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November 11, 1994: Suicide bomber kills soldiers in Gaza Strip

On November 11, 1994 a suicide bomber killed three Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near the former Israeli settlement of Netzarim in the Gaza Strip

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November 5, 1990: Islamist terrorist kills Jewish extremist in New York

On November 5, 1990 Jewish extremist Meir Kahane was killed by an Islamist terrorist in New York City.

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November 1, 2004: Teenager carries out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv

On November 1, 2004 a PFLP suicide bomber detonated his device in a crowded Tel Aviv market, killing 3 and wounding 30.

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October 25, 2016: IED attack targets vaccination drive in Pakistan

On October 25, 2016 a Pakistani police officer was killed and another injured by IEDs in Peshawar in an attack targeting a polio vaccination effort.

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Has Africa become the ‘Dark Continent’ for terrorism?

Africa will most likely continue to be a hot bed of terrorism for many years to come with little hope of a resolution to this threat

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October 9, 1995: Mysterious group derails train in Arizona

On October 9, 1995 an Amtrak train derailed near Palo Verde, Arizona in the southwest US, killing one and wounding 78.

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October 6, 2002: Suicide bombing in the Gulf of Aden

On October 6, 2002 terrorists carried out a suicide attack on the MV Limburg, carrying crude oil, killing one crew member and injuring a dozen

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Who would kill over a cartoon? Jihadis, that’s who

Terrorists are not known for their embrace of free speech. Their view of the world allows for absolutely no diversion from what they have decided is right…and wrong.

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September 27, 2008: Car bomber strikes unknown target in Syria

On September 27, 2008 a car bomb on the outskirts of Syria’s capital Damascus killed at least 17 people.

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September 25, 2020: Jihadi stabs civilians in France

On September 25, 2020 two people were seriously wounded in a knife attack in central Paris near the former offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.