class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" data-sort-type="date" | Date
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Description
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Deaths
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Injuries |
France | January 7 | Two brothers, Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, forced their way into the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris and opened fire.[[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/charlie-hebdo-shooting-10-killed-as-shots-fired-at-satirical-magazine-headquarters-according-to-reports-9962337.html "Charlie Hebdo shooting: At least 12 killed as shots fired at satirical magazine's Paris office"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109011619/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/charlie-hebdo-shooting-10-killed-as-shots-fired-at-satirical-magazine-headquarters-according-to-reports-9962337.html |date=January 9, 2015 }}, retrieved June 7, 2019.] | 12 | 11 |
Nigeria | January 8 | Boko Haram attacked the town of Baga. Another 2,000 were missing.[[http://www.channel4.com/news/hundreds-feared-killed-by-boko-haram-in-nigeria Hundreds feared killed by Boko Haram in Nigeria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802004741/https://www.channel4.com/news/hundreds-feared-killed-by-boko-haram-in-nigeria |date=August 2, 2017 }} – Channel 4 News] | 200+ | – |
France | February 3 | 2015 Nice stabbing – A man wielding a knife named Moussa Coulibaly attacked three soldiers guarding a Jewish community center in Nice.[{{cite news|last1=Rubin|first1=Alissa|title=Assailant Near Louvre Is Shot by French Soldier|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/world/europe/louvre-paris-shooting-soldier.html?_r=1|access-date=15 February 2017|work=New York Times|date=3 February 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035819/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/world/europe/louvre-paris-shooting-soldier.html?_r=1|url-status=live}}] | 0 | 2 |
Denmark | February 14–15 | 2015 Copenhagen shootings. A gunman opened fire at the Krudttoenden café and later at the Great Synagogue in Copenhagen.[{{cite news|first=Heather|last=Saul|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/three-police-shot-in-copenhagen-during-blasphemy-debate-as-french-ambassador-speaks-10046360.html|title=Copenhagen shooting: One dead and three police shot during blasphemy debate organised by cartoonist Lars Vilk|date=14 February 2015|work=The Independent|access-date=September 3, 2017|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925192050/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/three-police-shot-in-copenhagen-during-blasphemy-debate-as-french-ambassador-speaks-10046360.html|url-status=live}}] | 2 | 5 |
Tunisia | March 18 | Bardo National Museum attack. Militants linked to ISIL attacked the Bardo National Museum with guns.[{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/2-gunmen-killed-following-deadly-tunisian-museum-attack-that-left-21-dead/|title=2 gunmen killed following deadly Tunisian museum attack that left 21 dead|work=Fox News|access-date=March 20, 2015|archive-date=November 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104182626/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/03/18/shots-reportedly-fired-near-major-tunisian-museum/|url-status=live}}] | 21 | 50+ |
Yemen | March 20 | 2015 Sana'a mosque bombings. Bombings on several Shia mosques by ISIL.[{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/21/yemen-mosque-bombings-enemies-of-life-president-abedrabbo-mansour-hadi-houthi-isis-al-qaida|title=Yemen mosque bombings 'could only be done by the enemies of life' – president|work=The Guardian|access-date=February 17, 2022|archive-date=July 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726171528/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/21/yemen-mosque-bombings-enemies-of-life-president-abedrabbo-mansour-hadi-houthi-isis-al-qaida|url-status=live}}] | 142 | 351 |
Libya | March 25 | ISIL affiliates, the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries carried out suicide bombings in Benghazi.[[https://news.yahoo.com/islamic-state-affiliate-claims-libya-bombings-killed-12-080614599.html "Islamic State group car bomb, clashes leave 17 dead in Libya"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160338/http://news.yahoo.com/islamic-state-affiliate-claims-libya-bombings-killed-12-080614599.html |date=March 29, 2016 }}, news.yahoo.com. retrieved April 26, 2015.] | 12 | 25 |
Kenya | April 2 | Garissa University College attack by Al-Shabaab.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/kenya/11513626/Kenya-attack-147-dead-as-Islamist-gunmen-target-Christian-students.html|title=Kenya attack: 147 dead as Islamist gunmen target Christian students|website=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=2016-03-28|archive-date=February 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207132117/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/kenya/11513626/Kenya-attack-147-dead-as-Islamist-gunmen-target-Christian-students.html|url-status=live}}][[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32169080 Kenya attack: Garissa University assault 'killed 147'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629034307/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32169080 |date=June 29, 2018 }}, BBC.com, April 2, 2015. Accessed April 2, 2015] | 148 | 79 |
Saudi Arabia | April 8 | In Riyadh, two policemen were shot dead in an attack blamed on ISIL.[[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-security-idUSKBN0MZ0W220150408 "Two Saudi policemen shot dead in Riyadh"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516113835/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-security-idUSKBN0MZ0W220150408 |date=May 16, 2021 }}, retrieved April 26, 2015.][[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/04/saudi-arabia-blames-isil-killing-police-officers-150424135504283.html "Saudi Arabia blames ISIL for killing police officers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801201016/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/04/saudi-arabia-blames-isil-killing-police-officers-150424135504283.html |date=August 1, 2017 }}, retrieved April 26, 2015.] | 2 | |
Iraq | April 17 | A series of bombings by ISIL in Baghdad.[[https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/wave-bombings-kills-29-people-iraqi-capital-30392600 "Wave of Bombings Kills 40 People in Iraqi Capital"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424220659/http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/wave-bombings-kills-29-people-iraqi-capital-30392600 |date=April 24, 2015 }}, retrieved 18 April.] | 40+ | 59+ |
Iraq | April 17 | A car bomb exploded at the entrance of the US consulate in Erbil. ISIL took credit for the attack.[[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-18/is-claims-responsibility-for-deadly-car-bomb-blast-in-erbil/6402732 "Erbil car bomb blast kills three near US consulate, cafes; Islamic State claims responsibility"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022134932/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-18/is-claims-responsibility-for-deadly-car-bomb-blast-in-erbil/6402732 |date=October 22, 2016 }}, retrieved April 18, 2015.] | 3 | 5 |
