What the records say
- When
- 9 Jul 2006
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 270
- Coordinates
- 33.28° N, 44.28° E
- Description
- 2006 massacre in Baghdad, Iraq
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Hayy Al-Jihad massacre
2006 massacre in Baghdad, Iraq
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.
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