As Iraq prepares to mark the ten-year anniversary of the multinational invasion, security conditions remain poor in the country.
The overall number of attacks remained relatively unchanged last week when compared to weeks earlier in the year, although there was a fall in the number of fatalities.
At least 78 people were killed and 185 injured in nationwide incidents, which is relatively standard.
The previous week had seen an unusually high death toll, partly because of an attack on Syrian soldiers in Anbar province which left dozens dead.
Last week saw at least 40 non-suicide explosive attacks, which is higher than normal, but the majority of devices used were relatively small or low-yielding in terms of casualties inflicted. They left 16 people dead and 84 injured.
Three additional suicide explosive attacks left 23 people dead and 86 injured, including several in an attack against the Ministry of Justice in central Baghdad.
There was a fall in the number of shooting attacks, which left 37 people dead and 15 injured, but there was nonetheless a rise in the use of the tactic against election officials and ministry employees, especially in Baghdad.
Violence was concentrated in the usual hotspots of Baghdad (which saw more fatalities than anywhere else in the country) Mosul and Kirkuk, with clusters in Fallujah, Ba'qubah, Tikrit, Riyadh and Bayji.
The southern city of Basrah was also hit by a rare double bombing over the weekend left around 35 causalities.
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Source: AKE
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