2 minutes agoTwo thousand and 521 civilians killed by the Islamic State in Mosul
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)The Islamic State Group has executed 741 civilians during the battle in Mosul, Iraq's second city, recovered in July from the Iraqi army, the UN stressed today. “Around 2521 civilians have lost their lives, most of the jihadists' attacks, during this offensive”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stressed in a report. “Account [...]
“Around 2521 civilians have lost their lives, most of the jihadists' attacks, during this offensive”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stressed in a report.
The responsible must answer for their crimes”, Supreme Commissioner Zeid Ra properad Al Hussein confirmed, in a communique.
Mosul had been occupied by the jihadists of Islamic State in 2014 and became the capital of “califatit”, self-declared in Iraq.
“More than 800000 people have been displaced due to fighting”, the report points out.
The “Document mentions 461 civilians killed after the air strikes during the most intensive phase undertaken on February 19th by the Iraqi Security Forces”, the UN added, finding it is impossible to determine the origin of attacks in almost all cases.
