Taliban kills 13 in suicide assault on Kandahar government center
Three suicide bombers targeted a provincial meeting with tribal leaders. The strike is the latest in a series of complex attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.
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Suicide assault targets Khost intelligence headquarters
Three suicide bombers attempted to enter the provincial headquarters of the National Directorate for Security. Six police and intelligence officials were killed in the attack.
Taliban suicide team assaults provincial police headquarters
The Taliban suicide team used tactics that have been perfected by multiple jihadist groups on numerous battlefields over the past decade and a half.
Islamic State suicide team assaults military hospital in Kabul
A team of five Islamic State inghimasi fighters terrorized the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan Hospital in Kabul yesterday. The hospital is “the largest military medical facility in Afghanistan,” according to the UN. The Islamic State’s so-called Khorasan province has launched other inghimasi attacks in Afghanistan in the past.
Suicide team sent by Pakistani Taliban faction assaults university
The attack was claimed by Khalifa Umar Mansour, the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan’s leader for Peshawar and Darra Adam Khel, who is also responsible for attacking a military school in Peshawar in 2014 and an airbase near the same city in 2015.
Taliban suicide squad kills dozens in assault on Kandahar airport
A Taliban suicide assault team killed more than 30 people in an attack on Kandahar International Airport in southern Afghanistan that lasted for more than a day before Afghan forces backed by the US military could regain control.
American suicide bomber deployed in Islamic State assault in Baiji
This makes at least two Americans used as suicide bombers for the Islamic State. Both detonated in the central Iraqi province of Salahadin.
2 French suicide bombers used in Islamic State assault on Haditha
Haditha is one of the few towns in Anbar that have resisted the Islamic State’s onslaught in Anbar province.
Foreign suicide bombers launch assault on Ramadi
At least 13 suicide bombers, including jihadists from Belgium, Australia, Uzbekistan, Chechnya, Syria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia launched a coordinated assault on Anbar’s provincial capital.
ISIS suicide team assaults Iraqi ministry
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham suicide assault team killed 17 people in the Ministry of Transportation before Iraqi security forces killed them.
Afghan Taliban suicide team kills ISAF soldier in assault on base
The suicide assault that targeted an Afghan and Coalition base in Kandahar’s Zhari district is the second such attack in Afghanistan in four days.
Shabaab suicide teams target civilians in assault on Kenyan mall
At least 59 people have been killed and over 150 wounded in the largest terrorist attack in Kenya since al Qaeda’s 1998 bombing of the US Embassy. The Shabaab assault teams singled out non-Muslims for execution. The attack is similar to Lashkar-e-Taiba’s assault on Mumbai in 2008.
Suicide bombers assault mosque in Rawalpindi, kill 40
Forty Pakistani worshippers were killed and 83 more were wounded when a suicide assault team opened fire in a mosque in the military garrison city. Two senior generals were killed in the attack.
Taliban suicide team strikes Peshawar hotel in latest complex assault
Eleven people were killed and more than 70 were wounded in a suicide assault at the luxury Pearl Continental Hotel. The attack is the latest in a series of complex assaults in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.
Shabaab responds to FDD’s Long War Journal study on its suicide bombings
Shabaab denied “randomly” targeting civilians in its suicide bombings. This is a mischaracterization of the data on its suicide campaign.
Somalia suffers worst month on record for suicide bombings
At least 14 successful or attempted suicide bombings were reported in Somalia in September. This is the single highest monthly total since Shabaab began its suicide bombing operations in 2006.
Shabaab kills over 100 people in suicide bombings in Mogadishu
Shabaab killed at least 100 people at the same place where it killed upwards of 500 civilians almost exactly five years ago.
Shabaab assaults hotel in southern city of Kismayo
Shabaab unsurprisingly framed the terrorist attack as retaliation for the current military operations against it across the country.
Taliban circulates video of Haqqanis plotting 2010 suicide raid against U.S. troops
Sirajuddin Haqqani, who at the time was the operational commander of the Haqqani Network, was joined by his brother Badruddin Haqqani, Qari Zakir, the Taliban’s chief of suicide bombers, Mullah Sangeen Zadran, a dangerous Haqqani leader, and Ghani Muhammad, an Al Qaeda-linked military commander based in Pakistan, in the video. They give a send off to the suicide assault team that attacked Forward Operating Base Fenty on Nov. 12, 2010.
Shabaab targets Somali police chief in Mogadishu suicide bombing
Shabaab attempted to kill Somalia’s police chief in yet another suicide bombing in the Somali capital.
Shabaab kills dozens in twin suicide bombings targeting Somalia’s election process
The dual suicide bombings targeting an election site in central Somalia comes just one day after a brazen attack on a large military base in Mogadishu.
Shabaab takes credit for suicide bombing at a Mogadishu cafe
The bombing appears to have been part of a larger effort against Somalia’s main intelligence apparatus.
US forces targeted by Shabaab suicide bombing
At least one US soldier was wounded in the blast, while two Somali troops were also killed. This is the third time the group has reported clashing with American troops inside Somalia since Aug. 24.
Taliban suicide bomber hits Afghan military convoy
The Taliban continues to use the signature terror tactic of Al Qaeda and other jihadist groups despite signing a deal with the U.S. that facilitates the withdrawal of American troops from the country.
Taliban suicide team strikes NDS headquarters in Afghan city
The attack belies U.S. officials’ claims that the Taliban has not been fighting in Afghanistan’s cities.
Shabaab hits Somali, Turkish bases with suicide bombings
In the span of four days, the Al Qaeda branch has claimed the use of two suicide car bombings on Somali and Turkish military bases in two different areas of Somalia.
HTS utilizes suicide bombings against advancing regime forces
Since the beginning of the year, Hay’at Tahrir al Sham has utilized at least 12 suicide bombers in defense of Idlib from advancing regime forces.
Taliban suicide bombers kill dozens of civilians in Kabul, Parwan
One of the attacks, in Parwan province, targeted an election rally while President Ghani was speaking. The Taliban has warned civilians to stay away from election sites.
Taliban assaults Farah City
Farah City is the third capital that has come under attack by the Taliban in the past week.
Suicide bombing in Kabul is the latest in Taliban wave of attacks
The Taliban’s military and political actions during the past several months makes it clear that the return of the Islamic Emirate is its primary goal, and not peace.