Hamam al-Alil massacre
The Hamam al-Alil massacre (Arabic: مجزرة حمام العليل) was the killing of at least 300 civilians in the town of Hamam al-Alil in Iraq's Nineveh Governorate by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in late October and early November 2016. The event took place within a larger ongoing assault on the city of Mosul by a wide coalition of anti-ISIL forces, which managed to capture Hamam al-Alil on 7 November.
| Hamam al-Alil massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the War in Iraq (2013–2017) | |
| Location | Mosul District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq |
| Date | 28 October – 7 November 2016 |
| Target | Civilian dissidents |
Attack type | Mass murder |
| Deaths | 300+ |
| Perpetrator | Islamic State |
| Motive | Retaliation against individuals that refused to fight for ISIL |
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