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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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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 6, 2015: Mosque bombing in Saudi Arabia

On this day in 2015, ISIS claimed responsibility for a bombing at a mosque in southwest Saudi Arabia that killed 15 including security forces members.

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Suicide bombers strike U.S., Israeli embassies in Uzbekistan (July 30, 2004)

The list of countries affected by terrorism continues to grow: part 2.

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Religious terrorism over by 2025? A discussion with legendary David Rapoport

Fascinating chat between retired UCLA professor David Rapoport and career CSIS Analyst Phil Gurski about the ‘wave theory’ of terrorism.

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2011 Norway attacks

On this day in 2001, Anders Behring Breivik set off bombs outside a government complex in Oslo then traveled to an island called Utoya, killing 77 in all.

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Eight dead as bombers target western-owned Jakarta hotels (July 17, 2009)

The Indonesian terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah is believed to be behind the July 2009 bombings at two hotels in Jakarta in which eight people were killed.

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Vehicle bombing in Peru (July 16, 1992)

On this day in 1992, the Peruvian terrorist group Sendero Luminoso set off a vehicle bomb in Lima killing 25 people and wounding a further 155.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Podcast 49 – Terrorism, Iran and Foreign Policy: A discussion with Atheist Republic

Armin Navabi from Atheist Republic interviews CSIS analyst Phil Gurski on what is happening in Iran and how worried should we be about that nation.

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Terrorism is becoming complicated… again!

When you hear someone say that terrorism has ‘changed’ and that we have to change with it be skeptical. Nothing really has changed over 150 years with the sole exception of technology.