MAY 22, 2014CHINA: More than 30 killed, 90 wounded, in car bomb and explosives attacks in Urumqi; no immediate claim of responsibility but Muslim Uighur separatists widely suspected
MAY 7, 2014NIGERIA: Boko Haram attack kills at least 150 villagers in Gamboru Ngala; village was used as staging area in effort to locate schoolgirls kidnapped on 14 April
APRIL 14, 2014NIGERIA: More than 250 schoolgirls kidnapped in Boko Haram attack in Chibok; group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, claims responsibility
MARCH 26, 2014US: Sulayman Bu Ghayth, al-Qa‘ida spokesman and close associate of Usama Bin Ladin, convicted in New York on terrorism and conspiracy charges
DECEMBER 30, 2013RUSSIA: At least 34 killed in three attacks over past four days in Volgograd; Ansar al-Sunna claims responsibility in January on website linked to Imirat Kavkaz
DECEMBER 5, 2013YEMEN: AQAP kills 52, wounds 167, in car bomb and shooting attack on military hospital in Sanaa
SEPTEMBER 21, 2013KENYA: Gunmen kill more than 70, wound 200 in attack on Westgate mall in Nairobi; al-Shabaab claims responsibility
AUGUST 23, 2013US: Nidal Malik Hasan convicted on 13 counts of premeditated murder in attack at Ft. Hood, Texas, on 5 November 2009
APRIL 15 2013US: Three killed, 264 wounded when bombs explode at Boston Marathon; Djokhar Tsarnaev arrested, Tamerlan Tsarnaev killed in manhuntAPRIL 14, 2013BAHRAIN: Several devices explode in and around Manama; members of 14 February Youth Coalition claim responsibility on social media sites
APRIL 3, 2013AFGHANISTAN: Thirty-four civilians, 10 security personnel killed as Taliban forces storm courthouse in Farah
FEBRUARY 16, 2013PAKISTAN: Bomb kills 84, wounds 190 in Hazara, near Quetta; Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claims responsibility
FEBRUARY 1, 2013TURKEY: Suicide bomber attacks US Embassy in Ankara, killing himself and a guard; DHKP/C claims responsibility
JANUARY 16, 2013ALGERIA: Attack on gas facility near In-Amenas kills 39, including three Americans; Those Who Sign With Blood Battalion led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar claims responsibility
JANUARY 10, 2013PAKISTAN: Bombings in Quetta and Mingaora kill 115; Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and United Baluch Army claim responsibility
OCTOBER 26, 2012AFGHANISTAN: Suicide bombing at mosque in Maymana kills 41, wounds 56; no claim of responsibility
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012LIBYA: US diplomatic facilities in Benghazi attacked; Amb. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans killed
JULY 18, 2012BULGARIA: Suicide bomber attacks bus in Burgas, killing six Israelis, one Bulgarian, himself, and wounding more than 30 others; no claim of responsibility but Israeli prime minister blames Iran and Hizballah
JUNE 21, 2012KABUL: Suicide bombers attack Spozhmai Hotel in Kabul, killing 20; Taliban claim responsibility
JUNE 4, 2012Pakistan: Abu Yahya al-Libi, seen as al-Qa‘ida second-in-command and “general manager,” killed; White House sees “major blow” to group’s capabilities
MAY 21, 2012YEMEN: Suicide bomber kills more than 90, wounds some 200 more in attack in Sanaa; Ansar al-Sharia, affiliated with AQAP, claims responsibility
MAY 6, 2012YEMEN: Fahd al-Quso, wanted in connection with 12 October 2000 attack on the USS Cole, killed in explosion in Shabwah Governorate
MAY 2, 2012AFGHANISTAN: Seven killed in separate attacks in Kabul two hours after US President departs; Taliban claim responsibility
APRIL 16, 2012AFGHANISTAN: Near-simultaneous attacks against Western facilities and government buildings in Kabul end after 18 hours of fighting; Taliban claim responsibility
JANUARY 20, 2012NIGERIA: Coordinated attacks in Kano kill more than 185; Boko Haram claims responsibility
DECEMBER 6, 2011AFGHANISTAN: Attacks on Shia mosques in Kabul and Mazar-e Sharif kill more than 60; Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al-Alami claims responsibility
NOVEMBER 5, 2011NIGERIA: Coordinated attacks in Damaturu and other locations over 4 and 5 November kill more than 150; Boko Haram claims responsibility
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011YEMEN: Anwar al-Aulaqi, radical ideologue and attack planner for al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula, killed in explosion near Khashef
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011AFGHANISTAN: US Embassy and NATO headquarters in Kabul hit in simultaneous attacks with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire; Taliban claim responsibility
AUGUST 26, 2011NIGERIA: Vehicle bombing of UN headquarters in Abuja kills 23, wounds more than 80; Boko Haram claims responsibility
AUGUST 22, 2011PAKISTAN: Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, al-Qa‘ida second-in-command, killed in explosion in North Waziristan Agency
AUGUST 19, 2011PAKISTAN: Bomb attack during Ramadan against mosque in Ghundi kills 40, wounds 85; no claim of responsibility
AUGUST 18, 2011ISRAEL: Terrorists crossing from Egypt kill six, wound 25 in three attacks near Eilat
AUGUST 13, 2011PAKISTAN: Warren Weinstein, contractor for an American firm, kidnapped in Lahore; Ayman al-Zawahiri claims responsibility on behalf of al-Qa’ida
AUGUST 11, 2011INDONESIA: Umar Patek, responsible for the October 2002 bombing in Bali that killed more than 200, extradited from Pakistan
JULY 27, 2011AFGHANISTAN: Attacker kills Kandahar mayor with bomb concealed in turban; Taliban claim responsibility
JULY 22, 2011NORWAY: Lone attacker bombs government buildings in Oslo, then goes on shooting rampage in Utoya; more than 70 killed, dozens wounded
JULY 13, 2011INDIA: Three blasts in crowded areas kill 18 and wound more than 130 in Mumbai; attack is said to commemorate birthday of sole surviving gunman of November 2008 Mumbai siege
JULY 12, 2011AFGHANISTAN: Ahmed Wali Karzai, half-brother of Afghan president, killed in Kandahar by bodyguard; Taliban claim responsibility
JUNE 28, 2011AFGHANISTAN: Gunmen attack Hilltop Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul, killing 11 and wounding more than a dozen before all eight attackers detonate themselves; Taliban claim responsibility
JUNE 25, 2011PAKISTAN: Husband and wife suicide bombers attack police station in Kolachi, killing 10; TTP claims responsibility
JUNE 16, 2011WORLDWIDE: Al-Qa’ida names Ayman al-Zawahiri as new head of the group following death of Usama Bin Ladin
JUNE 16, 2011NIGERIA: Attack on national police headquarters kills six. Boko Haram claims responsibility; attack is believed to be first suicide bombing in the country
JUNE 7, 2011SOMALIA: Harun Fazul, wanted in connection with the August 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killed by Somali forces; US Secretary of State sees “significant blow to al-Qa’ida, its extremist allies, and its operations in East Africa”
MAY 20, 2011PAKISTAN: Suicide bomber on motorbike attacks US Consulate vehicle in Peshawar, killing one Pakistani and wounding 10 others; TTP claims responsibility
MAY 13, 2011PAKISTAN: Two suicide bombers kill 80 paramilitary trainees in Shabqadar; TTP claims responsibility
MAY 2, 2011PAKISTAN: Usama Bin Ladin, leader of al-Qa‘ida and responsible for the 11 September 2011 attacks in the United States that killed nearly 3,000 people is killed by US forces in Abbotabad, Pakistan
APRIL 28, 2011MOROCCO: Bomb kills 15 in Marrakech café frequented by Westerners in first major attack in country since May 2003; government blames AQIM but group denies responsibility
APRIL 15, 2011INDONESIA: Twenty-eight wounded in Jakarta in country’s first suicide bombing inside a mosque; no claim of responsibility
APRIL 3, 2011PAKISTAN: Suicide bombers attack Sufi shrine in Dera Ghazi Khan, killing 50 and wounding more than 100; TTP claims responsibility
MARCH 29, 2011PAKISTAN: Authorities announce arrest of Umar Patek, wanted in connection with the October 2002 bombing in Bali, Indonesia, that killed more than 200
MARCH 23, 2011ISRAEL: Bomb near Jerusalem’s central bus station kills one, wounds 40; no immediate claim of responsibility
MARCH 19, 2011ISRAEL: HAMAS fires 50 mortars from Gaza Strip, injuring several in first such attack in two years; group’s militant wing, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, claims responsibility
MARCH 12, 2011ISRAEL: Family of five settlers in West Bank stabbed to death while in bed; no claim of responsibility
FEBRUARY 14, 2011BAHRAIN: Political unrest spawns creation of 14 February Youth Coalition, later suspected of involvement in firebomb and other attacks against Western interests
FEBRUARY 10, 2011PAKISTAN: Teenage suicide bomber kills 27 soldiers in attack on military training center in Mardan; local member of TTP claims responsibility
FEBRUARY 1, 2011US: Colleen LaRose, also known as “Jihad Jane,” pleads guilty to four terrorism-related charges
