Sectarian Abuses in Iraq Help Ensure IS Survival
In its frenzy to clear Iraq of Islamic State and erase any trace of the extremists' self-declared caliphate, Baghdad is running the risk of laying the foundation for the terror group's resurgence. Human rights groups already have voiced repeated concerns about the treatment of civilians from areas once controlled by IS, and point to a […]Sharon Behn and Jeff Seldin write for Voice of America:
In its frenzy to clear Iraq of Islamic State and erase any trace of the extremists' self-declared caliphate, Baghdad is running the risk of laying the foundation for the terror group's resurgence.
Human rights groups already have voiced repeated concerns about the treatment of civilians from areas once controlled by IS, and point to a growing anxiety among Iraqi Sunnis living under IS that they will be targeted no matter what.
