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| Iraq violence: Fresh wave of bombings kills 20 | Iraq violence: Fresh wave of bombings kills 20 |
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| Three separate bombings in Iraq have killed at least 20 people, officials have said. | Three separate bombings in Iraq have killed at least 20 people, officials have said. |
| In the deadliest attack north of Baghdad, two suicide bombers killed at least 11 military and police officers overnight on Tuesday. | In the deadliest attack north of Baghdad, two suicide bombers killed at least 11 military and police officers overnight on Tuesday. |
| Another suicide bomber drove his car into a checkpoint near the northern city of Mosul. A third hit near a policeman's car in Tikrit. | Another suicide bomber drove his car into a checkpoint near the northern city of Mosul. A third hit near a policeman's car in Tikrit. |
| Violence in Iraq has reached its highest level since 2008. | Violence in Iraq has reached its highest level since 2008. |
| Almost 1,000 people were killed and more than 2,000 wounded in September alone, according to the UN. | Almost 1,000 people were killed and more than 2,000 wounded in September alone, according to the UN. |
| Hundreds more have been killed in October. The violence is often fuelled by sectarian divisions between Shia and Sunni Muslims and much of it is blamed on al-Qaeda who are known to target security forces and other government employees. | |
| Figures compiled by the AFP news agency show that since the beginning of 2013, there have been just 16 days in which there were no deaths from violence in Iraq, the most recent of which was 24 May. | |
| AFP says that about 30 suicide bombers have managed to detonate explosives in attacks this month, while others were killed before they could do so. | |
| The violence comes as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki departs on a visit to the US, where he will lobby for increased support for the fight against insurgents. | |
| Experts say that the Iraqi government should pursue longer-term efforts to build trust among citizens, especially among members of the country's Sunni minority. |