Terrorism

September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the New York World Trade Center
Terrorism is the use of fear and acts of violence in order to intimidate societies or governments.
Many different types of social or politicalorganizations might use terrorism to try to achieve their
goals. People who do terrorism are called terrorists.
It is difficult to define terrorism. Terrorism has no official criminal law definition at
the international level. Common definitions of terrorism refer to violent acts which are intended to
create fear (terror); are done for a religious, political, or ideological goal; and which targetcivilians.
Some definitions now include acts of unlawful violence and war. The use of similar tactics by
criminal gangs is not usually called terrorism, though these same actions may be called terrorism
when done by a politically motivated group.
There are over 100 definitions of "terrorism". In some cases, the same group may be described as
"freedom fighters" by its supporters and considered to be terrorists by its opponents. The concept of
terrorism may be controversial. The term is often used by states to criticize political opponents. As
well, states may do state terrorism
The causes of terrorism have been under much debate. There is evidence for and against every reason on this list
however, more often than not, it is a combination of several that lead to terrorism. Below are the most common
causes cited by leaders in the counterterrorism field.
Causes of Terrorism
Ethno-nationalism
The desire of a population to break away from a government or ruling power and create a state of their own can
cause the formation of terrorist groups. In the 20
th
century this was seen often times with regions or states attempting
to gain independence from their colonial era masters. However, as Bruce Hoffman points out inInside Terrorism,
ethno-nationalist terrorism had been around decades before even the First World War. Perhaps the most notable of
these groups, formed before and after WWII and inspired by the weakening of imperial powers, was the Jewish Irgun
Avai Leumi who fought British rule in Palestine so as to attain the creation of a Jewish state.
Today Hamas is one of the most active ethno-nationalist driven groups carrying out suicide bombings and attacks
against the state of Israel with the goal of creating a Palestinian state. Chechen terrorist organizations are also ethno-
nationalists for their attacks against the government and people of Russia in the attempt to form their own state.
Within many countries around the globe minority groups exist wishing to garner some form of independence, if not
their own state altogether. Therefore ethno-nationalism will continue to be a significant source of terrorism. It is
important to recognize this and counter it with more politically inclusive processes that can mitigate the grievances of
minority groups, though some will inevitably continue to employ terrorism until they achieve their desired independent
nation.
Alienation /Discrimination
Several authors on terrorism have pointed to a sense of alienation felt by diasporas, particularly those living in Europe
as a driver of terrorism. Many times these groups face discrimination in the countries they reside, leading to further
feelings of isolation. They commonly move from poorer countries, particularly Muslim states in the case of Europe, to
wealthier ones to go to school or find work. As Marc Sageman discusses in his bookUnderstanding Terror Networks,
once in these countries they begin to feel alienated. The new host nation is substantially different than their own
culture, and is usually much less community oriented. This causes alienated individuals to seek out communities with
cultures like their home countries or others like themselves. These groups may become jaded towards society around
them as they dont fit in and feel excluded. Growing sentiments of discrimination can lead groups to look to more
conservative, and eventually, extremist ideologies.
The Hamburg Cell, consisting of two of the pilots in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, is a perfect example of this. The cell
included a number of expatriate Muslims studying in Germany who sought out other conservative Muslims to band
together when they felt homesick in a Western society that was alien to them. This started them down the trail of
radicalization as they became more jaded with the world around them.
Robert Leiken also discusses this phenomenon in his paper Europes Angry Muslims. Leiken points to both
outsiders, Muslims who immigrated in order to study or seek asylum, and insiders, second or third generation
Muslims in Europe. These groups are subjected to discriminatory social policies, such as the headscarf law in
France, that then cause them to become radicalized.
The problem here, particularly in the case of Europe, is that many of these expatriates who become radicalized due
to alienation from being in a foreign society also hold European passports and thus can travel within Europe with
increased ease, as well as enter the U.S. much easier than non-Europeans. Therefore they pose not only a threat to
Europe, but also to the United States.
Religion
Perhaps the most commonly held belief today is that terrorism is caused by religion. Though it is not the main cause
for terrorism, religion does play a significant role in driving some forms of it. As Hoffman points out inInside Terrorism,
from the Thugs of ancient India that killed to terrorize in the name of the god Kali to the Jewish Zealots who cut the
throats of Romans in public to combat their occupation of Israel, religion (in conjunction with political/ethno-nationalist
drivers) has long been a factor of terrorism.
Today religion as a part of terrorism has been mainly attributed to Islamic fundamentalism (though other examples,
such as the Aum Shinrikyo cult that carried out the 1995 sarin gas attacks in Tokyo, also exist). As Sageman
describes: The global Salafi jihad is a world wide religious revivalist movement with the goal of reestablishing past
Muslim glory in a great Islamist state stretching from Morocco to the Philippines, eliminating present national
boundaries.
As a driver of terrorism, the true danger that religious doctrine poses is its encouragement of attacks that are more
violent in nature than other types of terrorism. By being promised rewards in the afterlife, terrorists are more likely to
carry out suicide bombings and other such all in tactics that are harder to defend against.
Socio-Economic Status
Terrorists may also be driven by a sense of relative depravation and lack of upward mobility within society.
Globalization and the modern media have given the have nots an acute awareness of their situation compared to the
haves. As Omer Taspinar states in Fighting Radicalism, Not Terrorism, Globalization creates an acute awareness
about opportunities available elsewhere. This leads to frustration, victimization, and humiliation among growing
cohorts of urbanized, undereducated, and unemployed Muslim youth who are able to make comparisons across
countries. Seeing the economic differences between themselves and the Western world can infuriate some in
underdeveloped countries, increasing tension and hostilities. This allows terrorist organizations to gain attention and
entry to societies that have felt wronged by these perceived social injustices.
Unfortunately the only real way to mitigate this is through economic development of the community, country, and
region, but that takes time. For the foreseeable future there will always be those that are disgruntled by the
comparison of living standards of the wealthy around the world versus their own, opening the doors to frustration and
anger. Thus, this driver is remarkably hard to combat as globalization allows for more mechanisms of comparison
between varying global socio-economic levels.
Political Grievances
A lack of political inclusiveness in states or grievances against a certain political order may cause individuals to join or
create terrorist groups. Left and right wing terrorists often seek to a political system. As well, many in nations with
authoritarian regimes lack avenues for dissent. Frustrated expressions of political will can turn to violence as an
alternative to exclusive political systems. While somewhat similar to ethno-nationalist/separatist causes, these
political grievances are not born from the desire to create a new state but to change the order within the current one.
In his piece, Taspinar describes this as a political dimension to relative depravation. In this light he sees political
Islam as a reaction to such oppressive governments and its Western supporters. With the knowledge that other
people around the world live in representative governments, the anger only grows among those who live without such
political representation, leading disillusioned individuals into the arms of terrorism.
The implication here is that Western governments, in their support of repressive authoritarian regimes for their own
national interest, have essentially made themselves targets of terrorism of an angered populace within these regimes,
acting out violently as the only alternative to political expression.
The Accidental Guerrilla
Finally, there is the theory put forth about the accidental guerrilla by David Kilcullen. Kilcullen describes it as such: A
terrorist organization moves into an area with poor government or that is conflict ridden (he uses Al Qaeda
specifically), then uses this safe haven to spread their ideologies to other areas and as a base to carry out violent
acts. When outside forces then intervene to deal with the threat posed to them by this group, this causes the local
population to reject the foreign invaders and ally with the terrorist group, thus creating more terrorists and popular
support for terrorist movements. The cases of U.S. intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq to counter Al Qaeda are the
obvious examples here.
This theory poses strong questions about the viability of direct intervention in pursuit of terrorist groups by Western
countries, and whether it causes more harm than good.
prevention


-- Report all suspicious personnel and activity immediately to the Law Enforcement Desk or your local
civilian authorities. Let the experts investigate and determine the credibility of the activity. No law
enforcement agency will blame you for reporting suspicious activity or a potential criminal act. At Fort
McPherson and Fort Gillem, you should receive a call once the situation has been investigated to let
you know the status of your report. Be active in your community and work environment criminal
watch programs.

