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| Iraq violence: Baghdad attacks kill at least 31 | |
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| A series of bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have left at least 31 people dead, officials say. | |
| More than 90 others were wounded by six car bomb blasts, which targeted markets and shopping streets in different parts of the city on Tuesday. | |
| A wave of violence has swept Iraq in the past six months, with Sunni Islamist militant groups targeting Shia Muslim districts. | A wave of violence has swept Iraq in the past six months, with Sunni Islamist militant groups targeting Shia Muslim districts. |
| More than 4,000 people have died in such attacks this year. | More than 4,000 people have died in such attacks this year. |
| A further 9,865 have been injured so far this year, with Baghdad province the worst hit. | A further 9,865 have been injured so far this year, with Baghdad province the worst hit. |
| Casualty figures released by the UN mission in Baghdad last week suggested that 1,057 Iraqis were killed in July, making it the most violent month in years. | Casualty figures released by the UN mission in Baghdad last week suggested that 1,057 Iraqis were killed in July, making it the most violent month in years. |
| Militants also broke into two prisons last month, setting inmates free. | Militants also broke into two prisons last month, setting inmates free. |
| Some of the provinces worst affected by the recent violence are dominated by members of the country's Sunni minority. | Some of the provinces worst affected by the recent violence are dominated by members of the country's Sunni minority. |
| Many Sunnis accuse the Shia-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of marginalising them. | Many Sunnis accuse the Shia-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of marginalising them. |
| Tensions were worsened when Iraqi security forces broke up an anti-government Sunni protest in the city of Hawija in April, killing and wounding dozens of protesters. | Tensions were worsened when Iraqi security forces broke up an anti-government Sunni protest in the city of Hawija in April, killing and wounding dozens of protesters. |