Suicide attack kills 35 Iraqis north of Baghdad
The attack is the latest by al Qaeda in Iraq against government installations.
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Shabaab suicide bomber kills Somali interior minister
A female, thought to be the niece of the interior minister, may have carried out the attack.
Taliban suicide bomber strikes at high-level meeting in Afghan north
The chief of police for the Afghan north and the police commander for Takhar province were among those killed, while ISAF’s commander for the north and Takhar’s governor were wounded.
Taliban suicide bomber kills pro-government tribal leaders in Pakistan’s northwest
“We had warned them before and warn them again that they should disband this anti-Taliban peace committee otherwise we will continue to attack them till they are totally eliminated,” the Taliban’s spokesman said.
Suicide bomber attacks police in Pakistan’s northwest
Twenty-four Pakistanis have been killed and more than 45 have been wounded, some critically.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 6 at Peshawar police station
The police station housed a unit of the Crime Investigation Department as well as commandos from the Special Services Group.
Taliban claim suicide attack at police headquarters in Peshawar
The Taliban’s last three attacks in Pakistan have occurred in secured areas in two of Pakistan’s major cities.
Suicide bomber kills 6 in attack on Kabul hospital
A suicide bomber detonated in a cafeteria as medical students were eating lunch. The hospital is frequented by Afghan military personnel and is in a high-security zone.
Taliban kill 13 in Nangarhar suicide attack
The Taliban said it targeted Afghan police trainers.
Taliban assault government buildings in Kandahar
The Taliban have launched three major operations in Kandahar City in the past month.
Taliban suicide bomber penetrates security at Ministry of Defense in Kabul
Two Afghan soldiers were killed in a shootout with the suicide bomber, who came close to top Afghan military leaders. The Taliban have launched nine suicide attacks in the past five days.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 5 ISAF, 4 Afghan troops in east
A Taliban fighter who penetrated the Afghan police detonated a vest at a meeting at a base in Laghman province. The Taliban claimed the attack.
Suicide bomber assassinates Kandahar police chief
Brigadier General Khan Mohammad Mujahid is the latest senior Afghan official murdered by the Taliban in its assassination campaign in the southern province.
US troops defeat Taliban assault on base in Nangarhar
A Taliban force of 25 fighters attacked Forward Operating Base Fenty in Nangarhar province, but was routed by US troops guarding the base.
Suicide bombers kill 41 at Sufi shrine in central Pakistan
The Taliban claimed the attack, which occurred during a religious festival at the Sakhi Sarwar shrine in the district of Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab province.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 9 in Hangu; 6 police killed in ambush in Khyber
The attacks are the latest in the Taliban’s renewed offensive in the central regions of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the tribal agencies.
Afghan intel links Jalalabad bank attack, other suicide attacks to Pakistan
The Taliban fighters involved in the Jalalabad bank attack spoke to their handlers over the phone during the operation.The NDS linked that and other suicide attacks to the Taliban in Pakistan.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 32 in Afghan north
In the eighth major attack in Afghanistan in less than a month, the Taliban killed 32 Afghans in the northern province of Kunduz.
Suicide bomber targets hotel in Kabul
Two security guards were killed in an attack at the Safi Landmark hotel in the second suicide attack in the capital in three weeks.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 31 Pakistani soldiers in Mardan
A teenage suicide bomber in a school uniform evaded detection at several checkpoints at a military base in Khyber Pakhtunkwha province and detonated his vest in the midst of a crowd of army recruits.
Major terror assaults on security targets in Pakistan’s cities, 2009-2011
The Taliban have launched 18 major suicide attacks and terror assaults on military, police, and intelligence installations throughout Pakistan since March 2009.
Suicide bomber kills 8 in Kabul
The Taliban claimed the deadly attack, and said they were targeting “foreigners.”
Suicide bombers kill 16 Pakistanis in attacks in Lahore, Karachi
The Fedayeen-e-Islam, a subgroup of the Pakistani Taliban, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, and Jaish-e-Mohammed, claimed credit for the Lahore attack.
35 killed in suicide attack at Moscow airport
The suicide attack took place at an international arrival terminal at Domodedovo International Airport. The al Qaeda-linked Islamic Caucasus Emirate is the prime suspect in the attack.
Al Qaeda suicide bomber kills over 40 police recruits in central Iraq
The suicide bomber detonated his vest among 300 Iraqis lining up to join the police in Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit.
Mullah Dadullah Front behind Kandahar suicide attack
The attack killed 17 people, including a senior anti-Taliban police commander. The Mullah Dadullah Front is a wing of the Taliban in the Afghan south that has adopted al Qaeda’s tactics and ideology.
Suspected suicide bomber kills 21 in attack on Egyptian church
The Interior Ministry said it believes that “foreign elements undertook planning and execution” of the blast outside a Coptic church in Alexandria.
Female suicide bomber kills 42 people in Pakistan’s northwest
The suicide bomber targeted civilians as they waited to receive rations at a World Food Program distribution point in Bajaur.
Taliban assault Pakistani military checkpoints in Mohmand
Eleven Pakistani soldiers and 24 Taliban fighters were killed in heavy fighting after the Taliban assaulted five checkpoints in the tribal agency.
Haqqani Network suicide bomber kills 2 US troops in Afghan east
The attack is the latest against military and police installations in the Afghan east, where the Haqqani Network remains strong.