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	Iraq gunmen seize 24 people, killing 20 - Boston.com
		Ahmed al-Awad, the commander of the army's 5th division in the area, told state TV that 20 bodies had been found and the victims were Shiites.
		Muqdadiyah was the site of a recent Iraqi military operation aimed at stopping an increase in insurgent activity in the area.
		But police in Diyala province, where Muqdadiyah is located, later put the figure at 24 and said it included Shiites and Sunnis.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/07/12/bomb_kill_5_at_eastern_baghdad_market?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News (479 words)

	Muqdadiyah
		Muqdadiyah [Al Miqdadiyah, Miqdadiyah, Muqdadiyh, Shahroban or Shahraban - 33°58'43"N 044°56'13"E ] is an insect-infested, agricultural village 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Baghdad and northeast of Baqouba.
		Charlie Troop, 10th Cavalry Regiment, was in Muqdadiyah as of October 2003.
		In the town of Muqdadiyah in the evening of 16 December 2003, soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry were in the vicinity of the PUK headquarters when individuals using automatic weapons fired at them from the rooftop.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/iraq/muqdadiyah.htm (393 words)

	Soldiers Doubt an Influx of American Troops Will Benefit Iraqi Army
		MUQDADIYAH, Iraq - It was supposed to be a reconciliation meeting, a get-together to introduce the Sunni Muslim mayor and police chief of this city north of Baghdad to the mostly Shiite Muslim Iraqi soldiers who'd been assigned to protect their town.
		Col. Ishmael Ahmed Ali, the acting brigade commander for the Iraqi army division that's in charge of Muqdadiyah, said he knew that Shiite militias had infiltrated the battalion long before they stomped the mayor's and the police chief's guards.
		Nestled halfway between the Iranian border and Baghdad, Muqdadiyah often is called little Iraq, once because the city of 100,000 reflected the Iraqi populace - a mix of Sunnis and Shiites, Kurds and Turkmens - now because it's a microcosm of the country's many feuding groups.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines07/0110-04.htm (1740 words)

	46 killed in Iraq as curfew lifted -DAWN - Top Stories; November 09, 2006
		In nearby Iskandriyah, another bomb exploded in a residential area killing a man and his 13-year-old son.In the flashpoint eastern region of Diyala, which was also under curfew along with Baghdad and Salaheddin provinces, at least 17 people were killed on Wednesday, including four in a single car bomb attack, police said.
		The booby-trapped car exploded in a market of Muqdadiyah town, north of Diyala's capital of Baquba, police said.
		On Wednesday the US military announced the deaths of two of its servicemen, including a marine killed from wounds suffered in enemy action in the Sunni Arab province of Al-Anbar.
	www.dawn.com /2006/11/09/top4.htm (537 words)

	Iraq Gunmen Seize 24 People, Killing 20, Gunmen Seize 24 People From Bus Station in Iraq, Killing 20 of Them; 8 Dead in ...
		The Muqdadiyah area has a slight Sunni majority and is located in a province where sectarian tension runs high.
		Muqdadiyah was the site of a recent Iraqi military operation aimed at stopping an increase in insurgent activity in the mostly rural area, where sectarian tensions run high.
		The Iraqi Islamic Party, the largest Sunni political group, complained last week that U.S. and Iraqi troops had surrounded 15 mostly Sunni villages near the city and called on them to allow the entry of food and medicine and to compensate farmers for damage to their crops.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/07/12/ap/world/mainD8IQG28O6.shtml (1177 words)

	Middle East Online
		In another gruesome example of the sectarian bloodshed that has engulfed Iraq, the 22 Shiites were part of a group of up to 80 who were kidnapped earlier Wednesday in the town of Muqdadiyah, northeast of Baghdad.
		The army said the 22 had been executed, their bodies found lying in orchards during army raids in the village of Zeham, close to Muqdadiyah.
		Muqdadiyah, a Sunni-majority town in the confessionally mixed province of Diyala - whose provincial capital is Baquba - has seen repeated raids by government and US troops over the past week in which at least 70 suspected insurgents have been rounded up.
	www.middle-east-online.com /english/?id=16957 (759 words)