-- Keep yourself safe and secure at your home or when shopping, site-seeing or at a sporting or
special event. There are simple steps to follow: be aware of your surroundings; keep your car and
home secure, even if you leave for a few minutes; and have emergency actions in place in case a
situation does occur.

-- When at work, know how to react to an emergency situation. If an emergency occurs, what do your
supervisor and co-workers expect from you and when, if at all, should you leave the garrison' These
are important questions and should be answered by your supervisor or standard operating procedures
in place.

Sometimes observing things after the fact is too late. Just ask the Massachusetts state policeman who
pulled over Mohamed Atta (lead terrorist in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack) for speeding the night
before the attack and released him, or the airline ticket agent at Logan Airport in Boston who issued
boarding passes to a Sept. 11 terrorist even though, he later admitted, the terrorist looked nervous
and a little suspicious.

On the other hand, when an Oklahoma state patrolman stopped a vehicle without a license plate, the
driver turned out to be Timothy McVeigh. None of us has the ability to know what other people are
thinking or their motives; however, we can report things that don't seem right or individuals who act
suspiciously.

Most people associate terrorism with al-Qaida, Hamas or other extremist organizations; however,
many recent acts of extreme violence fall under the definition of terrorism. Examples are the
shootings at Virginia Tech and Columbine High School. While news reports of acts of extreme violence
may state "there is no evidence the incident is terror related," by definition, that isn't true.

Terrorism is defined by Merriam-Webster as "the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of
coercion." White supremacists groups, national gangs, the Earth Liberation Front and neo-Nazis are all
terrorist groups, and, in many cases, are located only a few miles away.

We as individuals and as members of the U.S. Government must take the necessary steps to keep
ourselves safe. An act of terrorism can happen in a second and have lifelong affects. Knowing how to
react to a threat or keep yourself and fellow employees out of a potentially dangerous situation are
the most important steps you can take. We all have to do our part.
Recent happening
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1 Car Bombing 11 17
Mogadishu,Somalia
Two car bombs
exploded on New
Year's Day
outside a hotel,
frequented by
foreigners and
Somali
government
officials, in the
Somali capital of
Mogadishu,
according to a
police official
who reported that
six people were
killed in the
blasts while an
additional eight
were injured. The
same police
official indicated
that no claim of
responsibility
had been made
but the Al-
Shabab
movement was
suspected after
an audio tape
warning of
attacks on New
Year's Eve. A
third car bomb
occurred an hour
after the first two
as the vehicle
was being
inspected by
government
soldiers raising
the overall death
toll to eleven
with seventeen
wounded in the
three car
Al-Shabab


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[1][2]

2
Grenade
attack
0 10
Diani,Kenya
Three attackers
hurled a grenade
into the Tandoori
bar in the
Kenyan resort
town of Diani,
south of the port
city of Mombasa
wounding ten
people. No
organization
claimed
responsibility for
the grenade
attack, however
the region is
popular target
area for Islamic
extremists.
[3]



2 Car bomb 5 20
Beirut,Lebanon
A car bomb
exploded on a
crowded street in
a southern Beirut
suburb of Haret
Hreik, a
Hezbollah
stronghold
leaving thick
black smoke
hanging over the
Beirut city
skyline and a
total of five
people dead, with
an additional
twenty people
injured from the
blast. Hezbollah
militiamen
dispersed crowds
Islamic State
of Iraq and
the Levant


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of people who
came to assist the
wounded after
the explosion by
firing gunshots
into the air.
[4]

2 Truck bomb 19 37
Balad Ruz, Iraq
A truck bomb
exploded on a
busy commercial
street in the
northern Iraqi
city of Balad Ruz
killing nineteen
people and
injuring thirty-
seven others.
[5]



4 Bomb 1 2
North Sinai
Governorate,Egypt
At least 1 soldier
die and another 2
wounded after a
bomb exploded
in North Sinai
Governorate.
[6]



5
Series of
Explosions
20 55
Baghdad, Iraq
Six explosions,
two at least
confirmed car
bombs, ripped
across Baghdad
targeting a
restaurant and a
tea house in a
northern Shite
suburb as well as
a commercial
district leaving a
total of twenty
people dead and
dozens (55)
wounded.
[7]



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7
Suicide truck
bombing
2 55
Kirkuk,Iraq
A suicide truck
bombing struck a
police station in
the northern city
of Kirkuk killing
two people and
injuring an
additional fifty-
five others.
[8]



9
Suicide
bombing
23 25
Baghdad, Iraq
A suicide bomber
struck a military
recruiting centre
in Baghdad
killing twelve
people and
injuring an
additional
twenty-five
others. Although
no claim of
responsibility
was made, the
news report
indicates that
suicide bombings
are the favored
tactics of the Al-
Qaeda affiliated
terrorist
organization,
Islamic State of
Iraq and the
Levant.
[9]

Islamic State
of Iraq and
the Levant


9 Car Bomb 18 Dozens
Kafat,Hama,
Syria
Eighteen people
were killed and
dozens were
injured in a
massive car
bombing of the
central Syrian


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village of Kafat,
located in Hama
province. The car
bombing
occurred at the
village school
leaving a number
of women and
children as well
as pro-
government
militiamen killed
and wounded.
The Syrian
Observatory for
Human Rights
reports that the
death toll could
rise as a number
of the casualties
were brought to
hospital in
critical
condition.
[10]

9
Suicide Car
Bomb /
Assassination
4 4
Karachi,Pakista
n
Senior police
officer Chaudhry
Aslam, an anti-
terrorist
policeman,
famed for his
strident
opposition to
armed gangs and
terrorist groups
in Karachi was
killed along with
three other anti-
terrorism police
officers while
four other
policemen were
wounded in the
suicide car
Tehreek-e-
Taliban
(Pakistan
Taliban)

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bombing.
[11]

12 Car Bombing 13 28
Baghdad, Iraq
A car bomb
exploded outside
a bus terminal in
central Baghdad
killing nine
people and
injuring sixteen
others.
[12]
A
second car bomb
occurred
afterwards at a
northern
Baghdad taxi
stand killing an
additional four
civilians and
injuring another
twelve.
[13]



12
(2) Improvise
d Explosive
Devices
5 4
Martoong, Swat
Valley,Pakistan
Two IEDs
exploded in the
Martoong region
of Swat Valley
destroying the
lead scout car of
a fifteen car
convoy targeting
an advisor, Amir
Muqam, of the
Pakistani Prime
Minister. Amir
Muqam was
uninjured in the
targeted attack,
however five
Pakistani police
officers were
killed when their
scount car was
destroyed and
four additional


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police officers
were injured in
the attack.
[14]

12
Suicide
Bombing
2 20
Kabul,Afghanis
tan
A suicide bomber
riding a bicycle
detonated his
explosive device
next to a bus
carrying police
recruits in Kabul
killing two
people, including
a police officer
and wounded
fourteen people
on the bus, as
well as, six
pedestrians that
were near-by
when the bomber
detonated his
explosives. The
Taliban claimed
responsibility for
the blast.
[15]

Taliban


13 Car Bombing 11 28
Baghdad, Iraq
A car bomb
exploded in the
Shite district of
Shaab killing
eleven and
injuring twenty-
eight.
[16]



14
Suicide
Bombing
30 50
Maiduguri,Nigeria
A Boko Haram
suicide car
bomber
detonated a
powerful suicide
car bomb in the
heavily
Boko Haram


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populated centre
of Maiduguri,
Borno State at a
military
checkpoint at the
local market
district ensuring
massive
casualties as
crowds of
civilians were in
the market
celebrating the
birth of the
prophet
Mohammed.
Thirty people
were reportedly
killed and an
additional fifty
were injured in
the bombing with
the military
blaming Boko
Haram for the
attack and stating
that they had
arrested a
member of Boko
Haram for the
attack.
[17]

15
Series of Car
Bombings
40 88
Baghdad, Iraq
Six car bombs
exploded in
north, central and
eastern Baghdad
killing forty
civilians and
injuring eighty-
eight others. The
bombs targeted a
number of open-
stall markets and
commercial
areas, attempting


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to inflict the
optimal amount
of
casualties.
[18][19][2
0]

15 Bomb 18 16
Shatub,
Diyala, Iraq
An explosion
targeting the
funeral tent of a
slain Iraqi Sunni
leader killed
eighteen people
and injured an
additional sixteen
others.
[19]



15
Suicide Car
Bombing
26 Dozens
Jarablus,
Aleppo
province,Syria
Islamic State of
Iraq and the
Levant militants
set off a powerful
suicide car bomb
in northern Syria
in Jarablus,
Aleppo Province,
targeting rival
Islamic and
secular rebels at
a checkpoint
killing twenty-six
people, including
three civilians
and injuring
dozens of others,
most critically as
reported by the
Syrian
Observatory for
Human Rights.
This car bombing
occurred in rebel-
held territory and
is apart of the
factional fighting
Islamic State
of Iraq and
the Levant
(ISIL)

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that has occurred
since the start of
the year between
different rebel
factions.
[21]

16
Suicide Car
Bomb
5 42
Hermel,Lebano
n
A suicide car
bomber struck in
the mainly Shite
town of Hermel
in Lebanon near
the border with
Syria. The
bomber targeted
a main
commercial
street, during
rush hour traffic
by two local
banks and the
main government
office resulting in
a five deaths with
an additional
forty-two
injured.
[22][23]

Al-Nusra
Front


17
Bomb
Causing Train
Derailment
3 15
Rajanpur
district, Punjab
Province,Pakistan
A train, the
Khushhal Khan
Khattack
Express,
traveling from
Peshawar to
Karachi derailed
after a bomb
placed in one of
the train
compartments
exploded,
causing seven
cars of the
Khushhal Khan
Khattack Express


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to derail killing
at least three
people and
injuring an
additional fifteen
others. The bomb
and derailment
occurred in the
Rajanpur district
of Punjab
province, and no
claim of
responsibility
was made for the
blast.
[24]

17
Grenade
attack
1 35
Bangkok,Thaila
nd
A blast occurred,
most likely from
a grenade as
reported by
Bangkok police
officials, at a
rally led by an
oppositional
protest leader
Suthep
Thaugsuban
during the
ongoing political
crisis that started
in November
2013 in Thailand.
One person died
of shrapnel
wounds and
blood loss on
Saturday the 18th
of January and
thirty five people
were injured in
the grenade
explosion.
[25]



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17
Suicide
Bomber / Gun
attack
21 12
Kabul,Afghanis
tan
A suicide bomber
detonated his
explosive vest
outside the
heavily guarded
Taverna
restaurant,
popular with
foreigners in
Kabul and then
two gunmen
entered the
facility and
began firing at
patrons and staff
before being shot
dead by Afghan
government
forces. In total,
twenty-one
people included a
Somali
American, two
Britons, two
Canadians, a
Danish police
officer, a
Russian, a
Malaysian and a
Pakistani were
killed, while an
additional twelve
were wounded in
the attack. The
Taliban claimed
responsibility for
the attack.
[26]

Taliban


18
Series of Car
Bombs
18 52 Baghdad, Iraq
A series of car
bombs targeted
the Iraqi capital
of Baghdad with
a hospital,
restaurant,


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commercial
market and a
juvenile prison
among the targets
hit. A total of
eighteen people
were killed and
fifty-two people
injured in the
blasts.
[27]

19 Bomb 20 24 Bannu,Pakistan
A massive
explosion
targeted a
military convoy
as it began to
leave Bannu,
Pakistan as it was
traveling to
Razmak, killing
twenty soldiers
and injuring an
additional
twenty-four
others. The
Pakistani Taliban
claimed
responsibility for
the blast.
[28]

Tehreek-e-
Taliban
(Pakistan
Taliban)

20
Suicide
Bombing
13 18
Rawalpindi,Pakistan
A suicide bomber
detonated his
explosive at a
market bazaar
near the General
Headquarters of
the Pakistani
military targeting
soldiers that were
on foot patrol
through the
market
destroying the
Tehreek-e-
Taliban
(Pakistan
Taliban)

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market and
killing thirteen
people, including
six Pakistani
soldiers and
wounding an
additional
eighteen people,
most of them
critically. The
Pakistani Taliban
were blamed for
the second attack
in two days on
the Pakistani
army.
[29]

20
Series of
Explosions
24 58
Baghdad, Iraq
A series of
explosions hit
Baghdad killing
twenty-four
people and
injuring an
additional fifty-
eight.
[30]



21
Suicide Car
Bombing
4 35
Beirut,Lebanon
For the second
time in a month,
a suicide car
bomber struck
the Hezbollah
Shite suburb of
Haret Hreik,
killing four
people and
wounding an
additional thirty-
five others. A
group known as
the Nusra Front
of Lebanon,
maybe an
offshoot of the
Al-Nusra
Front


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Al-Qaeda linked
Nusra Front in
Syria claimed
responsibility for
the attack
because of
Hezbollah's
forces assisting
Assad in
Syria.
[31]

22
Remote
Controlled
bicycle Bomb
7 11
Peshawar,Pakistan
A remote
controlled
bicycle bomb
exploded while
targeting a police
patrol in
Peshawar as the
police officers
drove to guard a
polio vaccination
team killing six
police officers
and a young boy
and wounding an
additional eleven
others.
[32]

Tehreek-e-
Taliban
(Pakistan
Taliban)

24
Truck
Bomb/Additi
onal
Explosions
6 100
Cairo,Egypt
A truck bomb
exploded next to
the Police
Headquarters in
Cairo killing four
people and
damaging the
police building
and the Islamic
Museum
severely. Three
more explosions
occurred
throughout Cairo
targeting police
Ansar Beit
al-Maqdis
(Champions
of
Jerusalem)


