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At least four car bombs have exploded in Iraq, with reports of dozens dead and many more wounded. At least four car bombs have exploded in Iraq, killing about 40 people and wounding more than 200.
Two truck bombs exploded in a Shia village near the northern city of Mosul, killing at least 23 people and injuring more than 100. Two truck bombs exploded in a Shia village near the northern city of Mosul, killing at least 23 people and injuring around 130.
Meanwhile, two car bombs went off near construction sites in Baghdad. More than a dozen people are reported killed and many more wounded. Meanwhile, two car bombs went off near construction sites in Baghdad, with 16 people killed and more than 80 wounded.
The attacks come exactly a month after US troops pulled back from Iraq cities. The attacks come a month after US troops pulled back from cities and handed over security to Iraqi soldiers.
Nearly 40 people were killed in a series of attacks on Shias on Friday. At least 36 people were killed in a series of attacks on Shia areas on Friday.
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At around 0400 (0100 GMT) on Monday, trucks bombs exploded nearly simultaneously in the village of Khaznah, 20km (13 miles) east of Mosul. At about 0400 (0100 GMT) on Monday, truck bombs exploded nearly simultaneously in the village of Khaznah, 20km (13 miles) east of Mosul.
The blasts were so powerful that at least 30 homes in the village - home to the tiny Shia Shabak ethnic group - were completely destroyed. The blasts were so powerful that at least 30 houses in the village - home to the tiny Shia Shabak ethnic group - were completely destroyed.
All the dead were civilians because the trucks were parked in an alley and not near a police station, the Associated Press news agency reports. Police say the death toll could still rise because many people are still buried under the rubble of their own homes.
KEY ATTACKS AFTER US PULLBACK 7 August: A car bomb outside a mosque in Mosul kills 30 people. Six people die in attacks in Baghdad31 July: At least 27 people die in a string of attacks outside five mosques in Baghdad9 July: 50 killed in bomb attacks at Talafar (near Mosul), Baghdad, and elsewhere30 June: Car bomb in Kirkuk kills at least 27 people30 June: US troops withdraw from Iraqi towns and cities
Ethnically-mixed Mosul - Iraq's second city - is one of the last strongholds of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and still sees frequent attacks despite a decline in violence elsewhere in the country.Ethnically-mixed Mosul - Iraq's second city - is one of the last strongholds of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and still sees frequent attacks despite a decline in violence elsewhere in the country.
However, despite security gains in Baghdad, at least two car bombs went off near construction sites in separate parts of the capital on Monday.However, despite security gains in Baghdad, at least two car bombs went off near construction sites in separate parts of the capital on Monday.
They appeared to be mainly targeting labourers who were gathering in the early morning looking for work.They appeared to be mainly targeting labourers who were gathering in the early morning looking for work.
Those attacks are believed to have claimed the lives of at least 16 people and wounded nearly 80 others. One of the bombs was hidden in a pile of rubbish when it went off in the western district of Hay al-Amel, killing at least seven people and wounding 46.
Nearly 40 people were killed and more than 130 injured on Friday after attackers bombed five Shia mosques during Friday prayers in and around Baghdad. Minutes later a second bomb went off in the northern area of Shurta Arbaa, killing at least nine people and wounding 35.
Exactly one month ago US troops pulled out from cities across Iraq, handing over security to Iraqi forces. The Iraqi government has tried to send a positive message to Iraqis, saying they are in control and these attacks are caused by the remnants of the insurgency.
The BBC's Natalia Antelava in Baghdad says the confidence that ordinary Iraqis have in their government to protect them is decreasing. But this message is getting lost because of the violence, the BBC's Natalia Antelava in Baghdad says.
A car bomb exploded outside a mosque during a funeral service last Friday, killing 30 people.
Meanwhile in Baghdad on Friday, three bombs killed six people returning from a pilgrimage.
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