Islamic State utilizes 7 foreigners in Baiji suicide assaults
The Islamic State has used the suicide assault to demoralize and strike fear into the hearts of Iraqi troops, and often uses five or more suicide bombers during a single attack.
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Shabaab suicide assault team storms hotel in Somali capital
Shabaab took control of the hotel and trapped several government officials. The al Qaeda branch continues to strike at high-security locations in Mogadishu.
Shabaab suicide assault team strikes in Somali capital
Al Qaeda’s branch in Somalia continues to demonstrate that it can penetrate security at the heavily protected areas in the capital and carry out deadly attacks.
Taliban suicide assault team kills 20 Afghan policemen
The Taliban continue to exact a heavy toll on poorly armed and trained policemen, who have been thrust into the front line of Afghanistan’s insurgency.
Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan suicide assault team attacks Peshawar mosque
Despite the fracturing of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan in 2014, the jihadist group is still capable of plotting, organizing, and executing deadly operations such as today’s assault in Peshawar.
Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan suicide assault team attacks Peshawar mosque
Despite the fracturing of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan in 2014, the jihadist group is still capable of plotting, organizing, and executing deadly operations such as today’s assault in Peshawar.
Taliban suicide assault team targets NDS headquarters in Ghazni
Fourteen security personnel and 19 heavily armed Taliban fighters were killed and another 154 people were wounded during the coordinated attack.
Shabaab suicide assault team hits Somali intelligence HQ in Mogadishu
Shabaab was attempting to free prisoners held at the intelligence headquarters in the Somali capital.
Taliban launch suicide assault against Afghan intelligence
The Taliban have launched three such attacks in the eastern province of Nangarhar so far this year.
Fedayeen-i-Islam claims suicide assaults on Pakistani airbases
Fourteen members of the Fedayeen-i-Islam were killed during the latest assault on a Pakistani airbase.
Taliban seize district in central Afghanistan, launch suicide assault in Kandahar
A district center in Ghor province was overrun by hundreds of Taliban, while the group sent more than a dozen fighters to attack the governor’s compound and police headquarters in Kandahar City.
IMU involved in suicide assault on Karachi airport
Both the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan have claimed the attack on Jinnah International Airport.
Al Nusrah Front, Suqour al Sham launch joint suicide assault in Syria
Al Qaeda’s affiliate and a unit in the supposedly moderate Islamic Front executed a complex suicide attack and used three foreign fighters. One is rumored to be an American, although that report is unconfirmed.
Shabaab suicide assault team attacks Somalia parliament
The suicide assault, which killed 10 Somali troops, took place just two days after Shabaab vowed to step up attacks in Mogadishu.
Taliban claim suicide assault in Panjshir Valley
The Taliban and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan have executed three suicide bombings and assaults since October 2011 in the relatively peaceful Afghan province.
AQAP suicide assault team hits Army headquarters in Aden
Six soldiers, two civilians, and three al Qaeda fighters were killed during the AQAP assault on an Army headquarters in the southern Yemeni city.
Taliban continue to launch suicide assaults in Kabul
The Taliban launched two more suicide assaults in the Afghan capital of Kabul over the past 24 hours. The targets were an American charity and the Independent Election Commission.
Taliban claim suicide assault on Jalalabad police HQ
The Taliban suicide assault team stormed a police headquarters and killed the district chief and nine policemen while fighting off Afghan forces for six hours.
ISIS suicide assault team strikes government complex in Samarra
A Tunisian known as Abu Anas al Tunisi was a member of the three-man suicide assault team that targeted a government complex in Samarra.
Ahrar-ul-Hind suicide assault team attacks courthouse in Islamabad
The jihadist splinter group has vowed to continue attacks in Pakistan regardless of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan’s negotiations with the government.
Afghan Taliban suicide assault team strikes in Kabul province
The Taliban have launched two other suicide attacks in Kabul province over the past three days.
Shabaab suicide assault team attacks Somali presidential compound
Shabaab fighters dressed in military uniforms attacked a mosque inside the presidential palace. Two government officials are reported to be among those killed.
Taliban say Kabul suicide assault was response to ISAF raid in Parwan
The Jan. 15 raid in Parwan targeted Qari Nazar Gul, a senior Taliban leader who is involved in attacks in Kabul. The Taliban claim that the raid killed and wounded “mostly defenseless women and children.”
Taliban suicide assault team targets foreigners in Kabul
Fourteen people, including the International Monetary Fund’s representative to Afghanistan, are reported to have been killed in the attack on a restaurant in a secured area of the capital.
Taliban suicide assault team kills ISAF soldier in eastern Afghanistan
Security forces gunned down the suicide assault team before it penetrated security at the base in Nangarhar. The Taliban took credit for the attack.
AQAP suicide assault team targets security HQ in Aden
An al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula suicide assault team was repelled by security forces. AQAP continues to launch suicide attacks and assaults in Aden and throughout Yemen.
Islamic Front joins al Qaeda suicide assault to take Syrian hospital
The Al Nusrah Front said it commanded units from the Islamic Front when it launched a suicide assault to take control of a hospital in Aleppo.
ISIS launches 2 more suicide assaults in Iraq
Al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham has conducted eight suicide attacks, including six suicide assaults, inside Iraq so far this month.
AQAP launches suicide assault on Yemeni defense ministry complex
A suicide bomber created a breach in the outer wall of the Ministry of Defense, and a team of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters stormed several buildings. A Western doctor and a Filipina nurse are said to have been executed during the assault that resulted in the deaths of at least 20 people.
ISIS continues to launch suicide assaults in Iraq
Al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham has had no difficulty in deploying suicide bombers individually or in teams against Iraqi military and government targets.