List of terrorist incidents in May 2015

This is a timeline of terrorist incidents which took place in May 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.

May

Date	Type	Dead	Injured	Location	Details	Perpetrator	Part of
3	Ambush	8	6	Nagaland, India	At least eight Assam Rifles personnels have been killed and six others injured in an ambush by suspected NSCN militants in Mon district of Nagaland on Sunday afternoon. Four other jawans of the paramilitary force are reported missing.[1]	NSCN	Insurgency in Northeast India
3	Car bomb	19	Unknown	Baghdad, Iraq	Two car bombs were detonated ten minutes apart in Baghdad, Iraq. Nineteen were killed and an unknown number wounded. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attacks.[2]	ISIL	Iraq War
3	Shooting	0 (+2)	1	Garland, Texas, United States	Garland terror attack: In an incident at a Curtis Culwell Center, a school district owned events center, two assailants opened fire outside a Mohammed art exhibit in Garland, Texas. Two gunmen drove up to the Curtis Culwell Center and opened fire on a security guard. A local policeman, providing security for the event, returned fire, killing both suspects. One security guard was injured and released from the hospital. Identity and motive of the suspects has not been identified. The American Freedom Defense Initiative hosted the art exhibit in support of freedom of speech. Guest speakers included politician Geert Wilders.[3]	ISIL
3	Raid	17+	Unknown	Warduj, Afghanistan	Taliban militants overran checkpoints in Warduj, killing 17 policemen at late night of 3 May.[4]	Taliban	War in Afghanistan
4	Suicide bombing	1	15	Kabul, Afghanistan	A government bus was attacked by a suicide bomber in Kabul, killing one person and injuring 15 others.[5]	Taliban	War in Afghanistan
8	Suicide bombing	22	Unknown	Balad Ruz, Iraq	Three suicide bombers attacked the Al Zahraa mosque and the Imam Hussein mosque, killing at least 22 people in total, including a senior police officer.[6]	ISIL (suspected)	Iraq War
9	Shooting	22	37	Kumanovo, Republic of Macedonia	Kumanovo shootings: On 9 May 2015 an armed group clashed with police and army forces of the Republic of Macedonia in Kumanovo in northern Republic of Macedonia. Kumanovo is situated 40 km from the capital city of Skopje.	UÇK
10	Car bomb	14	30	Baghdad, Iraq	Two car bombs were detonated ten minutes apart in Baghdad, Iraq and surrounding towns of Taji and Tarmiyah. Fourteen were killed and thirty were wounded. The majority of the casualties were members of the security forces. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attacks.[7]	ISIL	Iraq War
10	Suicide bombing	3	10	Kabul, Afghanistan	A bus carrying Afghan government employees was attacked in Kabul by a suicide bomber, killing 3 people and injuring 10. The Taliban claimed responsibility.[8]	Taliban	War in Afghanistan
12	Suicide bombing	6	16	Baghdad, Iraq	A suicide bomber along with two mortar attacks were launched during a Shi'ite march in Baghdad, Iraq. Four were killed and twelve wounded in the van bombing and two were killed and four wounded during a mortar attack in Boub al-Sham. It is unknown who carried out the attacks.[9]	Unknown	War in Afghanistan
12	Shooting	1	0	Sylhet, Bangladesh	Masked miscreants killed Ananta Bijoy Das, 30, a blogger, at the Bankalaparha area of Sylhet town.[10]	Islamic extremist
13	Attack	45	13	Karachi, Pakistan	A bus carrying Shia Muslims was attacked by six armed gunman who rode up in motorcycles. After the attack the bus driver drove straight to a hospital, where people said most of the riders were either dead, unconscious, and spattered in blood.[11]	Jundallah (claimed), ISIL (claimed), Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (claimed)	Sectarianism in Pakistan
14	Suicide bombing, hostage taking	14	6	Kabul, Afghanistan	Park Palace guesthouse attack: A hotel that was hosting a cultural event was attacked by Taliban fighters in Kabul leaving 14 dead including an American, an Italian, and 4 Indians.[12]	Taliban	War in Afghanistan
17	Suicide bombing	3	18	Kabul, Afghanistan	A suicide bomber detonated their explosives near the entrance of Hamid Karzai International Airport targeting a European police training vehicle, the blast killed two teenage Afghan girls and one British citizen. The Taliban claimed responsibility in an e-mail to the media.[13]	Taliban	War in Afghanistan
