Speicher massacre
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The Speicher massacre was a 2014 mass killing in Iraq in which ISIS militants executed hundreds of unarmed Iraqi air force cadets near Tikrit, making it one of the deadliest atrocities of the Iraq conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ISIS war crime
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crime against humanity ⓘ mass killing ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Iraqi government investigations
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mass graves discovered near Tikrit ⓘ public outrage in Iraq ⓘ trials of suspected perpetrators in Iraq ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Camp Speicher massacre
NERFINISHED
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Tikrit massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Iraq War aftermath
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Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| date | June 2014 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2014-06-15 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfVictims |
over 1,000
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up to 1,700 ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage | widely reported by international media ⓘ |
| legalClassification |
crime against humanity under international law
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war crime under international law ⓘ |
| location |
Camp Speicher
NERFINISHED
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Saladin Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ near Tikrit ⓘ |
| method |
mass execution
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shooting ⓘ summary execution ⓘ |
| motive |
intimidation of Iraqi security forces
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sectarian violence ⓘ terror ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brutality of executions
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scale of killings ⓘ use of propaganda videos by ISIS ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | hundreds of unarmed Iraqi cadets ⓘ |
| partOf | ISIS offensive in Northern Iraq (2014) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
ISIS militants
NERFINISHED
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the deadliest atrocities of the Iraq conflict ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Tigris River
NERFINISHED
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Tikrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2014-06-12 ⓘ |
| target |
Iraqi Air Force cadets
NERFINISHED
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Iraqi security forces personnel ⓘ Shia recruits ⓘ |
| usedForPropagandaBy | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimNationality | Iraqi ⓘ |
| victimStatus |
prisoners
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unarmed ⓘ |
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Camp Speicher massacre