List of terrorist incidents in 2015


This is a list of terrorist incidents which took place in 2015, including attacks by violent non-state actors for political motives. Note that terrorism related to drug wars and cartel violence is not included in these lists. Ongoing military conflicts are listed separately.

List guidelines

  • To be included, entries must be notable and described by a consensus of reliable sources as "terrorism".
  • List entries must comply with the guidelines outlined in the manual of style under MOS:TERRORIST.
  • Casualties figures in this list are the total casualties of the incident including immediate casualties and later casualties.
  • The casualties listed are the victims, perpetrator casualties are listed separately.
  • Casualty totals may be underestimated or unavailable due to a lack of information. A figure with a plus sign indicates that at least that many people have died – the actual toll could be considerably higher.
  • If casualty figures are 20 or more, they will be shown in bold. In addition, figures for casualties more than 50 will also be underlined.
  • In addition to the guidelines above, the table also includes the following categories:

List

DateTypeDeadInjuredLocationArticleDetailsPerpetratorPart of
3–7 JanMassacreUnknown
Est. 2000+
UnknownBaga, Borno State, Nigeria2015 Baga massacreBoko Haram militants opened fire on villages.Boko HaramBoko Haram insurgency
5 JanSuicide bombing3 2Arar, Saudi ArabiaJanuary 2015 Arar attackTwo gunmen, one strapped with a suicide vest, ambushed a border guard patrol along the border with Iraq, killing two guards and injuring one. The guards were able to return fire and kill one of the gunmen, and afterwards the other one detonated his vest.ISIL
6 JanSuicide bombing1 1Istanbul, TurkeyJanuary 2015 Istanbul suicide bombingA female suicide bomber detonated her explosives in front of a police station, killing one officer and wounding another.DHKPCDHKP/C insurgency in Turkey
7 JanCar bomb37 / 3866Sana'a, YemenJanuary 2015 Sana'a bombingA car bomb detonated in front of a police academy.al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Yemeni Civil War
7 JanMass shooting1211Paris, FranceCharlie Hebdo shootingTwo heavily armed gunmen entered the offices of satirical news magazine Charlie Hebdo.al-Qaeda in the Arabian PeninsulaIslamic terrorism in Europe
9 JanHostage crisis4 9Porte de Vincennes, FrancePorte de Vincennes hostage crisisA man attacked a kosher market, taking hostages in a four-hour siege. The police raided the market, killing the gunman and freeing the hostages.Amedy CoulibalyIslamic terrorism in Europe
13 JanArtillery1218Volnovakha, UkraineVolnovakha bus attackMRLS attack on a highway checkpoint near the village of Buhas outside Volnovakha municipality in Donetsk Oblast that hit an intercity bus. These territories were controlled by Donetsk People's Republic.Donetsk People's RepublicWar in Donbas
21 JanMelee attack012Tel Aviv, Israel2015 Tel Aviv attacksA Palestinian from the West Bank, illegally entered Israel and boarded a crowded bus during rush hour and stabbed passengers before being shot in the leg and arrested by police.Hamza Mohammed Hasan Matrouk Israeli–Palestinian conflict
24 JanArtillery30108Mariupol, UkraineJanuary 2015 Mariupol rocket attackMRLS attack.Donetsk People's RepublicWar in Donbas
25 JanAttack67+Mamasapano, PhilippinesMamasapano clashSpecial Action Force officers encountered fighters from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, Moro Islamic Liberation Front and private armed groups after a successful operation to kill wanted militant Zulkifli Abdhir, also known as Marwan. 44 SAF officers, 18 MILF members, 5 BIFF members, and some civilians were killedBangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Moro conflict
4–5 FebMass shooting91+500+Fotokol, Cameroon2015 Fotokol attackMilitants attacked villages and torched mosques and churches.Boko HaramBoko Haram insurgency in Cameroon
