January
Date | Type | Dead | Injured | Location | Details | Perpetrator |
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1 | Suicide bombing | 1 | 8 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Maguindanaoand 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 | 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] | Islamistmilitants |
3 - 7 | 2015 Baga massacre | 100 - 2000 | Unknown | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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] | Unknown |
5 | Attack/Suicide bombing | 5 (including 2 attackers) | 2 | 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(suspected) |
5 | Suicide car bombing | 2 (including 1 attacker) | 5 | 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 | 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 |
6 | Suicide bombing | 2 (including 1 attacker) | 1 | 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] | Unknown |
7 | Car bombing | 37 / 38 | 66 | Sana'a,Yemen | A car bomb detonated in front of a police academy in Sanaa killing 33 people and injuring 62.[19] | al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula(suspected) |
7 | Attack | 12 | 10 | Paris,France | Two heavily armed gunmen entered the Paris offices of satirical news magazineCharlie Hebdo and killed 12 people including 2 police officers.[20] | al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula[21] |
9 | Hostage taking | 5 (including 1 attacker) | 9 | 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.[22] | Islamic State[23] |
10 | Suicide bombing | 9 (including 2 attackers) | 36 | 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.[24] | al-Nusra Front |
11 | Suicide bombings | 5 (including 2 attackers) | 46 | 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.[25] | Boko Haram |
12 | Axe attack/Attempted bombing | 6 attackers | 0 | 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.[26] | Uyghur separatists |
21 | 2015 Tel Aviv attacks | 0 | 12 | 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[27] | Unknown |
22 | Donetsk bus shelling incident | 13 | Donetsk,Ukraine | There was a military shelling incident involving civilian fatalities, which happened on January 22, 2015, in Donetsk, Ukraine. The shelling involved two projectiles, both exploded close to a trolleybus and a car. Early reports indicated at least 13 people, all civilians, were killed. | Donetsk People's Republic andArmed Forces of Russia(suspected) | |
23 | Shooting | 15 | Kambari,Nigeria | Boko Haram militants attacked the village of Kambari (near Maiduguri) in Nigeriaearly in the morning and killed 15 people including a village leader, and torched the entire hamlet.[28] | Boko Haram | |
23 | Car bombing | 1 | 48 | 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.[29] | Abu Sayaf (suspected) |
25 | Attack on police personnel | 67+ (44 SAF officers, 18 MILF members, 5 BIFF members plus other reported civilian deaths) | 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.[30] | Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters Moro Islamic Liberation Front | |
28 | Car Bombing, Gun attacks, Suicide Bombing | 13 (including 3 attackers) | 5 | 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[31] | Islamic State |
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February
Date | Type | Dead | Injured | Location | Details | Perpetrator |
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4-5 | Shooting, burning | 91+ | 500+ | 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.[32] | Boko Haram |
6 | Shooting | 4 soldiers, 1 civilian, 109 Boko Haram militants | 17 soldiers | Bossoand 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[33] | Boko Haram |
13 | Shooting, bombing | 22 | 60 | 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.[34] | Pakistani Taliban |
14 | Shooting | 5 (including one attacker) | 3 | 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.[35] | New People's Army |
14-15 | Mass shooting, spree shooting | 3 (including 1 attacker) | 6 | 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.[36] | Omar Abdul Hamid El-Hussein |
17 | Bombing | 8 | 19 | Lahore,Pakistan | An explosion killed eight people and injured 19 in Lahore, Pakistan on 17 February. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a breakaway faction of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the attack.[37] | Jamaat-ul-Ahrar |
