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Iraq army seize former is stronghold in sayed gharib dujail district
Sayed Gharib (Arabic: السيد غريب), also transliterated as Sayyid Gharib or Syed Ghraib, is a village in the Dujail district of Saladin Governorate, Iraq. The village lies beside Highway 1 a few kilometres south of the city of Balad and 120 kilometres southeast of the provincial capital, Tikrit. The national capital, Baghdad, is another 80 kilometres south.
Contents
- Iraq army seize former is stronghold in sayed gharib dujail district
- Map of Syed Ghraib Iraq
- Raw iraqi army discard isis flag reclaiming town of sayed gharib
- Insurgency
- References
Map of Syed Ghraib, Iraq
Raw iraqi army discard isis flag reclaiming town of sayed gharib
Insurgency
In October 2009 four gunmen kidnapped five farmers in the area.
In June 2010 two Sahwa militiamen were killed and another was seriously injured by an explosive at a checkpoint in the area.
In July 2013 a policeman was reportedly shot by unidentified gunmen at a checkpoint.
On 3 January 2015, IraqiNews, citing an anonymous security source, reported that Iraqi security forces had liberated the village from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ISIS) militants. The source advised IraqiNews that "The security forces have managed to liberate the whole area of Sayed-Gharib, located 120 km south of Tikrit in the district of al-Dajil," adding that, "The clashes between the security forces and ISIS militants have resulted in the deaths of 7 ISIS snipers positioned inside some abandoned houses in the area."