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| GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201406150063 | 2014-06-12 | Iraq | Tikrit | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 1700 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200109110004 | 2001-09-11 | United States | New York City | Al-Qaida | 1385 | 10878 | Business,Airports and Aircraft,Private Citizens & Property | North America | Hijacking,Armed Assault | Vehicle (not to include vehicle-borne explosives, i.e., car or truck bombs),Incendiary,Melee |
| 200109110005 | 2001-09-11 | United States | New York City | Al-Qaida | 1385 | 10878 | Business,Airports and Aircraft,Private Citizens & Property | North America | Hijacking,Armed Assault | Vehicle (not to include vehicle-borne explosives, i.e., car or truck bombs),Incendiary,Melee |
| 199404130008 | 1994-04-13 | Rwanda | Gikoro | Hutu extremists | 1180 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Melee |
| 201408090071 | 2014-08-03 | Iraq | Sinjar | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 953 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 202011090015 | 2020-11-09 | Ethiopia | May Cadera | Samri militia,Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) (suspected) | 766 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Melee,Melee,Melee |
| 201406100042 | 2014-06-10 | Iraq | Badush | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 670 | 0 | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201710140002 | 2017-10-14 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 588 | 316 | Business,Airports and Aircraft,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200403210001 | 2004-03-21 | Nepal | Dhading district | Communist Party of Nepal- Maoist (CPN-M) | 518 | 216 | Government (General) | South Asia | Armed Assault,Bombing/Explosion | Firearms,Explosives |
| 201408200027 | 2014-08-19 | Syria | Unknown | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 517 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201808100024 | 2018-08-10 | Afghanistan | Ghazni | Haqqani Network (suspected),Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) (suspected),Taliban | 466 | Unknown | Police,Military,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201612100011 | 2016-12-10 | Syria | Palmyra | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 433 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 197808190004 | 1978-08-19 | Iran | Abadan | Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) | 422 | 0 | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201408150057 | 2014-08-15 | Iraq | Kojo | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 400 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200901170021 | 2009-01-17 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tora | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) (suspected) | 400 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property,Religious Figures/Institutions | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack,Armed Assault | Incendiary |
| 198707180001 | 1987-07-18 | Mozambique | Homoine | Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR) | 388 | 70 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201607020002 | 2016-07-03 | Iraq | Baghdad | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 383 | 200 | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 199605230007 | 1996-05-23 | Burundi | Kivyuka | Tutsi extremists | 375 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 200409010002 | 2004-09-01 | Russia | Beslan | Riyadus-Salikhin Reconnaissance and Sabotage Battalion of Chechen Martyrs | 344 | 727 | Educational Institution,Private Citizens & Property | Eastern Europe | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201812160027 | 2018-12-16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Bongende | Tribesmen | 339 | 28 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary,Melee |
| 201805140006 | 2018-05-15 | Afghanistan | Farah | Taliban | 330 | 116 | Police,Military,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 198506230001 | 1985-06-23 | Canada | Toronto | Sikh Extremists | 329 | 0 | Airports and Aircraft | North America | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 199802010001 | 1998-02-01 | Sri Lanka | Kilinochchi | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 320 | Unknown | Military | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201405050053 | 2014-05-05 | Nigeria | Gamboru Ngala | Boko Haram | 315 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201711240001 | 2017-11-24 | Egypt | Al-Rawda | Sinai Province of the Islamic State,Sons of Jesus Movement (suspected) | 311 | 122 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201407170017 | 2014-07-17 | Syria | Palmyra district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 310 | Unknown | Business,Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 199607200008 | 1996-07-20 | Burundi | Unknown | Hutu extremists | 304 | 100 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201602070020 | 2016-02-07 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 300 | 0 | Police,Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201504090006 | 2015-04-09 | Iraq | Qaim | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 300 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 199711170005 | 1997-11-17 | Rwanda | Gisenyi | Hutu extremists | 300 | 0 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 198402130003 | 1984-02-13 | Sudan | Heglig | Christian extremists | 300 | 0 | Maritime | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Unknown,Explosives |
