April 2007 Yazidi massacre
| 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
Yazidis, where the hostages were made to lie face down in front of a wall and shot, execution-style.[1][2]
Reactions
According to The New York Times, hundreds of Yazidis from Bashiqa gathered in the street to protest the killings.[2]
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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