Tuz Khormato
| Tuz Khormato Arabic: طوزخورماتو Kurdish: Tûz Xûrmatû تازه خورماتوو Tûz Xûrmatû | |
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| City | |
  Tuz Khormato Tuz Khormato's location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 34°53′N 44°38′E / 34.883°N 44.633°E | |
| Country |
 Iraq |
| Province | Saladin |
| District | Tooz |
| Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 60,262 [1] |
Tuz Khormato (طوزخورماتو) or Tuz Khurmatu (Kurdish: Tûz Xûrmatû, خورماتوو; 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 Turkoman, standing for tuz (dusty), khorma (dates), and tau (hill/mountain). together: "dusty dates hills."
Incidents
- On June 2, 2005, at least 12 people were killed and at least 40 wounded in a big explosion targeting a restaurant.[2]
- On June 23, 2005, a car bomb detonated by remote control hit an Iraqi police patrol, killing one policeman and wounding 7 civilians.[3]
- 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.[4]
- On March 14, 2007, a suicide bomber struck a market and killing 8 and wounding 25.[5]
Operation New Dawn
- 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.[6]
Post-US withdrawal
- On October 27, 2012, a car bombing next to a building owned by a Shi'ite endowment killed two civilians and injured ten others.[7]
- 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.[8]
- On January 16, 2013, a suicide car bombing at the offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party killed 5 and injured 40 others.[9][10]
- 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.[11][12]
- See also: Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
Notable residents
One of the well known artists from the area is Ali Kanbar Ozdamer (1919–1999).[13]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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