Attackers Of Iraq Are Enemies Of Islam – US

The United States has condemned the latest bombings in Baghdad which killed dozens of people, saying attackers who targeted civilians during celebrations marking the end of Ramadan were “enemies of Islam”.
Eighteen months since the last US troops withdrew, militants have been regaining momentum in their insurgency against Iraq’s Shiite-led government.
The civil war in neighbouring Syria has aggravated sectarian tensions further and Iraq’s Interior Ministry has said it is facing an “open war”.
“The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the cowardly attacks today in Baghdad,” the State Department said in a statement.

“The terrorists who committed these acts are enemies of Islam and a shared enemy of the United States, Iraq and the international community,” it said.
It said the United States would work closely with the Iraqi government to confront Al-Qaeda and discuss this during a visit of Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari next week to Washington.
“This carnage reflects the inhuman character of its perpetrators,” United Nations envoy to Iraq Gyorgy Busztin said in a statement.
“All honest Iraqis should unite to put an end to this murderous violence that aims to push the country into sectarian strife,” he said.
The State Department said Saturday’s attacks bore the signs of Al-Qaeda’s Iraqi (AQI) branch. It reiterated a $10 million (N1.6bn) reward for information leading to the killing or capture of Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, the AQI leader. [Reuters]