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|[[Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)|Islamic State insurgency in Iraq]]
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|style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left" |<u>'''108+'''</u> (+41) <ref>{{Cite web|last=AfricaNews|date=2021-04-20|title=40,000 displaced in north Mozambique after assault on Palma|url=https://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/40-000-displaced-in-north-mozambique-after-assault-on-palma/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Africanews|language=en}}</ref>
|style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left" |<u>'''108+'''</u> (+41) <ref>{{Cite web|last=AfricaNews|date=2021-04-20|title=40,000 displaced in north Mozambique after assault on Palma|url=https://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/40-000-displaced-in-north-mozambique-after-assault-on-palma/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Africanews|language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Insurgency in Cabo Delgado]]
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|28 March
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|Suicide bombing
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|[[Terrorism in Indonesia]]
|[[Terrorism in Indonesia]]
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|5 April
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|[[Prison escape]]
|[[Prison escape]]
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|[[Car bomb]]ing
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|23 April
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|Stabbing
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|[[Islamic terrorism in Europe]]
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|25 April
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|[[rocket-propelled grenade|RPG]] attack
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|[[Boko Haram insurgency]]
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|3 May
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|Arson, mass shooting
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|[[Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)|Insurgency in the Maghreb]]
|[[Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)|Insurgency in the Maghreb]]
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|Car bombing
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|[[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]]
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|[[Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso]]
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|26 August
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|7 November
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Revision as of 21:50, 17 July 2022

This is a list of terrorist incidents in 2021, including attacks by violent non-state actors for political motives. Note that terrorism related to drug wars and cartel violence is not included. Ongoing military conflicts are listed separately.

Guidelines

  • To be included, entries must be notable (have a stand-alone article) and described by a consensus of reliable sources as "terrorism".
  • List entries must comply with the guidelines outlined in the manual of style under MOS:TERRORIST.
  • Casualties figures in this list are the total casualties of the incident including immediate casualties and later casualties (such as people who succumbed to their wounds long after the attacks occurred).
  • Casualties listed are the victims. Perpetrator casualties are listed separately (e.g. x (+y) indicate that x victims and y perpetrators were killed/injured).
  • Casualty totals may be underestimated or unavailable due to a lack of information. A figure with a plus (+) sign indicates that at least that many people have died (e.g. 10+ indicates that at least 10 people have died) – the actual toll could be considerably higher. A figure with a plus (+) sign may also indicate that over that number of people are victims.
  • If casualty figures are 20 or more, they will be shown in bold. In addition, figures for casualties more than 50 will also be underlined.
  • Incidents are limited to one per location per day. If multiple attacks occur in the same place on the same day, they will be merged into a single incident.
  • In addition to the guidelines above, the table also includes the following categories:
  0 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  1–19 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  20–49 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  50–99 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  100+ people were killed/injured by the incident.

