U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Pearson, right, and Spc. Juan Castillo enjoy breakfast before working on building a bridge near the Tigris River, Baghdad, Aug. 10, 2009 Pearson and Castillo are assigned to the 277th Engineering Company, 416th Engineering Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tyrone ClakelyHoly Month Ends, And Violence Rises Again In Iraq -- New York Times
BAGHDAD — Eighteen people were killed and at least 55 others were wounded in bombings across Iraq on Monday as the country’s level of violence picked up again after a relative lull during the holy month of Ramadan.
Monday’s attacks occurred in Shiite and Sunni areas of the country and took aim not only at the Iraqi Army and the police but also at civilians.
In the western Baghdad neighborhood of Ghazaliya, two bombs were detonated — the first directed at a passing Iraqi Army patrol, the second at people who gathered to see the wreckage, Iraqi security officials said.
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