| Badush prison massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part ofNorthern Iraq offensive (June 2014) andPersecution of Shias by the Islamic State | |
 Interactive map of Badush prison massacre | |
| Location | 36°24′55″N42°58′17″E / 36.415278°N 42.971389°E /36.415278; 42.971389 Badush,Iraq |
| Date | 10 June 2014 |
| Target | Shia prisoners |
Attack type | Mass murder,mass shooting |
| Deaths | 670–1,000+[1] |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Defender |  Iraq |
On 10 June 2014, theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) killed at least 670Shia prisoners in an attack onBadush prison. ISIL first separated out theSunni inmates before executing the remaining prisoners.[2][3]
On 11 March 2017, thePopular Mobilization Forces announced that they had discovered a mass grave containing the remains of 500 prisoners executed by ISIL in the prison.[4] There were 39 Indian construction workers who were executed in the region.[5]
On 13 June 2021, it was reported that Iraqi authorities had removed the remains of 123 people murdered by ISIL during the prison attack from a mass grave to identify them using DNA from relatives.[6]
