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A wave of shootings and bombings that Iraqi officials said bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda killed more than 80 people and wounded more than 270 across the country Thursday.

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9 killed in attacks in Iraqupdated: Thu Aug 16 2012 06:43:00

A car bomb exploded outside a real-estate building in northeastern Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing six people and wounding 32 others, police said.

Iraq suffers deadliest day of 2012 as 103 are killedupdated: Tue Jul 24 2012 16:57:00

The number of dead in a wave of attacks across Iraq on Monday has risen to 103, authorities said Tuesday, making it the deadliest day in the country this year, according to a CNN count. The attacks wounded 267 people, they said.

Attacks in Iraq kill at least 82 people, officials sayupdated: Mon Jul 23 2012 16:13:00

Attackers detonated car bombs and roadside explosives in at least a dozen attacks across Iraq on Monday as at least 82 people were killed and more than 180 wounded in one of the bloodiest days since the withdrawal of U.S. military forces in December, authorities said.

Raising awareness of Autism in Iraqupdated: Mon Jul 23 2012 16:13:00

Iraq fights to raise awareness of Autism amid logistical and cultural obstacles. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports.

Iraq bombs kill 25 people as Muslims celebrate Ramadanupdated: Sun Jul 22 2012 20:31:00

Bombs in Shiite areas of Iraq claimed the lives of 25 people Sunday, the second day of the Muslim holy month Ramadan. An Iraqi soldier and a policeman also died in separate incidents.

A string of deadly attacks hits Iraqupdated: Sun Jul 22 2012 20:31:00

A series of deadly attacks rips through central Iraq, killing dozens.

A wave of deadly attacks in Iraqupdated: Sat Jun 16 2012 10:58:00

A string of seven car bombs exploded in central Iraq, killing dozens.

Baghdad car bombs target Shiite pilgrims, kill 32updated: Sat Jun 16 2012 10:58:00

Two car bombs targeted Shiite pilgrims Saturday in Baghdad, killing at least 32 people and injuring 68 others, police said.

Attacks rock Baghdad, leave dozens dead and injuredupdated: Thu May 31 2012 07:22:00

A series of explosions in a three-hour period shook several areas in Baghdad on Thursday morning, leaving at least 14 people dead and dozens injured, Iraqi police said.

4 killed, 11 wounded in twin bomb blasts in Baghdadupdated: Thu Apr 26 2012 15:38:00

Four people died and another 11 were wounded in a pair of apparently coordinated bomb blasts Thursday in Baghdad, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.

Official: Attacks in Thai provinces linkedupdated: Sun Apr 01 2012 03:47:00

A series of deadly car bombings in two southern Thai provinces over the weekend are linked, officials said Sunday.

Car bomb hits Somali capital updated: Wed Mar 21 2012 06:38:00

A car loaded with explosives rocked the Somali capital Wednesday, leaving one injured and damaging a house nearby, authorities said.

Dozens killed in widespread attacks on Iraq invasion anniversaryupdated: Wed Mar 21 2012 01:48:00

A spate of car bombings rocked Iraq on Tuesday, the ninth anniversary of the U.S. invasion and days before the nation hosts a meeting of Arab leaders.

Nigerian church hit by suicide attackupdated: Sun Mar 11 2012 14:54:00

A suicide car bomber targets worshippers at a Catholic church in the central Nigerian city of Jos.

Six dead in car bomb attack at Nigeria churchupdated: Sun Mar 11 2012 14:54:00

Tensions ran high in the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday in the aftermath of an explosion outside a Catholic church that left six people dead, according to hospital and government officials.

15 dead in Iraq bomb attacksupdated: Wed Mar 07 2012 09:31:00

At least 14 people were killed Wednesday when a car bomb was followed by a suicide bomb in the Iraqi town of Tal Afar, according to the provincial health director.

Afghanistan hit by suicide car bomberupdated: Sun Feb 05 2012 11:39:00

A suicide car bomb exploded Sunday in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar City, killing as many as nine people and wounding 19, President Hamid Karzai's office said.

9 dead, 72 wounded after bombings in Iraq, police sayupdated: Tue Jan 24 2012 06:26:00

At least nine people were killed and at least 72 others wounded Tuesday when four car bombs and a roadside bomb exploded in mostly Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad, police officials said.

Iraq contractors face difficultiesupdated: Tue Jan 24 2012 06:26:00

Contractors in Iraq say they are mired in red tape. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports.

Blasts kill 12 in Iraqupdated: Mon Jan 16 2012 11:19:00

Two explosions killed 12 people in Iraq on Monday, authorities said.

