Taza Khurmatu

Taza Khurmatu or Taza (Arabic: تازة خورماتو‎, romanized: Tāzah Ḵūrmātū,[2] Turkish: Tazehurmatu, lit. 'Fresh Dates'[3][4]) is a town in Iraq, located south of Kirkuk.[5] It is populated predominantly by Shia Turkmen.[5][6]

Not to be confused with Tuz Khurmatu.
Taza Khurmatu
Town
Taza Khurmatu
Coordinates: 35°18′10″N 44°19′43″E
Country Iraq
GovernorateKirkuk
DistrictDaquq
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total27,359 (Taza subdistrict)
Time zoneUTC+3

History

The town experienced Arabization during the Saddam era where Turkmen land was confiscated and given to Arab settlers.[7]

In 2009 it was the site of the 20 June 2009 Taza bombing, where more than 70 people were killed by a suicide bomber.[8] In June 2014, along with the nearby villages of Brawawchli, Karanaz, Chardaghli, and Bashir, it experienced a massacre of at least 40 villagers committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.[9] In March 2016, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fired mortars containing an unidentified chemical agent killing one and injuring 600.[10][11][12]

It is currently controlled by the Turkmen Brigades of the Popular Mobilization Units.[13][14][15]

References
  1. Knights, Michael (2010). "Kirkuk in Transition Confidence Building in Northern Iraq" (PDF). Policy Focus. p. 16. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. "سكان "تازة خورماتو" بكركوك العراقية يتوافدون للمشافي جراء قصف "داعش" البلدة بالكيماوي". Anadolu Agency (in Arabic). 11 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. "The Turkmen of Iraq". Al-Bab. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. "US Holds Islamic State Agent Tied to Chemical Weapons". Voice of America. 9 March 2016.
  6. "The Turkmen of Iraq: Underestimated, Marginalized and exposed to assimilation". UNPO. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. Derzsi-Horváth, András (2017). "Iraq after ISIL: Kirkuk". GPPi. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  8. "Dogs to search for bomb victims in Iraq". NBC News.
  9. Abigail Hauslohner (23 June 2014). "Shiite villagers describe 'massacre' in northern Iraq". Washington Post.
  10. "Iraqi officials: IS chemical attacks kill child, wound 600". HDR - Hickory Daily Record.
  11. "Islamic State Struck Town With Chemical Weapons, Iraq Says". NASDAQ.com. 11 March 2016.
  12. "Iraqi Girl, 3, Dies in ISIS Chemical Attack". News From Antiwar.com.
  13. ده ها کشته و زخمی در حمله هوایی ائتلاف به یک حسینیه در جنوب کرکوک
  14. فيديو؛ "داعش" تستهدف الحشد الشعبي بالغازات السامة
  15. تازة تتعرض لأعنف هجوم من "داعش" بـ42 صاروخ كاتيوشا
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