Six Explosions Rip Through Iraq's Oil City Of Kirkuk

[Swordsmyth]

A series of explosions have rocked the oil-rich northern Iraq city of Kirkuk, which lies 150 miles north of Baghdad in a disputed region which Iraqi Kurdistan leaders have jostled with the national government for control over.
On Thursday evening half a dozen or more explosions ripped across a central avenue, leaving at least five people dead and a dozen or more wounded, according to unconfirmed early conflicting reports. Some reports have cited as many as six or more among the dead what may have numbered eight total explosions.
Dramatic footage captured the moment of one of the bombs being detonated on a busy street during the heart of the evening in an area known as a popular commercial hub filled with cafes and malls.

The moment of one of the explosions in Quds street in #Kirkuk.
At least 6 killed 12 wounded. pic.twitter.com/4n2psyxLtj
— Baxtiyar Goran (@BaxtiyarGoran) May 30, 2019​

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According to regional Kurdistan 24 media:

According to initial reports, five explosions were heard in the center of the province near the Peace Mall on Jerusalem Street. A source in the area told Kurdistan 24 the incident left many killed and injured.
Other reports said at least seven blasts targeted various areas inside the city, including Jerusalem Street and Baghdad Road.
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The attack is believed to have involved improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and possibly car bombs in what was clearly a terror attack on the ethnically diverse northern Iraqi city.

More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019...p-through-iraqs-oil-city-kirkuk-terror-attack

 

[UWDude]

Interesting infowar attack vector.
Jerusalem street and Baghdad Road.