Inter Press Service
By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail*
BAQUBA, Aug 29 (IPS) – Residents of Baquba deny police claims that kidnappings are now a matter of the past.
"There are fewer people disappearing, but it continues," a trader who asked to be referred to as Abu Ali told IPS. "All of us know that several people are still being kidnapped every week."
A local sheikh, speaking to IPS on condition of anonymity, said that…
