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| 2015 Kocho killings | |
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| Part of the aftermath of the Sinjar massacre | |
| Location | Kocho, Sinjar District, Iraq |
| Date | 25 January 2015 |
| Target | Iraqi villagers |
Attack type | Mass killing, retaliation, Anti-Iraqi sentiment |
| Weapons | Firearms |
| Deaths | At least 21 deaths
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| Perpetrators | Yazidi militia |
| Motive | Retaliation for IS atrocities against Yazidis |
The 2015 Kocho killings refer to the execution-style killing of at least 21 Iraqi Arab civilians in the village of Kocho, in Iraq's Sinjar District, by Yazidi militias on 25 January 2015. The attack was carried out in retaliation for the 2014 Sinjar massacre, in which thousands of Yazidis were killed by Islamic State (IS) militants.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Iraqi Yazidis take revenge as Islamic State atrocities unearthed". Reuters. 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Revenge attacks in Sinjar – Arab civilians pay the price for IS crimes". Amnesty International. 2015.
- ^ "Yazidi Militia Killed 21 in Iraq Revenge Attack: Amnesty". NDTV. 26 January 2015.
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