Islamic State affiliated terrorist attacks in France

Islamic State terrorism in France
Part of the Opération Sentinelle, Terrorism in France, Islamic terrorism in Europe

French soldiers on patrol at the Eiffel Tower, 2018
Date20 December 2014 – present
(10 years, 5 months and 4 weeks)
Location
Status

Ongoing

Belligerents
 France  Islamic State
Al-Qaeda
Commanders and leaders

Emmanuel Macron
(President 2017–present)
Michel Barnier
(Prime Minister 2024-present)
Gabriel Attal
(Prime Minister 2024)
Élisabeth Borne
(Prime Minister 2022–2024)
Gérald Darmanin
(Minister of the Interior 2020–present)
Sébastien Lecornu
(Minister of the Armed Forces 2022–present)
Thierry Burkhard
(Chief of the Defence Staff 2021–present)
Pierre Schill
(Chief of the Army Staff 2021–present)
Pierre Vandier
(Chief of the Naval Staff 2020–present)
Stéphane Mille
(Chief of the Air and Space Force Staff 2021–present)

Ayman al-Zawahiri 
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi 
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi 
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 
Abu Ala al-Afri 
Abu Omar al-Shishani 
Abu Waheeb 
Units involved

French Armed Forces

French police forces

Islamic State military

Al-Qaeda European militias
Casualties and losses
285 killed

ISIL-related terrorist attacks in France refers to the terrorist activity of the Islamic State in France, including attacks committed by Islamic State-inspired lone wolves. The French military operation Opération Sentinelle has been ongoing in France since the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks.