4 Iraqi Soldiers, 11 Anti-Government Fighters Killed, 54 Injured in Diala Clashes, September 12-13, 2010

4 Iraqi Soldiers, 11 Anti-Government Fighters Killed, 54 Injured in Diala Clashes

September 12-13, 2010

11 gunmen killed, 32 others injured in Hidaid

September 13, 2010 - 02:50:32

DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq:

Eleven gunmen were killed and 32 others wounded in the clashes that took place yesterday between al-Qaida operatives and Iraqi security forces in the al-Hidaid area, west of Ba'aquba city.

“Four Iraqi security servicemen were killed and 22 others wounded in the clashes,” a local security source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Monday.

He explained that among the 32 arrested gunmen there are ranking operatives of the al-Qaida.

“The gunmen came to Diala from other provinces, and were arrested in a garden in the al-Hidadid,” the source added.

Yesterday, clashes erupted in the al-Hidaid city between Iraqi security forces and al-Qaida operatives.

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

MH (P)/SR

13 killed, wounded in Diala clashes

September 12, 2010 - 12:04:42

DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq:

Ten security men were killed or wounded and three gunmen killed in clashes that broke out with elements from Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) in western Diala on Sunday, a security source said.

“Clashes erupted on Sunday (Sept. 12) between AQI gunmen and security forces in the area of al-Hudayyeb, (3 km) western Diala, leaving three policemen killed, seven others wounded and three AQI operatives killed,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

Hudayyeb is a key stronghold of the AQI and was until recent under the armed group’s control.

“Security forces imposed a curfew in the area after the clashes,” he added.

The troubled province of Diala lies 57 km northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

AmR (P)

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