2022 Kirkuk bombing

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2022 Kirkuk bombing
Location Kirkuk, Iraq
Date18 December 2022
Targetpolice officers
Attack type
bombing
Deaths10 (including a perpetrator)
Injured2

On 18 December 2022, at least nine police officers were killed when a convoy hit a roadside bomb near Kirkuk, Iraq. [1] The bombing was followed by a gun fight. One Islamic State militant was reported killed. [2] The incident happened near the village of Chalal al-Matar. [3] The Islamic State (IS) have reportedly claimed that they carried out the attack on their Telegram channel. [4] The attack comes as IS militants in recent weeks have been exploiting the volatile security situation in Kirkuk and nearby provinces.

References

  1. ↑ "At least nine police killed in blast near Iraq's Kirkuk". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  2. ↑ "Nine Iraqi police killed in suspected ISIS ambush in Kirkuk". Kurdistan 24. December 18, 2022. Archived from the original on December 18, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Iraq: At least seven police killed in bomb and gun attack". BBC News. 2022-12-18. Archived from the original on 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  4. ↑ "Nine Iraqi policemen killed in blast near northern city of Kirkuk". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2022-12-20.


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