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At least four civilians wounded in Kirkuk IED attack
[Rudaw] At least four civilians were maimed when an improvised bomb (IED) went kaboom!in the city of Kirkuk on Sunday, security forces have said. The explosion took place while a Shiite religious procession for the holy Ashura period was being held in the southern Kirkuk neighbourhood of Raparin, local police chief Bri. Gen. Haval Abdul-Muhsin told Rudaw. Abdul-Muhsin put the number of civilians injured in the earth-shattering kaboom at seven. Iraqi Security Media Cell said that four civilians maimed in the attack. It is not yet known who planted the IED. "We don't know who conducted the attack yet. Investigation is still ongoing," Abdul-Muhsin said. Kirkuk is part of territory disputed by the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) seated in Erbil. The city has long been home to a diverse mix of Kurdish, Arab, Turkmen, and Christian inhabitants. Its make-up has been disrupted ever since Iraq’s former President Saddam Hussein forcibly transferred people to and from Kirkuk and the surrounding areas during his reign, exacerbating communal tensions. Related: Kirkuk: 2020-08-17 Iraqi forces arrest ISIS commander in Nineveh provin. Kirkuk: 2020-08-15 PKK, Turkish army fire at Peshmerga forces in Sidakan: commander Kirkuk: 2020-08-13 ISIS captures a port in Mozambique Posted by: trailing wife 2020-08-24 |
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