Iraq sees deadliest month in two years
July was Iraq's deadliest month
in nearly two years as 325 people died in nationwide attacks,
according to new government figures.
The data, compiled by Iraqi officials, show casualties included
241 civilians, 40 police and 44 soldiers.
On July 23 alone, 103 people were killed in a wave of co-ordinated
bombings across the country.
The recent rise in violence has been linked to Sunni insurgents
trying to undermine the Shia-led government.
The new estimates also show that 697 people - 480 civilians, 122
police and 95 soldiers - were wounded in July.
A. Cuvelier
