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Worshipers attend joint Sunni-Shiite Friday prayers at Abdul-Qadir al-Gailani Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq on July 3, 2013. This year, leaders from the Shia and Sunni Muslim communities have stepped up international efforts to pursue peaceful relationships between their two communities. (Associated Press)

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An Iraqi federal policeman stands guard at the site of a Thursday car bombing on a commercial street in Baghdad's southeastern al-Ameen district, Iraq, Friday, April 11, 2014. Two car bombs exploded in Shiite neighborhoods of Iraq's capital Thursday night, killing and wounding scores of people, as violence roars on before a crucial election later this month, authorities said. Last year, Iraq weathered its deadliest bout of violence since it pulled back from the brink of civil war in 2008. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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Iraqi civilians inspect debris left in the aftermath of a car bombing on a commercial street in Baghdad's eastern neighborhood of Sadr City, Iraq, Friday, April 11, 2014. Two car bombs exploded in Shiite neighborhoods of Iraq's capital Thursday night, killing and wounding scores of people, as violence roars on before a crucial election later this month, authorities said. Last year, Iraq weathered its deadliest bout of violence since it pulled back from the brink of civil war in 2008. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)