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In this file photo taken on Thursday, May 29, 2014, an Iraqi man sits at the site of a car bombing in Baghdad’s Sadr City, Iraq. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)

Nearly 800 killed in Iraq’s bloodiest month this year—UN

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Reuters—Nearly 800 people were killed in violence across Iraq in May, the United Nations said on Sunday, making it the deadliest month so far this year. Of the total 799 people killed, 196 were members of the Iraqi security forces, and the rest were...

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Civilians and security forces gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in the southern Shiite city of Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, April 29, 2013. Five car bombs exploded Monday in predominantly Shi’ite cities and districts in central and southern Iraq, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo)

Car bombs, shootings kill 23 across Iraq

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 29, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Reuters—At least 23 people were killed in Iraq on Monday in a series of car bombs in Shi’ite Muslim areas and militant attacks, medics and police sources said, taking the week’s death toll to nearly 200 as sectarian violence intensifies. Clashes...