Iraq Ripped by Wave of Attacks

People inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, July 23, 2012.

People inspect the scene of a bomb attack in Madain, southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, July 23, 2012.

A policeman stands guard at the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, north of Baghdad, Iraq, July 23, 2012.

A policeman stands guard at the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, north of Baghdad, Iraq, July 23, 2012.

A firefighter hoses down a destroyed vehicle at the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, north of Baghdad, Iraq, July 23, 2012.

A woman walks at the site of car bomb attack in Sadr city, northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, July 23, 2012.

Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Mahmudiya, south of Baghdad, Iraq July 23, 2012.