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 Iraq Bombers Kill 41 

70 injured as violent surge continues

Jul 9, 09 6:50 AM CDT
(AP) - Two suicide bombers killed at least 34 people and injured 70 in an attack on the home of an anti-terrorism officer in northern Iraq today, while three roadside bombs in Baghdad killed seven others, authorities said. The attacks continue a surge of violence in Iraq's troubled north following the withdrawal... More »

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 Suicide Bomb Kills 50 in Iraq 

Blast at Shia mosque occurs hours after PM's warning

Jun 20, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 50 people were killed in Iraq today when a truck bomb detonated near a crowd of worshipers leaving a Shiite mosque near Kirkuk, Reuters reports. The bombing occurred only hours after Nouri al-Maliki warned the country that terrorist violence may increase as the planned June 30 withdrawal of... More »

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(Newser) - One of Pakistan’s most prominent anti-Taliban clerics was killed today in a suicide bomb attack, the Times of London reports. Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi, who supported the Pakistan army’s campaign in the Swat Valley, died on the way to the hospital after an explosion at his Islamic college in... More »

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(Newser) - The death toll in the suicide attack on a luxury hotel in Pakistan rose to 11 with at least 70 injured, reports the Times of London. At least two foreigners were among the dead at the five-star Pearl Oriental in Peshawar, though no more specific IDs were available. Still no... More »

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 Pakistan Hotel 
 Bombing Kills 
 at Least 5 

No responsibility claimed; attack matches Taliban threats

Jun 9, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(AP) - Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Peshawar, then set off a huge blast that killed at least five people and wounded dozens more today in the latest of a string of suicide attacks in Pakistani cities, officials said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but it fit with... More »

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Taliban Warns Pakistan of Major Attacks

Tells residents to flee after blasts in two
more cities kill 11

May 28, 09 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Taliban claimed responsibility for bombings in two more Pakistani cities today that killed at least 11 and promised that more attacks were on the way, the New York Times reports. The group also took credit for yesterday's bombing in Lahore that killed 26, calling the new wave of assaults... More »

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(Newser) - At least 30 people were killed today when a bomb flattened the main police station in the Pakistan city of Lahore, reports the BBC. Some 100 were injured in the attack that began as gunmen opened fire and hurled grenades before a vehicle packed with explosives hurtled through a barricade... More »

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Brits Missed Chances to
Nab Leader of London Attacks

But he was never
called a threat: report

May 19, 09 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - UK authorities crossed paths with the top planner of the 2005 London bombings six times, but never labeled him a threat, a parliamentary report out today concludes. Almost every time Mohammad Sidique Khan appeared on police and MI5 records, it was in connection with possible extremists, the Guardian reports. But... More »

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 20 Dead in Wake of 11 
 Afghan Suicide Attacks 

US, Afghan troops free 20 hostages

May 12, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(AP) - Some 11 Taliban suicide bombers attacked government buildings in eastern Afghanistan today, sparking running gun battles that killed at least 20 people and wounded three US troops, officials said. US and Afghan troops freed 20 hostages taken by the insurgents. The assault began this morning when several suicide bombers attacked... More »

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 Fear Returns to Baghdad 


May 2, 09 4:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The recent spate of violence in Iraq may pale in comparison to the relentless suicide bombings of 2006, but Baghdad is beginning to hunker down in fear again, the Los Angeles Times reports. Residents are curtailing their public activities, checking in with each other more often to make sure family... More »

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 Clinton Makes Surprise Visit 
 to Iraq: 'Still on Right Track'

Secretary of state confident during surprise trip to Bagdad

Apr 25, 09 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton said Iraq is still "on the right track" during a surprise visit to Baghdad today, the AP reports. The secretary of state said attacks like the twin suicide bombings that killed 60 people outside a Shiite shrine yesterday were the work of "rejectionists" who fear the... More »

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 60 Killed in Baghdad 
 Double Bombing 

125 wounded in attack near top Shiite shrine

Apr 24, 09 6:53 AM CDT
(AP) - Back-to-back suicide bombings killed 60 and injured at least 125 today outside the most important Shiite shrine in Baghdad, the AP reports. The bombers detonated explosive belts within minutes of each other near the tomb of a prominent Shiite saint, shortly before the start of Friday prayers, as worshipers streamed... More »

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 73 Killed 
 in Iraq 
 Suicide 
 Bombings 

Pair of attacks are part of recent spate

Apr 23, 09 8:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A suicide bombing in Baghdad today killed at least 28 people and wounded 50 as police handed out relief packages, the Guardian reports. At least five children and 13 police officers were killed in the attack, police said. Meanwhile, an attack in northeast Iraq killed 45, the BBC reports. Attacks... More »

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 Iraq Busts 
 Baby Suicide 
 Bombers 

Security forces swoop on cell of al-Qaeda-groomed kids

Apr 21, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi security forces say they have smashed a cell of kids recruited to become al-Qaeda suicide bombers, the Times of London reports. Military officials have arrested four children under the age of 14 they believe were preparing to carry out attacks in the northern city of Kirkuk and had been... More »

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Suicide Bomber Kills 20
at Pakistani Checkpoint

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Apr 18, 09 8:43 AM CDT
(AP) - A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a military checkpoint in Pakistan's troubled northwest today, killing at least 20 people, officials said. The explosion wrecked a building that houses troops and police next to the checkpoint. At least 18 members of the security forces as well as two civilians... More »

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16 Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Suicide Attack on Base

Bomber was dressed in Iraqi army uniform: colonel

Apr 16, 09 9:27 AM CDT
(AP) - A suicide bomber dressed in an Iraqi army uniform detonated an explosives belt today among Iraqi soldiers lined up for lunch at a base west of Baghdad, killing at least 16 and wounding 50, Iraqi officials said. Iraqi soldiers and US troops share the base, in the former Sunni insurgent... More »

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 Mosul Truck 
 Bomb Kills 
 5 US Troops 

Two Iraqi cops killed, 18 others wounded in deadliest attack of year

Apr 10, 09 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - A truck filled with explosives crashed into a police headquarters in Mosul today, killing five American soldiers and two Iraqi policemen. The suicide attack was the deadliest single incident involving US troops this year, the AP reports. The chief of operations in Mosul said the policemen were the target, and... More »

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20 Dead in Pakistan
Mosque Blast

Suicide bomber strikes annual religious event

Apr 5, 09 6:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 20 people were killed in a suicide bombing early this morning at a Pakistani mosque, reports CNN. The blast tore through a crowd at the mosque's front gate as worshipers gathered for an annual event in the Punjab province. Sectarian violence has been mounting in the Punjab in... More »

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 Suicide Bomb Kills 48 
 at Pakistan Mosque 

80 injured; locals dig through ruins for survivors

Mar 27, 09 6:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - A suicide bombing in a packed northwestern Pakistan mosque killed at least 48 people and injured scores more today, AP reports. The blast badly damaged the mosque in Jamrud, a town near the Afghan border in an area beset by Taliban attacks as well as vicious feuds between rival tribes... More »

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 Bomber Kills 33 at Iraqi
Tribal Peace Conference 

Army chief among the dead at gathering of tribal leaders

Mar 10, 09 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 33 were killed and another 46 injured today in a suicide car bombing in the Abu Ghraib district of Baghdad, the BBC reports. The attack appeared to be targeting a peace conference that aimed to reconcile Iraq’s various tribal groups. A local army chief is among the... More »

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