Iraq Carnage Shows Sectarian War Goes On -- Washington PostAttacks on Ministries Kill Scores, Wound Hundreds
BAGHDAD, Aug. 19 -- The massive car bombs that killed about 100 people and wounded more than 500 in Baghdad on Wednesday morning offered powerful new evidence of the enduring strength of Sunni extremists nearly two months after U.S. troops all but disappeared from Iraqi cities.
The early-morning blasts, by far the deadliest attacks since the June 30 withdrawal of U.S. troops from cities, raise fresh questions about whether American troops disengaged from Baghdad too quickly and whether the recent violence will lead them to try to assert more control over security, at the risk of embarrassing and unsettling Iraq's government.
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Deadly Blasts Test Iraq's Grip -- Wall Street Journal
Bombs Hurt Maliki Case That Iraq Can Guard Itself -- new York Times
Iraq Prime Minister Blames Sunni Insurgents for Baghdad Bombings -- Voice of America
Shiites and Sunnis accuse each other of bombings -- AFP
Commander Condemns Baghdad Attacks, Cites Security Lapse -- U.S. Department of Defense
11 Iraqi Commanders Detained After Blasts -- Washington Post
At least 30 killed, nearly 200 injured in another spate of bombings in Iraq -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
12 Killed in Violence Around Iraq -- New York Times
Blast Rocks Baghdad Vegetable Market -- Voice of America
Concrete barriers to stay along Baghdad roads after bombings -- Dallas News
Baghdad blasts show steep learning curve for Iraqi forces -- Christian Science Monitor
Iraqis disagree about how to respond to bombings -- Christian Science Monitor
US general 'frustrated' by pace of Iraqi army training -- AFP
More News On Iraq
Deadly Blasts Test Iraq's Grip -- Wall Street Journal
Bombs Hurt Maliki Case That Iraq Can Guard Itself -- new York Times
Iraq Prime Minister Blames Sunni Insurgents for Baghdad Bombings -- Voice of America
Shiites and Sunnis accuse each other of bombings -- AFP
Commander Condemns Baghdad Attacks, Cites Security Lapse -- U.S. Department of Defense
11 Iraqi Commanders Detained After Blasts -- Washington Post
At least 30 killed, nearly 200 injured in another spate of bombings in Iraq -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
12 Killed in Violence Around Iraq -- New York Times
Blast Rocks Baghdad Vegetable Market -- Voice of America
Concrete barriers to stay along Baghdad roads after bombings -- Dallas News
Baghdad blasts show steep learning curve for Iraqi forces -- Christian Science Monitor
Iraqis disagree about how to respond to bombings -- Christian Science Monitor
US general 'frustrated' by pace of Iraqi army training -- AFP
Commander Condemns Baghdad Attacks, Cites Security Lapse -- U.S. Department of Defense
11 Iraqi Commanders Detained After Blasts -- Washington Post
At least 30 killed, nearly 200 injured in another spate of bombings in Iraq -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
12 Killed in Violence Around Iraq -- New York Times
Blast Rocks Baghdad Vegetable Market -- Voice of America
Concrete barriers to stay along Baghdad roads after bombings -- Dallas News
Baghdad blasts show steep learning curve for Iraqi forces -- Christian Science Monitor
Iraqis disagree about how to respond to bombings -- Christian Science Monitor
US general 'frustrated' by pace of Iraqi army training -- AFP
Iraqi lawmakers seek review of security forces -- Yahoo News/AP
Terror in Iraq -- Times Online opinion
The politics behind Baghdad bombings -- Financial Times editorial
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,334 -- AP
11 Iraqi Commanders Detained After Blasts -- Washington Post
At least 30 killed, nearly 200 injured in another spate of bombings in Iraq -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
12 Killed in Violence Around Iraq -- New York Times
Blast Rocks Baghdad Vegetable Market -- Voice of America
Concrete barriers to stay along Baghdad roads after bombings -- Dallas News
Baghdad blasts show steep learning curve for Iraqi forces -- Christian Science Monitor
Iraqis disagree about how to respond to bombings -- Christian Science Monitor
US general 'frustrated' by pace of Iraqi army training -- AFP
Iraqi lawmakers seek review of security forces -- Yahoo News/AP
Terror in Iraq -- Times Online opinion
The politics behind Baghdad bombings -- Financial Times editorial
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,334 -- AP