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Miqdadiyah

Jan- 4-2008 » Filed Under: 4/2 SBCT

The Long War Journal has another lengthy analysis of recent coalition operations in the Diyala Province titled, "Seven al Qaeda killed in Miqdadiyah". Excerpt:

The Long War Journal recently identified Diyala province as one of the most dangerous regions in Iraq. Miqdadiyah was singled out as a "haven" for al Qaeda in Iraq. The situation in Diyala has deteriorated so badly that an indefinite provincial-wide curfew has been imposed. "Owing to the bad security situation in Diyala province, the Diyala operations command will impose an indefinite vehicle curfew on Friday all over the province from the morning," provincial military operations chief Brigadier General Raghib al Omeiri announced in a statement late today, AFP reported.

Brigadier General James Boozer, the Deputy Commander of Multinational Division North, stated that Miqdadiyah, Baqubah, and Mosul are the most dangerous cities in Iraq, and 60 percent of the violence occurs in the North. "Diyala is a crucial line of communication that the enemy wants to keep and that they were using to go to Baghdad," said Boozer. "That line is now pretty sealed." But the violence continues in Diyala as al Qaeda in Iraq attempts to destroy the Awakening and related Concerned Local Citizens movements fighting the terror groups.


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