List of terrorist incidents, 2015

January

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator
State Non-
state
1 Suicide bombing 1 8 Nigeria Gombe, Nigeria A suicide bomber on a motorcycle drove up to the gates of a Christian church in the north-eastern city of Gombe and detonated his explosive belt while worshippers were inside at a New Years mass. Only the suicide bomber was killed in the explosion while eight people were taken to hospital with varying degrees of injuries.[1] Boko Haram
2 Attack on a bus 15 10 Cameroon Waza Region, Cameroon A group of Boko Haram militants attacked a bus killing 15 people and injuring 10.[2] Boko Haram
2 Mass kidnapping 0 40 kidnapped Nigeria Malari, Nigeria A group of Boko Haram militants came into the town of Malari, Nigeria and called people out of their homes to listen to a sermon. They then preceded to select boys and young men from the group of people and kidnapped them.[3] Boko Haram
3 Attack on military bases 1 3 Philippines Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat, Philippines An undetermined number of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) insurgents launched simultaneous attacks on two military attachments; at the Kulasi detachment in Barangay Kulasi in General Salipada K. Pendatun, Maguindanao and at Sitio Sumilalao in Barangay Katiku of President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat at 1 am local time. Military forces opened fire at the attacking insurgents and the clashes lasted about an hour. One soldier was killed and three were wounded from the Katiku detachment.[4] Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
3 Knife attack 1 0 Tunisia El Fahs, Tunisia A Tunisian policeman was ambushed by a group of Islamist militants and abducted, they then killed him by cutting his throat and stabbing his heart. Nine people have been arrested in connection to the attack.[5] Islamist militants
3 - 7 2015 Baga massacre 100 - 2000 Unknown Nigeria Baga, Borno State, Nigeria Boko Haram militants opened fire on northern Nigerian villages, leaving bodies scattered everywhere, reporting over 100 fatalities with as many as 2,000 people unaccounted for—feared dead.[6] Boko Haram
4 Roadside bombing 0 6 Mali Gao Region, Mali A roadside bomb exploded next to a United Nations convoy of Niger troops in Gao region between the northern communities of Asongo and Meneka injuring six U.N soldiers, three seriously.[7] Unknown
4 Bombing 4 8 Pakistan Orakzai Agency, Pakistan While Shiite men were playing a game of volleyball in the Orakzai tribal district of the Pakistani north-west, a bomb dug into the ground near the playing field detonated killing four civilians and injuring eight others, two critically.[8] Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan or al-Qaeda linked groups suspected
4 Bombing 6 31 Yemen Dhamar Governorate, Yemen An explosion hit a Houthi HQ south of the Yemen capital of Saana in Dhormar province killing six Houthi rebels and injuring an additional thirty-one others.[9] Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
4 Suicide car bombing 4 n/a Somalia Mogadishu, Somalia A suicide car bomber detonates their explosives as a military convoy passes their vehicle, killing 4 soldiers.[10] Al-Shabaab
5 Bombing 0 4 Egypt Al-Arish, Egypt Four police officers were injured when a bomb detonated at the entrance to an apartment complex in the Sinai peninsula capital of Al-Arish.[11]
5 Attack/Suicide bombing 5 (including 2 attackers) 2 Saudi Arabia Arar, Saudi Arabia Two men, one strapped with a suicide vest, ambushed a border guard patrol along the border of Iraq killing 2 guards and injuring 1. The guards were able to return fire and kill one of the terrorists and afterwards the suicide bomber detonated his vest.[12][13] Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant suspected
5 Suicide car bombing 2 (including 1 attacker) 5 Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan A car packed with explosives drove up to the HQ of EUPOL Afghanistan, a European police-training organization, in Kabul and detonated killing 1 Afghan civilian and wounding 5 others. The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack.[14] Taliban
6 Suicide bombings/Clashes 25 (including 2 attackers) 21 Iraq Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq Two suicide bombers attacked a mosque in the town of Al-Jubba while Iraqi soldiers were resting, killing 10 soldiers plus the two attackers. Clashes following the bombings left 13 security personnel dead and 21 wounded. The casualty count for militants was not released.[15][16] Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
6 Suicide bombing 2 (including 1 attacker) 1 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey A female suicide bomber detonated her explosives in front of a police station injuring 2 officers, 1 mortally and killing herself in the process.[17][18]
7 Bombing 0 0 United States Colorado Springs, United States An improvised explosive was detonated outside of an NAACP office in Colorado Springs. It failed to ignite a gas can placed beside it. There were no injuries. The incident is being investigated by the FBI as a possible act of domestic terrorism.[19] Unknown
7 Car bombing 37 / 38 66 Yemen Sana'a, Yemen A car bomb detonated in front of a police academy in Sanaa killing 33 people and injuring 62.[20] al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula suspected
7 Attack 12 10 France Paris, France Two heavily armed gunmen entered the Paris offices of satirical news magazine Charlie Hebdo and killed 12 people including 2 police officers.[21] al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula[22]
9 Hostage taking 5 (including 1 attacker) 9 France Porte de Vincennes, France A man identified as Amedy Coulibaly attacked and took control of a kosher market in Porte de Vincennes immediately killing 4 people. He then took hostages and a 4-hour siege begun. The police raided the market killing the terrorist and freeing the hostages.[23] Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[24]
10 Suicide bombing 9 (including 2 attackers) 36 Lebanon Tripoli, Lebanon Two suicide bombers struck a cafe in the predominately Alawite district of Jabal Mohsen in Tripoli. The attackers have been identified as Sunni. The city has seen sectarian violence in the past between the two groups. The al-Nusra Front claimed responsibility.[25] al-Nusra Front
11 Suicide bombings 5 (including 2 attackers) 46 Nigeria Potiskum, Nigeria Two young girls walked into a crowded market strapped with explosives. The explosives on one girl detonated causing the majority of the casualties, while the other girl ran away and her explosives detonated in the middle of the road. One witness said the girls looked as young as 10 years old.[26] Boko Haram
12 Axe attack/Attempted bombing 6 attackers 0 China Xinjiang, China A man attacked a group of police officers with an axe and an explosive device. The police quickly killed the man charging at them. Five more men came and tried to attack the police officers and set off the explosives but the police were able to shoot all of the attackers.[27] Uyghur separatists
21 2015 Tel Aviv attacks 0 12 Israel Tel Aviv, Israel A Palestinian terrorist boarded a crowded bus during rush hour and stabbed 12 people before being shot in the leg and arrested by police[28]
23 Shooting 15 Nigeria Kambari, Nigeria Boko Haram militants attacked the village of Kambari (near Maiduguri) in Nigeria early in the morning and killed 15 people including a village leader, and torched the entire hamlet.[29] Boko Haram
23 Car bombing 1 48 Philippines Zamboanga City, Philippines A car suspected to have a bomb exploded in front of a pub, which was across the street from a bus terminal. One person was killed while 48 were injured. Nearby establishments, another car and a tricycle sustained damaged. Zamboanga City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco suspects that the Abu Sayaf group were behind the explosion as part of their plan to successfully release 57 of their members detained at the city jail although no group has claimed responsibility.[30] Abu Sayaf
suspected
25 Attack on police personnel 67+ (44 SAF officers, 18 MILF members, 5 BIFF members plus other reported civilian deaths) Philippines Mamasapano, Philippines Special Action Force officers had an encounter with fighters from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, Moro Islamic Liberation Front and private armed groups returning from a successful operation to kill wanted militant, Zulkifli Abdhir also known as Marwan.[31] Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
Moro Islamic Liberation Front
28 Car Bombing, Gun attacks, Suicide Bombing 13 (including 3 attackers) 5 Libya Tripoli, Libya A car bomb was detonated outside the Corinthia Hotel. Three militants rushed inside the hotel and opened fire before blowing themselves up. 5 foreigners were among those killed. The Islamic State claimed that its Tripoli branch was responsible for the attacks[32] Islamic State

