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People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, killing scores of people in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani) ( Mideast Iraq Violence )

Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in the Hurriya District in Baghdad July 29, 2013. Seventeen car bombs exploded in Iraq on Monday, killing at least 55 people in predominantly Shi'ite areas in some of the deadliest violence since Sunni insurgents including al Qaeda stepped up attacks this year. REUTERS/Saad Shalahs ( IRAQ-VIOLENCE/ )

Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in the Hurriya District in Baghdad July 29, 2013. Seventeen car bombs exploded in Iraq on Monday, killing at least 55 people in predominantly Shi'ite areas in some of the deadliest violence since Sunni insurgents including al Qaeda stepped up attacks this year. REUTERS/Saad Shalahs ( IRAQ-VIOLENCE/ )

Residents inspect the site of a car bomb attack in the Hurriya District in Baghdad July 29, 2013. Seventeen car bombs exploded in Iraq on Monday, killing at least 55 people in predominantly Shi'ite areas in some of the deadliest violence since Sunni insurgents including al Qaeda stepped up attacks this year. REUTERS/Saad Shalash ( IRAQ-VIOLENCE/ )

A man stands at the site of a car bomb attack in the city of Kut, 150 km (93 miles) southeast of Baghdad, July 29, 2013. At least 10 people were killed when two car bombs blew up near a bus station in Kut, police said. REUTERS/Jaafer Abed ( IRAQ-VIOLENCE/ )

A firefighter hoses down a destroyed vehicle at the site of a car bomb attack in the city of Kut, 150 km (93 miles) southeast of Baghdad, July 29, 2013. At least 10 people were killed when two car bombs blew up near a bus station in Kut, police said. REUTERS/Jaafer Abed ( IRAQ-VIOLENCE/ )

Iraqi army personnel and people gather at the site of a car bomb attack in the city of Kut, 150 km (93 miles) southeast of Baghdad, July 29, 2013. At least 10 people were killed when two car bombs blew up near a bus station in Kut, police said. REUTERS/Jaafer Abed ( IRAQ-VIOLENCE/ )

Iraqis inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack, in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July. 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) ( Mideast Iraq Violence )

Firefighters hose down a burned vehicle at the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, killing scores of people in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani) ( Mideast Iraq Violence )

People inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani) ( Mideast Iraq Violence )

Iraqi security forces inspects wreckage at the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani) ( Mideast Iraq Violence )

Iraqis inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack, in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July. 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) ( Mideast Iraq Violence )

People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani) ( Mideast Iraq Violence )

Iraqis inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack, in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July. 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) ( Mideast Iraq Violence )

People inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani) ( Mideast Iraq Violence )

Iraqis inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack, in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July. 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing scores in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined to undermine the government. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) ( Mideast Iraq Violence )

Iraqis inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in the impoverished district of Sadr City in Baghdad's on July 29, 2013, after 11 car bombs hit nine different areas of Baghdad, seven of them Shiite-majority, while another exploded in Mahmudiyah to the south of the capital. More than 3,000 people have been killed in violence since the beginning of the year, according to AFP figures based on security and medical sources -- a surge in unrest that the Iraqi government has so far failed to stem. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images ( 521724430 )

Iraqis inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in the impoverished district of Sadr City in Baghdad on July 29, 2013, after 11 car bombs hit nine different areas of Baghdad, seven of them Shiite-majority, while another exploded in Mahmudiyah to the south of the capital. More than 3,000 people have been killed in violence since the beginning of the year, according to AFP figures based on security and medical sources -- a surge in unrest that the Iraqi government has so far failed to stem. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images ( 521724438 )

Iraqis inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in the impoverished district of Sadr City in Baghdad on July 29, 2013, after 11 car bombs hit nine different areas of Baghdad, seven of them Shiite-majority, while another exploded in Mahmudiyah to the south of the capital. More than 3,000 people have been killed in violence since the beginning of the year, according to AFP figures based on security and medical sources -- a surge in unrest that the Iraqi government has so far failed to stem. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images ( 521724712 )

Iraqis citizens and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in the impoverished district of Sadr City in Baghdad on July 29, 2013, after 11 car bombs hit nine different areas of Baghdad, seven of them Shiite-majority, while another exploded in Mahmudiyah to the south of the capital. More than 3,000 people have been killed in violence since the beginning of the year, according to AFP figures based on security and medical sources -- a surge in unrest that the Iraqi government has so far failed to stem. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images ( 521724657 )

Iraqis inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in the impoverished district of Sadr City in Baghdad on July 29, 2013, after 11 car bombs hit nine different areas of Baghdad, seven of them Shiite-majority, while another exploded in Mahmudiyah to the south of the capital. More than 3,000 people have been killed in violence since the beginning of the year, according to AFP figures based on security and medical sources -- a surge in unrest that the Iraqi government has so far failed to stem. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images ( 521724698 )