at Brussels Airport and another bomb was detonated in the metro system . 20 people died and 106 people were injured in the subway attack alone , while 14 people were killed and 92 were injured at the airport . Can attacks similar to Paris and Belgium happen in the United States of America , and are we being vigilant and doing everything in our power to thwart the threat of Islamic terrorism here on our own soil ?
February 3 , 2016 - ISIS publishes photographs of executions of several men in Libya described as spies . All were executed in the ISIS stronghold of Sirte . On the same day , ISIS claims that fighters of its Barqah Province in Libya attacked a military checkpoint with remotely - detonatedconflict.attack.bombingexplosives , killing more than 20 soldiers . There is no independent confirmation of the attack , but there are reports of clashes between ISIS fighters and army forces in Benghazi on that day . February 4 , 2016 - ISIS claims an IED attack in north Sinai on a military vehicle .
PALMYRA , Syria Islamic State militants retreating from Palmyra laid thousands of mines that they planned to set off simultaneously as the army moved in , a Syrian officer told Reuters in the ancient city after its recapture from the jihadist fighters . The officer said main streets and side roads in Palmyra had been rigged with explosives weighing up to 50 kg . More than 3,000 had already been safely detonatedconflict.attack.bombingsince government forces , backed by Russian jets , retook the city on Sunday , he said . He did not say why the Islamic State fighters failed to set off the explosives before pulling out , but his assertion echoed comments from Syria 's antiquities chief , who said the militants intended to dynamite a greater area of the city 's 2,000-year - old ruins than they already had . The officer , who did not give his name , said the bombs left behind were linked so they could go off together .
In a video released last week , a masked Isis fighter threatened Vladimir Putin and claimed militants would “ come to Russia and kill you in your homes ” . The so - called Islamic State previously targeted Russia last year by downing a passenger plane flying from Sharm el - Sheikh to St Petersburg . All 224 people on board Metrojet Flight 9268 died – including 219 Russian passengers and crew – after a bomb was detonatedconflict.attack.bombingin the hold as it flew over the Sinai Peninsula . It came just a month after Russia started its campaign of air strikes supporting President Bashar al - Assad against Isis and rebel groups in Syria .
26/32 Syria crisis A Free Syrian Army fighter works on a locally made launcher before firing it towards forces loyal to Syria 's President Bashar Al - Assad in Mork town 27/32 Syria crisis Syrian policemen and citizens inspecting the site of a car bomb at the entrance of Moadhamiyet al - Sham neighborhood in rural Damascus . According to Syria 's Arab News Agency ( SANA ) , a car bomb explosion has gone off in the countryside of Damascus and initial information say there are casualties , where a car rigged with explosions was remotely detonatedconflict.attack.bombingat the entrance of Moadhamiyet al - Sham neighborhood in rural Damascus during engineering units it was trying to dismantled it 28/32 Syria crisis Opposition fighters carrying a rocket launcher during clashes against government forces in the Sheikh Lutfi area , west of the airport in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo 29/32 Syria crisis A Syrian man helps a woman to make her way through debris following reported air strikes by government forces in the Halak neighbourhood in northeastern Aleppo
ISIS appointed an emir for its followers in the Philippines . The attack is believed to have been carried out by an ISIS affiliate . May 18 , 2016 - The ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan and Pakistan , known as Wilayat Khorasan , claimed it had detonatedconflict.attack.bombingtwo IEDs in Peshawar , Pakistan . There was no confirmation from Pakistani authorities . The attack is believed to have been carried out by an ISIS affiliate .
( Azad Lashkari / Reuters ) -- A dispatch from the front lines -- > “ Evidence of a ‘ difficult fight ’ ahead as forces move toward ISIS - held Mosul , ” by Kareem Fahim and Loveday Morris : “ To defend a few miles of unremarkable road in northern Iraq , flanked by farmland , the occasional factory and flyspeck hamlets and villages , the Islamic State militants seemed to spare no effort . They loaded a Volkswagen with explosives and secreted remote - detonatedconflict.attack.nabombs … They burned tires and dug large tunnels in houses … The arsenal ultimately failed to protect the militants . But it seemed to slow down the action , tying up a large contingent of Iraqi soldiers as they tried to clear the road and villages of booby traps , a few wearying feet at a time . There were still 12 grueling miles left to travel before reaching the city ’s outskirts .
# Kabul - death toll climbs to 61 and 207 wounded - officials confirm - following deadly blast at mass rally in Kabul city — TOLOnews ( @TOLOnews ) July 23 , 2016 Officials have confirmed to TOLOnews that at least three suicide bombers were present at the rally . The first detonatedconflict.attack.bombingan explosives vest , the second was killed by police , while the third had a defective explosives vest . The fate of the third attacker is unknown . Warning : graphic video
The attack may have been inspired by ISIS . January 13 , 2016 - Three ISIS fighters launch an attack on the Pakistani consulate in the Afghan city of Jalalabad . The first operative reportedly detonatedconflict.attack.bombinghis explosives while attacking the consulate 's guards and a second bomber detonated his device inside the building . A local official said six people were killed , as well as the three assailants . The attack is believed to have been carried out by ISIS or one of its affiliates .
Rawlings said one of those held was an African American woman . " Breaking : The chief said the gunman who engaged in the standoff " said he was upset about the recent police shootings . " He was killed when police detonatedconflict.attack.bombingan explosive . -- Trump just issued a statement calling this " an attack on our country " : “ It is a coordinated , premeditated assault on the men and women who keep us safe . We must restore law and order .
The attacks are believed to have been carried out by an affiliate of ISIS . July 20 , 2016 - ISIS claimed to have killed seven Yemeni soldiers in a bombing in Aden . A statement distributed on Twitter said its fighters had detonatedconflict.attack.bombingan IED against " a gathering of soldiers in the city . " Local reports spoke of five soldiers being killed in the attack . The attack is believed to have been carried out by an affiliate of ISIS .
A spokesperson , said : ' This impartial documentary takes a balanced viewpoint in reporting the competing theories surrounding the fate of MH17 , including the evidence for and against those involving Russia , Ukraine and the CIA . ' It also examines in detail the findings of the official Dutch inquiry into the incident , which provide compelling evidence that the plane was brought down by a powerful ground to air missile . ' Another extraordinary theory mentioned in the programme is that the aircraft was detonatedconflict.attack.nain a CIA - backed ' terrorist operation ' , where two bombs were planted on the airliner ( file photo ) The new casualties came after three Ukrainian soldiers were killed by pro - Russian rebels in a mortar attack earlier this week , in the deadliest attack in nearly two months , the Kiev military said . A series of truce agreements have helped reduce the violence , although sporadic clashes continue and prevent the sides from reaching a firm political reconciliation deal .
Turkey ’s president , Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , said the evidence pointed to the Syrian Kurdish group . “ Despite the fact that their leader says they have nothing to do with this , the information and documents obtained by our interior ministry and all our intelligence organisations shows that [ the attack ] was theirs , ” he said . On Thursday morning a bomb detonatedconflict.attack.naby remote control hit security forces travelling in a military vehicle on a road linking Diyarbakır to the district of Lice . The military said six people died and one was seriously injured . Turkish artillery in the south of the country shelled positions of Kurdish fighters in Syria for the fifth day in a row on Wednesday , despite calls from both the US and Russia to cease all hostilities towards the YPG in Syria .
Rawlings said one of those held was an African American woman . " Breaking : The chief said the gunman who engaged in the standoff " said he was upset about the recent police shootings . " He was killed when police detonatedconflict.attack.naan explosive . -- Trump just issued a statement calling this " an attack on our country " : “ It is a coordinated , premeditated assault on the men and women who keep us safe . We must restore law and order .
The head of security in Hadramout province escaped assassination when a second suicide bomber targeted his convoy , but six others were killed . The attack is believed to have been carried out by an ISIS affiliate . May 20 , 2016 - Two members of the Egyptian security forces were killed when a roadside bomb detonatedconflict.attack.bombingclose to their vehicle near the town of Al - Arish , in northern Sinai . ISIS claimed the attack in its daily bulletin of operations . The attack is believed to have been carried out by an ISIS affiliate .
