Month: June 2015
27 June, 2015
26 June 2015, Sousse, Tunisia

Note: Muir updated this briefing in a few places later when more accurate information became available. The datapoints initially reported by the press and eyewitnesses are still in the article, however,…

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10 June, 2015
8 June 2015, Indian security forces lament lack of hotel security

On 8 June, the Times of India ran a piece titled, “DC boss stay exposes chinks in hotels' armour.” In this story, police in Bhubaneswar (Odisha state, 150 miles down…

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02 June, 2015
29 May 2015, VIDEO of the aftermath: Babylon hotel bombing, Iraq

Here is a video of the aftermath of the bombing. Note the blown out windows several floors up and the scorched blast area in the parking lot. These factors demonstrate the…

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02 June, 2015
29 May 2015, Ishtar and Babylon hotel bombings, Iraq

The Gulf Times reports that ISIS, on 29 May 2015, claimed responsibility for bombing two hotels in Baghdad at around midnight on Thursday, 28 May: the Cristal Grand Ishtar and…

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