Amy Goodman
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After Liberation Came Destruction: Iraqi Shiite Militias Accused of Looting, Burning Sunni Villages

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March 24, 2015

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A new report finds Shiite militias in Iraq have burned down entire Sunni villages after liberating them from control of the Islamic State. This comes as Iraqi forces and Iranianbacked Shiite militias are in their fourth week of a fight to retake Tikrit from ISIS militants. We air a Human Rights Watch video report from the Iraqi town of Amerli and speak to Erin Evers, Iraq researcher for HRW, who cowrote the group's new report, "After Liberation Came DestructionIraqi Militias and the Aftermath of Amerli."

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