Hatra District (Arabic: قضاء الحضر) is a district of Nineveh Governorate, Iraq.

Hatra District
قضاء الحضر
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Country Iraq
GovernorateNineveh Governorate
Time zoneUTC 3 (AST)

History

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On January 22, 2022, three ISIL suspects died in an airstrike by Iraqi authorities after the 2022 Diyala massacre.[1] Two of them were ISIL leaders.[2]

On February 8, 2022, the Iraqi Armed Forces launched an airstrike near Hatra city against the Islamic State, killing seven ISIL members.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Knights, Michael; Almeida, Alex (7 January 2022). Cruickshank, Paul; Hummel, Kristina (eds.). "The Islamic State at Low Ebb in Iraq: The Insurgent Tide Recedes Again" (PDF). CTC Sentinel. 15 (1). West Point, New York: Combating Terrorism Center: 1–23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.1-23&rft.date=2022-01-07&rft.aulast=Knights&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.au=Almeida, Alex&rft_id=https://ctc.usma.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CTC-SENTINEL-012022.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Hatra District" class="Z3988">
  2. ^ "Iraqi airstrike kills three ISIS suspects". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  3. ^ "7 IS terrorists killed by airstrike in Iraq". ANI News. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  4. ^ "Iraqi airstrike kills seven ISIS suspects in Nineveh". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2022-02-09.