| Erbil massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War, Ba'athist Arabization campaigns in northern Iraq | |
| Location | Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan |
| Date | August 31, 1996 |
| Target | Iraqi Turkmen Front |
| Victims | 48 dead, 31 arrested |
| Perpetrators | Iraqi Armed Forces |
| Motive | Anti-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.