Acts Of Terrorism Killed 670 Iraqis In February: UN
KABUL: (MEP) The United Nations (UN) latest figures showed that a total of 670 Iraqis have been killed and 1,290 others wounded across the country in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in February.
The UN statement said on Tuesday 260 members of the Iraqi Security Forces and 410 civilians were killed, while 240 security forces personnel and 1,050 civilians were injured.
Meanwhile, UN envoy for Iraq and UNAMI chief Jan Kubis strongly condemned the suicide bombings which targeted a funeral in the town of Maqdadiyah in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, and other attacks in Abu Ghraib area and marketplace in Sadr City in Baghdad.
“These outrageous attacks in Maqdadiyah against the funeral, the bombing in Abu Ghraib and at a market in Sadr City as well as places of worship in the last few days which claimed scores of lives and injured many others have one goal: to undermine Iraqi unity,” Kubis said.
According to the UN, a total of 849 people were killed and another 1,450 wounded in terror attacks across Iraq in January.
