Sayed Gharib

In October 2009 four gunmen kidnapped five farmers in the area.^[1]

In June 2010 two Sahwa militiamen were killed and another was seriously injured by an explosive at a checkpoint in the area.^[2]

In July 2013 a policeman was reportedly shot by unidentified gunmen at a checkpoint.^[3]

On 3 January 2015, IraqiNews, citing an anonymous security source, reported that Iraqi security forces had liberated the village from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ISIS) militants. The source advised IraqiNews that "The security forces have managed to liberate the whole area of Sayed-Gharib, located 120 km south of Tikrit in the district of al-Dajil," adding that, "The clashes between the security forces and ISIS militants have resulted in the deaths of 7 ISIS snipers positioned inside some abandoned houses in the area."^[4]