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| Iraqi city of Kirkuk attacked as Mosul offensive continues | |
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| Armed militants have raided government buildings in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. | Armed militants have raided government buildings in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. |
| Iraqi media said suicide bombers had attacked police stations and a power station, but that security forces repelled fighters. | Iraqi media said suicide bombers had attacked police stations and a power station, but that security forces repelled fighters. |
| The so-called Islamic State group said it was behind the attack, claiming its fighters had broken into the town hall and taken control of a hotel. | |
| It comes as Iraqi government-led forces attempt to retake the IS stronghold of Mosul. | It comes as Iraqi government-led forces attempt to retake the IS stronghold of Mosul. |
| IS fighters were reported to have set fire to a chemical plant south of Mosul as they were retreating on Thursday. Sources say they started the fire at the sulphur plant in al-Mishraq deliberately when they were being pushed out of the area by the Iraqi security services during the ongoing offensive. | |
| Dawn attack | |
| A curfew has been imposed in Kirkuk "until further notice", Iraqi media said. | A curfew has been imposed in Kirkuk "until further notice", Iraqi media said. |
| A local TV channel showed footage of black smoke rising over the city, with automatic gunfire audible. | A local TV channel showed footage of black smoke rising over the city, with automatic gunfire audible. |
| The Beirut-based newspaper al-Sumaria reported that after the dawn attack, police had killed one suicide bomber but three others blew themselves up. | |
| A district police chief, Brig Gen Sarhad Qadir, told the paper that the situation was under control. | A district police chief, Brig Gen Sarhad Qadir, told the paper that the situation was under control. |
| It is not yet clear whether anyone other than the bombers has been killed or injured. | It is not yet clear whether anyone other than the bombers has been killed or injured. |
| Kirkuk, 180 miles (290km) north of Baghdad and 105 miles (170km) south east of Mosul, is claimed both by the Iraqi government and by the country's Kurds. It is oil-rich but a report from Reuters said the attack had not affected crude oil production facilities. | Kirkuk, 180 miles (290km) north of Baghdad and 105 miles (170km) south east of Mosul, is claimed both by the Iraqi government and by the country's Kurds. It is oil-rich but a report from Reuters said the attack had not affected crude oil production facilities. |