This is a list of terrorist incidents in 2023, including attacks by violent non-state actors for political motives. Note that terrorism related to drug wars and cartel violence is not included. Ongoing military conflicts are listed separately.
Total incidents:
| Date | Type | data-sort-type="number" | Dead | data-sort-type="number" | Injured | Location | Article | Details | Perpetrator | Part of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Bombing | 20 | 30 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 2023 Kabul airport bombing | A bomb was detonated outside a checkpoint near Kabul International Airport.[1] | Islamic State – Khorasan Province | Islamic State–Taliban conflict | ||
| 4 January | Car bombings | 35 | Unknown | Mahas District, Somalia | Mahas bombings | Two car bombs targeted politicians' houses and a market. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility.[2] [3] | al-Shabaab | Somali Civil War | ||
| 11 January | Suicide bombing | 20+ | Unknown | Kabul, Afghanistan | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan bombing | A suicide attacker detonated a bomb outside the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.[4] | Islamic State – Khorasan Province | Islamic State–Taliban conflict | ||
| 15 January | Bombing | 17 | 39 | Kasindi, North Kivu, DRC | Kasindi church bombing | A bomb was detonated outside a Pentecostal Church.[5] | Islamic State – Central Africa Province | Kivu conflict | ||
| 27 January | Shooting | 1 | 2 | Tehran, Iran | Attack on the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran | A man entered the embassy with a Kalashnikov rifle and opened fire. The head of the embassy's security service, Orkhan Asgarov, was killed in the attack, while two guards were injured.[6] | Yasin Huseynzadeh | Assassination and terrorism in Iran | ||
| 27 January | Mass shooting | 7 (+1) | 3 | Neve Yaakov, East Jerusalem | 2023 Neve Yaakov shooting | A 21-year-old Palestinian shot Israeli civilians near a synagogue inside an Israeli settlement before being killed by police.[7] [8] [9] | Khairi Alqam | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| 30 January | Suicide bombing | 84 (+1) | 220+ | Peshawar, Pakistan | 2023 Peshawar mosque bombing | A suicide attacker detonated a bomb during afternoon prayers inside a mosque in the Police Lines area.[10] [11] A significant number of casualties were police officers. | Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (suspected) | Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||
| 10 February | Vehicle-ramming attack | 3 (+1) | 4 | Ramot Junction, East Jerusalem | 2023 Ramot Junction attack | Palestinian man rammed his car into a bus stop, killing two children aged 6 and 8 and a 20-year-old man.[12] [13] [14] | 31-year-old Palestinian citizen of Israel named Hussein Qaraqa, a resident of Isawiya.[15] [16] Qaraqa had made statements in support of Palestinian militant groups such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Lions' Den.[17] [18] | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| 17 February | Shooting, suicide bombing | 4+ (+3) | 16+ | Karachi, Pakistan | 2023 Karachi police station attack | Militants with automatic weapons, grenades and suicide vests attacked the heavily guarded Karachi Police Office (KPO). One of the attackers blew himself up in the building. The two others were killed by security forces.[19] [20] [21] | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) | Terrorism in Pakistan | ||
| 17 February | Mass shooting | 68 | Unknown | Al-Sukhnah, Syria | 2023 Al-Sukhnah attack | Islamic State militants on motorcycles attacked truffle farmers and Syrian soldiers who were escorting the farmers. 61 civilians and seven soldiers were killed.[22] [23] | Islamic State | Syrian civil war | ||
| 26 February | Shooting attack | 2 (+1) | 0 | Huwara, West Bank | 2023 Huwara shooting | An unidentified person fatally shot two Israelis in their car in Huwara, a town south of Nablus.[24] [25] | Sources pointed to a Hamas gunman as the assailant, but no group claimed responsibility for the shooting.[26] [27] On 7 March, the suspected attacker, 49-year-old Abdel Fattah Hussein Kharousha, was killed along with five other Palestinians during an Israeli raid in Jenin.[28] [29] [30] | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| 4 March | Mass shooting | 10 | 12 | Pamplona, Negros Oriental, Philippines | Pamplona massacre | A group of former members of the Philippine military stormed the residence of Roel Degamo, the governor of Negros Oriental, and killed him.[31] [32] | former members of the Philippine military | Terrorism in the Philippines | ||
