Brussels Is Latest Target in Islamic State’s Assault on West

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/03/25/world/map-isis-attacks-around-the-world.html

By KAREN YOURISH, TIM WALLACE, DEREK WATKINS and TOM GIRATIKANON

Since March 2014, the Islamic State has carried out or inspired at least 29 deadly assaults targeting Westerners around the world, killing more than 650 people, according to a New York Times analysis of such attacks.

Number of Westerners killed by terror attacks linked to or inspired by ISIS Since March 2014. Circles represent number of deaths. Only attacks resulting in deaths are shown.

APRIL ’14

JULY

OCT.

JAN. ’15

APRIL

JULY

OCT.

JAN. ’16

MARCH

Attacks in Europe

ISTANBUL

Bombing

BRUSSELS

Jewish museum shooting

DENMARK

Shooting

TURKEY

Rally

bombing

ANKARA

Rally

bombing

PARIS

130 dead

PARIS

Charlie

Hebdo attacks

TURKEY

Cultural center

bombing

BRUSSELS

Airport/subway

bombings

Other attacks targeting Westerners

AUSTRALIA

Cafe attack

CALIFORNIA

San Bernardino

ALGERIA

French tourist

beheaded

CANADA

Shooting/

hit and run

TRIPOLI

Hotel

shooting

TUNISIA

Museum

shooting

TUNISIA

Resort

shooting

EGYPT

Russian plane

downed

224 dead

EGYPT

Hotel attack

The militants are increasingly targeting Westerners in non-Western countries. Attacks on hotels and museums in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt have killed or injured dozens of Europeans. More than 200 Russians on their way home from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh were killed when their plane exploded. An Italian aid worker was shot to death in Bangladesh.

At the same time, about half the deadly attacks on Westerners took place on European soil. Bombings in Turkey alone have claimed about 150 lives.

Locations of all attacks in Europe that were directed or inspired by the Islamic State Since March 2014.

LATVIA

DENMARK

Copenhagen

March 22, 2016

Airport and subway bombings killed more than 30 people in Brussels.

LITHUANIA

RUSSIA

BELARUS

Berlin

NETH.

POLAND

Brussels

GERMANY

BELGIUM

UKRAINE

CZECH REP.

Paris

Nantes

SLOVAKIA

Dijon

Nov. 13, 2015

130 people were killed in shootings and suicide bombings across Paris.

AUSTRIA

Oct. 10, 2015

Suicide bombings killed 102people at a peace rally in Ankara, Turkey’s capital.

July 20, 2015

More than 30 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a cultural center in Suruç, Turkey.

SWITZERLAND

HUNGARY

ROMANIA

Lyon

CROATIA

FRANCE

BOSNIA

AND HERZ.

SERBIA

ITALY

Marseille

BULGARIA

Istanbul

SPAIN

MAC.

Diyarbakir

Ankara

ALBANIA

TURKEY

GREECE

IRAQ

SYRIA

ALGERIA

Mediterranean Sea

All told, the Islamic State is responsible for about 1,200 deaths outside Iraq and Syria. About half of the dead have been local civilians in Arab countries, killed in attacks on mosques, government offices and other targets.

Major events: Attacks directed by/linked to ISIS Attacks inspired by ISIS

CANADA

GERMANY

Outlined countries are where ISIS is conducting regular military operations.

BELGIUM

FRANCE

UNITED STATES

SYRIA

TURKEY

AFGH.

IRAQ

MOROCCO

PAKISTAN

ALGERIA

LIBYA

EGYPT

SAUDI ARABIA

BANGLADESH

YEMEN

NIGERIA

MALAYSIA

Countries and regions inyellow are where ISIS has declared provinces.

