This report provides background information on the current violence and paints a comprehensive picture of the warfare taking place today in this country. It elaborates upon sectarian violence and attacks by armed groups, violations by Iraqi security forces, violations by U.S.-led multinational forces, and the targeting of professionals and human rights defenders. The report also depicts violence against women in Iraq, the trial of Saddam Hussain and others, the practice of the death penalty for convicted terrorists, and the situation in northern Iraq.
