Hibhib


Hibhib is a village in northern Iraq, located northwest of Baquba. It is predominately Sunni Arab.

History

The former leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Jordanian-born militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, maintained a safehouse in the village. On June 7th, 2006, while meeting in the safehouse with his spiritual adviser, he was bombed and killed by U.S.-led coalition aircraft.