Daily terrorist attacks with
at least five non-militant deaths
since Jan. 1, 2015
EUROPE AND
THE AMERICAS
Nov. 15
ISIS attacks
on Paris
Deaths in
46 attacks
2015
2016
THE REST OF THE WORLD
Deaths in 2,063 attacks
in the Middle East,
Africa and Asia
ISIS attack
on Kobane
June 25, 2015.
In total, 396 people
died due to terrorism
on this day.
MIDDLE EAST
ASIA AND
AFRICA
EUROPE
AND THE
AMERICAS
MONTH
BY MONTH
1,709
139
JAN.
2015
1,397
91
FEB.
0
1,468
MARCH
1,724
11
APRIL
1,869
5
MAY
21
2,068
JUNE
15
2,013
JULY
5
1,483
AUG.
1,189
14
SEPT.
1,570
12
OCT.
907
129
NOV
1,287
14
DEC.
0
1,251
JAN.
2016
6
1,571
FEB.
1,220
35
MARCH
1,220
10
APRIL
1,673
12
MAY
1,749
49
JUNE
663
94
JULY,
to date
Daily terrorist attacks with
at least five non-militant deaths
since Jan. 1, 2015
Nov. 15
ISIS attacks
on Paris
Bastille Day
attack in
Nice, France
80
EUROPE AND
THE AMERICAS
Attacks in
Brussels
60
Pulse nightclub
shooting in
Orlando
40
Charlie Hebdo
attack
Deaths in
46 attacks
20
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
J
F
M
A
M
J
180
200
Russian Airliner
brought down by
explosive device
over the
Sinai peninsula
220
240
Suspected
Murle
tribesmen
attack in
Ethiopia
THE REST OF THE WORLD
260
280
Deaths in 2,063 attacks in the
Middle East, Africa and Asia
300
ISIS suicide
bombing in
Baghdad,
July, 3, 2016
320
340
ISIS attack
on Kobane
June 25, 2015.
350
In total, 396 people
died due to terrorism
on this day.
360
380
non-militant
deaths
Daily terrorist attacks with
at least five non-militant deaths
since Jan. 1, 2015
120 non-militant deaths
Nov. 15
ISIS attacks
on Paris
Bastille Day
attack in
Nice, France
100
EUROPE AND
THE AMERICAS
80
Pulse nightclub
shooting in
Orlando
Attacks in
Brussels
60
Charlie Hebdo
attack
Deaths in
46 attacks
40
Dallas
police
shooting
20
0
21
15
5
14
0
6
49
139
91
11
5
12
129
35
10
12
14
JAN.
FEB.
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV
DEC.
JAN.
FEB.
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
1,468
2,068
2,013
1,483
1,287
1,251
1,571
1,749
1,709
1,397
1,724
1,869
1,570
907
1,220
1,220
1,673
1,189
100
120
140
160
180
200
Russian Airliner
brought down by
explosive device over
the Sinai peninsula
Suspected
Murle
tribesmen
attack in
Ethiopia
220
240
THE REST OF THE WORLD
260
ISIS suicide
bombing in
Baghdad,
July, 3, 2016
280
Deaths in 2,063 attacks in the
Middle East, Africa and Asia
300
320
340
ISIS attack
on Kobane
June 25, 2015.
350
In total, 396 people
died due to terrorism
on this day.
360
380 non-militant deaths
Thursday’s attack on Bastille Day celebrations in Nice is the third mass-casualty assault to hit France in 18 months, and the largest single attack on a Western country since November of last year, when gunmen rampaged through Paris, killing 130. More than a month ago, a gunman stormed into a gay nightclub in Orlando and killed 49 people. The gunman, Omar Mateen, spoke with a 911 operator on the phone and pledged his loyalty to the Islamic State. The event was both a terrorist attack and the largest mass shooting in U.S. history.
The death tolls of attacks in Western countries pale in comparison to daily attacks in other parts of the world. In a few frenzied days in late June and early July, three Islamic-State-linked attacks killed over 350 people. On June 28, three attackers detonated their suicide vests at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport and killed 45 people. On July 1, Bangladesh suffered its worst terrorist attack in history when gunmen killed 20 hostages at a Dhaka restaurant. On July 3, nearly 300 died in a busy Baghdad shopping district.
The geography of terrorism
Terrorist attacks with at least five non-militant deaths since Jan. 1, 2015
200
100
50
Nice,
at least 84
EUROPE AND
THE AMERICAS
MIDDLE EAST
46 attacks
658 killed
1,490 attacks
20,193 killed
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA
ASIA
302 attacks
3279 killed
187 attacks
3,445 killed
San
Bernardino,
Calif., 14
Paris, 130
Charleston,
S.C., 9
Nice
At least 84
Dhaka, 20
July 1, 2016
Orlando, 49
June 12, 2016
Dallas, 5
July 7, 2016
Baghdad, 292
July 3, 2016
FARC attack, 12
Oct. 26, 2015
Ethiopia, 208
April 15, 2016
200
100
EUROPE AND
THE AMERICAS
50
MIDDLE EAST
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
ASIA
46 attacks
658 killed
1,490 attacks
20,193 killed
187 attacks
3,445 killed
302 attacks
3279 killed
Kobane, Syria
At least 300
June 25, 2015
Paris, 130
Nice
At least 84
San Bernardino,
Calif., 14
Dhaka, 20
July 1, 2016
Charleston, S.C., 9
Dallas, 5
July 7, 2016
Orlando, 49
June 12, 2016
Baghdad, 292
July 3, 2016
FARC attack, 12
Oct. 26, 2015
Ethiopia, 208
April 15, 2016
200
EUROPE AND
THE AMERICAS
MIDDLE EAST
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
ASIA
100
658 killed in
46 attacks
20,193 killed in
1,490 attacks
3,445 killed in
187 attacks
3,279 killed in
302 attacks
50
The Middle East and northern Africa account for over two-thirds of terrorism deaths since January 2015, with multiple attacks occurring daily, each claiming on average at least a dozen lives.
Hotbeds of terrorism
TURKEY
Aleppo
Mosul
Baghdad
SYRIA
Mediterranean
Sea
Damascus
Ramadi
IRAQ
JORDAN
SAUDI
ARABIA
In northeastern Nigeria, Islamic-State-affiliated Boko Haram has been forced out of much of the territory it once controlled, but it continues to carry out suicide bombings in the region. The group has carried out increasingly deadly campaigns in recent years, with 2015 being the deadliest.
[The brutal toll of Boko Haram’s attacks on civilians]
In Syria and Iraq, the local populace bears the brunt of the Islamic State’s brutality, with suicide bombings and armed assaults a common occurrence. The group has stepped up attacks in recent months, as its territory in northern and western Iraq has diminished.
[Inside ISIS: Quietly preparing for the loss of the ‘caliphate’]
In Afghanistan, an increasingly fragmented Taliban is stepping up its operations. On June 30, two suicide bombers attacked a convoy entering Kabul and killed 30 police cadets, one of many attacks against security force convoys. Just over a week prior, a suicide bomber killed 14 Nepali and Indian security guards; both the Taliban and the Islamic State took credit for the bombing.
[The fight against the Taliban is going better than expected]
Outside large attacks in France and Belgium, attacks in eastern Ukraine account for most terrorism casualties in Europe, according to Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Center. In the Americas, recent Islamic-State-inspired mass shootings make up the lion’s share of the terrorism-related deaths. Aside from that, a few scattered attacks from guerrilla groups in Colombia and Peru and some scattered violence in the Caribbean caused a handful of deaths.
[Colombia announces cease-fire deal to end 52-year conflict with rebels]
Notable attacks
April 2, 2015
Garissa, Kenya – Al-Shabab militants stormed dormitories at a university in eastern Kenya, killing at least 147 people. It was the worst terror attack on Kenyan soil in nearly two decades.
June 25, 2015
Kobane, Syria – Militants stormed into this Syrian Kurdish town, killing scores of people five months after the extremists were pushed out of the area with the help of U.S.-led airstrikes.
June 26, 2015
Sousse, Tunisia – A gunman killed 39 people – largely British tourists – at a beach resort north of the city of Sousse. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, the worst of its kind in Tunisian history.
July 17, 2015
Diyala, Iraq – A suicide bomber drove a truck bomb into a market in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala as it was packed with families making preparations for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. At least 130 were killed in what was at that point the Islamic State’s worst single bomb attack in the country.
Aug. 6, 2015
Abha, Saudi Arabia – An affiliate of the Islamic State asserted responsibility for a suicide bombing at a mosque in the southern Saudi city of Abha that killed 15 people. Most of the dead were members of a local SWAT force who were praying when the attack happened.
Oct. 10, 2015
Ankara, Turkey – Twin bombs ripped through a peace rally in the Turkish capital, Ankara, killing about 100 people, largely Kurdish and Turkish leftist activists. Turkey blamed the Islamic State for the attack, though the group did not assert responsibility.
Nov. 12, 2015
Beirut, Lebanon – Two Islamic State suicide bombers blew themselves up at a crowded area in a southern suburb of Beirut, killing as many as 43 people. It was the worst terrorist attack in Lebanon since the country’s 15-year civil war, which ended in 1990.
Nov. 20, 2015
Bamako, Mali – Gunmen seized a luxury hotel, killing at least 20 people in an attack claimed by an al-Qaeda affiliate.
March 27, 2016
Lahore, Pakistan – A suicide bomber killed more than 70 people, including many children, on Easter in an amusement park in Lahore.
May 11, 2016
Baghdad – Nearly 100 people were killed in three bombings in the Iraqi capital claimed by Islamic State. The worst struck a market in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City, which was followed by attacks on checkpoints a few hours later.
June 28, 2016
Istanbul, Turkey – A brazen assault by three suicide bombers at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport killed more than 40 people. Turkish officials blamed Sunni extremists for the attack.
July 1, 2016
Dhaka, Bangladesh – A siege at a cafe in Dhaka leaves 23 people dead. Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority country, has dealt with Islamist extremist attacks since its independence in 1971.
July 3, 2016
Baghdad, Iraq – More than 250 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a busy Baghdad shopping street in the Islamic State’s deadliest-ever bomb attack on civilians. It was one of the worst bombings Iraq has seen since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
July 4, 2016
Saudi Arabia – Suicide bombers with suspected links to the Islamic State attacked three locations as part of a coordinated campaign of worldwide bombings coinciding with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Four security guards died in one of the attacks, the Interior Ministry said.
Sources: IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Center, Staff Reports. Additional research by Loveday Morris, Hugh Naylor and Tiffany Harness. Note: As of July 14, there were 94 attack fatalities in the West andd 663 elsewhere. In a previous version of this article, the top-level totals excluded the partial July data.
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