Car bombs target Iraqi Shi'ites, killing at least 43
Residents gather at the site of a bomb attack in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad, May 20, 2013. REUTERS/Atef Hassan/ BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 43 people were killed in targeting Shi'ite Muslims in the Iraqi capital and the southern oil hub of over the past week and tensions between Shi'ites, who now lead have reached their highest level since U.S. troops pulled out in December 2011. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks. Iraq is home to a number of Sunni Islamist insurgent groups, including the al ...
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