RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi'ite-led government of a nation plagued by sectarian hatred. Full story
Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could again be veering toward civil war. Full story
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left after Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence. Full story
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
NYT: A massacre in which entire families were executed has revealed new depths of ruthlessness in Syria’s war, inflaming sectarian divisions and making any hope of reconciliation appear ever more distant. Full story
A sharp rise in attacks on Sunni holy sites in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to the bloodletting that brought Iraq to its knees in 2006 and 2007. Full story
Deadly clashes erupt in Hawija after Iraqi security forces raid the Sunni protester camp located north of Baghdad. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
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Tribal men hold weapons as they patrol a road north of Ramadi, 100 km west of Baghdad, May 18, 2013. Attacks on Sunni and Shi'ite mosques, security forces and tribal leaders have mounted since troops raided a Sunni protest camp near Kirkuk a month ago. REUTERS/Ali al-Mashhadani (IRAQ - Tags: POLIT
People carry a victim at the site of a bomb attack in Baquba, about 50 km northeast of Baghdad, May 17, 2013. Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left after Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATHPeople gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baquba, about 50 km northeast of Baghdad, May 17, 2013. Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left after Friday prayers, killing at le
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATHVictims' bodies lie on the ground after a bomb attack in Baquba, about 50 km northeast of Baghdad, May 17, 2013. Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left after Friday prayers, ki
