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February 19, 2011: Skiers killed in North Caucasus ambush

On this day in 2011 four people from Moscow were killed by Islamist terrorists in Russia’s North Caucasus region on their way to a ski resort.

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February 18, 2016: Islamist extremists beat elderly imam to death in the UK

On this day in 2016 an Islamist extremist in Rochdale, UK bludgeoned to death an imam he believed was performing “black magic”

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February 17, 2008: Suicide bomber targets Afghan dog fighting ring

On this day in 2008 a suicide bombing at an outdoor dog fighting competition in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar killed 80 people and wounded scores more

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This week in terrorism: February 8-14, 2021

Listing all acts of terrorism that occurred in the world last week from the 8th to the 14th of February 2021.

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February 13, 1978: Lethal bomb planted in Sydney garbage bin

On this day in 1978 a garbage truck compactor set off a bomb that had been placed in a bin immediately outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney

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February 12, 2011: Suicide bombing targets Shiite pilgrims in Iraq

On this day in 2011 a suicide bomber in Iraq killed at least 27 people and wounded a further 20 in an attack on a bus carrying Shia pilgrims.

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Why we need to be careful in declaring an end to terrorism

Terrorism is really hard to defeat. Governments often announce ‘victory’ over terrorist entities to sound positive, but these pronouncements are usually hollow.

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February 11, 2014: Grenade attack on cinema in Pakistan

On this day in 2014 a grenade attack on a movie theatre killed 11 people and injured 25 in the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar

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February 10, 2011: Teenage suicide bomber attack in Pakistan

On this day in 2011 32 soldiers were killed and more than 40 injured in a suicide attack on a military base in the northwestern part of Pakistan

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February 9, 2009: ETA Bombing in Spain

On this day in 2009 a bomb inside a van exploded in northeastern Madrid, after a warning call by ETA