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Violence in Iraq has eased since the height of the war, but Islamists tied to al Qaeda are still potent, often targeting Shi'ite pilgrims to try to inflame sectarian tensions that drove Iraq close to civil war in 2006-2007.
In Wednesday's attack on the capital, at least 18 people were killed when four bombs struck Shi'ite pilgrims across Baghdad as they gathered to mark the anniversary of the death of Shi'ite imam Moussa al-Kadhim, a great-grandson of Prophet Mohammad.
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