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30. United States -

GTI Score: 4.14
Incidents: 7
Fatalities: 16
Injuries: 11
Hostages: 0

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September 11, 2001 - New York -

On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners crashing the first two planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. A third plane struck the Pentagon, while the fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania. The suicide terrorist attacks were carried out by Al-Qaeda against the United States.

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29. Turkey -

GTI Score: 4.17
Incidents: 4
Fatalities: 2
Injuries: 2
Hostages: 0

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November 15, 2003 - Istanbul -

On November 15, 2003, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in trucks were detonated outside the Neve Shalom and Beth Israel Synagogues in Istanbul, killing 30 people and injuring an estimated additional 300.

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28. Thailand -

GTI Score: 4.22
Incidents: 12
Fatalities: 6
Injuries: 24
Hostages: 0

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August 17, 2015 - Bangkok -

On August 17, 2015, 20 people died and more than 120 were injured in a horrific bombing at the Erawan shrine in central Bangkok.

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27. Uganda -

GTI Score: 4.38
Incidents: 5
Fatalities: 42
Injuries: 2
Hostages: 6

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June 18, 2023 - Mpondwe -

A brutal attack on a school in Uganda took place in June 2023, when ADF rebels entered a dormitory with machetes, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The attackers killed 41 people, mostly students, while a further eight were injured and six were taken hostage.

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26. Iran -

GTI Score: 4.46
Incidents: 14
Fatalities: 22
Injuries: 19
Hostages: 0

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January 3, 2024 - Kerman -

Two bomb blasts killed nearly 90 people at a memorial service for a slain military commander in Kerman, southeastern Iran. The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attacks.

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25. Togo -

GTI Score: 4.67
Incidents: 12
Fatalities: 41
Injuries: 23 
Hostages: 4

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November 2021 - Sanloaga, prefecture of Kpendjal -

Unidentified assailants attacked a security post in Kpendjal Prefecture, Savanes Region, during the night. Although no casualties were reported, it's believed the attack was undertaken by a group aligned with Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS), who were making gains in neighboring Burkina Faso.

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24. Benin -

GTI Score: 4.90
Incidents: 23
Fatalities: 49
Injuries: 9
Hostages: 17

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1-2 December 2021, Porga -

In December 2021, two soldiers were killed and several others wounded when a group of unidentified militants attacked a military outpost in Porga, northwestern Benin near its border with Burkina Faso.

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23. Yemen -

GTI Score: 4.95
Incidents: 22
Fatalities: 41
Injuries: 46
Hostages: 0

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February 24, 2018 - Aden -

Isis claimed responsibility for an attack where 14 people were killed and 40 wounded in Aden. The incident occurred when car suicide bombers and gunmen tried to storm the headquarters of a Yemeni counter-terrorism unit.

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22. Palestine -

GTI Score: 4.97
Incidents: 83
Fatalities: 29
Injuries: 74
Hostages: 0

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2022 - West Bank -

Israeli settler violence towards Palestinians in the West Bank began increasing dramatically in 2022, with 154 Palestinians killed.

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21. Chad -

GTI Score: 4.99
Incidents: 3
Fatalities: 26
Injuries: 1
Hostages: 0

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June 15, 2015 - N'Djamena -

Three suicide attacks against two police targets killed 33 people on June 15 in N'Djamena. Attackers on motorcycles blew themselves up outside two police buildings, injuring more than 100 people.

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20. Egypt -

GTI Score: 5.22
Incidents: 4
Fatalities: 8
Injuries: 12
Hostages: 0

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November 24, 2017 - North Sinai -

In what was the deadliest terrorist strike in Egypt's recent history, a bomb ripped through a mosque in Egypt’s northern Sinai region as terrorists opened fire at the al-Rawdah mosque. The attack killed 305 people—including 27 children—and wounded 120.

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19. Philippines -

GTI Score: 5.38
Incidents: 34
Fatalities: 39
Injuries: 52 
Hostages: 0

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December 3, 2023 - Marawi -

Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing at a Catholic Mass in a university gymnasium in Marawi. The attack killed at least four people and injured 50 others.

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18. Kenya -

GTI Score: 5.62
Incidents: 41
Fatalities: 70
Injuries: 99
Hostages: 3

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September 21, 2013 - Nairobi -

Four masked gunmen entered the Westgate Shopping Mall in upmarket Nairobi, in an attack that resulted in 71 deaths, and wounded approximately 200 others. The extremist Islamic group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.

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17. Chile -

GTI Score: 5.68
Incidents: 175
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 36
Hostages: 0

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September 9, 2014 - Santiago -

A fire extinguisher bomb exploded in the Escuela Militar metro station in Santiago, Chile, in September 2014. The explosive device went off at a fast-food restaurant in an underground shopping center at the station, injuring 14 people, several seriously.

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16. Colombia -

GTI Score: 6.19
Incidents: 171
Fatalities: 84
Injuries: 135
Hostages: 81

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January 17, 2019 - Bogota -

A vehicle was driven into the General Santander National Police Academy in Bogotá, Colombia on January 17, 2019. Forcing its way into the facility, the truck hit a wall and detonated. Twenty-two people (including the perpetrator) were killed in the blast, which injured 68 others.

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15. Mozambique -

GTI Score: 6.27
Incidents: 26
Fatalities: 63
Injuries: 17
Hostages: 21

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March 2021 - Palma -

Rebels began to besiege the town of Palma in early March 2021. On March 24, more than 100 militants attacked the town from three directions, carrying out coordinated terrorist attacks at different sites. In April the confirmed death toll stood at 21 Mozambican soldiers and 40 civilians, however, one month later reports emerged that dozens of local civilians and up to 50 contractors (both natives and foreigners) were killed.

