2020Iran Shoots Down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752

January 8: Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 is shot...
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✈️ Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Over Lockerbie

December 21: Pan Am Flight 103 is destroyed by a bomb and falls over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 259 people on-board, leaving no survivors, and 11 in town.
Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Over Lockerbie (1988)
TerrorismAviation DisasterBombingCold WarInternational RelationsAviation Safety
United KingdomUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited StatesLibyaLibya

💥 Al-Qaeda Bombings of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania

Al-Qaeda Bombings of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (1998)
TerrorismAl-QaedaIslamist ExtremismBombingUS Foreign PolicyInternational RelationsOsama bin Laden
KenyaKenyaTanzaniaTanzaniaUnited StatesUnited StatesAfghanistanAfghanistan

🛕 Al-Qaeda Terrorist Attacks on the United States

On September 11, 2001, Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes, crashing three into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and a fourth in Pennsylvania, resulting in nearly 3,000 deaths.
Al-Qaeda Terrorist Attacks on the United States (2001)
TerrorismAl-QaedaWar on TerrorIslamismInternational RelationsGlobal SecurityOsama bin Laden
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✈️ Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Disappearance

March 8: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappears from radar while en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. There were 239 people on board.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Disappearance (2014)
AviationSearch and RescueTransportationInternational Relations
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🚢 U.S. Blames Iran for Gulf of Oman Ship Attacks

The United States blames attacks on ships in the Gulf of Oman on Iran, escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf.
U.S. Blames Iran for Gulf of Oman Ship Attacks (2019)
Persian GulfInternational RelationsGeopoliticsTensionsMilitarySanctions
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✈️ Iran Shoots Down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752

January 8: Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 is shot down by Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) shortly after taking off from Tehran, killing all 176 on board.
Iran Shoots Down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (2020)
Air WarfareInternational RelationsCivilian CasualtiesGeopoliticsAccident Investigation
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