A wave of car bombings and suicide attacks against Shi’ite Muslims ripped through Iraqi cities Monday, killing at least 76 people and wounding scores more, extending the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops withdrew from the country in December 2011.

The attacks increased the number of Iraqis killed in sectarian clashes over the past week to more than 200, including 70 who died Friday in a series of bombings targeting Sunnis.

Monday’s violence was extensive in Baghdad, where at … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: Economy and Finance