Tuz Khormato
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| Tuz Khormato Arabic: طوزخورماتو |
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|---|---|
| City | |
| Tuz Khormato's location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 34°53′N 44°38′E / 34.883°N 44.633°E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Saladin |
| District | Tooz |
| Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 60,262 |
Tuz Khormato (Arabic: طوزخورماتو, Iraqi Turkmen: Tuzhurmatu , Azerbaijani: Tuz xurma) is a town that is the main centre of the Tooz District in Saladin Province, Iraq, located 55 miles south of Kirkuk. A plurality of the population is ethnic Iraqi Turkmen, large minorities of Kurds and Arabs form the remaining population. The name of the city is taken from Persian/Kurdish language, in which "Tuz" is the changed form of word "Taze=تازه" which means fresh, the word "Khorma=خرما" which means date and "tû" means berry.
Incidents[edit]
- On June 2, 2005, at least 12 people were killed and at least 40 wounded in a big explosion targeting a restaurant.[1]
- On June 23, 2005, a car bomb detonated by remote control hit an Iraqi police patrol, killing one policeman and wounding 7 civilians.[2]
- On September 20, 2005, insurgents detonated a car bomb targeting Shiite worshippers as they were exiting the Hussainiyat al-Rasoul al-Azam mosque, killing at least 10 and wounding 21 others.[3]
- On March 14, 2007, a suicide bomber struck a market and killing 8 and wounding 25.[4]
Operation New Dawn[edit]
- On September 7, 2010, the first US casualties after President Barack Obama declared an end to US combat operations took place near the city when an Iraqi soldier killed 2 US military personnel.[5]
Post-US withdrawal[edit]
- On October 27, 2012, a car bombing next to a building owned by a Shi'ite endowment killed two civilians and injured ten others.[6]
- On December 17, 2012, two consecutive car bombings hit a residential area near the city's General Hospital, killing 11 civilians and injuring 45 others. The attacks were part of a country-wide wave of violence that killed almost 100 people in a single day.[7]
- On January 16, 2013, a suicide car bombing at the offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party killed 5 and injured 40 others.[8][9]
- On January 23, 2013, a suicide bomber blew himself up during a funeral for a politician's relative in the city, killing 42 and leaving 75 others wounded.[10][11]
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- See also: Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
Notable residents[edit]
One of the well known artists from the area is Ali Kanbar Ozdamer (1919–1999).[12]
References[edit]
- ^ 20 dead in Iraq bombings | Iraq | Guardian Unlimited
- ^ Car bombs kill nearly 40 people in Baghdad - International Herald Tribune
- ^ Microsoft PowerPoint - Eye on Iraq Sep 20, 2005 - English
- ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070314/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
- ^ Iraqi soldier fires on US troops, kills 2
- ^ Killing and wounding 12 civilians east of Tikrit (NINA News Agency)
- ^ BREAKING NEWS. 25 people killed and wounded in bombings series in Tuz district. (NINA News Agency)
- ^ Reuters (2013-01-15). "Bombers kill more than 35 across Iraq". Trust.org. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ Margaret Griffis (2013-01-16). "Iraq Slaughter: 55 Killed, 288 Wounded". Antiwar.com. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ Marwan Ibrahim (2013-01-23). "Iraq suicide bomb at Shiite mosque kills 42". Google News. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ Margaret Griffis (2013-01-23). "At least 51 Killed, 98 Wounded in Iraq Attacks". Antiwar.com. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/25180734@N05/sets/72157614885602836/
Coordinates: 34°52′38″N 44°38′18″E / 34.87722°N 44.63833°E