At least 20 killed as more deadly bombings hit Iraq:
A series of car bombs near Shia places of worship has killed at least 20 people and injured many, a day after multiple blasts had hit two Iraqi cities killing nine people, a year after US forces departed the country. Ref. Source 2
Iraqi Sunni MP, 6 others killed by suicide bomber in western province as protests rage:
The attack comes two days after a convoy carrying Iraq's Sunni finance minister, Rafia al-Issawi, was struck by a bomb as he traveled to the city. Al-Issawi comes from the same tribe and is from the same political bloc as the lawmaker. Ref. Source 5
10 dead on third day of suicide blasts:
Attacks north of Baghdad, including a third suicide blast in as many days, killed at least eight people on Tuesday, officials said, amid a spike in violence that has left almost 70 people dead in all. Ref. Source 3