	Snipers see little letup in 'pacified' province \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		MUQDADIYAH, Iraq – Sgt. Antonio Molina sat on a rooftop in the pitch of night, scanning the road before him with a high-powered sniper scope, hoping an insurgent would scramble out of a car to lay a bomb and give him a reason to squeeze the trigger.
		Muqdadiyah is in one of those 14 provinces, Diyala.
		Muqdadiyah is a relative backwater of about 100,000 people.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20051004/news_1n4snipers.html (618 words)

	Army leaders attend district council meeting in Muqdadiyah
		MUQDADIYAH, Iraq - District council members continued weekly meetings in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, by gathering with members of the U.S. Army Tuesday to discuss issues ranging from the operation of security checkpoints to rebuilding vital infrastructure.
		The Muqdadiyah district council was formed with representatives from surrounding cities, as well as representatives from the Iraqi Army and police forces.
		Muqdadiyah's market, once destroyed by insurgents, has come back to life thanks to the efforts of city officials, he said.
	newsblaze.com /story/20061023065759nnnn.nb/topstory.html (604 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Jail raid a reminder of insurgents' power
		About 100 masked gunmen stormed the Muqdadiyah prison, cutting phone wires, freeing all the inmates and leaving a scene of devastation and carnage: 20 dead policemen, burned-out cars and a smoldering jailhouse.
		Residents of Muqdadiyah, an ethnically mixed city of 200,000 with a Sunni majority, informed authorities of the situation after hearing the firing.
		Muqdadiyah, on the eastern fringe of the Sunni Triangle, is 25 miles from the Iranian frontier and 60 miles northeast of Baghdad.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002880835_iraq22.html (679 words)

	Xinhua - English
		Four kidnapped people were later released by the gunmen near the village of Balloor outside the town of Muqdadiyah, and were found by an Iraqi army force which was chasing the gunmen, the spokesman said.
		Earlier, a Shiite lawmaker Sheik Jalal al-Din al-Saghir told a session of parliament that about 60 Shiites were abducted in Muqdadiyah.
		But security sources in Diyala, where Muqdadiyah located, put the number at 24 and said that they were both Sunnis and Shiites.
	news.xinhuanet.com /english/2006-07/12/content_4823351.htm (163 words)

	Jail raid illustrates threat of militants - The Boston Globe
		The raid occurred as US and Iraqi forces had concentrated in recent days on guarding against sectarian attacks against the 2 million Shi'ite pilgrims who gathered in the southern holy city of Karbala this week to mark the 40th and final day of the annual mourning period for Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.
		Instead, the insurgents aimed their deadliest strike about 60 miles north of Baghdad, in Muqdadiyah, an ethnically mixed city of 200,000 with a Sunni majority.
		Witnesses described a withering firefight and bold defense by the police and guards, who reportedly ran out of ammunition and were overrun on the roof of the jail.
	www.boston.com /news/world/articles/2006/03/22/jail_raid_illustrates_threat_of_militants?mode=PF (743 words)

	6-9 Cav. Makes Presence Known
		The wall was used by insurgents as a place to hide vehicle borne improvised explosive devices and as a hiding place for AIF who lobbed grenades to oncoming vehicles.
		The operation began with the Iraqi Army blocking off a portion of the area of operations to attempt to corral any insurgents who might be in the vicinity, said Command Sgt. Maj.
		Local leaders from Muqdadiyah, Iraq, local leaders prepare for a press conference to announce the rescue of two kidnapped victims and the success of the coalition forces operation Nov. 19.
	www.blackanthem.com /News/U_S_Military_19/6-9_Cav_Makes_Presence_Known2607.shtml (986 words)

	Muqdadiyah Massacre of Shiites - Baghdad Sunni Neighborhoods Organize Militias : Indybay
		At Muqdadiyah, a mixed Sunni-Shiite town north of Baghdad, guerrillas came to a bus station, separated out 24 or more Shiites from the other passengers, and took them to a nearby village where they killed most of them (al-Zaman says they murdered 22).
		The massacre is a continuation of the tit for tat "identity killings" that began last Sunday when Shiite militiamen massacred Sunnis in al-Jihad district of Baghdad.
		In addition to the massacre of the Shiites at Muqdadiyah, another two dozen or so Iraqis were victims of guerrilla violence on Wednesday.
	www.indybay.org /newsitems/2006/07/13/18287523.php (746 words)

