Back مجزرة الدجيل Arabic کۆمەڵکوژی دوجەیل CKB Masakr v Dudžajlu Czech Massaker von Dudschail German Dujail massacre English کشتار دجیل Persian दुजेल नरसंहार Hindi Strage di Dujail Italian Pembunuhan beramai-ramai di Dujail Malay Massacre de Dujail Portuguese
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| Dujail massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Dujail, Iraq |
| Date | 8 Julie 1982 |
Attack teep | Judicial reprisals |
| Daiths | 142 - 148 Shiite residents |
| Perpetrators | Baath Regime |
| Motive | An unsuccessful assassination attempt against then Iraqi preses, Saddam Hussein |
The Dujail Massacre refers tae the events follaein an assassination attempt agin then Iraqi preses, Saddam Hussein, on 8 Julie 1982 in Dujail. Dujail, a toun wi a lairge Shiite population an up tae 75,000 residents at the time o the incident is locatit 53 km (33 mi) frae Baghdad in the predominantly Sunni Saladin Province o Iraq.