Sinjar district
The Sinjar District is part of the Ninawa Governorate in northeast Iraq . Part of the district borders on the Syrian governorate al-Hasakah . The capital of the same name, Sinjar, is located south of the Sinjar Mountains .
In August 2017 have Yazidi the establishment of a democratic autonomy called " Êzîdxan given" known throughout the district.
Terrorist attack in 2007
The attack in Sinjar occurred on 14. August 2007 in the two Iraqi villages al-Qahtaniyah (Til Ezer) and al-'Adnānīya (Schiba Sheikh Khidr) in the district of Sinjar, and was directed against the ethnic group of the Yazidis . Four explosions killed 796 people and injured 1,562 others. The terrorist attack with the most serious consequences and the most victims in Iraqi history to date is attributed to al-Qaeda in Iraq . According to the US military, Abu Mohammad al-Afri , a local al-Qaeda ruler, was in charge.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mastermind of Iraq Yazidi attack killed: US military. REUTERS , September 9, 2007, accessed October 27, 2014 .