19 Sunnis killed since June 2014

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United NationsThe United Nations has called on Iraqi authorities to protect members of the Sunni minority in the southern province of Basra, saying they have been subject to apparently sectarian killings and threats.

“Since 23 June 2014, at least 19 Sunni civilian men have been killed and a further 19 injured in a spate of targeted killings and abductions… In each incident the local community has expressed the view that the victims were targeted for no other reason than their faith,” the UN’s head of human rights in Iraq, Francesco Motta, says.

“Anonymous threats have also been issued to several mosques and a prominent Sunni organization, warning Sunnis to leave Basra or face death,” Motta adds, saying that the houses of Sunnis in some areas have been marked with an X.
GNA

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