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Iraq: Islamic State’s destructive legacy decimates Yezidi farming

Legacy of IS scorched-earth tactics still devastates rural communities Sabotage of irrigation wells and other destruction amounts to war crimes...

Iraq: Deaths of protesters in Basra must be effectively investigated

Following several nights of protests in Basra, Iraq’s second largest city, and the use of excessive force by security forces...

Iraq: Security forces deliberately attack peaceful protesters while internet is disabled

Peaceful protesters in southern Iraq and Baghdad fear authorities are deliberately disabling internet access before security forces attack and open...

Iraq: Women and children with perceived ties to IS denied aid, sexually exploited and trapped in camps

Report reveals collective punishment of women and children for being related, however distantly, to men linked to IS or fleeing...

Iraq: Violence against protesters and journalists in Kurdistan Region shows blatant disregard for freedom of expression

Responding to eyewitness accounts of journalists and demonstrators being subjected to physical and verbal attacks by security forces in the...

Iraq: Alarming reports of more than 3,000 people facing death over terror-related offences

Responding to an Associated Press report that Iraqi authorities have detained or imprisoned at least 19,000 people accused of links...

Iraq: New reports place Mosul civilian death toll at more than ten times official estimates

Responding to reports made by the Associated Press that between 9000 to 11000 civilians have been killed in the battle...

Iraq: 38 hanged in abhorrent mass execution

Responding to news that 38 people were executed in Iraq today for “terrorism” offences, Lynn Maalouf, Middle East Research Director...

Mass execution in Iraq

Responding to the news that at least 42 people were executed in Iraq today on “terrorism” charges, Lynn Maalouf, Middle...

Iraq: Flawed Security Council resolution on IS threatens to entrench dangerous culture of impunity

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution passed today aimed at holding the armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS)...

Iraq: Investigations, not denials needed over appalling civilian death toll in west Mosul

Responding to statements made by spokespeople for the US-led coalition and the Iraqi forces, Lynn Maalouf Head of Research...

Iraq: Battle between US-led coalition, Iraqi forces andIslamic State creates civilian catastrophe in west Mosul

Iraq: Battle between US-led coalition, Iraqi forces and Islamic State creates civilian catastrophe in west Mosul Report sheds light on...

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