Bomb blast in Iraq wounds at least six
- 12 years ago
A car bomb explodes in central Baghdad Wednesday wounding six civilians.
The blast follows one of Iraq's bloodiest days in nearly a month.
Al Qaeda's Iraq wing and allied Sunni Muslim insurgent groups have claimed responsibility for nearly all the major attacks so far this year.
Next week, Iraq is due to host an Arab League Summit. Baghdad is anxious to show it can maintain security following the withdrawal of U.S. troops last December.
Although overall violence has declined since the height of sectarian fighting in 2006 and 2007, some Iraqis fear their government lacks the wherewithal to impose security nine years after the U.S.-led invasion that overthrew Saddam Hussein.
Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters.
The blast follows one of Iraq's bloodiest days in nearly a month.
Al Qaeda's Iraq wing and allied Sunni Muslim insurgent groups have claimed responsibility for nearly all the major attacks so far this year.
Next week, Iraq is due to host an Arab League Summit. Baghdad is anxious to show it can maintain security following the withdrawal of U.S. troops last December.
Although overall violence has declined since the height of sectarian fighting in 2006 and 2007, some Iraqis fear their government lacks the wherewithal to impose security nine years after the U.S.-led invasion that overthrew Saddam Hussein.
Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters.