List of terrorist incidents in May 2020

This is a list of some of the terrorist, alleged terrorist, or suspected terrorist incidents which took place in May 2020, including incidents by violent non-state actors for political, religious, or ideological motives.

For other incidents in 2020, and an outline of what is excluded from or included in this list, see List of terrorist incidents in 2020.

Guidelines
  • To be included, entries must be notable (have a stand-alone article) and described by a consensus of reliable sources as "terrorism".
  • List entries must comply with the guidelines outlined in the manual of style under MOS:TERRORIST.
  • 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 number 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.
  • In addition to the guidelines above, the table also includes the following categories:
  0 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  1–19 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  20–49 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  50–99 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  100+ people were killed/injured by the incident.

List

Total incidents: 26

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
1 Bombing 1+ 1+ Bir al-Abd, Egypt Islamic State militants killed and wounded several soldiers in the North Sinai Governorate by detonating a bomb.[1] Islamic State – Sinai Province Sinai insurgency
1 Mass shooting 13 17 Zari District, Afghanistan May 2020 Afghanistan attacks: The Taliban attacked Balkh Province's Zari District overnight, killing 13 members of the Afghan security forces and injuring 17 others.[2] Taliban War in Afghanistan
2 Shooting 10+ several Saladin Governorate, Iraq At least ten members of the PMF were killed when Islamic State militants attacked them.[3] Islamic State Iraqi insurgency
2 Motorbike bombing 3 4 Mihtarlam, Afghanistan May 2020 Afghanistan attacks: A motorbike bomb exploded outside the provincial prison in Mihtarlam, Laghman Province, killing three civilians and injuring four members of the security forces. Noor Mohammad, director of Laghman's provincial prison directorate, was among the injured.[4] Islamists War in Afghanistan
3 Truck bombing 5 7 Grishk District, Afghanistan May 2020 Afghanistan attacks: Five Afghan security forces were killed and seven others wounded in a suicide truck bomb attack on a military and intelligence base in Grishk District, Helmand Province. A Mazda mini truck was exploded in front of the gate by the suicide attacker, partially damaging the base. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.[5] Taliban War in Afghanistan
3 Grenade attack 0 20 Khairkot District, Afghanistan May 2020 Afghanistan attacks: A hand grenade exploded in a mosque in Khairkot District, Paktika Province, injuring 20 worshipers who were offering the night prayer after having broken their Ramadan fast.[6] Unknown War in Afghanistan
9 Mass shooting 20+ Unknown Tillabéri, Niger May 2020 Tillabéri attacks: Gunmen attacked several villages in the Tillabéri Region of Niger. At least twenty people were killed. The perpetrators and motive of the attacks are unknown.[7] Unknown Insurgency in the Maghreb
12 Mass shooting 24 (+3) 16 Kabul, Afghanistan May 2020 Afghanistan attacks: 24 civilians, including two newborns and several nurses, were killed when armed men attacked a maternity ward of a hospital in the Hazara neighborhood Dashte Barchi in Kabul. All three attackers were killed after a shootout that lasted 5 hours.[8][9] Islamic State – Khorasan Province (suspected) War in Afghanistan
12 Suicide bombing 32 (+1) 133 Kuz Kunar, Afghanistan May 2020 Afghanistan attacks: 32 people were killed when a suicide bomber attacked the funeral of a police chief in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. More than 130 were injured in the blast.[8][9] The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.[10] Islamic State – Khorasan Province War in Afghanistan
14 Suicide car bombing 5 (+1) 29 Gardez, Afghanistan May 2020 Afghanistan attacks: A car full of explosives was detonated near a military court in Gardez city. Five civilians were killed and 14 wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.[11][12] Taliban War in Afghanistan
17 Suicide car bombing 4 (+1) 0 Mudug, Somalia The governor of Mudug was killed with three of his bodyguards in a suicide car bombing claimed by Islamist group Al-Shabaab. [13] Al-Shabaab Somali Civil War
17 Massacre, stabbing, shooting 20 14+ Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo 20 people died in a raid on a village by the Lendu Congo Development Cooperative militia (CODECO). More than 14 were seriously injured.[14] CODECO Ituri conflict
18 Suicide car bombing 7 (+1) 40 Ghazni, Afghanistan May 2020 Afghanistan attacks: A car bomb blast outside a intelligence military camp killed 7 people and wounded 40. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.[15] Taliban War in Afghanistan
18 Mass shooting 20 25 Borno State, Nigeria Boko Haram attacked the village of Gajigana in Borno State, killing 20 civilians and injuring 25 as they were preparing to break their Ramadan fast just after sundown.[16] Boko Haram Boko Haram insurgency
19 Motorbike bombing, shooting 13 (+10) 73 Kunduz Province, Afghanistan May 2020 Afghanistan attacks: A series of attacks took place in Kunduz, Afghanistan. A motorbike bomb killed a police officer and a civilian and wounded 18 others. On the same day, the Taliban attacked several government posts in the city, attempting to capture them. The attacks were repelled and ten Taliban insurgents were killed, while eight soldiers and several civilians were killed during the attacks. 55 other people were injured. [17] Taliban War in Afghanistan
21 Shooting 0 (+1) 1 Corpus Christi, United States A motorist attempted to breach a perimeter gate at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi at Corpus Christi, Texas, but was stopped by vehicle barriers that had been activated. The driver then got out and opened fire before being shot and killed. A Navy police officer was shot but protected by a ballistic vest. Officials with the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the incident was terrorism-related. The shooter was identified as a Syria-born man who expressed support for ISIS and Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.[18][19][20] Adam Alsalhi Jihadist extremism in the United States
24 Mass shooting, arson 9 several North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo massacres: Islamist ADF militants killed at least 9 people in an attack in North Kivu, DR Congo.[21] Allied Democratic Forces Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
25 Massacre 17 0 Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo massacres: ADF militants killed at least 17 people in a massacre in the village of Makutano, Ituri Province.[22] Allied Democratic Forces Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
26 Melee attack 40 0 Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo massacres: The ADF used machetes to kill at least 40 people in a massacre and robbery in the village of Samboko in Ituri Province, DR Congo.[22] Allied Democratic Forces Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
29 Mass shooting 14 (+2) 3 Dand Aw Patan District, Afghanistan May 2020 Afghanistan attacks: In the early hours, the Taliban stormed border security forces check posts in Paktia Province's Dand Aw Patan District, which lies on the border with the Kurram District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 14 Afghan security personnel were killed in the attack and three others were injured. Two members of the Taliban were also killed during the attack.[23] Taliban War in Afghanistan
29 Shooting 1 1 Oakland, United States 2020 boogaloo killings: An unidentified gunman opened fire on two Federal Protective Service officers near a protest in Oakland, before fleeing the scene in a van driven by an accomplice. One of the officers was killed and the other was injured. Department of Homeland Security labelled the attack an act of "domestic terrorism". Two suspects connected to the far-right boogaloo movement were arrested in connection with the attack.[24][25][26][27][28] Boogaloo movement (suspected) Domestic terrorism in the United States
30 Mass shooting 40 Unknown Kompienga Province, Burkina Faso 40 people were killed when gunmen on motorcycles attacked a cattle market in Kompienga town, Est Region.[29][30] Islamists Insurgency in the Maghreb
30 Ambush 10 20 Burkina Faso The government reported that 10 people were killed when a humanitarian aid convoy was attacked, bringing the death toll to 50, following an ambush the day before near the northern city of Barsalogho. According to the specialized portal, the humanitarian cargo caravan was returning from the northern city of Foube, after delivering food there, when it fell into an ambush, in which five civilians and the same number of gendarmes died and some 20 people were injured.[31] Islamists Insurgency in the Maghreb
30 Bombing 2 7 Kabul, Afghanistan May 2020 Afghanistan attacks: On 30 May, a private bus carrying 15 employees of the Khurshid TV news station was hit by a road bomb in Kabul, killing an economic reporter, Mir Wahed Shah, a technician, Shafiq Amiri, and wounding seven other people. ISIL claimed responsibility hours after the attack, describing Khurshid TV as being "loyal to the Afghan apostate government." This was the second deadly attack against the channel in less than a year.[32][33] The United States, the European Union, and NATO condemned the attack.[32] Islamic State War in Afghanistan
31 Bombing 9 10 Hawa Abdi, Somalia A roadside bomb killed 9 and injured 10 near Mogadishu, Somalia. Al-Shabaab is suspected to behind the attack.[34] Al-Shabaab (suspected) Somali Civil War
31 Stabbing 1 0 Ankara, Turkey A 20-year-old Kurdish man was stabbed to death for listening to Kurdish music in a xenophobic incident.[35] Unknown Turkish-Kurdish conflict

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  5. "At least five security force members killed in truck bombing at Afghan military centre". May 4, 2020 – via https://www.theglobeandmail.com/.
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  7. Niger attacks: At least 20 killed in Tillaberi
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  35. https://ahvalnews.com/turkey-kurds/kurdish-man-stabbed-death-turkish-capital-over-music-dispute
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