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te
No
n-
stat
e
stations or police
vehicles killing
an additional two
people and
wounding nearly
one hundred
people in total.
An Al-Qaida
inspired Sinai
militant group,
Ansar Beit al-
Maqdis
(Champions of
Jerusalem),
claimed
responsibility for
the blasts.
[33]

25
Two Car
Bombings
6 12 Baghdad, Iraq
Two car bombs
struck in
Baghdad, one
striking an
outdoor market
and another
striking a
commercial
street causing six
fatalities and
resulting in
twelve other
people being
transported to
hospital with a
variety of
injuries.
[34]



25 Car Bomb 3 5
Tuz
Khormato,Iraq
Three people
were killed and
five people were
injured when a
car bomb
exploded in an
ethnically diverse


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetra
tor
[Note 1]

Sta
te
No
n-
stat
e
town of Tuz
Khormato,
striking a
Turkmen
neighborhood.
[34]

25
Grenade
Attack
1 33 Antananarivo,Madag
ascar
Hours after the
presidential-
elect, Hery
Rajaonarimampia
nina, took the
oath of office and
became the
President of
Madagascar in an
attempt to have
the nation
emerge from
years of
diplomatic
isolation
following the
coup and rule of
former
strongman Andry
Rajoelina, a
grenade was
tossed into the
stadium grounds
where
Rajaonarimampia
nina inauguration
had been held,
causing an
explosion that
left a lot of
material damage
to the stadium
and left one
person dead and
an additional
thirty-three
injured. The
Madagascarian
Interior Ministry


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetra
tor
[Note 1]

Sta
te
No
n-
stat
e
suspects the blast
is directly related
to the new
President's
inauguration and
suspects some
political groups
on the island
were unhappy
with the electoral
outcome.
[35]

26
Suicide
Bombing
4 22
Kabul,Afghanis
tan
A suicide bomber
detonated his
explosives next
to a bus carrying
Afghan
government
troops in a south-
eastern district of
Kabul, damaging
the bus and
killing two
soldiers on board
as well as two
civilians who
were in the street.
A total of
twenty-two
people were
injured in the
attack which was
claimed by the
Taliban.
[36][37]

Taliban


26
Roadside
(IED) Bomb
6 13
Helmand
Province,Afghanista
n
A roadside bomb
detonated in
Helmand
province
destroying a taxi
cab and killing
six civilians and
injuring an
Taliban


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetra
tor
[Note 1]

Sta
te
No
n-
stat
e
additional
thirteen others in
the second attack
of the day
blamed on
Taliban
militants.
[38]

26 Massacre 85 50 Kawuri,Nigeria
An attack that
happened on 26
January 2014 in
Kawuri
village, Konduga
Local
Government, Bor
no State located
some 37
kilometers
southeast
ofMaiduguri.
[39][4
0]


27
Suicide Car
Bombing
4 21
Anbar
Province, Iraq
A suicide car
bomber rammed
his vehicle, filled
with explosives
into a military
checkpoint
outside the Anbar
province
flashpoint city of
Fallujah,
controlled by Al-
Qaeda inspired
militants as well
as Sunni anti-
government
tribes killing four
soldiers and
injuring twenty-
one others.
[41]



Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetra
tor
[Note 1]

Sta
te
No
n-
stat
e
27
Two Suicide
Car
Bombings
13 0
Hama
Governorate,Syria
Two suicide car
have exploded
near a checkpoint
of the Syrian
army in the
village of
Rahdjane killing
13 soldiers.
[42]



30 Car Bomb 4 11
Baghdad, Iraq
A car bomb
exploded in
Baghdad on a
commercial
street killing four
people and
injuring
eleven.
[43][44]



30
Suicide Car
Bomb
3 3
Pachir Wagam
district, Nangarhar
Province,Afghanista
n
The Taliban
claimed
responsibility for
a suicide car
bomb attack on
Afghan police
officers in
eastern
Afghanistan that
killed two police
officers and
injured an
additional three
officers.
[45]

Taliban


30
Gun
Attack/Hosta
ge
Taking/Suicid
e Bombing
24 50
Baghdad, Iraq
Six attackers,
suspected
members of
Islamic State of
Iraq and the
Levant (ISIS)
seized control of
a government
Islamic State
of Iraq and
the Levant


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetra
tor
[Note 1]

Sta
te
No
n-
stat
e
Ministry of
Transportation
building in north-
eastern Baghdad,
and took a
number of
employees
hostage. The
attackers killed
nine hostages
when the Iraqi
army moved into
reseize control of
the building and
four of the
attackers
detonated suicide
explosive vests
throughout the
building during
numerous gun
battles with
police and army
personnel. Iraqi
forces were able
to secure the
building after
shooting the last
two attackers
dead and rescued
a number of
government
employees that
were still being
held hostage. The
final toll of this
attack stands at
twenty-four dead
and fifty
wounded.
[46]

31
Improvised
Explosive
Device
7 3
Kuthra, Borno
State,Nigeria
An improvised
explosive device
(IED) exploded
after a bus drove
Boko Haram


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetra
tor
[Note 1]

Sta
te
No
n-
stat
e
over in in Kuthra
village in Borno
state in north-
eastern Nigeria
killing seven
people and
injuring three
others. Boko
Haram, an
extremist
muslism
insurgent group
was blamed for
the IED
explosion.
[47]

February[edit]
Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
1 Car Bomb 4 28
Hermel,Lebano
n
A car bomb
exploded next
to a gas
station,
causing a
ripple effect
of explosions
in the Shite
town of
Hermel,
Lebanon
killing four
people and
injuring
eighteen. No
one claimed
responsibility
for the car
bombing, at
Al-Nusra
Front
[49]



Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
least the
fourth attack
on Shite
towns or
neighborhood
s allied to
Hezbollah
since the
beginning of
2014, but
suspicion has
fallen on
Sunni
militants.
[48]

1
Double Car
Bomb
25

Aleppo
Governorate,Syria
Two car bomb
killed 25
people near
Aleppo in
northern
Syria. The
attack also
killed a leader
of a rebel
group
[50]



2
Assassinatio
n
1 2 Zaria,Nigeria
A Muslim
cleric, hostile
to Boko
Haram was
killed in the
city of Zaria
while driving
his car.
Suspicion
falls on Boko
Haram for the
killing. His
wife and son
were
injured
[51]



Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
2
Grenade
attack
5 31
Peshawar,Pakistan
The attack on
the Picture
House cinema
in Peshawar,
the region's
main city,
took place as
some 90
people were
watching a
movie.
Attackers
hurled two
grenades and
fled the
scene
[52]



2
Car
Bombs/Suici
de Bombing
16 20
Aleppo
Governorate,Syria
A man blew
himself up in
the seat of a
rebel brigade
in Syria, in
the northern
province of
Aleppo. At
the same time,
a car bomb
exploded in
front of the
building
[53]

Islamic State
of Iraq and
the Levant
(ISIL)

3
Two Car
Bombs
9 28
Mahmoudiyah,Iraq
A car bomb
struck a
council
building in the
town of
Mahmoudiyah
, south of
Baghdad
followed by a
second car
bomb that


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
exploded at an
open stall
market killing
nine people
and injuring
twenty-
eight.
[54]

