Iraqi army and police provided security as Sons of Iraq received payments for their services last month in Mahmudiyah. Jehad Nga for The New York TimesAt Least 32 Die In A Wave Of Violence Across Iraq -- New York Times
BAGHDAD — Violence erupted across Iraq on Monday in attacks that left at least 32 people dead and scores wounded, including a suicide bombing at a crowded wake that killed at least 19 mourners.
The suicide attack took place just after sunset at a wake for the brother of an official of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party near Jalawla, a small town in Diyala Province. Mourners had gathered when a man detonated a belt of explosives, sending a powerful blast through the crowd and wounding 39 people, security officials said.
Parts of Diyala Province remain a haven for Sunni extremists, who have taken refuge in the province’s palm groves, mountains and sparsely patrolled deserts.
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