| 6 March | Suicide bombing | 9 (+1) | 13 | Kachhi District, Pakistan | Bolan suicide bombing | A suicide bomber on a motorcycle targeted a van carrying Balochistan Constabulary personnel.[33] [34] [35] [36] [37] | Islamic State | Terrorism in Pakistan | ||
| 2 April | Improvised explosive device bombing | 1 | 42 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 2023 Saint Petersburg bombing | During a speech by military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky in a café, an IED planted in a statuette gifted to him exploded.[38] [39] | Darya Trepova (suspect) | Russian invasion of Ukraine, Terrorism in Russia | ||
| 6–7 April | Mass shooting | 44 | Unknown | Séno Province, Burkina Faso | Kourakou and Tondobi attacks | The villages of Kourakou and Tondobi were attacked by jihadists. The attacks were reprisal killings that were retaliation for villagers in the towns lynching two jihadists who had been stealing cattle.[40] [41] | Jihadists | Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | ||
| 7 April | Shooting | 3 (+3) | 0 | Hamra junction, Jordan Valley, West Bank | 2023 Hamra junction shooting | An Israeli vehicle was attacked by gunfire, killing two sisters with dual Israeli-British citizenship; their mother died three days later of her wounds.[42] [43] [44] | Al Qassam Brigade[45] | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| 7 April | Car ramming | 1 (+1) | 7 | Tel Aviv, Israel | 2023 Tel Aviv car-ramming | A car veered onto an occupied sidewalk and continued for 150 meters before skidding and overturning.[46] [47] | Yusef Abu Jaber, a 45-year-old Arab Israeli from Kafr Qassem[48] | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| 9 May | Mass shooting | 5 (+1) | 8 | Djerba, Tunisia | 2023 Djerba shooting | A member of the Tunisian National Guard opened fire on pilgrims celebrating the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer in the El Ghriba Synagogue, killing two worshippers and two police officers before he was shot dead by security forces. Prior to the shooting, he killed a colleague and took his ammunition.[49] [50] [51] [52] | Wissam Khazri | Terrorism in Tunisia | ||
| 24 May | Suicide bombing | 3 (+1) | several | North Waziristan District, Pakistan | 2023 North Waziristan suicide bombing | A suicide bomber attacked a security checkpoint. Two soldiers and a civilian died, several others were injured. Four days later, the militant group Jaish Fursan Mohammed claimed responsibility for the attack.[53] [54] [55] [56] | Jaish Fursan Mohammed | Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||
| 8 June | Suicide bombing | 19+ (+1) | 38 | Fayzabad, Afghanistan | 2023 Fayzabad mosque bombing | A bomb exploded in a mosque where a memorial service was held for Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, the governor of Badakhshan who was killed by the Islamic State in the same week. The Islamic State also claimed responsibility for the mosque bombing.[57] [58] [59] [60] | Islamic State – Khorasan Province | Islamic State–Taliban conflict | ||
| 10 June | Bombing, shooting | 9 (+7) | 10 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 2023 Mogadishu hotel attack | Al-Shabaab militants attacked a hotel in Lido Beach. All the attackers were killed by security forces.[61] [62] | Al-Shabaab | Somalia Civil War | ||
| 16 June | Arson, stabbing | 42 | 8 | Mpondwe Lhubiriha Secondary School, Mpondwe, Kasese District, Uganda | Mpondwe school massacre | Militants from Allied Democratic Forces attacked a secondary boarding school in Mpondwe, Uganda with petrol bombs and machetes. The majority of those killed were students of the school.[63] [64] | Allied Democratic Forces | Allied Democratic Forces insurgency | ||
| 20 June | Shooting | 4 (+2) | 4 | Eli, West Bank | 2023 Eli shooting | Two Hamas members shot at Israeli civilians near Eli.[65] [66] [67] | Izzadin al-Qassam brigades | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| 4 July | Car ramming and stabbing | 1 unborn baby (+1) | 9 | Tel Aviv, Israel | July 2023 Tel Aviv attack | A Palestinian resident of the West Bank carried out a vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel.[68] [69] [70] | Hamas[71] | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| 30 July | Suicide bombing | 63+ | 200+ | Khar, Bajaur, Pakistan | 2023 Khar bombing | A suicide bomb at a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) rally in Khar, Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killed at least 63 people[72] and injured nearly 200 others.[73] [74] | Islamic State – Khorasan Province | Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||
| 19 August | Bombing | 11 | 2 | North Waziristan District, Pakistan | 2023 North Waziristan landmine attack | A vehicle transporting laborers drove over a landmine in Shawwal tehsil.[75] [76] | Islamists (suspected) | Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||
| 19 August | Shooting | 2 | 0 | Huwara, West Bank | August 2023 Huwara shooting | Two Israelis from Ashdod, arrived in Huwara on Saturday, to service their car. After repairs, the two were at a car wash on Highway 60 south of Hawara. Around 3:04 pm, a Palestinian terrorist arrived, shot them and ran away.[77] | Hamas and Islamic Jihad praised the shooting. Hamas claimed responsibility.[78] [79] | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| 26 August | Shooting | 3 (+1) | 0 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | 2023 Jacksonville shooting | A white man shot and killed three black people in a Dollar General store. The shooter killed himself.[80] [81] [82] | Ryan Christopher Palmeter | Domestic terrorism in the United States | ||
| 7 September | Shooting | 64 | Unknown | Mopti Region and Gao Region, Mali | September 2023 Mali attacks | Islamist militants attacked a vessel carrying civilians on the Niger River and an army camp in the Bourem Cercle. Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for the attacks.[83] [84] | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) | Mali War | ||
| 29 September | Suicide bombing | 60 | 50–70 | Mastung District, Balochistan Province, Pakistan | 2023 Mastung bombing | Suicide bombing during the procession of the Islamic holiday of Eid Milad-ul-Nabi near a mosque.[85] | Islamic State (suspected) | Insurgency in Balochistan | ||
| 29 September | Suicide bombing | 5 | 5–12 | Doaba, Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | Hangu mosque bombing | A vehicle filled with explosives was stopped at the entrance of a mosque in Hangu. One of the attackers detonated an explosive close to the mosque's entrance, while the other blew himself up inside the building. | Unknown | Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||
| 2 October | Bombing and shooting | 29 (+3) | 2 | Tahoua Region, Niger | 2023 Tabatol attack | Over 100 armed Islamic State militants attacked Nigerien soldiers near the border with Mali.[86] [87] | Islamic State – Sahil Province | Jihadist insurgency in Niger | ||
| 7 October | Mass shooting, kidnapping | 364+[88] | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400)[89] | Gaza envelope, Israel | Re'im music festival massacre | Hamas fighters who had penetrated into Israel from the Gaza Strip attacked a music festival in Re'im. Of the 3500+ people attending the festival, at least 364 people were killed, and many others were wounded or taken hostage.[90] [91] [92] | Hamas | 2023 Israel–Hamas war | ||
| 7 October | Mass shooting, stabbing, rape,[93] burning, hand grenades, kidnapping and other means of murder[94] | 132+[95] | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400) | Kibbutz Be'eri, Israel | Be'eri massacre | In the opening attacks of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, around 70 Hamas terrorists carried out a massacre of at least 130[96] people including women, children[97] [98] and infants.[99] | Hamas | 2023 Israel–Hamas war | ||
| 7 October | Shooting, stabbing, burning alive, abduction,[100] rocket fire, grenade bombardment, RPG fire and torture.[101] | 52+ | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400) | Kfar Aza, Israel | Kfar Aza massacre | The attack is notable for claims of brutality in the form of beheadings, dismemberment, burning alive, and reports of the decapitation of babies.[102] [103] [104] | Hamas | 2023 Israel–Hamas war | ||
| 7 October | Shooting, Bombings | 17 | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400) | Eshkol Regional Council, Israel | Psyduck music festival massacre | Militants killed seventeen Israeli partygoers at the Psyduck music festival, where 100 people attended, using hand grenades and assault rifles. The attack was a part of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel | Al-Quds Brigades, Al-Qassam Brigades | 2023 Israel-Hamas war | ||
| 7 October | Poisoning, Bombing, Kidnapping | 81+ | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400) | Nahal Oz, Israel | Nahal Oz attack | Militants attacked civilians and a military base in Nahal Oz, killing over fifteen civilian's and sixty-six Israeli Defense Forces soldiers | Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad | 2023 Israel-Hamas war | ||
| 7 October | Shooting, Shootout | 34 (+15) | 9+ | Zikim, Israel | Zikim attack | Militants failed to capture the Bahad 4 training base. In total, 19 civilians and 8 soldiers were killed in attacks. At least 15 militants were also killed. | Hamas | 2023 Israel-Hamas war | ||
