List of major terrorist incidents

Wall Street Bombing

1920

Manhattan, New York City, U.S.

40

143+

Galleanisti

St. Nedelya Church bombing

1925

Sofia, Bulgaria

213

500+

Bulgarian Communist Party

King David Hotel bombing

1946

Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine

91

46

Irgun

MV Dara

1961

Southwest Asia, Persian Gulf

238

Unknown; possibly Omani separatists

McGurk's Bar bombing

1971

Belfast, Northern Ireland

15

17

Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)

Lod Airport massacre

1972

Tel Aviv, Israel

26

80

Japanese Red Army

Munich massacre

1972

Munich, West Germany

17

Black September Organization

Birmingham pub bombings

1974

Birmingham, England

21

182

Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA)

Dublin and Monaghan bombings

1974

Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland

34

300

Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)

Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 bombing

1976

Over the Caribbean Sea

73

0

Anti-Communists

Cinema Rex fire

1978

Abadan, Iran

470+

200+

4 men (unknown affiliation)

The theatre was doused in airplane fuel, locked and started on fire as 700 people were trapped inside

Bologna massacre

1980

Bologna Centrale railway station, Italy

85

200+

Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari

1983 Beirut barracks bombing

1983

Beirut, Lebanon

307

150

Islamic Jihad Organization (claimed responsibility), Iranian Ministry of Intelligence (court finding)

Brighton hotel bombing

1984

Grand Brighton Hotel, England

5

31

Provisional Irish Republican Army

Attempted assassination of the prime minister, Margaret Thatcher.

Air India Flight 182 bombing

1985

Over the Atlantic Ocean (en route from Montreal to London)

329

0

Babbar Khalsa

Rome and Vienna Airport attacks

1985

Leonardo da Vinci Airport and Vienna International Airport

19

Abu Nidal Organization

Pan Am Flight 103

1988

Lockerbie, Scotland

270

0

Libya

All 259 people on the plane were killed, as well as eleven others on-ground.

Massacre of Trujillo

1988–1990

Trujillo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

200–400

Paramilitary groups and Cali Cartel members (prominently Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar and Henry Loaiza-Ceballos)

UTA Flight 772

1989

Near Termit Massif, Niger

170

0

Libya

A suitcase bomb was planted on the plane, before detonating mid-flight, causing the plane to break up.

1990 massacre of Sri Lankan Police officers

1990

Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

600–740

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

1992 attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires

1992

Buenos Aires, Argentina

30 (including 1 suicide bomber)

242

Islamic Jihad Organization, Imad Mughniyeh

1993 World Trade Center bombing

1993

North Tower, World Trade Center, Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States

6

1,042

Ramzi Yousef, Eyad Ismoil

1993 Bombay bombings

1993

Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai, India

257

1,400

D-Company

Greysteel massacre

1993

Greysteel, Northern Ireland

8

19

Ulster Defence Association (UDA)

AMIA bombing

1994

Buenos Aires, Argentina

86 (including 1 suicide bomber)

300+

Suspected Hezbollah and Iranian involvement

Loughinisland Massacre

1994

Loughinisland, Northern Ireland

6

5

Ulster Defence Association (UDA)

Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 bombing

1994

near Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport, Colón, Panama

21

0

Ali Hawa Jamal (unknown affiliation)

Tokyo subway sarin attack

1995

Tokyo, Japan

13

1,050

Aum Shinrikyo (Ikuo Hayashi, Kenichi Hirose Toru Toyoda, Masato Yakayama and Yasuo Hayashi)

Oklahoma City bombing

1995

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

168–169

680+

Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols

1995 France bombings

1995

Paris, France

8

190

Armed Islamic Group of Algeria

Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis

1996

Kizlyar, Pervomayskoye, and Sovetskoye

274-294

95

Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Rais massacre

1997

village of Rais, near Sidi Moussa and south of Algiers, Algeria

98–800

120

Armed Islamic Group of Algeria

Bentalha massacre

1997

village of Bentalha about 15 km south of Algiers, Algeria

200–400

Armed Islamic Group of Algeria

US Embassy Bombings

1998

Kenya, Tanzania

224

4,000+

Al-Qaeda

Omagh bombing

1998

Omagh, Northern Ireland

29

220+

Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA)

Russian apartment bombings

1999

Buynaksk, Moscow and Volgodonsk, Russia

307

1,700+

Ibn Al-Khattab, Achemez Gochiyayev and accomplices, or Federal Security Service and GRU