20 | Knife attack | 1 | 0 | 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. | Japanesenationalists |
22 | Explosion, unidentified device | 3 | 10 / 12 | Kharkiv,Ukraine | An explosion at a pro-Ukraine march killed 3 persons and injured more than 10 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.[38] | Unknown |
22 | Car bombing | 1 | 9 | Chaman,Pakistan | A car bomb explosion killed an eight-year-old child and injured nine people in Chaman,Balochistan, Pakistan.[39] | Unknown |
24 | Bombing | 1 | 7 | Chaman,Pakistan | An explosion killed one person and injured seven in Chaman, Balochistan, Pakistan.[40] | Unknown |
26 | Suicide bomb and bombings | 32 | Unknown | 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.[41] | Boko Haram |
March
Date | Type | Dead | Injured | Location | Details | Perpetrator |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bombing | 2 | 5 | Assouan,Egypt | A bomb killed two civilians and wounded 5 others near a police station[42] | Unknown |
2 | Bombing | 2 | 3 | Nangarhar,Afghanistan | A bomb killed two students and wounded three others, all civilians. The Taliban are suspected.[43] | Taliban(suspected) |
2 | Bombing | 6 | 2 | Nangarhar,Afghanistan | A bomb killed six civilians and wounded two others, all civilians. The Taliban are suspected.[44] | Taliban(suspected) |
2 | Bombing | 2 | 9 | Cairo,Egypt | A bomb killed two civilians and wounded nine others, all civilians near the supreme court.[45] | Unknown |
3 | Bombing | 3 | 2 | Hadramout,Yemen | Three soldiers were killed and two others wounded when a bomb exploded near their vehicle.[46] | Islamic State(suspected) |
4 | Bombing | 3 | 2 | Diffa,Nigeria | Two soldiers were killed and one other wounded when a bomb exploded near their position.[47] | Boko Haram(suspected) |
5 | Knife attack | 0 | 1 | Seoul,South Korea | The Ambassador of the United States, Mark Lippert, was injured in a knife attack conducted by aKorean nationalist [48] | Korean nationalist |
6 | Shooting | 5 | 9 | Bamako,Mali | One French, one Belgian and three Malians were killed in an attack in a district of Bamako frequented by Westerners [49] | Al-Mourabitoun[50] |
6 | Vehicular attack | 0 | 7 | Jerusalem,Israel | A Palestinian driver rammed his car into a crowd of border police, and then attacked them with a knife[51] | Palestinian man (lone wolf)[52] |
6 | Shooting | 5 | 6 | Kabul,Afghanistan | Five people were killed and six others injured in the attack of a Sufi mosque in Kabul[53] | Unknown |
7 | Suicide bombings | 58 | 139 | 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.[54] | Boko Haram |
8 | Bombings | 1 | 9 | Alexandria,Egypt | A series of explosions killed one person and wounded nine in Alexandria near a supermarket and a police station[55] | Unknown |
8 | Rocket attack | 3 | Dozens | Kidal,Mali | Three people, a UN soldier and two civilians were killed and a dozen injured in Kidal according to minusma[56] | Unknown |
15 | Suicide bomb | 14 | 70 | 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 | 21 | 40+ | 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 |
20 | 2015 Sana'a mosque bombings | 137 | 345 | Sana'a,Yemen | Islamic State militants in Yemen carried out five suicide bombings at the Badr and al-HashooshShia mosques during prayers in the city of Sana'a.[57] | Islamic StateYemen branch |
25 | Suicide car bombs | 17 | 25 | 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.[58] | Islamic State |
25 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | Damasak,Nigeria | Boko Haram reportedly kidnapped up to 500 civilians, mostly children, while retreating from Damasak.[59] | Boko Haram |
26-27 | Makka al-Mukarama hotel attack | 24 | 28 | 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.[60] | Al-Shabaab |
31 | Shooting | 4 (including three attackers) | 2 | 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 | ||
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1 | 2015 Garissa University College attack | 148 | 79 | 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 extremistsseparating 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.[61][62] | Al-Shabaab | ||
3 | Gun fire, car bomb | 15 soldiers and 2 civilians | 0 | Sinai,Egypt | Around 15 Egyptian soldiers and 2 civilians were killed by gunshots and car bombs. | Unknown | ||