| 198008150003 | 1980-08-15 | El Salvador | Suchitoto | Unknown | 300 | 0 | Military | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201407170031 | 2014-07-17 | Ukraine | Hrabove | Donetsk People's Republic (suspected) | 298 | 0 | Airports and Aircraft | Eastern Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201404150089 | 2014-04-15 | South Sudan | Bentiu | Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) | 287 | 400 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610220007 | 2016-10-21 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 284 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201608190039 | 2016-08-19 | South Sudan | Pajut | Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) | 283 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201505210084 | 2015-05-21 | Syria | Palmyra | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 280 | Unknown | Government (General),Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms,Melee |
| 199808030008 | 1998-08-03 | Colombia | Unknown | National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN),Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) | 275 | Unknown | Government (General),Private Citizens & Property,Utilities | South America | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion,Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Explosives,Explosives,Unknown |
| 199712100003 | 1997-12-10 | Rwanda | Mutura | Hutu extremists | 271 | 227 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 198812210003 | 1988-12-21 | United Kingdom | Lockerbie | Unknown | 270 | 0 | Airports and Aircraft | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198401260012 | 1984-01-26 | Nicaragua | El Cumbo | Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN) | 270 | 0 | Military | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201704210001 | 2017-04-21 | Afghanistan | Mazari Sharif | Haqqani Network (suspected),Taliban | 266 | 64 | Military | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 200108110012 | 2001-08-11 | Angola | Unknown | National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) | 259 | 160 | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Explosives |
| 199708280012 | 1997-08-28 | Algeria | Sidi Rais | Unknown | 256 | 194 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 201604210024 | 2016-04-21 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 250 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 200708150005 | 2007-08-14 | Iraq | Qahtaniya | Al-Qaida in Iraq (suspected) | 250 | 750 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200708160008 | 2007-08-14 | Iraq | Jazeera | Al-Qaida in Iraq (suspected) | 250 | 750 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198408200004 | 1984-08-20 | Nicaragua | Waslala district | Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN) | 250 | 0 | Military | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198310230007 | 1983-10-23 | Lebanon | Beirut | Hezbollah | 241 | 75 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201509280037 | 2015-09-28 | Afghanistan | Kunduz | Taliban | 240 | 296 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198601130005 | 1986-01-13 | Mozambique | Marromeu | Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR) | 240 | 0 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Unknown |
| 201703220042 | 2017-03-17 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 230 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201504250027 | 2015-04-25 | Niger | Karamga | Boko Haram | 230 | 9 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198402200005 | 1984-02-20 | Uganda | Masindi | National Resistance Movement (NRM) | 228 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 198607010009 | 1986-07-01 | Mozambique | Maputo | Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR) | 227 | 0 | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201510310001 | 2015-10-31 | Egypt | Unknown | Sinai Province of the Islamic State | 224 | 0 | Airports and Aircraft | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 199808070002 | 1998-08-07 | Kenya | Nairobi | Al-Qaida | 224 | 4000 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 202012230006 | 2020-12-23 | Ethiopia | Bekoji | Gumuz militia | 222 | 38 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Incendiary,Melee |
| 201403140018 | 2014-03-14 | Nigeria | Maiduguri | Boko Haram | 212 | Unknown | Military,Educational Institution | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201203040008 | 2012-03-04 | Yemen | Zinjibar | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) | 210 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201502240078 | 2015-02-24 | Nigeria | Gambaru | Boko Haram | 208 | 9 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 199712300005 | 1997-12-30 | Algeria | Kherarba | Unknown | 206 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 199712300007 | 1997-12-30 | Algeria | Oued Rhiou | Unknown | 206 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 200611230001 | 2006-11-23 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 205 | 257 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 201411060009 | 2014-11-06 | Ukraine | Donetsk | Donetsk People's Republic | 201 | Unknown | Military | Eastern Europe | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms,Firearms |
