| class="wikitable sortable" id="terrorIncidents2018" |
| class="unsortable" |Date
! class="unsortable" |Type
!data-sort-type="number" | Dead
!data-sort-type="number" | Injured
! class="unsortable" |Location
! class="unsortable" |Article
! class="unsortable" |Details
! class="unsortable" |Perpetrator
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| 2 January
|Stabbing
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|1
|style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left"|0
|Orange County, United States
|Murder of Blaze Bernstein | The man accused of killing a gay and Jewish University of Pennsylvania student was an avowed neo-Nazi and a member of Atomwaffen Division, one of the country's most notorious extremist groups.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/atomwaffen-division-inside-white-hate-group|title=Inside Atomwaffen As It Celebrates a Member for Allegedly Killing a Gay Jewish College Student|work=ProPublica|access-date=2018-08-26}}]
|Atomwaffen Division
|Terrorism in the United States |
| 15 January
|Suicide bombings
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|38 (+2)
|style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left"|105
|Baghdad, Iraq
|2018 Baghdad bombings | Two suicide bombings at al-Tayaran Square.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/15012018|title=Twin suicide bombings kill 38 in Baghdad, wound over 100|website=www.rudaw.net|access-date=2018-01-15}}]
|Islamic State
|Iraqi insurgency |
| 20-21 January
|Shooting, arson, hostage taking
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|40 (+6)
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|22
|Kabul, Afghanistan
|2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack | Gunmen launched an attack on the Inter-Continental Hotel. More than 100 people were freed from the hotel and six gunmen were killed.[{{Cite news|url=http://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/kabul-hotel-attack-death-toll-rises-18|title=Kabul Hotel Attack Death Toll Could Rise To 43: Source|work=TOLOnews|access-date=2018-01-21|language=en}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/25/kabul-hotel-attack-death-toll-almost-doubles/|title=Kabul hotel attack death toll almost doubles|date=2018|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-01-26|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}]
|Taliban and Haqqani Network
|War in Afghanistan |
| 23 January
|Car bombing
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|41
|style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left"|80
|Benghazi, Libya
|January 2018 Benghazi bombing | Twin car bomb attack outside a mosque.[{{cite news |title=Incident Summary 201801230003|url=https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=201801230003|access-date=30 July 2020 |work=Global Terrorism Database}}][{{cite news |title=Incident Summary 201801230004|url=https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=201801230004|access-date=30 July 2020 |work=Global Terrorism Database}}][{{cite news |title=Toll rises to 35 in car bombing outside Benghazi mosque|url=https://fr.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKBN1FD1O9-OZATP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215034227/https://fr.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKBN1FD1O9-OZATP |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2018 |access-date=30 July 2020 |work=Reuters |date=24 January 2018}}]
|Unknown
|Libyan Civil War (2014–present) |
| 24 January
|Shooting, suicide car bombing
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|6
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|27
|Jalalabad, Afghanistan
|2018 Save The Children Jalalabad attack | A complex attack began with a suicide car bomb outside the Save The Children offices, followed by gunmen entering the compound and fighting Afghan special forces.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/24/explosion-attack-save-the-children-office-jalalabad-afghanistan|title=Isis claims attack on Save the Children office in Afghanistan|last=Safi|first=Michael|date=2018-01-24|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-01-24}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/gunmen-attack-save-children-office-jalalabad-afghanistan-n840506|title=Children flee as gunmen storm aid group's office in Afghanistan|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-01-24|language=en}}]
|Islamic State
|War in Afghanistan |
| 27 January
|Suicide car bombing
|style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left"|103
|style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left"|235
|Kabul, Afghanistan
|2018 Kabul ambulance bombing | A suicide bomber exploded an ambulance laden with explosives near Sidarat Square where several government offices are located.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world-kabul-explosion-january-27-several-killed-injured-taliban-claims-responsibility-424534|title=102 killed, almost 200 injured in suicide car bomb attack near Indian embassy in Afghanistan capital Kabul|date=2018-01-27|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en-US}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/27/581265342/dozens-killed-more-than-100-wounded-in-taliban-car-bombing-in-kabul|title=At Least 103 Killed, 235 Wounded In Taliban Car Bombing In Kabul|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en}}]
|Taliban
|War in Afghanistan |
| 3 February
|Shooting
|style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left"|0
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|6
|Macerata, Italy
|Macerata shooting | An gunman with extreme right-wing sympathies shot and injured six African asylum seekers.[{{Cite web | url=https://www.wired.it/attualita/politica/2018/02/05/macerata-fascimo-elezioni-destra-razzismo/ | title=Macerata, l'attentato fascista riciclato in occasione elettorale| date=2018-02-05}}]
|Luca Traini (Right wing extremist)
|Terrorism in Italy |
| 5 February
|Stabbing
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|1
|style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left"|0
|Ariel, West Bank
|2018 Ariel stabbing | An Israeli man was stabbed to death at a bus station.[{{Cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/One-person-seriously-wounded-in-stabbing-attack-in-Ariel-540715|title=Israeli stabbed to death in West Bank attack, assailant on the loose|work=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=2018-02-05}}]
|Palestinian nationalist
|Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
| 9 February
|Bombing
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|2
|style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left"|143
|Benghazi, Libya
|February 2018 Benghazi bombing | A bomb exploded in a mosque.[{{cite news |title=Incident Summary 201802090006|url=https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=201802090006|access-date=30 July 2020 |work=Global Terrorism Database}}]
|Unknown
|Libyan Civil War (2014–present) |
| 10–11 February
|Shooting, grenade attack
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|7 (+3)
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|11
|Jammu, India
|2018 Sunjuwan attack | Gunmen attacked an Army camp. Three of them were shot dead by the Army.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jammu-on-high-alert-schools-shut-after-army-camp-terror-attack-updates-1811231|title=Updates: 3 Terrorists Killed, Encounter At Sunjuwan Army Camp In Jammu Over|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-02-11}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sunjuwan-terror-attack-3-terrorists-killed-1-still-holed-up-inside-army-camp-1166976-2018-02-11|title=Jammu army camp attack: 4 militants killed, 5 soldiers martyred as operation continues|date=2018-02-11|website=India Today|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-11}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/feb/13/army-calls-off-operation-in-sunjuwan-camp-after-four-days-death-toll-rises-to-10-with-recovery-of-s-1772828.html|title=Army calls off operation in Sunjuwan camp after four days; death toll rises to 10 with recovery of soldier's body|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-05-28}}]
|Jaish-e-Mohammed
|Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir |
| 10–13 February
|Bombings
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|12
|style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left"|50
|Oruro, Bolivia
|2018 Oruro attacks | Two bomb attacks.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2018/02/14/una-explosion-que-causo-cuatro-muertos-en-bolivia-fue-catalogada-como-un-atentado-por-el-gobierno/|title=El gobierno de Bolivia catalogó como un "atentado" la explosión que causó cuatro muertos en Oruro|work=Infobae|access-date=2018-07-21|language=es-LA}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.paginasiete.bo/opinion/editorial/2018/3/15/atentados-oruro-resolver-173098.html|title=Dos atentados en Oruro sin resolver - Diario Pagina Siete|access-date=2018-07-21|language=es}}]
|Unknown
|Terrorism in Bolivia |
| 18 February
|Shooting
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|5 (+1)
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|5
|Kizlyar, Russia
|Kizlyar church shooting | Shooting at a church. The attacker was shot and killed by police.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43105171|title=Five killed in Russia church shooting|date=2018-02-19|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-02-19|language=en-GB}}]
|Islamic State
|Insurgency in the North Caucasus |
| 19 February
|Kidnapping
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|5