6 | Attack on village | 24 | Unknown | 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. Up to two dozen are thought to be killed and an unknown number wounded. | Boko Haram | ||
8 | Gun fire | 2 | 0 | Riyadh,Saudi Arabia | At least 2 policemen killed in Riyadh. | Al-Qaeda(suspected) | ||
10 | Car Bomb | 3 | 12 | Baghdad,Iraq | A car bomb blast in Baghdad kills at least three people and injures 12. | Unknown | ||
11 | Car bomb | 0 | 7 | 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[66] | Local Islamic insurgency group | ||
11 | Attack | 20 | 0 | Baluchistan,Pakistan | Twenty construction workers were killed in an attack targeting foreigners. The Baluch Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the attack.[67] | Baluch Liberation Front | ||
14 | Car bombings | 17 | 55 | 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.[68] | Islamic State(suspected) | ||
14 | Attack and bombing | 10 | Unknown | 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.[69] | Al-Shabaab | ||
17 | Bombing | 3 | 5 | Erbil,Iraq | A car bomb killed three and wounded five outside the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq. Islamic State took credit for the attack.[70] | Islamic State | ||
18 | Suicide bombing | 33 | 115 | 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.[71] | Islamic State | ||
20 | Bombing | 7 | 8 | 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. FourUNICEF workers were among the dead.[72] | Al-Shabaab | ||
21 | Hostage-taking and stealing | 0 | 0 | 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 | ||
22 | Suicide bombing | 8 | 16 | Balad,Iraq | 8 pilgrims returning from a Shiite shrine in Samarra were killed in a suicide bombing, with 16 others being injured.[73] | Islamic State(suspected) | ||
27 | Shooting | 2 | 2 | Zvornik,Bosnia and Herzegovina | At the police station in Zvornik, Republika Srpska, armed member of a wahhabist movementopened fire on the police. In the shooting, a police officer was killed, two others were injured, and the attacker was eliminated by police.[74] | Wahhabist movement |
May
Date | Type | Dead | Injured | Location | Details | Perpetrator | ||
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3 | Car bombing | 19 | Unknown | Baghdad,Iraq | Two car bombs were detonated ten minutes apart in Baghdad, Iraq. Nineteen were killed and an unknown number wounded. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks.[75] | Islamic State | ||
3 | Shooting | 2 | 1 | Garland, Texas,United States | In an incident at a Curtis Culwell Center, a school district owned events center, two assailants opened fire outside a Mohammed art exhibit in Garland, Texas. Two gunmen drove up to theCurtis Culwell Center and opened fire on a security guard. Local police, providing security for the event, returned fire, killing both suspects. One security guard was injured and released from the hospital. Identity and motive of the suspects has not been identified. The American Freedom Defense Initiative hosted the art exhibit in support of freedom of speech. Guest speakers included the outspoken anti-Islam Dutch politician Geert Wilders.[76] | Islamic State | ||
3 | Attack | 17 | Warduj,Afghanistan | Taliban militants overran checkpoints in Warduj, killing 17 policemen at late night of 3 May.[77] | Taliban | |||
4 | Suicide bombing | 1 | 15 | Kabul,Afghanistan | A government bus was attacked by a suicide bomber in Kabul, killing one person and injuring 15 others.[78] | Taliban | ||
8 | Suicide bombing | 22 | Unknown | Balad Ruz, Iraq | Three suicide bombers attacked the Al Zahraa mosque and the Imam Hussein mosque, killing at least 22 people in total, including a senior police officer.[79] | Islamic State(suspected) | ||
9 | Shooting | 22 | 37 | Kumanovo,Republic of Macedonia | On 9 May 2015 an armed group clashed with police and army forces of the Republic of Macedonia in Kumanovo in northern Republic of Macedonia. Kumanovo is situated 40 km from the capital city of Skopje.[80] | UÇK | ||
10 | Car bombings | 14 | 30 | Baghdad,Iraq | Two car bombs were detonated ten minutes apart in Baghdad, Iraq and surrounding towns of Tajiand Tarmiyah. Fourteen were killed and wounding thirty. Majority of the casualties were security forces. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks.[81] | Islamic State | ||
