Monday, September 17, 2007
Islamic State of Iraq steps up attacks
Insurgency
(Gulf News) - At least 30 people were killed as militants stepped up bombings and shootings across Iraq on Sunday. This followed a threat by Al Qaida to launch a new phase of violence. Suspected Al Qaida militants shot dead 14 people in the predominantly Sunni Arab town of Muqdadiya north of Baghdad and torched at least 12 shops in the town, Iraqi police said.
A suicide bomber on a booby-trapped bicycle killed six people at an outdoor cafe in the northern town of Tuz Khurmato. In Baghdad, eight people were killed in four separate bombings. In the raids on the villages of Jichan and Ghizlayat, the fighters arrived from several different directions and residents fought back until Iraqi security forces arrived and chased the attackers, who fled to nearby farms. The clashes about 60 miles north of Baghdad lasted about two hours, officials and witnesses said.
An Al Qaida-led group, the Islamic State in Iraq, had said on Saturday it was launching a fresh round of attacks to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which started late last week. Meanwhile, the US military said it had caught a suspected Al Qaida militant believed to be behind the killing last week of a key Sunni Arab tribal leader in Anbar province.
Shaikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, who met US President George W. Bush two weeks ago in Anbar, was killed in a bomb attack on Thursday near his home. He led an alliance of tribes that helped US troops push Al Qaida out of much of the vast western area.
A suicide bomber on a booby-trapped bicycle killed six people at an outdoor cafe in the northern town of Tuz Khurmato. In Baghdad, eight people were killed in four separate bombings. In the raids on the villages of Jichan and Ghizlayat, the fighters arrived from several different directions and residents fought back until Iraqi security forces arrived and chased the attackers, who fled to nearby farms. The clashes about 60 miles north of Baghdad lasted about two hours, officials and witnesses said.
An Al Qaida-led group, the Islamic State in Iraq, had said on Saturday it was launching a fresh round of attacks to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which started late last week. Meanwhile, the US military said it had caught a suspected Al Qaida militant believed to be behind the killing last week of a key Sunni Arab tribal leader in Anbar province.
Shaikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, who met US President George W. Bush two weeks ago in Anbar, was killed in a bomb attack on Thursday near his home. He led an alliance of tribes that helped US troops push Al Qaida out of much of the vast western area.
Labels: Al Qaeda, booby-trapped bicycle, Islamic State in Iraq, Muqdadiya, suicide bomber, Tuz Kharmatu, violence
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Islamic State of Iraq confiscates goods from Iran
Insurgency
(Al-Sharqiyah) - The Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq has begun confiscating Iranian-made goods from shop owners in Al-Miqdadiyah, Iraqi media reported on July 31. Local residents told Al-Sharqiyah television that gunmen are roaming the markets of the city confiscating and destroying any goods produced in Iran.
The decision to confiscate the goods was announced by the Islamic State's so-called trade ministry. The group reportedly set a deadline for shop owners to get rid of the goods throughout the Diyala Governorate. While the Islamic State does not appear to have issued a formal statement on the decision, the order has been widely reported on Internet jihadist forums. According to the forums, the group has threatened punishment by the group's commission for promoting virtue and preventing vice.
Labels: Diyala, Iran, Islamic State of Iraq, Muqdadiya
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Al Qaeda Members Gathering In Himrin Mountains To Avoid Operation “Arrowhead Ripper”
Security, Insurgency
(Al Mada Newspaper) - 30 JUL - On Saturday, an Iraqi Army source reported that Al Qaeda members, and their groups, have escaped into the Himrin Mountains. (The Al Qaeda members began hiding in these mountains more) especially after the ‘second stage’ of Operation Arrowhead Ripper began in Baquba’s area.
The “anonymous source, in a press statement”, said “Groups from the Al Qaeda organization have begun to gather in the Himrin Mountains, which are located on the ‘northeast border of Diyala Province’ with some areas of the Kurdistan region… And, these mountains also pass through parts of the Provinces of Salah Ad Din, Kirkuk (Tamim), and Mosul (Ninawa).”
