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Bombers target markets, mosque in Iraq, 25 dead

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombs tore through markets in Baghdad and a suicide attacker blew himself up in a mosque in northern Iraq in violence across the country on Thursday that killed at least 25 people and extended a surge in sectarian-tinged bloodshed. Full story

Three market blasts rock Baghdad Shi'ite districts, kill 14: police

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three blasts hit markets in Shi'ite districts in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 14 people, police and medical officials said. Full story

Bombs kill more than 35 people across Iraq

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad and in northern Iraq killed more than 35 people on Wednesday, following weeks of violence by Sunni Islamist insurgents determined to unleash sectarian confrontation. Full story

Bombs, shooting kill at least 15 across Iraq: police

Baghdad (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed in bomb blasts and a shooting in Iraq on Wednesday, police and hospital sources said. Full story

Gunmen attack Baghdad liquor stores, 12 killed

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen using silenced weapons attacked at least nine liquor stores in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 12 people, police and medical sources said. Full story

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When the statue of Saddam Hussein came down in Iraq, many Americans took that as a sign of a successful invasion. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

  A decade after ‘shock and awe’ in Iraq

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People gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in the Sadr City neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 16, 2013. A car bomb explosion in a sprawling Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad has killed and wounded dozens of people, officials said.

Men carry the coffin of a victim killed in one of Thursday's bomb attacks, during a funeral in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad
Men carry the coffin of a victim killed in one of Thursday's bomb attacks, during a funeral in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad

Men carry the coffin of a victim killed in one of Thursday's bomb attacks, during a funeral in Najaf, 160 km south of Baghdad, May 16, 2013. At least 17 people were killed by bombs in markets in Baghdad and attacks in northern Iraq on Thursday, police said, adding to a surge of sectarian-tinged vi

Mourners grieve during the funeral of their relative who was killed in one of Thursday's bomb attacks in Najaf, south of Baghdad
Mourners grieve during the funeral of their relative who was killed in one of Thursday's bomb attacks in Najaf, south of Baghdad

Mourners grieve during the funeral of their relative who was killed in one of Thursday's bomb attacks in Najaf, 160 km south of Baghdad, May 16, 2013. At least 17 people were killed by bombs in markets in Baghdad and attacks in northern Iraq on Thursday, police said, adding to a surge of sectarian-

Residents react to a car bomb attack in Baghdad's Sadr City
Residents react to a car bomb attack in Baghdad's Sadr City

Residents react to a car bomb attack in Baghdad's Sadr City May 16, 2013. Two car bombs exploded in busy markets in Sadr City, north-eastern Baghdad and killed at least 11 people and wounded another 18, police and medical officials said. REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili (IRAQ - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)