February

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator
State Non-
state
4-5 Shooting, burning 91+ 500+ Cameroon Fotokol, Cameroon Boko Haram militants reportedly killed at least 91 people by shooting and burning, and injured over 500 in the Fotokol town of Cameroon. The militants also torched mosques and churches of the town.[33] Boko Haram
6 Shooting 4 soldiers, 1 civilian, 109 Boko Haram militants 17 soldiers Niger Bosso and Diffa, Niger Boko Haram militants attacked Niger's border towns, Bosso and Diffa, early in the morning. The security forces of Niger fought back and killed 109 Boko Haram militants. Four soldiers and one civilian were killed during the attack, and 17 members of the security forces were injured[34] Boko Haram
13 Shooting, bombing 22 60 Pakistan Peshawar, Pakistan A militant group broke into a mosque and started shooting people. Three explosions were also heard in the mosque. 22 people were killed and at least 60 injured.[35] Pakistani Taliban
14 Shooting 5 (including one attacker) 3 Philippines Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines At least 50 New People's Army members attacked a police station in Mati, Davao Oriental. 30 Police officers on duty were able to defend the police station from attacks prompting the rebels to retreat using three vans. The Philippine Army pursued the escaping militants. A landmine was triggered killing three soldiers and injuring one. Another soldier was killed when he crossed through a NPA checkpoint. The 701st Brigade was caught up with the retreating militants and engaged in a firefight with the communist rebels killing one rebel but sustained another two injuries.[36] New People's Army
14-15 Mass shooting, spree shooting 3 (including 1 attacker) 6 Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark An unidentified man opened gunfire at the "Art, blasphemy and the freedom of expression", which was organized by Lars Vilks at Krudttønden cafe at Østerbro in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 14, 2015, the automatic gunfire left one spectator dead and three police wounded. At least 30 bullet holes were visible in the window of the cafe, a popular location known for jazz concerts. Later in the night on February 15, Dan Uzan, a 38-year-old Jewish community member who was on security duty, was shot in the head and later died outside the Great Synagogue.[37] Omar Abdul Hamid El-Hussein
20 Knife attack 1 0 Japan Kawasaki, Japan Japanese police arrested a teenager and two other teenagers suspected of killing a 13-year-old schoolboy, in a chilling murder possibly inspired by Islamist extremist executions, according to local media reports. Japanese nationalists
22 Explosion, unidentified device 3 10 / 12 Ukraine Kharkiv, Ukraine An explosion at a pro-Ukraine march killed 3 persons and injured more than 10 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.[38] Unknown
26 Suicide bomb and bombings 32 Unknown Nigeria Biu, Nigeria Suicide bomb killed 17 people in Biu, Northern Nigeria. Second suicide bomber caught and beaten to death by crowd. Bombs thrown from car kills 15 at bus stop and university.[39] Boko Haram

March

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator
State Non-
state
1 Bombing 2 5 Egypt Assouan,Egypt A bomb killed two civilians and wounded 5 others near a police station[40] Unknown
2 Bombing 2 3 Afghanistan Nangarhar,Afghanistan A bomb killed two students and wounded three others, all civilians. The Taliban are suspected.[41] Taliban suspected
2 Bombing 6 2 Afghanistan Nangarhar,Afghanistan A bomb killed six civilians and wounded two others, all civilians. The Taliban are suspected.[42] Taliban suspected
2 Bombing 2 9 Egypt Cairo,Egypt A bomb killed two civilians and wounded nine others, all civilians near the supreme court.[43] Unknown
3 Bombing 3 2 Yemen Hadramout,Yemen Three soldiers were killed and two others wounded when a bomb exploded near their vehicle.[44] Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant suspected
4 Bombing 3 2 Nigeria Diffa, Nigeria Two soldiers were killed and one other wounded when a bomb exploded near their position.[45] Boko Haram suspected
5 Knife attack 0 1 South Korea Seoul, South Korea The Ambassador of the United States, Mark Lippert, was injured in a knife attack conducted by a Korean nationalist [46] Korean nationalists
6 Shooting 5 9 Mali Bamako, Mali One French, one Belgian and three Malians were killed in an attack in a district of Bamako frequented by Westerners [47] Al-Mourabitoun[48]
6 Vehicular attack 0 7 Israel Jerusalem, Israel A Palestinian driver rammed his car into a crowd of border police, and then attacked them with a knife[49] Lone Wolf Palestinian[50]
6 Shooting 5 6 Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan Five people were killed and six others injured in the attack of a Sufi mosque in Kabul[51] Unknown
7 Suicide bombings 58 139 Nigeria Maiduguri, Nigeria Suicide bombs killed 58 and wounded 139 people in Maiduguri, Northern Nigeria. Attacks occurred roughly hour after each other in local markets and a car lot.[52] Boko Haram
8 Bombings 1 9 Egypt Alexandria, Egypt A series of explosions killed one person and wounded nine in Alexandria near a supermarket and a police station[53] Unknown
8 Rocket attack 3 Dozens Mali Kidal, Mali Three people, a UN soldier and two civilians were killed and a dozen injured in Kidal according to minusma[54] Unknown
15 Suicide bomb 14 70 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan A Church attack occurred on 15 March 2015 at 10:00 am in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Two suicide bombers belonging to the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar blew themselves up at two churches in the Youhanabad area. At least 14 people were killed and seventy were wounded in the attacks. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
18 Shooting spree 1 5 United States Mesa, United States A neo-Nazi man killed one person and wounded five others in a Mesa, Arizona in a shooting rampage. The skinhead was later identified as Ryan Giroux, a 41-year-old who had been in and out of prison over the last 20 years. Giroux, who has white supremacist tattoos, has been assosciated with the neo-Nazi skinhead gang Hammerskin Nation and the Aryan Nations prison gang. Ryan Giroux
18 Shooting 21 40+ Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia One or two gunmen attacked the Bardo Museum in the center of Tunis, killing 21 people including 18 foreign tourists from 6 European countries as well as Japan, Russia and Australia. One Tunisian woman and a Tunisian army soldier were also killed. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
20 2015 Sana'a mosque bombings 137 345 Yemen Sana'a, Yemen Islamic State militants in Yemen carried out five suicide bombings at the Badr and al-Hashoosh Shia mosques during prayers in the city of Sana'a.[55] Islamic State Yemen branch
25 Suicide car bombs 17 25 Libya Benghazi, Libya Islamic State affiliates The Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries in Libya carried out three suicide bombings in the city of Benghazi. Twelve were killed and 25 wounded. Five additional dead during attacks with a local militia.[56] Islamic State
25 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown Nigeria Damasak, Nigeria Boko Haram reportedly kidnapped up to 500 civilians, mostly children, while retreating from Damasak.[57] Boko Haram
26-27 Makka al-Mukarama hotel attack 24 28 Somalia Mogadishu, Somalia Six gunmen associated with the Al-Shabaab stormed an upscale hotel for diplomats and government officials in Mogadishu. Seventeen hotel guests, one soldier, and six militants were killed along with twenty-eight wounded. Combat between the militants and Somali troops ended on the second day of the siege after twelve hours of fighting. Somalia's ambassador to Switzerland, Yusuf Bari-Bari, was among the dead.[58] Al-Shabaab
31 Shooting 4 (including three attackers) 2 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey In Istanbul at a courthouse, the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey took one hostage a prosecutor dealing with the case of a 15-year-old who died in a police gas attack. The situation ended with police killing the gunmen. The prosecutor later died at the hospital. Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front

