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Canada’s Kurdish allies have conducted a campaign of violence against Arab civilians, blowing up or burning down thousands of their homes and forcing tens of thousands of people out of their villages, a new Amnesty International report concludes.

The attacks against the civilians are in revenge for their perceived support of the Islamic State as well as a settling of scores from abuses that took place more than a decade ago under Saddam Hussein’s regime, according to the study released Tuesday night.

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The study will come as grim news to the Canadian government as it mulls future actions in the area. Canada is seen as one of the strongest supporters of the Kurdish Regional Government in northern Iraq. Up to 69 Canadian special forces are training Kurdish troops and Canada has supplied the Kurds with millions of dollars worth of military equipment.

The Liberal government is also considering boosting Canada’s support to the Kurds as it reviews its options for new ways to contribute to the coalition mission against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).