suicide bombings
Self-detonating terrorist attacks
Suicide bombings are attacks in which the bomber deliberately kills themselves along with their targets.
The plural typically refers to multiple such attacks, often as part of a coordinated campaign or ongoing conflict: The suicide bombings continued throughout the summer.
The tactic has been employed by various militant and terrorist groups, particularly since the late twentieth century.
- jihadIslamic struggle, inner or outer
- holy warArmed conflict over faith
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- hijackingForcible seizure mid-transit
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
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- Israeli-Palestinian ConflictIsraeli-Palestinian conflict, West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, PLO
- Israeli PoliticsKnesset, Netanyahu, Labor Party, coalition government, Rabin
- ChechnyaChechens, adat
- SomaliaMogadishu, Somaliland, clanship, clans, Somali pirates
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Triggering explosives from afar
drone strikes · cruise missiles · booby traps · IEDs · car bombs
suicide bombingsrescue missions
Operations to save endangered people
lifesaving · humanitarian aid · bomb disposal · hostage rescue · medical intervention
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