Terror Attack Catalogue

Date: April 29th, 2010
Method: Suicide Bomber
Location: 60 miles north of Makhachkala, Dagestan
Death Toll: 2
Injury Toll: 17
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed

Reuters reports:

Dagestan borders Chechnya in the North Caucasus, where Russia is facing a persistent Islamist insurgency. The province is plagued by frequent attacks targeting law enforcement and government officials.

The blast came a month after twin bombings blamed on female suicide attackers from Dagestan killed 40 people on Moscow's metro on March 29, raising fears of a new wave of attacks in Russia's heartland by militants based in the Caucasus.

Date: April 28th, 2010
Method: IED
Location: Tani District in Khowst Province - Afghanistan
Death Toll: 12
Injury Toll: 0
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed

The Los Ageles Times reports:

Pointing up the dangers faced by Afghan civilians as insurgents take aim at Western troops, a minibus in eastern Afghanistan hit a roadside bomb Wednesday, killing 12 passengers, provincial officials said.
Taliban fighters and other insurgents have made roadside bombs their weapon of choice. Although buried bombs are the No. 1 killer of Western troops, they kill and maim far larger numbers of Afghan civilians.
Many of the devices are planted on roads known to be used by military convoys, but civilian vehicles travel them as well, often with deadly results.
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The explosion came as Kabul, the capital, was on high security alert during a military parade marking the 18th anniversary of the toppling of a Soviet-installed government by mujahedin who drove the Red Army out of Afghanistan.

Two years ago, the Taliban attacked the anniversary observances in a bid to assassinate President Hamid Karzai. Karzai was not present for this year's parade; he was at a regional conference in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.

Date: April 28th, 2010
Method: Suicide Car Bomb
Location: Check point - Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 5
Injury Toll: 10
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed

World Bulletin reports:

Five people were killed and 10 wounded, including several police officers, when two suspected suicide car bombers attacked police checkpoints in southern Baghdad on Wednesday, police said.
The attacks in the Abu Dsheer district came amid political tensions as a Sunni-backed alliance which came first in an inconclusive election in March.

Date: April 27th, 2010
Method: Suicide Bomber, Explosives
Location: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Death Toll: 3
Injury Toll: 35
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed

The Associated Press explains:

Since April 12, at least 20 civilians, including eight children, have been killed in Kandahar, according to an AP count. Local officials, aid workers and contractors for U.S. development projects have been targeted by Taliban fighters trying to disrupt the upcoming military operation, expected to accelerate this summer.

Date: April 27th, 2010
Method: Bomb
Location: Mosque in Bakara Market - Mogadishu, Somalia
Death Toll: 1
Injury Toll: 4
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed

The Associated Press reports:

A small bomb exploded outside a mosque in the Bakara Market section of Mogadishu Tuesday, killing at least one person and injuring more than four others.
The mosque is located in an area of the city dominated by al-Shabab and Hizbul Islam fighters.
Al-Shabab and other Islamic insurgent groups control much of Mogadishu along with large parts of southern and central Somalia. The groups are fighting to impose a strict form of sharia, or Islamic law, on the country.
AU peacekeepers from Uganda and Burundi are supporting the government and frequently clash with the insurgents.
War-torn Somalia has not had a stable central government since 1991.

Date: April 26th, 2010
Method: Animal Cart Bomb
Location: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Death Toll: 3 (children)
Injury Toll: 4
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed

The Hindu reports:

The cart was abandoned in front a tribal chief’s residence in the centre of Kandahar city on Monday afternoon and was then remotely detonated, said Zalmai Ayoubi, spokesman for the provincial governor of Kandahar province.
Haji Fazelluddin, the former governor of Spin Boldak district, was not hurt in the attack, but three of his nephews, aged 12 to 14, were killed, he said, adding that two police officers guarding the residence and two civilian passers—by were injured.
Mr. Fazelluddin is an influential tribal elder in the province and one of the main allies of President Hamid Karzai in the region.

