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15 Iraqis Killed in Attacks, Goverment Hashd Militias Continue Violations of Human Rights in the Northern Provinces

May 27, 2019

Editor's Note:

The following are just examples of news stories about the continuous Iraqi government war to subjugate the northern provinces, using the pretext of fighting ISIS, or responding to alleged ISIS attacks, which no longer exists, according to the announcements of the Iraqi government itself.

Daily news stories can be accessed from the news sources listed below and others in the internet. Most likely, the available news stories are biased, as these do not include the two sides.

 

Iraqi government militiamen called Hashd, file, May 27, 2019 yaqein

 

The following are news stories from the independent Iraqi Arabic news agency, Yaqein ( http://yaqein.net/ ):

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Possible US Sanctions against the Iraqi government militias, called Hashd Sha'bi, because of its ties to Iran. The Iraqi government militia groups called Hashd Sha'bi maybe the target of US sanctions, due to their ties with Iran. These groups continue their human rights violations in the (northern Sunni) beleagured provinces, with the intention to destablize the security of these provinces, in an attempt to distract the politics and the media from their ties to Iran. توقعات بفرض عقوبات أمريكية على الأذرع الإيرانية في العراق 27 مايو 2019 ، يقين أكد أستاذ العلوم السياسية “سمير العاني” أنه من المتوقع أن يتسبب التصعيد الأمريكي بفرض عقوبات كبيرة على الأذرع الإيرانية في العراق وخاصة الحشد الشعبي، مبيناً أن بعض فصائل الحشد تعمل على تهديد الوضع الأمني في المحافظات المنكوبة. وقال العاني في تصريح لوكالة “يقين” إن الوضع السياسي في العراق متوتر للغاية، خاصة أن التصعيد الأ مريكي ضد إيران انعكست آثاره بوضوح في العراق.  وأضاف أنه من المتوقع أن يتسبب التصعيد الأمريكي بفرض عقوبات كبيرة على الأذرع الإيرانية في العراق وخاصة الحشد الشعبي، لذلك تعمل بعض فصائل الحشد على تهديد الوضع الأمني في المحافظات المنكوبة، لأجل زعزعة الاستقرار فيها والتسبب بتعكير الوضع الأمني والسياسي في البلاد، من أجل تسليط الضوء في الإعلام على ملفات بعيدة عن حقيقة ولاء الحشد الشعبي لإيران وقادتها.  عام ونصف على انتهاء العمليات العسكرية في العراق، لكن يبدو أن المحافظات المنكوبة لم يكتب لها الاستقرار حتى الآن، بعد أن باتت ساحة لتصفية الحسابات بين دول الإقليم والعالم من أجل فرض إدارة جديدة على تلك المحافظات المدمرة وسكانها.  https://yaqein.net/politics/197737

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The following are news stories from a pro-Iraqi government website (http://www.iraqinews.com/), which usually reports those who are killed by Iraqi government attacks as Islamic State fighters, implying no civilians were killed by bombing residential neighborhoods:

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Bomb attack kills five Iraqi civilians in Nineveh

by Mohammed Ebraheem May 26, 2019, 6:25 pm

Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) –

At least 13 Iraqi civilians were killed and wounded Sunday in a bomb explosion in Nineveh province, Iraqi police said.

“A booby-trapped vehicle exploded today, afternoon, near a marketplace in Rabia district in Mosul, leaving five people dead,” Glgamesh quoted the Security Media Cell as saying in a press statement.

“The explosion left eight others wounded,” the statement read. The wounded have been rushed to hospital.

Violence in the country has surged further with the emergence of Islamic State militants who proclaimed an “Islamic Caliphate” in Iraq and Syria in 2014.

The surge in violence between armed groups and government forces has resulted in over five million internally displaced persons across Iraq and left more than 11 million in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Iraqi court sentences 3 French nationals to death for joining Islamic State

by Mohammed Ebraheem May 26, 2019, 2:51 pm

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) –

An Iraqi court has sentenced three French nationals to death by hanging for joining the Islamic State group, a court official said.

It is the first death sentence to be issued by an Iraqi court for French IS members in Iraq, the official told the press Sunday on condition of anonymity.

