Baqubah
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Baqubah is the capital of the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. The city is located some 50 km to the northeast of Baghdad, on the Diyala River. In 2025 the population of the Baqubah metro area reached 377,
Bridge on the Diyala River
U.S. Army provides security during a mission near Baqubah, June 2, 2007
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, born Ahmad Fadeel Nazal al-Khalayleh, was a Jordanian jihadist militant who ran a training camp in Afghanistan. He became known after going to Iraq and masterminding a series of
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…enclaves of Fallujah and Ramadi. It was the site of the heaviest fighting during the June 24, 2004, insurgent offensive. Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad, led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, took responsibility for the attacks. In a setback for insurgents, Iraqi and U.S. officials confirmed on June 7, 2006, that Zarqawi had been killed in…
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U.S. soldiers in Fallujah in November 2004 pursuing al-Zarqawi's network
American hostage Nick Berg seated, with five men standing over him. The man directly behind him, alleged to be al-Zarqawi, is the one who beheaded Berg.