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Pope's Autobiography Reveals He Was Almost Assassinated In Iraq In 2021
The Pope disclosed that he was the target of an attempted suicide bombing during his historic visit to Iraq in March 2021. This was the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, and it turned out to be one of the riskiest foreign trips of his 11-year papacy.
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Iran Strikes Israeli "Spy Headquarters" In Iraq As Regional Tensions Mount
Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched missile attacks on "terrorist" targets in Syria in retaliation for twin suicide bombings in Iran this month for which the Islamic State group claimed responsibility, state media reported.
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Iraq Sentences Terrorist To Death Over 2014 Pilgrim Bombing
An Iraqi court on Thursday sentenced an Islamic State group member to death after convicting him of involvement in a 2014 suicide bombing that killed 17 pilgrims, the judiciary said.
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Iraq Market Bombing Claimed By ISIS Kills Nearly 36 On Eve Of Eid Holiday
Iraq was in mourning on Tuesday for at least 36 people killed when a bomb ripped through a crowded Baghdad market in what the Islamic State group's jihadists claimed as a suicide attack.
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Twin Suicide Bombings Kill 32, 110 Wounded In Baghdad
A rare twin suicide bombing killed 32 people and wounded 110 at a crowded market in central Baghdad on Thursday, Iraq's government said, the city's deadliest attack in three years.
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At Least 8 Dead In Baghdad Suicide Bombing: Official
At least eight people were killed and 15 wounded in a suicide bombing at a market in eastern Baghdad on Thursday, a security official said.
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Pulwama Attack Similar To 2001 Terror Strike On Jammu And Kashmir Assembly
Suicide bombing is a method of terrorism deployed largely in conflict areas such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine, but it now seems to be making in-roads into Kashmir.
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8 Killed, 12 Injured In Car Bomb Attack At Iraqi Checkpoint
At least eight people were killed and 12 wounded in a suicide car bomb attack on a security checkpoint in western Iraq, the local mayor said on Wednesday.
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Suicide Bombing Wounds 19 At Iraq Ballot Warehouse
A suicide bombing Sunday targeting a warehouse in Kirkuk where ballot boxes from Iraq's May elections were stored wounded 19 people, days before a vote recount, a security source said.
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Four Dead In Baghdad Cafe Bombing Say Police
At least four people were killed and several others wounded when a suicide bomber struck a cafe in Baghdad where people had gathered after breaking their daily Ramadan fast, police said Thursday.
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Several Killed, Wounded In Suicide Bombing North Of Baghdad
Several people were killed or wounded north of Baghdad on Wednesday when a man wearing an explosive belt blew himself up in the middle of a group of people receiving condolences, Iraqi security services said.
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ISIS Stole US-Supplied Rockets Weeks After Arrival In Mideast: Report
The Islamic State may stand alone in its brutality in Iraq and Syria, where it orchestrated civilian massacres and suicide bombings and salted people's homes with thousands of improvised explosives. But a new report, three years in the making, describes the group as shrewd manufacturing and logistical planners who moved weapons, munitions and bombm...
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Suicide Bombers Attack Baghdad Market, Killing 8: Police
Two suicide bombers attacked a Baghdad market on Monday, leaving eight people dead, a security official said, adding police killed three other assailants.
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Truck Bomb In Northern Iraq Kills At Least 23
At least 23 people were killed and 60 wounded when a suicide bomber set off a truck bomb near a crowded marketplace in the northern Iraqi town of Tuz Khurmatu, police and medical sources said on Tuesday.
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Blasts, Gunfire Near Iraqi Embassy Rock Afghan Capital
A series of explosions and the sound of gunfire shook the Afghan capital today, with a security source telling AFP that a suicide bomber had blown himself up in front of the Iraqi embassy.
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Pope's Autobiography Reveals He Was Almost Assassinated In Iraq In 2021
The Pope disclosed that he was the target of an attempted suicide bombing during his historic visit to Iraq in March 2021. This was the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, and it turned out to be one of the riskiest foreign trips of his 11-year papacy.
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Iran Strikes Israeli "Spy Headquarters" In Iraq As Regional Tensions Mount
Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched missile attacks on "terrorist" targets in Syria in retaliation for twin suicide bombings in Iran this month for which the Islamic State group claimed responsibility, state media reported.
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Iraq Sentences Terrorist To Death Over 2014 Pilgrim Bombing
An Iraqi court on Thursday sentenced an Islamic State group member to death after convicting him of involvement in a 2014 suicide bombing that killed 17 pilgrims, the judiciary said.
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Iraq Market Bombing Claimed By ISIS Kills Nearly 36 On Eve Of Eid Holiday
Iraq was in mourning on Tuesday for at least 36 people killed when a bomb ripped through a crowded Baghdad market in what the Islamic State group's jihadists claimed as a suicide attack.
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Twin Suicide Bombings Kill 32, 110 Wounded In Baghdad
A rare twin suicide bombing killed 32 people and wounded 110 at a crowded market in central Baghdad on Thursday, Iraq's government said, the city's deadliest attack in three years.
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At Least 8 Dead In Baghdad Suicide Bombing: Official
At least eight people were killed and 15 wounded in a suicide bombing at a market in eastern Baghdad on Thursday, a security official said.
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Pulwama Attack Similar To 2001 Terror Strike On Jammu And Kashmir Assembly
Suicide bombing is a method of terrorism deployed largely in conflict areas such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine, but it now seems to be making in-roads into Kashmir.
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8 Killed, 12 Injured In Car Bomb Attack At Iraqi Checkpoint
At least eight people were killed and 12 wounded in a suicide car bomb attack on a security checkpoint in western Iraq, the local mayor said on Wednesday.
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Suicide Bombing Wounds 19 At Iraq Ballot Warehouse
A suicide bombing Sunday targeting a warehouse in Kirkuk where ballot boxes from Iraq's May elections were stored wounded 19 people, days before a vote recount, a security source said.
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Four Dead In Baghdad Cafe Bombing Say Police
At least four people were killed and several others wounded when a suicide bomber struck a cafe in Baghdad where people had gathered after breaking their daily Ramadan fast, police said Thursday.
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Several Killed, Wounded In Suicide Bombing North Of Baghdad
Several people were killed or wounded north of Baghdad on Wednesday when a man wearing an explosive belt blew himself up in the middle of a group of people receiving condolences, Iraqi security services said.
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ISIS Stole US-Supplied Rockets Weeks After Arrival In Mideast: Report
The Islamic State may stand alone in its brutality in Iraq and Syria, where it orchestrated civilian massacres and suicide bombings and salted people's homes with thousands of improvised explosives. But a new report, three years in the making, describes the group as shrewd manufacturing and logistical planners who moved weapons, munitions and bombm...
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Suicide Bombers Attack Baghdad Market, Killing 8: Police
Two suicide bombers attacked a Baghdad market on Monday, leaving eight people dead, a security official said, adding police killed three other assailants.
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Truck Bomb In Northern Iraq Kills At Least 23
At least 23 people were killed and 60 wounded when a suicide bomber set off a truck bomb near a crowded marketplace in the northern Iraqi town of Tuz Khurmatu, police and medical sources said on Tuesday.
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Blasts, Gunfire Near Iraqi Embassy Rock Afghan Capital
A series of explosions and the sound of gunfire shook the Afghan capital today, with a security source telling AFP that a suicide bomber had blown himself up in front of the Iraqi embassy.