Walisongo school massacre

2000

Poso, Indonesia

191-367

Unknown; Hundreds

Christian militant groups

Rizal Day bombings

2000

Manila, Philippines

22

~100

Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf

2001 Angola train attack

2001

Angola

252

165

UNITA

September 11 attacks

2001

United States

2,977 (+19 perpetrators)

6,000–25,000

al-Qaeda

American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into One World Trade Center (North Tower) at 8:46 AM EDT. United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into Two World Trade Center (South Tower) at 9:03 AM EDT. American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. At 9:28 AM EDT, United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania after a struggle between hijackers and civilians onboard. It is the deadliest terrorist attack in history.

2001 Indian Parliament attack

2001

India

9

18

Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed

Passover massacre

2002

Israel

30

160

Hamas

An attack conducted on Passover Seder celebrations which were being held at the Park Hotel in Netanya, Israel.

2002 Bali bombings

2002

Indonesia

204

209

Jemaah Islamiyah and al-Qaeda

Moscow theater hostage crisis

2002

Russia

132

700+

Special Purpose Islamic Regiment

Beslan school siege

2004

Russia

334

800+

Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs

2004 Ashura massacre

2004

Kerbala and Baghdad, Iraq

80-100

150-200

Unknown

Anti-Shia sentiment

2004 Madrid train bombings

2004

Spain

193

2,050

al-Qaeda

SuperFerry 14 bombing

2004

Philippines

116

Abu Sayyaf

7/7 bombings, London

2005

London, England

52 (+4 perpetrators)

784

al-Qaeda

2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings

2005

Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt

88

~150

al-Qaeda

2006 Mumbai train bombings

2006

Mumbai, India

209

714

Faisal Sheikh, Asif Khan, Kamal Ansari, Ehtesham Sidduqui and Naveed Khan; Islamic extremism

23 November 2006 Sadr City bombings

2006

Sadr City, Iraq

215

140

Unknown; Islamic extremism

18 April 2007 Baghdad bombings

2007

Iraq

198

251

Unknown; Anti-Shi'ism

Qahtaniyah bombings

2007

Iraq

796

1,562+

2008 Christmas massacres

2008

Democratic Republic of the Congo

620–860+

Lord's Resistance Army

2008 Mumbai attacks

2008

Mumbai, India

175

300+

Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Lashkar-e-Taiba

Camp Chapman attack

2009

Khost Province, Afghanistan

10

6

Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, al-Qaeda, Pakistani Taliban

2011 Norway attacks

2011

Oslo, Norway & Utøya, Norway

77

320+

Anders Behring Breivik

20 January 2012 Nigeria attacks

2012

Northern Nigeria

185

Hundreds

Boko Haram

2013 Boston Marathon bombing

2013

Boston, Massachusetts

5

281

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev (brothers)

Westgate shopping mall attack

2013

Nairobi, Kenya

71

175

Al-Shabaab

Camp Speicher massacre

2014

Iraq

1,095–1,700

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

2014 Gamboru Ngala massacre

2014

Nigeria

300

Boko Haram

2014 Peshawar school massacre

2014

Pakistan

155

114

Pakistani Taliban

January 3–7

Baga massacre

150–2,000

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.

Boko Haram

Boko Haram insurgency

January 7–9

January 2015 Île-de-France attacks

17 (+3 preparators)

22

Paris, France

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.

Al-Qaeda

Islamic terrorism in Europe

March 20

2015 Sana'a mosque bombings

142

351+

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.

Islamic State Yemen branch

Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)

April 2

Garissa University College attack

148

79

Garissa, Kenya

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.

Al-Shabaab

War in Somalia

June 25

Kobanî massacre

223+

300+

Kobanî, Syria

On 25 June 2015, fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant detonated three car bombs in Kobanî, close to the Turkish border crossing.

Islamic State

Syrian Civil War

June 26

2015 Sousse attacks

38 (+ the preparator)

39

Port El Kantaoui, Sousse, Tunisia

A mass shooting occurred at the tourist resort at Port El Kantaoui, about 10 kilometres north of the city of Sousse, Tunisia.

Islamic State

Islamist extremism

July 1–2

30 June and 1 July 2015 Borno massacres

145

17

Kukawa, Nigeria

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.[citation needed]

Boko Haram

Boko Haram insurgency

July 17

2015 Khan Bani Saad bombing

120–130

130+

Khan Bani Saad, Iraq

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.

