“Gun attacks north of Baghdad killed seven members of Iraq’s security forces Tuesday, the latest in a surge in violence fuelling fears the country is slipping back into all-out conflict. Coupled with a deadly standoff between security forces and antigovernment fighters in the western province of Anbar, unrest this month has left more than 850 people dead, the worst prolonged period of bloodshed since Iraq began emerging from a brutal sectarian war in 2008.”
Source: 7 Iraqi security personnel killed as unrest surges | GulfNews.com