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Al-Qaeda kills Sahwa official in Diala

November 18, 2009 - 07:31:13

DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: A Sahwa leader was killed by al-Qaeda gunmen in Baaquba late Tuesday, commander of Sahwa fighters in Diala said on Wednesday.

“An al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group launched an armed attack late Tuesday (Nov. 17) targeting Hamied Majied, the official of Sahwa fighters in Bab al-Darb region in Baaquba, killing him,” Houssam al-Majmaai told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“This is the second incident of its kind on Tuesday after the assassination of another Sahwa element in al-Uthmaniya region in Baaquba,” he added.

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

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