BAGHDAD: Attacks near Baghdad and north of Iraq’s capital left seven people dead yesterday, amid a protracted surge in bloodshed fuelling fears the country is slipping back into all-out sectarian war.
Violence struck near Baghdad, as well as in and around the main northern city of Mosul and the ethnically-mixed town of Tuz Khurmatu, all areas that have been hit hard in recent months.
A car bomb and two roadside bombs in towns on the outskirts of the capital killed four people, security and medical officials said.
And attacks in Nineveh province, of which Mosul is the capital, and near Tuz Khurmatu left three more dead.
More than 6,000 people have died in violence so far this year, according to a tally based on figures from security and medical officials.
Security forces have trumpeted operations against militants.
But diplomats and analysts say the government has not resolved the underlying problems fuelling the bloodshed, namely anger in the Sunni Arab minority over alleged mistreatment at the hands of the Shia-led authorities.
AFP
