Attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities

The United States maintains numerous embassies and consulates around the world, many of which are in war-torn countries or other dangerous areas.

Diplomatic Security

The Regional Security Office is staffed by Special Agents of the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), and is responsible for all security, protection, and law enforcement operations in the embassy or consulate. The Regional Security Officer (RSO) is the senior DSS Special Agent in country and is the principal adviser to the Chief of Mission (generally an Ambassador or Consul General) on all security, law-enforcement, and counter-terrorism issues for that country or region. The RSO is responsible for liaising with the host government's security and law enforcement officials. The RSO is supported by technical security specialists and a force of local guards.

Attacks on US diplomatic facilities

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Date Location Details Type of attack Deaths
18 July 1924 Tehran, Sublime State of Persia An angry mob of led by members of the Muslim clergy and including many members of the Iranian Army beat Robert W. Imbrie, United States Consul in Tehran, to death. The mob blamed America for poisoning a well.[1] mob 1
24 May 1957 Taipei, TaiwanMob attack on embassy chancery (see May 24 Incident) none
27 January 1958 Ankara, TurkeyBombing in embassy compound[2]none
5 March 1964 Libreville, Gabon Two weeks after a failed coup which the U.S. was mistakenly blamed for, a small bomb detonates outside the embassy compound, damaging a sign and cracking windows (see 1964 United States Embassy in Libreville bombings) bombing none
30 March 1965 Saigon, Vietnam Viet Cong agents detonated a car-bomb outside the embassy. bombing 2 Americans (1 CIA employee), 19 Vietnamese and one Filipino
January 31, 1968 Saigon, Vietnam As part of the Tet Offensive, Viet Cong commandos forced their way onto the US Embassy grounds and surrounded the building until US reinforcements arrived. armed assault 5 US security
20 attackers
26 September 1971 Phnom Penh, CambodiaAttack on embassy softball game[3]1 Marine Security Guard

