Dwelah is a Shiite village in Diyala Governorate, Iraq, approximately 45 miles north of Baghdad. Diyala (ديالى is one of the constituent Governorates of the nation of Iraq. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous
2007 militant attack
Dwelah is best known for being the location of a December 1, 2007 militant attack. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Around 6:30 a. m. , 50 to 60 suspected al-Qaida fighters showered a Shiite village with mortar rounds. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The Soon afterward, they torching homes and forcing hundreds of families to flee. The death toll of the village is currently at 16 dead: 9 men, 2 women, and 3 children. In addition, 3 militants died in the fighting, after Dwelahns fought back. [1]
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