Baghdad
(dpa) - The bombs exploded outside two Sunni mosques in Baghdad on
Saturday night, killing at least 21 people and leaving prayers a wave of
violence spreading ripple everyday life in Iraq since the beginning of
the holy month of Ramadan, authorities said.A separate attack on a funeral in the northeast of the capital, killing at least three.Police
said the first explosion in Baghdad was at 10 clock, near the door of
the Khalid bin al-Walid Mosque in the neighborhood of Dora, south of the
capital, mostly Sunni area. It was shortly after the end of the last special night prayers during Ramadan instead.At least 16 people were killed and 31 injured, police said. A hospital official confirmed the casualties.Soon after, a car bomb in another cult center of Sunni mullahs Huwaish mosque in al-Jami'a There exploded in western Baghdad. The explosion killed five and wounded 19, police and health authorities.Iraq
weathering the worst outbreak of violence in the middle of a decade,
fears the country toward religious conflicts that peaked in the years
2006 and 2007 position. More than 2,600 people have died since the beginning of April.The
velocity of blood has recovered since Ramadan began on Wednesday,
including a suicide bombing in a cafe in the northern city of Kirkuk on
Friday that killed dozens of people.It has no claim to be responsible for the recent wave of attacks.Sunni
extremists, including al-Qaeda branch in Iraq, Shiites often target
security forces and government officials in an attempt to undermine the
Shiite-led government in Baghdad. You
could also on Saturday after attack on Sunni mosques in the hope that
the attacks provoke a violent reaction against sectarian.Shiite militias have and send fighters mostly Sunni rebels are in neighboring Syria since remobilize could also be the cause.Rarely
attacks, increases in Sunni places of worship in recent months as
sectarian tensions increase, raising the possibility that Shiite
militias are increasingly active.Iraq's Sunni minority protesting for months against the Shiite-led government, saying that receive second-class treatment. Sunni militant groups have tried to this anger by linking their cause that the protesters to use.In
another attack Saturday, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral
in the village of al-Abbara, near the city of Baquba, some 35 kilometers
northeast of Baghdad. The police and hospital officials said the attack killed three and wounded 10All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to give information to journalists.Earlier
in the day, authorities located in Kirkuk, 180 kilometers north of
Baghdad, close to all cafes in the city temporarily, a day after a
suicide attack killed at least 39 people.Kirkuk
police chief Maj. Gen. Jamal Tahir said his officers were scattered not
guarantee the security of customers in dozens of teahouses and cafes
throughout the city. It is unclear when it will reopen the stores.Kirkuk
is a flashpoint of ethnic tensions, with its mix of Arabs, Kurds and
Turkmens holding competing claims for control of the oil-rich region. The Kurds want to incorporate into their self-governing region in northern Iraq, but the Arabs and Turkmen are against it.
Baghdad
(dpa) - The bombs exploded outside two Sunni mosques in Baghdad on
Saturday night, killing at least 21 people and leaving prayers a wave of
violence spreading ripple everyday life in Iraq since the beginning of
the holy month of Ramadan, authorities said.A separate attack on a funeral in the northeast of the capital, killing at least three.Police
said the first explosion in Baghdad was at 10 clock, near the door of
the Khalid bin al-Walid Mosque in the neighborhood of Dora, south of the
capital, mostly Sunni area. It was shortly after the end of the last special night prayers during Ramadan instead.At least 16 people were killed and 31 injured, police said. A hospital official confirmed the casualties.Soon after, a car bomb in another cult center of Sunni mullahs Huwaish mosque in al-Jami'a There exploded in western Baghdad. The explosion killed five and wounded 19, police and health authorities.Iraq
weathering the worst outbreak of violence in the middle of a decade,
fears the country toward religious conflicts that peaked in the years
2006 and 2007 position. More than 2,600 people have died since the beginning of April.The
velocity of blood has recovered since Ramadan began on Wednesday,
including a suicide bombing in a cafe in the northern city of Kirkuk on
Friday that killed dozens of people.It has no claim to be responsible for the recent wave of attacks.Sunni
extremists, including al-Qaeda branch in Iraq, Shiites often target
security forces and government officials in an attempt to undermine the
Shiite-led government in Baghdad. You
could also on Saturday after attack on Sunni mosques in the hope that
the attacks provoke a violent reaction against sectarian.Shiite militias have and send fighters mostly Sunni rebels are in neighboring Syria since remobilize could also be the cause.Rarely
attacks, increases in Sunni places of worship in recent months as
sectarian tensions increase, raising the possibility that Shiite
militias are increasingly active.Iraq's Sunni minority protesting for months against the Shiite-led government, saying that receive second-class treatment. Sunni militant groups have tried to this anger by linking their cause that the protesters to use.In
another attack Saturday, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral
in the village of al-Abbara, near the city of Baquba, some 35 kilometers
northeast of Baghdad. The police and hospital officials said the attack killed three and wounded 10All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to give information to journalists.Earlier
in the day, authorities located in Kirkuk, 180 kilometers north of
Baghdad, close to all cafes in the city temporarily, a day after a
suicide attack killed at least 39 people.Kirkuk
police chief Maj. Gen. Jamal Tahir said his officers were scattered not
guarantee the security of customers in dozens of teahouses and cafes
throughout the city. It is unclear when it will reopen the stores.Kirkuk
is a flashpoint of ethnic tensions, with its mix of Arabs, Kurds and
Turkmens holding competing claims for control of the oil-rich region. The Kurds want to incorporate into their self-governing region in northern Iraq, but the Arabs and Turkmen are against it.
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