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On January 15, 2018, two suicide bombers detonated in Baghdad’s Tayran Square commercial area, killing 26 people and injuring more than 100 others. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it targeted a gathering of Shiites.    
In their own words
If U.S. forces do not withdraw at the end of the year, it can be defined only as an occupation. Targeting the U.S. occupation in Iraq is a great honor, and we support the factions that target it.
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba (HHN) statement Dec. 9, 2021
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On January 11, 2020, a vehicle carrying U.S. troops hit a roadside bomb in southern Kandahar, killing two American service members and injuring two others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. 
In their own words
2 years ago, I lost a friend, Iran a hero & the world a champion in fighting terrorism. To those in denial, Trump's true colors were on full display only a year later in US Capitol. The world needs brave fighters like #Soleimani—not coward warmongers like Trump, Netanyahu & Co.
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On January 9, 2019, militants from ISIS in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) attacked a military outpost in Tillabéri Region’s Chinagodrar, near Niger’s border with Mali. The assailants killed 89 soldiers and injured six others
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On January 6, 2019, Taliban fighters killed at least 21 security personnel on a military base in Qadis district and a police checkpoint in Ab Kamis district of Afghanistan’s Baghdis Province.
In their own words
The United Nations was created by the victorious powers in the Second World War with the aim of imposing a political system and doctrine on the entire world, and with a view to establishing their hegemony over the rest of mankind.
Ayman al-Zawahiri
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On January 5, 2017, individuals allegedly associated with Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM)-Sweden detonated homemade bombs outside of a refugee lodging center in Gothenburg, injuring an immigration officer.  
In their own words
This heavy pressure that is exerted on the Americans is the result of (Soleimani’s) blood. They should be held accountable.