Smoke rises from the site of a bomb attack in central Baghdad on March 14. Radio Free Europe
Iraq Attack Shows Coordination, Planning, And Numbers -- Christian Science Monitor
What the latest terrorist attack in Baghdad tells us about the health of Sunni militant groups (hint: pretty healthy).
The clocks are ticking down to the tenth anniversary of the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq. Forums and roundtables are convening to look back at all the spending and the death and trying to put a bow around what it means and what we've learned from the fiasco.
Back in Iraq of course, the war never really ended, as a highly sophisticated series of attacks that claimed over 25 lives in downtown Baghdad today demonstrated.
Though Iraq is much more peaceful than it was during the height of its sectarian civil war from 2003 to 2009, which claimed more than 165,000 lives, it remains one of the world's most dangerous places. In 2011 it suffered more terrorist attacks and deaths from terrorist attacks than any other country but Afghanistan.
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More News On Today's Attack In Central Iraq
Blasts, clashes kill at least 25 in central Baghdad -- Reuters
Blasts, suicide bombers strike busy central Baghdad, killing at least 18 -- CNN
Coordinated bombings, assault kill at least two dozen in Iraq -- FOX News
Baghdad bombings kill at least 22 -- The Guardian
Al Qaeda in Iraq launches suicide assault in Baghdad -- Threat Matrix
At Least 20 Killed In Baghdad Attacks -- RTT
24 killed in hour-long street battle in Iraq -- The National
Iraq bombers target Baghdad ministries -- BBC
Coordinated Bombings and Assault Leave Several Dead In Baghdad -- Radio Free Europe
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