Britain rejects Iraqis’ systematic torture by forces

Britain rejects Iraqis’ systematic torture by forces

British government has rejected accusations of “systematic” torture of Iraqis by the British armed forces in Iraq after lawyers and public interest groups made a formal complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC). “The Government has always been clear, and the armed forces have always been clear, that they absolutely reject allegations of systematic abuse […]

11 killed in attacks across Iraq

11 killed in attacks across Iraq

At least 11 people were killed, including six Al Qaeda militants, and 15 wounded in violent attacks across Iraq Monday, police said. In Iraq’s western province of Anbar, a police force-backed Sunni tribesmen clashed with Al Qaeda militants near the provincial capital city of Ramadi, some 110 km from here, killing six militants, a provincial […]

70 journalists killed on job in 2013

70 journalists killed on job in 2013

Across the world, 70 journalists were killed in 2013 while on the job, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. The figure was marginally down from 74 in 2012. The committee is investigating the deaths of 25 more journalists in 2013 to establish whether these were work-related. According to the report, Syria, Iraq, Egypt were the […]