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The Hīt shooting occurred on 30 October 2014 when insurgents from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) killed at least 75 members of the Albu Nimr tribe in Hīt, a town in Al Anbar Governorate.
| Hīt shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in Iraq (2013–2017) | |
 Location of Al Anbar Governorate in Iraq | |
| Location | Hīt, Iraq |
| Date | 30 October 2014 |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Weapons | Gun |
| Deaths | 75 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrator | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Earlier in October, the Fall of Hīt to ISIL had cut off the road leading to nearby Haditha.[1]
See also
edit- American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present)
- Fall of Hīt (2014)
- List of terrorist incidents in July–December 2014
- List of terrorist incidents linked to ISIL
- List of mass car bombings
- Military intervention against ISIL
- Number of terrorist incidents by country
- Timeline of ISIL-related events (2014)
- List of Islamist terrorist attacks
- Timeline of the War in Iraq (2014)
- War on Terror
References
edit- ^ "Haditha Dam key to IS leaders' plans to choke off southern Iraq". Albawaba.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
External links
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