Series of bombings kill dozens in Baghdad despite security crackdown
Iraqi youths mourn the death of a relative outside a local hospital in Baghdad.A car bomb killed 12 and wounded 38 in the southwest of Baghdad.Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki launched a security crackdown in Baghdad since Wednesday with 50,000 Iraqi troops supported by 7, 000 U.S. troops. But the rebounding violence showed the serious challenges that al-Maliki has to face. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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