Islamic State

Iraq War

September 20

September 2015 Borno State bombings

145

97–150+

Maiduguri, Nigeria

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.

Boko Haram

Boko Haram insurgency

October 10

2015 Ankara bombings

109

508

Ankara, Turkey

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up near Ankara central station where a rally for peace supported by HDP was taking place. The attack left 109 dead and 508 injured.

Islamic State

November 2015 Turkish general election

October 31

Metrojet Flight 9268

224

0

Sinai, Egypt

ISIL militants have claimed destruction of Metrojet Flight 9268. Bomb is cited by experts as the most likely cause.

Islamic State

Sinai insurgency

November 12

2015 Beirut bombings

43

200+

Beirut, Lebanon

Two suicide bombers detonated explosives in Bourj el-Barajneh.

Islamic State

Islamist extremism

November 13

November 2015 Paris attacks

131 (+7 perpetrators)

200+

Paris, France

November 2015 Paris attacks: A series of attacks occurred simultaneously in central Paris. The first shooting attack occurred in a restaurant and a bar in 10th arrondissement of Paris. A bomb was detonated at Bataclan theatre in 11th arrondissement of Paris during a rock concert. Dozens were killed, and approximately 100 hostages were taken. Another bombing took place in the Stade de France stadium in the suburb of Saint-Denis during a football game.

Islamic State

Islamic terrorism in Europe

11 January

Bombings

132

Unknown

Sharaban, Iraq

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.

Islamic State

Iraqi Civil War

16 January

Massacre

135–300+

Unknown

Deir ez-Zor, Syria

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.

Islamic State

Syrian Civil War – Deir ez-Zor offensive (January 2016)

21 February

Bombing

134 (+2)

180

Sayyidah Zaynab, Syria

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 prophet Muhammad'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.

Islamic State

Syrian Civil War

22 March

Bombings

32 (+ 3 perpetrators)

340

Brussels, Belgium

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.

Islamic State

Islamic terrorism in Europe

17 May

Suicide and car bombings, shooting

101+

194+

Baghdad, Iraq

May 2016 Baghdad bombings: A series of eight attacks in Baghdad killed numerous people and wounded more.

Islamic State

Iraqi Civil War

23 May

Suicide bombing

184 (5)

200

Jableh and Tartus, Syria

May 2016 Jableh and Tartous bombings: Nearly 150 people are killed and at least 200 wounded in a series of car bomb and suicide attacks in the Syrian cities of Jableh and Tartus in government-controlled territory that hosts Russian military bases. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility.

Islamic State

Syrian Civil War

12 June

Mass shooting

49 (+1)

0

Orlando, USA

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.

Lone wolf named Omar Mateen

Islamic extremism

3 July

Bombing

347+

250+

Baghdad, Iraq

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. 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.

Islamic State

Iraqi Civil War

14 July

Vehicle-ramming attack

86 (+1)

434

Nice, France

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.

Lone wolf

Islamic extremism

24 November

Suicide truck bombing

125 (+1)

95

Hillah, Iraq

November 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing: A truck bomb killed at least 125 people in Hillah city 95 others are injured.

Islamic State

Iraqi Civil War

19 December

Vehicle-ramming attack

12 (+1)

55

Berlin, Germany

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.

Lone wolf

Islamic extremism

April 7

Vehicle-ramming attack

5

14

Stockholm, Sweden

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.

Sympathiser of ISIL

Islamic terrorism in Europe

April 15

Suicide car bombing

126+

60+

Aleppo, Syria

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.

Unknown

Syrian Civil War

May 22

Suicide bombing

22 (+ 1 perpetrator)

112+

Manchester, England

Manchester Arena bombing: On 22 May 2017, an Islamist extremist suicide bomber detonated a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb as people were leaving the Manchester Arena following a concert by American singer Ariana Grande.

Two Lone Assassins

Islamic terrorism in Europe

May 31

Car Bombing

150+

413+

Kabul, Afghanistan

May 2017 Kabul attack: A car bombing in Kabul's diplomatic quarter killed at least 150 persons and wounded 413 others.

Islamic Jihad Union (suspected)

War in Afghanistan

June 3

Vehicle-ramming attack, stabbing

8 (+ 3 perpetrators)

48

London, England

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

Islamic State

Islamic terrorism in Europe

June 7

Suicide bombing, mass shooting, hostage-taking

23

52

Tehran, Iran

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.

