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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]
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- ^ "Suspected ISIL fighters kill 11 Iraqi soldiers 'in their sleep'". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "Dozens killed as Islamic State attacks in Syria and Iraq". euronews. 2022-01-22. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "ISIS gunmen kill 11 soldiers in east Iraq: Military source". Al Arabiya English. 2022-01-21. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "Suspected ISIL fighters kill 11 Iraqi soldiers 'in their sleep'". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ a b "Eleven Iraqi soldiers killed in suspected ISIS attack". Rudaw. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Iraqi airstrike kills three ISIS suspects". Rudaw. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "Iraqi president, PM discuss security developments following ISIS attack". www.rudaw.net. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "From Rep. of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ Wam. "UAE strongly condemns terrorist attack in Diyala, Iraq". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "Top Kurdish officials condemn ISIS deadly attack on Iraqi army". Rudaw. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2022-01-27.