List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_2013
This is a list of terrorist incidents which took place in 2013, including attacks by violent non-state actors for political motives. Note that terrorism related to drug wars and cartel violence is not included in these lists. Ongoing military conflicts are listed separately.
- 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.
- Casualty 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.
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| Date | Type | Dead | Injured | Location | Article | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 | Suicide bombings, bombing | 126 | 270+ | Various locations in Pakistan | January 2013 Pakistan bombings: A string of bombings hit the country. A bombing at a crowded market in Quetta killed 12 and injured 47 in an attack claimed by a Balochistan separatist group. Later, twin blasts took place in quick succession at a snooker hall. A total of 92 people were killed in these attacks, including 9 policemen, 25 rescue workers and 3 journalists who perished in the second one. In addition, an explosion at a Tableeghi Jamaat seminary in the Swat Valley, outside of Saidu Sharif, killed 22 people and wounded 60.[1][2][3][4][5] | Lashkar-e-Jhangvi |
| Jan 15 | Rocket attacks | 82 | 160 | Aleppo, Syria | Aleppo University bombings: Two explosions struck between the Aleppo University halls of residence and the faculty of architecture as students were gathering for the first day of exams. The Syrian government accused rebels of firing a surface-to-air missile, while opposition activists said government jets bombed the campus.[6] | |
| Jan 16–19 | Shooting, hostage crisis | 69 | unknown | In Aménas, Algeria | In Amenas hostage crisis: Militants under the command of Mokhtar Belmokhtar took more than 800 people hostage at a remote gas facility, leading to a tense 4-day standoff with the Algerian Army and at least 2 assaults. At least 40 hostages and 29 militants were killed, while 685 Algerian workers and 107 foreigners were freed.[7] | Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb |
| Feb 2 | Suicide bombing | 1 | 1 | Ankara, Turkey | 2013 United States embassy bombing in Ankara: A suicide bombing in front of the US embassy killed a security guard and injured a journalist.[8] | RPLP-F |
| Feb 16 | Bombing | 84 | 190 | Quetta, Pakistan | February 2013 Quetta bombing: A bomb attached to a motorbike exploded at a market in Hazara Town on the outskirts of Quetta. Most of the victims were members of the predominantly Twelver Shia minority.[9] | Lashkar-e-Jhangvi |
| Feb 21 | Car bombings | 83 | 250+ | Damascus, Syria | February 2013 Damascus bombings: A car bomb exploded next to the Ba'ath Party offices, killing 61 and injuring more than 200. The attack killed mostly civilians. In addition, three bombings killed 22 and injured 50 in the suburb of Barzeh. Most of the victims were government soldiers.[10][11] | Al-Nusra Front Suspected |
| Feb 21 | Bombings | 17 | 119 | Hyderabad, India | 2013 Hyderabad blasts: Two blasts occurred at crowded intersections.[12][13] | Indian Mujahideen Suspected |
| Mar 3 | Car bombings | 48 | 180 | Karachi, Pakistan | March 2013 Karachi bombing: Twin bombings struck Shi'ite faithful as they were leaving a prayer hall.[14] | |
| Mar 4 | Ambush | 64 | 10 | Akashat, Iraq | Akashat ambush: Gunmen ambushed a Syrian Army convoy escorted by Iraqi soldiers, killing 51 Syrians and 13 Iraqis near the border between the two nations.[15][16] | Islamic State of Iraq |
| Mar 13 | Bombings, shootings | 5 | 10 | Srinagar, India | March 2013 Srinagar attack: Two gunmen assaulted a CRPF camp in Jammu and Kashmir.[17] | Hizbul Mujahideen or Lashkar-e-Taiba |
| Mar 18 | Suicide bombing | 41 | 44 | Kano, Nigeria | 2013 Kano bus bombing: A suicide bomber attacked a bus station in a predominantly Christian area of Kano.[18][19] | |
| Mar 19 | Bombings, shootings | 98 | 240 | across Iraq | 19 March 2013 Iraq attacks: A series of coordinated bombings and shootings across central and northern Iraq on the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War. At least 61 were killed and 148 wounded in Baghdad, where most of the major attacks took place.[20] | Islamic State of Iraq |
| Apr 12 | Suicide bombing | 4 | 8 | Kidal, Mali | 2013 Kidal suicide attack: Two suicide bombers detonated their explosive belts at a market, killing 4 Chadian soldiers.[21][22] | MOJWA |
