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Erbil massacre
Part of the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War, Ba'athist Arabization campaigns in northern Iraq
LocationErbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
DateAugust 31, 1996
TargetIraqi Turkmen Front
Victims48 dead, 31 arrested
PerpetratorsIraqi Armed Forces
MotiveAnti-Turkish sentiment, retaliation against Turkmen political dissidents

The Erbil massacre happened during raids on the Iraqi Turkmen Front in Erbil by the Iraqi Armed Forces, and the killing of 48 people and the arrest of 38, on August 31, 1996.

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