Afghanistan | April 18 | A suicide bomb detonated in front of a bank in Jalalabad. ISIL claimed responsibility.[[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/11547195/Islamic-State-claim-responsibility-for-Jalalabad-bomb-in-first-Afghanistan-attack.html "Islamic State claim responsibility for Jalalabad bomb in first Afghanistan attack "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407143311/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/11547195/Islamic-State-claim-responsibility-for-Jalalabad-bomb-in-first-Afghanistan-attack.html |date=April 7, 2019 }}, retrieved April 18, 2015.] | 33 | 100+ |
Somalia | April 20 | A minivan of UN workers was bombed by Al-Shabaab in the Puntland region.[[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/20/al-shabaab-suspected-of-bomb-attack-on-un-workers-in-somalia "Al-Shabaab bombs UN workers in Somalia"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801195147/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/20/al-shabaab-suspected-of-bomb-attack-on-un-workers-in-somalia |date=August 1, 2017 }}, retrieved April 21, 2015.] | 9 | 4 |
Iraq | May 3 | Two car bombs were detonated ten minutes apart in Baghdad. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attacks.[[https://news.yahoo.com/group-claims-iraq-car-bomb-attack-killed-19-080818305.html "IS group claims Iraq car bomb attack that killed 19"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160333/http://news.yahoo.com/group-claims-iraq-car-bomb-attack-killed-19-080818305.html |date=March 29, 2016 }}, news.yahoo.com. Retrieved May 21, 2015.] | 19 | |
United States | May 3 | Two gunmen attacked the Curtis Culwell Center during a 'Draw Muhammad' cartoon art exhibit in Garland, Texas.[[https://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/04/us/garland-mohammed-drawing-contest-shooting/index.html "Garland, Texas, shooting suspect linked himself to ISIS in tweets"] , Retrieved May 4, 2015.][{{cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/05/a-terror-attack-in-texas/392288/|title=A Terror Attack in Texas|author=Adam Chandler|work=The Atlantic|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407203355/https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/05/a-terror-attack-in-texas/392288/|url-status=live}}][{{cite web |title=CNN.com – Transcripts |url=http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1505/04/acd.01.html |website=www.cnn.com |access-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701122437/http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1505/04/acd.01.html |url-status=live }}][{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11581345/Islamic-State-supporters-claim-responsibility-for-Texas-attack.html|title=Texas shooting: Islamic State claims responsibility for first US attack as gunmen named|date=May 4, 2015|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=May 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505000730/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11581345/Islamic-State-supporters-claim-responsibility-for-Texas-attack.html|url-status=live}}][{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/05/05/report-islamic-state-claims-credit-for-texas-attack/|title=Islamic State claims responsibility for Texas attack outside Muhammad cartoon show|author=Lindsey Bever|date=May 5, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=March 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316023641/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/05/05/report-islamic-state-claims-credit-for-texas-attack/|url-status=live}}] | 2 | 1 |
Afghanistan | May 3 | Taliban militants overran checkpoints in Warduj, killing 17 policemen.[[https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-afghanistan-taliban-attack-peace-talks-20150504-story.html "Taliban attack kills 17 Afghan police during peace talks in Qatar"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407143312/https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-afghanistan-taliban-attack-peace-talks-20150504-story.html |date=April 7, 2019 }}, Retrieved May 21, 2015.] | 17 | |
Afghanistan | May 4 | A government bus was attacked by a suicide bomber in Kabul.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20150505181224/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/suicide-bomb-attack-rocks-afghanistan-s-capital-kabul/article1-1343707.aspx "Suicide bomb attack on Kabul bus kills one, injures 15"], hindustantimes.com. Retrieved May 21, 2015.] | 1 | 15 |
Iraq | May 10 | Two car bombs were detonated ten minutes apart in Baghdad and the surrounding towns of Taji and Tarmiyah. ISIL claimed responsibility.[[https://news.yahoo.com/bombings-kill-least-8-outside-iraqi-capital-baghdad-113105934.html "Bombings kill at least 14 in, outside Baghdad"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160329/http://news.yahoo.com/bombings-kill-least-8-outside-iraqi-capital-baghdad-113105934.html |date=March 29, 2016 }}, news.yahoo.com. Retrieved May 21, 2015.] | 14 | 30 |
Afghanistan | May 10 | A bus carrying government employees was attacked in Kabul by a suicide bomber. The Taliban claimed responsibility.[[http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150511/world/three-die-as-taliban-suicide-bombing-targets-second-bus-in-kabul-in-a.567725 "Three die as Taliban suicide bombing targets second bus in Kabul in a week"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801235106/https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150511/world/three-die-as-taliban-suicide-bombing-targets-second-bus-in-kabul-in-a.567725 |date=August 1, 2017 }}, Retrieved May 21, 2015.] | 3 | 10 |
Pakistan | May 13 | A bus carrying Shia Muslims was attacked by six armed gunman who rode up in motorcycles. Several Islamist groups claimed responsibility.[[https://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/13/asia/pakistan-bus-attack/ "Gunmen in Pakistan kill 43 in attack on bus carrying religious minority"] , Retrieved May 21, 2015.] | 45 | 13 |
Afghanistan | May 14 | A hotel hosting a cultural event was attacked by Taliban fighters in Kabul leaving 14 dead including an American, an Italian, and 4 Indians.[[https://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/14/asia/afghanistan-kabul-hotel-attack/ "Death toll in Kabul hotel attack rises to 14; Taliban claim responsibility"] , Retrieved May 21, 2015.] | 14 | |
Afghanistan | May 17 | A Taliban suicide attack near the entrance of Hamid Karzai International Airport targeting a European police training vehicle.[[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32771099 "Taliban suicide attack kills three near Kabul airport"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407151700/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32771099 |date=April 7, 2019 }}, Retrieved May 21, 2015.] | 3 | 18 |
