Iraqis Fear Return of 'Death Squads' To Baghdad Streets - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mushreq Abbas

Mushreq Abbas

May 30, 2013

Iraqis inspect the damage following fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City August 7, 2006. Two people were killed and 18 wounded when U.S. and Iraqi forces raided a suspected death squad in the mostly Shi'ite area of Sadr City in east Baghdad, a police source said. The U.S. military said they were targeting suspected members of a punishment and torture cell. REUTERS/Kareem Raheem (IRAQ) - RTR1G607 — Iraqis inspect the damage following fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City, Aug. 7, 2006, when US and Iraqi forces raided a suspected death squad in the area. — REUTERS/Kareem Raheem

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