|style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left"|108
|Dapchi, Nigeria
|Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapping | 111 students from one school and two other students from another school were abducted by Boko Haram. The insurgents later released 107 of them but one was still in custody.[{{Cite news|url=http://saharareporters.com/2018/03/02/abducted-dapchi-girls-boko-haram-town-yobe-claims-rep|title=Abducted Dapchi Girls in 'Boko Haram town' in Yobe, Claims Rep|date=2018-03-02|work=Sahara Reporters|access-date=2018-03-03}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecable.ng/fg-boko-haram-abducted-113-not-110-persons-dapchi-school|title=FG: Boko Haram abducted 113 — NOT 110 — persons from Dapchi school - TheCable|date=2018-03-25|work=TheCable|access-date=2018-03-27|language=en-US}}]
|Boko Haram
|Boko Haram insurgency |
| 21 February
|Bombing
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|2
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|22
|Lashio, Myanmar
|2018 Lashio bombing | A bomb exploded at a bank.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/world/asia/-yoma-bank-bombing-in-lashio-myanmar-signals-strife-beyond-the-rohingya.html|title=A Bombing in Northern Myanmar Signals Strife Beyond the Rohingya|work=The New York Times |date=21 February 2018 |access-date=2018-07-28|language=en|last1=Beech |first1=Hannah |last2=Nang |first2=Saw }}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.mmtimes.com/news/security-forces-launch-manhunt-yoma-bank-bombing-suspect.html|title=Security forces launch manhunt for Yoma Bank bombing suspect|work=The Myanmar Times|access-date=2018-07-28|language=en}}]
|Northern Alliance (suspected)
|Internal conflict in Myanmar |
| 23 February
|Suicide car bombings, shooting
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|45 (+5)
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|36
|Mogadishu, Somalia
|February 2018 Mogadishu attack | Two car bombings and subsequent gunfire.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-blast/car-bomb-gunfire-in-somali-capital-police-idUSKCN1G720U|title=Death toll from Somalia blasts rises to 45: government official|date=2018-02-24|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-02-24}}]
|Al-Shabaab
|Somali Civil War |
| 24 February
|Bombings
|style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left"|0
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|1
|Sittwe, Myanmar
|2018 Sittwe bombings | Three bombs exploded in the capital of Rakhine State.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-43179794|title=Blasts rock city in north-west Myanmar|date=2018-02-24|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-07-28|language=en-GB}}][{{Cite news|url=http://www.dvb.no/news/four-detained-reportedly-facing-terrorism-charges-sittwe-bombings/79915|title=Four detained, reportedly facing terrorism charges, after Sittwe bombings|date=2018-02-27|work=DVB Multimedia Group|access-date=2018-07-28|language=en-US}}][{{Cite news|url=https://thediplomat.com/2018/03/myanmars-buddhist-rakhine-rebels/|title=Myanmar's Buddhist Rakhine Rebels|work=The Diplomat|access-date=2018-07-28|language=en-US}}]
|Rakhine nationalists (suspected)
|Northern Rakhine State clashes |
| 2 March
|Shooting, suicide car bombing
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|30
|style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left"|85
|Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
|2018 Ouagadougou attacks | Attacks on the French embassy and cultural center and the army headquarters.[{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/news/world/deadly-attacks-extremists-strike-burkina-faso-capital-article-1.3850648|title=Deadly attacks by extremists strike Burkina Faso capital|work=NY Daily News|access-date=2018-03-03|language=en}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/02/least-30-dead-french-embassy-comes-attack-burkina-faso/|title=At least 30 dead as French embassy comes under attack in Burkina Faso|last=Chazan|first=David|date=2018-03-02|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-03-05|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}]
| Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
|Insurgency in the Maghreb |
| 11 March
|Stabbing
| style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left" |0 (+1)
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left" |1
|Vienna, Austria
|2018 Vienna embassy stabbing | An Islamist stabbed and injured a guard at the residence of the Iranian ambassador. The attacker was shot and killed.[{{Cite news|url=http://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/chronik/wien/Das-Protokoll-So-lief-Terror-Attentat-in-Wien-ab/325730109|title=Das Protokoll: So lief Terror-Attentat in Wien ab|date=2018-03-12|access-date=2018-05-15}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-austria-attack/vienna-knife-attacker-had-radical-islamist-sympathies-austria-says-idUSKCN1GP1E4|work=Reuters|title=Vienna knife attacker had radical Islamist sympathies, Austria says|date=March 13, 2018}}]
|Islamist
|Islamic terrorism in Europe |
| 13 March
|Bombing
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|9
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|10
|Sukma district, India
|2018 Sukma attack | Nine paramilitary troopers of the Indian Central Reserve Police Force were killed and about ten others wounded after Naxalites targeted their vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Chhattisgarh.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/13/c_137036682.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313145307/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/13/c_137036682.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2018|title=9 paramilitary troopers killed in Naxal attack in central India|website=www.xinhuanet.com|access-date=2018-03-18}}][{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/chhattisgarh-8-crpf-personnel-martyred-in-sukma-naxal-attack/articleshow/63283125.cms|title=9 CRPF men killed in blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh|last=Singh|first=Dalip|date=2018-03-14|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-03-18}}]
|CPI
|Naxalite–Maoist insurgency |
| 21 March
|Suicide bombing
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|33 (+1)
|style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left"|65
|Kabul, Afghanistan
|March 2018 Kabul suicide bombing | Suicide bombing near a Shiite shrine as Afghans celebrated the Persian New Year.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-kabul-mosque-suicide-blast-norouz/29112773.html|title=Dozens Killed In New Year Attack In Kabul|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|language=en|access-date=2018-03-21}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/isis-suicide-bomber-kills-33-in-kabul-as-afghans-celebrate-new-year/|title=ISIS suicide bomber kills 33 in Kabul as Afghans celebrate new year|date=2018-03-21|work=Fox News|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-US}}]
|Islamic State
|War in Afghanistan |
| 22 March
|Car bombing
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|18
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|22
|Mogadishu, Somalia
|March 2018 Mogadishu bombing | Car bomb explosion near a hotel.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.ntv.co.ug/news/international/23/mar/2018/fourteen-killed-explosion-outside-busy-hotel-somalias-capital-24427#sthash.pOlv3tkG.dpbs|title=Fourteen killed in explosion outside busy hotel in Somalia's capital|last=Angarukiremu|first=Gistin|date=2018-03-23|website=www.ntv.co.ug|language=en|access-date=2018-03-23}}][{{Cite web|url=https://africatimes.com/2018/03/23/mogadishu-bombing-toll-rises-to-18/|title=Mogadishu bombing toll rises to 18|website=africatimes.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-23|date=2018-03-23}}]
|Al-Shabaab
|Somali Civil War |
| 23 March
|Shootings, stabbing, hostage taking
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|4 (+1)
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|15
|Carcassonne and Trèbes, France
|Carcassonne and Trèbes attack | A gunman affiliated with the Islamic State attacked the cities of Carcassonne and Trèbes: He attacked and stole a car, killing the passenger and wounding the driver, in Carcassonne. He arrived in Trèbes and during the process a police officer was injured when the terrorist shot him. Then, he attacked a supermarket, where two civilians were killed and several others injured. A policeman exchanged himself for a hostage, was later shot and stabbed and died of his injuries in hospital. The attacker was later killed by the police.[{{cite web|title=France terror attack: Hero policeman married hours before he died|url=https://news.sky.com/story/france-terror-attack-hero-policeman-married-hours-before-he-died-11303626|website=Sky News}}][{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43512791|title=Hostages taken at French supermarket|date=23 March 2018|work=BBC News}}]
|Islamic State
|Islamic terrorism in Europe |
| 30 March
|Shooting
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|7
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|6
|Eruh, Turkey
|Siirt raid
|Six village guards were killed in an attack by PKK terrorists in Siirt Province. Three village guards and four soldiers were wounded. One soldier died from his injury days later.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/six-turkish-village-guards-killed-in-pkk-attack-in-turkeys-siirt-129527|title=Six Turkish village guards killed in PKK attack in Turkey's Siirt|website=Hürriyet Daily News|date=30 March 2018 |language=en|access-date=2018-03-31}}]
|PKK
|Kurdish–Turkish conflict |
