The Mukaradeeb wedding party massacre[1][2] (Arabic: مجزرة حفلة عرس مكر الديب‎) refers to the U.S. military's attack on a wedding party in Mukaradeeb, a small village in Iraq near the border with Syria, on May 19, 2004; 16 years ago (2004-05-19). 42 civilians were killed.