Date
|
Type
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Dead
|
Injured
|
Location
|
Article
|
Details
|
Perpetrator
|
Part of
|
4–6 January
|
Arson, mass shooting, massacre
|
200+
|
Unknown
|
Zamfara State, Nigeria
|
2022 Zamfara massacres
|
Militant herdsmen attacked numerous towns across the state.[1][2]
|
Fulani militants (suspected)
|
Nigerian bandit conflict
|
15 January
|
Hostage crisis
|
0 (+1)
|
0
|
Colleyville, Texas, United States
|
Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis
|
A British Pakistani man falsely claiming to be the brother of Pakistani prisoner Aafia Siddiqui attacked a synagogue and held four Jews hostage. The assailant was eventually shot dead.[3][4]
|
Malik Faisal Akram[5]
|
Antisemitism in the United States in the 21st-century
|
17 January
|
Drone strike
|
3
|
6
|
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
|
2022 Abu Dhabi attack
|
Houthi rebels attacked the capital of the UAE due to its participation in the Yemeni Civil War.[6][7][8][9][10]
|
Houthi movement
|
Yemeni Civil War
|
20 January
|
Improvised explosive device bombing
|
3
|
28
|
Lahore, Pakistan
|
2022 Lahore bombing
|
An IED planted on a motorcycle in a market in the Anarkali Bazaar exploded.[11][12][13]
|
Baloch Nationalist Army
|
Insurgency in Balochistan
|
21 January
|
Mass shooting
|
11
|
Unknown
|
Diyala Governorate, Iraq
|
2022 Diyala massacre
|
ISIL gunmen stormed a military base, killing soldiers as they slept.[14][15][16]
|
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
|
Islamic State insurgency in Iraq
|
25 January
|
Mass shooting
|
10
|
3
|
Dasht, Pakistan
|
2022 Kech District attack
|
Militants stormed a security post belonging to the Pakistani military in a remote area of Balochistan.[17] The clash lasted for a few hours and killed 10 security personnel and injured three others. One militant was killed and several others were injured or arrested.[17][18][19]
|
Balochistan Liberation Front
|
Insurgency in Balochistan
|
2 February
|
Massacre, machete attack
|
60+
|
~40
|
Djugu territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Plaine Savo massacre
|
Militants attacked an IDP camp in Ituri Province.[20]
|
CODECO
|
Ituri conflict
|
19 February
|
Suicide bombing
|
14
|
12
|
Beledweyne, Somalia
|
February 2022 Beledweyne bombing
|
A suicide bomber detonated inside a busy restaurant.[21]
|
Al-Shabaab
|
Somali Civil War
|
2 March
|
Bombing
|
3
|
24
|
Quetta, Pakistan
|
March 2022 Quetta bombing
|
A bomb exploded near a police van. Three people, including a superintendent deputy of the police, were killed.[22][23][24]
|
Islamists (suspected)
|
Terrorism in Pakistan
|
4 March
|
Suicide bombing, shooting
|
63+ (+1)
|
196+
|
Peshawar, Pakistan
|
2022 Peshawar mosque attack
|
A terrorist shot police officers at the entrance of a Shia mosque, killing two. He rushed into the mosque and blew himself up.[25][26][27] The Islamic State claimed the attack and identified the suicide bomber as Julaybib al-Kabli.[28]
|
Islamic State – Khorasan Province
|
Sectarian violence in Pakistan
|
8 March
|
Suicide bombing,
|
6 (+1)
|
35+
|
Balochistan, Pakistan
|
2022 Sibi attack
|
A suicide bomber targeted Pakistani security forces at the annual "Sibi Mela" ceremony, killing six and wounding more than 35.[29]
|
Islamic State – Pakistan Province
|
22 March
|
Mass stabbing, Vehicle-ramming attack
|
4 (+1)
|
2
|
Beersheba, Israel
|
2022 Beersheba attack
|
A Negev Bedouin man stabbed and ran over several people.[30][31]
|
Mohammed Abu al-Kiyan
|
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
|
23 March
|
Car bombing, suicide bombing, mass shooting
|
60+
|
108+
|
Beledweyne and Mogadishu, Somalia
|
March 2022 Somalia attacks
|
