Security services found ammonium nitrate, metal splinters and a bottle containing TATP explosives at various locations, including the suspects' houses. Ammonium nitrate is used in fertilizer bombs. The metal splinters, used to cause more damage upon explosion, were brought home by one of the suspects from a metal workshop where he worked. The TATP was destroyed by bomb disposal experts due to the instability of the compound. Personal computers were also confiscated. They contained bomb making instructions downloaded from the internet. Four men were charged with attempted terrorism, three of whom were convicted.
Czech Republic 23 September 2006 – A plot was revealed showing plans for Islamists to kidnap and kill Jews in the Jerusalem Synagogue in Prague by issuing demands that could not feasibly be met and then blowing up the building killing everyone inside.
United States: December 2006 – Derrick Shareef was charged after trying to trade stereo speakers for hand grenades and a handgun as part of a plan to terrorize shoppers at Cherryvale Mall in Rockford, Illinois during the holiday season.
2007
United Kingdom: 31 January 2007 – In February 2008 Parviz Khan, a man with extreme Islamist views and links with the Taliban, was jailed for life along with four other members of the terrorist cell. The plot involved kidnapping and beheading a Muslim soldier of the British Armed Forces with the help of drug dealers in Birmingham.
Denmark: 4 September 2007 – Two men were sentenced to twelve and seven years in prison, respectively, for planning a terrorist attack in Glostrup. The court said that the men had been in contact with al-Qaeda and that one of them had been at a training camp in Waziristan.
2008
Spain: 18 January 2008 – In October 2009, ten Pakistanis and one Indian, a group adhering to extremist Islamist ideology, were convicted by the Audiencia Nacional for possessing explosives and belonging to a terrorist group. Having connections to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, they had intended to plant explosives on the Barcelona Metro as the first of a series of attacks.
Italy: December 2008 – Rachid Ilhami and Albdelkader Ghafir, two Moroccan citizens, were arrested in Giussano, on the charge of planning attacks in their home town. The two men had planned three attacks in areas nearby Giussano: in the Esselunga Supermarket in Seregno, in the big parking close to the supermarket and at the local police station.
2009
Australia: August 2009 – Four men connected to al-Shabaab were arrested in August 2009 after it was discovered that they were planning to infiltrate the Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney with automatic weapons.
United States: 8 September 2009 – Eight men affiliated with Al Qaeda were arrested for a plot to bomb the New York City subway system and other international targets. Police allege that they were transporting explosives and just mere days from executing their plot. Some were sentenced in November 2015 to over 40 years in prison.
United States: 25 December 2009 – Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, aka the "Underwear Bomber," failed in an attempt to activate a high powered explosive sewn into his trousers while on board Northwest Airlines Flight 253 en route from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Christmas,. There were 289 total crew members and passengers on board. The U.S. Federal court sentenced him to four consecutive life sentences plus 50 years.
2010s
2010
United States: 26 March 2010 – Raja Lahrasib Khan was arrested by the FBI in Chicago while attempting to board a flight to London with a large amount of cash intended to fund an Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami plot to plant bombs at an unnamed American sports arena.
Azerbaijan: 28 March 2010 – Authorities in Azerbaijan detained eight people, including a Chechen man on suspicion of planning terrorist acts against a school and kindergarten in Baku. The group had earlier concealed weapons and ammunition in the roof of a kindergarten and a school in Baku, and planned to attack both.
United States: 1 May 2010 – Faisal Shahzad ignited a bomb in Times Square in New York City, but it failed to detonate. He was later arrested while on a flight bound for Dubai.
France, Germany, United Kingdom: 28 September 2010 – The 2010 European terror plot was an alleged al-Qaeda plot to launch "commando-style" terror attacks on the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. The existence of the plot was revealed in late September 2010 after it was disrupted by intelligence agencies.
United States: 29 October 2010 – During the Cargo planes bomb plot, two plastic explosive bombs were discovered on two cargo planes addressed for two synagogues in Chicago. The discovery was made at East Midlands Airport and Dubai International Airport while en route.
United States: 25 November 2010 – During the 2010 Portland car bomb plot, Mohamed Osman Mohamud attempted to detonate a car bomb at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
United Kingdom: December 2010 – Mohammed Chowdhury, Shah Rahman, Gurukanth Desai and Abdul Miah, inspired by al-Qaeda, were arrested in December 2010 for plotting to place a bomb in the London Stock Exchange. The men also planned sending letter bombs and conducting a Mumbai-style attack. In the trial, the four and a further five, all of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin, were described as Islamist fundamentalists.
2011
Denmark: 2 January 2011 – Swedish and Danish authorities arrested four suspected militant Islamic jihadists for allegedly planning a terrorist attack against the Jyllands-Posten news bureau in Copenhagen. In 2006, the newspaper became the target of terrorist threats after it printed controversial cartoons concerning the Prophet Muhammad in 2005. Authorities claimed that the suspects planned to use the same swarm tactics as in the 2008 Mumbai killing spree.
Nigeria: 19 March 2011 – Outside a church in Jos, Nigeria, two attackers from Boko Haram were killed when their bomb prematurely exploded outside the ECWA Church, Nasarawa Gwom in Jos, Nigeria.
United States: 26 May 2011 – Two Iraqi immigrants were arrested for sending money and weapons to Iraq while living in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They were also found to be plotting to kill American soldiers on their return.
2012
Indonesia: 2 March 2012 – An Indonesian court sentenced an Islamist for plotting an Easter church attack and several attempted parcel bombings. He had plotted to set off a massive bomb beneath a gas pipeline near a church in Serpong outside Jakarta in 2011, but the police foiled the attack after finding the device. He was sentenced to 18 years in jail.
Indonesia: 21 March 2012 – Police shot 5 suspected Islamic militants who were plotting to attack and bomb targets in Bali, including a bar popular with tourists. Five men were shot dead in police raids on Sunday on the island where nightclub bombings in 2002 killed 202 people.
Azerbaijan: May 2012 – Azerbaijan claimed that it arrested 40 people suspected of having plotted a terrorist attack on the previous week's Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. The Azeri National Security Ministry states that the plotters had planned to attack the event's venue, the Baku Crystal Hall, and several hotels on the eve of the competition.
2013
Israel: 1 January 2013 – A plot to kidnap an Israeli civilian or soldier for use as a bargaining chip was foiled when Israel's General Security Service detained and arrested an Islamic Jihad terrorist group comprising an Israeli Arab citizen and two Palestinians at the Eyal checkpoint. Kidnapping paraphernalia such as rope and tape, as well as a knife and an imitation handgun, were found in their possession, and they confessed to multiple previous failed kidnapping attempts.
Canada: 22 April 2013 – Two people were arrested after being involved in an alleged Islamist plot to derail a New York to Toronto train on the Canadian side of the border. Though the plot was not imminent, Canadian Muslims helped to foil the plot.
Russia: 19 May 2013 – Russia's counter-terrorism division of the Federal Security Service claimed that its special forces killed two militants and detained a third, believed to have been planning a terrorist act in Moscow. They were holed up in the Moscow suburb of Orekhovo-Zuevo, and police ordered them to surrender, but instead the militants opened fire. The militants were Russian citizens who had received training along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
2014
Switzerland: March 2014 – Swiss authorities charged four Iraqi nationals for planning a terrorist attack in Europe on behalf of the Islamic State. Though details of the planned attack were sketchy, Switzerland's attorney general confirmed on Friday that IS "was to claim responsibility (for) these plans if successful".
United States: 16 March 2014 – A California National Guardsman was captured Monday after an FBI investigation revealed a foiled plot to attack the Los Angeles Subway and plans to help al-Qaeda, officials said. Ased Abdur-Raheem was a recent convert to Islam.
