Hatra District Explained

Hatra District
Native Name:قضاء الحضر
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Nineveh Governorate
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:+3

Hatra District (Arabic: قضاء الحضر) is a district of Nineveh Governorate, Iraq.

History

On January 22, 2022, three ISIL suspects died in an airstrike by Iraqi authorities after the 2022 Diyala massacre.[1] Two of them were ISIL leaders.[2]

On February 8, 2022, the Iraqi Armed Forces launched an airstrike near Hatra city against the Islamic State, killing seven ISIL members.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Knights . Michael . Almeida . Alex . 7 January 2022 . The Islamic State at Low Ebb in Iraq: The Insurgent Tide Recedes Again . live . Cruickshank . Paul . Hummel . Kristina . . 15 . 1 . 1–23 . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220210001022/https://ctc.usma.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CTC-SENTINEL-012022.pdf . 10 February 2022 . 11 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Iraqi airstrike kills three ISIS suspects. 2022-02-09. www.rudaw.net.
  3. Web site: 7 IS terrorists killed by airstrike in Iraq. 2022-02-09. ANI News. en.
  4. Web site: Iraqi airstrike kills seven ISIS suspects in Nineveh. 2022-02-09. www.rudaw.net.