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New Iraq attacks 'leave at least 23 dead' Iraq cities targeted in deadly bomb attacks
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Fresh bomb attacks have killed at least 23 people in mainly Shia provinces of Iraq, police and medics say. A series of bomb attacks across Iraq on Sunday left at least 34 people dead, according to police and medics.
The largest explosion happened near the headquarters of a political party in the southern city of Basra, killing eight people. As the sun set before the iftar meal, ending the day-long Ramadan fast, co-ordinated blasts in primarily Shia towns killed some 28 people.
The coordinated attacks follow bombings earlier in the day in northern Iraq which left at least six people dead. Earlier, bombings in the northern city of Mosul left six people dead.
More than 2,500 Iraqis have died in violent attacks since April, according to UN figures released last week. More than 2,500 Iraqis have died in violent attacks since April, according to UN figures, putting violence at its highest level since 2008.
The recent surge in violence comes amid heightened tensions between Iraq's Sunni and Shia communities, and claims by the Sunnis that they are being marginalised by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's Shia-led government. The recent surge in attacks comes amid heightened tensions between Iraq's Sunni and Shia communities, and claims by the Sunnis that they are being marginalised by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's Shia-led government.
Police sources told Associated Press news agency that the blasts struck shortly before the evening iftar meal that ends the day-long fast during Ramadan. The largest explosion on Sunday happened near the headquarters of a political party in the southern city of Basra, killing eight people.
Other bombings hit a mosque in the town of Mussyab and a market in Nasiriya, as well as targets in the holy city of Karbala.Other bombings hit a mosque in the town of Mussyab and a market in Nasiriya, as well as targets in the holy city of Karbala.
On Saturday, at least 21 people died in bomb attacks on two Sunni mosques in the capital, Baghdad.On Saturday, at least 21 people died in bomb attacks on two Sunni mosques in the capital, Baghdad.
Those explosions targeted worshippers who were gathering to pray after breaking their fast for Ramadan.Those explosions targeted worshippers who were gathering to pray after breaking their fast for Ramadan.