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*[[2494]] - Angered by the deadly shooting of merchants on a trading vessel, a merchant vessel allowed the {{UNSCship|Callisto}} to board them and then suddenly opened the bay doors, blasting the boarding party into space. They then swarmed into the ''Callisto'' and murdered the remainder of its crew. The UNSC later dispatched a battle group to capture the ''Callisto''. This event, the [[Callisto Incident]], effectively sparked the [[Insurrection]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"</ref> | |||
*[[2511]] - A suicide bomber affiliated with the [[Freedom and Liberation Party]] loaded a commercial [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear explosive]] along with several tons of scrap Cadmium into a rental truck before detonating it in the promenade of the [[Haven arcology]]. The blast killed two million people and injured a further 8.3 million.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Intersystem News]]: HAVEN TERROR BOMBING KILLS TWO MILLION''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''</ref> | *[[2511]] - A suicide bomber affiliated with the [[Freedom and Liberation Party]] loaded a commercial [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear explosive]] along with several tons of scrap Cadmium into a rental truck before detonating it in the promenade of the [[Haven arcology]]. The blast killed two million people and injured a further 8.3 million.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Intersystem News]]: HAVEN TERROR BOMBING KILLS TWO MILLION''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''</ref> | ||
*[[2524]] - The luxury liner ''[[National Holiday]]'' was attacked by two unmanned [[orbital taxi]]s sent by a human [[Insurrectionist]] organization above the planet [[Reach]]. The liner was torn in half by the explosion and burned up upon entering Reach's atmosphere, resulting in the deaths of all 1,500 people on board.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 127''</ref> | *[[2524]] | ||
**During [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]] were neutralizing Insurrectionist bomb-making facilities on [[Tribute]] when the {{UNSCShip|Bum Rush}} detected a truck full of bombs. The teams immediately trailed them to a [[Jim Dandy]]'s restaurant. There a female Insurrectionist was discovered. When they tried to apprehend her, she took a child hostage. In the chaos that followed, the bombs were detonated,<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 27''</ref> killing the woman, three Marines, and 38 civilians.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 86''</ref> | |||
**The luxury liner ''[[National Holiday]]'' was attacked by two unmanned [[orbital taxi]]s sent by a human [[Insurrectionist]] organization above the planet [[Reach]]. The liner was torn in half by the explosion and burned up upon entering Reach's atmosphere, resulting in the deaths of all 1,500 people on board.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 127''</ref> | |||
*[[2526]] - On March 23rd, Insurrectionists bombed a civilian spaceport in [[Troisi City]]. Initial casualty reports of 13 dead and 47 wounded rose to 26 fatalities and 64 severely injured by the next day.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 1''</ref> | *[[2526]] - On March 23rd, Insurrectionists bombed a civilian spaceport in [[Troisi City]]. Initial casualty reports of 13 dead and 47 wounded rose to 26 fatalities and 64 severely injured by the next day.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 1''</ref> | ||
*[[2535]] - While Lieutenant [[Jacob Keyes]] and a platoon of [[ODST]]s were enforcing the [[Cole Protocol]] onboard the cargo [[freighter]] ''[[Finnegan's Wake]]'', Insurrectionists detonated several explosives hidden throughout the hangar and inside the cargo crates. The blast killed and wounded many ODSTs.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol'''</ref> | *[[2535]] - While Lieutenant [[Jacob Keyes]] and a platoon of [[ODST]]s were enforcing the [[Cole Protocol]] onboard the cargo [[freighter]] ''[[Finnegan's Wake]]'', Insurrectionists detonated several explosives hidden throughout the hangar and inside the cargo crates. The blast killed and wounded many ODSTs.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol'''</ref> | ||
*[[2553]] - Dissident [[Jiralhanae]] servants on [[Sanghelios]] detonated an explosive in the state of [[Ontom]], killing several [[Sangheili]]. Their revolt was quickly quelled by the local city militia.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''pages 22-23''</ref> | *[[2553]] - Dissident [[Jiralhanae]] servants on [[Sanghelios]] detonated an explosive in the state of [[Ontom]], killing several [[Sangheili]]. Their revolt was quickly quelled by the local city militia.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''pages 22-23''</ref> | ||
==Thwarted attacks== | ==Thwarted attacks== | ||