Terrorism in Kuwait

Kuwait has experienced several terror attacks, including those carried out by Al-Qaeda and other acts of Islamic terrorism. Some terror attacks in Kuwait were associated with the Gulf War and the subsequent American military support in Kuwait.

1970s

1980s

1990s

Several terror attacks associated with the Gulf War and an assassination attempt on actor Abdulhussain Abdulredha for an anti-Iraq theatrical play.

Smoke from burning Kuwait oil fields after Saddam Hussein set fire to during Gulf war.

2000s

  • October 8, 2002 - Faylaka Island attack, in which two Kuwaiti citizens with ties to jihadists in Afghanistan attacked a group of unarmed United States Marines conducting a training exercise on a Kuwaiti island, killing one before being killed themselves.[2]
  • October 10, 2002 - Two gunmen with ties to Al-Qaeda open fire on an American Humvee.[3]
  • 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

  • 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. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the bombing.[4]
  • 2017 - No terrorist incidents were reported in Kuwait in 2017, despite various attempts by ISIS.[5]

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