The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the series of attacks targeting young concert-goers, soccer fans and Parisians enjoying a Friday night out at popular nightspots killed at least 128 people in the deadliest violence to strike France since World War II.
>Major attacks by IS
- ›Jan. 7, 2015 - Masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical newspaper, killing 12 people.
- ›Sept 24, 2015 - At least 25 people were killed when two bombs went off outside a mosque during prayers to commemorate Eid al-Adha
- ›Nov. 13, 2015 - Twin suicide bombings struck a southern Beirut suburb that’s a stronghold of the militant Shia Hezbollah group, killing at least 43 people
- ›Aug 6, 2015 - A suicide bomb went off at a mosque in Abha city in south-west Saudi Arabiakilling at least 15 people, including 12 members of a Saudi police force.
- ›July 20, 2015 - An explosion outside a cultural centre in the Turkish town of Suruc near the border with Syria killed at least 28 people
- ›March 18, 2015 - Gunmen wearing military uniforms stormed Tunisia's national museum, killing at lease 38 people
- ›June 20, 2015 - Islamic State claimed responsibility for car bombs which killed at least 50 people near Sana’a mosques and the headquarters of the Huthis