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Iraqi security forces evacuate a body of a victim killed from a suicide bomb attack in Hillah, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 6, 2016. The suicide bomber on Sunday rammed his explosives-laden fuel truck into a security checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing and wounding dozens, officials said, the latest episode in an uptick in violence in the war-ravaged country. (Associated Press)

Mourners pray over an Iraqi flag-draped coffin of bomb victim, Rasul Kadim, 24, during his funeral procession at the holy shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 7, 2016. The suicide bomber on Sunday rammed his explosives-laden fuel truck into a security checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing and wounding dozens, officials said, the latest episode in an uptick in violence in the war-ravaged country. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in an online statement. (Associated Press)

People gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in Shula neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. A string of car bomb attacks in and around Baghdad, killing and wounding scores of people, police said, deepening fears of an increase in violence as sectarian tensions simmer in Iraq. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)