| 1 April
|Suicide car bombings, mortar attack, shooting, arson
|style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left"|59 (+14)
|Unknown
|Bulo Marer, Somalia
|2018 African Union base attack in Bulo Marer | Al-Shabaab terrorists attacked an African Union military camp in the Bulo Marer area of Lower Shebelle, where Ugandan peacekeepers are stationed.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-al-shabaab-raids-au-military-base-kills-59|title=Somalia: Al-Shabaab raids AU military base, kills 59|work=Garowe Online|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en-US}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Al-Shabaab-attacks-AU-base-in-Somalia/1066-4367888-uynd49/index.html|title=Al-Shabaab attacks AU base in Somalia: security official|work=Daily Nation|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en-UK}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/01/al-shabaab-attack-kills-ugandan-soldiers-in-somalia|title=Al-Shabaab attack kills dozens of Ugandan soldiers in Somalia|last=Burke|first=Jason|date=2018-04-01|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-04-02}}]
|Al-Shabaab
|Somali Civil War |
| 12 April
|Bombings
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|25
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|18
|Al-Shirqat District, Iraq
|2018 Asdira funeral bombing | Bombing at a funeral for Sunni Muslim tribal fighters in the village of Asdira.[{{Cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-iraq-blast/ten-killed-in-iraq-funeral-bombing-local-official-idUKKBN1HJ2L2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414234054/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-iraq-blast/ten-killed-in-iraq-funeral-bombing-local-official-idUKKBN1HJ2L2|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 14, 2018|title=Ten killed in Iraq funeral bombing - local official|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en-GB}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-killing-injuring-tens-of-people-in-blasts-north-of-salahuddin/|title=Islamic State claims responsibility killing, injuring tens of people in blasts, north of Salahuddin|date=13 April 2018|website=Iraqi News|access-date=14 April 2018}}][{{Cite news|url=http://www.alkhaleej.ae/alkhaleej/page/3484abb9-ebc6-462c-a3ff-cf0d5be141c2|title=25 قتيلاً ضحايا هجوم استهدف مشيعين في قضاء الشرقاط بالعراق|access-date=2018-04-14}}]
|Islamic State
|Iraqi insurgency |
| 14 April
|Rocket attack, suicide car bombings, shooting
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|1 (+15)
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|16
|Timbuktu, Mali
|MINUSMA super camp attack | The attackers first fired rockets at a camp of MINUSMA and Barkhane. Then two suicide car bombers detonated at various locations in the camp. One peacekeeper was killed, 15 terrorists were killed, seven French soldiers, seven MINUSMA peacekeepers and two civilians were injured.[{{Cite news|url=http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20180415-mali-attaque-minusma-barhane-attaque-precedent|title=Assaut contre la Minusma et Barkhane au Mali: "une attaque sans précédent"|work=RFI Afrique|access-date=2018-04-20|language=fr-FR}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2018/04/14/mali-des-casques-bleus-blesses-dans-une-attaque-contre-leur-camp-a-tombouctou_5285651_3212.html|title=Attaque à Tombouctou contre les casques bleus et les soldats français|newspaper=Le Monde.fr|language=fr-FR|access-date=2018-08-03|date=2018-04-14}}]
|Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
|Northern Mali conflict |
| 22 April
|Suicide bombing
|style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left"|69 (+1)
|style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left"|120
|Kabul, Afghanistan
|22 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing | Suicide bomb attack at a voter registration centre. The casualties were all civilians, most of whom had been waiting outside the office to apply for their IDs in order to register to vote in the upcoming elections.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43855884|title=Afghan voter centre blast kills dozens|date=2018-04-22|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-04-22|language=en-GB}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/public-health-revises-death-toll-48-kabul-bombing|title=Public Health Revises Death Toll To 52 In Kabul Bombing|work=TOLOnews|access-date=2018-04-22|language=en}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2018/04/23/death-toll-kabul-attack-soars-69|title=Death toll from Kabul attack soars to 69|website=www.pajhwok.com|date=23 April 2018 |access-date=2018-04-23|last1=Sadiqi |first1=Nasir Ahmad }}]
|Islamic State
|War in Afghanistan |
| 23 April
|Vehicle ramming
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|11
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|15
|Toronto, Canada
|2018 Toronto van attack
|A van struck several people on Yonge Street and Finch Avenue, killing 11 and injuring 15. Authorities found out he had a severe hatred for women after tracing him to several online incel (involuntary celibate) forums. [{{Cite news|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20180424-live-canada-pm-trudeau-address-media-toronto-van-attack|title=Canada's Trudeau says security unchanged after Toronto van attack|date=April 24, 2018|work=France 24|access-date=April 24, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=April 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424151220/http://www.france24.com/en/20180424-live-canada-pm-trudeau-address-media-toronto-van-attack|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|title=A Grim History of Mass Killings in Canada|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20180424/281586651202283|via=PressReader.com|work=Toronto Star|date=April 24, 2018|access-date=April 25, 2018|archive-date=April 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425115014/https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20180424/281586651202283|url-status=live}}]
|Alek Minassian
|Misogynist terrorism |
| 30 April
|Suicide bombings
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|29 (+2)
|style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left"|50
|Kabul, Afghanistan
|30 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombings | Two suicide bombings.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43946539|title=Photographer among dead in Kabul blasts|date=2018-04-30|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-04-30|language=en-GB}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.tolonews.com/index.php/afghanistan/death-toll-rises-25-kabul-explosion|title=Death Toll Rises To 29 In Kabul Explosion|work=TOLOnews|access-date=2018-04-30|language=en}}]
|Islamic State
|War in Afghanistan |
| 1 May
|Suicide bombings
| style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left" |86 (+2)
| style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left" |58
|Mubi, Nigeria
|2018 Mubi suicide bombings | Two suicide attacks at a mosque and a market in Adamawa State.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/nigeria-mosque-attack-death-toll-rises-86-180502162539760.html|title=Nigeria mosque attack death toll rises to 86|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2018-05-02}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/193633-more-than-60-killed-in-suicide-blasts-at-mosque-in-nigeria|title=More than 60 killed in suicide blasts at mosque in Nigeria|website=www.geo.tv|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-02}}]
|Boko Haram
|Boko Haram insurgency |
| 2 May
|Shooting, arson, suicide bombings
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left" |16 (+2)
| style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left" |20
|Tripoli, Libya
|2018 attack on the High National Elections Commission in Tripoli, Libya | Suicide bombers attacked the head offices of Libya's electoral commission, setting fire to the building.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security/suicide-attack-targets-libyan-electoral-commission-offices-in-tripoli-spokesman-idUSKBN1I3131|title=Suicide militants storm HQ of Libya's election commission, 12 dead|last=Elumami|first=Ahmed|work=U.S.|access-date=2018-05-02|language=en-US}}][{{Cite web|url=http://libyatimes.net/news/134-at-east-16-killed-in-islamic-state-attack-on-libya-s-electoral-commission|title=At Least 16 Killed in Islamic State Attack on Libya's Electoral Commission|website=libyatimes.net|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-05-03}}]
|Islamic State
|Libyan Civil War |
| 8–10 May
|Shooting, stabbings, hostage taking
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left" |6 (+2)
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left" |4
|Depok, Indonesia
|2018 Mako Brimob standoff | Five police officers and one militant were killed and four others injured in a standoff between security forces and terrorists in a detention center. Hours after the end of the siege, an Islamic militant fatally stabbed a policeman at the police detention center before he was shot by another policeman.[{{Cite news|url=http://indonesiaexpat.biz/news/six-dead-depok-prison-riot/|title=Six Dead in Depok Prison Riot|date=2018-05-09|work=Indonesia Expat|access-date=2018-05-12|language=en-US}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/10/indonesian-prison-riot-leaves-five-officers-and-one-prisoner-dead|title=Indonesian prison riot leaves five officers and one prisoner dead|last=Lamb|first=Kate|date=2018-05-10|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-05-12}}][{{Cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/05/09/mako-brimob-riot-islamic-state-claims-standoff-with-anti-terror-squad.html|title=Mako Brimob riot: Islamic State claims standoff with anti-terror squad|work=The Jakarta Post|access-date=2018-05-12|language=en}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/islamic-militant-officer-killed-after-indonesia-prison-riot|title=Islamic militant, officer killed after Indonesia prison riot|work=Fox News|agency=Associated Press|date=May 11, 2018|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}]
|Islamic State
|Terrorism in Indonesia |
| 12 May
|Stabbing
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left" |1 (+1)
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left" |4
|Paris, France
|2018 Paris knife attack | A man stabbed a pedestrian to death and injured four other before being killed by police.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44096595|title=One killed in Paris 'terror' knife attack|date=2018-05-13|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-05-13|language=en-GB}}]
|Islamic State
|Islamic terrorism in Europe |
| 13–14 May
|Suicide bombings, suicide car bombing, bombing
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left" |15 (+13)
| style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left" |57
|Surabaya and Sidoarjo, Indonesia
|Surabaya bombings | A series of terrorist attacks. The attacks killed 15 civilians, mostly churchgoers, and injured 57 others. 13 perpetrators also died as a result of the bombings.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20180514194201-12-298164/korban-tewas-teror-bom-surabaya-28-orang-57-luka|title=Korban Tewas Teror Bom Surabaya 28 Orang, 57 Luka|last=Sarwanto|first=Abi|work=nasional|access-date=2018-05-15|language=en}}][{{Cite news|url=http://www.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/daerah/18/05/15/p8r71r384-tiga-teror-bom-di-jatim-tewaskan-26-orang|title=Tiga Teror Bom di Jatim Tewaskan 26 Orang|work=Republika Online|access-date=2018-05-15}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-bomb-churches-claim/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-indonesian-church-attacks-groups-agency-idUSKCN1IE0H4|title=Islamic State claims responsibility for Indonesian church attacks:...|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-05-14|language=en-US}}][{{Cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/05/19/church-security-officer-latest-fatality-of-surabaya-church-bombings.html|title=Church security officer latest fatality of Surabaya church bombings|work=The Jakarta Post|access-date=2018-05-19|language=en}}]
|Islamic State
|Terrorism in Indonesia |
| 16 May
|Vehicular attack, stabbing
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left" |1 (+4)
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left" |4
|Pekanbaru, Indonesia
|Pekanbaru sword attack | Terrorists drove a vehicle into the entrance of the Riau provincial police headquarters, and began attacking officers with samurai swords, killing an officer and injuring two other policemen and two journalists. The police then shot and killed four attackers.[{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/16/asia/indonesia-samurai-sword-terror-suspects-killed-intl/index.html|title=1 dead, 3 injured in sword attack on Indonesian police headquarters|publisher=CNN|author=Euan McKirdy|access-date=2018-05-16}}][{{Cite news|url=http://www.en.netralnews.com/news/currentnews/read/21140/this.is.identity.of.victims.of.terrorist.attack.in.riau.police.hq|title=Netralnews.com - This is Identity of Victims of Terrorist Attack in Riau Police HQ|work=netralnews.com|access-date=2018-05-17|language=en}}]
|Islamic State
|Terrorism in Indonesia |
| 28–29 May
|Melee attack, stabbing, shooting, hostage taking
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left" |4 (+1)
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left" |4
|Marche-en-Famenne and Liège, Belgium
|2018 Liège attack | A man who shouted "Allahu Akbar" stabbed two female police officers, then took their guns and used them to shoot and kill the two officers and a pedestrian in Liège. The gunman took a woman hostage before he was killed by police. Four other police officers were wounded, one of whom was seriously injured. Before the attack, the attacker also killed a man in Marche-en-Famenne, repeatedly hitting him with a hammer.[{{Cite news|url=http://www.lesoir.be/159407/article/2018-05-29/fusillade-liege-une-instruction-ete-ouverte-pour-presomption-dinfraction|title=Fusillade à Liège: une instruction a été ouverte pour présomption d'infraction terroriste|work=Le Soir|access-date=2018-05-29|language=fr}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44289404|title=Gunman kills three in Belgium attack|date=2018-05-29|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-05-29|language=en-GB}}][{{Cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2018/05/29/01003-20180529ARTFIG00276-ce-que-l-on-sait-des-victimes-de-l-attaque-a-liege.php|title=Ce que l'on sait des victimes de l'attaque à Liège|date=2018-05-29|work=FIGARO|access-date=2018-05-29|language=fr-FR}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.rtl.be/info/regions/liege/le-ministre-jan-jambon-confirme-benjamin-herman-a-bien-tue-michael-wilmet-a-marche-en-famenne-1026406.aspx|title=Le ministre Jan Jambon confirme: Benjamin Herman a bien tué Michael Wilmet lundi soir à Marche-en-Famenne|work=RTL Info|access-date=2018-05-31}}]
|Islamic State
|Islamic terrorism in Europe |
| 23 June
|Grenade attack
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|2
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|47
|Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
|2018 Bulawayo bombing | Two people were killed and at least 47 others, including Vice-president Kembo Mohadi, injured in a grenade attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-44600373|title=Two die after Zimbabwe campaign blast|date=2018-06-25|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en-GB}}][{{Cite news|url=http://www.thezimbabwemail.com/zimbabwe/8-injured-in-assassination-plot-on-zimbabwes-president/|title=8 injured in assassination plot on Zimbabwe's president|date=2018-06-23|work=The Zimbabwe Mail|access-date=2018-06-24|language=en}}][{{Cite news|url=http://www.africanews.com/2018/06/24/zimbabwe-police-says-49-people-injured-in-bulawayo-blast/|title=Zimbabwe police says 49 people injured in Bulawayo blast|last=AfricaNews|work=Africanews|access-date=2018-06-24|language=en}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-chiwenga/zimbabwe-vice-president-says-saturdays-explosion-was-act-of-terrorism-idUSKBN1JK0NP|title=Zimbabwe Vice President says Saturday's explosion was 'act of...work=Reuters|access-date=2018-06-24|language=en-US}}]
|Unknown
|Zimbabwe protests |
| 1 July
|Suicide bombing
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|20 (+1)
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|20
|Jalalabad, Afghanistan
|July 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing | A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the center of Jalalabad.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-blast/deadly-blast-hits-eastern-afghan-city-targeting-sikh-minority-idUSKBN1JR1IX?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews|title=Deadly blast hits eastern Afghan city, targeting Sikh minority|last=Sultan|first=Ahmad|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-07-01|language=en-US}}][{{Cite web|url=https://ent.siteintelgroup.com/Statements/is-claims-suicide-bombing-and-targeting-of-afghan-president-ghani-in-jalalabad.html|title=IS Claims Suicide Bombing and Targeting of Afghan President Ghani in Jalalabad|last=Palahniuk|date=July 2018|publisher=SITE Intel Group|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-07-01|archive-date=2018-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701222324/https://ent.siteintelgroup.com/Statements/is-claims-suicide-bombing-and-targeting-of-afghan-president-ghani-in-jalalabad.html|url-status=dead}}]
|Islamic State
|War in Afghanistan |
| 7 July
|Car bombings, shooting
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|20 (+3)
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|24
|Mogadishu, Somalia
|July 2018 Mogadishu bombings | Fighters of the Somali group Al-Shabaab attacked the compound of the interior and security ministries, detonating two car bombs outside the main gate of the interior ministry before three militants stormed it. All three gunmen were killed by the security forces.[{{Cite news|url=https://in.reuters.com/article/somalia-security/al-shabaab-fighters-attack-somalia-police-hq-after-twin-bombings-idINKBN1JX08O?il=0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707235610/https://in.reuters.com/article/somalia-security/al-shabaab-fighters-attack-somalia-police-hq-after-twin-bombings-idINKBN1JX08O?il=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 7, 2018|title=Al Shabaab fighters attack Somalia police HQ after twin bombings|last=Sheikh|first=Abdi|work=IN|access-date=2018-07-07|language=en-IN}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/explosions-mogadishu-somalia/4471802.html|title=Al-Shabab Launches Deadly Assaults in Somali Capital|last=Osman|first=Abdulaziz|work=VOA|access-date=2018-07-08|language=en}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-14-security-officials-arrested-over-interior-ministry-attack|title=Somalia: 14 security officials arrested over Interior Ministry attack|work=Garowe Online|access-date=2018-07-14|language=en-US}}]
|Al-Shabaab
|Somali Civil War |
| 10 July
|Suicide bombing
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|22 (+1)
|style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left"|75
|Peshawar, Pakistan
