Major bombings in Iraq since Jan 1

Fruits and vegetables are scattered at the site where a car bomb exploded Wednesdayat at a market in Baghdad's Sadr City, killing 72 people and wounding more than 125 others. (AFP)

The Associated Press published the following list today.

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.

Source: The Associated Press