Iraq bomb attacks, shootings kill 50
Six U.S. soldiers were killed in Baghdad on Sunday, while an upsurge of violence across the country left 50 Iraqis dead, undercutting the prime minister’s claim that government forces are prevailing over insurgents and sectarian extremists. On Monday, A suicide car bomber slammed into a checkpoint outside the Interior Ministry in downtown Baghdad, killing 14 people and wounding dozens, police said. Full Story