Dhuluiya Explained

Official Name:Dhuluʿiya
Native Name:Arabic: الضلوعية
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Iraq
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Salah ad-Din
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Balad
Coordinates:34.05°N 56°W
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:17,000

Dhuluʿiya (Arabic: translit=aḍ-Ḍulūʿīyah|الضلوعية) is a town in Salah ad-Din Governorate, Iraq situated on the left bank of the Tigris, near the mouth of the ʿAdhaim, some 20miles east of Samarra and 47miles north of Baghdad.[1] The population is predominantly Sunni Arab of the Jubur tribe.[2]

History

Sa'ad Al-Izzi of The New York Times reported in 2003 that many people in the town had a negative attitude towards the American military occupation and a positive reception towards Saddam Hussein, opposing the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shia occurred in 2004–2007. However, in 2009 Al-Izzi stated that the town was peaceful when he visited.

The town was partially taken by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant during their June 2014 offensive. In December 2014, it was retaken by tribal fighters, the Iraqi army, and the Popular Mobilization units in the Dhuluiya offensive.

Notes and References

  1. Al-Izzi, Sa'ad. "A Very Different Dhuluiya" (Archive). The New York Times. October 6, 2009. Retrieved on October 12, 2015.
  2. Web site: Iraqi town celebrates victory over Islamic State - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East.