HOW LONG WILL IT BE, BEFORE IRAQ IS BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE THE U. S. WAS EVER THERE ??  Iraqi Militants Take Students Hostage Amid Violence

BAGHDAD — A series of car bombs exploded across Iraq's capital Saturday night, killing at least 52 people in a day of violence that saw militants storm a university in the country's restive Anbar province and take dozens hostage, authorities said.

The attacks in Baghdad largely focused on Shiite neighborhoods, underscoring the sectarian violence now striking at Iraq years after a similar wave nearly tore the country apart following the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Now with U.S. troops gone, Iraq founds itself fighting on fronts across the country.

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Students of Anbar University leave the university building in Ramadi city, west of Iraq, on June 7. Security forces besieged a university in western Iraq after gunmen stormed the university building and clashed with Iraqi forces , while a local official said that about 1300 students were evacuated from the University building to a safe place.               READ MORE