Sayed Gharib Explained

Sayyid Gharib
Native Name:السيد غريب
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Coordinates:33.9167°N 54°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Saladin
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dujail
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

Sayed Gharib (Arabic: السيد غريب), also transliterated as Sayyid Gharib or Syed Ghraib, is a village in the Dujail district of Saladin Governorate, Iraq. The village lies beside Highway 1 a few kilometres south of the city of Balad and 120 kilometres southeast of the provincial capital, Tikrit. The national capital, Baghdad, is another 80 kilometres south.

Insurgency

In October 2009 four gunmen kidnapped five farmers in the area.[1]

In June 2010 two Sahwa militiamen were killed and another was seriously injured by an explosive at a checkpoint in the area.[2]

In July 2013 a policeman was reportedly shot by unidentified gunmen at a checkpoint.[3]

On 3 January 2015, IraqiNews, citing an anonymous security source, reported that Iraqi security forces had liberated the village from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ISIS) militants. The source advised IraqiNews that "The security forces have managed to liberate the whole area of Sayed-Gharib, located 120 km south of Tikrit in the district of al-Dajil," adding that, "The clashes between the security forces and ISIS militants have resulted in the deaths of 7 ISIS snipers positioned inside some abandoned houses in the area."[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://ninanews.com/english/News_Details.asp?ar95_VQ=EJMJLM Farmers kidnapped in Salah-il-Din
  2. http://ninanews.com/english/News_Details.asp?ar95_VQ=EMKDEM Sahwa elements killed, injured in southern Tikrit
  3. http://ninanews.com/english/News_Details.asp?ar95_VQ=GJDMGL A policeman killed, south of Tikrit
  4. Web site: Security forces liberate Sayed-Gharib, kill 7 ISIS snipers in clashes. Iraq news, the latest Iraq news. 7 January 2015.