List

Total incidents: 20

Date Type Dead Injured Location Article Details Perpetrator Part of
3 January Stabbing 11 0 Machh, Pakistan Machh attack The Islamic State claimed responsibility for killing 11 miners in Machh, Balochistan province of Pakistan, because of their religious affiliation to the Shi'ite Hazara sect. The miners were blindfolded and tied up before having their throats slit.[1] Islamic State - Khorasan Province Insurgency in Balochistan
21 January Suicide bombing 32 (+2) 110 Baghdad, Iraq January 2021 Baghdad bombings Two suicide bombers attacked an open-air market in central Baghdad. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility without offering evidence.[2] Islamic State Islamic State insurgency in Iraq
24 March – 5 April Arson, beheadings, looting, mass shooting 108+ (+41) [3] Unknown Palma, Mozambique Battle of Palma A large group of Islamist insurgents overran Palma, Cabo Delgado Province, attacking many buildings and people. The Islamists invaded the city, killing dozens of people before Mozambique regained control days later. Palma was left destroyed, and a major oil and gas company decided to suspend all operations in the area due to the battle.[4] Ansar al-Sunna
Islamic State – Central Africa Province 		Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
28 March Suicide bombing 0 (+2) 20 Makassar, Indonesia 2021 Makassar cathedral bombing Two suspected suicide bombers attacked a Sacred Heart Cathedral, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia during Palm Sunday service. At least 20 people were injured. The attack was allegedly carried out by the Islamic terrorist group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah.[5][6] Terrorism in Indonesia
5 April Prison escape 0 0 Owerri, Nigeria Owerri prison break A large group of armed men used explosives to break into a prison in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, freeing 1,844 inmates.[7] Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria
21 April Car bombing 5 11 Quetta, Pakistan Quetta Serena Hotel bombing A car bomb exploded in the car park of the luxury Serena Hotel in Balochistan's capital. It was claimed by Islamist group Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, who said it was a suicide car bombing.[8] Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Terrorism in Pakistan
23 April Stabbing 1 (+1) 0 Rambouillet, France Rambouillet knife attack A man stabbed an admin worker to death at the police station in which she worked in Rambouillet, Yvelines, Île-de-France. Police shot him dead at the scene. Europol classified the attack as jihadist terrorism.[9][10] Lone wolf Islamic terrorism in Europe
25 April RPG attack 31 Unknown Mainok, Nigeria Mainok attack A group of jihadists arrived in trucks and used rocket-propelled grenades to attack an army convoy and base in Borno State.[11] ISWAP Boko Haram insurgency
3 May Arson, mass shooting 30 20 Kodyel, Burkina Faso Kodyel attack About 100 insurgents burnt homes and shot residents in a village in Foutouri, Komondjari Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso.[12] Insurgency in the Maghreb
8 May Car bombing 90 240 Kabul, Afghanistan 2021 Kabul school bombing At least 85 people were killed and dozens of others injured in the bombing of a school in the Afghan capital. The attack took place in a neighborhood that has frequently been attacked by militants belonging to the regional Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province over the years.[13][14] Islamic State-Khorasan Province War in Afghanistan
23 May Mass shooting 18 0 San Miguel del Ene, Peru San Miguel del Ene attack Up to eighteen people were killed in a red-light zone bar of San Miguel del Ene, Vizcatán del Ene District, Satipo Province, Peru. Along with the corpses, some of which were burned, leaflets signed by the Militarized Communist Party of Peru were found, featuring the hammer and sickle and defining the attack as a social cleansing operation.[15][16] Shining Path Internal conflict in Peru
4 June – 5 June Mass shooting 174 Unknown Solhan and Tadaryat, Burkina Faso Solhan and Tadaryat massacres In the evening of 4 June, 13 civilians and a soldier were killed in an attack at the village of Tadaryat in Yagha Province, Sahel Region. The attackers also raided the communities motorbikes and cattle. Hours later in the early morning of 5 June, insurgents attacked Solhan village in Yagha, killing around 138 civilians.[17][18][19][20] Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
26 August Suicide bombing 183 200+ Kabul, Afghanistan 2021 Kabul airport attack On 26 August 2021, at 17:50 local time (13:20 UTC),[21] a suicide bombing occurred near Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.[22][23][24] These attacks came hours after the United States State Department told Americans outside the airport to leave due to a terrorist threat.[25] At least 183 people were killed in the attacks, including 13 US service members, two British nationals and a child of a British national.[26][27] Islamic State - Khorasan Province War in Afghanistan
3 September Stabbing 0 (+1) 7 Auckland, New Zealand 2021 Auckland Countdown stabbing At 14:40 NZST, seven people were stabbed at the LynnMall Countdown supermarket in New Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand. The attacker was being followed by police who shot him, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.[28] Islamist (suspected) Terrorism in New Zealand
15 October Stabbing 1 0 Leigh-on-Sea, England Murder of David Amess MP David Amess was stabbed multiple times outside a constituency surgery meeting in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.[29][30] The attacker was found guilty of murder and preparing acts of terrorism.[31] Ali Harbi Ali Terrorism in the United Kingdom
20 October Bombing 14 3 Damascus, Syria 2021 Damascus bus bombing A double bombing of a Syrian Army bus in the Syrian capital.[32] Saraya Qasioun claimed responsibility.[33] Militants (suspected) Syrian civil war
7 November Drone strike 0 6 Baghdad, Iraq Attempted assassination of Mustafa Al-Kadhimi A failed attempt to assassinate Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi.[34] Kata'ib Hezbollah (suspected) Iraqi conflict
21 November Shooting 1 (+1) 4 Jerusalem, Israel 2021 Jerusalem shooting A gunman opened fire on civilians, killing and injuring four. He was shot dead by the police. The shooter was a member of Hamas. [35][36] Hamas Israeli–Palestinian conflict
25 November Suicide car bombing 8 17 Mogadishu, Somalia November 2021 Mogadishu bombing A suicide car bomb exploded outside a school in the Somali capital as an African Union Mission to Somalia convoy drove through.[37] Al-Shabaab Somali Civil War
3 December Mass shooting, arson 31 18 Mopti Region, Mali Mopti bus massacre A bus carrying civilians was attacked by unknown militants, killing 31 and injuring 17. The suspected Islamists shot at the bus and set it on fire.[38] Islamists (suspected) Mali War

See also

References

  1. ^ Yousafzai, Gul (2021-01-03). "Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Pakistan's Shi'ite Hazara minority that kills 11". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  2. ^ "At least 32 killed as first suicide bombing in nearly 2 years rocks Baghdad". CNN. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ AfricaNews (2021-04-20). "40,000 displaced in north Mozambique after assault on Palma". Africanews. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  4. ^ Brown, Will (2021-04-05). "Mozambican army says it has control of Palma after terrorist invasion". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  5. ^ "Al Chaidar: Aksi Bom Bunuh Diri Makasar Dilakukan JAD". Republika Online (in Indonesian). 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  6. ^ "Diduga Beraksi Naik Motor Matik, 2 Pelaku Bom Gereja Makassar Tewas di TKP". suara.com (in Indonesian). 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  7. ^ "Nearly 2,000 prisoners escape jail in south-east Nigeria". the Guardian. 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  8. ^ "Deadly blast at Pakistan hotel hosting China ambassador: official". France 24. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  9. ^ "European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend report 2022 (TE-SAT)". Europol. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  10. ^ "France attack: Terror probe opened as female police worker stabbed to death inside station near Paris". Sky News. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  11. ^ "Jihadists kill 31 soldiers in northeast Nigeria". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  12. ^ "Dozens killed in eastern Burkina Faso attack". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  13. ^ "Car bombing at Afghan school in Kabul kills 55, injures over 150". Reuters. 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  14. ^ Jennifer Deaton and Sheena McKenzie. "Death toll rises to 85 in Afghanistan girls' school bomb attack". CNN. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  15. ^ El Comercio (2021-05-24). "Vraem: 18 personas fueron asesinadas por miembros de Sendero Luminoso". elcomecio.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  16. ^ "Al menos 14 personas mueren en Perú en un ataque que las autoridades atribuyen a Sendero Luminoso" (in Spanish). BBC News Mundo. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  17. ^ "100 civilians killed in Burkina Faso in deadliest attack since 2015". Daily Sabah. 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-06-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "Burkina Faso attack: More than 130 killed in village raid". BBC News. 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  19. ^ "Al menos 100 muertos deja un ataque terrorista en Burkina Faso". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  20. ^ "Une centaine de morts dans une attaque au Burkina Faso". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  21. ^ "Kabul explosions: US service members and Afghan civilians killed in Islamic State suicide bombings". Euronews. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  22. ^ Pasko, Simcha (26 August 2021). "Suicide bombing kills, injures several at Kabul airport". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Large Explosion Reported Outside Kabul Airport". The Daily Beast. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Blast reported outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul". 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Explosion outside Kabul airport confirmed hours after US, British terror warnings". 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Eleven Marines, Navy Medic Killed in the Afghanistan Attacks". Bloomberg. 26 August 2021.
  27. ^ Turner, Lauren (27 August 2021). "Afghanistan: British nationals killed in Kabul airport attack". BBC News. Retrieved 28 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ "Man shot dead by police after injuring multiple people at Lynn Mall supermarket Auckland". Stuff. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  29. ^ "Sir David Amess killing was terrorist incident, Met Police say". BBC News. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  30. ^ Specia, Megan; Landler, Mark; Castle, Stephen (2021-10-15). "Longtime U.K. Lawmaker Stabbed to Death in Attack Labeled Terrorism". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  31. ^ "Sir David Amess: Man found guilty of murdering MP". BBC News. 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  32. ^ Syria: Deadly blast kills 14 on bus in Damascus
  33. ^ "REGIONAL OVERVIEW: MIDDLE EAST 16-22 OCTOBER 2021". ACLED. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  34. ^ Iraqi PM safe after drone attack
  35. ^ Gross, Judah Ari; Boxerman, Aaron. "Hamas gunman kills 1, wounds 4 in terror shooting in Jerusalem Old City". www.timesofisrael.com.
  36. ^ "Hamas operative kills civilian in sub machine-gun terror attack in Jerusalem's Old City". www.msn.com.
  37. ^ UK ambassador condemns terrorist attack in Mogadishu
  38. ^ Suspected jihadists kill at least 30 in central Mali
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