Deadliest Month In Iraq Since 2008

Started by HuffingtonPost, May 02, 2013, 05:31 PM

HuffingtonPost

BAGHDAD -- The United Nations mission to Iraq says more people were killed in violent attacks across the country in April than in any other month since June 2008.

The U.N. figures released on Thursday underscore concerns that security is quickly deteriorating in Iraq, where violence spiked in the last part of April.

The UN says it recorded 712 people killed last month, including 117 members of the Iraqi security forces. The capital district of Baghdad was the worst affected.

Casualty tolls in Iraq can vary considerably, with official reports at times differing from accounts from local police and hospital officials. The Associated Press recorded more than 400 killed last month.

Iraq witnessed its deadliest bout of violence between 2006 and 2007, when the country was on the brink of civil war.

Via: HuffingtonPost

Folami David

Iraq is not a place to be right now. No one in his right senses would think of trvalling to that country now. They need help

Folami David

Every month should be a free and enjoyable one. I do not agree with this at all. They need to turn things around for themeselves.