Five gunned down in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Gunmen killed five worshippers at a Sunni mosque in Baghdad on Saturday, the latest in a surge in violence that has sparked fears of a return to all-out sectarian war.
The militants fled the scene after carrying out the attack, which came during early morning prayers in the predominantly-Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad Jadidah, in the capital’s east, two security officials said.
One worshipper was also wounded in the shooting. A medical source confirmed the toll.
Just north of the capital, meanwhile, one Sunni anti-Al-Qaeda militiaman was killed and four others wounded in a bombing.
Saturday’s attacks were the latest in a surge of unrest, with more than 3,800 people killed so far this year, that has sparked concerns Iraq is headed back to the all-out bloodshed that left tens of thousands dead in 2006 and 2007.