Camp Speicher massacre
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The Camp Speicher massacre was a 2014 mass killing in which ISIS militants executed up to 1,700 mostly Shiite Iraqi air force cadets near Tikrit, making it one of the deadliest atrocities of the Iraq conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Camp Speicher massacre canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
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mass killing ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Speicher massacre
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Tikrit massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual remembrance events in Iraq ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| endDate | 2014-06-13 ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
discovery of mass graves near Tikrit
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exhumation of victims from mass graves ⓘ |
| legalClassification |
crime against humanity under international law
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war crime under international law ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | June 2014 ⓘ |
| location |
Camp Speicher
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Salah al-Din Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Tikrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| media |
ISIS propaganda videos
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photographs of executions ⓘ |
| methodOfKilling |
close-range gunfire
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mass execution ⓘ shooting ⓘ |
| motive |
intimidation of Iraqi security forces
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sectarian targeting of Shia Muslims ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the deadliest atrocities of the Iraq conflict
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scale of sectarian mass killing ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims |
at least 1500
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up to 1700 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iraq conflict
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Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
ISIL
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ISIS NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | ISIS June 2014 Northern Iraq offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Iraqi government investigations
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Iraqi public outrage ⓘ death sentences for some convicted perpetrators ⓘ international condemnation ⓘ mass protests in Iraq ⓘ trials of suspected perpetrators ⓘ |
| startDate | 2014-06-12 ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Iraqi Air Force cadets
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Iraqi soldiers ⓘ Shiite cadets ⓘ mostly Shia Muslims ⓘ |
| victimSelectionCriteria |
religious affiliation
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service in Iraqi security forces ⓘ |
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