“1233April was a near-term high in Iraq’s ongoing sectarian violence, with a death toll in line with the Summer of 2008. That violence appears to be continuing into May, with a new round of sectarian attacks over the past two days killing scores.
Wednesday saw 42 people killed, and 141 others wounded. Today saw more bombings, centered around busy marketplaces and mosques, killing at least 40 more people.
The big attack today saw car bombs explode in a crowded Shi’ite marketplace. Previous attacks also included attacks on mosques, both Shi’ite and Sunni, as well as attacks in Sunni and Shi’ite neighborhoods nationwide.
Sectarian tensions have been on the rise for months, with spillover from Syria’s own sectarian civil war, but have really escalated since late April, when the military moved against Sunni protesters in the north. The crackdowns have fueled anger among Sunnis, and concern that if the escalation continues, Iraq could revisit its own sectarian war, during the worst days of the US occupation.
Wow, if it's not a sectarian war now, I'd hate to think about what it would be like if there is one. I really feel sorry for the millions of innocent people living in that hellhole.