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| Iraq bomb near Baghdad Shia mosque 'kills at least 18' | |
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| A car bomb near a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has killed at least 18 people, officials say. | |
| At least 27 others were wounded in the blast, according to initial reports. The explosion happened in the northern, largely Shia neighbourhood of Kasra. | At least 27 others were wounded in the blast, according to initial reports. The explosion happened in the northern, largely Shia neighbourhood of Kasra. |
| No-one has yet said they carried out the attack, but suspicion will fall on Sunni militants. | No-one has yet said they carried out the attack, but suspicion will fall on Sunni militants. |
| Sectarian violence has surged in Iraq in recent months, reaching its highest level since 2008. | Sectarian violence has surged in Iraq in recent months, reaching its highest level since 2008. |
| More than 5,000 people have been killed and 12,000 injured since January, according to the United Nations. | More than 5,000 people have been killed and 12,000 injured since January, according to the United Nations. |
| The spike in deadly violence in recent months comes amid rising sectarian and ethnic tensions, triggered in April by an army raid on a Sunni Arab anti-government protest camp near Hawija. | The spike in deadly violence in recent months comes amid rising sectarian and ethnic tensions, triggered in April by an army raid on a Sunni Arab anti-government protest camp near Hawija. |
| The country has also seen a spillover of violence from the conflict in Syria, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones. | The country has also seen a spillover of violence from the conflict in Syria, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones. |
| In recent weeks, Iraqi security forces have reportedly arrested hundreds of alleged al-Qaeda members in and around Baghdad as part of a campaign the Shia-led government is calling "Revenge for the martyrs". | |
| But the operations, which have taken place mostly in Sunni districts, have angered the Sunni community and failed to halt the violence. |