1. Muqawama groups stopped attacking U.S. interests after the anniversary of Soleimani/Muhandis. They have however stepped up their attacks against Iraqis. In the last 10 days there has been an attack almost every day. Last one a few hours ago against a liquor store in Baghdad.
2. The main group behind these hits is Ahlo al-Marouf (people of virtue). They are one of the newly created street vigilante groups. In this statement they claim responsibility for tonight’s attack. These hits jeopardize Iraqi citizens' human rights and undermine the Iraqi state. 
3. They aren’t just violations of Iraqi law - they have implications for Iraq’s international human rights obligations. Iraq is a signatory of both the international covenant on civil and political rights and the International covenant on economic, social and cultural rights.
4. This means @IraqiGovt has a responsibility to prevent unlawful attacks on private businesses like these - as well as a responsibility to prevent attacks on protestors and extrajudicial killings.
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