Tuz Khormato
Tuz Khormato (Kurdish: Xurmatû, خورماتوو)is a town in Iraq, located 55 miles south of Kirkuk. The town is ethnically mixed between Kurds, Turkmen and Arabs. The name "Tuz Khormato" means "salt mine." In addition, the Shiite mosque is dedicated to a medieval Islamic scholar. Tuz Khurmatu Airbase Al Tuz Airfield and FOB Bernstein[1] The town had 59,189 inhabitants in 2010[2]
Incidents during the Iraq war
Operation Iraqi Freedom
- On August 1, 2003, a bombing of a major Turkish shrine caused a city-wide riot leaving several dead.
- On June 2, 2005, at least 12 people were killed and at least 40 wounded in a big explosion targeting a restaurant.[3]
- On June 23, 2005, a car bomb detonated by remote control hit an Iraqi police patrol, killing one policeman and wounding 7 civilians.[4]
- 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.[5] On March 14, 2007, a suicide bomber struck a market and killing 8 and wounding 25. [6]
Operation New Dawn
- On September 6, 2010, The first US casualties after President Obama declared an end to US combat operations were when an Iraqi soldier killed 2 US military personnel.[7]
Notable residents
One of the well known artist of this town is Ali Kanbar Ozdamer (1919–1999)[8]
References
- ^ [Tuz Khurmatu Airbase http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/tuz-khurmatu.htm]
- ^ www.bevoelkerungsstatistik.de
- ^ 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
- ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/25180734@N05/sets/72157614885602836/