Last year was the deadliest year in Iraq since 2008 . The number of deaths from car bombs and roadside bombings has increased by more than a third this year, according to figures released on Monday by Iraq's Interior Ministry. In Ramadi , the U.S. supported the `` Awakening , '' in which tribal leaders turned on al Qaeda and aligned themselves with American and Iraqi forces to secure Anbar province . Al Qaeda-linked groups are mounting attacks on both sides of Iraq 's border with Syria .
Last year was the deadliest year in Iraq since 2008 . The number of deaths from car bombs and roadside bombings has increased by more than a third this year, according to figures released on Monday by Iraq's Interior Ministry. Al Qaeda-linked groups are mounting attacks on both sides of Iraq 's border with Syria .