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Diyala Devastations
2 civilians die in small arms attack near Abu Seba’ VillageDiyala (IraqiNews.com) A local source in Diyala Province declared that two civilians were killed in and armed attack, east of Baqubah, Alsumaria News reported on Wednesday. The source said, “Unidentified gunmen launched an attack, this evening, on two civilians near Abu Seba’ Village in Abu Saida vicinity (30 km east of Baqubah), killing them on the spot.” “Security forces cordoned off the area of incident and opened an investigation into its circumstances, while ambulances evacuated the bodies to the forensic medicine department,” the source added. On Monday, an official source in Diyala revealed that the area of Abu Saida is witnessing a security instability in the current time. Airstrikes hit ISIS targets in Diyala Diyala (IraqiNews.com) A local source in Diyala Province declared that three locations belonging to the Islamic State were completely destroyed by an airstrike on Mutaibijh area, located between Salahuddin and Diyala, Alsumaria News reported on Wednesday. The source said, “Three locations belonging to the Islamic State in the area of Mutaibijh, which is located between Salahuddin and Diyala, were completely destructed by an intensive aerial bombardment that lasted for more than half an hour.” “Semi-confirmed information indicated to the killing of the so-called Islamic State’s Wali of Salahuddin in the air strike,” the source added on condition of anonymity. “The destroyed locations were known as the immigrants’ locations/ places, and they were homes for Arab and foreign suicide bombers who were planning to launch attacks on security and civilian targets in Salahuddin and Diyala,” the source further explained. Posted by: badanov 2017-02-16 |
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