List of massacres in Iraq
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The following is a list of massacre
s that have occurred in Iraq
(numbers may be approximate). For massacres during the Iraq War, see List of massacres of the Iraq War:
Massacre
A massacre is an event with a heavy death toll.Massacre may also refer to:-Entertainment:*Massacre , a DC Comics villain*Massacre , a 1932 drama film starring Richard Barthelmess*Massacre, a 1956 Western starring Dane Clark...
s that have occurred in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
(numbers may be approximate). For massacres during the Iraq War, see List of massacres of the Iraq War:
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Ashraf massacre Camp Ashraf massacre The Camp Ashraf massacre was a raid by the Iraqi Army against the residents of Camp Ashraf on April 8, 2011. During the confrontation, the Iraqi Army reportedly employed armed violence against unarmed civilians, killing 34 and injuring 318.-Background:... |
April 8, 2011 | Camp Ashraf Camp Ashraf Camp Ashraf or Ashraf City is situated northeast of the Iraqi town of Khalis, about 120 kilometers west of the Iranian border and 60 kilometers north of Baghdad, and is the seat of the People's Mujahedin of Iran in Iraq... |
34 | 318 |
| Dujail Massacre Dujail Massacre The Dujail Massacre refers to the events following an assassination attempt against then Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, on July 8, 1982, in the town of Dujail... |
July 8, 1982 | Dujail Dujail Dujail is a small Shia town in the Salah ad Din Governorate. It is situated about north of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, and has approximately 10,000 inhabitants. It is the site of the 1982 Dujail Massacre.... |
148 | |
| Farhud Farhud Farhud refers to the pogrom or "violent dispossession" carried out against the Jewish population of Baghdad, Iraq, on June 1-2, 1941 during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. The riots occurred in a power vacuum following the collapse of the pro-Nazi government of Rashid Ali while the city was in a... |
June 1-2, 1941 | Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... |
175-600 | |
| Simele massacre Simele massacre The Simele Massacre was a massacre committed by the armed forces of the Kingdom of Iraq during the systematic targeting of Assyrians in northern Iraq in August 1933... |
August 1933 | 3000 |