Deadly bombings in Iraq

More than 30 people have been killed and dozens injured in a series of bomb attacks across Iraq.



There have also been several blasts in Baghdad, including one in which 15 people died.



At least 15 people were killed in a suicide attack in Kut in the south.



One person was also killed by a car bomb in Kirkuk, and there were explosions in Basra, Ramadi and Karbala.



The violence comes ahead of the withdrawal of US combat troops at end of the month.



No groups have yet claimed responsibility for the attacks although they are believed to be linked to a branch of al-Qaeda in Iraq.