Norway: July 2014 – The Norwegian Police Security Service said on 24 July 2014 that there was an imminent threat of an attack by people linked to Islamists in Syria. Security measures were introduced for a week until the threat was deemed reduced.
Pakistan: 6 September 2014 – AQIS claimed responsibility for an attack on Karachi Naval Dockyard, reportedly carried out by former Pakistan Navy officers, who unsuccessfully tried to hijack the PNS Zulfiquar (F251). Three attackers were killed and seven were arrested by Pakistani forces.
Australia: 18 September 2014 – In response to an alleged plot to behead a random individual of the public, large scale terror raids were conducted in Sydney and Brisbane that resulted in numerous arrests from 25 homes.
Peru: 29 October 2014 – Peru foiled Hezbollah terror attack on Israelis. In a search of the terrorist's hideout apartment, police found weapons and explosives which were intended to be used against Jews.
2015
Philippines: 18 January 2015 – The FBI and Philippine special forces killed Zulkifli bin Hir after he launched a plot to bomb the large Pope's mass in Rizal Park, which attracted a crowd of six million Christians. Hir was the leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, a south-east Asian militant Islamist terrorist organization.
Malaysia: 6 April 2015 – 17 people were arrested for allegedly planning to commit a terrorist attack in Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur.
Australia: 18 April 2015 – Five teenagers, were arrested during counter-terror raids in Sydney, were allegedly planning an Islamic State-inspired attack during the ANZAC Day commemorations.
United States: 3 May 2015 – Curtis Culwell Center attack – Two gunmen, armed with assault rifles and declaring allegiance to Islamic State, attempted to storm a "Draw Mohammed" cartoon event sponsored by the American Freedom Defense Initiative in Garland, Texas featuring the far-right Member of the Dutch House of Representatives Geert Wilders. The attackers were shot dead at the entrance by armed guards. One guard was slightly wounded; otherwise, this attack was thwarted and no major violence inflicted.
United Kingdom: 28 May 2015 – British couple arrested just days short of launching a major attack to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the London 7/7 bombings with intent to bomb a major mall or subway. Substantial quantities of chemicals and bomb-making wherewithal was found in their possession.
France: 21 August 2015 – 2015 Thalys train attack
United States and Australia: September 2015 – Jewish American Internet troll Joshua Ryne Goldberg was arrested, and later convicted, of planning the bombing of a 9/11 memorial event in Kansas City while posing as an Australian ISIS supporter. In December, a 17-year-old Greenvale, Melbourne teenager, who had been in contact with Goldberg, pleaded guilty to preparing a terror attack, after bombs were found in his home Goldberg's ISIS persona also attempted to incite mass shootings in Australia. Goldberg also took credit for the Curtis Culwell Center attack earlier in the year, after posting maps to the event, and his online ISIS persona being re-tweeted by one of the attackers on the morning of the attack.
Italy: October 2015 – security police in Italy dismantled a terrorist cell in Trento. Its spiritual leader was Mullah Krekar who was later extradited from Norway. Following appeal, Rahim Karim Twana and Hamasalih Wahab Awat were each sentenced to nine years in prison. Abdul Rahman Rahim Zana, Jalal Fatah Kamil and Hamad Bakr were sentenced to seven and a half years each in prison. Krekar was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
France: 2 November 2015 – A Frenchman, after failing twice to travel to Syria to join ISIS, is arrested and charged for running a terror plot to attack French Navy personnel at Toulon military port.
Spain: 3 November 2015 – Spanish police arrested 3 Moroccans with strong ties to ISIS in Ceuta who were set to execute a "Charlie Hebdo" style attack in the Spanish capital of Madrid at La Canada Real and Vallecas.
France: 13 November 2015 – A series of terrorist attacks in Paris kill 137, and wound 368. Portions of the master attack were successfully thwarted. Security at the football stadium turned away one bomber with a suicide vest at the gate who had planned to go inside and trigger a mass panic rush towards his accomplices. Only one bystander died in this instance. Reports from both police and friends indicated that another accomplice, Salah Abdeslam, was supposed to launch an additional suicide bomber attack in the 18th arrondissement, but he fled without attacking anyone.
Canada: 14 November 2015 – Canadian police shoot suspected suicide bomber after a standoff unfolded between police officers in the Mississauga neighborhood of Peel near Toronto. Bomb squad and heavily armed tactical teams deployed.
Germany: 17 November 2015 – A football friendly between Germany and the Netherlands and labelled a "symbol of freedom" in the aftermath of the Paris attacks was cancelled and the spectators evacuated shortly before the match, due to a bomb threat. A German newspaper later claimed that a French intelligence dossier, detailing plans to carry out five bombings, had prompted the Germans to order the evacuation.
Germany: 26 November 2015 – German special forces unit arrested two men in a Berlin raid. They were accused of plotting "a significant criminal act against state security," according to Berlin authorities. The two men were arrested in the Britz section of the German capital after a search was conducted on an Islamic cultural center, police said.
Turkey: 15 December 2015 – Turkish police have detained a Syrian Islamic State militant suspected of planning a suicide attack against the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul. The U.S. Consulate was closed down the prior week due to this threat.
Italy: 15 December 2015 – A Palestinian and a Tunisian national were arrested after they tried to disarm soldiers stationed outside the historic Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome while yelling "Allah (God) is great".
Australia: 22 December 2015 – The Australian Federal Police arrest two individuals plotting to attack the naval base HMAS Kuttabul at Woolloomooloo.
France: 22 December 2015 – Police arrest two men for plotting terror attacks in Orlรฉans, France. They were plotting to kill police and French Army personnel in the central French city
Germany: 31 December 2015 – The Munich Police Department claims it thwarted attack plots involving between five and seven suicide bombers on the Mรผnchen Hauptbahnhof and Pasing railway stations in Munich after receiving tips from American and French intelligence sources.
2016
Denmark: January 2016 – A 17-year-old girl planned to attack a school in Fรฅrevejle Stationsby and a private Jewish school in Copenhagen, the attack was scheduled to take place in early 2016, using home-made bombs. In May 2017, she was tried and found guilty in the district court (Danish: byret) of Holbรฆk and was sentenced to six years in jail. She appealed the verdict and was tried by the รstre Landsret which found her guilty of planning to carry out terrorism with jihadist motive.
United States: 25 January 2016 – 23-year-old Samy Mohamed Hamzeh was arrested after attempting to purchase automatic weapons from undercover FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Force agents. The man planned an attack on a Masonic temple in Milwaukee in the name of "defending Islam".Acting U.S. Attorney, Gregory Haanstad, said that it was a "detailed plan to commit a mass shooting intended to kill dozens of people." Hamzeh said, "Such operations will increase in America, when they hear about it. The people will be scared and the operations will increase, and there will be problems all over,... this will lead to people clashing with each other. This way we will be igniting it. I mean we are marching at the front of the war."
Sweden: February 2016 – Aydin Sevigin was convicted of plotting to carry out an ISIS-inspired suicide bombing on Swedish soil using a homemade pressure-cooker bomb.
Germany: 4 February 2016 – German police arrest four who were planning major Islamic State attack in Berlin. Police arrested four Algerians suspected of links to the Islamic State group after raids targeting several sites, including refugee shelters where some of the suspects lived.
Jordan: 2 March 2016 – Jordanian security services thwarted a plot by Islamic State militants to blow up civilian and military targets. They located the militants, who were carrying suicide belts, in a hideout at a Palestinian refugee camp near the Syrian border in Irbid.
Somalia: 7 March 2016 – US fixed wing and drone aircraft bombard a training camp for al-Shabaab, a major terrorists group in Somalia. The camp had been under surveillance for several week and intelligences agencies believed that a major attack on African Union Mission to Somalia peacekeepers was imminent. Over 150 militants were killed.