The source continued, “This ‘gathering operation’ coincided with Operation Arrowhead Ripper finishing its first month. The result of this operation is that the Al Qaeda members have fled Arrowhead Ripper’s area of operations instead of facing the Security Forces… And, our information confirmed that 200-350 Al Qaeda members have reached various areas of Kirkuk and Salah Ad Din Provinces. They (these Al Qaeda) members are now gathering in order to conduct attacks in these areas.”
The source also mentioned, “The Himrin Mountains are located along the (Iranian border) and are adjacent to ‘Iranian mountains’. This area is very difficult terrain, and it has many caves. It is also near an unoccupied desert area which runs from Kirkuk to Diyala.” He added, “These areas have many different population groups; Arabs, Kurds, and Turkmen living in the area. And, it is an open area which is easily used for smuggling …And, it is an area where people can easily and secretly cross into or out of Iraq. Most of the smuggling operations which occurred during the “old regime (Saddam)” used this area and, currently, this is still occurring.”
The source added, “Intelligence information indicates that most of these ‘armed groups’ (gathering in this area) belong to Al Qaeda. They are attempting to gather there, because it is a safe area for them… especially areas of the Himrin Mountains and the desert area between the town of Muqdadiya and the Mansuriyat Al Jabil and Dali Abbas area (two adjacent areas)… Muqdadiya is located 45 km northeast of Baquba; and, the Mansuriyat Al Jabil and the Dali Abbas area, both of which are located 50 km northeast of Baquba. [Therefore, there may be a large concentration of AQIQ in this 5 km long stretch of Diyala Province.] There are also gatherings occurring in semi-mountainous areas, such as: the Al Athim area, 100 km north of Baghdad.”
According to this source Operation Arrowhead Ripper “was closing in on the AQIQ members so, they fled to these open areas in which they can move freely about without being observed by Iraqi Security Forces.”
The “anonymous source, in a press statement”, said “Groups from the Al Qaeda organization have begun to gather in the Himrin Mountains, which are located on the ‘northeast border of Diyala Province’ with some areas of the Kurdistan region… And, these mountains also pass through parts of the Provinces of Salah Ad Din, Kirkuk (Tamim), and Mosul (Ninawa).”
The source continued, “This ‘gathering operation’ coincided with Operation Arrowhead Ripper finishing its first month. The result of this operation is that the Al Qaeda members have fled Arrowhead Ripper’s area of operations instead of facing the Security Forces… And, our information confirmed that 200-350 Al Qaeda members have reached various areas of Kirkuk and Salah Ad Din Provinces. They (these Al Qaeda) members are now gathering in order to conduct attacks in these areas.”
The source also mentioned, “The Himrin Mountains are located along the (Iranian border) and are adjacent to ‘Iranian mountains’. This area is very difficult terrain, and it has many caves. It is also near an unoccupied desert area which runs from Kirkuk to Diyala.” He added, “These areas have many different population groups; Arabs, Kurds, and Turkmen living in the area. And, it is an open area which is easily used for smuggling …And, it is an area where people can easily and secretly cross into or out of Iraq. Most of the smuggling operations which occurred during the “old regime (Saddam)” used this area and, currently, this is still occurring.”
The source added, “Intelligence information indicates that most of these ‘armed groups’ (gathering in this area) belong to Al Qaeda. They are attempting to gather there, because it is a safe area for them… especially areas of the Himrin Mountains and the desert area between the town of Muqdadiya and the Mansuriyat Al Jabil and Dali Abbas area (two adjacent areas)… Muqdadiya is located 45 km northeast of Baquba; and, the Mansuriyat Al Jabil and the Dali Abbas area, both of which are located 50 km northeast of Baquba. [Therefore, there may be a large concentration of AQIQ in this 5 km long stretch of Diyala Province.] There are also gatherings occurring in semi-mountainous areas, such as: the Al Athim area, 100 km north of Baghdad.”
According to this source Operation Arrowhead Ripper “was closing in on the AQIQ members so, they fled to these open areas in which they can move freely about without being observed by Iraqi Security Forces.”
