Terror Attack Catalogue

Dear Devoted Readers,

You probably noticed I hadn't compiled any data in May 2010. Due to personal reasons, the catalogue has suffered a back log. I was planning on catching up tonight, however I did not know that my myriad of RSS feeds would only hang on to articles for a maximum of one month. Hence, two months worth of work are lost somewhere in the tubes.

I'll pick up from the earliest date, being May 22nd.

Apologies for this inconvenience.

Kindest Regards,
Claire Morcos

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.