Iraqs crimes against peace include two wars of aggression: the IranIraq war in which Iraq invaded Iran. and the Persian Gulf war. in which Iraq invaded its southern neighbor. Kuwait. War crimes committed by Iraqi forces against civilians in Kuwait include extrajudicial and political killings. acts of torture. rapes of civilian women. pillage and lootingall crimes under the Fourth Geneva Convention. which requires wartime protections for civilians. Iraqi troops committed crimes against third country nationals. They prevented Western and Arab refugees from leaving Iraq and Kuwait. They carried out arbitrary arrests and detentions. Iraq even resorted to hostage taking and use of hostages as human shields.
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