Car Bombs Triple and Suicide Bombings Rise by One-Third Worldwide

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 3, 2014 Civilian deaths due to improvised explosive devices have increased by 70 percent over the past three years, with more than 53,000 people killed or injured globally between 2011 and 2013. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Trust the Bombers on Iraq: ‘Shock and Awe’ Never Works

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 18, 2014 In March of 2003, we were treated to an intensive bombardment of Iraq, which the Bush White House propagandists termed “Shock and Awe.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Baghdad Lights Up in Ramadan Bomb Attacks

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 10, 2013 A string of bomb attacks has hit mainly Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital, killing at least 40 people during celebrations marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the BBC reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

World Wide Terror Web

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Apr 29, 2013 Dig deeper

27 Dead as Violence Escalates in Homs

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2012 Bashar al-Assad’s government rained more than 200 bombs on the opposition-controlled city of Homs on Wednesday, killing an unconfirmed 27 people and demolishing homes. The Russian and Chinese governments maintained their policy of nonintervention while leaders of Western and Arab nations scrambled to decide how, if at all, to get involved. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Killed in Syria as Country Buries Dead

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2012 At least 27 people were killed in violence across Syria on Saturday as thousands mourned at a government-organized funeral for those killed in Friday’s bomb attack in the capital city of Damascus. Anti-Assad forces suspect the president’s sympathizers ordered the bombing to lend credence to the claim that the government is battling terrorists rather than suppressing dissent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Massachusetts Man Arrested in Plot to Bomb Pentagon, Capitol

Staff / Truthdig Sep 29, 2011 A Massachusetts man was arrested by federal authorities Wednesday on suspicion of planning an attack on the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol with remote-controlled airplanes loaded with explosives. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Delivered Bunker-Buster Bombs to Israel

Staff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2011 A report published in Newsweek on Monday reveals that President Obama secretly sold 55 deep-penetrating bombs to Israel in 2009, while publicly pressuring Israeli leaders to pursue concessions with Palestinians. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

At Least 23 Killed in Trio of Explosions in Baghdad

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2011 On Thursday, 23 people were reported killed and at least 82 wounded in a series of three bombs that detonated in a crowded market in south Baghdad, according to the BBC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Protecting Civilians

By Michael Kountouris, Greece Apr 11, 2011 Dig deeper

NATO Boosts Bombing Amid Rebel Complaints

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2011 After a lull in the bombing -- and some very public criticism by the rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi -- NATO is once again ramping up its airstrikes on Libya, to the tune of 137 flights Monday, 186 on Tuesday and 198 planned for Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

With Libya, Sec. Gates Puts His Foot Down

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2011 There's a lot of talk coming out of Washington, but Defense Secretary Robert Gates assured Congress on Thursday that the Pentagon's mission in Libya is "much more limited" than regime change and said American troops would not be sent to the country, even in a training capacity, "as long as I’m in this job." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )