Badush prison massacre explained

Badush prison massacre
Partof:Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014)
Location:Badush, Iraq
Target:Shia prisoners
Date:10 June 2014
Type:Mass murder, mass shooting
Fatalities:670–1,000+[1]
Dfen: Iraq

On 10 June 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) killed at least 670 Shia prisoners in an attack on Badush prison. ISIL first separated out the Sunni inmates before executing the remaining prisoners.[2] [3]

On 11 March 2017, the Popular Mobilization Forces announced that they had discovered a mass grave containing the remains of 500 prisoners executed by ISIS in the prison.[4] There were 39 Indian construction workers who were executed in the region.[5]

On 13 June 2021, it was reported that Iraqi authorities had removed the remains of 123 people murdered by ISIL during the prison attack from a mass grave to identify them using DNA from relatives.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/3/isil-committed-war-crimes-at-mosul-prison-un-investigation-finds
  2. News: Stephanie. Nebehay. Ahmed. Rasheed. U.N. accuses Islamic State of mass killings. 25 August 2014. Reuters. 26 December 2016. 2 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202103231/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-iraq-security-idUKKBN0GP0L220140825. live.
  3. News: Iraq: ISIS Executed Hundreds of Prison Inmates. 30 October 2014. Human Rights Watch. 29 January 2017. 19 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210619083836/https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/10/30/iraq-isis-executed-hundreds-prison-inmates. live.
  4. Web site: Security forces find mass grave of 500 bodies in Badush Prison, near Mosul. 11 March 2017. Iraqi News. 12 March 2017. 29 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629033203/https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/forces-discover-mass-grave-badush-prison/. live.
  5. Web site: Indians killed in Iraq: Visuals of 'burial mound' where bodies were found. The Economic Times. 20 March 2018. 30 August 2018. 21 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021055514/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/indians-killed-in-iraq-visuals-of-burial-mound-where-bodies-were-found/videoshow/63385280.cms. live.
  6. Web site: Iraq removes remains of 123 people killed by Islamic State in bid to identify victims. 2021-06-14. news.yahoo.com. 13 June 2021 . en-US. 2021-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210613203424/https://news.yahoo.com/iraq-removes-remains-123-people-172048039.html. live.

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