JANUARY 25, 2011US: Ahmed Ghailani sentenced in civilian court in New York to life in prison for role in 7 August 1998 bombing of US Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
JANUARY 24, 2011RUSSIA: Suicide bombing kills 36, wounds 180, at Domodedovo airport in Moscow; Doku Umarov of Imirat Kavkaz claims responsibility on 7 February
JANUARY 18, 2011IRAQ: Suicide bomber kills 50, wounds 150, in attack on police applicants in Tikrit; no claim of responsibility but al-Qa‘ida in Iraq strongly suspected
JANUARY 1, 2011EGYPT: Attack on Coptic church in Alexandria kills 23, wounds almost 100; Army of Islam blamed but group denies responsibility
NOVEMBER 3, 2010SUDAN: Assailants kill 37 paramilitaries and wound 30 others in Nyala, Southern Darfur State; Justice and Equality Movement claims role in fighting but denies initiating the firefight
OCTOBER 31, 2010IRAQ: Armed attackers storm Catholic church in Baghdad, killing 51 and wounding 60; Islamic State of Iraq claims responsibility
OCTOBER 5, 2010US: Faisal Shahzad convicted, sentenced to life imprisonment, for role in failed vehicle bombing in Times Square, New York City
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010COLUMBIA: FARC military commander Victor Julio Suarez Rojas, better known as Mono Jojoy, killed in Colombian military operation in Meta Department
SEPTEMBER 9, 2010RUSSIA: At least 15 killed, 130 wounded as suicide bomber attacks market in Vladikavkaz
SEPTEMBER 1, 2010ISRAEL: Second shooting attack in two days leaves two wounded; spokesman for HAMAS’s military wing, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, again claims responsibility
AUGUST 31, 2010ISRAEL: Four settlers killed by gunfire in Qiryat Arba`; spokesman for HAMAS’s military wing, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, claims responsibility
AUGUST 24, 2010SOMALIA: Two suicide bombers kill 33, including four members of parliament, in attack on Muna Hotel in Mogadishu; al-Shabaab claims responsibility
AUGUST 18, 2010PAKISTAN: Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan announces death of leader Tahir Yuldashev, reported killed on 27 August 2009; IMU says Yuldashev replaced by Usman Adil
AUGUST 17, 2010IRAQ: Suicide bomber in Baghdad kills 57 civilians and wounds 118 others in addition to killing and wounding many military recruits; Islamic State of Iraq claims responsibility
AUGUST 7, 2010IRAQ: Two vehicle bombs and two other devices kill 43, wound 185 in Al Basrah; no claim of responsibility
AUGUST 5, 2010AFGHANISTAN: Ten medical aid workers murdered in Badakhshan Province; Taliban claim responsibilty, US Secretary of State condemns “despicable act of wanton violence”
JULY 28, 2010STRAIT OF HORMUZ: Blast near Japanese oil tanker M. Star in waters between Oman and Iran damages ship, wounds one crew member; `Abdallah Azzam Brigades claims responsibility
JULY 15, 2010PAKISTAN: Suicide bomber kills five, wounds 60 in attack on military convoy; Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility
JULY 11, 2010UGANDA: Twin blasts kill 74, wound more than 70 in Kampala during telecast of World Cup; al-Shabaab claims responsibility
JULY 9, 2010PAKISTAN: Two suicide bombers attack government building in Yakaghund, killing 62 and wounding more than 110; no immediate claim of responsibility
JULY 4, 2010LEBANON: Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, spiritual leader of Hizballah, dies in Beirut
JULY 1, 2010SYRIA: Muhammad Oudeh, better known as Abu Daoud, mastermind of the attack on Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, dies in Damascus
MAY 12, 2010IRAN: Sixteen soldiers killed, six injured in separate attacks near Marivan and Zir Ab; Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) claims responsibility
MAY 3, 2010US: Faisal Shahzad arrested for role in 1 May attempted vehicle bombing in Times Square, New York City
MAY 1, 2010US: Vehicle bomb fails to detonate in Times Square, New York City, as alert street vendor notifies police of smoking vehicle; Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility for the attempted attack
APRIL 23, 2010US: Zarein Ahmedzay pleads guilty to conspiracy charges associated with Najibullah Zazi’s plan to attack New York City subway system
APRIL 23, 2010IRAQ: Multiple blasts targeting Shia mosques in Baghdad kill 69, wound more than 100; Iraqi officials blame al-Qa’ida
APRIL 18, 2010IRAQ: Abu Ayyub al-Masri and ‘Umar al-Baghdadi, leaders of al-Qa‘ida in Iraq, killed in Coalition raid in Baghdad
APRIL 16, 2010PAKISTAN: Twelve killed, 40 wounded as suicide bomber fires on people in Quetta hospital before detonating device; Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claims responsibility
MARCH 29, 2010RUSSIA: Almost 40 killed, 60 wounded as female suicide bombers attack two Metro stations in Moscow; on 31 March, Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov claims responsibility for the attacks
MARCH 12, 2010PAKISTAN: Two suicide bombings targeting army convoy kill more than 40, wound 100, in Lahore; no immediate claim of responsibility
MARCH 8, 2010PAKISTAN: Car bomb kills 13, wounds 90 in attack on security forces building in Lahore; TTP claims responsibility
FEBRUARY 26, 2010AFGHANISTAN: Taliban attack Kabul guesthouses frequented by foreigners; 17 killed, 30 wounded in bombings and subsequent gunfire
FEBRUARY 11, 2010DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Fifteen civilians kidnapped, seven later killed in Bisembe; Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda believed responsible
FEBRUARY 22, 2010Najibullah Zazi pleads guilty to charges of conspiring to bomb New York City subway systemJANUARY 30, 2010AFGHANISTAN: Female suicide bomber kills 14 civilians and 3 soldiers in Khar; no claim of responsibility
JANUARY 11, 2010INDIA: Two killed as attackers fire on local traders; no claim of responsibility but Communist Party of India-Maoist widely suspected
DECEMBER 25, 2009US: Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempts to detonate plastic explosives aboard Northwest Airlines flight 253 en route to Detroit; al-Qa‘ida in the Arabian Peninsula claims responsibility for the failed attack
DECEMBER 15, 2009IRAQ: Series of vehicle bombs in Baghdad and Mosul kills eight; al-Qa’ida in Iraq blamed
DECEMBER 8, 2009IRAQ: Near-simultaneous vehicle bombs at government buildings kill 127; authorities blame al-Qa’ida militants
DECEMBER 7, 2009PAKISTAN: Blasts in Lahore and Peshawar kill 58, wound more than 150; no credible claim of responsibility
DECEMBER 3, 2009SOMALIA: Man dressed in burqa detonates bomb at graduation ceremony for doctors in Mogadishu, killing three government ministers and 16 others; al-Shabaab claims responsibility
NOVEMBER 27, 2009RUSSIA: Derailment of Moscow-Saint Petersburg train kills 26, wounds 100. Investigators find elements of an explosive device; no claim of responsibility
NOVEMBER 10, 2009INDIA: Eight civilians killed in attack in North Tripura; National Liberation Front of Tripura claims responsibility
NOVEMBER 5, 2009US: Nidal Malik Hasan kills 13, wounds 29 at Fort Hood, Texas; convicted on 23 counts of murder on 23 August 2013
OCTOBER 25, 2009IRAQ: Two car bomb attacks in Baghdad kill more than 130, wound 520; Iraqi president blames al-Qa‘ida and followers of Saddam Husayn
OCTOBER 15, 2009PAKISTAN: Coordinated attacks in Lahore and Kohat kill nearly 40; TTP claims responsibility for Lahore attack
OCTOBER 10, 2009PAKISTAN: Nine soldiers killed in attack on Army General Headquarters in Rawalpindi; TTP claims responsibility
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Three Italian aid workers killed, one wounded, three kidnapped in attack near Mboki; no claim of responsibility but Lord’s Resistance Army believed responsible
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009AFGHANISTAN: Suicide bomber kills two civilians, wounds five others and three soldiers; Taliban claim responsibility
SEPTEMBER 12, 2009AFGHANISTAN: Attack on convoy in Farah kills 11, wounds 12; Taliban claim responsibility; separate attack in Emam Saheb kills 7 police officers; no claim of responsibility
SEPTEMBER 3, 2009CHAD: Five Darfur aid workers kidnapped on or about this date; no claim of responsibility but Justice and Equality Movement believed responsible
AUGUST 26, 2009PAKISTAN: Attackers kill 29 civilians in Manglaur; no claim of responsibility
AUGUST 25, 2009AFGHANISTAN: At least 40 killed, 60 wounded in car bomb attack in Kandahar; no claim of responsibility but Taliban strongly suspected
AUGUST 23, 2009Baitullah Mehsud, leader of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, killed; Mehsud was responsible for many high-profile attacks including assassination of Benazir Bhutto in 2007AUGUST 13, 2009IRAQ: Twenty-one killed as two suicide bombers attack café in Kala; no claim of responsibility
