2011 Duhok riots

2011 Duhok riots 300px Shops in Zakho after the riots December 2–5, 2011 Kurdistan Region, Iraq Islamic sermonsSermons spark riots in Iraqi Kurdish city https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-12-03/riot-zahko-iraq/51611328/1 4 December 2011 USA Today 3 December 2011 To destroy massage parlors and alcohol shops Widespread property damage, arrest of KIU members Arson, coercion The 2011 Duhok riots refers to riots which began on December 2, 2011, in the Duhok Governorate, Iraq. They were instigated by Friday prayers' sermons by Ismail Osman Sindai,http://english.ankawa.com/?p=5606 Ankawa: Mullah Denies Responsibility for Kurdish Riots 2017-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20180328102555/http://english.ankawa.com/?p=5606 2018-03-28 dead a Kurdish imam, calling for attacks against stores selling alcohol and massage parlours in Zakho. The riots soon developed into the looting and burning down of Assyrian- and Yazidi-owned properties in other towns in the governorate, causing four million dollars of damage.Ankawa: مصدر: نحو 4 ملايين دولار حجم الخسائر الناجمة عن إحراق الأماكن السياحية في أحداث دهوك https://web.archive.org/web/20190712193730/http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php/topic,547957.0.html 2019-07-12 ar The riots ended after Kurdistan Regional Government security forces intervened and began a massive crackdown on demonstrators. As a result of the riots, a group of secular Kurds attacked a number of buildings belonging to the Kurdistan Islamic Union party.http://www.atour.com/news/assyria/20111205a.html#ChristiansAttackedInIraqByKurdishExtremists Christians Attacked in Iraq by Kurdish Extremists Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) December 5, 2011 7 November 2016 Background thumb|A threatening letter written in Kurdish directed to alcohol shop owners Assyrian personalities in the region had been wary of the changes of the Arab Spring, particularity the rise of radical Islamism. The riots started in Zakho, the northernmost town of Iraq, located close to the Turkish border. The town has a majority Kurdish population with a sizeable Assyrian and Yazidi minority. Friday events The small riots were instigated by Friday sermons in the northern city of Zakho after Muslim clerics called for the destruction of stores that sold alcohol in the city on December 2, 2011.Zakho, Iraqi Islamic extremists attack Christian-owned shops and properties http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Zakho,-Iraqi-Islamic-extremists-attack-Christian-owned-shops-and-properties-23351.html 4 December 2011 AsiaNews.it 3 December 2011 Angry youth mobs attacked Assyrian- and Yazidi-owned businesses such as stores, hotels, casinos, and massage parlors in the northern town of Zakho.ar:كردستانية - بارزاني: الحفاظ على التعايش السلمي ليس واجب حكومة الاقليم فحسب بل واجب كل اهالي كردستان http://www.peyamner.com/details.aspx?l=2&id=258045 4 December 2011 peyamner 3 December 2011 ar https://web.archive.org/web/20120511034452/http://www.peyamner.com/details.aspx?l=2&id=258045 11 May 2012 dead dmy-all The violence spilled into nearby towns of Duhok and Semel. Many Assyrian social clubs and homes were also attacked throughout the province. Angry Kurdish pro-government supporters that belonged to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and Kurdistan Democratic Party suspected Muslim Brotherhood-inspired Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) clerics to be behind the violence and attacked offices of the Islamic party in Duhok and Erbil overnight. However, in an official statement, the KIU denied any connections to the riots.KIU Politburo Statement on Bahdinan Riots http://www.kurdiu.org/en/hawal/?pageid=91213 Kurdish Islamic Union 4 December 2011 The riots ended three days later with the strong response from the Kurdistan Regional Government. Aftermath On December 3, the Kurdish intelligence agency Asaish arrested 20 KIU members of parliament and high officials within the party.قوات الاسايش تعتقل قيادات في الاتحاد الاسلامي ومنهم النائب نجيب عبدالله The President of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani ordered the formation of a committee to investigate the event.Rioters Attack Liquor Stores, Offices of Local Islamic Party http://www.rudaw.net/english/kurds/4199.html 4 December 2011 3 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111205205644/http://www.rudaw.net/english/kurds/4199.html 5 December 2011 dead dmy-all In an official press release, he stated: "I condemn both these unlawful acts. I call on the people of the Kurdistan Region to preserve our traditions of ethnic and religious co-existence. I have ordered the formation of a committee to look into these disturbances and bring to justice those responsible."National - President Barzani Condemns Violence in Duhok, Calls for Calm http://www.peyamner.com/details.aspx?l=4&id=258074 4 December 2011 peyamner 3 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120511034503/http://www.peyamner.com/details.aspx?l=4&id=258074 11 May 2012 dead dmy-all References External links Video of the Riots — Burning and destruction of places selling drinks and massage Video of the Riots 2 — Clashes between youths and security forces in Zakho Video of the Riots 3 — Zakho after demonstrations and vandalism Category:Riots and civil disorder in Iraq Category:2011 in Iraqi Kurdistan Category:History of Duhok Category:History of Zakho Category:2011 riots Category:2011 Iraqi protests Category:Politics of the Iraq War Category:Persecution of Yazidis in Iraq Category:Persecution of Assyrians in Iraq Category:Kurdistan Region in the Iraq War Category:December 2011 in Iraq Category:Ethnic riots Category:2011 crimes in Iraq Category:Looting in Iraq Category:Arson in Iraq Category:Arson in 2011 Category:Marketplace attacks in Iraq Category:Attacks on hotels in Iraq Category:Attacks on office buildings in Iraq Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2011 Category:2011 fires in Asia Category:December 2011 crimes in Asia Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in the Kurdistan Region (Iraq) Category:Building and structure arson attacks in Asia