3
Two Car
Bombs
7 20
Baghdad,Iraq
Four people
were killed
and an
additional
eleven
wounded
when an
explosive
laden vehicle
exploded in a
northern
Baghdad
suburb. A
second car
bomb
exploded
killing an
additional
three people
and wounding
nine others.
[54]



3
Suicide Car
Bomb
1 2
Choueifat,Lebanon
A man
wearing an
explosive belt
blew himself
up on a public
transport
minibus, the
attack killed
at least one
person and
injured two in
Choueifat.
Al-Nusra
Front
[55]



Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
4 Bomb 2 10
Sana'a,Yemen
Two soldiers
were killed
and an
additional ten
soldiers were
injured after a
bomb
exploded on a
Sanaa street
as their
military bus
passed by
transporting
the troops to
their base.
[56]



5
Three Car
Bombs and
Suicide
Bombing
32 35
Baghdad,Iraq
The heavily
fortified
"Green zone"
where most
government
ministries and
foreign
embassies are,
was attacked
when two
parked car
bombs
exploded
outside the
Foreign
Affairs
ministry
killing eleven
people and
injuring
fifteen. Soon
after, a
suicide
bomber
walked into a
restaurant
near the
"Green zone"


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
and detonated
his explosive
device killing
an additional
eight people
and wounding
twelve. A
third car
bomb
exploded on a
commercial
street in a
northern
suburb of
Baghdad
killing four
and injuring
eight. A total
of thirty two
people were
killed in the
four blasts.
[57]

6
Series of Car
Bombs
13 57
Baghdad,Iraq
A series of car
bombs
exploded in
different
neighborhood
s of Baghdad
hitting
commercial
streets, open
markets and
an auto-car
dealership
killing
thirteen
people in total
and wounding
fifty-seven.
[58]



7 Two Bombs 0 6
Cairo,Egypt
Two bombs
exploded near
Ajnad Misr -
Soldiers of


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
Giza Square,
a popular anti-
military
staging area
for Morsi
Brotherhood
protesters
targeting two
police patrols
causing six
police officers
to report to
hospital with
a varying
degree of
injury. A
BBC
correspondent
that arrived to
report on the
explosions
noted that
there was a
minimal
amount of
damage
caused by the
two blasts.
[59]

Egypt
9
Grenade and
Gun Attack
8 8
Karachi,Pakista
n
Several
gunmen
tossed
grenades into
a Sufi shrine
just as a Sufi
Muslim
preacher
began his
sermon in
Karachi, and
then opened
fire on
worshippers
killing eight
people and


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
injuring an
additional
eight. Sunni-
militants are
suspected in
the attack.
[60]

10 Car Bomb 0 4
Mogadishu,Somalia
A car bomb
exploded
outside a hotel
in Mogadishu
where several
Somali police
commanders
were meeting,
injuring four
people
including a
high-level
police
commander of
the Somali
national
government.
[6
1]

Al-Shabab


10
Suicide
Bombing
4 5
Peshawar,Pakistan
A suicide
bomber
detonated his
explosive
device at the
house of a
tribal elder in
Peshawar,
Pakistan, as
he was being
pursued on
foot by police
officers who
were firing at
him, as
citizens had
reported him


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
as suspicious
to police
officers. It is
unsure if the
intended
target was the
Pakistan tribal
elder or if a
police bullet
hit his vest
causing the
explosion that
killed four
civilians and
injured an
additional five
other
people.
[62]

10
Suicide Car
Bombing
3 7
Kabul,Afghanist
an
A suicide car
bomber drove
his explosive
laden vehicle
into a NATO
convoy in
Kabul, near
the Pul-i-
Charkhi
prison and
blew up his
vehicle after
ramming the
second NATO
vehicle in the
convoy. Two
American
civilian
contractors
and the
suicide
bomber were
killed in the
blast and
seven Afghan
civilians were
Hizb-i-Islami


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
injured.
[63]

10 Car Bomb 3 11
Baghdad,Iraq
A car bomb
exploded
outside a
restaurant in
Baghdad
killing three
and injuring
eleven. This
occurred on
the same day
that a terrorist
trainer north
of Baghdad
prematurely
detonated a
demonstration
car bomb to
terrorist
students
killing
twenty-one
terrorists.
[64]



11
Grenade
Attack
11 20
Peshawar,Pakistan
Unknown
attackers
tossed three
grenades into
a movie
theatre, in the
Pakistani city
of Peshawar,
the second
terrorist attack
in two days
and second
terrorist attack
in February to
target cinemas
in Pakistan,
killing eleven
people and


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
injuring an
additional
twenty. This
attack
occurred
while
government
and Pakistani
Taliban
negotiators
met in
Islamabad to
begin the
process of
introductory
peace talks.
[65]

13 Two Bombs 5 15
Baghdad,Iraq
Two bombs
exploded
simultaneousl
y in an open-
stall market in
Baghdad,
hidden in a
clothing stall
killing five
people and
injuring
fifteen.
[66]



13 Car Bomb 7 19
Mogadishu,Somalia
A remote
control car
bomb
exploded near
the
international
airport in
Mogadishu as
a convoy of
U.N vehicles
traveled by
damaging one
of the U.N
Al Shabab


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
vehicles and
killing seven
Somali
civilians and
injuring
fifteen
civilians and
four security
guards. No
U.N. Somali
or
International
staff were
injured or
killed in the
terrorist
attack.
[67][68]

13
Suicide Car
Bombing
11 40
Karachi,Pakista
n
A suicide car
bomber in the
southern city
of Karachi
struck a police
bus carrying
police officers
from a
training depot,
heavily
damaging the
bus and
killing eleven
people,
mostly police
officers and
injuring an
additional
forty others,
with ten of
those injured
reported to be
in critical
condition.
[69]



Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
14
Suicide Car
Bombing
32 Dozens
Yadouda,Daraa
Governorate,Syria
A car bomb
exploded near
a mosque in
the southern
Syrian
province of
Daraa in a
small village
called
Yadouda. The
Syrian
Observatory
for Human
Rights an
non-profit
organization
cataloguing
the violence
in Syria
reported that
thirty-two
people were
killed in the
car bombing
and dozens
were
reportedly
wounded. The
Syrian
government
reported a
death toll of
three and
activists in
Yadouda
reported
eighteen
names of
fatalities
because of the
car bomb.
[70]



Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
15
Village
Attack
106 Unknown Izghe,Nigeria
Islamic
militants
suspected of
being
members of
Boko Haram,
entered a
village and
murdered 105
men and 1
elderly
woman.
[71]

Boko Haram


16
Improvised
Explosive
Device
4 33
Taba,
Sinai, Egypt
A remote
controlled
improvised
explosive
device
detonated
when a tourist
bus passed by
at the Taba
crossing in the
southern Sinai
Peninsula
near a border
crossing
between
Egypt and
Israel near
Mount Sinai
killing three
South Korean
tourists and
their Egyptian
driver and
injuring thirty
three other
foreigners that
were on the
bus. This is
the first attack
against
foreigners


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
since the July
2013
overthrow of
the Muslim
Brotherhood
President
Morsi.
[72]

17
Series of Car
Bombs
23 66
Baghdad,Iraq
Three car
bombs
detonated in
Shite-
dominated
neighborhood
s of Baghdad
near open
commercial
markets
killing twenty
two people
and injuring
dozens. A
fourth car
bomb
exploded after
dusk in a
mostly Sunni
neighborhood
of Baghdad
killing one
person and
wounding
eleven. The
four
bombings left
a total of
twenty-three
dead and at
least sixty-six
wounded.
[73]



