More violence in both Iraq and Afghanistan

Iraq violance
An Iraqi man inspects damages at the Mar Afram Syriac Orthodox Church following an explosion in the northern city of Kirkuk on August 15, 2011 as a series of nationwide attacks hit the country. At least 70 people were killed and 90 wounded in a spate of violence across Iraq, just months ahead of a pullout of US forces.
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