Islamic group claims it kidnapped 18 Iraqi government workers Sunni group claims it kidnapped 18 Iraqi officials Quote:
The claim by the Islamic State of Iraq was posted Friday on a website, accompanied by nine pictures showing up to 18 men. Seven were wearing Iraqi military uniforms, and all had their hands tied behind their backs.
"This blessed operation is a response to crimes carried out by those infidels in their fight against the Sunnis," the statement said. "The latest of the crimes committed by these traitors was to rape our sister in religion."
The group threatened to kill the hostages within 24 hours if the Iraqi government did not hand over officers accused in the rape case, and release all Sunni women held in Iraqi prisons.
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So considdering this is in Iraq and how things are kinda all messed up anyways, is this a kind of Justice for the girl who was raped, or is this just another thing to fuel the hatred between the two factions?
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However, officials of the Iraqi Islamic Party, the country's largest Sunni group, said the woman used a false name when making the allegation and that she is in fact a Shia. The party's human rights office had been looking into the case.
Names of the officers involved in the case were not released, and it was unknown whether they were Sunni or Shia.
The woman told Arab television stations that she was detained in Sunni area of west Baghdad on Feb. 18, taken to a police garrison and assaulted by three officers.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shia, announced an investigation Feb. 19 but cleared the officers the following day, raising outrage among Sunni politicians.
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