HRW: Investigating a Massacre, Iraq Should Address Root Causes

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Investigating a Massacre, Iraq Should Address Root Causes

On December 31, Iraqi security forces killed 20 people from a single family in a raid on a home in Jableh district in Babil governorate, south of Baghdad.

Security forces carried out the raid after reportedly receiving false information about a suspect purportedly living there.

While the Iraqi government swiftly opened an investigation, the authorities should examine how security forces often appear to rely on unsubstantiated, questionable, and/or false information to target suspects, especially alleged ISIS members.

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(Source: HRW)

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