Turkey: 7 March 2016 – Turkish forces detains IS suspects; seizes explosives and suicide vest. Two militants were seized at a border crossing on the Turkey-Syria border.[8
France: 11 March 2016 – The Paris Police Prefecture arrest four teen girls for planning copycat Paris style concert hall attack. They posted messages on Facebook that specifically named their intended target and planned to get funding and weapons from known Jihadist activist sites in Belgium.
United Kingdom: 1 April 2016 – Delivery driver, Junead Khan, was convicted in an English Crown Court for plotting to kill American and British soldiers in England by staging road accidents on behalf of Islamic State in Bedfordshire, Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire. Kingston upon Thames Crown Court, located in the southwest of London, heard that Junead Khan had been visited four times by police trying to divert him from extremism but he had rejected their offers of help.
France: 23 March 2016 – Police in France arrest Reda Kriket. DGSI went on to charge Kriket, who had already been convicted in Belgium for terrorist offenses, for planning an imminent terrorism attack in advanced stages along with three others, was detained in Belgium and the Netherlands.
United Kingdom: 26 March 2016 – A man was arrested on 26 March 2016 by MI5 when a handgun, a pipe bomb and a cleaver inscribed with the word "kafir" (English: unbeliever) was found in his car. His neighbour in the Sparkhill area was arrested as were two others. A sword was found in one of the men's car. Two of them had previously been arrested and jailed in 2013 for going to an al-Qaeda training camp in Pakistan. All four were convicted of preparation of an act of terrorism in August 2017.
Russia: 12 April 2016 – Three militants, including at least one suicide bomber, were killed in a failed attempt to attack a police station in Russia's Stavropol region. No police officers or civilians were harmed and witnesses report hearing five explosions and lots of gunfire. This police station follows a fortress defense pattern to withstand possible ISIS attacks that have occurred before in this area.
Afghanistan: 21 April 2016 – 10 Islamic militants were killed while they were busy making an improvised explosive device (IED) inside a mosque in southeastern Ghazni province.
Denmark: 22 April 2016 – A US Soldier is decorated for foiling an active terrorist plot to blow up a school in Denmark while stationed at Al Asad Airbase in Iraq's Al Anbar Governorate during the American military intervention against ISIL. The soldier uncovered evidence of the plot and his communications to authorities in Denmark resulted in arrests and the confiscation of explosives.
Italy: 28 April 2016 – Italian authorities arrested four people suspected of extremism and issued arrest warrants for two more operating in Syria, according to the Milan prosecutor. The suspects are believed to have been planning to attack the Israeli Embassy in Rome and the Vatican City.
Russia: 30 April 2016 – Illegal Muslim prayer hall blown up in Russia after police find Islamist explosives cache inside. The video of the controlled explosion shows a considerable part of the building being destroyed in the blast in an illegal Muslim prayer hall near the Russian city of Samara.
Italy: 10 May 2016 – Italian police have arrested two men accused of planning terror attacks in the UK and Italy. The suspects are alleged to have been plotting strikes on targets in London, including restaurants, hotels and a pedestrian footbridge near Canary Wharf in the east of the capital. Rome's Colosseum and Circus Maximus, the ancient chariot racing stadium and a venue for modern-day concerts, are also said to have featured on their list.
Singapore: June 1, 2016 – Four men plead guilt in Singapore court to plotting to overthrow their home country of Bangladesh for the Islamic State.
Germany: 2 June 2016 – Dรผsseldorf terror attack thwarted as German police arrest three men from Syria plotting attack for Islamic State. The organization's leadership ordered the two to carry out an attack in the bustling central pedestrian zone of Dรผsseldorf, the prosecutor's office said.
Indonesia: 16 June 2016 – Indonesian bomb maker sentenced to five years prison time for plotting to bomb a Java Island Buddhist temple. Three other helpers receive lesser sentences. Thwarted plot was inspired by Islamic State extremists.
Belgium: 18 June 2016 – Belgian authorities arrest three men plotting a terror attack on a party gathered to watch a football match between Belgium and Ireland.
Saudi Arabia: 4 July 2016 – On the last day of Ramadan, militants attempt 3 attacks inside this country, but the first two at Jeddah and Qatif appears to be successfully thwarted with only the attackers coming to harm.
South Africa: 11 July 2016 – South African authorities arrested 4 ISIS supporters for plotting to bomb the US Embassy in Pretoria and an unidentified Jewish target. A large stockpile of grenade and other combat materials were seized.
United States: 20 July 2016 – A Tucson man is charged in federal court on terrorism charges for plotting to bomb a State Motor Vehicle office and Jewish Community Center in a plot thwarted by the FBI. He had been emailing contacts with the Taliban to show support for Jihad and to get instructions on bomb-making.
United Kingdom: August 2016 – Terrorist cell from the West Midlands called "Three Musketeers" arrested. In August 2017, Naweed Ali, 29, Khobaib Hussain, 25, Mohibur Rahman, 33, and Tahir Aziz, 38 were all convicted of planning a bomb and knife attack against a police or military target in the UK.
Singapore: 5 August 2016 – Police in Indonesia arrest six militants linked to ISIS operative in Syria who were planning a major rocket attack in neighboring Singapore.
Canada: 10 August 2016 – Getting intelligence of an impending martyrdom operation, Royal Mounted Police shot and killed a man who set off an explosive device during his arrest. He was previously known to local authorities for his allegiance and support for Islamic State and had been given a court order prohibiting all contact with them.
Italy: 13 August 2016 – The Italian government arrested and deported a Tunisian national tied to the Islamic State and suspected of planning a bombing of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Germany: 13 September 2016 – German security forces arrest three Syrian refugees in Schleswig HolsteinThis was one of two terrorist cells sent to Europe by the Islamic State in 2015. The other carried out the November 2015 Paris attacks. In March 2018, the Hanseatischer Oberlandesgericht in Hamburg sentenced them to prison.
2018
Kuwait: 9 October 2016 – US Troops save the life of their attacker, pulling him from his burning vehicle after he deliberately rammed their vehicle in a failed jihad attack.
Germany: 10 October 2016 – German police in Leipzig declare that they narrowly thwarted a major Islamic State terror attack targeting a major Berlin airport or rail-hub. They arrested a Syrian migrant who had 3 pounds of explosive in his possession.3 days later, the prime suspect committed suicide in jail.
Spain: 11 October 2016 – Spanish police have arrested two men on the suspicion of seeking recruits for the Islamic State group, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. The two men, who were arrested in separate operations in northern Spain, were both "fully integrated" into the infrastructure of the jihadist group and were "encouraging terrorist acts," the statement said.
United States: 11 October 2016 – An 18-year-old Tucson-area man accused of planning jihad-style attacks in Maricopa and Pima counties pleaded guilty to three felonies and faced up to 14 years in prison, the Arizona Attorney General's Office announced.
Australia: 12 October 2016 – Counter-terrorism police arrested two 16-year-old boys over an incident in Sydney's south-west.
Iran: 13 October 2016 – Iran's security forces thwarted terror plots in southern province of Fars.
Turkey: 19 October 2016 – Turkish police killed a suspected Islamic State militant group (ISIS) suicide bomber in Ankara, ahead of a planned attack, according to officials and state media.
Kosovo, Macedonia, and Albania: 17 November 2016 – Planned simultaneous attacks were thwarted in Albania, Kosovo, and Macedonia. 18 people were arrested.
United States: 21 November 2016 – A Brooklyn man, Mohammed Rafik Naji, 37, a legal US resident originally from Yemen, was arrested by the New York City Police Department and charged with preparing a "Nice style terror attack".
