Suicide car bombing in Baghdad underscores spike in Iraq violence
(Read article summary)A suicide car bombing at a Baghdad funeral procession comes amid growing questions about the ability of Iraq security forces to contain violence that has killed more than 200 since last month.
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More than 30 people were killed and at least another 60 were injured by a suicide bombing at a funeral procession in one of Baghdad’s predominantly Shiite neighborhoods on Friday in Iraq.
The bomber struck the funeral procession of a man killed alongside his wife and son in violence the day before that left a 16 people dead and about 65 people injured, reports the BBC.
The attack Friday was the deadliest in a month and came as part of a wave of attacks that has left more than 200 people dead since US forces withdrew on Dec. 18, reports Al Jazeera. Amid the violence, concerns are mounting that Iraq’s security force may be unable to control the situation.
