| April 2007 Yazidi massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of theIraqi civil war (2006–2008) | |
 Al-Hamdaniya District,Nineveh Governorate | |
| Location | Mosul,Al-Hamdaniya District, Iraq |
| Date | April 22, 2007 2:00pm (UTC+03:00) |
| Target | Yazidis |
Attack type | Massacre,Ethnic violence |
| Deaths | 23 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
TheApril 2007 Yazidi massacre was amassacre ofYazidis that took place on April 22, 2007, inMosul, in northern Iraq.
At around 2PM (GMT+3), a bus carrying workers from the Mosul Textile Factory en route toBashiqa,Al-Hamdaniya District was stopped by cars owned by unidentified attackers. With the bus now stationary, the attackers got on, and checked the passengers' identity cards. According toIraqi police, after checking their identification, the armed gunmen told theMuslim andChristian passengers to get off the bus. They then drove the bus to eastern Mosul with 23 remaining passengers, allYazidis, where the hostages were made to lie face down in front of a wall and shot, execution-style.[1][2]
According toThe New York Times, hundreds of Yazidis from Bashiqa gathered in the street to protest the killings.[2]
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