HRW: Iraq Dropping Barrel Bombs on Civilians

Human Rights Watch says indiscriminate Iraqi government airstrikes on cities have killed at least 75 civilians and wounded hundreds since early June. The group says in a new report that Iraqi forces are dropping barrel bombs even as Baghdad denies using the deadly and destructive weapons. Cities under attack have included the extremist held towns of Fallujah, Mosul, and Tikrit. Human Rights Watch says the fight against a vicious insurgency is no license to kill civilians anywhere...

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