What the records say
- When
- 2022
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 34.00° N, 45.00° E
- Description
- massacre of Iraqi soldiers
Placed at the district its title names, Diyala.
2022 Diyala massacre
Mass murder of Iraqi soldiers
On January 21, 2022, several Islamic State gunmen raided an Iraqi Army base in rural al-Azim district, Diyala Governorate. At least 11 Iraqi soldiers were killed in their sleep.
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