Gunman attacked Aden Adde International Airport and killed five people.[32] A suicide bombing later took place outside a polling place in Beledweyne, killing several people along with female Member of Parliament Amina Mohamed Abdi.[33] A car bomb was detonated outside Beledweyne hospital, killing at least 30, whilst another attack took place on a restaurant in Beledweyne.[34][33]
|
Al-Shabaab
|
Somali Civil War
|
27 March
|
Mass shooting
|
2 (+2)
|
12
|
Hadera, Israel
|
2022 Hadera shooting
|
Two gunmen fired at civilians and police officers in the evening at a bus stop.[35][36] The two Arab Israelis were then shot dead by nearby police officers.[37]
|
Islamic State
|
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
|
29 March
|
Mass shooting
|
5 (+1)
|
0
|
Bnei Brak, Israel
|
2022 Bnei Brak shootings
|
A Palestinian man committed a mass shooting in the city's streets before being killed by the police.[38][39][40]
|
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
|
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
|
5 April
|
Stabbing
|
2
|
1
|
Mashhad, Iran
|
Imam Reza shrine stabbings
|
A stabbing attack at the Imam Reza shrine killed two Shia clerics and wounded another. The attacker, an Uzbek Takfiri who was illegally in Iran, was arrested immediately after the attack.[41][42][43]
|
Abdullatif Muradi
|
Terrorism in Iran
|
7 April
|
Mass shooting
|
3 (+1)
|
11
|
Tel Aviv, Israel
|
2022 Tel Aviv shooting
|
A gunman committed a mass shooting on Dizengoff Street.[44][45]
|
Raad Hazem
|
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
|
12 April
|
Mass shooting
|
0
|
29
|
New York City, United States
|
2022 New York City Subway attack
|
A 62-year-old Black supremacist opened fire on a crowded subway. Ten people were injured by gunfire, while a further 19 suffered injuries while trying to escape.[46]
|
Frank James
|
|
19 April
|
Bombings
|
6
|
25
|
Kabul, Afghanistan
|
April 2022 Kabul school bombing
|
Three bombs targeted the Abdul Rahim Shahid School in the Shia Hazara neighborhood of Kabul.[47][48][49]
|
Islamic State - Khorasan Province (suspected)
|
Islamic State–Taliban conflict
|
21 April
|
Bombing
|
31
|
87
|
Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
|
2022 Mazar-i-Sharif mosque bombing
|
A remote-controlled booby trapped bag exploded in the Shia Seh Dokan mosque.[50][51][52][53]
|
Islamic State - Khorasan Province
|
Islamic State–Taliban conflict
|
22 April
|
Bombing
|
33
|
43
|
Kunduz, Afghanistan
|
2022 Kunduz mosque bombing
|
Bomb attack at the Sufi Khanaqa-e-Malawi Sikandar mosque.[54][55][51]
|
Islamic State - Khorasan Province
|
Islamic State–Taliban conflict
|
22 April
|
Suicide bombing
|
6
|
7
|
Mogadishu, Somalia
|
April 2022 Mogadishu bombing
|
A suicide bombing took place at Pescatore Seafood Restaurant in the seaside area of Lido beach.[56][57]
|
Al-Shabaab
|
Somali Civil War
|
26 April
|
Suicide bombing
|
4 (+1)
|
4
|
Karachi, Pakistan
|
2022 University of Karachi bombing
|
A female suicide bomber struck a van near the University of Karachi's Confucius Institute, killing three Chinese citizens and their Pakistani driver.[58][59]
|
Baloch Liberation Army
|
Insurgency in Balochistan
|
5 May
|
Mass stabbing
|
3
|
4
|
El'ad, Israel
|
2022 El'ad stabbing
|
Two Palestinian men attacked people celebrating Israel's Independence Day in a park with axes.[60][61][62]
|
As'ad Alrafa'ani and Sabhi Shajir
|
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
|
14 May
|
Mass shooting
|
10
|
3
|
Buffalo, New York, United States
|
2022 Buffalo shooting
|
10 people, all of whom were black, were killed and 3 more injured in a racially motivated mass shooting at a supermarket.[63]
|
Payton S. Gendron
|
Terrorism in the United States
|
5 June
|
Mass shooting, bombing
|
41+
|
61+
|
Owo, Nigeria
|
Owo church attack
|
