![]() “There is a struggle within the tribe in order to impose power and to obtain important positions in Diyala, positions in the Diyala government, and security positions,” the official said. He blamed “foreign hands” that he said “are trying to return our province back to the days of sectarianism and chaos.”Ī provincial security official, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media, said, “what is happening in Diyala is not only terrorism” - a term generally used for attacks by Sunni militant groups like IS - “but also a struggle for influence between armed factions linked to political blocs.”Įxperts say internal rifts are emerging within the Bani Tamim clan, who are split in their support among the competing forces of the Badr Organization, the movement of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, and the Iranian-affiliated paramilitary group Asaib Ahl Al-Haq. It’s their responsibility,” said Sheikh Maher, another relative of the deceased and prominent member of the tribe. “We blame the security forces and the government because they have to secure the area. Several have been arrested on terrorism charges and caches of weapons, including mortars, missiles, and ammunition, have been uncovered, according to the security media cell. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani visited Diyala days after the attack, sending military reinforcements to the area. But tribe members say their weapons are at the ready if authorities do not bring the assailants to justice. Diyala, bordering both Iran and Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, is a prime conduit for smuggling, including drugs.Ī local leader of the Bani Tamim, one of the most prominent Shiite-majority tribes in Diyala, Sheikh Mustaf has called for calm. But they say other killings were carried out by Shiites against Shiites, as rival militias and their tribal and political allies that control the province struggle over influence and lucrative racketeering networks. Officials, residents, and analysts say at least one instance of violence in Diyala appears to be a sectarian reprisal by Shiites against Sunnis over an IS-claimed attack. “There are a few villages, especially in Diyala, where they have not overcome what happened in the past,” said Adnan. He said employees not offered jobs will be provided severance packages.Iraq as a whole has moved on from the conditions that enabled the rise of the Islamic State group and the large-scale bloody sectarian violence that erupted after the U.S.-led invasion 20 years ago, according to Mohanad Adnan, a political analyst and partner at the Roya Development Group.īut some parts of the country, including Diyala, remain tense, with occasional waves of violence reopening old wounds. Hopson said some of the T&G's 180 employees will learn later this month or early June that they will lose their jobs because of planned staff reductions related to the sale. Henry did not sell the Telegram & Gazette's Millbury printing plant, the newspaper reports. newspapers in December 2011, the paper reports. Halifax owns 35 newspapers in five Southeastern states. The company, founded in 2010 by three private equity investment firms, had purchased 16 former New York Times Co. The deal ends the involvement of Boston Red Sox owner John Henry who acquired the newspaper and its website when he purchased the Boston Globe last year.Īccording to, the purchase is Halifax' first acquisition in the Northeast. ![]() WORCESTER - The Telegram & Gazette and have been sold to Halifax Media Group of Daytona Beach, Florida, for an undisclosed price, the newspaper's website reported Wednesday
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