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                  UN: April Deadliest Month in Iraq Since 2008

   The United Nations says April was the deadliest month in Iraq since
   June 2008.
   The U.N. mission in Iraq released its count Thursday showing 712 people
   were killed during April, with another 1,633 wounded.
   It said most of the dead - 595 - were civilians, while 117 were members
   of the Iraq security forces.
   Nearly a third of those killed or wounded were in Baghdad province. The
   other most affected areas included Diyala, Salahuddin and Kirkuk.
   The wave of violence has raised fears of a return to the sectarian
   fighting that left tens of thousands dead in 2006 and 2007.
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   1. http://www.voanews.com/content/un-april-deadliest-month-in-iraq-since-2008/1652985.html