Levels of violence rose considerably in Iraq last week. In total, at least 103 people were killed and 334 injured in nationwide incidents, a very high figure for the country
Incidents were concentrated in Ninawa province and the central region but a series of attacks also took place around the south of the country on 16 June, leaving dozens of casualties.
A total of 51 non-suicide bomb attacks left 70 people dead and 274 injured. This is a very high figure on its own, but there were also four additional suicide bombings, which left four people dead and 31 injured. Terrorists have evidently increased the pace of their attacks.
Small arms attacks left 22 people dead and 18 injured, a more standard figure for the country.
Security is likely to be heightened in Anbar and Ninawa provinces over the coming days ahead of delayed provincial elections but this may not deter militants who may attempt to conduct further political assassinations and terrorist attacks aimed at intimidating would-be voters who might otherwise go to the polls.
Yesterday many southern cities been hit by car bombs in Basra, Nasiriyah and Baghdad left more than 100 causalities.
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Source: AKE & National news.
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