[An Nahar] Three bombings in Storied Baghdad...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate...
, including a boom-mobile in a market, killed five people Thursday, the latest in a surge in Iraq violence that has sparked fears of a revival of all-out sectarian war.
Twin roadside kabooms in southwest Storied Baghdad killed three people, while a boom-mobile in a market in the capital's southeast killed two others, security and medical officials said.
Attacks in Storied Baghdad and elsewhere have risen sharply, with May Iraq's deadliest month since 2008, as persistent political disputes have given fuel and room for bully boyz to increase their activities.
There has been a heightened level of violence since the beginning of the year, coinciding with rising discontent in the Sunni Arab minority that erupted into protests in late December.
Authorities have failed to bring the wave of unrest under control, and have not addressed the underlying political issues that analysts say are driving the attacks.