Baquba, Jun 20 Militants attacked the town of Muqdadiyah northeast of Baghdad today, sparking clashes that killed 30 Shia militiamen, a police colonel and a doctor said.
The fighting began this morning and eased later in the day with security forces still in control of Muqdadiyah, a key approach to Diyala provincial capital Baquba, and militants deployed in adjoining areas.