Baghdad: A series of bombings in and around the Iraqi capital killed at least 16 people on Sunday, security and medical officials said.
The blasts, which hit five different areas, also wounded at least 39 others, the sources said.
The deadliest attack was a car bomb that exploded in the Bayaa area of south Baghdad, killing at least five people and wounding 15.
The bombings came a day after attacks in Iraq killed 16 people, nine of whom were shot dead at alcohol shops in Baghdad.
Violence in Iraq has reached a level this year not seen since 2008, when the country was just emerging from a brutal period of rampant sectarian killings.
Unrest spiked after security forces stormed a Sunni Arab protest camp north of Baghdad in April, sparking clashes that killed dozens.
Members of Iraq’s Sunni minority, who complain of discrimination at the hands of the Shiite-led government, have held demonstrations for almost a year.
The government has made some concessions aimed at placating Sunni Arabs, including freeing prisoners and raising the salaries of anti-Al Qaida fighters, and has also trumpeted security operations against militants.
But daily attacks have shown no sign of abating, and violence has killed more than 6,250 people since the beginning of the year, according to AFP figures based on security and medical sources.
