Iraq: Militias Escalate Abuses, Possibly War Crimes

Email Abuses by militias allied with Iraqi security forces in Sunni areas have escalated in recent months, Human Rights Watch said today. (New York) – Abuses by militias allied with Iraqi security forces in Sunni areas have escalated in recent months. Residents have been forced from their homes, kidnapped, and in some cases summarily executed. At least 3,000 people have fled their homes in the Muqdadiyya area of Diyala province since June 2014 and, since October, been prevented from returning.read more

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