| 7 October | Bombings, Arson, Shooting | 5+ | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400) | Nirim, Israel | Nirim attack | Militants set homes ablaze, threw grenades and shot people in Nirim. At least five people died in the attack | Hamas | 2023 Israel-Hamas war | ||
| 7 October | Shooting, Massacre | 22 (+3) | 1+ | Netiv HaAsara, Israel | Netiv HaAsara massacre | Gunmen attacked Netiv HaAsara killing 22 people, including 21 residents | Hamas | 2023 Israel-Hamas war | ||
| 7 October | Shooting, Bombings, Massacre | 21-22 | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400) | Alumim, Israel | Alumim massacre | Militants attacked police, soldiers and Thai and Nepal workers, killing 4 soldiers, 1 police officer and 16 or 17 workers | Hamas | Israel-Hamas war | ||
| 7 October | Massacre, Shooting, Arson, Kidnapping | 22 | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400) | Kissufim massacre | Militants set houses on fire and shot civilians and soldiers, killing 22 people | Hamas, Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine | 2023 Israel-Hamas war | |||
| 7 October | Bombings, Hostage Taking, Shooting, Massacre, Arson, Shootout | 15 (+52) | 8+ | Holit, Israel | Attack on Holit | Militants shot civilians, exploded vehicles and damaged houses using grenades, took civilians hostage and burned houses in a massacre in Holit. 12 residents, 3 workers and at least 52 militants were killed | Hamas | 2023 Israel-Hamas war | ||
| 7 October | Shooting, Bombings, Shootout, Hostage Taking | 7 | 2 | Nir Yitzhak, Israel | Nir Yitzhak attack | Militants kidnapped seven people before killing security team members and a soldier using snipers. Six security team members and one soldier were killed, and all seven hostages were freed or rescued. The militants left after the attack | Hamas | 2023 Israel-Hamas war | ||
| 7-8 October | Shooting, Rocket Attacks | 70+ (+10) | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400) | Sderot, Israel | Battle of Sderot | Militants attacked a bus, a police station and civilians in Sderot using a bulldozer, guns and rockets. At least 20 police officers and over 50 civilians were killed in the attacks, as well as at least 10 militants | Hamas | 2023 Israel-Hamas war | ||
| 13 October | Suicide bombing | 7 | 17 | Pul-i-Khumri, Afghanistan | 2023 Pul-i-Khumri bombing | A bomb exploded in Shia mosque in Pul-i-Khumri, killing over 7 people and wounding 17.[105] | Islamic State – Khorasan Province | Islamic State–Taliban conflict | ||
| 13 October | Stabbing | 1 | 3 | Arras, France | Arras school stabbing | An Islamic extremist went into a school and stabbed and injured multiple school faculty members, killing one.[106] | Mohammed Mogouchkov | Terrorism in France | ||
| 16 October | Mass shooting | 2 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | 2023 Brussels shooting | A supporter of ISIS went into a shop and shot Swedish soccer fans.[107] | Islamic State | Terrorist activity in Belgium | ||
| 6 November | Mass shooting, arson | 30+ | Unknown | Mamfe, Cameroon | Egbekaw massacre | The village of Egbekaw was attacked while the villagers were sleeping. Most of the people killed were from Boki, Nigeria. They were hired to protect the village.[108] [109] [110] | Tigers of Ambazonia | Anglophone Crisis | ||
| 30 November | Mass shooting | 3 | 11 | Jerusalem, Israel | 2023 Givat Shaul shooting | A Hamas affiliates shot Israelis on a bus stop.[111] | Hamas | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| 2 December | Stabbing | 1 | 2 | Paris, France | 2023 Paris attack | A man attacked three people with a knife and hammer. The attacker, who has pledged alliance to the Islamic State, was arrested by the police.[112] [113] [114] | Islamic State | Terrorism in France | ||
| 3 December | Bombing | 4 | 50+ | Marawi, Philippines | Mindanao State University bombing | A bomb exploded during a Catholic Mass at the gymnasium of Mindanao State University. The Islamic State claimed responsibility.[115] [116] [117] | Islamic State | Terrorism in the Philippines | ||
| 12 December | Vehicle-ramming, suicide bombing, mass shooting | 23 (+1) | 34 | Daraban, Pakistan | Daraban police station attack | A police station in Daraban was attacked by militants. One of the attackers blew himself up. Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.[118] [119] [120] | Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan | Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||
| 23–26 December | Massacre | 198 | 500+ | Bokkos and Barkin Ladi, Nigeria | 2023 Plateau State massacres | Christian villages were attacked in coordinated attacks while preparing for Christmas. Muslim Fulani militias are suspected to be behind the attacks.[121] [122] [123] | Fulani militias (suspected) | Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria |