This is a list of terrorist incidents in 2025, 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: 18
Date | Type | Dead | Injured | Location | Article | Details | Perpetrator(s) | Part of |
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1 January | Vehicle-ramming attack, shootout | 14 (+1) | 57 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | 2025 New Orleans truck attack | A 42-year-old man, inspired by the Islamic State, drove a rented 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning into pedestrians celebrating New Year's Day, killing 14 people and injuring 57 others before being killed by police in a shootout. [1] | Shamsud-Din Jabbar | Terrorism in the United States |
1 January | Car bombing | 0 (+1) | 7 | Paradise, Nevada, United States | 2025 Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion | A 37-year-old man parked a rented Tesla Cybertruck loaded with fireworks outside the main entrance of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas before shooting himself in the head and detonating them, killing himself and injuring seven others. [2] | Matthew Livelsberger | Terrorism in the United States |
6 January | Mass shooting | 3 | 8 | Al-Funduq, Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestine | Al-Funduq shooting | Terrorists opened fire on a car and a bus on Highway 55 before escaping, killing three Israelis, including a police officer, and injuring eight others. Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack two days later. [3] [4] | Hamas | Israel–Hamas war |
6 January | Roadside bombing | 9 | 0 | Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India | 2025 Bijapur Naxal attack | An improvised explosive device detonated while a District Reserve Guard vehicle was going by, killing the driver and all eight security personnel inside. [5] | Communist Party of India (Maoist) | Naxalite–Maoist insurgency |
8 January | Mass shooting, car bombing | 2 (+18) | 5 (+6) | N'Djamena, Chad | 2025 N'Djamena attack | 24 armed men attacked the vicinity of the presidential palace, killing two security personnel and injuring five others. Eighteen attackers were also killed and six others were injured. [6] [7] | Boko Haram (alleged) [8] | Boko Haram insurgency |
8 January | Mass shooting, shootout, bombings | 28-30 | ? | Alibori Department, Benin | 2025 Point Triple attack | Armed gunmen attacked the Point Triple zone near the shared border with Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso, killing at least 28-30 soldiers. [9] | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin | Insurgency in the Maghreb |
18 January | Mass shooting, stabbing | 2 (+1) | 2 | Tehran, Iran | Supreme Court of Iran shooting | A man armed with a handgun entered the Supreme Court of Iran and opened fire, killing judges Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghisseh and injuring another judge and a bodyguard before killing himself. [10] | Farshad Asadi | Assassination and terrorism in Iran |
16 January-Ongoing | Mass shootings, massacres, shootouts | 102+ (+21) | 20+ | Catatumbo region, Colombia | 2025 Catatumbo clashes | Armed groups of guerrillas attacked and kidnapped people at houses throughout Catatumbo, killing at least 102 people and injuring over 20 others. [11] | National Liberation Army | Catatumbo campaign |
26 January | Suicide Bombing | 27 (+1) | "Dozens" | Malam Fatori, Borno State, Nigeria | Malam-Fatori Suicide Bombing | A convoy of Nigerian Armed Forces troops were attacked by an Islamic State suicide bomber. [12] | Islamic State - West Africa Province | Boko Haram insurgency |
4 February | Mass shooting, shootout | 2 (+1) | 8 | Tayasir, Tubas Governorate, Palestine | Tayasir shooting | Muhammad Daraghma, the brother of Ahmed Daraghma, the founder and commander of the Tubas Brigade of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, ambushed a military base armed with an M16 rifle, killing two soldiers and injuring eight others before being killed in a shootout. [13] | Palestinian Islamic Jihad | Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
9 February | Clash, explosions, mass shooting | 2 (+31) | 2 | Indravati National Park, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India | 2025 Bijapur clash | A clash occurred at the Indravati National Park between Maoists and police with explosive devices, grenade launchers and AK-47s, killing two security forces and injuring two others. At least 31 Maoists were also killed during the clash. [14] | Communist Party of India (Maoist) | Naxalite-Maoist insurgency |
12 February | Massacre, Mass beheading | 70+ | ? | Kasanga, Lubero Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kasanga massacre | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants entered the village of Mayba twice in Lubero Territory and abducted and beheaded at least 70 civilians. [15] | Islamic State – Central Africa Province | Kivu conflict |
15 February | Mass stabbing | 1 | 5 | Villach, Austria | 2025 Villach stabbing attack | A 23-year-old man linked to the Islamic State stabbed six pedestrians walking by him before being arrested by responding officers, killing a fourteen-year-old boy and injuring five others, including two seriously. [16] | Islamic State | Terrorism in Austria, Islamic terrorism in Europe |
20 February-Ongoing | Vehicle-ramming attacks, bombings, mass shootings | c.160 (+240) | ? | Middle Shabelle, Somalia | 2025 Shabelle attacks | Al-Shabaab militants captured four villages and attacked military bases using weapons and explosive-laden vehicles, killing at least 93 people and injuring dozens of others. Over 130 militants were also killed. [17] | Al-Shabaab | Somali Civil War |
20 February | Bombing | 0 | 0 | Bat Yam, Tel Aviv District, Israel | 2025 Bat Yam bus bombings | Three bombs were detonated, probably before than when they were supposed to, in parked buses in the city of Bat Yam. Two other devices failed to explode. [18] | Hamas (suspected) | Gaza war, Terrorism in Israel |
22 February | Mass stabbing | 1 | 7 | Mulhouse, France | 2025 Mulhouse stabbing attack | A 37-year-old Algerian man yelled "Allahu Akbar" several times before attacking multiple people at a protest, including police officers. [19] [20] [21] | Brahim Abdessemed | Terrorism in France, Islamic terrorism in Europe |
27 February | Explosions, gunfire | 16 | 70+ | Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo | 2025 Bukavu M23 rally bombings | At least two people threw a grenade and opened fire at a public gathering organized by the March 23 Movement, killing at least 16 people and injuring 70 others. [22] | Unknown | 2025 Bukavu offensive, M23 campaign |
28 February | Mass bombing | 7 (+1) | 20 | Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 2025 Darul Uloom Haqqania bombing | A suicide bombing occurred at the Darul Uloom Haqqania. The attack took place during Friday prayers, resulting in the deaths eight individuals, including the perpetrator and the prominent cleric and head of the seminary, Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani. [23] | Islamic State | Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |