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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Diyala Province

Diyala Province stories: 8 news summaries

 Sectarian Arrests Threaten 
 Iraq Security 

Sunnis fear al-Qaeda resurgence as Shiite authorities detain Council leaders

Sep 23, 08 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sunnis of the Awakening Council, which helped the US fight al-Qaeda in Iraq, are in hiding to avoid arrest by the Shia-led government, USA Today reports. Such political harassment could allow al-Qaeda to regain footing in volatile Diyala province and elsewhere, US officials say. Iraqi government members insist their actions... More »

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Iraq • democracy • sectarianism • Awakening Councils • Diyala Province • al-Qaeda • Sunni Islamic Party

 Blasts Kill at Least 34 in Iraq

Day's death toll is one of highest in recent months

Aug 26, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(AP) - Three blasts killed at least 34 Iraqis today, most of them in a suicide car bombing that struck a group of police recruits, the AP reports. It was one of the highest daily casualty tolls in recent months. Two of the bombs went off in Diyala province, which has been... More »

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Iraq • bombing • Iraq police • Diyala Province

ANALYSIS

Maturing Iraqi Army Enabled US Troop Deal

2011 withdrawal probable thanks to tougher local forces

Aug 22, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US's preliminary agreement with Iraq to withdraw most combat troops by 2011 would have been unthinkable even a few months ago. Declining levels of violence, a ceasefire with the Mahdi Army, and the about-face of Sunni leaders have all helped, the Wall Street Journal reports, but for the administration,... More »

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Iraq • Mahdi Army • troop withdrawal • Iraq Army • Diyala Province • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy

 US, Iraqi Forces
 Launch Major Offensive

Diyala target of big push

Jul 29, 08 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - US and Iraqi forces have launched a major operation in Diyala province, which they consider the last major refuge for insurgents near Baghdad, the AP reports. Authorities have set up new checkpoints and banned all but official traffic as troops zero in on the capital city of Baquba, hoping to... More »

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Iraq • Baquba • US Army • Iraq Army • Diyala Province • Iraq war

 49 Killed in Suicide Attack
on Iraqi Funeral

Bomber blows self up amid dozens of mourners

Apr 17, 08 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A suicide bomber blew himself up in the middle of a funeral in northern Iraq today, killing 49 mourners. The bomber detonated a vest stuffed with explosives in a village along the border of Diyala and Salahuddin provinces, not far from the site of Tuesday's bomb attack that killed 40.... More »

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Iraq • suicide bombing • Northern Iraq • Diyala Province

 Huge Car Bomb
 Kills 40 In Eastern Iraq 

Dozens of casualties still without medical attention

Apr 15, 08 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A car bomb ripped through the Iraqi city of Baquba today, leaving at least 40 people dead and more than 70 injured, Reuters reports. The bomb went off near midday outside a restaurant that faces the city's main courthouse. Only a short while later a second bomb went off in... More »

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Iraq • Baquba • car bomb • Ramadi • Diyala Province

Female Bomber Kills
Anti-Qaeda Sunni Sheik

Diyala-area Awakening leader hit in attack

Mar 10, 08 7:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A female suicide bomber assassinated a Sunni Awakening leader in his Diyala province home today, the AP reports, killing the sheik’s bodyguard, cousin, and 5-year-old niece along with him. The woman had come to see the sheik yesterday, saying her husband had been kidnapped and was begging for help.... More »

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Iraq • suicide bomber • Baquba • female suicide bomber • Awakening Councils • Concerned Local Citizens • Diyala Province • al-Qaeda in Iraq

US Bombs al-Qaeda Sites in Iraq

Strike was aimed at al-Qaeda safe havens north of Baghdad

Jan 10, 08 7:35 AM CST
(Newser) - US bombers and fighters dropped 40,000 pounds of explosives on al-Qaeda stronghold Arab Jabour, an agricultural area just north of Baghdad. The 10-minute strike flattened 40 targets ahead of ground troops as part of Operation Phantom Phoenix, a new offensive against al-Qaeda, the AP reports. Nine US troops have... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • bombing • Anbar • Diyala Province • Operation Phantom Phoenix • airstrike • al-Qaeda in Iraq

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