Shi'ite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against militants of the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), march during training in Baghdad, July 9, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Ahmed Saad
Iraqi Government Forces Accused Of Executing Hundreds Of Sunni Prisoners In Revenge For ISIS Advance On Cities -- Daily Mail
* Army, peopled by Shi'ites, accused of killing 255 prisoners in brutal revenge
* Claims from Human Rights Watch (HRW) who say soldiers shot teenagers
* HRW compiled evidence from six alleged massacres and demanded inquiry
* Thought to be reprisals after ISIS's lightning advance through Iraq in June
* ISIS are well-documented for carrying out their own mass executions
The Iraqi government has been accused of carrying out revenge killings on 255 Sunni Muslim prisoners during its fightback against ISIS militants.
The prisoners, from a rival Muslim denomination to the Shi'ite Iraqi army, were fleeing the violence when they were recaptured and killed, according to human rights campaigners.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) brought to light reports of Iraqi armed guards breaking prisoners' arms and legs and shooting them in the head, as well as tossing grenades into cells with inmates inside.
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Update #1: Iraq forces executed 255 prisoners in revenge for Islamic State killings: HRW -- Reuters
Update #2: Iraqi security accused of executing prisoners -- Al Jazeera
My Comment: I just do not see any possibility of reconciliation now .... Iraq .... for all intents and purpose .... is now split into three parts.
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