At least 60 killed in truck bomb explosion by ISIS in a Baghdad food market

A truck bomb detonated in the Jameela Market in Baghdad and left at least 60 people dead and sores injured. The ISIS militants are suspected to be behind the attack. The incident happened in the predominantly Shiite Sadr City neighborhood shortly after daybreak and the truck was a refrigeration truck.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 13 August 2015.

The blast devastated a large portion of the market with charred wooden market stalls and scattered fruits and vegetables all around. The market is especially crowded on Thursdays because people from the other provinces come there to stock up on food for the weekend.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is common knowledge that ISIS militants usually target military checkpoints or predominantly Shiite neighborhoods such as Sadr City – the intention is to send out messages to the Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad.
The continuing violence in Iraq and other nearby countries has resulted in death of thousands and has displaced millions from their homes – wonder when this mindless violence would end and bring peace to the region.
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Suicide bombers attack Kabul –kill dozens of innocents

#Afghanistan #taliban #Kabul #AshrafGhani #suicidebomber A suicide bomber attired in a police uniform walked up to a group of recruits outside the police academy in Kabul and detonated his explosives-laden vest – the explosion claimed at least 20 lives and left another 25 injured. This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 8 August 2015.

There were explosions in other locations like one after a massive truck bomb killed at least 15 people near a government complex and military base in a residential area. Moreover, another 240 were left wounded in the blast which was one of the largest ever in Kabul – it flattened a city block and left behind a 30ft crater.
Obviously, it was proof that al is not well in Afghanistan and that that militants could still strike at Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's heavily fortified center of power.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks but, in the opinion of officials, the Taliban is behind the attacks. It seems there is a power struggle within its the appointment of Mullah Omar's deputy, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, as his successor has led to protests from his brother and son, and has given rise to serious rifts that others were trying to contain.
The government feels that these were aimed at diverting public attention from the internal problems of the group. (Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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FBI pulled the legs of car bomber in Portland

FBI pulled the legs of a young 23-year-old Somali American Mohamed Mohamud who had plotted to bomb the downtown square of Portland at Christmas time nzherald.co.nz - as a result, the individual has been sentenced to a prison term of 30-years.
The prosecutors had wanted a punishment of 40-year term for the 2010 incident plot that was, in reality, an FBI sting. But US District Court Judge Garr King did not agree because of the youth of the person coupled with remorse he had shown for his actions.
Incidentally, Mohamud, former Oregon State University student, had been arrested on November 26, 2010 – he had pressed a keypad button on a cellphone which, he had been led to believe, would trigger a massive truck bomb and would kill people who had gathered for an annual Christmas tree-lighting event.
The bomb was a fake that had been provided by FBI agents who had posed as agents of al-Qaeda recruiters. The undercover agents had, reportedly, befriended Mohamud after learning that he had written for an online jihadi magazine and exchanged emails with accused terrorists.