Why Is Violence Ramping Up In Iraq?

from National Public Radio

Violence has spiked in Iraq in recent weeks. Separate attacks over the last three days have killed more than three dozen people. The violence comes amid fresh political upheaval in the country. For more, Renee Montagne talks to Jane Arraf, a reporter for Al Jazeera and The Christian Science Monitor based in Baghdad.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, February 5, 2013