Thursday, February 6, 2014

The Bloodshed Continues In Iraq

Smoke rises from the site of a bomb attack near Khullani Square in Baghdad on February 5, a day on which dozens died in explosions in the Iraqi capital. Radio Free Europe

Multiple Baghdad Car Bombs Kill At Least 13 -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Seven car bombs exploded across Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 13 people in apparently coordinated attacks that targeted mainly Shi'ite Muslim districts, security sources said.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombings. But Sunni Islamist militants have been regaining ground in Iraq, particularly in the western province of Anbar where they overran two cities on January 1.

Since then, more than 1,000 people have been killed across the country, building on a trend of intensifying violence that made last year Iraq's bloodiest since 2008, when sectarian warfare began to abate from its height.

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More News On Today's Terror Attacks In Iraq

Bombings rip Baghdad; deaths reported -- CNN
7 bombs hit Baghdad as US lawmakers slam Maliki -- Global Post/AFP
Fatalities Reported As Explosions Hit Baghdad -- Radio Free Europe
Explosions rock Iraqi capital, killing at least 34 -- Washington Post/AP
Scores killed, more than 120 wounded in day of carnage across Iraq -- CNN
Islamic Militants Extend Battle Into Another Iraqi Province -- New York Times
Iraq's insurgency shows staying power -- Anna Kordunsky, Christian Science Monitor

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