14–15 FebShooting2 6Copenhagen, Denmark2015 Copenhagen shootingsA man opened fire at the "Art, blasphemy and the freedom of expression", which was organized by Lars Vilks at Krudttønden cafe at Østerbro. Later in the night on 15 February, Dan Uzan, a 38-year-old Jewish community member who was on security duty, was shot in the head by the same person and later died outside the Great Synagogue. The attacker was killed.Omar Abdul Hamid El-HusseinIslamic terrorism in Europe
22 FebBombing410–12Kharkiv, Ukraine2015 Kharkiv bombingExplosion at a pro-Ukraine march. Three suspects were arrested on 26 February.Anti-MaidanRusso-Ukrainian War
7 MarSuicide bombing58139Maiduguri, NigeriaMarch 2015 Maiduguri suicide bombingSuicide bombs roughly an hour after each other in markets and a car lot.Boko HaramBoko Haram insurgency
18 MarShooting, hostage taking2140+Tunis, TunisiaBardo National Museum attackOne or two gunmen attacked the Bardo Museum.ISILInsurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
20 MarSuicide bombing142351Sana'a, Yemen2015 Sanaa mosque bombingsMilitants carried out four suicide bombings at the Badr and al-Hashoosh Shia mosques during prayers.ISIL-YPYemeni Civil War (2015–present)
26–27 MarSuicide bombing, Shooting2428Mogadishu, SomaliaMakka al-Mukarama hotel attackSix gunmen stormed an upscale hotel for diplomats and government officials. Combat between the militants and Somali troops ended two days later after twelve hours of fighting. Somalia's ambassador to Switzerland, Yusuf Bari-Bari, was among the dead.Al-ShabaabWar in Somalia
2 AprHostage taking, Shooting147+ 79Garissa, KenyaGarissa University College attackSix to ten gunmen opened fire at the Garissa University. Christians were their main target of the attack, with the Islamic extremists separating the Muslims from Christians before executing them.Al-ShabaabWar in Somalia
18 AprSuicide bombing33115Jalalabad, AfghanistanApril 2015 Jalalabad suicide bombingA suicide bomber set off a bomb outside a state run bank.ISILWar in Afghanistan
27 AprShooting1 2Zvornik, Bosnia and HerzegovinaZvornik police station terrorist attackAt a police station in Republika Srpska, an armed member of a wahhabist movement opened fire on the police. An officer was killed, two others were injured, and the attacker was killed by police.Wahhabist movementIslamic terrorism in Europe
3 MayShooting0 1Garland, Texas, United StatesGarland terror attackAt Curtis Culwell Center, a school district owned events center, two assailants opened fire outside a Mohammed art exhibit. A policeman providing security for the event, returned fire, killing both suspects. One security guard was injured.ISIL-
13 MayAttack4513Karachi, Pakistan2015 Karachi bus shootingA bus carrying Shia Muslims was attacked by six armed gunmen who rode up in motorcycles.Jundallah, ISIL, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Sectarianism in Pakistan
14 MaySuicide bombing, hostage taking146Kabul, AfghanistanPark Palace guesthouse attackA hotel that was hosting a cultural event was attacked.TalibanWar in Afghanistan
22 MaySuicide bombing22102Qatif, Saudi Arabia2015 Qatif bombingsA suicide bomber detonated himself inside a Shia mosque during Friday prayers.ISIS
25 MayShooting7 9Tunis, TunisiaTunis barracks shootingA soldier killed 8 comrades and injured 9 others in a shooting rampage before killing himself.Unknown
29 MayAttack210Mastung, Pakistan2015 Mastung bus attackUnknown militants attacked and burned two Karachi-bound buses.UnknownBaluchistan conflict
4 JunAmbush2011Manipur, India2015 Manipur ambushThe attack, in the Chandel district close to the border with Myanmar, was carried out against a small convoy of army vehicles traveling from one army camp to another in the hilly and forested area about 60 miles south of the state capital, Imphal.UnknownInsurgency in Northeast India
17 JunShooting91Charleston, South Carolina, United StatesCharleston church shootingMass shooting and hate crime at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.Dylann RoofTerrorism in the United States
