Hayy Al-Jihad massacre
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The Hayy Al-Jihad massacre occurred on July 9, 2006 in the Hayy Al-Jihad neighborhood of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. An estimated 270 Sunni civilians were killed in revenge attacks by Shia militiamen from the Mahdi Army for the previous unprovoked anti-Shiite killings.
Overview
Tensions were high between Shia and Sunni following the 2006 al-Askari mosque bombing but then On 8 July 2006 a suicide bomber entered a Shia mosque in Baghdad and blew himself up, killing 8 worshippers.
On the morning of 9 July, masked
Any Sunni males among them were taken to a bus where more gunman were waiting, the bus drove to a waste ground where the captives were all murdered. By the end of the day, 36 bodies were brought into local hospitals, though the death toll maybe higher than 50; Sunni bombers carried out a double car-bomb attack on a Shia mosque in northern Baghdad, killing 19 and wounding 59. 9 July marked of 5 days of multiple suicide bombings and Shia retaliation that claimed more than 150 lives in the city.[1][2]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1250006967, p.163-164.
- ^ Partlow, Joshua; al-Izzi, Saad (10 July 2006). "Scores Of Sunnis Killed in Baghdad". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
External links
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- "Gunmen kill 42 Sunnis in rampage". CNN. 9 July 2006.
- "Dozens killed in Baghdad attacks". BBC News. 9 July 2006.
- Daragahi, Borzou (23 July 2006). "Death's at the Door in Iraq". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-05-04.