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| Iraq confiscates thousands properties of Islamic State members’ families |
| 2018-04-25 |
| Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Iraq has seized thousands of homes belonging to families which had their members joining the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... , a newspaper reported on Tuesday. London-based the New Arab said the local governments in seven Iraqi provinces confiscated nearly 18000 properties of families of Islamic State holy warriors, saying that the measure won approval from the federal government. An official in Baghdad told the paper that the measure targeted properties owned by the parents, siblings, spouses and children of those accused of operating under the bully boy group. It, however, went further to include those belonging to the suspect’s cousins, the official said. The seized properties included, houses, flats, farmlands and shops. The official, however, suggested that the measures are at odds with the Iraqi constitution, which spared families the responsibility for the actions of adolescent sons. He revealed that those confiscated units were given to army and police members dwelling in temporary lodging, as well as to families of security personnel killed during the war against IS, while others were turned into government and political parties offices. Iraq declared victory over Islamic State Lions of Islam in December, ending a three-year war against the group which proclaimed a self-styled "Islamic caliphate". The government has sentenced dozens to death for involvement with the group and declared plans to deport others of foreign nationalities. But some human rights ...which often include carefully measured allowances of freedomat the convenience of the state... observers have voiced fears that government bodies were taking retaliatory measures against holy warriors’ families, urging Iraq not to punish those for the wrongdoing of their sons. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 Where is Amnesty International on this? (Crickets) Meanwhile, Israel demolishes a single suicide bomber's home, and the howls of outrage reach the heavens. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2018-04-25 14:20 |
| #3 It should inform such folks of the error of their ways. Being the ME, I won't hold my breath... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-04-25 09:10 |
| #2 If the ISIL connection is legitimate, I have no problem with expropriation in that case. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-04-25 09:08 |
| #1 I just wonder in how many of these cases the property's desirability was the determining factor. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-04-25 06:36 |