AUSTRALIA

Major ISIS Attacks

Attacks directed by/linked to ISIS Attacks inspired by ISIS

Descriptions of the Major Attacks

FILTER BY REGION:

          All events                    Asia and Australia                    Europe                    Middle East and North Africa                    North America                

Date	Location	Details
March 22, 2016	Belgium	A series of deadly terrorist attacks struck Brussels, with two explosions at the city’s main international airport and a third in a subway station at the heart of the city, near the headquarters complex of the European Union. MORE »
March 19, 2016	Turkey	A suicide bombing on Istanbul's busiest thoroughfare killed three Israeli citizens and an Iranian. Two of the Israelis held dual Israeli-American citizenship. MORE »
March 4, 2016	Yemen	Gunmen killed 18 people at a nursing home founded by Mother Teresaand run by Christian nuns. MORE »
Jan. 29, 2016	Yemen	A bomb-packed car driven by a suicide attacker exploded at a checkpoint near the presidential palace in the southern city of Aden, killing at least eight people. MORE »
Jan. 14, 2016	Indonesia	ISIS claimed responsibility for explosions and gunfire that rocked central Jakarta, killing at least two civilians. MORE »
Jan. 12, 2016	Turkey	A Syrian suicide bomber set off an explosion in the historic central district of Istanbul, killing 10 people and wounding at least 15 others, in an attack the Turkish government attributed to ISIS. MORE »
Jan. 11, 2016	France	A teenager attacked a Jewish teacher with a machete in Marseille, and afterward told the police that he had carried out the attack in the name of God and the Islamic State.
Jan. 8, 2016	Egypt	Gunmen reportedly carrying an ISIS flag opened fire at a Red Sea resort, injuring at least two tourists. MORE »
Jan. 7, 2016	Egypt	ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack on a hotel in Cairo near the pyramids at Giza. No one was hurt. MORE »
Jan. 7, 2016	Pennsylvania	A man shot and wounded a Philadelphia police officer sitting in a patrol car in the name of Islam and the Islamic State, police said. MORE »
Jan. 4, 2016	Libya	Islamic State militants attempted to capture an oil port along Libya’s coast, in fighting that left at least seven people dead.
Dec. 7, 2015	Yemen	The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a car bomb that killed a provincial governor and eight of his body guards. MORE »
Dec. 2, 2015	California	A married couple shot and killed 14 people in San Bernardino, Calif. The FBI is investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism inspired by ISIS.MORE »
Nov. 26, 2015	Bangladesh	ISIS claimed responsiblity for an attack on a Shiite mosque during evening prayer in which gunmen opened fire on worshipers with machine guns, killing one man and injuring three others. MORE »
Nov. 24, 2015	Egypt	ISIS militants attacked a hotel in the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing at least seven people.
Nov. 18, 2015	France	A teacher at a Jewish school in Marseille was stabbed by three people who appeared to profess support for ISIS. MORE »
Nov. 13, 2015	France	President François Hollande blamed the Islamic State for terrorist attacks across Paris that killed more than 100 people. The Islamic State claimed responsiblity. MORE »
Nov. 12, 2015	Lebanon	ISIS claimed responsiblity for a double suicide bombing that ripped through a busy shopping district at rush hour, killing at least 43 people.MORE »
Nov. 4, 2015	Egypt	ISIS's Sinai affiliate claimed responsiblity for a suicide bombing that killed at least four police officers. MORE »
Nov. 4, 2015	Bangladesh	ISIS claimed responsibility for a stabbing and shooting that left one police officer dead and another wounded. MORE »
Oct. 31, 2015	Egypt	An ISIS affiliate in Sinai claimed responsiblity for the downing of a Russian passenger jet that killed all 224 people on board. MORE »
Oct. 30, 2015	Turkey	ISIS militants killed two Syrian anti-ISIS activists.
Oct. 24, 2015	Bangladesh	ISIS claimed responsiblity for bombings that killed one person and wounded dozens more during a procession commemorating a Shiite Muslim holiday. MORE »
Oct. 10, 2015	Turkey	Two explosions killed more than 100 people who had gathered for a peace rally in Turkey's capital. Turkish officials believe ISIS is responsible.MORE »
Oct. 6, 2015	Yemen	A series of bombings in Yemen's two largest cities killed at least 25 people. MORE »
Oct. 3, 2015	Bangladesh	ISIS claimed responsibilty for the shooting death of a Japanese manriding a rickshaw. MORE »
