A wave of bombings by Sunni insurgents killed 78 in predominantly Shiite neighborhoods; the second such attack following the US pullout.
By Gavriel Queenann
First Publish: 1/6/2012, 10:13 AM
Baghdad, Iraq
Arutz Sheva photo: Wikimedia Commons
Iraq's security situation continues to worsen in the wake of the Obama administration's pullout of US forces.
A coordinated wave of bombings targeting Shiite Muslims killed at least 78 people on Thursday.
The attacks mark the second large-scale terror assault in Iraq since the US pullout was completed last month.
Coming one day before a Shiite holy day that draws hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from across the country, the attacks have raised fears of a deepening of a depending sectarian schism in the country.
The attacks, which began during Baghdad's morning rush hour, targeted Sadr City – the capital's largest Shiite neighborhood – and another district that contains a Shiite shrine, killing at least 30 people. Read the rest on: Arutz7
A coordinated wave of bombings targeting Shiite Muslims killed at least 78 people on Thursday.
The attacks mark the second large-scale terror assault in Iraq since the US pullout was completed last month.
Coming one day before a Shiite holy day that draws hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from across the country, the attacks have raised fears of a deepening of a depending sectarian schism in the country.
The attacks, which began during Baghdad's morning rush hour, targeted Sadr City – the capital's largest Shiite neighborhood – and another district that contains a Shiite shrine, killing at least 30 people. Read the rest on: Arutz7
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