France: 23 November 2016 – Six people arrested in France for plotting a terror plot for December 1. Plot targeted Disneyland Paris, Champs-Elysรฉes, police say. They were preparing an attack in the Paris area were directed from the ISIS heartland.
Germany: 26 November 2016 – A 12-year-old German-Iraqi boy was directed by a 19-year-old ISIL supporter to build nail bombs. One bomb was planted at the local Christmas market on 26 November and another near a shopping centre on 5 December; both failed to detonate. The 19-year-old along with a 15-year-old girl to whom he was married according to Islamic law also planned an attack against USAF Ramstein Air Base. The 19-year-old was declared guilty of membership in a terrorist organisation and directing a terrorist attack and sentenced to 9 years in prison by a court in Vienna.
Netherlands: 26 November 2016 – Police arrest suspects associated with the Arrayan Mosque in northern Amsterdam plotting to blow up a nearby synagogue, according to a report by the Dutch daily, De Telegraaf.
Germany: December 2016 – A man who arrived in 2011 from Dagestan and a close acquaintance of the 2016 Berlin truck attack, Tunisian Anis Amri, planned an attack against a target in Berlin using explosives. The court found that he supported radical Islamism and was found guilty of preparing a terrorist attack.
Australia: 22 December 2016 – Police raids in Melbourne's northern suburbs foil alleged Christmas Day mass terror attack targeting Federation Square, St. Paul's Cathedral, and Flinders Street Station.
2017
Malaysia: 7 March 2017 – Malaysian authorities arrested 7 militants in a plot to assassinate King Salman and other members of the Saudi Arabian royal family. The militants were officially being held under charges of "for suspected links to militant groups including Islamic State," a known jihadist terror organization.
Italy: 30 March 2017 – Italian police arrested 4 militants plotting to blow up the historic Rialto Bridge in Venice in a plot supporting ISIS.
France: 18:March 2017 – French police arrested 2 men in the city of Marseille seizing weapons and home made explosives. The intended target was not announced, but police claimed that an attack was imminent. The accused were allegedly caught with arms and an ISIS flag, by an ISIS allegiance video intercept.
Norway: 8 April 2017 – In the aftermath of the 2017 Stockholm truck attack, a man was arrested and part of the Grรธnland district of Oslo closed off by police after a "bomb-like" device was found. The device was later demolished in a controlled explosion. The man, a 17-year-old Russian citizen, was charged on 9 April with illegal possession of an explosive device. The man arrived in Norway as an asylum seeker in 2010, and was known to the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) for having expressed support for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Germany: 10 April 2017 – A man arrested in a police raid near Leipzig was suspected of plotting an attack in Berlin.
United Kingdom: 27 April 2017 - British police arrested a 27-year-old man on a terrorism watch list in the Whitehall neighborhood of London. He was carrying 2 large knives.The man's family had tipped off the police.
United Kingdom: July 2017 – A 17-year-old boy was arrested in July 2017. He pleaded guilty to disseminating violent Islamic State propaganda prior to the trial. On his mobile phone, police found chat conversations where he discussed stabbing attacks and suicide attacks. In March 2019 he was convicted of planning a terror attack.
Australia: 29 July 2017 – Australian authorities prevented a plot to bring down an airplane over the city of Sydney. Four suspects were arrested and security warnings heightened at airports.Additional reports said that the plot was stopped at the airport luggage check-in counter when a traveler attempted to check a bag that was too heavy. One suspect was released, but three were detained and more property searches were carried out.
Germany: 31 October 2017 – German police arrested a 19-year-old Syrian whom they suspected was planning an Islamist-motivated bomb attack.
Australia: 28 November 2017 – An Islamic State sympathiser planned to buy a gun and kill as many revelers as possible on New Year's Eve in Melbourne, police alleged, after foiling the plot.
United Kingdom: 6 November 2017 – One man, Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Service for plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May. Police believed the plotter planned to detonate an IED at the prime minister's offices.
Russia: 12 December 2017 – Moscow police arrest three alleged members of an ISIS cell they said were preparing a holiday suicide bomb, gun, and grenade attack.
Russia: 15 December 2017 – The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) detained suspected members of a terrorist cell linked to Islamic State. A series of bombings was planned in St. Petersburg, with the iconic Kazan Cathedral among the targets.
United Kingdom: 19 December 2017 – Four men were arrested on suspicion of plotting an Islamist terror attack as armed police carried out a series of dramatic pre-dawn raids in Sheffield and Chesterfield.
Germany: 20 December 2017 – German police arrested a man accused of planning a vehicle-based terrorist attack in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe. The suspect had alleged connections to the Islamic State group.
United States: 22 December 2017 – A U.S. Marine Corps veteran's alleged plan for a holiday attack on Pier 39 in San Francisco was foiled. The suspect, Everitt Aaron Jameson, was inspired by the Islamic State.
2018
Italy: 26 April 2018 – Italian police thwart a car-ramming attack in Naples after a Gambian man was arrested. He reportedly pledged allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State.
Sweden: 30 April 2018 – On 30 April 2018, 46-year-old man who had arrived as a refugee from Uzbekistan was arrested when police searched and found explosives on his property. In March 2019 he was sentenced to 7 years in prison for planning a terrorist attack in Sweden in the name of the Islamic State and financing serious crime. He was also given a deportation order and a ban from returning to Sweden again. Four other men were sentenced for falsifying documents or financing serious crime and received prison sentences ranging from 1 to 6 months in prison.
Germany: 13 June 2018 – Sief Allah H. was arrested from Cologne, as he was manufacturing an explosive device which incorporated the highly toxic substance called ricin.
France: 14 June 2018 – French police thwart attack by "radicalized convert to Islam" planned against Paris club. An improvised explosive device was found at his home in Seine-et-Marne and the man admitted that he wanted to use it to target a swingers’ club.
Netherlands: 19 June 2018 – Dutch Police forces arrest three men in Rotterdam, Schinnen and Groningen suspected of planning a terrorism act.
Netherlands: June 2018 – Two Moroccan-Dutch men were arrested in Rotterdam for plotting a jihadist attack. The investigators found a video of the Erasmus Bridge in one of their cell phones. In October 2020, they were sentenced to eight years in prison by a court in Rotterdam for planning an attack in the name of the Islamic State. One of the men was also convicted for destroying property in the prison while encouraged by the jihadist Mohamed B, who killed Theo van Gogh in a terrorist attack.
France: 30 June 2018 – French government publicly accuses the "Islamic Republic of Iran" of plotting a major bomb attack targeting a large conference of an Iranian exile group that met on 30 June in Paris. France seizes assets of two diplomats, German police arrest one diplomat to extradite to Belgium to face terrorism charges there related to this incident. Iran denies all charges
Netherlands: 27 Sept 2018 – Dutch police grab seven terror suspects as they foil major attack with suicide vests, assault rifles and car bombs. Suspects were rounded up in flash raids by heavily armed police in Arnhem and Weert, following a months long investigation of their group leader was an ardent supporter of ISIS.
Denmark: 30 Oct 2018 – Denmark publicly accuses the "Islamic Republic of Iran" of preparing a political assassination on their soil. This incident triggered a major nationwide manhunt for the hit squad including closures of key international bridges to Sweden. Denmark recalls their ambassador from Iran to protest against Iranian terrorism activity on their soil.
2019
India: January 2019 – Members of an "IS-inspired" terror group were arrested by Anti-Terrorism Squad from the Indian State of Maharashtra for allegedly planning mass killing (by poisoning the prasad) at Mumbreshwar Temple, these men were inspired by speeches of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik.
Germany: 23 March 2019 – Police arrest 10 people in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, the 3 main protagonists wished 'to kill as many non-believers as possible.''
