2022 Kirkuk bombing

Location| Kirkuk, Iraq
Date| 18 December 2022
Target| police officers

Attack type

| bombing
Deaths| 10 (including a perpetrator)
Injured| 2

Terrorist incident in Iraq

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.

## References

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1. ^ "At least nine police killed in blast near Iraq's Kirkuk". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
2. ^ "Nine Iraqi police killed in suspected ISIS ambush in Kirkuk". Kurdistan 24. December 18, 2022. Archived from the original on December 18, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
3. ^ "Iraq: At least seven police killed in bomb and gun attack". BBC News. 2022-12-18. Archived from the original on 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
4. ^ "Nine Iraqi policemen killed in blast near northern city of Kirkuk". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2022-12-20.

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