Sunni Arab genocide in Iraq
| Sunni Arab genocide in Iraq | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Iraqi conflict | |
Popular Mobilization Forces enter Fallujah in 2016 | |
| Location | Baghdad, Al-Anbar Governorate and Saladin Governorate, Iraq |
| Date | 2003–present |
| Target | Iraqi Sunni Arabs |
Attack type | Mass killings, abductions, torture, ethnic cleansing and house demolition |
| Perpetrators | Iraq Iran Various Shia militias |
| Motive | Anti-Sunnism, sectarianism, and Shia fundamentalism |
There had been allegations that Iranian-backed Iraqi Shia militias, with the support of the Iraqi central government, had committed genocide against Sunni Muslim Arabs in Iraq. The allegations began after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, when Iran-backed Shia factions dominated the Iraqi government. Such reports intensified during the Iraqi civil war from 2006 to 2008 and the War in Iraq from 2014 to 2017 against the Islamic State.