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• 24 November 2006: A well-known Palestinian religious leader was reportedly<br />
kidnapped by militia in Al-Doura; his body was found on 27 November 2006 bearing<br />
signs of torture.<br />
• 13 November 2006: A Palestinian woman was reportedly killed near Baladiyat by<br />
militiamen when she returned to collect personal items from her home, from which the<br />
family had previously fled.<br />
• 19 October 2006: The Baladiyat compound was attacked and shelled by approximately<br />
6-8 mortars. Palestinians in the compound said that three to five people were killed and<br />
some 20 injured. An attempt to get an ambulance into the compound to take away the<br />
injured failed when the ambulance was attacked by militiamen; one report said that the<br />
ambulance driver was killed. The Iraqi authorities claimed the ambulance was attacked<br />
by the Palestinians. The next day, UNAMI reported that another missile had been<br />
launched into Baladiyat compound, but no one was hurt.<br />
• 7 October 2006: Alleged members of the Mehdi Army raided the Al-Hurriya<br />
neighbourhood and threatened all persons residing between streets 80 and 90 that they<br />
had until 10:00, 8 October, to leave the area or they would be killed. During the raid,<br />
the militia forcibly evicted at least one Palestinian family from their home located in a<br />
shelter belonging to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, where many Palestinians<br />
live. The militiamen took the keys of the home with them. Another Palestinian was<br />
allegedly robbed of ten million Iraqi Dinars during the raid.<br />
• 25 September 2006: UNHCR was contacted by representatives of the Palestinian<br />
community in Baghdad regarding an alleged incident in which about 12 vehicles,<br />
including 5 GMC vehicles appearing to belong to the Iraqi Police, other white GMC<br />
cars, two BMWs and another three small cars went to the Al-Doura area of Baghdad.<br />
Armed persons believed to belong to Shi’ite militias knocked on the doors of the<br />
Palestinian families in the neighborhood and handed over leaflets, threatening that the<br />
Palestinians should leave their homes within 72 hours or they would be killed. Some<br />
Palestinian families took the threats seriously and left their houses, while others refused<br />
to leave. A second round of threats was reportedly issued to the same area on 30<br />
September by loudspeaker, stating that they had until the next evening, 1 October, at<br />
19:00 or they would be burned. Members of the Palestinian community confirmed that<br />
a number of families fled their homes.<br />
• 23 September 2006: UNHCR received an unconfirmed report that a 25-year old man<br />
was kidnapped from his shop in Al-Jadida neighbourhood in Baghdad by five armed<br />
men in civilian clothing. The abductors later contacted the family and demanded a US<br />
$100,000 ransom and for them to leave their home.<br />
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