Iraq's Shiite Militias Are Running Amok In Iraq

Iraqi security forces arrest suspected militants of the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, during clashes in Jurf al-Sakhar, 40 miles from the capital city of Baghdad, Feb. 15. Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani

Iraqi Shi'ite Militias Use Hit Lists To Pick Off Foes: Police -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite militias have drawn up hit lists of suspected Sunni insurgents to be kidnapped, executed and hung in public, security and police officials said, raising the stakes in a sectarian war tearing the country apart.

The militias became a vital line of defense for the Shi'ite-led government after the army collapsed in the face of a June advance by Sunni Islamic State militants who seized large swathes of land in the north and aim to march on Baghdad.

The militias' increasingly ruthless tactics, in towns north of the capital, near the front line with insurgents, could radicalize Sunnis who say innocent people are being swept up in the fighting.

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My Comment: Iraq's Sunni communities that are not under the influence of ISIS are starting to fight back .... but I suspect that it will only going to be a matter of time before these communities will form some type of alliance with the Islamic State.