The International Terrorism: Attributes of Terrorist Events (ITERATE) provides a wealth of information for those who wish to analyze international terrorism beyond selective or anecdotal references. The project quantifies data on the characteristics of transnational terrorist groups, their activities that carry international impact and the environment in which they operate. The ITERATE dataset is the most comprehensive and frequently-cited publicly-available dataset on transnational terrorism.

The Common File, includes information on the type of attack, the location of the beginning and end of the incident, the name of the terrorist group involved, and the numbers of deaths and injuries. The Hostage and Fate Files, provide more detailed information on the characteristics and fates of both the hostages and the terrorists. The Skyjack File consists of data on skyjacking incidents.

DOTS database that constitutes the DOTS (Data on Terrorist Suspects) project, a compendium of biographies of Leaders, Perpetrators, Financiers, Defendants, Detainees, Persons of Interest, Conspirators, and Others, including aliases and kunyas, receiving mention in any of the international incidents appearing in ITERATE and other sources. Also known as The Terrorist list: a directory of leaders, perpetrators, financiers, defendants, detainees, persons of interest, conspirators, aliases, and others and Who’s who in international terrorism.

CAVEAT! Edward Mickolus, the compiler of DOTS, cautions, "Listing does not mean that the individual is a terrorist".

PLEASE NOTE: Even if the dataset you are reviewing is labeled one year, it may contain information for the following year (eg. DOTS 2021 containing 2022 data).

These ITERATE and related datasets are subject to copyright and are licensed for current members of Carleton University.
1) You may make a copy of this data for your own use.
2) You may NOT make copies, in full or partial, for DISTRIBUTION, in any manner.

Please contact dataservices@carleton.ca if you have any questions.