Iraqi Turkmen genocide

Iraqi Turkmen genocide
Part of 2014 Northern Iraq offensive and the War in Iraq (2013–2017)
A local anti-IS militia in the Shia Turkmen town of Qara Tapa
LocationIraq
Date1 August 2014 – 31 August 2017[1]
TargetIraqi Turkmen
Attack type
Genocidal massacre, ethnic cleansing, forced conversion, Genocidal rape, Sexual slavery
VictimsAt least 2,200 to 3,500 killed, over 600,000 displaced,[2] around 4,900 missing.[3]
Perpetrators Islamic State
MotiveAnti-Turkish sentiment,[4][5] Arabization,[6] human trafficking
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The Iraqi Turkmen genocide refers to the series of killings, rapes, executions, expulsions, and sexual slavery of Iraqi Turkmen by the Islamic State.[3] It began when ISIS captured Iraqi Turkmen lands in 2014 and it continued until ISIS lost all of their land in Iraq. In 2017, ISIS's persecution of Iraqi Turkmen was officially recognized as a genocide by the Parliament of Iraq,[7][8] and in 2018, the sexual slavery of Iraqi Turkmen girls and women was recognized by the United Nations.[9][10]

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  7. ^ "albarlaman aleiraqiu yuetabar jarayim "daeish" bihaqi alturkuman 'iibadat jamaeiatan" البرلمان العراقي يعتبر جرائم "داعش" بحق التركمان إبادة جماعية [The Iraqi Parliament considers ISIS crimes against the Turkmen to be genocide]. www.aa.com.tr (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Iraqi parliament recognizes ISIS persecution of Turkmen as genocide". Rudaw Media Network. 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  9. ^ McKay, Hollie (5 March 2021). "The ISIS War Crime Iraqi Turkmen Won't Talk About". New Lines Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  10. ^ Baban, Goran (4 February 2021). "Turkmen women call to uncover fate of 1300 missing Turkmen abducted by ISIS". Kirkuknow. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.