Staff / TruthdigApr 7, 2007
A munitions explosion in Iraq took away Sam Ross' eyesight, left leg and half of his ability to hear. That trauma would eventually lead to 17 suicide attempts and charges of arson and attempted homicide. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 12, 2007
Yet another deadly attack on Iraqi pilgrims underscored the importance of this weekend's talks between international officials about insurgent violence in Iraq. A suicide bomber in Baghdad on Sunday targeted a truck carrying Shiites going home from a pilgrimage, leaving 19 dead and 25 wounded. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 4, 2007
The week's deadly trend of sectarian aggression accelerated Friday and Saturday. Yet another car bomb claimed 12 lives Saturday in Ramadi. Meanwhile, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki pledged to avenge the deaths of 14 police officers found slain in Baquba on Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigDec 7, 2006
The deaths, which resulted from two IED attacks in different parts of the country Wednesday, horrifically underscore the dire references to chaos in the just-released Iraq Study Group report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 27, 2006
The two suicide bombings came mere hours after seven Arab Sunni groups offered the Iraqi government a conditional truce. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 22, 2006
A Hollywood studio and a Lebanese production company have produced a $1-million public service ad aimed at discouraging suicide bombings. Their funding came from "an independent, non-governmental group of scholars, non-political people," according to an exec. (Via Huff Po) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 20, 2006
Every year, 1.5 million Chinese women attempt to take their own lives--and 150,000 succeed. Experts say that 70% to 80% of the suicide attempts have to do with husband-wife issues; in a society of arranged marriages, women frequently have next to no power. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 13, 2006
The Bush administration distanced itself from a remark by a senior State Department official who called the suicide of three detainees at the Cuba detention center a public relations move. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 11, 2006
The commander of the Guantanamo detention center said the three detainees who killed themselves were "committed" and had carried out "an act of asymmetric warfare waged against us." Rights groups, however, said the men were driven by despair. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 11, 2006
The detainees hanged themselves with nooses made of sheets and clothes, sparking renewed calls to close the detention facility. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 14, 2006
Combat troops in Iraq are being kept on duty even after exhibiting signs of psychological distress. Eleven such members of the military killed themselves in Iraq in 2004-05, according to the Hartford Courant. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 12, 2006
The carnage continues--this time near a Sunni prayer service. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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