Horrific Libyan Suffering Under US-Supported ISIS Rule
By Stephen Lendman
5-18-16
Washington helped ISIS establish a foothold in Sirte, now expanding to
control more coastal territory. Most city residents able to get out fled
after its fighters took over.
In a new report titled We Feel We Are Cursed: Life under ISIS in Sirte,
Libya, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said its inflicting severe hardship on
the local population by diverting food, medicine, fuel, and cash, along with
homes it seized from residents who fled, to fighters and functionaries it
has amassed in the Mediterranean port city.
According to terrorism/counterterrorism analyst Letta Tayler, ISIS is
causing terrible suffering in Sirte even for Muslims who follow its rules.
With world attention focused largely on Syria and Iraq, ISIS is also
getting away with murder in Libya. HRW documented dozens of killings,
kidnappings and disappearances, many presumed dead.
Major war crimes are being committed, replicating whats happening in Syria
and Iraq, civilians brutally targeted in cold blood, some accused of being
spies or sorcerers.
Former and current Sirte residents HRW interviewed outside the city
explained public beheadings, corpses in orange jumpsuits hanging from
scaffolding in what they referred to as crucifixions, and masked fighters
snatching men from their beds in the night.
So-called morality police patrol streets menacingly, terrorizing
residents, fining or flogging men for smoking, listening to music, or
failing to ensure their wives and sisters (are) covered with loose black
abayas.
Fathers were ordered to marry off their daughters to group fighters. Men and
boys are forced into mosques for prayer and religious training. A young
woman in Misrata for healthcare called conditions in Sirte unbearable.
Everyone is living in fear. They are killing innocent people. There are no
groceries. The hospital has no doctors or nurses.
There is no medicine
There are spies on every street. Most people have left
but we are trapped. We dont have enough money to leave.
Homes of perceived enemies are looted and destroyed. Shops selling Western
clothing were closed. ISIS controls the entire city and adjacent coastal
areas.
A US-installed Libyan Government of National Accord puppet regime has no
legitimacy. A previous article explained US, UK and French special forces
have been operating illegally in Libya for months. Aerial operations are
ongoing ahead of likely escalated fighting.
On the phony pretext of combating ISIS, Washington and its rogue allies
appear readying for Libya 2.0, a repeat of 2011 lawless aggression - sure to
create greater violence, instability and chaos.
Civilians suffer most in all wars. Washington and its rogue partners call
them legitimate targets. ISIS commanders consider them easy marks to
control.
A rule book explains principles demanding compliance. Sirtes central
Martyrs Square became a platform for beheadings and other atrocities.
If someone is accused of cursing God, cold-blooded murder follows, family
members prohibited from burying their loved ones, denounced as infidels.
Various other regional terrorist groups are as ruthless as ISIS,
US-supported allies, used as proxy foot soldiers, waging endless wars on
humanity - peace elusive and unattainable.
Late in my life, I dont ever expect to see Americas imperial project end,
a world at peace, free from the scourge of US aggression.
I hope my time expires before Washingtons rage for dominance launches WW
III, risking the extinction of life on earth.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at
lendmanstep...@sbcglobal.net.
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