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44 Iraqis Killed, 126 Injured in Sectarian Attacks During the First Week of May, 2013



Security personnel inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the Husseiniyah suburb of northeastern Baghdad on Monday, May 6, 2013. (Arab News)

At least 10 killed, 26 wounded in attacks in Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 6, 2013 (Xinhua) --

At least 10 people were killed and 26 others injured on Monday in attacks in Iraq, the police said.

Six people were killed and 13 others injured when unidentified gunmen throw a grenade at worshipers when they were leaving the Sunni Ihsan Mosque in the Mansour district in western Baghdad, a police source told Xinhua.

The gunmen fled to an unknown destination after the attack, he said, adding that security forces sealed off the scene and began to search for the perpetrators of the attack.

Earlier in the day, at least two people were killed and seven injured when two car bombs went off in al-Husseiniyah district in northeastern part of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

In a separate incident, two people were killed and six wounded in a roadside bomb explosion near a restaurant in Doura district in southern Baghdad, the source said.

On Thursday, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq said the death toll among Iraqis from violence in April hit its highest level since 2008, with 712 people killed across the country.

Violence is still common in war-torn Iraq despite the dramatic decrease since its peak in 2006 and 2007 when the country was engulfed in sectarian killings.

At least 6 killed, 27 wounded in attacks in Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 5, 2013 (Xinhua) --

At least six people were killed and 27 others injured in attacks on Sunday in war-torn Iraq, police said.

Two civilians were killed and 12 others wounded when a bomb exploded in a popular cafe in the Jameah district in western Baghdad, an Iraqi police source told Xinhua.

Also two civilians were killed and 10 others injured as a result of a mortar attack in Sweab area southwestern of Baghdad, he said.

A civilian was killed and four others wounded when a roadside bomb exploded in Abu Ghraib area, about 25 km west of Baghdad, he added.

A member of the Iraqi National Accord, led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, was killed and a guard was wounded when two bombs exploded at the entrance to an office of the party in Kirkuk, some 250 km north of Baghdad, the police source said.

Violence is still common in war-torn Iraq despite the dramatic decrease since its peak in 2006 and 2007 when the country was engulfed in sectarian killings.

The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq said Thursday that the death toll among Iraqis from violence in April hit its highest level since 2008, with 712 people killed in violence across the country.

At least 18 killed, 36 wounded in attacks in Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 3, 2013 (Xinhua) --

At least 18 people were killed and 36 others injured in attacks on Friday in Iraq, including a car bombing near a mosque in the capital of Baghdad, Interior Ministry and police sources said.

The car bomb exploded near the Sunni mosque in northern Baghdad as worshipers were leaving Friday Prayers. At least five of them were killed and 30 others wounded, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

The blast also damaged several cars nearby, he added.

Meanwhile, a total of nine policemen were killed and six others wounded in clashes between armed men and police in Mosul, some 400 km northwest of Baghdad, a local police source told Xinhua.

The armed men had attacked several police checkpoints around the city, he said.

Moreover, four gunmen were killed when they attacked a checkpoint belonging to the Iraqi army in western Mosul, the source added.

Violence is still common in Iraq despite the dramatic decrease since its peak in 2006 and 2007 when the country was engulfed in sectarian killings.

The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq said Thursday that the death toll among Iraqis from violence in April has hit its highest level since 2008, with 712 people killed in violence across the country.

10 killed, 37 wounded in attacks in Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 1 (Xinhua) --

Ten people were killed and 37 others wounded in separate bombings and shootings in central and eastern Iraq on Wednesday, the police said.

Three members of a government-backed paramilitary group, known as Awakening Council, were killed and 13 wounded in a car bomb explosion in the town of Garma near the city of Fallujah, some 50 km west of Baghdad, a local police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

One of the killed was the leader of the group, whose members were gathering at a military base in the town when the blast occurred, the source said.

The Awakening Council group, also known as Sons of Iraq, consists of armed groups, including some powerful anti-U.S. Sunni insurgent groups who turned their rifles against the al-Qaida network after the latter exercised indiscriminate killings against both Shiite and Sunni Muslim communities.

Also in the town, gunmen attacked police forces and exchanged fire with them, killing a policeman and wounding another, the source added.

Meanwhile, a civilian was killed and two were wounded by sniper shots in Nu'imiyah area, just south of Fallujah, he said.

Elsewhere, gunmen attacked a police patrol in the town of Baiji, some 220 km north of Baghdad, killing a police officer and a policeman, a local police source anonymously told Xinhua.

In Baghdad, five people were wounded when a car bomb ripped through al-Husseiniyah district in the northeastern part of the capital, an interior ministry source told Xinhua.

In northern Iraq, a roadside bomb struck a police patrol in the city of Kirkuk, some 250 km north of Baghdad, destroying a police vehicle and wounding three policemen aboard, the police said.

In Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, gunmen using silenced weapons shot dead a cleric of a Sunni mosque in the provincial capital city of Baquba, some 65 km northeast of Baghdad, a provincial police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

In a separate incident, a civilian was killed and 11 wounded in a roadside bomb explosion late on Tuesday night at a coffee shop at a village located some 40 km northeast of Baquba, the source said.

Also in the province, a civilian was shot dead in the morning by gunmen in western Baquba, while a policeman and a civilian were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in the town of Kan'an, some 20 km northeast of Baquba, the source added.

Violence is still common in the Iraqi cities despite the dramatic decrease since its peak in 2006 and 2007 when the country was engulfed in sectarian killings.