26 June 2015 Islamist attacks

26 June 2015 Islamist attacks
LocationSaint-Quentin-Fallavier, France
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Sousse, Tunisia
Kobanî, Syria
Al-Hasakah, Syria
Leego, Somalia
Coordinates45°38′34″N 5°07′30″E / 45.6428°N 5.1250°E / 45.6428; 5.1250
Date25–26 June 2015
Deaths403+
(not including attackers)
Injured336+
Perpetrators Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Al-Shabaab

On 26 June 2015, attacks occurred in France, Kuwait, and Tunisia, one day following a deadly massacre in Syria.[1] The day of the attacks was dubbed "Bloody Friday" by Anglophone media[2][3][4][5] and "Black Friday" (French: Vendredi Noir) among Francophone media in Europe and North Africa.[6][7][8][9][10]

One attack at a Tunisian beach resort killed 39; a bombing at a Shia mosque in Kuwait City killed 27 and injured several; while in Kobanî a large-scale massacre by ISIL resulted in more than 223 civilians murdered, in line with over 79 assailants (including 13 suicide bombers) and 23 Kurdish militiamen,[11] dubbed the second-largest massacre by ISIL since summer 2014; a suicide bombing by ISIL in Al-Hasakeh, also in Syria, resulted in 20 fatalities; al-Shabaab militants killed 70 African Union soldiers from Burundi in Leego, Somalia; finally, one man was decapitated, while several were injured during the Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack in France.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant senior leader Abu Mohammad al-Adnani had released an audio message three days earlier encouraging militants everywhere to attack during the month of Ramadan.[12] ISIL also claimed responsibility for the attacks in Tunisia, Syria and Kuwait.[13]

According to The Guardian, there is no evidence that the attacks were coordinated among the perpetrators,[14] but their timing on a single day received significant coverage. One security analyst said the attacks added up to "an unprecedented day for terrorism."[13] In total, more than 403 people died and 336 were injured, not including any attackers involved.

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  14. ^ Shaheen, Kareem (27 June 2015). "Terrorist attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France stun three continents". The Guardian.