Islamic State

Terrorism in Iran

August 17–18

Vehicle-ramming attack, stabbing

16 (+ 8 perpetrators)

152

Barcelona, Spain

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.

Islamic State

Islamic terrorism in Europe

October 14

Suicide truck bombing

587

303

Mogadishu, Somalia

14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings: At least 587 people were killed and 303 wounded in a suicide truck bombing in Mogadishu.

Al-Shabaab (suspected)

Somali Civil War (2009–present)

November 24

Car bombing and shooting

311

128+

Bir al-Abed, Egypt

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.

Islamic State Wilayat Sinai

Sinai insurgency Terrorism in Egypt

January 27

Suicide car bombing

103

235

Kabul, Afghanistan

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.

Taliban

War in Afghanistan

July 13

Suicide bombing

154

223

Mastung, Pakistan

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.

Islamic State

War in North-West Pakistan

July 25

Suicide bombings, shootings, hostage taking

255 (+63)

180

As-Suwayda Governorate, Syria

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.

Islamic State

Syrian Civil War

December 11

Mass shooting

5

11

Strasbourg, France

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.

Jihadist attacker

Islamic terrorism in Europe

March 15

Mass shooting

51

40

Christchurch, New Zealand

Christchurch mosque shootings: Brenton Tarrant carried out two mosque shootings, killing 51 people and injuring 40 more.

Brenton Tarrant

White supremacy

April 21

Suicide bombings

259

500+

Sri Lanka

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.

National Thowheeth Jama'ath

Islamic extremism

November 2

Mass shooting

4 (+ 1 perpetrator)

23

Vienna, Austria

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.

A sympathiser of the Islamic State

Islamic extremism

March 21

Massacres

137

Unknown

Tahoua Region, Niger

2021 Tahoua attacks: 137 people were killed in a series of attacks on villages, camps and hamlet's by armed jihadists.

Islamic State – Sahil Province

Jihadist insurgency in Niger

August 26

Suicide bombing, mass shooting

182 (+1)

150+

Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan

2021 Kabul airport attack: 182 people, including 13 members of the United States military, were killed in a suicide bombing attack near Abbey Gate of the Kabul Airport. The attack took place during the mass evacuation from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the Fall of Kabul.

ISIS-K

Islamic State–Taliban conflict

4–6 January

Arson, mass shooting, massacres

200+

Unknown

Anka and Bukkuyum, Zamfara State, Nigeria

2022 Zamfara massacres: Bandits massacred an estimated 200 people after a military crackdown occurred.

Bandits

Nigerian bandit conflict

4 March

Mass shooting, suicide bombing

63 (including the perpetrator)

196

Peshawar, Pakistan

2022 Peshawar mosque attack

Islamic State – Khorasan Province

Persecution of Shias by the Islamic State

29 October

Car bomb, Suicide attack, Mass shooting

121

350

Mogadishu, Somalia

2022 Somali Ministry of Education bombings

Al-Shabaab

Somali Civil War

30 January

Suicide bombing

101 (including the perpetrator)

220+

Police Lines area, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

7 October

Mass shooting (and other methods)

1,195–1,207

3,400

Villages, cities and roads in Southern Israel, including the nova music festival and army bases.

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.

Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, other armed groups

Islamic Extremism 2023 Israel Gaza War

21 December

Mass shooting

14

22

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

2023 Prague shootings

3 January

Suicide bombings

105

284

Kerman, Iran

2024 Kerman bombings: Two suicide bombers from the Afghanistan branch of ISIS, IS-K attack a commemorative ceremony for Qasem Soleimani

Islamic State – Khorasan Province

22 March

Mass shooting, slashing attacks, fire

145

551

Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Russia, on the western edge of Moscow

Crocus City Hall attack: Four gunmen carried out a mass shooting, as well as slashing attacks on the people gathered at the venue and used incendiary devices to set the venue on fire. Investigators said the following day the attack had killed at least 133 people, with more than 100 concertgoers injured. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS–K), a South-Central Asia-based regional affiliate of the Islamic State, claimed responsibility shortly after the attack.

Islamic State – Khorasan Province

24 August

Mass shooting

600+

300+

Barsalogho, Barsalogho Department, Burkina Faso

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.

Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin

3 September

Mass shooting, arson, looting, massacre

130

30+

Mafa, Tarmuwa, Yobe State, Nigeria

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.

Islamic State – West Africa Province

17 September

Mass shooting, arson

81-100+

255+

Bamako, Mali

2024 Bamako attacks: Gunmen attacked several locations across Bamako, killing at least 81 people and injuring over 255 others.

Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin

9 November

Suicide bombing

32

55

Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan

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.

Balochistan Liberation Army

January 1st

Vehicle ramming attack

15

57

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

2025 New Orleans truck attack: Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, a United States Military Veteran, drove a rented Ford F-150 Lightning into a crowd celebrating New Year's Day on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, before entering a firefight with police, resulting in his death.

Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar

March 11

Hijacking, bombings, mass shooting, hostage situation

64

38

Bolan Pass, Sibi, Balochistan, Pakistan

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.

Balochistan Liberation Army

April 22nd

Mass shooting

26

-

Baisaran Valley, Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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.

The Resistance Front, Lashkar-e-Taiba

October 28

Mass shooting

460+

-

Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan

2025 Al-Fashir hospital attack: Over 460 people are killed in an attack on a hospital by the Rapid Support Forces in Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan.

Rapid Support Forces

155

October 2009 Baghdad bombings

Islamic extremism

Iraq

Baghdad

2009

152

2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre

Islamic extremism

Iraq

Tal Afar

2007

150

St Nedelya Church assault

Communism

Bulgaria

Sofia

1925

148

Gyaneshwari Express train derailment

Communism

India

West Midnapore

2010

141+

Brak El-Shati airbase raid

Islamic extremism

Libya

Wadi al Shatii District

2017

140–256

2017 Camp Shaheen attack

Islamic extremism

Afghanistan

Mazar-e-Sharif

2017

140

Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis

Chechen separatism

Russia

Budyonnovsk

1995

136

2007 Karachi bombing

Islamic extremism

Pakistan

Karachi

2007

135

February 3, 2007 Baghdad market bombing

Islamic extremism

Iraq

Baghdad

2007

133+

January 2011 Iraq suicide attacks

Islamic extremism

Iraq

2011

130

Rafiganj train disaster

Communism

India

Rafiganj

2002

127

Peshawar church attack

Islamic extremism

Pakistan

Peshawar

2013

127

December 2009 Baghdad bombings

Islamic extremism

Iraq

Baghdad

2009

127

2005 Al Hillah bombing

Unknown

Iraq

Al Hillah

2005

125

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961

Unknown

Indian Ocean

1996

120

2007 Al Hillah bombings

Islamic extremism

Iraq

Al Hillah

2007

120

2012 Sana'a bombing

Islamic extremism

Yemen

Sana'a

2012

120

Palace of Justice siege

19th of April Movement

Colombia

Bogotá

1985

119

Bojayá massacre

United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia

Colombia

Choco

2002

117

28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing

Islamic extremism

Pakistan

Peshawar

2009

117

2004 Irbil bombings

Islamic extremism

Iraq

Irbil

2004

114+

10 May 2010 Iraq attacks

Islamic extremism

Iraq

Baghdad

2010

114

March 2017 Damascus bombings

Islamic extremism

Syria

Damascus

2017

113+

2 November 2010 Baghdad bombings

Islamic extremism

Iraq

Baghdad

2010

112

September 14, 2005 Baghdad bombing

Islamic extremism

Iraq

Baghdad

2005

112

Avianca Flight 203

Narcoterrorism

Colombia

1989

112

Gulf Air Flight 771

Palestinian nationalism

United Arab Emirates

Dubai

1983

110

10 October 2008 Orakzai bombing

Islamic extremism

Pakistan

Orakzai

2008

105

2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing

Islamic extremism

Pakistan

Lakki Marwat

2010

104

Mohmand Agency attack

Islamic extremism

Pakistan

Mohmand Agency

2010

102

First Tyre truck bombing attack

Islamic extremism

Lebanon

Tyre

1982

101

19 August 2009 Baghdad bombings

Islamic extremism

Iraq

Baghdad

2009

100

Bolgrad palace bombing

Bessarabian separatism

Romania

Bolgrad

1921

100+

2011 Damaturu attacks

Islamic extremism

Nigeria

2011

100

Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 hijacking

Communism

Malaysia

Tanjung Kupang

1977

100

2008 Kandahar bombing

Islamic extremism

Afghanistan

Kandahar

2008