April

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator
State Non-
state
1 2015 Garissa University College attack 148 79 Kenya Garissa, Kenya Six to ten gunmen associated with the Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab open fired at the Garissa University in Kenya. Christians were their main target of the attack, with the Islamic extremists separating the Muslims from Christians before executing them. Up to three hundred students are unaccounted for. One hundred and forty-seven students were reported killed, with fears the toll will rise, along with seventy-nine wounded. Four gunmen were killed by security forces.[59][60] Al-Shabaab
3 Gun fire, car bomb 15 soldiers and 2 civilians 0 Egypt Sinai, Egypt Around 15 Egyptian soldiers and 2 civilians were killed by gunshots and car bombs. Unknown
6 Attack on village 24 Unknown Nigeria Kwajaffa, Nigeria Up to two dozen militants associated with Boko Haram set fire to a local village and fired upon the villagers at a mosque. The attackers were disguised as preachers and claimed they had come to preach to the villagers.[61] Up to two dozen are thought to be killed and an unknown number wounded.[62] Boko Haram
8 Gun fire 2 0 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia At least 2 policemen killed in Riyadh. [63] Al-Qaeda suspected
10 Car Bomb 3 12 Iraq Baghdad, Iraq A car bomb blast in Baghdad kills at least three people and injures 12. Unknown
11 Car bomb 0 7 Thailand Ko Samui, Thailand A car bomb in the tourist island of Ko Samui was detonated in the basement of a local mall. Seven were injured with no deaths accounts. Multiple vehicle in the vicinity were damaged[64] Local Islamic insurgency group
11 Attack 20 0 Pakistan Baluchistan, Pakistan Twenty construction workers were killed in an attack targeting foreigners. The Baluch Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the attack.[65] Baluch Liberation Front
14 Car bombings 17 55 Iraq Baghdad, Iraq Six car bombs were set off in multiple areas throughout Baghdad. Seventeen people were killed with more than fifty-five wounded. The Islamic State is thought to be behind the attack.[66] Islamic State suspected
14 Attack and bombing 10 Unknown Somalia Mogadishu, Somalia Al-Shabaab militants attacked a Somalian government building with small arms and bombs. Ten were killed along with an unknown number of wounded.[67] Wahhabist movement
17 Bombing 3 5 Iraq Erbil, Iraq A car bomb killed three and wounded five outside the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq. Islamic State took credit for the attack.[68] Islamic State
18 Suicide bombing 33 115 Afghanistan Jalalabad, Afghanistan A suicide bomber set off a bomb outside a state run bank. Thirty-three were killed along with one hundred and fifteen wound. Islamic State took credit for the attack.[69] Islamic State
20 Bombing 7 8 Somalia Garoowe, Somalia Militants associated with Al-Shabaab detonated a bomb in a United Nations bus in the Northern town of Garoowe. Two Kenyans, one Ugandan, one Afghan and three Somalis were killed and one American, one Sierra Leonean, one Ugandan, one Kenyan and four Somalis were wounded. Four UNICEF workers were among the dead.[70] Al-Shabaab
21 Hostage-taking and stealing 0 0 Republic of Macedonia Lipkovo, Republic of Macedonia 40 armed men took over a police station at the border of Kosovo, beat the policemen and stole arms and equipment. NLA
27 Shooting 2 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina At the police station in Zvornik, Republika Srpska, armed member of a wahhabist movement opened fire on the police. In the shooting, a police officer was killed, two others were injured, and the attacker was eliminated by police. [71] Wahhabist movement

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