Al-Sadiyah
Al-Sadiyah or As-Sadiyah is a town in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. It is located near the Diyala River 8 km south of Jalawla. Kurds constituted 50% of the town in the 1947 census and the town is part of the Disputed areas of North Iraq.Background
In the early hours of 13 June, ISIL seized two towns in Diyala Province, after security forces abandoned their posts in Al-Sadiyah and Jalawla. Several villages around the Hamrin Mountains were also captured.
Al-Sadiyah has come under the control of the Popular Mobilization Forces.
