List of terrorist attacks in Tunisia

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

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

    • 1980

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    January 27, 1980 Tunisia Attack in Gafsa Tunisian Armed Resistance autonomist, nationalist Automatic firearms, rifle (s), grenades Police barracks 41 100

    2002

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    April 11, 2002 Tunisia Djerba attacks al Qaeda Salafist, Wahhabi, pan-Islamic, anti-communist, anti-Zionist, anti-Semitic Suicide bomber with a truck loaded with liquid gas Synagogue, tourists 19 (+1) 30+ Maghreb uprising since 2002

    2012

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    September 14, 2012 Tunisia Attack in Tunis Ansar al-Sharia salafist Stones, Molotov cocktails US embassy 4th 46

    2015

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    March 18, 2015 Tunisia Attack in Tunis Okba Ibn Nafaa Brigade Islamist Automatic firearms Building, street 24 42 Maghreb uprising since 2002
    June 26, 2015 Tunisia Attack in Port El Kantaoui IS / Jund al-Khilafah Salafist, Wahhabi Explosive device, assault rifle Hotel, tourists 39 (+1) 36

    2018

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    October 29, 2018 Tunisia Attack in Tunis IS Salafist, Wahhabi Suicide bomber Policemen, civilians 0 (+1) 20th Maghreb uprising since 2002

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 198001270006 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 15, 2018 .
    2. ^ Tunisian Armed Resistance in Tracking Terrorism. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
    3. ^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
    4. ^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
    5. ↑ Hostage-taking in Tunisia: An attack on the young democracy (accessed on March 18, 2015)
    6. ^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
    7. ^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
    8. ↑ Tunisian female suicide bomber pledged allegiance to ISIS, interior minister says. October 19, 2018, accessed March 24, 2019 .