Local people to their area say that the name Shabak is derived from the Arabic word "shabaka". Shabaka stands for intertwining, as the Shabak are composed of a group of different tribes. It wasn't until 1952 that they were actually recognized as their own ethnic group. After they had been recognized as their own ethnic group, in the 1980's they began to experience their first genocide. This genocide occured when Saddams Regime tried moving twenty two of their villages, causing 3,000 families to be relocated the North of Iraq.
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