A suicide attack on an Iranian-run construction site in the town of Dibis in northern Iraq Friday killed 16 people, while no casualties were reported after a similar earlier attack on a police compound in the city of Kirkuk.
During that attack, several explosions were heard coming from the police compound and gunbattles followed shortly after. Video footage aired on a local television station showed black smoke rising from the compound and automatic gunfire could be heard in the background.
According to one Kurdish intelligence officer, four suicide bombers attacked the main police headquarters, but one of them was shot dead by police before he managed to explode his suicide vest.
The "Islamic State" group quickly claimed responsibility for the attack.
Kirkuk Governor Najmadin Karim was quoted by the Kurdish television station Rudaw as saying the militants had not seized any government buildings and no casualties were reported.
Several hours later, the French News Agency reports that three suicide bombers made their way into a power plant under construction near the town of Dibis, about 40 kilometers northwest of Kirkuk, and blew themselves up, killing 16 people.
[voanews.com]
21/10/16
During that attack, several explosions were heard coming from the police compound and gunbattles followed shortly after. Video footage aired on a local television station showed black smoke rising from the compound and automatic gunfire could be heard in the background.
According to one Kurdish intelligence officer, four suicide bombers attacked the main police headquarters, but one of them was shot dead by police before he managed to explode his suicide vest.
The "Islamic State" group quickly claimed responsibility for the attack.
Kirkuk Governor Najmadin Karim was quoted by the Kurdish television station Rudaw as saying the militants had not seized any government buildings and no casualties were reported.
Several hours later, the French News Agency reports that three suicide bombers made their way into a power plant under construction near the town of Dibis, about 40 kilometers northwest of Kirkuk, and blew themselves up, killing 16 people.
[voanews.com]
21/10/16
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In der nordirakischen Stadt Kirkuk sind am Freitag Dutzende bewaffnete Islamisten aufgetaucht...
ReplyDeleteAugenzeugen und ein AFP-Korrespondent berichteten über Dschihadistengruppen mit Granaten und Schusswaffen in mehreren Vierteln der Stadt. Zugleich bekannte sich die Dschihadistenmiliz „Islamischer Staat“ (IS) über ihr Sprachrohr Amaq zu den Selbstmordanschlägen auf mehrere öffentliche Gebäude in der von Kurden kontrollierten Stadt nördlich von Bagdad.
Bei dem Angriff auf die nordirakische Stadt Kirkuk und ein Kraftwerk in der Nähe sind zahlreiche Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Schläferzellen der Extremisten hätten am Morgen in Kirkuk mehrere Stationen von Sicherheitskräften und andere Gebäude gestürmt, erklärten der Provinzgouverneur Nadschim al-Din Karim und die Polizei am Freitag. Allein bei einem Angriff auf ein Kraftwerk in dem Ort Dibis nordwestlich von Kirkuk starben 19 Menschen, darunter drei Angreifer.
Ein Polizeioffizier sagte, Sicherheitskräfte hätten die IS-Kämpfer in zahlreiche Gebäuden und Straßen in Kirkuk umstellt. Die Kämpfe gingen weiter. Neun Extremisten seien bislang getötet worden. Anwohner berichteten, Explosionen und Schüsse seien zu hören gewesen.
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