Dujail massacre
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The Dujail massacre was a 1982 mass killing and repression campaign carried out by Saddam Hussein’s regime against residents of the Iraqi town of Dujail following an attempted assassination on the president.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dujail massacre canonical | 1 |
| al-Dujail massacre | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
ⓘ
massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| aftermath |
execution of Saddam Hussein in 2006
ⓘ
international condemnation of Saddam Hussein regime ⓘ |
| cause | attempted assassination of Saddam Hussein in Dujail ⓘ |
| chargeUsedInTrialOf |
Awad Hamed al-Bandar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti NERFINISHED ⓘ Saddam Hussein NERFINISHED ⓘ Taha Yassin Ramadan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
confiscation of agricultural lands in Dujail
ⓘ
demolition of homes in Dujail ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| date | 1982 ⓘ |
| ethnicReligiousContext | targeting of Shi'a population ⓘ |
| government | Ba'ath Party regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Iraqi Special Tribunal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderAtTime | Saddam Hussein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalClassification | crime against humanity ⓘ |
| legalProceeding | Iraqi Special Tribunal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Ba'athist Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dujail NERFINISHED ⓘ Salah al-Din Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
arbitrary arrests
ⓘ
destruction of property ⓘ forced displacement ⓘ mass executions ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| motive | retaliation for attempted assassination of Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| notableFor | being central case in Saddam Hussein’s trial ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | 148 ⓘ |
| partOf | repression under Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Iraqi Intelligence Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraqi security forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Saddam Hussein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Iraqi Ba'athist rule
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
human rights abuses in Iraq under Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| startDate | 1982-07-08 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iran–Iraq War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEvent |
political repression
ⓘ
state-sponsored violence ⓘ |
| verdictRelatedTo |
death sentence for Awad Hamed al-Bandar
ⓘ
death sentence for Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti ⓘ death sentence for Saddam Hussein ⓘ life imprisonment for Taha Yassin Ramadan (later commuted to death) ⓘ |
| victim |
Shi'a residents of Dujail
ⓘ
members of the al-Dujail community ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
al-Dujail massacre