5 dead in Kirkuk twin bombings
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Two bomb explosions ripped through Kirkuk on Sunday, killing five people and wounding 10 others, said a Rudaw reporter.
The reporter said the first explosion which was of a suicide bomber targeted a government building in the city's Atlas neighborhood.
The second explosion targeted the Shiite militia of the Hashd al-Shaabi inside an abandoned Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) office in the city.
The reporter said the first explosion which was of a suicide bomber targeted a government building in the city's Atlas neighborhood.
The second explosion targeted the Shiite militia of the Hashd al-Shaabi inside an abandoned Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) office in the city.
He added that five people in total including some members of the Saraya al-Salam militia were killed and 10 others wounded.
The city of Kirkuk was captured by the Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi and the Iraqi army on October 16.