Security Test?

" Michael packed with explosives blew up near a crowded cafe in Baghdad and five people were killed more than a dozen hurt. These -- pictures of the aftermath this isn't a Sunni area that was the scene of heavy sectarian violence several years ago. What are the challenges today facing Iraqi forces may try to maintain security. -- that she's in our Baghdad bureau of mines knowing how many these bombings are obscene needs it."

" Well first -- and violence has dropped dramatically in the last eighteen months or so but tell you do. Still continue to see these deadly attacks. Almost on a daily basis we had an attack this afternoon at a cafe. Kebab shop in western Baghdad that left at least two people dead and four wounded. The military says violent attacks are down 85% from a high in June 2007. Don't think the same level of mass casualty bombings. Or sectarian murders. Security now is largely in the hands of Iraqi Security Forces and US more and more in a support role. But security forces are still being tested and local elections coming up. In January expectation is that there is going to be continuing violence as various. Factions. Try to influence the political process as well watching so of bombing like this who is behind it. Well now we continue to see activity by Sunni insurgents and al-Qaeda there was a bombing last weekend in -- them -- all the hallmarks of al-Qaeda coordinated string of bombings. The first one going off in front of a police station. Followed by allowing just a few minutes later as the first responders rushed in and then one. After that at a hospital. That left 25 people dead and 77 wounded. The military says foreign fighters are continuing to come in from Syria they also say Iran continues to funds train and supply Shiite militias. But they say the greater the greatest driver of instability right now is ethnic tensions between Arabs and Kurds. In the north -- again we see some violence in the north of the country -- cook as well James on the one last question for you I -- that the insurgents are continuing to target. The infrastructure still is that right. That's right and -- we -- as an example of that just -- over the weekend where a key highway truck bomber blew out a bridge over a key highway. West of here that's one of the routes that the US military uses to transport equipment out of the country and it is also a major civilian thoroughfare. A leading in and out of Syria and Jordan so that's the bottom stocks. People coming in and out of the country as well a major headache out forum for people. In trying to get in and out of the country so again you can see they're just they're just trying to disrupt People's Daily lives -- Melanie looks in Baghdad -- thank you."