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Taliban suicide attacks, shootout kill 16 in Afghanistan

Taliban suicide attacks, shootout kill 16 in Afghanistan

Near-simultaneous Taliban suicide bombings and an hours-long shootout with Afghan security forces left at least 16 people dead and over 100 wounded in Kabul. The brazen noon-time attacks also underscored the challenges the government continues to face as it grapples with the 15-year-long insurgency and struggles to improve security for ordinary Afghans. In one of […]

March 1, 2017 | By | Reply More
Deadly bomb blast hits rally in Pakistan, top police officers among 16 killed

Deadly bomb blast hits rally in Pakistan, top police officers among 16 killed

Bomb blast rocks Pakistan’s Lahore rally 16 people, including two top police officers, were killed and nearly 60 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up during a protest rally outside the Punjab Assembly building in Pakistan Pakistani media reports that website Dwan, the Jamat-ul-Ahrar faction of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility […]

February 13, 2017 | By | Reply More
Suicide bombing in Baghdad kills at least 6 people

Suicide bombing in Baghdad kills at least 6 people

A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden car Sunday in a bustling commercial area in the Iraqi capital, killing at least six civilians and wounding 10 others, an official said, the latest in a recent bout of violence claimed by the Islamic State group. Interior Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Saad Maan said a member of […]

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Islamic state suicide bomber kills 36 in Baghdad market

Islamic state suicide bomber kills 36 in Baghdad market

A suicide bomber driving a pickup loaded with explosives struck a bustling market in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 36 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group hours after French President Francois Hollande arrived in the Iraqi capital. The bomb went off in a fruit and vegetable market that was packed […]

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At least 43 Yemeni soldiers killed 60 wounded in Aden suicide attack

At least 43 Yemeni soldiers killed 60 wounded in Aden suicide attack

A suicide bomber killed at least 45 Yemeni soldiers in Aden Sunday, the latest in a string of deadly bomb attacks against recruits in the war-torn country’s second city. Military officials and medics said many others were wounded in the attack that targeted a crowd of servicemen gathered to collect their salaries near a base […]

December 18, 2016 | By | Reply More
Suicide bomber attacks vehicle in Kabul, killing four

Suicide bomber attacks vehicle in Kabul, killing four

A suicide bomber on a motorbike killed at least four people and wounded several in an attack on a vehicle carrying national security officials in Kabul on Wednesday, a security official at the scene in the Afghan capital told. An interior ministry official confirmed the attack but could not say immediately how many people had […]

November 16, 2016 | By | Reply More
Suicide attack on Syria wedding kills 22- monitor

Suicide attack on Syria wedding kills 22- monitor

Oct 04, – “A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a hall in Tall Tawil village during the wedding of a member of the Syrian Democratic Forces, killing at least 22 civilians,” Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP. A suicide bomber killed at least 22 people Monday in an attack targeting a party in […]

October 4, 2016 | By | Reply More
Somalia bombings kill 17 at local government HQ, market

Somalia bombings kill 17 at local government HQ, market

Aug 22, – Abdisalam Yusuf with the police said one bomber rammed the car into a checkpoint in Galkayo town Sunday morning after reaching the main gate of Puntland’s local government. Puntland, a semi-autonomous state in northern Somalia, controls the northern part of the town, while the southern part is controlled by rival regional state […]

August 22, 2016 | By | Reply More
‘IS bomber’ kills at least 50 at Turkey wedding

‘IS bomber’ kills at least 50 at Turkey wedding

Aug  21, – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the IS extremist group was the “likely perpetrator” of the bomb attack, the deadliest in 2016, in Gaziantep late Saturday that targeted a celebration attended by many Kurds. At least 50 people were killed in a southeastern Turkish city close to Syria when a suspected suicide […]

August 21, 2016 | By | Reply More
Suicide bomber kills at least 70 at Pakistan hospital, IS claims responsibility

Suicide bomber kills at least 70 at Pakistan hospital, IS claims responsibility

Aug 09, – The bomber struck as a crowd of mostly lawyers and journalists crammed into the emergency department to accompany the body of a prominent lawyer who had been shot and killed in the city earlier in the day, Faridullah, a reporter who was among the wounded, told Reuters. A suicide bomber in Pakistan […]

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