Civilians and security personnel are among the dead after a terrorist bombing in Syria’s capital.
The bombing comes one day after Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi survived a car bomb attack in Damascus. Continue reading
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Pakistan Terror Bombing Kills 8
The Taliban continued to attack political parties and civilian groups ahead of Pakistani elections, killing 8 and wounding at least 40 in a homicide bomb attack in Peshawar, Pakistan.
According to witnesses, the bomber passed a police vehicle and then donated his device next to a passenger bus. Continue reading
French Embassy In Libya Hit By Terrorist Attack
In the first major terrorist attack on a foreign embassy in Libya’s capital, the French embassy was attacked Tuesday in a car bombing.
The blast destroyed the compound’s security wall and the ground floor reception area. An embassy guard was severely injured and is in critical condition. Continue reading
Terrorists Planning Attack On British Army Base Jailed
Four men who plotted to blow up a British Army base by placing a bomb inside a toy car have been jailed after pleading guilty to the plot.
Zahid Iqbal, Mohammed Sharfaraz Ahmed, Umar Arshad and Syed Farhan Hussain all will be spending at least five years behind bars for their roles in the conspiracy. Iqbal and Ahmed were sentenced to 16 years, 11 in jail, after the judge called them a “continuing risk” to the public. Continue reading
Foreign Terrorists Identified In Sunday Terror Bombings In Somalia
Somalia’s Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon has told media outlets that the terrorists who carried out a bomb and gun attack on one of the city’s main courthouses were foreign terrorists.
The al-Qaeda linked Islamic terror group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the assaults that have now resulted in the deaths of 29 people. 58 people have been confirmed wounded by the attack. Continue reading
Terrorists Kill Nine in Wardak, Afghanistan
Nine people were killed and 22 wounded when a roadside bomb struck a bus in the Wardak province of Afghanistan. One woman was among the dead and children were wounded in the blast.
The bus was a daily service bus between the Ghanzi province and the capital city of Kabul. Continue reading
Taliban Kill 10 In Peshawar, Pakistan
A homicide bomber attacked a convoy containing a senior police commander killing at least 10 people.
The target of the assassination, Frontier Constabulary Adbul Majeed Marwat, was not seriously injured in the assault. Continue reading
Homicide Bombers Kill At Least 10 In Somalia
At least 10 people are dead and over 20 wounded when homicide bombers drove a car toward the head of Mogadishu’s intelligence services and detonated explosives.
The Islamic terrorist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack. Continue reading
Nigeria Blast Kills 20
A homicide bombing in Kano, Nigeria has killed at least 20 people and injured dozens.
No terrorist group has yet made a claim of responsibility but the attack is very similar to previous attacks by the al-Qaeda affiliated Islamic extremist group Boko Haram. Kano is the largest city in the northern part of Nigeria. Continue reading
Terrorists Kill Four In Pakistan
One day after Pakistan celebrated the first full term by a government in the country’s history, Islamic terrorists have killed at least four people in an attack on a court complex in Peshawar.
At least 29 have been injured in the assault by a homicide bomber. Continue reading
