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November 29, 2018: Sectarian shootings in Ethiopia

On November 29, 2018 at least 15 police officers and civilians were killed in western Ethiopia by Oromo Liberation Front terrorists

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November 28, 2002: Successful and unsuccessful attacks in Kenya

On November 28, 2002 a car crashed through the front of a Kenyan hotel, killing 13 and wounding 80: an attack on an aircraft taxiing failed.

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November 27, 2009: Mysterious train derailment in Russia

On November 27, 2009 the Moscow-St Petersburg Nevsky Express crashed near the town of Bologoye, killing 25 and wounding another 63.

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November 26, 2018: Al Shabaab terrorists attack Sufi preacher in Somalia

On November 26, 2018 Al Shabaab sent two suicide bombers to kill a Sufi preacher in of Mogadishu for playing music: in all 18 died.

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November 25, 1973: Marathon airline hijacking over Iraq

On November 25, 1973 three members of the Arab Youth Organization for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked a KLM flight over Iraqi airspace.

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November 24, 2002: Gunmen storm Hindu temple in India

On November 24, 2002 members of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba stormed a Hindu temple in Jammu, India, killing 14 worshipers and wounding another 45

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What price military counter terrorism intervention?

When you call it a ‘war on terrorism’ you’d expect a military role, no? But is it the best approach?

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November 23, 2006: Car bombs target Shia Muslims in Iraq

On November 23, 2006 a series of car bombings struck Sadr City, a Shia dominated slum in Baghdad, killing 202 people and wounding another 250.

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November 22, 2015: Female suicide bomber attacks refugees in Nigeria

On November 22, 2015 a 20-year old female suicide bomber disguised as a refugee detonated her load in NE Nigeria, killing 8 and wounding 7.

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November 21, 2012: Bombing in Dagestan

On November 21, 2012 an IED killed two policemen and one civilian in the Dagestani city of Shamilkala and wounded five others