At Least 40 Iraqis killed in a Wave of Car Bombs in Baghdad

BAGHDAD- Dozens of people have been killed in a series of car bombings in different areas of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, according to Press TV.

Iraqi security and medical sources said at least ten bombs, placed in parked cars, went off in commercial areas and parking lots in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 42 people.

The deadliest attack killed six people and wounded 15 in the northern neighborhood of Shaab.

Other attacks were carried out in Mashtal, Sab al-Bor, Hurriyah, Baladiyat and Ur

No group has claim responsibility for the attacks, but systematic bombings are a favorite tactic of al-Qaida-linked groups

The terrorist groups frequently target civilians in markets, cafes and commercial streets in Iraqi areas.

On October 23, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warned that Iraq is facing a “war of genocide.”

 “It has become clear that Iraq is subjected to a war of genocide targeting all of its components,” the Iraqi premier said in a press conference.

Maliki blamed the al-Qaeda militant group for killing thousands of people in Iraq, saying that the group is “destroying the houses of citizens and killing them, and blowing up government departments.”

More than 600 people have reportedly been killed across the country this month. Over 5,250 people have also lost their lives since the beginning of 2013.

The United Nations says a total of 1,057 Iraqis, including 928 civilians, were killed and another 2,326 were wounded in terrorist attacks throughout the country in July – the deadliest month since 2008.

A study released this month by academics based in the United States, Canada and Iraq said nearly half a million people have died due to war-related incidents in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003.

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