Iraqi police: 15 killed in attacks on stationsupdated: Sun Jan 15 2012 11:06:00

At least 15 people were killed and 26 others wounded in attacks targeting police stations in Iraq Sunday, authorities said.

Kosovo native plotted bombings, bloodshed in Tampa, feds sayupdated: Mon Jan 09 2012 17:53:00

A 25-year-old Florida man intended to use explosives and weapons "to create mayhem'" in Tampa -- a plot that authorities say was foiled thanks to the local Muslim community and law enforcement -- a U.S. attorney said Monday.

12 killed, more than 50 wounded in car bomb attacks in Baghdadupdated: Mon Jan 09 2012 13:10:00

At least 12 people were killed and more than 50 wounded in car bomb attacks on two predominantly Shiite areas in Baghdad Monday, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said, the latest incidents in a wave of sectarian violence.

Iraq Army targeted by extremistsupdated: Mon Jan 09 2012 13:10:00

Iraq's army, seen by some as a weapon against the people, is targeted by rocket attack. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports.

Suicide car bombs kill at least 44 in Damascusupdated: Fri Dec 23 2011 23:34:00

Two powerful suicide car bombs shook the seat of Syrian power Friday in a strike the government blamed on terrorists, and opposition forces called the work of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

Car bombs kill 4 in Iraq townupdated: Wed Dec 14 2011 13:11:00

Two car bombs exploded Wednesday in an outdoor market in northern Iraq, killing four people and wounding 27, a local official told CNN.

Official: Iraqi prime minister intended target of car bomber updated: Sat Dec 03 2011 06:52:00

A car bomber who penetrated Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone this week was targeting the Iraqi prime minister, authorities said Saturday.

Iraq takes command of Camp Victoryupdated: Sat Dec 03 2011 06:52:00

CNN's Martin Savidge reports on the Iraqis taking control of Camp Victory as U.S. troops leave.

Car bomb kills head of Yemeni counterterrorism unitupdated: Fri Oct 28 2011 12:03:00

A car bomb exploded in Aden on Friday, killing the commander of a Yemeni counterterrorism unit and seriously injuring two children, according to a Yemeni government official who is not authorized to speak to the media.

Two police officers killed in car bombing in Russia's volatile Dagestan republicupdated: Mon Oct 03 2011 05:31:00

Two policemen were killed by a suicide car bomber in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, the Dagestani Interior Ministry said on its website Monday.

Car bomb leaves 10 dead in central Iraqupdated: Sat Oct 01 2011 05:23:00

The death toll from a car bomb attack in central Iraq on Friday grew to 10, Interior Ministry officials said Saturday.

Car bomb leaves 4 dead in central Iraqupdated: Fri Sep 30 2011 13:57:00

Four people were killed and 24 wounded when a car bomb tore through a funeral procession in central Iraq, said an Iraqi official who declined to be named.

$10,000 reward offered after car bombing in Michiganupdated: Wed Sep 21 2011 20:49:00

Federal investigators are offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest of those responsible for a car bombing that injured a father and his children in Monroe, Michigan on Tuesday.

1 dead in Iraq car bombing; death toll now 11 from restaurant attackupdated: Thu Sep 15 2011 07:52:00

The death toll from a Wednesday car bombing at a restaurant in Hilla, Iraq, has risen to 11, with 41 others wounded, an official with Iraq's Interior Ministry said Thursday.

Security measures heighten as 9/11 anniversary approachesupdated: Fri Sep 09 2011 21:09:00

As the nation enters the weekend marking the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, law enforcement authorities are deploying additional security measures and urging all Americans to be vigilant for suspicious activity.

Six killed in car bomb explosion in Yemenupdated: Sun Sep 04 2011 07:18:00

Six troops were killed and at least eight others injured when an explosive-laden vehicle exploded in Yemen's southern Aden province on Saturday night, two security officials in Aden said.

Suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistanupdated: Wed Aug 31 2011 04:09:00

Eleven people were killed and 21 injured when a car bomb exploded Wednesday near a crowd of worshippers celebrating Eid al-Fitr in southwest Pakistan, police said.

U.S. military: Wave of attacks in Iraq 'eerily similar' to last yearupdated: Tue Aug 16 2011 07:56:00

A barrage of attacks struck Monday across Iraq, killing at least 84 people and wounding more than 200, said officials, who likened the attacks to another outbreak last year.

Multiple bomb blasts rock Iraqupdated: Tue Aug 16 2011 07:56:00

Dozens are killed in Kut, Iraq, after a car bomb and roadside bomb explode on a busy commercial street.

Car bomb wounds 33 in Algeriaupdated: Sun Aug 14 2011 19:37:00

A car bomb exploded outside a police station early Sunday in the Algerian city of Tizi-Ouzou, wounding at least 33 people, state-run Algerie Presse Service reported.

Official: Car bomb kills six soldiers in Yemenupdated: Sun Jul 24 2011 15:09:00

A car exploded near a military air force camp in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, killing at least six soldiers and injuring others, a senior security official and witnesses said.

Briton killed in Yemen car bombingupdated: Thu Jul 21 2011 00:21:00

A British citizen who worked for a Yemeni company has been killed by a car bomb in the volatile country, the British Foreign Office and a Yemeni senior security official said Wednesday.

9 killed in attacks on Shiite holy city in Iraqupdated: Sat Jul 16 2011 07:59:00

Separate blasts in Iraq killed nine people and left dozens wounded in attacks targeting pilgrims near the Shiite holy city of Karbala, authorities said Saturday.

Car bomb targets Iraqi military, killing one soldierupdated: Sat Jul 02 2011 06:29:00

A car bomb targeting an Iraqi military patrol on Saturday killed a soldier and wounded 11 other people, a local official said.

Car bomb, explosions kill 4, hurt 12 in Iraqupdated: Fri Jun 17 2011 12:26:00

Violence in Iraq left four people dead and 12 others wounded, Interior Ministry officials said Friday.

String of bombings rock Baghdad, killing 19updated: Sun May 22 2011 15:57:00

Seventeen bombs exploded Sunday within hours of one another in Baghdad, killing at least 19 people and wounding more than 80, Iraqi authorities said.

Sadr City hit by roadside bombsupdated: Sun May 22 2011 15:57:00

On Sunday, two roadside bombs exploded in Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City, killing two and wounding 12, officials said.

Blast in Peshawarupdated: Fri May 20 2011 06:29:00

A bomb in the Pakistani city of Peshawar targets a U.S. consulate vehicle. CNN's Stan Grant reports.

Taliban claims responsibilty for attack on U.S. vehicles in Pakistanupdated: Fri May 20 2011 06:29:00

The Taliban is claiming responsibility for an attack Friday on a convoy of U.S. Consulate vehicles in northwest Pakistan, saying it was in retaliation for the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Deadly car bombs explode at Baghdad Green Zone entrance, officials sayupdated: Mon Apr 18 2011 18:57:00

Two suicide car bombs exploded Monday morning near a security checkpoint at an entrance to Baghdad's Green Zone, killing three people and injuring at least 20, officials with Iraq's Interior Ministry told CNN.

Violence kills 20 in Iraqupdated: Mon Apr 11 2011 16:00:00

Violence in Iraq killed 20 people and injured 37 on Monday, authorities said.

N. Ireland police make 2nd arrest in connection with officer's deathupdated: Thu Apr 07 2011 22:06:00

Authorities have arrested a second man in connection with the death of a police officer in a car bomb blast.

Security forces regain control of Iraq government buildingupdated: Tue Mar 29 2011 18:58:00

Security forces wrested control of an Iraqi government building from armed militants who attacked and seized the location and held people hostage earlier Tuesday, Interior Ministry officials said.

Car bomb kills 2 in oil-rich Iraqi cityupdated: Wed Mar 16 2011 06:32:00

Two civilians were killed and 35 people were wounded when a car bomb exploded in central oil-rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Wednesday morning, police said.

Police: Suspected car bomb blast injures 12 in Thailandupdated: Sun Feb 13 2011 05:12:00

At least 12 people were injured when a bomb exploded in southern Thailand Sunday morning, police said.

7 killed and dozens injured in attacks in northern Iraqupdated: Wed Feb 09 2011 06:53:00

At least seven people were killed and 68 others were wounded after three car bomb explosions Wednesday in Iraq's oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk, said Jamal Taher, police chief.

Car bomb kills police officer in Mexicoupdated: Sun Jan 23 2011 09:32:00

A car bomb exploded early Saturday on an interstate in the central state of Hidalgo, Mexico, fatally wounding a police investigator and injuring three others, according to Mexico's attorney general's office.

Police: 6 killed as car bombs go off in 5 Baghdad neighborhoodsupdated: Sun Jan 23 2011 06:37:00

At least six people were killed when car bombs exploded in five different neighborhoods in Iraq's capital Sunday, police officials said.

Amid massive security, Egypt's Christians protest peacefullyupdated: Wed Jan 05 2011 13:24:00

Hundreds of supporters of Egyptian Christians protesting a New Year's bombing that killed nearly two dozen of their members marched Tuesday night on a church in a Cairo suburb, where they were met by an equal number of security officers in riot gear.

Reports: Bomb kills 7 at Egyptian churchupdated: Sat Jan 01 2011 08:38:00

A car bomb outside a church in Alexandria, Egypt killed at least seven people and wounded at least 24 others early Saturday, Egyptian state media reported, citing unnamed security officials.

10 insurgents killed in firefights; 1 dead in Kandahar car bombingupdated: Wed Dec 29 2010 07:06:00

Afghan and NATO troops killed 10 insurgents during separate sweeps in southern and eastern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Monday.

Blasts targeting Iranian pilgrims kill 14, injure more than 80updated: Sat Dec 04 2010 13:31:00

A series of bomb attacks shook Iraq's capital of Baghdad on Saturday morning, killing 14 people and wounding more than 80 others, Baghdad police said.

4 arrested after police find car bomb near Northern Irelandupdated: Wed Dec 01 2010 07:27:00

Police in the Republic of Ireland arrested four men after finding a bomb in a car near the border with Northern Ireland, authorities said Wednesday.

Iranian professor killed in car bombingupdated: Mon Nov 29 2010 12:29:00

A university professor in Iran was killed in a car bombing in Tehran.

Yemen funeral attacked with car bombupdated: Fri Nov 26 2010 13:58:00

A car bomb interrupted a funeral procession in Yemen's northern Saada province Friday, killing one person and wounding several others, according to Yemen's state news agency.

2 Iraqi soldiers killed, 8 people wounded in car bomb attackupdated: Sun Nov 14 2010 04:16:00

Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and eight others were wounded after a suicide car bomb attack at an Iraqi army checkpoint, local police told CNN.

3 bombs explode outside Christian homes in Baghdadupdated: Tue Nov 09 2010 15:27:00

Three bombs left outside three Christian homes in western Baghdad detonated Tuesday evening, wounding at least three people, an Interior Ministry official said.

Car bomb kills 5 in Basraupdated: Mon Nov 08 2010 13:05:00

At least five people were killed and 39 wounded when a car bomb exploded Monday in Basra, an Interior Ministry official said, capping a day in which at least 11 people were killed in blasts in cities with Shiite shrines.

37 wounded in attacks across Iraqupdated: Sat Nov 06 2010 07:20:00

At least 37 people were wounded Saturday in attacks in the Iraqi capital and the northern city of Kirkuk, authorities said.

Yemen car bomb kills 2, injures 23updated: Thu Nov 04 2010 15:51:00

A car bomb killed two people and wounded 23 others Thursday in southern Yemen, authorities said. Two of the wounded were in critical condition.

At least five killed in Iraq car bombupdated: Sun Oct 24 2010 06:04:00

At least five people were killed and 15 wounded when a car bomb exploded Sunday in a medical compound in Mosul, Iraq, police and health officials said.

Arrest made in July car bombing in Mexicoupdated: Thu Oct 21 2010 10:32:00

Mexican federal police arrested a main suspect in connection with a July 15 car bombing in Ciudad Juarez, a regional director said Thursday.

Times Square plotter gets lifeupdated: Tue Oct 05 2010 16:41:00

Faisal Shahzad is sentenced to life after trying to blow up a car in New York's Times Square.

Times Square bomb plotter sentenced to life in prisonupdated: Tue Oct 05 2010 16:41:00

A judge in Manhattan sentenced Faisal Shahzad to life in prison Tuesday for the botched Times Square car bombing, as the 31-year-old Pakistani-American defiantly warned in court to "brace yourself, the war with Muslims has just begun."

Real IRA claims responsibility for N.Ireland car bombupdated: Tue Oct 05 2010 10:31:00

The dissident republican group the Real IRA claimed responsibility Tuesday for a car bomb that exploded outside a bank in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, wounding two police officers and causing "substantial damage" to the bank, police said.

Suicide car bombing in Afghanistan kills 2, NATO saysupdated: Thu Sep 30 2010 11:30:00

A suicide car bomber targeting NATO-led troops in southern Afghanistan killed two civilians and wounded 12 others Thursday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.

Suspect in Juarez car bombing arrested, Mexican police sayupdated: Mon Sep 27 2010 18:18:00

A suspect sought in connection to a fatal car bombing in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in July has been arrested by Mexican police, according to a press release from the national Public Security Secretariat (SSP).

More attacks rock Baghdadupdated: Mon Sep 20 2010 01:44:00

Two mortar rounds landed inside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Monday, but police did not say whether they caused injuries or damages.

