Four civilians wounded in bomb explosion in central Kirkuk
Kirkuk (Iraqinews.com) – Four civilians were wounded Sunday in a bomb explosion in Kirkuk governorate, a police spokesman was quoted as saying.
Speaking to Alsumaria News, spokesman for Kirkuk Police Afrasiaw Kamil said, “An explosive charge placed under a car went off in central Kirkuk, leaving four passers-by wounded.”
He added that the bomb blast left material damage to the car.
Islamic State blow up Sufi shrine in Iraq’s Kirkuk
Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Islamic State militants have blown up a Sufi shrine in Kirkuk, as websites close to the extremist group reported on Sunday.
The websites said the militants booby-trapped the shrine and blew it up late Saturday in Tal Hama southeast of Daqouq region
Islamic State militants adopt a fundamental interpretation of Islam which beholds Sufism as heresy. The had demolished several shrines and archaeological sites since they emerged in 2014 to proclaim a self-styled Islamic “caliphate”.
Iraqi military denies blowing up Sufi shrine in Kirkuk
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi military has denied news circulated by media channels over blowing up a Sufi Shrine, southeast of Daquq in Kirkuk.
In a statement on Sunday, the Security Media Center said “what was circulated by media channels that Islamic State blew up a Sufi shrine in Tal Hama, southeast of Daquq in Kirkuk is untrue.”
“The confirmed news was about a bomb blast in a grave, 10 kilometers west of Daquq. It targeted a grave, not a shrine,” he added.
“The blast did not damage the grave. It only caused damages to the outer wall. Security troops came up to important information about the perpetrators of the blast,” the statement said.
Five paramilitary personnel killed in armed attack, southwest of Kirkuk
Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Five personnel of the pro-government troops were killed as an armed attack targeted them, southwest of Kirkuk, a security source said on Sunday.
Speaking to AlSumaria News, the source said, “Islamic State members set up an armed ambush near Dugheila village, located between al-Riyad and Hawija towns, which left five personnel of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) killed.”
“Security troops cordoned off the accident scene and transferred the victims to forensic medicine department,” the source, who preferred anonymity, added.