Iraq Will Not Become Another Syria, Says Government, As Car Bombs Kill 34 -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Car bomb attacks killed at least 34 people in Baghdad on Thursday but the Interior Ministry said it would not allow al Qaeda, which it blames for a surge in sectarian violence, to turn Iraq into another Syria.
More than 100 people were wounded in at least eight blasts, one of which was near the "Green Zone" diplomatic complex, part of a wave of bloodshed that has taken the monthly death toll in Iraq to the highest levels in five years.
"Iraq's streets have become a battleground for sectarian people who are motivated by hatred and religious edicts and daring to kill innocent people," the Interior Ministry said in an unusually frank statement.
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More News On The Violence In Iraq
Car Bombs Kill 33 in Baghdad -- Wall Street Journal
Car bomb attacks near Baghdad's 'Green Zone', across city kill at least 33 -- NBC News/Reuters
Iraq unrest: Baghdad hit by wave of deadly bombings -- BBC
Iraqi city Baquba hit by deadly double bombing -- BBC
Baghdad car bombings kill dozens -- Independent.ie
Series of deadly bombings hits Iraqi capital -- Al Jazeera
Bomb close to Baghdad’s ‘Green Zone’ explodes, 33 killed across city -- Al Arabiya
Iraq PM insists security campaign to carry on -- FOX News/AFP
Iraqi premier vows to continue security operations -- AP
Baghdad bombings put pressure on Iraq government -- Christian Science Monitor
U.S. Sidelined as Iraq Becomes Bloodier -- Time
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