Labels: Al Qaeda in Iraq, Arrowhead Ripper, Diyala, Himrin Mountains, Muqdadiya
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Shiite villagers massacred in Diyala
Security
(AP) - Dozens of Shiite villagers in the north were massacred by Sunni extremists, two officials said Tuesday, while a car bomb exploded across the street from the Iranian Embassy in the heart of Baghdad and killed four civilians.
Police Col. Ragheb Radhi al-Omairi said 29 members of a Shiite tribe were massacred overnight in Diyala province when dozens of suspected Sunni gunmen raided their village near Muqdadiyah, about 60 miles northeast of Baghdad. The dead included four women, al-Omairi said. Al-Omairi said he had not seen the bodies and it was unclear whether they had been retrieved.
An Iraqi army officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not supposed to release the information, said the attack occurred in the village of Diwailiya and that at least 10 bodies were mutilated in the hour-long raid.
In Baghdad, the deadliest bombing occurred when a suicide driver detonated his vehicle near an Iraqi army patrol in Zayouna, a mostly Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, killing 10 people, including six civilians, police said. Police said 11 people, including seven civilians, were wounded.
The blast near the Iranian Embassy occurred in late morning a few hundred yards north of the U.S.-controlled Green Zone, sending a huge cloud of black smoke over the city. Three civilians also were wounded, said police. All the Baghdad police officers spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release information.
Police Col. Ragheb Radhi al-Omairi said 29 members of a Shiite tribe were massacred overnight in Diyala province when dozens of suspected Sunni gunmen raided their village near Muqdadiyah, about 60 miles northeast of Baghdad. The dead included four women, al-Omairi said. Al-Omairi said he had not seen the bodies and it was unclear whether they had been retrieved.
An Iraqi army officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not supposed to release the information, said the attack occurred in the village of Diwailiya and that at least 10 bodies were mutilated in the hour-long raid.
In Baghdad, the deadliest bombing occurred when a suicide driver detonated his vehicle near an Iraqi army patrol in Zayouna, a mostly Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, killing 10 people, including six civilians, police said. Police said 11 people, including seven civilians, were wounded.
The blast near the Iranian Embassy occurred in late morning a few hundred yards north of the U.S.-controlled Green Zone, sending a huge cloud of black smoke over the city. Three civilians also were wounded, said police. All the Baghdad police officers spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release information.
Labels: Diwailiya, Diyala, massacre, Muqdadiya, Sunni extremists
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Round-up of violence across Iraq
Security
(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 0930 GMT on Tuesday:
* denotes new or updated item.
DIYALA PROVINCE - A suicide car bomber killed nine U.S. soldiers and wounded 20 at a military base north of Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said. One Iraqi civilian was also wounded in the attack.
* BAGHDAD - U.S. forces detained 10 insurgents and discovered a weapons cache in Baghdad, the U.S. military said. Those detained were suspected of working with al Qaeda in Iraq and facilitating foreign fighters near Falluja.
* NASIRIYA - Three Australian soldiers were injured when an improvised explosive device hit their light armoured vehicle patrol near Nasiriya, 375 km (235 miles) southeast of Baghdad on Monday, the Australian military said.
BAQUBA - Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms attacked homes in a town near Baquba north of Baghdad, killing six and wounding 15, police said. Six houses were set on fire.
BAGHDAD - Two car bombs exploded in a parking lot in front of the Iranian embassy in Baghdad's Salhiya neighbourhood, a Reuters photographer said. Police said four people were wounded. A total of four car bombs have exploded in the lot in the past 24 hours.
BAGHDAD - The bodies of 15 people were found shot in different districts of Baghdad on Monday, police said.
MOSUL - The bodies of five people were found shot in different districts of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
NEAR KERBALA - A roadside bomb targeting a joint Iraqi-U.S. patrol killed three Iraqi soldiers and wounded four others near the holy city of Kerbala, 100 km south of Baghdad, on Monday, police said.
MUQDADIYA - A U.S. soldier died on Monday after a roadside bomb exploded near him in Muqdadiya, 90 km northeast of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
HILLA - A car bomb near a restaurant killed three people and wounded eight on Monday in Hilla, 100 km south of Baghdad, police said.
* denotes new or updated item.
DIYALA PROVINCE - A suicide car bomber killed nine U.S. soldiers and wounded 20 at a military base north of Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said. One Iraqi civilian was also wounded in the attack.
