The United Nations envoy in Iraq on Sunday condemned the latest wave of car bombings across the country that injured dozens of civilians, and called on its leaders to sit together and address the nation's current challenges.
"Less than a week after a string of similar attacks, Iraqis are hit by another round of deadly and remorseless acts of terrorism," Martin Kobler, the U.N. Secretary-General's Special Representative for Iraq, said in a press release.
"Nothing can justify such despicable and heinous crimes targeting innocent people going about their daily business," he said.
At least 30 people were killed, and many more injured, in a string of car bombings on Sunday morning in crowded areas across central and southern Iraq, media reports said. Similar attacks had killed 70 people across northern Iraqi cities last Monday.
Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, Iraqi authorities blamed the al-Qaeda-linked Sunni Islamist insurgents who are still active in the war-torn country despite ongoing efforts to improve security.
The past couple of months have been some of the deadliest on record in the country. In April, 712 Iraqis were killed and more than 1,600 injured. In May, the death toll mounted to 1,045 and more than 2,300 were wounded, according to figures released by the U.N. Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI).
Growing tensions triggered by continued attacks on Shias by Sunni and al-Qaeda militants across Iraq in recent months have raised fears of a possible return of the levels of sectarian violence witnessed at the height of insurgency during 2006 and 2007.
U.N. officials, including Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, have repeatedly called on Iraqi authorities to redouble their efforts to support reconciliation and end sectarian violence.
Kobler called on political leaders to "sit together with good faith and determination to address all pending problems that the country continues to face."
He also extended his deep sympathy and sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the wounded.
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