The
Simele massacre ( , ) was a
massacre committed by the armed forces of the
Kingdom of Iraq during a campaign systematically targeting the
Assyrians of northern Iraq in August 1933. The term is used to describe not only the massacre in
Simele, but also the killing spree that took place among 63 Assyrian villages in the
Dohuk and
Mosul districts that led to the deaths of between 600 and 3,000 Assyrians.