List of terrorist incidents in January 2020

This is a list of some of the terrorist, alleged terrorist, or suspected terrorist incidents which took place in January 2020, including incidents by violent non-state actors for political, religious, or ideological motives.

For other incidents in 2020, and an outline of what is excluded from or included in this list, see List of terrorist incidents in 2020.

Guidelines
  • To be included, entries must be notable (have a stand-alone article) and described by a consensus of reliable sources as "terrorism".
  • List entries must comply with the guidelines outlined in the manual of style under MOS:TERRORIST.
  • Casualties figures in this list are the total casualties of the incident including immediate casualties and later casualties (such as people who succumbed to their wounds long after the attacks occurred).
  • Casualties listed are the victims. Perpetrator casualties are listed separately (e.g. x (+y) indicate that x victims and y perpetrators were killed/injured).
  • Casualty totals may be underestimated or unavailable due to a lack of information. A figure with a plus (+) sign indicates that at least that many people have died (e.g. 10+ indicates that at least 10 people have died) – the actual toll could be considerably higher. A figure with a plus (+) sign may also indicate that over that number of people are victims.
  • If casualty figures are 20 or more, they will be shown in bold. In addition, figures for casualties more than 50 will also be underlined.
  • Incidents are limited to one per location per day. If multiple attacks occur in the same place on the same day, they will be merged into a single incident.
  • In addition to the guidelines above, the table also includes the following categories:
  0 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  1–19 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  20–49 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  50–99 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  100+ people were killed/injured by the incident.

List

Total incidents: 9

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
3 Stabbing 1 (+1) 2 Villejuif, France 2020 Villejuif stabbing: A man stabbed three people in Villejuif, a suburb of Paris, killing one person and wounding two others. The attacker was shot dead by police. The attacker was identified as Nathan Chiasson, a follower of Salafism, an extremist sect of Islam.[1][2][3] Salafist (suspected) Islamic terrorism in Europe
5 Rocket attack, shooting 3 (+4) 3 Lamu County, Kenya Camp Simba attack: Al-Shabaab militants attacked the Manda Air Strip on Camp Simba, a camp used by Kenyan and US troops. Three Americans, two contractors and one soldier, were killed and three other Americans wounded in the attack. Five militants were killed. The attackers destroyed a De Havilland Canada Dash 8, which was used as a Surveillance aircraft.[4][5][6] Al-Shabaab Somali Civil War
6 Bombing 38 35+ Gamboru, Nigeria 2020 Gamboru bombing: A bomb exploded on a bridge in Gamboru, Borno State which links it to Fotokol in Cameroon. 38 people were killed, and at least 35 people were injured in the attack. Both Boko Haram and Islamic State are active in the region.[7][8][9] Boko Haram or ISWAP (suspected) Boko Haram insurgency
9 Mass shooting 89 (+77) 6 Filingue Department, Niger Battle of Chinagodrar: Militants on motorbikes and in cars attacked a military outpost at Chinagodrar in the Tillabéri Region near the border with Mali. 89 soldiers were killed, and six were injured in the attack. 77 militants were killed with help of French airstrikes. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack and released photos of the assault.[10][11][12][13][14][15] Islamic State - West Africa Province Insurgency in the Maghreb
10 Suicide bombing 15 (+1) 19 Quetta, Pakistan January 2020 Quetta bombing: A suicide bombing in a Taliban-run mosque kills 14 civilians and a police officer. 19 others were injured in the attack. Islamic State claimed responsibility.[16][17][18][19] Islamic State - Khorasan Province Insurgency in Balochistan
18 Drone and missile attack 116 148 Ma'rib, Yemen 2020 Ma'rib attack: A mosque on the grounds of a military training camp was targeted with drones and missiles during evening prayers when dozens of people were inside praying. 111 Yemeni soldiers and five civilians were killed and 148 were injured in the attack. The attack was blamed on the Houthis.[20][21][22][23] Houthis (suspected) Yemeni Civil War
18 Suicide car bombing 4 (+1) 20 Afgooye, Somalia 2020 Afgooye bombing: A suicide car bomber targeted a place where Turkish engineers and Somali police were having lunch in Afgooye, Lower Shabelle. 4 people were killed in the attack, and 20 were injured. Most of the casualties were police officers. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility.[24][25][26] Al-Shabaab Somali Civil War
28 Massacre 36 2+ North Kivu, DR Congo 36 people were killed in the village Manzingi by suspected ADF fighters using machetes and hatchets, an unknown number of people were injured.[27] Allied Democratic Forces (suspected) Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
31 Attempted bombing 0 0 Lurgan, United Kingdom Brexit Day bomb plot: On the day of Brexit, the Police Service of Northern Ireland was given two anonymous tips that a bomb inside a lorry would be on a ferry heading from Belfast Harbour to Cairnryan, Scotland. On 5 February 2020, the bomb was found inside a lorry in Lurgan, County Armagh. The police believe the Continuity IRA was responsible for the failed bomb attack.[28][29][30][31] CIRA (suspected) Dissident Irish republican campaign