* BAGHDAD - U.S. forces detained 10 insurgents and discovered a weapons cache in Baghdad, the U.S. military said. Those detained were suspected of working with al Qaeda in Iraq and facilitating foreign fighters near Falluja.
* NASIRIYA - Three Australian soldiers were injured when an improvised explosive device hit their light armoured vehicle patrol near Nasiriya, 375 km (235 miles) southeast of Baghdad on Monday, the Australian military said.
BAQUBA - Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms attacked homes in a town near Baquba north of Baghdad, killing six and wounding 15, police said. Six houses were set on fire.
BAGHDAD - Two car bombs exploded in a parking lot in front of the Iranian embassy in Baghdad's Salhiya neighbourhood, a Reuters photographer said. Police said four people were wounded. A total of four car bombs have exploded in the lot in the past 24 hours.
BAGHDAD - The bodies of 15 people were found shot in different districts of Baghdad on Monday, police said.
MOSUL - The bodies of five people were found shot in different districts of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
NEAR KERBALA - A roadside bomb targeting a joint Iraqi-U.S. patrol killed three Iraqi soldiers and wounded four others near the holy city of Kerbala, 100 km south of Baghdad, on Monday, police said.
MUQDADIYA - A U.S. soldier died on Monday after a roadside bomb exploded near him in Muqdadiya, 90 km northeast of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
HILLA - A car bomb near a restaurant killed three people and wounded eight on Monday in Hilla, 100 km south of Baghdad, police said.
Labels: Baghdad, Baqouba, car bomb, Diyala, Hilla, IED, Mosul, Muqdadiya, Nasiriyah, roadside bombs, SVBIED, weapons cache
Monday, April 23, 2007
Wall to be constructed in Muqdadiyah for security
Security
(VOI) - Iraqi security forces have embarked on constructing a concrete wall in Muqdadiyah district, while seven suspected gunmen were arrested in Baaquba, 57 km northeast of Baghdad, a security source said on Saturday. "Security forces started today constructing a concrete wall in central Muqdadiyah under new security measures taken to protect residents in the district," the source, who asked not to be named, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). He added "the wall will enable total control of Muqdadiyah to curb the armed attacks that targeted civilians and security forces in the city." Muqdadiyah is 45 km east of Baaquba, capital city of Diala province. Meanwhile, the source said seven suspected militants were detained during a security crackdown carried out by Iraqi and U.S. troops in Baaquba.
Labels: Diyala, Muqdadiya, security, wall
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Round-up of violence across Iraq
Security
(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1100 GMT on Tuesday:
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* denotes new or updated item. Follow link for furtehr information.
* MUQDADIYA - A suicide bomber targeting police recruits lining up outside a police station killed 17 and wounded 33, including three civilians, in the town of Muqdadiya, 90 km (50 miles) north east of Baghdad, police said.
* BAGHDAD - A car bomb at an intersection near Baghdad University in southern Baghdad killed four people and wounded 10 others, police said.
* BAGHDAD - U.S. military said a rocket pod on a helicopter caught fire and was jettisoned in central Baghdad during fierce clashes between gunmen and Iraqi and U.S. forces. Residents reported seeing helicopters rocket buildings where gunmen were holed up.
BAGHDAD - The bodies of nine people were found shot on Monday in different districts of Baghdad, police said.
Labels: Baghdad, car bomb, Muqdadiya, suicide bomber
Female bomber targets police station killing 15
Security
(Al Jazeera) - A woman suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt has blown herself up at a police station in a mainly Sunni town in the province of Diyala, killing 15 people, AFP reports quoting an Iraqi interior ministry spokesman. Reuters reported quoting Iraqi police that a suicide bomber killed 14 people outside a police recruitment centre on Tuesday. They said 20 others had been wounded in the blast in the town of Muqdadiya, situated 90km northeast of the Iraqi capital.
Police said three among the wounded were civilians and added that the death toll may rise. In central Baghdad, clashes erupted between US forces and fighters and an American helicopter came under ground fire but was not brought down, US and Iraqi officials said on Tuesday. The fighting raged in Fadhil and Sheikh Omar, two Sunni-majority neighbourhoods, two Iraqi police officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media. Four civilians were injured in the clashes, police and a hospital official said, on the same condition of anonymity.
