Palestinian prisoners in detetion by U.S. occupation forces in Iraq

The Palestinian newspaper al-Hourriah has released a report with 17 names of Palestinians, identified as prisoners held by the U.S. occupation authorities in Iraq. The majority of the seventeen are held at the Boca prison near Basrah, whilst the location of others in unknown. Overall, it has been difficult for Palestinian organizations to assess the human rights violations against the Palestinian community in Iraq due to the prevailing situation there.

The newspaper has also released a list of names of Palestinians held by Iraqi authorities.

Iraq: outrage over Gaza massacre unites Sunnis and Shias

NYTimes Baghdad Bureau blog has an interesting article (Dec 29, 2008) about the first waves of protests against the Gaza massacre in Iraq. Protests occured from north to south, in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Mosul, Falluja and Najaf. The solidarity with the Palestinian people unites Iraqis across sectarian lines, and evoked outrage against the U.S. and its ally, Israel.