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| Iraq |
| Anti-Qaeda groups spokesman escapes assassination attempt in Diyala |
| 2008-07-19 |
| (VOI) - The popular committees spokesman in Diala escaped an assassination attempt in the volatile province on Friday, an anti-Qaeda group commander said. "A roadside bomb went off targeting a vehicle driven by the spokesman for popular committees Laith Salih in Buhriz district, 5 km south Baquba, leaving his brother wounded,"An anti-Qaeda council commander, who preferred to be on condition of anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq. The popular committee or Sahwa councils are anti-Qaeda fighters working in coordination with the Multi-National Force (MNF) and the Iraqi government. These councils were set up in a number of Iraqi provinces such as Anbar, Diala, Ninewa, and Salah al-Din with the aim of bolstering political and local tribal powers to fight armed groups, particularly al-Qaeda network, in those areas. These councils are usually led by tribal chiefs or notables in the provinces. Earlier, a security source said a roadside bombing went off in Buhriz district, leaving four civilians wounded. |
| Posted by:Fred |