Tunisia was one of several countries affected by a string of unsophisticated yet deadly Islamic State-inspired terrorist attacks on soft targets on three continents June 26 . Two gunmen killed a reported 37 people, including tourists from the United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium, outside a popular tourist hotel in Sousse. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, which was similar in nature to the March 18 attack on the Bardo National Museum in Tunis that killed 24, and was also claimed by the militant organization. Politically, Tunisia has been the rare country able to manage social unrest stemming from the overthrow of its previous strongman and to make the transition to a functional, democratically elected government. Even so, it is not immune to security challenges that have persisted since Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's fall from power in 2011 .