Irak

[Schneemann]

Nicht nur die ISIS, der man ja alle möglichen Grausamkeiten, von der Kreuzigung bis zum Massenmord nachsagt, scheint in den Wirren der irakischen Querelen Verbrechen zu begehen, vor allem scheint der "Schatten", den die ISIS-Verbrechen werfen, wohl auch eine willkommende Deckung für Exzesse der Regierungsverbände zu sein...

Iraq forces 'killed 255 Sunni prisoners' - HRW

Iraqi security forces and government-affiliated militias appear to have executed at least 255 prisoners since 9 June, a human rights group says. The killings appeared to be retaliation for attacks by the jihadist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis), Human Rights Watch said in a statement. The prisoners were all Sunni Muslims, while the majority of security forces and militia were Shia, they added. [...] The killings took place in six Iraqi villages: Mosul, Tal Afar, Baquba, Jumarkhe, Rawa and Hilla, HRW reported. [...] Joe Stork, HRW's deputy Middle East director, said: "While the world rightly denounces the atrocious acts of Isis, it should not turn a blind eye to sectarian killing sprees by government and pro-government forces."

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Schneemann.