1 Army master sergeant

1 Young Cambodian girl

1972 Manila, PhilippinesAttack by communist group, Marine guard wounded[3] none
19 August 1974 Nicosia, CyprusRiot outside embassy; ambassador and assistant shot by snipermob2
14 November 1974 Tokyo, Japan Several Japanese youth attack the embassy with Molotov cocktails, throwing them from a nearby hotel. Afterwards, five stormed the compound where they were arrested. Seven local guards were injured.[4] armed assault none
22 November 1974 Fukuoka, Japan Three men wearing red helmets from the Marxist Youth League broke windows and threw an explosive device at the U.S. Consulate. The men then attacked a consulate employee, injuring him[5] armed assault none
4 August 1975 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaJapanese Red Army gunmen raid Embassynone
17 February 1976 Caracas, Venezuela Gunmen in a car fire at the U.S. Embassy causing minimal damage.[6] shooting none
1979 Tehran, IranIran hostage crisis
21 November 1979 Islamabad, PakistanIslamist riots destroy Embassy (see 1979 U.S. Embassy Burning in Islamabad)mob2 US security
2 Pakistani personnel
2 attackers
2 December 1979 Tripoli, LibyaIslamist riots destroy Embassy (see 1979 U.S. Embassy Burning in Libya)mobnone
18 April 1983 Beirut, LebanonIslamic Jihad car bomb destroys Embassy (see April 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing)bombing63 (of which 17 were Americans)
12 December 1983 Kuwait City, Kuwaital-Dawa truck bomb outside Embassybombing6
20 September 1984 Beirut, LebanonHezbollah car bomb outside embassy (see 1984 United States embassy annex bombing)bombing24
November 1984 Bogota, ColombiaCar bomb outside Embassy planted by drug cartelbombing1
February 1986 Lisbon, PortugalPopular Forces of 25 April car bomb outside Embassybombingnone
14 May 1986 Jakarta, IndonesiaJapanese Red Army mortar barragebombingnone
9 June 1987 Rome, ItalyJapanese Red Army mortar barragebombingnone
17 September 1989 Bogota, ColombiaRPG fired on Embassy by unknown assailantbombingnone
27 July 1993 Lima, PeruCar bomb outside Embassy planted by Shining Pathbombingnone
13 September 1995 Moscow, RussiaRPG fired on Embassy by unknown assailantbombingnone
21 June 1998 Beirut, LebanonRPGs fired at Embassy by Hezbollah an Iran-supported religious organizationbombingnone
7 August 1998 Nairobi, Kenyaal-Qaeda simultaneously attacked both Embassies with truck bombs (more details)bombing213, including 10 US personnel and 2 US security
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania11
22 January 2002 Calcutta, IndiaHarkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami gunmen attacked American cultural centre, which included public affairs office of nearby US Consulate (more details)armed assault5 Indian security
14 June 2002 Karachi, Pakistanal-Qaeda truck bomb detonated outside Consulate (more details)bombing12 Pakistani civilians
12 October 2002 Denpasar, IndonesiaConsular Office bombed by Jemaah Islamiyah as part of the Bali bombingsbombingnone
28 February 2003 Karachi, PakistanUnknown gunmen attack US Consulate (more details)armed assault2 Pakistani security
30 June 2004 Tashkent, UzbekistanIslamic Movement of Uzbekistan bombs US Embassybombingnone
6 December 2004 Jeddah, Saudi Arabiaal-Qaeda gunmen raid diplomatic compound[7]armed assault5 Saudi personnel
4 attackers
2 March 2006 Karachi, PakistanCar bomb explodes outside Consulate, killing a US diplomat (more details) bombing1 US personnel
1 Pakistani personnel
1 Pakistani security
1 attacker
12 September 2006 Damascus, SyriaGunmen raid US Embassyarmed assault1 Syrian security
3 attackers
12 January 2007 Athens, GreeceRPG Fired at Embassy by Revolutionary Strugglebombingnone
18 March 2008 Sana'a, YemenMortar rounds missed US Embassy, hitting nearby schoolbombing2 Yemeni civilians
9 July 2008 Istanbul, TurkeyArmed attack against Consulate (more details)armed assault3 Turkish security
3 attackers
17 September 2008 Sana'a, YemenA coordinated attack resulted in a 20-minute battle with security (more details)armed assault6 Yemeni security
5 Yemeni civilians
1 US civilian
6 attackers
30 October 2009 Managua, Nicaragua Several hundred supporters from the Sandinista National Liberation Front protesting "U.S. interventionism" swarm the embassy compound, attacking personnel and vandalizing property for four hours.[8] mob none
5 April 2010 Peshawar, PakistanAn attack near the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, kills two consulate security guards and at least six others (more details)armed assault2 Pakistani personnel
1 Pakistani security
1 Pakistani civilian
4 attackers
28 October 2011 Sarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaA gunman, a Wahhabi Islamist, fired on the embassy on 28 October 2011, resulting in one local policeman guarding the embassy being wounded in the arm by the gunman, while the shooter was wounded by a police sniper.armed assaultnone
11 September 2012 Cairo, EgyptProtestors scaled the walls of the Consulate and replaced the US flag with an Islamist banner before being driven back by Egyptian security (more details)mobnone
Benghazi, LibyaA group of terrorists storm the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya—killing the U.S. Ambassador, one staff member, and two security contractors (more details)armed assault4 US personnel
14 September 2012 Sana'a, YemenProtestors stormed the US Embassy and set fire to several vehicles before being driven back by Yemeni security (more details)mob5 attackers
Tunis, TunisiaTunisian police fought back protestors who attacked the US Embassy in Tunis (more details)mob2 attackers
1 February 2013 Ankara, TurkeyA suicide bomber attacked the US Embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Friday, detonating himself inside a security entrance to the compound (more details)bombing1 Turkish security
1 attacker
13 September 2013 Herat, AfghanistanA group of 7 Taliban militants attacked the US Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan using truck bombs, assault rifles, and rocket-propelled grenades, killing 2 Afghan security guards and wounding 20 others (more details)armed assault2 Afghan security
28 September 2015 Tashkent, UzbekistanUnidentified man threw two molotov cocktails or similar improvised explosives over the wall of the US Embassy Tashkent Hit and RunNone
21 February 2018 Podgorica, MontenegroA pro-Russian and Serbian-born assailant threw a hand grenade over the wall of the US Embassy in Podgorica. Reporting indicated the grenade appeared to detonate as it was thrown into the air, and the man detonated a second device that killed him. The man's body was found 100 feet from the embassy's wall. Hit and RunThe attacker

See also

References

  1. ↑ Zirinsky, Michael (August 1986). "Blood, Power, and Hypocrisy: The Murder of Robert Imbrie and American Relations with Pahlavi Iran, 1924". International Journal of Middle East Studies. Cambridge University Press. 18 (3): 275–292. doi:10.1017/S0020743800030488. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ Video: Baghdad pact. Unified Military Command Seen, 1958/01/30 (1958) (B&W video). Universal Newsreel. 1958. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Casualties: U. S. Navy and Marine Corps Personnel Killed and Wounded in Wars, Conflicts, Terrorist Acts, and Other Hostile Incidents". Naval History and Heritage Command.
  4. ↑ WikiLeaks cable: 1974TOKYO15242_b
  5. ↑ WikiLeaks cable: 
  6. ↑ WikiLeaks cable: 1976CARACA01899_b
  7. ↑ Sturcke, James (December 7, 2004). "Nine killed as US consulate in Jeddah attacked". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ WikiLeaks cable: 09MANAGUA1090_a
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