List of Terrorist Attacks during the AWOT

During the Antarctic War on Terrorism, many terrorist groups carried out multiple attacks on the countries fighting against the terrorists, as a way to cause fear among the populace and to prevent the countries from fighting against the terrorists. Thus, almost every one of the countries supporting the anti-terrorist side were attacked during the war.

9/23 Attacks
Around 5:07 PM in Winsburg, on September 23rd, 2014, a huge, loud explosion happened inside the Penguin Bank office building and headquarters in Snowiny. Almost immediately, fire trucks, police and ambulances arrived to the scene. Over the next few minutes, the situation got worse as tons of smoke was released into the air and the building is burning even faster and the fire is getting bigger.

At 5:20 PM, a second explosion happened at a Veggie Emporium in downtown Winsburg.

In the meantime, at 5:46 PM, a bombing happened during a soccer match between Frankterre and Austiceia. All the players and the audience was immediately evacuated as the northern side of the stadium started rapidly burning. At 5:59 PM, the northern side of the stadium collapsed while people were still trying to evacuate.

Hostages were taken in another Veggie Emporium restaurant, in Greenfield around 6:33 PM. 32 hostages were reported to be held, including 5 staffers, one of them the very manager of the Veggie Emporium restaurant there, Arnold Henderson. Henderson was killed around 10:47 PM when the police assaulted the restaurant and attempted to free the hostages (20 were freed, 12 were killed). There was another mass shooting ongoing at Parie around 6:39 PM, but the perpetrators (Nexonan and Puffalian nationalists) were quickly brought down and apprehended.

There were no more attacks after those; the Penguin Bank Snowinian headquarters collapsed around 7:15 PM after two hours of burning. The downtown Winsburg Veggie Emporium fire was extinguished by 8:00 PM, with only 4 deaths.

Meanwhile, right after the first attack, Robert Smith refused to leave the government building as he believed the bombing was not a terrorist attack; at 5:23 PM, after the second explosion, he and the government were evacuated to an undisclosed location outside Winsburg. Robert Smith spent the entire night there, and the next morning, he made a press statement stating that Snowiny will get revenge for those barbarian attacks, and that Snowinians should forever remember this great tragedy and pay respect to their lost ones. The Frankterran president was also furious with the attacks and stated "that Frankterre is not afraid of those terrorists".

At 5:04 PM on the next day, the final stats for how many penguins died in the attacks; there were 109 deaths and 197 wounded in Snowiny and 193 deaths and 264 wounded in Frankterre. Both countries declared 1 month of national mourning, and the Snowinian king kept Snowiny at the highest state of alert for 2 weeks. The perpetrators of the attacks were revealed to be Puffalian and Nexonan terrorists striving for the liberation of their homelands.

January 2015 Sealien Terrorist Attacks
In January 2015, in protest to Snowiny, terrorists carried out attacks at and near the Snowinian embassy in the capital of the Seal Islands, De Groot, killing 27 penguins and injuring 54. For days afterwards, the Seal Islands and Snowiny both on high alert, and the capital De Groot was on lockdown, with military and police heavily involved. The attacks were the first in Sealien history, and shocked many citizens. After this, the Seal Islands officially joined the Antarctic War on Terrorism.

Terrorist Attacks in Frankterre
In January 2015, the terrorists carried out a Spam Bomb attack in Parie, Francterre. Luckily, because the bomb wasn't fatal, only 12 penguins were affected, but they had to get therapy for a week due to all the spamming. A few penguins also choked on the spam, and had to be treated at a hospital. Though no lives were lost, Francterre's president Francois Batavia gave a speech saying, "one day it is a spam bomb, the next, it could be a shooting. We must stay vigilant." This was the only terrorist attack during the war in which no lives were lost.

March 2015 USA and Acadia Attacks
A week following the attacks in the Sealien capital, the terrorists carried out a series of attacks in the government district of South Pole City, the capital of the USA, specifically a bomb at the Acadian embassy, and another at the Snowinian embassy. After that, the terrorists carried out a shooting at an Eastshield Fried Fish, and a Burger Khan. The terrorists also attempted to attack a stadium, but were quickly captured or killed by police. The attacks killed 51 and wounded 86, and put South Pole City on lockdown for 3 days, which ended when the EPF and police apprehended the terrorists at a safe house in the city.

