UN: Violence Killed 1,100 Iraqis in September

Acts of terrorism and violence in Iraq killed more than 1,100 people in September, continuing what has been a particularly deadly year for the country. The United Nations mission in Iraq reported Wednesday the toll from last month included 854 civilians and 265 members of the Iraqi Security Forces. In the first nine months of 2014, nearly 12,000 people were killed - roughly the same number as the past two years combined. A push by Sunni Islamist militants to take over large parts of...

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