18
Four Car
17 49
Baghdad,Iraq
Four car
bombs


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
Bombs detonated in
and around
commercial
markets and
bus stations
across
Baghdad
killing
seventeen
people and
injuring forty-
nine others.
[74]

18
Four Car
Bombs
11 35
Hillah,Iraq
Four car
bombs
detonated
simultaneousl
y in different
regions of the
southern Iraqi
city of Hillah
leaving eleven
people dead
and injuring
thirty-five
people.
[74]



18 Car Bomb 5 13
Musayyib,Iraq
A car bomb
exploded in
the southern
town of
Musayyib,
Iraq killing
five people
and injuring
thirteen.
[74]



19
Two Suicide
Bombers
7 100
Beirut,Lebanon
Two suicide
bombers, one
in a vehicle
and another
on a
Abdullah
Azzam
Brigades


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
motorcycle
detonated
their suicide
vests during
morning rush
hour traffic in
Beirut near
the Iranian
cultural
centre. The
two
explosions
severely
damaged an
orphanage
across the
road from the
Iranian
cultural centre
and a number
of children
were injured
in the blasts.
The Abdullah
Azzam
Brigades, an
Al-Qaeda
linked
organization
claimed
responsibility
for the
blasts.
[75]

20
Suicide
Bomber
2 4
Kabul,Afghanist
an
A suicide
bomber
detonated his
explosives in
a northern
district of
Kabul outside
an Ismali
(Shite) shrine
killing
himself and a
Taliban


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
security guard
and injuring
four
civilians.
[76]

20 Mortar attack 22 50
Musayyib,Iraq
A mortar
attack struck a
busy area in a
mainly Shiite
town south of
Iraq's capital,
killing at least
22 people and
wounding
more than 50.
Five mortars
hit a busy
market, a
residential
apartment
building and a
parking lot.
The mortars
appeared to
have been
fired from the
Sunni-
dominated
town of Jurf
al-Sakr.
[77][78]



20
Suicide Car
Bombing
10 Unknown
Bab al-Salama
border
crossing, Syria
A suicide car
bomber
detonated his
vehicle filled
with
explosives at
a Syrian
border
crossing
controlled by
Syrian rebels
that are anti-
Islamic State
in Iraq and
the Levant
(ISIL)

Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
Islamic State
of Iraq and
the Levant
killing an
estimated ten
people and
wounding an
unknown
number of
rebels, and
civilians, with
a number
being ferried
to the Turkish
town of Killis
for medical
treatment.
[79]

21
Suicide Car
Bombing &
Gun Attack
14 Unknown
Mogadishu,Somalia
An Al Shabab
unit attacked
the
Presidential
palace
complex,
known as
Villa
Mogadishu,
under the
guise of
wearing
Presidential
guard
uniforms
detonating a
suicide car
bomb at the
gates and then
opening fore
on ministry
staff and
security
forces.
Militants were
able to reach a
mosque in the
Al Shabab


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
center of the
compound
before they
detonated
suicide vests
or were killed
by
government
forces. The
President of
Somalia was
not harmed in
the attack.
Nine militants
and five
officials/secur
ity personnel
were killed in
the attack
including the
Chief of Staff
to the
President
[80]

21
Suicide Car
Bombing &
Gun Attack
4 4
Surobi,Afghanis
tan
A suicide car
bomber
detonated his
explosive
laden vehicle
at the gates of
the district
police
headquarters
in Surobi,
Afghanistan
setting off a
firefight
between two
additional
Taliban
militants and
police officers
which left
four people
dead,
Taliban


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
including a
police officer
and four
officers
injured.
[81]

22
Suicide Car
Bombing
4 15
Hermel,Lebano
n
Two soldiers,
a civilian and
a suicide
bomber were
killed when
the attacker
detonated his
vehicle full of
explosives at
a military
checkpoint to
the Hezbollah
Shite
stronghold
town of
Hermel as
soldieres were
inspecting his
vehicle for
weapons and
explosives.
Fifteen other
people were
injured in the
explosive that
occurred on
the Orontes
river bridge
leading into
the town of
Hermel.
[82]

Nusra Front


23
Suicide Car
Bombing
10 40 - 50
Atmeh,Syria
A suicide car
bomb
exploded
outside a field
hospital in the


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
rebel held
town of
Atmeh, close
to the Turkish
border killing
ten people and
injuring
between forty
and fifty
persons
according to
one activist on
the ground.
Ambulances
rushed across
the border
from Turkey
to provide aid
to the injured
and a number
of the injured
were rushed
to another
hospital in
Atmeh with
the more
seriously
injured
transported
across the
border to
Turkish
hospitals.
[83]

23 Bomb 14 15 Kohat,Pakistan
A bomb on a
motorized
rickshaw
exploded near
a police
facility in the
city of Kohat
killing
fourteen
people and
injuring
Tehreek-e-
Taliban
(Pakistan
Taliban)

Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
fifteen.
[84]

23
Car Bomb
and
Motorcycle
bomb
9 29
Baghdad,Iraq
A car bomb
exploded in
Sadr City, a
Shite
stronghold,
and later on a
bomb
attached to a
motorcycle
exploded in a
northern
neighborhood
of Baghdad
killing nine
people overall
and sending
another
twenty-nine to
hospital.
[85]



24
Suicide
Bombing
3 12
Peshawar,Pakistan
The Iranian
consulate in
Peshawar was
attacked when
a suicide
bomber
parked his
vehicle and
walked
towards a
checkpoint
outside the
building and
detonated his
explosives
killing two
security
guards and
injuring
twelve people.
The Pakistani
Tehreek-e-
Taliban
(Pakistan
Taliban)

Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
Taliban
claimed
responsibility
for the
bombing.
[86]

25 Car Bombing 15 36
Baghdad,Iraq
Police
officials in
Baghdad
reported that
an explosive
laden vehicle
detonated in a
commercial
market in the
Karrada
neighborhood
of Baghdad
killing fifteen
people and
injuring
thirty-six
others.
[87]



25
Suicide
Bombing
7 42
Tirin
Kot,Afghanistan
A suicide
bomber
detonated his
explosives in
a crowded
restaurant in
Tirin Kot in
Uruzgan
province,
according to
police
officials,
killing seven
people and
injuring forty-
two. Hospital
staff reported
that several of
the injured


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
were in
critical
condition and
they expected
the death toll
to rise.
[88]

25
Bombing &
Gun Attack
59 Unknown
Buni
Yadi,Nigeria
Islamic
militants
suspected of
being
members of
Boko Haram
broke into the
Federal
Government
College while
students were
sleeping,
threw
explosives
into dorm
rooms and
sprayed the
rooms with
gunfire.
[89]

Boko Haram


27
Suicide
Bombing
11 Unknown
Mogadishu,Somalia
Eleven people
were killed in
a suicide
bombing at a
tea shop in a
quiet district
of Somalia's
capital,
Mogadishu. It
is suspected
that the tea
shop was
targeted as it
was a favorite
location for
government
Al Shabab


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
agents who
worked for
the Somali
government
intelligence
agency
however, it is
unknown if
any
government
employees
were killed or
injured in the
blast.
[90]

