List of massacres of the Iraq War
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During the Iraq War of the 2000s, both the Insurgency and the Coalition forces committed various massacre
s and abuses.
This list currently covers only notable events or events in which civilians or prisoners were killed in mass; far more numerous smaller massacres occurred. It is not necessarily exhaustive, and sources frequently disagree on the number of deaths.
Massacre
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s and abuses.
This list currently covers only notable events or events in which civilians or prisoners were killed in mass; far more numerous smaller massacres occurred. It is not necessarily exhaustive, and sources frequently disagree on the number of deaths.
List
- 2006 Balad massacre on March 15, 2006 by U.S. Forces, four women and five children, one aged five months.
- Massacre of New Iraqi Army recruits on October 24, 2004 by Sunni insurgents, 49 killed.
- Haditha killingsHaditha killingsThe Haditha killings refers to the incident where 24 Iraqi men, women and children were killed by a group of United States Marines on November 19, 2005 in Haditha, a city in the western Iraqi province of Al Anbar. At least 15 of those killed were civilians...
on November 19, 2005 by U.S. Marines, 24 killed. - Mahmudiyah killingsMahmudiyah killingsThe Mahmudiyah killings and gang-rape of a 14-year-old girl by U.S. troops occurred on March 12, 2006, in a house to the southwest of Yusufiyah, a village to the west of the town of Al-Mahmudiyah, Iraq. Five United States Army soldiers of the 502nd Infantry Regiment were charged with the crimes: ...
on March 12, 2006 by U.S. soldiers, 4 killed. - Between May 7 and 8, 2006, 51 bodies were found in Baghdad, all handcuffed, blindfolded and shot in the head and abdomen.
- Hay al Jihad massacreHay al Jihad massacreThe Hay al Jihad massacre occurred on July 9, 2006 in the Hay al Jihad neighborhood of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Estimated 40 Sunni civilians were killed by Shia militiamen....
on July 9, 2006 by Shia militia, 40 killed. - 2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacreThe 2007 Tal Afar bombings took place on March 27, 2007, when two truck bombs targeted Shia areas of the town of Tal Afar, Iraq, killing 152 and wounding 347 people.-External links:*...
, by Shiite-affiliated policemen after a bombing, 70 killed. - On April 17, 2007, 51 bodies of Iraqi civilians and military personnel, who were killed in the previous two years, were found in Mahmudiya, south of Baghdad.
- 2007 Mosul massacre2007 Mosul massacreThe 2007 Mosul massacre was a mass killing that took place on April 23, 2007 in Mosul, in northern Iraq. A bus carrying workers from the Mosul Textile Factory was hijacked by unidentified attackers. The attackers checked the passengers' identity cards, telling Muslims and Christians to get off the...
on April 23, 2007 by Sunni insurgents, 23 killed. - On June 30, 2007, 35 to 40 bodies were recovered from a recently dug mass grave in the town of Ferris, south of Fallujah, most likely victims of sectarian violence.
- Massacre of Shiite villagers in a village in Diyala province on July 16, 2007 by Sunni insurgents, 29 killed.
- 2007 Qahtaniya bombings on August 14, 2007 by Sunni insurgents, 796 killed.
- Blackwater Baghdad shootingsBlackwater Baghdad shootingsOn September 16, 2007, Blackwater military contractors allegedly shot and killed 17 Iraqi civilians in Nisour Square, Baghdad. The fatalities occurred while a Blackwater Personal Security Detail was clearing the way for a convoy of US State Department vehicles en route to a meeting in western...
on September 16, 2007 by Private military companyPrivate military companyA private military company or provides military and security services. These combatants are commonly known as mercenaries, though modern-day PMCs refer to their staff as security contractors, private military contractors or private security contractors, and refer to themselves as private military...
, 17 killed. - Following the conclusion of the 2007 Diyala province military campaignDiyala campaignThe Diyala province campaign was a series of operations conducted by coalition forces against Iraqi insurgents and a number of bombing and guerrilla attacks against the security forces in Diyala Governorate of Iraq, with the purpose of control of the province.-Background:In 2006, Diyala province...
dozens of mass graves were found. It is unclear who was responsible. - On April 4, 2010 Insurgents dress as US and Iraqi soldiers killed 25 people including 5 women in a village south of BaghdadBaghdadBaghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
. They were linked to the Awakening movement. They were hand cuffed and shot in the head or chest. 7 were found alive in handcuffs. Major General Qassim Atta spokesman for the Iraqi security forces' Baghdad operations said Al-Qaeda in IraqAl-Qaeda in IraqAl-Qaeda in Iraq is a popular name for the Iraqi division of the international Salafi jihadi militant organization al-Qaeda. It is recognized as a part of the greater Iraqi insurgency....
was behind this.