“More than 1,000 Iraqis were killed in sectarian violence in July, the highest monthly death toll since 2008, the United Nations said, as Sunni Islamist groups stepped up their insurgency against Iraq’s Shi’ite-led government. Most of the 1,057 victims were civilians, killed in a relentless campaign of bombings and shootings that some Iraqis fear could drag the country into another war. July’s toll brought the number of people killed in militant attacks since the start of the year to 4,137. Last week hundreds of convicts ran free after simultaneous attacks on two high-security prisons, raising questions about the ability of the security services to combat al Qaeda.”
Related posts:
US, EU kick off Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks despite Snowden revelations
As Europe Plots Closer Ties, Britain Mulls Split
John Paulson: Rationale for owning gold is valid
Authoritarian regimes use Silicon Valley software to censor Internet
Boston commuter train travels 5 miles without operator
Police Chief Indicted in Federal Court For Helping Meth Traffickers
Police Taser Gun Rights Advocate at Anti-Gun Violence Rally
Trump executive order keeps Guantanamo Bay military prison open
French doctors stand trial for covering up deadly radiation overdoses
British Virgin Islands to comply with US tax evasion law
Supreme Court Rejects NRA’s Bid to Block Sunnyvale Gun Law
Chicago fire department mistakenly pronounces teen dead, leaves him to die
Women delivering newspapers in Torrance shot in manhunt for ex-cop
Car Seats Only One: The Lamborghini Egoista
Richard Branson: Virgin Galactic to accept bitcoin