a4521

Bodies of 30 Yazidis found in a mass grave north of Mosul

Incident a4521
Type gunfire, tortured, executed
Deaths recorded 30
Targeted or hit bodies of Yazidis, including the bodies of women and children, found in a mass grave with signs of torture and gunshots in the head and chest
Place north of Mosul
Date 26 April 2016
Sources NINA 26 Apr
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Individuals for whom only demographic or other non-personal information was reported

Number killed Occupation Age Sex
2 Yazidi citizen Child Unrecorded
2 Yazidi citizen Adult Female
2 Yazidi citizen Adult Male

Only demographic information, without any identifying details, was available for 6 people recorded killed.

Neither personal nor demographic information was reported for 24 other people killed in this entry.

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