Badush prison massacre

Badush prison massacre
Part of Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014) and Persecution of Shias by the Islamic State
LocationBadush, Iraq
Coordinates36°24′55″N 42°58′17″E / 36.415278°N 42.971389°E / 36.415278; 42.971389
Date10 June 2014
TargetShia prisoners
Attack type
Mass murder, mass shooting
Deaths670–1,000+[1]
Perpetrators Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Defender Iraq

On 10 June 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) killed at least 670 Shia prisoners in an attack on Badush prison. ISIL first separated out the Sunni inmates before executing the remaining prisoners.[2][3]

On 11 March 2017, the Popular Mobilization Forces announced that they had discovered a mass grave containing the remains of 500 prisoners executed by ISIS in the prison.[4] There were 39 Indian construction workers who were executed in the region.[5]

On 13 June 2021, it was reported that Iraqi authorities had removed the remains of 123 people murdered by ISIL during the prison attack from a mass grave to identify them using DNA from relatives.[6]

References

  1. ^ "ISIL committed war crimes at Mosul prison, UN investigation finds".
  2. ^ Nebehay, Stephanie; Rasheed, Ahmed (25 August 2014). "U.N. accuses Islamic State of mass killings". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Iraq: ISIS Executed Hundreds of Prison Inmates". Human Rights Watch. 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Security forces find mass grave of 500 bodies in Badush Prison, near Mosul". Iraqi News. 11 March 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Indians killed in Iraq: Visuals of 'burial mound' where bodies were found". The Economic Times. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Iraq removes remains of 123 people killed by Islamic State in bid to identify victims". news.yahoo.com. 13 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-14.


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