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Iraq
Diyala dead dudes: someone mortared farmland, killed woman, others killed off-duty soldier
2018-08-28


Iraqi woman killed in mortar attack on agricultural land in Diyala

Diyala (IraqiNews.com) – An Iraqi woman was killed Sunday in a mortar attack on Abu Sayda district in Diyala, a security source was quoted as saying.

Speaking to Almaalomah news website, the source said that a mortar shell fell on an agricultural land in a village in central Abu Sayda district in Diyala, leaving a woman dead.”

According to the source, the security forces carried the victim to the forensic medicine department and opened a probe into the attack.

Iraqi soldier killed in armed attack, east of Diyala: Source

Diyala (IraqiNews.com) An Iraqi soldier was killed in an armed attack, near his house, east of Diyala, a security source said from the province said on Sunday.

Speaking to Baghdad Today website, the source “a soldier, on leave, was killed by unidentified gunmen near his house at the outskirts of al-Humairat village in Mendali town, east of Diyala.”

The attackers, according to the source, “fled toward unknown destination. Security troops cordoned off the accident spot and transferred the victim to forensic medicine department.”

Three mortar shells fall on agricultural land in Diyala: Official

Diyala (IraqiNews.com) – Three mortar shells fell on an agricultural land in Diyala province with no casualties reported, a local provincial official said on Monday.

According to Awwad al-Rabei, the head of Abu Sayda’s security committee, “the mortar attack was launched late last night on the outskirts of Abu Karma village in Abu Sayda district, 25 km northeast of Baqubah.”

“The attack left no casualties,” al-Rabei said, accusing the Islamic State group of launching the attack.
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