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Daesh abducts nearly 8,000 families in Mosul: UN

The UN says Daesh is using "tens of thousands" as human shields in Mosul

Ersin Çelik
12:38 - 28/10/2016 Friday
Update: 12:49 - 28/10/2016 Friday
REUTERS

Daesh terrorists in Iraq have abducted "tens of thousands" of men, women and children from areas around Mosul and are using them as human shields in the city as Iraqi government troops advance, the U.N. human rights office said on Friday.



Nearly 8,000 families have been abducted so far, the U.N. rights agency also added.



The terror group killed at least 232 people on Wednesday, including 190 former Iraqi security forces (ISF) and 40 civilians who refused to obey their orders, U.N. human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told a news briefing.



"Many of them who refused to comply were shot on the spot," she said, citing reports corroborated by the U.N. that were "by no means comprehensive but indicative of violations".



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