10 | Suicide bombing | 3 | 10 | Kabul,Afghanistan | A bus carrying Afghan government employees was attacked in Kabul by a suicide bomber, killing 3 people and injuring 10. The Taliban claimed responsibility.[82] | Taliban | ||
12 | Suicide bombing | 6 | 16 | Baghdad,Iraq | A suicide bomber along with two mortar attacks were launched during a Shi'ite march in Baghdad, Iraq. Four were killed and twelve wounded in the van bombing and two were killed and four wounded during a mortar attack in Boub al-Sham. It is unknown who carried out the attacks.[83] | Unknown | ||
13 | Attack | 45 | 13 | Karachi,Pakistan | A bus carrying Shia Muslims was attacked by six armed gunman who rode up in motorcycles. After the attack the bus driver drove straight to a hospital, where people said most of the riders were either dead, unconscious, and spattered in blood.[84] | Judallah(claimed),Islamic State(claimed),Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan(claimed) | ||
14 | Attack | 14 | 6 | Kabul,Afghanistan | A hotel that was hosting a cultural event was attacked by Taliban fighters in Kabul leaving 14 dead including an American, an Italian, and 4 Indians.[85] | Taliban | ||
17 | Suicide bombing | 3 | 18 | Kabul,Afghanistan | A suicide bomber detonated their explosives near the entrance of Hamid Karzai International Airport targeting a European police training vehicle, the blast killed two teenage Afghan girls and one British citizen. The Taliban claimed responsibility in an e-mail to the media.[86] | Taliban | ||
19 | Suicide car bombing | 1 | 7 | Al Qubbah,Libya | A suicide bomber drove up to a checkpoint in a vehicle packed with explosives, detonating it and killing himself and injuring 7 others.[87] | Islamic State(suspected) | ||
19 | Suicide car bombing | 4 | 42 | Kabul,Afghanistan | A suicide car bomber detonated their explosives in the parking lot of a Justice Ministry building in the diplomatic section of Kabul, killing 4 people and sending 42 to the hospital. The Taliban claimed responsibility through an e-mail to the media.[88] | Taliban | ||
20 | Vehicular assault | 1 | 2 | Jerusalem,Israel | A Palestinian man drove his car at a border crossing checkpoint in the At-Tur district of eastJerusalem, injuring two Israeli border officers before they were able to return fire, killing the suspect.[89] | Palestinian man (lone wolf) | ||
21 | Suicide bombing | 3 | 0 | Misrata,Libya | A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a military checkpoint outside of Misrata killing himself and two guards.[90] | Islamic State | ||
22 | Suicide bombing | 21 | 90+ | al-Qadeeh,Saudi Arabia | A suicide bomber attacked a Shia mosque during prayer in the al-Qadeeh village in Saudi Arabia. Twenty-one were killed with more than ninety wounded. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack.[91] | Islamic State | ||
24 | Bombing | 3 | 4 | Karachi,Pakistan | A remote-controlled explosive planted on a parked motorbike was detonated by Baloch separatists, killing three people and injuring four policemen. Among the killed were a rickshaw driver, a 12-year old child and a passerby. The attack was reportedly targeting Pakistani President's son who had already passed the spot before the explosion took place.[92] | Baloch separatists | ||
25 | Attack | 26 | Nawzad District,Helmand Province,Afghanistan | Taliban militants killed 19 policemen and six soldiers during a siege at a police compound inNawzad District of Afghanistan.[93] | Taliban | |||
25 | Shooting | 8 | 9 | Tunis,Tunisia | A Tunisian soldier kills 8 of his fellow soldiers and injures 9 others in a shooting rampage in Tunis before killing himself.[94] | |||
26 | Attack | 2 | 5 | Garissa County,Kenya | Al-Shabaab militants attacked two police patrols which turned into a gun battle north of Garissa, 5 police officers were injured but they were able to kill both of the attackers.[95] | Al-Shabaab | ||
28 | Car bombings | 10 | 30 | Baghdad,Iraq | Two car bombs were set off minutes apart targeting the Cristal Grand Ishtar Hotel and the Babylon, two luxury hotels, in Baghdad. Ten were killed with thirty reported wounded. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks.[96] | Islamic State | ||
