April Bloodiest Month In Iraq In A Year As Security Plummets

An Iraqi throws a stone at a burning vehicle as others search the debris of a building at the scene of a car bomb in Baghdad. Picture:AFP

From McClatchy:

BAGHDAD — April was the bloodiest month for violence in Baghdad in more than a year, another sign that Iraq's security gains are beginning to reverse.

On Wednesday, a series of explosions killed at least 43 people, including at least 41 who were killed in Sadr City, a sprawling Shiite Muslim slum in east Baghdad. Three bombs hidden in parked cars detonated in quick succession along a busy commercial street around 5 p.m., an official with Iraq's interior ministry said. At least 68 were wounded, and authorities said they expect the death toll to rise.

"It was chaos in the streets," said one witness, Wissam Hassan.

Two more car bombs detonated in Baghdad's Hurriyah neighborhood Wednesday night, killing at least two people and wounding eight.

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My Comment: Everyone knows that the U.S. military is leaving .... sigh .... I cannot help but get the impression that all of the animals are now going to come out of the woodwork.