In November of 2015 , terrorists went on a shooting rampage in Paris that slaughtered 130 people , and wounded another 368 . France is suffering gravely , and the tourism industry is being massively affected in a most negative way . In March of this year , terrorists detonatedconflict.attack.naa bomb in the Brussels airport , killing 32 and injuring 340 . This July , in the South of France , an Islamic terrorist turned his truck into an instrument of mass murder , plowing down and killing 85 men , women and children – and wounding another 308 . Among the dead were 2 Americans – a Texas father , and his 11-year - old son .
In the interview , Voloshin said that there were no flights on that day and there were also no air - to - air missiles , as they were carrying air - to - surface missiles for ground targets . Another extraordinary theory mentioned in the programme is that the aircraft was detonated in a CIA - backed ' terrorist operation ' , where two bombs were planted on the airliner . The Boeing 777 was detonatedconflict.attack.bombingover eastern Ukraine on July 17 , 2014 and killed 298 people , as it headed towards Kuala Lumpur ( file photo ) This allegation was put forward by private investigator , Sergey Sokolov , who claimed that the CIA were helped by the Ukrainian secret service and Dutch security service , to place the bombs on the plane in Holland . He said : ' This terrorist act was a pretext for firstly intensifying sanctions on Russia , secondly to show the world that Russia is a barbarian country and thirdly to strengthen the presence of Nato in Europe , particularly Ukraine . '
Turkey ’s president , Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , said the evidence pointed to the Syrian Kurdish group . “ Despite the fact that their leader says they have nothing to do with this , the information and documents obtained by our interior ministry and all our intelligence organisations shows that [ the attack ] was theirs , ” he said . On Thursday morning a bomb detonatedconflict.attack.bombingby remote control hit security forces travelling in a military vehicle on a road linking Diyarbakır to the district of Lice . The military said six people died and one was seriously injured . Turkish artillery in the south of the country shelled positions of Kurdish fighters in Syria for the fifth day in a row on Wednesday , despite calls from both the US and Russia to cease all hostilities towards the YPG in Syria .
The head of security in Hadramout province escaped assassination when a second suicide bomber targeted his convoy , but six others were killed . The attack is believed to have been carried out by an ISIS affiliate . May 20 , 2016 - Two members of the Egyptian security forces were killed when a roadside bomb detonatedconflict.attack.naclose to their vehicle near the town of Al - Arish , in northern Sinai . ISIS claimed the attack in its daily bulletin of operations . The attack is believed to have been carried out by an ISIS affiliate .
The massive explosions destroyed vehicles on a highway just outside the base at the Syrian port - city of Tartus , northwestern Syria . It is understood the first blast was a car bomb planetout outside the base . The second explosion was a sucicde bomber who detonatedconflict.attack.nahis belt as people rushed to help those injured , AFP reported . Dramatic pictures show plumes of black smoke billowing from under the al - Arzunah Bridge on the Safita highway , where the blasts took place . " Information has been received regarding a double explosion at the entrance to the city of Tartus , at a government road under the Arzuna bridge , " a spokesperson told RIA Novosti .
The state - run Sana news agency reported at least 83 dead and 178 wounded . Image copyright AP Image caption Dozens were killed in the blasts in Sayyida Zeinab The Amaq news agency , which is linked to Islamic State , said IS militants had detonatedconflict.attack.naa car bomb and then blown up explosive belts . The district was hit by suicide attacks last month that left 71 people dead and which IS fighters also said they had carried out . Image copyright AFP Image caption Homs has fallen in and out of rebel control
The terrorists stormed the airport Tuesday nigh t , opening fire and detonating explosives -- two of them at the international terminal building , and the third in a parking lot , according to officials . History of airport attacks Preliminary findings suggest all three attackers at Ataturk airport opened fire and then detonatedconflict.attack.bombingexplosives strapped to their bodies , similar to the mass shootings and suicide bombings at Paris ' Bataclan concert hall in November . ISIS claimed responsibility for that massacre , which left 89 people dead . Similar attacks took place elsewhere in Paris the same night , killing an additional 41 people .