Al-Dujail
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Al-Dujail is a town in central Iraq known internationally for the 1982 assassination attempt on Saddam Hussein and the subsequent massacre that led to his trial and execution.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | district within Salah al-Din Governorate ⓘ |
| aftermathIncluded |
destruction of agricultural land
ⓘ
executions of residents ⓘ forcible displacement of families ⓘ mass arrests of residents ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration | Ad-Dujail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arabicName | الدجيل NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Saddam Hussein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | site of state repression ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| distanceFromBaghdad | approximately 60 km north ⓘ |
| eventDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ba'athist Iraq era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1982 Al-Dujail massacre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1982 assassination attempt on Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
basis for Saddam Hussein death sentence
ⓘ
central case in Saddam Hussein trial ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Salah al-Din Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialization | symbol of Ba'athist regime repression in Iraq ⓘ |
| notableHumanRightsIssue | crimes against humanity case against Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| partOf | Iraqi–Iranian War context ⓘ |
| perpetratorOfRepression | Iraqi Ba'athist government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationGroup | predominantly Shia Arab ⓘ |
| region | Sunni Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCourt | Iraqi Special Tribunal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedExecutionDate | 30 December 2006 ⓘ |
| relatedVerdictDate | 5 November 2006 ⓘ |
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