Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Sectarian Killings Are Increasing In Iraq



Execution-Style Killings In Iraq Raise Fears Of Return To Sectarian Violence -- New York Times

BAGHDAD — A family of five killed in their home. A group of men shot dead in a field. Eight bodies, tied up in cable, discovered on a farm, each with a bullet in the head.

More than 300 Iraqis have been killed this month in bombings and shootings in markets, along roadsides, near schools and mosques, and in bakeries. On Tuesday, the United Nations Security Council condemned the recent spike in violence in Iraq and the deliberate targeting of places where civilians congregate.

But on Wednesday, the daily tally of violence took on an air of pinpoint deliberation with the execution-style killings of several groups of civilians, a grim reminder of the worst days of sectarian warfare in the country. While major bombings have become common, the killings reintroduced the prospect of a resurgence in the type of violence that rattled Iraq in 2006 and 2007.

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More News On The Growing Violence In Iraq

Execution-style sectarian killings on upswing in Iraq -- Reuters
Attacks in Iraq kill 36; 13 corpses found -- Washington Post/AP
Iraq violence: Shootings and bombings leave 33 dead -- BBC
Iraq: Attacks Kill 24; Corpses Shot in Head Found -- Time/AP
Attacks kill 16 as Iraq executes 'terrorists' -- AFP

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