The Briefing Room
General Category => World News => Topic started by: EC on July 02, 2013, 05:59:31 pm
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Via AP: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAQ?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Insurgents unleashed a new wave of attacks on Tuesday in Iraq, killing at least 47 people, officials said, the latest in a surge in violence across the country that has raised concerns over a return to sectarian bloodshed. Also, seven militants were killed.
There was no claim of responsibility for the attacks, mostly car bombs in Shiite areas. Al-Qaida's Iraq branch, which has been gaining strength in recent months, frequently targets Shiites, security forces and civil servants in an effort to undermine the Shiite-led government in Baghdad.
Iraq is weathering its deadliest outburst of violence since 2008, with more than 2,000 people killed since the start of April. The bloodshed appears to be largely the work of resurgent Sunni militants such as al-Qaida, feeding off Sunni discontent with the Shiite-led government.
More at link.
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About all that I can say about islam, perhaps keeping them busy killing each other is the best case to hope for.
Libya, Egypt, Iraq, Turkey to name of few of Obama's foreign policy triumphs.
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Iraq is weathering its deadliest outburst of violence since 2008
Ok, our work is done there. On to Syria>>>>