Balad Ruz is a city located some 120 km (75 mi) northeast of Baghdad in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq.
A U.S. Soldier and local Iraqi police patrolling through the Balad Ruz marketplace, Oct. 24, 2006.
Diyala Governorate or Diyala Province is a governorate in northeastern Iraq.
Diyala river
U.S. Army and Iraqi soldiers maneuver through palm groves in pursuit of insurgents in Diyala (2010)
Districts of the Diyala Governorate