Sep. 28, 2015	Bangladesh	ISIS claimed responsiblity for the shooting death of an Italian aid worker. MORE »
Sep. 24, 2015	Yemen	At least 25 people were killed when two bombs went off outside a mosque during prayers to commemorate Eid al-Adha, a major Muslim holiday. MORE »
Sep. 18, 2015	Libya	Militants loyal to the Islamic State attacked a prison inside a Tripoli air base. MORE »
Sep. 17, 2015	Germany	An Iraqi man was shot dead after he stabbed a policewoman in Berlin.
Sep. 2, 2015	Yemen	Yemen's ISIS affiliate claimed responsibility for two bombings at a mosque that killed at least 20 people. MORE »
Aug. 26, 2015	Egypt	The Sinai Province of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for three gunmen who shot and killed two police officers.
Aug. 21, 2015	France	A gunman opened fire aboard a packed high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris, wounding several passengers before he was tackled and subdued by three Americans.
Aug. 20, 2015	Egypt	An ISIS affiliate claimed responsibility for bombing a branch of the Egyptian security agency. MORE »
Aug. 12, 2015	Egypt	An ISIS affiliate said it had beheaded a Croatian expatriate workerbecause of Croatia's "participation in the war against the Islamic State."MORE »
Aug. 7, 2015	Saudi Arabia	ISIS claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a mosque that killed at least 15 people, including 12 members of a Saudi police force. MORE »
July 20, 2015	Turkey	A Turkish citizen believed to have had ties to ISIS killed at least 32 people at a cultural center. MORE »
July 16, 2015	Egypt	In what appeared to be the first attack on a naval vessel claimed by Sinai Province, the ISIS affiliate said it destroyed an Egyptian naval vessel and posted photographs on social media of a missile exploding in a ball of fire as it slammed into the vessel. MORE »
July 11, 2015	Egypt	ISIS claimed responsibility for an explosion outside the Italian Consulate’s compound in downtown Cairo that killed one person. MORE »
July 1, 2015	Egypt	Militants affiliated with the Islamic State killed dozens of soldiers in simultaneous attacks on Egyptian Army checkpoints and other security installations in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula. MORE »
June 26, 2015	Tunisia	At least one gunman disguised as a vacationer attacked a Mediterranean resort, killing at least 38 people at a beachfront hotel — most of them British tourists — before he was shot to death by the security forces.MORE »
June 26, 2015	Kuwait	A suicide bomber detonated explosives at one of the largest Shiite mosques in Kuwait City during Friday Prayer. MORE »
June 17, 2015	Yemen	An ISIS branch claimed responsibilty for a series of car bombings in Sana, the capital, that killed at least 30 people. MORE »
June 9, 2015	Egypt	ISIS's Sinai province claimed responsibility for firing rockets toward an air base used by an international peacekeeping force.
June 5, 2015	Turkey	An explosion at a political rally in the predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir killed two people and wounded more than 100. Turkish officials have said ISIS was behind the attack. MORE »
June 3, 2015	Afghanistan	ISIS is suspected of beheading 10 members of the Taliban. MORE »
May 31, 2015	Libya	A suicide bomber from an ISIS affiliate killed at least four Libyan fightersat a checkpoint. MORE »
May 29, 2015	Saudi Arabia	One week after a similar attack in the same region, a suicide bomber dressed in women’s clothing detonated an explosive belt near the entrance to a Shiite mosque, killing three people. MORE »
May 22, 2015	Yemen	ISIS claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a Shiite mosque that injured at least 13 worshipers.
May 22, 2015	Saudi Arabia	In what appeared to be ISIS's first official claim of an attack in Saudi Arabia, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive at a Shiite mosque during midday prayer, killing at least 21 and injuring 120. MORE »
May 18, 2015	Turkey	A bomb detonated at the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party, or H.D.P.
May 18, 2015	Turkey	Militants detonated a bomb at office of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party, or H.D.P.
May 3, 2015	Texas	Two men who reportedly supported ISIS and were later acknowledged by ISIS as "soldiers of the caliphate" opened fire in a Dallas suburb outside a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest. MORE »
April 30, 2015	Yemen	One of ISIS's Yemen affiliates released a video showing the killing of 15 Yemeni soldiers.
