'The state serves the interests of foreign powers, particularly Iran, and none of those powers have an interest in a stable Iraq that is truly free and democratic.' Opinion | Tallha Abdulrazaq
. This they did with gusto, even storming a nearby parking garage armed with machetes and knives as they set about stabbing and hacking at protesters.
It does not end there, either. Two human rights organisations reported that at least 300 protesters had been abducted by Shia militias and. Needless to say, these secret prisons are controlled by pro-Iran groups and not the federal government which does very little to secure the release of illegally held prisoners.
Such brutality is almost inconceivable to many living in more functioning democracies in the West. When protesters hit the streets in Paris, London, Berlin, or New York City, it can be possible to see instances of police brutality. However, these usually involve beatings which, while illegal and unconscionable, rarely descends into full-scale carnage. Not so in Iraq, where simply calling for democracy to take root within an alleged democracy can earn you death or torture.
Their protest camps were subjected to horrifying levels of murder and mayhem. Take Hawija, for example, where a protest site was cleared out in 2013 with such force that even disabled and. 51 people lost their lives in that massacre, and no one lifted a finger, neither in the Shia-dominated federal government nor in the international community which abandoned its responsibility with such utter disregard for our collective humanity.
During the fightback against Daesh, Sunni Arab civilians were again all tarred with the same extremist brush and Shia militias fighting under the banner of the state-sanctioned and Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces were given the green light to do whatever they wanted.
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