Dwelah is best known for being the location of a December 1, 2007 militant attack. Around 6:30 a.m., 50 to 60 suspected al-Qaida fighters showered a Shiite village with mortar rounds. Soon afterward, they began torching homes and forcing hundreds of families to flee. The death toll of the village is currently at 16 dead: 9 men, 2 women, and 3 children. In addition, 3 militants died in the fighting, after Dwelahns fought back.[1]
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^"Dozens of militants raid Shiite village north of Iraqi capital, killing 13 and burning homes". Goshen News. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
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