Meanings of sectarian carnage in English

Iraq wants to leave behind years of sectarian carnage, war and mayhem.

Iraq is trying to leave behind years of sectarian carnage, war and mayhem.

During the sectarian carnage that followed, a Shi'ite militia kidnapped her husband and killed him.

Overall violence has dropped sharply since the height of sectarian carnage in 2006-07.

Overall violence has dropped sharply since the height of sectarian carnage in 2006-7, but bombings and killings continue daily.

Overall violence in Iraq has dropped sharply since the height of sectarian carnage of 2006-07, but bombings and killings continue daily.

Overall violence has fallen sharply in Iraq since the peak of sectarian carnage in 2006 and 2007, but security remains fragile.

Years of sectarian carnage was sparked by the destruction of the golden domed al-Askari mosque in Samarra, 100km north of Baghdad, in February 2006.

Sectarian carnage and conflict since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 created a massive refugee crisis.