| 201409160049 | 2014-09-17 | Nigeria | Konduga | Boko Haram | 201 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201908250021 | 2019-08-25 | Yemen | Kitaf wa al-Boqee district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 200 | 280 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201707040004 | 2017-06-04 | Iraq | Tal Afar | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 200 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201504250079 | 2015-04-23 | Syria | Ishtabraq | Al-Nusrah Front,Ansar al-Din Front | 200 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201405130070 | 2014-05-13 | Nigeria | Kalabalge district | Boko Haram | 200 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201404050121 | 2014-04-05 | Nigeria | Galadima | Fulani extremists | 200 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Unknown |
| 200605120008 | 2006-05-12 | Nigeria | Atlas Creek Island | Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) | 200 | Unknown | Utilities | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200003170002 | 2000-03-17 | Uganda | Kasese | Unknown | 200 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unarmed Assault | Chemical |
| 199801110005 | 1998-01-11 | Algeria | Haouch Sahraoui | Armed Islamic Group (GIA) | 200 | Unknown | Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 199604260005 | 1996-04-26 | Burundi | Buhord | Tutsi extremists | 200 | 42 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 199204040007 | 1992-04-04 | Ethiopia | Jijiga | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party | 200 | 300 | Violent Political Party | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 199107150009 | 1991-07-15 | Sri Lanka | Chundikulam | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 200 | 0 | Military | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Firearms,Explosives |
| 198410190003 | 1984-10-19 | Ethiopia | Lalibela | Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) | 200 | 200 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | Unknown |
| 198309030003 | 1983-09-03 | Nicaragua | Unknown | Democratic Revolutionary Alliance (ARDE) | 200 | Unknown | Military | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610260019 | 2016-10-26 | Iraq | Hammam al-Alil | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 190 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 200109110006 | 2001-09-11 | United States | Arlington | Al-Qaida | 190 | 106 | Government (General),Military,Airports and Aircraft | North America | Hijacking,Armed Assault | Vehicle (not to include vehicle-borne explosives, i.e., car or truck bombs),Incendiary,Melee |
| 200607120001 | 2006-07-11 | India | Mumbai | Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) | 188 | 817 | Private Citizens & Property,Transportation | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200907050020 | 2009-07-05 | China | Urumqi | Unknown | 184 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | East Asia | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Melee,Melee,Incendiary |
| 201412110021 | 2014-12-11 | Cameroon | Am Chide | Boko Haram | 180 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 199107280013 | 1991-07-28 | Croatia | Glina | Serbian extremists | 180 | 0 | Police | Eastern Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198407070016 | 1984-07-07 | Nicaragua | El Tortuguero | Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN) | 180 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 202003230011 | 2020-03-23 | Nigeria | Gorgi | Boko Haram | 179 | 61 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201508130063 | 2015-08-13 | Nigeria | Kukuwa-Gari | Boko Haram | 174 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201506250031 | 2015-06-25 | Syria | Kobani | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 174 | 201 | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 198909190005 | 1989-09-19 | Niger | Goure district | Hezbollah (suspected) | 171 | 0 | Airports and Aircraft | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200210230004 | 2002-10-23 | Russia | Moscow | Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade (IIPB),Riyadus-Salikhin Reconnaissance and Sabotage Battalion of Chechen Martyrs,Special Purpose Islamic Regiment (SPIR) | 170 | Unknown | Business | Eastern Europe | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | Firearms,Explosives,Explosives |
| 200204110001 | 2002-04-11 | Nepal | Satbariya | Unknown | 170 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 199404240003 | 1994-04-24 | Rwanda | Butare | Unknown | 170 | 0 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 199504190004 | 1995-04-19 | United States | Oklahoma City | Anti-Government extremists | 168 | 650 | Government (General) | North America | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 202001090003 | 2020-01-09 | Niger | Chinagodrar | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) | 166 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198310050004 | 1983-10-05 | El Salvador | Unknown | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 165 | 15 | Military | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201706010003 | 2017-06-01 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 163 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200802010006 | 2008-02-02 | Chad | N'Djamena | Rebels | 160 | 1001 | Government (General),Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200509140001 | 2005-09-14 | Iraq | Baghdad | Al-Qaida in Iraq | 160 | 542 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201412160002 | 2014-12-16 | Pakistan | Peshawar | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) | 158 | 121 | Educational Institution | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
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