AUGUST 11, 2009IRAQ: Eight killed, 30 wounded as vehicle bombs and IEDs explode in separate attacks in Baghdad; no claim of responsibility but Islamic State of Iraq suspected
AUGUST 6, 2009DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Some 100 civilians kidnapped and killed in Niangara; Lord’s Resistance Army widely believed responsible
AUGUST 5, 2009PAKISTAN: TTP leader Baitullah Mehsud killed in missile strike; Mehsud responsible for many high-profile attacks including assassination of Benazir Bhutto in 2007
JULY 29, 2009SPAIN: More than 60 people wounded in car bomb attack in Burgos; ETA claims responsibility
JULY 20, 2009AFGHANISTAN: Twelve civilians killed when vehicle strikes a roadside bomb in Syah Koshah; no claim of responsibility
JULY 17, 2009INDONESIA: Near-simultaneous bombings of JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta kill nine and wound more than 50; Noordin Mat Top and Jemaah Islamiya strongly suspected
JUNE 24, 2009IRAQ: More than 70 people killed, 100 wounded in bombing of market in Baghdad’s Sadr City; no claim of responsibility”
JUNE 23, 2009MAURITANIA: American Christopher Leggett killed in Nouakchott; AQIM claim of responsibility cites “Christianizing activities”
JUNE 10, 2009IRAQ: Car bomb kills 24 in vegetable market; no claim of responsibility but Islamic State of Iraq suspected
JUNE 9, 2009PAKISTAN: Truck bomb attack on Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar kills 18, wounds at least 50; little-known group Abdullah Azzam Shaheed Brigade claims responsibility
JUNE 1, 2009US: Attack on soldiers in Little Rock, Arkansas, kills one, wounds one; Abdulhakim Muhammad, also known as Carlos Leon Bledsoe, found guilty, sentenced to life in prison
MAY 28, 2009PAKISTAN: Second day of attacks, this time in Peshawar, kills 13, including several policemen; no claim of responsibility
MAY 27, 2009PAKISTAN: Attack on security facilities in Lahore using car bomb, grenades, and firearms kills at least 30, wounds more than 250; TTP claims responsibility
MAY 5, 2009AFGHANISTAN: Separate attacks in Bala Buluk, Hukumati, and Muta Khan kill 12 policemen and civilians; Taliban claim responsibility or are widely believed to have committed the attacks
APRIL 29, 2009IRAQ: Two car bomb attacks in Baghdad kill 50 civilians, wound 75 more; no claim of responsibility but Islamic State of Iraq widely believed responsible
APRIL 9, 2009WEST BANK: Twelve civilians wounded in attack on Palestinian community in Bayt Safafa; no claim of responsibility but Israeli settlers believed responsible
MARCH 30, 2009PAKISTAN: Eight security personnel killed in attack on police academy near Lahore; second major attack on security forces within month
MARCH 27, 2009PAKISTAN: At least 50 worshipers killed and 100 wounded as suicide bomber strikes mosque in Jamrud, near Afghan border; no claim of responsibility but Taliban suspected
MARCH 25, 2009AFGHANISTAN: Bomb kills 10 civilians, wounds several others in Sabari; no claim of responsibility
MARCH 3, 2009PAKISTAN: Six security personnel killed in attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore; no claim of responsibility
FEBRUARY 24, 2009SUDAN: Sixteen military, 21 civilians killed in attack in Malakal; no claim of responsibility but Sudan People’s Liberation Army widely suspected
FEBRUARY 24, 2009SOMALIA: Seventeen civilians killed, up to 90 more injured in fighting after attacks in Tarabunka and other locations; Islamic Party claims responsibility
FEBRUARY 9, 2009SRI LANKA: LTTE female suicide bomber kills 28, wounds 90 in Vishvamadu
FEBRUARY 4, 2009COLOMBIA: Seventeen civilians stabbed to death near Barbacoas; FARC claims responsibility
FEBRUARY 2, 2009AFGHANISTAN: Suicide bomber kills 25 police officers, wounds many more in Tarin Kot; Taliban claim responsibility
FEBRUARY 1, 2009IRAQ: Female suicide bomber kills 46 Shia pilgrims in Baghdad
JANUARY 26, 2009DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Assailants kill 36 civilians in several villages; Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda widely believed responsible
JANUARY 10, 2009DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Six civilians, several military personnel killed in Sambia; Lord’s Resistance Army believed responsible
JANUARY 4, 2009DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Fifteen people killed, many kidnapped in separate incidents; Lord’s Resistance Army believed responsible
JANUARY 1, 2009INDIA: Serial explosions in Guwahati kill five and wound 67; United Liberation Front of Assam believed responsibled
DECEMBER 10, 2008PAKISTAN: Suicide bomber kills 85, wounds 200 in attack in Kurram; Taliban widely believed responsible
NOVEMBER 26, 2008Terrorists attack several sites in Mumbai, India; sieges end three days later with more than 170 dead and 300 wounded; surviving attacker says Lashkar-e-Tayyiba responsibleSEPTEMBER 20, 2008PAKISTAN: Truck bomb attack against Marriott Hotel in Islamabad kills more than 60, wounds 200; al-Qa’ida strongly suspected
AUGUST 21, 2008PAKISTAN: Two suicide bombers attack country’s main arms factory in town of Wah, killing 60; Taliban elements claim responsibility
AUGUST 19, 2008ALGERIA: Two synchronized car bombs kill 11 in Bouira; as in 19 August attacks, no claim of responsibility but al-Qa‘ida in Lands of Islamic Maghreb strongly suspected
AUGUST 19, 2008ALGERIA: Suicide car bomber kills 43 in attack on police academy in Les Issers; no claim of responsibility but al-Qa‘ida in Lands of Islamic Maghreb strongly suspected
AUGUST 9, 2008ALGERIA: Suicide bombing kills eight, wounds 17 others in Zemmouri; AQIM claims responsibility
AUGUST 8, 2008IRAQ: Car bomb kills 28, wounds 71 at produce market in Tall `Afar; no claim of responsibility but authorities blame Islamic State of Iraq
JULY 27, 2008TURKEY: Bombs kill 17 and wound more than 150 in Istanbul; Kongra-Gel denies involvement
JULY 28, 2008IRAQ: Female suicide bombers attack Shia pilgirms in Baghdad and Kurdish demonstrators in Kirkuk; more than 50 killed in bombings and clashes prompted by the attacks
JULY 26, 2008INDIA: Twenty-one bomb blasts within 70 minutes kill 56, wound 200 in Ahmedabad; Indian Mujahidin claims responsibility
JULY 25, 2008INDIA: Seven explosions kill two in Bangalore
JULY 2, 2008COLOMBIA: French politician Ingrid Betancourt and three US military contractors—Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes, and Keith Stansell—held since 23 February 2002, freed from FARC captivity
MAY 15, 2008AFGHANISTAN: Car bomb detonates at police checkpoint in Dilaram, killing 19 and wounding 30; Taliban claim responsibility
MAY 13, 2008INDIA: Seven near-simultaneous blasts in Jaipur kill more than 60; Indian Mujahidin claims responsibility
MAY 2, 2008YEMEN: Car bomb attack at mosque in Sa`dah kills 18, wounds 45; Huthi rebels reject government’s charge of responsibility
MARCH 25, 2008SRI LANKA: Parcel bomb explodes on commuter bus in Piliyandala, killing 26 and wounding 64; LTTE blamed
MARCH 6, 2008ISRAEL: Eight students killed in attack on yeshiva in Jerusalem; HAMAS claims responsibility
FEBRUARY 17, 2008AFGHANISTAN: More than 100 killed, many more wounded in suicide bombing in Kandahar; Taliban believed responsible
FEBRUARY 12, 2008SYRIA: Imad Mughniyah, believed responsible for 18 April 1983 bombing of US Embassy in Beirut, killed by car bomb in Damascus
FEBRUARY 8, 2008INDIA: Seven civilians killed in courtroom shooting in Tuensang; National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) claims responsibility
JANUARY 29, 2008PAKISTAN: Abu Layth al-Libi, al-Qa‘ida senior military commander and spokesperson, killed
JANUARY 28, 2008BURUNDI: Assailants kill three soldiers, then booby-trap bodies to target responders, in Kayanza; Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People (Palipehutu-FNL) believed responsible
JANUARY 14, 2008AFGHANISTAN: Attack on Serena Hotel in Kabul kills six, injures six, including American Thor David Hesla; Taliban claim responsibility
JANUARY 3, 2008AFGHANISTAN: Car bomb and suicide bomber kill 15 policemen and first responders in Khash Rod; Taliban claim responsibility
JANUARY 2, 2008ALGERIA: Bomb attack on police station in Naciria kills four, wounds more than 20; al-Qa‘ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb claims responsibility
JANUARY 1, 2008SUDAN: Attack in Khartoum kills USAID officer John Granville; five Sudanese convicted, sentences later commuted
DECEMBER 27, 2007PAKISTAN: Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto assassinated after campaign rally in Rawalpindi; al-Qa’ida claims responsibility
DECEMBER 21, 2007PAKISTAN: Suicide bomber kills at least 50 in mosque near Peshawar. Outgoing interior minister believed targeted; no immediate claim of responsibility