United States: April 2019 – The FBI arrested a 26-year-old former U.S. Army infantryman from Los Angeles who expressed his support for ISIS. His intentions were to attack Jews, churches and police officers to avenge the deaths of Muslims killed in New Zealand during the Christchurch mosque shootings.
United States: 8 April 2019 – Maryland man accused of plotting to run van into National Harbor crowd, 'keep driving and driving and driving' as inspired by the Islamic State terror network.
Russia: 12 April 2019 – Major gun battle erupts in the Siberian city of Tyumen when Russian security forces attempt to detain two extremists plotting an attack for the Islamic State terror network.
Sri Lanka: 21 April 2019 – 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings of several church and hotels resulting in 290+ deaths and 500+ injuries. Authorities report additional attacks were thwarted with the neutralization of additional devices near the main airport and Dr. Neville Fernando Hospital. Health Minister, Rajitha Senaratne, confirmed that all of the bombers were Sri Lankan citizens associated with National Thowheed Jama'ath (NTJ), a local militant radical Islamist group, but foreign links are suspected.
Lebanon: 4 June 2019 – Four security member of police and army of Lebanon killed by a former member of ISIS.
Main article: Gunman attack in Tripoli 2019
United States: 6 June 2019 – The FBI and NYPD arrested a 22-year-old resident of Queens after purchasing two Glock pistols from an undercover government agent. He described his desire to obtain grenades and a suicide vest to stage an attack in either Washington or New York to target a senior government official.
India: June 2019 – Five Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were arrested by the Indian Army in the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir. During interrogation, these terrorists revealed that they were planning a massive attack on Indian security forces using a sophisticated IED.
India: June 2019 – A major terror attack was averted because of a timely action taken by the Special Task Force of Kolkata Police. Promptly acting on a tip-off, the STF on Tuesday arrested four Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh militants from Howrah and Sealdah.
United Kingdom: 3 July 2019 – Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, who was released from prison in December 2018 following his involvement in the Buckingham Palace attack a year earlier, was arrested after planning a series of attacks after his release. He discussed potential targets such as a gay pride parade, Madame Tussauds and a London tour bus.
India: July 2019 – The NIA detained 16 men who were planning terror attacks, through knives, vehicles and poison. 14 of these men where deported from UAE, while two were arrested in India. These men had established a terror module based on the varied ideologies of Al Qaeda, Islamic State and Students Islamic Movement of India.
Israel: 06-August 2019 – The Israel Defense Forces, the Israel Police, and the Shin Bet arrest three members of a Hamas bomb team to thwart a major plot targeting Jerusalem.
Sweden: 14 August 2019 – A man was arrested in central รstersund after the police received an alert about a driver who "drove strange" at Stortorget. The suspect is a 32-year-old man from a small town in northern Jรคmtland. When police arrived at the scene, a car chase was starting before the suspect drove into a concrete foundation. He was suspected of carrying out a terrorist attack by his vehicle.
France: 26 September 2019 – One man was arrested after French intelligence services thwart a terror plot inspired by the 9/11 attack. The suspect was looking for a weapon to hijack a plane.
Netherlands: 26 November 2019 – Dutch Police arrest two individuals, 20 and 34, in the city of Zoetermeer after they were tipped off that the duo were planning a jihadist attack with explosive belts and car bombs. Police found a throwing ax, a dagger, a mobile phone and several SIM cards in their apartment.
United Kingdom: October 2019 – Safiyya Amira Shaikh was arrested for plotting to bomb St Paul's Cathedral in the city of London during Easter celebrations in 2020. She had also planned to bomb a nearby hotel in London and then blow herself up in a suicide attack on the London Underground.
Poland: 4 December 2019 – A Ukrainian man who recently converted to Islam was detained by authorities after planning to detonate a car bomb.
Denmark: 11 December 2019 – Twenty suspected Islamists were arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack. Some materials for bomb making were found in the raids that followed.
United Kingdom: 30 December 2019 – Four men were arrested on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism in England, whilst a fifth man was arrested for promoting terrorism. A number of addresses was raided by counterterrorism police in London, Peterborough and Manchester. The arrests were not linked to the 2019 London Bridge Stabbing which happened a few days earlier.
2020
France: 22 January 2020 – French police arrest seven for Islamist extremist-linked terror plot in the western coastal city of Brest and the surrounding Finistere region. Some of the men were on the country's “Fiche S” list of potential security risks because of their links with Islamic extremists.
Germany: 15 April 2020 – Four suspects from ISIS were arrested in Germany for allegedly planning to attack U.S. Air Force bases.
Denmark: 30 April 2020 – One man was arrested after planning a terrorist attack which is said to have “a militant Islamic motive”. The suspect, who had been working alone, allegedly tried to obtain firearms and ammunition. Copenhagen police did not provide details on the location of the attack but did say that the man was planning “one of several attacks”.
Spain: 8 May 2020 – The FBI and Spanish police arrested a Moroccan man after foiling a suspected terror plot to attack Barcelona. Police say the suspect had been radicalised and had links to ISIS for at least four years, but kept a low profile until recently.
United States: 27 May 2020 – The United States Department of Justice announced the filing of a criminal complaint against Muhammed Momtaz Al-Azhari. He was accused of trying to provide material support or resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). He was most likely planning an attack in the Tampa area including Honeymoon Island State Park. Al-Azhari attempted to purchase multiple guns over the course of the investigation and acquired a Glock pistol and a silencer.
United States: 26 September 2020 – Two men face charges over an alleged plot to create "Netflix-worthy" attacks (bombings or shootings) on high-profile targets including the White House and Trump Tower in New York City. The men also discussed plans to travel to Syria and fight for the Islamic State.
Netherlands: 8 October 2020 – Six men are jailed for up to 17 years for planning a major terrorist attack on a large event in the Netherlands and for setting up a terrorist organisation. Photos showing four of the group of suspected terrorists trying on bomb vests and waving Kalashnikov rifles while living in a house on a holiday park in Limburg were shown. Iraqi national Hardi N was jailed for 17 years. Three others – Nabil B, Morat M and Wail el A – were jailed for 13. The remaining two, Shevan A and Nadim S, were jailed for 10.
Belgium: 31 October 2020 – Two underage people were arrested for planning a suspected terror attack. The two minors had recorded a video pledging the allegiance to Islamic State and were suspected of planning a stabbing attack against police officers.
Russia: 25 November 2020 –One person was detained by security services and a home-made bomb was seized. Russia's Federal Security Service said that it had thwarted attacks planned by Islamic State in the Moscow region. A cell was also uncovered and broken up.
United States: 16 December 2020 – A Kenyan national and Al-Shabaab member who received pilot training in the Philippines planned to recreate a 9/11 style terrorist attack by hijacking a commercial aircraft and crashing it into an unnamed building. Cholo Abdi Abdullah was charged on six counts on terrorism-related offenses. He also allegedly researched how to gain access into a cockpit along with the tallest building in the United States and how to obtain an American Visa.
Russia: 26 December 2020 – The Kremlin's security service says it thwarted a plot to carry out an attack in the country's southern republic of Dagestan. The FSB found "weapons, a large amount of ammunition and an explosive device."
2021
Denmark and Germany: 12 February 2021 – 14 people were arrested by German and Danish authorities on suspicion of planning an Islamist-motivated bomb attack. The suspects acquired ingredients used to manufacture explosives along with firearms. An Islamic State flag was also found in the raids that followed. While it was unclear as to where the attack would take place, it was emphasized by authorities that the threat of Islamist terrorism remains high in Denmark and Germany.
Algeria: 3 March 2021 – An explosive device found in Algiers was deactivated after three members of a terrorist group were arrested.
Syria: 15 March 2021 – Security forces killed three people and arrested three more after foiling an attack, which involved the use of explosive belts, on Damascus.
