A series of explosions rocked the Iraqi cities Friday, July 5, killing at least 18 people and wounding 70 others.

A series of explosions rocked the Iraqi cities Friday, July 5, killing at least 18 people and wounding 70 others.

A twin car bomb attack and an explosive device targeted a sit-in square north of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people and injuring 31 others.

In Waset Province, one man was killed and twenty others were injured as an explosive device targeted al-Amel Square, al-Kut city.

A car bomb explosion targeted religious headquarters and left 5 people killed and 17 others wounded in Tuz Khurmatu, Salahuddine province.

An armed attack targeted a protest square in the city of Ramadi wounded two people, according to local police sources.

This escalation in violence is attributed to the outstanding political disputes that allow the militants to violate all the security measures taken to protect all the Iraqis.