Friday, July 12, 2013

Attacks Target Shiites In Iraq

An Iraqi policeman inspects the site of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

Iraq Violence: Dozens Killed And Wounded In New Attacks -- BBC

Bomb and gun attacks across Iraq have killed more than 30 people, many of them members of the security forces, in the past day, officials say.

Eleven people were killed as mourners gathering for a funeral were targeted in Muqdadiyah, north-east of Baghdad.

Further west, 14 deaths were reported after an assault on members of the security forces in Anbar province.

More than 2,500 Iraqis have died in violent attacks since April, according to UN figures released last week.

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More News On The Ongoing Violence In Iraq

Death toll from wave of Iraq violence rises to 51 -- AFP
Overnight attacks raise Iraq’s two-day sectarian death toll to at least 50 -- Deutsche Welle
Latest attacks in Iraq kill 24 Shiites, 5 policemen, officials say -- Washington Post/AP
24 killed in attacks on Shiites in Iraq -- AP
62 Iraqis Killed, 139 Injured in a Wave of Attacks Across Iraq -- Al Jazeera
Bomb, gun attacks across Iraq kill at least 44 -- Reuters
Iraq Attacks Target Shi'ites -- Voice of America

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