Sunday, 11 August 2013

At least 64 people killed in Iraq violenc

In the wake of dramatic bloodshed in Iraq on Saturday, the U.S. State Department said it has offered a $10 million reward for information that helps authorities kill or capture the head of al Qaeda in Iraq, saying the group is behind most similar attacks this summer. At least 64 people were killed and 190wounded in a wave of bombings that came amid Eid festivities marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, two Interior Ministry officials told CNN. The violence in Iraq came as Muslims celebrated the recent completion of Ramadan's monthlong fasting. It followed a July that was the bloodiest in five years, when violence between Sunnis and Shiites -- both Muslim sects-- spun out of control. In a press release Saturday, the State Department said the attacks "bear the hallmarks of suicide and vehicle attacksin Iraq over the past ninety days" and said most of those attacks were committed by al Qaeda in Iraq, which is led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

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