List of major terrorist incidents
This is a list of terrorist incidents conducted by violent non-state actors, i.e. excluding state terrorism. Events are listed if they resulted in more than 100 deaths.
Attacks 1950 to 1999
1978
- Killed: 421
- Location: Iran
- Perpetrator: Unknown
1985
- Killed: 329
- Location: India
- Perpetrator: Babbar Khalsa
1988
- Killed: 270
- Location: Scotland
- Perpetrator: Muammar Gaddafi
1995
- Killed: 13
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Perpetrator: Aum Shinrikyo
- Killed: 168
- Location: United States
- Perpetrator: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols
1999
- Killed: 367
- Location: Russia
2000 to 2014
2001
- Deaths: 2,996
- Location: United States
- Perpetrator: al-Qaeda
2002
- Deaths: 204
- Location: Indonesia
- Perpetrator: Jemaah Islamiyah and al-Qaeda
- Deaths: 130
- Location: Russia
2004
- Deaths: 334
- Location: Russia
- Perpetrator: Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs
- Deaths: 191
- Location: Spain
- Perpetrator: al-Qaeda
2007
- Deaths: 796
- Location: Iraq
- Perpetrator: Unknown
2008
- Deaths: 860+
- Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Perpetrator: Lord's Resistance Army
- Deaths: 166
- Location: India
- Perpetrator: Lashkar-e-Taiba
2014
- Deaths: 106
- Location: iraq
- Perpetrator: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant suspected
- Deaths: 212
- Location: Nigeria
- Perpetrator: Boko Haram
- Deaths: 300
- Location: Nigeria
- Perpetrator: Boko Haram
- Deaths: 255
- Location: Iraq
- Perpetrator: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
- Deaths: 144
- Location: Pakistan
- Perpetrator: Taliban
- Deaths: 1,566
- Location: Iraq
- Perpetrator: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
2015
2016
2017
| Date | Type | Killed | Injured | Location | Details | Suspected Perpetrator | Part of |
| April 15 | Suicide car bombing | 126+ | 60+ | Aleppo, Syria | 2017 Aleppo suicide car bombing: In a district of Aleppo a strong explosion occurred. According to provisional data, a motor bomb exploded. The blast killed at least 126 people, including more than 60 children. | Unknown | Syrian Civil War |
| April 21 | Shooting | 140–256 | 160+ | Balkh Province, Afghanistan | 2017 Camp Shaheen attack: Attack of military base by Taliban insurgents in northern Afghanistan killed 256 Afghan soldiers. More than 160 were also injured. | Taliban | War in Afghanistan |
| May 31 | Car Bombing | 150+ | 413+ | Kabul, Afghanistan | May 2017 Kabul attack: A car bombing in Kabul's diplomatic quarter killed at least 150 persons and wounded 413 others. | Islamic Jihad Union | War in Afghanistan |
| October 14 | Suicide truck bombing | 587 | 303 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings: At least 587 people were killed and 303 wounded in a suicide truck bombing in Mogadishu. | Al-Shabaab | Somali Civil War |
| November 24 | Car bombing and shooting | 311 | 128+ | Bir al-Abed, Egypt | 2017 Sinai mosque attack: A mosque located near the town of Bir al-Abed was attacked by more than 10 militants. The attackers used three car bombs and four off-road vehicles to block escape routes, and open fired at worshippers during a crowded Friday prayer at al-Rawada. First responders were also attacked upon arrival. | Islamic State | Sinai insurgencyTerrorism in Egypt |
In addition, a bomb was let off after American singer Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour in Manchester on May 22 2017 after her finale performance of Dangerous Woman. The bomb went off at exactly 10:31pm after the show had ended
2018
2019
Other attacks
This is a list of terrorist incidents with at least 100 fatalities, that are not included in the chronological timeline.| Estimated Deaths | Name | Political Ideology | Country | Location | Year |
