Iraqi security forces are on high alert after a series of attacks on foreign embassies in Baghdad in which more than 40 people were killed and 200 injured.<br /><br />The government has blamed al-Qaeda and members of the Ba'ath Party for Sunday's attack, but others say the attacks were a political message linked to the ongoing negotiations to form a new government.<br /><br />Christopher Hill, the US ambassador to Iraq, said on Monday that Iraq's security situation has improved overall, but that the attacks show "small terrorist cells" still exist within the country.<br /><br />But he told Al Jazeera's Imran Garda that the incident also indicates that Iraqi politicians have tough negotiations ahead to form a new government.
