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November 12, 2008: American aid worker killed in Pakistan

On November 12, 2008 a USAID contractor was killed along with his driver in an Islamist terrorist attack in Peshawar.

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May 16, 2009: Car bomber hits school bus in Pakistan

On May 16, 2009 at least nine people were killed and 33 hurt when a car bomb exploded while a school bus passed on a road in Pakistan

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December 1, 2017: Terrorist shooting in Pakistan

Burqa-clad Islamist terrorists attacked an agriculture institute in Peshawar, Pakistan in December 2017, killing nine and wounding 37

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September 20, 2008: Marriott Hotel bombing in Islamabad, Pakistan

40 people were killed and another 250 injured when a truck bomb struck the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad.

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February 13, 2015 | Peshawar mosque attack

On this day in 2015, terrorists besieged a mosque in Peshawar (Pakistan) with firearms and bombs, killing 22 and wounding at least 60.

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Are we really seeing a rise in terrorist attacks on religious sites?

We seem to collectively have short memories. When something bad happens, or better yet several bad somethings occur over a short time span, we immediately declare this to be a new trend, as if these incidents have never been seen before. This, of course, is not usually correct. As the Old Testament’s Book of Ecclesiastes […]

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The week in terrorism: January 8-14, 2024

Global terrorism trends showed no change in the second week of January with jihadi violence again dominant and no sign of far right attacks

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Pakistan and (counter) terrorism? It’s complicated

Pakistan is faced with a serious Islamist terrorist threat and accusations that it supports other terrorists: what gives?

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Global Terrorism This Week (GTTW) – October 24-30, 2022

Islamist terrorists once again carried out the lion’s share of attacks around the world, a trend which shows no signs of ebbing.

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Global Terrorism This Week (GTTW) – September 19-25, 2022

Once again global terrorism was heavily by dominated – in fact 100% the work of – jihadis