Series of Blasts Rock Iraqi Cities

An Iraqi policeman stands guard at the site of a bomb attack in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, Iraq, March 20, 2012. (Reuters)

A man stands at the scene of a car bomb attack in Ramadi. (AP)

Iraqi security forces inspect the site of a bomb attack in Hilla, south of Baghdad. (Reuters)

Iraqi security forces stand guard at the site of a bomb attack in Kerbala, south of Baghdad. (Reuters)

A man gestures at a destroyed vehicle at the scene of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, north of Baghdad. (AP)

People inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk. (AP)

People inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk. (AP)

Iraqi security forces inspect the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk. (Reuters)

A series of near simultaneous bombings in nearly a dozen Iraqi cities killed at least 38 people Tuesday.