The trio was captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria and handed over to Iraqi authorities in February. They were among at least 12 French nationals.

All the verdicts are subject to appeal.

Iraqi courts have sentenced many of Islamic State members, including a big number of foreign fighters, to death over joining the militant group.

The exact number of detained militants is still unknown, however, it’s estimated to be at thousands. It’s also unclear how many members are likely to face death sentences.

Human rights groups have always criticized collective death sentences issued by Iraqi courts, claiming that some detainees are tortured and threatened.

Experts estimate that Iraq is holding 20,000 people in jail over suspected IS membership. There is no official figure, according to AFP.

Bomb blasts, IS attack leave 7 dead in Sharqat

by Loaa Adel May 25, 2019, 5:17 pm

Salahuddin (IraqiNews)--

 Two bombs exploded, while the Islamic State group launched an offensive, yesterday, on Sharqat District in Salahuddin. The blasts and attack killed 7 persons, while injured 4 others in different areas of the District.

Saad al-Qaissy, Governor Assistant said, “Five farmers went to harvest wheat and barley on the road leading to Mosul (about 25 kilometers from Sharqat).”

Meanwhile, a bomb exploded targeting a vehicle belonging to al-Hash al-Ashaeri in Shawesh Village. The explosion killed a person and wounded another one.

Another IED exploded near a police patrol, in the road between Sineya and Haditha, killing a police officer and injuring 3 others.

Qaissy indicated that the security situation in Salahuddin is unstable. Furthermore, he called the concerned parties to provide security for farmers. He also called for carrying out air raids to pursue the remnants of the IS in the province.

“We also need agricultural equipment, to harvest wheat and barley as quickly as possible, and prevent the gangs from burning them,” al-Qaissy explained.

Despite losing the territory it controlled in Iraq between 2014 and 2017, the IS group still has dormant cells in several provinces. They also began to use “guerrilla” style, which was previously used in 2014, in their attacks.

Iraqi troops kill two Islamic State terrorists in Nineveh

by Mohammed Ebraheem May 25, 2019, 3:51 pm

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) –

Iraqi troops killed on Saturday two Islamic State (members who allegedly) planned to carry out a motorbike bomb attack in Nineveh province.

Maj. Gen. Najim al-Jubouri, the commander of Nineveh Operations, told Al-Saumaria News that an army force received intelligence information on the presence of two IS terrorists in Tal Abta district in Nineveh.

Backed by federal police and tribal fighters, the army force managed to kill the pair and seized a booby-trapped motorbike, which they planned to use in a terrorist attack, Jubouri said.

He added that the motorbike was successfully dismantled by the explosives experts.

Bomb blast kills Iraqi civilian in Mosul city

by Mohammed Ebraheem May 22, 2019, 3:31 pm

Mosul (IraqiNews.com) –

An Iraqi civilian was killed Wednesday in a bomb explosion in Mosul city, the latest in a series of attacks targeting citizens across Iraq since the crushing defeat of the Islamic State militant group in 2017.

A security source told Dijlah TV news channel that a roadside bomb went off in al-Shoura district in southern Mosul, leaving an Iraqi civilian dead.

“The security forces cordoned off the blast scene and carried the body into the forensic medicine department,” added the source.

2 bombs explode inside Muqdadiyah Police Chief’s garage in Diyala

by Loaa Adel May 21, 2019, 3:37 pm

Diyala (IraqiNews)--

 A security source informed, on Tuesday, that two bombs exploded inside the garage of Muqdadiyah Police Chief’s house, in Diyala Province. No casualties were reported.

The source said in a press statement that two explosive devices, emplaced inside the garage of Muqdadiyah Police Chief’s house, in Sariha area, exploded.

No human losses were reported, the source added on condition of anonymity.

It is noteworthy that Muqdadiyah is a city in Diyala Province in Iraq. The city is located about 80 km northeast of Baghdad and 30 km northeast of Baqubah, the capital of Diyala.

The city has a mixed population, with Arabs forming the majority. Other inhabitants are the Kurds and Turkomans. In 1960s and 1970s, the Shia Kurds constituted the majority of the city’s population, followed by the Shia Turkomans.

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