| 400 | Massacre of Trujillo | Narcoterrorism | Colombia | Trujillo, Valle del Cauca | 1990 |
| 200–800 | Rais massacre | Islamic extremism | Algeria | village of Rais, near Sidi Moussa and south of Algiers | 1997 |
| 200–400 | Bentalha massacre | Islamic extremism | Algeria | village of Bentalha about 15 km south of Algiers | 1997 |
| 385 | Beslan school hostage crisis | Islamic extremism/Chechen separatism | Russia | Beslan | 2004 |
| 341 | 2016 Karrada bombing | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Baghdad | 2016 |
| 336+ | 2014 Gamboru Ngala attack | Islamic extremism | Nigeria | Gamboru Ngala | 2014 |
| 329 | Air India Flight 182 | Sikh extremism | Ireland | Irish Atlantic airspace | 1985 |
| 311 | 2017 Sinai mosque attack | Islamic extremism | Egypt | Bir al-Abed, North Sinai Governorate | 2017 |
| 307 | 1983 Beirut barracks bombing | Islamic extremism/State-sponsored terrorism | Lebanon | Beirut | 1983 |
| 293 | Russian apartment bombings | Disputed | Russia | Moscow, Volgodonsk, Buynaksk | 1999 |
| 270 | Pan Am Flight 103 | State-sponsored terrorism | United Kingdom | Lockerbie, Scotland | 1988 |
| 257 | 1993 Bombay bombings | Islamic extremism | India | Mumbai | 1993 |
| 252 | 2001 Angola train attack | Separatism | Angola | 2001 | |
| 238 | MV Dara | Unknown; possibly Omani separatists | Southwest Asia | Persian Gulf | 1961 |
| 223–233 | Kobani massacre | Islamic extremism | Syria | Kobanî | 2015 |
| 224 | Metrojet Flight 9268 | Islamic extremism | Egypt | Sinai Peninsula | 2015 |
| 224 | 1998 United States embassy bombings | Islamic extremism | Kenya, Tanzania | Nairobi, Dar es Salaam | 1998 |
| 215 | 23 November 2006 Sadr City bombings | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Sadr City | 2006 |
| 209 | 2006 Mumbai train bombings | Islamic extremism | India | Mumbai | 2006 |
| 202 | 2002 Bali bombings | Islamic extremism | Indonesia | Bali | 2002 |
| 198 | 18 April 2007 Baghdad bombings | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Baghdad | 2007 |
| 186 | Jableh and Tartous bombings | Islamic extremism | Syria | Jableh and Tartous | 2016 |
| 185 | 20 January 2012 Nigeria attacks | Islamic extremism | Nigeria | Mubi, Yola, Gombi, Maiduguri and Kano | 2012 |
| 178+ | 2004 Ashura bombings in Iraq | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Kerbala and Baghdad | 2004 |
| 175 | 2008 Mumbai attacks | Islamic extremism | India | Mumbai | 2008 |
| 171 | UTA Flight 772 | State-sponsored terrorism | Niger | 1989 | |
| 170 | Moscow theater hostage crisis | Chechen separatism | Russia | Moscow | 2002 |
| 168 | Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis | Chechen separatism | Russia | Kizlyar,, and Sovetskoye | 1996 |
| 165+ | 2000 Walisongo school massacre | Christian terrorism | Indonesia | Poso | 2000 |
| 155 | October 2009 Baghdad bombings | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Baghdad | 2009 |
| 154 | 13 July 2018 Pakistan bombings | Islamic extremism | Pakistan | Mastung, Bannu | 2018 |
| 152 | 2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Tal Afar | 2007 |
| 150+ | May 2017 Kabul attack | Unknown | Afghanistan | Kabul | 2017 |
| 150+ | 2015 Baga massacre | Islamic extremism | Nigeria | Baga | 2015 |
| 150 | St Nedelya Church assault | Communism | Bulgaria | Sofia | 1925 |
| 148 | Gyaneshwari Express train derailment | Communism | India | 2010 | |
| 147 | 2015 Garissa University College attack | Islamic extremism | Kenya | Garissa | 2015 |
| 145 | July 2015 Kukawa massacre | Islamic extremism | Nigeria | Kukawa | 2015 |
| 145 | September 2015 Maiduguri bombing | Islamic extremism | Nigeria | Maiduguri | 2015 |
| 145 | 2014 Peshawar school attack | Islamic extremism | Pakistan | Peshawar | 2014 |
| 142 | 2015 Sana'a mosque bombings | Islamic extremism | Yemen | Sana'a | 2015 |
