UN: Iraq sectarian violence worst in years

[FarCenter]

The United Nations has warned that Iraq is on the verge of a renewed sectarian war, with May's death toll the highest since 2008. Tensions between minority Sunnis and majority Shiites have escalated.


Terrorist attacks killed more than 1,000 people in Iraq last month, with bombings targeting civilians in mosques, markets, as well as funeral and wedding ceremonies. The UN figures published on Saturday also recorded 2,397 wounded in May.

Although the violence has largely targeted the Shiite community, attacks have increasingly taken the lives of Sunnis as well.

Violence in Iraq has escalated since April, with nearly 2,000 deaths over the course of the past two months.

http://www.dw.de/un-iraq-sectarian-violence-worst-in-years/a-16853048