Dual-source briefing · Minimum estimates
The global record of Islamist terrorism, updated through August 2026.
Fondapol remains the primary long-run baseline (1979–12 April 2024). TROP supplies the living incident feed to 24 August 2026. The series are never added together. Use the scope bar to switch strict terrorism vs TROP-as-recorded.
Attacks
Fondapol66,872
1979 – 12 Apr 2024
Deaths (minimum)
Fondapol249,941
3.7 deaths per attack
Share since 2013
Fondapol84.4%
56,413 of 66,872 attacks
TROP tracker since 9/11
TROP publishedYearly list totals, 11 Sep 2001 – 2026-08-24. Not re-filtered by the scope bar (no historical line items).
51,646
Attacks
319,942
Killed
382,799
Injured
2026 line items (scoped)
TROP classified1005 rows after current filters · 5.1 killed per attack · median 2
1,005
Attacks
5,171
Killed
3,826
Injured
Rolling 30 days
Scoped TROP last-30 feed
588
99 attacks
Rolling 90 days
2026 line items since 26 May
1,579
335 attacks
2026 YTD
Through 2026-08-24
5,171
1,005 attacks
Last 30 days
Neutral summaries. Original TROP wording is in the incident log drawer.
2026-08-24 · Palmyra, Syria · attack
1 killed, 2 injured in Palmyra, Syria. A woman throws a bomb in the former caliphate stronghold, killing one other person.
1 killed · 2 injured
2026-08-23 · Tarai, Nigeria · attack
1 killed, 0 injured in Tarai, Nigeria. One person is reported dead following a Muslim attack on two villages.
1 killed · 0 injured
2026-08-23 · Darabali, Pakistan · attack
2 killed, 0 injured in Darabali, Pakistan. Terrorists use a drone to kill two brothers.
2 killed · 0 injured
2026-08-23 · Takhta Baig, Pakistan · insurgency
2 killed, 0 injured in Takhta Baig, Pakistan. Two local cops are killed at their checkpoint by TTP gunmen.
2 killed · 0 injured
2026-08-22 · Gwaram, Nigeria · attack
2 killed, 0 injured in Gwaram, Nigeria. attackers ambush a security patrol, killing two members.
2 killed · 0 injured
Fondapol period breakdown
84% of recorded attacks fall in 2013–April 2024.
Deadliest groups
Fondapol 1979–Apr 2024. Top five = 81.8% of deaths.
Weapons, 2013–Apr 2024
Fondapol counts of attack means.
Targets, 2013–Apr 2024
Share of attacks. Civilian / security split is not a death split.
TROP yearly series
2001–2026 YTD. 2026 is a partial year. 2025 spike is largely Sudan listings.
Most affected countries
Fondapol, by attack count. Thirteen countries hold 87.5% of deaths.
- 1Afghanistan17,075
- 2Somalia10,768
- 3Iraq8,209
- 4Nigeria3,950
- 5Syria3,421
- 6Pakistan2,635
- 7Mali2,289
- 8Israel1,748
- 9Yemen1,657
- 10Algeria1,387
Named groups, 2024–2026
Mentions in TROP write-ups only — incomplete and not comparable to Fondapol attribution.
Highest-casualty listings since 2024
Neutral summaries of TROP items with 15+ killed, after the current scope.
| Date | Location | Killed | Class | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-29 | El Fasher, Sudan | 1,500 | civil war | 1500 killed, 130 injured in El Fasher, Sudan. Fifteen-hundred more African civilians are reported executed by Janjaweed militia. |
| 2024-08-24 | Barsalogho, Burkina Faso | 600 | attack | 600 killed, 300 injured in Barsalogho, Burkina Faso. An al-Qaeda attack on a small town leaves about six-hundred dead. |
| 2025-10-27 | El Fasher, Sudan | 460 | civil war | 460 killed, 0 injured in El Fasher, Sudan. Four-hundred and sixty patients and their families are killed by Janjaweed. |
| 2025-02-05 | Saydnaya, Syria | 300 | attack | 300 killed, 0 injured in Saydnaya, Syria. Hundreds of Alawite prisoners are executed by HTS. |
| 2025-01-20 | Saydnaya, Syria | 250 | attack | 250 killed, 0 injured in Saydnaya, Syria. Several hundred captives are executed by HTS. |
| 2025-02-18 | White Nile, Sudan | 200 | civil war | 200 killed, 0 injured in White Nile, Sudan. More than two hundred villagers are killed by Arab Milita across two villages, some execution-style. |
| 2025-06-13 | Yelewata, Nigeria | 200 | attack | 200 killed, 46 injured in Yelewata, Nigeria. Lakurawa Islamists massacre over two-hundred villagers, including slitting the throats of children and burning others to death. |
| 2025-07-12 | Shag, Alnom, Sudan | 200 | civil war | 200 killed, 0 injured in Shag, Alnom, Sudan. At least two-hundred residents are killed in their homes, some burned alive, by Janjaweed. |