|2018 Peshawar suicide bombing | A suicide bombing at an election rally killed at least 22 people, including prominent local politician Haroon Bilour. The attack at a campaign event organised by the Awami National Party also injured at least 75 people.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/07/suicide-bomber-kills-anp-candidate-supporters-election-rally-180710201101463.html|title=Suicide bomber kills ANP candidate, supporters at election rally|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2018-07-10}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2018/jul/11/ttp-claims-responsibility-for-peshawar-blast-1841673.html|title=TTP claims responsibility for Peshawar blast|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-07-11}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/22-martyred-including-haroon-bilour-75-injur-392245.html|title=22 Martyred Including Haroon Bilour, 75 Injured In A Suicide Blast In Peshawar, Interior Minister Presents Report In Senate|work=UrduPoint|access-date=2018-07-13|language=en-US}}]
|Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
|War in North-West Pakistan |
| 13 July
|Bombing
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|5
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|37
|Bannu, Pakistan
|2018 Mastung and Bannu bombings | Explosives fitted to a motorbike detonated at an election rally.[{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsnation.in/world-news/bomb-blast-in-pakistan-live-updates-explosion-at-akram-khan-durrani-rally-deaths-injured--article-198477.html|title=Bomb blast in Pakistan election rally; five killed, 37 injured- News Nation|date=2018-07-13|work=News Nation|access-date=2018-07-13|language=en-US}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.mashriqtv.pk/E-Paper/peshawar/2018-07-14/page-1/detail-8|title=Page 1, 14 July 2018 Roznama Mashriq - Peshawar|work=Daily Mashriq|access-date=2018-07-15|language=ur-PK|archive-date=2019-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007200110/https://www.mashriqtv.pk/E-Paper/peshawar/2018-07-14/page-1/detail-8|url-status=dead}}]
|Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen
|War in North-West Pakistan |
| 13 July
|Suicide bombing
|style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left"|149 (+1)
|style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left"|186
|Mastung, Pakistan
|2018 Mastung and Bannu bombings | At least 149 people, including the Balochistan Awami Party candidate Nawabzada Siraj Raisani, were killed and 186 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/203151-128-including-bap-candidate-siraj-raisani-martyred-in-mastung-suicide-blast|title=Mastung suicide blast martyrs 128, including BAP candidate Siraj Raisani|access-date=2018-07-14|language=en-US}}][{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/death-toll-in-mastung-suicide-attack-in-pakistan-rises-to-149/articleshow/65011761.cms|title=Death toll in Mastung suicide attack in Pakistan rises to 149|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-16}}]
|Islamic State
|War in North-West Pakistan |
| 22 July
|Suicide bombing
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|3 (+1)
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|3
|Kulachi, Pakistan
|2018 Kulachi suicide bombing | A suicide bombing in the Dera Ismail Khan district killed a candidate running for a seat in the provincial assembly, his driver and a guard and injured three other people.[{{Cite news|url=https://wtop.com/asia/2018/07/suicide-bomb-kills-1-wounds-election-candidate-in-pakistan/|title=Suicide bomb kills 1, wounds election candidate in Pakistan|date=2018-07-22|work=WTOP|access-date=2018-07-22|language=en-US}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/critically-injured-police-constables-in-suici-397093.html|title=Critically Injured Police Constables In Suicide Attack Dies In Peshawar|work=UrduPoint|access-date=2018-07-23|language=en-US}}]
|Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
|War in North-West Pakistan |
| 25 July
|Suicide bombing
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|31 (+1)
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|40
|Quetta, Pakistan
|2018 Quetta suicide bombing | At least 31 people, including five policemen and two children, were killed and 40 others wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a polling station.[{{Cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/pakistan-election-25-people-killed-in-explosion-at-polling-station-in-quetta-11448063|title=Pakistan election: At least 31 people killed in explosion at Quetta polling station|work=Sky News|access-date=2018-07-25|language=en-GB}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/07/pakistan-elections-2018-deadly-blast-hits-quetta-city-180725063749657.html|title=Quetta: Death toll jumps to 31 in election day blast|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2018-07-25}}]
|Islamic State
|War in North-West Pakistan |
| 25 July
|Suicide bombings, shootings, hostage taking
|style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left"|255 (+63)
|style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left"|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 governorate of As-Suwayda. At least 63 terrorists were also killed, including the suicide bombers. The jihadists also seized hostages from the villages they attacked.[{{Cite news|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/dozens-dead-attacks-southern-syria-monitor-082008051.html|title=More than 220 dead in IS attacks on southern Syria|agency=AFP|first=Rouba|last=El Husseini|date=25 July 2018}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-attack/deadly-attacks-hit-syrian-villages-city-of-sweida-idUSKBN1KF0DG|title=Islamic State kills 215 in southwest Syria attacks: local official|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en-US}}][{{Cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=98959|title=People and residents of al-Suwaidaa reveal to SOHR details of the death coming from the east|date=27 July 2018|website=The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727183126/http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=98959|archive-date=2018-07-27|url-status=dead|access-date=27 July 2018}}]
|Islamic State
|Syrian Civil War |
| 28 July
|Shooting
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|+1 (+Unknown)
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|+1 (+Unknown)
|Ndop, Cameroon
|Ndop prison break | At least 50 separatist fighters stormed the premises of the central prison and freed 163 inmates before burning down the prison and seizing weapons and ammunition before retreating.[{{cite web|url=https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/ndop-prison-burnt-prisoners-freed/|title=Ndop prison burnt, prisoners freed|work=Journal du Cameroon|date=29 July 2018 |access-date=2018-12-31}}]
|Ambazonia Defence Forces
|Anglophone crisis |
| 29 July
|Vehicular attack, stabbing, shooting
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|4 (+4)
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|2
|Danghara District, Tajikistan
|Terrorist attack against cyclists in Tajikistan | Two Americans, a Swiss and a Dutch national were killed and two others injured in a terrorist attack in the Khatlon Region. First a car hit the cyclists and then the occupants of the vehicle got out and stabbed and shot the tourists. Members of the security forces later killed four people suspected of being involved in the attack.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45009816|title=IS shows 'Tajik tourist killers' in video|date=2018-07-31|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en-GB}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/anschlag-in-tadschikistan-bundesanwaltschaft-ermittelt-nach-attacke-auf-velofahrer|title=Anschlag in Tadschikistan - Bundesanwaltschaft ermittelt nach Attacke auf Velofahrer|date=2018-08-02|work=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)|access-date=2018-08-02|language=de}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/world/asia/isis-tajikistan-video-attack.html|title=Video Purports to Show Tajikistan Attackers Pledging Allegiance to ISIS|work=The New York Times |date=31 July 2018 |access-date=2018-08-01|language=en|last1=Callimachi |first1=Rukmini |last2=Kramer |first2=Andrew E. }}]
|Islamic State
|Terrorism in Tajikistan |
| 31 July
|Suicide car bombing
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|9 (+1)
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|12
|Lamitan, Philippines
|2018 Lamitan bombing | A bomb exploded in a van and killed a suspected bomber, a soldier, four paramilitaries and four civilians, including a mother and her child, at a military checkpoint in the province of Basilan. Twelve others were wounded.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-militants/bomb-in-van-kills-11-at-checkpoint-in-philippine-south-army-idUSKBN1KL07P|title=Islamic State claims southern Philippine blast that killed 11|last=Mogato|first=Manuel|work=U.S.|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en-US}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/208536-abu-sayyaf-behind-basilan-blast-july-31-2018|title=Abu Sayyaf behind Basilan van blast|work=Rappler|access-date=2018-07-31|language=en}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/208517-deaths-explosion-lamitan-basilan-july-31-2018|title=Child, women among 10 dead in Basilan blast|work=Rappler|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en}}][{{citation|title=ICRC statement on the recent blast in Basilan|url=https://www.icrc.org/en/download/file/77057/2018-0701_statement_on_basilan_blast.pdf|date=2018-08-01|publisher=International Committee of the Red Cross}}] | Abu Sayyaf
