On the morning of June 28, 2022, two university professors in Salahaddin University-Erbil were killed in an armed attack by a former student. [1] In two separate shooting incidents, the suspect killed the dean of Salahadin College of Law, Karwan Ismail, and Engineering College teacher Irdis Ezzat. [2] Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw later said that Ismail died of his injuries in the hospital. [3] Idris Izzat was alone in his house when the killer intruded to his home and killed him. [4] The killer was a former student of Soran University. The person had been dismissed earlier. [5]
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