The 22-year-old’s family is one of hundreds rights groups fear will remain stuck indefinitely in limbo due to long-standing wrangles being repackaged by neighbors or authorities into accusations they belong to the Daesh group. Exacerbating their situation, authorities have since autumn sped up long-stated plans to close displacement camps across Iraq where 200,000 people still live. “The sheikh tried to discredit our family,” she alleged, nervously stirring sugar into her tea before downing it in one gulp. “Every time there was a problem in town, it was my father’s or my brother’s fault,” she added. “Most of the time, the accusations are based on rumors, difficult to verify and often linked to tribal problems or problems between families,” she said.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 08, 2021 22:07 UTC