Some of the recent attacks in Iraq

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Refer to information below. Source: Associated Press

By The Associated Press The Associated Press Fri Apr 23, 4:21 pm ET

A look at recent major attacks in Iraq:

• April 23 — A series blasts mainly targeting Shiite worshippers kill at least 69 people in Baghdad and Ramadi, west of the capital.

• April 6 — Bombs rip through apartment buildings and a market in Baghdad, killing at least 50 people.

• April 4 — Suicide attackers detonate car bombs near embassies in Baghdad, killing 42.

• April 2 — Gunmen kill 24 villagers execution-style in a Sunni area south of Baghdad.

• March 26 — Twin bombings strike a restaurant in Khalis, north of Baghdad, killing 57.

• March 7 — Series of bombings and rocket and mortar attacks kill 36 in Baghdad on Election Day.

• March 3 — Suicide bombers strike in quick succession in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, killing 32.

• Feb. 18 — Suicide car bomb explodes outside the main government compound in Ramadi, killing 13.

• Feb. 5 — Coordinated blasts targeting Shiite pilgrims in the holy city of Karbala kill 40.

• Feb. 1 — Female suicide bomber strikes Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, killing 54.

• Jan. 26 — Suicide car bomber strikes a police crime lab in Baghdad, killing 22.

• Jan. 25 — Suicide attacks hit several Baghdad hotels in well-planned assaults that kill 37.

• Dec. 8, 2009 — Coordinated attacks strike Baghdad, killing at least 127.

• Oct. 25, 2009 — Two powerful car bombs explode near government buildings in central Baghdad, killing at least 155.

• Aug. 19, 2009 — Suicide bombers hit the Finance and Foreign ministries, killing more than 100 people.

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