Sweden: 1 April 2021 – Swedish security police arrested an Afghan couple in Stockholm which prevented a terrorist attack.
Russia: 22 April 2021 – The FSB detained a supporter of the Islamic state terrorist organisation who plotted to carry out an attack in Norilsk during a parade on Victory Day. Explosive substances and strike elements were found at his home.
Russia: 9 July 2021 – Security forces detained an ISIS fighter, which developed a plan to arrange a terrorist attack in Moscow oblast.
Netherlands: 23 September 2021 – Dutch police arrested a gang of nine men in Eindhoven suspected of planning a terrorist attack. The men discussed the possibility of targeting Prime Minister Mark Rutte, PVV leader Geert Wilders, FvD leader Thierry Baudet and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge
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๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ง๐ค๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ข๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ, ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃ, ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ. ๐ฝ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ’๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ง๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐ญ๐ต๐ฑ๐ณ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ช๐๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ช๐๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ๐ข๐๐ฃ. ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ฃ’๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ต, ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ. ๐๐ฃ ๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ด, ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ, ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ค๐ง “๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐จ๐,” ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ค๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ง) ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ. ๐ผ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ค๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ง๐๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฎ, ๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐ช๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ, ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐๐๐ฃ. ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ’๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ช๐จ ๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ข๐จ. ๐ฟ๐ช๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐, ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐จ. ๐๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ง, ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐.๐. ๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ช๐๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ’๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐. ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ช๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ต๐ต๐ฌ๐จ, ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ก๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฝ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ช๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฌ๐๐จ—๐ง๐ช๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ—๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐.๐. ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ง๐ฎ. ๐ฝ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐จ.
Investigators comb through the rubble following the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.
Initial Attack on U.S. Soil
On February 26, 1993, Ramzi Yousef—a young extremist who had trained in one of bin Laden’s camps—led the first major Middle Eastern terrorist attack on American soil by planting a truck bomb beneath the World Trade Center. The plan to topple both towers failed, but six people were killed and more than a thousand were injured.
Following the connections, investigators soon uncovered and foiled a second terrorist plot to bomb a series of New York landmarks.
The FBI also learned that Yousef was planning more attacks—including the simultaneous bombing of a dozen U.S. international flights—in concert with his uncle, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who later joined al Qaeda.
Ultimately, Yousef was captured and multiple terrorist operatives were arrested and imprisoned for the World Trade Center bombing, deepening bin Laden’s disdain for America.
In approximately 1996, bin Laden and his supporters returned to Afghanistan, where an alliance with the Taliban government provided a secluded safe haven for al Qaeda to train recruits and plan attacks.
East African Bombings and Indictment
One of terrorist organization’s major plots came to deadly fruition on August 7, 1998, when al Qaeda operatives bombed U.S. embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya.
The near simultaneous attacks killed more than 200 American, Kenyan, and Tanzanian citizens and wounded another 4,500 people.
These attacks were directly linked to bin Laden, who was indicted for his role in the bombings on November 4, 1998, and again in June 1999. The charges included the murder of U.S. nationals outside the United States, conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals outside the United States, and attacks on a federal facility resulting in death.
A number of top al Qaeda operatives were ultimately captured and convicted for their roles in the bombings. The attacks led to ramped up anti-terror efforts by the U.S. and the FBI, which created its first Counterterrorism Division in 1999, consolidating its many anti-terrorism efforts and capabilities.
On June 7, 1999, the FBI placed Osama bin Laden on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, citing his connection to the 1998 attacks in East Africa.
As a new century dawned, al Qaeda continued its violent attacks. Some major plots failed, including a scheme to bomb the Los Angeles airport on the eve of millennial celebrations.
On October 12, 2000, however, terrorist operatives set off a small boat filled with explosives next to the USS Cole during its fuel stop in Yemen. The attack killed 17 Navy sailors, injured nearly 40 other crew members, and severely damaged the ship
Meanwhile, bin Laden and al Qaeda were plotting to attack America in a more direct and deadly way.
On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four airliners in the eastern United States. They flew three of the planes into buildings: the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. They crashed the fourth plane in a field in rural Pennsylvania after passengers heroically rebelled. The horrific attacks killed nearly 3,000 people and injured thousands more.
The FBI and its partners quickly learned that the 9/11 attacks were carried out by bin Laden’s terrorist organization. The 19 men who hijacked and crashed the four planes were all trained by al Qaeda, and bin Laden eventually admitted to his role in orchestrating the attacks.
The ensuing 9/11 investigation was the most massive in the history of the Bureau. The attacks led to far-reaching changes in the FBI, which made prevention of terrorist strikes its overriding priority and deliberately set out to be more predictive and intelligence-driven in addressing all major national security and criminal threats.
On October 10, 2001, Osama bin Laden was added to the newly-launched Most Wanted Terrorists List. The U.S. and other nations joined military operations in Afghanistan to find him and other al Qaeda terrorists, but bin Laden managed to elude capture.
In August 2010, U.S. intelligence agencies developed information that Osama bin Laden was likely living in a compound in northern Pakistan. On May 2, 2011, under orders from President Obama, a special operations unit raided the compound and killed bin Laden.
In announcing the successful operation, President Obama said, “Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader; he was a mass murderer of Muslims. Indeed, al Qaeda has slaughtered scores of Muslims in many countries, including our own. So his demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and dignity.”
๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ค๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ‘๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ’
Bin Laden was a suspect in a number of terrorist attacks around the world in addition to the 9/11 attacks. View Wanted Poster
The mastermind of the attacks on September 11, 2001, that killed thousands of innocent men, women, and children has been killed.
President Barack Obama made the
“Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan,” the president said from the East Room of the White House. “A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties. After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body.”
Well before the events of 9/11, bin Laden had openly declared war on the U.S. and was committed to killing innocents. His al Qaeda group was responsible for the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya. The attacks killed over 200 people. Bin Laden was indicted for his role in planning the attacks and added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in 1999.
Intelligence agencies quickly learned that the 9/11 attacks were carried out by bin Laden’s terrorist organization, and in October 2001, his name was added to the U.S. Department of State’s Most Wanted Terrorists List.
“Tonight, we give thanks to the countless intelligence and counterterrorism professionals who’ve worked tirelessly to achieve this outcome,” President Obama said. “The American people do not see their work, nor know their names. But tonight, they feel the satisfaction of their work and the result of their pursuit of justice.”
Osama Bin Laden Dead
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President Obama addresses the Nation to announce that the United States has killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda.
๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ.
Remarks by the President on Osama Bin Laden
East Room
11:35 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.
It was nearly 10 years ago that a bright September day was darkened by the worst attack on the American people in our history. The images of 9/11 are seared into our national memory -- hijacked planes cutting through a cloudless September sky; the Twin Towers collapsing to the ground; black smoke billowing up from the Pentagon; the wreckage of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the actions of heroic citizens saved even more heartbreak and destruction.
And yet we know that the worst images are those that were unseen to the world. The empty seat at the dinner table. Children who were forced to grow up without their mother or their father. Parents who would never know the feeling of their child’s embrace. Nearly 3,000 citizens taken from us, leaving a gaping hole in our hearts.
On September 11, 2001, in our time of grief, the American people came together. We offered our neighbors a hand, and we offered the wounded our blood. We reaffirmed our ties to each other, and our love of community and country. On that day, no matter where we came from, what God we prayed to, or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one American family.
We were also united in our resolve to protect our nation and to bring those who committed this vicious attack to justice. We quickly learned that the 9/11 attacks were carried out by al Qaeda -- an organization headed by Osama bin Laden, which had openly declared war on the United States and was committed to killing innocents in our country and around the globe. And so we went to war against al Qaeda to protect our citizens, our friends, and our allies.
