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| 2017 Tikrit attacks | |
|---|---|
| Part of the War in Iraq (2013–2017) | |
| Location | Tikrit, Iraq |
| Date | 4 April 2017 |
| Weapons | Explosive belt |
| Deaths | 35 |
| Injured | 42+ |
| Perpetrator |  Islamic State |
On 4 April 2017, several Islamic State militants disguised as military personnel killed at least 35 people in Tikrit, 14 of which were members of security forces.[1][2]
The attacks
[edit]The attack occurred late on the night of April 4, when 10 IS militants disguised in police uniform attacked a security checkpoint and stormed the house of a police colonel in Zuhour, a neighborhood in Tikrit. The clashes resulted in the killing of at least five IS militants; three were shot dead, while two others detonated their explosive vests, according to a security source.[3][4][5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Islamic State kills 31 in Iraq's Tikrit: security sources, medics". Reuters. 5 April 2017. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ↑ "Iraq suicide bombings in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, kill 22". Yahoo News. 5 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ↑ "Up to 35 people killed in IS attack in Iraq's Tikrit". Xinhua.net. 5 April 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ "Dozens killed in wave of attacks in Iraq's Tikrit". Al Jazeera. 5 April 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ "Iraqi civilians killed as IS militants attack Tikrit". BBC News. 5 April 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ↑ "ISIS Militants, Disguised As Police, Kill Dozens In Tikrit". HuffPost. 2017-04-05. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
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