More than 30 Dead in Attacks across Iraq

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A wave of car bombs rocked commercial streets in Baghdad on Tuesday, part of a series of attacks across the country that left 31 victims and 4 attackers dead.

The bombings were believed to have been carried out by extremists aiming to undermine confidence in the government.
 
The deadliest attack took place in the city of Fallujah in western Iraq, where three suicide bombers attacked a police station killing at least eight people, police said.
Extremists, including those affiliated to al-Qaeda, have significantly increased their attacks since the beginning of the year, killing more than 800 people in August alone, according to the United Nations.

Gunmen ambushed a minibus carrying soldiers and policemen on the way to join units in the northern city of Mosul, shooting dead eight of them in a town 50 km south of the city.

In the capital, a series of car bombs exploded in neighborhoods in southern and eastern districts, killing at least 15 people, police and medical sources said.

It was not immediately clear who carried out the attacks, but militants who view as non-believers have been stepping up their insurgency and striking with a ferocity not seen in years.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team