Insurgents shift to smaller devices as security tightens
New York Times Nov 14, 08 6:00 AM CST
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Small explosives dubbed "sticky IEDs" are contributing to a growing feeling of unease in Baghdad, the New York Times reports. The fist-sized bombs attached to magnets or adhesives are hard to detect, easy for a furtive bomber to put in place and have become the weapon of choice for militants thwarted by tighter security in their efforts to plant bigger bombs.
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Associated Press Nov 8, 08 5:19 PM CST
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Indonesia executed three Islamic militants today for helping plan and carry out the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, many of them foreign tourists, lawyers and relatives said. Imam Samudra and brothers Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron were executed at 11:20 p.m. several miles from their high security prison on Nusakambangan island, said Qadar Faisal, one of their attorneys.
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Four days of escalating violence leaves dozens dead and wounded
Associated Press Nov 6, 08 6:53 AM CST
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A series of bomb blasts across Baghdad killed six people and injured more than 20 others today, the fourth consecutive day of heightened violence in the Iraqi capital. The deadliest attack came near a checkpoint in central Baghdad, while another targeting a government convoy killed six city workers. A string of daily bombings since Monday has now killed more than 30 people, reports the AP.
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coordinated blasts rip through Northeast
Associated Press Oct 30, 08 6:40 AM CDT
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A series of coordinated blasts tore through India's volatile northeast today, killing at least 48 people, wounding more than 300 and setting police on a frantic search for any unexploded bombs, officials said.The largest bomb exploded near the office of the Assam state's top official, leaving bodies and mangled cars and motorcycles strewn across the road.
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Senior al-Qaeda in Iraq leader also in execution video
Associated Press Oct 4, 08 7:35 AM CDT
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The US has killed a senior leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq suspected of masterminding one of the deadliest bombings in Baghdad, the AP reports. Mahir Ahmad Mahmud al-Zubaydi, also known as Abu Assad or Abu Rami, allegedly directed the cell responsible for a series of blasts that killed more than 200 people in 2006, as well as car bomb and suicide attacks this week targeting two Shiite mosques that killed 2 dozen.
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Spouses offered return to UK, too, after hotel bombing
Daily Telegraph (UK) Oct 1, 08 10:48 AM CDT
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Children of British diplomats stationed in Pakistan are returning home amid security concerns following the Marriott Hotel terrorist bombing in Islamabad last month. Britain will also allow spouses and other dependents to join the 60 kids as instability grows in the volatile nation, the Daily Telegraph reports. The departures are set for the coming days, and follow similar action by other diplomatic missions.
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Improved security at diplomatic compound in Yemen blunted terrorists' attempt
Associated Press Sep 17, 08 12:20 PM CDT
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Explosions and gunfire outside the US embassy in Yemen earlier today bore "all the hallmarks" of al-Qaeda, says a US official. Gunfire raged for 10 minutes as the assailants—carrying automatic weapons, grenades, and a suicide bomb—failed to enter the embassy grounds. The building’s security upgrades and security officials’ timely response staved them off, the AP reports.
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Day's death toll is one of highest in recent months
Associated Press Aug 26, 08 8:00 AM CDT
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Three blasts killed at least 34 Iraqis today, most of them in a suicide car bombing that struck a group of police recruits, the AP reports. It was one of the highest daily casualty tolls in recent months. Two of the bombs went off in Diyala province, which has been the site of much of the recent violence and a stronghold of Sunni insurgents.
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Follows a series of bombings in the capital
CNN Aug 3, 08 9:58 AM CDT
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Bombs ripped through a minibus this morning in Baghdad, reports CNN, killing 12 and injuring 22 after a string of similar bombings in the region. Two more roadside bombs injured nine near a hospital and two near a convoy of SUVs. Elsewhere, a soldier was killed in an unrelated accident, marking August's first US casualty.
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Messages between militants and spy agency intercepted
New York Times Aug 1, 08 5:33 AM CDT
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American intelligence has determined that members of Pakistan's powerful spy agency helped to plan July's bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul, reports the New York Times . US authorities based their findings on intercepted messages between the attackers and Pakistani intelligence officers. American officials also obtained new evidence that the Pakistanis have provided information to militants, helping them to escape ahead of US air strikes.
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Top court votes not to disband Islamic ruling party
Time Jul 31, 08 3:04 AM CDT
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A major constitutional showdown in Turkey was narrowly averted yesterday when the nation's top court voted not to ban the ruling Islamic AKP party, which attorneys had argued is illegally attempting to dismantle Turkey's secular democracy. A judge described the razor-thin 6-5 vote as "a serious warning" to the party, reports Time.
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Nation on alert after series of blasts rocks market, hospital
CNN Jul 27, 08 7:07 AM CDT
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India steeled for more attacks today as the death toll in a series of bombings soared to 49. A little known group called the Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for 17 blasts that rocked a busy market and hospital in the town of Ahmedabad yesterday. Police today found two other unexploded bombs in the town, CNN reports. As many as 200 people were hurt in the attacks, a day after nine similar explosions in Bangalore killed two.
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Series of small blasts hit Bangalore, Ahmedabad
Reuters Jul 26, 08 2:50 PM CDT
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A series of small explosions rocked an Indian city for the second straight day today, Reuters reports. At least 29 people were killed and 88 injured in a wave of blasts in Ahmedabad, which has a history of Hindu-Muslim tensions. Yesterday, at least one person was killed in a similar series of bombings in the technology hub of Bangalore. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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Second attack in as many days targeting reconstruction efforts
Los Angeles Times Jun 24, 08 8:23 AM CDT
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Two US troops and two US government employees were killed today during a suicide bombing at a local council building in Baghdad's Sadr City, the LA Times reports. The blast, the second this week that targeted Americans meeting with local officials, also claimed the lives of two Iraqis and wounded several others. Yesterday a gunman killed two US soldiers as they left a municipal building about 15 miles from the capital.
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