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  • October 2008

    • Holiday Blasts Kill 19 Iraqis Near Shia Sites

      Associated Press  |  Oct 2, 08 7:55 AM CDT

      Holiday Blasts Kill 19 Iraqis Near Shia Sites

      (AP) - Suicide bombers targeted Shia worshipers as they left morning prayers today at two Baghdad mosques, killing 19 people and injuring 50, police say. In a separate attack, gunmen fatally shot six people as they traveled in a minibus 60 miles north of Baghdad. Attacks on Shia civilians are widely associated with Sunni extremists hoping to reignite sectarian conflict. More »

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      Iraq  • Sunni  • suicide bombing  • Iraq Army  • Shia  • Eid

  • August 2008

    • Toll Hits 70 in Pakistan Bombings

      New York Times  |  Aug 22, 08 5:07 AM CDT

      Toll Hits 70 in Pakistan Bombings

      (Newser) - The death toll in yesterday's twin suicide blasts in Pakistan has risen to 70 people as the tragedy continues to rattle the civilian government just days after the ouster of President Pervez Musharraf, the New York Times reports. Pakistan's Taliban has claimed responsibility for the bombings at the gates of the country's main weapons complex, and warned of more to come if the government fails to cease operations against militants in the country's tribal areas. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Taliban  • suicide bombing  • Pakistan militants  • suicide bomber  • Islamic militants

    • Twin Algeria Bombings Kill 11

      New York Times  |  Aug 20, 08 6:19 AM CDT

      Twin Algeria Bombings Kill 11

      (Newser) - Two car bombs killed 11 people and left 31 wounded in the Algerian city of Bouira, just a day after a suicide bombing in Algiers killed dozens more. Today's bombs targeted a hotel and a military command center, and one of the explosions occurred as a passenger bus drove past. No group has taken responsibility for any of the bombings, reports the New York Times , but in 2006 a long-term insurgent group swore allegiance to al-Qaeda. More »

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      terrorism  • insurgents  • suicide bombing  • car bomb  • Algeria  • Algiers

    • Pakistan Hospital Bomb Kills 23

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 19, 08 7:20 AM CDT

      Pakistan Hospital Bomb Kills 23

      (Newser) - Twenty-three people died today and another 20 were wounded in a suspected suicide bomb attack in a Pakistani hospital. The blast took place in the North West Frontier Province, the highly volatile region bordering Afghanistan. The explosion took place as Shia Muslims were mourning the death of a leader, who had been shot and whose corpse had been transported to the hospital. More »

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      Pakistan  • suicide bombing  • sectarian violence  • suicide bomber  • hospital  • Shia  • Shiite militants  • North West Frontier Province

    • Bombing Outside US Base in Afghanistan Kills 12

      New York Times  |  Aug 19, 08 6:57 AM CDT

      Bombing Outside US Base in Afghanistan Kills 12

      (Newser) - A suicide bomber killed 12 workers and wounded 22 others after detonating his vehicle outside a US military base in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, the New York Times reports. No American military personnel were injured or killed. A second suicide car-bomber tried to follow soon after but was turned back, as were militants wearing explosive vests who stormed the base this morning. More »

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      Taliban  • War on Terror  • suicide bombing  • Afghanistan war  • car bomb  • coalition forces

    • Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens in Algeria

      Associated Press  |  Aug 19, 08 6:34 AM CDT

      Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens in Algeria

      (AP) - A suicide car bomber struck a police academy in Algeria today, killing at least 43 people and injuring 38, says the country’s Interior Ministry.  The toll was a "preliminary estimate" for the attack in Boumerdes, some 35 miles east of Algiers. The attack occurred as young applicants were in line to register at the academy. No group has claimed responsibility, but the north African nation has suffered regular attacks blamed on al-Qaeda. More »

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      Africa  • suicide bombing  • Algeria

    • Pakistani Suicide Bombers Tipping Afghan War

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 1, 08 11:30 AM CDT

      Pakistani Suicide Bombers Tipping Afghan War

      (Newser) - One says he wanted to kill himself anyway. Another says he was duped. Both were captured in failed suicide bombings in Afghanistan, where such attacks were unheard of until the last 2 years, denounced by village elders as cowardly and un-Islamic. Now, these bombings are at all-time highs as the Taliban recruits poor, uneducated men and boys in Pakistani religious schools. The Wall Street Journal looks at how the trend is helping turn the tide against NATO forces. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • Taliban  • suicide bombing  • suicide bomber

  • July 2008

    • Iraqi Suicide Blasts Kill 50

      Reuters  |  Jul 28, 08 6:26 AM CDT

      Iraqi Suicide Blasts Kill 50

      (Newser) - Suicide attacks in Iraq today killed at least 50 people and injured about 250, making it one of deadliest days in the country in months, Reuters reports. In Baghdad, three female suicide bombers blew themselves up during a religious pilgrimage, killing 28 and injuring 92. In the northern city of Kirkuk, a bomber killed 22 and wounded 150 at a demonstration against elections law. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but al-Qaeda is suspected.  More »

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      Iraq  • al-Qaeda  • Baghdad  • Shiite  • suicide bombing  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Shia  • female suicide bomber

    • Taliban Shows Fresh Fangs in US Base Attack

      Reuters  |  Jul 14, 08 3:17 PM CDT

      Taliban Shows Fresh Fangs in US Base Attack

      (Newser) - The Taliban demonstrated complex tactics and a renewed taste for conventional warfare in the attack on a remote outpost that claimed the lives of nine US soldiers yesterday, Reuters reports. The militants drove the residents from a nearby village and used it as a base of operations from which to launch their offensive, which briefly breached the outpost’s defenses. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • Taliban  • NATO  • US Army  • suicide bombing  • warfare

    • 9 US Troops Die in Afghan Attack; Suicide Bomb Kills 24

      Associated Press  |  Jul 13, 08 12:31 PM CDT

      9 US Troops Die in Afghan Attack; Suicide Bomb Kills 24

      (AP) - A multi-pronged militant assault on a remote US base killed nine American soldiers and wounded 15 today in the deadliest attack on US forces in Afghanistan in 3 years, officials said. The attack came the same day a suicide bomber targeting a police patrol killed 24 people, while US coalition and Afghan soldiers killed 40 militants elsewhere in the south. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • prostitution  • suicide bombing  • suicide bomber  • Helmand province

    • Kabul Bomb Kills 41 at Indian Embassy

      CNN  |  Jul 7, 08 4:52 AM CDT

      Kabul Bomb Kills 41 at Indian Embassy

      (Newser) - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb outside the Indian embassy in Kabul today, killing 41 people and injuring 141. Several diplomats were among the dead, as well as children, security guards and visa seekers on the crowded street in the Afghan capital, reports CNN. The huge blast was the deadliest attack in Kabul this year. More »

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      Afghanistan  • India  • suicide bombing  • car bomb  • Kabul

    • Pakistan Suicide Blast Kills 11 at Mosque Memorial

      New York Times  |  Jul 7, 08 3:37 AM CDT

      Pakistan Suicide Blast Kills 11 at Mosque Memorial

      (Newser) - A suicide bombing near Pakistan’s Red Mosque killed at least 11 and wounded more than 22, most of them police officers, the New York Times reports. Thousands were nearby yesterday to observe the anniversary of a showdown between militants and security forces which killed more than 100 people last year. The bomber dodged tight security, confirming government fears of another terrorist attack on the date. More »

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      Pakistan  • police  • suicide bombing  • terrorist attack  • Red Mosque  • Red Mosque crisis