| December 2013 Kirkuk attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal) | |
| Location | Central and Northern Iraq |
| Date | 4 December 2013 |
| Target | Iraqi civilians Iraqi security forces (Iraqi Army, Iraqi Police) Sahwa militias |
Attack type | Car bombings, suicide bombings, roadside bombings, shootings |
| Weapons |
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| Deaths | 35[1][2] |
| Injured | 133[1][2] |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant[3] |
On 4 December 2013, a series of coordinated attacks took place in central and northern Iraq, with the biggest assault taking place at a government building and an adjacent shopping mall in Kirkuk. More than 30 people were killed in the attacks that day, while at least 106 were injured.[1][4][5][2]
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