Five days after the attacks on South Pole City, the terrorists carried out another series of attacks on the government district of Acadia, near where the embassies were located, specifically the Snowinian and Margatian embassies. The terrorists also carried out a shooting at a police station, but luckily they were apprehended before anyone was hurt. The attacks killed 22 and wounded 35, which mostly consisted of Snowinian and Margatian workers. Surprisingly, the attack only wounded 3 Acadians, who were later treated at a hospital with non life threatening injuries. The attacks were condemned by Acadian President Brant Esser, and shocked Antarctica, and Snowiny, who saw three of their embassies attacked in a month.

May 2016 Terrorist Attacks in Culldrom Yow and Terra Federation
Since North Joseon and the Yowien Independence Movement have announced their support to the terrorists, Culldrome, which has been helping the counter terrorists, announced that they would be dispatching troops to YIM occupied areas in Culldrom Yow. Shortly after the announcement, the YIM planted a bomb in Golden City's capitol, before carrying out shootings at a stadium and two restaurants in the area. The total attacks killed 43, and wounded 62, the worst terrorist attack on Culldrom soil since the Porcyal War. Supreme Leader Steven Snowen has condemned the attacks.

That same day, the Terra Federation, a Western Union country, announced they would be sending 12,000 soldiers to combat the terrorists. A day later, the TaliBEAN attacked the Munian and South Joseonan embassies in the capital, North Polar City, killing 27 and wounding 39. The presidents of Western Union countries, who are currently at the Third Western Union Congress in Acadia, all condemned the attacks, and promised to increase the number of their country's soldiers fighting the terrorists.

May 2016 Winsburg Attacks
On May 3, the terrorist group Little Penland carried out a terrorist attack in Snowiny, the first one since the 9/23 attacks. In the early morning hours, two bombs were detonated simultaneously in the downtown core of Winsburg, one at the United Provinces Capitol, and another at the Western Union headquarters. Before police could react, shootings were carried out at a Veggie Emporium, and the Winsburg Stock Exchange, before detonating another bomb at the Amatarian embassy and holding hostages at the Castillan embassy. However, the terrorists were apprehended or killed before Acadian embassy was attacked. By noon, all the hostages were freed. The total attacks killed 155, and wounded 200.

The attacks were the worst in Snowiny during the war, and were strongly condemned by the governments of all Western Union countries, who offered their condolences for the victims and their families. Winsburg was put on lockdown, and all traffic was shut off from downtown Winsburg for hours as the fire department put away fires and police apprehended many of the terrorists trying to flee the downtown core. Hours later, Little Penland posted a PengTube video claiming responsibility and warning other countries that "deadlier attacks are to come... soon." As a result, Acadia has stepped up their security, since they are currently hosting the Third Western Union Congress. President Simon McClark also left Acadia early to lead his country.

Tropicapolis Bombings
The Tropicalian president, Penguino Lagois IV, showed his support to his western union allies and to other countries fighting the war and made a speech on July 15. A bomb blew up around a quarter of a neighbourhood in Lagois City causing multiple fires and some building collapses. Multiple riots also broke out in a city up north. Pengstado was heavily hit by terrorists and 12% of the population there was killed. Additional protection was set up in other regions of Tropicalis and soldiers were sent to aid those in battle overseas as well as their own country. Gernomian soldiers also came to fight in the battle on an outlying island belonging to Tropicalis while refugees fled from the attacked areas. The president gave his full support to all the brave soldiers fighting in the war as well as the anti-terrorists. During his speech he said "The other countries are our allies. We cannot just sit here and watch them fall. If it's a fight they want, then it's a fight they'll get from us."

July 2017 Dolphinas Attacks
In July of 2017, in the midst of summer, and therefore the busiest season of tourism in most of Antarctica, a bomb was detonated in the city center of Dolphinas, followed by gunshots. The attack killed 14 and wounded 30. Days later, United Provinces intelligence agents found the perpetrators attempting to flee into Penland. Unlike previous attacks, the attack wasn't carried out directly by a member of Little Penland, but instead by a supporter of the group. Though many were fearful this would mark another deadly phase of the mostly calmed down AWOT, no extra threat was found.

August 2017 Acadia Attacks
Around a month after the Dolphinas attacks, another attack was carried out in the Acadia International Airport by three members of the Red East Pengolian Terrorists, in response to insults from Acadia to East Pengolia. The terrorists attempted to cross a security checkpoint, but were stopped due to the detection of multiple weapons. They then opened fire on the guards and surrounding bystanders, killing 11 and wounding 17. The airport was placed on lockdown for hours while security searched the airport for additional terrorists, delaying hundreds of flights and causing many others to be cancelled.