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The '''2007 Mosul massacre''' was a [[mass killing]] that took place on April 23, 2007 in [[Mosul]], in |
The '''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 [[Muslim]]s and [[Christian]]s to get off the bus. They then drove the bus to eastern Mosul with 23 remaining passengers, all [[Yazidi]], where the hostages were lined up against a wall and shot.<ref>[[Amnesty International]] (April 27, 2007). [http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE140272007 ''Iraq: Amnesty International appalled by stoning to death of Yezidi girl and subsequent killings'']. Press release. Retrieved May 21, 2007.</ref> |
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The murders were considered to be a reprisal against the [[stoning]] of a Yazidi girl two weeks earlier. The girl, [[Du’a Khalil Aswad]], aged 17 from the village of Bashika, was stoned to death by a large crowd of men in an [[honour killing]], and it was claimed, although never confirmed, that she had converted to Islam. The incident was recorded on mobile phones, but such recordings were not seen by the world until they were distributed over the internet a few weeks after the event. Iraqi authorities have arrested a number of individuals in connection with the killing. |
The murders were considered to be a reprisal against the [[stoning]] of a [[Yazidi|Kurdish Yezidi]] girl two weeks earlier. The girl, [[Du’a Khalil Aswad]], aged 17 from the village of [[Bashika]], was stoned to death by a large crowd of men in an [[honour killing]], and it was claimed, although never confirmed, that she had converted to [[Islam]]. The incident was recorded on mobile phones, but such recordings were not seen by the world until they were distributed over the internet a few weeks after the event. Iraqi authorities have arrested a number of individuals in connection with the killing. |
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*[http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21603740-663,00.html "Gunmen kill 23 members of Yazidi religious minority"] |
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Revision as of 05:49, 31 March 2010
The 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 bus. They then drove the bus to eastern Mosul with 23 remaining passengers, all Yazidi, where the hostages were lined up against a wall and shot.[1]
The murders were considered to be a reprisal against the stoning of a Kurdish Yezidi girl two weeks earlier. The girl, Du’a Khalil Aswad, aged 17 from the village of Bashika, was stoned to death by a large crowd of men in an honour killing, and it was claimed, although never confirmed, that she had converted to Islam. The incident was recorded on mobile phones, but such recordings were not seen by the world until they were distributed over the internet a few weeks after the event. Iraqi authorities have arrested a number of individuals in connection with the killing.
References
- ^ Amnesty International (April 27, 2007). Iraq: Amnesty International appalled by stoning to death of Yezidi girl and subsequent killings. Press release. Retrieved May 21, 2007.