Afghanistan | May 19 | A suicide car bombing detonated in the parking lot of a Justice Ministry building in the diplomatic section of Kabul.[[https://news.yahoo.com/afghan-official-huge-blast-kabul-casualties-expected-122008353.html "Taliban suicide car bombing in Afghan capital kills 4 people"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160325/http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-official-huge-blast-kabul-casualties-expected-122008353.html |date=March 29, 2016 }}, news.yahoo.com. Retrieved May 21, 2015.] | 4 | 42 |
Libya | May 21 | A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a military checkpoint outside of Misrata killing himself and two guards.[[http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/africa/2015/05/21/ISIS-claims-suicide-bombing-in-Libya-s-Misrata-.html "ISIS claims suicide bombing in Libya's Misrata "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801195138/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/africa/2015/05/21/ISIS-claims-suicide-bombing-in-Libya-s-Misrata-.html |date=August 1, 2017 }}, Retrieved June 20, 2015.] | 3 | |
Saudi Arabia | May 22 | A suicide bomber attacked a Shia mosque during prayer in al-Qadeeh village. ISIL claimed responsibility.[[https://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-strikes-saudi-shiite-mosque-several-casualties-101937898.html "Suicide bomber kills 21 at Saudi Shi'ite mosque, Islamic State claims attack] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160324/http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-strikes-saudi-shiite-mosque-several-casualties-101937898.html |date=March 29, 2016 }}, news.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 20, 2015.] | 21 | 90+ |
Afghanistan | May 25 | Taliban militants killed 19 policemen and six soldiers during a siege at a police compound in Nawzad District.[[http://www.ibtimes.com/dozens-killed-taliban-lay-siege-afghan-police-compound-1937132 "Dozens Killed As Taliban Lay Siege To Afghan Police Compound"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808154019/http://www.ibtimes.com/dozens-killed-taliban-lay-siege-afghan-police-compound-1937132 |date=August 8, 2017 }}, Retrieved June 20, 2015.] | 25 | |
Kenya | May 26 | Al-Shabaab militants attacked two police patrols north of Garissa, 5 police officers were injured but were able to kill both of the attackers.[[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/26/at-least-20-kenyan-police-killed-in-suspected-al-shabaab-attack "Kenyan police attacked by al-Shabaab gunmen"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728155414/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/26/at-least-20-kenyan-police-killed-in-suspected-al-shabaab-attack |date=July 28, 2015 }}, Retrieved June 20, 2015.] | 2 | 5 |
Iraq | May 28 | Two car bombs were set off minutes apart targeting the Cristal Grand Ishtar Hotel and the Babylon.[{{cite news |title=Bombs outside two five-star Baghdad hotels kill at least 10 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-baghdad-bombs/bombs-outside-two-five-star-baghdad-hotels-kill-at-least-10-idUKKBN0OD2UT20150528 |work=Reuters |date=28 May 2015 |language=en |access-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701015605/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-baghdad-bombs/bombs-outside-two-five-star-baghdad-hotels-kill-at-least-10-idUKKBN0OD2UT20150528 |url-status=live }}] | 10 | 30 |
Saudi Arabia | May 29 | A suicide bomber attacked a Shia mosque in Dammam detonating the bomb in the parking lot.[[https://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-attacks-shiite-mosque-saudi-kills-4-110146063.html# "IS claims suicide bombing on Shiite mosque in Saudi, 4 dead"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160321/http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-attacks-shiite-mosque-saudi-kills-4-110146063.html |date=March 29, 2016 }}, news.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 20, 2015.] | 4 | |
Iraq | June 1 | Three suicide bombers in Humvees attacked a police station in the Tharthar region in Al Anbar Governorate.[[https://news.yahoo.com/suicide-attacks-iraqs-anbar-kills-30-troops-134853996.html "Suicide attacks in Iraq's Anbar kill 41 from security forces"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160320/http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-attacks-iraqs-anbar-kills-30-troops-134853996.html |date=March 29, 2016 }}, news.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 20, 2015.] | 41 | 63 |
Turkey | June 5 | 2015 Diyarbakır rally bombings – Twin bombing of a Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) rally.[{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/twin-bomb-blasts-kill-2-injure-over-100-at-milestone-rally-of-turkeys-hdp.aspx?pageID=238&nID=83557&NewsCatID=341|title=Twin bomb blasts kill 2, injure over 100 at milestone rally of Turkey's HDP|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=November 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111234833/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/twin-bomb-blasts-kill-2-injure-over-100-at-milestone-rally-of-turkeys-hdp.aspx?pageID=238&nID=83557&NewsCatID=341|url-status=live}}][{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/fourth-victim-dies-from-attack-on-turkey-party-rally.aspx?pageID=238&nID=83940&NewsCatID=335|title=Fourth victim dies from attack on Turkey party rally|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=May 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521000322/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/fourth-victim-dies-from-attack-on-turkey-party-rally.aspx?pageID=238&nID=83940&NewsCatID=335|url-status=live}}] | 4 | 100+ |
Iraq | June 13 | Four suicide SUV car bombs went off in a police station in Hajjaj near Tikrit and Baiji.[[https://news.yahoo.com/brit-german-among-bombers-deadly-iraq-attack-184224608.html "Brit, German among bombers in deadly Iraq attack"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160318/http://news.yahoo.com/brit-german-among-bombers-deadly-iraq-attack-184224608.html |date=March 29, 2016 }}, news.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 20, 2015.] | 11 | 27 |
France | June 26 | Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack – Beheading in a factory near Lyon, head marked with Arabic writing and Islamist flags. Gas canisters set off a fire.[{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/26/europe/france-attack/index.html|title=Suspect detained after beheading, explosion in France|author=Laura Smith-Spark|author2=Greg Botelho|date=June 26, 2015|publisher=CNN|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415122646/https://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/26/europe/france-attack/index.html|url-status=live}}] | 1 | 11 |
Tunisia | June 26 | 2015 Sousse attacks – A gunman named Seifeddine Rezgui attacked a hotel targeting European tourists staying there.[{{cite web|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20150626-tunisia-deadly-shooting-beach-resort-gunmen|title=Scores killed in terror attack on Tunisian beach resort|date=June 26, 2015|publisher=France 24|access-date=September 2, 2018|archive-date=July 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727070104/https://www.france24.com/en/20150626-tunisia-deadly-shooting-beach-resort-gunmen|url-status=live}}] | 38 | 39 |
