Iraq: Camps Expel Over 2,000 People Seen As ISIS-Linked

Expand Government buses waiting to move families from one camp in Anbar province to another during a previous wave of camp closures in December 2018.  © 2018 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Local authorities have forcibly expelled more than 2,000 Iraqis from camps for displaced people in Nineveh governate since August 23, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. Some were forced to return to their home regions, despite fears for their safety, including from former neighbors who perceive them as being linked to the Islamic State (ISIS). Some have come under attack since being forced…

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