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14. India -

GTI Score: 6.32
Incidents: 118
Fatalities: 73
Injuries: 131
Hostages: 36

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26-30 November, 2008 - Mumbai -

Ten members of a militant Islamist organization from Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Taiba, carried out 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai. The series of attacks occurred over four days, killing 175 and injuring more than 300 people.

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13. Democratic Republic of Congo -

GTI Score: 6.51
Incidents: 16
Fatalities: 245
Injuries: 51
Hostages: 4

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February 2024 - several provinces around DR Congo -

From mid-January 2024, there has been an increase in fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) in North Kivu province. Heavy artillery and mortar use have caused civilian casualties and damage in Mweso and Sake (Masisi territory) and Goma city’s outskirts, where at least 35 civilians had been killed and dozens injured.

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12. Cameroon -

GTI Score: 6.98
Incidents: 168
Fatalities: 289
Injuries: 216
Hostages: 139

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October 3, 2018 - Buea -

Suspected separatists attacked buses plying the highway, and at least 30 people were abducted by suspected separatists in a troubled English-speaking region of western Cameroon.

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11. Iraq -

GTI Score: 7.08
Incidents: 115
Fatalities: 69
Injuries: 77
Hostages: 13

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July 3, 2016 - Baghdad -

The mainly Shia district of Karrada, in Baghdad, was targeted by coordinated bomb attacks that killed 340 civilians and injured hundreds more. A suicide truck bomb detonated on a street busy with late-night Ramadan shoppers, while another bomb detonated in the suburb of Sha'ab, killing at least five. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack.

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10. Niger -

GTI Score: 7.27
Incidents: 61
Fatalities: 468
Injuries: 166
Hostages: 32

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October 2023 - Unrest, jihadi attacks -

At least 29 soldiers were killed in Niger in October 2023, caused by hundreds of jihadists using "improvised explosive devices and kamikaze vehicles." The region faces threats posed by both al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) groups.

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9. Myanmar -

GTI Score: 7.54
Incidents: 444
Fatalities: 354
Injuries: 231
Hostages: 4

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March 11, 2023 - Southern Shan State -

The Pinlaung massacre took place on March 11, 2023, in the village of Namneng, Shan State. It was a mass killing of civilians by Burmese military forces, with troops killing at least 30 civilians, including 3 Buddhist monks.

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8. Nigeria -

GTI Score: 7.58
Incidents: 145
Fatalities: 524
Injuries: 89
Hostages: 147

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January 2015 - Baga -

Boko Haram militants opened fire on northern Nigerian villages, killing as many as 2,000 people. The attack on Baga and 16 surrounding villages left around 30,000 people displaced.

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7. Somalia -

GTI Score: 7.81
Incidents: 193 
Fatalities: 434
Injuries: 436
Hostages: 82

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March 15, 2024 - Mogadishu -

Three soldiers were killed and 27 people injured, including three members of parliament and the government spokesperson, after the jihadist group al-Shabab attacked the Syl Hotel. A 12-hour siege ensued, with all five gunmen involved being killed by Somali security forces.

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6. Afghanistan -

GTI Score: 7.83
Incidents: 67
Fatalities: 119
Injuries: 229
Hostages: 0

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August 26, 2021 - Kabul -

The suicide bombing at the Kabul airport in August 2021, known as the Abbey Gate bombing, occurred during the final chaotic days of the Afghanistan withdrawal. Thirteen U.S. service members and 170 Afghans were killed, and scores more people were wounded.

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5. Syria -

GTI Score: 7.89
Incidents: 320
Fatalities: 650
Injuries: 767 
Hostages: 110

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November 2019 - Tal Abyad -

At least 13 people were killed, and many others injured, in a car bomb explosion in the northern Syrian town of Tal Abyad, near the Turkish border.

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4. Pakistan -

GTI Score: 7.92
Incidents: 490
Fatalities: 689
Injuries: 1173
Hostages: 24

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December 16, 2014 - Karachi -

Heavily armed Taliban fighters stormed an army-run primary and secondary school in Peshawar, Pakistan, on December 16, 2014. During the Peshawar school massacre 150 people were killed, of whom at least 134 were students.

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3. Mali -

GTI Score: 8.00
Incidents: 253
Fatalities: 753
Injuries: 390
Hostages: 69

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November 20, 2015 - Bamako -

Islamist militants took 170 hostages, killing 20 of them, in a mass shooting at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, the capital city of Mali, on November 20, 2015.

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2. Israel -

GTI Score: 8.14
Incidents: 20
Fatalities: 1210
Injuries: 4537
Hostages: 242

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October 7, 2023 - Multiple locations -

In one of the worst terrorist attacks in history, Hamas led a simultaneous wave of assaults on Israeli civilian communities and military posts. Launching 5,000 rockets from Gaza into Israel, terrorists breached the border to commit atrocities that claimed the lives of 1,194 individuals, 800 of whom were confirmed as civilians. The attacks left over 4,834 people wounded and resulted in more than 243 being taken hostage.

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1. Burkina Faso -

GTI Score: 8.57
Incidents: 258
Fatalities: 1907
Injuries: 442
Hostages: 144

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June 6, 2021 - Solhan and Tadaryat -

In June 2021, insurgents attacked the Solhan and Tadaryat villages in the Yagha Province. The ensuing massacres claimed the lives of at least 174 people.

Sources: (CNN) (BBC) (Voa News) (Crisis 24)
(The Guardian) (History) (Reuters) (AP News) (Vision of Humanity) (Global Terrorism Index)

See also: The most dangerous terrorist groups in the world

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