Date: April 26th, 2010
Method: Triple Bombing
Location: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Death Toll: 2
Injury Toll: 2
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Taliban)

CNN reports:

"One remote control bomb on the road was detonated while a police convoy was passing on the road. And the second bomb was set in motorbike, on the same road, and that detonated after the first one," said Zalmai Ayoobi, a spokesman for the Kandahar government.

RTE News reports:

Mr Sherzad said he believed he was the target of the attack, in which two civilians died, although he was not in the convoy at the time.

A third blast took place about two hours later but no one was injured.

Kandahar, which is seen as the key battleground in US-led efforts to reverse an insurgency that has lasted nearly nine years, has been the scene of escalating Taliban violence including similar bombings, assassinations and suicide attacks in recent months.

The UN has ordered its staff in Kandahar to stay indoors due to the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the volatile city.

Date: April 26th, 2010
Method: Suicide Bomber
Location: Sanaa, Yemen
Death Toll: 0
Injury Toll: 3
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Al-Quaeda)

The Los Angeles Times reports:

The attempted assassination of the British ambassador to Yemen on Monday indicated that Al Qaeda remains capable of striking Western targets despite the arrests of some of its leaders and raids against its mountainous strongholds in the Arabian Peninsula.

A lone suicide bomber exploded alongside the armored car carrying Ambassador Timothy Torlot on his morning drive to the British Embassy in the capital, Sana. The ambassador and other British officials were unharmed. Police initially said the bomber, whose name was not released, was the only casualty.

Reuters reported that three people, including two policemen escorting the ambassador's motorcade, were injured. The neighborhood where the attack occurred is packed with tea shops and markets.

Date: April 25th, 2010
Method: Poison Gas
Location: Girl School Kunduz, Afghanistan
Death Toll: 0
Injury Toll: 48
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Taliban)

The New York Times reports:

Provincial police chief Abdul Razzaq Yaqubi said about 48 girls and several teachers became ill suddenly and many collapsed after smelling poison gas at the school in the northern city of Kunduz, where there has been an upsurge in insurgent violence.
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The Taliban banned all education for girls when they ruled Afghanistan from 1996-2001 and it remains a disputed issue in much of Afghanistan.

Date: April 25th, 2010
Method: Suicide Bomber
Location: A bazaar in the Sharjoy District - Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Death Toll: 3-4
Injury Toll: 7
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Taliban)

BBC News reports:

The bomber was reportedly on foot and wearing an explosives-packed vest when he targeted a group of security guards, a provincial government spokesman said.

Zabul has witnessed increased insurgent activity in recent months.

Date: April 24th, 2010
Method: IED
Location: Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Death Toll: N/A
Injury Toll: N/A
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed

Kaleej Times reports:

A policeman on patrol found the homemade bomb in a suspicious-looking box early Saturday morning near the entrance to one of the city's police stations, the Interfax news agency reported, citing a police source.
The bomb was “a homemade explosive device consisting of a five-litre plastic canister, inside of which was a 1.5-litre bottle with an ammonia mix and aluminium powder... nails, an electric detonator, a power supply, a mobile phone and wires,” a police source told the RIA-Novosti news agency.
Police successfully defused the bomb, both news agencies reported.

Date: April 23rd, 2010
Method: Bombs
Location: Al Anbar, Iraq
Death Toll: 6
Injury Toll: 12
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed

McClatchy reports:

Date: April 23rd, 2010
Method: Car Bomb, Roadside Bomb
Location: Al Amin Neighbourhood Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 8
Injury Toll: 23
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Al-Quaeda)

McClatchy reports:

Baghdad All attacks took place around 12:30 p.m. during Friday prayers:
A car bomb and a roadside bomb exploded in Al Amin neighborhood near Muhsin Al Hakeem killing 8 civilians and injuring 23 others.

The Associated Press reports:

A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people on Friday, officials said, just days after U.S. and Iraqi forces killed the top two al-Qaida leaders in Iraq in what was described as devastating blow to the insurgency.