DECEMBER 11, 2007ALGERIA: Two car bombs in Algiers kill at least 60, including 10 UN personnel, wound more than 170; al-Qa’ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb claims responsibility
SEPTEMBER 4, 2007GERMANY: Three arrested in Oberschledorn as authorities foil plot to attack US and other targets; Islamic Jihad Union claims responsibility for failed attack
SEPTEMBER 4, 2007DENMARK: In counterterror raids, police in Copenhagen arrest eight al-Qa’ida-linked individuals for plotting terrorist attacks
AUGUST 22, 2007IRAQ: Vehicle bomb kills 25 policemen and 20 civilians in Bayji; no claim of responsibility but Islamic State of Iraq widely believed responsible
AUGUST 15, 2007IRAQ: At least 400 killed, hundreds wounded in four truck-bomb explosions in Ninawa Governorate
JUNE 30, 2007UK: Burning vehicle driven into Glasgow airport; Iraqi doctor, others, arrested in this and 29 June 2007 attempted car bombing
JUNE 29, 2007UK: Two car bombs safely dismantled in London
JUNE 13, 2007IRAQ: Second bombing of al-Askari (Golden Dome) Mosque in Samarra’; no casualties, but mosque’s two 10-story minarets destroyed. First bombing, on 22 June 2006, destroyed mosque’s golden dome
JUNE 3, 2007US: Authorities disrupt plot to blow up jet fuel supply tanks and pipelines at JFK International Airport in New York
MAY 29, 2007IRAQ: Car bomb attack near market in Baghdad kills 23, wounds 68 others; Islamic State of Iraq claims responsibility
MAY 24, 2007IRAQ: Vehicle bomb kills 34, wounds 60 more in Al Fallujah; Islamic State of Iraq/Mujahidin Shura Council believed responsible
MAY 19, 2007LEBANON: Fatah al-Islam extremists clash with military and security forces in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp; 150 killed in fighting that continues through 21 June
MAY 7, 2007US: Authorities disrupt plot to attack Fort Dix military base in New Jersey
APRIL 28, 2007IRAQ: Suicide bomber kills 70 civilians, wounds 170 more, in attack on Imam Abbas shrine (Shia); no claim of responsibility
MARCH 28, 2007GREECE: Grenade attack damages vehicles in Thessaloniki but causes no injuries; anarchists believed responsible
MARCH 27, 2007IRAQ: Two truck bombs target Shia areas of Tall `Afar, killing 152 and wounding 347
MARCH 19, 2007AFGHANISTAN: Suicide bomber attacks US Embassy convoy, wounding two officials and one Afghan child; Taliban claim responsibility
MARCH 6, 2007IRAQ: Suicide bombers detonate themselves in a crowd of Shia pilgrims in Al Hillah, killing 120 pilgrims and wounding 190
MARCH 3, 2007ALGERIA: AQIM bombs convoy carrying Russian workers, killing seven and wounding five
FEBRUARY 27, 2007AFGHANISTAN: Suicide attack on Bagram Air Base during visit by Vice President Cheney kills 23 and wounds 20
JANUARY 19, 2007ETHIOPIA: Twenty-five killed in attack on community in Gunagado; Ogaden National Liberation Front believed responsible
JANUARY 12, 2007GREECE: Rocket-propelled grenade attack against US Embassy in Athens, no injuries reported; Revolutionary Struggle claims responsibility
JANUARY 7, 2007INDIA: Armed assailants fire on civilians in Sibsagar, killing seven; United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claims responsibility
SEPTEMBER 5, 2006DENMARK: Police arrest nine on charges of plotting attack; chemicals, materials for explosives seized
SEPTEMBER 4, 2006PHILIPPINES: ASG commander Khadafi Janjalani dies in shootout on Jolo Island
AUGUST 31, 2006THAILAND: One killed as more than 20 bombs explode almost simultaneously inside banks in south
AUGUST 27, 2006IRAQ: Separate vehicle bomb and RPG attacks in Diyala, Baghdad, and Kirkuk kill 50 civilians; no claim of responsibility
AUGUST 10, 2006UK: Police disrupt plot to attack planes flying to United States, arrest more than 20; al-Qa‘ida believed responsible
JULY 11, 2006INDIA: Synchronized blasts on the Mumbai rail system kill nearly 200 and wound 900; LT believed responsible
JULY 3, 2006SUDAN: Ten killed in attack in Hamrat ash Shaykh; National Redemption Front claims responsibility
JULY 1, 2006IRAQ: Car bomb attack kills more than 60 in Baghdad market
JUNE 13, 2006IRAQ: Second bombing of al-Askari (Golden Dome) Mosque in Samarra’; no casualties, but mosque’s two 10-story minarets destroyed. First bombing, on 22 June 2006, destroyed mosque’s golden dome
JUNE 7, 2006Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi, leader of al-Qa`ida in Iraq, killed in Coalition raidJUNE 2, 2006CANADA: Police arrest 17 in Ontario; group believed to be planning attacks using truck bombs, small-arms fire
MAY 3, 2006US: Zacarias Moussaoui sentenced to life in prison for aiding the 9/11 attacks
APRIL 13, 2006CHAD: Eighty civilians killed in two attacks in and near Jawara; no claim of responsibility but Janjaweed Militia widely believed responsible
FEBRUARY 22, 2006IRAQ: Destruction of al-Askari (Golden Dome) Mosque in Samarra‘ triggers retaliatory attacks that kill nearly 400 in subsequent week; al-Qa‘ida in Iraq claims responsibility for attack
JANUARY 16, 2006AFGHANISTAN: Twenty-two civilians killed, 27 wounded, by suicide bomber on motorcycle in Spin Buldak; no claim of responsibility
NOVEMBER 9, 2005JORDAN: Three near-simultaneous bomb attacks against Western hotels in Amman kill more than 50, wound 110; al-Qa‘ida in Iraq claims responsibility
OCTOBER 29, 2005INDIA: Bombings in New Delhi kill 55, wound almost 200; Islamic Inquilab Mahaz group claims responsibility
OCTOBER 13, 2005RUSSIA: More than 250 armed assailants kill 50, wound 195 in attack on Nalchik; Kabardino-Balkariyan Sector of the Caucasus Front claims responsibility
OCTOBER 1, 2005INDONESIA: Resort bombings kill 26 and wound more than 100 in Bali; JI bombmaker Azahari bin Husin believed responsible
JULY 21, 2005UK: No injuries reported as another four bombs explode in London transportation system two weeks after similar attacks
JULY 7, 2005Three near-simultaneous bombs on London transportation system, followed by another bombing less than an hour later, kill more than 50, wound over 700; al-Qa’ida claims responsibilityMAY 4, 2005IRAQ: Suicide bomber kills 69, wounds 110 in Erbil; Ansar al-Sunna claims responsibility
APRIL 28, 2005IRAQ: Two vehicle-bomb attacks kill more than 160 Iraqis; al-Zarqawi group claims responsibility
FEBRUARY 14, 2005LEBANON: Former Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri is assassinated by car bomb in Beirut; UN investigation in October finds Syria responsible
OCTOBER 24, 2004IRAQ: Islamic Army mortar attack in Baghdad kills State Department officer Ed Seitz, wounds one
OCTOBER 12, 2004GAZA STRIP: Israelis kill senior HAMAS leader and explosives expert Adnan Ghul
OCTOBER 7, 2004EGYPT: Terrorists car-bomb Hilton resort in Taba, two other tourist areas; 34 killed, more than 100 wounded
SEPTEMBER 26, 2004SYRIA: Car bomb kills HAMAS leader Izz al-Din Shaykh Khalil in Damascus
SEPTEMBER 22, 2004ISRAEL: Female al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade bomber kills two in Jerusalem
SEPTEMBER 9, 2004INDONESIA: Al-Qa’ida attacks Australian Embassy in Jakarta, killing 10 and wounding 150
SEPTEMBER 1, 2004RUSSIA: During 1-3 September, Chechen terrorists attack Beslan school, killing at least 330, wounding 776
AUGUST 31, 2004ISRAEL: Two HAMAS bus bombings kill 16 in Beersheba
JULY 28, 2004IRAQ: Al-Zarqawi group bombings in Ba`qubah kill 70, wound 56
JULY 19, 2004IRAQ: Fuel tanker driven into Baghdad police station, killing nine and wounding 60
JULY 14, 2004IRAQ: Car bomb attack near Iraqi Interim Government headquarters and British Embassy in Baghdad kills 10, wounds 40
JULY 6, 2004IRAQ: Ansar al-Sunna suicide car bombs in Khalis kill 14, wound 37
JUNE 27, 2004IRAQ: Car bombs explode in Al Hillah, killing 40 and wounding 22
JUNE 17, 2004IRAQ: Abu Mus‘ab al-Zarqawi extremists bomb Iraqi army recruitment center, killing 35 and wounding 138
JUNE 12, 2004SAUDI ARABIA: US contractor Paul Johnson is kidnapped by AQAP near Riyadh; group murders him several days later
JUNE 1, 2004IRAQ: Unknown group explodes car bomb in front of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s office, killing 25 and wounding many more
MAY 22, 2004COLOMBIA: Bomb explodes in crowded disco in Apartado, killing six, wounding 82; FARC suspected
MAY 8, 2004RUSSIA: Chechen Republic President Kadyrov is killed at stadium in Groznyy when remotely detonated explosive kills 10, wounds 56
MAY 7, 2004PAKISTAN: Unknown suicide bomber attacks historic mosque, killing 15 and wounding 96
APRIL 21, 2004SAUDI ARABIA: Terrorist car-bombs Riyadh police headquarters, killing 10 and wounding 125
APRIL 21, 2004IRAQ: Suicide attackers detonate five car bombs in Al Basrah, killing 73 and wounding 20
APRIL 17, 2004GAZA STRIP: Israelis kill HAMAS Gaza Strip leader Dr. ‘Abd al-Aziz al-Rantisi
APRIL 8, 2004INDIA: Nine civilians killed, 50 wounded when bomb explodes at election rally in Uri; Save Kashmir Movement claims responsibility
