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- The Diyala province campaign was a series of operations conducted by coalition forces against Iraqi insurgents and a number of bombing and guerrilla attacks against the security forces in Diyala Governorate of Iraq, with the purpose of control of the province.
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The Diyala province campaign was a series of operations conducted by coalition forces against Iraqi insurgents and a number of bombing and guerrilla attacks against the security forces in Diyala Governorate of Iraq, with the purpose of control of the province.
Diyala, one of Iraq’s most chaotic provinces, feeds the violence in Baghdad by providing bases for insurgents and al Qaeda (p. 2). In 2006 Diyala served as a terrorist stronghold outside of Baghdad province. U.S and Iraqi operations drove al Qaeda from its safe havens in the region (p. 2-3)
Apr 4, 2007 · The Diyala Campaign is currently underway. On March 28, a joint U.S. and Iraqi Army operation targeted “an Islamic State of Iraq power base in the Diyala River Valley .”
Dec 25, 2006 · The Diyala province campaign was a series of operations conducted by coalition forces against Iraqi insurgents and a number of bombing and guerrilla attacks against the security forces in Diyala Governorate of Iraq, with the purpose of control of the province.
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by KIMBeRly KagaN. U.S. forces drove al Qaeda in Iraq from its sanctuaries in Diyala in 2007 and dramatically reduced violence in that province. Defeating al Qaeda in Diyala was especially important because the province had political, as well as military signifi cance for al Qaeda.
bombing campaign in Diyala, aimed not only at the urban population but also at the Sons of Iraq (SoI) responsible for preserving local security. U.S. and Iraqi Security Forces responded with targeted raids and strikes while working actively to bring economic
Mid-2008 saw many changes in Diyala province with an increased effort by U.S. Forces and a substantial Iraqi Army presence, and in the Baqubah region, Islamic State of Iraq's activity was dramatically hampered, and the Sons of Iraq program served only to further weaken Islamic State in Iraq.
