Bombings in Iraq cause heavy casualties. (Photo: Reuteurs)

(VOVworld) – Iraqi police said several bombings in Baghdad and other places in Iraq on Tuesday killed 18 people and wounded nearly 50. Violence in Iraq has escalated in recent years with increasing numbers of casualties. With nearly 9 thousand killed, including 8 thousand civilians and police, 2013 was the worst of recent years, according to data from the UN Support Mission in Iraq. Data from Iraq’s health and security office indicates that about 2 thousand Iraqis have been killed in attacks since the beginning of the year.