| Nigeria | June 26–30 | Boko Haram killed attacked and bombed villages, mosques, and other public spaces.[{{cite news|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/7/2/dozens-killed-while-praying-in-latest-boko-haram-attacks.html|title=Scores Killed in Latest Boko Haram Attacks|date=2 July 2015|publisher=Al Jazeera America|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422201843/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/7/2/dozens-killed-while-praying-in-latest-boko-haram-attacks.html|url-status=live}}] | 200 | |
Nigeria | July 7 | A bomb exploded in a government office in Zaria.[{{cite news|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/7/7/bomb-kills-20-in-northern-nigeria.html|title=Bomb Kills 20 in Northern Nigeria|publisher=Al Jazeera America|date=7 July 2015|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422165819/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/7/7/bomb-kills-20-in-northern-nigeria.html|url-status=live}}] | 20 | |
Cameroon | July 13 | Two suicide bombers exploded in a bar in Fotokol and killed 13 people, including a soldier from Chad who was killed in the second explosion.[{{cite news|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/7/13/two-suicide-attacks-in-cameroon-kill-more-than-a-dozen.html|title=Suicide Attacks in Cameroon Kill More Than a Dozen|publisher=Al Jazeera America|date=13 July 2015|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422165849/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/7/13/two-suicide-attacks-in-cameroon-kill-more-than-a-dozen.html|url-status=live}}] | 15 | |
United States | July 16 | A civilian opened fire on two military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, killing 5 military personnel.[{{cite web|author=Kristina Sgueglia|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/16/us/chattanooga-shooting-terrorist-inspiration/|title=Chattanooga shootings 'inspired' by terrorists, FBI chief says|work=CNN|date=December 16, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219115633/http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/16/us/chattanooga-shooting-terrorist-inspiration|archive-date=December 19, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}] | 5 | |
Nigeria | July 17 | Two towns were attacked by two suicide bombers.[{{cite news|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/7/17/suicide-bombs-kill-64-in-nigeria.html|title=Suicide Bombs Kill 64 in Nigeria|publisher=Al Jazeera America|date=17 July 2015|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422165826/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/7/17/suicide-bombs-kill-64-in-nigeria.html|url-status=live}}] | 62 | |
Turkey | July 20 | 2015 Suruç bombing in Kurdish majority city of Suruç. ISIL claimed responsibility.[{{cite news|title=Suruç'ta ölenlerin sayısı 32'ye yükseldi|url=http://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/suructa-olenlerin-sayisi-32ye-yukseldi,BNZ2kTA7dUG-D1jkN1S93w|publisher=NTV|access-date=21 July 2015|language=tr|archive-date=April 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407203401/https://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/suructa-olenlerin-sayisi-32ye-yukseldi,BNZ2kTA7dUG-D1jkN1S93w|url-status=live}}] | 33 | 104 |
Nigeria | July 22 | A series of explosions at two bus stations in Gombe.[{{cite news|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/7/22/more-than-40-feared-dead-after-bomb-blasts-in-nigeria.html|title=Over 40 Feared Dead After Bomb Blasts in Nigeria|publisher=Al Jazeera America|date=22 July 2015|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422165844/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/7/22/more-than-40-feared-dead-after-bomb-blasts-in-nigeria.html|url-status=live}}] | 40 | |
Cameroon | July 26 | A suicide bomber detonated at a popular nightclub in Maroua.[{{cite news|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/suicide-bomber-strikes-cameroon-night-spot-150726024720051.html|title='Female' suicide bomber strikes Cameroon night spot|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=May 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524211340/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/suicide-bomber-strikes-cameroon-night-spot-150726024720051.html|url-status=live}}] | 15 | |
India | July 27 | 2015 Gurdaspur attack Three Islamic terrorists of Pakistani origin from Indian-administrated Kashmir disguised in army uniforms attacked the Dina Nagar police station in Gurdaspur District of Punjab. The attack killed 3 policemen, 4 civilians and 15 others were injured. All 3 attackers were killed by security forces.[{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33671593|title=Gurdaspur attack: Ten killed in Indian police station siege|publisher=BBC News|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408013732/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33671593|url-status=live}}] | 10 | 15 |
Nigeria | August 11 | Explosions at a crowded market in Sabon Gari.[{{cite news|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/8/11/blast-kills-50-in-nigerias-borno-state.html|title=Blast Kills 50 People in Nigeria's Borno State|publisher=Al Jazeera America|date=11 August 2015|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422165835/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/8/11/blast-kills-50-in-nigerias-borno-state.html|url-status=live}}] | 47 | |
Iraq | August 13 | August 2015 Baghdad bombing. A truck bomb in a market.[{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/13/truck-bomb-leaves-scores-dead-at-market-in-iraq|title=Isis bombing leaves scores dead at market in Baghdad|author=Martin Chulov|work=The Guardian|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410214900/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/13/truck-bomb-leaves-scores-dead-at-market-in-iraq|url-status=live}}] | 70+ | 200 |
France | August 21 | 2015 Thalys train attack. Shooting and stabbing in train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris. The incident was believed by French police to be an Islamist terrorist attack.[{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/22/europe-high-alert-french-train-attack|title=France train shooting: Europe on high alert after attack by armed gunman|author=Mark Townsend|work=The Guardian|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428112501/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/22/europe-high-alert-french-train-attack|url-status=live}}] | 0 | 5 |
Nigeria | August 28–30 | Boko Haram members attacked three villages. 68 alone were killed in the village of Baanu.[{{cite news|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/8/31/boko-haram-kills-nearly-80-in-3-nigerian-villages.html|title=Boko Haram Kills Nearly 80 in 3 Nigerian Villages|publisher=Al Jazeera America|date=31 August 2015|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422165830/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/8/31/boko-haram-kills-nearly-80-in-3-nigerian-villages.html|url-status=live}}] | 79 | |
Nigeria | September 10 | Explosion at a refugee camp for people fleeing Boko Haram.[{{cite news|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/9/11/reports-at-least-2-dead-in-blast-at-nigeria-refugee-camp.html|title=Deadly Blast at Nigeria Refugee Camp|publisher=Al Jazeera America|date=11 September 2015|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422201837/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/9/11/reports-at-least-2-dead-in-blast-at-nigeria-refugee-camp.html|url-status=live}}] | 2 | |
