Saladin Governorate
Saladin Governorate
Arabic: صلاح الدين | |
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Governorate | |
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| Country | Iraq |
| Capital | Tikrit |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24,751 km2 (9,556 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 1,146,500 |
| Main language(s) | Arabic |
Salah ad Din or Salâh-ad-Dîn (Arabic: صلاح الدين) is a governorate in Iraq, north of Baghdad. The province has an area of Template:Km2 to mi2. The estimated population for 2003 was 1,146,500 people. The provincial capital is Tikrit; the province also contains the significantly larger city of Samarra. Before 1976 the province was part of Baghdad Governorate.
The province is named after Saladin (written Salah ah Din in modern Arabic Latin transcription), an ethnic Kurd and hero of the 12th century. Salahuddin province is a variant version of the province's name.
Events following US invasion of Iraq, 2003
On March 16, 2006, a combined American/Iraqi force, supported by 50 aircraft, launched an air assault into the province.
On March 20, The New York Times reported that: "Police investigators in Salahudin Province have accused American troops of executing 11 civilians, including several children, during a raid last Wednesday on a house in Ishaqi, near Balad, about 60 miles (100 km) north of Baghdad." On June 02, BBC News reported this again as video tape emerges, fews weeks after Haditha revelations. On June 19, the US military announced that three soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Private First Class Corey R. Clagett, Specialist William B. Hunsaker and Staff Sergeant Raymond L. Girouard, are being charged in the connection of these deaths. On June 21, Specialist Juston R. Graber, at that time 20, was charged with premeditated murder, attempted premeditated murder, conspiracy to commit murder and making a false official statement.
Towns and Cities
See also
- Tigris River
- Saladin
- al-Awja, birthplace of Saddam Hussein
External links
- Article and vidéo on civilians massacre on BBC News.
- "3 U.S. soldiers charged with killing of Iraqis" on CNN.
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