2016 Mosul massacre

2016 Mosul massacre
Part of Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
Location	Mosul, Iraq
Date	8 February 2016 (UTC+03:00)
Attack type	Execution, Mass murder, Firing squad
Deaths	300
Perpetrator	Islamic State

On 8 February 2016, the Islamic State executed over 300 police and army personnel, as well as civil activists by a firing squad in Mosul, Iraq. ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of terrorist incidents, January–June 2016
• Mass executions in Islamic State-occupied Mosul

References

1. Loaa Adel (8 February 2016). "ISIS executes 300 police and army personnel, civil activists in Mosul". Iraqi News. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
2. Mortimer, Caroline (8 February 2016). "Isis executes 300 Iraqi army troops and civilian activists in Mosul after US-led air strikes on city" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 11 February 2017.