Terror Timeline

Some of the attacks by the IS and jihadis aligned to the IS in the last three years

2014

Sept.: IS spokesman Abu Muhammad al Adnani calls for attacks on US, France and other countries involved in the coalition to destroy the group. He says no permission is required for stand-alone assaults

Dec. 16: A gunman allegedly acting on IS’s behalf seizes 17 hostages in a cafe in Sydney, Australia.

2015

Jan. 7: Two gunmen, Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, attack the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, killing 11 people. A third assailant, Amedy Coulibaly, carries out a synchronised attack on a kosher supermarket, taking hostages and killing four people. Coulibaly reportedly declares allegiance to the Islamic State.

Nov. 13: IS carries out a series of coordinated attacks in Paris, killing 130 people.

Dec. 2: A married couple allegedly inspired by IS kills 14 people in San Bernardino, California.

2016

June 12: A gunman attacks a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing more than four dozen people and injuring at least 53. The attacker, identified as Omar Mateen, reportedly called police during the attack and pledged allegiance to IS, who later claimed responsibility for the attack. June 28: Three suicide bombers kill at least 40 people at the Ataturk airport in Istanbul. The Turkish government suspected that IS was behind the attack.

July 1: Local jihadis with IS sympathies kill more than 20 people at a restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

July 3: IS militants carry out a suicide bombing that kills more than 200 people on a busy shopping street in Baghdad. The attack, which occurred during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, was IS’s deadliest bomb attack on civilians to date.

July 4: Suicide bombers attack three locations in Saudi Arabia, including the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina.

July 7: Militants attack a police patrol at Sholokia grounds in Bangladesh