List of terrorist incidents in 2019

2019 terrorist incidents with 100+ deaths
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
January 21 Suicide car bombing, shooting 36–190 (+3) 58–70 Maidan Shar, Afghanistan Maidan Shar attack: A defense ministry official stated 126 security personnel were killed and around 70 others were injured, when the Taliban attacked a military checkpoint in Maidan Shar. The assault began when an attacker rammed a vehicle full of explosives in the compound, then two other attackers stormed the compound and opened gunfire, before being killed. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility and stated 190 personnel were killed.[1][2][3] National Directorate of Security's reports however showed only 36 killed and 58 injured.[4] Taliban War in Afghanistan
February 10–11 Shooting 141 Unknown Kajuru, Nigeria 2019 Kaduna State massacre: An attack on an Adara settlement named Ungwar Bardi by suspected Fulani gunmen killed 11. Reprisal attack by an Adara militia targeted settlements of the Fulani. The death toll rose to 141 a few days later with 11 Adara and 130 Fulani dying per the government. The governor spoke that the motive was to destroy specific communities. The attacks took place in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna State. Miyetti Allah was reported to have published a list of 131 dead, but later clarified that 66 Fulani were buried and 65 remain missing.[5][6][7][8][9] Fulani gunmen (suspected) and Adara militia Communal conflicts in Nigeria

Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
March 23 Shooting 160 70+ Bankass, Mali March 2019 attacks against Fulani herders: 160 Fulani herders were killed in an attack launched on the village of Ogossagou and Welingara near the town of Bankass. The attackers were dressed as Dozo Hunters and the attack appeared to have been ethnically motivated.[10][11][12] Dozo Dogon militia Northern Mali Conflict
April 21 Bombings 259[13] 500+ Colombo, Negombo & Batticaloa, Sri Lanka 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings: A series of explosions were reported at three churches and three hotels in several cities in Sri Lanka, including the capital Colombo. 259 people, including at least 45 foreign nationals, were killed and more than 500 were injured.[14][15] The church bombings occurred during Easter mass in Negombo, Batticaloa and Colombo while the three hotels targeted were the Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand and Kingsbury hotels in Colombo.[16][17][18] National Thowheeth Jama'ath possibly with the help of the Islamic State[19] Terrorism in Sri Lanka
June 3–10 Shooting, melee attack, stabbing, vehicular attack 118 650+ Khartoum and other places in Sudan Khartoum massacre: Unarmed protestors were attacked by security forces and paramilitary forces during a sit-in. The opposition says 118 people were killed, but the authorities put the death toll at 62. The exact number of deaths is difficult to say because a lot of bodies were dumped in the Nile. Hundreds of people became injured and a lot of people were raped. More people were killed in violence the next days across the country.[20][21][22][23][24] TMC security forces, RSF 2018–19 Sudanese protests
June 10–17 Shooting, attacks, massacres 240+ Unknown Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo Over 240 people were killed in attacks on villages and communities and ethnic clashes between Lendu and Hema tribes in the volatile Ituri Province. The attackers were mostly from the Lendu tribe, with the attacks primarily targeting Hema civilians, but police officers were also targeted. According to reports, the attacks on Hema villagers were in response to the killing of four Lendu businessmen on June 10, which the Lendu considered to be assassinations by Hema militiamen. 160 bodies were found in a mass grave in the village of Tche, with others found elsewhere.[25][26][27][28][29] Lendu and Hema militias Ituri conflict

References
  1. "Taliban attack kills more than 100 security personnel in central Afghanistan: defense ministry source". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  2. "Taliban attack kills 126 security personnel in Afghanistan". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  3. "As many as 100 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack". Al Jazeera. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. Shah, Amir; Faiez, Rahim (2019-01-22). "Afghan security service suffers heavy toll in Taliban attack". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  5. "Miyetti Allah releases names of 131 victims of Kajuru, Kaduna violence - Premium Times Nigeria".
  6. "'El- Rufai alleges plan to 'wipe out' some Kaduna communities". Premium Times. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  7. "How 66 people were killed in Kaduna in two days". Premium Times. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  8. Kajuru Killings: Miyetti Allah Says ‘Adara’ Militia Group’s At Work
  9. SPECIAL REPORT: After attacks, Kajuru villagers tell tales of pains, sorrow
  10. "Death Toll From Mali Attacks Climbs to 160, Government Says". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  11. "Malian leader vows security as massacre toll hits 160". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  12. "At least 134 Fulani herders killed in central Mali's worst violence yet". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  13. "Sirisena wants 19 th. Constitutional amendment scrapped before next Presidential poll". NewsIn Asia. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  14. Brits 'caught up' in Sri Lanka attacks as 207 reported dead
  15. "Sri Lanka explosions: More than 200 killed as churches and hotels targeted". BBC. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  16. "Blasts hit churches and hotels across Sri Lanka". bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  17. "Multiple blasts hit Sri Lanka churches, hotels on Easter Sunday". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  18. "Sri Lanka blasts: hundreds injured in church and hotel explosions". The Guardian. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  19. "The Latest: Sri Lanka: local militants carried out attacks - SFChronicle.com". www.sfchronicle.com. 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  20. "Sudan paramilitaries threw dead protesters into Nile, doctors say". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  21. "At least 35 killed as Sudan military storms Khartoum sit-in". CNN. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  22. "Sudan crisis: Official admits to 46 protest deaths". BBC. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  23. "Sudan: The names of 100 people killed in a week of deadly violence". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  24. "Sudan sit-in bloodshed cripples uprising". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  25. "Fighting kills at least 50 eastern DR Congo". Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  26. "Scores dead from revenge attacks in DR Congo". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  27. "At least 161 dead in northeast DRC in apparent ethnic clashes". IOL. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  28. "At least 161 dead in northeast Congo in apparent ethnic clashes". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  29. "UPDATE 1-Survivors recall horror of Congo ethnic attacks". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
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