A series of car bombs detonated across Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 66 people. It was the deadliest day since Oct. 5, when 75 people were killed in a similar series of attacks.
Yesterday’s attacks marked the continuation of a violent campaign by al-Qaeda affiliated groups in Iraq, which have made a fast comeback since the end of the Iraq war. So far, 5,300 people have been killed in Iraq this year. Last month alone, 880 people were killed; the Washington Post estimates that 20 to 30 percent of the dead are children.
Meanwhile, a roadside bomb in Afghanistan killed 18 people. The death total there has now reached 1,319 this year. An additional 2,533 have been wounded.
Yesterday’s attacks marked the continuation of a violent campaign by al-Qaeda affiliated groups in Iraq, which have made a fast comeback since the end of the Iraq war. So far, 5,300 people have been killed in Iraq this year. Last month alone, 880 people were killed; the Washington Post estimates that 20 to 30 percent of the dead are children.
Meanwhile, a roadside bomb in Afghanistan killed 18 people. The death total there has now reached 1,319 this year. An additional 2,533 have been wounded.
