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9 family members killed, wounded in Diala

September 23, 2008 - 06:40:37

DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: A woman was killed and eight persons, from the same family, were wounded on Tuesday after gunmen blew up their house in Baaquba, an official security source said.
“A woman was killed and eight persons, including six women, all from the same family, were injured when a suspected al-Qaeda group blew up their house in al-Katoun neighborhood in central Baaquba,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq.
“The house, which was completely destroyed, belongs to a displaced family which just returned to the house,” he added.
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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