| Apr 15 | Bombings, shootings | 75 | 356 | across Iraq | 15 April 2013 Iraq attacks: A string of attacks across Iraq which began with 8 bombings in Baghdad that killed 30 and wounded 92. Attacks also took place in Kirkuk, Baqubah, Tikrit, Fallujah, Nassiriyah and Mussayab, among others.[23] | |
| Apr 15 | Bombing | 4 | 264[24] | Boston, United States | Boston Marathon bombing: Two bombs were detonated near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. One suspect was killed during a shootout with police in Watertown, Massachusetts in the early hours of April 19, while the other suspect, his brother, was arrested nearby about 18 hours later. The two also shot and killed a police officer in Cambridge prior to the police chase.[25] | Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev |
| Apr 16 | Bombing | 0 | 16 | Bangalore, India | 2013 Bangalore bombing: A bomb placed on a motorcycle exploded next to the offices of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party.[26] | |
| Apr 23–26 | Bombings, shootings | 331+ | 577+ | across Iraq | 2013 Hawija clashes: On April 23, an Iraqi Army raid against a protest encampment in the city of Hawija, west of Kirkuk, led to dozens of civilian deaths and to several insurgent groups and local tribal militias attacking security forces across the country.[27][28][29][30] | Islamic State of Iraq, Naqshbandi Army, Sons of Iraq, Iraqi Army, Iraqi Police |
| Apr 29 | Stabbing | 1 | 0 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Part of 4 attacks by Pavlo Lapshyn, a white supremacist. 82-year-old Mohammed Saleem, a Birmingham resident, was stabbed to death. Lapshyn later went on a campaign of bombing attempts at mosques in the West Midlands.[31][32] | Pavlo Lapshyn |
| May 15–21 | Bombings, shootings | 449 | 732 | across Iraq | May 2013 Iraq attacks: A series of deadly bombings and shootings across central and northern Iraq over a period of seven days. The deadliest incident was a blast at a Sunni mosque in Baqubah on May 17 that killed 43 and injured 80 others.[33][34][35][36] | Islamic State of Iraq Suspected |
| May 22 | Knife attack | 1 | 2 | Woolwich, United Kingdom | Murder of Lee Rigby: Soldier and drummer Lee Rigby was knocked down by a car, after which the 2 occupants attacked him with knives and a machete, almost decapitating him and dumping the body on the road. The attackers were later injured in a shootout with security forces and arrested.[37] | Lone wolves |
| May 26 | Ambush | 27 | 32 | Chhattisgarh, India | 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley: A ten-vehicle convoy carrying Indian National Congress workers was ambushed by around 250 Naxalite rebels after a land mine was triggered in the Darbha valley, a remote area in the Sukma district. Among those killed were Chhattisgarh INC leader Nand Kumar Patel and his son, who were kidnapped during the incident and later found dead, as well as Salwa Judum founder and former state Minister, Mahendra Karma.[38] | Communist Party of India (Maoist) |
| Jun 10 | Bombings, shootings | 94 | 289 | across Iraq | 10 June 2013 Iraq attacks: Insurgents staged another series of coordinated attacks across central and northern Iraq. The incidents included a series of bombing and clashes in Mosul that killed 34 and wounded 123 others. Other attacks targeted Iraqi Army bases, markets, as well as police checkpoints.[39] | Islamic State of Iraq Suspected |
| Jun 16 | Bombings, shootings | 54 | 174 | across Iraq | 16 June 2013 Iraq attacks: Insurgents set off a number of coordinated attacks across Iraq. Deadly attacks took place in Baghdad and Mosul, but most of the incidents focused on the country's south, including Kut, Najaf, Nassiriya and Basra.[40] | Islamic State of Iraq Suspected |
| Jun 18 | Suicide bombing | 28 | 60+ | Shergarh, Pakistan | 2013 Mardan funeral bombing: A suicide bomber detonated his vest at a funeral. Among those killed in the attack was Imran Khan Mohmand, formerly an independent MPA.[41][42][43] | |
| Jun 19 | Bombing | 22 | 20+ | Mogadishu, Somalia | June 2013 Mogadishu attack: Militants detonated a car bomb at the main UNDP base and staged an assault on the compound. Government forces were able to retake control of the site after a 90-minute shootout.[44] | al-Shabaab |
