Death toll in Iraq bomb attacks rises to 39: sources

[struggle4progress]

Source: Reuters



BAGHDAD | Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:33am EDT

(Reuters) - The death toll in a string of bomb attacks in Iraq on Monday rose to 39, with at least 118 wounded, police and hospital sources said.

The explosions included a car bomb and a suicide attack, in and around the Iraqi capital Baghdad, as well as four car bombs in the northern oil city of Kirkuk ...

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/23/us-iraq-bomb-idUSBRE86M06M20120723

[dipsydoodle]

1. Iraq: Wave of attacks in Baghdad and north 'kills 82'

A string of bomb attacks and shootings in Baghdad and north of the capital has killed at least 82 people, say security and medical officials.

Many of those killed were security forces - who appear to have been a prime target, correspondents say.

One of the worst-hit places was Taji, a Sunni neighbourhood some 20km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, where at least 24 people were killed.

At least 144 people were wounded on one of the bloodiest days of the year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18950706

[maddezmom]

2. Nearly 90 killed in attacks across Iraq

Reuters) - At least 89 people were killed in bomb and gun attacks in Iraq on Monday after 20 died in blasts the previous day in a coordinated surge of violence against mostly Shi'ite Muslim targets.

The bloodshed coincided with an intensifying of the conflict in neighboring Syria.

As well as the dozens of deaths at least 223 people were wounded in bomb attacks in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad, the Shi'ite town of Taji to the north, the mixed northern city of Kirkuk and elsewhere, hospital and police sources said, making it one of Iraq's bloodiest days in weeks.

No group has claimed responsibility for the latest wave of assaults but a senior Iraqi security official blamed the local wing of al Qaeda, made up of Sunni Muslim militants hostile to the Shi'ite-led government, which is friendly with Iran.

more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/23/us-iraq-bomb-idUSBRE86M06M20120723

[Eugene]

3. Spate of attacks kills 107 across Iraq

Source: Reuters

Spate of attacks kills 107 across Iraq

By Kareem Raheem
BAGHDAD | Mon Jul 23, 2012 7:56am EDT

(Reuters) - At least 107 people were killed in bomb and gun attacks in Iraq on Monday, a day after 20 died in explosions, in a coordinated surge of violence against mostly Shi'ite Muslim targets.

The bloodshed, which coincided with an intensifying of the conflict in neighboring Syria, pointed up the deficiencies of the Iraqi security forces, which failed to prevent insurgents from striking in multiple locations across the country.

As well as the scores of deaths, at least 268 people were wounded by bombings and shootings in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad, the Shi'ite town of Taji to the north, the northern cities of Kirkuk and Mosul and many other places, hospital and police sources said, making it one of Iraq's bloodiest days in weeks.

No group has claimed responsibility for the wave of assaults but a senior Iraqi security official blamed the local wing of al Qaeda, made up of Sunni Muslim militants bitterly hostile to the Shi'ite-led government, which is friendly with Iran.

[font size=1]-snip-[/font]

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/23/us-iraq-bomb-idUSBRE86M06M20120723

[David__77]

4. The West is largely supporting the Sunni supremacists in Syria.

Suicide bombers are heartily lauded when they kill in Damascus. Not so much in Baghdad. I sincerely hope that President Obama cleans house in the state department during his second term.