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August 15, 2004: Independence Day bombing in Assam, India

On this day in 2004, at least 18 people were killed, mostly children, by a bomb planted by Assam separatists in NW India.

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August 14, 2007: 800 killed and 1,500 injured by car bombings in Iraq

On this day in 2007, car bombs in northen Iraq targeting Yazidis exploded killing almost 800 people and injuring 1,500.

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Canada must send a strong message to Saudi Arabia

No country can fail to respond to foreign states who send ‘hit squads’ to kill dissidents. With this in mind, what must the Trudeau government do?

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Remember ISIS? Guess what: they still pose a threat here in Canada

It is rare for a terrorist group to entirely cease to exist. There have been several successful attacks over the past few years and there will be more.

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August 13, 2003: Gunman opens fire on group of teenagers swimming in the Bistrica River

On this day in 2003, ethnic Albanians are believed to have been behind the shooting of six teens (two died) in Kosovo.

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August 12, 2017: Charlottesville attack

On this day in 2017, a neo-Nazi sympathiser rammed his car into a crowd in Charlottesville killing a 32-year old woman.

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August 11, 2016: Bombings in Thailand

On this day in 2016, several bombs in several Thai tourist areas killed four people and wounded many more in attacks blamed on Islamist terrorists.

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August 10, 2003: Sniper shootings in US

Shawn Lester was found guilty of three sniper murders in West Virginia in August 2003 in what was seen as a copy of the 2002 Beltway murders.

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August 9, 2017: Car ramming in France

On this day in 2017, an ISIS-inspired Islamist terrorist drove over French soldiers in a Paris suburb injuring six before he was arrested following a police chase.

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August 8, 1983: Bus bombings in Chile

On this day in 1983, Leftist revolutionaries in Chile torched buses during demonstrations that rocked the country.