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Police chief hurt, bodyguard killed in Iraq suicide attack

A security guard for a provincial police chief was killed Saturday in a suicide bombing in western Iraq, state-run media reported.

Blasts in northwest Pakistan kill 8, including children

A series of explosions in northwest Pakistan killed eight people Thursday night, and two suspected militants died in a gunbattle with Peshawar police on a rooftop, authorities said.

Bomber kills 7 near U.S. base in Afghanistan

A car bomber targeted a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven people Wednesday, a day after Taliban militants attacked many locations in the city of Khost, U.S. military officials said.

Taliban storm strategic Afghan city

A Taliban suicide bomb squad disguised as regular Afghan army troops stormed a strategic city close to the border with Pakistan Tuesday, prompting a fierce six-hour battle with U.S. troops, local officials and the U.S. military said.

Sectarian violence continues with more bombings in Iraq

Bombings killed at least eight people and left dozens injured Thursday in Mosul and Karbala as sectarian violence continued in Iraqi cities.

Double car bombing targets Shiite pilgrims; 16 killed

A double car bombing killed 16 people and wounded 43 others Wednesday at a Baghdad bus station where Shiite pilgrims had gathered ahead of an upcoming holy day, according to an official with Iraq's Interior Ministry.

Coalition forces kill 38 Afghan militants

Troops in Afghanistan launched raids against militants over the last two days, killing 32 armed insurgents near the nation's capital and six militants in western Afghanistan, the U.S. military said in statements Wednesday.

Bombings across Iraq kill dozens

Militants in three Iraqi cities set off deadly explosions Monday, killing at least 39 people, government officials said.

Al Qaeda blamed for Somali bombing wave

A string of suicide bombings targeting government buildings and a United Nations compound in Somalia left at least 25 people dead Wednesday in attacks a U.S. official said bore hallmarks of the al Qaeda terror network.

Time.com: Why the Car Bomb Is a Terrorist's Best Weapon

The 'poor man's air force' is accessible, devastating and extremely hard to defend against

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