Sinjar massacre

Quand

août 2014

Type

Massacre

Morts

5 000

Coordonnées

36.37° N, 41.72° E

Description

Mass genocide and kidnapping carried out by ISIS

Genocide and kidnapping carried out by ISIS

The Sinjar massacre marked the beginning of the genocide of Yazidis by ISIL, the killing and abduction of thousands of Yazidi men, women and children. It took place in August 2014 in Sinjar city and Sinjar District in Iraq's Nineveh Governorate and was perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

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