Washington, Ramadan 5, 1433, Jul 24, 2012, SPA - The United States on Monday condemned a series of “cowardly” attacks across Iraq that killed more than 100 people. “We strongly condemn these attacks which took place today, took place over the weekend, in Iraq. The targeting of innocents is always cowardly,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters yesterday. Despite the violence of the past two days, Nuland said Iraq is making gains in security. “We continue to believe that Iraqi security forces are up to the task, that … the security situation over the last couple of years has improved in Iraq, as has the capability of Iraqi forces,” she said. --SPA 11:53 LOCAL TIME 08:53 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1017693