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January 21, 2016

Report: Western-Backed Kurdish Fighters May Be Committing War Crimes
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Amnesty International is accusing Western-backed Kurdish fighters of
possible war crimes over the "large-scale destruction" of thousands of
Arab homes in northern Iraq. Amnesty says Kurdish forces "appear to be
spearheading a concerted campaign to forcibly displace Arab
communities." Meanwhile, satellite photographs show the self-proclaimed
Islamic State has destroyed one of the oldest Christian sites in Iraq.
The 1,400-year-old monastery of St. Elijah stood south of Mosul.
Photographs show the site was destroyed in late August or September
2014, a few months after ISIL fighters seized control of Mosul.


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