2017 Tikrit attacks
Islamic State militants kill at least 35 people including 14 security forces. The attack occurred in Tikrit.[1][2]
| 2017 Tikrit attacks | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) | |
| Location | Tikrit, Iraq |
| Date | 4 April 2017 |
| Weapons | Explosive belt |
| Deaths | 35 |
| Injured | 42+ |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State |
The attacks
The attack occurred late on the night of April 4, when ISIL militants disguised in military uniform attacked security checkpoints and stormed several houses 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]
See also
- List of terrorist incidents in April 2017
References
- "Islamic State kills 31 in Iraq's Tikrit: security sources, medics". Reuters. 5 April 2017.
- "Iraq suicide bombings in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, kill 22". Yahoo News. 5 April 2017.
- "Up to 35 people killed in IS attack in Iraq's Tikrit". Xinhua.net. 5 April 2017.
- "Dozens killed in wave of attacks in Iraq's Tikrit". Al Jazeera. 5 April 2017.
- "Iraqi civilians killed as IS militants attack Tikrit". BBC News. 5 April 2017.
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