Iraqi forces planning a major offensive in Diyala Province

Iraqi Ministry of Interior spokesman, Major-General Abdul Karim Khalaf addresses a press conference in Baghdad on July 13, 2008. During the press conference it was announced that the Iraqi security forces are planning to launch a major offensive against Al Qaida backed Sunni extremists in Diyala Province who are stirring up tensions in this religious and ethnically mixed north eastern province. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)

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