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Mass executions in ISIL occupied Mosul

Mass executions in ISIL occupied Mosul
Part of Iraqi Civil War (2014–present)
Mass executions in ISIL occupied Mosul is located in Iraq
Mosul
Mosul
Mass executions in ISIL occupied Mosul (Iraq)
Location of Mosul, Iraq.
Location Mosul, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Date 10 June 2014 - 10 July 2017
Target Mosul residents, enemy soldiers, ISIL members, others
Attack type
Mass executions
Weapons Guns, melee weapons, other methods
Deaths 6,539+
2,070 (according to officials)
Non-fatal injuries
Unknown
Perpetrator Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Motive Terrorism

This article lists the Mass executions in ISIL occupied Mosul. Mosul, which is located in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq, was occupied by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from the Fall of Mosul on June 10, 2014, until the liberation of Mosul on July 10, 2017. Mosul is the second largest city in Iraq, and because of this, it was one of the Islamic State's largest bases, and their capture of the city was used in propaganda to demonstrate their military strength. It is made up of many religious and ethnic minorities, and over 100,000 Christians fled the city during ISIL's occupation.Sunni Islam is the majority religion. Mass executions of civilians, enemy soldiers, and members of ISIL who were accused of offenses was a regular occurrence, and executions peaked during the Mosul offensive. Mosul was the site of many of ISIL's war crimes. This article is a timeline of recorded mass executions carried out by ISIL in and around Mosul.


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