MARCH 14, 2004ISRAEL: Near-simultaneous attacks by two suicide bombers kill 10, wound 18 in Ashdod port; HAMAS and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claim responsibility
MARCH 11, 2004SPAIN: Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigade claims responsibility for four bombs on Madrid trains, killing 198, wounding 600
MARCH 9, 2004TURKEY: Two suicide bombers in Istanbul kill two, wound six; Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigade claims responsibility
MARCH 2, 2004PAKISTAN: Unknown group bombs Shia Muslim parade in Quetta, killing 44 and wounding 120
FEBRUARY 21, 2004UGANDA: Lord’s Resistance Army attacks refugee camp in northern region, killing 239 and wounding 60
FEBRUARY 10, 2004IRAQ: Unknown group bombs job applicants at police station, killing 55 and wounding 67
FEBRUARY 6, 2004RUSSIA: Unknown group detonates explosives in Moscow Metro, killing 40 and wounding 122
JANUARY 29, 2004ISRAEL: Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade bombs bus in Jerusalem, killing 11 and wounding 50
JANUARY 14, 2004GAZA STRIP: First female HAMAS suicide bomber kills four, wounds 10 at Erez Crossing
NOVEMBER 20, 2003IRAQ: Italian Carabinieri barracks bombed, killing four Iraqi citizens; no claim of responsibility
NOVEMBER 12, 2003IRAQ: Italian Carabinieri barracks bombed, killing four Iraqi citizens; no claim of responsibility
NOVEMBER 9, 2003SAUDI ARABIA: Eighteen killed, 122 wounded in bomb attack on residential compound in Riyadh
OCTOBER 18, 2003INDONESIA: Imam Samudra sentenced to death for role in 12 October 2002 bombing in Bali
OCTOBER 15, 2003GAZA STRIP: Palestinian terrorists bomb a US Embassy motorcade, killing three diplomatic security contractors
SEPTEMBER 29, 2003COLOMBIA: FARC motorcycle bomb explodes, killing 10 and wounding 54, including three police officers
SEPTEMBER 23, 2003ALGERIA: GSPC detonates two bombs near police vehicle, killing three
SEPTEMBER 15, 2003RUSSIA: Truck bomb attack on government security building in Moscow kills three
SEPTEMBER 14, 2003COLOMBIA: ELN militants kidnap four Israelis, two Britons, one German, and one Spaniard
SEPTEMBER 9, 2003ISRAEL: Suicide bomber kills eight persons, including two US citizens, near the Asaf Harolfe Hospital; no responsible group identified
AUGUST 29, 2003IRAQ: Shia Muslim cleric Ayatollah al-Hakim assassinated in Al Basrah
AUGUST 19, 2003ISRAEL: HAMAS suicide bomber detonates bomb aboard bus in Jerusalem, killing 20, including five US citizens, and wounding 140
AUGUST 14, 2003THAILAND: Riduan Isamuddin, a.k.a. Hambali, key JI figure in the October 2002 Bali disco bombing, arrested in Bangkok
AUGUST 5, 2003INDONESIA: Car bomb explodes in front of Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, killing 13 and wounding 149; JI responsible
AUGUST 2, 2003IRAQ: Car bomb explodes in front of Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad, killing 19 and wounding 50
JUNE 6, 2003AFGHANISTAN: Taxi rigged with explosives rams into bus carrying German peacekeepers in Kabul, killing five and wounding 29
MAY 16, 2003MOROCCO: Al-Sirat al-Mustaqim members conduct near-simultaneous explosive attacks at five locations in Casablanca, killing 42 and wounding 100
MAY 13, 2003SAUDI ARABIA: Al-Qa’ida bombs the Vinnell, al-Hamra, and Ishbilyah housing compounds, killing seven US citizens and 13 others; another 194 wounded
APRIL 30, 2003ISRAEL: Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade suicide bomber attacks Tel Aviv pub, killing three and wounding 64, including one US citizen
APRIL 25, 2003INDIA: Bomb explodes at courthouse, killing three and wounding 34
APRIL 24, 2003COLOMBIA: Landmine kills one US Marine and wounds five others; FARC believed responsible
APRIL 2, 2003PHILIPPINES: JI explodes bomb on crowded passenger wharf, killing 16 and wounding 55
MARCH 24, 2003INDIA: Armed militants dressed in military uniforms kill 24
MARCH 5, 2003ISRAEL: HAMAS suicide bomber explodes bomb aboard bus, killing 15, including one US citizen, and wounding 40 others
MARCH 3, 2003PHILIPPINES: MILF explodes bomb hidden in backpack in a crowded terminal, killing 21 including one US citizen, and wounding 146 others
MARCH 1, 2003Khalid Shaykh Muhammad is arrested; planned 9/11 attacks in United StatesFEBRUARY 20, 2003SAUDI ARABIA: Gunman ambushes car at stoplight, killing UK citizen; Yemen-born naturalized Saudi later arrested
JANUARY 31, 2003US: Richard Reid, failed “shoe bomber” who attempted to bring down American Airlines flight 63 in December 2001, is sentenced to life in prison
JANUARY 27, 2003AFGHANISTAN: Armed militants attack UN convoy, kill two security officer escorts
JANUARY 21, 2003KUWAIT: Gunman ambushes vehicle near Camp Doha, killing one US contractor and wounding another
JANUARY 5, 2003ISRAEL: Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade’s simultaneous suicide attacks kill 23, wound 107
DECEMBER 27, 2002RUSSIA: Suicide bombers detonate two explosives-filled trucks at Chechnya’s pro-Moscow government building, killing 72 and wounding 210
NOVEMBER 28, 2002KENYA: Three suicide bombers drive vehicle into front of Paradise Hotel in Mombasa, killing 15 and wounding 40; al-Qa‘ida and other groups claim responsibility
NOVEMBER 21, 2002LEBANON: Female US citizen shot as she enters church-run facility in Sidon; ‘Asbat al-Ansar suspected
NOVEMBER 14, 2002US: Aimal Kasi executed for 1993 murder of two CIA employees
OCTOBER 28, 2002JORDAN: USAID official Laurence Foley assassinated in Amman
OCTOBER 23, 2002RUSSIA: Fifty Chechens seize Podshipnikov Zavod theater in Moscow, taking more than 800 hostages; all Chechens and 124 hostages, including one American, killed during rescue
OCTOBER 21, 2002ISRAEL: Car bomb explodes next to bus in Karkur, killing 19; PIJ suspected
OCTOBER 12, 2002INDONESIA: Multiple car bombs explode outside nightclubs in Bali, killling 202; JI responsible
OCTOBER 8, 2002KUWAIT: Al-Qa’ida associates attack US Marines on exercise, killing one
OCTOBER 6, 2002YEMEN: French oil tanker Limburg attacked and damaged off coast; one killed and four wounded; al-Qa’ida responsible
SEPTEMBER 25, 2002PAKISTAN: Militants kill seven at Christian charity in Karachi
SEPTEMBER 24, 2002INDIA: Militants attack Hindu temple, killing 31; LT suspected
AUGUST 16, 2002IRAQ: Abu Nidal, mastermind of 1985 attacks on Vienna and Rome airports, dies under mysterious circumstances in Baghdad
AUGUST 9, 2002PAKISTAN: Grenade blast kills four and wounds 25 at Christian missionary hospital in Islamabad
AUGUST 6, 2002INDIA: Suicide bomber attacks Hindu pilgrims near Pahalgam, killing nine and wounding 32
AUGUST 4, 2002ISRAEL: Bus bombing kills 10 passengers and wounds more than 40; HAMAS claims responsibility
JULY 31, 2002ISRAEL: Nine students, including five US citizens, killed and 85 wounded by bomb at Hebrew University; HAMAS responsible, apologizes for American deaths
JULY 22, 2002ISRAEL: HAMAS leader and 14 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike
JULY 17, 2002GREECE: Police arrest Alexandros Giotopoulos, leader and founder of 17 November
JULY 16, 2002IRELAND: IRA issues unprecedented apology for all previous casualties
JULY 9, 2002PHILIPPINES: One soldier killed and six wounded in clash with ASG guerrillas
JULY 6, 2002AFGHANISTAN: Vice President Haji Abdul Qadir assassinated by unknown gunman
JUNE 19, 2002ISRAEL: Seven killed, 37 wounded by a suicide bomber at bus stop; al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claims responsibility
JUNE 18, 2002ISRAEL: Suicide bomber detonates explosives on bus, killing 19 and injuring 74; Islamic Jihad claims responsibility
JUNE 5, 2002ISRAEL: Car packed with explosives rams bus, killing 17 and wounding 38; Islamic Jihad responsible
MAY 21, 2002PERU: Car bomb detonates outside US Embassy, killing nine Peruvians; Shining Path suspected
MAY 10, 2002RUSSIA: Remote-control mine rips through Victory Day parade in Dagestan, leaving 41 dead; Chechen separatists suspected
APRIL 12, 2002ISRAEL: Suicide bomber kills six, wounds 104 in Jerusalem; al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade responsible
APRIL 10, 2002ISRAEL: HAMAS suicide bomber kills eight, wounds 22 in bus attack
MARCH 31, 2002ISRAEL: Suicide bomber strikes restaurant in Haifa, killing 15 people and wounding more than 40; HAMAS claims responsibility
MARCH 30, 2002ISRAEL: Suicide bombing kills one and wounds 30 in Tel Aviv; al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claims responsibility
MARCH 27, 2002ISRAEL: 29 people killed and 140 wounded by suicide bomber attack on hotel during Passover seder; HAMAS claims responsibility
MARCH 21, 2002ISRAEL: Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade suicide bomber detonates bomb in crowd of shoppers in Jerusalem; three killed, 86 wounded
