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Supposed soft targets where civilians gather, but stops, markets and coffee shops. where are the security forces this man demands angrily. if you, prime minister, cannot deal with security let somebody else. the violence is the latest in a series of coordinated strikes. july was the deadliest month in iraq in the last five years. al qaeda and iraq and other groups have capitalized on the governments failure to bring it into the fold. its expanded its operations into syria under the umbrella of a...

Health be deteriorate. over the weekend his family held a prayer vigil for him in hair hometown of seattle. 281 candles were lit on saturday. one for each day hes opinion held in north korea. >> its been incredibly difficult. theres absolutely nothing we can do. we can do everything we can to try to raise awareness and send him letters and write letter to people who can to have the power to really advocate for him. we dont have that. were trying to do everything we can to spread the word and to ...

64 people were killed. almost 200 wounded. >> the fresh violence stems from a decades old conflict. arwa damon picks up the story. >> reporter: in this baghdad park one can almost imagine that life in iraq is normal but its anything but. smiles and laughter, brief moments where one can only try to forget the fear and the violence that permeates every aspect of life. despite people being worried, people are trying to venture out. i hope that iraqis can develop and live in peace. on saturday a ser...