Kurdish Peshmerga forces and militias in northern Iraq have demolished thousands of homes in a concerted effort to remove Arab communities, Amnesty International says.
They did so in revenge for the Arabs' perceived support for so-called Islamic State (IS), a new report alleges.
Amnesty says Kurdistan Regional Government forces might have committed war crimes in areas recaptured from IS.
But a KRG spokesman said the damage was the result of fighting and air strikes.
Dindar Zabari told the Reuters news agency that the US-led coalition against IS had also requested that civilians be kept away from areas close to the frontline, and that Kurds too had been prevented from returning to some recaptured villages.
Amnesty said its report was based on a field investigation in 13 villages and towns and put together from testimony gathered from more than 100 eyewitnesses and victims of forced displacement.
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