Iraq using barrel bombs, hitting Fallujah hospital: HRW

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https://s3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1g2IZ0ygq6DV2QG0.URdbA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPIntEn/6eb0341c7433d80b766aa9bae390a2c6fb87ac07.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/iraq-using-barrel-bombs-hitting-fallujah-hospital-hrw-042021447.html)Iraq's government is dropping barrel bombs and may also be targeting a hospital in its battle with militants in the conflict-hit city of Fallujah, Human Rights Watch alleged Tuesday. The Iraqi authorities denied the claims, which come with Baghdad locked in a months-long standoff with anti-government fighters in Fallujah amid a protracted surge in nationwide bloodshed, all of which is fuelling fears the country is slipping back into the all-out conflict of 2006 and 2007. The New York-based rights watchdog also said abuses committed by the powerful Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant jihadist group -- among the main militant organisations in Fallujah -- likely amounted to crimes against humanity. Iraqi army spokesmen did **t respond to AFP requests for comment, but HRW said in its report that the military denied targeting Fallujah's main hospital, and the prime minister's spokesman issued a statement on May 12 denying the use of barrel bombs.




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