2017 Tikrit attacks

2017 Tikrit attacks
Part of the War in Iraq
LocationTikrit, Iraq
Date4 April 2017
WeaponsExplosive belt
Deaths35
Injured42+
PerpetratorsIslamic State
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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

The attack occurred late on the night of April 4, when 10 ISIL 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

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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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