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2017 Tehran attacks: The 2017 Tehran attacks were a series of two simultaneous terrorist attacks that were carried out by five terrorists belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the Iranian Parliament building and the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, both in Tehran, Iran.
Terrorist attacks have different targets, and some are much more common than others. The chart shows the global number of terrorist attacks by the intended target. Most attacks target private citizens, the military and police, and other government institutions.
Aug 3, 2021 · On Tuesday 11 September 2001 suicide attackers seized US passenger jets and crashed them into two New York skyscrapers, killing thousands of people. The attack remains one of the most...
Sep 10, 2021 · In 2001, as the nation mourned those killed on 9/11, the government tried to find its footing to prevent more terrorist attacks. In the 20 years since, the nature of those threats has evolved.
Aug 26, 2021 · Thursday's terrorist attack left at least 13 U.S. service members and at least 60 Afghan civilians dead. It came less than a week before an Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw U.S. forces from the...
The Global Terrorism Database: how do researchers measure terrorism? Charts. Airliner hijackings and deaths in them; Death rate from conflict and terrorism IHME, crude; Death rate from conflict and terrorism IHME, age-standardized; Deaths from conflict and terrorism IHME, GBD; Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks; Deaths from ...
Jun 21, 2011 · On September 11, 2001 —a clear, sunny, late summer day—al Qaeda terrorists aboard three hijacked passenger planes carried out coordinated suicide attacks against the World Trade Center in...
Feb 3, 2022 · President Biden said on Thursday that the leader of the Islamic State died during a raid by U.S. Special Operations commandos in a risky pre-dawn attack in northwest Syria.
Information on more than 200,000 Terrorist Attacks. The Global Terrorism Database™ (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2020 (with annual updates planned for the future).
May 1, 2022 · At least 100 people have died in terrorist attacks over the past two weeks, as the Islamic State targets minorities in Afghanistan and aims to undermine the Taliban government.