A US helicopter hovering over the battle "received some ground fire, but was not brought down", according to a senior US military official. He spoke on condition of anonymity because US officials were still investigating the incident. Another U.S. military spokesman, Major Steven Lamb, said a rocket pod on a helicopter had caught fire and was jettisoned. He had no further details.
(Al Jazeera) - A woman suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt has blown herself up at a police station in a mainly Sunni town in the province of Diyala, killing 15 people, AFP reports quoting an Iraqi interior ministry spokesman. Reuters reported quoting Iraqi police that a suicide bomber killed 14 people outside a police recruitment centre on Tuesday. They said 20 others had been wounded in the blast in the town of Muqdadiya, situated 90km northeast of the Iraqi capital.
Police said three among the wounded were civilians and added that the death toll may rise. In central Baghdad, clashes erupted between US forces and fighters and an American helicopter came under ground fire but was not brought down, US and Iraqi officials said on Tuesday. The fighting raged in Fadhil and Sheikh Omar, two Sunni-majority neighbourhoods, two Iraqi police officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media. Four civilians were injured in the clashes, police and a hospital official said, on the same condition of anonymity.
A US helicopter hovering over the battle "received some ground fire, but was not brought down", according to a senior US military official. He spoke on condition of anonymity because US officials were still investigating the incident. Another U.S. military spokesman, Major Steven Lamb, said a rocket pod on a helicopter had caught fire and was jettisoned. He had no further details.
Labels: Baghdad, Fadhil, female suicide bomber, helicopter, Muqdadiya, police station, Sheikh Omar
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Insurgents raid prison, free prisoners
Security, Insurgency
(Gulf Daily News) - Hundreds of insurgents stormed a prison in the town of Al-Miqdadiyah, northeast of Baghdad, on March 21 and freed 33 prisoners, the "Gulf Daily News" reported on March 22. Allawi Farhan, the mayor of Al-Miqdadiyah, said there were approximately 200 insurgents using an array of weapons, and he described the operation as well-planned and highly sophisticated. The insurgents detonated a car bomb to seal off the eastern road to the prison and a roadside bomb to block the southern road, impeding the arrival of reinforcements. When U.S. and Iraqi reinforcements finally arrived, they were ambushed by the insurgents, who then set fire to a police station, courthouse, and 20 police vehicles before escaping. Iraqi officials said 18 policemen and 10 insurgents were killed.
Labels: insurgents, Muqdadiya, prisoners
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Sunni politician survives assassination attempt
Security, Politics
(VOI) An Iraqi legislator from the Sunni Iraqi Accordance Front (IAF) survived an attempt on his life in Diala, while a bodyguard was killed and three others were injured in the attack, a leading figure from the IAF said on Tuesday. “Parliamentarian Muzher al-Saadon, of Iraqi Accordance Front, escaped an attempt on his life when an armed group ambushed his motorcade in Muqdadiya, northeast of Diala,” spokesman for the IAF, Salim Abdullah, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).
“The attack took place in al-Hasnawi district, in Muqdadiya, when a group of armed men opened fire against the lawmaker’s car, killing a bodyguard and injuring three others who were rushed to the hospital for treatment,” he added.The source did not mention whether or not the parliamentarian was wounded. The spokesman did not accuse anyone of the attack. The Iraqi Accordance Front, under Adnan al-Dulaimi, is a Sunni bloc with 44 seats out of the 275-member parliament.
COMMENT: Police anticipate that Al-Qaida organization are behind the assassination attempt as a part of its operations targeting the members of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP), the biggest Sunni Islamic party in Iraq. COMMENT ENDS.
Labels: Diyala, Iraqi Accord Front, Muqdadiya, Muzher al-Saadon
Monday, March 12, 2007
Insurgents burn down houses in new tactic
Insurgency
(New York Times) Sunni militants burned homes in a mixed city northeast of Baghdad on Saturday and Sunday, forcing dozens of families to flee and raising the specter of a new intimidation tactic in Iraq’s evolving civil war, Iraqi officials and witnesses said. Attackers burned both Sunni and Shiite homes in a neighborhood of Muqdadiya, a city of about 200,000 in Diyala Province, about 60 miles from Baghdad. There were differing reports about how many houses were affected. A security official in Diyala said that at least 30 houses were completely burned, including occupied and abandoned buildings, while a Sunni Arab politician from the area said that only six houses were destroyed. Some witnesses said as many as 100 houses were set on fire.
Victims from both sects blamed the Islamic State of Iraq, an umbrella organization for Sunni extremists that has taken over several other towns in the area. Residents said the group had recently demanded money, weapons and oaths of support from the local populace. They said the burnings were intended to scare people into giving in or running away. Dozens of families escaped the city, either left homeless by the attacks or terrified that they would be next.
The attacks reignited fears that Iraq is being hollowed out by efforts in some areas to drive out those who do not support an extremist sectarian agenda. Many mixed neighborhoods of Baghdad have already been transformed into homogenous enclaves, with Shiites and Sunnis issuing death threats to the minority sect and even those who intermarry or have cross-sectarian friendships.
Even before the house burnings over the weekend, Diyala had become a cauldron of daily violence, with American and Iraqi forces fighting a growing Sunni threat that has often overwhelmed the province’s Shiite leaders. Residents report that in some villages, the Islamic State of Iraq brazenly flies flags that declare loyalty to Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi, the group’s leader, in what appears to be both a warning and a taunt to the group’s opponents.
American military officials have said they are increasingly concerned about the area’s slide into chaos. The commander for northern Iraq, Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, said this week that he had already shifted additional troops to the province and asked for extra reinforcements. On Thursday, Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq, said Diyala would “very likely” get more troops as part of an increase concentrated in Baghdad.
Victims from both sects blamed the Islamic State of Iraq, an umbrella organization for Sunni extremists that has taken over several other towns in the area. Residents said the group had recently demanded money, weapons and oaths of support from the local populace. They said the burnings were intended to scare people into giving in or running away. Dozens of families escaped the city, either left homeless by the attacks or terrified that they would be next.
The attacks reignited fears that Iraq is being hollowed out by efforts in some areas to drive out those who do not support an extremist sectarian agenda. Many mixed neighborhoods of Baghdad have already been transformed into homogenous enclaves, with Shiites and Sunnis issuing death threats to the minority sect and even those who intermarry or have cross-sectarian friendships.
Even before the house burnings over the weekend, Diyala had become a cauldron of daily violence, with American and Iraqi forces fighting a growing Sunni threat that has often overwhelmed the province’s Shiite leaders. Residents report that in some villages, the Islamic State of Iraq brazenly flies flags that declare loyalty to Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi, the group’s leader, in what appears to be both a warning and a taunt to the group’s opponents.
American military officials have said they are increasingly concerned about the area’s slide into chaos. The commander for northern Iraq, Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, said this week that he had already shifted additional troops to the province and asked for extra reinforcements. On Thursday, Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq, said Diyala would “very likely” get more troops as part of an increase concentrated in Baghdad.
Labels: Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, Islamic State of Iraq, Muqdadiya, Sunni insurgents
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Brothers of Iraqi Accordance Front spokesman killed
Security, Politics
(VOI) Unidentified gunmen killed on Wednesday two brothers of the parliament member and spokesman for the Sunni Iraqi Accordance Front, Salim al-Juburi, a police source said. "Unidentified gunmen shot and killed on Wednesday morning two brothers of parliament member Salim al-Juburi in al-Mualmen neighborhood in Muqdadiya district," a police source said.
The mainly Sunni district of Muqdadiya, Diala province, is 100km northeast of Baghdad. Later, Al-Juburi told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI) over the phone that his brothers were killed in Muqdadiya district when unidentified gunmen attacked them there. "They died on the spot", he added. Al-Juburi has a doctorate in law and worked as a law professor in Diala University. Al-Juburi is the spokesman for the Sunni Iraqi Accordance Front (IAF), which has 44 seats out of 275-member parliament.
Labels: Iraqi Accordance Front, Muqdadiya, Salim al-Juburi
