The list of terrorist attacks in Myanmar includes an overview in Myanmar committed 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:
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unknown number of dead or injured
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0 dead or injured
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1–19 dead or injured
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20–49 dead or injured
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50–99 dead or injured
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100 and more dead or injured
1979
Date / start
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Affected country
|
attack
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Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
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0March 9, 1979
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Myanmar
|
Stop in Thaton
|
KNU
|
autonomist
|
Grenades
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Furniture store
|
5
|
60
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
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March 20, 1979
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Shan
|
SSA-N
|
autonomist, shan nationalist
|
Automatic firearms
|
Military base
|
22nd
|
6th
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
1983
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
0October 9, 1983
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Myanmar
|
Attack in Rangoon
|
|
|
explosive
|
shrine
|
20 (+1)
|
50
|
|
1988
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
January 10, 1988
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Rangoon
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Karen - extremists
|
|
|
train
|
8th
|
38
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
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December 11, 1988
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Rangoon
|
KIA
|
nationalist, federalist
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explosive
|
school
|
12
|
133
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
1990
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
March 22, 1990
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Mon State
|
Mon - guerrillas
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Police and Military Headquarters
|
50
|
0
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
1992
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
0April 5, 1992
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in the Rakhine state
|
|
|
grenade
|
mosque
|
30th
|
0
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
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November 13, 1992
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Mawlamyaing
|
Karen National Union
|
autonomist, karen nationalist
|
Land mine
|
|
2
|
35
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
1993
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
October 14, 1993
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Mon State
|
Karen National Union
|
autonomist, karen-nationalist, federalist
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2 hand grenades
|
Soccer game
|
7th
|
45
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
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1996
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
December 25, 1996
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Rangoon
|
|
|
explosive
|
pagoda
|
8th
|
36
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
2002
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
April 15, 2002
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Myawaddy
|
probably Karen National Union
|
autonomist, karen-nationalist, federalist
|
Explosive device
|
Civilians
|
4th
|
29
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
2003
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
May 15, 2003
|
Myanmar
|
Stop in Bago
|
probably Karen National Union
|
autonomist, karen-nationalist, federalist
|
explosive
|
Cinema, civilians
|
1
|
47
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
2005
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
0May 7, 2005
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Rangoon
|
|
|
Explosives
|
Commercial center, shopping malls
|
19th
|
162
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
2009
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
September 28, 2009
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Kokang
|
Militiamen
|
|
|
Soldiers, police officers
|
26 (+8)
|
0
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
2010
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
April 15, 2010
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Rangoon
|
|
|
3 grenades
|
Civilians
|
9
|
62
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
2014
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
December 10, 2014
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Shan State
|
TNLA
|
nationalist, federalist
|
artillery
|
Military camp
|
7th
|
20th
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
2015
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
0February 9, 2015
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Shan State
|
NDAA-ESS
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shan nationalist
|
Automatic firearms, anti-aircraft cannons
|
Military bases
|
47
|
73
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
February 23, 2015
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Shan State
|
|
|
Firearms
|
Police convoy (prisoner transport)
|
0
|
46
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
2017
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
August 25, 2017
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Rakhine
|
probably ARSA
|
autonomist, Rohingya nationalist
|
kidnapping
|
Hindu civilians
|
45
|
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
2018
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
February 21, 2018
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Lashio
|
probably Northern Alliance
|
autonomist, nationalist, federalist
|
Explosive device
|
Bank
|
2
|
22nd
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
May 12, 2018
|
Myanmar
|
Attack in Shan State
|
Ta'ang National Liberation Army
|
de'ang-nationalistic, federalistic
|
Firearms, artillery
|
Military base, casino
|
19th
|
32
|
Armed conflict in Myanmar
|
Individual evidence
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 197903090004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 14, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 197903200003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 14, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198310090001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198801100001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198802110001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199003220006 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 23, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199204050010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 26, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199211130008 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 25, 2018 .
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↑ dataset 1993 the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland.
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201708250056 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 19, 2018 .
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↑ Security forces launch manhunt for Yoma Bank bombing suspect. In: The Myanmar Times . February 23, 2018, accessed March 23, 2019 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201802210030 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 17, 2019 .
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↑ Myanmar: 19 killed in TNLA rebel attacks near China border. In: Al Jazeera . May 12, 2018, accessed March 23, 2019 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201805120011 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 29, 2019 .