Gay group in ar rutbah, iraq

The LGBTQI+ community in Iraq is often subjected to discrimination and persecution by security forces and the country’s conservative-majority population. Armed groups in Iraq, including the police and one of the country's most powerful militias, attack LGBT people with impunity, a new report says. Cases include abductions, torture, rape and murder, with LGBT people living in fear of their lives, campaigners Human Rights Watch HRW and IraQueer found. HRW said the Iraqi government had failed to hold perpetrators accountable.

Armed groups in Iraq, including the police and one of the country's most powerful militias, attack LGBT people with impunity, a new report says. By Tracey Shelton. Human rights groups say the proposed law has already led to an escalation in anti-LGBT sentiment. ABC News: Graphic by Tracey Shelton.

LGBTQ people in Iraq live in constant fear amid rising violence against their community. Najim Laachraoui is an alleged bomb-maker connected to the November 13, , ISIS attacks in Paris, as well as the March 22, , terrorist bombings in Belgium, also claimed by ISIS. Laachraoui was confirmed as a suspect by Belgian prosecutor Frederic van Leeuw. According to Belgian security officials, Laachraoui was the second suicide bomber in the Zaventem airport attack.

For Iraq’s LGBTQ+ community, life is difficult and dangerous. In a society that sees itself as modest, traditional and deeply religious, many refuse to belie. Austin died due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Died on April 26,