NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL / The Associated PressSep 22, 2018
Gunfire erupts amid a crowd in Ahvaz, forcing Revolutionary Guardsmen, civilians and government officials to take cover. Arab separatists are suspected in the attack, the country's deadliest in years. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 11, 2012
A Syrian military general and hospital director was killed in an attack by three gunmen in a residential street in Damascus on Saturday in an assassination that marks a move away from the anti-government uprising’s nonviolent roots. The killing came ahead of a meeting of Arab League members in Cairo to consider a new response to the violence in Syria. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 27, 2011
Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Friday declared three days of mourning for his country after 52 people were killed in a Monterrey casino fire set by gunmen thought to be members of a drug cartel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigAug 25, 2011
Pro-Assad gunmen severely beat a popular Syrian political cartoonist Thursday, breaking both his hands as a warning to anti-government protesters that dissent is not welcome. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 18, 2011
Israeli warplanes struck targets in Gaza late Thursday after a series of deadly cross-border terrorist attacks in southernmost Israel earlier in the day. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 27, 2008
India's busiest city came under fire Thursday morning (local time) as gunmen attacked at least seven targets, including two luxury hotels, a train station and a hospital. The attacks killed at least 100 people and injured hundreds more. Officials said the death toll included the head of Mumbai's counterterrorism unit. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 31, 2006
The gunmen, wearing Iraqi security force uniforms, snatched the group from an office in central Baghdad that witnesses said housed the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in addition to a business. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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