2025 Duhok axe attack

When

1 Apr 2025

Kind

Terrorist attack

Killed

0

Coordinates

36.85° N, 42.98° E

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Terrorist attack in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

On 1 April 2025, a Syrian refugee conducted an attack against Assyrians celebrating the annual Kha b-Nisan festival in Duhok, Iraq. The perpetrator, Luay Abdul Rahim, was indoctrinated by the Islamic State (IS) and officially joined the group in 2024 before plotting the attack. In total, three people were injured, and Rahim was arrested immediately by security forces.

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