List of terrorist attacks in Ethiopia

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The list of terrorist attacks in Ethiopia contains an overview of the terrorist attacks that have occurred in Ethiopia .

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 , National Socialist , 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 , Dagestan , Punjab ( Sikhist ), Palestinian .

The number of victims of the attacks are shown in color:

  • unknown number of dead or injured
  • 0 dead or injured
  • 1–19 dead or injured
  • 20–49 dead or injured
  • 50–99 dead or injured
  • 100 and more dead or injured

    • The number of perpetrators killed / injured in the attacks is shown in brackets () .

    1978

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    October 26, 1978 Ethiopia Attack in Asmara ELEVEN autonomist, Eritrean nationalist, Marxist-Leninist, socially conservative Automatic firearm (s) Military base 25th Ethiopian Civil War

    1979

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0May 2nd 1979 Ethiopia Attack in Amhara TPLF Marxist-Leninist Village 100 Ethiopian Civil War

    1984

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    October 19, 1984 Ethiopia Attack in Lalibela TPLF Marxist-Leninist city 200 200 Ethiopian Civil War

    1986

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    December 27, 1986 Ethiopia Attack in Amhara IHAPA federalist 40

    1991

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    October 10, 1991 Ethiopia Attack in Somali Issa and Gurgura Liberation Front Automatic firearm (s) EPRDF unit 100 0
    November 14, 1991 Ethiopia Attack in Somali Amhara - extremists Pistol (s), knife Tribal members of the Omoros 61 0

    1992

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0April 4, 1992 Ethiopia Stop near Jijiga IHAPA Communist, Marxist-Leninist Automatic firearm (s) Peace march 200 300 Oromo conflict

    1997

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    April 12, 1997 Ethiopia Attack in Addis Ababa Grenades Restaurants 2 84
    April 14, 1997 Ethiopia Attack in Addis Ababa grenade Supermarket 0 33

    2002

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    September 11, 2002 Ethiopia Attack in Addis Ababa explosive hotel 1 37

    2005

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    July 25, 2005 Ethiopia Attack in Jijiga 3 grenades hotel 5 31

    2006

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    October 15, 2006 Ethiopia Attack in Oromia probably Islamists Islamist Stabbing weapons Christian civilians 10 30th

    2007

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    January 19, 2007 Ethiopia Attack in Somali probably ONLF autonomist Firearms 25th 0 Uprising in the Ogaden
    April 24, 2007 Ethiopia Attack in Somali ONLF autonomist Firearms, grenades Chinese oil exploration facility 74 0 Uprising in the Ogaden
    May 28, 2007 Ethiopia Attack in Jijiga ONLF autonomist 5 hand grenades Stadium, rally, civilians 5 52 Uprising in the Ogaden
    0November 2, 2007 Ethiopia Attack in Somali al-Shabaab Wahhabi, Islamist explosive Hotel, soldiers 100+ Somali civil war

    2008

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    September 28, 2008 Ethiopia Attack in Addis Ababa Explosive device Sports bar, civilians 7th 24

    2010

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    April 25, 2010 Ethiopia Attack in Oromia Explosive device Coffee shop 5 20th

    2015

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    October 28, 2015 Ethiopia Attack in the region of the southern nations, nationalities and peoples Tepi Youth Firearms soldiers 20 (+2) 0 Uprising in Iraq (after US withdrawal)
    December 15, 2015 Ethiopia Attack in Amhara Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy Military base 19th 20th

    2016

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    April 15, 2016 Ethiopia Attack in Gambela Firearms Villages 208 (+60) 80

    2018

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    June 23, 2018 Ethiopia Attack in Addis Ababa Oromo Liberation Front autonomist grenade rally 2 156 Ethiopian protests in 2016

    2019

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    June 24, 2019 Ethiopia Attacks in Bahir Dar and Addis Ababa probably Amharen militiamen Firearms 50 23 Coup attempt in Ethiopia 2019

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197810260003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 14, 2018 .
    2. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197905020020 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 14, 2018 .
    3. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 198410190003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 27, 2018 .
    4. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 198612270010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 18, 2018 .
    5. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199110100010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 24, 2018 .
    6. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199111140004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 24, 2018 .
    7. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199204040007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 26, 2018 .
    8. ^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
    9. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199704140005 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 27, 2019 .
    10. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 200209110002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 27, 2019 .
    11. ^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
    12. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 200610150010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 27, 2019 .
    13. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 200701190004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 27, 2019 .
    14. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 200704240002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 27, 2019 .
    15. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 200705280001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 27, 2019 .
    16. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 200711020016 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 27, 2019 .
    17. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 200809030023 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 22, 2018 .
    18. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201004250003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 27, 2019 .
    19. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201510280095 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 21, 2018 .
    20. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201512150066 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 25, 2018 .
    21. ^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
    22. ^ After the attack on a rally in Ethiopia: two dead, 156 injured. In: RT (TV station) . June 24, 2018, accessed March 24, 2019 .
    23. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201806230001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 15, 2020 .
    24. ↑ More than 50 killed in attacks in western Ethiopia: regional official. In: Reuters . June 26, 2019, accessed June 27, 2019 .