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Suicide attack

A suicide attack (also known by a wide variety of other names, see below) is a deliberate attack in which the perpetrators intentionally end their own lives as part of the attack. These attacks are a form of murder–suicide that is often associated with terrorism or war. When the attackers are labelled as terrorists, the attacks are sometimes referred to…

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Background

First suicide attacks (attackers who killed themselves)

During World War II

Pilot suicides after WWII

During the Cold War

Post-Cold War and war on terror

Attacker demographics

Tactics and strategies

Motivation for attacks

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Suicide attack

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Suicide attack

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related to Lod airport massacre (1972) · 39
Suicide attack → According, AFP, Americans, Duke University, Empire, External Operations, France, In, Israel's, Israelis, It, Japan, Japanese, Japanese Red Army, JRA, JRA's, Kamikaze, Liberation, Lod, Lod Airport
related to Insurgency in Palestine (1944–1948) · 37
Suicide attack → Allegedly, British, British Army, But, By, Death, Eight, General Evelyn Barker, Haifa, Hebrew, However, IEDs, In, Irgun, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem Central Prison, Judges, Lehi, Let
see also · 34
Suicide attack → Arabic, Austin, BritishPalestinian, Child, Committing, Explosive, Fi, German World War II, Hagardom, Intentional, Islam, Islamic, Islamist, Israeli, Japanese, Jauhar, July, Killers, London, Palestinian
related to Motivation for attacks · 29
Suicide attack → According, Afghanistan, Although, American-French, Assaf Moghadam, Bruce Hoffman, By, Cutting, Dying, For, Fuse, In, Iraq, Islamist, Israel, Kamikaze, Motivations, Pakistan, Palestine, Pape's
related to Attackers killed by their opponents · 22
Suicide attack → Aceh, Americans, At, During, Dutch, However, Indonesia, ISIS, ISIS-linked, Islamic, Jaafari, Japanese, Jewish, Moro, Muslims, Nidal, Other, Philippines, Qassam, Rafah
related to Kamikaze · 19
Suicide attack → All, Duke University, Empire, For, He, In, Israel, Japan, Japanese, Japanese Red Army, JRA, JRA's, Kamikaze, Lod, Lod Airport, Researchers, The Kamikaze, World War II, WWII
related to Strategic advantages · 15
Suicide attack → According, Attackers, But, By, Hamas, Its, Jeffrey William Lewis, Once, Other, Pape's, Robert Pape, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Suicide, The, Yoram Schweitzer
related to First suicide attacks (attackers who killed themselves) · 14
Suicide attack → Ajax, Arata Takeda, Gaza, German, Instead, Judges, Other, Philistine, Samson Agonistes, Samson's, Several, The, The Just Assassins, The Robbers
related to Labelling attacks as suicide · 12
Suicide attack → Ami Pedahzur, Counter-Terrorism, Despite, Haifa, International Institute, Israeli, Lod Airport, Other, Suicide, The, University, Yoram Schweitzer
related to Sri Lankan civil war · 12
Suicide attack → During, Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister Rajiv, July, LTTE, Ranasinghe Premadasa, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan, Tamil Tigers, The LTTE, Their Black Tiger, Those

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those by the Hashishiyeeninstance ofThe narrower definition would also exclude the actions of groups0.80text
by the Moro juramentadoinstance ofThe narrower definition would also exclude the actions of groups0.80text
and in Aceh during WWIIinstance ofThe narrower definition would also exclude the actions of groups0.80text
hand grenades as a means of suicideinstance ofMilitary commanders have reportedly recommended explosives0.80text
for the advantage of killing as many of the would-be captors as possibleinstance ofMilitary commanders have reportedly recommended explosives0.80text
thus converting the situation into an improvised suicide attack.Attackers killed by their opponentsSome sources defineinstance ofMilitary commanders have reportedly recommended explosives0.80text
ISIS.Sicariiinstance ofdue to foreign influence from international cultists0.80text
a crossbowinstance ofrather than something safer for the assassin0.80text
barongsinstance ofa juramentado would throw himself at his targets and kill them with bladed weapons0.80text
kris until he was killedinstance ofa juramentado would throw himself at his targets and kill them with bladed weapons0.80text
Canadainstance ofThe terminology has now spread to other places0.80text
Australiainstance ofThe terminology has now spread to other places0.80text

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