Taza_Khurmatu

Taza Khurmatu

Taza Khurmatu

Town in Kirkuk, Iraq

Not to be confused with Tuz Khurmatu.

Taza Khurmatu or Taza (Arabic: تازة خورماتو, romanized: Tāzah Ḵūrmātū,[1] Turkish: Tazehurmatu, lit. 'Fresh Dates'[2][3]) is a town in Iraq, located south of Kirkuk.[4] It is populated predominantly by Shia Turkmen.[4][5]

Quick Facts Iraqi Turkmen: تازة خورماتو, Country ...

History

In 1925, the town's population was predominantly Turkmen.[6]

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. [1]
    "سكان "تازة خورماتو" بكركوك العراقية يتوافدون للمشافي جراء قصف "داعش" البلدة بالكيماوي". Anadolu Agency (in Arabic). 11 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Son 3 yıl içinde Tazehurmatu'da yaklaşık 100 kişi kansere yakalandı" - Son Dakika Haberleri
  3. [3]
    "The Turkmen of Iraq". Al-Bab. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. [4]
    "US Holds Islamic State Agent Tied to Chemical Weapons". Voice of America. 9 March 2016.
  5. [5]
    "The Turkmen of Iraq: Underestimated, Marginalized and exposed to assimilation". UNPO. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. [6]
    Question of the Frontier between Turkey and Iraq - League of Nations. 1925. p. 38.
  7. [7]
    Derzsi-Horváth, András (2017). "Iraq after ISIL: Kirkuk". GPPi. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Dogs to search for bomb victims in Iraq". NBC News.
  9. [9]
    Abigail Hauslohner (23 June 2014). "Shiite villagers describe 'massacre' in northern Iraq". Washington Post.
  10. [10]
    "Iraqi officials: IS chemical attacks kill child, wound 600". HDR - Hickory Daily Record.
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    "Islamic State Struck Town With Chemical Weapons, Iraq Says". NASDAQ.com. 11 March 2016.
  12. [12]
    "Iraqi Girl, 3, Dies in ISIS Chemical Attack". News From Antiwar.com.
  13. [13]
    ده ها کشته و زخمی در حمله هوایی ائتلاف به یک حسینیه در جنوب کرکوک
  14. [14]
    فيديو؛ "داعش" تستهدف الحشد الشعبي بالغازات السامة
  15. [15]
    تازة تتعرض لأعنف هجوم من "داعش" بـ42 صاروخ كاتيوشا
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