Category: Atrocity, from Wikidata’s class “genocide”
Persecution of the Iraqi Turkmen by the Islamic State
Wikidata classes on our event-class list: genocide (all its classes: Wikidata item)
Persecution of the Iraqi Turkmen by the Islamic State refers to the series of killings, rapes, executions, expulsions, and sexual slavery of the Iraqi Turkmen in Islamic State-controlled territory. The persecution began when IS captured Iraqi Turkmen lands in 2014 and continued until IS lost all of their land in Iraq. In 2017, it was officially recognized as a genocide by the Parliament of Iraq, and in 2018, the sexual slavery was also recognized by the United Nations.
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Persecution of the Iraqi Turkmen by the Islamic State. (2026, October 12). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Persecution_of_the_Iraqi_Turkmen_by_the_Islamic_State&oldid=1379949824
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“Persecution of the Iraqi Turkmen by the Islamic State.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 12 Oct. 2026, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Persecution_of_the_Iraqi_Turkmen_by_the_Islamic_State&oldid=1379949824.
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Wikipedia, “Persecution of the Iraqi Turkmen by the Islamic State,” last modified October 12, 2026, 21:52 (UTC), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Persecution_of_the_Iraqi_Turkmen_by_the_Islamic_State&oldid=1379949824.
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Wikipedia, “Persecution of the Iraqi Turkmen by the Islamic State.”
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This event on Middle East, 1900–present: https://middleeast.events/event/iraqi-turkmen-genocide
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