Major incidents in Iraq

August 29th, 2003: Car bomb outside Najaf mosque kills at least 95, including Ayatollah Mohammed Baqr al-Hakim

August 29th, 2003: Car bomb outside Najaf mosque kills at least 95, including Ayatollah Mohammed Baqr al-Hakim

March 2nd, 2004: Combined bomb and mortar attack on Shia shrines in Baghdad and Karbala kills 181 and injures 573

December 19th, 2004: Car bombs at Najaf funeral and Karbala bus station kill 60 and injure 120

March 10th, 2005: Suicide bombing at Shia funeral in Mosul kills 47 and injures over 100

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