Explosions in Iraq Leave at Least 36 Dead

Source: WP

BAGHDAD, Aug. 7 -- A suicide bombing outside a mosque in northern Iraq and a string of bombings in Baghdad targeting Shiite pilgrims killed at least 36 people Friday, police officials said, a grim reminder of the insurgency's continued ability to sow bloodshed despite recent security gains.

The deadliest attack occurred outside a Shiite mosque in the Shrekhan district of Nineveh province in northern Iraq as noontime Friday prayers were getting underway, Iraqi police officials said.

The attacks marked one of the deadliest days in Iraq since the nominal withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraqi cities June 30. Violence in Iraq increased slightly this spring, but July was among the least violent months since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

At least 30 people were killed in the blast in Shrekhan, a suburb of Mosul, and 80 were wounded, Iraqi officials said. Officials said the death toll was likely to rise because emergency personnel were trying to rescue people stuck under rubble.

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But at least people weren't getting blown up every day.

I'm gonna puke in disgust when our troops leave and we call this illegal, immoral adventure a "success."

local neighborhood block watches get better control during the US draw down.