Dhuluʿiya () is a town in Salah ad-Din Governorate, Iraq situated on the left bank of the Tigris, near the mouth of the ʿAdhaim, some east of Samarra and north of Baghdad.Al-Izzi, Sa'ad. "A Very Different Dhuluiya" (). The New York Times. October 6, 2009. Retrieved on October 12, 2015. The population is predominantly Sunni Arab of the Khazraj and Jubur tribes.
History Sa'ad Al-Izzi of The New York Times reported in 2003 that many people in the town, forming part of the Sunni Triangle, had a negative attitude towards the American military occupation and a positive reception towards Saddam Hussein, opposing the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias occurred in 2004–2007. However, in 2009 Al-Izzi stated that the town was peaceful when he visited.
The town was partially taken by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant during their June 2014 offensive. In December 2014, it was retaken by an alliance of local tribal fighters, the Iraqi army, and the Popular Mobilization Units in the Dhuluiya offensive.
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