| Jun 21 | Bombing | 15 | 25+ | Peshawar, Pakistan | 2013 Peshawar mosque bombing: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shiite mosque in the Gulshan neighborhood. The perpetrators first gunned down a police officer and a security guard before the suicide bomber entered the mosque.[45] | |
| Jun 21 | Bombing | 0 | 0 | Walsall, United Kingdom | Part of 4 attacks by Pavlo Lapshyn. A homemade bomb was left and detonated outside a mosque during Friday prayers.[32][31] | Pavlo Lapshyn |
| Jun 22–23 | Mass murder | 11 | 2 | Nanga Parbat, Pakistan | 2013 Nanga Parbat massacre | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan |
| Jun 25 | Suicide car bombing, shooting | 3 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 2013 Afghan presidential palace attack: Eight fighters cleared two high-level security clearances, entering one of the most heavily restricted areas in Kabul.[46] They detonated a series of suicide bombs near the eastern gate of the Arg presidential palace, launching two rocket propelled grenades at the CIA headquarters in Afghanistan and engaging in a firefight with palace security guards.[47] Three Afghan guards were killed, as well as all eight fighters.[48] | Taliban | |
| Jun 28 | Bombing | 0 | 0 | Wolverhampton, United Kingdom | Part of 4 attacks by Pavlo Lapshyn. A homemade bomb was left and detonated outside a mosque during Friday prayers.[32][31] | Pavlo Lapshyn |
| Jul 2 | Bombings, shootings | 86 | 234 | across Iraq | July 2013 Iraq attacks: Five car bombs exploded in predominantly Shia areas of Baghdad in the neighborhoods of Shuala, Kamiliyah, Shaab and Abu Tcheer. Other shootings also killed four people. At the same time two bombings in Kirkuk and Mosul resulted in one person dead and three others wounded.[49] Other targets included Iraqi Army and Police forces, Sahwa members, as well as government officials.[50] | |
| Jul 6 | Raid | 42 | ? | Mamudo, Yobe State, Nigeria | Yobe State school shooting: Gunmen attacked the Government Secondary School in a pre-dawn raid. Most of the victims were students, with the exception of a few staff members and at least one teacher. More than 100 people were reported missing in the aftermath of the attack. Some of the students were burned alive.[51] | Boko Haram Suspected |
| Jul 12 | Bombing | 0 | 0 | Tipton, United Kingdom | Part of 4 attacks by Pavlo Lapshyn. A homemade bomb was left and detonated outside a mosque during Friday prayers.[31][32] | Pavlo Lapshyn |
| Jul 20–21 | Clashes | 21 | 6 | Arauca, Colombia | 2013 Colombian clashes: During clashes over two days, 17 Colombian forces died on the first day and four others the next day. At the same time the rebels took U.S. citizen Kevin Scott Sutay hostage on 20 June. The attacks occurred during peace talks in Cuba between the government and FARC.[52] | FARC or ELN |
| Jul 27 | Suicide truck bomb | 6 | 9 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 2013 Mogadishu Turkish embassy attack: A suicide bomber drove a truck into the gate of the Turkish embassy.[53] | Al Shabaab |
| Aug 21 | Chemical attack | 281–1,729 | 3,600 | Ghouta, Syria | Ghouta chemical attack: A series of chemical attacks were conducted in the Ghouta region. | Syrian Arab Army / Syrian rebels (suspected) |
| Sep 9–28 | Clashes, arson and hostage-taking | 220 | ~254 | Zamboanga City, Philippines | Zamboanga City crisis: Separatists tried to seize control of the city center, leading to weeks of clashes with government forces | Moro National Liberation Front |
| Sep 13 | Truck bomb, shooting | 2 | 20 | Herat, Afghanistan | 2013 attack on U.S. consulate in Herat: Seven militants attacked the U.S. consulate using truck bombs, assault rifles, and rocket-propelled grenades | Taliban |
| Sep 21 | Shooting | 68 | ~100 | Nairobi, Kenya | Westgate shopping mall attack: 10 men attacked the Westgate Shopping Mall, an exclusive shopping centre. | al-Shabab |
| Oct 27 | Bombs | 5 | 66 | Patna, Bihar, India | 2013 Patna bombings: Eight bombs exploded just before BJP opposition prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was due to speak in the lead-up to the 2014 Indian general election | Indian Mujahideen (Suspected) |
