Iraq Serial Blasts

Car bombs targeting cafes and markets in Baghdad were among nationwide attacks that killed 55 people on Saturday as Iraqis marked the end of their bloodiest Ramadan in years.

A wave of attacks killed at least 79 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 200 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.

Car bombs targeting cafes and markets in Baghdad were among nationwide attacks that killed 55 people on Saturday as Iraqis marked the end of their bloodiest Ramadan in years.

A wave of attacks killed at least 79 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 200 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.