This is alist ofterrorist incidents in 2023, including attacks byviolent non-state actors for political motives. Note that terrorism related to drug wars andcartel violence is not included.Ongoing military conflicts are listed separately.
Total incidents:58
| Date | Type | Dead | Injured | Location | Article | Details | Perpetrator | Part of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Bombing | 20 | 30 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 2023 Kabul airport bombing | A bomb wasdetonated outside acheckpoint nearKabul 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 theMinistry 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 aPentecostal Church.[5] | Islamic State – Central Africa Province | Kivu conflict |
| 25 January | Machete attack | 1 | 4 | Algeciras, Spain | 2023 Algeciras church attacks | A man attacked two churches with a machete inAlgeciras, southernSpain, killing a priest and injuring four others.[6] | Islamic terrorism | Islamic terrorism in Europe |
| 27 January | Shooting | 1 | 2 | Tehran, Iran | Attack on the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran | A man entered the embassy with aKalashnikov rifle and opened fire. The head of the embassy's security service, Orkhan Asgarov, was killed in the attack, while two guards were injured.[7] | 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-oldPalestinian shot Israeli civilians near a synagogue inside anIsraeli settlement before being killed by police.[8][9][10] | 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 thePolice Lines area.[11][12] A significant number of casualties were police officers. | Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction ofTehrik-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 manrammed his car into a bus stop, killing two children aged 6 and 8 and a 20-year-old man.[13][14][15] | 31-year-oldPalestinian citizen of Israel named Hussein Qaraqa, a resident ofIsawiya.[16][17] Qaraqa had made statements in support of Palestinian militant groups such asPalestinian Islamic Jihad,Lions' Den.[18][19] | 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.[20][21][22] | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) | Terrorism in Pakistan |
| 17 February | Mass shooting | 68 | Unknown | Al-Sukhnah,Syrian Arab Republic | 2023 Al-Sukhnah attack | Islamic State militants on motorcycles attackedtruffle farmers andSyrian soldiers who were escorting the farmers. 61 civilians and seven soldiers were killed.[23][24] | 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 inHuwara, a town south ofNablus.[25][26] | Sources pointed to aHamas gunman as the assailant, but no group claimed responsibility for the shooting.[27][28] On 7 March, the suspected attacker, 49-year-old Abdel Fattah Hussein Kharousha, was killed along with five other Palestinians during an Israeli raid inJenin.[29][30][31] | Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
| 4 March | Mass shooting | 10 | 12 | Pamplona, Negros Oriental,Philippines | Pamplona massacre | A group of former members of thePhilippine military stormed the residence ofRoel Degamo, the governor ofNegros Oriental, and killed him.[32][33] | former members of thePhilippine 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 carryingBalochistan Constabulary personnel.[34][35][36][37][38] | Islamic State | Terrorism in Pakistan |
| 2 April | Improvised explosive devicebombing | 1 | 42 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 2023 Saint Petersburg bombing | During a speech by military bloggerVladlen Tatarsky in a café, anIED planted in a statuette gifted to him exploded.[39][40] | Darya Trepova (suspect) | Russian invasion of Ukraine,Terrorism in Russia |
| 5 April | Mass stabbing, Mass murder, Infanticide | 4 | 5 | Blumenau, Brazil | 2023 Blumenau school attack | A 25-year-old man attacked a daycare center with a hatchet, killing four children and injuring five others.[41] | Luiz Henrique de Lima | Terrorism in Brazil |
| 6–7 April | Mass shooting | 44 | Unknown | Séno Province, Burkina Faso | Kourakou and Tondobi attacks | The villages of Kourakou and Tondobi were attacked byjihadists. The attacks were reprisal killings that were retaliation for villagers in the townslynching two jihadists who had been stealing cattle.[42][43] | 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.[44][45][46] | Al Qassam Brigade[47] | 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.[48][49] | Yusef Abu Jaber, a 45-year-oldArab Israeli fromKafr Qassem[50] | Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
