List of terrorist incidents in December 2015

This is a timeline of terrorist incidents which took place in December 2015, including attacks by violent non-state actors for political motives.

List guidelines

• Casualties figures in this list are the total casualties of the incident including immediate casualties and later casualties (such as people who succumbed to their wounds long after the attacks occurred).
• Casualties listed are the victims. Perpetrator casualties are listed separately (e.g. x (+y) indicate that x victims and y perpetrators were killed/injured).
• Casualty totals may be underestimated or unavailable due to a lack of information. A figure with a plus (+) sign indicates that at least that many people have died (e.g. 10+ indicates that at least 10 people have died) – the actual toll could be considerably higher. A figure with a plus (+) sign may also indicate that over that amount of people are victims.
• If casualty figures are 20 or more, they will be shown in bold. In addition, figures for casualties more than 50 will also be underlined.
• Incidents are limited to one per location per day. If multiple attacks occur in the same place on the same day, they will be merged into a single incident.

December

Date	Type	Dead	Injured	Location	Details	Perpetrator	Part of
2	Suicide bombing	3-6 (+3)	unknown	Waza, Cameroon	Two suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers detonated their explosives, killing between three and six civilians. A third bomber was shot dead before managing to detonate her explosives.[1]	Boko Haram (suspected)	Boko Haram insurgency
2	Mass shooting	14 (+2)	23	San Bernardino, California, United States	2015 San Bernardino attack: Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, a married couple, stormed a county health department's holiday banquet in San Bernardino, California, fatally shooting 14 people and injuring 22 others while leaving a failed pipe bomb at the scene. Both perpetrators were shot and killed four hours later in a shootout with police forces.[2][3] Malik pledged allegiance to Islamic State on the day of the shooting, and the FBI is investigating the attack as an act of terrorism.[4]	Islamic State
3	Melee attack	0 (+1)	1	Jerusalem, Israel	A Palestinian man approached a police officer sitting in his car on HaNevi'im Street in Jerusalem, drew out a knife and stabbed the policeman. The policeman fought the attacker, and his fellow officers, who saw the ongoing struggle, opened fire and shot the attacker dead.[5]	Palestinian lone wolf	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
3	Shooting	0 (+1)	1	Hizma, West Bank	A Palestinian identified as Mazen Aribah, an officer in the Palestinian National Security Forces, opened fire on a 47-year-old Israeli man and a soldier from a moving car near the Hizma checkpoint outside of Jerusalem. Aribah was shot dead on the scene.[5]	Mazen Aribah (lone wolf)	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
4	Melee attack	0 (+1)	1	Aboud, West Bank	Palestinian man identified as Abed al-Rahman al-Barghouthi stabbed an Israeli soldier in Aboud village. The attacker was shot dead by Israeli security forces.[6]	Abed al-Rahman al-Barghouthi (lone wolf)	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
4	Vehicular assault	0 (+1)	2	Ofra, West Bank	A Palestinian driver rammed two Israeli soldiers near Ofra in the West Bank and was shot dead by other forces in the scene.[6]	Palestinian lone wolf	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
4	Melee attack	0 (+2)	1	Hebron, West Bank	Two Palestinians attacked an Israeli soldier with knives and were shot dead by other forces in the scene.[7]	Palestinian lone wolf	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
4	Suicide bombing	2 (+3)	4	Sabon Gari, Nigeria	Three suicide bombers blow themselves up. The first one made no victim but the two other ones killed two civil guards.[8]	Boko Haram	Boko Haram insurgency
4	Suicide bombing	1 (+1)	2	Kimba, Nigeria	A suicide bomber blew himself up.[8]	Boko Haram	Boko Haram insurgency
5	Suicide bombing	27 (+3)	90	Laouna Sangu, Chad	Three female suicide bombers attacked markets in different areas of the island Loulou Fou on the Chadian side of Lake Chad.[9]	Boko Haram	Boko Haram insurgency
5	Melee attack	0	3	London, United Kingdom	December 2015 London Underground attack: A man with a knife stabbed three people at the Leytonstone tube station in east London, reportedly screaming 'this is for Syria', before police used a stun gun on the attacker and detained him.[10][11]	Muhyadin Mire (lone wolf)	Wave of Terror in Europe
