Iraq: Car bomb detonated near security headquarters in Kirkuk Iraqi Kurdish forces repelled a major attack by the Islamic State group in Kirkuk province that killed a top officer Friday, while violence elsewhere left at least 19 dead. Militants struck inside the city itself Friday, detonating a car bomb near security headquarters and wounding five people. armed suicide bombers tried to take up positions on the roof of a hotel in the city, but were killed by security forces before they could do so. IMAGES