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‘Scores’ of Iraqi Sunnis abducted and killed with approval of government, human rights group reports
The Associated Press Posted: Oct 14, 2014 6:37 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 14, 2014 6:37 AM ET
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Amnesty International says Iraq’s Shia militias have abducted and killed “scores” of Sunni civilians in retaliation for the onslaught of the Sunni militant ISIS group.
The rights watchdog says these attacks are supported by Iraq’s government, and that the Shia are not prosecuted for their crimes.
Amnesty’s senior adviser Donatella Rovera is accusing the Shia-led government in Baghdad of “sanctioning war crimes and fueling a dangerous cycle of sectarian violence that is tearing the country apart.”
Amnesty says the fate of many of the Sunni abductees remains unknown and that some captives have been killed even after their families paid ransoms of $80,000 US and more.
The accusations, based on interviews with families and survivors, came in a new Amnesty report released Tuesday, entitled “Absolute Impunity: Militia Rule in Iraq.”
