General elections in Pakistan are held after the 1999 military takeover. PML (Q) led by Mian Muhammad Azhar, a pro-military party, gains majority throughout Pakistan. Mir Zafrullah Khan Jamali became the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
The
riots between Hindus and Muslims in Gujarat, India. More than 5000 reported killed, most of them Muslims.
A terrorist group linked to Al-Qaeda kills more than 200 people in the
2002 Bali bombings.[1]
The United States leads the invasion of Iraq, searching for "weapons of mass destruction," starting the second
Iraq War.[1] As a result of US
De-Ba'athification policy, former Iraqi soldiers and police form secret groups and begin insurgency.
52 killed in suicide attacks on British and Jewish targets in
Istanbul.[1]
2004
The
second-largest earthquake ever recorded occurs in the Indian Ocean, triggering the
Asian tsunami.
Indonesia suffers the heaviest damage with 167,736 dead, 37,063 missing and over 500,000 displaced.
On October 8 an earthquake in Pakistan kills thousands and leaves families homeless in Khyber-Pakhunkha/Hazara region. Multi story apartment building in Islamabad also collapsed.
Israel removes Jewish settlers and military personnel from the Gaza Strip in August 2005, but continues control of its borders.
Crack down in Syria on protests inspired by Arab Spring leads to
Syrian Civil War. The opposition rebels are largely
Sunni Muslims while loyalists are largely
Alawites. A refugee crisis ensued with over 2 million
Syrian refugees fleeing to Turkey, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon.
Militant uprising of the professional class, defecting soldiers and Islamists later backed by French, British and US airpower topple administration of
Muammar Gaddafi (who is captured and executed), the power of which was assumed by the rebels' organization the
National Transitional Council.
June 2013 Egyptian protests, a mass public demonstration against the administration of Mohamed Morsi, followed by a
military coup d'état in which Morsi was deposed and arrested. After leading protests against the coup, the Muslim Brotherhood is officially banned by the end of the year.
In early 2014, the
jihadist group
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) captured extensive territory in Western Iraq in the
Anbar campaign, while counter-offensives against it were mounted in Syria.
Raqqa in Syria became its headquarters. The Wall Street Journal estimated that eight million people lived under its control in the two countries. In June the group proclaimed a "worldwide caliphate" and shortened its name to just "Islamic State" (IS). See also:
Timeline of ISIL-related events (2014)
2016 Karrada bombing On 3 July 2016,
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants carried out coordinated bomb attacks in
Baghdad that killed 340 civilians and injured hundreds more.[23] a suicide truck-bomb targeted the mainly
Shia district of
Karrada, busy with late night shoppers for
Ramadan. A second roadside bomb was detonated in the suburb of
Sha'ab, killing at least five.[40][41]
Turkey President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned that if the
Austrian government closes Mosques and expels
Muslims, it could lead to war. He said, “These measures taken by the Austrian prime minister are, I fear, leading the world towards a war between the cross and the crescent, "They say they're going to kick our religious men out of Austria. Do you think we will not react if you do such a thing?” he asked, quoted by AFP. “That means we're going to have to do something".[45]
2019
India lockdown the entire Kashmir valley (a Muslim majority state)
General elections in Pakistan are held after the 1999 military takeover. PML (Q) led by Mian Muhammad Azhar, a pro-military party, gains majority throughout Pakistan. Mir Zafrullah Khan Jamali became the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
The
riots between Hindus and Muslims in Gujarat, India. More than 5000 reported killed, most of them Muslims.
A terrorist group linked to Al-Qaeda kills more than 200 people in the
2002 Bali bombings.[1]
The United States leads the invasion of Iraq, searching for "weapons of mass destruction," starting the second
Iraq War.[1] As a result of US
De-Ba'athification policy, former Iraqi soldiers and police form secret groups and begin insurgency.
52 killed in suicide attacks on British and Jewish targets in
Istanbul.[1]
2004
The
second-largest earthquake ever recorded occurs in the Indian Ocean, triggering the
Asian tsunami.
Indonesia suffers the heaviest damage with 167,736 dead, 37,063 missing and over 500,000 displaced.
On October 8 an earthquake in Pakistan kills thousands and leaves families homeless in Khyber-Pakhunkha/Hazara region. Multi story apartment building in Islamabad also collapsed.
Israel removes Jewish settlers and military personnel from the Gaza Strip in August 2005, but continues control of its borders.
Crack down in Syria on protests inspired by Arab Spring leads to
Syrian Civil War. The opposition rebels are largely
Sunni Muslims while loyalists are largely
Alawites. A refugee crisis ensued with over 2 million
Syrian refugees fleeing to Turkey, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon.
Militant uprising of the professional class, defecting soldiers and Islamists later backed by French, British and US airpower topple administration of
Muammar Gaddafi (who is captured and executed), the power of which was assumed by the rebels' organization the
National Transitional Council.
June 2013 Egyptian protests, a mass public demonstration against the administration of Mohamed Morsi, followed by a
military coup d'état in which Morsi was deposed and arrested. After leading protests against the coup, the Muslim Brotherhood is officially banned by the end of the year.
In early 2014, the
jihadist group
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) captured extensive territory in Western Iraq in the
Anbar campaign, while counter-offensives against it were mounted in Syria.
Raqqa in Syria became its headquarters. The Wall Street Journal estimated that eight million people lived under its control in the two countries. In June the group proclaimed a "worldwide caliphate" and shortened its name to just "Islamic State" (IS). See also:
Timeline of ISIL-related events (2014)
2016 Karrada bombing On 3 July 2016,
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants carried out coordinated bomb attacks in
Baghdad that killed 340 civilians and injured hundreds more.[23] a suicide truck-bomb targeted the mainly
Shia district of
Karrada, busy with late night shoppers for
Ramadan. A second roadside bomb was detonated in the suburb of
Sha'ab, killing at least five.[40][41]
Turkey President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned that if the
Austrian government closes Mosques and expels
Muslims, it could lead to war. He said, “These measures taken by the Austrian prime minister are, I fear, leading the world towards a war between the cross and the crescent, "They say they're going to kick our religious men out of Austria. Do you think we will not react if you do such a thing?” he asked, quoted by AFP. “That means we're going to have to do something".[45]
2019
India lockdown the entire Kashmir valley (a Muslim majority state)