#niceattacks

I’m working on an article for tomorrow's paper on the attacks in Nice. Part of my coverage will be an overview of some of the worst terrorist attacks in 2016. This a list I've curated, having gone through hundreds of attacks this year. Bear in mind these are only some of the worst horrors that took place this year, and I did not include most war-zone massacres (many can’t be verified exactly for numbers and dates and there is an argument that they’re not terrorist acts like others in non-war zones). Having finished writing this, I am worn down. Please, please take a minute to look over this, and to share it.

January 11, Sharaban, Iraq: 100+ dead, IS claimed responsibility January 12, Istanbul, Turkey: 11 dead after a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Sultan Ahmed Mosque January 15, Eel-Adde, Somalia: 63 dead after massive siege at an African Union base January 15-16, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: 30 dead after gunmen attacked a restaurant and hotel in the heart of Ouagadougou, with more than 100 hostages taken January 16, Deir ez-Zor, Syria: Estimates between 135 to 300 dead after IS militants killed dozens in execution-style murder January 30, Daloria, Nigeria: At least 86 dead and hundreds injured in an attack by Boko Haram militants

February 21, Sayyidah Zaynab, Syria: Between 83 to 134 people killed after IS militants detonated a car bomb and launched two suicide bombings 400 metres from Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, a Shia shrine February 28, Sadr City Baghdad, Iraq: Up to 70 killed and 60 wounded as two bombs went off at a crowded market, in a mostly Shia Muslim district

March 6, Hillah, Iraq: At least 61 killed after a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-ridden truck into a security checkpoint March 13, Ankara, Turkey: An estimated 37 killed after a car bombing in Turkey's capital, with at least 125 wounded March 22, Brussels and Zaventem, Belgium: 32 killed and 340 injured in three co-ordinated bombings in Belgium, two at Brussels Airport and one at a metro station March 27, Lahore, Pakistan: At least 72 dead, including 29 children, and 200 injured in a suicide bombing that hit one of the largest parks in Lahore

April 19, Kabul, Afghanistan: Up to 64 dead and more than 320 wounded in the deadliest attack in the capital since 2011, after a suicide bomber and gun assault on a government security building April 22, Mosul, Iraq: At least 250 Iraqi women were executed by IS fighters because they refused to become sex slaves April 30, Baghdad, Iraq: At least 38 dead and 86 wounded after a suicide bomber detonated in a suburb

May 1, Samawa, Iraq: At least 33 killed and 75 wounded after twin suicide car explosions in Iraq's mostly-Shia south, an area where such incidents are considered rare May 11, Baghdad, Iraq: At least 110 dead and 165 injured in a series of attacks in and near Baghdad, which IS fighters said were aimed at Shias May 17, Baghdad, Iraq: At least 101 people dead and 194 injured after a series of bombings and shootings in the city claimed by IS May 23, Jableh and Tartus, Syria: Up to 184 killed and 200 wounded in a series of car bomb and suicide attacks, claimed by IS

June 12, Orlando, Florida, US: 49 people dead and 53 injured after a lone-wolf gunman entered a gay nightclub, resulting in the deadliest mass shooting by a single shooter in the US and the the deadliest terrorist attack in the US since 9/11 June 14, Lake Chad, Cameroon, 52 fishermen killed by Boko Haram militants June 28, Istanbul, Turkey: 44 dead and 239 wounded after three suicide attackers opened fire and blew themselves up at Atatürk Airport June 30, Wardak, Afghanistan: At least 40 killed and 50 injured after two Taliban suicide bombers attacked police cadets returning from a graduation ceremony

Le pays se réveille groggy ce matin. Comme sonné. Avec à nouveau ce goût de cendres dans la bouche. Cette impression d’être plongé dans un cauchemar qui ne cesse, à intervalles réguliers, de venir nous hanter, de nous propulser dans le cœur des ténèbres, au plus profond d’une nuit noire comme la mort.