More than 30 people died in a string of attacks on Monday in and around Baghdad as militants kept up pressure on a U.S-backed crackdown aimed at improving security in the capital.
Ten people died in bombings in the city, a day after two bombs killed 60 people in a Shi'ite market area, the bloodiest attack since the crackdown began on Wednesday.
Violence flared on Monday in nearby parts of Iraq, leaving more than 20 people dead including 13 members of one family ambushed near Falluja on their way home from a funeral.
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