Tag: Babil
By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Fri Jul 11, 2014 at 05:02:40 PM EST
Tags: Babil, al-hillah, prisoners (all tags)
Posted on Fri Jul 11, 2014 at 05:02:40 PM EST
Tags: Babil, al-hillah, prisoners (all tags)
Human Rights Watch has released a report on the mass killings of Sunni prisoners by Iraqi forces.
Iraqi security forces and militias affiliated with the government appear to have unlawfully executed at least 255 prisoners in six Iraqi cities and villages since June 9, 2014.
The vast majority of security forces and militias are Shia, while the murdered prisoners were Sunni. At least eight of those killed were boys under age 18.
Mass extrajudicial killings of prisoners should be viewed as a war crime. [More...] evidence of war crimes or crimes against humanity, and appear to be revenge killings for atrocities by ISIS.
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