Suicide attack

Islamic State claims mosque attack in Afghanistan's Herat

Afghan authorities said earlier that 30 worshippers including young children were killed and 64 wounded when suicide bombers throwing grenades stormed the Jawadya mosque in the western city near the Iranian border late yesterday.

Aug 02, 2017, 20:15 PM IST

Son of Afghan Taliban leader dies carrying out suicide attack

The son of Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada died on Thursday carrying out a suicide attack in the province of Helmand in southern Afghanistan, one of the insurgent movement`s main spokesmen said.

Jul 22, 2017, 13:56 PM IST

Islamic State kills five in first suicide attack in Somalia

The Islamic State group has claimed its first suicide attack in Somalia that left five dead as it steps up activities in a region dominated by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab.

May 24, 2017, 17:26 PM IST

Islamic State claims first suicide attack in Somalia, kills 5

The Islamic State group has claimed its first suicide attack in Somalia, which police said Wednesday killed five people at a checkpoint in the northeastern port city of Bosaso.

May 24, 2017, 14:17 PM IST

Islamic State claims responsibility for Baghdad Wednesday attack

The Islamic State group today claimed responsibility for an overnight suicide attack Baghdad that left 17 people dead and 48 wounded.

Mar 30, 2017, 17:35 PM IST

13 killed in Iraq suicide attack

At least 13 people were killed and 24 others injured in a suicide attack targeting a police checkpoint near Baghdad.

Mar 30, 2017, 13:51 PM IST

Two female bombers killed in foiled attack in Nigeria

Civilian vigilantes foiled a suicide attack on the outskirts of Nigeria's flashpoint city of Maiduguri, killing two teenaged female bombers, police said today.

Mar 12, 2017, 17:14 PM IST

Suicide attacks on bases in Syria`s Homs kill 42

Suicide attacks on two security service bases in the heart of Syria`s government-held third city of Homs killed 42 people on Saturday.

Feb 25, 2017, 15:10 PM IST

Twin suicide attacks on bases in Syria`s Homs kill 14: Monitor

Twin suicide attacks on security service bases in the heart of Syria`s government-held third city of Homs killed 14 people on Saturday

Feb 25, 2017, 12:40 PM IST

At least 16 killed, including top police officers, in Lahore suicide attack

Three top police officers were among 16 people killed today when a suicide bomber blew himself up targeting them during a protest rally outside Pakistan's Punjab assembly

Feb 13, 2017, 19:54 PM IST

Thirty killed in Boko Haram suicide attacks in NE Nigeria: Army

The suicide blasts carried out by two female suicide bombers in the market in the town of Madagali.

Dec 09, 2016, 20:58 PM IST

Afghan forces foil suicide attack in Paktika province

A suicide attack was foiled by Afghan security forces in Sharana city, the capital of the country`s southeastern Paktika province.Local security officials said that a would-be suicide bomber was arrested before he could detonate his suicide attack vest.

Dec 01, 2016, 00:05 AM IST

Suicide attack kills at least 16 at Iraq wedding, say officials

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a wedding gathering in a town west of the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 16 people, officials said.

Nov 18, 2016, 00:26 AM IST

Rare suicide attack in south of Baghdad kills 8, say Iraqi officials

A rare suicide attack in an oasis town south of Baghdad killed eight people and wounded at least six on Monday, Iraqi officials said.

Nov 14, 2016, 14:02 PM IST

Suicide attack hits Syrian wedding, kills 22: Monitor

A suicide bomber killed at least 22 people Monday in an attack targeting a party in the northeastern Syrian province of Hasakeh, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and medics said.

Oct 04, 2016, 03:58 AM IST

Suicide attack on Syria wedding kills 14: Monitor

A suicide bomber killed at least 14 people on Monday in an attack targeting a wedding party in the northeastern province of Hasakeh, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Oct 04, 2016, 01:08 AM IST

At least 3 killed in suicide attack in Afghanistan's Balkh province

At least three civilians were killed and 12 others injured in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's Balkh province on Thursday, police said.

Aug 25, 2016, 13:04 PM IST

14 killed in Iraq suicide attack

 At least 14 people were killed and 20 others injured on Sunday in a suicide attack in Iraq's Shia-majority district of Kadhmiyah.

Jul 24, 2016, 15:25 PM IST

Islamic State claims deadly suicide attack on Jordanian soldiers

The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing this week that killed seven Jordanian soldiers on the Syrian border, the jihadist-linked news agency Amaq said in a statement on its website.

Jun 27, 2016, 03:25 AM IST

Suicide bombing in Kabul kills 10 people

An Afghan official said a suicide bomber has struck a vehicle carrying court employees in Kabul, killing 10 people.

May 25, 2016, 13:16 PM IST