In 2013, so far there has been an average of 68 car bombings a month and a multiple-location strike every 10 days.

The UN says 5,740 civilians have been killed since January – almost double the figure it reported for the whole of 2010.

Michael Knights – BBC News – Analysis: Iraq’s never-ending security crisis – 10/3/2013

Recent Related Reference

Commander of al-Qaeda in Iraq and Syria has been killed – Alarabiya.net English | Front Page – 9/22/2013.

Ashish Kumar Sen – Al Qaeda pushing Iraq toward civil war, ambassador says – Washington Times – 9/18/2013.

Paul Mirengoff – Al Qaeda in Iraq is resurgent | Power Line – 9/16/2013.

The new face of al Qaeda in Iraq – IRAQ – FRANCE 24 – 8/30/2013.

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