|Moro conflict |
| 28 August
|Bombing
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|2
| style="background:#ff6; text-align:left;"|36
|Isulan, Philippines
|2018 Isulan bombings | Explosion of a homemade bomb during a street festival in Sultan Kudarat province.[{{cite web|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/29/18/military-links-biff-to-sultan-kudarat-blast|title=Military links BIFF to Sultan Kudarat blast}}]
|Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
|Moro conflict |
| 31 August
|Stabbing
|style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left"|0
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|2 (+1)
|Amsterdam, Netherlands
|2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack | An Afghan teenager stabbed and injured two Americans in Amsterdam Central Station. The attacker was shot and injured.[{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/31/double-stabbing-amsterdam-station-possible-terror-attack/amp/ |title=Police investigate possible terror link to double stabbing at Amsterdam station |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=2018-09-01 |access-date=2018-09-16}}][{{cite web|url=http://m.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-dos-victimas-apunalamiento-viernes-amsterdam-son-ciudadanas-eeuu-20180901125312.html |title=Las dos víctimas del apuñalamiento del viernes en Ámsterdam son ciudadanas de EEUU |language=es |publisher=M.europapress.es |date=2018-09-01 |access-date=2018-09-16}}]
|Jawad S
|Islamic terrorism in Europe |
| 2 September
|Bombing
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|2
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|15
|Sultan Kudarat, Philippines
|2018 Isulan bombings | Bomb blast in an internet café.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/1-dead-15-wounded-in-another-bombing-in-sultan-kudarat/437483/|title=UPDATE: 2 killed, 15 injured in another bombing in Sultan Kudarat|access-date=2018-09-03}}][{{Cite news|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/09/02/explosion-isulan-sultan-kudarat.html|title=1 dead, 15 injured as another explosion hits Isulan, Sultan Kudarat|work=CnnPhilippines|access-date=2018-09-02|archive-date=2023-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609121752/http://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/09/02/explosion-isulan-sultan-kudarat.html|url-status=dead}}]
|Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
|Moro conflict |
| 2 September
|Suicide car bombing
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|7 (+1)
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|14
|Mogadishu, Somalia
|2 September 2018 Mogadishu bombing | A suicide car bombing hit a government office, causing a nearby school to collapse.[{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45387620 |title=Somalia's capital Mogadishu hit by huge explosion |date=2 September 2018 |website=BBC News}}][{{Cite news|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4423476/mogadishu-suicide-bombing-6-killed/|title=At least 6 killed, 14 injured in suicide bombing on government office in Mogadishu|work=Globalnews.ca|access-date=2018-09-02}}]
|Al-Shabaab
|Somali Civil War |
| 5 September
|Suicide car bombing, suicide bombing
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|26 (+2)
|style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left"|91
|Kabul, Afghanistan
|September 2018 Kabul attacks | Blast in a wrestling club followed by another attacker who detonated when emergency services arrived.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/05/at-least-20-people-killed-in-separate-bombings-at-kabul-wrestling-club|title=At least 20 people killed in separate bombings at Kabul wrestling club|work=The Guardian|access-date=2018-09-05}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45426467|title=Afghanistan conflict: Bombers kill 20 at Kabul sports club|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2018-09-05}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/afghanistan-deadly-suicide-attack-kabul-sports-club-180905142909428.html|title=Afghanistan: Deadly blasts target Kabul sports club|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=2018-09-05}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2018/09/06/death-toll-kabul-sports-club-attack-rises-26|title=Death toll from Kabul sports club attack rises to 26|work=Pajhwok|access-date=2018-09-06}}]
|Islamic State
|War in Afghanistan |
| 10 September
|Shooting
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|2 (+2)
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|10
|Tripoli, Libya
|2018 National Oil Corporation attack | Masked men attacked the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC).[{{Cite news|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-09/10/c_137458864.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910151253/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-09/10/c_137458864.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 10, 2018|title=2 killed in armed attack on Libyan oil corporation headquarters|work=Xinhuanet|access-date=2018-09-10}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/libya-blasts-hit-national-oil-corporation-tripoli-headquarters-180910074911445.html|title=Libya: National Oil Corporation's Tripoli offices attacked|work=AlJazeera|access-date=2018-09-10}}]
|Islamic State
|Libyan Civil War |
| 11 September
|Suicide Bombing
|style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left"|68 (+1)
|style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left"|165
|Momand Dara District, Afghanistan
|September 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing | A suicide bomber targeted a gathering of protesters.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/suicide-attack-bombings-strike-eastern-afghanistan/29483707.html|title=At Least 32 Killed In Suicide Attack On Protesters In Eastern Afghanistan|work=www.rferl.org|access-date=2018-09-11}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-security/suicide-attack-in-afghanistan-kills-22-near-pakistan-border-crossing-idUSKCN1LR0W9|title=Dozens killed and injured in suicide attack at Afghan protest|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-09-11}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/world/asia/afghanistan-bombing-attacks.html|title=Bombing in Afghanistan Kills at Least 32 at Peaceful Protest|work=New York Times|date=11 September 2018 |access-date=2018-09-11|last1=Ghazi |first1=Zabihullah |last2=Abed |first2=Fahim }}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/afghanistan-suicide-bomber-kills-32-attack-protesters-180911132240204.html|title=Afghanistan: Death toll soars to 68 in suicide bomb attack|work=Al Jazeera|access-date=2018-09-12}}]
|Islamic State (suspected)
|War in Afghanistan |
| 12 September
|Vehicular Attack
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|15
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|43
|Mishui, China
|2018 Mishui vehicle attack | A man plowed into a crowded square and attacked people with a knife and spade seeking “revenge” on society. The attacker, Yang Zanyun, was sentenced to death and executed.[{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-crash/nine-dead-as-car-plows-into-square-in-southern-china-idUSKCN1LS2BS|title=Eleven killed in China as car plows into square, driver attacks people|work=Reuters|date=12 September 2018 |access-date=2019-01-20}}][{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/world/asia/deadly-car-attack-china.html|title=At Least 11 Die as Driver Plows Into Crowd in China|work=The New York Times|date=12 September 2018 |access-date=2019-01-20|last1=Specia |first1=Megan }}][{{cite web|url=https://bnonews.com/index.php/2018/12/man-sentenced-to-death-for-vehicle-attack-in-southern-china/|title=Man sentenced to death for vehicle attack in southern China|work=BNO News|date=12 December 2018 |access-date=2019-01-21}}]
|Lone Wolf
|Terrorism in China |
| 22 September
|Mass shooting
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|25 (+5)
|style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left"|70
|Ahvaz, Iran
|Ahvaz military parade attack | Gunmen opened fire during a military parade.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-military-attack-video/islamic-states-amaq-agency-posts-video-of-men-allegedly-involved-iran-attack-idUSKCN1M30SM|title=Islamic state's Amaq agency posts video of men allegedly involved Iran attack|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-09-24}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-attack-on-annual-iranian-military-parade-today-2018-09-22/|title=Gunmen kill at least 25 in attack on annual military parade in Iran|work=www.cbsnews.com|access-date=2018-09-22}}][{{Cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iranian-state-tv-gunmen-attack-parade-casualties-58004634|title=Gunmen attack Iran military parade, killing at least 25|work=ABC News|access-date=2018-09-22}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/2018/sep/22/at-least-25-dead-60-wounded-after-military-parade/|title=At Least 25 Dead, 60 Wounded In Military Parade Attack In Iran|work=www.kpbs.org|access-date=2018-09-22}}]
|Islamic State (suspected) / Ahvaz National Resistance (suspected)
|Terrorism in Iran |
| 7 October
| Shooting
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|2
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|1
| Barkan, West Bank
| 2018 Barkan Industrial Park shooting
