![Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in the AL-Mashtal district in Baghdad Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in the AL-Mashtal district in Baghdad March 19, 2013. A series of coordinated car bombs and blasts hit Shi'ite districts across Baghdad and south of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people on the tenth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3F6F7](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/03/1-RTR3F6F7.jpg/1-RTR3F6F7.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=-QANRnAC)
![Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in the AL-Mashtal district in Baghdad Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in the AL-Mashtal district in Baghdad March 19, 2013. A series of coordinated car bombs and blasts hit Shi'ite districts across Baghdad and south of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people on the tenth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3F6F7](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/03/1-RTR3F6F7.jpg/1-RTR3F6F7.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=-QANRnAC)
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![Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in the AL-Mashtal district in Baghdad Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in the AL-Mashtal district in Baghdad March 19, 2013. A series of coordinated car bombs and blasts hit Shi'ite districts across Baghdad and south of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people on the tenth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3F6F7](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/03/1-RTR3F6F7.jpg/1-RTR3F6F7.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=-QANRnAC)
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