In Baghdad, a major terrorist attack since the beginning of 2009.

KommentariiVoyna Obama prodolzhaetsya02.03.2009Barak delay troop withdrawal from IrakaV Monday, April 6 in Baghdad was blown up one after the other six vehicles, the Los Angeles Times. The explosions occurred in the first half of the day in neighborhoods populated mostly Shiites. According to different data, the number of victims ranged from 34 to 36 people from 90 to 120 people were injured.
According to The Washington Post, this campaign was clearly planned: cars with its bombs were posted in advance on the ground preparing terrorist attacks, after which the bombs were put in place by remote control. Suicide bombers in the attacks did not participate.
While neither organization has claimed responsibility for the attacks. As the Los Angeles Times, local residents, officials and the U.S. Army blamed either on the al-Qaida or the representatives of the Sunni party, Baath, the leader of which was Saddam Hussein.
According to The Washington Post, the event marks the end of a period of relative calm in Iraq. The publication, citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Iraq, recalled that in 2009 the terrorist attacks of that magnitude has not been: for the entire January in Baghdad, six cars were blown up in February - four in March - three. At the same time, the Iraqi population are growing fears that the national army is not able to protect the inhabitants from the violence and the withdrawal of American troops will only lead to its escalation.
American troops are in Iraq since 2003. The question of their withdrawal was the main pre-program a new U.S. President Barack Obama - he promised that returns the bulk of troops within 16 months after his assumption of office (by 20 May 2010). However, in late February 2009 Obama stated that the withdrawal was postponed until 31 August 2010, and after that date will remain in Iraq from 35 to 50 thousands of American military specialists.