|A Palestinian gunman opened fire with an improvised submachine gun on factory workers in the industrial zone of Barkan. The attacker fled the scene.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/185783-181007-three-seriously-injured-in-west-bank-shooting|title=Two Israelis killed, one injured, in West Bank shooting 'terror attack'|work=www.i24news.tv|access-date=2018-10-07}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/07/palestinian-shoots-dead-two-israelis-in-west-bank-army-says|title=Two Israelis shot dead by Palestinian in West Bank, army says|work=The Guardian|access-date=2018-10-07}}]
| Palestinian nationalist
| Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
| 20 October
| Shooting
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|9
| style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left"|0
| Sagay, Philippines
| 2018 Sagay massacre | Farmers belonging to the National Federation of Sugar Workers were killed, including four women and two children, while they were eating dinner in a makeshift tent on a farm in Negros Occidental.[{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2018/10/21/1861948/9-sugar-workers-slain-negros-occidental-hacienda|title=9 sugar workers slain in Negros Occidental hacienda|work=Philstar|access-date=2019-02-21}}][{{cite news |title=NPA may be behind Negros Occidental attack — PNP |url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/10/22/pnp-negros-occidental-npa.html |access-date=October 22, 2018 |work=CNN Philippines |archive-date=October 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022153255/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/10/22/pnp-negros-occidental-npa.html |url-status=dead }}]
| Revolutionary Proletarian Army
| Communist rebellion in the Philippines |
| 22 October–1 November
| Attempted bombings
| style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left"|0
| style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left"|0
| Various cities across the United States{{efn|Katonah, New York; Chappaqua, New York; New York City; Washington, D.C.; Sunrise, Florida; Los Angeles; New Castle, Delaware; Wilmington, Delaware; Opa-locka, Florida; Sacramento, California; Burlingame, California; and Atlanta}}
| October 2018 United States mail bombing attempts | A registered Republican Party member from Aventura, Florida, sent mail bombs to various Democratic Party politicians and liberal media personalities and individuals across the United States including CNN Headquarters. The perpetrator was arrested on October 26, and in 2019 pled guilty to 65 felony counts such as using weapons of mass destruction in a terrorist attack.[{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45969100|title='Explosives' sent to Democrats and CNN|date=24 October 2018|access-date=26 October 2018|work=BBC News}}][{{cite web|url=https://m.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-interceptados-dos-potenciales-artefactos-explosivos-enviados-obama-hillary-clinton-20181024160847.html|title=Alarma en EEUU por el envío de paquetes con material explosivo a Obama, los Clinton y CNN, entre otros|agency=Europa Press|date=24 October 2018|access-date=26 October 2018}}][{{cite web|url=https://edition-m.cnn.com/2018/10/24/politics/bill-clinton-hillary-clinton-chappaqua/index.html?adkey=bn&r=https://edition.cnn.com/|title='Act of terror': Bombs sent to CNN, Clintons, Obamas, Holder|date=24 October 2018 |publisher=CNN|access-date=26 October 2018}}][{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/21/us/cesar-sayoc-guilty-plea/index.html|title=Ceasr Sayoc pleads guilty|last1=Orden|first1=Erica|last2=Chavez|first2=Nicole|access-date=June 13, 2019|date=March 21, 2019}}]
| Cesar Alteri Sayoc Jr.
| Terrorism in the United States
Far-right terrorism
Radical right in the United States |
| 24 October
| Shooting
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|2
| style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left"|0
| Kentucky, USA
| 2018 Jeffersontown shooting | Two elderly victims, both African Americans, were killed while shopping at a Kroger store in Jeffersontown by a white gunman, who was later charged in state court with two counts of murder and ten counts of wanton endangerment, and held on $5 million bail.[Zraick, Karen, and Stevens, Matt. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/us/louisville-kroger-shooting.html Kroger Shooting Suspect Tried to Enter Black Church Before Killing 2, Police Say], The New York Times, October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.] On November 15, a federal grand jury in the Western District of Kentucky indicted the shooter on six counts: three hate crime charges and three firearms offenses.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/15/us/kroger-shooting-charges-louisville.html|title=Kroger Shooting Suspect Is Charged With Hate Crimes in Killings of 2 Black People|work=The New York Times |date=15 November 2018 |access-date=2018-11-16|language=en|last1=Chokshi |first1=Niraj }}]
| Gregory Alan Bush
| Terrorism in the United States
Far-right terrorism and Radical right in the United States |
| 27 October
| Mass shooting
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|11
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|6 (+1)
| Pittsburgh, United States
| Pittsburgh synagogue shooting | A gunman opened fire inside the Tree of Life synagogue. According to witnesses the attacker yelled "All Jews must die!" A group of police officers were also shot during the incident. He was subsequently arrested.[{{Cite news|url=https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/10/27/heavy-police-presence-near-synagogue-in-squirrel-hill/|title=11 Dead, Several Others Shot At Pittsburgh Synagogue|publisher=CBS Pittsburgh|access-date=2018-10-27}}][[https://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20181027/452573450628/tiroteo-pittsburgh-estados-unidos-sinagoga.html Al menos ocho muertos en el ataque en una sinagoga]][{{Cite news|url=https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/10/27/pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting-suspect-identified/|title=Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Identified As Robert Bowers, Yelled 'All Jews Must Die' As He Opened Fire|publisher=CBS Pittsburgh|access-date=2018-10-27}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/national/reports-active-shooter-tree-life-congregation-synagogue-pittsburgh/pzK9cNBeyiX8IjuNIzJc9N/|title=Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Multiple dead, 6 injured|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=2018-10-27}}][{{Cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/pittsburgh-schuesse-an-synagoge-a-1235486.html|title=USA: Schüsse an Synagoge in Pittsburgh|work=Spiegel Online|access-date=2018-10-27}}]
| Robert Bowers
| Terrorism in the United States
Far-right terrorism and Radical right in the United States |
| 1 November
|Shooting
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|5
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|2
|Sadiya, India
|Tinsukia killings | Suspected militants shot dead five youths and injured at least 2 more.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/5-shot-dead-in-assam-strong-action-against-perpetrators-says-cm/article25394812.ece|title=Extremists kill five persons in Assam|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-11-01}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/assam-tinsukia-killing-suspected-ulfa-independent|title=5 Killed, Two Injured By ULFA(I) Militants in Assam's Tinsukia|work=www.thequint.com|access-date=2018-11-01}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/india-suspected-separatists-shoot-dead-assam-181101190517199.html|title=India: Suspected separatists shoot dead five in Assam|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=2018-11-01}}]
|United Liberation Front of Assam (suspected)
|Insurgency in Northeast India |
| 2 November
|Mass shooting
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|7
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|14
|Minya Governorate, Egypt
|2018 Minya bus attack | At least seven Christian Copts were killed and 14 injured when gunmen opened fire on them when they were travelling by bus from Sohag to St. Samuel's monastery.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/egypt-deadly-attack-bus-headed-coptic-christian-monastery-181102134431364.html|title=Egypt: Deadly attack on bus near Coptic Christian monastery|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=2018-11-02}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/attack-on-christians-in-egypt-kills-seven/4640092.html|title=Coptic Church: Attack on Christians in Egypt Kills 7|publisher=VOA News|access-date=2018-11-02}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/world/article/Egypt-s-Coptic-Church-says-gunmen-opened-fire-on-13357492.php|title=IS attack on Christian pilgrims in Egypt kills 7, wounds 19|work=Stamford Advocate|access-date=2018-11-02}}]
|Islamic State
|Insurgency in Egypt |
| 4 November
|Kidnapping
|style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left"|0
|style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left"|80
|Nkwen, near Bamenda, Cameroon
|PSS Nkwen kidnapping | At least 80 people including 79 children were kidnapped from a school by anglophone separatist militants in the restive region of Bamenda. While the kidnappers identified as "Amba Boys" and the government blamed the separatists, the Ambazonia Self-Defence Council claimed that they not only had nothing to do with the kidnappings, but had also sent its own fighters to try to locate the children.[{{cite web|url=http://www.wsfa.com/2018/11/05/armed-men-kidnap-students-cameroon-restive-northwest/|title=Separatists kidnap 79 pupils in Cameroon's restive northwest|work=WSFA 12 News|access-date=2019-02-27|archive-date=2018-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105190926/http://www.wsfa.com/2018/11/05/armed-men-kidnap-students-cameroon-restive-northwest/|url-status=dead}}]