MARCH 20, 2002ISRAEL: Suicide bomb detonates on bus, killing seven and wounding 30; Islamic Jihad responsible
MARCH 9, 2002ISRAEL: Suicide bomb kills 11 and wounds 25 inside a crowded Jerusalem cafe; HAMAS claims responsibility
MARCH 5, 2002ISRAEL: Bomb explodes inside Arab schoolyard in Jerusalem, wounding eight; Avengers of the Infants claims responsibility
FEBRUARY 23, 2002COLOMBIA: Politician Ingrid Betancourt and three US military contractors, Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes, and Keith Stansell, kidnapped by FARC
FEBRUARY 18, 2002ISRAEL: Policeman killed by suicide bomber; al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claims responsibility
JANUARY 27, 2002ISRAEL: Fatah female suicide bomber kills one and wounds more than 150 in Jerusalem
JANUARY 23, 2002PAKISTAN: Extremists kidnap and later kill US journalist Daniel Pearl
JANUARY 15, 2002WEST BANK: Palestinian militia leader Ra‘id al-Karmi killed by bomb outside his home; Israel implicated
DECEMBER 22, 2001US: Richard Reid attempts to detonate a bomb on board American Airlines flight 63 but is subdued by passengers
DECEMBER 13, 2001INDIA: Parliament bombed, killing 13; Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed are responsible
DECEMBER 1, 2001ISRAEL: Two suicide bombers detonate explosives in mall, killing 10 and wounding 120; HAMAS claims responsibility
NOVEMBER 6, 2001SPAIN: ETA car bomb detonates during rush hour in Madrid, wounding 100
NOVEMBER 4, 2001ISRAEL: US citizen killed in shooting attack on bus in Jerusalem; assailant killed and 35 wounded; PIJ claims responsibility
OCTOBER 28, 2001PHILIPPINES: ASG bomb in Zamboanga kills 11 and wounds 50
OCTOBER 17, 2001ISRAEL: Cabinet Minister Rehav‘am Ze‘evi is killed by PFLP
OCTOBER 7, 2001AFGHANISTAN: US-led coalition begins military campaign in response to 9/11 attacks
SEPTEMBER 26, 2001FRANCE: Police arrest seven suspected Islamic extremists linked to Bin Ladin network headed by Djamel Beghal
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001Four passenger planes hijacked; two crash into World Trade Center in New York City; one crashes into Pentagon; fourth crashes into field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania; nearly 3,000 killed; Usama Bin Ladin and al-Qa’ida responsibleSEPTEMBER 10, 2001COLOMBIA: FARC leader German Briceno is sentenced in absentia to 40 years for murder of three US activists
SEPTEMBER 9, 2001AFGHANISTAN: Opposition leader Ahmad Shah Mahsood killed by two al-Qa’ida suicide bombers
AUGUST 31, 2001ALGERIA: Islamic militants blamed for two attacks that kill 13
AUGUST 30, 2001SRI LANKA: LTTE bomb outside municipal building in Kalunai kills three and wounds seven
AUGUST 29, 2001CANADA: Mahmud Jaballah arrested for involvement in al-Qa’ida bombing of US embassies
AUGUST 23, 2001COLOMBIA: Car bomb outside police station in Marintilla kills one and wounds 25; ELN blamed
AUGUST 18, 2001SPAIN: Car bomb explodes in tourist area near Barcelona after warning call; ETA responsible
AUGUST 15, 2001INDIA: Bomb attack wounds 18 in Handwara, Kashmir; LT claims responsibility
AUGUST 12, 2001ISRAEL: Suicide bomb attack in restaurant near Haifa kills the bomber and wounds 20; Palestine Islamic Jihad suspected
AUGUST 4, 2001PHILIPPINES: Soldiers rescue 13 hostages after ASG beheads 10 of 23 kidnapped on 2 August
AUGUST 3, 2001UK: RIRA car bomb wounds six near London railway station
JULY 27, 2001SPAIN: Bomb outside of Barcelona bank wounds three; GRAPO suspected
JULY 24, 2001SRI LANKA: LTTE attack on international airport and adjoining air force base kills 18, wounds 12, and damages 24 aircraft
JULY 23, 2001INDIA: Bicycle bomb kills five soldiers and two civilians; Kashmir militants suspected
JULY 10, 2001SPAIN: GETA car bomb attack kills one and wounds 12 in Madrid
JULY 5, 2001SRI LANKA: Government invokes tough terrorism laws to combat LTTE
JUNE 22, 2001COLOMBIA: ELN member Gerardo Herrera and others are arrested in foreign oil worker’s kidnapping and murder
JUNE 21, 2001US: Court indicts 13 members of Saudi Hizballah and one Lebanese Hizballah member for 1996 bombing of Khobar Towers that killed 19 US airmen
JUNE 20, 2001INDIA: LT leader Omar Abdullah Makki and associate killed; five others wounded near Srinagar
JUNE 15, 2001INDIA: Sudanese citizen Abdul Rauf Hawash and Indian national Shameem Sarvar arrested for plotting to blow up US Embassy in New Delhi on Usama Bin Ladin’s orders
JUNE 12, 2001PHILIPPINES: ASG claims beheading of US hostage Guillermo Sobero; confirmed in October 2001
JUNE 12, 2001JORDAN: Abu Nidal, three others stand trial in absentia for 1994 murder of Jordanian diplomat in Lebanon
JUNE 8, 2001INDIA: Four killed and 50 wounded in grenade attack on Kashmir mosque by unknown attacker
JUNE 6, 2001CANADA: Bomb maker Singh Reyat charged in 1985 Air India bombing and jailed in Japan
JUNE 5, 2001SRI LANKA: LTTE attack on army camp kills 10
JUNE 1, 2001ISRAEL: HAMAS claims responsibility for Tel Aviv disco suicide bomb that kills 20 and wounds 120
MAY 30, 2001JAPAN: Japanese Red Army (JRA) founder, Fusako Shigenobu, announces JRA dissolution, regrouping as legal organization
MAY 27, 2001PHILIPPINES: HASG kidnaps 20, including three Americans—Martin and Gracia Burnham and Guillermo Sobero—in raid on Dos Palmas resort off Palawan Island
MAY 25, 2001ISRAEL: HAMAS and PIJ detonate two bombs at bus station on anniversary of Israeli pullout from Lebanon in 2000, killing the three suicide attackers and wounding 45 Israelis
MAY 22, 2001PHILIPPINES: ASG rebels raid beach resort on Samal Island, Davao, killing two and wounding three
MAY 12, 2001SPAIN: ETA car bomb in central Madrid wounds 14 on eve of Basque vote
MAY 9, 2001AFGHANISTAN: Taliban close four UN offices in retaliation for the imposition of UN sanctions
MAY 6, 2001SPAIN: Politician Manuel Jimenez killed in attack in Zaragoza; ETA blamed
APRIL 26, 2001COLOMBIA: Government withdraws troops and allows ELN to claim territory
APRIL 6, 2001US: Algerian Ahmed Ressam convicted for role in plot to attack Los Angeles International Airport on 31 December 1999
APRIL 2, 2001GAZA STRIP: PIJ official Muhammad ‘Abd al-Il‘al killed in Israeli rocket attack
MARCH 27, 2001ALGERIA: Abdelmajid Dahoumane arrested for role in plot to attack Los Angeles International Airport on 31 December 1999
MARCH 22, 2001RUSSIA: Aleksandr Suslikov sentenced to six years for US Embassy bombing attempt in Moscow
MARCH 15, 2001TURKEY: Russian plane hijacked; 45 of 174 hostages freed or escape. Two hostages and one hijacker killed, remaining hostages released
MARCH 1, 2001UK: 21 groups banned under new terrorism law; LTTE office first to be closed
FEBRUARY 19, 2001UK: Terrorism Act 2000 enacted
FEBRUARY 5, 2001ALGERIA & FRANCE: Countries sign accord to cooperate in fighting terrorism
FEBRUARY 1, 2001ECUADOR: US hostage Ron Sanders found shot to death
JANUARY 31, 2001NETHERLANDS: Scottish court finds Libyan ‘Abd al-Baset al-Megrahi guilty in Pan Am 103 bombing
JANUARY 23, 2001YEMEN: Hijacking of Yemeni flight with 91 passengers, including US Ambassador; hijacker captured and passengers safely released
JANUARY 9, 2001COLOMBIA: Army rescues 56 hostages from ELN; group captures 15 more and kills one
JANUARY 1, 2001ISRAEL: HAMAS suicide car bomb wounds 54 in Netanya
DECEMBER 31, 2000WEST BANK: Right-wing extremist Binyamin Kahane and wife killed in ambush by members of Force 17
DECEMBER 30, 2000PHILIPPINES: Series of bombs in Manila kills 16 and wounds at least 30; ASG suspected
DECEMBER 29, 2000COLOMBIA: Peace advocate Diego Turbay and six others killed in FARC ambush
OCTOBER 12, 2000Bombing of USS Cole off Yemen coast kills 17 and wounds 39; Usama Bin Ladin and al-Qa’ida responsibleAPRIL 23, 2000SRI LANKA: LTTE conducts suicide motorcade ambush; 29 killed, 70 wounded
MARCH 10, 2000SRI LANKA: LTTE conducts suicide motorcade ambush; 29 killed, 70 wounded
FEBRUARY 13, 2000COLOMBIA: FARC, ELN stage attacks, kill 12, kidnap 16
FEBRUARY 9, 2000TURKEY: PKK announces formal halt to war; adopts new name, Kongra-Gel, and reelects Abdullah Ocalan as leader
FEBRUARY 6, 2000UK: Ariana Afghan Air flight hijacked; 20 hostages released unharmed; hijackers surrender on 10 February
FEBRUARY 3, 2000SYRIA & SUDAN: Countries sign agreement on fighting terrorism in compliance with Arab Antiterrorism Convention
JANUARY 12, 2000TURKEY: Execution of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan stayed
DECEMBER 20, 1999ECUADOR: Seven Canadians and one US hostage freed by FARC
DECEMBER 18, 1999SRI LANKA: Suicide bomber at election rally kills 23 and wounds 100, including the President; bomb attack at opposition rally kills 11; LTTE blamed in both cases
SEPTEMBER 8, 1999RUSSIA: Bombing of Moscow apartment building kills 94; Islamic Dagestan Liberation Army claims responsibility