17 JunBombing63Monguno, NigeriaMonguno bombingA large sack containing homemade bombs exploded.Boko HaramBoko Haram insurgency
22 JunCar bomb, Shooting940Kabul, AfghanistanKabul Parliament attackCar bomb outside the National Assembly as fighters attempted to storm the building during a parliamentary speech of defense minister Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai.TalibanWar in Afghanistan
25–29 JunMassacre, Suicide bombing, Hostage-taking223–233300+Barkh Butan, Kobani, SyriaKobanî massacreBombers detonated three car bombs in Kobanî, close to the Turkish border crossing.ISILSyrian Civil War
26 JunBombing, Beheading12Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, FranceSaint-Quentin-Fallavier attackOne attacker decapitated one person and blew up a gas canister in a factory near Lyon. One person was killed and two were injured. The attacker wrote unknown Arabic writings on the severed head of the victim and placed it near the entrance of the factory. One attacker was killed and the other arrested.ISILIslamic terrorism in Europe
26 JunSuicide bombing27 227Kuwait City, Kuwait2015 Kuwait mosque bombingSuicide bombing at the Imam Sadiq mosque.ISIL
Jun 26Mass shooting38 40Sousse, TunisiaSousse attacksTourists killed by armed gunmen. The main gunman was killed in an exchange of gunfire with the army and armed police.ISILISIL insurgency in Tunisia
Jun 26Attack7027Leego, SomaliaBattle of Leego (2015)Militants attacked an African Union base.Al ShabaabSomali Civil War
Jun 29Shooting13Shilo, West Bank2015 Shvut Rachel shootingFour Israelis were shot and injured in a drive-by shooting. One of them died in hospital the following day.PFLPIsraeli–Palestinian conflict
29 JunCar bomb14Cairo, EgyptAssassination of Hisham BarakatState prosecutor Hisham Barakat was killed by a remotely detonated car bomb. Two civilians and two police officers were injured.Unknown
1 JulAttack219North Sinai, EgyptJuly 2015 Sinai clashesMilitants simultaneously attacked 21 security positions in an attempt to establish territorial control. Militants detonated two suicide car bombs in Sheikh Zuweid targeting two military barriers and then besieged a police station in Sheikh Zuweid and clashed with government forces in Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah. Militants also attacked and shelled minor security positions across North Sinai and said it detonated a suicide car bomb in Arish but no media or official reports confirmed that. The attacks left 21 Egpytians dead and 9 wounded.Wilayat Sayna
Sinai Insurgency
1–2 JulMassacre14517Kukawa, NigeriaJuly 2015 Kukawa massacreInsurgents attacked mosques. 84 men and boys were killed on the 1st at one mosque. 17 others were wounded in the attack. 97 others, mostly men, were killed in mosques on the 2nd and a number of women and young girls were killed in their homes.Boko HaramBoko Haram insurgency
5 JulBombings and arson6967+Jos, Potiskum and Borno, Nigeria5 July 2015 Nigeria attacksIn Potiskum, Yobe State, six people were killed in a suicide bombing at a church, followed by a bomb at a restaurant and a suicide bomb at a mosque in Jos, Plateau State. 51 were killed along with 67 injured. Militants killed nine people and burned 32 churches and 300 houses in cities in Borno State.Boko HaramBoko Haram insurgency
16 JulSpree shooting5 2Chattanooga, United States2015 Chattanooga shootingsA Kuwaiti-born national opened fire on a U.S. military recruitment center and a U.S. Navy Reserve center, killing 4 U.S. Marines and a sailor, and wounding a Marine and a Chattanooga police officer. An investigation revealed he had been radicalized online by a foreign Islamic terror group.Muhammad Abdulazeez
17 JulSuicide bombing, car bomb130130Khan Bani Saad, Iraq2015 Khan Bani Saad bombingA car bomb was sent to a crowded market during the Eid al-Fitr celebrations. The explosion brought down several buildings.Islamic StateIraqi Civil War
