Iraq: July Was Deadliest Month in Two Years
<div class='node-body'><p>July was the deadliest month in Iraq in nearly two years <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-says-july-deadliest-month-nearly-two-years-114345146.html?_esi=1" target="_blank">according</a> to official figures released by the country's health, interior and defense ministries on Wednesday. 325 people were killed in attacks over the course of the month.</p>
<p>July 23 peaked as the deadliest day in the country since December 2009, when coordinated attacks struck 19 cities killing up to 106 people. Al-Qaeda's front group, the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), claimed the attacks.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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