SEPTEMBER 4, 1999RUSSIA: Bombing of apartment building in Dagestan kills 64
SEPTEMBER 2, 1999SRI LANKA: LTTE suicide bomber kills top Tamil militia leader who supported Sri Lankan Army
AUGUST 28, 1999YEMEN: Car bomb kills six and wounds 12; Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan suspected
AUGUST 21, 1999PAKISTAN: Two Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM) members sentenced to die for murder of four US citizens
JULY 21, 1999SPAIN: Government releases two former ETA leaders in hope of ending years of killing in Basque country
JULY 13, 1999INDIA: Muslim militants storm Kashmir paramilitary camp; four killed and 12 kidnapped
JUNE 29, 1999TURKEY: PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan sentenced to be hanged for treason
JUNE 4, 1999TURKEY: Police kill two DHKP/C terrorists preparing to attack US Consulate in Istanbul
MAY 20, 1999TURKEY: Ex-PKK deputy Semdin Sakik sentenced to death for treason
MAY 11, 1999INDIA: Death sentence upheld for four of 26 convicted in conspiracy to kill Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
APRIL 27, 1999GREECE: Anti-NATO bombing in hotel kills one and wounds one; Revolutionary Cells responsible
MARCH 13, 1999TURKEY: Bombing at shopping center kills three and wounds six; Revenge Falcons of Apo claims responsibility
MARCH 12, 1999COLOMBIA: FARC leader Vladimir Gonzales Obregon killed by Army
MARCH 11, 1999COLOMBIA: FARC founders Miguel Pascua and Commandante Oscar killed during raid in Cali
MARCH 7, 1999BANGLADESH: Two bombs kill 10 and wound 75 at political meeting; Harakat-ul-Jihad backed by Bin Ladin suspected
MARCH 6, 1999VENEZUELA: Bodies of three US peace activists found; FARC responsible
MARCH 4, 1999TURKEY: Suspected PKK suicide bomber kills three in Batman
FEBRUARY 15, 1999TURKEY: PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan arrested and returned to Turkey; arrest sparks Kurdish protests across Europe
JANUARY 22, 1999FRANCE: GIA ringleaders sentenced to eight years for terrorist acts; 84 others sentenced in mass trial
DECEMBER 19, 1998PHILIPPINES: Libyan-trained ASG leader Abdurajak Abubaker Janjalani dies in gunfight with authorities on Basilan Island
JANUARY 8, 1998US: Ramzi Ahmed Yousef is sentenced to life plus 240 years for World Trade Center bombings in 1993
DECEMBER 1, 1997INDIA: Authorities arrest Ghulam Nabi Baba, leader of Harakat-ul-Ansar, accused of involvement in kidnapping of six Western tourists
NOVEMBER 17, 1997EGYPT: Al-Gama‘at al-Islamiyya attack at Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor leaves 71 dead
NOVEMBER 12, 1997PAKISTAN: Four US citizens and one Pakistani driver killed in Karachi ambush
OCTOBER 16, 1997SRI LANKA: LTTE truck bomb at hotel next to Trade Center in Colombo kills 18 and wounds more than 100, including seven US citizens
OCTOBER 15, 1997EGYPT: Three EIJ leaders are sentenced to death for terrorist acts
SEPTEMBER 18, 1997EGYPT: Bomb attack on Cairo tourist bus by two Muslim militants kills nine Germans
JULY 30, 1997ISRAEL: Double suicide attack kills 16 and wounds 150 in Jerusalem; HAMAS responsible
JUNE 9, 1997EGYPT: Suspected leader of al-Gama‘at al-Islamiyya, Mustafa Abu-Rawwash, killed in Cairo; 40 members arrested
MAY 29, 1997US: Mohammed Abouhalima found guilty of aiding his brother in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing
MAY 28, 1997GREECE: Shipowner Constantinos Peratikos slain in ambush by 17 November
APRIL 22, 1997PERU: Four-month hostage situation at Japanese Ambassador’s residence ends with 17 dead, 71 freed; MRTA responsible
DECEMBER 17, 1996PERU: MRTA rebels take 700 hostages at the Japanese Ambassador’s residence in Lima; all rebels killed in successful rescue
NOVEMBER 23, 1996COMOROS: Hijacked Ethiopian plane crashes, killing 127 including one American
OCTOBER 3, 1996GREECE: Bomb explodes under car of Greek NATO officer in Athens; 17 November blamed
AUGUST 23, 1996WORLDWIDE: Usama Bin Ladin issues first declaration of war against the United States and the West, calling for the death of Americans wherever they are found
JUNE 25, 1996SAUDI ARABIA: Bombing of Khobar Towers in Dhahran; 19 US airmen killed; Saudi and Lebanese Hizballah responsible
JANUARY 5, 1996GAZA STRIP: HAMAS bomb maker Yahya Ayyash (“The Engineer”) is killed by booby-trapped cell phone
NOVEMBER 19, 1995PAKISTAN: Egyptian Embassy in Islamabad bombed by EIJ
NOVEMBER 13, 1995SAUDI ARABIA: Car bomb at US military advisors’ facility in Riyadh kills seven, wounds more than 60; Saudis with ties to Bin Ladin arrested
OCTOBER 26, 1995MALTA: Palestine Islamic Jihad leader Fathi al-Shaqaqi killed by unknown assassin
OCTOBER 17, 1995FRANCE: Paris Metro bombing wounds 30; GIA suspected
OCTOBER 1, 1995US: Shaykh Umar ‘Abd al-Rahman convicted in plot to blow up UN Headquarters and other landmarks in New York
SEPTEMBER 7, 1995FRANCE: Car bomb explodes outside Jewish school in Lyon, wounding 14; GIA suspected
AUGUST 29, 1995GEORGIA: President Shevardnadze wounded in car-bomb attack
AUGUST 21, 1995ISRAEL: HAMAS bomber kills five, wounds 100 on Jerusalem bus
AUGUST 17, 1995FRANCE: Bomb explodes near Arc de Triomphe in Paris, wounding 17
JULY 25, 1995FRANCE: Bombing at Paris Saint-Michel Metro station is first of seven others conducted over next three months; altogether 8 killed, 157 wounded; GIA responsible
JULY 8, 1995INDIA: Al-Faran guerrillas kidnap Norwegian H.C. Ostroe and German Dirk Hasert in Kashmir
JULY 4, 1995INDIA: Al-Faran guerrillas kidnap two UK citizens and two US citizens in Kashmir
JUNE 26, 1995ETHIOPIA: Egyptian President Mubarak escapes assassination attempt; al-Gama’at al-Islamiyya responsible
JUNE 16, 1995FRANCE: Six Iranians sentenced to life imprisonment for 1991 assassination of former Iranian prime minister
APRIL 19, 1995US: Truck bomb explodes at Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 and wounding hundreds; Timothy McVeigh found guilty and executed 11 June 2001
MARCH 20, 1995JAPAN: Sarin attack kills 12 and sickens 5,000; Aum Shinrikyo responsible
MARCH 8, 1995PAKISTAN: Gunmen kill two US diplomats and wound one in Karachi
DECEMBER 26, 1994FRANCE: Paratroopers storm hijacked Air France jet in Marseille, killing hijackers and freeing passengers
AUGUST 14, 1994SUDAN: “Carlos the Jackal” arrested and extradited to France, where he is sentenced in December 1997 to life in prison
JULY 18, 1994ARGENTINA: Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center bombed, killing 85 and wounding hundreds; Hizballah responsible
JUNE 27, 1994JAPAN: Sarin gas attack kills seven and wounds 600 in Matsumoto; Aum Shinrikyo responsible
FEBRUARY 25, 1994ISRAEL: Settler Baruch Goldstein kills 39 Arab worshipers, wounds another 125, at Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron
OCTOBER 11, 1993NORWAY: Norwegian publisher of The Satanic Verses is shot three times by unknown gunman but survives
AUGUST 16, 1993GERMANY: Authorities storm KLM plane hijacked by Egyptian Islamic Jihad after last two hostages escape through cockpit window
MAY 1, 1993SRI LANKA: Suicide bomber kills President Premadasa during May Day celebration
MARCH 12, 1993INDIA: Bomb attacks leave 250 dead, 700 wounded; Pakistan denies responsibility
FEBRUARY 26, 1993US: World Trade Center bombed, six killed and 1,000 wounded
JANUARY, 25, 1993MCLEAN, VA: Aimal Kasi kills two and wounds three outside CIA Headquarters in McLean, Virginia
DECEMBER 29, 1992YEMEN: Few casualties in bombing of Gold Mohur Hotel in Aden; incident is believed to be first attack by al-Qa‘ida against US interests
SEPTEMBER 17, 1992GERMANY: Four Iranian Kurds killed in Berlin’s Mykonos restaurant
MARCH 17, 1992ARGENTINA: Car bomb destroys Israeli Embassy, killing 28 and wounding 220; Lebanese Hizballah claims responsibility
FEBRUARY 16, 1992LEBANON: Hizballah General Secretary Abbas Musawi killed in helicopter ambush
AUGUST 6, 1991FRANCE: Former Iranian Prime Minister Shapur Bakhtiar and his assistant assassinated in Paris
JULY 13, 1991JAPAN: Hiroshi Igarashi, Japanese translator of The Satanic Verses, assassinated by unknown gunman
MAY 21, 1991INDIA: Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and several others killed by female LTTE suicide bomber
FEBRUARY 7, 1991UK: Attack on No. 10 Downing Street; mortar rounds fired at Prime Minister John Major’s residence wound three; PIRA responsible
JANUARY 17, 1991IRAQ: Operation Desert Storm air offensive begins
AUGUST 02, 1990IRAQ: Invasion of Kuwait begins
NOVEMBER 30, 1989GERMANY: Alfred Herrhausen, head of Deutsche Bank AG, assassinated; Red Army Faction suspected
SEPTEMBER 19, 1989FRANCE: UTA Flight 772 to Paris explodes over Niger, killing 170; Libya held responsible
JUNE 3, 1989IRAN: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini dies after 10-year rule
MAY 17, 1989WEST GERMANY: Court convicts Muhammed Ali Hamadei of hijacking TWA flight 847 in 1985
DECEMBER 21, 1988UK: Pan Am Flight 103 destroyed by bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland; all 259 passengers and 11 on ground killed; Libya responsible
JULY 11, 1988GREECE: Attack on island ferry City of Poros kills nine and wounds dozens; ANO responsible
JUNE 28, 1988GREECE: US Defense Attaché, Navy Captain William Nordeen, assassinated in Athens by 17 November
APRIL 5, 1988ALGERIA: Hizballah hijacks Kuwait Airways flight from Thailand, killing two passengers; standoff ends 16 days later with remaining hostages released
DECEMBER 14, 1987WEST BANK: Founding of the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) by Shaykh Ahmad Yasin
NOVEMBER 8, 1987UK: Thirteen killed by PIRA bomb during Remembrance Day celebration
SEPTEMBER 27, 1987GREECE: US commissary bombed, killing one; Revolutionary Popular Struggle (ELA) responsible
AUGUST 10, 1987GREECE: 17 November detonates bomb near bus carrying US airmen; 10 wounded
JANUARY 24, 1987LEBANON: Jesse Turner, Alan Steen, Robert Polhill, and Mithileshwar Singh kidnapped in Beirut
JANUARY 13, 1987WEST GERMANY: Mohammed Ali Hamadei arrested at Frankfurt airport; charged with the 14 June 1985 hijacking of TWA flight 847 and with the murder of a passenger, US Navy diver Robert Stethem; Hamadei was sentenced to life in prison, released in 2005, and is believed to be in Lebanon
SEPTEMBER 14, 1986SOUTH KOREA: Bomb at Kimpo airport kills five and wounds 29; North Korea blamed
SEPTEMBER 6, 1986TURKEY: ANO kills 21 in attack on Istanbul synagogue
SEPTEMBER 5, 1986PAKISTAN: ANO terrorists hijack Pan Am flight 73 in Karachi; 20 passengers killed, more than 100 wounded
APRIL 15, 1986SUDAN: US Embassy communicator shot and wounded in Khartoum
APRIL 14, 1986LIBYA: US planes bomb Tripoli and Benghazi in retaliation for La Belle disco bombing on 4 April
APRIL 4, 1986WEST GERMANY: La Belle disco in West Berlin bombed, killing three and wounding 200; Libyan operatives responsible
APRIL 2, 1986GREECE: Bomb explodes on TWA flight 840, killing four and wounding nine; Arab Revolutionary Cells claims responsibility
DECEMBER 27, 1985ITALY/AUSTRIA: ANO group attacks Rome and Vienna airports; 18 dead and 121 wounded
NOVEMBER 23, 1985GREECE: Egyptian plane hijacked to Malta; 56 killed during attempted rescue; ANO responsible
NOVEMBER 7, 1985COLOMBIA: More than 100 die in M-19 seizure of Supreme Court building
OCTOBER 7, 1985MEDITERRANEAN: Hijacking of Achille Lauro cruise ship; one US citizen killed
JUNE 23, 1985CANADA: Bomb explodes on Air India flight 182, killing 329; Sikhs Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri held responsible and captured on 28 October 2001
JUNE 14, 1985GREECE: Two Hizballah members hijack TWA flight 847 and murder US Navy diver, Robert Stethem, in Beirut; other hostages released, hijackers escape
JUNE 11, 1985LEBANON: Jordanian flight to Amman hijacked, hostages freed the next day; plane destroyed, hijackers escape
MAY 8, 1985SPAIN: Firebombing of US Citibank and Xerox buildings
MARCH 16, 1985LEBANON: US journalist Terry Anderson kidnapped
FEBRUARY 28, 1985UK: PIRA kills nine police officers in mortar attack
DECEMBER 3, 1984UAE: Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization hijacks plane bound for Tehran; two US officials killed
NOVEMBER 25, 1984PORTUGAL: US Embassy hit by four mortar rounds; 25 April Movement responsible
OCTOBER 31, 1984INDIA: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards; many Sikhs killed in retaliation for her death
SEPTEMBER 20, 1984LEBANON: Islamic Jihad Organization responsible for truck bomb at US Embassy annex in Beirut; 23 killed
MARCH 16, 1984LEBANON: US official William Buckley seized, later killed by Hizballah
DECMEBER 16, 1983UK: PIRA bombs Harrods department store in London, killing nine including one US citizen, and wounding 91 others
DECMEBER 12, 1983KUWAIT: US and French embassies bombed, killing six and wounding 80; Hizballah responsible
DECMEBER 2, 1983SPAIN: Basque group Iraultza bombs eight US facilities in Spanish Basque territory to protest US involvement in Central America
NOVEMBER 15, 1983GREECE: US Navy Captain George Tsantes killed in Athens; 17 November responsible
OCTOBER 23, 1983LEBANON: Islamic Jihad bombs US Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 US Marines and 58 French paratroopers
OCTOBER 9, 1983BURMA: North Korean commandos attack South Korean state delegation visiting Rangoon, killing 21 Burmese and Korean officials
SEPTEMBER 23, 1983UAE: Omani Gulf Aircraft bombed; 111 killed, including one US citizen
AUGUST 25, 1983WEST GERMANY: Carlos-led group bombs French cultural center in West Berlin, killing one and wounding 23
APRIL 18, 1983LEBANON: Car bomb explodes in front of US Embassy, killing 63 and wounding over 100; Hizballah responsible
APRIL 3, 1982FRANCE: Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Brigades assassinate Israeli Embassy political secretary
JANUARY 28, 1982ITALY: Police rescue US Army Brigadier General James Dozier, kidnapped by Red Brigades on 17 December 1981
JANUARY 18, 1982LEBANON: Malcolm Kerr, American University president, assassinated in Beirut; Islamic Jihad claims responsibility
DECEMBER 17, 1981ITALY: US Army Brigadier General James Dozier kidnapped by Red Brigades in Verona, rescued unharmed on 28 January 1982
OCTOBER 20, 1981BELGIUM: Antwerp synagogue bombed, killing two and wounding 99
OCTOBER 6, 1981EGYPT: President Sadat assassinated by Egyptian Islamic Jihad
SEPTEMBER 15, 1981WEST GERMANY: US Army General Frederick Kroesen injured in RPG attack in Heidelberg; “Kommando Gudrun Ensslin” of Red Army Faction claims responsibility
MAY 13, 1981ITALY: Mehmet Ali Agca attempts assassination of Pope John Paul II
JANUARY 20, 1981IRAN: Remaining 52 US Embassy hostages seized in November 1979 released
MAY 18, 1980PERU: Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) begins terrorist operations
FEBRUARY 27, 1980COLOMBIA: M-19 seizes Dominican Embassy, holds 20 ambassadors and 65 others hostage; last hostage released 21 April
NOVEMBER 22, 1979PAKISTAN: False rumors of US takeover of Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, fuel Islamic militants’ attack on US Embassy in Islamabad
NOVEMBER 4, 1979IRAN: US Embassy in Tehran seized, 66 taken hostage
MAY 31, 1979WEST GERMANY: Red Army Faction member Irmgard Moeller sentenced to life in prison for attacks on US Army headquarters in Heidelberg
MAY 16, 1978ITALY: Statesman Aldo Moro murdered by Red Brigades
MARCH 9, 1977US: Group of Hanafi Muslims seizes three buildings in Washington, D.C; siege ends two days later with 149 hostages released, journalist and police officer killed
JULY 4, 1976UGANDA: Israelis raid Entebbe, rescue 246 hijacked hostages; three hostages and all hijackers killed
JUNE 27, 1976GREECE: Air France flight hijacked by PFLP; two hostages and one hijacker are killed
DECEMBER 23, 1975GREECE: CIA station chief Richard Welch killed by gunmen in Athens; 17 November responsible
DECEMBER 21, 1975AUSTRIA: “Carlos the Jackal” kidnaps 11 OPEC ministers in Vienna; three die
AUGUST 24, 1975FRANCE: Turkish ambassador to France and driver killed in Paris; Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia responsible
MARCH 2, 1974SUDAN: US ambassador Cleo A. Noel, Jr., and deputy chief of mission George C. Moore assassinated by Black September after attack on Saudi Embassy in Khartoum the previous day
NOVEMBER 17, 1973GREECE: Student uprising quashed by military and riot police, multiple dead and wounded; 17 November takes its name from this incident
OCTOBER 6, 1973MIDDLE EAST: Yom Kippur War begins
MARCH 7, 1973US: Vehicle bombs defused at El Al terminal at Kennedy Airport, the First Israel Bank and Trust Company, and the Israel Discount Bank in New York City; member of Black September arrested in 1991, sentenced to 30 years in prison
DECEMBER 28, 1972THAILAND: Black September takes hostages and seizes Israeli Embassy; hostages released in return for safe conduct
OCTOBER 29, 1972WEST GERMANY: Three Black September terrorists hijack Lufthansa plane and demand release of those who committed 1972 Olympics massacre; hijackers are captured but all later released
SEPTEMBER 5, 1972WEST GERMANY: Israeli athletes held hostage at Munich Olympics by Black September; 11 killed on 6 September
MAY 30, 1972ISRAEL: Three members of JRA, acting on behalf of PFLP, kill 24 and wound 78 in attack on (now) Ben Gurion International Airport
SEPTEMBER 1, 1970JORDAN: Palestinian guerrillas expelled from country; Black September takes its name from this day
FEBRUARY 21, 1970ISRAEL: PFLP-GC bombing of Swissair jet kills 47
FEBRUARY 22, 1969SYRIA: Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine founded
Source:National Counterterrorism Center
By
Robert Williams
Editor in Chief
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