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U.N.: ISIL Militants Killed 670 Prisoners in Iraq

HeadlineAug 26, 2014

The United Nations has found evidence Islamic State militants killed as many as 670 prisoners from a jail in Mosul, Iraq. After taking control of the city in June, the group separated out all the Shiite prisoners and shot them. U.N. human rights office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said the militants, also known as ISIL, are committing abuses daily.

Ravina Shamdasani: “Grave human rights violations are being committed daily by ISIL and associated armed groups. These include targeted killings, forced conversions, abductions, trafficking, slavery, sexual abuse, the destruction of places of religious and cultural significance and the besieging of entire communities because of their ethnic, religious or sectarian affiliation.”

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