Some of the recent attacks in Iraq

Some of the recent attacks in Iraq

A look at recent major attacks in Iraq:

— August 17 — A suicide bomber blows himself up among hundreds of army recruits near a military headquarters in central Baghdad, killing 61 people and wounding 125.

— July 18 — A suicide bomber strikes anti-al-Qaida Sunni fighters waiting for paychecks, killing 45 in Radwaniya southwest of Baghdad.

— May 10 — A series of blasts and shootings across Iraq kills at least 119 in Iraq’s deadliest day so far this year.

— April 23 — A series blasts mainly targeting Shiite worshippers kill at least 72 in Baghdad and Ramadi, west of the capital.

— April 6 — Bombs rip through apartment buildings and a market in Baghdad, killing at least 50.

— April 4 — Suicide attackers detonate car bombs near embassies in Baghdad, killing 42.

— April 2 — Gunmen kill 24 villagers execution-style in a Sunni area south of Baghdad.

— March 26 — Twin bombings strike a restaurant in Khalis, north of Baghdad, killing 57.

— March 7 — Series of bombings and rocket and mortar attacks kill 36 in Baghdad on Election Day.

— March 3 — Suicide bombers strike in quick succession in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, killing 32.

— Feb. 18 — Suicide car bomb explodes outside the main government compound in Ramadi, killing 13.

— Feb. 5 — Coordinated blasts targeting Shiite pilgrims in the holy city of Karbala kill 40.

— Feb. 1 — Female suicide bomber strikes Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, killing 54.

— Jan. 26 — Suicide car bomber strikes a police crime lab in Baghdad, killing 22.

— Jan. 25 — Suicide attacks hit several Baghdad hotels in well-planned assaults that kill 37.

— Dec. 8, 2009 — Coordinated attacks strike Baghdad, killing at least 127.

— Oct. 25, 2009 — Two powerful car bombs explode near government buildings in central Baghdad, killing at least 155.

— Aug. 19, 2009 — Suicide bombers hit the Finance and Foreign ministries, killing more than 100 people.