Terror attacks by Islamist extremists to further a perceived Islamic religious or political cause have occurred globally.. Today: the act is described with no actor named.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources . The " black flag of jihad " as used by jihadist militants since c. the late 1990s. According to Fondapol , a French think tank, between 1979 and May 2021, at least 48,035 Islamist terrorist attacks took place worldwide, causing the deaths of at least 210,138 people. On an average, during this period, an Islamist attack has resulted in the death of around 4.4 persons. The most common type of weapon used are explosives (43.9%). The main target of these attacks is the military (31.7%), followed by civilians (25.0%) and police forces (18.3%). Afghanistan was the country most affected by Islamist terrorism, followed by Iraq and Somalia . With at least 82 Islamist attacks and 332 deaths, France remains the country most affected by Islamist terrorism within the European Union . The majority of Islamist attacks (89.5%) were in Muslim countries and the victims were mainly Muslims , in the same proportions.1 The following is an incomplete list of Islamist terrorist attacks .
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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources . Terror attacks by Islamist extremists to further a perceived Islamic religious or political cause have occurred globally. The attackers have used such tactics as arson , vehicle rampage attacks, bomb threats , suicide attacks , bombings, spree shooting, stabbings , hijackings, kidnappings and beheadings . The following is a list of Islamist terrorist attacks that have received significant press coverage since 1980. The " black flag of jihad " as used by jihadist militants since ca. the late 1990s.
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Wikipedia list article ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The " black flag of jihad " as used by jihadist militants since c. the late 1990s.The following is a list of Islamist terrorist attacks that have received significant press coverage since the Iranian revolution in 1979.
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