On March 8, 2020, suspected jihadists raided at least two villages settled by Fulani herders in the north, near Burkina Faso’s border with Mali. According to the Burkinabe government, the attack killed at least 43 people and was one of the deadliest attacks of 2020.   

On March 5, 2021, an al-Shabaab suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden car in Mogadishu, targeting the Luul Yemeni restaurant, killing between 10-20 and injuring 30 others. Militants had attempted to attack the site in August 2020, but were foiled by Somali authorities.

On March 4, 2022, an Afghan man and long-time resident of Pakistan entered a Shiite mosque in in Peshawar, shooting two guards before detonating his explosive vest. The suicide attack, claimed by ISIS-K, killed at least 63 people and injured another 196. 

On March 1, 2022, the Philippine army launched a predawn raid on a base belonging to the ISIS-linked group Daulah Islamiyah. The ensuing battle left two militants and one soldier dead, and wounded two troops. 

On February 27, 2021, the Saudi military intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile and three armed drones over Riyadh, which they accused the Houthis of launching. There were no reported casualties, but debris damaged a home in Riyadh.