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Diyala Dead Guys: 5 civilians killed by IEDs and mortars, 2,000 refugees return
 Farmer killed in IED explosion east of Diyala Diyala (Iraqinews.com) A farmer was killed on Monday as an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in an orchard west of Diyala governorate, Alsumaria News reported. A member of Diyala province council, Abdel Khaliq al-Ezzawy, told Alsumaria that an IED, planted in an orchard in western Diyala, exploded on Monday, leaving a farmer dead. Al-Ezzawy added that security forces have opened an inquiry into the incident. On Saturday, an Iraqi army officer was killed and five soldiers were injured when an explosive device went off west of Baqubah, Diyala. Diyala receives 2000 returning refugees: security Diyala (IraqiNews.com) Two thousand refugees have returned to their homes northeast of Diyala, a security member was quoted saying on Monday as authorities plan to return all displaced civilians before 2018. Cap. Habib al-Shamri, from the Iraqi army, told Turkish Anadolu Agency that more than 450 families, making nearly 2000 people, returned to their home regions in Maqdadia as part of a local plan to repatriate all refugees before the end of this year. He added that more than 20.000 registered refugees have yet to return to their home areas at the same region. Four civilians killed, others injured by mortar missiles, IED blasts in Diyala Diyala (IraqiNews.com) Four civilians were killed, while seven others were wounded in several parts in Diyala province, news reports quoted security sources as saying on Monday. Five mortar missiles fell on villages of al-Mekheisa, abu Karma in abu Saida town, northeast of Baquba, on Monday evening. Two women were killed, while five others were injured. Moreover, a bomb exploded while a Federal Police patrol was passing at al-Katoun district in west of Baquba, leaving a policeman killed and two others wounded. Another bomb blast in abu Hassan village in al-Abbara town, north of Baquba killed a member of the paramilitary troops of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units). Posted by: trailing wife 2017-08-08 |
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