Baghdad, June 06: The Iraqi Islamic Party, a Sunni
Arab political party, today accused US forces of unlawfully
killing over two dozen Iraqis last month in a series of
incidents across the country.
"The US forces have violated human rights many times
across Iraq," said Omar al-Juburi, spokesman for the human
rights department of the party, led by vice president Tareq
al-Hashemi.
In the latest in a string of allegations against US
forces, Juburi said 29 people were killed in may in separate
incidents involving the US forces in the towns of Latifiyah
and Yusifiyah, south of Baghdad and in Baghdad itself.
"On May 13, US forces launched an air assault on a
civilian car in Latifiyah and killed six people inside the
car," Juburi told reporters.
"On the same day the US forces attacked with aircraft the
house of a civilian, Saadun Mohsen Hassan, and killed seven of
his family members."
Juburi said US forces carried out another air strike the
next day on the house of Sheikh Yassin Saleh Shallal in the
town of Yusifiyah "killing 13 people, including women and
children."
The towns southwest of Baghdad have recently been the
scene of increased insurgent activity and several US
operations.
"Also on the same day in Baghdad's Yarmuk district US
forces raided the home of Esam Arrawi and killed him and his
son. They also took away their bodies."
He said also in May a civilian, Abbas Hamudi al-Juburi,
was killed by us soldiers in Baghdad.
Bureau Report
First Published: Tuesday, June 06, 2006, 00:00