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 (have a stand-alone article) 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 (such as people who succumbed to their wounds long after the attacks occurred). The casualties listed are the victims, perpetrator casualties are listed separately (e.g. x (+y) indicate that x victims and y perpetrators were killed/injured). 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 (e.g. 10+ indicates that at least 10 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:
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DateType Dead InjuredLocationArticleDetailsPerpetratorPart of3–7 JanMassacreUnknownEst. 2000+UnknownBaga, Borno State, Nigeria2015 Baga massacre Boko Haram militants opened fire on villages.Boko HaramBoko Haram insurgency5 JanSuicide bombing3 (+2)2Arar, Saudi ArabiaJanuary 2015 Arar attack Two 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 (suspected)6 JanSuicide bombing1 (+1)1Istanbul, TurkeyJanuary 2015 Istanbul suicide bombing A female suicide bomber detonated her explosives in front of a police station, killing one officer and wounding another.DHKPCDHKP/C insurgency in Turkey7 JanCar bomb37 / 3866Sana'a, YemenJanuary 2015 Sana'a bombing A car bomb detonated in front of a police academy.al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (suspected)Yemeni Civil War7 JanMass shooting1211Paris, FranceCharlie Hebdo shooting Two heavily armed gunmen entered the offices of satirical news magazine Charlie Hebdo.al-Qaeda in the Arabian PeninsulaIslamic terrorism in Europe9 JanHostage crisis4 (+1)9Porte de Vincennes, FrancePorte de Vincennes hostage crisis A 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 Europe13 JanArtillery1218Volnovakha, UkraineVolnovakha bus attack MRLS 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 Donbas21 JanMelee attack012Tel Aviv, Israel2015 Tel Aviv attacks A 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 (lone wolf)Israeli–Palestinian conflict24 JanArtillery30108Mariupol, UkraineJanuary 2015 Mariupol rocket attack MRLS attack.Donetsk People's RepublicWar in Donbas25 JanAttack67+Mamasapano, PhilippinesMamasapano clash Special 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 FrontMoro conflict4–5 FebMass shooting91+500+Fotokol, Cameroon2015 Fotokol attack Militants attacked villages and torched mosques and churches.Boko HaramBoko Haram insurgency in Cameroon14–15 FebShooting2 (+1)6Copenhagen, Denmark2015 Copenhagen shootings A 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 Europe22 FebBombing410–12Kharkiv, Ukraine2015 Kharkiv bombing Explosion at a pro-Ukraine march. Three suspects were arrested on 26 February.Anti-MaidanRusso-Ukrainian War7 MarSuicide bombing58139Maiduguri, NigeriaMarch 2015 Maiduguri suicide bombing Suicide bombs roughly an hour after each other in markets and a car lot.Boko HaramBoko Haram insurgency18 MarShooting, hostage taking2140+Tunis, TunisiaBardo National Museum attack One or two gunmen attacked the Bardo Museum.ISILInsurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)20 MarSuicide bombing142351Sana'a, Yemen2015 Sanaa mosque bombings Militants 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 attack Six 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 Somalia2 AprHostage taking, Shooting147+ (+4)79Garissa, KenyaGarissa University College attack Six 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 Somalia18 AprSuicide bombing33115Jalalabad, AfghanistanApril 2015 Jalalabad suicide bombing A suicide bomber set off a bomb outside a state run bank.ISILWar in Afghanistan27 Apr Shooting1 (+1)2Zvornik, Bosnia and HerzegovinaZvornik police station terrorist attack At 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.Reuters-Gunman kills Bosnian policeman in apparent Islamist attack, Reuters, retrieved 27 April 2015.Wahhabist movementIslamic terrorism in Europe3 MayShooting0 (+2)1Garland, Texas, United StatesGarland terror attack At 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.ISIL13 MayAttack4513Karachi, Pakistan2015 Karachi bus shooting A bus carrying Shia Muslims was attacked by six armed gunmen who rode up in motorcycles.Jundallah (claimed), ISIL (claimed), Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (claimed)Sectarianism in Pakistan14 MaySuicide bombing, hostage taking146Kabul, AfghanistanPark Palace guesthouse attack A hotel that was hosting a cultural event was attacked.TalibanWar in Afghanistan22 MaySuicide bombing22102Qatif, Saudi Arabia2015 Qatif bombingsA suicide bomber detonated himself inside a Shia mosque during Friday prayers.ISIS25 MayShooting7 (+1)9Tunis, TunisiaTunis barracks shooting A soldier killed 8 comrades and injured 9 others in a shooting rampage before killing himself. Unknown29 MayAttack210Mastung, Pakistan2015 Mastung bus attack Unknown militants attacked and burned two Karachi-bound buses.UnknownBaluchistan conflict4 JunAmbush2011Manipur, India2015 Manipur ambush The 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 India17 JunShooting91Charleston, South Carolina, United StatesCharleston church shooting Mass shooting and hate crime at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.Dylann RoofTerrorism in the United States17 JunBombing63Monguno, NigeriaMonguno bombing A large sack containing homemade bombs exploded.Boko HaramBoko Haram insurgency22 JunCar bomb, Shooting940Kabul, AfghanistanKabul Parliament attack Car bomb outside the National Assembly as fighters attempted to storm the building during a parliamentary speech of defense minister Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai.TalibanWar in Afghanistan25–29 JunMassacre, Suicide bombing, Hostage-taking223–233300+Barkh Butan, Kobani, SyriaKobanî massacre Bombers detonated three car bombs in Kobanî, close to the Turkish border crossing.ISILSyrian Civil War26 JunBombing, Beheading12Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, FranceSaint-Quentin-Fallavier attack One 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 Europe26 JunSuicide bombing27 (+1)227Kuwait City, Kuwait2015 Kuwait mosque bombing Suicide bombing at the Imam Sadiq mosque.ISILJun 26Mass shooting38 (+1)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 TunisiaJun 26Attack7027Leego, SomaliaBattle of Leego (2015) Militants attacked an African Union base.Al ShabaabSomali Civil WarJun 29Shooting13Shilo, West Bank2015 Shvut Rachel shooting Four Israelis were shot and injured in a drive-by shooting. One of them died in hospital the following day.PFLPIsraeli–Palestinian conflict29 JunCar bomb14Cairo, EgyptAssassination of Hisham Barakat State prosecutor Hisham Barakat was killed by a remotely detonated car bomb. Two civilians and two police officers were injured.Unknown1 JulAttack 21 9North Sinai, EgyptJuly 2015 Sinai clashes Militants 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 (Islamic State)Sinai Insurgency1–2 JulMassacre 145 17Kukawa, NigeriaJuly 2015 Kukawa massacre Insurgents 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 insurgency5 JulBombings and arson 69 67+Jos, Potiskum and Borno, Nigeria5 July 2015 Nigeria attacks In 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 insurgency16 JulSpree shooting 5 (+1)