List of terrorist attacks in 2021

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The list of terrorist attacks in 2021 contains a selection of terrorist attacks that occurred in 2021. Assassinations are dealt with separately in the list of known assassinations . The list of explosives attacks also includes non-terrorist attacks. The list of aircraft hijackings contains a list with a mostly terrorist background. Further terrorist attacks are listed in the article right- wing terrorism.

For a large overview, see the list of terrorist attacks .

Explanation

The political or ideological classification of the perpetrators is given in the Political Orientation column : fascist , racist , nationalist , Nazi , socialist , communist , anti-imperialist , Islamist ( Shiite , Sunni , Deobandic , Salafist , Wahhabi ), Hindu . If the focus is primarily on state independence or autonomy , the prefix is autonomous , followed by the region or ethnic group and, if applicable, further characteristics of the perpetrators: Armenian , Irish ( Catholic ), Kurdish , Tyrolean , Chechen , Dagestani , Punjabi ( Sikhist ), Palestinian .

  • When the number of victims is 20 or more, it is shown in bold . In addition , if the number of victims is 50 or more, it is underlined .
  • The number of perpetrators killed / injured in the attacks is shown in brackets () .

January

Date / start Affected country City / place Article / source Perpetrator Political orientation medium aim dead Injured background
0January 2, 2021 Niger Tchioma Bangou , Zaroumbey Darey Attacks in Tillabéri in 2021 Islamists Islamist Firearms Villages 100 75 Uprising in the Maghreb since 2002
0January 2, 2021 Mali Ménaka region JNIM Islamist Explosive device French military vehicle 2 1 Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
0January 2, 2021 Somalia Mogadishu al-Shabaab Wahhabi, Islamist Suicide bomber Construction site, Turkish workers 5 (+1) 14th Somali civil war
0January 3, 2021 Pakistan Mach ( Balochistan ) IS Salafist, Wahhabi Cutting and stabbing weapons miners 11 0 Baluchistan conflict
0January 3, 2021 Syria IS Salafist, Wahhabi Buses, civilians 9 16 Civil war in Syria since 2011
0January 4, 2021 Democratic Republic of Congo North Kivu ADF Islamist Machetes, kidnapping Village, civilians 22nd ADF conflict
0January 8, 2021 Cameroon Extreme north Boko Haram Wahhabi, Islamist Suicide bomber, machetes Civilians 12+ (+2) 2+ Sharia conflict in Nigeria
January 14, 2021 Democratic Republic of Congo Ituri (province) probably ADF Islamist Village 46 ADF conflict
January 16, 2021 Sudan Gharb Darfur Militiamen Militiamen 83 160 Darfur conflict
January 18, 2021 Sudan Janub Darfur Militiamen Militiamen 47 Darfur conflict
January 18, 2021 Afghanistan Baglan , Kunduz , Nimrus Taliban deobandic fundamentalist, Pashtun, Islamist Security guards 40 (+40) War in Afghanistan
January 21, 2021 Iraq Baghdad Attack in Baghdad in 2021 IS Salafist, Wahhabi 2 suicide bombers market 32 (+2) 110 Uprising in Iraq (after US withdrawal)
January 30, 2021 Syria Afrin probably YPG Car bomb Civilians 5 22nd Civil war in Syria since 2011

February

Date / start Affected country City / place Article / source Perpetrator Political orientation medium aim dead Injured background
0February 8, 2021 Yemen Ma'rib Houthi Zaidite, anti-imperialist, anti-Zionist, anti-Semitic soldiers 20th 28 Military intervention in Yemen since 2015
February 10, 2021 Mali Mopti Islamists Islamist Firearms UN military base 1 27 Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)

March

Date / start Affected country City / place Article / source Perpetrator Political orientation medium aim dead Injured background
0March 5, 2021 Somalia Mogadishu al-Shabaab Wahhabi, Islamist Suicide bomber with a car bomb restaurant 20 (+1) 30th Somali civil war
March 13, 2021 Afghanistan Herat Car bomb Police station 8th 54 War in Afghanistan
March 15, 2021 Niger Tillabéri Convoy, village 58 Uprising in the Maghreb since 2002
March 17, 2021 Mali Gao Military base 33 (+20) 14th Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
March 16, 2021 Niger Banibangou , Darey Tinni , Siné Godar Convoy, villages 66 Uprising in the Maghreb since 2002
March 21, 2021 Niger Tillia probably Islamists Islamist Firearms Villages 137 Uprising in the Maghreb since 2002
March 22, 2021 China Guangzhou Suicide bomber Government office 4 (+1) 5
March 24, 2021 Mozambique Cabo Delgado Islamists Islamist Firearms Police stations, checkpoints, convoy, civilians, soldiers 100+ Islamist uprising in Mozambique
March 26, 2021 Colombia Corinto probably FARC-EP Marxist-Leninist, left-nationalist Car bomb Mayor's office 0 43 Armed conflict in Colombia
March 28, 2021 Indonesia Macassar probably Jamaah Ansharut Daulah 2 suicide bombers on a motorcycle cathedral 0 (+2) 20th
March 30, 2021 United States New York City Brandon Elliot racist physical violence Filipino civilian 0 1
March 31, 2021 Democratic Republic of Congo North Kivu ADF Islamist Village 23 (+2) ADF conflict

