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Sahwa fighter killed, 4 wounded in Diala

August 7, 2009 - 04:16:09

DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: A sahwa (awakening) tribal fighter was killed and four others wounded in an attack by gunmen on their checkpoint in the district of Baaquba on Friday, a security source in Diala said.

“Gunmen suspected members of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) network attacked a sahwa checkpoint in the area of al-Othmaniya, Baaquba, and opened a volley of fire at the guards on duty there, leaving one killed and four others wounded,” the source, who asked not to be named, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

Othmaniya is considered one of the key AQI strongholds prior to the launching of Operation Bashaer al-Kheir II (Promise of Good) in April 2009. The area has witnessed the murder and forced displacement of a large number of families.

Baaquba, the capital city of the restive province of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad.

AmR (P)

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