BAGHDAD, May 2
(Xinhua) -- The death toll among
Iraqis from violence in April hit
its highest level since 2008, with 712
people killed in violence across the
country, the United Nations said
Thursday.
"The month of April
was the deadliest since June 2008. A
total of 712 people were killed and
another 1,633 were wounded in acts of
terrorism and acts of violence," a
statement from the UN Assistance
Mission for Iraq said.
"Baghdad
was the worst affected governorate
with a total of 697 civilian
casualties (211 killed, 486 injured), followed
by Diyala, Salahuddin, Kirkuk, Ninewa
and Anbar," the UN mission in
Iraq said in the statement issued
on its website.
The deadliest
wave of violence in the month
was on April 23 when Iraqi security
forces backed by helicopters stormed
an anti- government Sunni protest in
the city of Hawijah, some 220 km
north of the Iraqi capital of
Baghdad.
The military operation
against the sit-in camp in Hawijah
sparked further clashes across the
country's predominantly Sunni provinces
between the Sunni tribes and the
security forces.
（Editor：MaXi、Gao
Yinan）
