BAGHDAD — A car bomb exploded Friday at an open-air market in a Shi'ite town northeast of Baghdad, killing 23 people and wounding more than 50, Iraqi…
Al Khalis, Khalis or Al Khales is a village roughly 15 kilometers (9 mi) North of Baqubah in one of the six districts of the Diyala Governorate. The Khalis district houses the terrorist organization, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (PMOI, MEK, MKO) in Camp Ashraf. They are currently being protected by the U.S. military and Bulgarian Army, on Forward Operating Base Grizzly. Ashraf City residents are all considered as "protected persons," under the Fourth Geneva Convention.






















