Iraq Attacks Kill 30

(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Violence across Iraq killed 30 people on Wednesday as worshippers massed in a shrine city on the eve of major commemoration rituals often targeted by militants. The bloodshed was the latest in a months-long surge in unrest that has forced Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to appeal for US help in combatting militancy, with Iraqi security forces having failed to stem the violence Bombings mostly struck north and west of Baghdad, targeting Shiites and members of the security forces, reported AFP Security measures have been stepped up, with more than 35,000 soldiers and policemen currently deployed to Karbala and surrounding areas.