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IRAQ: "Bad" Women Raped and Killed :: from www.uruknet.info :: news from occupied Iraq - it

IRAQ: "Bad" Women Raped and Killed :: from www.uruknet.info :: news from occupied Iraq - it: "Women are being killed by militia groups in southern Iraq for not conforming to strict Islamic ways, the police say. And, increased threats from militia groups is driving many women away from their homes.

Basra police chief Gen. Jalil Hannoon has told reporters and Arab TV channels that at least 40 women have been killed during the past five months in the southern city.

'We are sure there are many more victims whose families did not report their killing for fear of scandal,' Gen. Hannoon said."

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