Hamam al-Alil massacre

Hamam al-Alil massacre
Part of the War in Iraq (2013–2017)
LocationMosul District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Date28 October – 7 November 2016
TargetCivilian dissidents
Attack type
Mass murder
Deaths300+[1]
Perpetrator Islamic State
MotiveRetaliation against individuals that refused to fight for ISIL

The Hamam al-Alil massacre (Arabic: مجزرة حمام العليل) was the killing of at least 300 civilians in the town of Hamam al-Alil in Iraq's Nineveh Governorate by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in late October and early November 2016.[1][2] The event took place within a larger ongoing assault on the city of Mosul by a wide coalition of anti-ISIL forces, which managed to capture Hamam al-Alil on 7 November.

  1. ^ a b "Hundreds dead in IS 'killing field' near Mosul". Sky News. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Mass grave containing 100 bodies found in town south of Mosul, Iraq says". CNN. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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