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Islamic State in Mosul abducts hundreds of former ISF soldiers, retreats with thousands of civilians
Islamic State (IS) fighters have abducted 295 former Iraqi Security Force (ISF) members from around Mosul and forced 1,500 families to retreat with them back to the militant stronghold, the United Nations human rights organisation says.The abductions reportedly took place last week as Iraqi coalition forces backed by US-led air strikes pushed an offensive to recapture Mosul from IS militants. About 100 of the former ISF officers were taken at around midnight on November 3 from Mawaly village, which is about 20 kilometres west of Mosul, while a further 195 were abducted between November 1 and November 4 from villages in Tal Afar district. The abducted families were being taken from their town to Mosul airport, Ms Shamdasani said. The United Nations also had information that at least 30 sheikhs were abducted in Sinjar district in early November and taken to an unknown location — it was trying to verify a report that 18 of them had been killed on November 4 in Tal Afar district. Posted by: Pappy 2016-11-09 |
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