The Hīt shooting occurred on 30 October 2014 when insurgents from the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist organization and unrecognized quasi-state. IS occupied signi ...
(ISIL) killed at least 75 members of the
Albu Nimr
Albu Nimr or al-Bu Nimr () is a Sunni Arab tribe (عشيرة ashirah) of some 500,000 people living in Ramadi in Al Anbar Governorate of Iraq. It is part of the larger Dulaim tribe.
In the years after 2007, Albu Nimr was part of the Sahwa milit ...
tribe in
Hīt
Hit or Heet (, ''Hīt'') is a city in Al Anbar Governorate of Iraq. Situated on the banks of the Euphrates River, it lies northwest of Ramadi, the provincial capital. The city is administrative capital for Hit District. A major city in the cent ...
, a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
Al Anbar Governorate
Al Anbar Governorate (; ''muḥāfaẓat al-’Anbār''), or Anbar Province, is the largest governorate in Iraq by area. Encompassing much of the country's western territory, it shares borders with Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The population ...
.
Earlier in October, the
Fall of Hīt to ISIL had cut off the road leading to nearby
Haditha
Haditha (, ''al-Ḥadīthah'') is a town in the Al Anbar Governorate, about northwest of Baghdad. It is a farming town situated on the Euphrates River. Its population of around 46,500 people, predominantly Sunni Muslim Arabs. The town lies near ...
.
See also
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American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present)
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Fall of Hīt (2014)
The Fall of Hīt was the capture of the important Iraqi town of Hīt by IS, which cut off the road leading to nearby Haditha.
Events
On October 2, it was reported that a major battle had broken out in the city of Hīt. IS claimed that they had ...
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List of terrorist incidents in July–December 2014
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List of terrorist incidents linked to ISIL
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List of mass car bombings
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Military intervention against ISIL
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Number of terrorist incidents by country
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Timeline of ISIL-related events (2014)
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Timeline of the War in Iraq (2014)
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War on Terror
References
External links
* http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=201410300035
2014 murders in Iraq
Massacres of the War in Iraq (2013–2017) perpetrated by ISIL
ISIL terrorist incidents in Iraq
Mass murder in 2014
History of Al Anbar Governorate
Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2014
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