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Federal Police position attacked in Hawija district southwest of Kirkuk

One Federal Police officer was killed and four others were wounded on Monday in an attack on a police post in the Al-Bargiliya–Al-Danadish area of Hawija district. Thermal cameras at the site were also destroyed during the assault. It is not yet known who carried out the attack, with an investigation currently underway.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
3 differing positions reported on casualties across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • shafaqofficer killed
  • npasyriakills Federal Police officer, wounds four
  • thenationalnewskilled
2 differing positions reported on location across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • shafaqKirkuk
  • npasyriaIraq’s Kirkuk
  • thenationalnewsKirkuk
WhereKirkuk
35.468, 44.392 ±10 km
First reported19 days ago
Published2026-10-05 20:10 UTC
Occurred2026-10-05
Sources3
Casualties reported1
How this travelled.
Reports7Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings, 1 reported as carrying another outlet.

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Global Event Monitor. Federal Police position attacked in Hawija district southwest of Kirkuk. 2026-10-05T20:10:09.634Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4749. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-05/isis-attack-kills-federal-police-officer-wounds-four-in-iraqs-617bb6ee

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