Iraq violence ‘on the increase'

Instances of violence in the KurdistanRegional Government (KRG) territory and southern Iraq remain “low” but thecountry as a whole still presents a “highly dangerous business environment”,according to a security report.

There was an average of 34 violentincidents per day in Iraq in the first quarter with at least 2149 fatalities,“although the true figure may be even greater”, risk analysis firm AKE said.

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