Iraq: New allegations against US forces made by Sunni party
zeenews: The Iraqi Islamic Party, a Sunni Arab political party, today accused US forces of unlawfully killing over two dozen Iraqis last month in a series of incidents across the country.
"The US forces have violated human rights many times across Iraq," said Omar al-Juburi, spokesman for the human rights department of the party, led by vice president Tareq al-Hashemi.
In the latest in a string of allegations against US forces, Juburi said 29 people were killed in may in separate incidents involving the US forces in the towns of Latifiyah and Yusifiyah, south of Baghdad and in Baghdad itself.
"On May 13, US forces launched an air assault on a civilian car in Latifiyah and killed six people inside the car," Juburi told reporters.
"On the same day the US forces attacked with aircraft the house of a civilian, Saadun Mohsen Hassan, and killed seven of his family members."
Juburi said US forces carried out another air strike the next day on the house of Sheikh Yassin Saleh Shallal in the town of Yusifiyah "killing 13 people, including women and children."
The towns southwest of Baghdad have recently been the scene of increased insurgent activity and several US operations.
"Also on the same day in Baghdad's Yarmuk district US forces raided the home of Esam Arrawi and killed him and his son. They also took away their bodies."
He said also in May a civilian, Abbas Hamudi al-Juburi, was killed by us soldiers in Baghdad. Link
Informed Comment:
"The US forces have violated human rights many times across Iraq," said Omar al-Juburi, spokesman for the human rights department of the party, led by vice president Tareq al-Hashemi.
In the latest in a string of allegations against US forces, Juburi said 29 people were killed in may in separate incidents involving the US forces in the towns of Latifiyah and Yusifiyah, south of Baghdad and in Baghdad itself.
"On May 13, US forces launched an air assault on a civilian car in Latifiyah and killed six people inside the car," Juburi told reporters.
"On the same day the US forces attacked with aircraft the house of a civilian, Saadun Mohsen Hassan, and killed seven of his family members."
Juburi said US forces carried out another air strike the next day on the house of Sheikh Yassin Saleh Shallal in the town of Yusifiyah "killing 13 people, including women and children."
The towns southwest of Baghdad have recently been the scene of increased insurgent activity and several US operations.
"Also on the same day in Baghdad's Yarmuk district US forces raided the home of Esam Arrawi and killed him and his son. They also took away their bodies."
He said also in May a civilian, Abbas Hamudi al-Juburi, was killed by us soldiers in Baghdad. Link
Informed Comment:
The significance of these charges is that they are coming from the Iraqi Islamic Party, a group that has been mostly willing to cooperate with the US. Indeed, al-Zaman says that they handed the file to US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad. The IIP forms the core of the Iraqi Accord Front, the Sunni religious coalition that holds 44 seats in parliament. A vice president, a vice premier, 4 cabinet members, and the speaker of the house all belong to this coalition. So these charges are originating not with hard liners or radicals outside the new system, but with persons who are de facto allies of the United States.Link
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