Tunisians Implicated in Iraq War Crimes | Human Rights Watch

Tunisians Implicated in Iraq War Crimes | Human Rights Watch:

(Tunis) – The Tunisian authorities should promptly investigate allegations that Tunisian combatants have committed war crimes in Iraq and Syria. On June 13, 2014, a man calling himself Abu Hamza al-Mouhamadi, and identifying himself as Tunisian, posted on his now-closed Facebook page three videos and associated photographs apparently showing his role in the abuse and ultimate execution of five detained Iraqi border guards.

Tunisia, a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since 2011, should enact legislation on war crimes, integrate the ICC statute into national law, and take urgent measures to investigate and prosecute Tunisians implicated in abuses amounting to war crimes or crimes against humanity in Syria or Iraq, Human Rights Watch said. On June 24, the Minister of Interior, Lotfi Ben Jeddou, said in a press conference that at least 2400 Tunisian jihadists are fighting in Syria, most of them fighting with Al Nusra Front and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

  

http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/06/25/tunisians-implicated-iraq-war-crimes