国际英语新闻：Iraq witnesses bloodiest day in weeks after string of bomb attacks

One day after the announcement, the security forces also said they killed Ahmed al-Obaidi, also known as Abu Suhaib, the military leader for al-Qaida terrorist organization in the provinces of Nineveh, Kirkuk and Salahudin.

Local analysts believe the killing announcement of al-Qaida top leaders can be seen as victory for the country's security forces, who were blamed for failing to protect civilians against terrorists. However, they also warned of very possible revenge attacks soon.

Also on Friday, several separate roadside bomb explosions rocked Iraq's western province of Anbar, killing eight people and wounding 11 others.

The attacks targeted a judge's house and a police officer's house as well as some civilian buildings in Kalidiya, a town locates 83 km west of Baghdad, the interior ministry source told Xinhua.

Iraqis stand in front of the collapsed building after a seris of deadly bombings on Friday in Baghdad. Reportedly at least 60 people were killed and 117 wounded in the bombings in Baghdad and western Anbar province.

According to the source, five blasts happened almost together at first, leaving seven dead and nine injured. When local security forces arrived, another bomb was detonated, killing one soldier and wounding two.

Anbar has long been a stronghold of insurgents like al-Qaida group after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. Even local Sunni militia has turned to cooperate with Iraqi government and U.S. forces to fight against al-Qaida in the past years, deadly attacks occurred continually.

Meanwhile, Shiite commemorations in Iraq have often been targeted by various armed groups, especially al-Qaida. Analysts and local media believe the attacks against Shiites were meant to spark sectarian violence in the country.

The situation in Iraq now is very sensitive since political blocs are battling each other for cabinet formation after the country's parliamentary elections were held last month. Analysts said they expected more attacks in the near future as long as the cabinet forming process takes.