Taliban suicide assault team attacks hotel in Kabul
A suicide assault team penetrated security at the Intercontinental and has opened fire on guests. Foreigners are the target of the operation.
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Suicide assault team attacks Iraqi provincial headquarters
Al Qaeda in Iraq has executed five major suicide attacks in Iraq this month; two of them have targeted provincial headquarters.
Taliban suicide assault team strikes in Afghan capital
Three Taliban fighters wearing military uniforms killed nine people in an attack on a police station in the capital.
Al Qaeda in Iraq suicide assault team targets Diyala provincial center
Al Qaeda in Iraq carried out a coordinated assault in Baqubah, but it was ultimately defeated by Iraqi and US troops.
Suicide assault team attacks police compound in Afghan east
Four suicide bombers and six Afghans, including five security personnel, were killed during a 10-hour-long clash at a police headquarters in Khost.
Suicide assault team defeated in Quetta
Pakistani officials said the attackers appeared to be “Uzbek or Chechen.” The Pakistani Army claimed to have captured a senior al Qaeda operative in Karachi.
Suicide assault team hits Afghan police training facility
The Taliban have carried out six suicide attacks in Afghanistan over the past two days.
Taliban suicide assault team strikes Kandahar police, kills 6
The Mullah Dadullah Front, a radical Taliban subgroup closely linked to al Qaeda, is likely behind today’s complex attack.
US troops defeat Taliban suicide assault on Kabul base
Four Taliban suicide bombers were killed while attempting to storm Camp Phoenix in the Afghan capital. The attack takes place as violent protests occur in Kandahar and Mazar-i-Sharif.
53 killed in al Qaeda in Iraq suicide assault in Tikrit
AQI hit a provincial council meeting.
Taliban kill 20 Afghans in suicide assault
The Taliban claimed credit for the suicide attack that killed 20 Afghan road workers in the Bermel district in Paktika province.
Taliban suicide assault team kills 42 at Jalalabad bank
A seven-man Taliban suicide team hit the Jalalabad branch of the Kabul Bank as police were queued to collect their pay. The attack is the latest in Afghanistan’s major cities.
Taliban suicide assault team hits police station in Kandahar
Afghan security officials repelled the assault on the provincial police headquarters in Kandahar. The Taliban also launched other small-scale attacks against police in the provincial capital.
Suicide assault team kills Mosul emergency police chief
The commander of the 1st Emergency Battalion in Mosul had been targeted by al Qaeda on five other occasions. He had recently killed al Qaeda’s top leader in the city.
Taliban kill 18 in suicide assault on police headquarters in Karachi
Two Taliban commanders and six Lashkar-e-Jhangvi operatives were being interrogated at the police headquarters when it was struck. The Taliban claimed it carried out the attack.
Suicide assault team storms UN compound in western Afghanistan
Afghan police and security guards defeated the attack after three members of the Taliban team were able to enter the compound.
Caucasus Emirate launches suicide assault on Chechen parliament
Four Caucasus Emirate fighters and four policemen were killed during the battle at the Chechen parliament in Grozny.
US, Afghan forces defeat Haqqani Network suicide assault on FOB Gardez
Five suicide bombers were killed as they attempted to storm Forward Operating Base Gardez in Paktia province.
African Union troops repel Shabaab suicide assault on Mogadishu airport
A five-man assault team penetrated the first layer of security at Mogadishu International Airport. Two African Union soldiers and three civilians were killed.
Iraqi troops repel al Qaeda suicide assault on Baghdad base
Five suicide bombers, four Iraqi soldiers, and three civilians were reported killed in the daylight assault on a military headquarters in Rusafa.
Shabaab fighters kill 28, including 6 lawmakers, in suicide assault in Mogadishu
The Shabaab assault team stormed a hotel in a government-controlled area of Mogadishu.
Suicide assault team targets civilian guesthouse in Kabul
The Kabul Attack Network targeted a civilian compound in the capital; two Afghan guards were killed in the attack. The Kabul Attack Network is led by a Haqqani Network commander.
Taliban suicide assault team repelled at Kandahar Airfield
The Taliban’s latest attempt to get suicide bombers through the wire at Kandahar Airfield fails again.
Suicide assault team targets development office in Kunduz
A six-man team armed with assault rifles and suicide vests killed four people in an attack on a US development contractor and battled for hours before security forces eliminated them.
Taliban suicide assault squad attacks police outpost in eastern Afghanistan
Police defeated the complex assault, which included a suicide car bomb and heavily armed suicide bombers.
Suicide assault teams target foreigners in Afghan capital
A team of suicide bombers struck at sites frequented by foreigners. Five Indians are among the 17 people reported killed.
Suicide assault team strikes Pakistani Army building in Multan
A terror assault team struck a “sensitive agency” in the city in southern Punjab, killing 12 Pakistanis in the attack.
Afghan police beat back Haqqani Network suicide assault
Seven Haqqani Network fighters were killed during a coordinated assault in Khost City.
Afghan, US forces repel coordinated Taliban suicide assaults
The Haqqani Network and the Tora Bora Front launched suicide assaults in Paktia and Nangarhar provinces. Eight Taliban fighters and six Afghan security officials were killed in the failed attacks.
US forces repel Taliban suicide assault, kill 22 Taliban fighters
The complex assault on a base in Afghanistan’s Paktika province was stopped short by US troops, who then hunted down the Haqqani Network fighters behind the attack.