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On January 21, 2022, severalIslamic State gunmen raided anIraqi Armybase in rural al-Azim district,Diyala Governorate.[a][2] At least 11Iraqi soldiers were killed in their sleep.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
The attacks began at around 3:00 AM when the gunmen entered thebarracks, proceeding to gun down sleeping soldiers before theISterrorists 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 viaTelegram.[12] TheIraqi federal government immediately condemned the incident, launching aretaliatory airstrike against IS targets south ofHatra in response.[2][13][11]Barham Salih, former prime minister of theKurdistan Region, also condemned the ISIL terrorist attacks.[14]
The massacre was condemned by the governments ofIraqi Kurdistan,Turkey, and theUnited Arab Emirates.[15][16][10]Iraqi Kurdish presidentNechirvan Barzani held a telephone call withIraqi Prime MinisterMustafa Al-Kadhimi in which he denounced the attack and extended empathy to the people of Iraq.[17] On January 25, 2022, theUnited Nations Security Council voted to condemn the killings. The UN-released document is available in three languages: English,Arabic, andKurdish.[18]
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- ^"Eleven Iraqi soldiers killed in overnight attack on army base by IS group".France 24. January 21, 2022.Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2022.
- ^"Suspected ISIL fighters kill 11 Iraqi soldiers 'in their sleep'".www.aljazeera.com.Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved2022-01-23.
- ^Deeb, Qassim Abdul-zahra and Sarah El (2022-01-21)."ISIS jailbreak, attacks in Syria, Iraq raise alarm; scores die".CTVNews.Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved2022-01-23.
- ^"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.Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved2022-01-23.
- ^"Dozens killed as Islamic State attacks in Syria and Iraq".euronews. 2022-01-22.Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved2022-01-23.
- ^"ISIS gunmen kill 11 soldiers in east Iraq: Military source".Al Arabiya English. 2022-01-21.Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved2022-01-23.
- ^"Suspected ISIL fighters kill 11 Iraqi soldiers 'in their sleep'".Al Jazeera.Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved2022-01-23.
- ^ab"Eleven Iraqi soldiers killed in suspected ISIS attack".Rudaw.Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved2022-01-23.
- ^ab"We should weaken ISIS financial resources to prevent its attacks: Kadhimi's spox".Rudaw.Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved2022-01-23.
- ^"Spotlight on Global Jihad (January 20-26, 2021)".The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Centre. 27 January 2022.Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved11 February 2022.
- ^"Iraqi airstrike kills three ISIS suspects".Rudaw.Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved2022-01-23.
- ^"Iraqi president, PM discuss security developments following ISIS attack".www.rudaw.net.Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved2022-01-23.
- ^"From Rep. of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs".Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved2022-01-23.
- ^Wam."UAE strongly condemns terrorist attack in Diyala, Iraq".Khaleej Times.Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved2022-01-23.
- ^"Top Kurdish officials condemn ISIS deadly attack on Iraqi army".Rudaw.Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved2022-01-23.
- ^"UN Security Council press statement on recent terrorist attack in Iraq [EN/AR/KU] - Iraq".ReliefWeb. 25 January 2022.Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved2022-01-27.
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