	Honor the fallen: Army Spc. Andrew C. Ehrlich
		PHOENIX — A 21-year-old soldier who was the fourth generation in his family to serve in the military has died in Iraq.
		Ehrlich died Monday in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, from a noncombat injury that is under investigation, the Department of Defense said.
		Ehrlich was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in Vilseck, Germany.
	www.militarycity.com /valor/467554.html (343 words)

	Suicide Bomber Kills 32 at Iraq Funeral
		In the worst attack of the day, more than 100 mourners were walking alongside the coffin of a 14-year-old boy in a cemetery in the northern town of Muqdadiyah when the funeral procession was joined by a stranger carrying hidden explosives.
		At least 32 people were killed and 42 wounded, said Dr. Firas al-Nida of the hospital in Muqdadiyah, 60 miles north of Baghdad.
		The funeral was for the teenage nephew of Ahmed al-Bakka, the head of the local Dawa party who had survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2006/01/04/international/i053209S59.DTL&type=printable (1032 words)

	DefendAmerica - U.S. Defense Dept. War on Terror: 02/27/2006 - Edition 5
		WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2006 — The violence in Iraq over the past week has been tragic and has caused tension throughout the country, but ultimately it will inspire Iraqis to unite and form a strong government to defeat the terrorists.
		MUQDADIYAH, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2006 — As part of continuous efforts to thwart anti-Iraqi forces and find hidden weapons caches, Operation “Dirty Harry” recently searched a neighborhood and farmlands in south Muqdadiya in the Diyala Province.
		MUQDADIYAH, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2006 — Through the efforts of Iraqi locals and coalition forces, the schools in Iraq's Diyala Province are getting a makeover.
	www.defendamerica.mil /archive/2006-02/20060227pm3.html (473 words)

	Soldiers and Iraqi Police join forces
		Blackanthem Military News, MUQDADIYAH, Iraq -- U.S. Soldiers and Iraqi Police combined forces in a patrol Nov. 18 at a village near the Joint Coordination Center in Muqdadiyah, Iraq.
		According to Stokes, the JCC is the center that controls all coordination and joint operations between the Iraqi Army and Iraqi police for Muqdadiyah.
		Stokes said his unit goes into Muqdadiyah about three to four times a week at a minimum to check on operations.
	www.blackanthem.com /News/Allies_20/Soldiers_and_Iraqi_Police_join_forces_printer.shtml (612 words)

	CNN.com - Minibus, U.S. tank collide: 6 dead - Jan 14, 2005
		The coffins of four of the victims of the crash are taken away from hospital for burial.
		Members of the 1st Infantry Division patrol stopped to render first aid and assistance to victims, he said.
		Muqdadiyah is about 45 km (28 mi) northeast of Baquba.
	www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/meast/01/14/iraq.tankcrash (209 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Bomb Ignites Tanker in Iraq, Killing 37
		Muntasir Hamoud Ileiwi al-Jubouri and two of his aides were arrested in Muqdadiyah, 56 miles northeast of Baghdad late Friday, Brig.
		He was the fourth Danish serviceman to die in the conflict.
		Al-Jubouri was arrested in Al-Taeyh, a village south of Muqdadiyah, al-Mussawi said.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/2006/sep/23/092305957.html (763 words)

	Stars & Stripes: U.S. forces level building used as insurgents' lair
		MUQDADIYAH, Iraq — The abandoned slaughterhouse alongside the main road into the city center had been a problem for months, a hideaway and staging ground for insurgents planting roadside bombs, according to soldiers here.
		During the past year, soldiers found more than 30 bombs on the road in front of the large brick structure — and shortly before last week’s elections, five bombs were set during a two-day period.
		The mayor of Muqdadiyah joined the team of U.S. soldiers on a rooftop about 600 meters away from the slaughterhouse to watch the precision-guided bombs explode.
	www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=32394 (670 words)

