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Aswat Aliraq: "DIALA, Aug. 25 (VOI) – A massive demonstration will be staged on Tuesday against the entry of Iraqi security forces into Khaneqeen district, the mayor of the district said on Monday, noting that the forces set up checkpoints throughout Khaneqeen.
“Large Iraqi army force entered Khaneqeen today and set up checkpoints,” Mohamed Mulla Hassan told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq (VOI).
“There are political reasons behind the entry of the forces because they entered in the pretext of hunting down gunmen in a region, which is considered one of the most stable regions in Iraq,” Hassan added.
“Residents, local administration and Kurdish parties reject this interference and will announce that during the protest tomorrow,” he also said.
Last July, thousands of Iraqi soldiers and police launched a major security operation dubbed as Bashaer al-Kheir (Promise of Good) in northeastern Diala province in the latest move by the government to assert its authority over militants.
Diala province extends to the northeast of Baghdad as far as the Iranian border. Its capital is Baaquba, 57 km northeast of Baghdad. It covers an area of 17,685 square kilometers (6,828 sq mi).
A large portion of the province is drained by the Diala River, a major tributary of the Tigris.
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