Iraqi Turkmen genocide
| Iraqi Turkmen genocide | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014), the War in Iraq (2013–2017), the persecution of Shias by the Islamic State, and the aftermath of the persecution of Iraqi Turkmen in Ba'athist Iraq | |
A local anti-IS militia in the Shia Turkmen town of Qara Tapa in 2018 | |
| Location | Iraq |
| Date | 1 August 2014 – 31 August 2017 |
| Target | Iraqi Turkmen |
Attack type | Genocidal massacre, ethnic cleansing, forced conversion, genocidal rape, sexual slavery |
| Deaths | At least 3,500–4,200+ |
| Victims | ~5,000 disappeared, 600,000+ displaced |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State |
| Motive | Anti-Turkish sentiment, Arabization, Islamic Statism |
The Iraqi Turkmen genocide refers to the series of killings, rapes, executions, expulsions, and sexual slavery of Iraqi Turkmen in Islamic State-controlled territory. The genocide 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.