According to reports, 17 people killed mostly Shias during the Eid al-Adha holiday on October 27 in Iraq. The shootings and explosions, which also wounded more than 40 people, were the latest in a spate of violence in the past week that has broken a relative calm, even though authorities had announced a series of moves to boost security during the four-day Eid break. UN special envoy Martin Kobler condemned on Saturday’s violence as “atrocious,” adding in a statement: “The targeting of worshippers is an appalling crime.” Officials said some Iranian pilgrims were among the dead and wounded. 1

• 1. “Iraq Eid attacks kill 17,” Khaleej Times, October 27, 2012, at http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/middleea...