| Oct 28 | Car attack | 5 | 38 | Beijing, China | 2013 Tiananmen Square attack: An SUV truck drove off the road at north of Tiananmen Square, passed barriers and caught fire in front of the main entrance of the Forbidden City. The attack claimed all three occupants of the vehicle, who were suspected to be Uighurs and two tourists, one Filipina and one Chinese. The incident was suspected to be a suicide attack.[54] | East Turkestan Islamic Movement (Suspected) |
| Dec 5 | Suicide car bombing | 56 | 200+ | Sana'a, Yemen | 2013 Sanaa attack: A suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden car towards the western entrance of the Defense Ministry complex. The suicide car bombing was followed by a coordinated attack by militants in another car. Another coordinated attack and gunfight outside the complex was reported to have taken place later that day.[55] | al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula(Suspected) |
| Dec 25 | Car bombings | 8 | 37 | Baghdad, Iraq | 2013 Baghdad Christmas Day bombings: Three separate bombings targeted Christians.[56] | |
| Dec 27 | Car bombing | 8 | 70 | Beirut, Lebanon | Assassination of Mohamad Chatah: A car bomb struck the convoy of Mohamad Chatah, a former minister of finance and ambassador to the United States.[57][58] |
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Total Incidents: 44
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- "Death toll of twin blasts in Quetta, Pakistan rises to 82". Xinhua. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- "String of bombings kill 101, injure 200 in Pakistan". Reuters. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- "Quetta: Alamdar Rd blasts toll hits 84". The News International. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- BBC (16 January 2013). "Syria crisis: Dozens killed by Aleppo university blasts". BBC. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- Lamine Chikhi (20 January 2013). "Algeria hostage crisis death toll hits 80, could rise further". Reuters. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- "Suicide attack at US embassy in Ankara". BBC. Reuters. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- "Pakistan blast targets Quetta's Shia minority". Al Jazeera. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- "Car bomb hits Baath party office in Damascus, Syria, killing at 59 and wounding 200". Herald Sun News. 21 February 2013.
- "Car bomb hits Baath party office in Damascus, Syria, killing at 59 and wounding 200". Voice Of America News. 22 February 2013.
- Reddy, B Dasarath (22 February 2013). "Hyderabad blasts: toll goes up to 17". Business Standard. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- "14 killed, 119 injured in Hyderabad blasts, probe team appointed says Sushilkumar Shinde". DNA India. IANS. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- Jason Ditz (3 March 2013). "48 Killed in Bombing on Shi'ite Neighborhood in Pakistan's Karachi". Antiwar.com. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- "Al-Qaeda claims killing Syrian troops in Iraq". Antiwar.com. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- Jason Ditz (4 March 2013). "48 Syrian Soldiers Killed in Iraq Ambush". Antiwar.com. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- Pandit, M Saleem (14 March 2013). "Calm shattered in Srinagar as fidayeen kill 5 CRPF men". The Times of India. Srinagar. TNN. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- "Bombs Strike Bus Station in Nigeria". New York Times. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- "Nigeria: Death Toll in Kano Bombing Rises to 41". New York Times. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- Margaret Griffis (19 March 2013). "Iraq Invasion Anniversary Carnage: 98 Killed, over 240 Wounded". Antiwar.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- "Mali conflict: Chadians killed in Kidal suicide attack". BBC. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- "Official: Suicide bombing at market in north Mali kills 3 Chad soldiers, injures civilians". The Montreal Gazette. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- "Iraq's Bloody Monday: 75 Killed, 356 Wounded". Antiwar.com. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- Kotz, Deborah (24 April 2013). "Injury toll from Marathon bombs reduced to 264". Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
Boston public health officials said Tuesday that they have revised downward their estimate of the number of people injured in the Marathon attacks, to 264.
