Motorcycle bomb kills four in Iraq in attack linked to Isis
3 years ago

Motorcycle bomb kills four in Iraq in attack linked to Isis

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A bomb has killed four people in the southern Iraqi city of Basra in a rare attack that an official said bore the hallmarks of Isis. The blast, near a major hospital in the predominantly Shiite Muslim city, was caused by a motorbike rigged with explosives, the military said on Tuesday, citing preliminary information. Basra became unsafe today,” said Mohammed Ibrahim, a car mechanic whose workshop was near the blast site.

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Explosion reported at US military facility near Baghdad airport ahead of Iranian president’s visit
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Explosion reported at US military facility near Baghdad airport ahead of Iranian president’s visit

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Iraqi security officials said an explosion targeted a site used by the U.S. military next to Baghdad airport late Tuesday, one day before an expected visit by Iran’s president. Iraq’s security media cell said in a statement that an explosion was heard at 11 p.m. at the airport, in an area used by advisers to the U.S.-led international …

U.S., Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert
3 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S., Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert

The Hindu  

“The U.S. military took part in an Iraqi raid in the country’s western region that killed 15 people as forces targeted suspected militants from the Islamic State group,” the American military said early Saturday. For years after dislodging the militants from their self-declared caliphate across Iraq and Syria, U.S. forces have continued fighting the Islamic State group, though the casualties …

Motorcycle bomb kills three people and injures 16 in Pakistan
4 months ago

Motorcycle bomb kills three people and injures 16 in Pakistan

The Independent  

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Car bomb targets busy cafe in Somalia’s capital, kills at least nine
5 months, 1 week ago

Car bomb targets busy cafe in Somalia’s capital, kills at least nine

Al Jazeera  

Al-Shabab group claims deadly attack on the cafe in Mogadishu as people watched the 2024 Euro final. A car bomb has exploded outside a cafe in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, killing at least nine and injuring several others as patrons were watching the final of the Euro 2024 football tournament on TV, the government said. The al-Qaeda-linked armed group, al-Shabab, has …

Explosion at pro-Iran military base kills one, injures many
8 months ago

Explosion at pro-Iran military base kills one, injures many

Live Mint  

An explosion occured at Iraqi military base in Babylon province on early Saturday in which one person got killed and several injured. According to the AFP news agency, the "aerial bombing" happened overnight on an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed group-Popular Mobilization Forces, or Hashed al-Shaabi. The Iraqi military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity …

One killed, eight wounded in blast at Iran-aligned group’s base in Iraq
8 months ago

One killed, eight wounded in blast at Iran-aligned group’s base in Iraq

Al Jazeera  

One person has been killed and at least eight injured after a blast at a military base in Iraq used by the Iran-aligned Popular Mobilisation Forces, the army said. The PMF said “the attack” late on Friday targeted the Kalsu military base, located some 50km south of the capital Baghdad in the province of Babil. Reporting from Baghdad, Al Jazeera’s …

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing of Kandahar bank
9 months ago

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing of Kandahar bank

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least three people were …

A car bombing at a Somali military facility kills 6 people, including 4 soldiers, police say
1 year, 2 months ago

A car bombing at a Somali military facility kills 6 people, including 4 soldiers, police say

Associated Press  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — An explosives-laden car detonated at a military facility on the outskirts of Somalia’s capital Saturday and killed at least six people, four of them soldiers, police said. Police spokesman Sadik Dodishe said nine others, including five soldiers, were wounded in the suicide bombing at the military facility in the Elasha Biyaha area of the Lower Shabelle region. …

The Sunday Story: NPR challenges U.S. denial of civilian harm in raid on ISIS leader : Up First from NPR
1 year, 3 months ago

The Sunday Story: NPR challenges U.S. denial of civilian harm in raid on ISIS leader : Up First from NPR

NPR  

The Sunday Story: NPR challenges U.S. denial of civilian harm in raid on ISIS leader Enlarge this image toggle caption OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images Today on The Sunday Story, NPR's Daniel Estrin talks about his four-year investigation into the 2019 U.S. raid against ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Sponsor Message Enlarge this …

ISIS behind suicide blast at JUI-F political convention that killed 44 in Pakistan: Police
1 year, 4 months ago

ISIS behind suicide blast at JUI-F political convention that killed 44 in Pakistan: Police

