Rapid-fire attacks kill 50 across Iraq
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="swath">swath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 50 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="bent">bent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="destabilizing">destabilizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="coordinated">coordinated</span> <span word="bombings">bombings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shootings">shootings</span> <span word="unfolded">unfolded</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> - <span word="where">where</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> - <span word="and">and</span> 11 <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="offices">offices</span>, <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Musayyib">Musayyib</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 225 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="violations">violations</span> - <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Tamimi">Tamimi</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bombed">bombed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shiite">Shiite</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kazimiyah">Kazimiyah</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hellish">hellish</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pools">pools</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span>: <span word="What">What</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="policemen">policemen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="roaming">roaming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>?" <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Tamimi">Tamimi</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="insurgents">insurgents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="December">December</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="nine">nine</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="insurgents">insurgents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="swath">swath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="unstable">unstable</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="assurances">assurances</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>.</p>
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