Baghdad car bomb kills dozensupdated: Sun Sep 19 2010 14:22:00

Video showing damage from one of two car bombs in Baghdad that left killed dozens of people and injured more than 100.

Attacks across Iraq leave 36 dead and 128 woundedupdated: Sun Sep 19 2010 14:22:00

At least 36 people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Sunday, including 29 who died after two large car bomb explosions rocked the country's capital, officials said.

Mexican police probe Juarez car bomb possibly intended for authoritiesupdated: Mon Sep 13 2010 20:06:00

Mexican authorities on Monday were still investigating who was responsible for a car bomb found in Ciudad Juarez and later disarmed with a controlled explosion by federal police.

Car bomb explodes in Russiaupdated: Fri Sep 10 2010 01:14:00

People walk around dazed and bloody after a car exploded in Vladikavkaz, Russia, killing several people. (No audio)

Car bomb in Afghanistan kills five peopleupdated: Sat Sep 04 2010 11:28:00

A car bomb in northern Afghanistan killed at least five civilians and wounded several more Saturday, the NATO command said.

Car bombs explode near Mexico TV station, transit officeupdated: Fri Aug 27 2010 15:17:00

At least two car bombs exploded Friday near the television studios of Televisa in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas state in northeastern Mexico, authorities said.

Basra car bomb aftermathupdated: Fri Aug 27 2010 12:00:00

A car bomb outside a police station in central Basra, Iraq, wounded several people.

Day of violence hits Iraqi citiesupdated: Wed Aug 25 2010 14:53:00

Just after the United States completed its drawdown of combat brigades in Iraq, militants Wednesday launched a wave of bombings across the country, mostly targeting security forces.

Car bomb rocks government offices in Tamaulipas, Mexicoupdated: Thu Aug 05 2010 22:26:00

A car bomb rocked the headquarters of the Tamaulipas State Public Safety complex in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, the agency said Thursday. No one was hurt; two police cars were damaged, it said in a news release.

Attacks kill 5 police officers in Baghdad, as many as 20 people in Kutupdated: Tue Aug 03 2010 14:25:00

Insurgents apparently tied to al Qaeda attacked a checkpoint in western Baghdad and killed five police officers early Tuesday, officials said.

At least 10 killed in Iraqi market bombingupdated: Tue Aug 03 2010 12:48:00

At least 10 people were killed and 30 others wounded Tuesday when a bomb in a parked car exploded at a busy outdoor market in the Iraqi city of Kut.

Scores in Iraq head to religious festival despite bombingupdated: Wed Jul 28 2010 03:10:00

Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims will celebrate the Shaabaniya religious holiday on Wednesday, undeterred by two car bombs that killed at least 25 people two days earlier.

Mexican authorities disagree on whether man is suspect in car bombingupdated: Sun Jul 25 2010 22:46:00

A man who local police believe was responsible for a fatal car bombing in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, is in custody, a municipal police spokesman told CNN Sunday.

Embassy: Briton killed in Mosul bombingupdated: Tue Jul 20 2010 03:48:00

One Briton was among those killed in Monday's suicide car bomb attack that targeted a British private security firm in Mosul, the British Embassy said.

Graffiti message warns of more violence in Juarezupdated: Mon Jul 19 2010 20:41:00

A graffiti message on a wall in Juarez, Mexico, warns of a car bombing if U.S. authorities do not look into alleged ties between Mexican federal police and drug traffickers, a police spokesman said Monday.

4 dead, dozens wounded in attacks north of Baghdadupdated: Mon Jul 19 2010 14:54:00

Four people died and dozens were wounded Monday in two attacks north of Baghdad, police said.

Police: Car bomb in Mexican border town kills 4updated: Sat Jul 17 2010 12:30:00

A car bomb killed at least four people in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, authorities said.

Police: Man drove car bomb into a bankupdated: Sat Jul 17 2010 03:40:00

A man is in custody on charges of felony arson after allegedly driving a car bomb into an Illinois bank Friday evening.

Police: Cutbacks make LAX vulnerableupdated: Wed Jul 14 2010 09:36:00

A letter from airport police says recent security cutbacks weakened Los Angeles International Airport's defenses.

Union: Cutbacks leave LAX vulnerable to terrorist attackupdated: Wed Jul 14 2010 09:36:00

Recent security cutbacks have left the Los Angeles International Airport vulnerable to terrorist attacks, according to a letter from an airport police union calling for a restoration of the security measures.

8 killed in Iraq attacksupdated: Tue Jun 29 2010 13:21:00

Eight people were killed and several others wounded in a string of attacks in Iraq on Tuesday, officials said.

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