2017 Tikrit attacks explained

2017 Tikrit attacks
Partof:the War in Iraq
Location:Tikrit, Iraq
Date:4 April 2017
Fatalities:35
Injuries:42+
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Perpetrators:Islamic State
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Weapons:Explosive belt
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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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Islamic State kills 31 in Iraq's Tikrit: security sources, medics. Reuters. 5 April 2017. 2 July 2017. 10 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170610060333/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-tikrit-idUSKBN1770KD?il=0. live.
  2. Web site: Iraq suicide bombings in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, kill 22. Yahoo News. 5 April 2017. 6 April 2017. 6 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170406031535/https://www.yahoo.com/news/iraq-suicide-bombings-north-baghdad-kill-least-22-074707261.html. live.
  3. Web site: Up to 35 people killed in IS attack in Iraq's Tikrit. Xinhua.net. 5 April 2017. 5 April 2017. 5 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170405122052/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-04/05/c_136184562.htm. live.
  4. Web site: Dozens killed in wave of attacks in Iraq's Tikrit. Al Jazeera. 5 April 2017. 5 April 2017. 5 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170405140722/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/04/dozens-killed-wave-attacks-iraq-tikrit-170405095315860.html. live.
  5. Web site: Iraqi civilians killed as IS militants attack Tikrit. BBC News. 5 April 2017. 22 June 2018. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226135147/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39500946. live.
  6. Web site: 2017-04-05. ISIS Militants, Disguised As Police, Kill Dozens In Tikrit. 2021-01-29. HuffPost. en. 2021-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210203105620/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/isis-attack-tikrit_n_58e4aeede4b0f4a923b37dff. live.

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