The Hindu  

Police in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said on July 31 that an initial probe has suggested that the banned terrorist group ISIS is behind the suicide attack on a political convention of a hardline Islamist party that killed at least 44 people and injured more than 100. Provincial police chief Akhtar Hayat Khan said 10 kilogrammes of explosives set …

Al-Shabaab blast kills eight in central Somalia
1 year, 11 months ago

Al-Shabaab blast kills eight in central Somalia

Firstpost  

The attack occurred on Saturday afternoon in Buloburde, a city in the Hiran district where government forces and clan militias have been battling the Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents since the middle of last year Mogadishu: Police said Sunday that eight people were killed in a roadside bombing claimed by Al-Shabaab in central Somalia where a major offensive is underway to retake territory …

Iraq: Motorcycle explosion kills 4 in Basra, injures another 4
3 years ago

Iraq: Motorcycle explosion kills 4 in Basra, injures another 4

India TV News  

At least 4 were killed, and four others were injured in a motorcycle explosion in Iraq’s southern city of Basra on Monday. Explosions have been rare in Basra in recent years, particularly since the defeat of the Sunni militant Islamic State group in 2017. There has been an increase in political instability in Iraq following the October 10 parliament elections …

Isis admits twin Uganda suicide bombings that killed three people and wounded police officers
3 years, 1 month ago

Isis admits twin Uganda suicide bombings that killed three people and wounded police officers

The Independent  

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Afghanistan: Massive bomb blast at mosque during Friday Namaz
3 years, 1 month ago

Afghanistan: Massive bomb blast at mosque during Friday Namaz

Op India  

A high-intensity bomb blast has occurred at a mosque in Traili town in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan on Friday afternoon. @AnasMallick brings you the details For more videos, visit: https://t.co/AXC5qRugeb pic.twitter.com/vCLU1JkKCx — WION November 12, 2021 Spin Ghar district of the eastern province of Afghanistan has been a hotbed of ISIS activity since the Taliban seized power in the …

IS jihadist attack kills 13 Iraqi police: security forces
3 years, 3 months ago

IS jihadist attack kills 13 Iraqi police: security forces

The Hindu  

Thirteen Iraqi policemen were killed in an Islamic State group attack against a checkpoint in the country's north early Sunday, security and medical sources said. The attack, in the region of Al-Rashad around 65 kilometres south of Kirkuk city, took place just after midnight, a senior Iraqi police officer told AFP. The Iraqi government declared the Sunni extremists defeated in …

Explosion at Baghdad restaurant kills 3
3 years, 6 months ago

Explosion at Baghdad restaurant kills 3

The Hindu  

An explosion at a crowded restaurant in a northwestern Baghdad neighbourhood on Thursday killed three people and injured 16, according to two Iraqi health officials. A military statement said that an unknown object exploded near Bab-al-Murad area of Kadhmiyah and that specialized teams were investigating in order to ascertain the type of explosion. Explosions in the Iraqi capital were once …

Islamic State claims deadly and rare twin blasts in Baghdad
3 years, 11 months ago

Islamic State claims deadly and rare twin blasts in Baghdad

The Hindu  

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a rare and deadly twin suicide bombing that rocked central Baghdad killing over 30 and wounding dozens. The group said the bombing “targeted apostate Shiites," on a statement circulating in an IS-affiliated website late Thursday. Elsewhere, in northern Iraq and the western desert, attacks continue and almost exclusively target Iraqi security forces. An …

Baghdad blasts: IS claims responsibility for twin suicide bombing that killed 32, injured 110
3 years, 11 months ago

Baghdad blasts: IS claims responsibility for twin suicide bombing that killed 32, injured 110

Firstpost  

Baghdad: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing that killed 32 people and wounded 110 at a crowded market in central Baghdad on Thursday. ‘Senseless and barbaric’ President Barham Saleh led political figures in condemning Thursday’s attack, saying the government would “stand firmly against these rogue attempts to destabilise our country”. US acting secretary of state …

2 security personnel killed, 6 others injured as serial blasts rock Kabul
3 years, 11 months ago

2 security personnel killed, 6 others injured as serial blasts rock Kabul

India TV News  

Four explosions rocked Kabul on Saturday, killing two security forces members and injuring six others, Tolo News reported. The second explosion took place in the west of Kabul at around 7:05 am in which a magnetic IED blast targeted a vehicle carrying a senior official from the VIP protection unit, police said. The third explosion that occurred in the Deh …

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