Terror Attack Catalogue

Date: November 2nd, 2010
Method: String of 20 explosions: car bombings, roadside bombings and mortar fire
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Death Toll: 63+
Injury Toll: 285+
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Al-Quaeda)

The Washington Post explains:

U.S. soldiers have become a rare sight in Baghdad since June 2009, the deadline the Iraqi government set for Americans' nominal departure from cities as part of a bilateral agreement signed the year before.
Coming two days after an attack on a Baghdad Catholic church during Mass in which 58 people were killed, the newest wave of violence infuriated Iraqis. Many blamed the worsening security situation on their elected officials, who have been unable to form a government since parliamentary elections March 7.

Date: May 23rd, 2010
Method: Gun and Mortal Fire
Location: Mogadishu, Somalia
Death Toll: 26+
Injury Toll: 25+
Perpetrators: al-Shabaab

All Headline News reports:

At least 26 civilians have been killed in fighting between Somali government forces backed by African Union troops and the insurgent group, Al-Shabbab in the Somali capital early on Sunday morning.

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Both insurgent and Somali government officials claimed victory over each other in the latest clashes that started in the early on Saturday.
Al-Shabbab’s Spokesman,Sheikh Ali Mohaoud Raageh claimed responsibility for the attack.

Date: April 21st, 2010
Method: Mortar
Location: Village Albu Farraj near Ramadi, Iraq
Death Toll: 0
Injury Toll: 16
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed

People's Daily Online reports:

At least seven mortar rounds landed in the morning on six houses in the village of Albu Farraj, near Ramadi, some 110 km west of Baghdad, wounding 16 people, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

The attack caused severe damages to the houses, three of which appeared to belong to police personnel, the source said.

Date: April 12th, 2010
Method: Mortar
Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
Death Toll: 3
Injury Toll: 0
Perpetrators: Taliban

The Associated Press reports:

Three women died when mortars fired by suspected insurgents fell on their homes in an increasingly volatile area just north of the capital Kabul, officials said Tuesday.

The entrenched Taliban insurgency is accused of targeting Afghan civilians to spread fear and undercut the authority of Afghanistan's central government, which remains weak, particularly outside Kabul. Formerly stable areas such as Kapisa have become virtual no-go zones for foreigners and non-governmental organizations.

Date: April 12th, 2010
Method: Mortar
Location: Mogadishu, Somalia
Death Toll: 13
Injury Toll: 46
Perpetrators: Islamist fighters (Unconfirmed)

Global Times reports on the fighting between "Islamist fighters and Somali government forces backed by African Union (AU) peacekeepers":

The fighting broke out after insurgent fighters launched several rounds of mortar attack against targets of the Somali government and AU peacekeepers who responded with artillery fire on insurgent strongholds in the of the restive city.

Islamist insurgent wage almost daily fighting against Somali government forces and the nearly 5,000 AU peacekeeping troops based in Mogadishu. The latest flare-up of fighting comes days of relative calm in the Somali capital.