A country where violations are legal!

Fatih Abdulsalam, Azzaman

Terrorist militias, operating under the nose of U.S. and Iraqi forces, are wreaking mayhem in Baghdad. Their power, weapons and means of murder are growing in intensity; their murderous acts increasing and have turned Baghdad, home to nearly six million people, into a wild city. They have become so emboldened that they mount attacks on government ministries and offices belonging to factions they do not like or administered by officials they see as a threat to their authority. Many Iraqis call them "black death squads" as they routinely clad in black clothes and instill fear and horror in the hearts of the people spotting them. These black squads operate freely and sometimes they wear the official army or police uniforms during their operations. They are courageous enough not to hide themselves as they mount their own checkpoints and carry out summary arrests and executions...

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