6	Car bombing	7	0	Tawahi, Yemen	A car-bomb attack kills Aden's governor Jafar Saad and 6 of his guards.[12]	Islamic State	Yemeni Civil War
8	Suicide bombing, hostage taking, shooting	50	35	Kandahar, Afghanistan	2015 Kandahar Airport attack: Several suicide bombers penetrated the security of a Kandahar Airfield, barricading themselves into an old school building that now contains shops and battled with Afghan soldiers for few hours. The Afghan defense ministry said 50 civilians and members of the security forces had been killed, along with 11 Taliban. A further 35 people were injured, it said. Taliban claimed responsibility.[13]	Taliban	War in Afghanistan
8	Bombing	4	4	Rafah, Egypt	An explosive device targeting a military convoy went off in Rafah, killing four Egyptian soldiers and wounding another four. No group has claimed responsibility but Islamic State's affiliat Wilayat Sayna is suspected.	Wilayat Sayna (Islamic State)	Sinai insurgency
9	Melee attack	0 (+1)	2	Hebron, West Bank	A Palestinian identified as Abd al-Rahman stabbed two Israelis near Beit Hadassah checkpoint in Hebron. He was shot dead by Israeli security forces.[14]	Abd al-Rahman (lone wolf)	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
9	Suicide bombing	11	20	Baghdad, Iraq	A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the doorway of a Shiite mosque at the end of prayer in Baghdad. Eleven people were killed with twenty wounded, all civilians. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack.[15]	Islamic State	Iraqi Civil War
9	Shooting	0	2	Avnei Hefetz, West Bank	Unknown Palestinians shot an Israeli vehicle near Avnei Hefetz wounding two passengers. The attackers were not caught.[14]	unknown Palestinians	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
11	Car bombing, raid	6 (+2)	7	Kabul, Afghanistan	2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul: Taliban militants detonated a car bomb and stormed a guesthouse near the Spanish embassy in Shirpour neighborhood in Kabul. Two guards were killed, one of them was Spanish and seven others were wounded. Two militants were shot dead by Afghan security forces.[16]	Taliban	War in Afghanistan
11	Suicide bombing	7 (+2)	30	Kolofata, Cameroon	Suicide bomber detonated himself in the Cameroonian town of Klofata, killing seven people and wounding another 30. Another suicide attacker detonated himself without hurting anyone.	Boko Haram	Boko Haram insurgency
11	Car bombing	60	80	Tell Tamer, Syria	Tell Tamer bombings: Three truck bombs killed up to 60 people and injured more than 80 in the town of Tell Tamer in Syria's northeastern Al Hasakah province. The blasts struck near a Kurdish militia forces field hospital and in the crowded Souk Al Jumla market square, where the majority of the fatalities occurred.[17]	Islamic State	Syrian Civil War
12	Car bombing	16	54	Homs, Syria	Militants detonated a car bomb near an hospital in central Homs killing sixteen civilians and wounding another 54. Islamic State has claimed responsibility.[18]	Islamic State	Syrian Civil War
12	Suicide bombing, car bomb	6	14	Al Anbar, Iraq	A militant detonated his explosives in a truck at an Iraqi position near the Saudi border, killing six Iraqi soldiers and wounded another 14. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the bomber as Abu Ali al-Ansari.[19]	Islamic State	Iraqi Civil War
12	Bombing	3	14	Near Mabini, Philippines	Militants planted a land mine-styled explosive device and detonated it on a group of Philippine soldiers patrolling on a road near Mibani town in southern Philippines. The blast killed three: two soldiers and a civilian, another 14 were wounded. Attack was attributed to New People's Army.[20]	New People's Army	CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion
12	Melee Attack	30	20	Borno, Nigeria	Boko Haram Islamists, at least some using machetes, attacked residents of the villages of Warwara, Mangari, and Bura-Shika, according to a civilian helping the Nigerian military in its fight against Boko Haram. Thirty were killed, an additional twenty were wounded, and the villages were set on fire, as reported by the vigilante.[21]	Boko Haram	Boko Haram insurgency
13	Bombing	23	30	Parachinar, Pakistan	A bombing occurred at a clothes bazaar in Pakistan’s Parachinar area in the Kurram Valley. It was not clear whether the bombing was a suicide attack or a remotely controlled detonation. The blast killed 23 people and another 30 were injured.[22]	Unknown	War in North-West Pakistan
