Mahdi army's war crimes in Sadr city

CNN:

The fighting that erupted in Baghdad's Sadr City last month has killed 925 people and wounded 2,605, a top government official said Wednesday.

Most of the casualties consist of civilians and "criminal elements attacked by us," said Tahseen al-Sheikhly, a spokesman for the Baghdad security crackdown called Operation Enforcing the Law.

Civilians are being caught in the crossfire because militants "use the population to cover themselves," al-Sheikhly said.

Earlier Wednesday, an Interior Ministry official said 321 people have been killed in Sadr City fighting this month. The reason for the discrepancy was unclear.

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Using human shields is a war crime. It would provide greater context if the media would point that out. At least this report is a step up from when our forces were being accused of targeting civilians. I have yet to hear a persuasive argument by the media for not holding the enemy responsible for violations of the Geneva Conventions. It is troubling that they continue to ignore this important issue.

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