Police say the gunmen, dressed in Iraqi army uniforms and driving army-type vehicles, broke into the home of the Batta tribal chief on the outskirts of Baghdad early Wednesday.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: In 2014 ISIS had a presence from the outskirts of Baghdad to Aleppo in Western Syria at a time when it seemed that they were unstoppable.
All these areas are generally very good firebreaks, so if you plan them to put them on the outskirts of your community and be like the first line of defense against wildfire.
We're going to the Ghouta to see the situation, he says, driving through what appears to be normal traffic, without an apparent security escort on his way to the eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of Damascus.
Many of these old wooden flats still exist on the outskirts of the city, and people continue to live there because they simply can't afford to move into newer stone apartment buildings.
Besides demonstrating respect to their ancestors, people also take this opportunity to travel together and go on long walks in parks and in the outskirts of the city.