Blood spills on the streets of Baghdad as dozens die in a series of attacks across the Iraqi capital.<br /> <br />Eight of the 10 blasts in were in mainly Shi'ite districts.<br /> <br />In the deadliest attack, a parked car blew up on a commercial street killing five people.<br /> <br />A surge of violence has killed more than 6,000 people across Iraq this year, reversing a decline in sectarian bloodshed that hit a climax in 2006-07.<br /> <br />Some downplay the divisions in the country<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) ZAFARANIYA RESIDENT ABU ABDULLAH, SAYING:<br /> <br />"There's no difference between Sunnis, Shi'ites, Christians and all other sects, but there are people with an agenda who want to create chaos in the country."<br /> <br />Authorities say at least 38 people were killed in the suspected Sunni insurgent attacks.<br /> <br />The civil war in Syria is opening wounds in parts of the region. The conflict has put pressure on Iraq's delicate sectarian balance, which was already under strain from a power struggle between
