This is a list of terrorist incidents in 2022, 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: 39
Date | Type | Dead | Injured | Location | Article | Details | Perpetrator | Part of |
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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 |
Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad was a combined military operation by the Pakistani military in support of local law enforcement agencies to disarm and eliminate the terrorist sleeper cells across all states of Pakistan, started on 22 February 2017. The operation aimed to eliminate the threat of terrorism, and consolidating the gains of Operation Zarb-e-Azb which was launched in 2014 as a joint military offensive. It was further aimed at ensuring the security of Pakistan's borders. The operation underwent active participation from the Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Police and other Warfare and Civil Armed Forces managed under the Government of Pakistan. More than 375,000 intelligence-based operations had been carried out as of 2021. This operation has been mostly acknowledged after Operation Zarb e Azb.
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