Free Syrian Army accuses the regime of staging the bombings

During an interview with Al-Rai Kuwaiti newspaper , Free Syrian Army Chief of Staff, Colonel Ahmad Hijazi accused the Syrian regime on Saturday of staging the twin bombings that rocked Damascus on Friday.

“They were the work of the Syrian regime in order to blame the opposition of involvement in terrorism, score points in front of international public opinion and portray itself as the victim before the eyes of the Arab observers.” (more…)

Syria’s twin suicide bombings: Who is to blame?

TWO simultaneous car bombs at security buildings rocked Damascus on the morning of Friday December 23rd. Residents and diplomats said the explosions, which were followed by gunfire, in Kafer Souseh, a wealthy area of the capital, reverberated across the city. At least 44 people died (more…)

Suicide car bombs kill 44 and wound 166 in Damascus

Twin suicide car bombs blasted outside two buildings of Syria’s powerful intelligence agencies Friday, killing at least 44 people and wounding more than 166, authorities said, in the first such attacks since the country was thrown into turmoil by the 9-month-old uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (more…)

Bombers might have crossed from Lebanon; Syrian TV

Syrian state television said the two suicide bombers who blew up their cars in Damascus, killing at least 50 people on Friday, might have crossed the border from neighboring Lebanon. (more…)

Syria says Lebanon warned it of Al-Qaeda infiltration

Syrian Foreign Ministry said that “Beirut warned Damascus that members of Al-Qaeda infiltrated Syria two days ago.”, Free Lebanon Radio reported.

The report comes after twin suicide bombings against security service buildings in Damascus on Friday left over 40 people dead and 100 wounded , in an attack Syria blamed on Al-Qaeda. (more…)

Suicide bombers strike government buildings in Damascus, SANA

Two suicide car bombs carrying “the blueprints of al Qaeda” exploded Friday outside the offices of two security branches in the Syrian capital of Damascus, state-run media reported. (more…)

Top Syrian cleric threatens West with suicide bombing

Damascus/Beirut – Syria’s top Sunni Muslim cleric on Monday threatened to order suicide bombings in the United States and Europe if his country was attacked by them, while ongoing violence in the country claimed 32 lives in 24 hours. (more…)

Suspected suicide bomber kills at least 45 in Pakistan

Authorities in northwestern Pakistan say a suspected suicide blast has killed at least 45 people and wounded scores. The attack comes a day after Taliban insurgents launched coordinated assaults on security forces in a neighboring district that left 11 soldiers and 24 militants dead. Ayaz Gul has the details from Islamabad. (more…)

Baghdad suicide bombers and gunmen kill 36, injure 80

At least 36 people were killed and more than 80 injured when suicide bombers and gunmen launched the latest in a string of coordinated assaults on prominent buildings. The targets were the following hotels often used by visiting foreigners.
Babylon hotel, a pyramid-shaped icon on the banks of the Tigris river.
Hamra hotel which houses reporters from the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Times and US National Public Radio. guardian.co.uk

Suicide bombers kill 40 at Pakistan mosque

Three suicide bombers fired on worshipers then blew themselves up at a mosque near Pakistan’s military headquarters after Friday prayers, killing 40 people, including many army officials, police said. Source: Reuters