April 2007 Yazidi massacre
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| April 2007 Yazidi massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Iraqi civil war (2006–2008) | |
 Al-Hamdaniya District, Nineveh Governorate | |
| Location | Mosul, Al-Hamdaniya District, Iraq |
| Date | April 22, 2007 2:00pm (UTC+03:00) |
| Target | Yazidis |
Attack type | Massacre, Ethnic violence |
| Deaths | 23 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
The April 2007 Yazidi massacre was a massacre of Yazidis that took place on April 22, 2007, in Mosul, in northern Iraq.
Massacre
At around 2PM (GMT+3), a bus carrying workers from the Mosul Textile Factory en route to Bashiqa, Al-Hamdaniya District was stopped by cars owned by unidentified attackers. With the bus now stationary, the attackers got on, and checked the passengers' identity cards. According to Iraqi police, after checking their identification, the armed gunmen told the Muslim and Christian passengers to get off the bus. They then drove the bus to eastern Mosul with 23 remaining passengers, all Yazidis, where the hostages were made to lie face down in front of a wall and shot, execution-style.
Reactions
According to The New York Times, hundreds of Yazidis from Bashiqa gathered in the street to protest the killings.
See also
- Qahtaniyah bombings, later that same year in August 2007
- Genocide of Yazidis by the Islamic State
- Sinjar massacre
References
- ^ "Iraq: Amnesty International appalled by stoning to death of Yezidi girl and subsequent killings". Amnesty International. Archived from the original on 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b "Gunmen kill 23 members of Yazidi minority in Iraq". The New York Times. April 22, 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
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