April

Date / start Affected country City / place Article / source Perpetrator Political orientation medium aim dead Injured background
0April 3, 2021 India Chhattisgarh Maoists Maoist Security guards 22nd 30th Naxalite Uprising
0April 3, 2021 Nigeria Damasak Boko Haram Wahhabi, Islamist Firearms 18th 21 Sharia conflict in Nigeria
0April 5, 2021 Sudan al-Junaina Militiamen Firearms Aid convoy, militiamen 87 191 Darfur conflict
0April 6, 2021 Afghanistan Juzjan Taliban deobandisch, Islamic fundamentalist Gun, sexual violence 16 year old civilian 1 War in Afghanistan
0April 8th Somalia Shabeellaha Dhexe Al-Shabaab Wahhabi, Islamist Explosive devices, firearms soldiers 2 (+?) 3 Somali civil war
April 15, 2021 Iraq Baghdad Car bomb market 4th 20th
April 15, 2021 Egypt Bir al-Abd IS Salafist, Wahhabi Firearm Christian civilian 1 Sinai uprising
April 16, 2021 Egypt Sinai Peninsula IS Salafist, Wahhabi Firearms Civilians 2 Sinai uprising
April 17, 2021 Nigeria Mbamondu Fulani extremists Firearms, cutting and stabbing weapons Civilians 8th 5
April 17, 2021 Pakistan Make TTP deobandisch, Islamic fundamentalist Firearms soldiers 4th 0 Conflict in Northwest Pakistan
April 18, 2021 Niger Niamey probably Islamists Islamist Firearms soldiers 19th
April 19, 2021 Afghanistan Badakhshan Taliban deobandic fundamentalist, Pashtun, Islamist Firearms police officers 8th 2 War in Afghanistan
April 20, 2021 Afghanistan Ghorian Taliban deobandic fundamentalist, Pashtun, Islamist Car bomb police officers 3 (+1) War in Afghanistan
April 20, 2021 Iraq Tikrit IS Salafist, Wahhabi Firearm Farmer 1
April 20, 2021 Somalia al-Shabaab Wahhabi, Islamist Explosive device official 1 3 Somali civil war
April 21, 2021 Pakistan Quetta TTP deobandisch, Islamic fundamentalist Explosive device hotel 5 12th Conflict in Northwest Pakistan
April 21, 2021 Somalia al-Shabaab Wahhabi, Islamist mortar residential area 4th 4th Somali civil war
April 21, 2021 Afghanistan Balkh Taliban deobandic fundamentalist, Pashtun, Islamist Firearms soldiers 8th 6th War in Afghanistan
April 23, 2021 France Rambouillet Islamist Islamist knife police officers 1 (+1)
April 26, 2021 Nigeria Borno Boko Haram Wahhabi, Islamist Bazookas Military convoy, military base 33 Sharia conflict in Nigeria
April 30, 2021 Afghanistan Pul-i-Alam Car bomb Dormitory 21 91 War in Afghanistan

May

Date / start Affected country City / place Article / source Perpetrator Political orientation medium aim dead Injured background
0May 3, 2021 Afghanistan Farah Explosive device school 0 21 War in Afghanistan
0May 3, 2021 Burkina Faso Foutouri probably Islamists Islamist Firearms, arson Village 30th 20th Uprising in the Maghreb since 2002
0May 8, 2021 Afghanistan Kabul Attack in Kabul on May 8, 2021 probably Taliban or IS Deobandic fundamentalist, Pashtun, Islamist, Salafist, Wahhabi Car bomb, 2 explosives school 80+ 165 War in Afghanistan
May 10, 2021 Afghanistan Zabul Explosive device bus 11 29 War in Afghanistan
May 14, 2021 Afghanistan Kabul probably Taliban or IS Explosive device mosque 12th 15th War in Afghanistan
March 23, 2021 Peru Satipo Province MPCP Communist, anti-capitalist, Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Civilians 18th Armed conflict in Peru
May 27, 2021 Democratic Republic of Congo North Kivu probably ADF Islamist Knives, machetes, kidnapping Villages, civilians 22nd ADF conflict
May 29, 2021 Afghanistan near Kabul The government and the Taliban accuse each other rocket wedding 6th 4th War in Afghanistan
May 31, 2021 Democratic Republic of Congo Ituri probably ADF Islamist Villages, civilians 70+ ADF conflict

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Individual evidence

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