A US-trained Iraqi army division allegedly executed dozens
of men in the final phase of the battle against ISIL fighters in Mosul's
Old City, Human Rights Watch has claimed.
The rights group on Thursday urged the US government to suspend all support for the 16th Division of the Iraqi army pending an investigation into what it called war crimes, evidence of which was seen by two international observers whom the group did not name.
Videos have emerged of Iraqi forces beating unarmed men. Footage also showed one man being pushed off a cliff to his death.
"Given the widespread abuses by Iraqi forces and the government’s abysmal record on accountability, the US should take a hard look at its involvement with Iraqi forces," said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch.
Read more: US-trained Iraqi army unit 'linked to Mosul war crimes' | Iraq News | Al Jazeera
The rights group on Thursday urged the US government to suspend all support for the 16th Division of the Iraqi army pending an investigation into what it called war crimes, evidence of which was seen by two international observers whom the group did not name.
Videos have emerged of Iraqi forces beating unarmed men. Footage also showed one man being pushed off a cliff to his death.
"Given the widespread abuses by Iraqi forces and the government’s abysmal record on accountability, the US should take a hard look at its involvement with Iraqi forces," said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch.
Read more: US-trained Iraqi army unit 'linked to Mosul war crimes' | Iraq News | Al Jazeera
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