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Car bomb on Turkey-backed Syrian rebels kills 41, mostly civilians: Sources

An Islamic State car bomb on a security checkpoint controlled by Turkey-backed Syrian rebels in a village near Syria`s al-Bab has killed 35 civilians and six rebels.

Feb 24, 2017, 15:10 PM IST

Blast in Somalia kills 34 in Mogadishu marketplace

The death toll from a car bomb at a marketplace in Somalia's capital has risen to 34 with 52 injured, said a police officer.

Feb 20, 2017, 00:09 AM IST

Blast in Somalia kills 20 in Mogadishu marketplace

A car bomb blast at a marketplace Somalia's capital has killed at least 20 people and injured 50 others, said a local Somali official.

Feb 19, 2017, 20:26 PM IST

Death toll in Baghdad car bomb attack claimed by IS at 59

The death toll from a car bomb attack in a southern Baghdad neighborhood has reached 59 with 66 others injured, a police officer and medical sources said today.

Feb 17, 2017, 17:50 PM IST

Huge Baghdad car bomb kills at least 39: Police

A massive car bomb blast ripped through a used car market in southern Baghdad Thursday, killing at least 39 people in the third such attack in three days, police said.

Feb 16, 2017, 21:17 PM IST

Suicide bombings kill 10, wound 33 in Mosul, Baghdad

At least 10 people were killed and 33 wounded on Friday, in a series of suicide bombings that hit Baghdad and parts of Mosul recently recaptured from Islamic State, medical and security sources said.

Feb 11, 2017, 00:25 AM IST

Seven killed in al Shabaab car bomb attack on Mogadishu hotel

At least seven people were killed after two car bombs exploded outside a popular Mogadishu hotel Wednesday, and gunmen forced their way inside the building and opened fire, police said.

Jan 25, 2017, 14:11 PM IST

Car bomb explosion hits Libyan capital Tripoli

A car bomb explosion hit the Libyan capital Tripoli late on Saturday, near the Italian embassy, Xinhua news agency reported.

Jan 22, 2017, 15:30 PM IST

Mali car bomb kills 50 in fresh blow to peace efforts

The group of Algerian jihadist and al Qaeda ally Mokhtar Belmokhtar claimed responsibility, in a statement, for the suicide bombing.

Jan 19, 2017, 11:25 AM IST

15 dead, 70 injured in Istanbul twin blasts

Fifteen people were killed and nearly 70 wounded in Istanbul on Saturday when twin bombings struck the heart of the city close to the stadium of football giants Besiktas after a major game.

Dec 11, 2016, 07:08 AM IST

Car bomb goes off near parliament in Somali capital: Police

"A car bomb exploded near the area of the parliament house," Col. Abdiqadir Hussein, a police officer, told Reuters.

Nov 05, 2016, 23:17 PM IST

Suicide car bomb explosion in Afghanistan's Helmand Province; at least 20 dead

At least 20 persons were killed and several injured on Monday in a suicide car bomb explosion near a police checkpoint in Lashkar Gah city of Afghanistan's Helmand Province, officials said.

Oct 10, 2016, 18:10 PM IST

Car bomb attacks near Baghdad mall kill 10: Police

Two car bomb blasts outside a shopping mall in central Baghdad have killed at least 10 people and wounded another 28, police and medical sources said.

Sep 10, 2016, 05:57 AM IST

Car bomb explosion at crowded commercial area in Iraq's capital Baghdad; at least 5 killed

At least five persons were killed and 19 others injured in a car bomb explosion at a crowded commercial area in Iraq's capital Baghdad, a police source said on Tuesday.

Sep 06, 2016, 13:51 PM IST

Suicide bomber was former Somali MP: Shabaab

A former Somali MP who joined the Shabaab group in 2010 was one of two suicide bombers who killed 13 people near a United Nations and African Union base, the militants announced on Wednesday.

Jul 27, 2016, 15:23 PM IST

Eight soldiers killed in Somalia military base attack, Al-Shabab militants claim responsibility

Eight soldiers were killed when a suicide car bomb targeted a Somalia military training camp and attackers then entered the base on foot, the military said today.

Jul 11, 2016, 18:44 PM IST

Double car bomb attack kills four near Aden airport: Military

At least four people were killed in a double car bomb attack today targeting a military base adjoining Aden's international airport, according to a military source who blamed jihadists.

Jul 06, 2016, 11:33 AM IST

One killed in PKK car bomb in Turkey's southeast

One person was killed and 16 others wounded in a car bomb attack against the Turkish security forces Thursday in the southeast of the country carried out by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), officials said.

Jun 24, 2016, 04:54 AM IST