Iraqi army fights ISIL in Diyala province Iraqi special forces and soldiers continued to fight Sunni jihadists in Diyala province. Security forces successes, including retaking a border crossing with Syria, were marred by air strikes that killed civilians during a counter-offensive against insurgents led by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who have seized swathes of five provinces north and west of Baghdad. IMAGES from the frontline