Iraq: Security Force Abuses Compound Violence

Email Violent deaths in Iraq doubled in 2013 as al-Qaeda in Iraq and other armed groups carried out attacks that killed more than 8,000 Iraqis, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2014. The government failed to protect its citizens, and security forces instead carried out brutal counterterrorism measures. (Baghdad) – Violent deaths in Iraq doubled in 2013 as al-Qaeda in Iraq and other armed groups carried out attacks that killed more than 8,000 Iraqis, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2014.read more

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