	ABC News: 2 Dozen Iraqi Shiites Abducted, Killed
		Family members breakdown while identifying bodies at the local morgue, Wednesday, July 12, 2006, in Muqdadiyah, 90 kilometers (60 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq.
		The gunmen arrived in several cars at the bus station in Muqdadiyah, about 60 miles northeast of Baghdad, about 6 a.m., forcing the captives into four vehicles they commandeered at the scene, officials said.
		The bloodied bodies of the victims, who were handcuffed, blindfolded and shot in the head, were found behind a pile of small rocks near the main street of Azham village, police said.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=2183978&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (471 words)

	Shias massacred as Rumsfeld arrives in Iraq - Region - Middle East Times
		In another gruesome example of the sectarian bloodshed that has engulfed Iraq, the 22 Shias were part of a group of up to 80 who were kidnapped earlier on Wednesday in the town of Muqdadiyah, northeast of Baghdad.
		Senior Shia MP Jalaleddin Al Saghir had first announced the abductions of the Shias at a parliament session in Baghdad earlier in the day.
		"There was a very serious breach of security in Diyala province today when 60 to 80 Shias were kidnapped from the bus station in Muqdadiyah," he said.
	www.metimes.com /storyview.php?StoryID=20060712-092346-9613r (919 words)

	DefenseLink News Article: Muqdadiyah Raid Successful; IED Cache Found in Mosul
		Muqdadiyah Raid Successful; IED Cache Found in Mosul
		The soldiers worked together using numerous forms of information to compile a solid operation to capture enemy force cell members and recover whatever munitions they possessed.
		An explosive ordnance disposal team destroyed the cache in the basement of the building where it was found.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/newsarticle.aspx?id=15708 (291 words)

	Arab News
		BAQUBA, 13 July 2006 — Blindfolded, hands tied behind them, and most shot in the head, 22 bodies of kidnapped Shiites were found yesterday as US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Iraq to review worsening security in Baghdad.
		In another gruesome example of the sectarian bloodshed that has engulfed Iraq, the 22 Shiites were part of a group of up to 80 who were kidnapped earlier yesterday in the town of Muqdadiyah, northeast of Baghdad.
		Muqdadiyah, a Sunni-majority town in the confessionally mixed province of Diyala — whose provincial capital is Baquba — has seen repeated raids by government and US troops over the past week in which at least 70 suspected insurgents have been rounded up.
	www.arabnews.com /services/print/print.asp?artid=85264&d=13&m=7&y=2006&hl=22 (684 words)

	RTÉ News: Dozens killed in widespread Iraq violence
		In the eastern region of Diyala, which was also under curfew along with Baghdad and Salaheddin provinces, at least 17 people were killed, including four in a single car bomb attack.
		Five Iraqis were killed when clashes broke out in the village of Dhida near Muqdadiyah.
		Two police lieutenants were killed in Saddam Hussein's hometown, Tikrit, while hundreds of his supporters demonstrated in Salaheddin against the death sentence.
	www.rte.ie /news/2006/1108/raq.html?rss (395 words)

	Iraq's Diyala Province Schools Get a Makeover - DefendAmerica News Article
		Keisman, her civil affairs team and Iraqi engineers have been monitoring the construction of three schools here.
		“With the Muqdadiyah Technical School, which is a fairly large project, will benefit quite a few people with a population of approximately 140,000,” said Keisman.
		U.S. Army Maj. Rhonda A. Keisman checks the water valves at a local Iraqi school in Muqdadiyah, Iraq.
	www.defendamerica.mil /articles/feb2006/a022706dg1.html (597 words)

	Operation Dirty Harry Yields Large Mortar Round, Muqdadiyah, Iraq
		MUQDADIYAH, Iraq - Continuous efforts to thwart Anti-Iraqi Forces and weapons caches are keys to the stability and protection of the citizens of Iraq.
		Operation "Dirty Harry" was a joint operation between U.S. Army elements of the 4th Infantry Division's 1-68 Combined Arms Battalion, Air Force dog handlers from the 35th Security Forces Squadron, and Iraqi army forces.
		When the last home was thoroughly searched yielding no contra-band the joint forces assembled on line to sweep through an area of farmland behind the neighborhood.
	newsblaze.com /story/20060227233038nnnn.nb/newsblaze/TOPSTORY/Top-Story.html (604 words)

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