20 JulSuicide bombing34104Suruç, Turkey2015 Suruç bombingA suicide bomber attacked a Peoples' Democratic Party protest in Şanlıurfa Province.Islamic StateTurkey–ISIL conflict
26 JulSuicide bombing10–15unknownMogadishu, SomaliaJazeera Palace Hotel bombingA suicide bomber detonated a vehicle loaded with explosives at a hotel.Al-ShabaabSomali Civil War
27 JulMass shooting1016Punjab, India2015 Gurdaspur attackGunmen dressed in Indian Army uniforms opened fire on a civilian bus and then took over a police station.Unknown
31 JulArson31Duma, West BankDuma arson attackTwo masked men arrived at two houses and threw two Molotov cocktails into the houses. One of the houses was empty; in the other, the Daobasa family slept and the explosive burned the house, killing 18-month-old Ali Saad and severely wounding his parents and his 4-year-old brother. The parents succumbed to their wounds in the ensuing weeks.Jewish gangIsraeli–Palestinian conflict
6 AugSuicide bombing159Abha, Saudi Arabia2015 Abha mosque bombingA suicide bomb attack at a mosque.Islamic State affiliate
7 AugSuicide bombing, car bomb50+ 500+Kabul, Afghanistan7 August 2015 Kabul attacksA suicide bomber attacked recruits outside a police academy while a truck bomb was set off in a residential area, leveling a block and leaving a thirty foot deep crater.Taliban War in Afghanistan
10 AugSuicide bombing516Kabul, Afghanistan10 August 2015 Kabul suicide attackTaliban War in Afghanistan
13 Augcar bomb76+212Baghdad, Iraq2015 Baghdad market truck bombingA refrigeration truck loaded with explosives was blown up in the center of a market in Sadr City. Followers of Shia Islam were targeted.Islamic StateIraq War
16 AugSuicide bombing2220Attock District, Pakistan2015 Attock bombingTwo suspected suicide bombers detonated explosives in the home of Punjab Interior Minister Shuja Khanzada in the village of Shadikhan, killing the minister and at least 21 other people.Lashkar-e-JhangviWar in North-West Pakistan
17 AugBombing21123Ratchaprasong Intersection, Bangkok2015 Ratchaprasong bombingBomb attack outside the Erawan Shrine at the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Pathum Wan District.Grey Wolves
21 AugShooting Melee attack03 Oignies, Pas-de-Calais2015 Thalys train attackA man opened fire with an AKM assault rifle on a Thalys high speed train between Amsterdam and Paris. One person was shot in the neck. Two United States military personnel and their civilian friend intervened and stopped the attack continuing. One of them was cut in the struggle. Another passenger received glass cuts.Ayoub El KahzaniIslamic terrorism in Europe
22 AugCar bomb10+60+Kabul, Afghanistan22 August 2015 Kabul suicide attackTaliban War in Afghanistan
20 SepBombing, Suicide Bombing14597-150+Maiduguri, NigeriaSeptember 2015 Maiduguri bombingSeries of blasts, some of which were suicide bombings, targeting a market and civilians in a mosque during night prayers and a football match.Boko HaramBoko Haram insurgency
20 SepMelee attack5050Aksu, Xinjiang, China2015 Aksu colliery attackAttackers stormed a colliery before stealing firearms from police.Uyghur separatistsXinjiang conflict
1 OctShooting20West BankMurder of Eitam and Na'ama HenkinFive members of a Hamas terrorist cell killed Eitam and Naama Henkin, parents of a Jewish family driving home from a meeting of yeshiva graduates, on a road near Nablus. Their four children, who were sitting in the car's back seat, were unhurt. The attackers were caught on 5 October.Hamas affiliated cellIsraeli–Palestinian conflict
2 OctShooting1 0Parramatta, Sydney, Australia2015 Parramatta shootingA 15-year-old shot dead an unarmed civilian police employee outside the NSW Police headquarters on Charles Street. The shooter was fatally shot by responding special constables after firing on them.Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar Terrorism in Australia
3 OctMelee attack, shooting2 2East JerusalemLions' Gate stabbingA 19 year old stabbed four people. He then took a firearm from one of the wounded and started shooting at civilians and police officers who shot back and killed him. Two men died from stab wounds, a woman and her two-year-old toddler were wounded. The incident occurred in the Old City of Jerusalem.Mohannad Hallabi
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
10 OctSuicide bombing102508Ankara, Turkey2015 Ankara bombingsTwo suicide bombers blew themselves up near Ankara Central Station where a peace rally supported by the HDP was taking place. The attack left 102 dead and 508 injured.Islamic StateTurkey–ISIL conflict
18 OctShooting2 11Be'er Sheva, IsraelBeersheva bus station shootingAn Israeli Bedouin shot and killed a soldier with a firearm in the main bus station. He then picked the soldier's rifle and clashed with other armed guards and soldiers. Police accidentally shot an Eritrean man who was presumed to be a second attacker, possibly because of his skin-color. Locals beat him and he later died.Muhand al-Okabi Israeli–Palestinian conflict
19 OctBus bombing1122Quetta, Pakistan2015 Quetta bus bombingA bomb exploded in a bus.UnknownBalochistan conflict
22 OctMass stabbing3 1Trollhättan, SwedenTrollhättan school stabbingA 21-year-old attacked Kronan School with a sword. He targeted people with dark skin, stabbed four people, killing three before committing suicide by cop. The second teacher who was wounded died in hospital six weeks after the attack, on 3 December.Anton Lundin PetterssonTerrorism in Sweden
31 OctBombing2240Sinai, EgyptMetrojet Flight 9268The aircraft was bombed.Islamic StateSinai insurgency
4 NovStabbing04California, United StatesUniversity of California, Merced stabbing attackA man armed with a hunting knife, stabbed four people at the University of California before being shot and killed by police.Faisal Mohammad Terrorism in the United States
12 NovSuicide bombing89200+Beirut, Lebanon2015 Beirut bombingsA suicide bomber detonated a bike loaded with explosives and when onlookers gathered, another suicide bomber detonated himself on them.Islamic StateSyrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon
13 NovAttack130 368Paris, FranceNovember 2015 Paris attacksA series of coordinated attacks began over about 35 minutes at six locations. The first shooting attack occurred in a restaurant and a bar in the 10th arrondissement. There was shooting and a bomb detonated at Bataclan theatre in the 11th arrondissement during a rock concert. Approximately 100 hostages were then taken and 90 were killed there. Other bombings took place outside the Stade de France stadium in the suburb of Saint-Denis during a football match between France and Germany.Islamic StateIslamic terrorism in Europe
19 NovMelee attack21Tel Aviv, Israel2015 Tel Aviv synagogue stabbingA 36-year-old Palestinian man attacked a makeshift synagogue before being arrested.lone wolfIsraeli–Palestinian conflict
19 NovShooting35Gush Etzion Junction, West Bank2015 Gush Etzion Junction attackA Palestinian man opened fire on a line of traffic. The attacker then fled the scene, only to shoot at and intentionally ram into a group of pedestrians at a nearby junction.lone wolfIsraeli–Palestinian conflict
20 NovHostage taking, Shooting20 7Bamako, Mali2015 Bamako hotel attackGunmen took several hostages at the Radisson Hotel—among them 140 visitors and 30 employees.Al-Mourabitoun
AQIM
Northern Mali conflict
24 NovSuicide bombing, car bombing, shooting712al-Arish, Egypt2015 Arish attackA day after the second round of parliamentary elections, militants attacked a hotel housing election judges.Islamic StateSinai Insurgency
27 NovShooting Hostage-taking39Colorado Springs, Colorado, United StatesColorado Springs Planned Parenthood shootingA shooting and five-hour standoff with police occurred at a Planned Parenthood clinic. A police officer and two civilians were killed. Five officers and four civilians were injured. The shooter was captured after police convinced him to surrender. His motives appeared to be political in nature.Robert Lewis Dear
2 DecMass shooting14 23San Bernardino, California, United States2015 San Bernardino attackSyed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, a married couple, opened fire at a county health department's holiday banquet and left a failed pipe bomb at the scene. Both perpetrators were shot and killed four hours later in a shootout with police forces. Malik pledged allegiance to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on the day of the shooting, and the FBI investigated the attack as an act of terrorism.Islamic StateJihadist extremism in the United States
5 DecMelee attack03London, United KingdomDecember 2015 London Underground attackA man with a knife stabbed three people at the Leytonstone tube station, reportedly screaming 'this is for Syria', before police used a stun gun on him and arrested him.Muhyadin Mire
Islamic terrorism in Europe
8 DecSuicide bombing, hostage taking, shooting5035Kandahar, Afghanistan2015 Kandahar Airport attackSeveral suicide bombers penetrated the security of Kandahar Airfield, barricading themselves into an old school building that now contains shops and battled with soldiers for a few hours.TalibanWar in Afghanistan
11 DecCar bombing, raid6 7Kabul, AfghanistanSpanish Embassy attack in KabulMilitants detonated a car bomb and stormed a guesthouse near the Spanish embassy in Shirpour neighborhood. Two guards were killed, one of them was Spanish and seven others were wounded. Two militants were shot dead by Afghan security forces.TalibanWar in Afghanistan
11 DecCar bombing6080Tell Tamer, SyriaTell Tamer bombingsThree truck bombs struck near a Kurdish militia field hospital and in the crowded Souk Al Jumla market square, where the majority of the fatalities occurred.Islamic StateSyrian Civil War
25 DecSuicide-bombing0 3–12Rajshahi, Bangladesh2015 Rajshahi mosque bombingA suicide bomber detonated inside an Ahmadiyya mosque.TBDInternal conflict in Bangladesh
29 DecSuicide-bombing2650+Mardan, PakistanMardan suicide bombingA suicide bomber detonated at the entrance of the National Database and Registration Authority.Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
30 DecSuicide bombing16+35+Kamishli, Syria2015 al-Qamishli bombingsThree suicide bombers blew themselves up in restaurants in the Kurdish controlled town, targeting the Kurdish and Assyrian Christian populations.Islamic StateSyrian Civil War

Total incidents:
CountryNumber of
incidents
DeathsInjuries
Iraq2,7438,83113,322
Afghanistan1,9266,2086,958
Pakistan1,2351,6061,847
India882387647
Philippines717444752
Yemen6682,3733,065
Ukraine6377651,401
Nigeria6375,3512,854
Egypt5827901,000
Libya542689840
Syria4853,9162,978
Bangladesh46576695
Turkey4164901,100
Somalia4071,389799
Thailand277116462
West Bank and Gaza Strip247117239
Sudan158210329
Democratic Republic of the Congo141367244
Colombia135104137
Mali120268250
United Kingdom115123
Saudi Arabia103213281
Burundi97220218
Cameroon82928461
Kenya68276205
Israel5820118
South Sudan54218137
Germany50651
Central African Republic4817291
Nepal47011
Lebanon44111347
Niger41666116
United States384452
France36161159
Sweden3644
Myanmar3358151
Greece3112
Ireland2900
Indonesia281917
Chad27306427
Russia212124
Mexico19910
Paraguay19130
Bahrain18522
Tunisia17103121
Algeria162119
China1612383
Tanzania141014
Sri Lanka11314
Japan1000
Peru1067
Uganda1041
Iran93811
Finland901
Mozambique7123
Australia720
Ethiopia74843
Bosnia and Herzegovina646
Italy501
Canada502
Brazil530
Malaysia511
Burkina Faso569
Macedonia402
Albania400
Ivory Coast41410
Denmark425
Czech Republic400
Jordan4711
Tajikistan31210
Cyprus300
Venezuela310
Kosovo200
Netherlands200
Laos200
Senegal204
Maldives203
Estonia200
Kyrgyzstan210
Guinea214
South Africa2232
Armenia201
Bulgaria200
Malta100
Ecuador100
Kuwait128227
Lesotho112
Georgia100
Hungary100
Djibouti100
Trinidad and Tobago100
Morocco100
Chile100
Argentina100
South Korea101
Montenegro100
Uzbekistan100
Qatar101
Total14,80638,42243,495