| 141+ | Brak El-Shati airbase raid | Islamic extremism | Libya | Wadi al Shatii District | 2017 |
| 140—256 | 2017 Camp Shaheen attack | Islamic extremism | Afghanistan | Mazar-e-Sharif | 2017 |
| 140 | Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis | Chechen separatism | Russia | Budyonnovsk | 1995 |
| 136 | 2007 Karachi bombing | Islamic extremism | Pakistan | Karachi | 2007 |
| 135 | February 3, 2007 Baghdad market bombing | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Baghdad | 2007 |
| 134 | February 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Sayyidah Zaynab | 2016 |
| 133+ | January 2011 Iraq suicide attacks | Islamic extremism | Iraq | 2011 | |
| 132 | January 2016 Iraq attacks | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Baghdad Miqdadiyah | 2016 |
| 130 | 2015 Khan Bani Saad bombing | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Khan Bani Saad | 2015 |
| 130 | Rafiganj train disaster | Communism | India | Rafiganj | 2002 |
| 127 | Peshawar church attack | Islamic extremism | Pakistan | Peshawar | 2013 |
| 127 | December 2009 Baghdad bombings | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Baghdad | 2009 |
| 127 | 2005 Al Hillah bombing | Unknown | Iraq | Al Hillah | 2005 |
| 126+ | 2017 Aleppo suicide car bombing | Unknown | Syria | Aleppo | 2017 |
| 125 | November 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Hillah | 2016 |
| 125 | Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 | Unknown | Indian Ocean | 1996 | |
| 120 | 2007 Al Hillah bombings | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Al Hillah | 2007 |
| 120 | 2012 Sana'a bombing | Islamic extremism | Yemen | Sana'a | 2012 |
| 120 | Palace of Justice siege | 19th of April Movement | Colombia | Bogotá | 1985 |
| 119 | Bojayá massacre | United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia | Colombia | Choco | 2002 |
| 117 | 28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing | Islamic extremism | Pakistan | Peshawar | 2009 |
| 117 | 2004 Irbil bombings | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Irbil | 2004 |
| 116 | 2004 SuperFerry 14 bombing | Islamic extremism | Philippines | 2004 | |
| 114+ | 10 May 2010 Iraq attacks | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Baghdad | 2010 |
| 114 | March 2017 Damascus bombings | Islamic extremism | Syria | Damascus | 2017 |
| 113+ | 2 November 2010 Baghdad bombings | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Baghdad | 2010 |
| 112 | September 14, 2005 Baghdad bombing | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Baghdad | 2005 |
| 112 | Avianca Flight 203 | Narcoterrorism | Colombia | 1989 | |
| 112 | Gulf Air Flight 771 | Palestinian nationalism | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 1983 |
| 110 | 10 October 2008 Orakzai bombing | Islamic extremism | Pakistan | Orakzai | 2008 |
| 109 | 2015 Ankara bombings | Islamic extremism | Turkey | Ankara | 2015 |
| 105 | 2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing | Islamic extremism | Pakistan | Lakki Marwat | 2010 |
| 104 | Mohmand Agency attack | Islamic extremism | Pakistan | Mohmand Agency | 2010 |
| 103 | 2018 Kabul ambulance bombing | Islamic extremism | Afghanistan | Kabul | 2018 |
| 102 | First Tyre truck bombing attack | Islamic extremism | Lebanon | Tyre | 1982 |
| 101 | May 2016 Baghdad bombings | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Baghdad | 2016 |
| 101 | 19 August 2009 Baghdad bombings | Islamic extremism | Iraq | Baghdad | 2009 |
| 100 | Bolgrad palace bombing | Bessarabian separatism | Romania | Bolgrad | 1921 |
| 100+ | 2011 Damaturu attacks | Islamic extremism | Nigeria | 2011 | |
| 100 | Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 hijacking | Communism | Malaysia | Tanjung Kupang | 1977 |
| 100 | 2008 Kandahar bombing | Islamic extremism | Afghanistan | Kandahar | 2008 |