14	Vehicular assault	0	11 (+1)	Jerusalem, Israel	Palestinian man identified as Abed Almohsin Hassoneh rammed 11 people including an infant and an elderly woman in a bus stop in the entrance to Jerusalem. In the assailant's vehicle,police found an axe. Bystanders shot the assailant.[23]	Abed Almohsin Hassoneh (lone wolf)	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
16	Suicide bombing	1 (+4)	4	Maiduguri, Nigeria	Four female suicide bombers, aged nine to 12, arrived at a checkpoint at Maiduguri. One managed to detonate it's explosives and the other three were shot dead by police before being able to detonate their explosives. One vigilante was killed in the blast and another four other wounded. Attack is attributed to Boko Haram [24][25]	Boko Haram (suspected)	Boko Haram insurgency
18	Shooting	3	0	Timbuktu, Mali	Gunmen shot and killed three people in front of a Christian Tahamint radio station. No group claimed responsibility but the attack was attributed to separatists in Northern Mali.[26]	Unknown
19	Shooting, car bombing	4	9	Mogadishu, Somalia	Gunmen opened fire at a senior Somali government official, wounding him in a drive-by shooting. When reinforcement arrived, militants detonated a car bomb, killing four civilians and bringing the number of wounded to nine. No group claimed responsibility but Al Shabaab is suspected.[27]	Al Shabaab	Somali Civil War
19	Melee attack	0	3	Ra'anana, Israel	Palestinian man identified as Mahmoud Faisal Basharat stabbed three people in Ra'anana and then entered a family house before being shoved out and apprehended by security forces.[28]	Mahmoud Faisal Basharat (lone wolf)	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
21	Car bombing	2	0	Mogadishu, Somalia	Two civilians were killed in a car bomb in the Somalia capital city Mogadishu. The attack occurred outside a shopping center. No group claimed responsibility but Al Shabaab is suspected.[29]	Al Shabaab	Somali Civil War
21	Suicide bombing	6	6	Kabul, Afghanistan	A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed six and wounded three in Kabul, Afghanistan near Bagram Airfield. The six killed were American NATO troops along with three wounded Afghan troops and three more Americans, two troops and one contractor. Taliban claimed responsibility.[30]	Taliban	War in Afghanistan
23	Bombing	1	0	Istanbul, Turkey	A bomb was detonated in Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, killing one person. The blast also damaged five planes. Although Turkish sources attributed the attack to Islamic State, Kurdistan Freedom Falcons claimed responsibility for the attack.[31][32]	Kurdistan Freedom Falcons	Kurdish–Turkish conflict
23	Raid	5	Unknown	/ Abadam, Niger-Nigeria border	Militants raided Niger's southern border town of Abadam, killed two soldiers and three civilians in in an overnight raid. Boko Haram is suspected as part of a series of attacks, perpetrated in 24 hours around Lake Chad.[33]	Boko Haram (suspected)	Boko Haram insurgency
23	Suicide bombing	2 (+1)	Unknown	Nguetchewe, Cameroon	A female suicide bomber blew herself up the town of Nguetchewe in Cameroon's Far North Region, killing a small girl accompanying her and a local resident. Boko Haram is suspected as part of a series of attacks, perpetrated in 24 hours around Lake Chad.[34]	Boko Haram (suspected)	Boko Haram insurgency
23	Melee attack	2 (+2)	1	East Jerusalem	Two Palestinians stabbed two people in Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate, killing one and wounding the other. Israeli guards shot and killed both assailants and another Israeli person entered the range of fire, fatally wounded. The assailants were identified as Anaan Hamad, 20, and Issa Asaf, 19, both from the Qalandiya refugee camp.[35]	Palestinian	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
24	Melee attack	0 (+1)	2	Ariel, West Bank	Palestinian, identified as Muhammad Zahran, 22, from Kafr Ad Dik, arrived at the gate of an industrial area near the West Bank settlement of Ariel shortly after 9am, where he attacked two security guards with a knife. One of the security guards shot and killed Zahran.[36]	Palestinian lone wolf	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
24	Vehicular assault	0 (+1)	1	Geva Binyamin, West Bank	Palestinian rammed his car into a soldier near Geva Binyamin. The soldier was very lightly wounded and did not require evacuation to hospital. The attacker, identified as Wisam Abu Ghwaila, 22, from Qalandiya, was shot dead by troops at the scene.[36]	Palestinian lone wolf	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
