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IRAQ WARS
989 killed in Iraq in July, most in five years: govt
by Staff Writers
Baghdad (AFP) July 31, 2013


Iraq violence kills 14
Baghdad (AFP) July 31, 2013 - Attacks in Iraq on Wednesday killed 14 people, among them five anti-Al-Qaeda militiamen, officials said, as the country witnesses its deadliest violence since 2008.

Gunmen killed three Sahwa anti-Al-Qaeda militiamen and wounded a fourth in the northern province of Kirkuk, while others shot dead two Sahwa fighters near Baquba, also north of the capital.

The militiamen, who sided with US forces against insurgents from late 2006, helping to turn the tide of the war, are regarded as traitors by Sunni militants and are frequently targeted in attacks.

Two more people were killed by gunmen in the same area where the Sahwa fighters were attacked northeast of Baquba, while two bombings in Kirkuk province wounded five soldiers and a policeman.

Gunmen also shot dead seven people and wounded eight in two attacks in Baghdad province, and a car bomb wounded five people south of Tikrit.

The local government in Baquba meanwhile decided to shutter all cafes, an official said, a day after a bombing at a cafe in the city killed eight people.

With the latest violence, more than 860 people have been killed in July, and more than 3,100 since the beginning of the year, according to AFP figures based on security and medical sources.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on Iraqi political leaders to bring the country "back from the brink," while the interior ministry has warned of civil war.

Iraq has faced years of attacks by militants, but analysts say widespread discontent among the Sunni Arab minority, which the government has failed to address, has fuelled the spike in violence this year.

Recent attacks include brazen assaults on two Iraqi prisons in which dozens of people died, and over 500 inmates, among them senior members of Al-Qaeda, escaped.

Violence in Iraq killed 989 people in July, government figures released on Wednesday showed, making it the deadliest month since April 2008.

The dead comprised 778 civilians, 88 police, 55 soldiers and 68 insurgents, according to the figures compiled by the health, interior and defence ministries.

Violence also wounded 1,567 people in July -- 1,356 civilians, 122 police and 89 soldiers.

The figures make July the deadliest month since 2008, when Iraq was emerging from a bloody sectarian conflict.

In April of that year, 1,428 people were killed, according to official figures -- 966 civilians, 69 police, 38 soldiers and 355 insurgents.

The killing continued on Wednesday, taking the lives of 15 people, including five Sahwa anti-Al-Qaeda fighters, officials said.

Gunmen killed three Sahwa militiamen and wounded a fourth in the northern province of Kirkuk. Two more were shot dead near Baquba, also north of the capital.

The Sahwa, who sided with US forces against insurgents from late 2006, helping to turn the tide of the war. They are regarded as traitors by Sunni militants and are frequently targeted in attacks.

Two people were killed by gunmen in the same area where the Sahwa fighters were attacked northeast of Baquba, while two bombings in Kirkuk province wounded five soldiers and a policeman.

Gunmen also shot dead seven people and wounded eight in two attacks in Baghdad province, and a car bomb wounded five people south of Tikrit.

And a suicide bomber attacked an army patrol in Abu Ghraib, west of the capital, killing a soldier and wounding four.

Iraq has faced years of attacks by militants, but analysts say widespread discontent among the Sunni Arab minority, which the government has failed to address, has fuelled this year's spike in unrest.

Sunnis accuse the Shiite-led government of marginalising and targeting their community, including unwarranted arrests and terrorism charges.

Protests that erupted in Sunni areas at the end of 2012 are still ongoing.

In addition to major security problems, the government is also failing to provide adequate basic services such as electricity and clean water, and corruption is widespread.

Political squabbling has paralysed the government, which has passed almost no major legislation in years.

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