Terrorism in Kuwait
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1970s[edit]
1980s[edit]
- December 1983 - 1983 Kuwait Bombing were attacks on six key foreign and Kuwaiti installations.
- May 1985 - A failed assassination attempt was made on Sheikh Jaber Al-Sabah, who was the emir of Kuwait at the time.
- 1984-1988 Aircraft hijackings
1990s[edit]
Several terror attacks associated with the Gulf War and an assassination attempt on actor Abdulhussain Abdulredha for an anti-Iraq theatrical play.
2000s[edit]
- October 10, 2002 - Two gunmen with ties to Al-Qaeda open fire on an American Humvee.[1]
- November 21, 2002 - Two American contractors with Tapestry Corporation were wounded while driving a civilian vehicle when a Kuwaiti police sergeant opened fire at them at close range.
- January 31, 2005 - Kuwait Police infiltrate a terrorist cell belonging to the Peninsula Lions in a Salmiya apartment complex. Five terrorist members and a civilian bystander were killed.
- August 11, 2009 - Kuwaiti authorities reported that they had arrested six individuals accused of planning attacks on U.S. troops stationed at Camp Arifjan. The six men allegedly belong to a terrorist group with ties to Al-Qaeda.
2010s[edit]
- June 26, 2015 - 2015 Kuwait mosque bombing - A bombing occurred during Friday prayer at masjid Imam al-Sadeq when a man was seen on surveillance cameras rushing into the masjid and then detonating himself. 27 people killed with 227 injured. IS has claimed responsibility for the bombing.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Schmitt, Eric (2002-10-09). "U.S. Marine Is Killed in Kuwait As Gunmen Strike Training Site". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "Terrorist Attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait Kill Dozens". The New York Times.
