MOSUL, IRAQ – APRIL 7, 2007 A 17-year-old Kurdish girl, Du’a Khalil Aswad, was brutally stoned to death by a mob in a small town near Mosul. It was so-called honor killing/execution. Du’a had a relationship with a 19-year-old Kurdish boy for about 4 months. The family did not recognize their relationship. The family’s anger escalated when Du’a did not return home one evening and stayed with the boy overnight.
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- Du’a Khalil Aswad
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- Du’a Khalil Aswad
When this information became public, her family had to have her killed so that the family honor would not be damaged. For 30 minutes after her, a crowd of people threw stones and kicked her. Most of the people who threw stones belong to her family. Her dead body was then dragged through the streets in a car and she was thrown into a pit along with the dead dog.
A total of 4 videos were published on the Internet.
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