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An Iraqi looks at damages on the site of a car bomb attack on November 14, 2013 in the northern city of Kirkuk. Attacks against Shiites, including a suicide bombing that ripped through a religious procession, killed 39 people despite massive security deployed to protect pilgrims marking one of the holiest days of their faith. (AFP PHOTO MARWAN IBRAHIM)

Suicide bomber attacks Iraqi Shi’ite pilgrims, killing 35

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 14, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Reuters—A suicide bomber blew himself up during a Shi’ite Muslim religious ritual in the eastern Iraqi city of Al-Sadiya on Thursday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 75, a senior official and security sources said. No group immediately claimed...

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Afghan policemen take position near Kabul military airport in Kabul on June 10, 2013, during a clash between insurgents and Afghan security forces. Source: AFP Photo/Massoud Hossaini

Taliban launch large attack on Kabul international airport

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 10, 2013 | World

Kabul, Reuters—Seven Taliban insurgents including suicide bombers attacked the main airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul, early on Monday, with explosions and gunfire heard near an area that also houses major foreign military bases. The attackers took up positions...

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Afghan Army soldiers prepare the coffins for their killed comrades in the morgue of the main hospital in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Rahmatullah Nikzad

Taliban Attacks Kill 9 People in Afghanistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2013 | World

Kabul, AP— Insurgents shot six police officers dead at a checkpoint and a suicide bomber killed three civilians at a shopping bazaar in two attacks in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday. The attacks came during a surge in hostilities as Afghanistan’s spring fighting...

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Smoke rises from the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad’s Sadr City March 19, 2013. Source: REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili

Bombings Target Baghdad on Anniversary of Invasion

by Alex Edwards | Mar 19, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A mixture of car and suicide bombs killed over 50 Iraqis in Baghdad on Tuesday, according to the Iraqi security forces, with over 150 injured. The attacks were directed at civilian targets during rush hour in predominantly Shi’ite districts...