Attacks in Iraq leave at least 22 dead; many hurt in coordinated car bombings

At least 22 people were killed and several others injured in a wave of attacks that included three car bombings in and around Baghdad .

The attacks, coming amid sectarian tensions, have deepened fears of a surge in violence.

Though there are no claimants, Sunni insurgents - such as Al Qaeda's local franchise - are being suspected for the attacks.




These attack are aimed at instilling fear among the Shiite majority and bellitling the government's authority. Coordinated bombings last week alone had claimed nearly 60 people.

The recent spate of violence comes amid Sunni-led protests against Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Shiite-led government. The Sunnis believe the sect is at the receiving end of an unfair treatment by the Nouri regime.

Tuesday's killings were a result of three car bombings at Mahmoudiya (5 killed), about 30 kilometers south of Baghdad, northern Baghdad suburb of Taji (7 killed), Shula (5 killed) in northwestern Baghdad and many other attacks in and across the capital.

Police have launched a manhunt for the assailants, who also make off with money. Al Qaeda and other insurgent groups occasionally engage in robberies in order to finance further attacks.

While violence has fallen since the peak of the insurgency in Iraq several years ago, recent attacks launched primarily by Sunni extremists exacerbate Iraq's struggle to maintain stability.

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