List of massacres in Iraq

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in the area of modern Iraq, and does not include collateral damage, especially from raids and airstrikes, which were due to mistaken identity or unfortunately getting caught in the line of fire.

Pre-20th century

Pre-Saddam 20th Century

Saddam Era

After 2003

• May 19, 2004 – Mukaradeeb wedding party massacre, refers to the U.S. military's attack on a wedding party in Mukaradeeb, a small village in Anbar Province, Iraq near the border with Syria, on 19 May 2004. The attack killed 42 civilians and wounded many others.

• August 1, 2004 – 2004 church bombings in Baghdad and Mosul, Baghdad and Mosul; 12 died, 71 injured.

• September 12, 2004 – Haifa Street helicopter incident that killed at least 13 civilians by American helicopters.

• October 24, 2004 – Massacre of New Iraqi Army recruits by Sunni insurgents, 49 killed.
• November 19, 2005 Haditha massacre, Haditha 24 Iraqi civilians were killed by United States Marines.
• March 12, 2006 Mahmudiyah rape and killings on by U.S. Army soldiers, 4 killed.
• March 15, 2006, the Ishaqi massacre, where four women and five children, one aged five months were allegedly killed by U.S. Forces. This was denied by the Americans, who said a building collapsed during a firefight, killing four people—a suspect, two women and a child.
• March 2006, US troops killed 4 Iraq prisoners.
• Between May 7 and 8, 2006, 51 bodies were found in Baghdad, all handcuffed, blindfolded and shot in the head and abdomen.
• July 9, 2006, Hayy Al-Jihad massacre on by Shia militia, 40 killed.
• April 23, 2007, April 2007 Yazidi massacre, Mosul; 23 died; the murders were considered to be a reprisal for the honor killing of a 17-year-old Yazidi girl.
• On April 17, 2007, 51 bodies of Iraqi civilians and military personnel, who were killed in the previous two years, were found in Mahmudiya, south of Baghdad.
• June 29, 2007, Al Ahamir Massacre, Al Ahamir, 10-14 Iraqi civilians were killed by Al Qaeda.
• On June 30, 2007, 35 to 40 bodies were recovered from a recently dug mass grave in the town of Ferris, south of Fallujah, most likely victims of sectarian violence.
• July 16, 2007, massacre of Shiite villagers in a village in Diyala province on by Sunni insurgents, 29 killed.
• September 16, 2007, Nisour Square massacre, Baghdad: Blackwater Baghdad shootings by a private military company, 17 killed. The private military company, Blackwater Security Consulting, shot at Iraqi civilians killing 17 and injuring 20 in Nisour Square, Baghdad while escorting a US embassy convoy.
• Following the conclusion of the 2007 Diyala province military campaign dozens of mass graves were found. It is unclear who was responsible although Al-Qaeda is suspected.
• April 4, 2010, insurgents dressed as US and Iraqi soldiers killed 25 people including 5 women in a village south of Baghdad. They were linked to the Awakening movement. They were handcuffed and shot in the head or chest. Seven were found alive in handcuffs. Major General Qassim Atta spokesman for the Iraqi security forces' Baghdad operations said Al-Qaeda in Iraq was behind this.
• October 31, 2010, Baghdad church attack, Baghdad; 58 died; Islamic State of Iraq attacked a Catholic church.
• April 8, 2011, Camp Ashraf raid, Camp Ashraf; 34 unarmed members of the People's Mujahedin of Iran were killed by Iraqi security forces. 300+ injured.
• March 2012, Emo killings in Iraq by terrorists in Baghdad.
• 2013 Camp Ashraf massacre that killed 52 people by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on September 1, 2013.
• June 10, 2014, Badush prison massacre that killed 670 by the Islamic State of Iraq.
• June 10, 2014 – August 8, 2015, Mass executions in Islamic State-occupied Mosul where over 6,539 people have been killed.
• June 12, 2014, Camp Speicher massacre, where 1,700 people were murdered in Mosul by the Islamic State of Iraq.
• August 2014 – Sinjar massacre, about 5,000 Yazidis massacred by ISIS.
• January 28, 2015 – Barwana massacre, 70 unarmed boys and men by Shia militas (allegedly).
• September 1, 2016 – Islamic State reportedly executed nine Mosul youths with a chainsaw for being part of an opposing group.
• March 17, 2017 – 2017 Mosul airstrike, hundreds of civilians were killed by United States forces during the battle of Mosul.
• January 21, 2022 – 2022 Diyala massacre that killed 11 people by the Islamic State of Iraq.
• July 20, 2022 — Zakho resort attack killed 9 tourists, the perpetrator remains disputed.

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