Should we thank the shia for killing innocent palestinians in iraq all because they supported Saddam Hussein? Scores of Palestinian refugees(1) in Iraq have been killed since the US-led invasion in 2003. Most were abducted by armed groups and their bodies found a few days later in a morgue or dumped in a street, often mutilated or with clear marks of torture. Many Palestinians have fled their homes, mostly in Baghdad, after receiving written threats warning them to leave the country or face death. Some are in hiding inside Iraq; others are stranded in makeshift camps near the Iraq/Syria border with no apparent solution to their plight. Some Palestinians have been arrested and detained by Iraqi security forces or by the Multi-National Force (MNF) on suspicion of involvement in insurgency activities or links with Sunni insurgents. Most of those arrested have been released without charge, but many say they were tortured or otherwise ill-treated in detention. Palestinian refugees have been targeted by armed militia groups affiliated to Shi’a religious parties because of their ethnicity and because they are reputed to have received preferential treatment under the former Ba’ath government headed by Saddam Hussain. As Iraq plunged into chaos and the sectarian strife between Shi’a and Sunni intensified, Palestinians became more vulnerable because, unlike Iraqi Shi`a and Sunni communities, they do not have an armed group or militia to protect them or retaliate against those who attack them. Some Shi’a religious groups have tried to link Palestinians to insurgents fighting against Iraqi forces and the MNF. amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE14/030/2007/en/fdd375f1-d393-11dd-a329-2f46302a8cc6/mde140302007en.html
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