2022 Diyala massacre

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On January 21, 2022, several Islamic State gunmen raided an Iraqi Army base in rural al-Azim district, Diyala Governorate.[a][2] At least 11 Iraqi soldiers were killed in their sleep.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

The attacks began at around 3:00 AM when the gunmen entered the barracks, proceeding to gun down sleeping soldiers before the ISIL terrorists left.[8][9] Eleven people, ten soldiers and one lieutenant, Zargham Luay, were killed in total.[10][11] Islamic State later claimed responsibility for the attack via Telegram.[12] The Iraqi federal government immediately condemned the incident, launching a retaliatory airstrike against ISIL targets south of Hatra in response.[2][13][11] Barham Salih, former prime minister of the Kurdistan Region, also condemned the ISIL terrorist attacks.[14]

The massacre was condemned by the governments of Iraqi Kurdistan, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.[15][16][10] Iraqi Kurdish president Nechirvan Barzani held a telephone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi in which he denounced the attack and extended empathy to the people of Iraq.[17] On January 25, 2022, the United Nations Security Council voted to condemn the killings. The UN-released document is available in three languages: English, Arabic, and Kurdish.[18]

Notes[]

  1. ^ al-Azim is nearby the city of Baqubah.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Iraq: Armed attack in Al-Azim District, Diyala Province, early Jan. 21". Crisis24. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Knights, Michael; Almeida, Alex (7 January 2022). Cruickshank, Paul; Hummel, Kristina (eds.). "The Islamic State at Low Ebb in Iraq: The Insurgent Tide Recedes Again" (PDF). CTC Sentinel. West Point, New York: Combating Terrorism Center. 15 (1): 1–23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Eleven Iraqi soldiers killed in overnight attack on army base by IS group". France 24. January 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Suspected ISIL fighters kill 11 Iraqi soldiers 'in their sleep'". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  5. ^ Deeb, Qassim Abdul-zahra and Sarah El (2022-01-21). "ISIS jailbreak, attacks in Syria, Iraq raise alarm; scores die". CTVNews. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  6. ^ "Iraq: Armed attack in Al-Azim District, Diyala Province, early Jan. 21". Iraq: Armed attack in Al-Azim District, Diyala Province, early Jan. 21 | Crisis24. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  7. ^ "Dozens killed as Islamic State attacks in Syria and Iraq". euronews. 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  8. ^ "ISIS gunmen kill 11 soldiers in east Iraq: Military source". Al Arabiya English. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  9. ^ "Suspected ISIL fighters kill 11 Iraqi soldiers 'in their sleep'". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  10. ^ a b "Eleven Iraqi soldiers killed in suspected ISIS attack". Rudaw. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  11. ^ a b "We should weaken ISIS financial resources to prevent its attacks: Kadhimi's spox". Rudaw. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  12. ^ "Spotlight on Global Jihad (January 20-26, 2021)". The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Centre. 27 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Iraqi airstrike kills three ISIS suspects". Rudaw. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  14. ^ "Iraqi president, PM discuss security developments following ISIS attack". www.rudaw.net. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  15. ^ "From Rep. of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  16. ^ Wam. "UAE strongly condemns terrorist attack in Diyala, Iraq". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  17. ^ "Top Kurdish officials condemn ISIS deadly attack on Iraqi army". Rudaw. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  18. ^ "UN Security Council press statement on recent terrorist attack in Iraq [EN/AR/KU] - Iraq". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
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