4 civilians killed, injured in terrorist ISIL attack in Iraq’s Kirkuk
Two civilians were killed and two others wounded in an attack committed by ISIL terrorists in an area in southern Kirkuk, Iraq.
31/10/2021
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KIRKUK, IRAQ - OCTOBER 16: Iraqi forces patrol in the streets after they retake the control of the city center from Peshmerga forces in Kirkuk, Iraq on October 16, 2017. Iraqi forces on Monday seized full control of the city center as well as Kirkuk's Airport, 70th brigade command of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Kirkuk's Northern Oil Company, the Baba Gurgur oil field and K1 Military base in southeastern Kirkuk as part of a military operation in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. The Iraqi army on Monday launched an operation in the oil-rich Kirkuk city on Monday amid tension over last months illegitimate independence referendum in northern Iraqs Kurdish region. Iraqi forces and the Hashd al-Shaabi militia, which supports the government, also seized full control of Tuz Khurmatu district following clashes with Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces. (Photo by Hassan Ghaedi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Iraqi news sources reported that the Al-Abbasiyah area in the south of Kirkuk province was attacked by ISIL terrorist group.
The Sabereen telegram channel reported that two civilians were killed, two wounded and one missed following the attack.
Yesterday, ISIL terrorist group targeted al-Maqdadiyah in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala with 4 mortars, killing 13 people and wounding 10 others.
According to informed sources, ISIL-affiliated terrorist groups in Saladin and Kirkuk provinces are equipped with modern American weapons.
