Baghdad bombing death toll rises to 281: Health ministerThe death toll from a massive suicide bombing in Baghdad over the weekend has reached 281, Iraq's Health Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The attack, claimed by the militant group Islamic State, which the government i More… |
Nearly 120 killed in overnight Baghdad bombingsNearly 120 people were killed and 200 wounded in two bombings overnight in Baghdad, most of them in a busy shopping area as residents celebrated Ramadan, police and medical sources said on Sunday. The attack on the shopping area o More… |
431 IS suspects arrested in Saudi anti-terror raidsSaudi Arabia has arrested 431 people suspected of belonging to Islamic State cells and thwarted attacks on mosques, security forces and a diplomatic mission, the interior ministry said on Saturday. The announcement came after a ca More… |
Yemen mosques hit by bombings; many feared deadCar bombs killed or injured at least 50 people near mosques and the headquarters of Yemen's Houthi group in Sanaa last night. The co-ordinated attacks were claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. The four blast More… |
Death toll climbs after Yemen mosque bombingsSuicide bombers killed at least 137 worshippers and wounded hundreds more during Friday prayers at two mosques in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, in co-ordinated attacks claimed by Islamic State. The attacks on mosques used by supporter More… |
Atleast 34 killed as bombings rock BaghdadAt least 34 people were killed in three bombings around Baghdad on Saturday, police said, hours before the government was due to lift a long-standing night-time curfew on the capital. At least 50 people were wounded in the blasts, More… |
Saudi sentences three to death for 2003 bombingA Saudi Arabian court has sentenced three men to death and jailed two others for up to 17 years for their part in a series of militant attacks including the deadly bombing of a foreign housing compound in 2003, state news agency SPA reported. More… |
21 killed in Iraq suicide bombingA suicide bomber killed at least 21 people at the funeral of a member of Iraq's Shabak minority in the northern province of Nineveh on Saturday, security and medical sources said. It was not immediately clear who was behind th More… |
31 killed in Iraq bombingsA bomb attack on a tea house in the ethnically mixed Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed at least 31 people on Friday, police and medics said. The blast tore through the tea shop where people had gathered after breaking their fast for Ram More… |
44 killed as violence sweeps Iraq citiesBombers and gunmen attacked policemen and a wake in Iraq among other targets, killing at least 44 people across the country on Thursday, in the latest burst of violence that has raised concerns about a return to civil strife. Gunm More… |