BAGHDAD—A coordinated spate of bombings across Baghdad capped Iraq's bloodiest Ramadan in years, with more than 800 people killed in spiralling violence that a paralyzed government has failed to stem. Experts say things could get even worse, as political deadlock with no end in sight feeds a worsening security situation in a country only a few years removed from a sectarian war in which tens of thousands of people died. "If the Iraqi political parties get together, and agree with each other, discuss things, try to be flexible and reach decisions, I think it will be better," Kurdish MP Mahmud Othman said. "But if things stay as they are—parti...
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