2022 Kirkuk bombing | |
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Location | Kirkuk, Iraq |
Date | 18 December 2022 |
Target | police officers |
Attack type | bombing |
Deaths | 10 (including a perpetrator) |
Injured | 2 |
On 18 December 2022, at least nine police officers were killed when a convoy hit a roadside bomb near Kirkuk, Iraq.[1] The bombing was followed by a gun fight. One Islamic State militant was reported killed.[2] The incident happened near the village of Chalal al-Matar.[3] The Islamic State (IS) have reportedly claimed that they carried out the attack on their Telegram channel.[4] The attack comes as IS militants in recent weeks have been exploiting the volatile security situation in Kirkuk and nearby provinces.