AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday accused Iraqi politicians of being behind a recent spate of assassinations of senior military and civilian officials.
Maliki did not name any specific individuals, but he said political parties and security guards were involved.
"Recently, the number of assassinations has increased," he told reporters at a news conference in Baghdad.
"Certainly, this is the work of Al-Qaeda, but there have also been political assassinations and we will publicly denounce those who are behind the killings, their security guards and their political parties."
In recent days, three top officials have been shot dead by attackers using silenced guns in Baghdad.
On Friday, a senior official in Iraq's foreign ministry was shot dead in north Baghdad and a police departmental chief was wounded by men using silenced pistols.
In separate incidents a day later, the head of Iraq's tax agency and an army lieutenant colonel were killed -- again by gunmen using silencers.
On Thursday, meanwhile, the Islamic State of Iraq, Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq, posted a statement on the Internet jihadist forum Honein, claiming to have carried out 62 "operations" from the beginning of March until April 5.
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