Iranian-backed militias rampaged in central Iraq after freeing town: HRW

 19 Mar 2015 – A Human Rights Watch report says that the militias looted, burned thousands of buildings, and abducted at least 11 people during the Amerli offensive last summer. “The widespread burning of civilian homes by the militia groups in areas under their control appeared to have had no clear military objective and to represent collective punishment against residents of local Sunni villages,” HRW stated. http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/03/iranian-backed-militias-rampaged-in-central-iraq-after-freeing-town-hrw.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LongWarJournalSiteWide+%28The+Long+War+Journal+%28Site-Wide%29%29