At least 31 people have been killed in a series of car bombs across Iraqi cities, police and medics say.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called on Sunday for joint Sunni-Shiite prayers after a spate of attacks on places of worship, saying the attackers wanted to ignite sectarian strife in Iraq.
Fresh violence has left eight people dead in Iraq, including a police officer, his wife and two children, with gunmen having kidnapped 10 security force's personnel.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki has blamed "sectarian hatred" for a surge of violence in Iraq, after bombings killed dozens of people and wounded more than 80 others in the country.
Explosions in Iraq, including two car bombs and a roadside blast in the northern city of Kirkuk, have killed 12 people and wounded 23.
Militants have targeted an Iraqi military base in Iraq’s western city of Ramadi by mortar shells, Al-Alam reports.
A suicide bomber has targeted the home of a senior Iraqi intelligence officer north of Baghdad, killing three people, according to media reports.