The apparently coordinated attack, which occurred in a two-hour timespan, demonstrated insurgents remain a potent force despite U.S. and Iraqi claims that the terror network is on the run.

Officials have warned insurgents remain capable of staging high-profile bombings in a bid to reignite sectarian tensions that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.

Extremists are also seeking to exploit political deadlock after the inconclusive March 7 parliamentary election as U.S. forces prepare to go withdraw from the country by the end of 2011.

Read this New York Times article for more information on the wave of attacks that occured in Iraq on April 23rd.

Date: April 23rd, 2010
Method: Car Bomb
Location: Sadr City Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 39
Injury Toll: 56
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Al-Quaeda)

McClatchy reports:

Baghdad All attacks took place around 12:30 p.m. during Friday prayers:
Two parking car bombs exploded in Sadr city killing 39 and injuring 56.

The Associated Press reports:

A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people on Friday, officials said, just days after U.S. and Iraqi forces killed the top two al-Qaida leaders in Iraq in what was described as devastating blow to the insurgency.

The apparently coordinated attack, which occurred in a two-hour timespan, demonstrated insurgents remain a potent force despite U.S. and Iraqi claims that the terror network is on the run.

Officials have warned insurgents remain capable of staging high-profile bombings in a bid to reignite sectarian tensions that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.

Extremists are also seeking to exploit political deadlock after the inconclusive March 7 parliamentary election as U.S. forces prepare to go withdraw from the country by the end of 2011.

Read this New York Times article for more information on the wave of attacks that occured in Iraq on April 23rd.

Date: April 23rd, 2010
Method: Roadside Bomb
Location: Rahmaniyah Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 0
Injury Toll: 7
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Al-Quaeda)

McClatchy reports:

Baghdad All attacks took place around 12:30 p.m. during Friday prayers:
A roadside exploded near a market area in Rahmaniyah injuring 7 civilians.

The Associated Press reports:

A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people on Friday, officials said, just days after U.S. and Iraqi forces killed the top two al-Qaida leaders in Iraq in what was described as devastating blow to the insurgency.

The apparently coordinated attack, which occurred in a two-hour timespan, demonstrated insurgents remain a potent force despite U.S. and Iraqi claims that the terror network is on the run.

Officials have warned insurgents remain capable of staging high-profile bombings in a bid to reignite sectarian tensions that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.

Extremists are also seeking to exploit political deadlock after the inconclusive March 7 parliamentary election as U.S. forces prepare to go withdraw from the country by the end of 2011.

Read this New York Times article for more information on the wave of attacks that occured in Iraq on April 23rd.

Date: April 23rd, 2010
Method: Roadside Bomb
Location: Al Sadrain mosque in Zafaraniyah Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 0
Injury Toll: 6
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Al-Quaeda)

McClatchy reports:

Baghdad All attacks took place around 12:30 p.m. during Friday prayers:
A roadside bomb exploded near Al Sadrain mosque in Zafaraniyah injuring 6 civilians.

The Associated Press reports:

A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people on Friday, officials said, just days after U.S. and Iraqi forces killed the top two al-Qaida leaders in Iraq in what was described as devastating blow to the insurgency.

The apparently coordinated attack, which occurred in a two-hour timespan, demonstrated insurgents remain a potent force despite U.S. and Iraqi claims that the terror network is on the run.

Officials have warned insurgents remain capable of staging high-profile bombings in a bid to reignite sectarian tensions that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.

Extremists are also seeking to exploit political deadlock after the inconclusive March 7 parliamentary election as U.S. forces prepare to go withdraw from the country by the end of 2011.

Read this New York Times article for more information on the wave of attacks that occured in Iraq on April 23rd.

Date: April 23rd, 2010
Method: Car Bomb
Location: Mosque of Abdul Hadi Al Chalabi in Hurriyah Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 5
Injury Toll: 14
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Al-Quaeda)

McClatchy reports:

A parking car bomb exploded near the mosque of Abdul Hadi Al Chalabi in Hurriyah neighborhood. Five civilians killed and 14 others were injured.

