Ishaqi Camp. © 2018 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch
Since 2016, I have visited over a dozen camps across Iraq housing families accused of having a father, husband, or son affiliated with the Islamic State (also known as ISIS). I have spent dozens of hours sitting in the tents of women struggling to figure out how they can get out of the camp, where they are effectively being confined by security forces as punishment for what their relative might have done, so they can offer their children the chance to have a normal life. While all these interviews have been heart-breaking, my visit to Ishaqi camp is the one that has haunted me the most.
العراق: عشائر في محافظة صلاح الدين تطالب بفتح مقابر جماعية تضم رفات أبنائها
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ميليشيات إيران تحيل أرض العراق إلى مقابر جماعية
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At least
11 people were killed, and three more were
wounded in recent violence. Mass graves containing hundreds of bodies were
also discovered:
Near
Sinjar, a civilian and
six security personnel were killed when a bomb exploded during an attempt
to defuse it. A conflicting report indicates that two more soldiers may
have died in the attack as well.
In
Operations in
Ishaqi may contain hundreds of bodies, including
those belonging to children. A local councilman is blaming militias for the
wholesale slaughter of families.
In
Mosul, a mass grave
containing about 100 bodies was discovered. The victims were likely killed