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The National News (16 June 2021)

Mina Aldroubi

Iraq’s rampant corruption, mismanagement and erroneous policies caused the 2014 Camp Speicher massacre committed by ISIS, Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi said on Wednesday.

The mass killing, in which an estimated 1,700 unarmed, predominantly Shiite soldiers from Camp Speicher - a former US base outside the city of Tikrit - were killed, became a symbol of ISIS’s brutality against Iraqis.

"Corruption, mismanagement and lawless policies are the causes of these tragedies, we must remember that our unity, institutions and national affiliation will prevent the recurrence of such massacres," Mr Al Kadhimi said during a visit to the site.

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