April 27, 2015	Bosnia and Herzegovina	A gunman attacked a police station.
April 19, 2015	Libya	ISIS released a video of militants from two of its Libya affiliates killing dozens of Ethiopian Christians, some by beheading and others by shooting.
April 12, 2015	Libya	ISIS's Tripoli affiliate claimed credit for a bomb that exploded outside the Moroccan Embassy.
April 12, 2015	Egypt	ISIS militants killed at least 12 people in three separate attacks on Egyptian security forces. MORE »
April 12, 2015	Libya	ISIS's Tripoli affiliate claimed responsibility for an attack on the South Korean Embassy that killed two local police officers. MORE »
April 8, 2015	Saudi Arabia	Gunmen opened fire on a police patrol, killing two officers.
April 5, 2015	Libya	ISIS killed at least four people in an attack on a security checkpoint.
April 4, 2015	Afghanistan	The Afghan vice president accused ISIS of kidnapping 31 civilians in February.
April 2, 2015	Egypt	An ISIS affiliate in the Sinai Peninsula killed 13 people with simultaneous car bombs at military checkpoints. MORE »
April 1, 2015	Turkey	Militants killed a Syrian teacher in Turkey.
March 20, 2015	Yemen	An ISIS affiliate claimed responsibility for coordinated suicide strikes on Zaydi Shiite mosques that killed more than 130 people during Friday Prayer. MORE »
March 18, 2015	Tunisia	ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack on a museum that killed 22 people, almost all European tourists. MORE »
Feb. 20, 2015	Libya	ISIS's Derna affiliate claimed responsibility for three car bombs that killed at least 40 people. MORE »
Feb. 15, 2015	Libya	ISIS released a video that appeared to show its militants in Libyabeheading a group of Egyptian Christians who had been kidnapped in January. MORE »
Feb. 15, 2015	Denmark	A Danish-born gunman who was inspired by ISIS went on a violent rampage in Copenhagen, killing two strangers and wounding five police officers. MORE »
Feb. 3, 2015	Libya	ISIS militants were suspected of killing 12 people, including four foreigners, in an attack on an oil field. MORE »
Jan. 29, 2015	Egypt	ISIS's Sinai affiliate claimed responsibility for coordinated bombings thatkilled 24 soldiers, six police officers and 14 civilians. MORE »
Jan. 27, 2015	Libya	ISIS's Tripoli affiliate claimed credit for an armed assault on a luxury hotel that killed at least eight people. It was the deadliest attack on Western interests in Libya since the assault on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi. MORE »
Jan. 23, 2015	Lebanon	ISIS attacked an outpost of the Lebanese Armed Forces.
Jan. 16, 2015	Bosnia and Herzegovina	An attacker killed an imam at a mosque.
Jan. 12, 2015	Libya	ISIS's Tripoli affiliate said they were holding 21 Egyptian Christians captive. MORE »
Jan. 11, 2015	France	A video surfaced of Amedy Coulibaly, the shooter at the supermarket in an attack that coincided with the attack on Charlie Hebdo, declaring allegiance to ISIS. MORE »
Jan. 6, 2015	Turkey	Suicide bomber injured two people at a police station.
Dec. 22, 2014	France	A van plowed into an outdoor Christmas market in Nantes. MORE »
Dec. 21, 2014	France	A French citizen of Algerian and Moroccan descent drove into pedestrians in Dijon, wounding 13 people. MORE »
Dec. 15, 2014	Australia	A gunman who said he was acting on ISIS's behalf seized 17 hostages in a Sydney cafe. Two of the hostages died. MORE »
Nov. 22, 2014	Saudi Arabia	A Danish executive was shot in his car. A group of ISIS supporters later claimed responsibility.
Oct. 23, 2014	New York	A hatchet-wielding man charged at four police officers in Queens. ISIS said the attack was the “direct result" of its September call to action.MORE »
Oct. 22, 2014	Canada	An Islamic convert shot and killed a soldier who was guarding the National War Memorial in Ottawa, stormed Canada's parliament and fired multiple times before being shot and killed. MORE »
Oct. 20, 2014	Canada	A 25-year-old man who had recently adopted radical Islam ran over two soldiers near Montreal, killing one. MORE »
Sep. 24, 2014	Algeria	Militants kidnapped and beheaded a French tourist shortly after the Islamic State called on supporters around the world to harm Europeans in retaliation for airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. MORE »
Sep. 23, 2014	Australia	An 18-year-old ISIS sympathizer was shot dead after stabbing two counterterrorism officers outside a Melbourne police station. MORE »

Sources: Institute for the Study of War; Soufan Group; Aaron Y. Zelin, Jihadology.net; State Department; Justice Department