See also

References
  1. "Paris Villejuif stabbings: Counter-terror unit takes on case". BBC News Online. BBC News. BBC. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. Chazan, David (3 January 2020). "Paris stabbing: One dead and two in critical condition after knife attack in Villejuif". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. Y.C. (4 January 2020). "Attaque au couteau à Villejuif : le tueur a hurlé plusieurs fois «Allah Akbar»". Actu 17 (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/01/23/101st-airborne-deployed-to-manda-bay-after-al-shabab-attack/
  5. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50997769
  6. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/world/africa/shabab-kenya-terrorism.html
  7. Maina, Maina (7 January 2020). "Bomb Explosion: Community leader confirms 38 killed in Gamboru Ngala". Daily Post. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  8. "Nigeria hit by deadly bomb attack near Cameroon". Deutsche Welle. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  9. Thomson Reuters (6 January 2020). "30 killed in northeast Nigeria bomb blast on crowded bridge". CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  10. Kelly, Fergus (10 January 2020). "At least 25 Niger soldiers, 63 'terrorists' killed in attack on army base in Tillaberi region". The Defense Post. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  11. Reuters (9 January 2020). "Niger says 25 soldiers killed in latest attack blamed on jihadist militants". France 24. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  12. The Associated Press (9 January 2020). "In Niger, 25 soldiers killed in suspected militant attack". NY Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  13. "Security Sources: Niger Army Base Attack Death Toll Hits 89". Voice of America. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  14. Niger government revises toll of jihadist attack to 89
  15. "Islamic State kills almost 100 soldiers in Niger". Long War Journal. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  16. Hashim, Asad; Akhter, Saadullah (10 January 2020). "Bomb attack targets Worshippers at Quetta mosque, killing 14". Al Jazeera English. Al Jazeera Media Network. Retrieved 10 January 2020 – via aljazeera.com.
  17. "DSP Amanullah, Imam among 15 martyred in Quetta mosque blast". Dunya News. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  18. Gul, Ayaz (10 January 2020). "Pakistan Mosque Bombing Kills 15". VOA. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  19. Agence France-Presse; DPA (11 January 2020). "Pakistan suicide blast at Taliban-run mosque kills at least 15, in attack claimed by Isis". SCMP. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  20. "More than 80 Soldiers Killed in Yemen Missile, Drone Attack". VOA News. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  21. "Yemen's president says military needs to be on high alert following attack". Reuters. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  22. "Houthi rebels kill at least 80 Yemeni soldiers in missile attack on mosque". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  23. "Yemen war: Death toll in attack on military base rises to 111". BBC News. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  24. "Somalia: Turkish workers wounded in deadly al-Shabab car bombing". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  25. "Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility For Suicide Car Bombing In Somalia". Forces.net.
  26. Sheikh, Abdi. "Car bomb attack wounds Turkish contractors, police near Somali capital". Reuters.
  27. Daily Post. 28 January 2020 https://www.france24.com/en/20200130-more-than-30-civilians-killed-in-attacks-in-eastern-dr-congo. Retrieved 13 June 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  28. "Police believe CIRA planted bomb intended for 'Brexit day' attack". BBC News. 6 February 2020.
  29. "Continuity IRA blamed for 'Brexit bomb plot'". ITV News. 6 February 2020.
  30. "Police investigate Brexit Day plot to bomb Irish Sea ferry". Sky News. 6 February 2020.
  31. "Brexit Day terror plot: Police find bomb on lorry heading to Britain". Express. 6 February 2020.
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