Thu 28 October 2021:
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Thursday ordered a comprehensive investigation into the sectarian killing in Diyala city during the past two days, which left 23 people dead.
On Wednesday, eight Sunni civilians were killed by Shia gunmen in an apparent revenge attack in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province.
In a statement, the country’s Interior Ministry said: “Interior Minister Othman al-Ghanimi conveyed condolences and sympathy of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Mustafa al-Kadhimi to families in the village of Al-Rashad and the village of Nahr Al-Imam in Diyala Governorate.”
The incident comes a day after suspected Daesh militants killed at least 15 people and injured 13 others in the predominately Shia village of al-Rashad in Diyala on Tuesday evening.
In 2017, Iraq declared victory over Daesh by reclaiming all territories the group controlled since the summer of 2014, however, group still maintains sleeper cells in large areas of Iraq and occasionally launches attacks.
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