The Associated Press reports:

A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people on Friday, officials said, just days after U.S. and Iraqi forces killed the top two al-Qaida leaders in Iraq in what was described as devastating blow to the insurgency.

The apparently coordinated attack, which occurred in a two-hour timespan, demonstrated insurgents remain a potent force despite U.S. and Iraqi claims that the terror network is on the run.

Officials have warned insurgents remain capable of staging high-profile bombings in a bid to reignite sectarian tensions that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.

Extremists are also seeking to exploit political deadlock after the inconclusive March 7 parliamentary election as U.S. forces prepare to go withdraw from the country by the end of 2011.

Read this New York Times article for more information on the wave of attacks that occured in Iraq on April 23rd.

Date: April 23rd, 2010
Method: Roadside Bomb
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 0
Injury Toll: 5
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Al-Quaeda)

McClatchy reports:

Baghdad All attacks took place around 12:30 p.m. during Friday prayers: A roadside exploded inside a shop in Dora neighborhood injuring five civilians.

The Associated Press reports:

A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people on Friday, officials said, just days after U.S. and Iraqi forces killed the top two al-Qaida leaders in Iraq in what was described as devastating blow to the insurgency.

The apparently coordinated attack, which occurred in a two-hour timespan, demonstrated insurgents remain a potent force despite U.S. and Iraqi claims that the terror network is on the run.

Officials have warned insurgents remain capable of staging high-profile bombings in a bid to reignite sectarian tensions that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.

Extremists are also seeking to exploit political deadlock after the inconclusive March 7 parliamentary election as U.S. forces prepare to go withdraw from the country by the end of 2011.

Read this New York Times article for more information on the wave of attacks that occured in Iraq on April 23rd.

Date: April 23rd, 2010
Method: Beheading
Location: North Waziristan, Pakistan
Death Toll: 5
Injury Toll: 0
Perpetrators: Taliban

CNN reports:

Residents Friday found four beheaded and bullet-riddled bodies with a handwritten note nearby accusing them of spying for the U.S. and the Pakistani military, said Muthar Zeb, the top government official in North Waziristan.

He said residents found the bodies dumped along a road. Zeb said the body of another man accused of spying was found near the town of Mir Ali.

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North Waziristan is believed to be the operating base of pro-Taliban militant commander Jalaluddin Haqqani and Pakistani Taliban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadar, both of whom are suspected of fomenting the insurgency against U.S. troops across the border in Afghanistan.

The Pakistani army says many Taliban fighters who fled last year's military offensive in another tribal region, South Waziristan, have also taken refuge in North Waziristan.

The Pakistani military has yet to launch an offensive against militants in North Waziristan because it says its troops are spread too thin with at least ten other military offensives in the region.

Date: April 22nd, 2010
Method: 3-5 M-79 Grenades
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Death Toll: 1
Injury Toll: 75
Perpetrators: Suspected Red Shirts

Wire Update reports:

Confrontations between law enforcement and Red Shirt protestors peaked, as the protestors have been demanding the resignations of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, who called an emergency meeting with security officials following the explosions.

The New York Times reports:

The explosions, several of which took place on the platform of an elevated train, scattered shrapnel through crowds that included foreign tourists, sending people fleeing in panic into shops and restaurants.
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It was the worst violence since April 10, when 25 people were killed in a clash between the military and the red shirts, and it raised fears that confrontations between rival groups of protesters could spread.

Tensions have increased in recent days, with the red shirts threatening to march on the financial district and the government warning of an imminent crackdown. “Your days are numbered,” an army spokesman, Col. Sansern Kaewkamnerd, said Thursday, addressing the red shirts.

The casualties came in an area patrolled by the military where pro-government demonstrators have gathered recently, shouting insults at the anti-government red shirts, who have massed behind a barricade of concrete blocks, stacked tires and sharpened bamboo poles.