Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 49

5-December-2005

IRAQ

Rate Of Iraq Kidnappings Increasing Sharply, Says INC Newspaper

The rate of kidnappings and other crimes against innocent people is sharply increasing, according to a 23 November report in al-Mutamar, the weekly newspaper of the Iraqi National Congress (INC). The paper said that in the aftermath of the 2003 US-led invasion large-scale looting was carried out. But now most of the looted goods had been sold, and those looking for...