27 Three Bombs 31 70
Baghdad,Iraq
A bomb
planted in a
motorcycle
display in an
outdoor
market
exploded in
Sadr City in
Baghdad
killing
twenty-two
people and
injuring an
additional
forty-five.
Two more
bombs
exploded on
mini-buses in
Shite areas of
Baghdad
killing an
additional
nine people
and injuring
twenty-
five.
[91]



March[edit]
Da
te
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetr
ator
Sta
te
No
n-
sta
te
1
Assault on
Train Station
(Using Knives)
28 113
Kunming,China
A terrorist squad, of
suspected Uyghur
separatists attacked
the largest metro
train station in
Kunming, south-
western China with
knives, stabbing
and assaulting
innocent civilians
waiting for trains or
disembarking from
arriving trains.
Chinese police
officers arrived and
shot dead five
attackers, and
arrested three other
suspected attackers
the next day. In
total, 28 people
were killed in the
worst separatist
terrorist attack in
China and another
hundred and
thirteen people
were wounded.
[92]



3 Gun Attack 11 30 Islamabad,Pakista
n
Gunmen opened
fire at a judicial
court in a shopping
mall in the
Pakistani city of
Islamabad killing
eleven people and
injuring thirty, in a
brazen attack by
Pakistani militants
in an area of
Pakistan that they
Ahrar-ul-
Hind


Da
te
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetr
ator
Sta
te
No
n-
sta
te
rarely strike.
[93]

5
Series of Car
Bombs
17 66
Baghdad,Iraq
A series of car
bombs exploded,
targeting Shite
areas of Baghdad
killing seventeen
people and injuring
sixty-six in at least
six car-bomb
attacks.
[94]



6
Series of Car
Bombs
18 58 Baghdad,Iraq
A series of car
bombs exploded for
the second straight
day in a row in
Baghdad, targeting
a number of Shite
neighborhoods as
well as a Sunni
neighborhood in
northern Baghdad
killing eighteen
people and injuring
at least fifty-eight
others.
[95]



9
Suicide Mini-
Bus Bombing
45 157
Hilla,Iraq
A suicide mini-bus
bomber detonated
his bus filled with
explosives at a
northern checkpoint
in the Shi'ite town
of Hilla in southern
Iraq trapping
civilians in their
vehicles, where
they were killed or
seriously injured as
the explosion
destroyed over fifty
vehicles near the
Al Qaeda


Da
te
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetr
ator
Sta
te
No
n-
sta
te
mini-bus. Although
no one claimed
responsibility for
the attack, a
provincial official
claimed that this
attack was the work
of Al Qaeda. Forty-
five people were
killed and at least
one hundred and
fifty-seven people
were wounded.
[96]

11
Two Sticky
Bomb attacks
4 13
Baghdad,Iraq
A sticky-bomb
attached to a mini-
bus in the Shi'ite
neighborhood of
Sadr City exploded
killing two people
and injuring five on
the bus. In an
industrial section of
Baghdad after
nightfall, a second
sticky bomb went
off killing an
additional two
people and
wounding eight.
[97]



13 Gun attack 1 3
Cairo,Egypt
Heavily armed
gunmen opened fire
on a military
transport bus in
Cairo, the capital of
Egypt killing a
Warrant Officer and
injuring three
soldiers, that the
military-backed
government blamed
on the deposed


Da
te
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetr
ator
Sta
te
No
n-
sta
te
Muslim
Brotherhood. The
brotherhood
disavowed the
crime, and Sinai
militants are more
likely involved in
this attack.
[98]

14 Roadside bomb 6 0
Musa
Qala,Helmand
Province,Afghani
stan
A civilian vehicle
drove over a
roadside bomb,
planted to target
Afghan government
troops, destroying
the vehicle and
killing six civilians
including two
women and two
children.
[99]

Taliban


14 Three Bomb 8 26
Baghdad,Iraq
Three bombs
exploded across
Baghdad, targeting
two open markets
and a commercial
area killing eight
and wounding at
least twenty-six.
[100]



14 Bomb 10 37
Quetta,Pakist
an
A bomb detonated
near a passing
civilian bus just
after two vehicles
filled with federal
Pakistani troops
drop by, destroying
the bus and killing
ten people and
injuring thirty-
seven others.
Balochi militants,


Da
te
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetr
ator
Sta
te
No
n-
sta
te
anti-Shi'ite
extremists or
Afghan Taliban
operate in Quetta,
the capital of
Baluchistan
province, and could
be responsible.
[101]

14
Suicide
Bombing
9 43
North
Western,Pakistan
A suicide bomber
blew himself up
while targeting a
police armored
personnel carrier
twenty kilometers
south of Peshawar,
severely damaging
the police vehicle.
No police officers
were killed but nine
people died in the
attack and forty-
three were
wounded, including
many officers.
[101]

Pakistan
Taliban
Tehreek-e-
Taliban

15
Gun/Vehicle
Attack
212
Unknow
n
Maiduguri,Nigeri
a
Over 200 armed
suicide attackers
died trying to free
fellow Jihadists fro
m a Nigerian
Prison. The Boko
Haram fighters
dressed in military
uniforms stormed
the area in vehicles
painted in military
colours. At least
five of the
casualties were
military personnel
and a civilian. At
least two hundred
Boko
Haram


Da
te
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetr
ator
Sta
te
No
n-
sta
te
and twelve people
were killed in the
assault.
[102]

16
Suicide Car
Bombing
2 14
Nabi
Othman,Lebanon
The Nusra Front
claimed
responsibility for a
suicide car bombing
in the Lebanese
border town of Nabi
Othman which
killed two people
and injured
fourteen, after the
fall of the last rebel
held community in
Syria near the
Lebanese
border.
[103]

Nusra Front


17
Three Car
Bombs
8 13
Benghazi,Libya
One car bomb
detonated at the
gates of the military
academy in
Bengazhi, eastern
Libya followed by
two more bombings
in the compound
targeting graduating
military recruits
killing eight and
wounding
thirteen.
[104]



18
Suicide
Motorcycle
Bombing
17 25 Maymana,Afghan
istan
A suicide bomber
on a three wheel
motorcycle
detonated his
explosives in a busy
marketplace in the
northern city of
Maymana,


Da
te
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetr
ator
Sta
te
No
n-
sta
te
Afghanistan killing
at least seventeen
people and injuring
twenty-five.
[105]

18 Roadside Bomb 0 4
Golan
Heights,Syria
In the Golan
Heights, near the de
facto border with
Syria, an Israeli
army patrol
observed suspicious
movement by a
fence line and
investigated when a
roadside bomb
detonated near
Israeli troops who
had gotten out of
their armoured
vehicle injuring
four soldiers, one
seriously. Israel
responded by
targeting Syrian
government
positions across the
border by
artillery.
[106]



20 Gun Attack
9(+4
attacker
s)
2
Kabul,Afgha
nistan
Gunmen stormed
the Kabul Serena
Hotel, which is
frequented by
foreign nationals,
killing 9 people. In
the ensuing gun
battle with security
forces 4 attackers
were killed. Among
the dead was
an Agence France-
Pressereporter, his
family, and
Taliban


Da
te
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetr
ator
Sta
te
No
n-
sta
te
two Canadian citize
ns.
[107]

