Friday, August 17, 2012

Another Bloody Day In Iraq

Security personnel inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk on Thursday. Reuters

Bloody Day Of Blasts In Iraq Kills More Than 70 -- Reuters

(Reuters) - A series of bombings and shootings killed more than 70 people across Iraq on Thursday in a bloody day of attacks underscoring the country's struggle with a stubborn insurgency more than half a year after the U.S. military withdrew.

In the worst of the blasts that erupted in the morning and ended in the evening, at least 27 people were killed when a car bomb exploded outside a cafe in Baghdad's Zafraniya district as Iraqis took to the streets to end daily fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Read more ....

More News On The Violence In Iraq

Wave of Attacks Kills Dozens in Iraq -- New York Times
Wave of violence in Iraq claims more than 80 lives -- CNN
Iraq violence: At least 53 dead and scores injured -- BBC
Militants in Iraq strike with bombs and shootings, killing at least 59 and wounding over 100 -- Washington Post/AP
Iraq hit by nationwide bombing and shooting spree -- Deutsche Welle
Iraq hit by wave of deadly bombings and shootings -- The Guardian
At least 45 killed in Iraq attacks -- Al Arabiya

No comments: