2 civilians die in Diala blast
September 23, 2008 - 08:04:02
DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Two civilians were killed in an explosive charge attack that ripped through Diala province, a local police source said on Tuesday.
“An improvised explosive device (IED) went off last night near a civilian vehicle on a main road in Morgana area, Khanaqin district (155 km northeast of Baaquba), killing two civilians,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq.The source did not provide further details.
Diala province, a mix of Sunnis and Shiites, extends to the northeast of Baghdad as far as the Iranian border. Its capital is Baaquba, 57 km northeast of Baghdad. It covers an area of 17,685 square kilometers (6,828 sq mi).A large portion of the province is drained by the Diala River, a major tributary of the Tigris.Because of its proximity to two major sources of water, Diala’s main industry is agriculture, primarily dates grown in large Date Palm groves. It is also recognized as the orange capital of the Middle East.
In January 2008 Operation Phantom Phoenix was launched in an attempt to eradicate the remnants of al-Qaeda network following the Diala province campaign between 2006 and 2007.
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