Baghdad:
A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people on Friday,
officials said, just days after US and Iraqi forces killed the top two Al-Qaida leaders in Iraq in what was described as devastating blow to the insurgency.
The apparently coordinated attack, which occurred in a two-hour timespan, demonstrated insurgents remain a potent force despite US and Iraqi claims that the terror network is
on the run.
Officials have warned insurgents remain capable of staging high-profile bombings in a bid to reignite sectarian tensions that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.
Extremists are also seeking to exploit political deadlock after the inconclusive March 7 parliamentary election as US forces prepare to go withdraw from the country by the end of
2011.
At least 10 car bombs and roadside attacks struck the capital, according to Iraqi police. No suicide bombings, an Al-Qaida trademark, were reported but Iraqi authorities were quick to blame the Sunni-led terror network, which frequently targets Shiites.
officials said, just days after US and Iraqi forces killed the top two Al-Qaida leaders in Iraq in what was described as devastating blow to the insurgency.
The apparently coordinated attack, which occurred in a two-hour timespan, demonstrated insurgents remain a potent force despite US and Iraqi claims that the terror network is
on the run.
Officials have warned insurgents remain capable of staging high-profile bombings in a bid to reignite sectarian tensions that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.
Extremists are also seeking to exploit political deadlock after the inconclusive March 7 parliamentary election as US forces prepare to go withdraw from the country by the end of
2011.
At least 10 car bombs and roadside attacks struck the capital, according to Iraqi police. No suicide bombings, an Al-Qaida trademark, were reported but Iraqi authorities were quick to blame the Sunni-led terror network, which frequently targets Shiites.
