Shiite Muslim fighters, loyal to Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, take part in a last combat training near the city of Najaf on August 23, 2014.

Shiite Militias Might Be Using U.S. Weapons, and Some Commit Atrocities

The Leonard Lopate Show | Feb 17, 2015

Shiite Militias, working on behalf of the new Iraqi government in Baghdad, have been accused of horrific human rights violations, including kidnapping, beheading and the clearing of Sunni neighborhoods. There are reports that some of those Shiite militias are using US weapons. Erin Evers, a researcher with Human Rights Watch, discusses the controversy.

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