24	Raid	7+	Unknown	Mindanao, Philippines	150 militants from Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) raided several locations in southern Philippine island of Mindanao, including the town of Tukuran. The militants have reportedly abducted at least seven Christian farmers and killed them. The attack was confirmed BIFF spokesman Abu Misry Mama.[37]	BIFF	Moro conflict
25	Suicide-bombing	0 (+1)	3-12	Rajshahi, Bangladesh	2015 Rajshahi mosque bombing: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive killing himself and injuring up to a dozen members inside an Ahmadiyya mosque.[38]	TBD	Internal conflict in Bangladesh
26	Raid	14+	Unknown	Kimba, Borno State, Nigeria	Boko Haram gunmen raided Kimba village in northern Nigeria, opening fire on residents and torching their homes. At least 14 people were killed and according to Nigerian sources, the whole village was burnt down.[39]	Boko Haram	Boko Haram insurgency
27	Melee attack	0 (+2)	2	Huwara, West Bank	Two Palestinian man stabbed Israeli soldiers who questioned them near Huwara, leaving two wounded. The soldiers shot and killed both attackers. The attackers were identified as Muhammad Sabana,17, and Noor al-Deen Sabana, 23, from Qabatiya in the northern West Bank.[40]	Palestinian	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
27	Melee attack	0 (+1)	1	Jerusalem, Israel	Palestinian man stabbed an Israeli soldier in the back near Jerusalem Central Bus Station before being neutralized by another guard and being apprehended by Israeli security forces.[40]	Palestinian lone wolf	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
28	Suicide bombing	1	33	Kabul, Afghanistan	A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least one person and wounded 33 on Monday in an attack on a road near a school close to Kabul International Airport. The ministry of public health said 18 children, many of whom had been studying in a nearby madrasa, were among the injured. Many were apparently hurt by flying glass as the blast shattered windows.[41]	Taliban	War in Afghanistan
28	Suicide bombing	32	90	Homs, Syria	Suicide bombers detonated their explosives in Homs, killing at least 32 and wounding another 90. The blasts, one from a car bomb and another from a suicide attack, struck the Zahra district in the middle of the city. No group claimed responsibility.[42]	Unknown	Syrian Civil War
28	suicide bombing	26	85	Maiduguri, Nigeria	14 female suicide bombers aged 12–18 attempted to simultaneously attack the city of Maiduguri. Seven of the bombers were shot dead by Nigerian forces while three managed to escape and detonate themselves in Baderi general area and near a Mosque, killing 26 people and wounding another 85. One of the surviving attackers was apprehended.[43]	Boko Haram	Boko Haram insurgency
29	Suicide bombing	17	41	Madagali, Nigeria	Two female suicide bombers detonated themselves at a busy motor park Madagali, killing 17 and injured 41.[44]	Boko Haram	Boko Haram insurgency
29	Suicide bombing	26 (+10)	50+	Mardan, Pakistan	Suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the front entrance of a regional branch of the National Database and Registration Authority, which is responsible for issuing ID cards in northwestern city of Mardan, Pakistan. The blast killed 26 people and more than 50 were wounded. Leader of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.[45]	Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan	War in North-West Pakistan
29	Shooting	1	10	Derbent, Dagestan, Russia	Unidentified gunman opened fire on a group of local residents who were visiting a viewing platform at the fortress in Derbent, Dagestan, southern Russia, killing one and injuring 11. The visitors included two border guards, one of whom was killed in the attack. ISIS claimed responsibility.[46][47]	Islamic State	Insurgency in the North Caucasus
30	Suicide bombing	16+	35+	Kamishli, Syria	2015 al-Qamishli bombings: Three suicide bombers blew themselves up in restaurants in the Kurdish controlled northeastern Syrian town Kamishli, targeting the town's Kurdish and Assyrian Christian populations.[48]	Islamic State	Syrian Civil War
31	Artillery	5	1	Rafah, Egypt	Militants in northern Sinai shelled a home near a security checkpoint, killing an entire family of five and wounding a teenage neighbor. No one claimed responsibility.[49]	Unknown	Sinai insurgency

Total Incidents: 51

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