Iraq | September 17 | Two suicide bombings in Baghdad. ISIL claimed responsibility.[[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/isil-suicide-bombings-strike-baghdad-150917110824995.html "ISIL suicide bombings strike Baghdad"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407192344/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/isil-suicide-bombings-strike-baghdad-150917110824995.html |date=April 7, 2019 }}, Al Jazeera. Retrieved September 17, 2015.] | 12 | 55 |
Nigeria | September 21 | Multiple explosions.[{{cite news|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/9/21/nigerian-city-maiduguri-rocked-by-three-blasts.html|title=Nigerian City of Maidugui Rocked by Three Blasts|publisher=Al Jazeera America|date=21 September 2015|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422165812/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/9/21/nigerian-city-maiduguri-rocked-by-three-blasts.html|url-status=live}}] | 54 | |
Yemen | September 24 | A bomb attack on a Shia mosque in Sana'a during prayers for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Claimed by ISIL.[[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/yemen/11887141/Deadly-blasts-hit-mosque-in-Yemen-killing-at-least-15-during-Eid-prayers.html "Deadly blast hits mosque in Yemen killing at least 25 during Eid prayers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407143313/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/yemen/11887141/Deadly-blasts-hit-mosque-in-Yemen-killing-at-least-15-during-Eid-prayers.html |date=April 7, 2019 }}, The Telegraph. Retrieved September 24, 2015.] | 25 | |
Bangladesh | September 29 | Three men on a motorbike shot and killed an Italian aid worker. The attack was claimed by ISIL.[[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34389692 "Italian aid worker killed in Bangladesh 'by IS'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407154711/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34389692 |date=April 7, 2019 }}, BBC News. Retrieved September 29, 2015.] | 1 | |
Nigeria | October 1 | Multiple suicide bombings by Boko Haram.[[http://www.enca.com/africa/least-10-killed-suicide-attacks-ne-nigeria "At least 10 killed in suicide attacks in NE Nigeria "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801195335/http://www.enca.com/africa/least-10-killed-suicide-attacks-ne-nigeria |date=August 1, 2017 }}, Retrieved October 1, 2015.] | 14 | 39 |
Israel | October 1 | Gunmen opened fire on a car near Nablus on the northern West Bank, killing a man and woman. Four of their children were also in the car and witnessed the attack, but were uninjured. The attackers were praised by Hamas.[Judah Ari Gross & staff writers (October 1, 2015) [http://www.timesofisrael.com/two-seriously-wounded-in-west-bank-terror-attack/ "Israeli mother and father shot dead in West Bank terror attack"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719175803/http://www.timesofisrael.com/two-seriously-wounded-in-west-bank-terror-attack/ |date=July 19, 2017 }}, Times of Israel, Retrieved October 1, 2015.][{{cite news|last1=Levinson|first1=Chaim|title=Two Killed in Shooting Attack Near West Bank Settlement|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.678511|access-date=October 1, 2015|date=October 1, 2015|archive-date=October 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019095840/http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.678511|url-status=live}}] | 2 | |
Australia | October 2 | 2015 Parramatta shooting. A NSW Police Force civilian employee was shot dead outside NSW Police Force headquarters on Charles Street, Parramatta, Sydney by a 15-year-old lone gunman. The gunman then engaged with NSW Police Special Constables in a shootout before being killed.[{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/11909115/Sydney-shooting-carried-out-by-15-year-old-terrorist-say-police.html|title=Sydney shooting carried out by 15-year-old terrorist, say police|date=October 2, 2015|work=Telegraph|access-date=October 3, 2015|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025082519/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/11909115/Sydney-shooting-carried-out-by-15-year-old-terrorist-say-police.html|url-status=live}}]{{Better source needed|source used does not mention that the attacker was Islamic or Islamist once|date=November 2023}} | 2 | |
Bangladesh | October 3 | A Japanese man was shot and killed. The attack was claimed by ISIL.[[http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-bangladesh-japan-killings-idUKKCN0RX06720151003 "Islamic State claims responsibility for killing Japanese man in Bangladesh"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430105453/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-bangladesh-japan-killings-idUKKCN0RX06720151003 |date=April 30, 2020 }}, Reuters. Retrieved October 3, 2015.] | 1 | |
Iraq | October 3 | Two suicide bombings in Shiite majority neighbourhoods in Baghdad. Attack claimed by ISIL.[[https://news.yahoo.com/iraqi-officials-suicide-bomber-baghdad-kills-10-152727737.html "IS group claims pair of deadly Baghdad suicide bombings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160305/http://news.yahoo.com/iraqi-officials-suicide-bomber-baghdad-kills-10-152727737.html |date=March 29, 2016 }}, news.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015.] | 20 | 61 |
Afghanistan | October 5 | Two suicide bombings in Kabul targeted an intelligence centre. Claimed by the Taliban.[[http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/taliban-claim-responsibil/2172458.html "Taliban claim responsibility for suicide attack in Kabul"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013041731/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/taliban-claim-responsibil/2172458.html |date=October 13, 2015 }}, channelnewsasia.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.] | 2 | 3 |
Somalia | October 7 | Al-Shabaab militants ambushed and killed the nephew of Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.[[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/11917200/Islamist-al-Shabaab-gunmen-kill-nephew-of-Somalian-president-Hassan-Sheikh-Mohamoud.html "Islamist al-Shabaab gunmen kill nephew of Somalian president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407143308/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/11917200/Islamist-al-Shabaab-gunmen-kill-nephew-of-Somalian-president-Hassan-Sheikh-Mohamoud.html |date=April 7, 2019 }}, Telegraph. Retrieved October 7, 2015.] | 2 | |
Turkey | October 10 | 2015 Ankara bombings. ISIL is suspected.[{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34495161|title=Ankara explosions leave almost 100 dead – officials|publisher=BBC News|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=March 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305050124/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34495161|url-status=live}}][{{cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/turkey-explosion-islamic-state-idINKCN0S50JV20151011|title=Turkey sees Islamic State hand in bombing, vows election will go on|author1=Orhan Coskun|author2=Ece Toksabay|name-list-style=amp|date=October 11, 2015|publisher=Reuters India|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=March 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329161535/http://in.reuters.com/article/turkey-explosion-islamic-state-idINKCN0S50JV20151011|url-status=dead}}] | 109 | 500+ |
Chad | October 10 | Multiple suicide bombings blamed on Boko Haram.[[https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/10/us-nigeria-violence-chad-idUSKCN0S40OJ20151010" Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 33 in Chad"]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, Reuters. Retrieved October 10, 2015.] | 33 | 51 |
Afghanistan | October 11 | A bomb attack in Kabul, targeting a British military convoy injured 7 Afghan civilians. The attack was claimed by the Taliban.[[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34498998" Taliban attack UK military convoy in Afghan capital Kabul"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006005120/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34498998 |date=October 6, 2019 }}, BBC News. Retrieved October 11, 2015.] | 0 | 7 |
Nigeria | October 22 | Boko Haram attack in Borno State.[[http://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Boko-Haram-kill-20-in-NE-Nigeria/-/1066/2924770/-/snojfaz/-/index.html" 20 shot dead by Boko Haram in NE Nigeria: locals"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801193658/http://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Boko-Haram-kill-20-in-NE-Nigeria/-/1066/2924770/-/snojfaz/-/index.html |date=August 1, 2017 }}, nation.co.ke. Retrieved October 22, 2015.] | 20 | |
Nigeria | October 23 | Two separate mosques were attacked by suicide bombers.[{{cite news|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/10/23/blasts-kill-dozens-in-nigeria.html|title=Blasts Kill 42 in Two Nigerian Mosques|publisher=Al Jazeera America|date=23 October 2015|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422162633/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/10/23/blasts-kill-dozens-in-nigeria.html|url-status=live}}] | 42 | |
Niger | October 28 | Boko Haram militants attacked a village, allegedly burning down houses and cars during the rampage.[{{cite news|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/10/28/suspected-boko-haram-fighters-kill-13-people-in-niger.html|title=Boko Haram Fighters Kill 13 People in Niger – Al Jazeera America|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422165854/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/10/28/suspected-boko-haram-fighters-kill-13-people-in-niger.html|url-status=live}}] | 13 | |
Egypt | October 31 | Bomb on board a Russian jet brought it down in the Sinai peninsula.[{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/07/middleeast/russian-plane-crash-egypt-sinai/index.html|title=U.S. official: '99.9% certain' bomb on Metrojet flight|author=Barbara Starr, Steve Almasy and Ray Sanchez|date=November 7, 2015|publisher=CNN|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411203552/https://www.cnn.com/2015/11/07/middleeast/russian-plane-crash-egypt-sinai/index.html|url-status=live}}] | 224 | |
Lebanon | November 12 | Twin suicide bombings in Beirut.[{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34805466|title=Lebanon holds day of mourning after deadly Beirut blasts|publisher=BBC News|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=November 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121182758/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34805466|url-status=live}}] | 42 | |
France | November 13 | A series of terrorist attacks in Paris involving a series of coordinated attacks which consisted of mass shootings and suicide bombings. This incident was the deadliest event on French soil since World War II.[{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/13/world/paris-shooting/|title=Paris massacre: At least 128 die in attacks|author1=Steve Almasy|author2=Pierre Meilhan|author3=Jim Bittermann|date=November 13, 2015|publisher=CNN|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=July 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708174501/https://www.cnn.com/2015/11/13/world/paris-shooting|url-status=live}}] | 137 | 416 |
Iraq | November 13 | Suicide attack at a Shia funeral.[{{cite news|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/11/13/suicide-bomber-kills-at-least-21-in-baghdad.html|title=Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 21 in Baghdad|publisher=Al Jazeera America|date=13 November 2015|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422135053/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/11/13/suicide-bomber-kills-at-least-21-in-baghdad.html|url-status=live}}] | 21 | |
Philippines | November 17 | A Malaysian national was beheaded by Abu Sayyaf.[{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/sdut-malaysia-sickened-by-citizens-beheading-in-2015nov18-story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609161625/https://www.latimes.com/sdut-malaysia-sickened-by-citizens-beheading-in-2015nov18-story.html|archive-date=9 June 2019|title=Malaysia 'sickened' by citizen's beheading in Philippines|date=18 November 2015|agency=AP|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 23, 2016}}] | 1 | |
Nigeria | November 17 | A suicide attack at a market in Yola blamed on Boko Haram.[{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34852971|title=Nigeria blast: Yola market explosion kills 30|publisher=BBC News|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=December 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213141433/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34852971|url-status=live}}] | 30+ | 80+ |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | November 18 | A lone wolf Islamist killed two soldiers and injured civilians in Sarajevo.[[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34866890 "'Islamist' gunman kills two Bosnian soldiers in Sarajevo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111174536/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34866890 |date=January 11, 2020 }}, BBC News. Retrieved November 22, 2015.] | 3 | 5 |
Nigeria | November 18 | Two explosions blamed on Boko Haram struck a phone market in Kano.[{{cite news|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/11/18/suicide-bombers-strike-nigeria-market.html|title=Bombers Kill at Least 15 People in Nigeria|publisher=Al Jazeera America|date=18 November 2015|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=November 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120180155/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/11/18/suicide-bombers-strike-nigeria-market.html|url-status=live}}] | 15 | 100+ |
Iraq | November 20 | A suicide bomber detonated inside a Shiite mosque.[{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/suicide-blast-bombing-strike-baghdad-shiite-mosque-kill-35320193|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121072119/http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/suicide-blast-bombing-strike-baghdad-shiite-mosque-kill-35320193|archive-date=21 November 2015|title=Suicide Blast, Bombings Strike Baghdad, Killing 15|publisher=ABC News|agency=AP|date=20 November 2015|author=Qassim Abdul-Zahra|access-date=April 23, 2016}}] | 11 | 5 |
Cameroon | November 21 | Suicide bombing blamed on Boko Haram.[{{cite news|title=Suicide attack in Cameroon kills at least 10|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/11/21/suicide-attack-in-cameroon-kills-at-least-10.html|access-date=21 November 2015|publisher=Al Jazeera America|agency=Reuters|date=21 November 2015|archive-date=November 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122044733/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/11/21/suicide-attack-in-cameroon-kills-at-least-10.html|url-status=live}}] | 10 | |
Nigeria | November 22 | Suicide bombing.[{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/eight-killed-ne-nigeria-suicide-bombing-relief-agency-191507966.html|title=Eight killed in NE Nigeria suicide bombing: relief agency|publisher=Yahoo News|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407203401/https://news.yahoo.com/eight-killed-ne-nigeria-suicide-bombing-relief-agency-191507966.html|url-status=live}}] | 8 | |
Tunisia | November 24 | 2015 Tunis bombing. ISIL claimed responsibility for an attack on a bus transporting members of the Presidential Guard.[{{cite news|url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/least-11-killed-after-explosion-tunisian-capital-1102255450|title=State of emergency declared after 14 killed in Tunis bus attack|date=November 24, 2015|work=middleeasteye|access-date=September 2, 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820235137/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/least-11-killed-after-explosion-tunisian-capital-1102255450|url-status=live}}] | 14 | 11 |
Egypt | November 24 | November 2015 Sinai attack. A day after the second round of parliamentary elections closed, militants attacked a hotel housing election judges in the provincial capital of al-Arish in North Sinai.[[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/isil-claims-deadly-attack-egypt-sinai-151125053414593.html "ISIL claims deadly attack in Egypt's Sinai"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922065602/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/isil-claims-deadly-attack-egypt-sinai-151125053414593.html |date=September 22, 2017 }}, Al Jazeera. Retrieved November 25, 2015.] | 7 | 10+ |
Niger | November 25 | Boko Haram attacked a village, shot residents and fired rockets.[{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/niger-says-boko-haram-gunmen-kill-18-border-village-n470186|title=Niger says Boko Haram Gunmen Kill 18 in Border Village|publisher=NBC News|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421072656/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/niger-says-boko-haram-gunmen-kill-18-border-village-n470186|url-status=live}}] | 18 | |
Nigeria | November 27 | Boko Haram suicide attack on a Shia procession.[{{cite web |title=21 Killed As Suicide Bomber Hits Shi'ite Procession In Nigeria |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/suicide-bomber-hits-shiite-procession-in-nigeria-21-killed_n_8668454 |website=HuffPost |language=en |date=28 November 2015 |access-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701041624/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/suicide-bomber-hits-shiite-procession-in-nigeria-21-killed_n_8668454 |url-status=live }}] | 22 | |
Egypt | November 28 | Islamist gunmen killed four security personnel in an attack at a police checkpoint in Saqqara.[[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-gunmen-idUSKBN0TH04U20151128#ur1Zegle8cKoym54.97 "Gunmen kill four Egypt security personnel south of Cairo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517224115/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-gunmen-idUSKBN0TH04U20151128#ur1Zegle8cKoym54.97 |date=May 17, 2021 }}, Reuters. Retrieved December 3, 2015.] | 4 | |
Mali | November 28 | Militants fired rockets on a MINUSMA peacekeeping forces base. Ansar Dine claimed responsibility.[Serge Daniel, [https://news.yahoo.com/mali-rocket-attack-kills-three-un-un-sources-095644752.html "Three dead in rocket attack on UN base in north Mali"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160250/http://news.yahoo.com/mali-rocket-attack-kills-three-un-un-sources-095644752.html |date=March 29, 2016 }}, AFP. Retrieved December 3, 2015.] | 3 | 20 |
United States | December 2 | In the 2015 San Bernardino attack, married couple Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik opened fire in an office.[{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/04/us/san-bernardino-shooting/index.html|title=San Bernardino attack investigated as act of terrorism|author=Greg Botelho and Ralph Ellis|date=December 4, 2015|publisher=CNN|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-date=April 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428143858/https://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/04/us/san-bernardino-shooting/index.html|url-status=live}}][{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/05/us/tashfeen-malik-islamic-state.html|title=F.B.I. Treating San Bernardino Attack as Terrorism Case|last=Schmidt|first=Michael|work=New York Times|date=4 December 2015|access-date=5 December 2015|archive-date=July 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724172713/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/05/us/tashfeen-malik-islamic-state.html|url-status=live}}] | 14 | 22 |
Chad | December 5 | Four female suicide bombers from Boko Haram attacked the island of Koulfoua on Lake Chad.[{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-violence-chad-idUSKBN0TO0FM20151205#qXbaF6WM1guP5raB.97|title=Chad says suicide blasts kill at least 15 in Lake Chad|last=Nako|first=Madjiasara|publisher=Reuters|date=5 December 2015|access-date=5 December 2015|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331031339/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-violence-chad-idUSKBN0TO0FM20151205#qXbaF6WM1guP5raB.97|url-status=live}}] | 19 | 130+ |
Yemen | December 6 | The governor of Aden, Jaafar Mohammed Saad, was killed in a car bomb attack claimed by ISIL.[{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/06/governor-of-aden-in-yemen-killed-in-explosion-say-officials|title=Isis claims responsibility for assassinating governor of Aden|work=The Guardian|date=6 December 2015|access-date=6 December 2015|archive-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419233527/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/06/governor-of-aden-in-yemen-killed-in-explosion-say-officials|url-status=live}}] | 1 | |
Afghanistan | December 8 | In the 2015 Kandahar Airport attacks several Taliban members attacked Kandahar Airport and surrounding areas.[[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/taliban-kills-scores-ongoing-kandahar-airport-attack-151209153246413.html "Taliban kills scores in Kandahar airport attack"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714151500/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/taliban-kills-scores-ongoing-kandahar-airport-attack-151209153246413.html |date=July 14, 2017 }}, Retrieved December 16, 2015.][{{cite news |title=Afghan Taliban kill dozens at Kandahar airport |publisher=BBC News |date=2015-12-09 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35043938 |access-date=2016-01-17 |archive-date=November 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109215515/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35043938 |url-status=live }}] | 70+ | 35 |
Egypt | December 8 | An explosive device by Islamists targeting a military convoy went off in Rafah.[[http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/12/08/Bomb-attack-kills-four-Egyptian-security-personnel-in-North-Sinai/4021449622446/ "Bomb attack kills four Egyptian security personnel in North Sinai"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810013746/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/12/08/Bomb-attack-kills-four-Egyptian-security-personnel-in-North-Sinai/4021449622446/ |date=August 10, 2017 }}, UPI. Retrieved December 13, 2015.] | 4 | 4 |
Iraq | December 9 | A suicide bomber detonated in the doorway of a Shiite mosque.[[https://news.yahoo.com/suicide-attack-shiite-mosque-baghdad-kills-11-114336573.html "Iraqis eye next steps in Ramadi as IS claims Baghdad bombing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160246/http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-attack-shiite-mosque-baghdad-kills-11-114336573.html |date=March 29, 2016 }}, Retrieved December 13, 2015.] | 11+ | 20 |
Afghanistan | December 11 | In the 2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul, Taliban militants detonated a car bomb and stormed a guesthouse near the embassy.[[https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/taliban-attack-spanish-embassy-afghanistan-kills-35728950 "Spain: Gunmen Entered Embassy in Kabul After Car Bomb Attack"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222133807/http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/taliban-attack-spanish-embassy-afghanistan-kills-35728950 |date=December 22, 2015 }}, ABC News. Retrieved December 13, 2015.] | 6 | |
Syria | December 11 | Tell Tamer bombings. Three truck bombs set off by ISIL in Tell Tamer.[[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-northeast-idUSKBN0TU0NS20151211 "Islamic State truck bombs kill up to 60 people in Syrian town: Kurds"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011200325/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-northeast-idUSKBN0TU0NS20151211 |date=October 11, 2017 }}, Reuters. Retrieved December 13, 2015.] | 60 | 80 |
Iraq | December 12 | A militant detonated his explosives in a truck at an Iraqi position near the Saudi border.[[https://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-kills-six-iraq-saudi-border-officials-091553406.html "IS suicide bomber kills six on Iraq-Saudi border"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160243/http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-kills-six-iraq-saudi-border-officials-091553406.html |date=March 29, 2016 }}, Retrieved December 19, 2015.] | 6 | 14 |
Nigeria | December 13 | Boko Haram attacked the villages of Warwara, Mangari, and Bura-Shika.[[https://news.yahoo.com/30-dead-boko-haram-attack-three-nigeria-villages-220803427.html "30 dead in Boko Haram attack on three Nigeria villages: vigilantes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160243/http://news.yahoo.com/30-dead-boko-haram-attack-three-nigeria-villages-220803427.html |date=March 29, 2016 }}, Retrieved January 4, 2016.] | 30 | 20 |
Afghanistan | December 21 | A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated near Bagram Airfield.[[https://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-kills-five-attack-u-afghan-patrol-111225827.html "Motorbike suicide bomber kills six U.S. troops in Afghanistan"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160242/http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-kills-five-attack-u-afghan-patrol-111225827.html |date=March 29, 2016 }}, Retrieved January 4, 2016.] | 7 | 3 |
Nigeria | December 26 | Boko Haram gunmen raided Kimba village, opening fire on residents and torching their homes.[{{cite news |author=AFP |title=At least 14 killed in Boko Haram Christmas day gun attack in Nigeria |website=Telegraph |date=2015-12-26 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/12070317/At-least-14-killed-in-Boko-Haram-Christmas-day-gun-attack-in-Nigeria.html |access-date=2016-01-17 |archive-date=April 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407203346/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/12070317/At-least-14-killed-in-Boko-Haram-Christmas-day-gun-attack-in-Nigeria.html |url-status=live }}][[https://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-kills-least-14-christmas-day-attack-211939980.html "Boko Haram kills at least 14 in Christmas Day attack in Nigeria"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330090518/http://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-kills-least-14-christmas-day-attack-211939980.html |date=March 30, 2016 }}, Retrieved January 4, 2016.] | 14+ | |
Afghanistan | December 28 | A Taliban suicide bomber detonated on a road near a school close to Kabul International Airport.[[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-blast-idUSKBN0UB07M20151228 "One killed, 33 wounded in Kabul suicide attack"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201092214/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-blast-idUSKBN0UB07M20151228 |date=December 1, 2017 }}, Reuters. Retrieved January 4, 2016.] | 2 | 33 |
Nigeria | December 28 | Fourteen Islamist female suicide bombers aged 12–18 attempted to simultaneously attack Maiduguri. Seven of the bombers were shot dead by security forces while three managed to escape and detonate themselves in Baderi and near a mosque, killing 26 people and wounding another 85.[[http://dailypost.ng/2015/12/29/boko-haram-26-killed-85-injured-as-14-suicide-bombers-attack-maiduguri/ "Boko Haram: 26 killed, 85 injured as 14 suicide bombers attack Maiduguri"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801195436/http://dailypost.ng/2015/12/29/boko-haram-26-killed-85-injured-as-14-suicide-bombers-attack-maiduguri/ |date=August 1, 2017 }}, Retrieved January 4, 2016.] | 36 | 85 |
Pakistan | December 29 | A suicide bomber detonated in the entrance of an office of the National Database and Registration Authority in Mardan.[[https://news.yahoo.com/least-12-dead-nw-pakistan-suicide-blast-officials-101345180.html "Taliban suicide bomber kills 26 in NW Pakistan: officials"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160239/http://news.yahoo.com/least-12-dead-nw-pakistan-suicide-blast-officials-101345180.html |date=March 29, 2016 }}, Retrieved January 4, 2016.] | 27 | 50+ |
Russia | December 29 | A gunman opened fire on a group of residents who were visiting a viewing platform at the fortress in Derbent, Dagestan. ISIL claimed responsibility.[[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35205165 "Russia attack: IS claims shooting in Dagestan"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331112537/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35205165 |date=March 31, 2019 }}, BBC News. Retrieved January 4, 2016.] | 1 | 11 |