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Revision as of 02:43, 30 January 2016 by Aziz1005 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The persecution of Shia Muslims by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) within its region of control in Iraq and Syria increased following its takeover of parts of Northern Iraq in June 2014.
Despite being the religious majority in Iraq, Shia Muslims have been killed in large numbers by ISIL. By June 2014, ISIL had already claimed to have killed 1700 Shia Muslims. ISIL, attempting to create a Sunni Muslim caliphate, has labelled all Shia Muslims infidels. As a result, they have specifically targeted Shia communities. According to witnesses, after the militant group took the city of Mosul, they divided the Sunni prisoners from the Shia prisoners. Six hundred fifity Shia prisoners were then taken to another location and executed. Kurdish officials in Ibril have reported similar incidents where Sunni and Shia prisoners were separated and Shia prisoners were killed.
See also
- Persecution of Yazidis by ISIL
- Persecution of Christians by ISIL
- Syrian Civil War spillover in Iraq
- Camp Speicher massacre
References
- ^ "Which groups are under threat by ISIS in Iraq? - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ Harding, Luke; Irbil, Fazel Hawramy in. "Isis accused of ethnic cleansing as story of Shia prison massacre emerges". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-12-22.