|Amba Boys
|Anglophone crisis |
| 4 November
|Shooting
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left" |3
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left" |10
|Amazonas, Venezuela
|2018 Amazonas ambush | 3 Venezuelan border guards were killed and 10 were wounded in a suspected ELN rebel attack.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20181105-venezuela-blames-colombia-after-border-ambush-kills-three|title=Venezuela blames Colombia after border ambush kills three|publisher=France 24|access-date=2018-11-05}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/venezuelan-defense-minister-border-ambush-kills-3-soldiers/2018/11/05/62e375e0-e156-11e8-ba30-a7ded04d8fac_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106022914/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/venezuelan-defense-minister-border-ambush-kills-3-soldiers/2018/11/05/62e375e0-e156-11e8-ba30-a7ded04d8fac_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-11-06 |title=Venezuelan defense minister: Border ambush kills 3 soldiers|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2018-11-05}}]
|ELN (suspected)
|Spillover of Colombian conflict |
| 9 November
|Stabbing, arson, attempted car bombing
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|1 (+1)
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|2
|Melbourne, Australia
|2018 Melbourne stabbing attack | An Italian man was stabbed to death while two others were injured after a Somali man carried out an attack, who also set his car on fire, in the attempt to blow it. The attacker was shot dead by the police.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/melbourne-terror-attack-bourke-street-gas-canisters-cbd-stabbing-police-victims-suspect-australia-a8625481.html|title=Isis claims responsibility for Melbourne stabbing rampage|last=Wyatt|first=Tim|date=November 9, 2018|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en-GB}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46147581|title=Melbourne attack: Man shot dead after fire and fatal stabbing|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2018-11-09}}]
|Islamic State
|Terrorism in Australia |
| 20 November
|Stabbing
|style="background:#E0ffff;text-align:left"|0
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|2
|Brussels, Belgium
|2018 Brussels stabbing attack | A lone wolf terrorist attacked police officers outside a police station. One police officer was wounded and the attacker was shot and injured. The police suspect Islamic terrorism.[{{Cite web | url=https://www.sudinfo.be/id86595/article/2018-11-20/attaque-au-couteau-dun-policier-ouverture-dune-enquete-contre-le-suspect-issam-t |title = Attaque au couteau d'un policier: Ouverture d'une enquête contre le suspect Issam T. Pour "tentative d'assassinat dans un contexte terroriste"|date = 2018-11-20}}]
|Issam T
|Islamic terrorism in Europe |
| 23 November
|Shooting
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|4 (+3)
|style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left"|0
|Karachi, Pakistan
|2018 Karachi Chinese consulate attack | Armed assault on the Chinese consulate.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/23/asia/karachi-chinese-consulate-attack-intl/index.html|title=Chinese consulate attack: Four killed in thwarted raid in Karachi|publisher=CNN|access-date=2018-11-23}}]
|Balochistan Liberation Army
|Insurgency in Balochistan |
| 23 November
|Suicide Bombing
| style="background:#ff6; text-align:left;"|34 (+1)
|style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left"|56
|Kalaya, Pakistan
|2018 Orakzai bombing | Suicide bombing in a market in the Shi'ite dominated region of Kalaya, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/24/top-army-commander-confirms-suicide-bomber-killed-34-in-orakzai/|title=Top army commander confirms suicide bomber killed 34 in Orakzai|work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk|access-date=2018-11-24}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-pakistan-market-suicide-bombing-10965426|title=Islamic state claims responsibility for Pakistan market suicide bombing|work=www.channelnewsasia.com|access-date=2018-11-24|archive-date=2018-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124161734/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-pakistan-market-suicide-bombing-10965426|url-status=dead}}]
|Islamic State
|War in North-West Pakistan |
| 6 December
|Suicide car bombing
| style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left" |2 (+1)
| style="background:#ff6; text-align:left;"|48
|Chabahar, Iran
|2018 Chabahar suicide bombing | A suicide car bomb exploded near a police post, leaving two police officers dead.[{{Cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-iran-blast-idUKKBN1O50ML|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206161125/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-iran-blast-idUKKBN1O50ML|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 6, 2018|title=Suicide bomber kills at least two in attack on southeast Iran...|date=2018-12-06|publisher=Reuters|access-date=2018-12-06|language=en}}]
|Ansar Al-Furqan
|Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency |
| 11 December
|Mass murder, mass shooting, murder-suicide
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|5 (+1)
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|4
|Campinas, Brazil
|Campinas Cathedral shooting | A gunman opened fire in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Campinas, killing five people and wounding four more.[{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/11/americas/brazil-church-shooting/index.html/|title=Gunman opens fire on church in Brazil, killing 4 people|work=CNN|access-date=2018-11-16}}]
|Euler Fernando Grandolpho
|Terrorism in Brazil |
| 11–13 December
|Shooting, stabbing
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|5 (+1)
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|12
|Strasbourg, France
|2018 Strasbourg attack | Shooting attack near a Christmas Market. The attacker escaped in a taxi and was shot dead by police two days after.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/16/fifth-strasbourg-terror-victim-dies-city-holds-emotional-memorial/|title=Fifth Strasbourg terror victim dies as city holds emotional memorial|work=Telegraph|access-date=2018-12-16}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20181214/453542930350/cuarta-victima-atentado-estrasburgo-mercado-navidad-tiroteo.html|title=Fallece una cuarta víctima del atentado de Estrasburgo|work=www.lavanguardia.com|access-date=2018-12-12|language=es-ES}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-security/main-suspect-in-strasbourg-attack-killed-in-gun-battle-with-police-officials-idUSKBN1OC0UT|title=Fourth victim of Strasbourg market attack dies - prosecutor|publisher=Reuters|access-date=2018-12-14}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/11/europe/gunshots-strasbourg-france-intl/index.html |title=Strasbourg Christmas market shooting: Gunman at large after three killed|publisher=CNN|access-date=2018-12-12}}][{{Cite news|url=http://en.rfi.fr/20181212-police-hunt-strasbourg-gunman-after-3-killed-13-wounded|title=Police hunt Strasbourg gunman after 3 killed, 13 wounded|work=en.rfi.fr|access-date=2018-12-12}}]
|Cherif Chekatt
|Islamic terrorism in Europe |
| 17 December
|Melee attack, decapitation
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|2
|style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left"|0
|Imlil, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco
|Murders of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and Maren Ueland | Two female Scandinavian tourists, one Norwegian and one Danish citizen, were found brutally murdered in their tent in the Atlas Mountains.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/world/two-female-backpackers-found-murdered-at-morocco-hot-spot/news-story/95de37b4a599dedfdf01e63d9ff9db86|title=Two female backpackers found killed at Morocco hot spot|work=www.news.com.au|access-date=2018-12-18}}] The police arrested 22 men in connection with the incident.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/the-latest-morocco-slayings-of-2-women-labeled-terror-act/2018/12/19/65db7982-03cf-11e9-958c-0a601226ff6b_story.html?noredirect=on|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231092437/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/the-latest-morocco-slayings-of-2-women-labeled-terror-act/2018/12/19/65db7982-03cf-11e9-958c-0a601226ff6b_story.html?noredirect=on|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-12-31|title=The Latest: Morocco: Slayings of 2 women labeled terror act|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2018-12-18}}]
|Islamic State (suspected)
|Insurgency in the Maghreb |
| 31 December
|Stabbing
|style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left"|0
|style="background:#B6FCB6;text-align:left"|3
|Manchester, United Kingdom
|Manchester Victoria stabbing attack
|Three people including one police officer were stabbed in an attack at Victoria Station on New Year's Eve. A mentally disturbed man was sentenced to life imprisonment for three attempted murders that were considered to have a terrorist connection.[{{Cite news|last=Walker|first=Amy|date=2019-11-27|title=Man sentenced to life for Manchester Victoria station stabbings|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/27/man-sentenced-to-life-for-manchester-victoria-station-stabbings|access-date=2020-07-29|issn=0261-3077}}]
|Mahdi Mohamud
|Islamic terrorism in Europe |