Major attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1

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Major attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1 when new US-Iraqi security pact took effect

By The Associated Press, Associated Press
Last update: March 26, 2009 - 8:12 AM

Major attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1, when a new U.S.-Iraqi security pact took effect:

_ March 26 — Car bomb tears through market in Shiite area in east Baghdad, killing 20.

_ March 23 — Suicide bomber strikes Kurdish funeral in Jalula, killing 27.

_ March 23 — Bombing kills eight people and wounds 10 in the Abu Ghraib area west of Baghdad.

_ March 10 — Suicide bomber targets tribal leaders at market in Abu Ghraib, killing 33.

_ March 8 — Suicide bomber strikes police academy in Baghdad, killing at least 30.

_ March 5 — Car bomb tears through livestock market in Hillah, killing 13.

_ Feb. 13 — Female suicide bomber targets Shiite pilgrims in Musayyib, killing 40.

_ Feb. 12 — Suicide bomber blows herself up among Shiite pilgrims in Karbala, killing eight.

_ Feb. 11 — Twin car bombs explode at a bus terminal and market area in Baghdad, killing 16.

_ Jan. 4 — Female suicide bomber strikes Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, killing 38.

_ Jan. 2 — Suicide bomber hits luncheon at a tribal leader's home in Youssifiyah, killing 23