| 2017 Tikrit attacks | |
|---|---|
| Part of theWar in Iraq | |
| Location | Tikrit, Iraq |
| Date | 4 April 2017 |
| Weapons | Explosive belt |
| Deaths | 35 |
| Injured | 42+ |
| Perpetrator |  Islamic State |
On 4 April 2017, severalIslamic State militants disguised as military personnel killed at least 35 people in Tikrit, 14 of which were members of security forces.[1][2]
The attack occurred late on the night of April 4, when 10 IS militants disguised in police uniform attacked a security checkpoint and stormed the house of a police colonel in Zuhour, a neighborhood in Tikrit. The clashes resulted in the killing of at least five IS militants; three were shot dead, while two others detonated their explosive vests, according to a security source.[3][4][5][6]
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