The massacre in the Iraqi city of Sumayil ( Assyrian : ܦܪܡܬܐ ܕܣܡܠܐ Premta d-Simele) in 1933 was one of many massacres in Iraq. In the province of Iraq, Dahuk , 3,000 Christian Assyrians were killed.
| The Sumayil Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | |
| Time | 1933 |
Massacre
The Sumayil massacre was the first of many committed by the Iraqi government in Dahuk. Many Assyrians were denied asylum in Syria , so in early August 1933, more than 1,000 of them crossed the border to return to their native villages in Northern Iraq. The armed actions of the Iraqi government were carried out until August 16. Reports of raids on the Assyrians continued to arrive until the end of the month.
Consequences
The seventh of August, written in Syriac, is a symbol of many Assyrian organizations. The Assyrians officially began to call August 7 the Day of the Martyrs or Day of Mourning.