Over the last 10 years, thanks to the tireless and heroic work of our military and our counterterrorism professionals, we’ve made great strides in that effort. We’ve disrupted terrorist attacks and strengthened our homeland defense. In Afghanistan, we removed the Taliban government, which had given bin Laden and al Qaeda safe haven and support. And around the globe, we worked with our friends and allies to capture or kill scores of al Qaeda terrorists, including several who were a part of the 9/11 plot.
Yet Osama bin Laden avoided capture and escaped across the Afghan border into Pakistan. Meanwhile, al Qaeda continued to operate from along that border and operate through its affiliates across the world.
And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of our war against al Qaeda, even as we continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network.
Then, last August, after years of painstaking work by our intelligence community, I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from certain, and it took many months to run this thread to ground. I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan. And finally, last week, I determined that we had enough intelligence to take action, and authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice.
Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties. After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body.
For over two decades, bin Laden has been al Qaeda’s leader and symbol, and has continued to plot attacks against our country and our friends and allies. The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation’s effort to defeat al Qaeda.
Yet his death does not mark the end of our effort. There’s no doubt that al Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must –- and we will -- remain vigilant at home and abroad.
As we do, we must also reaffirm that the United States is not –- and never will be -– at war with Islam. I’ve made clear, just as President Bush did shortly after 9/11, that our war is not against Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader; he was a mass murderer of Muslims. Indeed, al Qaeda has slaughtered scores of Muslims in many countries, including our own. So his demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity.
Over the years, I’ve repeatedly made clear that we would take action within Pakistan if we knew where bin Laden was. That is what we’ve done. But it’s important to note that our counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan helped lead us to bin Laden and the compound where he was hiding. Indeed, bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan as well, and ordered attacks against the Pakistani people.
Tonight, I called President Zardari, and my team has also spoken with their Pakistani counterparts. They agree that this is a good and historic day for both of our nations. And going forward, it is essential that Pakistan continue to join us in the fight against al Qaeda and its affiliates.
The American people did not choose this fight. It came to our shores, and started with the senseless slaughter of our citizens. After nearly 10 years of service, struggle, and sacrifice, we know well the costs of war. These efforts weigh on me every time I, as Commander-in-Chief, have to sign a letter to a family that has lost a loved one, or look into the eyes of a service member who’s been gravely wounded.
So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when our people have been killed. We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies. We will be true to the values that make us who we are. And on nights like this one, we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to al Qaeda’s terror: Justice has been done.
Tonight, we give thanks to the countless intelligence and counterterrorism professionals who’ve worked tirelessly to achieve this outcome. The American people do not see their work, nor know their names. But tonight, they feel the satisfaction of their work and the result of their pursuit of justice.
We give thanks for the men who carried out this operation, for they exemplify the professionalism, patriotism, and unparalleled courage of those who serve our country. And they are part of a generation that has borne the heaviest share of the burden since that September day.
Finally, let me say to the families who lost loved ones on 9/11 that we have never forgotten your loss, nor wavered in our commitment to see that we do whatever it takes to prevent another attack on our shores.
And tonight, let us think back to the sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11. I know that it has, at times, frayed. Yet today’s achievement is a testament to the greatness of our country and the determination of the American people.
The cause of securing our country is not complete. But tonight, we are once again reminded that America can do whatever we set our mind to. That is the story of our history, whether it’s the pursuit of prosperity for our people, or the struggle for equality for all our citizens; our commitment to stand up for our values abroad, and our sacrifices to make the world a safer place.
Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Thank you. May God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate ReleaseMay 02, 2011
Press Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the Killing of Osama bin Laden
12:03 A.M. EDT
MR. VIETOR: Thank you, everyone, for joining us, especially so late. We wanted to get you on the line quickly with some senior administration officials to talk about the operation today regarding Osama bin Laden. And with that I’ll turn it over to our first senior administration official.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Thanks for joining us, everybody, at this late hour. It’s much appreciated. From the outset of the administration, the President has placed the highest priority in protecting the nation from the threat of terrorism. In line with this, we have pursued an intensified, targeted, and global effort to degrade and defeat al Qaeda. Included in this effort has been a relentless set of steps that we’ve taken to locate and bring Osama bin Laden to justice. Indeed, in the earliest days of the administration, the President formally instructed the intelligence community and his counterterrorism advisors to make the pursuit of Osama bin Laden, as the leader of al Qaeda, as a top priority.
In the beginning of September of last year, the CIA began to work with the President on a set of assessments that led it to believe that in fact it was possible that Osama bin Laden may be located at a compound in Pakistan. By mid-February, through a series of intensive meetings at the White House and with the President, we had determined there was a sound intelligence basis for pursuing this in an aggressive way and developing courses of action to pursue Osama bin Laden at this location.
In the middle of March, the President began a series of National Security Council meetings that he chaired to pursue again the intelligence basis and to develop courses of action to bring justice to Osama bin Laden. Indeed, by my count, the President chaired no fewer than five National Security Council meetings on the topic from the middle of March -- March 14th, March 29th, April 12th, April 19th, and April 28th. And the President gave the final order to pursue the operation that he announced to the nation tonight on the morning -- Friday morning of April 29th.
The President mentioned tonight that the pursuit of Osama bin Laden and the defeat of al Qaeda has been a bipartisan exercise in this nation since September 11, 2001, and indeed, this evening before he spoke to the nation, President Obama did speak to President Bush 43 and President Clinton this evening to review with them the events of today and to preview his statement to the nation tonight.
And with that, I’ll turn it over to my colleague to go through some of the details. Thank you.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: As you heard, the President ordered a raid earlier today against an al Qaeda compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Based on intelligence collection analysis, a small U.S. team found Osama bin Laden living in a large home on a secured compound in an affluent suburb of Islamabad. The raid occurred in the early morning hours in Pakistan and accomplished its objective. Osama bin Laden is now no longer a threat to America.
This remarkable achievement could not have happened without persistent effort and careful planning over many years. Our national security professionals did a superb job. They deserve tremendous credit for serving justice to Osama bin Laden.
Bin Laden was a sworn enemy of the United States and a danger to all humanity; a man who called for the murder of any American anywhere on name or how we identified him, but about two years ago, after months of persistent effort, we identified areas in Pakistan where the courier and his brother operated. Still we were unable to pinpoint exactly where they lived, due to extensive operational security on their part. The fact that they were being so careful reinforced our belief that we were on the right track.
Then in August 2010, we found their residence, a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, a town about 35 miles north of Islamabad. The area is relatively affluent, with lots of retired military. It’s also insolated from the natural disasters and terrorist attacks that have afflicted other parts of Pakistan. When we saw the compound where the brothers lived, we w shocked by what we saw -- an extraordinarily unique compound. The compound sits on a large plot of land in an area that was relatively secluded when it was built. It is roughly eight times larger than the other homes in the area.
When the compound was built in 2005, it was on the outskirts of the town center, at the end of a narrow dirt road. In the last six years, some residential homes have been built nearby. The physical security measures of the compound are extraordinary. It has 12- to 18-foot walls topped with barbed wire. Internal wall sections -- internal walls sectioned off different portions of the compound to provide extra privacy. Access to the compound is restricted by two security gates, and the residents of the compound burn their trash, unlike their neighbors, who put the trash out for collection.
The main structure, a three-story building,has few windows facing the outside of the compound. A terrace on the third floor has a seven-foot wall privacy -- has a seven-foot privacy wall.
It’s also noteworthy that the property is valued at approximately $1 million but has no telephone or Internet service connected to it. The brothers had no explainable source of wealth.
