← Previous revisionRevision as of 11:18, 31 October 2026 Line 1: Line 1: {{Short description|Mass shooting in Iraq}} {{Short description|Mass shooting in Iraq}} {{Orphan|date=October 2026}} {{Orphan|date=October 2026}} On 6 August 2025, at approximately 8:30pm, a [[Mass shooting|mass shooting]] took place on Koya road in [[Erbil]], [[Kurdistan Region]] of [[Iraq]],{{Cite web |last=كوردستان 24 |first=Kurdistan24- |date=2025-08-06 |title=شرطة أربيل تعتقل متهماً بقتل 3 أشخاص إثر شجار في محطة وقود |url=https://www.kurdistan24.net/ar/story/856323 |access-date=2026-10-31 |website=Kurdistan24 - کوردستان 24 |language=ar}} following a dispute between some [[Kurds|Kurdish]] petrol station employees and two [[Arabs|Arab]] customers who were [[Tourism|tourists]], one of the Arab men reportedly pushed an employee, prompting him to retrieve a [[Kalashnikov rifle]] from inside the petrol station and shoot both of the men, who died at the scene. A bystander was also killed after being caught in the [[Stray bullet|crossfire]]. CCTV footage of the incident circulated widely online, prompting [[Racism|racist]] reactions among some Kurdish and Arab social media users. In October 2026 an Erbil court sentenced the perpetrator to two [[Capital punishment|death sentences]] and a [[Life imprisonment|life sentence]]. On 6 August 2025, at approximately 8:30pm, a [[Mass shooting|mass shooting]] took place on Koya road in [[Erbil]], [[Kurdistan Region]] of [[Iraq]],{{Cite web |last=كوردستان 24 |first=Kurdistan24- |date=2025-08-06 |title=شرطة أربيل تعتقل متهماً بقتل 3 أشخاص إثر شجار في محطة وقود |url=https://www.kurdistan24.net/ar/story/856323 |access-date=2026-10-31 |website=Kurdistan24 - کوردستان 24 |language=ar}} following a dispute between some [[Kurds|Kurdish]] petrol station employees and two [[Arabs|Arab]] customers who were [[Tourism|tourists]], one of the Arab men reportedly pushed an employee, prompting him to retrieve a [[Kalashnikov rifle]] from inside the petrol station and shoot both of the men, who died at the scene. A bystander was also killed after being caught in the [[Stray bullet|crossfire]]. In October 2026 an Erbil court sentenced the perpetrator to two [[Capital punishment|death sentences]] and a [[Life imprisonment|life sentence]]. CCTV footage of the incident circulated widely online, prompting [[Racism|racist]] reactions among some Kurdish and Arab social media users. {{Infobox civilian attack {{Infobox civilian attack