Major bombings in Iraq since Jan. 1

Deadliest bombings in Iraq since Jan. 1, when a new U.S.-Iraqi security pact took effect:

- June 24 - Bomb hidden under vegetables on motorized pushcart explodes in Baghdad's Sadr city, killing at least 69.

- June 20 - Truck bomb strikes Shiite mosque near northern city of Kirkuk, killing 82.

- June 10 - Car bomb explodes in market near Shiite city of Nasiriyah, killing 30.

- May 21 - Bomb in mainly Sunni area of Baghdad kills 15 people, including three Americans.

- May 20 - Parked car bomb tears through restaurants in northwest Baghdad, killing 41.

- May 6 - Parked car bomb explodes at a produce market in southern Baghdad, killing 15.

- April 29 - Twin car bombing in Baghdad's Shiite district of Sadr City kills 51.

- April 24 - Back-to-back female suicide bombings kill 71 outside Shiite shrine in Baghdad.

- April 23 - Suicide bomber hits Iraqis collecting humanitarian aid in Baghdad, killing 31.

- April 23 - Suicide bombing in Muqdadiyah kills 53 people, including 44 Iranian pilgrims.

- April 6 - Series of bombings in Baghdad kill 37 people.

- March 26 - Car bomb tears through market in Shiite area in east Baghdad, killing 20.

- March 23 - Suicide bomber strikes Kurdish funeral in Jalula, killing 27.

- March 10 - Suicide bomber targets tribal leaders at market in Abu Ghraib, killing 33.

- March 8 - Suicide bomber strikes police academy in Baghdad, killing at least 30.

- March 5 - Car bomb tears through livestock market in Hillah, killing 13.

- Feb. 13 - Female suicide bomber targets Shiite pilgrims in Musayyib, killing 40.

- Feb. 11 - Twin car bombs explode at a bus terminal and market area in Baghdad, killing 16.

- Jan. 4 - Female suicide bomber strikes Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, killing 38.

- Jan. 2 - Suicide bomber hits tribal leader's home in Youssifiyah, killing 23.

(This version CORRECTS toll in June 20 bombing).)

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