Terrorism in Europe (2014–present)

Islamist terrorism in Europe (2014-present)

Part of the spillover of the Syrian Civil War

Memorial to people killed in the Charlie Hebdo massacre. France has seen the largest number of attacks during the campaign.

Date	24 May 2014 – present (3 years, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location	Europe
Result	Ongoing

Belligerents

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Imam Shamil Battalion

France

Germany

Turkey

Belgium

Denmark

Sweden

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Italy

Spain

Austria

Netherlands

Norway

Albania

Macedonia

Serbia

Casualties and losses

51 total militant fatalities:

41 (during attacks)
10 (during counter-terrorism operations)

450 total fatalities:

439 civilians killed
11 law enforcement officials killed
1939 injured

51 total militant fatalities:

450 total fatalities:

There has been a period of increased Islamist terrorist activity in Europe since 2014. The rise in attacks is variously understood as spillover of the Syrian Civil War and linked to the rise of the self declared Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the European migrant crisis is considered as another cause.

ISIL had reportedly called on its fighters to carry out a coordinated wave of attacks across Europe. There was a sharp increase in the number of lone wolf attacks on European soil following the September 2014 call by ISIL spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani for ISIL sympathizers to independently carry out attacks. Whereas it had been 2 years since the last lone wolf attack in September 2014, there were 9 in the ten months following.

France is a top-targeted country, with nineteen attacks occured between December 2014 and April 2017, including the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks, the November 2015 Paris attacks, and the July 2016 Nice truck attack. In the United Kingdom attacks have ocurred since early 2017 including the March 2017 Westminster attack, the May 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, and the June 2017 London attack. Other attacks in Europe include the Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting , the March 2016 Brussels suicide bombings, the December 2016 Berlin Christmas market attack, and the April 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing. Another commonly targeted place is the Turkish city of Istanbul, which was attacked in January 2016, June 2016 and January 2017.

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