Iraq suffers in April the highest death toll from violence since 2008

The month of April was the bloodiest in Iraq since June 2008, said Thursday the UN mission in the Arab country, UNAMI. In a statement said that only 595 civilians died last month and 117 members of the security forces. As for the wounded, a total of 1,438 were civilians, while 195 belonged to the police or the army. The province with more victims was Baghdad, with 211 dead and 486 injured, followed by Diyala (east), Salahedin (center), Kirkuk (north), Nineveh (north) and Al Anbar (west). Throughout April, Iraq was the scene of chain attacks and armed attacks at various points. Many of these attacks were the days prior to the holding of elections on the 20th provincial. In addition, a wave of violence rocking the country for a little over a week after the assault by the police and army to a square regularly hosts demonstrations of Sunnis in the town of Al Hueiya in Kirkuk (north) which caused 26 dead and 155 wounded. After the assault, the bombings and armed attacks have spread through different areas of the country and left dozens of victims. Iraq is currently experiencing a political crisis caused by protests from Sunni, who complain of discrimination by the government of Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki Shia.