Intelligence analysts concluded that this compound was custom built to hide someone of significance. We soon learned that more people were living at the compound than the two brothers and their families. A third family lived there -- one whose size and whose makeup matched the bin Laden family members that we believed most likely to be with Osama bin Laden. Our best assessment, based on a large body of reporting from multiple sources, was that bin Laden was living there with several family members, including his youngest wife.
Everything we saw -- the extremely elaborate operational security, the brothers’ background and their behavior, and the location and the design of the compound itself was perfectly consistent with what our experts expected bin Laden’s hideout to look like. Keep in mind that two of bin Laden’s gatekeepers, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Abu Faraj al-Libbi, were arrested in the settled areas of Pakistan.
Our analysts looked at this from every angle, considering carefully who other than bin Laden could be at the compound. We conducted red team exercises and other forms of alternative analysis to check our work. No other candidate fit the bill as well as bin Laden did.
So the final conclusion, from an intelligence standpoint, was twofold. We had high confidence that a high-value target was being harbored by the brothers on the compound, and we assessed that there was a strong probability that that person was Osama bin Laden.
Now let me turn it over to my colleague.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Thank you. Earlier this afternoon, a small U.S. team conducted a helicopter raid on the compound. Considerable planning helped prepare our operators for this very complex mission. Senior officials have been involved in the decision-making and planning for this operation for months, and briefed the President regularly. My colleague has already mentioned the unusual characteristics of this compound. Each of these, including the high walls, security features, suburban location, and proximity to Islamabad made this an especially dangerous operation.The men who executed this mission accepted this risk, practiced to minimize those risks, and understood the importance of the target to the national security of the United States.
I know you understand that I can’t and won’t get into many details of this mission, but I’ll share what I can. This operation was a surgical raid by a small team designed to minimize collateral damage and to pose as little risk as possible to non-combatants on the compound or to Pakistani civilians in the neighborhood.
Our team was on the compound for under 40 minutes and did not encounter any local authorities while performing the raid. In addition to Osama bin Laden, three adult males were killed in the raid. We believe two were the couriers and the third was bin Laden’s adult son.
There were several women and children at the compound. One woman was killed when she was used as a shield by a male combatant. Two other women were injured.
During the raid, we lost one helicopter due to mechanical failure. The aircraft was destroyed by the crew and the assault force and crew members boarded the remaining aircraft to exit the compound. All non-combatants were moved safely away from the compound before the detonation.
That’s all I have at this time. I’ll turn it back to my colleague.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: We shared our intelligence on this bin Laden compound with no other country, including Pakistan. That was for one reason and one reason alone: We believed it was essential to the security of the operation and our personnel. In fact, only a very small group of people inside our own government knew of this operation in advance.
Shortly after the raid, U.S. officials contacted senior Pakistani leaders to brief them on the intent and the results of the raid. We have also contacted a number of our close allies and partners throughout the world.
Sine 9/11, the United States has made it clear to Pakistan that we would pursue bin Laden wherever he might be. Pakistan has long understood that we are at war with al Qaeda. The United States had a legal and moral obligation to act on the information it had.
And let me emphasize that great care was taken to ensure operational success, minimize the possibility of non-combatant casualties, and to adhere to American and international law in carrying out the mission.
I should note that in the wake of this operation, there may be a heightened threat to the homeland and to U.S. citizens and facilities abroad. Al Qaeda operatives and sympathizers may try to respond violently to avenge bin Laden’s death, and other terrorist leaders may try to accelerate their efforts to strike the United States. But the United States is taking every possible precaution to protect Americans here at home and overseas. The State Department has sent guidance to embassies worldwide and a travel advisory has been issued for Pakistan.
And without a doubt, the United States will continue to face terrorist threats. The United States will continue to fight those threats. We have always understood that this fight would be a marathon and not a sprint.
There’s also no doubt that the death of Osama bin Laden marks the single greatest victory in the U.S.-led campaign to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda. It is a major and essential step in bringing about al Qaeda’s eventual destruction.
Bin Laden was al Qaeda’s only (inaudible) commander in its 22-year history, and was largely responsible for the organization’s mystique, its attraction among violent jihadists, and its focus on America as a terrorist target. As the only al Qaeda leader whose authority was universally respected, he also maintained his cohesion, and his likely successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is far less charismatic and not as well respected within the organization, according to comments from several captured al Qaeda leaders. He probably will have difficulty maintaining the loyalty of bin Laden’s largely Gulf Arab followers.
Although al Qaeda may not fragment immediately, the loss of bin Laden puts the group on a path of decline that will be difficult to reverse.
And finally, it’s important to note that it is most fitting that bin Laden’s death comes at a time of great movement towards freedom and democracy that is sweeping the Arab world. He stood in direct opposition to what the greatest men and women throughout the Middle East and North Africa are risking their lives for: individual rights and human dignity.
MR. VIETOR: With that we’re ready to take a couple questions.
Q One question. You said “a small U.S. team.” Were these military personnel, can you say, or non-military?
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Can’t go into further details at this time; just a small U.S. team.
Q Good morning. Can you tell us specifically what contact there was with bin Laden at the compound? You referred to someone using a woman as a shield that was not bin Laden. But how was he killed? Where? What occurred at the compound?
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: As the President said this evening, bin Laden was killed in a firefight as our operators came onto the compound.
Q Thank you. Just to go back to what you were talking about with the attacks in response to this operation, are you hearing any specific threats against specific targets?
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: No. But any type of event like this, it is very prudent for us to take measures so that we can ensure that the security measures that we need to institute here and throughout the world are in place. This is just something that we normally would do. We don’t have any specific threats at this time related to this. But we are ensuring that every possible precaution is taken in advance.
Q Yes, hey, how are you doing? My question would be, what was the type of the helicopter that failed? And what was the nature of that mechanical failure?
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Can’t go into details at this time.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: We didn’t say it was mechanical.
Q Was bin Laden involved in firing himself or defending himself? And then any chronology of the raid itself?
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: He did resist the assault force. And he was killed in a firefight.
Q Thank you. Thank you for taking this call. Can you give me a comment on the very fact that Osama bin Laden was just in Islamabad -- and has long been (inaudible) Afghanistan (inaudible) also from India, that Osama bin Laden is hiding somewhere near Islamabad? What does it signify, that? Does it signify any cooperation or any kind of link that he had with establishments in Pakistan?
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: As the President said, Pakistani cooperation had assisted in this lead, as we pursued it. So we’re continuing to work this issue right now. We are very concerned about -- that he was inside of Pakistan, but this is something that we’re going to continue to work with the Pakistani government on.
Q But the very fact you didn’t inform the Pakistani authorities -- did you have any suspicion that if you informed them, the information might lead somewhere?
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: An operation like this that is conducted has the utmost operational security attached to it. I said that we had shared this information with no other country, and that a very, very small group of individuals within the United States government was aware of this. That is for operational security purposes.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: I would also just add to that that President Obama, over a period of several years now, has repeatedly made it clear that if we had actionable intelligence about Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts, we would act. So President Obama has been very clear in delivering that message publicly over a period of years. And that’s what led President Obama to order this operation. When he determined that the intelligence was actionable and the intelligence case was sufficient, he gave us high confidence that bin Laden indeed was at the compound.
Q Thank you. What is going to happen next? And what is the U.S. going to do with bin Laden’s body?
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: We are ensuring that it is handled in accordance with Islamic practice and tradition. This is something that we take very seriously. And so therefore this is being handled in an appropriate manner.
MR. VIETOR: Great, thanks. Just to remind everyone, this call is on background, as senior administration officials. We have time for one more question, and we’re going to go to bed.
Q Do you have a sense of the vintage of the compound and how long bin Laden had been there?
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: The compound has been in existence for roughly five years, but we don’t know how long bin Laden lived there. We assess that the compound was built for the purpose of harboring him. But again, don’t know how long he’s been there.
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