Overall violence has dropped since the nation neared a civil war several years ago, but attacks of a sectarian nature come almost daily, and government forces seem powerless to prevent them.
MORE: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iraq-10-people-killed-attacks-south-baghdad-18098730
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http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/30/world/meast/iraq-protests/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
