Suicide Bomber Kills 10 In Iraq's Diyala Province

Oct. 9, 2008

BAGHDAD, Oct. 8 -- A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in Diyala province Wednesday morning in an attack that appeared to target Iraqi policemen, Iraqi officials said.

Row develops over Iraqi tribal councils

BAQUBA, Iraq, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Officials in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala Monday called the tribal Awakening councils a propaganda tool for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Al-Qaida leader killed in Baghdad raid

BAGHDAD, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- An Iraqi killed in a raid has been identified as an al-Qaida leader suspected of planning a suicide bombing and the killing of a U.S. soldier, officials said.

One killed, 7 injured in Iraq bombing

BAGHDAD, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A roadside bomb detonated near an Iraqi police patrol in Baghdad killed one person and injured seven Saturday, officials said.

Female suicide bomber kills nine in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Nine people died Wednesday outside a courthouse in Baquba, Iraq, when a female suicide bomber detonate explosives, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.

Two suicide bombings kill 21 in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Suicide bombers struck two Shiite mosques Thursday, killing at least 20 worshipers during early morning prayers in two areas of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said.

Rivalries may negate gains in Iraq

BAQUBA, Iraq, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Hostility between the Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites in the north of the Iraqi province of Diyala suggests conflict is in respite and not indicative of recovery.

Ambush in Iraq leaves at least 35 dead

BAGHDAD, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- At least 35 were killed when Iraqi insurgents ambushed police and militiamen searching for weapons north of Baghdad, officials said Thursday.

Dozens killed in Iraq bombings

BAGHDAD, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- At least 21 Iraqis were killed and 35 others injured when a woman suicide bomber blew herself up Monday in Diyala province, an official said.

Iraqi officials deny Khanaqin row

BAGHDAD, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Iraqi government officials Wednesday denied allegations of a looming crisis between Kurdish Peshmerga forces and Iraqi troops in eastern Diyala province.

Local police patrol Khanaqin in Diyala

KHANAQIN, Iraq, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Police units from the city of Khanaqin in the Iraqi province of Diyala will be charged with security as part of a deal with Kurdish officials and Baghdad.

Bomber kills 6 in staged Iraq car accident

TAL AFAR, Iraq, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- At least six people died and 50 more were wounded in Iraq Sunday when a suicide car bomber drew a crowd with a staged traffic accident, officials said.

Claims over Diyala resolution disputed

BAQUBA, Iraq, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A Shiite lawmaker Friday denied the Iraqi central government had brokered a deal with the Kurdish Peshmerga forces over the city of Khanaqin in Diyala province.

U.S. examines Aug. 26 Diyala attack

BAGHDAD, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. military officials traveled to Jalawlah in the north of the Iraqi province of Diyala to investigate an Aug. 26 bombing of a police recruiting station.

Agreement reached on Diyala security

KHANAQIN, Iraq, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government brokered a deal with Kurdish representatives Thursday to allow the Peshmerga forces to control parts of Diyala province.

Deal made in Diyala, but disputes remain

KHANAQIN, Iraq, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Kurdish and Iraqi officials Wednesday brokered a joint formula regarding security responsibility in areas in the north of restive Diyala province.