Dujail massacre

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The Dujail massacre was the mass killing of Shia civilians by the Ba'athist Iraqi government between 8 July 1982 and 1985 in Dujail in Iraq. The mass killing was committed in retaliation for an assassination attempt by the Iranian-backed Islamic Dawa Party on the President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein. The town of Dujail had a large Shia population, with 75,000 residents at the time of the incident, and was a well-known stronghold of the Dawa Party. It is located approximately 53 km (33 mi) from the capital of Baghdad, in the Sunni-majority Saladin Governorate of Iraq. Hundreds of men, women and children were detained after the failed assassination attempt and more than 140 were sentenced and executed for their alleged involvement in the plot, including four who were mistakenly killed. Hundreds more were deported and their houses, farms and properties demolished. Following his capture and subsequent trial during the Iraq War, Saddam Hussein was hanged on 30 December 2006 for crimes against humanity in connection with his involvement in the Dujail massacre. Many others, including Saddam’s brother, were also sentenced and executed for many crimes against humanity.