| 9 May | Mass shooting | 5 (+1) | 8 | Djerba, Tunisia | 2023 Djerba shooting | A member of theTunisian National Guard opened fire on pilgrims celebrating theJewish holiday ofLag BaOmer in theEl 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.[51][52][53][54] | 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.[55][56][57][58] | 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 forNisar Ahmad Ahmadi, thegovernor of Badakhshan who was killed by the Islamic State in the same week. The Islamic State also claimed responsibility for the mosque bombing.[59][60][61][62] | 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 inLido Beach. All the attackers were killed by security forces.[63][64] | Al-Shabaab | Somalia Civil War |
| 16 June | Arson,stabbing | 42 | 8 | Mpondwe Lhubiriha Secondary School,Mpondwe,Kasese District, Uganda | Mpondwe school massacre | Militants fromAllied Democratic Forces attacked a secondary boarding school inMpondwe,Uganda withpetrol bombs and machetes. The majority of those killed were students of the school.[65][66] | Allied Democratic Forces | Allied Democratic Forces insurgency |
| 20 June | Shooting | 4 (+2) | 4 | Eli,West Bank | 2023 Eli shooting | TwoHamas members shot at Israeli civilians nearEli.[67][68][69] | Izzadin al-Qassam brigades[69] | Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
| 4 July | Car ramming and stabbing | 1 unborn baby (+1) | 9 | Tel Aviv, Israel | July 2023 Tel Aviv attack | APalestinian resident of theWest Bank carried out avehicle-ramming andstabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel.[70][71][72] | Hamas[73] | Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
| 30 July | Suicide bombing | 63+ | 200+ | Khar, Bajaur, Pakistan | 2023 Khar bombing | A suicide bomb at aJamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) rally inKhar,Bajaur District,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan, killed at least 63 people[74] and injured nearly 200 others.[75][76] | 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.[77][78] | 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 acar wash onHighway 60 south of Hawara. Around 3:04 pm, aPalestinian terrorist arrived, shot them and ran away.[79] | Hamas andIslamic Jihad praised the shooting.Hamas claimed responsibility.[80][81] | Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
| 26 August | Shooting | 3 (+1) | 0 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | 2023 Jacksonville shooting | Awhite man shot and killed three black people in aDollar General store. The shooter killed himself.[82][83][84] | Ryan Christopher Palmeter | Domestic terrorism in the United States |
| 7 September | Shooting | 64 | Unknown | Mopti Region andGao Region, Mali | September 2023 Mali attacks | Islamist militants attacked a vessel carrying civilians on theNiger River and an army camp in theBourem Cercle.Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for the attacks.[85][86] | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) | Mali War |
| 24 September | Armed assault | 4+ | 8+ | Banjska,Zvecan,Kosovo | Banjska attack | Armed assault by Serb militants on theKosovo Police in the village of Banjska, North Kosovo.[87][88] | Civilna Zaštita, Severna Brigada | |
| 29 September | Suicide bombing | 60 | 50–70 | Mastung District, Balochistan Province, Pakistan | 2023 Mastung bombing | Suicide bombing during the procession of the Islamic holiday ofEid Milad-ul-Nabi near a mosque.[89] | 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.[89] | Unknown | Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| 2 October | Bombing and shooting | 29 (+3) | 2 | Tahoua Region, Niger | 2023 Tabatol attack | Over 100 armedIslamic State militants attackedNigerien soldiers near the border with Mali.[90][91] | Islamic State – Sahil Province | Jihadist insurgency in Niger |
| 7 October | Mass shooting, kidnapping, act of genocide, rocket attacks, torture, rape, burning alive, dismembered to death. | 364+[92] | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400)[93] | Gaza envelope, Israel | Nova music festival massacre | Hamas militants who had penetrated into Israel from theGaza Strip during theOctober 7 massacre attacked a music festival inRe'im. Of the 3500+ people attending the festival, at least 364 people were killed, and many others were wounded or taken hostage.[94][95][96] | Hamas | Gaza war |
