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List of terrorist incidents in 2021

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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

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  • 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

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Total incidents: 23

Date Type Dead Injured Location Article Details Perpetrator Part of
3 January Stabbing 11 0 Machh, Pakistan Machh attack 11 miners in Balochistan belonging to the Shi'ite Hazara sect 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.[2] Islamic State Islamic State insurgency in Iraq
21 March Mass shooting 137 Unknown Tahoua Region, Niger 2021 Tahoua attacks Armed jihadists indiscriminately shot at people in the villages of Intazayane, Bakorat, and Wirsnat, as well as several other hamlets and camps throughout the Tahoua region.[3] Islamic State in the Greater Sahara Jihadist insurgency in Niger
24 March – 5 April Arson, beheadings, looting, mass shooting 1190+ (+41) [4][5] Unknown Palma, Mozambique Battle of Palma Islamists invaded the city in Cabo Delgado Province, killing dozens of people before government forces regained control days later. Palma was left destroyed, and a major oil and gas company decided to suspend all operations in the area.[6] 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 the Sacred Heart Cathedral during Palm Sunday service. The attack was allegedly carried out by the Islamic terrorist group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah.[7][8] 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 Imo State, freeing 1,844 inmates.[9] 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.[10] 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 Yvelines, Île-de-France. Police shot him dead at the scene. Europol classified the attack as jihadist terrorism.[11][12] 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.[13] 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[14] Insurgency in the Maghreb
8 May Car bombing 90 240 Kabul, Afghanistan 2021 Kabul school bombing Bombing of a school in a neighborhood frequently attacked by militants belonging to the regional Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province.[15][16] Islamic State-Khorasan Province War in Afghanistan
23 May Mass shooting 18 0 San Miguel del Ene, Peru San Miguel del Ene attack Shooting in a red-light zone bar of Vizcatán del Ene District, Satipo Province. Along with the corpses, some of which were burned, leaflets described the attack as a social cleansing operation.[17][18] Shining Path Internal conflict in Peru
4–5 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.[19][20][21][22] Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
19 July Suicide bombing 35 (+1) 60 Baghdad, Iraq July 2021 Baghdad bombing A suicide bomber attacked Shias at a market in Sadr city.[23] Islamic State Islamic State insurgency in Iraq|-
26 August Suicide bombing 183 200+ Kabul, Afghanistan 2021 Kabul airport attack A suicide bombing occurred near Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport.[24][25][26] Among the dead were 13 US service members, two British nationals and a child of a British national.[27][28] Islamic State - Khorasan Province War in Afghanistan
3 September Stabbing 0 (+1) 7 Auckland, New Zealand 2021 Auckland Countdown stabbing Stabbing at the LynnMall Countdown supermarket in New Lynn. The attacker was being followed by police who shot and killed him.[29] 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.[30][31] The attacker was found guilty of murder and preparing acts of terrorism.[32] Ali Harbi Ali Terrorism in the United Kingdom
7 November Drone strike 0 6 Baghdad, Iraq Attempted assassination of Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Attempt to assassinate Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi.[33] Kata'ib Hezbollah (suspected) Iraqi conflict
14 November Bombing 0 (+1) 1 Liverpool, England Liverpool Women’s Hospital bombing An explosion occurred inside a taxi outside the main entrance of the Liverpool Women’s Hospital which was detonated by the passenger, who was killed.[34] The taxi driver was injured in the explosion.[35] Lone-wolf Terrorism in the United Kingdom
21 November Shooting 1 (+1) 4 Jerusalem, Israel 2021 Jerusalem shooting A gunman opened fire on civilians before he was shot dead by the police.[36][37] 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 as an African Union Mission to Somalia convoy drove through.[38] Al-Shabaab Somali Civil War
30 November mass shooting, school shooting 4 7 Oxford, United States 2021 Oxford High School shooting A teenager opened fire on the students of the high school. Ethan Crumbley[39][40]
3 December Mass shooting, arson 31 18 Mopti Region, Mali Mopti bus massacre A bus carrying civilians was attacked by unknown militants.[41] Islamists (suspected) Mali War

See also

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References

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