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- "Blast targets India opposition party office". Al Jazeera. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- "Protest Clashes and Random Attacks Leave 111 Killed, 233 Wounded Across Iraq". Antiwar.com. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- "Scores killed in two days of Iraq clashes". Antiwar.com. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- "Third Day of Iraq Unrest Leaves 96 Dead". Antiwar.com. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- "Iraq Unrest Unabated: At least 38 Killed, 109 Wounded". Antiwar.com. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- "Terror killer Pavlo Lapshyn jailed for minimum of 40 years". West Midlands Police. 25 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- Dodd, Vikram. "Pavlo Lapshyn, the 'shy and polite' student turned terrorist". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- "Iraq Horror: 42 Killed, 141 Wounded". Antiwar.com. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- "Bombings Continue in Baghdad, Kirkuk; 40 Killed". Antiwar.com. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- "Retaliation Against Sunnis Leave 90 Dead, 201 Wounded Across Iraq". Antiwar.com. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- "Deadliest day in months as bombs strike Sunni areas in Iraq, killing 76". Fox News. AP. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- Sandra Laville, Shiv Malik and Ben Quinn (22 May 2013). "Woolwich killing: horror on John Wilson Street". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- "Dozens killed in India after Maoist ambush". Al Jazeera English. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- "Another Bloody Monday in Iraq: 94 Killed, 289 Wounded". Antiwar. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- "Iraq's Shi'ite South Targeted: 54 Killed, 174 Wounded". Antiwar (antiwar.com). 17 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- Khan, Ismail. "Attack at Funeral in Pakistan Kills 28". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- "Independent MPA, 29 others killed in Mardan blast". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- "Pakistan funeral suicide bomb attack kills 28". BBC Online. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- "Somali Islamist rebels attack U.N. base, 22 dead". Reuters. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- Khan, Omer. "Shia mosque blast kills 15 in Pakistan". Times of India. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- Alissa J. Rubin (24 June 2013). "Taliban Strike Near Palace Inside Kabul". New York Times.
- Rezwan Natiq, Jay Price (25 June 2013). "Taliban attack CIA compound in latest Afghanistan violence". McClatchy News Service. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- Mark Memmotr (25 June 2013). "Attackers Killed During 'Brazen Assault' Near Afghan Palace". NPR.
- "Sectarian fears as Iraq bombs kill dozens". Al Jazeera. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- "Tuesday Terror: 86 Iraqis Killed, 234 Wounded". Antiwar.com. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- "Students burnt alive in Nigeria school attack". Al Jazeera. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- "Colombian soldiers die in clashes". BBC. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- "Al Shabaab claim attack on Turkish mission in Somalia, three dead". Reuters. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- Kang, Benjamin (29 October 2013). "China suspects Tiananmen crash a suicide attack- sources". Reuters. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- "2 Pinoy doctors among 25 reported killed in latest Yemen violence | Pinoy Abroad | GMA News Online". Gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- "Christmas attacks show security challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan". CNN. 26 December 2013.
- "Lebanon's Chatah -- friend of U.S., enemy of Assad, Hezbollah -- killed". CNN. 27 December 2013.
- "Mohamad Chatah, Lebanese ex-minister, killed in Beirut bombing". Associated Press. 27 December 2013.
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