Five terrorists attacked the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Ondo State while worshippers were celebrating Pentecost.[64][65][66]
|
Islamic State – West Africa Province (suspected)
|
Boko Haram insurgency
|
12 June
|
Massacre
|
100+
|
Unknown
|
Seytenga Department, Burkina Faso
|
2022 Seytenga massacre
|
Suspected jihadists attacked the village of Seytenga. They went from shop to shop to kill the men, the women and children were spared. Homes were burned down.[67][68][69]
|
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (suspected)
|
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
|
18–19 June
|
Mass shooting, massacre
|
132
|
Unknown
|
Bankass Cercle, Mali
|
2022 Bankass massacres
|
Unidentified gunmen killed civilians in Diallassagou and nearby villages in Mopti Region. The attackers also burned huts, houses, and stole cattle.[70][71][72]
|
Macina Liberation Front
|
Mali War
|
16 July
|
Mass shooting
|
10
|
2
|
Nduga Regency, Indonesia
|
Nonggolait shooting
|
Around 20 gunmen attacked the village of Nogolait, Highland Papua.[citation needed][73][74][75]
|
West Papua National Liberation Army
|
Papua conflict
|
12 August
|
Stabbing
|
0
|
2
|
Chautauqua, New York, United States
|
Stabbing of Salman Rushdie
|
On August 12, 2022, novelist Salman Rushdie was stabbed multiple times as he was about to give a public lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York, United States.[76][77][78] Rushdie was gravely wounded and hospitalized.
|
Hadi Matar
|
Islamic extremism in the United States
|
19–21 August
|
Car bombing, mass shooting
|
30+
|
120+
|
Mogadishu, Somalia
|
August 2022 Mogadishu attack
|
Two car bombs exploded at the Hayat Hotel. Afterwards gunmen besieged the hotel, shooting at people and taking hostages. After 30 hours the security forces ended the attack.[79][80][81][82]
|
Al-Shabaab
|
Somali Civil War
|
5 September
|
Attempted suicide bombing
|
10+ (+1)
|
15–20
|
Kabul, Afghanistan
|
Bombing of the Russian embassy in Kabul
|
A suicide bomber approached the Russian embassy. The attacker was shot dead by security forces, but his explosives went off after he was killed.[83][84][85][86]
|
Islamic State – Khorasan Province
|
Islamic State–Taliban conflict
|
12 October
|
Shooting
|
2 (+1)
|
1
|
Bratislava, Slovakia
|
2022 Bratislava shooting
|
Shooting in front of the Tepláreň gay bar, a well-known spot frequented by the local LGBT community, the shooter was found dead the next day.[87][88]
|
Juraj Krajčík
|
Right-wing terrorism in Europe
|
26 October
|
Mass shooting
|
13–15
|
40+
|
Shiraz, Iran
|
Shah Cheragh attack
|
Mass shooting at Shah Cheragh mosque.[89] Authorities stated that the attackers were not Iranian nationals.[90]
|
Islamic State
|
Terrorism in Iran
|
29 October
|
Car bombing
|
121+
|
300
|
Mogadishu, Somalia
|
October 2022 Mogadishu bombings
|
Double car bombing at Zobe junction.[91]
|
Al-Shabaab
|
Somali Civil War
|
13 November
|
Bombing
|
6
|
81
|
Istanbul, Turkey
|
2022 Istanbul bombing
|
A bomb in a bag exploded next to a bench on İstiklal Avenue. Police arrested a Syrian woman, Ahlam Albashır, whom they say planted the bomb.[92][93][94]
|
PKK (suspected by Turkey)
|
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
|
12 December
|
Shootings
|
3 (+3)
|
1
|
Wieambilla, Queensland, Australia
|
Wieambilla shootings
|
Three Christians fatally shot two police officers and their neighbour before being shot by SERT officers.
|
Nathaniel Train, Stacey Train and Gareth Train
|
Christian terrorism and terrorism in Australia
|
25 December
|
Bombing
|
10
|
5
|
near Bougui,Est Region, Burkina Faso
|
2022 Bougui bombing
|
A bus traveling from Fada N'gourma to the trading town of Kantchari hit a landmine near the village of Bougui.[95]
|
Unknown
|
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina-Faso
|