19	Suicide bombing	1	7	Al Qubbah, Libya	A suicide bomber drove up to a checkpoint in a vehicle packed with explosives, detonating it and killing himself and injuring 7 others.[14]	ISIL (suspected)	Libyan Civil War
19	Suicide bombing	4	42	Kabul, Afghanistan	A suicide car bomber detonated their explosives in the parking lot of a Justice Ministry building in the diplomatic section of Kabul, killing four people and sending 42 to the hospital. The Taliban claimed responsibility through an e-mail to the media.[15]	Taliban	War in Afghanistan
20	Vehicular assault	0 (+1)	2	East Jerusalem	In a suspected terrorist attack, forty-one-years-old Omran Abu Dheim drove his car into two Israeli border officers in the At-Tur neighborhood of east East Jerusalem, injuring them. Another officer then shot the suspect, who died of his wounds shortly afterwards.[16]	Omran Abu Dheim (lone wolf)	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
21	Suicide bombing	3	0	Misrata, Libya	A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a military checkpoint outside of Misrata killing himself and two guards.[17]	ISIL	Libyan Civil War
22	Suicide bombing	21	90+	al-Qadeeh, Saudi Arabia	A suicide bomber attacked a Shia mosque during prayer in the al-Qadeeh village in Saudi Arabia. Twenty-one were killed with more than ninety wounded. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack.[18]	ISIL
24	Bombing	3	4	Karachi, Pakistan	A remote-controlled explosive planted on a parked motorbike was detonated by Baloch separatists, killing three people and injuring four policemen. Among the killed were a rickshaw driver, a 12-year old child and a passerby. The attack was reportedly targeting Pakistani President's son who had already passed the spot before the explosion took place.[19]	Baloch separatists	Balochestan conflict
25	Raid	26	0	Nawzad District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan	Taliban militants killed 19 policemen and six soldiers during a siege at a police compound in Nawzad District of Afghanistan.[20]	Taliban	War in Afghanistan
25	Shooting	7 (+1)	9	Tunis, Tunisia	Tunis barracks shooting: A Tunisian soldier kills 8 of his fellow soldiers and injures 9 others in a shooting rampage in Tunis before killing himself.[21]	Unknown
26	Attack	2	5	Garissa County, Kenya	Al-Shabaab militants attacked two police patrols which turned into a gun battle north of Garissa, 5 police officers were injured but they were able to kill both of the attackers.[22]	Al-Shabaab	War in Somalia
28	Car bomb	10	30	Baghdad, Iraq	Two car bombs were set off minutes apart targeting the Cristal Grand Ishtar Hotel and the Babylon, two luxury hotels, in Baghdad. Ten were killed with thirty reported wounded. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attacks.[23]	ISIL	Iraq War
29	Suicide bombing	4	Unknown	Dammam, Saudi Arabia	A suicide bomber attacked a Shia mosque in Dammam detonating the bomb in the parking lot. Four were killed along with an unknown number wounded. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack.[24]	ISIL
29	Suicide bombing	2	5	Lahore, Pakistan	A suicide bomber riding in a rickshaw blew himself up, killing a policeman and injuring four policemen and a civilian near Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The blast took place at 9pm while an international cricket match was being played at the stadium between Pakistan and Zimbabwe.[25]	Unknown	War in North-West Pakistan
29	Attack	21	0	Mastung, Pakistan	Unknown militants attacked two Karachi-bound buses in Mastung, killed 21 people, abducted several others and set the buses ablaze.[26]	Unknown	Balochestan conflict
29	bombing	0	16	Jolo, Philippines	Two bombs exploded outside a mosque at the compound of Police Superintendent Julasirim Kasim in Barangay Asturias, Jolo, Sulu, Philippines. At least 11 police officers and 5 civilians were injured in the attack. The Injured were taken to the public hospital in Zamboanga City for medical treatment.[27]	Abu Sayyaf (suspected)	Moro conflict

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