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.[16]
From 7 January 2015 to 9 January 2015, terrorist attacks occurred across the Île-de-France region, particularly in Paris. Three attackers killed a total of 17 in four shooting attacks, and police then killed the three assailants.The main attacks were the Charlie Hebdo shooting and the Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege . The organization Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility and said that the coordinated attacks had been planned for years.
Six to ten gunmen associated with the Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab opened fire 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-eight students were reported killed, along with seventy-nine wounded. Four gunmen were killed by security forces.[18][19]
Boko Haram militants attacked multiple mosques between July 1 and 2. Forty-eight men and boys were killed on the 1st at one mosque in Kukawa. Seventeen were wounded in the attack. Ninety-seven others, mostly men, were killed in numerous mosques on the 2nd with a number of women and young girls killed in their homes. An unknown number were wounded. Boko Haram claimed responsibility.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
A car bomb was sent to a crowded market in Khan Bani Saad in Iraq, 30 km north to Baghdad, during the Eid al-Fitr celebrations. The explosion killed at least 120 (15 children among them) and injuring another 170 people and brought down several buildings. ISIL claimed responsibility and said 180 people were killed.[20][21][22]
Boko Haram executed a series of blasts, some of which were Suicide bombings, in the north eastern city of Maiduguri, targeting a market and civilians in a mosque during night pray and a football match viewers, bringing the total number of casualties to at least 53 dead and over 90 wounded. The attack was said to be made using homemade weapons.[23]
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up near Ankara central station where a rally for peace supported by HDP was taking place.[24] The attack left 109 dead[25] and 508 injured.[26]
January 2016 Iraq attacks: Two huge bomb blasts, one at a teashop and the other at a mosque, killed at least 100 people in the township of Sharaban in Iraq's northern Diyala Governorate.
ISIL militants attacked the neighbourhoods of Begayliya and Ayash in Deir ez-Zor, killing dozens of people in execution-style murder. Fatality estimates variates between 135 and over 300. International sources reported that the attack was against Syrian Army personnel and killed 85 Syrian soldiers along with 50 civilians while Syrian sources said over 300 people were killed, most of whom were children and women. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack and claimed suicide bombers were used.[30][31][32]
February 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings: Islamic State militants detonated a car bomb and later launched two suicide bombings, about 400 meters from Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, a Shi'ite shrine, believed to contain the grave of Islamic prophetMuhammad's granddaughter. 83 to 134 people were killed and 180 wounded, including children. Syrian media said the attack occurred when pupils were leaving school in the area. At least 60 shops were damaged as well as cars in the area. Islamic State claimed responsibility.[33][34]
2016 Brussels bombings: On the morning of 22 March 2016, three coordinated suicide bombings occurred in Belgium: two at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, and one at Maalbeek metro station in central Brussels.
2016 Pulse Nightclub attack: On the early morning of 12 June 2016, a lone wolf Islamic terrorist went on a shooting rampage inside a gay nightclub, killing 49 victims before being shot dead by police.[42]
2016 Karrada bombing: At least 346 people were killed, and over 246 injured, in a series of coordinated bomb attacks in Baghdad. Early in the evening of July 3, a large car bomb exploded in the middle of a busy market, killing nearly 346 civilians.[43] The blast occurred in the Baghdad neighborhood of Karrada, which contains Shia Muslims and a large Christian minority. A second car bombing in the district of Sha'ab killed at least 5 people and injured 16, while two more bombings killed at least two more people.[44][45]
2016 Nice truck attack: On the evening of 14 July 2016, a 19-tonne cargo truck was deliberately driven into crowds of people celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France.
2016 Berlin truck attack: On 19 December 2016, a truck was deliberately driven into the Christmas market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, leaving 12 people dead and 56 others injured. One of the victims was the truck's original driver, Łukasz Urban, who was found shot dead in the passenger seat.
2017 Stockholm truck attack: Stockholm truck attack An attacker used a truck to run over pedestrians along a shopping street before crashing into a department store. Five people were killed and 14 others wounded. Police said the attacker, an Uzbek immigrant, had shown sympathies for extremist organizations including ISIL. He was sentenced to life in prison and lifetime expulsion from Sweden in June 2018.
