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| Diyala operations commander dismissed |
| 2008-07-29 |
| (VOI) Today, Staff General Abdul-Kareem al-Rubaee, the Diala operations commander, was dismissed and replaced by General Salim al-Itaibi, the Iraqi army 5th division's commander," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI) on condition of anonymity. The source did not mention further details. But Lieutenant Colonel Isam Abdullah, the Iraqi army 5th division's media director, told VOI that this news is incorrect, without mentioning further details. Diala operations command was formed in 2007, and it consists of the Iraqi army 5th division, and Diala police command. A U.S troops commander on Sunday said Iraqi troops are preparing to launch a large-scale offensive in the volatile province of Diala in August. |
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