20
Suicide
Bombing/Gunb
attle
11 22 Jalalabad,Afghani
stan
Two bombs
detonated via
suicide bombers at
a police station and
a town square,
afterward NATO he
licopter gunships
cleared out the
remaining militants,
killing 6 terrorists.
Among the dead is
a district police
chief.
[108]

Taliban


20
Suicide
Bombing
12 38
Baghdad,Iraq
A terrorist set off a
belt laden with
explosives in a cafe
while patrons were
watching a soccer
game, killing 13
people and
wounding 38.
[109]



21
Suicide
Bombings/Gun
battle
28 dozens Baghdad,Iraq
Violence across
north and west
Baghdad kill 28
people and injure
dozens. A suicide
bomber rammed an
explosive laden
truck into a police
station in the village
of Injan. After the
bombing a gun-
battle ensued
between militants
and police, with 9
police officers
being killed. Hours


Da
te
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetr
ator
Sta
te
No
n-
sta
te
later a suicide
bomber detonated a
bomb during a
funeral procession
for a leader of an
anti-al-
Qaeda militia,
killing 9 people and
injuring 25. In a
separate incident
gunmen attack an
Army checkpoint,
killing 4 soldiers
and kidnapping 9.
Two other car
bombs detonated
and a roadside
bomb struck a
military convoy.
[110]

22
Roadside/Car
Bombing
7 18
Tikrit,Iraq
A roadside bomb
detonated on a
commercial street,
during the
investigation of the
1st bombing a car
bomb explodes
killing another
police officer.
[111]



23 Gun Attack 4 n/a
Mombasa,Kenya
Two gunmen
stormed
a Christian church
during a Sunday
service, killing 3
people and
wounding
others.
[112]



24 Gun Attack 20 n/a Hadhramaut
Governorate,Yem
Terrorists stormed a
military checkpoint,
killing 20
Al-Qaeda in
the Arabian


Da
te
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetr
ator
Sta
te
No
n-
sta
te
en soldiers.
[113]
Peninsula
25
Gun
Attack/Gun
Battle
5(+5
attacker
s)
8
Kabul,Afgha
nistan
Terrorists stormed
an election office
killing 2 workers, 2
police officers, and
a provincial
election candidate
and injuring 8
more. After the
attack 5 militants
were killed in a gun
battle with security
forces.
[114]

Taliban


April[edit]
Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetrato
r
Stat
e
No
n-
stat
e
2 Bombing 1 5
Cairo, Egypt
Two bombs
detonated next to a
police station
near Cairo
University killing a
police chief and
injuring 5
others.
[115]



2
Suicide
Bombing
6 n/a
Kabul,Afghani
stan
A suicide bomber
dressed as a
military soldier
detonated his vest
at an Interior
Ministry compound
in Kabul, killing 6
Taliban


Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetrato
r
Stat
e
No
n-
stat
e
police officers.
[116]

3 Bombing 0 0
Islamabad,Pak
istan
A bomb detonated
prematurely in
the Islamabad subu
rbs on a sidewalk
that was on a route
for a convoy
carrying
former President of
Pakistan Pervez
Musharraf. After
the explosion the
convoy was
rerouted.
[117]



4 Shooting 1 2
Khost,Afghani
stan
An Associated
Press photographer
is shot and killed
by a terrorist
disguised as
an Afghan National
Police officer. Two
cameramen are also
injured.
[118]



8
Train
Bombing
13 35
Sibi,Pakistan
A bomb detonated
on a rail car while
passengers were
boarding to take a
trip
toRawalpindi.
[119]



9 Bombing 22 100
Islamabad,Pak
istan
A bomb detonated
in a busy market
killing 22 people
and injuring around
100.
[120]



Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetrato
r
Stat
e
No
n-
stat
e
13
Suicide
Truck
Bombing
8 10
Kirkuk
Governorate,Iraq
A suicide truck
bomber detonated
his explosives next
to a police station,
killing 8 and
injuring another
10.
[121]



14 Bombing 71 124 Abuja,Nigeria
Two bombs
detonated at a bus
station
in Abuja, Nigeria k
illing 71 people
and injuring
another 124.
[122]

Boko
Haram(Suspect
ed)


14
Kidnappi
ng
Unkno
wn
Unknow
n
Chibok,Nigeri
a
Approximately 276
female students
were kidnapped
from a school
in Chibok,Nigeria.
[
123]

Boko Haram


14
Building
Takeover
0 0
Horlivka,Ukra
ine
During the conflict
in Eastern Ukraine,
pro-Russian
activists stormed
and took over a
police station
in Horlivka, Ukrain
e.
[124]



15 Bombing 0 3
Cairo, Egypt
A bomb detonated
at a traffic police
post, injuring 2
police officers and
1 civilian.
[125]



Dat
e
Type
Dea
d
Injur
ed
Location Details
Perpetrato
r
Stat
e
No
n-
stat
e
16 Ambush 9 6
Benishangul-
Gumuz
Region,Ethiopia
A group of
insurgents
ambushed a bus
carrying dozens of
people, killing 9
and injuring 6.
[126]



18 Attack 58 100
Bor, South
Sudan
During the South
Sudanese Civil
War, armed men
stormed a United
Nations Mission in
South
Sudan shelter,
killing at least 20
people and injuring
at least 70.
[127]

Pro-
government
(Kiir) civilian
militia
[128]


May[edit]
Dat
e
Type Dead
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
1 Bombing >19 >60
Abuja,Nigeri
a
A car
bomb exploded
in New Nyanya, a
suburb
of Abuja, Nigeria.
The explosion killed
at least 19 people
and injured at least
60.
[129]



5 Bombing 1 1
Sanaa,Yemen
A French security
worker for the
European Union

Dat
e
Type Dead
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
Mission was
killed.
[130]

18 Bombing 4

Kano,
Nigeria
Suicide car bomb
kills five people.
[131]



20
Bombing
s
118 56 Jos, Nigeria
Twin bombings, one
at a market, the
second 30 minutes
later nearby a
hospital.


24 Raid 27 n/a
Seiyun,Yeme
n
27 people are killed
in an overnight raid
on Yemeni
government
buildings.
[132]

al-Qaeda


24
Attack
and
Firefight
4(+7
terrorist
s)
2 Mogadishu,Somal
ia
10 people were
killed and 2
members of
parliament injured
after al-
Shabab attacked
the Somalian
Parliament building.
[133]

al-Shabaab


24 Pillage 28 n/a
Borno
State,Nigeria
Boko
Haram pillaged 3
villages in Borno
State killing 28
people and causing
significant damage
to the towns.
[134]

Boko Haram


Dat
e
Type Dead
Injure
d
Location Details
Perpetrat
or
Stat
e
Non
-
stat
e
25
Suicide
Bombing
3 15
Djibouti
Two suicide
bombers detonated
their explosives at a
busy resturaunt
frequented by
international
soldiers, killing 3
people and injuring
another 15.
[135]



25
Car
Bombing
s
9 20
Homs,Syria
A car bomb in the
Zahra district
of Homs detonated,
killing 8 people and
injuring 20. Another
car bomb detonated
under a bridge near
an oil refinery
killing 1 person. A
separate bomb
detonated causing
an unknown amount
of injuries and
deaths.
[136]



25 Raid 5 0
Sana'a,Yem
en
The Yemeni
Military conducted
a raid north
of Sana'a where it
killed 5 al-
Qaedamilitants
and arrested 4
others.
[137]

Military of
Yemen