29 | Suicide bombing | 4 | Unknown | Dammam,Saudi Arabia | A suicide bomber attacked a Shia mosque in Dammam detonating the bomb in the parking lot. Four were killed along with an unknown number wounded. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack.[97] | Islamic State | ||
29 | Suicide bombing | 2 | 5 | Lahore,Pakistan | A suicide bomber riding in a rickshaw blew himself up, killing a policeman and injuring four policemen and a civilian near Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The blast took place at 9pm while an international cricket match was being played at the stadium between Pakistan and Zimbabwe.[98] | Unknown | ||
29 | Bomb, Grenade attack | 0 | 16 | Jolo,Philippines | A bomb was exploded outside mosques at the compound of Police Superintendent Julasirim Kasim at Barangay Asturias in Jolo, Sulu, Philippines. At least 11 police officers were injured, and 5 civilians were injured in a shrapnel wounds and they were taken to the public hospital inZamboanga City for the medical treatment. A suspect is to believed that Abu Sayyaf and also they're behind the bombings.[99] | Abu Sayyaf(suspected) |
June
Date | Type | Dead | Injured | Location | Details | Perpetrator | ||
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1 | Suicide bombing | 41 | 63 | Randi,Iraq | Three suicide bombers in humvees attacked an Iraqi police station in the Thartharregion in Northern Anbar Province. Forty-one security forces were killed along with an sixty-three members wounded. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack.[100] | Islamic State | ||
13 | Suicide bombing | 11 | 27 | Hajjaj,Iraq | Four suicide SUV car bombs went off in an Iraqi police station in the Hajjaj near Tikritand Baiji. Eleven security forces were killed along with an twenty-seven members wounded. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack.[101] | Islamic State | ||
15 | Suicide bombings | 23 | 100 | N'Djamena,Chad | Suicide bombers on motorcycles detonated themselves near police headquarters[102] in N'Djamena on the 15th.[103] | Boko Haram (suspected) | ||
17 | Shooting | 9 | 1 | Charleston, South Carolina,United States | White supremacist Dylann Roof shot and killed nine black people during a Bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in an attempt to spark arace war.[104][105][106][107] | Dylann Roof (US Domestic terrorism/lone wolf) | ||
22 | Car bombing, mass shooting | 9 | 40 | Kabul, Afghanistan,Afghanistan | On June 22, 2015, the Taliban detonated a car bomb outside the National Assembly in Kabul, and Taliban fighters attempted to storm the building. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that it was timed to coincide with a parliamentary speech of the new defense minister Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai. | Taliban | ||
24 | Shooting | 42 | Borno,Nigeria | More than 42 people are shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen in two attacks on villages in Nigeria's Borno state. (AFP via Dawn) | Boko Haram | |||
26 | Bombing and beheading | 2(one perpetrator) | 12 | Saint-Quentin-Fallavier,France | Two attackers decapitated one person and blew up a gas canister in a factory inSaint-Quentin-Fallavier, near Lyon. One person was killed and twelve were injured. The attacker wrote unknown Arabic writings on the head and placed it near the entrance of the factory. The attackers claimed association with an Islamist organisation, leaving a flag behind. One attacker was killed and the other arrested.[108] | Islamic State(unconfirmed)[citation needed] | ||
26 | 2015 Kuwait City bombing | 24 | 202 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | At least 24 people are killed and hundreds injured after a suicide bombing at the Imam Sadiq mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait. | Islamic State | ||
26 | 2015 Sousse attack | 37 | 36 | Sousse,Tunisia | The Sousse attack occurred on 26 June 2015 in the Tunisian town of Sousse. At least 37 people, mostly western tourists have been killed by armed gunmen. | Islamic State(unconfirmed)[citation needed] | ||
26 | 2015 Leego attack | 27 | 70 | Leego,Somalia | Al Shabaab militants attack an African Union base in the Leego district of Somaliaand kills more than 70 African Union soldiers and seizes control of their military base.[109] | Al Shabaab |
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