Militants from the “Islamic state” (the terrorist organization prohibited in Russia) attacked the Shiite village of Rashad in Iraq and killed many residents. Reports about it The Washington Post (WP).
According to the publication, terrorists opened fire on the group of young people, after which they went home in the village. The victims of the attack were more than ten people, some houses were burned. Residents had to hide from terrorists in the forest.
WP notes that the attack caused a conflict between neighbors – Sunni and Shiites – on religious grounds. A similar effect proves that in Iraq, the threat of incitement of interreligious violence is preserved. The local population has no security guarantees, and all agreements between the militants and local authorities hold on informal agreements.
Earlier it became known that the international coalition led by the United States was handed over to the Armed Forces (Sun) of the Iraqi Kurdistan “Peshmerga” of more than 20 HMMWV armored SUVs to combat terrorists of the IG. In the Pentagon, noted that the SUVs received enhance the mobility and combat capability of Peshthergi and expand opportunities for confrontation with the militants of the game.