| 7 October | Mass shooting, stabbing, rape,[97] burning, hand grenades, kidnapping and other means of murder[98] | 132+[99] | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400)[93] | Kibbutz Be'eri, Israel | Be'eri massacre | In the opening attacks of the2023 Hamas attack on Israel, around 70Hamas terrorists carried out amassacre of at least 130[100] people including women, children[101][102] and infants.[103] | Hamas | Gaza war |
| 7 October | Shooting, stabbing, burning alive, abduction,[104] rocket fire, grenade bombardment, RPG fire and torture.[105] | 52+ | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400)[93] | 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.[106][107][108] | Hamas | Gaza war |
| 7 October | Shooting, Bombings | 17 | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400)[93] | 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 the2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel | Al-Quds Brigades,Al-Qassam Brigades | Gaza war |
| 7 October | Poisoning, Bombing, Kidnapping | 81+ | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400)[93] | Nahal Oz,Israel | Nahal Oz attack | Militants attacked civilians and a military base in Nahal Oz, killing over fifteen civilian's and sixty-sixIsraeli Defense Forces soldiers | Hamas,Palestinian Islamic Jihad | Gaza war |
| 7 October | Shooting, Shootout | 34 (+15) | 9+ | Zikim,Israel | Zikim attack | Militants failed to capture theBahad 4 training base. In total, 19 civilians and 8 soldiers were killed in attacks. At least 15 militants were also killed. | Hamas | Gaza war |
| 7 October | Bombings, Arson, Shooting | 5+ | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400)[93] | Nirim,Israel | Nirim attack | Militants set homes ablaze, threw grenades and shot people in Nirim. At least five people died in the attack | Hamas | Gaza 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 | Gaza war |
| 7 October | Shooting, Bombings, Massacre | 21-22 | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400)[93] | 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 | Gaza war |
| 7 October | Massacre, Shooting, Arson, Kidnapping | 22 | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400)[93] | Kissufim,Israel | Kissufim massacre | Militants set houses on fire and shot civilians and soldiers, killing 22 people | Hamas,Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine | Gaza war |
| 7 October | Bombings, Hostage Taking, Shooting, Massacre, Arson, Shootout | 15 (+52) | 8+ | Holit,Israel | Holit attack | 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 | Gaza 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 | Gaza war |
| 7-8 October | Shooting, Rocket Attacks | 70+ (+10) | Unknown (The total number of injured on 7 October is over 5,400)[93] | 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 | Gaza war |
| 8 October | Shooting | 3 | 1 | Alexandria,Egypt | Alexandria shooting (2023) | A man assigned as a security guard opened fire on a bus full of Israeli tourists. | Police officer | Gaza war |
| 13 October | Suicide bombing | 7 | 17 | Pul-i-Khumri, Afghanistan | 2023 Pul-i-Khumri bombing | A bomb exploded in Shia mosque inPul-i-Khumri, killing over 7 people and wounding 17.[109] | 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.[110] | Mohammed Mogouchkov | Terrorism in France |
| 16 October | Mass shooting | 2 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | 2023 Brussels shooting | A supporter ofISIS went into a shop and shot Swedish soccer fans.[111] | 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 fromBoki, Nigeria. They were hired to protect the village.[112][113][114] | Tigers of Ambazonia | Anglophone Crisis |
| 30 November | Mass shooting | 3 | 11 | Jerusalem, Israel | 2023 Givat Shaul shooting | AHamas affiliates shot Israelis on a bus stop.[115] | 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 theIslamic State, was arrested by the police.[116][117][118] | 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 ofMindanao State University. The Islamic State claimed responsibility.[119][120][121] | 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.[122][123][124] | Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan | Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| 23–26 December | Massacre | 198 | 500+ | Bokkos andBarkin 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.[125][126][127] | Fulani militias (suspected) | Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria |