Draft:Dawrat Qasim Al-Khayat
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Etymology
[edit]Dawrat Qassim al-Khayat, which roughly translates to Qassim al-Khayat Square, is an area located in Mosul's Al-Shifaa' neighbourhood, named after Qassim Hamu al-Khayat.[1]
Qassim al-Khayat
[edit]Qassim al-Khayat, (b. 1897, d. 1971) was from the Juhaysh clan, a Zubaydite clan. He worked as a tailor.
One of Qassim al-Khayat's children is the well known Iraqi politician Muzahim Al-Khayat.
ISIS Occupation
[edit]During the period of ISIS control (June 2014 - July 2017) ISIS carried out various executions at the centre of this area.
Following the fall of Mosul, ISIS executed the commander of the Police's Fourth Police Emergency Regiment in this area.[2] Sepereately, under ISIS occupation 5 males were executed at this site.[3]
Battle of Mosul
[edit]During the battle of Mosul Dawrat Qassim al-Khayat, which forms one of the entry points into the Old City of Mosul, saw its complete destruction. Whilst rebuilding efforts have been carried out, much of the area remains destroyed (as of 2025).
On the 19th of February 2017, 30-49 persons, including 7 children were killed after an airstrike targetted residential areas sheltering non-combatants.[4]
In 2017, Iraqi airstrikes partially destroyed the Al-Imam Muhsin Mosque situated in the Dawrat Qassim al-Khayat area.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "دورة قاسم الخياط". Facebook (in Arabic). 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ "مقتل 42 من "داعش" في قصف للجيش العراقي وغارات للتحالف الدولي بديالى ونينوى". رؤيا الإخباري (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ "a4127 :: Mar 24: Five young males executed in Dawrat Qasim al-Khayat area, west Mosul :: Iraq Body Count". www.iraqbodycount.org. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ "a6317 :: Feb 19: 30-49 by airstrikes in west Mosul :: Iraq Body Count". www.iraqbodycount.org. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ VICE News (2017-06-30). Iraqi Forces Take Back al-Nuri Mosque. Retrieved 2025-03-29 – via YouTube.