2017 Aleppo suicide car bombing: In a district of Aleppo a strong explosion occurred. According to provisional data, a motor bomb exploded. The blast killed at least 126 people, including more than 60 children.[47][48]
2017 London Bridge attack: Three assailants used a van to ram pedestrians on London Bridge and then drove to Borough Market, where the three attacked people with knives before being shot by police. Eight people were killed and 48 were injured. The injured included four unarmed police officers. Europol classified the attack as jihadist terrorism
2017 Tehran attacks: The 2017 Tehran attacks were a series of two simultaneous terrorist attacks that were carried out by five terrorists belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the Iranian Parliament building and the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, both in Tehran, Iran.[51][52]
2017 Barcelona attacks: On 17 August 2017, a van was driven into pedestrians on La Rambla in Barcelona, killing 14 and injuring at least 130. The following day, a woman was killed in a related attack in Cambrils when a car tried to run into pedestrians and attackers stabbed people. A policeman shot and killed four of the five attackers while the fifth died later of his injuries. ISIL claimed responsibility for the Ramblas attack. Europol classified the attack as terrorism.
2017 Sinai mosque attack: A mosque located near the town of Bir al-Abed was attacked by more than 10 militants. The attackers used three car bombs and four off-road vehicles to block escape routes, and opened fire at worshippers during a crowded Friday prayer at al-Rawada. First responders were also attacked upon arrival.[55]
2018 Kabul ambulance bombing: 103 people were killed and 235 others injured when a Taliban suicide bomber exploded an ambulance laden with explosives near Sidarat Square in central Kabul where several government offices are located.[56][57]
13 July 2018 Pakistan bombings: 154 people, including the Balochistan Awami Party candidate Nawabzada Siraj Raisani, were killed and 223 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in Mastung in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.[58][59]
2018 As-Suwayda attacks: Islamic state militants carried out suicide bombings and gun attacks in the city of As-Suwayda and a number of villages in the southern Syrian governorate of As-Suwayda, killing 255 people, including 142 civilians, and injuring 180 others. At least 63 terrorists were also killed, including the suicide bombers. The jihadists also seized hostages from the villages they had attacked.[60][61][62]
2018 Strasbourg attack: A French citizen attacked people at a Christmas market in Strasbourg with a gun and a knife, killing five civilians and wounding eleven others. The man was killed two days later by police. Europol classified the attack as jihadist terrorism.
2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings: On Easter Sunday, three churches across Sri Lanka and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital Colombo, were bombed. Later that day, two smaller explosions occurred at a housing complex and a guest house, killing mainly police officers investigating the bombings and raiding suspect locations. 258 people were killed, including at least 35 foreign nationals, and around 500 were injured in the bombings.[63][64][65][66][67][68][69]
2020 Vienna attack: Four people were killed and 22 were injured in a shooting attack in 1st district, Vienna. The gunman was wearing a fake suicide vest and was shot dead by police.
2023 Peshawar mosque bombing: A suicide bombing inside a mosque in the Police Lines area of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The bomber triggered a suicide vest during the solar noon Zuhr prayers, killing 101 people and injuring over 220 others
October 7 attacks: Thousands of Hamas terrorists launched a coordinated attack on Israel, firing thousands of rockets, simultaneously invading the Israel-Gaza border and then shooting indiscriminately at civilians. 815 civilians killed, 251 hostages taken. Gaza war begins.
2024 Barsalogho attack: JNIM militants opened fire on civilians and soldiers digging defensive trenches for the army, killing at least 600 people and injuring over 300 others.[71][72]
Tarmuwa massacre: Terrorists opened fire on worshippers and villagers at homes and markets, looted and set ablaze houses, schools and shops, killing 130 people and injuring at least 30 others.[73]
Quetta railway station bombing: A suicide bomber identified as Muhammad Rafiq Bizenjo detonated an explosive device at the Quetta railway station, killing himself and 31 other people, and injuring 55 others. The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.[76][77][78]
2025 Jaffar Express hijacking: Militants derailed the Jaffar Express train with explosives before killing people and taking hostages, killing 31 security personnel and civilians and injuring 38 others. 33 attackers were also killed.[79]
2025 Pahalgam attack: Militants attacked tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, killing 26 civilians, mainly Hindus. The terrorists asked victims about their religion and targeted non-Muslims. Police sources linked the attack to the Pakistan-backed group TRF. India responded with diplomatic action against Pakistan, border closures, and military retaliation. The attack worsened India-Pakistan tensions and was condemned internationally.
