Iraq Is Still Bloody -- The Economist
Though violence has dipped since June, Iraqis are still a sad and fearful bunch.
ON THE last day of 2012, a year after the last American troops left Iraq, ending nearly nine years of military occupation, at least 36 Iraqis perished in a wave of bombings and shootings across the country that targeted policemen, government officials and ordinary people of varied sects. According to Iraq Body Count (IBC), a meticulous mainly American and British monitoring group, the overall toll in deaths of civilians due to political violence last year was 4,471, slightly more than the year before. On average, there were 18 bombings and 53 violent deaths a week. Iraq is hardly a country at peace.
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More News On Iraq
At least 70 killed during religious festival as bombers target Iraq pilgrims, cops -- NBC
Suicide car bomber kills 27 Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq -- Reuters
Deadly car blast shatters Iraqi town -- Al Jazeera
Car bomb kills Shia pilgrims south of Baghdad Iraq -- BBC
Car bomb stokes Iraq sectarian tensions -- Financial Times
Anti-Maliki Protests Sweep Iraq -- Al-Monitor
Protests engulf west Iraq as Anbar rises against Maliki -- BBC
Iraq PM warns Sunni protesters to end rallies -- Al Jazeera
IBC says 4417 killed in Iraq in 2012 -- Aswat
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